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![Kiss - Gene Simmons Bass Solo + God Of Thunder [Detroit Tiger Stadium] 1996](http://web.archive.org./web/20121123052932im_/http://i.ytimg.com/vi/juNOLlC_ieg/default.jpg "Kiss, Live Tiger Stadium 1996. Set List: 1. Deuce 2. King Of The Night Time World 3. Do You Love Me 4. Calling Dr Love 5. Cold Gin 6. Christine Sixteen 7. Love Gun 8. Shout It Out Loud 9. Watchin' You 10. Firehouse 11. Strutter 12. Shock Me 13. Ace Frehley Guitar Solo 14. Rock Bottom 15. Gene Simmons Bass Solo + God Of Thunder 16. Peter Criss Drum Solo 17. Let Me Go Rock'n'Roll 18. 100.000 Years 19. Rock And Roll All Nite Kiss are: Paul Stanley: Vocal and Guitar Gene Simmons: Vocal and Bass Ace Frehley: Vocal and Guitar Peter Criss: Vocal and Drum KISSARMYITALYHQ")
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Alberta
Alberta /ælˈbɜrtə/ is a province of Canada. It had a population of 3,645,257 in 2011, making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces. Alberta and its neighbour, Saskatchewan, were established as provinces on September 1, 1905.
Alberta is located in western Canada, bounded by the provinces of British Columbia to the west and Saskatchewan to the east, the Northwest Territories to the north, and the US state of Montana to the south. Alberta is one of three Canadian provinces and territories to border only a single U.S. state and is also one of only two provinces that are landlocked.
Edmonton, the capital city of Alberta, is located near the geographic centre of the province and is the primary supply and service hub for Canada's oil sands and other northern resource industries. Approximately 300 kilometres (190 mi) south of the capital is Calgary, Alberta's largest city and a major distribution and transportation hub. Calgary and Edmonton centre Alberta's two census metropolitan areas, both of which have populations exceeding 1 million.Census agglomerations in the province include Lethbridge, Red Deer, Medicine Hat, Wood Buffalo (includes Fort McMurray), Grande Prairie, Lloydminster, Okotoks, Brooks, Camrose, Cold Lake, High River, Sylvan Lake, Wetaskiwin, Strathmore, Canmore, and Lacombe. Notable tourist destinations in the province include Canmore, Sylvan Lake, Drumheller, Banff, and Jasper.
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Argentina
i/ˌɑrdʒənˈtiːnə/, officially the Argentine Republic (Spanish: República Argentina [reˈpuβlika aɾxenˈtina]), is a country in South America, the continent's second largest by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires. It is the eighth-largest country in the world by land area and the largest among Spanish-speaking nations.
Argentina's continental area is between the Andes mountain range in the west and the Atlantic Ocean in the east. It borders Paraguay and Bolivia to the north, Brazil and Uruguay to the northeast, and Chile to the west and south. Argentine claims over Antarctica, as well as overlapping claims made by Chile and the United Kingdom, are suspended by the Antarctic Treaty of 1961. Argentina also claims the Falkland Islands (Spanish: Islas Malvinas) and South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, which are administered by the United Kingdom as British Overseas Territories.
A recognised middle power, Argentina is Latin America's third-largest economy, with a "very high" rating on the Human development index. Within Latin America, Argentina has the fifth highest nominal GDP per capita and the highest in purchasing power terms. Analysts have argued that the country has a "foundation for future growth due to its market size, levels of foreign direct investment, and percentage of high-tech exports as share of total manufactured goods", and it is classed by investors as middle emerging economy. Argentina is a founding member of the United Nations, Mercosur, the Union of South American Nations, the Organization of Ibero-American States, the World Bank Group and the World Trade Organization, and is one of the G-15 and G-20 major economies.
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Belgium (i/ˈbɛldʒəm/ BEL-jəm), officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO. Belgium covers an area of 30,528 square kilometres (11,787 sq mi), and it has a population of about 11 million people. Straddling the cultural boundary between Germanic and Latin Europe, Belgium is home to two main linguistic groups, the Dutch-speakers, mostly Flemish (about 60%), and the French-speakers, mostly Walloons (about 40%), plus a small group of German-speakers. Belgium's two largest regions are the Dutch-speaking region of Flanders in the north and the French-speaking southern region of Wallonia. The Brussels-Capital Region, officially bilingual, is a mostly French-speaking enclave within the Flemish Region. A German-speaking Community exists in eastern Wallonia. Belgium's linguistic diversity and related political conflicts are reflected in the political history and a complex system of government.
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Brisbane (
/ˈbrɪzbən/) is the capital and most populous city in the Australian state of Queensland and the third most populous city in Australia. Brisbane's metropolitan area has a population of approximately 2.1 million, and the South East Queensland urban conurbation, centred around Brisbane, encompasses a population of more than 3 million. The Brisbane central business district stands on the original European settlement and is situated inside a bend of the Brisbane River, approximately 23 km (14 mi) from its mouth at Moreton Bay. The metropolitan area extends in all directions along the floodplain of the Brisbane River valley between the bay and the Great Dividing Range. While the metropolitan area is governed by several municipalities, a large portion of central Brisbane is governed by the Brisbane City Council, which is by far Australia's largest Local Government Area by population. The demonym of Brisbane is Brisbanite.
Brisbane is named after the river on which it sits, which, in turn, was named after Scotsman Sir Thomas Brisbane, the Governor of New South Wales from 1821 to 1825. The first European settlement in Queensland was a penal colony at Redcliffe, 28 kilometres (17 mi) north of the Brisbane central business district, in 1824. That settlement was soon abandoned and moved to North Quay in 1825. Free settlers were permitted from 1842. Brisbane was chosen as the capital when Queensland was proclaimed a separate colony from New South Wales in 1859.
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Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires ( /ˈbweɪnəs ˈɛəriːz/ or /ˈaɪrɪs/,Spanish: [ˈbwenos ˈaiɾes]) is the capital and largest city of Argentina, and the second-largest metropolitan area in South America, after Greater Sao Paulo. It is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent. Greater Buenos Aires conurbation, which also includes several Buenos Aires Province districts, constitutes the third-largest conurbation in Latin America, with a population of around thirteen million.
The city of Buenos Aires is not a part of Buenos Aires Province, nor is it the Province's capital, but an autonomous district. In 1880, after decades of political infighting, Buenos Aires was federalised and removed from Buenos Aires Province. The city limits were enlarged to include the towns of Belgrano and Flores (both are currently neighborhoods of the city). The 1994 constitutional amendment granted the city autonomy, hence its formal name: Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires (Autonomous City of Buenos Aires). Its citizens first elected a Chief of Government (i.e. Mayor) in 1996; before, the Mayor was directly appointed by the President of the Republic.
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Cleveland
Cleveland ( /ˈkliːvlənd/) is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and is the county seat of Cuyahoga County, the most populous county in the state. The city is located in northeastern Ohio on the southern shore of Lake Erie, approximately 60 miles (97 km) west of the Pennsylvania border. It was founded in 1796 near the mouth of the Cuyahoga River, and became a manufacturing center owing to its location on the lake shore, as well as being connected to numerous canals and railroad lines. Cleveland's economy has diversified sectors that include manufacturing, financial services, healthcare, and biomedical. Cleveland is home to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
As of the 2010 Census, the city proper had a total population of 396,815 and was the 45th largest city in the United States, and the second largest city in Ohio. It is the center of Greater Cleveland, the largest metropolitan area in Ohio. The Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor Metropolitan Statistical Area in 2011 ranked as the 28th largest in the United States with 2,068,283 people. Cleveland is part of the larger Cleveland-Akron-Elyria Combined Statistical Area, which in 2011 had a population of 2,871,084, and ranked as the country's 15th largest.
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Cleveland, Ohio
Cleveland ( /ˈkliːvlənd/) is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and is the county seat of Cuyahoga County, the most populous county in the state. The city is located in northeastern Ohio on the southern shore of Lake Erie, approximately 60 miles (97 km) west of the Pennsylvania border. It was founded in 1796 near the mouth of the Cuyahoga River, and became a manufacturing center owing to its location on the lake shore, as well as being connected to numerous canals and railroad lines. Cleveland's economy has diversified sectors that include manufacturing, financial services, healthcare, and biomedical. Cleveland is home to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
As of the 2010 Census, the city proper had a total population of 396,815 and was the 45th largest city in the United States, and the second largest city in Ohio. It is the center of Greater Cleveland, the largest metropolitan area in Ohio. The Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor Metropolitan Statistical Area in 2011 ranked as the 28th largest in the United States with 2,068,283 people. Cleveland is part of the larger Cleveland-Akron-Elyria Combined Statistical Area, which in 2011 had a population of 2,871,084, and ranked as the country's 15th largest.
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Detroit, Michigan
Detroit ( /diˈtrɔɪt/) is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan, and the seat of Wayne County. It is the major city among the primary cultural, financial, and transportation centers in the Metro Detroit area, a region of 5.2 million people, and serves as a major port on the Detroit River connecting the Great Lakes system to the Saint Lawrence Seaway. It was founded on July 24, 1701, by the French explorer, adventurer, and nobleman Antoine de la Mothe, sieur de Cadillac.
In 2010, the city had a population of 713,777 and ranked as the 18th most populous city in the United States. The name Detroit sometimes refers to the Metro Detroit area with a population of 4,296,250 for the six-county Metropolitan Statistical Area, the United States' eleventh-largest, and a population of 5,218,852 for the nine-county Combined Statistical Area as of the 2010 Census. The Detroit–Windsor area, a critical commercial link straddling the Canada–U.S. border, has a total population of about 5,700,000.
Known as the world's traditional automotive center, "Detroit" is a metonym for the American automobile industry and an important source of popular music legacies celebrated by the city's two familiar nicknames, the Motor City and Motown. Other nicknames arose in the 20th century, including City of Champions beginning in the 1930s for its successes in individual and team sport,The D, D-Town, Hockeytown (a trademark owned by the city's NHL club, the Red Wings), Rock City (after the Kiss song "Detroit Rock City"), and The 313 (its telephone area code) Detroit became known as the "great arsenal of democracy" for its support of the U.S. role among the Allied powers during World War II.
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Edmonton
Edmonton /ˈɛdməntən/ is the capital of the Canadian province of Alberta, Canada. Edmonton is located on the North Saskatchewan River and is the centre of the Edmonton Capital Region, which is surrounded by the central region of the province.
The city and its census metropolitan area had populations of 812,201 and 1,159,869 as of the 2011 Census respectively, making it Alberta's second-largest city, Canada's fifth-largest municipality and Canada's sixth-largest metropolitan area by population. Edmonton is the northernmost North American city with a metropolitan population over one million. A resident of Edmonton is known as an Edmontonian.
The majority of Edmonton's metropolitan population lives within the City of Edmonton rather than in the surrounding suburban municipalities. Historically, Edmonton was surrounded by few other urban municipalities (Strathcona, Beverly and Jasper Place being the largest) but these were absorbed through amalgamation or annexation. Edmonton annexed a significant amount of land up until the early 1980s, and as a result it has sustained much of the region's suburban growth within its own boundaries.
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Florida
Florida (i/ˈflɒrɪdə/) is a state in the southeastern United States, bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. Florida is the 22nd most extensive, the 4th most populous, and the 8th most densely populated of the 50 United States. The state capital is Tallahassee, its largest city is Jacksonville, and the South Florida metropolitan area is the largest metropolitan area in the southeastern U.S.
Much of Florida is situated on a peninsula between the Gulf of Mexico, the Atlantic Ocean, and the Straits of Florida. Its geography is marked by a coastline, by the omnipresence of water and the threat of hurricanes. Florida has the longest coastline in the contiguous United States, encompassing approximately 1,350 miles (2,170 km), and is the only state to border both the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean. Much of the state is at or near sea level and its terrain is characterized by sedimentary soils. The climate varies from subtropical in the north to tropical in the south. Its symbolic animals like the American alligator, Florida panther and the manatee, can be found in the Everglades, one of the most famous national parks in the world.
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Half Moon Cay
Little San Salvador Island (also known as Half Moon Cay) is one of about 700 islands that make up the archipelago of the Bahamas. It is located roughly halfway between Eleuthera and Cat Island. It is a private island, owned by Holland America Line, a subsidiary of Carnival Corporation & PLC, which uses it as a one-day stop (port of call) for the cruise ships it operates in the region.
Little San Salvador Island is located about 100 miles southeast of Nassau. Holland America Line purchased the island in December, 1996 for a price of $6 million USD. It has since developed 50 acres (200,000 m2) of the 2,400-acre (9.7 km2) island, with the stated goal of maintaining as much habitat as possible for wildlife. The island is also a significant nesting area for waterfowl. The island does not have deep water docking, requiring the use of tenders for cruise ship passengers to disembark and embark.
Activities offered on the island include swimming, sunning, scuba diving, jet-skiing, cycling, and snorkeling. Deep-sea fishing, parasailing, glass-bottom boat rides, and nature walks also are available. A variety of water toys are available for rent, including Hobie catamarans, Sunfish sailboats, windsurfing sailboards, and kayaks. There are volleyball and basketball courts, horseshoes, shuffleboard, a fitness trail with exercise stations, horseback riding, and nature trails for hiking.
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Irvine, California
Irvine ( /ˈɜrvaɪn/ UR-vyn) is a suburban incorporated city in Orange County, California, United States. It is a planned city, mainly developed by the Irvine Company since the 1960s. Formally incorporated on December 28, 1971, the 66 square miles (170 km2) city has a population of 212,375 as of the 2010 census. However, the California Department of Finance estimates its 2012 population to be 223,729. It has annexed in the past an undeveloped area to the north, and has also annexed the former El Toro Marine Corps Air Station, most of which is planned to be converted into the Orange County Great Park.
Because of its good schools, jobs, and housing, the city was chosen in 2008 by CNNMoney.com as the fourth best place to live in the United States; in September 2011, Businessweek listed Irvine as the 5th best city in the US. In June 2010, the Federal Bureau of Investigation reported that Irvine had the lowest violent crime rate among cities in the United States with populations of more than 100,000, and in August 2008 the Census Bureau ranked Irvine as having the seventh highest median income among cities in the United States with populations of more than 65,000.
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Jamaica
Coordinates: 18°10′57″N 77°19′18″W / 18.1823878°N 77.3217773°W / 18.1823878; -77.3217773
Jamaica (
i/dʒəˈmeɪkə/), officially the Commonwealth of Jamaica, is an island nation of the Greater Antilles, 234 kilometres (145 mi) in length, up to 80 kilometres (50 mi) in width, and 10,990 square kilometres (4,240 sq mi) in area. It is situated in the Caribbean Sea, about 145 kilometres (90 mi) south of Cuba, and 191 kilometres (119 mi) west of Hispaniola, the island harbouring the nation-states of Haiti and the Dominican Republic. The indigenous Arawakan-speaking Taíno name for the island was Xaymaca, meaning the "Land of Wood and Water" or the "Land of Springs".
Once a Spanish possession known as Santiago, it became an English colony in 1655 under the name "Jamaica". It achieved full independence from Britain on August 6, 1962. With 2.8 million people, it is the third most populous anglophone country in the Americas, after the United States and Canada. It remains a Commonwealth realm in concert with the Monarchy of Jamaica holding ultimate executive power, where Queen Elizabeth II is the current head of state and Queen of Jamaica.Kingston is the country's largest city and the capital.
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Las Vegas Valley
The Las Vegas Valley is a metropolitan area in the southern part of the US state of Nevada, and is the heart of the Las Vegas–Paradise, NV MSA also known as the Las Vegas–Paradise–Henderson MSA which includes all of Clark County, Nevada. The Valley is defined by the Las Vegas Valley landform, a 600 sq mi (1,600 km2) basin area that contains the largest concentration of people in the state. The history of the Valley significantly intertwines with the history of the city of Las Vegas and one of the two primary cities (as used by the census bureau) in the MSA, with the other being Paradise. The valley is home to the three largest incorporated cities in Nevada: Las Vegas, Henderson and North Las Vegas.
The names Las Vegas and Vegas are used to indicate the valley, the strip, the city and are used as a brand by the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority and used to denominate the entire region. The metropolitan area's population was at 741,459 in 1990. The population was approximately 2 million in 2010 (estimated). The valley is an area generally defined by the Spring Mountains on the west, Sheep Mountains to the north, Muddy Mountains and Lake Mead to the east, and the Black Mountains to the south.[citation needed]
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Manitoba
Manitobai/ˌmænəˈtoʊbə/ is a Canadian prairie province. The province, with an area of 649,950 square kilometres (250,900 sq mi), has a largely continental climate because of its flat topography. Agriculture, mostly concentrated in the fertile southern and western parts of the province, is vital to the province's economy; other major industries are transportation, manufacturing, mining, forestry, energy, and tourism.
Manitoba's capital and largest city, Winnipeg, is Canada's eighth-largest Census Metropolitan Area, and home to 60 percent of the population of the province. Winnipeg is the seat of government, home to the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba and the highest court in the jurisdiction, the Manitoba Court of Appeal. Four of the province's five universities, all four of its professional sports teams, and most of its cultural activities are located in Winnipeg.
Fur traders first arrived during the late 17th century. Manitoba became a province of Canada in 1870 after the Red River Rebellion. A general strike took place in Winnipeg in 1919, and the province was hit hard by the Great Depression. This led to the creation of what would become the New Democratic Party of Manitoba, one of the province's major political parties and currently in power, led by premier Greg Selinger.
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Melbourne, Australia
Melbourne ([ˈmelbən, -bn̩, ˈmæl-],rhotically /ˈmɛlbərn/) is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2010, the greater geographical area had an approximate population of four million. Inhabitants of Melbourne are called Melburnians or Melbournians.
The metropolis is located on the large natural bay known as Port Phillip, with the city centre positioned at the estuary of the Yarra River (at the northernmost point of the bay). The metropolitan area then extends south from the city centre, along the eastern and western shorelines of Port Phillip, and expands into the hinterland. The city centre is situated in the municipality known as the City of Melbourne, and the metropolitan area consists of a further 30 municipalities.
Melbourne was founded in 1835 (47 years after the European settlement of Australia) by settlers from Launceston in Van Diemen's Land. It was named by governor Richard Bourke in 1837, in honour of the British Prime Minister of the day, William Lamb—the 2nd Viscount Melbourne. Melbourne was officially declared a city by Queen Victoria in 1847. In 1851, it became the capital city of the newly created colony of Victoria. During the Victorian gold rush of the 1850s, it was transformed into one of the world's largest and wealthiest cities. After the federation of Australia in 1901, it then served as the interim seat of government of the newly created nation of Australia until 1927.
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Miami
Miami ( /maɪˈæmi/ or /maɪˈæmə/) is a city located on the Atlantic coast in southeastern Florida and the county seat of Miami-Dade County, the most populous county in Florida and the eighth-most populous county in the United States with a population of 2,500,625. The 42nd largest city proper in the United States, with a population of 408,568, it is the principal, central, and most populous city of the South Florida metropolitan area, and the most populous metropolis in the Southeastern United States. According to the US Census Bureau, Miami's metro area is the seventh most populous and fifth-largest urban area in the United States, with a population of around 5.5 million.
Miami is a major center and a leader in finance, commerce, culture, media, entertainment, the arts, and international trade. In 2010, Miami was classified as a Alpha- World City in the World Cities Study Group’s inventory. In 2010, Miami ranked seventh in the United States in terms of finance, commerce, culture, entertainment, fashion, education, and other sectors. It ranked thirty-third among global cities. In 2008, Forbes magazine ranked Miami "America's Cleanest City", for its year-round good air quality, vast green spaces, clean drinking water, clean streets and city-wide recycling programs. According to a 2009 UBS study of 73 world cities, Miami was ranked as the richest city in the United States, and the world's fifth-richest city in terms of purchasing power. Miami is nicknamed the "Capital of Latin America", is the 2nd largest U.S. city (after El Paso) with a Spanish-speaking majority, and the largest city with a Cuban-American plurality.
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Minnesota
Minnesota (i/mɪnɨˈsoʊtə/) is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States. Minnesota was carved out of the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory and admitted to the Union as the thirty-second state on May 11, 1858. Known as the "Land of 10,000 Lakes", the state's name comes from a Dakota word for "sky-tinted water". Those waters, together with forests, parks, and wilderness areas, offer residents and tourists a variety of outdoor recreational opportunities.
Minnesota is the 12th most extensive and the 21st most populous of the U.S. states. Nearly 60% of its residents live in the Minneapolis-Saint Paul metropolitan area (known as the "Twin Cities"), the center of transportation, business, industry and education and home to an internationally known arts community. The remainder of the state consists of western prairies now given over to intensive agriculture; deciduous forests in the southeast, now cleared, farmed and settled; and the less populated North Woods, used for mining, forestry, and recreation.
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Minot
Minot (i/ˈmaɪnɒt/ MY-not) is a city located in north central North Dakota in the United States. It is most widely known for the Air Force base located approximately 15 miles north of the city. With a population of 40,888 at the 2010 census, Minot is the fourth largest city in the state. A housing study completed by the Minot Area Development Corporation in 2011 estimated that 45,508 people live within the city limits. The city is the county seat of Ward County and is a trading center for a large portion of northern North Dakota, southwestern Manitoba, and southeastern Saskatchewan. Founded in 1886 during the construction of the Great Northern Railway, Minot is also known as "Magic City", commemorating its remarkable growth in size over a short time.
Minot is the principal city of the Minot Micropolitan Statistical Area, a micropolitan area that covers McHenry, Renville, and Ward counties and had a combined population of 69,540 at the 2010 census.
Minot came into existence in 1886, when James J. Hill's Great Northern Railway ended its push through the state for the winter, after having difficulty constructing a trestle across Gassman Coulee. A tent town sprung up overnight, as if by "magic", thus the city came to be known as the Magic City, and in the next five months, the population increased to over 5,000 residents, further adding to the nickname's validity.
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MTS Centre
The MTS Centre is an indoor sports arena and entertainment venue in downtown Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada and home of the Winnipeg Jets of the National Hockey League. It is located on the former Eaton's site and is owned and operated by True North Sports & Entertainment. The 440,000 square feet (41,000 m2) building was constructed at a cost of $133.5 million CAD. It opened on November 16, 2004, replacing the since-demolished Winnipeg Arena. The MTS Centre has a capacity of 15,004 for hockey and 16,345 for concerts. It was originally known as the True North Centre during its planning and construction stages before the naming rights were purchased by Manitoba Telecom Services.
The MTS Centre was home to the American Hockey League's Manitoba Moose from its opening in 2004 to 2011. The Moose were moved to St. John's after the Atlanta Thrashers were sold to True North and relocated to Winnipeg for the 2011–12 NHL season. Aside from hockey, the arena has made Winnipeg a more prominent location for concerts, as the building is known for its excellent acoustics.
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North Dakota
North Dakota (i/ˌnɔrθ dəˈkoʊtə/) is a state located in the Midwestern region of the United States, along the Canadian border. The state is bordered by Manitoba and Saskatchewan to the north, Minnesota to the east, South Dakota to the south and Montana to the west. North Dakota is the 19th most extensive, but the 3rd least populous and the 4th least densely populated of the 50 United States. North Dakota was created from the northern portion of the Dakota Territory and admitted to the Union on November 2, 1889, simultaneously with South Dakota.
The state capital is Bismarck and the largest city is Fargo. The primary public universities are located in Grand Forks and Fargo. The U.S. Air Force operates air bases at Minot AFB and Grand Forks AFB.
For more than a decade, the state has had a strong economy, with unemployment lower than the national average, job and population growth, and low housing vacancies. Much of the growth has been based on development of the Bakken oil shale fields in the western part of the state, but it has also had growth in the technology and service sectors. Flooding in June 2011 has caused extensive damage to Minot and threatened Bismarck, the capital city.
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Ohio
Ohio (i/oʊˈhaɪ.oʊ/) is a state in the Midwestern United States. Ohio is the 34th most extensive, the 7th most populous, and the 10th most densely populated of the 50 United States. The state's capital and largest city is Columbus.
The name "Ohio" originated from Iroquois word ohi-yo’, meaning "great river". The state, originally partitioned from the Northwest Territory, was admitted to the Union as the 17th state (and the first under the Northwest Ordinance) on March 1, 1803. Although there are conflicting narratives regarding the origin of the nickname, Ohio is historically known as the "Buckeye State" (relating to the Ohio buckeye tree) and Ohioans are also known as "Buckeyes".
The government of Ohio is composed of the executive branch, led by the Governor; the legislative branch, which comprises the Ohio General Assembly; and the judicial branch, which is led by the Supreme Court. Currently, Ohio occupies 18 seats in the United States House of Representatives. Ohio is known for its status as both a swing state and a bellwether in national elections.
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Salt Lake City, Utah
Salt Lake City, often shortened to Salt Lake or SLC, is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Utah. With a population of 186,440 as of the 2010 Census, the city lies in the Salt Lake City metropolitan area, which has a total population of 1,145,905. Salt Lake City is further situated in a larger urban area known as the Wasatch Front, which has a population of 2,328,299. It is one of only two major urban areas in the Great Basin (the other being Reno, Nevada), and the largest in the Intermountain West.
The city was founded in 1847 by Brigham Young and his Mormon followers, who extensively irrigated and cultivated the arid valley. Due to its proximity to the Great Salt Lake, the city was originally named "Great Salt Lake City"—the word "great" was dropped from the official name in 1868. Although Salt Lake City is still home to the headquarters of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church), less than half the population of Salt Lake City proper are members of the LDS Church today.
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Schutzstaffel
The Schutzstaffel (German pronunciation: [ˈʃʊtsʃtafəl] (
listen), translated to Protection Squadron or defence corps, abbreviated SS—or 
with stylized "Armanen" sig runes) was a major paramilitary organization under Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party. Built upon the Nazi ideology, the SS under Heinrich Himmler's command was responsible for many of the crimes against humanity during World War II (1939–1945). After 1945, the SS was banned in Germany, along with the Nazi Party, as a criminal organization.
The SS began as a small permanent guard unit made up of NSDAP volunteers to provide security for Nazi Party meetings in Munich. Formed at the end of 1920, they were known as the "Saal-Schutz" (Hall-Protection). Later under the leadership of Heinrich Himmler between 1929 and 1945, the SS was renamed the "Schutz-Staffel" and grew from a small paramilitary formation to one of the largest and most powerful organizations in the Third Reich.
The SS grew from a small paramilitary unit to a powerful force that served as the Führer's "Praetorian Guard", the Nazi Party's "Protection Squadron" and a force that, fielding almost a million men (both on the front lines and as political police), managed to exert as much political influence in the Third Reich as the Wehrmacht (Germany's regular armed forces).
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Tommy Lee
Thomas Lee Bass (born October 3, 1962), best known as Tommy Lee, is an American musician and founding member of glam metal band Mötley Crüe. As well as being the band's long-term drummer, Lee founded rap-metal band Methods of Mayhem, and has pursued solo musical projects. He has been married to model Elaine Bergen and actresses Heather Locklear and Pamela Anderson.
Lee was born on October 3, in Athens, Greece, as Thomas Lee Bass, the son of David Oliver Bass, a US Army serviceman of Welsh descent, and Vassiliki Papadimitriou, a 1957 Miss Greece contestant. His family moved to West Covina, California one year after his birth. He received his first drum when he was four and his first drum kit when he was a teenager. Lee has one younger sister, Athena Lee (Athena Michelle Bass, b. 1964), who was married to James Kottak, the drummer for the band Scorpions and she was also the drummer of his solo band KrunK.
As a teen he listened to Queen, Kiss, Deep Purple, Led Zeppelin and Judas Priest. After listening to Kiss, his main drum influence became Peter Criss. After transferring from South Hills High School (West Covina, California); he joined the marching band at Royal Oak High School (now Royal Oak Middle School) in Covina, California.
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United States
The United States of America (commonly abbreviated to the United States, the U.S., the USA, America, and the States) is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its forty-eight contiguous states and Washington, D.C., the capital district, lie between the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans, bordered by Canada to the north and Mexico to the south. The state of Alaska is in the northwest of the continent, with Canada to the east and Russia to the west, across the Bering Strait. The state of Hawaii is an archipelago in the mid-Pacific. The country also possesses several territories in the Pacific and Caribbean.
At 3.79 million square miles (9.83 million km2) and with over 312 million people, the United States is the third or fourth largest country by total area, and the third largest by both land area and population. It is one of the world's most ethnically diverse and multicultural nations, the product of large-scale immigration from many countries. The U.S. economy is the world's largest national economy, with an estimated 2011 GDP of $15.1 trillion (22% of nominal global GDP and over 19% of global GDP at purchasing-power parity). Per capita income is the world's sixth-highest.
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Wellington
Wellington ( /ˈwɛlɪŋtən/) is the capital city and second most populous urban area of New Zealand. It is at the southwestern tip of the North Island, between Cook Strait and the Rimutaka Range. It is home to 393,400 residents.
The Wellington urban area is the major population centre of the southern North Island, and is the seat of the Wellington Region – which in addition to the urban area covers the Kapiti Coast and Wairarapa. The urban area includes four cities: Wellington, on the peninsula between Cook Strait and Wellington Harbour, contains the central business district and about half of Wellington's population; Porirua on Porirua Harbour to the north is notable for its large Māori and Pacific Island communities; Lower Hutt and Upper Hutt are largely suburban areas to the northeast, together known as the Hutt Valley. Wellington also holds the distinction of being the world's southernmost capital city.
In 2008, Wellington was classified as a Gamma World City in the World Cities Study Group’s inventory by Loughborough University. The 2010 Mercer Quality of Living Survey ranked Wellington 12th in the world. In 2011 Lonely Planet Best in Travel 2011 named Wellington as fourth in its Top 10 Cities to Visit in 2011, referring to the New Zealand capital as the "coolest little capital in the world".
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Wilton, Connecticut
Wilton is a town nestled in the Norwalk River Valley in southwestern Connecticut in the United States. It is located in Fairfield County. As of the 2010 census, the town population was 18,062. In 2007, it was voted as one of CNN Money's "Best Places to Live" in the United States.
Located along Connecticut's Gold Coast, it is one of the most affluent communities in the United States. According to CNNMoney, Wilton has a median family income of $194,362 and an average home price of $1,006,017, making it one of the most expensive places to live in the country.
Wilton was officially recognized as a parish in 1726. The original 40 families of the parish began their own Congregational church and were allowed by Norwalk to hire a minister (Robert Sturgeon, who also became the town's first schoolmaster), open schools and build roads. During the Revolutionary War, in 1777 the British used Wilton as an escape route after their successful raid on Danbury. Several homes were burned, but the town remained intact. In 1802, Wilton was granted a Town Charter by the Connecticut General Assembly and became a political entity independent from Norwalk. With a strong anti-slavery sentiment by its residents, Wilton served as a stop on the Underground Railroad.[citation needed]
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Winnipeg
Winnipegi/ˈwɪnɪpɛɡ/ is the capital and largest city of Manitoba, Canada, and is the primary municipality of the Winnipeg Capital Region, with more than half of Manitoba's population. It is located near the longitudinal centre of North America, at the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine Rivers (a point commonly known as The Forks).
The name "Winnipeg" comes from the Cree for "muddy waters". The Winnipeg area was a trading centre for Aboriginal peoples prior to the arrival of Europeans. The first fort was built there in 1738 by French traders. A settlement was later founded by the Selkirk settlers in 1812, the nucleus of which was incorporated as the City of Winnipeg in 1873 with a population of 1,869. Winnipeg is the seventh-largest municipality in Canada, with a population of 663,617 in the Canada 2011 Census.
Winnipeg has a diversified economy, with sectors in finance, manufacturing, food and beverage production, culture, retail and tourism. Winnipeg is a major transportation hub, served by Richardson International Airport. The city has railway connections to the United States and Eastern and Western Canada through three Class I rail carriers.
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Wyoming
Wyoming (i/waɪˈoʊmɪŋ/) is a state in the mountain region of the Western United States. Wyoming is the 10th most extensive, but the least populous and the 2nd least densely populated of the 50 States. The western two thirds of the state is covered mostly with the mountain ranges and rangelands in the foothills of the Eastern Rocky Mountains, while the eastern third of the state is high elevation prairie known as the High Plains. Cheyenne is the capital and the most populous city of Wyoming with a population of nearly 60,000 people within its city proper.
As specified in the designating legislation for the Territory of Wyoming, Wyoming's borders are lines of latitude, 41°N and 45°N, and longitude, 104°3'W and 111°3'W (27° W and 34° W of the Washington Meridian), making the shape of the state a latitude-longitude quadrangle. Wyoming is one of only three states (along with Colorado and Utah) to have borders along only straight latitudinal and longitudinal lines, rather than being defined by natural landmarks. Due to surveying inaccuracies during the 19th century, Wyoming's legal border deviates from the true latitude and longitude lines by up to half of a mile (.8 km) in some spots, especially in the mountainous region along the 45th parallel. Wyoming is bordered on the north by Montana, on the east by South Dakota and Nebraska, on the south by Colorado, on the southwest by Utah, and on the west by Idaho. It is the ninth largest state in the United States in total area, containing 97,818 square miles (253,350 km2) and is made up of 23 counties. From the north border to the south border it is 276 miles (444 km); and from the east to the west border is 365 miles (587 km) at its south end and 342 miles (550 km) at the north end.
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A&R;
Artists and repertoire (A&R) is the division of a record label that is responsible for talent scouting and overseeing the artistic development of recording artists. It also acts as a liaison between artists and the record label; every activity involving artists to the point of album release is generally considered under the purview of, and responsibility of, A&R.
The A&R division is responsible for discovering new recording artists and bringing them to the record company. They are expected to understand the current tastes of the market and to be able to find artists that will be commercially successful. For this reason, A&R people are often young and many are musicians, music journalists or record producers.
An A&R executive is authorized to offer a record contract, often in the form of a "deal memo": a short informal document that establishes a business relationship between the recording artist and the record company. The actual contract negotiations will typically be carried out by rival entertainment lawyers hired by the musician's manager and the record company.
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Ace Frehley
Paul Daniel "Ace" Frehley ( /ˈfreɪli/; born April 27, 1951) is an American musician best known as the former lead guitarist of the rock band Kiss. He took on the persona of the "Spaceman" or "Space Ace" when the band adopted costumes and theatrics. Frehley played with the group from its inception in 1973 until his departure in 1982.
After leaving Kiss, Frehley embarked on a solo career, which was put on hold when he rejoined Kiss in 1996 for a highly successful reunion tour. His second tenure with Kiss lasted until 2002, when he left at the conclusion of what was purported to be the band's Farewell Tour. His latest album Anomaly, was released on September 15, 2009.Guitar World magazine ranked him 14th Greatest Metal Guitarist of All Time.
There are many guitarists who were inspired by the sound of Frehley and among these there are Slash, Dimebag Darrell, Chuck Schuldiner, Dave Mustaine, Marty Friedman, John Norum, Dave Sabo, Alex Skolnick, Scott Ian, Mick Mars, Jake E. Lee, Paul Gilbert and many others.
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Aerosmith
Aerosmith is an American rock band, formed in Boston, Massachusetts in 1970. Guitarist Joe Perry and bassist Tom Hamilton, originally in a band together called the Jam Band, met up with singer Steven Tyler, drummer Joey Kramer, and guitarist Ray Tabano, and formed Aerosmith. In 1971, Tabano was replaced by Brad Whitford, and the band began developing a following in Boston. Their style, which is rooted in blues-based hard rock, has come to also incorporate elements of pop,heavy metal, and rhythm and blues, and has inspired many subsequent rock artists.
They were signed to Columbia Records in 1972, and released a string of multi-platinum albums, beginning with their 1973 eponymous debut album, followed by their 1974 album Get Your Wings. In 1975, the band broke into the mainstream with the album Toys in the Attic, and their 1976 follow-up Rocks cemented their status as hard rock superstars. The band released two more albums, toured extensively, and charted a string of Hot 100 singles. By the end of the 1970s, they were among the most popular hard rock bands in the world and developed a loyal following of fans, often referred to as the "Blue Army". However, drug addiction and internal conflict took their toll on the band, which resulted in the departures of Perry and Whitford in 1979 and 1981, respectively; they were replaced by Jimmy Crespo and Rick Dufay. The band did not fare well between 1980 and 1984, releasing a lone album, Rock in a Hard Place, which went gold but failed to match their previous successes.
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Alice Cooper
Alice Cooper (born Vincent Damon Furnier; February 4, 1948) is an American rock singer, songwriter, and musician whose career spans more than four decades. With a stage show that features guillotines, electric chairs, fake blood, boa constrictors, and baby dolls, Cooper has drawn equally from horror movies, vaudeville, and garage rock to pioneer a grandly theatrical and violent brand of heavy metal designed to shock.
Originating in Detroit in the late 1960s, Alice Cooper was originally a band consisting of Furnier on vocals and harmonica, lead guitarist Glen Buxton, Michael Bruce on rhythm guitar, Dennis Dunaway on bass guitar, and drummer Neal Smith. The original Alice Cooper band broke into the international music mainstream with the 1971 hit "I'm Eighteen" from the album Love It to Death, which was followed by the even bigger single "School's Out" in 1972. The band reached their commercial peak with the 1973 album Billion Dollar Babies.
Furnier's solo career as Alice Cooper, adopting the band's name as his own name, began with the 1975 concept album Welcome to My Nightmare; in 2011 he released Welcome 2 My Nightmare, his 19th album as a solo artist, and his 26th album in total. Expanding from his Detroit rock roots, in his career Cooper has experimented with a number of musical styles, including conceptual rock, art rock, hard rock, New Wave, pop rock, experimental rock and industrial rock.
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Anton Fig
Anton Fig (born August 8, 1952 in Cape Town, South Africa), known as "The Thunder from Down Under" is a session drummer, noted for his work in David Letterman's house band, the CBS Orchestra. Letterman often refers to Fig as "Anton Zip" or "Buddy Rich Jr."
Fig began playing drums at age four. After performing in numerous successful local rock bands he moved to Boston to further pursue his musical interests. His formal education included studies at the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston, studying both jazz and classical disciplines graduating with Honors in 1975. In 1976 he moved to New York City where he began to establish a career as a freelance musician.
Fig was a member of the band Spider and played on both their releases in 1980 and 1981 and played with Shanghai on their 1982 release. Fig was also a member of ex-KISS lead guitarist Ace Frehley's solo project Frehley's Comet from 1984 to 1987, as well as the drummer on Frehley's 1978 solo album. Other artists with whom he has worked include Bob Dylan, Warren Zevon, B. B. King, Peter Frampton, Joan Armatrading, Cyndi Lauper, Link Wray, Robert Gordon, Joe Bonamassa, Beth Hart and KIX. Fig also played drums on all but one song on Kiss's 1979 album 'Dynasty' and every song on their 1980 album 'Unmasked'.
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Bill Aucoin
William "Bill" Aucoin (29 December 1943 – 28 June 2010, Aventura) was an American band manager, well known for his work with the rock band Kiss.
Born in 1943, Aucoin attended Northeastern University and graduated with a degree in film. He worked at WGBH in Boston during his college years and after. Aucoin later worked at Teletape Productions as a cinematographer. Credited with discovering Kiss, Aucoin managed the group for nearly a decade. He quit in 1982 citing creative and directional differences, but later worked with the band on various DVD projects.
Aucoin produced a television show called "Supermarket Sweep" in the early 1970s. From 2005 to 2007, Aucoin went into the Broadway business with a staging of the Who's Quadrophenia, which showed intermittently for two years in Anaheim, CA and Los Angeles. Aucoin had re-entered the management business with his company, Aucoin Globe Entertainment, at the time of his death of surgical complications from prostate cancer. He is survived by partner Roman Fernandez and two sisters Betty Britton and Janet Bankowski.
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Billy Joel
William Martin "Billy" Joel (born May 9, 1949) is an American pianist, singer-songwriter, and composer. Since releasing his first hit song, "Piano Man," in 1973, Joel has become the sixth best-selling recording artist and the third best-selling solo artist in the United States, according to the RIAA.
Joel had Top 40 hits in the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s, achieving 33 Top 40 hits in the United States, all of which he wrote himself. He is also a six-time Grammy Award winner, a 23-time Grammy nominee and has sold over 150 million records worldwide. He was inducted into the Songwriter's Hall of Fame (1992), the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (1999), the Long Island Music Hall of Fame (2006), and the Hit Parade Hall of Fame (2009). In 2008, Billboard magazine released a list of the Hot 100 All-Time Top Artists to celebrate the US singles chart's 50th anniversary, with Billy Joel positioned at No. 23. With the exception of the 2007 songs "All My Life" and "Christmas in Fallujah," Joel stopped recording pop/rock material after 1993's River of Dreams, but he continued to tour extensively until 2010.
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Bob Ezrin
Robert Alan "Bob" Ezrin (born March 25, 1949) is a Canadian music producer and keyboardist, best known for his work with artists Alice Cooper, Kiss and Pink Floyd. As of 2010, Ezrin's career in music has spanned four decades and is production work has continued into the 21st century with acts such as Deftones and 30 Seconds to Mars. After co-founding interactive media company, 7th Level, in 1993, Ezrin has branched out into philanthropy and activism, with music also underpinning projects such as Music Rising and Young Artists for Haiti.
Ezrin is the winner of a JUNO Award and was inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame in April 2004.
Ezrin was born in Toronto, Ontario and presently lives with his wife and two dogs in Nashville, Tennessee. He works as a music producer, mix engineer, arranger and writer, in addition to being involved with a variety of live, film, television and theatrical productions.
Ezrin also engages in community-based projects and, on a local level, is a member of the board of directors of the Nashville Symphony. He is Vice President (VP) of The Mr. Holland's Opus Foundation, a member of MusiCounts (the Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (CARAS) music education charity) and, along with U2's The Edge and Henry Juszkiewicz (CEO of Gibson Guitar Corporation), a co-founder of the Music Rising instrument replacement response to the 2005 gulf coast hurricane. He is Chairman Emeritus of the Los Angeles Mentoring Partnership and also a past Trustee and Governor of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (NARAS).
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Bob Seger
Robert Clark "Bob" Seger (born May 6, 1945) is an American rock and roll singer-songwriter, guitarist and pianist.
As a locally successful Detroit-area artist, he performed and recorded as Bob Seger and the Last Heard and Bob Seger System throughout the 1960s. By the early 1970s, he had dropped the "System" from his recordings, and he continued to strive for broader success with other various bands. In 1973, he put together The Silver Bullet Band, an evolving group of Detroit-area musicians, with whom he became most successful. In 1976, he achieved a national breakout with the album Night Moves. On his studio albums, he also worked extensively with the Alabama-based Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section, which appeared on several of Seger's best-selling singles and albums.
A roots rocker with a classic raspy, shouting voice, Seger wrote and recorded songs that dealt with blue-collar themes and was an exemplar of heartland rock. Seger has recorded many hits, including "Night Moves", "Turn the Page", "We've Got Tonight", "Against the Wind", and "Like a Rock", and also co-wrote the Eagles' number-one hit "Heartache Tonight". His iconic recording of "Old Time Rock and Roll" was named one of the Songs of the Century in 2001.
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Bruce Fairbairn
Bruce Earl Fairbairn (December 30, 1949 - May 17, 1999) was a Canadian musician and international record producer from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. He was active as a producer from 1976 to 1999 and is considered one of the best of his era. His most successful productions are Slippery When Wet and New Jersey by Bon Jovi, Permanent Vacation, Pump, and Get a Grip by Aerosmith, and The Razors Edge by AC/DC, all of which sold at least five million copies each. He was originally a trumpet player and then started a career as a record producer for Canadian rock band Prism. He won the Canadian music industry Producer of the Year Juno Award 3 times. He produced albums for many famous international artists such as Loverboy, Blue Öyster Cult, Bon Jovi, Poison, Aerosmith, AC/DC, Scorpions, Van Halen, Chicago, The Cranberries, INXS, KISS and Yes. His style was notable for introducing dynamic horn arrangements into rock music productions. Fairbairn died suddenly on May 17, 1999 due to unknown causes.
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Cher
Cher ( /ˈʃɛər/) (born Cherilyn Sarkisian; May 20, 1946) is an American recording artist, television personality, actress, director, record producer, and philanthropist. Referred to as the Goddess of Pop, she has won an Academy Award, a Grammy Award, an Emmy Award, three Golden Globes, and a Cannes Film Festival Award for her work in film, music, and television. She is the only person in history to receive all five awards. She began her career as a backup singer and came to prominence in 1965 as one-half of the pop rock duo Sonny & Cher with the success of their song "I Got You Babe". She subsequently established herself as a solo recording artist and became a television star in 1971 with The Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour, a variety show for which she won a Golden Globe. A well-received performance in the film Silkwood earned her a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress of 1983. In the following years, she starred in a string of hit films including Mask, The Witches of Eastwick, and Moonstruck, for which she won the Academy Award for Best Actress of 1987.
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Cheyenne
Cheyenne (/ʃaɪˈæn/ shy-AN) are an indigenous people of the Great Plains, who are of the Algonquian language family. The Cheyenne Nation is composed of two united tribes, the Só'taeo'o (more commonly spelled as Suhtai or Sutaio) and the Tsétsêhéstâhese (more commonly spelled as Tsitsistas). Today Cheyenne people are enrolled in two federally recognized tribes, the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes in Oklahoma and the Northern Cheyenne Tribe of the Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation in Montana.
The Cheyenne are thought to have branched off other tribes of Algonquian stock inhabiting lands around the Great Lakes in present-day Minnesota, perhaps ca. 1500. In historic times they moved west, migrating across the Mississippi River and into North and South Dakota. During the early 19th century, the Cheyenne formed a unified tribe, with more centralized authority through ritual ceremonies and structure than other Plains Indians. Having settled the Black Hills of South Dakota and the Powder River Country of present-day Montana, they introduced the horse culture to Lakota (Sioux) bands about 1730. Allied with the Arapaho, the Cheyenne pushed the Kiowa to the South. In turn, they were pushed west by the more numerous Lakota.
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Conan O'Brien
Conan Christopher O'Brien (born April 18, 1963) is an American television host, comedian, writer, producer and performer. Since November 2010 he has hosted Conan, a late-night talk show that airs on the American cable television station TBS.
O'Brien was born in Brookline, Massachusetts, and raised in an Irish Catholic family. He served as president of the Harvard Lampoon while attending Harvard University, and was a writer for the sketch comedy series Not Necessarily the News. After writing for several comedy shows in Los Angeles, he joined the writing staff of Saturday Night Live, and later of The Simpsons. He hosted Late Night with Conan O'Brien from 1993 to 2009, followed by seven months hosting The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien, the only person to serve as the permanent host for both NBC programs.
O'Brien was born in Brookline, Massachusetts (a suburb of Boston) to Thomas O'Brien, a physician, epidemiologist, and professor of medicine at Harvard, and Ruth O'Brien (née Reardon), an attorney and partner at the Boston firm Ropes & Gray. He is the third of six children. O'Brien's family is Irish Catholic and descends from pre-Civil War era immigrants. In a Late Night episode, O'Brien paid a visit to County Kerry, Ireland, where his ancestors originated.
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David Lee Roth
David Lee Roth (born October 10, 1954) is an American rock vocalist, songwriter, actor, author, and former radio personality. Roth is one of few vocalists with a larger than 4 octave range in full voice (from G1 to G♯5).
Roth is best known as the original and current lead singer of the Southern California-based hard rock outfit Van Halen. After departing Van Halen in 1985 Roth first enjoyed a successful career as a solo artist, which originated while still a member of that band and yielded several RIAA-certified Gold and Platinum records. After more than two decades apart, Roth rejoined Van Halen in 2006 for a North American tour that became the most successful in the band's history and one of the highest grossing of that year. Roth has remained the lead singer of Van Halen since his 2006 return and has recently completed recording new material with the band for their first album together since 1984.
Roth was born on October 10, 1954, in Bloomington, Indiana. He is the son of ophthalmologist Nathan Roth and Sibyl Roth and the brother of Allison and Lisa Roth. Dr. Nathan Roth was a renowned eye surgeon, who made millions via his practice and in real estate. Dr. Roth was even featured on the TV show, "Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous", in 1984. On that program, Dr. Roth claims that he was Van Halen's first manager helping the group obtain gigs in the early days. Nathan owned a 14,000-square-foot home in Pasadena named "Rothwood" and a chateau named "Bradbury". He was a writer, an actor, and a surgeon.
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Desmond Child
Desmond Child (born John Charles Barrett, October 28, 1953 in Gainesville, Florida) is an American musician, songwriter, and producer. He is a member of the Songwriters Hall of Fame.
For nearly three decades, songwriter/producer Desmond Child has reigned as one of music's most successful creative forces. His list of accolades includes Grammy awards, 70 Top 40 singles, and songs that have sold over 300 million albums worldwide. His collaborations include Bon Jovi, Bonnie Tyler, Selena, Aerosmith, Scorpions, Ricky Martin, KISS, Kelly Clarkson, Dream Theater, Cher, Rosie Johnson and Alice Cooper. "Desmond's a chameleon," Aerosmith's Steven Tyler told Rolling Stone. "The first time we met, we wrote "Angel" in about an hour and 45 minutes - and I'm not bullshitting. The guy's a fucking genius."
Desmond Child was born in Gainesville, Florida, and raised in Miami and Ponce, Puerto Rico where his Cuban songwriter mother, Elena Casals taught him to play the piano at an early age. In high school, Child formed his first band. It was an acoustic collaboration with a high school friend. Child went on to attend Miami-Dade College. It was in Miami that he formed the group 'Desmond Child and Rouge' in 1973. Soon after, he moved the group to New York City to pursue their musical dreams. "My band Desmond Child and Rouge recorded two albums for Capitol in 1979 and we had a dance hit, "Our Love Is Insane", recalls Child. "But ultimately, we were doing something very different and urban. We weren't really understood by our label." "Our Love Is Insane" reached #50 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1979.
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Doc McGhee
Doc McGhee is an American music manager, best known for working with KISS, Bon Jovi and Mötley Crüe. The latter two groups experienced their rise to stardom under his management. He has also worked with Hootie & the Blowfish.
He was in a reality series for VH1 called "Supergroup" along with Scott Ian, Ted Nugent, Evan Seinfeld, Sebastian Bach and Jason Bonham.
He recently had an informal meeting with rock legend Russ Wilson about supporting Bon Jovi on their 2012 UK Tour. This has been confirmed by the man himself, despite sideline commentary guesswork.They are currently in talks about the spectacular stage show.
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Donna Summer
LaDonna Adrian Gaines (December 31, 1948 – May 17, 2012), known by the stage name Donna Summer, was an American singer and songwriter who gained prominence during the disco era of the late 1970s. She had a mezzo-soprano vocal range, and was a five-time Grammy Award winner. Summer was the first artist to have three consecutive double albums reach number one on the United States Billboard chart, and she also charted four number-one singles in the United States within a 13-month period.
Born into a devoutly Christian lower middle class African American family in Boston, Massachusetts, Summer first became involved with singing through church choir groups before joining a number of bands influenced by the Motown Sound. Influenced by the counterculture of the 1960s, she became the front singer of a psychedelic rock band named Crow and moved to New York City. Joining a touring version of the musical Hair, she spent several years living in West Germany, where she married Helmut Sommer, whose surname she adopted as her stage name.
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Doug Aldrich
Doug Aldrich (born February 19, 1964 in Raleigh, North Carolina), is a Los Angeles-based hard rock guitarist, since 2002 a member of Whitesnake. He founded the band Burning Rain with Keith St.John in 1998 and has played previously with the bands Dio, Lion, Hurricane, House of Lords, and Bad Moon Rising. He has also released several solo albums. Doug was first introduced to the guitar at age 11 when his sister Jennifer introduced him to the playing of Jeff Beck. Doug’s first guitar came from Sears, it was a copy of a Les Paul. Doug even auditioned for KISS. He did not get the gig but as a result of the audition he met Gene Simmons and he and Gene are friends to this day. Doug was also once a highly sought after guitar teacher, at one point he was teaching over 70 students a week.
Doug was previously endorsed by Jackson Guitars. He used their Dinky and Soloist superstrats as well as his own signature model which has bridge and neck position humbucking pickups were "Full-shred" pickups which Seymour Duncan specially wired. More recently[when?] though California-based Suhr Guitars came out with Doug Aldrich signature humbucking pickups, which are actually found on their superstrat-style 24-Fret Moderns. Currently, he plays various Gibson Les Pauls and Fender Stratocasters through Suhr hot-rodded Marshall JMPs and Vintage Modern amps. Doug sums up his philosophy of playing this way, “I’m not one of those guys that follows whatever is trendy. I’d rather do what I do best and do it to the best of my ability.”
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Eddie Kramer
Edwin H. (Eddie) Kramer (born 1942 in Cape Town, South Africa) is an audio engineer and producer who has worked with, among others, Led Zeppelin, Triumph, Kiss (and solo Ace Frehley), Jimi Hendrix, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, David Bowie, Spooky Tooth, Peter Frampton, Curtis Mayfield, Santana, Anthrax, Carly Simon, Loudness and Robin Trower. As a child Kramer studied classical piano, cello and violin. He attended the prestigious South African College of Music to learn classical piano, but formed an interest in jazz. He moved to England at 19, where he recorded local jazz groups in a home studio and installed hi-fi equipment as a hobby.
He started his career at Advision Sound Studios in 1962. He joined Pye Studios in 1963 where he recorded a variety of artists including Sammy Davis Jr., Petula Clark, The Kinks and The Searchers. He often went on the road with Bob Auger, PYE's chief engineer, to record a 90 piece symphony orchestra (using the PYE Mobile) demonstrating a versatility which Kramer possesses to this day.
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Eddie Trunk
Eddie Trunk (born August 8, 1964) is an American music historian, radio personality, talk show host, and author best known as the host of several hard rock and heavy metal themed radio and television shows.
Trunk's current work includes the nationally syndicated radio show Eddie Trunk Rocks, which is recorded at the New York radio station Q104.3 (WAXQ) FM. Trunk also hosts Trunk Nation on the Sirius XM Radio channel Hair Nation (Channel 39) (formerly Eddie Trunk Live on The Boneyard) and is a music host and interviewer for the MSG Network, a cable network based out of New York City. Trunk is also the host of That Metal Show, which airs weekly on VH1 Classic.
Trunk had hosted "Friday Night Rocks" and "Saturday Night Rocks" for WNEW-FM in New York City until the radio station underwent a format change in 2003. He was also a regular disc jockey on Q104.3 before joining WNEW-FM and was a VJ who hosted the weekend episodes of Metal Mania on the cable television channel VH1 Classic.
He had also hosted a weekly Saturday four hour program on XM Radio's Ozzy's Boneyard Channel. Trunk was suspended after an interview with New York Mets catcher Mike Piazza. In that interview, Piazza was critical of XM Radio's programming on the Boneyard Channel 1. Trunk was not heard on XM again until late November 2006 when he appeared on the Ron and Fez show to announce his return to XM. He began hosting Eddie Trunk Live on the Boneyard beginning the first week in December 2006.
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Eddie Van Halen
Edward Lodewijk "Eddie" Van Halen (born January 26, 1955) is a Dutch-born American guitarist, keyboardist, songwriter and producer. He is best known as the lead guitarist and co-founder of the eponymous hard rock band Van Halen. Allmusic described him as "Second to only Jimi Hendrix... undoubtedly one of the most influential, original, and talented rock guitarists of the 20th century." He is ranked 8th in Rolling Stone's 2011 list of the Top 100 guitarists.
Born in Nijmegen, The Netherlands, Edward Lodewijk van Halen is a son of clarinetist, saxophonist and pianist father Jan van Halen and mother Eugenia. Eugenia van Halen was originally from Indonesia which was a former Dutch colony. Eugenia was half Dutch and half Indonesian. Edward's middle name "Lodewijk" was derived from composer Ludwig van Beethoven (Lodewijk is the Dutch version of Ludwig). Edward continued this naming tradition by naming his son Wolfgang Van Halen after composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.. In February 1962, at the age of seven, Edward moved with his family to the United States, settling in Pasadena, California.[1]
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Edward Furlong
Edward Walter Furlong (born August 2, 1977) is an American actor whose best known film roles are John Connor in Terminator 2: Judgment Day and Daniel Vinyard in American History X. He is a two-time Saturn Award nominee, winning the 1992 Saturn Award for Best Performance by a Younger Actor for his performance in Terminator 2. He also won the 1992 MTV Movie Award for Best Breakthrough Performance for his work in the film.
Furlong was born in Glendale, California, near Burbank, the son of Eleanor (née Tafoya), a youth-center worker, and an unknown father. He is of Mexican descent on his mother's side, and also has Russian and possibly Native American ancestry. Furlong has a younger half-brother, Bobby Torres, from his mother's marriage to Moises Torres. Furlong moved in with his aunt and uncle, Nancy Tafoya and Sean Furlong, in 1990; the two gained legal guardianship of Furlong in September 1991 and subsequently lost it to his mother in August 1993. Furlong attended Charles W. Eliot Middle School in Altadena, and South Pasadena Junior High School in South Pasadena, California. He never completed high school. He became legally emancipated at the age of 16.
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Eric Bischoff
Eric Aaron Bischoff (born May 27, 1955) is an American entrepreneur, professional wrestling booker and on-screen personality who is currently signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. He is best known for serving as Executive Producer and later President of World Championship Wrestling (WCW) and later, the General Manager of World Wrestling Entertainment's Raw brand.
With an amateur background in Tae Kwon Do, Bischoff also sporadically performed as an in-ring competitor, and is a former WCW Hardcore Champion. He wrote an autobiography, titled Controversy Creates Cash, that was released in 2006 under WWE Books.
Bischoff started in wrestling working for the American Wrestling Association under owner Verne Gagne and would eventually become an on-air interviewer and host until the AWA folded in 1991. Bischoff at first worked in the sales department on the AWA's syndicated programming, and became an on-air personality virtually by accident and at the last minute. Larry Nelson, whom at the time was employed by the AWA as an announcer, was arrested under suspicion of a DUI. Because of Nelson's sudden unavailability, Verne Gagne and his son, Greg, opted to recruit Bischoff (who initially had no desire to be in front of the camera) to fill-in on the interviews. Bischoff believed that the Gagnes thought that he would be a good replacement due to his immediate availability in the television studio, and the fact that he was already wearing a suit and tie.
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Eric Carr
Paul Charles Caravello (July 12, 1950 – November 24, 1991), also known as Eric Carr, was an American musician, best known as drummer for the rock band Kiss. Caravello was selected as the new Kiss drummer after Peter Criss left in 1980, where he took up the "Fox" persona. He remained a band member until his death of complications from heart cancer in November 1991, aged 41. Caravello was an artist and went to the High School of Art & Design in New York City.
Caravello played with a string of bands mostly performing covers of well-known songs before joining Kiss. The first band, "The Cellarmen", was formed in 1965 by him and a couple of friends. They started playing local clubs in Brooklyn and Queens. Only a handful of recordings were made, released on the "Jody" label, a small Brooklyn recording studio. Caravello then joined a band called "Things That Go Bump In The Night" and later "Smack", the latter of which consisted mostly of members from "The Cellarmen", who disbanded in 1968.
"Salt & Pepper" was Caravello's next cover band, playing music from multiple genres. He would go on with this band for nine years. The band enjoyed some success, performing as opening act for established names such as Stevie Wonder and Nina Simone. Changing name to "Creation" in 1973, the band was now performing disco music. Tragedy struck when a fire broke out during a discothèque gig in Port Chester, New York, killing dozens of people including the band's keyboardist and lead singer. Caravello escaped and was credited with saving another person. It was determined that the fire had been started by a thief in an adjacent building hoping to cover his tracks. The band continued for some time, sometimes using the name "Bionic Boogie".
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Eric Singer
Eric Singer (born Eric Doyle Mensinger on May 12, 1958 in Cleveland, Ohio, United States) is a hard rock and heavy metal drummer for the rock band KISS and formerly for singer Alice Cooper. Over the past two decades Singer has appeared on over 75 albums and 11 EPs. His father was from Netherlands.
Eric Singer began playing drums from an early age, and was inspired by bands such as Humble Pie, The Who, Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath, The Beatles and Queen and drummers such as John Bonham, Keith Moon, Cozy Powell, Roger Taylor, Bill Ward, and Buddy Rich.
Singer's first professional drumming job was as Lita Ford's touring drummer in 1984. In 1985 he joined Black Sabbath, replacing original drummer Bill Ward, who had left the band after the Live Aid reunion. Singer would participate in the recording of the albums Seventh Star and The Eternal Idol and was invited by his Black Sabbath colleague Ray Gillen to join the latter's new formed band Badlands. Singer accepted and played on the band's self-titled debut album. Singer left the group in 1989 as he would join Paul Stanley as his touring drummer on his solo tour of America and Canada. He also briefly appeared in the 1989 Wes Craven film Shocker. Singer played with Olivia Newton-John in the music video for Culture Shock. He later revealed in an interview that he obtained that gig because he was working for Lita Ford at the time.
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Freddie Mercury
Freddie Mercury (born Farrokh Bulsara (Gujarati: ફારોખ બલ્સારા), 5 September 1946 – 24 November 1991) was a British musician, singer and songwriter, best known as the lead vocalist and lyricist of the rock band Queen. As a performer, he was known for his flamboyant stage persona and powerful vocals over a four-octave range. As a songwriter, Mercury composed many hits for Queen, including "Bohemian Rhapsody", "Killer Queen", "Somebody to Love", "Don't Stop Me Now", "Crazy Little Thing Called Love" and "We Are the Champions". In addition to his work with Queen, he led a solo career, and also occasionally served as a producer and guest musician (piano or vocals) for other artists. He died of bronchopneumonia brought on by AIDS on 24 November 1991, only one day after publicly acknowledging he had the disease.
Mercury was a Parsi born in Zanzibar and grew up there and in India until his mid-teens. He has been referred to as "Britain's first Asian rock star". In 2002, Mercury was placed at number 58 in the BBC's poll of the 100 Greatest Britons, in 2006, Time Asia named him one of the most influential Asian heroes of the past 60 years, and he continues to be voted one of the greatest singers in the history of popular music. In 2005, a poll organised by Blender and MTV2 saw Mercury voted the greatest male singer of all time. In 2008, Rolling Stone editors ranked him number 18 on their list of the 100 greatest singers of all time. In 2009, a Classic Rock poll saw him voted the greatest rock singer of all time.Allmusic has characterised Mercury as "one of rock's greatest all-time entertainers", who possessed "one of the greatest voices in all of music".
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Garth Brooks
Troyal Garth Brooks (born February 7, 1962) is an American country music artist. His eponymous first album was released in 1989 and peaked at number 2 in the US country album chart while climbing to number 13 on the Billboard 200 album chart. Brooks' integration of rock elements into his recordings and live performances has earned him immense popularity. This progressive approach allowed him to dominate the country single and album charts while quickly crossing over into the mainstream pop arena, exposing country music to a larger audience.
Brooks has enjoyed one of the most successful careers in popular music history, breaking records for both sales and concert attendance throughout the 1990s. Garth Brooks still continues to sell well and according to Nielsen Soundscan, his albums sales through October 2011 are at 68,561,000, which makes him the best-selling albums artist in the United States in the SoundScan era (since 1991), a title held since 1991, well over 5 million ahead of his nearest rival, The Beatles. Furthermore, according to RIAA he is the second best-selling solo albums artist in the United States of all time behind Elvis Presley (overall is third to the Beatles and Elvis Presley) with 128 million units sold. Brooks has released six albums that achieved diamond status in the United States, those being: Garth Brooks (10× platinum), No Fences (17× platinum), Ropin' the Wind (14× platinum), The Hits (10× platinum), Sevens (10× platinum) and Double Live (21× platinum). Since 1989, Brooks has released 19 records in all, which include; 9 studio albums, 1 live album, 4 compilation albums, 3 Christmas albums and 2 box sets, along with 77 singles. He won several important awards in his career as 2 Grammy Awards, 16 American Music Awards (not including the poll of "Artist of the '90s") and the RIAA Award as Best selling solo albums artist of the Century in the United States. As of 2010, Brooks' world-wide sales now exceed 190 million albums, singles and videos.
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Gary Moore
Robert William Gary Moore (4 April 1952 – 6 February 2011), was a Northern Irish musician, most widely recognised as a blues singer and guitarist.
In a career dating back to the 1960s, Moore played with artists including Phil Lynott and Brian Downey during his teens, leading him to memberships with the Irish bands Skid Row and Thin Lizzy on three separate occasions. Moore shared the stage with such blues and rock luminaries as B.B. King, Albert King, Colosseum II, George Harrison and Greg Lake, as well as having a successful solo career. He guested on a number of albums recorded by high profile musicians, including a cameo appearance playing the lead guitar solo on "She's My Baby" from Traveling Wilburys Vol. 3.
Moore started performing at a young age, having picked up a battered acoustic guitar at the age of eight. He got his first quality guitar at the age of 14, learning to play the right-handed instrument in the standard way despite being left-handed. He moved to Dublin in 1968 at the age of 16. His early musical influences were artists such as Albert King, Elvis Presley, The Shadows and The Beatles. Later, having seen Jimi Hendrix and John Mayall's Bluesbreakers in his home town of Belfast, his own style was developing into a blues-rock sound that would be the dominant form of his career in music.
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Gene Simmons
Gene Simmons (born Chaim Weitz Hebrew: חיים ויץ; August 25, 1949) is an Israeli-American rock bassist, singer-songwriter, entrepreneur and actor. Known as "The Demon", he is the bassist/co-vocalist of Kiss, a hard rock band he co-founded in the early 1970s. Kiss has sold over 100 million albums worldwide.
Chaim Weitz (later Gene Simmons) was born at the Rambam Hospital in Haifa, Israel in 1949. Mother and child emigrated to Jackson Heights, Queens in New York City when he was eight years old. His mother Flóra "Florence" Klein (formerly Kovács) was born in Jánd, Hungary. The German name Klein (means: small) is sometimes used informally in Hungarian as Kis, this however, did not give the band its name. Florence and her brother, Larry Klein, were the only members of the family to survive the Holocaust. Simmons' father, Feri Witz, also Hungarian-born, remained in Israel, where he had one other son and three daughters. Simmons says the family was "dirt poor," scraping by on bread and milk. In the United States, Simmons changed his name to Eugene Klein (later Gene Klein), adopting his mother's maiden name. He was a part of Yeshiva Torah Vodaath in Williamsburg, Brooklyn as a child, from 7 am to 9:30 pm
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Gilby Clarke
Gilbert "Gilby" Clarke (born August 17, 1962, in Cleveland, Ohio) is an American guitarist and record producer best known for a 3-year tenure as the rhythm guitarist of Guns N' Roses, replacing Izzy Stradlin in 1991 during the Use Your Illusion Tour. Following his departure from the group, Clarke went on to forge a solo career as well playing guitar with Slash's Snakepit, Heart, Nancy Sinatra, Kathy Valentine (of the Go-Go's), MC5 and forming his own group Rock Star Supernova with members of Metallica and Mötley Crüe.
Clarke's production work includes albums by L.A. Guns, Bullets and Octane, The Bronx and Vains of Jenna.
Gilby Clarke started his musical career during the first half of the Eighties, replacing Candy's original guitarist, Geoff "Rexx" Siegel. He left them to form Kill For Thrills, a metal band which released the EP Commercial Suicide and the LP Dynamite from Nightmareland and before eventually disbanding. Kill For Thrills was a supergroup of sorts with Jason Nesmith (son of former Monkees Mike Nesmith) on Guitar, and Todd Muscat formerly of seminal L.A. Punk band Decry, on Bass and then later with Junkyard after Kill For Thrills. Muscat is also the brother of Brent Muscat (Faster Pussy Cat, L.A. Guns, Sin City Sinners). All members have deep roots in the Los Angeles rock scene.
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Helen Reddy
Helen Reddy (born 25 October 1941) is an Australian-American singer and actress often referred to as the "Queen of 70s Pop". In the 1970s, she enjoyed international success, especially in the United States, where she placed fifteen singles in the Top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100. Six of those 15 songs made the Top 10 and three of those songs reached No. 1, including her signature hit "I Am Woman." She also placed 25 singles on the Billboard Adult Contemporary charts. Fifteen of those singles made the Top 10 and 8 of those reached No. 1. She was also the first Australian to win a Grammy Award and to have three #1 hits in the same year. In television, Helen was the first Australian to host her own one-hour weekly primetime variety show on an American network, along with several specials that were seen in over forty countries. Helen retired from live performance in 2002 and now practices as a clinical hypnotherapist and motivational speaker. In 2011, Billboard named her the #28 AC artist (#9 among women) of all time. She lives in Australia.
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Janis Ian
Janis Ian (born Janis Eddy Fink, April 7, 1951) is an American songwriter, singer, musician, columnist, and science fiction author. Ian first entered the folk music scene while still a teenager in the mid-sixties; most active musically in that decade and the 1970s, she has continued recording into the 21st century. In 1975, Ian won a Grammy Award for her song, "At Seventeen".
Born to a Jewish family in New York City, she was primarily raised in New Jersey, initially on a farm, and attended East Orange High School and the New York City High School of Music & Art. Her parents, Victor (a music teacher) and Pearl, ran a summer camp in upstate New York. In that Cold War era they were frequently under government surveillance because of their left-wing politics. Ian would allude to these years later in her song "God and the FBI". Young Janis admired the work of folk pioneers such as Joan Baez and Odetta. Starting with piano lessons at the age of 6 or 7, by the time she hit her teens, Ian had learned the organ, harpsichord, French horn, flute and guitar. At the age of 12, Ian wrote her first song, "Hair of Spun Gold," which was subsequently published in the folk publication Broadside and was later recorded for her debut album. In 1964, she legally changed her name to Janis Ian, using as her new last name her brother Eric's middle name.
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Jeff "Skunk" Baxter
Jeffrey Allen "Jeff Skunk" Baxter (born December 13, 1948 in Washington, D.C.) is an American guitarist, known for his stints in the rock bands Steely Dan and The Doobie Brothers during the 1970s. More recently, he has been working as a defense consultant and chairs a Congressional Advisory Board on missile defense.
While working at Manny's Music Shop in Manhattan in 1966, Baxter met guitarist Jimi Hendrix, who was just beginning his career as a frontman. For a short period during that year, Baxter was a member of a Hendrix-led band called Jimmy James and the Blue Flames, along with fellow Manny's employee Randy California. Jeff also worked as a guitar tech and amplifier repairman at the long-defunct "Jack's" Drum shop on 252 Boylston Street in Boston across from the frog pond.
Baxter graduated from the Taft School in Watertown, Connecticut and enrolled at the School of Public Communication (now College of Communication) at Boston University in September 1967, where he studied journalism while continuing to perform with local bands.
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Jim Vallance
James Douglas "Jim" Vallance, OC (born May 31, 1952 in Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada) is a retired Canadian musician, songwriter, arranger and producer based out of Vancouver, British Columbia. He is best known as the former songwriting partner of Canadian international recording artist Bryan Adams. He began his professional career as the original drummer and principal songwriter for the Canadian rock group Prism under the pseudonym "Rodney Higgs." In addition to Adams, Vallance has written songs for many famous international artists such as Bonnie Raitt, Aerosmith, Carly Simon, Rod Stewart, Roger Daltrey, Tina Turner, Alice Cooper, Ozzy Osbourne, KISS, Scorpions, Anne Murray and Joe Cocker. His most recognizable songs are "Spaceship Superstar" (Prism), "Cuts Like a Knife" (Bryan Adams), "Heaven" (Bryan Adams), "Summer of '69" (Bryan Adams), "Now and Forever (You and Me)" (Anne Murray) and "Edge of a Dream" (Joe Cocker.) He also co-wrote "Tears Are Not Enough" for Northern Lights for Africa, an ensemble of Canadian recording artists in support of the 1985 African famine relief. He has won the Canadian music industry Juno award for Composer of the Year four times (a record.) Vallance is a Member of the Order of Canada. He retired from the music industry in 2006.
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Joe Perry (musician)
Anthony Joseph "Joe" Perry (born September 10, 1950) is the lead guitarist, backing and occasional lead vocalist, and contributing songwriter for the rock band Aerosmith. He is influenced by many rock artists especially The Rolling Stones and The Beatles. He was ranked 48th in the Rolling Stone's list The 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time.
The paternal side of Perry's family are Portuguese, originally from Madeira. His grandfather changed the family's name from Pereira to Perry upon arriving in the United States of America. His maternal side is Italian, more specifically Neapolitan.
Perry was born in Lawrence, Massachusetts and grew up in the small town of Hopedale, Massachusetts. There, his father was an accountant and his mother a high school gym teacher and later an aerobics instructor. She later retired to Arizona when Perry's father died in 1975. Perry also attended the prep school Vermont Academy, a boarding school of about 232 students in Saxtons River, Vermont.
During Joe Perry's early years he formed a band with Tom Hamilton called The Jam Band. Steven Tyler, Joe, Tom, Brad Whitford and Joey Kramer eventually joined and the band became Aerosmith. While initially dismissed as Rolling Stones knock-offs, the band came into its own during the mid-1970s with a string of hit records. Chief among these successes were Toys in the Attic (1975) and Rocks (1976), thanks largely to the prevalence of free-form, album-oriented FM radio. The group also managed hit singles on the AM dial with songs like "Dream On", "Same Old Song and Dance", "Sweet Emotion" and "Walk This Way".
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John Elder Robison
John Elder Robison (born in 1957) is the author of the 2007 memoir Look Me in the Eye, detailing his life living with Asperger syndrome. He is the elder brother of memoirist Augusten Burroughs, who also wrote about his childhood in the memoir Running with Scissors.
Robison was born in Athens, Georgia while his parents were attending the University of Georgia. He is the son of poet Margaret Robison and late John G. Robison, former head of the philosophy department at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. After John Elder's birth, the family lived in Philadelphia, Seattle, and Pittsburgh, where his brother Augusten Burroughs (born Christopher) was born. In 1966 he and his family settled in Amherst, Massachusetts where he spent most of his childhood.
Robison dropped out of Amherst High School in the tenth grade, to join the Amherst-based rock band, Fat. Robison would later receive an honorary diploma from The Monarch School in Houston in May 2008. “It is unconscionable to me as an educator,” said Dr. Marty Webb, founder and head of The Monarch School, “that someone of John's intelligence, competence and life achievement is walking around without a high school diploma.” Monarch, dedicated to providing an innovative, therapeutic education for individuals with neurological differences, has collaborated with Robison on the development of teacher guides for his best seller, Look Me in the Eye as well as the sequel, Be Different.
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Katey Sagal
Catherine Louise "Katey" Sagal (born January 19, 1954) is an American actress and singer-songwriter. She first achieved widespread fame as Peggy Bundy on the long-running Fox comedy series Married... with Children, for which she was nominated for four Golden Globe Awards for Best Actress in a Comedy Television Series and two American Comedy Awards during the show's run.
Sagal also voices the character of Leela on the animated series Futurama and its related direct-to-DVD movies since 1999. She is also known for starring on the show 8 Simple Rules in the role of Cate Hennessy, where she worked with John Ritter until his death, leading to Sagal taking over as the series' lead for the remainder of the show's run.
Since 2008, she has played the role of matriarch Gemma Teller Morrow in the FX drama series Sons of Anarchy, for which she won a Golden Globe in 2011. She has been married to the show's creator, Kurt Sutter, since 2004.
Sagal was born in California to a show business family of five children, including younger sisters Jean and Liz Sagal, a pair of twin actresses, and actor Joe Sagal. Her mother, Sara Zwilling, a writer and producer, died of heart disease, and her father, Boris Sagal, a director, died in an accident on the set of the television movie World War III. Sagal and her siblings grew up in Brentwood, Los Angeles.
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Ken Kelly (artist)
Ken W. Kelly (born 1946, New London, Connecticut) is a fantasy artist. Over his 30-year career, he has focused in particular on paintings in the sword and sorcery and heroic fantasy subgenres. Early in his career he was able to study the paintings of Frank Frazetta in Frank's studio, however Frank never let out his trade secrets. He has depicted Conan the Barbarian,Tarzan and the rock groups KISS,Manowar, and Rainbow. His work often portrays exotic, enchanted locales and primal battlefields. He recently developed the album artwork for Coheed and Cambria's album, Good Apollo, I'm Burning Star IV, Volume Two: No World for Tomorrow, and a painting of his was used as the cover art for Alabama Thunderpussy's 2007 release, Open Fire.
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Kevin Valentine
Kevin Valentine is an American rock drummer who is best known for being a member of Donnie Iris and the Cruisers. Valentine played drums on all of the band's early albums during the 1980s. Valentine has recorded as a member of Breathless, The Innocent, Godz, Rosie, Shadow King, The Lou Gramm Band and Neverland. He also performed (on a session basis) on the Kiss albums Psycho Circus and Revenge, playing on all tracks bar one on Psycho Circus. The one track he did not play was "Into the Void", performed by Peter Criss. On Revenge, he played on one song, "Take It Off". He was also a touring member of Cinderella.
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Lita Ford
Lita Rossanna Ford (born 19 September 1958) is a British-born, American rock musician and singer who was the lead guitarist for The Runaways and achieved popularity for her solo career between the 1980s and early 2010s.
Lita Ford was born Lita Rossana Ford to a British father and an Italian mother in London, England. She moved with her family to the United States at the age of 4 and began playing the guitar at the age of 11. Her vocal range is mezzo-soprano.
In 1975 at the age of 16 she joined the all-female rock band The Runaways, for whom she played lead guitar. They then scored a record deal and released their first album in 1976.
It was not long before the all-girl formation caught the eye of the media. Lita Ford's guitar skills made her a driving force in the band and a permanent member from her arrival to the band's eventual break-up.
In 1979, disagreements were erupting within the band, who had since parted ways with producer Kim Fowley, lead singer Cherie Currie and bassist Jackie Fox. Rhythm guitarist Joan Jett wanted the band to shift more towards Ramones-influenced punk music while Ford and drummer Sandy West wanted to continue playing hard rock-oriented songs. With neither side being able to compromise, the band finally broke up that year.
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Louis Armstrong
Louis Armstrong (August 4, 1901 – July 6, 1971), nicknamed Satchmo or Pops, was an American jazz trumpeter and singer from New Orleans, Louisiana.
Coming to prominence in the 1920s as an "inventive" cornet and trumpet player, Armstrong was a foundational influence in jazz, shifting the music's focus from collective improvisation to solo performance. With his instantly recognizable deep and distinctive gravelly voice, Armstrong was also an influential singer, demonstrating great dexterity as an improviser, bending the lyrics and melody of a song for expressive purposes. He was also greatly skilled at scat singing (vocalizing using sounds and syllables instead of actual lyrics).
Renowned for his charismatic stage presence and voice almost as much as for his trumpet-playing, Armstrong's influence extends well beyond jazz music, and by the end of his career in the 1960s, he was widely regarded as a profound influence on popular music in general. Armstrong was one of the first truly popular African-American entertainers to "cross over," whose skin-color was secondary to his music in an America that was severely racially divided. It allowed him socially acceptable access to the upper echelons of American society that were highly restricted for a black man. While he rarely publicly politicized his race, often to the dismay of fellow African-Americans, he was privately a strong supporter of the Civil Rights movement in America.[citation needed]
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Manowar (band)
Manowar is an American heavy metal band from Auburn, New York. Formed in 1980 the group is known for its lyrics based on fantasy (particularly sword and sorcery) and mythological topics (particularly Norse mythology) along with their "loud and bombastic" sound. In an interview for MTV in February 2007, bassist Joey DeMaio lamented that "these days, there's a real lack of big, epic metal that is drenched with crushing guitars and choirs and orchestras... so it's nice to be one of the few bands that's actually doing that." In 1984 the band was included in the Guinness Book of World Records for delivering the loudest performance, a record which they have since broken on 2 occasions. They also hold the world record for the longest heavy metal concert after playing for 5 hours and 1 minute in Bulgaria in 2008.
Although the band has never been a mainstream commercial success in the United States, they maintain a strong cult following there. In contrast, they are extremely popular in the heavy metal scene in Europe, Japan, Australia and South America. Dedicated fans are known and referred to by the band as "Metal Warriors", "Manowarriors", "Immortals" or "Brothers of Metal", and collectively their fans are known as the "Army of Immortals"[citation needed].
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Mike Douglas
Mike Douglas (August 11, 1925 – August 11, 2006) was an American "Big Band" era singer, entertainer, and television talk show host.
Douglas was born Michael Delaney Dowd, Jr., in Chicago, Illinois, and began singing as a choirboy. By his teens he was working as a singer on a Lake Michigan dinner cruise ship. After serving briefly in the United States Navy near the end of World War II and as a "staff singer" for WMAQ-TV in Chicago, he moved to Los Angeles. He was on the Ginny Simms radio show. Then, he became a vocalist in the big band of Kay Kyser, with whom he was featured on two notable hits, "Ole [or Old] Buttermilk Sky" in 1946 and "The Old Lamplighter" the following year. Kyser was responsible for giving him his show business name, and he remained part of Kyser's band until Kyser retired from show business in 1951. In 1950, he provided the singing voice of Prince Charming in Walt Disney's Cinderella. In 1950s Douglas, living in Burbank, California, tried to keep his singing career going, working as house singer for a nightclub and going on the road to stay busy. He preferred not to switch to rock and roll, which limited his opportunities as big band music was declining in popularity. In the leanest years, he and his wife survived by successfully "flipping" their Los Angeles homes.
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Mikel Japp
Michael C Japp (November 15, 1952 – January 31, 2012) was a Welsh musician and songwriter.
Japp joined May Fisher, a Llanelli-based band, just before it was taken up by a London rock and pop music agency - through a friend who went on to establish 3PR - and sent on an extended and successful tour of Yugoslavia under a new name: Thank You. On their return, Thank You supported Joe Brown's Browns Home Brew and Marmalade on UK tours, as well as playing leading university and college dates. His aggressive, abrupt rock guitar style was first captured on recordings made by Joe Brown at his Essex recording studio. These were never released due to apparent difficulties in finding a vocal style from the band's two singers.
Japp had, however, made a strong impression on Marmalade and was invited to join this successful group to replace Hugh Nicolson. He toured extensively with the band but no recordings made during his tenure achieved chart status.
He also wrote/co-wrote songs for such artists as Paul Stanley, Kiss and The Babys, and worked with other musicians such as Matthew Fisher and John Waite.
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Neil Bogart
Neil Bogart (February 3, 1943 – May 8, 1982) was an American record executive. He is perhaps best known as the founder of Casablanca Records (which later became Casablanca Record and Filmworks, with Peter Guber).
Born Neil E. Bogatz in New York City, he grew up in the Glenwood Houses, the housing projects in the Flatlands section of Brooklyn. He was a singer in the 1960s, using the name Neil Scott, prior to running the Michigan offices of Cameo-Parkway Records.[citation needed] After Cameo-Parkway was shut down by the government for stock fraud in 1968,[citation needed] Bogart became an executive at Buddah Records. Bogart is credited with being a key player in the rise of bubblegum pop music during his time working at Cameo-Parkway and Buddha.
He started Casablanca in 1973 when he first signed KISS and later became identified with the rise of disco by promoting the career of acts such as Donna Summer and The Village People, (The Casablanca roster also contained rock acts such as T.Rex, but the label became best known for its disco product).
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Ozzy Osbourne
John Michael "Ozzy" Osbourne (born 3 December 1948) is an English heavy metal vocalist and songwriter, whose musical career has spanned over 40 years. Osbourne rose to prominence as lead singer of the pioneering English band Black Sabbath, whose dark and hard sound helped spawn the heavy metal genre. Due to Sabbath's dark style, Osbourne became known as the "Prince of Darkness". Osbourne is also known as the "Godfather of Heavy Metal".
In the early 2000s, Osbourne's career expanded when he became a star in his own reality show The Osbournes, alongside wife/manager Sharon and two of their three children, Kelly and Jack. A documentary about his life and career, God Bless Ozzy Osbourne, premiered in April 2011 at the Tribeca Film Festival and was released on DVD in November 2011. Osbourne has achieved multi-platinum status as a solo artist and with Black Sabbath and has sold over 100 million albums worldwide.
John Michael "Ozzy" Osbourne was born in Aston, Birmingham, England, on 3 December 1948. His father Jack worked shifts as a toolmaker at GEC. His mother Lillian worked for the car components firm Lucas. John was the fourth of six children. Ozzy had two brothers (Paul and Tony) and three sisters (Jean, Iris and Gillian); they lived in a small two bedroom home at 14 Lodge Road in Aston. The nickname "Ozzy" was first used when he was in primary school. Although called "John" by his first wife Thelma, Osbourne states that it has been a long time since he's recognised himself when called by his formal name.
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Paul Lynde
Paul Edward Lynde (June 13, 1926 – January 10, 1982) was an American comedian and actor. A noted character actor, Lynde was well known for his roles as Uncle Arthur on Bewitched and Harry MacAfee, the befuddled father in Bye Bye Birdie – both the stage musical and the film-version. He was also the regular "center square" guest on the game show Hollywood Squares from 1968 to 1981.
Paul Lynde was born in Mount Vernon, Ohio, and studied drama at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, where his fellow students included Cloris Leachman, Charlotte Rae, Patricia Neal, Jeffrey Hunter and Claude Akins. At Northwestern, he joined the Upsilon chapter of Phi Kappa Sigma and is listed amongst the most famous members of the fraternity. He graduated in 1948 and moved to New York City, where he initially worked as a stand-up comic.
Lynde made his Broadway debut in the hit revue New Faces of 1952 in which he co-starred with fellow newcomers Eartha Kitt, Alice Ghostley, and Carol Lawrence. In his monologue from that revue, the "Trip of the Month Club," Lynde portrayed a man on crutches recounting his misadventures on the African safari he took with his late wife. The show was filmed and released as New Faces in 1954.
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Paul Stanley
Stanley Eisen (born January 20, 1952), better known by his stage name Paul Stanley, is an American hard rock guitarist, singer, musician, painter and songwriter best known for being the rhythm guitarist and primary lead vocalist of the rock band Kiss. Also known for his wailing vocals and high-energy on-stage antics. He is of Hungarian and Austrian ancestry.
He is the writer or co-writer of many of the band's highest-charting hits. Stanley established the "Starchild" character for his Kiss persona. Hit Parader ranked him 18th on their list of Top 100 Metal Vocalists of All Time. Gibson.com Readers Poll also named him 13th on their list of Top 25 Frontmen.
Before Kiss, Paul Stanley was in a local band, Rainbow (not to be confused with Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow) and was also a member of Uncle Joe and Post War Baby Boom. Through a mutual friend of Gene Simmons', Stanley joined Simmons' band Wicked Lester in the early 1970s. The band recorded an album in 1972, but as of 2010 it has not been officially released (although songs from the album appeared on Kiss's 2001 box set). Wicked Lester soon fell apart and Stanley and Simmons placed ads for a drummer and a guitarist in various New York papers. This resulted in Peter Criss and Ace Frehley joining the group, and they named themselves Kiss. Kiss released their self-titled debut album in February 1974.
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Pete Townshend
Peter Dennis Blandford "Pete" Townshend (born 19 May 1945) is an English rock guitarist, vocalist, songwriter and author, known principally as the guitarist and songwriter for the rock group The Who, as well as for his own solo career. His career with The Who spans more than 40 years, during which time the band grew to be considered one of the most influential bands of the 1960s and 1970s, and, according to Eddie Vedder, "possibly the greatest live band ever."
Townshend is the primary songwriter for The Who, having written well over 100 songs for the band's 11 studio albums, including concept albums and the rock operas Tommy and Quadrophenia, plus popular rock and roll radio staples like Who's Next, and dozens more that appeared as non-album singles, bonus tracks on reissues, and tracks on rarities compilations like Odds & Sods. He has also written over 100 songs that have appeared on his solo albums, as well as radio jingles and television theme songs. Although known primarily as a guitarist, he also plays other instruments such as keyboards, banjo, accordion, synthesiser, bass guitar and drums, on his own solo albums, several Who albums, and as a guest contributor to a wide array of other artists' recordings. Townshend has never had formal lessons in any of the instruments he plays.
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Peter Criss
George Peter John Criscuola (born December 20, 1945), better known as Peter Criss, is an American drummer and singer, best known as the original drummer for the rock band Kiss. Criss established the "Catman" character for his Kiss persona.
In 2012 he was inducted into Modern Drummer's Drum Hall Of Fame.
Of Italian-American descent, Criss is the oldest of the five children of Joseph and Loretta Criscuola; he grew up in the Williamsburg section of Brooklyn, New York. He was a childhood friend of Jerry Nolan, who would later find success as the drummer for the New York Dolls.[citation needed]
He was an avid art student and a jazz aficionado.[citation needed] While playing with bandleader Joey Greco, Criss ended up studying under his idol, Gene Krupa, at the Metropole Club in New York.[citation needed] This blossomed into an active musical career as he went on to play jazz and rock with a number of bands in New York and New Jersey throughout the 1960s.[citation needed]
Criss was involved with a number of bands throughout the mid-to-late 1960s. It was during this time that Criss joined Chelsea, who had a two-album deal with Decca Records; the group released a self-titled album in 1970. They never recorded a second album, and in August 1971 became Lips (a trio consisting of Criss and his Chelsea bandmates Michael Benvenga and Stan Penridge). By the spring of 1973, Lips was just the duo of Criss and Penridge.
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Richie Sambora
Richard Stephen "Richie" Sambora (born July 11, 1959) is an American rock guitarist, producer, musician, singer, and songwriter who is the longtime lead guitarist of the rock band, Bon Jovi. He and frontman Jon Bon Jovi form the primary songwriting unit of the band. He has also released two solo albums: Stranger in This Town in 1991, and Undiscovered Soul in 1998.
Sambora was born in Perth Amboy, New Jersey, the son of Joan, a secretary, and Adam, a factory foreman. Sambora is of Polish and Italian descent and was raised Catholic. He grew up in Woodbridge, New Jersey and attended Woodbridge High School there, graduating in 1977. He began playing the guitar at the age of 12 following the death of guitar legend Jimi Hendrix in 1970. From his early days Sambora was strongly influenced by blues and 60s rock 'n' roll. His most important influences were Eric Clapton, Jimi Hendrix, Jeff Beck, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Johnny Winter, Jimmy Page, Joe Perry, Joe Kmiecik, and George Harrison. He was also influenced by Spanish classical music and began a life long love of the Spanish guitar. Furthermore, he has stated that psychedelic soul singer Janis Joplin crept into his heart very early in the late 60s and early 70s, having a big influence on his musical style. Classical music directly inspired several of his songs, such as The Answer which was originally written on piano.
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Rick Nielsen
Richard A. "Rick" Nielsen (born December 22, 1946) is the lead guitarist, backing vocalist, and primary songwriter of the rock band Cheap Trick. For the band's first few albums, Nielsen wrote the majority of the material himself. He is well known for having many custom-made guitars from Hamer Guitars, including his famous five-neck guitar.
Nielsen formed Cheap Trick in 1972 with bassist Tom Petersson, another Rockford, Illinois native. Before Cheap Trick, he was in a number of bands, including Grim Reapers and Fuse. The latter recorded a one-off debut album released on Epic Records which sold poorly. After the record failed to gain any attention, the band moved to Philadelphia and the band changed their name to Sick Man Of Europe.
The group toured Europe unsuccessfully in 1972 and returned to Illinois in 1973. Upon their return to Rockford, Nielsen and Petersson renamed the band Cheap Trick after adding drummer Bun E. Carlos and vocalist Randy "Xeno" Hogan. In 1974, Hogan left the band and lead singer Robin Zander joined after his contract with a Wisconsin resort was completed.
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Rob Zombie
Rob Zombie (born Robert Bartleh Cummings; January 12, 1965) is an American musician, film director, screenwriter and film producer. He founded the heavy metal band White Zombie and has been nominated three times as a solo artist for the Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance. Zombie's lyrics are noted for their horror and sci-fi themes, and his live shows for their elaborate shock rock theatricality.
Zombie has also established a career as a film director, creating the movies House of 1000 Corpses, The Devil's Rejects, the 2007 remake of Halloween, its sequel, and The Haunted World of El Superbeasto. His next film will be the upcoming The Lords of Salem which is scheduled to premiere in theaters sometime in 2012.
Born in Haverhill, Massachusetts, he was the first of two brothers. His younger brother Michael David Cummings was born on August 25, 1968 and is better known as Spider One, the frontman of alternative metal group Powerman 5000.
Based in New York, White Zombie was originally a noise rock band in the vein of fellow New York band Sonic Youth and Texas experimental punk band Butthole Surfers. White Zombie was known for combining heavy-metal music with driving guitar riffs (as on "Super-Charger Heaven"), overlayed with lyrics heavily influenced by horror films and pseudo-Satanic imagery.
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Ron Leejack
Ron Leejack was the lead guitarist for Wicked Lester, an early 1970s band that included future Kiss band mates Gene Simmons, Paul Stanley and Peter Criss. Ron Leejack had met Jimi Hendrix and had worked with Eddie Kramer prior to joining the band. He also appeared on the 1971 release by Cactus, Restrictions.
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Ron Nevison
Multi-platinum record producer Ron Nevison, throughout his career, has operated much like a surgeon, brought in during a critical point in a band's career to bring them back to the top from the commercial brink. Whether kick-starting a stalled hit maker like Jefferson Airplane back into flight as Jefferson Starship, or breathing fresh air back into an outdated band's sound- such as was the case with Heart and Chicago, via seminal 1980s Billboard # 1 ballads like "These Dreams" and "Look Away", respectively, Ron has rarely had a patient- metaphorically speaking- that he could not heal with his multi-platinum production touch.
Critics first took note of Ron's exceptional ear far ahead of many of his pop-rock peers, with one prominent example of the latter being Rolling Stone Magazine's observation in their 1973 review of The Who's Quadrophenia, which he engineered, that the album had been "magnificently recorded." Nevison's profile continued to rise through the mid-1970s as he helped to sonically shape a new generation of AOR rock via his engineering work on the first 3 Bad Company's LPs, Thin Lizzy, and perhaps most notably on Led Zeppelin's 1975 Physical Graffiti LP among a host of others. In addition to the aforementioned radio re-invention of Jefferson Starship via late 70s and early 80s hits like "Jane", Ron's transition into head producer for groups like The Babys, Traffic's Dave Mason (which produced the hit single "We Just Disagree"), UFO, and Eddie Money cemented his status as one of the industry's most in-demand hit record producers.
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Ross Halfin
Ross Halfin (born August 11, 1957) is a British rock and roll photographer. He began his career working for Sounds magazine in the 1970s, shooting various artists on the punk scene including The Clash, The Jam, The Sex Pistols, 999 and The Adverts. After linking up with writers Geoff Barton and Peter Makowski, Halfin moved on to working mainly in the United States with bands like AC/DC, UFO, Rush, Journey, Aerosmith and Black Sabbath.
Halfin started Kerrang! magazine in 1980 with Barton and produced images of bands from that era, he has toured extensively with many bands, including Metallica, Iron Maiden, Def Leppard, Mötley Crüe, Van Halen, Aerosmith, The Black Crowes, Ozzy Osbourne, Kiss, Soundgarden, Queens of the Stone Age and The Mars Volta, to name just a few.
In the VH1 series Behind the Music, Halfin was one of the people most often interviewed.
These days Ross works mainly as a freelance photographer and also shoots travel photography and the film industry. He has shot numerous album covers and published several books on bands including Led Zeppelin, The Who, The Black Crowes, Iron Maiden and Metallica and now his first travel book - ROSS HALFIN TRAVELS.
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Runic alphabet
Runes are the letters in a set of related alphabets known as runic alphabets which were used to write various Germanic languages before the adoption of the Latin alphabet and for specialized purposes thereafter. The Scandinavian variants are also known as futhark or fuþark (derived from their first six letters of the alphabet: F, U, Þ, A, R, and K); the Anglo-Saxon variant is futhorc or fuþorc (due to sound changes undergone in Old English by the same six letters). Runology is the study of the runic alphabets, runic inscriptions, runestones, and their history. Runology forms a specialized branch of Germanic linguistics.
The earliest runic inscriptions date from around AD 150. The characters were generally replaced by the Latin alphabet as the cultures that had used runes underwent Christianization by around AD 700 in central Europe and by around AD 1100 in Northern Europe. However, the use of runes persisted for specialized purposes in Northern Europe. Until the early 20th century runes were used in rural Sweden for decoration purposes in Dalarna and on Runic calendars.
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Russ Ballard
Russell Glyn Ballard (born 31 October 1945, Waltham Cross, Hertfordshire, England) is an English singer, songwriter and musician.
Ballard (ex Rick Nicholl and the Rebels) was initially a guitarist (Hofner Club 60), appearing stage left, with Buster Meikle & The Day Breakers in 1961, together with Roy Ballard, Russ's older brother on piano playing behind him, Bernie Benson on bass to the right and Bob Henrit on drums. All 5 fired-up & rocking from the very first moment of their act, wearing their distinctive deep red jackets with black collars! After a stint with The Roulettes, backing Adam Faith, he then went on to join Unit 4 + 2 in the early 1960s, before becoming the lead singer and guitarist of Argent (along with Henrit, who joined as drummer), writing their hit "God Gave Rock and Roll to You", which would later be covered by both Petra and Kiss. Ballard is most well-known as the vocalist on Argent's smash "Hold Your Head Up". In 1972, Ballard performed on Colin Blunstone's album Ennismore, which was produced by Chris White. Ballard also wrote the hit single, "I Don't Believe in Miracles", which featured on that album.
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Scott Ian
Scott Ian Rosenfeld (born December 31, 1963), known by the stage name Scott Ian, is an American musician, best known as the rhythm guitarist for the thrash metal band, Anthrax. Ian is the guitarist and a founding member of the crossover thrash band Stormtroopers of Death. He has hosted The Rock Show on VH1 and has appeared on VH1's I Love the... series, Heavy: The Story of Metal and Supergroup (TV series). Ian is also the rhythm guitarist for the metal band The Damned Things.
Ian was born to a Jewish family in the Bayside section of the New York City borough of Queens. He has a younger brother named Jason who was involved in Anthrax briefly and a half-brother named Sean. Ian attended Bayside High School, class of 1981.
Witnessing Kiss live at Madison Square Garden in 1977 made a huge impact on Ian, who has been vocal about his love for the band, and appeared on an episode of Gene Simmons Family Jewels, in which he visited Simmons' home and spoke about the impact Kiss had on his life. Ian went on to be influenced by British heavy metal bands such as Iron Maiden, Motörhead and Judas Priest, as well as by NYC hardcore. Ian also discovered the Ramones around the age of 12 and knew that he could become a famous hard rock/heavy metal star.
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Slash (musician)
Saul Hudson (born July 23, 1965), known by his stage name Slash, is a British-American musician and songwriter. He is best known as the former lead guitarist of the American hard rock band Guns N' Roses, with whom he achieved worldwide success in the late 1980s and early 1990s. During his later years with Guns N' Roses, Slash formed the side project Slash's Snakepit. He then co-founded the supergroup Velvet Revolver, which re-established him as a mainstream performer in the mid to late 2000s. In 2010, Slash released his eponymous debut solo album, featuring an all-star roster of guest musicians. His second album, Apocalyptic Love, recorded with his band, was released on May 22, 2012.
Slash has received critical acclaim as a guitarist. Time named him runner-up on their list of "The 10 Best Electric Guitar Players" in 2009, while Rolling Stone placed him at No. 65 on their list of "The 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time" in 2011.Guitar World ranked his solo in "November Rain" No. 6 on their list of "The 100 Greatest Guitar Solos" in 2008, and Total Guitar placed his riff in "Sweet Child o' Mine" at No. 1 on their list of "The 100 Greatest Riffs" in 2004.
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Stephen Coronel
Stephen Coronel is a guitarist and former member of the rock band Wicked Lester. He has been a friend of Kiss bassist Gene Simmons since 1963.
Coronel created the riff and chord structure of "She" and "Goin' Blind", co-authoring the songs with Simmons. A former member of The Long Island Sounds (with Seth Dogramajian), Bullfrog Bheer, Tree (with Paul Stanley), Wicked Lester, and Rainbow (unrelated to the Ritchie Blackmore band of the same name), he introduced Gene Klein to Stan Eisen in Steve's Washington Heights apartment. Wicked Lester later became Kiss, when Simmons and Stanley decided to start a new band.
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Stevie Wonder
Stevland Hardaway Morris (born May 13, 1950 as Stevland Hardaway Judkins), known by his stage name Stevie Wonder, is an American singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist, a child prodigy who developed into one of the most creative musical figures of the late 20th century. Blind since shortly after birth, Wonder signed with Motown's Tamla label at the age of eleven, and continues to perform and record for Motown to this day.
Among Wonder's best known works are singles such as "Superstition", "Sir Duke", "I Wish" and "I Just Called to Say I Love You". Well known albums also include Talking Book, Innervisions and Songs in the Key of Life. He has recorded more than thirty U.S. top ten hits and received twenty-two Grammy Awards, the most ever awarded to a male solo artist. Wonder is also noted for his work as an activist for political causes, including his 1980 campaign to make Martin Luther King, Jr.'s birthday a holiday in the United States. In 2009, Wonder was named a United Nations Messenger of Peace. In 2008, Billboard magazine released a list of the Hot 100 All-Time Top Artists to celebrate the US singles chart's fiftieth anniversary, with Wonder at number five.
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Terry Gross
Terry Gross (born February 14, 1951 ) is the host and co-executive producer of Fresh Air, an interview format radio show produced by WHYY-FM in Philadelphia and distributed throughout the United States by National Public Radio.
Gross has won praise over the years for her low-key and friendly yet often probing interview style and for the diversity of her guests. She has a reputation for researching her guests' work largely the night before an interview, often asking them unexpected questions about their early career.
Gross grew up in Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn, New York in a Jewish family. She earned a bachelor's degree in English and a master's degree in communications from the University at Buffalo, The State University of New York. She began a teaching career, but said that she was "totally unequipped" for the job, and was fired after only six weeks.
Gross began her radio career in 1973 at WBFO, a public radio station in Buffalo, New York, where she had been volunteering. In 1975, she moved to WHYY-FM in Philadelphia to host and produce Fresh Air, which was a local interview program at the time. In 1985, Fresh Air with Terry Gross went national, being distributed weekly by NPR. It became a daily program two years later.
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The Ramones
The Ramones were an American rock band that formed in the New York City neighborhood of Forest Hills, Queens, in 1974. They are often cited as the first punk rock group. Despite achieving only limited commercial success, the band was a major influence on the punk rock movement both in the United States and the United Kingdom.
All of the band members adopted pseudonyms ending with the surname "Ramone", though none of them were related. They performed 2,263 concerts, touring virtually nonstop for 22 years. In 1996, after a tour with the Lollapalooza music festival, the band played a farewell concert and disbanded. Little more than eight years after the breakup, the band's three founding members—lead singer Joey Ramone, guitarist Johnny Ramone, and bassist Dee Dee Ramone—had died.
Their only record with enough U.S. sales to be certified gold was the compilation album Ramones Mania. However, recognition of the band's importance built over the years, and they are now cited in many assessments of all-time great rock music, such as the Rolling Stone list of the 50 Greatest Artists of All Time and VH1's 100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock. In 2002, the Ramones were ranked the second-greatest band of all time by Spin magazine, trailing only The Beatles. On March 18, 2002, the Ramones—including the three founders and drummers Tommy and Marky Ramone—were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. In 2011, the group was awarded a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award.
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Toby Wright
Toby Wright is a record producer and mixing engineer who has worked with artists such as Alice in Chains, Metallica, Sevendust and Korn. He is currently in Nashville, Tennessee working on Kara Clark's latest Ep.
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Todd McFarlane
Todd McFarlane (born March 16, 1961) is a Canadian cartoonist, writer, toy designer and entrepreneur, best known for his work in comic books, such as the fantasy series Spawn.
In the late 1980s and early 1990s, McFarlane became a comic book superstar due to his work on Marvel Comics' Spider-Man franchise. In 1992, he helped form Image Comics, pulling the occult anti-hero character Spawn from his high school portfolio and updating him for the 1990s. Spawn was a popular hero in the 1990s and encouraged a trend in creator-owned comic book properties.
Since leaving inking duties on Spawn with issue #70 (February 1998), McFarlane has illustrated comic books less often, focusing on entrepreneurial efforts, such as McFarlane Toys and Todd McFarlane Entertainment, a film and animation studio. In September, 2006, it was announced that McFarlane will be the Art Director of the newly formed 38 Studios, formerly Green Monster Games, founded by major league baseball pitcher Curt Schilling. McFarlane used to be a co-owner of the National Hockey League's Edmonton Oilers but sold his shares to Daryl Katz. He is also a high-profile collector of history-making baseballs.
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Tom Snyder
Thomas James "Tom" Snyder (May 12, 1936 – July 29, 2007) was an American television personality, news anchor and radio personality best known for his late night talk shows The Tomorrow Show, on the NBC television network in the 1970s and 1980s, and The Late Late Show, on the CBS Television Network in the 1990s. Snyder was also the pioneer anchor of the primetime NBC News Update, in the 1970s and early 1980s, which was a one-minute capsule of news updates in primetime.
Snyder was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin to parents Frank and Marie Snyder. He received a Catholic upbringing and attended St. Agnes Elementary School and graduated from Jesuit-run Marquette University High School. He attended Marquette University, after which he had originally planned to study medicine and become a doctor.
Snyder had loved radio since he was a child and at some point changed his field of study from pre-med to journalism. He once told Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reporter Tim Cuprisin that broadcasting became more important to him than attending classes, and he skipped a lot of them. Snyder began his career as a radio reporter at WRIT (unrelated to the present-day FM station) in Milwaukee and at WKZO in Kalamazoo (where he was fired by John Fetzer) in the 1950s. For a time he worked at Savannah, Georgia AM station WSAV (now WBMQ).
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Tommy Lee
Thomas Lee Bass (born October 3, 1962), best known as Tommy Lee, is an American musician and founding member of glam metal band Mötley Crüe. As well as being the band's long-term drummer, Lee founded rap-metal band Methods of Mayhem, and has pursued solo musical projects. He has been married to model Elaine Bergen and actresses Heather Locklear and Pamela Anderson.
Lee was born on October 3, in Athens, Greece, as Thomas Lee Bass, the son of David Oliver Bass, a US Army serviceman of Welsh descent, and Vassiliki Papadimitriou, a 1957 Miss Greece contestant. His family moved to West Covina, California one year after his birth. He received his first drum when he was four and his first drum kit when he was a teenager. Lee has one younger sister, Athena Lee (Athena Michelle Bass, b. 1964), who was married to James Kottak, the drummer for the band Scorpions and she was also the drummer of his solo band KrunK.
As a teen he listened to Queen, Kiss, Deep Purple, Led Zeppelin and Judas Priest. After listening to Kiss, his main drum influence became Peter Criss. After transferring from South Hills High School (West Covina, California); he joined the marching band at Royal Oak High School (now Royal Oak Middle School) in Covina, California.
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Tony Bennett
Anthony Dominick Benedetto, better known as Tony Bennett (born August 3, 1926), is an American singer of popular music, standards, show tunes, and jazz. Bennett is also a serious and accomplished painter, having created works — under the name Benedetto — that are on permanent public display in several institutions. He is the founder of Frank Sinatra School of the Arts in New York City.
Raised in New York City, Bennett began singing at an early age. He fought in the final stages of World War II as an infantryman with the U.S. Army in the European Theatre. Afterwards, he developed his singing technique, signed with Columbia Records, and had his first number one popular song with "Because of You" in 1951. Several top hits such as "Rags to Riches" followed in the early 1950s. Bennett then further refined his approach to encompass jazz singing. He reached an artistic peak in the late 1950s with albums such as The Beat of My Heart and Basie Swings, Bennett Sings. In 1962, Bennett recorded his signature song, "I Left My Heart in San Francisco". His career and his personal life then suffered an extended downturn during the height of the rock music era.
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Totie Fields
Totie Fields (May 7, 1930 – August 2, 1978) was an American comedienne.
Fields was born Sophie Feldman in Hartford, Connecticut. She started singing in Boston clubs while still in high school, taking the stage name of Totie Fields. The name "Totie" was a childhood nickname, a corruption of her first name.[citation needed]
Fields gained fame during the 1960s and 1970s. Ed Sullivan gave Fields her first big break when he booked her on his show after seeing her perform at the Copacabana in New York. She made multiple appearances on The Ed Sullivan Show, The Mike Douglas Show, and The Merv Griffin Show, as well as a fifth season episode of Here's Lucy starring Lucille Ball.
In 1972, Fields wrote a humorous diet book entitled I Think I'll Start on Monday: The Official 8½ Oz. Mashed Potato Diet (i.e., 8.5 ounces (240 g)).
Fields was plagued with health problems the last two years of her life.
In April 1976, her left leg was amputated above the knee when surgery to remove a blood clot failed. This caused her to use an Amigo POV/Scooter for mobility.
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Tupac Shakur
Tupac Amaru Shakur (June 16, 1971 – September 13, 1996), known by his stage names 2Pac, Pac, and Makaveli, was an American rapper and actor. Shakur has sold over 75 million records worldwide as of 2010, making him one of the best-selling music artists in the world. Rolling Stone Magazine named him the 86th Greatest Artist of All Time. The themes of most of Tupac's songs are the violence and hardship in inner cities, racism, social problems, and conflicts with other rappers during the East Coast–West Coast hip hop rivalry. Shakur began his career as a roadie, backup dancer, and MC for the alternative hip hop group Digital Underground.
Both of his parents and several other family members were members of the Black Panthers, and Tupac made reference to the organization in the song "Changes". Shakur was involved in a West-coast East-coast rivalry after a major feud with East-coast rappers, producers and record-label members of staff.
On September 7, 1996, Shakur was shot four times in Las Vegas, Nevada. He was taken to the University Medical Center, where he died six days later.
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Vini Poncia
Vincent "Vini" Poncia, Jr. (born April 29, 1942), is an American musician, songwriter and record producer.
In the 1960s, Poncia formed a songwriting team with Peter Anders. An album of songs co-written by these childhood friends The Anders & Poncia Album, was produced by Richard Perry and released in 1969. Their songs were recorded by artists including The Ronettes,Bobby Bloom, and Darlene Love. Anders and Poncia were also members of The Trade Winds and The Innocence. The Trade Winds's debut single "New York is a Lonely Town" reached #32 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1966. In 1991, the Japanese singer-songwriter Tatsuro Yamashita covered this song as "Tokyo is a Lonely Town".
In 1968, with Frankie Meluso (aka Mell) and Peter Anders, Poncia founded MAP (Mell Anders Poncia) City Records in New York City. Their company included a small recording studio brought by their chief engineer Peter H. Rosen, who recorded sixteen albums before the company dissolved in 1970.
During the 1970s, Poncia became Ringo Starr's co-writer, and appeared on several of his solo albums. He also produced albums for Melissa Manchester and Lynda Carter's Portrait. As a songwriter, he wrote songs for Jackie DeShannon and Tommy James. He was also the producer for The Faragher Brothers albums, Open Your Eyes (1978) and The Faraghers (1979).
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Yngwie Malmsteen
Yngwie Johann Malmsteen (/ˈɪŋveɪ ˈmɑːlmstiːn/ ING-vay MAHLM-steen; born Lars Johan Yngve Lannerbäck on 30 June 1963) is a Swedish guitarist, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and bandleader. Malmsteen became known for his neo-classical playing style in heavy metal. Steve Huey of Allmusic stated that, "Yngwie Malmsteen is arguably the most technically accomplished hard rock guitarist to emerge during the '80s."
Malmsteen was born Lars Johan Yngve Lannerbäck in Stockholm, Sweden, as the second child of a musically-talented family. At age seven, he saw a television news report on the death of Jimi Hendrix, an event which had a profound impact on his musical path. Malmsteen, however, has stated that Hendrix had no musical impact on him, but on 18 September 1970 he saw a TV special of Hendrix, where he smashed and burned his guitar, and Malmsteen thought: "this is really cool". To quote his official website, "The day Jimi Hendrix died, the guitar-playing Yngwie was born".
At the age of 10 he took his mother's maiden name Malmsten as his surname, slightly changed it to Malmsteen, and Anglicised his third given name Yngve to "Yngwie". Malmsteen created his first band "Track On Earth" at the age of 10, consisting of himself and a friend from school on drums (Armin). Malmsteen was a teenager when he first encountered the music of the 19th century violinist composer Niccolò Paganini, whom he cites as his biggest classical music influence. Ritchie Blackmore and Uli Jon Roth are also cited as being significant influences, as is Brian May of Queen.
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- Carly Rae Jepsen
- The Art Of Noise Featuring Tom Jones
- Yumi
- Maroon 5
- London After Midnight
- Glee Cast
- Keshia Chante
- Venke Knutson
- The Clarks
- Deine Lakaien
- Korn
- Tom Jones
- Westlife
- Mya
- Rodney Carrington
- Richard Thompson
- Nelly
- Nana Kitade
- One Buck Short
- Prince
- Paris Bennett
- Marilyn Monroe
- Brighter Brightest
- Alvin Grisham
- Art Of Noise
- Dara
- Dope Stars Inc
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- Chris Thomas King
- Clarks
karaoke
i went out last night
i'm going out tonight again
anything to capture your attention
and shes a real sweet girl
and you know i got a boy
details we both forgot to mention
and you i always know where you are
and you always know where i am
were taking it way to far
but i dont want it to end
this kiss is something i cant resist
your lips are undeniable
this kiss is something i cant risk
your heart is unreliable
some things so sentimental
you make so debtrimental
i wish it didnt feel like this
cause i dont want to miss this kiss
i dont want to miss this kiss
you know your just my type
and your eyes are locking key
to my heart tempting my convection
and your a real hot thing
but you know i've got a boy
somewhere so can you feel the tention
and you i'm dancing the way you are
and you dancing the way i am
were taking it way to far
but i don't want it to end
this kiss is something i can't resist
and lips are undeniable
this kiss is something i cant risk
your heart is unreliable
some things so sentimental
you make so debtrimental
and i wish it didnt feel like this
cause i dont want to miss this kiss
but if you ask me to couldnt i couldnt i
your leaning closer and shouldnt i shouldnt i
and if you ask me to couldnt i couldnt i
this kiss is something i cant resist
yours lips are undeniable
this kiss is something i cant risk
your heart is unreliable
some things so sentimental
you make so debtrimental
i wish it didnt feel like this
cause i dont want to miss this kiss
i wish it didnt feel like this
You don't have to be beautiful
To turn me on
I just need your body baby
From dusk till dawn
You don't need experience
To turn me out
You just leave it all up to me
I'll show you what it's all about
CHORUS:
You don't have to be rich
To be my girl
You don't have to be cool
To rule my world
Aint no particular sign
I'm more compatible with
I just want your extra time
And you kiss
You gotta not talk dirty baby
If you wanna impress me (ah ah ah)
You can't be too flirty mama
I know how to undress me
Let me be your fantasy
And maybe (baby) you could be mine
You just leave it all up to me
We can have a good time
(REPEAT CHORUS)
Think I'd better dance now
(La la la)
Women and girls rule my world
I say they rule my world
Act your age mama (not your shoe size)
Not your shoe size
Maybe we could do the twirl
You don't have to watch Dynasty
To have an attitude
You gotta leave it all up to me
My love will be your food
(REPEAT CHORUS)
What up?
You want me to take you to another level?
Just holla at your boy
Right now, Imma take you for a ride
Feel me?
Just listen
Baby it's late; can you take me home
Bring me somewhere we can be alone
'Cause, you know, I'm a little tipsy
Light me up and, baby, kiss me
Come and, baby, do it quickly
I don't wanna talk so keep my mouth busy
Little missy
I feel like burning
You're who I'm yearning
I'm ready for friction
Sparks fly, up high
Baby, make me feel like I never felt before
Hold me close by your side
Baby, never let me go through the night
As I open my eyes
Baby, kiss me from my nose down to my
Baby, come here and I'll make you see
Take you to a place where we can be free
Boy, you put me on fire
Come on, baby, take me higher
And fulfill my desire
Don't talk, just give it a try
And blow my mind
Don't keep me waiting
I know you want it
Now, let's get it started
Lead me, feel me
Baby, let me hear it that you wanted more
Hold me close by your side
Never let me go, never let me go, never let me go
As I open my eyes
Kiss me on your nose, to my
Ooh baby, ooh baby, ooh baby
Where'd you learn to work that way
I said you, you, you
You are driving me insane
Would you come with me, babe
Hold me close by your side
Baby, never let me go through the night
As I open my eyes
Baby, kiss me from my nose down to my (oh oh oh)
Hold me close by your side
Baby, never let me go through the night
As I open my eyes
Baby, kiss me from my nose down to my
Hold me close by your side
Baby, never let me go through the night
As I open my eyes
You don't have to be beautiful
To turn me on
I just need your body baby
From dusk till dawn
You don't need experience
To turn me out
You just leave it all up to me
I'm gonna show you what it's all about
You don't have to be rich
To be my girl
You don't have to be cool
To rule my world
Ain't no particular sign I'm more compatible with
I just want your extra time and your
Kiss
You got to not talk dirty, baby
If you want to impress me
You can't be to flirty, mama
I know how to undress me (Yeah)
I want to be your fantasy
Maybe you could be mine
You just leave it all up to me
We could have a good time
You don't have to be rich
To be my girl
You don't have to be cool
To rule my world
Ain't no particular sign I'm more compatible with
I just want your extra time and your
Kiss
I think I want to dance
Gotta, gotta
Little girl Wendy's parade
Gotta, gotta, gotta
Women not girls rule my world
I said they rule my world
Act your age, mama (Not your shoe size)
Not your shoe size
Maybe we could do the twirl
You don't have to watch Dynasty
To have an attitude
You just leave it all up to me
My love will be your food
Yeah
You don't have to be rich
To be my girl
You don't have to be cool
To rule my world
Ain't no particular sign I'm more compatible with
I just want your extra time and your
You'll never understand,
the meaning in the end,
we're standing at the gate,
you'll meet the darker fate,
your purity and rage,
your passion and your hate,
you promised more than bliss,
with your God and with your kiss,
I'm on my knees,
I beg your mercy,
my soul is my loss,
I'm well hung from your cross.
Take me,
take me in your arms my love and rape me,
don't hide behind your rage
I know you love me,
and always will,
you're my possession,
of that my love there really is no question,
don't hide behind your rage
I know you love me
and always will,
my better half it's true
has seen the darker side of you,
innocence stripped away,
You don't have to be beautiful
to turn me on
I just need your body baby
From dusk till dawn
You don't need experience
To turn me out
You just leave it all up to me
I'm gonna show you what it's all about
You don't have to be rich
To be my girl
You don't have to be cool
To rule my world
Ain't no particular sign I'm more compatible with
I just want your extra time and your
Kiss
You got to not talk dirty, baby
If you wanna impress me
You can't be to flirty, mama
I know how to undress me (Yeah)
I want to be your fantasy
Maybe you could be mine
You just leave it all up to me
We could have a good time
You don't have to be rich
To be my girl
You don't have 2 be cool
To rule my world
Ain't no particular sign I'm more compatible with
I just want your extra time and your
Kiss
I think I wanna dance
Gotta, Gotta
Little girl Wendy's parade
Gotta, gotta, gotta
Women not girls rule my world
I said they rule my world
Act your age, mama (Not your shoe size)
Not your shoe size
Maybe we could do the twirl
You don't have to watch Dynasty
To have an attitude
You just leave it all up to me
My love will be your food
Yeah
You don't have to be rich
To be my girl
You don't have to be cool
To rule my world
Ain't no particular sign I'm more compatible with
I just want your extra time and your
I was working at the mall after school on a Friday
You were with your mom, dont know what you were buying
We made eye-contact, through the tee-shirt rack
And I was hoping that you would say something to me (but you didnt)
But you were too afraid to talk while your momma was present
So when she left the store you came back in cause you left something
Slipt your number to me, on the back of the receipt
And you made me promise I would call you later (And I did)
I thought I knew it..
Thought I knew it from the first time I saw you
Thought I knew it from the first time we met
Thought I knew it from the first time we kicked it
But I knew it from the first time we kissed (when we kissed)
It felt just like we fell in love (when we kissed)
I know right then I fell in love (when we kissed)
Your lips showed me the purest love (when we kissed)
When I got home from work it was 9 in the evening
When we got off the phone it was 9 in the morning
Now its Saturday, so we planned a date
To meet up at 6 oclock at the movies
We got there (got some snacks)
Some drinks (it was dark)
So we sat (in the back)
Thats when you (stole my heart)
Cause you kissed me, didnt know you would kiss me
And I loved every bit fell in love with your kiss
Thought I knew it from the first time I saw you
Thought I knew it from the first time we met
Thought I knew it from the first time we kicked it
But I knew it from the first time we kissed (when we kissed)
It felt just like we fell in love (when we kissed)
I know right then I fell in love (when we kissed)
Your lips showed me the purest love (when we kissed)
The touch of your hand, is where it began
The feel of your heart, still wasnt enough
But everything changed, on our first date
Boy thats when it hit me, the moment you kissed me
The touch of your hand, is where it began
The feel of your heart, still wasnt enough
But everything changed, on our first date
Boy thats when it hit me, the moment you kissed me
The shadows fall
Leaving traces in your face
That I can look for when I'm old
And think of all the days we could have missed
Now here again
I'm always young in the silly lines
Of poetry
But I believe that tide is turning
Round and round again
Oh, I'm a little surprised by your kiss
And who is going to blame me for this
A little song today
An illusion in a picture frame to stay
He passed me by
This old man with his cane and all
Heading for an evening stroll
The streets were wet with rain
And even though
He did not speak
He told a lot by being meek
I saw a glimpse Of who he'd been
And who I'd like to be
Oh, I'm a little surprised by your kiss
And who is going to blame me for this
A little song today
An illusion in a picture frame to stay
Now where you want to go
What you want to know
Makes the world go round
What you want to be - doesn't matter to me
Just sing from your soul
Sing from your soul - we're growing old
And oh, I'm a little surprised by your kiss
And who is going to blame me for this
A little song today
An illusion in a picture frame to stay
Oh, I'm a little suprised by your kiss
And who is going to blame me for this
A little song today
An illusion in a picture frame to stay
And oh, I'm a little surprised by your kiss
And who is going to blame me for this
A little song today
An illusion in a picture frame to stay
An illusion in a picture frame to stay
Uh! U don't have 2 be beautiful 2 turn me on
I just need your body, baby, from dusk till dawn
U don't need experience 2 turn me out
U just leave it all up 2 me, I'm gonna show U what it's all about
CHORUS: U don't have 2 be rich 2 be my girl
U don't have 2 be cool 2 rule my world
Ain't no particular sign I'm more compatible with
I just want your extra time and your . . . . . kiss
U got 2 not talk dirty, baby, if U wanna impress me
U can't be 2 flirty, mama, I know how 2 undress me (Yeah)
I want 2 be your fantasy, maybe U could be mine
U just leave it all up 2 me, we could have a good time
CHORUS
Yes, oh
I think I wanna dance, uh
Gotta, gotta, oh
Little Girl Wendy's Parade
Gotta, gotta, gotta
Women, not girls, rule my world, I said they rule my world
Act your age, mama, not your shoe size, maybe we could do the twirl
U don't have 2 watch Dynasty 2 have an attitude, uh
U just leave it all up 2 me, my love will be your food (Yeah)
U don't have 2 be rich 2 be my girl
U don't have 2 be cool 2 rule my world
Ain't no particular sign I'm compatible with!
I just want your extra time and your kiss
* Words by Prince
We stayed in this room
near the waterfalls
where we met the young couple
from Clermont-Ferrand
you were a red primafleur
amongst grey daffodils
I remember a tune
ehich goes like this
Kiss me kiss me like I kiss you
miss me miss me like I miss you
while you dream your dream of somebody else
I play for you the whole night through
Though I hated the falls
I enjoyed every night
behind the curtains of joy
the sunlight burned dry
all the flowers that tried
to dim your bright light
I kept singing my song
through all day and all night
Kiss me kiss me like I kiss you
miss me miss me like I miss you
while you dream your dream of somebody else
I play for you the whole night through
The bells of your crown
couldn't hear them ring
they played for you
for me they won't sing
as I kissed too deep
right into your throat
found an oak inside
that's what it told
Kiss me kiss me like I kiss you
miss me miss me like I miss you
go on dreaming your dream
seems like somebody else
plays the part of yours
in a cheap old hotel
Now you lay underneath the tower bell
I can hear them singing gloomy tunes from hell
where the kisses don't burn
'cause the fire's too hot
so I sing for you
with the help from God
Kiss me kiss me like I kiss you
miss me miss me like I miss you
while you dream your dream of somebody else
I pray for you to escape from hell
Some deny and search for things
That never come around, do I feel like a fool?
The places I have ran to all my life have disappeared
And I owe this all to you, all to you
I'm feeling like I'm sinking
And nothing's there to catch me
Keep me breathing, breathing
What do I have to do?
Why can't this hurt be through?
I'm going head unto
Something I know I will fail
Why can't this kiss be true?
Why won't you please let me through?
I don't understand
Why you always push me away
Well, last thing I would like to do before I go away
Is cry there next to you, next to you
Cry and talk about the good old days and where they've gone
And now how much I hate you
What do I have to do?
Why can't this hurt be through?
I'm going head unto
Something I know I will fail
Why can't this kiss be true?
Why won't you please let me through?
I don't understand
Why you always push me away
I feel the blood drip off the body
As it pools right there on the ground
What am I now?
What am I now? What am I now?
What do I have to do?
Why can't this hurt be through?
I'm going head unto
Something I know I will fail
Why can't this kiss be true?
Why won't you please let me through?
I don't understand
Why you always push me away
Why you always push me away?
Why you always push me away?
Why you always push me away?
Why you always push me away?
Why you always push me away?
Why you always push me away?
Why you always push me away?
You don't have to be beautiful
To turn me on
I just need your body, baby
From dusk till dawn
You don't need experience
To turn me out
You just leave it all up to me
I'll show you what it's all about
You don't have to be rich to be my girl
You don't have to be cool to rule my world
Ain't no particular sign I'm more compatible with
I just want your extra time and your KISS
You got to not talk dirty, baby
If you wanna impress me
You can't be too flirty, mama
I know how to undress me
I want to be your fantasy
Maybe, you could be mine
You just leave it all up to me
We could have a real good time
You don't have to be rich to be my girl
You don't have to be cool to rule my world
Ain't no particular sign I'm more compatible with
I just want your extra time and your KISS
I think I'd better dance now.....
Women, not girls, rule my world
I said they rule my world
Act your age woman, not your shoe size
Maybe we could do the twirl?
You don't have to watch Dynasty
To have an attitude
You just leave it all up to me
My love will be your food
You don't have to be rich to be my girl
You don't have to be cool to rule my world
Ain't no particular sign, I'm more compatible with,
U don't have 2 be beautiful
2 turn me on
I just need your body baby
From dusk till dawn
U don't need experience
2 turn me out
U just leave it all up 2 me
I'm gonna show u what it's all about
U don't have 2 be rich
2 be my girl
U don't have 2 be cool
2 rule my world
Ain't no particular sign I'm more compatible with
I just want your extra time and your
Kiss
U got to not talk dirty, baby
If u wanna impress me
U can't be 2 flirty, mama
I know how 2 undress me (yeah)
I want 2 be your fantasy
Maybe u could be mine
U just leave it all up to me
We could have a good time
U don't have 2 be rich
2 be my girl
U don't have 2 be cool
2 rule my world
Ain't no particular sign I'm more compatible with
I just want your extra time and your
Kiss
I think I wanna dance
Gotta, gotta
Little girl wendy's parade
Gotta, gotta, gotta
Women not girls rule my world
I said they rule my world
Act your age, mama (not your shoe size)
Not your shoe size
Maybe we could do the twirl
U don't have 2 watch dynasty
2 have an attitude
U just leave it all up 2 me
My love will be your food
Yeah
U don't have 2 be rich
2 be my girl
U don't have 2 be cool
2 rule my world
Ain't no particular sign I'm more compatible with
I just want your extra time and your
Kiss
Intro)
yea yea yay
yea yea (kiss sound)
yea yea yay
yea yea yea
Verse1)
tell me do you see a sign written on my forehead
saying I was born yesterday forget the baby face
got 13 in the game no way I ain't having it
darling it ain't all about a handbag trickin off fame
watchin slippin tryna play me this ain't monopoly
you won't collect the ah...and you can't pass all
Prechorus)
already know just what you thinkin when you see me
uh uh no blench discourage that I don't need Got my own
honey babe I ain't worried bout chu but hello to my money
Chorus)
own a company I keep down to every word I speak
keep it sexy and simple keep it sexy and simple
so if you wanna roll with me gotta keep it more than trouble free
keep it sexy and simple keep it sexy and simple
K.I.S.S. one hand on the hip keep it simple sexy and then we do a dip
K.I.S.S. pucker up your lips keep it simple sexy and then we blow a kiss
Verse 2)
from the clothes i wear to how I rock my hair
I think classy is more and and you know what ain't more is less less
and frankly I don't care to do to much unlike some of these hooo..
out here looking like frankenstein save it for halloween low self-esteem
beggin for attention ain't sexy no and ladies don't over do it cause your flyer
just the way you are don't gotta act dumb and crazy invalidation F.O.H W.T
means ya surety a star
Prechorus)
already know just what you thinkin when you see me
and gets of bets I'm more ya wanna be me money bucks you can
have it if you really want to just keep it sexy and get that money
Chorus)
own a company I keep down to every word I speak
keep it sexy and simple keep it sexy and simple
so if you wanna roll with me gotta keep it more than trouble free
keep it sexy and simple keep it sexy and simple
Bridge)
Imma say it like this and I won't flinch up with bull sh*t
and they could just kiss these lips lips (what it taste like)
independents only for the strong out the week if i stayed
i'd dha only been cheating me i'm only putting on my plain lipstick
it's gon be the last kit ...ahhhh(that your willing to see)
Chorus)
own a company I keep down to every word I speak
keep it sexy and simple keep it sexy and simple
so if you wanna roll with me gotta keep it more than trouble free
keep it sexy and simple keep it sexy and simple
K.I.S.S. one hand on the hip keep it simple sexy and then we do a dip
K.I.S.S. pucker up your lips keep it simple sexy and then we blow a kiss
K.I.S.S. one hand on the hip keep it simple sexy and then we do a dip
Think I better dance now
Kiss, kiss
Kiss, kiss
Kiss
You gotta not talk dirty, baby
If you wanna impress me
You can't be too flirty, mama
I know how to undress me
Let me be your fantasy
And maybe you could be mine
You just leave it all up to me
We can have a good time
You don't have to be rich
To be my girl
You don't have to be cool
To rule my world
Ain't no particular sign
I'm more compatible with
I just want your extra time
And your kiss
Think I better dance now
Kiss, kiss
Kiss, kiss
Kiss
You don't have to be beautiful
To turn me on
I just need your body, baby
From dusk till dawn
You don't need experience
To turn me out
You just leave it all up to me
I'll show you what it's all about
You don't have to be rich
To be my girl
You don't have to be cool
To rule my world
Ain't no particular sign
I'm more compatible with
I just want your extra time
And your kiss
You gotta not talk dirty, baby
If you wanna impress me
You can't be too flirty, mama
I know how to undress me
Let me be your fantasy
And maybe you could be mine
You just leave it all up to me
We can have a good time
You don't have to be rich
To be my girl
You don't have to be cool
To rule my world
Ain't no particular sign
I'm more compatible with
I just want your extra time
And your kiss
Think I better dance now
Women and girls rule my world
I say they rule my world
Act your age, mama, not your shoe size
Maybe we could do the twirl
You don't have to watch 'Dynasty'
To have an attitude
You gotta leave it all up to me
My love will be your food
You don't have to be rich
To be my girl
You don't have to be cool
To rule my world
Ain't no particular sign
I'm more compatible with
I just want your extra time
And your
U don't have 2 be beautiful
2 turn me on
I just need your body baby
From dusk till dawn
U don't need experience
2 turn me out
U just leave it all up 2 me
I'm gonna show u what it's all about
U don't have 2 be rich
2 be my girl
U don't have 2 be cool
2 rule my world
Ain't no particular sign I'm more compatible with
I just want your extra time and your
Kiss
U got to not talk dirty, baby
If u wanna impress me
U can't be 2 flirty, mama
I know how 2 undress me (Yeah)
I want 2 be your fantasy
Maybe u could be mine
U just leave it all up to me
We could have a good time
U don't have 2 be rich
2 be my girl
U don't have 2 be cool
2 rule my world
Ain't no particular sign I'm more compatible with
I just want your extra time and your
Kiss
I think I wanna dance
Gotta, Gotta
Little girl Wendy's parade
Gotta, gotta, gotta
Women not girls rule my world
I said they rule my world
Act your age, mama (Not your shoe size)
Not your shoe size
Maybe we could do the twirl
U don't have 2 watch Dynasty
2 have an attitude
U just leave it all up 2 me
My love will be your food
Yeah
U don't have 2 be rich
2 be my girl
U don't have 2 be cool
2 rule my world
Ain't no particular sign I'm more compatible with
I just want your extra time and your
[Nelly]
Uh-huh.. uhh, uhh, uhh, listen
The way your Apple Bottom pokin out got me on a mission
I wanna get you in every kind of position
I don't wanna keep my cool baby, I can't keep my distance
Girl I salute you, I'll be at attention
I'm so into you, I just wanna be your lover
On the floor, in the chair, under covers
When I'm kissin you I can't think about another (think about another)
Girl (think-a, think about another) turn the lights on
[Chorus: Dirty Money]
You're my pride and joy, you're my baby boy
People ask me how I feel, 'bout you
They ask me if I love you (baby, I want your love)
And if I'm crazy 'bout ya (baby, I want your love)
Kissin you is, all that I've been thinkin of
Kissin you is, ooooh, ooooh
Kissin you is, all that I've been thinkin of
Kissin you is, ooooh, ooooh
[Nelly]
See I'ma kiss you, wan' go up to your body, shawty you will never
Scorpio, girl I was built for pleasure
I'll make your body start rainin, I change the weather
Let it fall on me, I don't need no umbrella
I get it - from the back (from the back) from the front (from the front)
On your side lil' mama, now here it come
Heyyyy, I just wanna be your loverrrrrr {yeahhhhhhh}
Now sing it for me girl [echoes]
[Chorus w/ ad libs]
[Murphy Lee]
Look, uhh, yo, check it, uhh
I'm in a Lex' bubbly talkin to my text buddy
Said I forgot about her thinkin 'bout my next money
Not only that honey, kissin's what I think of
You got the Wi-Fi, what's the code so we can link up
Kitchen flo', kitchen table, fuck the whole sink up
The best sprinkler, your back open like a pick-up
The mess that you're makin we can blame it on the liquor
If that's not enough then you can blame it on Murph' baby
I close my eyes and hold my breath
As I'm waiting for a moment that'll touch happiness.
When we are enveloped by a gentle wind
The tearful sky's colour changes
And so even if we are separated I want to feel it
always.
I'll wrap up my heart and send it to you.
KISS KISS and my morning starts
KISS KISS and I sleep at night
KISS KISS for an irreplaceable person
KISS KISS stronger than words
Even if you drop the key to my heart,[1]
I'll leave my mark behind so we can see eachother
again.
You may become uneasy when you can't see me,
But in those times I can make the best of magic.
I'm the only one in the whole world who's able to
Do these kinds of things for you.
KISS KISS and everything begins
KISS KISS and the curtain drops every time
KISS KISS modestly and carefully
KISS KISS for the person I love
KISS KISS and everything begins
KISS KISS and the curtain drops every time
KISS KISS modestly and carefully
Why you gotta complicate these
Things that I have done....
Can't figure it out coz it's too late....
Should I just leave her alone?....
I told her just to give it up and leave it....
Take your photographs and rip it....
Paint the world you had already....
Write a story....
A novel maybe....
Don't you complicate the setting?....
The pride you had is nothing....
Keep it simple stupid sadly screaming away....
Lets be ourselves a little....
Scream out shouting out for real....
I'm here; just hold me!....
Let's keep it nice and simple....(2X)
Stop, where are you going, hey....
Everyone's not leaving yet....
This party's gettin started
Take some shots from me and you’ll be fine....
Stay with me till next Friday ....
We’ll both drive down to ....Singapore........
And spend New Year’s watching the ....
Fireworks light up the sky ....
So “Yas”, Just hear me out a little....
Lets trust our lust a little....
When Friday comes we’ll all be....
Drinking, smoking....
Spacing…getting (insert your choice of DRUG here)....
My plans are all bout this....
Your pants could fall in one kiss....
Keep it simple stupid madly screaming away
You don't have to be beautiful to turn me on
I just need your body, baby, from dusk till dawn
You don't need experience to turn me out
You just leave it all up to me, I'm gonna show you what it's all about
You don't have to be rich to be my girl
You don't have to be cool to rule my world
Ain't no particular sign I'm more compatible with
I just want your extra time and your kiss
You got to not talk dirty, baby, if you wanna impress me
You can't be to flirty, mama, I know how to undress me, yeah
I want to be your fantasy, maybe you could be mine
You just leave it all up to me, we could have a good time
You don't have to be rich to be my girl
You don't have to be cool to rule my world
Ain't no particular sign I'm more compatible with
I just want your extra time and your kiss
Yes, oh, I think I wanna dance, uh
Gotta, gotta, oh
Little Girl Wendy's Parade
Gotta, gotta, gotta
Women, not girls, rule my world, I said they rule my world
Act your age, mama, not your shoe size, maybe we could do the twirl
(Not your shoe size)
You don't have to watch Dynasty to have an attitude, uh
You just leave it all up to me, my love will be your food, yeah
You don't have to be rich to be my girl
You don't have to be cool to rule my world
Ain't no particular sign I'm compatible with!
You don't have to be beautiful to turn me on
I just need your body, baby, from dusk 'til dawn
You don't need experience to turn me on
You just leave it all up to me
I'm gonna show you what it's all about
You don't have to be rich to be my girl
You don't have to be cool to rule my world
Ain't no particular sign I'm more compatible with
I just want your extra time and your kiss
You got to not talk dirty, baby, if you wanna impress me
You can't be too flirty, mama, I know how to undress me
I want to be your fantasy, maybe you could be mine
You just leave it all up to me, we could have a good time
You don't have to be rich to be my girl
You don't have to be cool to rule my world
Ain't no particular sign I'm more compatible with
I just want your extra time and your kiss
Yes, oh
I think I wanna dance
Gotta, gotta
Little girl Wendy's parade
Gotta, gotta, gotta
Women, not girls, rule my world, I said they rule my world
Act your age, mama, not your shoe size
Not your shoe size, maybe we could do the twirl
You don't have to watch Dynasty to have an attitude
You just leave it all up to me, my love will be your food
You don't have to be rich to be my girl
You don't have to be cool to rule my world
Ain't no particular sign I'm compatible with
(kiss, kiss me)
(hold, hold me)
(kiss me, hold me, kiss me, hold me...)
kiss, kiss me
say you miss, miss me
kiss me love, with heavenly affection
hold, hold me close to you
hold me, see me through
with all your heart's protection
thrill, thrill me
with your charms
take me, in your arms
and make my life perfection
kiss, kiss me darling
then, kiss me once again
make my dreams come true
(this is the moment, oh thrill me)
thrill me, thrill me (with your charms)
take me, take me (in your arms)
and make my life perfection
take me, darling don't foresake me
kiss me
hold me tight
love me, love me tonight
(kiss me, hold me, take me, love me, kiss me, kiss me,
I wanna go back to the moment you met me
'Cause all I wanna know is just how we came to be
'Cause you're inside now, you're everything I need
And all I wanna know is just when you're gonna leave
'Cause if I'm just waiting 'round for you
Then I'm just killin' time it's true
'Cause all the time I spent running out
I kept coming back to you
But I could see
You're everything I want I need
But if you go
Take everything you gave to me
I've felt this way now
Since we came to be
But all along I been hoping
You could settle it for me
'Cause if I'm just waiting 'round for you
Then I'm just killin' time it's true
'Cause all the time I spent running out
I kept coming back to you
But I could see
You're everything I'd want or need
But if you go
Take everything you gave to me
I could see
You're everything I'd ever want or need
If you go
Take everything you gave to me
And I'm not so used to this confusion
Oh, there's so much to lose
So if I'm just wating 'round for you
Then I'm just killin' time it's true
But I could see
You're everything I'd want I need
But if you go
Take everything you gave to me
I could see
You're everything I'd ever want I need
But if you go
Take everything you gave to me
To me
[Chorus]
Give me a kiss that I wanna miss I love you with all my heart just give me a kiss,give me a kiss that i wanna miss i love you with all my heart just give me a kiss, give me a kiss that i wanna miss i love you with all my heart just give me a kiss, give me a kiss that i wanna miss i love you with all of my heart just give me a kiss.
Verse1
I wanna be with you for all of my life I wanna kiss your lips and hold you tight just giva me a kiss that I wannna miss I hold you with all of my might I want all your love like a speacil dove sent from heavan above I wanna give you mine and have a good time baby girl you just so fine
[Chorus]
Give mae a kiss that I wanna miss I love you with all my heart give me a kiss,
give me a kiss that i wanna miss i love you with all my heart give me a kiss, give me a kiss that i wanna miss i love you with all my heart give me a kiss, give me a kiss that i wanna miss i love you with all my heart give me a kiss.
Verse2
I just need you everyday I want you to be my lady I jus want your soft kiss and that what I don'y want to miss I wanna be your man I hope you understand that I want you baby so baby please don't go.
[Chorus]
Think I better dance now
Kiss, kiss
Kiss, kiss
Kiss
You gotta not talk dirty, baby
If you wanna impress me
You can't be too flirty, mama
I know how to undress me
Let me be your fantasy
And maybe you could be mine
You just leave it all up to me
We can have a good time
You don't have to be rich
To be my girl
You don't have to be cool
To rule my world
Ain't no particular sign
I'm more compatible with
I just want your extra time
And your kiss
Think I better dance now
Kiss, kiss
Kiss, kiss
Kiss
You don't have to be beautiful
To turn me on
I just need your body, baby
From dusk till dawn
You don't need experience
To turn me out
You just leave it all up to me
I'll show you what it's all about
You don't have to be rich
To be my girl
You don't have to be cool
To rule my world
Ain't no particular sign
I'm more compatible with
I just want your extra time
And your kiss
You gotta not talk dirty, baby
If you wanna impress me
You can't be too flirty, mama
I know how to undress me
Let me be your fantasy
And maybe you could be mine
You just leave it all up to me
We can have a good time
You don't have to be rich
To be my girl
You don't have to be cool
To rule my world
Ain't no particular sign
I'm more compatible with
I just want your extra time
And your kiss
Think I better dance now
Women and girls rule my world
I say they rule my world
Act your age, mama, not your shoe size
Maybe we could do the twirl
You don't have to watch 'Dynasty'
To have an attitude
You gotta leave it all up to me
My love will be your food
You don't have to be rich
To be my girl
You don't have to be cool
To rule my world
Ain't no particular sign
I'm more compatible with
I just want your extra time
And your
Ft. CL
I just wanna kiss
I never wanna miss
Deo jjalithagae one more time
Nae soomeul gajyeoga
I'm dying for your kiss
I never wanna miss
Deo mangseolijima
Nae ipsooleul gajyeoga
(2NE1)
Baby boy
Wae hangsang halmali geuli mana
Dapdaphan Baby boy
Saranghanda gobaek halgeon ara
I'm not a baby girl
Ni saenggakboda noonchiga nan bballa
Uri maeil hangsang jaejalireul dolla
Dodaechae neon wae nal geureokhaedo molla
Baby boy
Geu jashingamae banhaetda nal giyeokhae
My baby boy
Ni tempo saenggak boda neomu jiruhae
I'm your baby girl
Haeyeojil ddaen eojjae geuri sonman heundeuneunji
Kkotdabaldo johko banjido johchiman
(Ah, yes) You just never know
Seodureujima
Ddaboonhan yaegihajima
Eojjeom geureokhaedo jal chamni
Hokshi namja matni
Miso jitjima
Neomu ddaboonhajana
Nooneul gamgo jigeum dagawa
Just get it, get it
I just wanna kiss
I never wanna miss
Deo jjalithagae one more time
Nae soomeul gajyeoga
I'm dying for your kiss
I never wanna miss
Deo mangseolijima
Nae ipsooleul gajyeoga
Hurry up
You let it touch
Jeoldae maneungeol barajineun ahna
Hurry up
You let it touch
Baby oneulmankeum jaebal
(Uh uh uh uh CL)
Nal nochijima
Come on and let my body bounce
Nae chameulseong shiheom hajima
Nan oneuldo 'bout to luz control
Nae shimjangeun machi dynamite
(Tik tik tok tok) Shiganeun go back
(Please please stop stop) E bameun more last
Babo gatchi ootneun ni moseupi
Nan chamgiga himdeuleo killing me
If you want me too let's go
Choomchuneun nae maeumeun disco
Neon machi nae juwireul maendolla
Maleopshi hooljjeok gabeolineun UFO
Seodureujima
Ddaboonhan yaegihajima
Eojjeom geureokhaedo jal chamni
Hokshi namja matni
Miso jitjima
Neomu ddaboonhajana
Nooneul gamgo jigeum dagawa
Just get it, get it
I just wanna kiss
I never wanna miss
Deo jjalithagae one more time
Nae soomeul gajyeoga
I'm dying for your kiss
I never wanna miss
Deo mangseolijima
Nae ipsooleul gajyeoga
Hurry up
You let it touch
Jeoldae maneungeol barajineun ahna
Hurry up
You let a touch
Baby oneulmankeum jaebal
(Let's break this down)
Sarangeun dangerous
Ni noonbicheun neomu poisonous
Jigeum heundeullineun two of us
Hajiman we just feel so good
Sarangeun dangerous
Ni ipsooleun neomu poisonous
Jigeum heundeullineun two of us
We dangerous
In danger danger danger danger
Sarangeun dangerous
Ni noonbicheun neomu poisonous
Jigeum heundeullineun two of us
Hajiman we just feel so good
Sarangeun dangerous
Ni ipsooleun neomu poisonous
Jigeum heundeullineun two of us
We dangerous
You'll never understand,
The meaning in the end.
We're standing at the gate,
You'll meet the darker fate.
Your purity and rage,
Your passion and your hate,
You promised more than bliss,
With your God and with your kiss.
I am on my knees,
I beg your mercy,
My soul is my loss,
I'm well hung from your cross.
Take me,
Take me in your arms my love and rape me,
Don't hide behind your rage
I know you love me,
And always will.
You're my possession,
Of that my love there really is no question.
Don't hide behind your rage
I know you love me
And always will.
My better half it's true
Has seen the darker side of you,
Innocence stripped away,
Kiss
Kiss me say you'll miss
Miss me, kiss me love with heavenly affection
Hold, hold me close to you
Hold me see me through
With all your heart's protection
Thrill, thrill me with your charms
Take me in your arms
And make my life perfection
Kiss, kiss me darling then
Kiss me once again
Make my dreams come true
Thrill, thrill me with your charms
Take me in your arms
And make my life perfection
Kiss, kiss me darling then
Kiss me once again
She cries out to the dead
Singing praise as they fell
Resurrection from the grave
An angel's kiss is what I crave
An angel's kiss is what I seek
To feel her skin next to mine
Resurrect me from my grave
Take me back to see my crimes
Take me back to what I was
To undo all my crimes
Follow me through my life
Making good all my ways
Take me back to what I am
Witness to all my crimes
Follow her till the end
Crying as I die again
An angel's kiss is what I seek
To feel her mouth next to mine
Kiss me now before I die
Take my hand and lead the way
Let me live my life again
Living for eternity
Amending my fallen ways
Letting sorrow turn to joy
Been searching for an angel
But been looking for some sin
Her face is pure as clearest water
Her eyes as deep as the ocean sea
Want to take her
And to love her
Embrace her
For eternity
An angel's kiss proves so cold
To hear her laugh in my soul
A witness to my misery
An angel's path is all I seek
Do we want to live forever
Do we want to suffer more
Do you want to live forever
Kiss
U don’t have 2 be beautiful 2 turn me on
I just need your body baby From dusk till dawn
U don’t need experience 2 turn me out
U just leave it all up 2 me I’m gonna show u what it’s
all about
U don’t have 2 be rich 2 be my girl
U don’t have 2 be cool 2 rule my world
Ain’t no particular sign I’m more compatible with
I just want your extra time and your
Kiss
U got to not talk dirty, baby If u wanna impress me
U can’t be 2 flirty, mama I know how 2 undress me
(yeah)
I want 2 be your fantasy Maybe u could be mine
U just leave it all up to me We could have a good time
U don’t have 2 be rich 2 be my girl
U don’t have 2 be cool 2 rule my world
Ain’t no particular sign I’m more compatible with
I just want your extra time and your
Kiss
I wanna play guitar
Women not girls rule my world I said they rule my world
Act your age, mama (not your shoe size) Not your shoe
size
Maybe we could do the twirl U don’t have 2 watch
dynasty 2 have an attitude
U just leave it all up 2 me My love will be your food
Yeah
U don’t have 2 be rich
2 be my girl
U don’t have 2 be cool
2 rule my world
Ain’t no particular sign I’m more compatible with
Uh, you don't have to be beautiful to turn me on
I just need your body baby, from dusk till dawn
You don't need experience to turn me out
You just leave it all up to me, I'm gonna show you what it's all about
You don't have to be rich to be my girl
You don't have to be cool to rule my world
Ain't no particular sign, I'm more compatible with
I just want your extra time and your kiss
You got to not talk dirty baby, if you wanna impress me
You can't be too flirty mama, I know how to undress me, yeah
I want to be your fantasy, maybe you could be mine
You just leave it all up to me, we could have a good time
You don't have to be rich to be my girl
You don't have to be cool to rule my world
Ain't no particular sign, I'm more compatible with
I just want your extra time and your kiss
Yes oh, I think I wanna dance, uh, gotta, gotta, oh
Little Girl Wendy's Parade, gotta, gotta, gotta
Women, not girls, rule my world, I said they rule my world
Act your age, mama, not your shoe size, maybe we could do the twirl
You don't have to watch Dynasty to have an attitude, uh
You just leave it all up to me, my love will be your food, yeah
You don't have to be rich to be my girl
You don't have to be cool to rule my world
Ain't no particular sign, I'm compatible with
RELEASE
ALBUMS
- Intro (Noise Sample)
- True Love
- Got the Phone
- Because I'm a Girl
- Good Luck
- Who Can See Me
- Middletro (Noise Sample)
- Without You
- Your Mind
- Problem
- Chakage Salja
- Outro
- Because I'm a Girl (instrumental)
- Got the Phone (instrumental)
- Because I'm a Girl (Jini Narration)
- Detroit Rock City
- King of the Night Time World
- Let Me Go, Rock 'n Roll
- Strutter
- Hotter Than Hell / Nothin' to Lose
- Cold Gin / Ace's guitar solo
- Shout It Out Loud
- Do You Love Me
- bass solo / God of Thunder/ drum solo
- Rock and Roll All Nite / Deuce
- Firehouse
- Paul's guitar solo / Black Diamond
RELEASE
ALBUMS
- Modern Day Delilah
- Cold Gin
- Let Me Go Rock 'n' Roll
- Firehouse
- Say Yeah
- Deuce
- Crazy Crazy Nights
- Calling Dr. Love
- Shock Me
- I'm an Animal
- 100,000 Years
- I Love It Loud
- Love Gun
- Black Diamond
- Detroit Rock City
- Beth
- Lick It Up
- Shout It Out Loud
- I Was Made for Lovin' You
- God Gave Rock and Roll to You
- Rock and Roll All Nite
- Detroit Rock City
- King of the Night Time World
- God of Thunder
- Great Expectations
- Flaming Youth
- Sweet Pain
- Shout It Out Loud
- Beth
- Do You Love Me
- [untitled]
- Detroit Rock City
- King of the Night Time World
- God of Thunder
- Great Expectations
- Flaming Youth
- Sweet Pain
- Shout It Out Loud
- Beth
- Do You Love Me
- Rock and Roll Party
- Modern Day Delilah
- Russian Roulette
- Never Enough
- Yes I Know (Nobody's Perfect)
- Stand
- Hot and Cold
- All for the Glory
- Danger Us
- I'm an Animal
- When Lightning Strikes
- Say Yeah
- Deuce
- Detroit Rock City
- Shout It Out Loud
- Hotter Than Hell
- Calling Dr. Love
- Love Gun
- I Was Made for Lovin' You
- Heaven's on Fire
- Lick It Up
- I Love It Loud
- Forever
- Christine Sixteen
- Do You Love Me?
- Black Diamond
- Rock and Roll All Nite
- Deuce
- Detroit Rock City
- Shout It Out Loud
- Hotter Than Hell
- Calling Dr. Love
- Love Gun
- I Was Made for Lovin' You
- Heaven's on Fire
- Lick It Up
- I Love It Loud
- Forever
- Christine Sixteen
- Do You Love Me
- Black Diamond
- Rock and Roll All Nite
- Strutter
- Nothin' to Lose
- Firehouse
- Cold Gin
- Let Me Know
- Kissin' Time
- Deuce
- Love Theme from Kiss
- 100,000 Years
- Black Diamond
- God of Thunder
- Almost Human
- Calling Dr. Love
- Ladies Room
- Christine Sixteen
- Deuce
- Rock and Roll All Nite
- Cold Gin
- Parasite
- Larger Than Life
- Love 'em and Leave 'em
- Plaster Caster
- Radioactive
- Charisma
- Intro / Deuce
- Strutter
- Got to Choose
- Nothing to Lose
- Hotter Than Hell
- C'Mon and Love Me
- Parasite
- She
- Tommy Thayer Solo
- 100,000 Years / Eric Singer Solo
- Cold Gin
- Let Me Go, Rock 'n' Roll
- Black Diamond
- Deuce
- Strutter
- Got to Choose
- Hotter Than Hell
- Nothing to Lose
- C'Mon and Love Me
- Parasite
- She
- 100,000 Years
- I Know About Finland and Alcohol (Paul Speaks)
- Cold Gin
- Deuce
- Strutter
- Got to Choose
- Hotter Than Hell
- Firehouse
- Nothin' to Lose
- C'mon and Love Me
- Parasite
- She
- Watchin' You
- 100,000 Years
- Black Diamond
- Rock Bottom
- Cold Gin
- Rock and Roll All Nite
- Let Me Go, Rock 'n' Roll
- Anyway You Slice It (Rehersal demo take)
- Love's a Deadly Weapon (Early demo version: Paul vocal, alternate Lyrics)
- Secretly Cruel (Early demo version)
- Nobody's Perfect (take 1: Unreleased Song From Gene Simmons Demos)
- Nobody's Perfect (take 2: Unreleased Song From Gene Simmons Demos)
- Hello Hello (Unreleased Song From Gene Simmons Demos)
- 100% (Unreleased Song From Gene Simmons Demos)
- Take It Like a Man (Unreleased Song From Gene Simmons Demos)
- Get Down (Unreleased Song From Gene Simmons Demos)
- We Won't Take It Anymore (Unreleased Song From Gene Simmons Demos)
- Russian Roulette (Unreleased Song From Gene Simmons Demos)
- Keep Your Tail Between Your Legs (Unreleased Song From Gene Simmons Demos)
- I Have Just Begun to Fight (Unreleased Song From Gene Simmons Demos)
- What You See Is What You Get (Unreleased Song From Gene Simmons Demos)
- Untitled Instrumental Demo # 1
- Untitled Instrumental Demo # 2
- Untitled Instrumental Demo # 3
- Thrills in the Night (Paul Stanley 1984 Demos for Animalize)
- Get All You Can Take (Paul Stanley 1984 Demos for Animalize)
- Under the Gun (Paul Stanley 1984 Demos for Animalize)
- Strutter
- Nothin' to Lose
- Firehouse
- Deuce
- Black Diamond
- Got to Choose
- Parasite
- Hotter Than Hell
- C'mon and Love Me
- She
- Anything for My Baby
- Rock Bottom (live)
- Cold Gin (live)
- Rock and Roll All Nite (live)
- Let Me Go, Rock 'n Roll (live)
- Detroit Rock City
- King of the Night Time World
- Shout It Out Loud
- Beth
- Do You Love Me?
- Creatures of the Night
- Saint and Sinner
- Keep Me Comin'
- Rock and Roll Hell
- Danger
- I Love It Loud
- I Still Love You
- Killer
- War Machine
- Creatures of the Night
- I Love It Loud
- Lick It Up
- All Hell's Breakin' Loose
- Heaven's on Fire
- Thrills in the Night
- Tears Are Falling
- Uh! All Night
- Crazy Crazy Nights
- Reason to Live
- Hide Your Heart
- Forever
- Strutter
- Deuce
- Hotter Than Hell
- C'mon and Love Me
- Rock and Roll All Nite (live)
- Detroit Rock City
- Beth
- Hard Luck Woman
- Calling Dr. Love
- Love Gun
- Christeen Sixteen
- I Was Made for Lovin' You
- Deuce
- Strutter
- Let Me Go, Rock 'n Roll
- Lick It Up
- Calling Dr. Love
- Psycho Circus
- Beth
- Forever
- Goin' Blind
- Sure Know Something
- Shandi
- Creatures of the Night
- Deuce
- I Just Wanna
- Unholy
- Heaven's on Fire
- Watchin' You
- Domino
- I Was Made for Lovin' You
- I Still Love You
- Rock and Roll All Nite
- Lick It Up
- Forever
- Take It Off
- I Love It Loud
- Detroit Rock City
- God Gave Rock 'n' Roll to You II
- Star Spangled Banner
- Psycho Circus
- Within
- I Pledge Allegiance to the State of Rock & Roll
- Into the Void
- We Are One
- You Wanted the Best
- Raise Your Glasses
- I Finally Found My Way
- Dreamin'
- Journey of 1,000 Years
- Strutter '78
- Do You Love Me
- Hard Luck Woman
- Calling Dr. Love
- Let Me Go, Rock 'n Roll
- Love Gun
- God of Thunder
- Firehouse
- Hotter Than Hell
- I Want You
- Deuce
- 100,000 Years
- Detroit Rock City
- She
- Rock and Roll All Nite
- Beth
- Makin' Love
- C'Mon and Love Me
- Cold Gin
- Black Diamond
- Crazy Crazy Nights
- I Was Made for Lovin' You
- Detroit Rock City
- Lick It Up
- Hard Luck Woman
- Calling Dr. Love
- Beth
- Love Gun
- God of Thunder
- Sure Know Something
- Deuce
- Do You Love Me
- Strutter
- Rock and Roll All Nite
- Plaster Caster
- Hotter Than Hell
- Shock Me
- Cold Gin
- Black Diamond
- God Gave Rock 'n' Roll to You II
- I'm a Legend Tonight
- Down on Your Knees
- Cold Gin
- Love Gun
- Shout It Out Loud
- Sure Know Something
- Nowhere to Run
- Partners in Crime
- Detroit Rock City
- God of Thunder
- I Was Made for Lovin' You
- Rock and Roll All Nite (live)
- Is That You?
- Shandi
- Talk to Me
- Naked City
- What Makes the World Go 'Round
- Tomorrow
- Two Sides of the Coin
- She's So European
- Easy as It Seems
- Torpedo Girl
- You're All That I Want
- Room Service
- Two Timer
- Let Me Know
- Rock Bottom
- Parasite
- Firehouse
- I Stole Your Love
- Calling Dr. Love
- Take Me
- Shout It Out Loud
- Beth
- Rock and Roll All Nite
- Kiss Tells All (Interview With Jay Leno)
- Coming Home
- Plaster Caster
- Do You Love Me
- Goin' Blind
- Black Diamond
- Hide Your Heart
- Domino
- Sure Know Something
- God of Thunder
- Strange Ways
- Shock Me
- World Without Heroes
- Hard Luck Woman
- Calling Dr. Love
- Rock Bottom
- Charisma
- C'Mon and Love Me
- Every Time I Look at You
- Take Me
- Let's Put the X in Sex
- Lady
- Comin' Home
- Christine Sixteen
- Take Me
- A World Without Heroes
- Shandi
- Nothin' to Lose
- Do You Love Me
- Got to Choose
- Calling Dr. Love
- Love Her All I Can
- Sure Know Something
- Rock and Roll Hell
- Mr. Speed
- Plaster Caster
- Hard Luck Woman
- Black Diamond
- Rock Bottom
- God of Thunder
- Unholy
- C'mon and Love Me
- Spit
- Goin' Blind
- 100,000 Years
- Deuce
- Strutter
- Got to Choose
- Hotter Than Hell
- Firehouse
- Watchin' You
- [guitar solo]
- Nothin' to Lose
- Parasite
- 100,000 Years
- Black Diamond
- Cold Gin
- Let Me Go, Rock 'n' Roll
- A World Without Heroes (demo)
- The Difference Between Men & Boys (demo)
- Young and Wasted (demo)
- Shout It Out Loud (demo)
- Rock and Roll All Nite
- Detroit Rock City
- Love Gun
- I Was Made for Lovin' You
- Creatures of the Night
- I Love It Loud
- War Machine
- Lick It Up
- All Hell's Breakin' Loose
- Heaven's on Fire
- Thrills in the Night
- Who Wants to Be Lonely
- Uh! All Night
- Tears Are Falling
- Let's Put the X in Sex
- (You Make Me) Rock Hard
- Love Gun
- Detroit Rock City
- I Love It Loud
- Deuce
- Lick It Up
- Heaven's on Fire
- Calling Dr. Love
- Strutter
- Beth (feat. vocals by Eric Carr)
- Tears Are Falling
- I Was Made for Lovin' You
- Rock and Roll All Nite
- Shout It Out Loud
- New York Groove
- Rip It Out
- Speedin' Back to My Baby
- You Matter to Me
- Tossin' and Turnin'
- Hooked on Rock and Roll
- Radioactive
- Mr. Make Believe
- See You in Your Dreams
- Tonight You Belong to Me
- Move On
- Hold Me, Touch Me (Think of Me When We're Apart)
- Cold Gin (live at Rosevelt Stadium)
- Ace Frehley Guitar Solo (live at Rosevelt Stadium)
- Shout It Out Loud (live at Rosevelt Stadium)
- Strutter (live at Rosevelt Stadium)
- Nothin' to Lose (live at Rosevelt Stadium)
- Do You Love Me (live at Rosevelt Stadium)
- Watchin' You / Peter Criss Drum Solo (live at Rosevelt Stadium)
- Gene Simmons Bass Solo (live at Rosevelt Stadium)
- God of Thunder (live at Rosevelt Stadium)
- Flaming Youth (live at Rosevelt Stadium)
- Deuce (live at Rosevelt Stadium)
- Firehouse (live at Rosevelt Stadium)
- Black Diamond (live at Rosevelt Stadium)
- Cold Gin (Tour Rehearsals)
- Detroit Rock City (Tour Rehearsals)
- King of the Night Time World (Tour Rehearsals)
- Black Diamond
- Cold Gin
- Watchin' You
- Black Diamond (Alt Source)
- Cold Gin (Alt Source)
- Watchin' You (Alt Source)
- Strutter
- Deuce
- Nightbird Interview Part 1
- Nightbird Interview Part 2
- Nightbird Interview Part 3
- Nightbird Interview Part 4
- Nightbird Interview Part 5
- Nightbird Interview Part 6
- Nightbird Interview Part 7
- Nightbird Interview Part 8
- Nightbird Interview Part 9
- God Gave Rock 'n' Roll to You II
- Unholy
- Domino
- Hate
- Childhood's End
- I Will Be There
- Comin' Home (live Unplugged)
- Got to Choose (live Unplugged)
- Psycho Circus
- Into the Void
- I Pledge Allegiance to the State of Rock and Roll
- Nothing Can Keep Me From You
- Hate
- Rain
- Childhood's End
- I Will Be There
- The Jungle
- Seduction of the Innocent
- It Never Ends
- In My Head
- Rocket Ride (demo)
- All American Man (demo)
- Any Way You Want It (demo)
- Rockin' in the USA (demo)
- Love Gun (demo)
- Detroit Rock City
- King of the Night-Time World
- Let Me Go, Rock 'n' Roll
- Strutter
- Hotter Than Hell
- Nothin' to Lose
- Cold Gin
- Shout It Out Loud
- Do You Love Me
- God of Thunder
- Rock and Roll All Nite / Deuce
- Firehouse
- Black Diamond
- Let Me Go, Rock 'n Roll
- Black Diamond
- Rock and Roll All Nite
- Shout It Out Loud
- Lick It Up
- Gene Simmons solo / I Love It Loud
- I Was Made for Lovin' You
- Love Gun
- Detroit Rock City
- Jam
- Cold Gin
- Let Me Go, Rock 'n Roll
- Black Diamond
- Rock and Roll All Nite
- Shout It Out Loud
- Lick It Up / Won't Get Fooled Again / I Want You
- I Love It Loud
- I Was Made for Lovin' You
- Love Gun
- Detroit Rock City
- Fanfare
- Just a Boy
- Odyssey
- Only You
- Under the Rose
- Dark Light
- A World Without Heroes
- The Oath
- Mr. Blackwell
- I
- "The Summons"
- Strutter
- Goin' Blind
- Shandi
- Rock Bottom
- I Still Love You
- Domino
- I Love It Loud
- Got to Choose
- Black Diamond
- Jam
- Hard Luck Woman
- I Was Made for Loving You
- A World Without Heroes
- Take Me
- Room Service
- Do You Love Me?
- Unholy
- Shout It Out Loud
- Forever
- She
- Too Many Days
- In the Darkness
- Sweet Ophelia
- Keep Me Waiting
- Ladies in Waiting
- When the Bell Rings
- Some Other Guy
- Shout It Out Loud (She Wants to)
- Deuce
- Strutter
- Cold Gin
- Watching You
- Black Diamond
- Christeen Sixteen
- Heaven's on Fire
- I Was Made for Loving You
- Lets Put the X in the Sex
- Dirty Living
- Cold Gin
- Beth
- Bass Solo
- God of Thunder
- I Was Made for Lovin' You
- Love Gun
- Angie
- Black Diamond
- Detroit Rock City
- Rock and Roll All Nite
- Detroit Rock City
- Take Me
- Ladies Room
- Do You Love Me
- Makin' Love
- I Want You
- God of Thunder
- Cold Gin
- Beth
- Shout It Out Loud
- Rock and Roll All Nite
- Love Gun
- Deuce
- Makin' Love
- Christine Sixteen
- Cold Gin
- Got to Choose
- War Machine
- Lick It Up
- Parasite
- I Want You
- Creatures of the Night
- Who Wants to Be Lonely
- Love (I Don't Need It Anymore)
- Strange to Me
- Medley Asylum
- Jump the Shark
- Crazy
- Domino
- Jungle
- Forever
- Hide Your Heart
- I Walk Alone
- Medley Revenge
- I've Had Enough (Into the Fire)
- Bass Solo
- I Love It Loud
- I Still Love You
- Creatures of the Night
- Love Gun
- Rock 'n' Roll All Night
- Lick It Up
- Country Man
- Winchester Cathedral
- Black Diamond
- Creatures of the Night
- Detroit Rock City
- Cold Gin
- Fits Like a Glove
- Firehouse
- Gimme More
- War Machine
- I Love It Loud
- I Still Love You
- Eric's Drum Solo
- Young and Wasted
- Love Gun
- All Hell's Breaking Loose
- Black Diamond
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Kiss - God of Thunder - Live
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 7:40
- Updated: 22 Nov 2012
Some of you youngsters seem to think Tommy Thayer and Eric Singer are on lead guitar and drums... NOT TRUE! See the full concert on my other videos. I broke it up into 9 parts. Gene Simmons with axe bass guitar spews blood then flies to the top of the stadium and performs God of Thunder, Ace Frehley Lead Guitar solo. Live Concert. Paul Stanley, Peter Criss.
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KISS - Gene Simmons Bass Solo / I Love It Loud - Rock Am Ring 2010 - Sonic Boom Over Europe Tour
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- Duration: 7:59
- Updated: 22 Nov 2012
KISS - Live in Rock am Ring, Germany, At Nurburgring - June 3, 2010 01. Modern Day Delilah 02. Cold Gin 03. Let Me Go, Rock 'N' Roll 04. Firehouse 05. Say Yeah 06. Deuce 07. Crazy Crazy Nights 08. Calling Dr. Love 09. Shock Me 10. I'm An Animal 11. 100000 Years 12. I Love It Loud 13. Love Gun 14. Black Diamond 15. Detroit Rock City 16. Beth 17. Lick It Up 18. Shout It Out Loud 19. I Was Made For Lovin You 20. God Gave Rock And Roll To You II 21. Rock And Roll All Nite Attendance: ~85000 KISS are: Paul Stanley - Vocals, Rhythm Guitar; Gene Simmons - Bass Guitar, Vocals; Tommy Thayer - Lead Guitar, Vocals; Eric Singer - Drums, Vocals
http://wn.com/KISS_Gene_Simmons_Bass_Solo_I_Love_It_Loud_Rock_Am_Ring_2010_Sonic_Boom_Over_Europe_Tour
Kiss - Gene Simmons Interview 1974
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- Duration: 2:25
- Updated: 17 Nov 2012
Gene Simmons on the Mike Douglas Show back in 1974!
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Meet Sophie Tweed-Simmons - THE X FACTOR USA 2012
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- Duration: 8:42
- Updated: 23 Nov 2012
Sophie Tweed-Simmons, daughter of rock star Gene Simmons of the legendary band KISS, hopes to break free of her father's shadow in San Francisco with Adele's "Make You Feel My Love." She gets four yeses without dad's help. Subscribe now for more THE X FACTOR USA clips: bit.ly Tune in to THE X FACTOR USA Wednesday & Thursday 8/7c on Fox! Like THE X FACTOR on Facebook: bit.ly Follow THE X FACTOR on Twitter: bit.ly Add THE X FACTOR on Pinterest: bitly.com Add THE X FACTOR on Google+: bit.ly See more of THE X FACTOR on our official site: bit.ly Like FOX on Facebook: fox.tv Follow FOX on Twitter: fox.tv Add FOX on Google+: bit.ly Expect the unexpected when the world's only $5 million audition returns with two new superstar judges and more surprises and twists. Season 2 of THE X FACTOR features global pop icon Britney Spears and multi-talented artist Demi Lovato on the judging panel, alongside returning judges Simon Cowell and LA Reid. Meet Sophie Tweed-Simmons - THE X FACTOR USA 2012 www.youtube.com
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KISS' Gene Simmons takes jab at Rihanna
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- Duration: 1:04
- Updated: 19 Nov 2012
KISS and Motley Crue team up on a tour for what Gene Simmons calls a "crusade" against karaoke singers like Rihanna.
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Kiss-Gene Simmons Solo Album (Full Album) 1978
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- Duration: 39:05
- Updated: 22 Nov 2012
1.Radioactive (0:00-3:51) 2.Burning up With Fever (3:51-8:14) 3.See You Tonite (8:14-10:42) 4.Tunnel Of Love (10:42-14:35) 5.True Confessions (14:35-18:06) 6.Living In Sin (18:06-21:57) 7.Always Near You/Nowhere To hide (21:57-26:10) 8.Man Of 1000 Faces (26:10-29:28) 9.Mr.Make Believe (29:28-33:30) 10.See You In Your Dreams (33:30-36:20) 11.When You Wish Upon A Star (36:20-39:04)
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The Exchange: Gene Simmons talks money, politics and rock
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- Duration: 5:45
- Updated: 02 Oct 2012
Legendary KISS frontman Gene Simmons talks to Rob Cox about his business ventures and the state of the music industry.
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KISS' Gene Simmons - "I can't sing!"
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- Duration: 3:07
- Updated: 18 Nov 2012
KISS co-founder and "Family Jewels" star Gene Simmons talks about why he's never done drugs and how he can't sing. For more CNN videos, check out our YouTube channel at www.youtube.com Or visit our entertainment page at www.cnn.com
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Gene Simmons on Rocktoberfest, Wounded Warriors + Kiss Songs As UFC Walkout Music
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- Duration: 5:51
- Updated: 17 Nov 2012
MMA HEAT's Karyn Bryant catches up with legendary rock star Gene Simmons of Kiss and world-famous chef Wolfgang Puck as they announce their collaboration on "Rocktoberfest" in Los Angeles. The two well known faces give us the details on the food-and-music festival, set to take place at LA Live in downtown Los Angeles in October of 2012. We also hear why Gene is so dedicated to donating proceeds to the Wounded Warriors Foundation, what the latest happenings are with Kiss and how he feels about MMA fighters walking out to his songs. Be sure to visit www.MMAHEAT.com for more interviews and MMA content. Nós falamos Português! * We're on Facebook www.facebook.com * Follow MMAHEAT on Twitter: www.twitter.com * Follow Karyn on Twitter: www.twitter.com
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KISS- Gene Simmons Spitting Blood Charlotte NC 2012 Tour
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- Duration: 3:42
- Updated: 29 Jul 2012
Gene spitting blood
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Paul Stanley & Gene Simmons of {KISS}
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- Duration: 9:57
- Updated: 20 Nov 2012
Paul Stanley & Gene Simmons of {KISS} on Geraldo show 1988 #4 Tha End!
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Kiss - Gene Simmons Bass Solo + God Of Thunder [Detroit Tiger Stadium] 1996
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- Duration: 5:33
- Updated: 13 Nov 2012
Kiss, Live Tiger Stadium 1996. Set List: 1. Deuce 2. King Of The Night Time World 3. Do You Love Me 4. Calling Dr Love 5. Cold Gin 6. Christine Sixteen 7. Love Gun 8. Shout It Out Loud 9. Watchin' You 10. Firehouse 11. Strutter 12. Shock Me 13. Ace Frehley Guitar Solo 14. Rock Bottom 15. Gene Simmons Bass Solo + God Of Thunder 16. Peter Criss Drum Solo 17. Let Me Go Rock'n'Roll 18. 100.000 Years 19. Rock And Roll All Nite Kiss are: Paul Stanley: Vocal and Guitar Gene Simmons: Vocal and Bass Ace Frehley: Vocal and Guitar Peter Criss: Vocal and Drum KISSARMYITALYHQ
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Gene Simmons Slams President Obama's Israel Policy.
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- Duration: 2:43
- Updated: 19 Sep 2012
Born in Israel under the name Chaim Witz, Gene Simmons relocated to Brooklyn at the age of 9 with his mother, a Hungarian immigrant and the only member of her family to survive the Holocaust. Once in the States his name was changed to the more American-sounding Gene Klein, and he struggled to advance his understanding of English through watching television and reading comics. During his school years, he developed an interest in horror and science fiction, for a while even publishing his own comics fanzine; but the Beatles phenomenon inspired a stronger urge to become a musician, and in 1967 he secured a second hand guitar from his mother to realize his ambitions. Participation in a series of different bands followed, amongst which were The Missing Links and The Long Island Sounds. After high school Simmons enrolled in college and began working towards a degree in education, performing at night as a member of Bullfrog Bheer and later in the folk duo Coffee. A period was spent as a teacher in Spanish Harlem and then as a personal assistant for the editor of Vogue, but by this time he had met Paul Stanley and, after a series of unsuccessful attempts, the two founded Kiss in 1973. It was at this point that he adopted the name Gene Simmons. Rabbi Chaim Richman answers Obama's speech in Cairo 2009. youtu.be Rabbi Chaim Richman's Response to Obama's speech at the 2011 (AIPAC) youtu.be
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KISS (Paul Stanley & Gene Simmons) - HARD FORCE 1988 EXCLUSIVE
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- Duration: 1:42
- Updated: 16 Nov 2012
© 2012 - www.hardforce.fr On Facebook : www.facebook.com Paul Stanley & Gene Simmons interviewed for HARD FORCE MAGAZINE by Christian Lamet at St Moritz Hotel in NYC, June 88
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KISS Army~ Gene Simmons Voices Support For Mitt Romney, Regrets Voting For Obama In '08
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- Duration: 4:32
- Updated: 20 Nov 2012
Kiss frontman Gene Simmons appeared on Fox News Channel's Fox & Friends to discuss the 2012 race and President Obama, as well as promote his new chain of restaurants "Rock & Brews." On the program, Simmons offered his support for former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney in his bid to replace President Obama in the White House. "The reason sometimes Republicans get in — including the Senate, House and presidency — is because Americans, smartly, and I applaud them for doing so, vote on the issues and not the party," said Simmons. "I'm an American. I want both parties to appeal to me, and then I'll make my educated decision. Sometimes you're right, sometimes I'm wrong." KISS' Gene Simmons Wants His Vote For Obama Back: 'I Fell Victim To The Charm' "America should be in business and it should be run by a businessman. That's my philosophy," said Simmons — an Obama supporter in 2008 — in a veiled endorsement of Romney for the presidency. "America is a business. If you can't afford to do something, no matter how much bellyaching everybody does -- I'm so sorry, if you can't afford it, you shouldn't do it," said Simmons. When asked directly who he believes is the stronger candidate for the presidency in 2012, Romney or President Obama, Simmons answered "Mitt Romney."
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Gene Simmons' emotional confessions
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- Duration: 3:30
- Updated: 10 Nov 2012
KISS rocker Gene Simmons makes emotional confessions to Showbiz Tonight.
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KISS - Gene Simmons Bass Solo + God Of Thunder (Live Atlanta 2012) "The Tour" HD
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- Duration: 7:34
- Updated: 07 Oct 2012
KISS live in Atlanta, on 24 July 2012 during "The Tour". Set List: 1. Detroit Rock City 2. Shout It Out Loud 3. I Love It Loud 4. Firehouse 5. Love Gun 6. War Machine 7. Shock Me + Tommy & Eric (Guitar and Drum) Solo 8. Hell Or Halleluja 9. Gene Simmons Bass Solo + God Of Thunder 10. Lick It Up 11. Paul Stanley Guitar Solo + Black Diamond 12. Rock And Roll All Nite KISS: Paul Stanley: Vocal and Guitar Gene Simmons: Vocal and Bass Tommy Thayer: Vocal and Guitar Eric Singer: Vocal and Drums KISSARMYITALYHQ
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KISS' Gene Simmons: Why he should be on Mount Rushmore
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- Duration: 3:35
- Updated: 10 Nov 2012
KISS rocker and reality TV star Gene Simmons tells us why his band's faces should be carved into Mount Rushmore.
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KISS interview preview: Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley
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- Duration: 3:33
- Updated: 19 Nov 2012
Ahead of their London gig on Wednesday 4th July 2012, Gene and Paul from KISS speak to Absolute Radio's Leona Graham in this excerpt from a major upcoming interview. Check absoluteradio.co.uk for the full-length version soon!
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Kiss Gene Simmons does Flying Crane kick
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- Duration: 2:10
- Updated: 19 Sep 2012
Gene Simmons does a Flying Crane kick at E3 while trying the demo of the new UFC game. His family is eggin him on.
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KISS on ITV Daybreak (UK) - 3rd July 2012
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- Duration: 7:37
- Updated: 20 Nov 2012
Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons on ITV Daybreak - 3rd July 2012 They discuss their upcoming new album 'Monster', the intimate gig 2000 people only gig in London the night after and how the proceeds are for Help For Heroes, their new tour and Gene 'mentions' the new Family Jewels series. ... so pretty much a normal day for these two!
http://wn.com/KISS_on_ITV_Daybreak_UK_3rd_July_2012
KISS' Gene Simmons: Building Successful Entertainment Brands | MIPCOM 2010
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- Duration: 41:05
- Updated: 18 Nov 2012
We are living and working in an extraordinary era for television, with more opportunities - and competition - to reach viewers. In this increasingly crowded television landscape, building a strong brand is more important than ever. Gene Simmons, a founding member of KISS and star and Executive Producer of "Gene Simmons Family Jewels" and Bob DeBitetto, President and General Manager of A&E; Network and BIO Channel, discuss the importance and how to's of building strong entertainment brands from channels to television series. Moderator: Peter White, Deputy Editor, TBI Magazine Keynotes: Gene Simmons, Family Jewels & Bob DeBitetto, President & GM, A&E; Network and BIO Channel
http://wn.com/KISS'_Gene_Simmons_Building_Successful_Entertainment_Brands_|_MIPCOM_2010
Gene Simmons Family Jewels: Veterans Hospital
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- Duration: 1:54
- Updated: 21 Oct 2012
Gene and the family talk about their visit to the Veterans Hospital and the charity events they organized for Veterans.
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Kiss - Shout It Out Loud "Live In Las Vegas" Part 1/4
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- Duration: 3:29
- Updated: 12 Nov 2012
Legendary rock band Kiss serves up their best in this live performance of their biggest hits. Las Vegas is the scene for this concert that didn't happen the first time around. This time, however, it's done right.
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Kiss Forever Band live at Burn Out Music Festival 2008
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- Duration: 3:52
- Updated: 11 Sep 2011
live at Burn Out Music Festival 2008, 18.07.2008 Wolfurt, Vorarlberg, Austria a rovermenproduction www.burnoutmusicfestival.com http www.myspace.com www.kissforeverband.hu
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GODS OF THUNDER AUSSIE KISS TRIBUTE BAND LIVE 25/4/11 SHOUT IT OUT LOUD
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- Duration: 4:00
- Updated: 01 Oct 2012
SYDNEY BASED KISS TRIBUTE BAND LIVE IN SYDNEY NEWTOWN ON ANZAC DAY
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Jack White - Concert Privé - female band (Live,Canal+,3.05.2012)
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- Duration: 23:45
- Updated: 22 Nov 2012
1. Sixteen Saltines 2. Hypocritical Kiss 3. Love Interruption 4. Top Yourself 5. My Doorbell 6. Take Me with You When You Go
http://wn.com/Jack_White_Concert_Privé_female_band_Live,Canal+,3052012
KIDS (KISS TRIBUTE BAND) - Modern Day Delilah (Live)
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 3:24
- Updated: 05 Nov 2012
A live performance by a KISS Tribute Band called KIDS. Part of the KISS EXPO 2010.
http://wn.com/KIDS_KISS_TRIBUTE_BAND_Modern_Day_Delilah_Live
KISS Live in Largo MD (1977) (HQ)
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 81:28
- Updated: 22 Nov 2012
Recorded at the Capital Center, Largo, Maryland, during the Love Gun/Alive II tour. December 20, 1977 (Peter's Birthday!) Quality: 9/10 1977 Kiss Lineup: Gene Simmons, Paul Stanley, Ace Frehley, Peter Criss. 1. I Stole Your Love 2. King Of The Night Time World 3. Ladies Room 4. Firehouse 5. Love Gun 6. Let Me Go, Rock and Roll 7. Makin' Love 8. Christine Sixteen 9. Shock Me (Ace's Solo) 10. I Want You 11. Calling Dr. Love 12. Shout It Out Loud 13. God Of Thunder (Gene & Peter's solos) 14. Rock and Roll All Nite (Encore) 15. Detroit Rock City 16. Beth 17. Black Diamond No copyright infringement intended. Just sharing this KISS goodness for maximum pleasure all over the world!
http://wn.com/KISS_Live_in_Largo_MD_1977_HQ
Kiss - Live in Japan - UDO Music Festival (Full Concert 2006 Japan) (HQ)
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 102:27
- Updated: 22 Nov 2012
Recorded July 23, 2006. KISS Live At Fuji Speedway, Japan at the Udo Music Festival during the Rising Sun Tour of 2006. This is the best quality I could find of this concert. I converted it to 16:9 2006 Kiss Lineup: Gene Simmons, Paul Stanley, Eric Singer, Tommy Thayer Setlist: 1) Detroit Rock City 2) Makin' Love 3) Watchin' You 4) King Of The Night Time World 5) Deuce 6) Christine Sixteen 7) Firehouse 8) Got To Choose 9) Strutter 10) Lick It Up 11) I Love It Loud 12) Love Gun 13) God of Thunder 14) Do You Love Me 15) Shout It Out Loud 16) I Was Made For Loving You 17) Black Diamond 18) Let Me Go Rock n' Roll 19) God Gave Rock n' Roll To You II 20) Rock n' Roll All Nite No Copyright infringement intended. I just want to share these rare KISS Gems with The KISS Army, and the people who will soon become members of the Kiss Army!
http://wn.com/Kiss_Live_in_Japan_UDO_Music_Festival_Full_Concert_2006_Japan_HQ
KISS Band Live
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 0:11
- Updated: 27 Aug 2010
KISS at Harbour Yard Bridgeport Connecticut
http://wn.com/KISS_Band_Live
Kiss Live In Detroit (1977)
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 57:22
- Updated: 22 Nov 2012
Recorded at Detroit's Cobo Hall (Cobo Arena) near the end of the Rock and Roll Over Tour, January 29, 1977. This includes some backstage footage before the show. The first song, Detroit Rock City is missing the beginning for some reason, but this is the best, and maybe the only source of this video. Quality: 8.5 (Very watchable) 1977 Kiss Lineup: Gene Simmons, Paul Stanley, Ace Frehley, Peter Criss. 1. Detroit Rock City 2. Take Me 3. Let Me Go, Rock and Roll 4. Ladies Room 5. Firehouse 6. Makin' Love 7. I Want You 8. Cold Gin (Ace's Smokin' Guitar solo) 9. Do You Love Me? 10. Nothin' To Lose 11. Gene's Blood Spitting Solo 12. God Of Thunder (Peter's Solo) 13. Rock and Roll All Nite
http://wn.com/Kiss_Live_In_Detroit_1977
Selah Sue : Kiss ( with Peter Live Band)
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 2:55
- Updated: 20 Nov 2012
www.myspace.com/selahsuemusic
http://wn.com/Selah_Sue_Kiss_with_Peter_Live_Band
Kiss - God Of Thunder "Live In Las Vegas" Part 3/4
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 4:54
- Updated: 15 Nov 2012
Legendary rock band Kiss serves up their best in this live performance of their biggest hits. Las Vegas is the scene for this concert that didn't happen the first time around. This time, however, it's done right.
http://wn.com/Kiss_God_Of_Thunder_Live_In_Las_Vegas_Part_3_4
KISS - Live in Argentina 7/11/2012 Full Concert
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 111:05
- Updated: 23 Nov 2012
KISS - Live in Argentina November 7, 2012 Full Concert - River Plate Stadium
http://wn.com/KISS_Live_in_Argentina_7_11_2012_Full_Concert
KISS Forever Band Live In Moscow 2011 Pt1
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 4:19
- Updated: 31 May 2011
http://wn.com/KISS_Forever_Band_Live_In_Moscow_2011_Pt1
Kiss - I was made for loving you
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 3:57
- Updated: 23 Nov 2012
The best band. Gene Simmons founder of the hard rock band Kiss
http://wn.com/Kiss_I_was_made_for_loving_you
Kiss tribute band live in Camerata Picena at motorfest
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 1:43
- Updated: 19 Jul 2010
Kiss live tribute band in camerta picena al motorfest with firework!
http://wn.com/Kiss_tribute_band_live_in_Camerata_Picena_at_motorfest
KISS - "The Tour" [Live Sao Paulo 2012 Live]
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 100:48
- Updated: 22 Nov 2012
Kiss-"The Tour" Sao Paulo,Brazil 2012 Live Setlist: 2:54 - Detroit Rock City 7:56 - Shout It Loud 12:25 - Calling Dr. Love 16:19 - Hell or Hallelujah 21:10 - Wall of Sound 23:56 - Hotter than Hell 28:32 - I Love it Loud 32:31 - Outta This World 37:14 - Guitar & Drum Solo 44:50 - Bass Solo 48:36 - God of Thunder 53:10 - Psycho Circus 58:23 - War Machine 1:03:16 - Love Gun 1:10:17 - Black Diamond & Paul Stanley guitar solo -----Encore----- 1:20:07 - Lick it Up 1:25:57 - I Was Made for Lovin' You 1:30:19 - Rock and Roll All Nite
http://wn.com/KISS_The_Tour_Live_Sao_Paulo_2012_Live_
BLACK DIAMONDS - KISS TRIBUTE BAND live 24.03.12 @ ACCADEMIA BIRRERIA PUB
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 9:43
- Updated: 28 Mar 2012
ACCADEMIA BIRRERIA PUB VIA ALESSANDRO MANZONI, 61 FOSSALTA DI PORTOGRUARO (VE)
http://wn.com/BLACK_DIAMONDS_KISS_TRIBUTE_BAND_live_240312_@_ACCADEMIA_BIRRERIA_PUB
BLUEJUICE - Act Yr Age - HD Version
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 3:18
- Updated: 22 Nov 2012
The first single from Bluejuice's forthcoming new album "Company", out November 11. Visit itunes.apple.com to buy the single now. Directed by Samuel Bennetts.
http://wn.com/BLUEJUICE_Act_Yr_Age_HD_Version
A kiss Goodnight Band from Talequah
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 1:06
- Updated: 22 Nov 2012
A lil' indie band from my area back in 2009, they were my friends. Just kinda messing around! lawl. :D
http://wn.com/A_kiss_Goodnight_Band_from_Talequah
KISS - "God Of Thunder" (Lost Alive II)
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 6:21
- Updated: 21 Nov 2012
KISS performing the mighty "God Of Thunder" at the Budokan, Tokyo, Japan, during the evening performance on 2 April 1977. This includes the full Peter Criss solo and not the heavily edited, mixed and watered-down version we get on the "official" KISS Alive II. For all the negative publicity Peter has either created or attracted since he left the band, this is the Peter I would rather remember... Just to clarify for those people who have never heard of the KISS bootleg album, "Lost Alive II", this is NOT, I repeat NOT, from KISS Alive II, nor from the Alive II Tour. This is from the Rock and Roll Over Tour. This concert recording was recorded by Eddie Kramer for the next live KISS album, but was shelved. It is known as "Lost Alive II".
http://wn.com/KISS_God_Of_Thunder_Lost_Alive_II
KISS FOREVER BAND - God of Thunder - live at Club202, Budapest
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 12:37
- Updated: 27 Oct 2012
Hivatalosan is Európa legjobb, és bizonyítottan a világ legnépszerűbb KISS tribute zenekara, a KFB nagyszabású koncertje a Club 202-ben, 2012. március 2-án. YOU WANTED THE BEST, YOU'VE GOT THE BEST... Officialy Europe's best and world's famoust KISS tribute band, KFB live on their End of the World Tour 2012 at Club 202 in Budapest, March 2nd, 2012. YOU WANTED THE BEST, YOU'VE GOT THE BEST... Setlist: Deuce Love Gun Hard Times Crazy Crazy Nights War Machine Shock Me I was Made for Lovin' You Bass solo God of Thunder (includes guitar and drum solo) Lick It Up I Love It Loud New York Groove Let Me Go, Rock 'n' Roll Shout It Out Loud Black Diamond Encore: Beth Detroit Rock City Rock and Roll All Nite
http://wn.com/KISS_FOREVER_BAND_God_of_Thunder_live_at_Club202,_Budapest
Randy Rogers Band - Kiss Me In The Dark
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 3:49
- Updated: 22 Nov 2012
Music video by Randy Rogers Band performing Kiss Me In The Dark. (C) 2006 Mercury Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
http://wn.com/Randy_Rogers_Band_Kiss_Me_In_The_Dark
KISS forever band - Live in Kherson( 28.03.2012)
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 4:48
- Updated: 05 Apr 2012
KISS forever band (Hun) кРок у майбутнє"(г. Херсон) Metal Special Bootleg metalspecial.at.ua vk.com
http://wn.com/KISS_forever_band_Live_in_Kherson_28032012
3:29
Kiss - Shout It Out Loud "Live In Las Vegas" Part 1/4
Legendary rock band Kiss serves up their best in this live performance of their biggest hi...
published: 22 Apr 2008
author: matto799
Kiss - Shout It Out Loud "Live In Las Vegas" Part 1/4
Legendary rock band Kiss serves up their best in this live performance of their biggest hits. Las Vegas is the scene for this concert that didn't happen the first time around. This time, however, it's done right.
- published: 22 Apr 2008
- views: 26745
- author: matto799
3:52
Kiss Forever Band live at Burn Out Music Festival 2008
live at Burn Out Music Festival 2008, 18.07.2008 Wolfurt, Vorarlberg, Austria a rovermenpr...
published: 26 Oct 2010
author: rovermenproduction
Kiss Forever Band live at Burn Out Music Festival 2008
live at Burn Out Music Festival 2008, 18.07.2008 Wolfurt, Vorarlberg, Austria a rovermenproduction www.burnoutmusicfestival.com http www.myspace.com www.kissforeverband.hu
- published: 26 Oct 2010
- views: 873
- author: rovermenproduction
4:00
GODS OF THUNDER AUSSIE KISS TRIBUTE BAND LIVE 25/4/11 SHOUT IT OUT LOUD
SYDNEY BASED KISS TRIBUTE BAND LIVE IN SYDNEY NEWTOWN ON ANZAC DAY...
published: 28 Apr 2011
author: gungor1985
GODS OF THUNDER AUSSIE KISS TRIBUTE BAND LIVE 25/4/11 SHOUT IT OUT LOUD
SYDNEY BASED KISS TRIBUTE BAND LIVE IN SYDNEY NEWTOWN ON ANZAC DAY
- published: 28 Apr 2011
- views: 1660
- author: gungor1985
23:45
Jack White - Concert Privé - female band (Live,Canal+,3.05.2012)
1. Sixteen Saltines 2. Hypocritical Kiss 3. Love Interruption 4. Top Yourself 5. My Doorbe...
published: 11 May 2012
author: seasicksongs
Jack White - Concert Privé - female band (Live,Canal+,3.05.2012)
1. Sixteen Saltines 2. Hypocritical Kiss 3. Love Interruption 4. Top Yourself 5. My Doorbell 6. Take Me with You When You Go
- published: 11 May 2012
- views: 68677
- author: seasicksongs
3:24
KIDS (KISS TRIBUTE BAND) - Modern Day Delilah (Live)
A live performance by a KISS Tribute Band called KIDS. Part of the KISS EXPO 2010....
published: 22 Mar 2010
author: wally8941
KIDS (KISS TRIBUTE BAND) - Modern Day Delilah (Live)
A live performance by a KISS Tribute Band called KIDS. Part of the KISS EXPO 2010.
- published: 22 Mar 2010
- views: 19443
- author: wally8941
81:28
KISS Live in Largo MD (1977) (HQ)
Recorded at the Capital Center, Largo, Maryland, during the Love Gun/Alive II tour. Decemb...
published: 30 May 2012
author: Stacy DeVilles Bootlegs
KISS Live in Largo MD (1977) (HQ)
Recorded at the Capital Center, Largo, Maryland, during the Love Gun/Alive II tour. December 20, 1977 (Peter's Birthday!) Quality: 9/10 1977 Kiss Lineup: Gene Simmons, Paul Stanley, Ace Frehley, Peter Criss. 1. I Stole Your Love 2. King Of The Night Time World 3. Ladies Room 4. Firehouse 5. Love Gun 6. Let Me Go, Rock and Roll 7. Makin' Love 8. Christine Sixteen 9. Shock Me (Ace's Solo) 10. I Want You 11. Calling Dr. Love 12. Shout It Out Loud 13. God Of Thunder (Gene & Peter's solos) 14. Rock and Roll All Nite (Encore) 15. Detroit Rock City 16. Beth 17. Black Diamond No copyright infringement intended. Just sharing this KISS goodness for maximum pleasure all over the world!
- published: 30 May 2012
- views: 213633
- author: Stacy DeVilles Bootlegs
102:27
Kiss - Live in Japan - UDO Music Festival (Full Concert 2006 Japan) (HQ)
Recorded July 23, 2006. KISS Live At Fuji Speedway, Japan at the Udo Music Festival during...
published: 13 May 2012
author: Stacy DeVilles Bootlegs
Kiss - Live in Japan - UDO Music Festival (Full Concert 2006 Japan) (HQ)
Recorded July 23, 2006. KISS Live At Fuji Speedway, Japan at the Udo Music Festival during the Rising Sun Tour of 2006. This is the best quality I could find of this concert. I converted it to 16:9 2006 Kiss Lineup: Gene Simmons, Paul Stanley, Eric Singer, Tommy Thayer Setlist: 1) Detroit Rock City 2) Makin' Love 3) Watchin' You 4) King Of The Night Time World 5) Deuce 6) Christine Sixteen 7) Firehouse 8) Got To Choose 9) Strutter 10) Lick It Up 11) I Love It Loud 12) Love Gun 13) God of Thunder 14) Do You Love Me 15) Shout It Out Loud 16) I Was Made For Loving You 17) Black Diamond 18) Let Me Go Rock n' Roll 19) God Gave Rock n' Roll To You II 20) Rock n' Roll All Nite No Copyright infringement intended. I just want to share these rare KISS Gems with The KISS Army, and the people who will soon become members of the Kiss Army!
- published: 13 May 2012
- views: 204760
- author: Stacy DeVilles Bootlegs
0:11
KISS Band Live
KISS at Harbour Yard Bridgeport Connecticut...
published: 31 Aug 2006
author: CodeRed362
KISS Band Live
KISS at Harbour Yard Bridgeport Connecticut
- published: 31 Aug 2006
- views: 7767
- author: CodeRed362
57:22
Kiss Live In Detroit (1977)
Recorded at Detroit's Cobo Hall (Cobo Arena) near the end of the Rock and Roll Over Tour, ...
published: 01 Jun 2012
author: Stacy DeVilles Bootlegs
Kiss Live In Detroit (1977)
Recorded at Detroit's Cobo Hall (Cobo Arena) near the end of the Rock and Roll Over Tour, January 29, 1977. This includes some backstage footage before the show. The first song, Detroit Rock City is missing the beginning for some reason, but this is the best, and maybe the only source of this video. Quality: 8.5 (Very watchable) 1977 Kiss Lineup: Gene Simmons, Paul Stanley, Ace Frehley, Peter Criss. 1. Detroit Rock City 2. Take Me 3. Let Me Go, Rock and Roll 4. Ladies Room 5. Firehouse 6. Makin' Love 7. I Want You 8. Cold Gin (Ace's Smokin' Guitar solo) 9. Do You Love Me? 10. Nothin' To Lose 11. Gene's Blood Spitting Solo 12. God Of Thunder (Peter's Solo) 13. Rock and Roll All Nite
- published: 01 Jun 2012
- views: 48394
- author: Stacy DeVilles Bootlegs
2:55
Selah Sue : Kiss ( with Peter Live Band)
www.myspace.com/selahsuemusic...
published: 01 Jan 2011
author: YamazedbyU
Selah Sue : Kiss ( with Peter Live Band)
www.myspace.com/selahsuemusic
- published: 01 Jan 2011
- views: 168508
- author: YamazedbyU
4:54
Kiss - God Of Thunder "Live In Las Vegas" Part 3/4
Legendary rock band Kiss serves up their best in this live performance of their biggest hi...
published: 22 Apr 2008
author: matto799
Kiss - God Of Thunder "Live In Las Vegas" Part 3/4
Legendary rock band Kiss serves up their best in this live performance of their biggest hits. Las Vegas is the scene for this concert that didn't happen the first time around. This time, however, it's done right.
- published: 22 Apr 2008
- views: 35441
- author: matto799
111:05
KISS - Live in Argentina 7/11/2012 Full Concert
KISS - Live in Argentina November 7, 2012 Full Concert - River Plate Stadium...
published: 10 Nov 2012
author: Marian Ale
KISS - Live in Argentina 7/11/2012 Full Concert
KISS - Live in Argentina November 7, 2012 Full Concert - River Plate Stadium
- published: 10 Nov 2012
- views: 11906
- author: Marian Ale
3:57
Kiss - I was made for loving you
The best band. Gene Simmons founder of the hard rock band Kiss...
published: 10 Mar 2007
author: Jarbas Ferreira Martins
Kiss - I was made for loving you
The best band. Gene Simmons founder of the hard rock band Kiss
- published: 10 Mar 2007
- views: 28627123
- author: Jarbas Ferreira Martins
Vimeo results:
10:39
APRICOT — A Short Film by Ben Briand
Winner :: Community Choice Award
Voted Best Narrative on Vimeo by it's users
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published: 09 Dec 2009
author: Moonwalk Films
APRICOT — A Short Film by Ben Briand
Winner :: Community Choice Award
Voted Best Narrative on Vimeo by it's users
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Do you remember your first love? ... Do you remember your first kiss? ... Do you remember? ...
Like it on Facebook : http://tinyurl.com/apricot-fb
Written & Directed by Ben Briand
http://www.benbriand.com
http://twitter.com/ben_briand
Produced by Matt Dooley, Michele Bennett, Alexis Bensa, Gaspard Chevance
http://www.moonwalk-films.com http://www.cherubpictures.com.au
Cast
Ewen Leslie, Laura Gordon, Alice Zahalka, Joshua Rozzi
Cinematography
http://www.adamarkapaw.com
Music
www.basilhogios.com.au
2:11
A History Of The Title Sequence
WINNER OF THE VIMEO AWARDS 2012 in CATEGORY MOTION GRAPHICS! Thanks so much for voting eve...
published: 11 Jul 2011
author: jurjen versteeg
A History Of The Title Sequence
WINNER OF THE VIMEO AWARDS 2012 in CATEGORY MOTION GRAPHICS! Thanks so much for voting everyone! Watch a short 1 min. making of here, which was shown at the awards: vimeo.com/44046584
Graduation project 2011
Designed as a possible title sequence for a fictitious documentary, this film shows a history of the title sequence in a nutshell. The sequence includes all the names of title designers who had a revolutionary impact on the history and evolution of the title sequence. The names of the title designers all refer to specific characteristics of the revolutionary titles that they designed.
This film refers to elements such as the cut and shifted characters of Saul Bass' Psycho title, the colored circles of Maurice Binder's design for Dr. No and the contemporary designs of Kyle Cooper and Danny Yount.
This title sequence refers to the following designers and their titles:
Georges Méliès - Un Voyage Dans La Lune, Saul Bass - Psycho, Maurice Binder - Dr. No, Stephen Frankfurt - To Kill A Mockingbird, Pablo Ferro - Dr. Strangelove, Richard Greenberg - Alien, Kyle Cooper - Seven, Danny Yount - Kiss Kiss Bang Bang / Sherlock Holmes
CREDITS
Direction and Animation: Jurjen Versteeg / www.synple.nl
Music and sound design: Lea Jurida / www.jurida.com
Many thanks to all the people who helped me realizing this project!
For some more info on the concept and the production process, please check out the interview on 'Forget the Film, Watch The Titles': http://bit.ly/pzvXXE
Watch a short 1min. making of here: vimeo.com/44046584
5:18
'Back to Solitude' (2011)
A last kiss, a last date, a last look into each others eyes.
"Back to Solitude" (2011)
S...
published: 16 Aug 2011
author: Joschka Laukeninks
'Back to Solitude' (2011)
A last kiss, a last date, a last look into each others eyes.
"Back to Solitude" (2011)
Short film, 5 min.
directed by Joschka Laukeninks
http://www.joschka-laukeninks.de
written and directed by Joschka Laukeninks
starring Xenia Assenza & Constantin Lücke
narrated by Alan Orpin
edited by Vera Berg
music composed by Jan-Peter Pflug
sound design by Matthias Brattig
director of photography Joschka Laukeninks
flame artist Stefan Moog
colourist Eike Rieche
1st assistant camera Christian Grundey
2nd assistant camera Simon Kaiser
gaffer Jan Boltze
best boy Manuel Bieker
production manager Julian Schöneich
1st ad Sebastian Rabe
2nd ad Lena Steisslinger
make up & hair Nicole Koslowski
supporting actor Mario Kaspras
supported by
Magic Farm
Loft Studios
Cinegate Hamburg
Thanks to my mother for doing the most delicious film catering on earth. ( :
7:27
Notte Sento (English subtitles)
A girl misses her train to Milan and is set to wait overnight in Rome until dawn. However,...
published: 27 Oct 2008
author: Daniele Napolitano
Notte Sento (English subtitles)
A girl misses her train to Milan and is set to wait overnight in Rome until dawn. However, a chance encounter with a guy changes her plans and the night lights of the capital turn into the background to a tender love story. An extraordinary chemistry made of knowing glances and small gestures fills the few instants that separate them both from the sunrise.
Short film made with 4500+ still photographs. Shot with a Canon EOS 30D camera.
Funded by the Seagate Creative Fund in 2008.
Italian language with English subtitles.
Official site: www.ilovecut.com/works/102
Become a fan here: http://facebook.com/nottesento
and here: http://facebook.com/ilovecut
You can find the song at the end here: http://tinyurl.com/metem-boreale
Versione italiana qui: http://vimeo.com/2196186
Youtube results:
1:43
Kiss tribute band live in Camerata Picena at motorfest
Kiss live tribute band in camerta picena al motorfest with firework!...
published: 22 Jun 2008
author: Roberto Fiocchi
Kiss tribute band live in Camerata Picena at motorfest
Kiss live tribute band in camerta picena al motorfest with firework!
- published: 22 Jun 2008
- views: 314
- author: Roberto Fiocchi
100:48
KISS - "The Tour" [Live Sao Paulo 2012 Live]
Kiss-"The Tour" Sao Paulo,Brazil 2012 Live Setlist: 2:54 - Detroit Rock City 7:56 - Shout ...
published: 20 Nov 2012
author: monolit1234
KISS - "The Tour" [Live Sao Paulo 2012 Live]
Kiss-"The Tour" Sao Paulo,Brazil 2012 Live Setlist: 2:54 - Detroit Rock City 7:56 - Shout It Loud 12:25 - Calling Dr. Love 16:19 - Hell or Hallelujah 21:10 - Wall of Sound 23:56 - Hotter than Hell 28:32 - I Love it Loud 32:31 - Outta This World 37:14 - Guitar & Drum Solo 44:50 - Bass Solo 48:36 - God of Thunder 53:10 - Psycho Circus 58:23 - War Machine 1:03:16 - Love Gun 1:10:17 - Black Diamond & Paul Stanley guitar solo -----Encore----- 1:20:07 - Lick it Up 1:25:57 - I Was Made for Lovin' You 1:30:19 - Rock and Roll All Nite
- published: 20 Nov 2012
- views: 1351
- author: monolit1234
9:43
BLACK DIAMONDS - KISS TRIBUTE BAND live 24.03.12 @ ACCADEMIA BIRRERIA PUB
ACCADEMIA BIRRERIA PUB VIA ALESSANDRO MANZONI, 61 FOSSALTA DI PORTOGRUARO (VE)...
published: 28 Mar 2012
author: birreriaccademia
BLACK DIAMONDS - KISS TRIBUTE BAND live 24.03.12 @ ACCADEMIA BIRRERIA PUB
ACCADEMIA BIRRERIA PUB VIA ALESSANDRO MANZONI, 61 FOSSALTA DI PORTOGRUARO (VE)
- published: 28 Mar 2012
- views: 119
- author: birreriaccademia
3:18
BLUEJUICE - Act Yr Age - HD Version
The first single from Bluejuice's forthcoming new album "Company", out November 11. Visit ...
published: 11 Oct 2011
author: bluejuicevideos
BLUEJUICE - Act Yr Age - HD Version
The first single from Bluejuice's forthcoming new album "Company", out November 11. Visit itunes.apple.com to buy the single now. Directed by Samuel Bennetts.
- published: 11 Oct 2011
- views: 488334
- author: bluejuicevideos
photo: AP / Pablo Martinez Monsivais
20 Nov 2012
Article by WN.com Correspondent Dallas Darling President Barack Obama's whirlwind tour of southeast Asia and meetings with dignitaries will have to walk a tightrope between either appearing to endorse military juntas or truly being committed to ongoing pro-democracy movements. Specifically at issue is Burma's Aung San Suu Kyi, a democratic advocate...(size: 5.0Kb)
photo: AP / Emilio Morenatti
22 Nov 2012
A new battle is underway in Pakistan with its powerful military front-and-centre, but the fight is not against armed insurgents or ideological extremists - this opponent is a muscle-flexing Supreme Court. For the first time in decades, the military's iron grip over the South Asian country has been challenged, and it remains to be seen if it will...(size: 23.7Kb)
photo: AP / Sebastian D'souza
21 Nov 2012
MUMBAI, India - India executed the lone surviving gunman from the 2008 terror attack on Mumbai early Wednesday, India's home ministry said. Ajmal Kasab, a Pakistani citizen, was one of 10 gunmen who rampaged through the streets of India's financial capital in November 2008, killing 166 people. Kasab was hung at 7:30 a.m. Wednesday at a jail in...(size: 4.5Kb)
photo: AP / Melanie Gouby
21 Nov 2012
Hundreds of government soldiers and police in the Democratic Republic of Congo have surrendered to rebels at a stadium in Goma, Al Jazeera's Nazanine Moshiri has reported from the scene. The M23 rebel group, believed to be backed by Rwanda seized the strategic, provincial capital of Goma in eastern Congo on Tuesday, home to more than 1 million...(size: 18.7Kb)
photo: WN / Ahmed Deeb
22 Nov 2012
CAIRO -- Under intense Egyptian and American pressure, Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas halted eight days of bloody conflict Wednesday, averting a full-scale Israeli ground invasion of the Gaza Strip without resolving the underlying disputes. With Israeli forces still massed on the Gaza border, a tentative calm descended after...(size: 5.4Kb)
Otago Daily Times
23 Nov 2012
Ah, Mr Bond, we've been expecting you, but your latest adventure has been one of the longest waits in your 50-year career. Thankfully, after your previous misfiring Quantum of Solace in 2008, the wait has been worth it. Daniel Craig continues to carve his own legacy as 007, the closest realisation yet of author Ian Fleming's vision of a "blunt...(size: 2.5Kb)
Palm Beach Post
23 Nov 2012
He wasn’t the one we expected to be impressed by Disney’s new princess park. Our 2-year-old son — not our 4-year-old daughter — asked to jump back in line for a second visit with Belle at a preview of Disney World’s expanded Fantasyland last week. “I want to kiss the princess,” George said, refusing to be...(size: 3.7Kb)
Indianapolis Star
23 Nov 2012
It's Black Friday. Maybe you've got your steel-toed boots on and are scrambling through the stores in a frenzy, picking up things that look good, ignoring things that look hideous. You've probably been there in the wine aisle, too, buying bottles with great labels, passing on the bad-looking ones. Coming up with labels is a big deal in the wine...(size: 4.9Kb)
NZ Herald
23 Nov 2012
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This article is about the American rock band. For the South Korean group, see Kiss (South Korean band).
| Kiss | |
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 Kiss playing at Sauna Open Air 2010, during their Sonic Boom Over Europe Tour. From left to right: Gene Simmons, Eric Singer, Paul Stanley, and Tommy Thayer. |
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| Background information | |
| Origin | New York City, United States |
| Genres | Hard rock, heavy metal |
| Years active | 1973–present |
| Labels | Casablanca, Mercury, Roadrunner, Kiss |
| Associated acts | E.S.P., Frehley's Comet, Union, Vinnie Vincent Invasion, Wicked Lester, White Tiger, Black 'n Blue, Avantasia, Badlands, Grand Funk Railroad, Blackjack |
| Website | kissonline.com |
| Members | |
| Paul Stanley Gene Simmons Tommy Thayer Eric Singer |
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| Past members | |
| Ace Frehley Peter Criss Eric Carr Vinnie Vincent Mark St. John Bruce Kulick |
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Kiss (often stylized as KISS) is an American rock band formed in New York City in January 1973.[1] Well known for its members' face paint and flamboyant stage outfits, the group rose to prominence in the mid to late 1970s on the basis of their elaborate live performances, which featured fire breathing, blood spitting, smoking guitars, shooting rockets, levitating drum kits and pyrotechnics. Counting the 1978 solo albums, Kiss has been awarded 28 gold albums to date, the most of any American rock band.[2] The band has sold more than 40 million albums in the United States, of which 20 million have been certified by the RIAA[3] and their worldwide sales exceeds 100 million albums.[4] The 1973–'80 original lineup of Paul Stanley (vocals and rhythm guitar), Gene Simmons (vocals and bass guitar), Ace Frehley (lead guitar) and Peter Criss (drums) is the most successful.
With their makeup and costumes, they took on the personas of comic book-style characters: Starchild (Stanley), The Demon (Simmons), Spaceman or Space Ace (Frehley) and Catman (Criss). The band explains that the fans were the ones who ultimately chose their makeup designs. Stanley became the "Starchild" because of his tendency to be referred to as the "starry-eyed lover" and "hopeless romantic". The "Demon" makeup reflected Simmons' cynicism and dark sense of humor, as well as his affection for comic books. Frehley's "Spaceman" makeup was a reflection of his fondness for science fiction and supposedly being from another planet. Criss' "Catman" makeup was in accordance with the belief that he had nine lives because of his rough childhood in Brooklyn. Because of creative differences, both Criss and Frehley were out of the group by 1982. The band's commercial fortunes had waned considerably by that point.
Buoyed by a wave of Kiss nostalgia in the 1990s, the band announced a reunion of the original lineup in 1996. The resulting Kiss Alive/Worldwide/Reunion Tour was the top-grossing act of 1996 and 1997. Criss and Frehley have since left Kiss again, but the band continues with Eric Singer and Tommy Thayer. Stanley and Simmons have remained the only two constant members. Kiss has been named in many "Top" lists. They include Number 10 on VH1's '100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock',[5] 9th on 'The Greatest Metal Bands' list by MTV,[6] number one on Hit Paraders's "Top 100 Live Bands",[7] 56th on VH1's "100 Greatest Artists Of All Time",[8] and 26th on Gibson's "50 Greatest American Rock Bands".[9] Kiss was nominated for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame,[10] ten years after becoming eligible. However, on December 15, 2009, it was announced that Kiss did not make it in.[11]
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History[link]
Early years and struggles (1971–75)[link]
Kiss traces their roots to Wicked Lester, a New York City-based rock and roll band led by co-founders Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley. Wicked Lester, with its eclectic mixture of musical styles, never achieved any success. They recorded one album, which was shelved by Epic Records, and played a handful of live shows. Simmons and Stanley, feeling that a new musical direction was needed, abandoned Wicked Lester in 1972 and began forming a new group.[12][13][14]
In late 1972, Simmons and Stanley came across an ad in the East Coast version of Rolling Stone placed by Peter Criss, a veteran drummer from the New York scene, who was previously in bands called Lips and Chelsea. Criss auditioned for, and joined the new version of Wicked Lester. The trio focused on a much harder style of rock than Wicked Lester played. Inspired by the theatrics of Alice Cooper and the New York Dolls, they also began experimenting with their image by wearing makeup and various outfits.[15] In November 1972, the trio played a showcase for Epic Records A&R director Don Ellis, in an effort to secure a record deal. Although the performance went well, Ellis hated the group's image and music. On top of that, as he was leaving, he was vomited on by Criss's brother.[16]
In early January 1973, the group added lead guitarist Ace Frehley. Frehley impressed the group with his first audition, although he showed up wearing two different sneakers, one red and one orange. A few weeks after Frehley joined, the Wicked Lester name was dropped and the band became Kiss.[17]
Stanley came up with the name as he, Simmons, and Criss were driving around New York City. Criss mentioned that he was in a band called Lips, so Stanley said something to the effect of "What about Kiss?"[18] Frehley created the now-iconic logo, making the "SS" look like lightning bolts, when he went to write the new band name over Wicked Lester on a poster outside the club where they were going to play.[19] The runic letters happened to look similar to the insignia of the Nazi SS, a symbol that is now illegal to display in Germany. Therefore, to avoid controversy, since 1979 most of the band's album covers and merchandise in Germany have used a modified version of the logo instead, with the SS represented by two backwards Zs.
The band's name has repeatedly been the subject of many rumors pertaining to its alleged hidden meanings. Among these rumors are claims that the name is an acronym for "Knights In Satan's Service", "Kinder SS", or "Kids In Satan's Service". These claims have been denied by Simmons himself.[20][21]
The first Kiss performance was on January 30, 1973, for an audience of three at the Popcorn Club (renamed Coventry shortly afterward) in Queens. For the first three gigs, January 30 – February 1, they wore little to no makeup; the iconic makeup designs associated with Kiss made their debut during the March 9–10 shows at The Daisy in Amityville, NY. On March 13 of that year, the band recorded a five-song demo tape with producer Eddie Kramer. Former TV director Bill Aucoin, who had seen the group at a handful of showcase concerts in the summer of 1973, offered to become the band’s manager in mid-October. Kiss agreed, with the condition that Aucoin get them signed to a recording contract within two weeks. On November 1, 1973, Kiss became the first act signed to former teen pop singer and Buddah Records executive Neil Bogart's new label Casablanca Records.[22]
The band entered Bell Sound Studios in New York City on October 10, 1973 to begin recording their first album. On December 31 the band had their official industry premiere at the Academy of Music in New York City, opening for Blue Öyster Cult. It was at this concert that Simmons accidentally set his hair (which was coated in hairspray) ablaze for the first of many times while performing his inaugural firebreathing stunt.[23]
Kiss' first tour started on February 5, 1974 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, at the Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium. The band’s self-titled debut album, Kiss, was released on February 18. Casablanca and Kiss promoted the album heavily throughout the spring and summer of 1974. On February 19, the band performed "Nothin' to Lose," "Firehouse," and "Black Diamond" for what would become their first national television appearance, on ABC's Dick Clark's In Concert (aired March 29). On April 29, the band performed "Firehouse" on The Mike Douglas Show. This broadcast included Simmons's first televised interview, a conversation with Douglas in which Simmons declared himself "evil incarnate," eliciting titters from an uncomfortable and largely confused studio audience. Fellow guest Totie Fields remarked that it would be humorous if, beneath all the make-up, Simmons was "just a nice Jewish boy." Simmons deftly parried this remark with neither a confirmation nor denial, by saying simply, "You should only know." To which she responded, "I do. You can't hide the hook," a reference to the Jewish nose.[24]
Despite the publicity and constant touring, Kiss initially sold just 75,000 copies. Meanwhile, the group and Casablanca Records were losing money quickly. The band (while touring) stopped in Los Angeles in August 1974 to begin recording their second album, Hotter Than Hell, which was released on October 22, 1974. The only single, "Let Me Go, Rock 'n' Roll," failed to chart and the album stalled at No. 100.[25]
With Hotter Than Hell quickly dropping off the charts, Kiss was pulled from their tour to quickly record a new album. Casablanca head Neil Bogart stepped in to produce the next album, trading in the murky, distorted sound of Hotter Than Hell for a cleaner and slightly poppier sound. Dressed to Kill, released on March 19, 1975, fared slightly better commercially than Hotter Than Hell. It also contained what later became the band's trademark song, "Rock and Roll All Nite".[26]
Although Kiss albums had not proved to be big sellers, the band was quickly gaining a reputation as a top-flight live act. Kiss concerts featured things such as Simmons spitting "blood" (primarily raw eggs and food coloring) or "breathing fire" (spitting flammable liquid at a torch); Frehley soloing as his guitar burst into flames (light and smoke bombs placed inside the guitar); Criss's elevating drum riser that emitted sparks; Stanley's Townshend-style guitar smashing; and pyrotechnics throughout the show.[27]
By late 1975, Casablanca was almost bankrupt and Kiss was in danger of losing their record contract. Both parties desperately needed a commercial breakthrough if they were to survive. That breakthrough came in an unlikely form – a double live album.[28]
Rise to prominence (1975–78)[link]
Kiss wanted to express the excitement felt at their concerts (which their studio albums had so far failed to do) with their first live album. Released on September 10, 1975, Alive! achieved Gold status and spawned Kiss' first top 40 single, a live version of "Rock and Roll All Nite." It was the first version of "Rock and Roll All Nite" with a guitar solo, and this recording has come to represent the definitive version of the song; supplanting the studio original (the live version is the basis of most covers, such as the cover by Poison in 1987). In recent years the band admitted that additional audience noise had been added to the album, not to deceive fans, but to add more "excitement and realism" to the show.[29]
The success of Alive! not only brought Kiss the breakthrough they had been seeking, but arguably saved Casablanca, which was close to bankruptcy. Following this success, Kiss partnered with producer Bob Ezrin, who had previously worked with Alice Cooper. The result was Destroyer (released March 15, 1976), Kiss's most musically ambitious studio album to date. Destroyer, with its rather intricate production (utilizing an orchestra, choir, and numerous tape effects), was a departure from the raw sound of the first three studio albums. Album art was designed by Ken Kelly, who had drawn Tarzan, Conan the Barbarian and who also worked with acts such as Rainbow and Manowar.[30][31] While the album sold well initially and became the group's second gold album, it quickly dropped down the charts. Only when the ballad "Beth" (the B-Side to the single Detroit Rock City) began to gain more airplay, on FM radio did the album's sales rebound. "Beth" was a number seven hit for the band, and its success revived both the album (which achieved platinum status by the end of 1976) and ticket sales for Kiss.
In October 1976, Kiss appeared on The Paul Lynde Halloween Special, lip-synching "Detroit Rock City", "Beth", and "King of the Night Time World". For many teenagers, this was their first exposure to Kiss' dramatic appearance. The show was co-produced by Bill Aucoin. In addition to the three performances, Kiss was the subject of a brief comedic "interview" conducted by Paul Lynde himself. This included Lynde noting, when hearing the member's first names, "Oh, I love a good religious group." The group was introduced to Lynde by Margaret Hamilton dressed as the Wicked Witch of the West from The Wizard Of Oz.
Two more highly successful studio albums were released in less than a year—Rock and Roll Over (November 11, 1976) and Love Gun (June 30, 1977). A second live album, Alive II, was released on October 14, 1977. All three albums were certified platinum upon or soon after their release. Between 1976 and 1978, Kiss earned $17.7 million from record royalties and music publishing.[32] A 1977 Gallup poll named Kiss the most popular band in America. In Japan, Kiss performed five sold-out shows at Budokan Hall, breaking the previous record of four held by The Beatles.
In May 1977, Kiss made their first of many comic appearances in Howard the Duck issue 12 published by Marvel.[33] This served as a precursor to many more Kiss-related comics initially published by Marvel.
The first of what is now many Kiss greatest hits albums, Double Platinum, was issued on April 2, 1978. This double album included many remixed versions of their hits, as well as "Strutter '78," a re-recorded version of one of the group's signature songs. At Neil Bogart's request, the song was played in a style similar to the then-popular disco music.[34]
During this period, Kiss merchandise became a substantial source of income for the group. Some of the products released included a pair of comic books issued by Marvel (the first one of which contained ink mixed with actual blood donated by the group), a pinball machine, Kiss dolls, "Kiss Your Face Makeup" kits, Halloween masks, board games, bubble gum trading cards, and many other pieces of memorabilia. Membership in the Kiss Army, the band's fan club, was in the six figures. Between 1977 and 1979, worldwide merchandise sales (in-store and on tour) reached an estimated $100 million.[35]
Four solo albums (1978)[link]
Kiss was at their commercial peak by 1978. Alive II was the band's fourth platinum album in just under two years, and the ensuing tour had the highest average attendance (13,550) in the group's history. In addition, Kiss' gross income for 1977 was $10.2 million. The group, along with creative manager Bill Aucoin, sought to take the band to the next level of popularity. To that end, an ambitious, two-pronged strategy was devised for 1978.[36]
The first part involved the simultaneous release of four solo albums from the members of Kiss. Although Kiss has claimed that the solo albums were intended to ease rising tensions within the band, their 1976 record contract did in fact call for four solo records, with each of them counting as half an album toward the group's five-record commitment.[37] Each album was a solo effort (none of the group appeared on another's album), and were all released and marketed as Kiss albums (with similar cover art and poster inserts). It was the first time that all current members of a rock band had released solo albums on the same day.[38]
For the band members, it was a chance to showcase their individual musical styles and tastes outside of Kiss, and in some cases to collaborate with contemporary artists. Stanley's and Frehley's albums stuck pretty closely to the successful hard rock style that Kiss had utilized, while Criss' album featured an R&B style and was loaded with ballads. Simmons's was the most eclectic of the four. It featured hard rock, ballads, Beatles-influenced pop, and ended with a straight cover of "When You Wish upon a Star" (from the film Pinocchio). Simmons' many collaborators included Aerosmith's Joe Perry, Cheap Trick's Rick Nielsen, the Doobie Brothers' Jeff "Skunk" Baxter, disco diva Donna Summer, Janis Ian, Helen Reddy, Bob Seger, Katey Sagal and then-girlfriend Cher.
The Kiss solo albums were released on September 18, 1978. The marketing blitz behind the albums was unprecedented. Casablanca announced it was shipping five million total copies of the albums (guaranteeing instant platinum status), and they spent $2.5 million marketing them.[39] All four solo albums made it into the Top 50 of the Billboard album chart. All four solo albums sold about as many copies as Love Gun alone. Of the four, Frehley's album was the most successful (although not by a huge margin) and spawned the only radio top 20 hit (Russ Ballard's composition "New York Groove", originally performed by Hello).[40]
The second part of Kiss' and Aucoin's plan called for the band to appear in a film that would cement their image as larger than life superheroes. Filming commenced in the spring of 1978. Although the project was proposed to the band as a cross between A Hard Day's Night and Star Wars, the final results fell far short of those expectations. The script underwent numerous rewrites, and the band (particularly Criss and Frehley) grew increasingly frustrated with the filmmaking process.
The final product, entitled Kiss Meets the Phantom of the Park, debuted on NBC on October 28, 1978. Despite scathing reviews, it was one of the highest-viewed TV films of the year. It was released theatrically, after many changes, outside the U.S. in 1979 under the title Attack of the Phantoms. While later interviews with band members would have them talk about their filmmaking experience with a mix of humorous embarrassment and regret as to the finished product, they were unhappy with the final product. They felt that the film ended up portraying them more as clowns than superheroes. The artistic failure of the film led to a rift between the band and Aucoin.[41] It has been only sporadically available on home video; currently, a version of the film is available on a compilation DVD entitled Kissology Volume Two: 1978–1991.
Late makeup years and decline (1978–83)[link]
Kiss' first album of new material in two years, Dynasty (May 22, 1979), continued their platinum streak. The disco-flavored "I Was Made for Lovin' You" became one of the band's biggest hit singles to date. Session drummer Anton Fig did almost all the percussion on the album while Criss recovered from an auto accident. Criss did play the drums on the song "Dirty Livin'", on which he also sang the lead.[42]
Billed as "The Return of Kiss," the Dynasty Tour was expected by Kiss and their management to build on the success of previous tours. Plans were drawn up for a Kiss-themed traveling amusement park, called "Kiss World", but were abandoned because of the immense costs involved.[43] However, "The Return of Kiss" saw a marked decline in attendance.[44]
The crowds on this tour were much younger than previous audiences had been, with many pre-adolescent children in Kiss makeup with their mothers and fathers (who were sometimes wearing the makeup themselves) in tow at most concerts. Kiss themselves did little to dissuade this new fan base, donning colorful costumes that reinforced a cartoonish image for these younger fans.[45]
The fans were unaware of the dissension within the band. One very public indication of the heightened friction within the group was an infamous October 31, 1979 interview on Tom Snyder's late-night The Tomorrow Show. During the episode, a visibly irritated Simmons and Stanley try to contain the bombastic (and inebriated) Frehley, whose non-stop laughter and joking overshadowed the content and conversation that takes place between Snyder and the rest of the band. Criss made repeated references to his large gun collection, to the chagrin of Simmons.[46]
By the end of the Dynasty tour in December 1979, tensions between Criss and the rest of the band were at an all-time high. His drumming skills had noticeably eroded, and he even intentionally slowed down or stopped playing altogether during some concerts. The final show of the tour (December 16, 1979) was the last time Criss performed with the group (until the original foursome reunited in 1996), although he remained an official member for nearly six more months.[47][48]
Fig also played all the drums on the next album Unmasked, although he was uncredited and Criss appeared on the cover art. Showcasing a slick, contemporary pop sound, Unmasked (May 20, 1980) had the dubious distinction of being the first Kiss album since Destroyer to fail to achieve platinum sales. Soon after the album's release, Criss's departure was officially announced.[49][50]
The band auditioned dozens of replacements for Criss in June 1980, settling on a little-known drummer-guitarist-singer from Brooklyn named Paul Caravello (born July 12, 1950), who was given the stage name Eric Carr. He was Kiss' first replacement member. In his "Fox" makeup, he was introduced on ABC's Kids Are People Too!, and debuted with the group on July 25, 1980 at the Palladium Theatre in New York City. This was Kiss's only U.S. show in support of the album. The band's 1980 tour of Australia and New Zealand, on the other hand, was one of the biggest in their history, as they played to sold-out crowds, and received overwhelmingly positive press coverage.[51][52]
For their next album, the band worked with producer Bob Ezrin, with whom Kiss had found success on Destroyer. Early press reports indicated that the new album would be a return to the hard rock style that had originally brought the band success. What was released instead was 1981's Music from "The Elder", a concept album featuring medieval horns, strings, harps, and synthesizers.[53]
The album was presented as a soundtrack to a film that was never made, making it difficult to follow the storyline. To make matters worse, having received negative feedback following their record company's preview of the album, Kiss altered the record's track sequence in most countries to emphasize potential singles "The Oath" and "A World Without Heroes," which all but guaranteed the inability of listeners to understand the already muddled storyline. Once released, fan reaction to The Elder was harsh; it failed to achieve gold status and peaked at number 75 on the Billboard Album Chart.[54]
The band made only two appearances in support of the new album, both in January 1982. One was a performance on the ABC late-night variety program Fridays, while the second was a lip-synched performance that was broadcast via satellite during Italy's Sanremo Music Festival.[55] Kiss also performed "I", and "A World Without Heroes" on Solid Gold.
Absent from the satellite performance was Frehley, who had become increasingly frustrated with Kiss' new musical direction. Upset with the band's decision to record Music from "The Elder", he did not actively participate in the album's creation, only providing lead vocals to one track, "Dark Light". He recorded his guitar parts at his home studio in Wilton, Connecticut and mailed them to Ezrin. Another source of frustration for Frehley was that with the departure of Criss, and with Carr not being an equal partner in the band, he was often outvoted 2-to-1 on group decisions. In June 1982, Frehley's departure from the band was negotiated, although he did not officially leave until December, and remained a business partner with Simmons and Stanley until 1985.
Simmons stated in his autobiography Kiss and Make-Up that Eddie Van Halen wanted to fill Frehley's spot. Simmons and Eddie's brother Alex convinced Eddie to remain with Van Halen.[56] (Eddie was anxious to break up Van Halen because of rising tensions with lead singer David Lee Roth, who left the band soon thereafter.)[57][58] Other notable musicians who auditioned for the band include Doug Aldrich of Whitesnake and ex-Dio,[59] Richie Sambora of Bon Jovi[60] and Yngwie Malmsteen.[61]
Soon after, Kiss made major changes to their business dealings – chief among them was severing ties with their manager of nine years, Bill Aucoin, and cutting back on their unwieldy organizational tree. Although Frehley had already decided to leave the band, he was pictured on the covers of 1982's Killers and Creatures of the Night, although he did not participate in the recording of either album.[62]
Creatures of the Night (October 13, 1982) was Kiss's heaviest album to date, and although it fared better than Music from "The Elder", it peaked at number 45 on the charts and was not certified gold until 1994. In Frehley's absence, Kiss utilized a number of guitarists for the recording of the album, including Vinnie Vincent (born Vincent John Cusano on August 6, 1952).
Frehley's last appearance with the band (until the original foursome reunited in 1996) was on the video for the single "I Love It Loud", which was co-written by Vincent. Frehley also appeared on the cover of the original Creatures of the Night album artwork. (When the album was re-mixed and re-released in 1985 with a non-makeup cover and a slightly different song order, to reflect the band's roster change and abandonment of their make-up and costuming, Vincent was again absent from the album cover, as then-current lead guitarist, Bruce Kulick, appeared there instead. The liner notes accompanying the re-mixed LP, however, have credited both Ace Frehley and Vinnie Vincent with lead guitar performances on the Creatures of the Night album.)
Vincent officially replaced Frehley as lead guitarist in December 1982, as the band embarked on its 10th Anniversary Tour.[63][64]
Vincent originally wanted to use his birth name in the band but this was vetoed by Gene Simmons on the grounds that it sounded "too ethnic": specifically, according to Simmons, "it sounded like a fruit vendor"; Simmons went on to note that "fairly or unfairly, rock and roll is about image".[65] Vincent then suggested the name "Mick Fury", but this was also disallowed. Simmons later suggested the name change to Vinnie Vincent. Vincent started actively pushing to join Kiss as a full member. Despite the misgivings that both Simmons and Stanley harbored about his personality, Vincent was taken into the band. Stanley designed a character, "The Wiz"[66][67] also known as "The Egyptian Warrior",[68] and makeup centered around an Egyptian ankh, for Vincent.[65] According to the official authorized Kiss biography, written by David Leaf and Ken Sharp, "The Egyptian Ankh Warrior" refers to Vincent's make-up and persona, while the nickname "The Wiz" refers to his virtuosity as a guitar player.[69] According to Gene Simmons's autobiography Kiss and Make-Up, Vincent's Kiss persona was solely "The Wiz". A persona as "The Ankh Warrior" or the like, is not mentioned in the book at all.[66][67]
From 1982–1983, the new lineup of Kiss became Simmons (the Demon), Stanley (the Starchild), Eric Carr (the Fox), and Vincent (The Egyptian Warrior[68] or the Wiz[66][67]). This incarnation of Kiss was to be the last incarnation of the original make-up era.
Vincent does appear on the cover of Lick It Up and was credited as the lead guitarist. He was co-writer on 8 of the 10 songs on the album; "Fits Like A Glove" and "Dance All Over Your Face" were written solely by Simmons.
Vincent's personality did not mesh well with either Stanley or Simmons, and he was dismissed from Kiss at the end of the Creatures tour. He was re-hired before recording started for Lick It Up because Simmons and Stanley could not find a new lead guitarist on such short notice. Personality issues arose once again and Vincent was fired following the Lick It Up tour and was replaced by Mark St. John (birth name Mark Norton). Vincent's work on Creatures of the Night was not officially recognized until the album was remastered in 1997.
Vincent was later utilized by Kiss as a songwriter on the 1992 album Revenge, contributing to the songs "Unholy", "Heart Of Chrome" and "I Just Wanna". Before long however, Vincent, Simmons and Stanley fell out with each other for a third time, and again severed their musical ties.
Persistent rumors have circulated for years amongst Kiss fan circles regarding the true reason for Vincent's dismissals from Kiss with at least one band member refusing to comment except to say that legally it wasn't up for discussion. Simmons stated in an interview several years later that Vincent's firing was for "unethical behavior" but he did not elaborate:
"I named Vincent Cusano, 'Vinnie Vincent'. That's the only gift he's allowed. It's interesting that Vinnie hasn't changed his name back to Vinnie Cusano. Vinnie, for the record, was fired for unethical behavior, not because of lack of talent. The guy is very talented. He was unethical. He was fired."[70]
Unmasking and rebound (1983–96)[link]
Sensing it was time for a change, Kiss made the decision to abandon their trademark makeup and costumes. They officially appeared in public without makeup for the first time on a September 18, 1983 appearance on MTV, which coincided with the release of the band's new album, Lick It Up.[71] The tour showing off the new album and the unmasked band members started off at Lisbon, Portugal, on October 11, 1983, at Pavilhão Dramático de Cascais, their first concert without makeup since early 1973.
Lick It Up became Kiss' first gold record in three years, but the tour was even more sparsely attended than the one for Creatures of the Night. Vincent did not get along with Simmons and Stanley, and he left the band at the conclusion of the tour in March 1984. Vincent's replacement was Mark St. John, a session player and guitar tutor.[72]
With St. John on board, Kiss released the glam metal album Animalize on September 13, 1984. Animalize followed the success of Lick It Up, and with the video for "Heaven's on Fire" being played often on MTV, Animalize was the band's best-selling record in America during the decade. With the success of the album and subsequent tour, Kiss had recaptured some of their earlier glory (though not to the level of their '70s heyday). St. John, however, was soon taken ill with reactive arthritis during tour rehearsals, and only performed at a handful of shows. St. John was relieved of his duties from Kiss in December 1984 and was replaced by Bruce Kulick (born December 12, 1953 in Brooklyn). Kulick was Kiss' fourth lead guitarist in less than three years, but he stayed with the band for 12 years.[73] Kulick was one of the band's longest-running members, with the longest continuous tenure of anyone other than Simmons and Stanley, but he never wore the band's iconic makeup.
One of the first concerts Kulick played was in Detroit, Michigan's Cobo Hall. It was filmed for the MTV special Animalize Live. This was later released as the band's first home video (Animalize Live Uncensored).
The lineup of Stanley, Simmons, Carr, and Kulick turned out to be the most stable since the original, and for the rest of the 1980s Kiss released a series of platinum albums—1985's Asylum, 1987's Crazy Nights and the 1988 greatest hits compilation Smashes, Thrashes & Hits. Crazy Nights, in particular, was one of Kiss' most successful albums overseas. The single "Crazy Crazy Nights" reached number four on the singles chart in Britain, the highest showing to date for a Kiss song.[74]
Kiss ended the '80s with the October 1989 release Hot in the Shade. Although the album failed to achieve platinum status, it spawned the February 1990 hit ballad "Forever", co-written by Michael Bolton. Peaking at number 8, it was the group's highest-charting single since "Beth" and was the band's second Top 10 single.[74]
During these non-makeup years, Kiss struggled with their identity and fan base. Simmons, arguably the dominating force in Kiss during the '70s, became less involved with the group in the '80s as he pursued outside interests; most notably, a film career. After the band's unmasking, he struggled with the loss of the Demon persona. During this time, Stanley became the driving force in Kiss, as well as their most prominent member.[75][76]
In February 1991, the band decided to once again enlist Bob Ezrin to produce their first album of the 1990s. Before recording could begin in earnest, however, tragedy struck. In March 1991, it was discovered that Eric Carr had a tumor on his heart. It was successfully removed in an April surgery, but more tumors were soon discovered in his lungs. Carr received chemotherapy and was pronounced cancer-free in July. However, in September he suffered the first of two cerebral hemorrhages. He died on November 24, 1991 at the age of 41 (the same day as Freddie Mercury).[77][78]
Though devastated, Kiss continued, bringing in veteran drummer Eric Singer (born Eric Mensinger on May 12, 1958 in Cleveland, Ohio). Singer had played with Paul Stanley previously, as part of Stanley's backing band during a 1989 solo tour. Singer also played with performers such as Black Sabbath, Gary Moore, Lita Ford, Badlands and Alice Cooper.
Kiss released Revenge on May 19, 1992. It featured a leaner, harder-edged sound, as indicated by the first single, "Unholy". In a surprise move, Kiss enlisted the aid of Vinnie Vincent for songwriting duties. The album debuted in the Top 10 and went gold. Kiss embarked on a brief club tour of the U.S. in the spring of 1992, before beginning an American arena tour in September 1992. Kiss followed with the release of Alive III (May 14, 1993), which was recorded during the Revenge tour. Four days later, Kiss were inducted into the RockWalk of Fame in Hollywood.[79]
During this period, Kiss nostalgia started to pick up steam. June 1994 saw the release of Kiss My Ass: Classic Kiss Regrooved, a compilation album featuring popular artists of the era putting their own spin on Kiss songs. The result was an eclectic mix, featuring Lenny Kravitz's funky version of "Deuce" (with Stevie Wonder on harmonica), a ska punk version of "Detroit Rock City" by the Mighty Mighty Bosstones, and Garth Brooks' straightforward take on "Hard Luck Woman," with Kiss as his backup band. In 1995, the group released the book Kisstory, a 440-page, 9 pounds (4.1 kg), detailed chronicle of the group's history to that point. That same year, the band embarked on a unique and well-received Worldwide Kiss Convention Tour. The conventions were all-day events, featuring displays of vintage Kiss stage outfits, instruments, and memorabilia, performances by Kiss cover bands, and dealers selling Kiss merchandise from every stage of the band's career. Kiss appeared live at the conventions, conducted question and answer sessions, signed autographs and performed a two-hour acoustic set composed mostly of spontaneous fan requests. On the first U.S. date (June 17, 1995), Peter Criss appeared onstage with Kiss to sing "Hard Luck Woman" and "Nothin' to Lose." It was the first time Criss had performed publicly with the band in nearly 16 years.[80][81]
On August 9, 1995, Kiss joined the long line of musicians to perform on MTV Unplugged. The band contacted Criss and Frehley and invited them to participate in the event. Both joined Kiss on stage for several songs at the end of the set–"Beth," "2000 Man," "Nothin' to Lose," and "Rock and Roll All Nite."[80] The Unplugged appearance set off months of speculation that a possible reunion of the original Kiss lineup was in the works. In the weeks following the Unplugged concert, however, the band (with Kulick and Singer), returned to the studio for the first time in three years to record a follow-up to Revenge. Carnival of Souls: The Final Sessions was completed in February 1996, but its release was delayed for almost two years. Bootleg copies of the album circulated widely among fans.[82]
While Kiss continued to exist publicly as Simmons, Stanley, Kulick, and Singer, arrangements for a reunion of the original lineup were in the works. These efforts culminated with a public event as dramatic as any the band had staged since their 1983 unmasking on MTV.
Reunion (1996–2001)[link]
You know how the Grammys used to be, all straight-looking folks with suits. Everybody looking tired. No surprises. We tired of that. We need something different ...something new... we need to shock the people... so let's shock the people!
— Tupac Shakur
With that statement on February 28, 1996, Tupac Shakur introduced the original Kiss lineup (in full makeup and Love Gun-era stage outfits), to a rousing ovation at the 38th Annual Grammy Awards.[83] On April 16, the band held a press conference aboard the USS Intrepid (CV-11) in New York, where they announced their plans for a full-fledged reunion tour, with the help of new manager Doc McGhee. The conference, emceed by Conan O'Brien, was simulcast to 58 countries. On April 20, nearly 40,000 tickets for the tour's first show sold out in 47 minutes.[84]
The first public concert featuring the newly reunited Kiss was an hour-long warm up show on June 15 for the annual KROQ Weenie Roast in Irvine, California, during which the band nearly ignited the stage of the Irvine Meadows Amphitheater.[85] On June 28, the Kiss Alive/Worldwide Tour began at Tiger Stadium in Detroit, Michigan in front of a sold-out crowd of 39,867 fans. The tour lasted for 192 shows over 11 months and earned $43.6 million, making Kiss the top-drawing concert act of 1996.[86] The average attendance of 13,737 is the highest in the group's history.[84]
In September 1998, the reunited group issued Psycho Circus. Despite their appearance as the first album with the original lineup since 1980s Unmasked (even though Criss didn't play on the album), the contributions of Frehley and Criss were minimal. While the images of Frehley and Criss are featured prominently on the album, most of the lead guitar work was later revealed to have been performed by future band member Tommy Thayer and former member Bruce Kulick. Most drum duties were handled by session musician Kevin Valentine. Despite the controversy, the album achieved a number 3 chart debut, the highest position for a Kiss album until Sonic Boom debuted at number two in 2009.[87] The title track received a Grammy nomination for Best Hard Rock Performance.[88] The Psycho Circus Tour opened at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California on Halloween night 1998, and was simulcast on FM radio across the U.S. It proved to be another success, and was historic for being the first to ever incorporate 3-D visuals into a stage show.[89][90]
On August 11, 1999, Kiss was inducted into the Hollywood Walk of Fame, in the "Recording Industry" category. August 13 saw the nationwide premiere of a Kiss-themed motion picture, titled Detroit Rock City. The film takes place in 1978, and focuses on four teenagers (featuring Edward Furlong) willing to do anything to score tickets for a sold-out Kiss show in Detroit.
The next month, the group worked in collaboration with World Championship Wrestling to produce a Kiss-themed wrestler known as The Demon whose face was painted to resemble Simmons. The group performed God of Thunder live on WCW Monday Nitro to debut the character. The band got $500,000 for the one-night, one-song performance.[91] The character was short-lived, as all ties to Kiss were cut by WCW when its head, Eric Bischoff was relieved of his duties in September of that year.
Kiss announced in early 2000 that they would be launching a U.S. Farewell Tour in the summer, which was to be the band's last, although it was last for the original line up; the tour kicked off on March 12, 2000.[92] The group quickly added dates to the tour, which ran through April 2001. 2000 also saw the release of a computer game, Kiss: Psycho Circus: The Nightmare Child, based on the comic book series Kiss: Psycho Circus from Todd McFarlane Productions.
Post-reunion (2001–08)[link]
On the eve of the Japanese and Australian leg of the Farewell Tour on January 31, 2001, Criss suddenly left the band once again, due to the fact that he and the band could not come to agreement with his contract salary. Taking his place was previous Kiss drummer Eric Singer who, in a move that was controversial among longtime fans, assumed Criss's Cat Man persona as the Farewell Tour continued.[93]
With the band scheduled to call it a day supposedly by early 2001, a career-encompassing collection entitled The Box Set (94 tracks on five CDs) was released in November of that year, while the summer saw perhaps the most outrageous item of Kiss merchandise yet – the Kiss Kasket. In introducing the Kiss Kasket, Simmons quipped, "I love livin', but this makes the alternative look pretty damn good."[94]
On December 4, 2001, Kiss was one of the honorees at the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences ("The Recording Academy") Heroes Award ceremony, at the NARAS New York Chapter. NARAS has 12 chapters throughout the United States, hence 12 ceremonies throughout the year, with the honorees each being honored by the chapter closest to their residence. By receiving this honor, which NARAS has renamed the "Recording Academy Honors," Kiss effectively received NARAS' second-highest career honor, right behind the Lifetime Achievement Grammy Award.[95][96]
Kiss was relatively quiet through the rest of the year, but 2002 started with some controversy as Simmons took part in a controversial interview on National Public Radio with host Terry Gross.[97] In February 2002, Kiss (with Singer on drums and Frehley on lead guitar) performed during the Closing Ceremonies of the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, Utah. This was Frehley's final performance with Kiss.
On March 6, 2002, Kiss performed a private concert at a resort in Trelawny, Jamaica. Frehley, who was no longer under contract, did not perform with the group. He was replaced by Tommy Thayer, who donned Frehley's Spaceman makeup and costume for his first live appearance with Kiss.[98] That month, the band (with Thayer) taped an appearance on the American sitcom That '70s Show.[99] The episode, "That '70s Kiss Show", aired in August 2002. Thayer again performed with the group in April 2002, when Kiss performed "Detroit Rock City" (with pre-recorded music and live vocals) for an appearance on Dick Clark's American Bandstand 50th Anniversary show, which aired on May 3.[100]
In February 2003, Kiss traveled to Australia and recorded Kiss Symphony: Alive IV with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra at Etihad Stadium (then known as Telstra Dome) in Melbourne. Thayer once again replaced Frehley, while Peter Criss returned to the group. This album was the first released on Sanctuary Records, which has since been sold to Universal Music Group – owners of the rest of Kiss' catalog.
Despite claims made prior to the Farewell Tour that it would be the group's last, Kiss announced a co-headlining tour with Aerosmith in 2003. Frehley announced that his departure from the band was permanent, stating that he believed the Farewell Tour would be Kiss's last. (July 25, 2003). Infoplease. Retrieved April 17, 2006.</ref> and that he did not want to open for Aerosmith.[101] He was permanently replaced by Thayer, as Kiss moved into a post-reunion phase that saw the band easing into a new line-up, permanently featuring Thayer as "Space Ace" and Singer as "the Catman". On this tour, still featuring Peter Criss, the group introduced the "Platinum" tickets package, with the most expensive packages costing $1,000. This package included a seat in the first five rows, a meet-and-greet with Kiss after their performance, and a photograph with the band.[102] The tour earned more than $64 million in 2003, which ranked number seven for the year.[103]
Simmons and Stanley did not renew Criss' contract when it expired in March 2004. Criss, on his website, stated that "No one, again, no one has called me, or my attorney about an extension for future touring. As a founding member I find this to be disrespectful to me, and to the fans that have made us one of the biggest bands in the world."[104] Criss stated in a radio interview in 2004 with Eddie Trunk that Simmons and Stanley were going to start a new Kiss, and thought he was getting too old to play for two hours (even though Criss is only 4 years older than Simmons).
During the summer of 2004, Kiss headlined the Rock the Nation 2004 World Tour, with Poison as the opening act. The tour ended in August with a sold-out show in Mexico City. Selected dates on the tour were filmed for the Rock the Nation Live! concert DVD, released on December 13, 2005.[105] Stanley, who had been experiencing increasing difficulty with his hip, had his mobility limited during the tour. He has already had two hip surgeries performed, with more likely in the future.[106]
After the conclusion of the Rock the Nation Tour, Kiss performed only sporadically for a number of years. The group played two shows in 2005, and another six in 2006. Four of the 2006 shows were July concerts in Japan, including two dates (July 22 and 23) as a headlining act at the 2006 Udo Music Festival. Kiss performed four July 2007 concerts, three of which were dubbed the Hit 'N Run Tour. Prior to the final show on July 27, Stanley was hospitalized with an extremely rapid heartbeat. In his absence, Kiss performed in concert as a trio for the first time since 1982. This was the first Kiss concert Stanley had missed during his then 34-year tenure with the group.[107]
Kiss (along with Queen, Def Leppard, and Judas Priest) were honored at the inaugural "VH1 Rock Honors" event, held May 25, 2006 in Las Vegas. On April 9, 2006, The Associated Press announced the event by saying "the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame looks to be getting some competition."[108] A tribute band, consisting of Rob Zombie (vocals), Slash (guitar), Scott Ian (bass), and Supernova bandmates Tommy Lee (drums) and Gilby Clarke (guitar), performed "God of Thunder" with Ace Frehley.
In June 2006, Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley attended the opening of the Kiss Coffeehouse in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. On October 15, 2006, Simmons, Stanley, and Criss were inaugural inductees into the Long Island Music Hall of Fame, along with performers such as Neil Diamond, Billy Joel, Louis Armstrong, The Ramones and Tony Bennett.[109]
Stanley released his second solo album, Live to Win, on October 24, 2006, and undertook a brief solo tour in support. On October 31 the same year, the group released Kissology Volume One: 1974–1977, the first of 10 possible DVD sets featuring complete concert footage, interviews, and never-before-seen clips.[110] As of January 2007, the set is certified 5X platinum in the United States.[111] A second volume was released on August 14, 2007. It was certified 6X Platinum by the R.I.A.A. on October 24.[112] What seemed to be the final entry, Kissology Volume Three: 1992–2000, was released on December 18, 2007 and has been certified 8X Platinum by the R.I.A.A.[113] Stanley insisted that there are more volumes forthcoming in an interview with Norwegian broadcasting in the summer of 2008, but no details have been given.
In April 2007, tragedy struck Kiss again. Their former guitarist, Mark St. John, died from an apparent cerebral hemorrhage at age 51.[114] After being fired from Kiss in 1984, St. John formed the short-lived glam metal group White Tiger. In 1990 he briefly collaborated with Peter Criss in a band called The Keep, which only performed once and released no recordings. St. John largely dropped out of public view in later years, but did make occasional appearances at Kiss fan conventions.
Though Kiss has been eligible for enshrinement in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (whose rules state that an act is eligible 25 years after its first release) since 1999/2000, they were not nominated until 2009. While this snub displeases some fans, Stanley and Simmons maintain that it is meaningless to them. Nevertheless, a group of about 200 Kiss fans held a protest rally in front of the Hall of Fame in Cleveland, Ohio on August 5, 2006. It was the first known organized demonstration seeking the induction of a band into the Hall.[115] On December 15, 2009, it was announced that Kiss would not be among the Hall's 2010 inductees.
In 2007, a new comic book series featuring the band was released by the Kiss Comics Group in association with Platinum Studios. Entitled Kiss 4K: Legends Never Die, the first issue came out in a regular size and a giant 1.5' x 2.5' size, dubbed the Destroyer edition. Kiss were scheduled to play in Whistler in mid September, but the concert plans were cancelled late August because of passport problems.
Then, in 2008 saw the band picking up the pace, doing their first proper tour of Europe for nearly a decade. On January 30, 2008, guitarist and vocalist Paul Stanley confirmed that Kiss would launch the Kiss Alive/35 World Tour, playing arena and stadium shows in Europe, Australia and New Zealand. On March 16, 2008, Kiss closed the Formula 1 ING Australian Grand Prix at Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit – Melbourne, Australia as well as performing in Brisbane and Sydney as part of this tour. Kiss played at the Rock2Wgtn two-day festival held in Wellington, New Zealand on March 22 and 23, 2008; a festival which also featured Ozzy Osbourne, Whitesnake, Poison, Alice Cooper, Lordi, Sonic Altar and Symphony of Screams with special effects provided by WETA Workshop of Lord of the Rings and King Kong fame.
Throughout the summer of 2008, Kiss headlined festivals as well as their own shows and played to a record audience of about 400 000 people.[116] As part of this tour Kiss headlined the Download Festival in Donington, England, on June 13. Three days later they headlined the Arrow Rock Festival in Nijmegen, Netherlands. On June 28, Kiss headlined the Graspop Metal Meeting in Dessel, Belgium. It was the last show in the European leg of the 'Alive 35' tour. Monday, Aug. 4, Kiss played at Rockin' The Rally at the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally as part of the tour. South Dakota Governor Mike Rounds proclaimed August 4, 2008, to be "Kiss Rock and Roll Day" in South Dakota. In September 2008, both Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley confirmed rumors that the Kiss Alive/35 Tour would continue with a big tour of North America in the beginning of 2009, a big tour in South America, when Kiss played in April 5 in Argentina, April 7 and 8 in Brazil, April 14 in Peru (first Kiss show ever in Peru) and other concerts in Venezuela (first Kiss show ever in Venezuela) and Chile, in the mid-end of the 2009 year Kiss came back to North America to continue the Alive/35 tour, starting at July 18 in Halifax, NS.[117][118][119]
[edit] Sonic Boom and Monster (2008–present)
More than ten years after their last studio album, and following years of denials about ever wanting to do a new album, Stanley and Simmons changed their minds. In November 2008, Paul Stanley stated to rock photographer Ross Halfin that a new Kiss album was in the works. Stanley himself would be the producer, and the album would have a "real 70s Kiss sound" to it. Later that month, Simmons and Stanley both publicly confirmed the information about a new Kiss album.[116][120]
"We have 4 tunes recorded. If you're a fan of our stuff from about 1977, you'll feel right at home. All of us have taken up the songwriting call to arms in the same spirit we once did – without a care in the world and without outside writers. Nothing to prove to anyone. Just doing what comes naturally. Ignoring fashions, trends and with a personal vow from all of us: no rapping. There are plenty of people out there doing this and they don't need four palefaced guys pretending they're from the hood. Besides, I'm not sure how to correctly pronounce 'wassup.' See you all there...Or maybe later!"[116]
The band appeared on American Idol in May 2009 performing with Adam Lambert, singing "Detroit Rock City" and "Rock and Roll All Nite".[121]
In July 2009, Paul Stanley announced a release date of October 6, 2009 for the new album Sonic Boom.[122] It included a CD of new material, re-recorded versions of famous Kiss hits (previously released as Jigoku-Retsuden, a Japanese exclusive album in 2008) and a live DVD in Buenos Aires, Argentina.[123] "Modern Day Delilah" was announced and released as the lead single off of Sonic Boom on August 19, 2009 to radio. The song was Kiss' first single release in 11 years, the song's predecessor being "You Wanted the Best" which was released in 1998 off the band's Psycho Circus album. Due to early previews of the album, the song has gained positive feedback from both critics and fans, and has been compared to the band's '70s work.[124][125] In support of the new album, Kiss appeared live on Late Show with David Letterman on October 6, 2009 and on Jimmy Kimmel Live! on October 7, 2009. Sonic Boom debuted at Number 2 on the Billboard 200, selling 108,000 copies in its first week of release.
On September 25, 2009, the Kiss Alive/35 North American Tour kicked off at Cobo Hall in Detroit, MI; both nights were filmed for future DVD release. These were the band's final performances there, as the venue was scheduled to be closed, however it is still holding events to this day (such as the Carnage Tour with Slayer & Megadeth, in August 2010). The tour was originally scheduled to conclude on December 6, 2009, at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, TX, however, several additional shows have been added and the last performance is now scheduled for December 15 in Sault Ste. Marie.[126]
Kiss headlined Voodoo Fest 2009 held at City Park in New Orleans, Louisiana on Halloween Night.[127]
During their performance at the MTS Centre on November 9, 2009 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, one of the lighting trusses caught on fire from a pyro cue. The truss had to be lowered in order to have the fire put out. During the five or so minutes it took to extinguish the fire, the band broke into the song "Firehouse". No one was hurt and the show continued on.[128]
Kiss started the European leg of the Sonic Boom Over Europe Tour in May 2010. Tragedy struck Kiss for a third time, when their former manager Bill Aucoin died of cancer on June 28, 2010 at the age of 66. Stanley and Simmons said he was like the fifth member of Kiss. The tour included their first UK arena shows in 11 years and their first visit to Slovakia. Kiss later played at two dates in US cities Cheyenne, Wyoming and The North Dakota State Fair in Minot, North Dakota in July 2010. They also played at the Indiana state fair in August and the Minnesota State Fair in September. They also made a brief appearance at S.P.A.C. (Saratoga Performing Arts Center) in Saratoga, New York on August 17, 2010. On July 23, Kiss started The Hottest Show on Earth Tour in the United States. The tour saw the band play numerous shows throughout the US, Canada and Mexico.
On April 13, 2011, Kiss began recording a new album due for release later in the year.[129] Gene Simmons stated, the album "is gonna be the next step to Sonic Boom. Very similar — straight rock songs, no ballads, no keyboards, no nothing, just rock."[129] The band also went to use old analog equipment instead of a more popular digital recording gear. Gene Simmons said about it: "Technology is a seductive bitch, she will seduce you. You press this button, you don't have to do anything. But analog is the love of your life. You can push real hard and it always gives back. For the new album, the actual recording process was 24-track tape and an old Trident board. And as many tubes as possible. You need tubes, electricity and thick wood to make that thick sound."[130]
In March 2011, while visiting Israel, Simmons announced that he had plans to bring Kiss to Israel.[131] In May 2011, Kiss announced the first ever KISS Kruise to set sail in October 2011.[132] The cruise will feature many activities such as the Kiss Halloween Party, Kiss Q&A on the Lido Deck and two Kiss shows (one of which is an acoustic show with no make-up), along with other artists.
Kiss spent the summer of 2011 playing venues in the US and Canada, visiting cities to which they have not been in a while. They have dubbed this the "Lost Cities Tour." According to www.kissonline.com, the tour ended in Verona, New York.[133]
On August 21, 2011, it was announced on the Kiss website that the next album would be called Monster.[134] Monster was originally slated for release in fall 2011, but was then delayed until January 2012, and later delayed again for a June 2012 release.
The band organized a "KISS Kruise" onboard a cruise ship from October 13–17, 2011. The show involved acoustic sets as well as other activities. Over 5 days the cruise began in Miami, Florida and ended in Half Moon Cay. The band also announced a 2012 KISS Kruise was in the works.
Before hitting the red carpet at the 2011 American Music Awards, Gene Simmons revealed that KISS' forthcoming album Monster will include 15 brand new songs, all studio written by the band. Together with the album a 4 foot high book and a 10 hour DVD will be out in June 2012. The recording process of Monster was officially completed on January 6, 2012.
KISS appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live! on March 20. A press conference was held on the same day to announce the summer tour called The Tour which will take place in North America and will be co-headlined with Mötley Crüe, starting on July 20.
Following the conclusion of The Tour, KISS will then embark on a full-fledged worldwide tour in support of Monster.
Musical style[link]
They have been classed under the genre of "hard rock".[135] Most of their '70s records, specifically from '74 to '77, is a blend of hard rock, rock n' roll, and the catchy melodies that characterized power pop. They also experimented in the disco (Dynasty), pop rock (Unmasked), symphonic rock/progressive rock (Music from "The Elder") styles. In the '80s, with the unmasking, they came as a glam metal act. Later, in the early '90s, their sound grew heavier, culminating with the grunge record (Carnival of Souls: The Final Sessions).
Their music is described by Allmusic as "a commercially potent mix of anthemic, fist-pounding hard rock, driven by sleek hooks and ballads powered by loud guitars, cloying melodies, and sweeping strings. It was a sound that laid the groundwork for both arena rock and the pop-metal that dominated rock in the late '80s."[136] Its first critical review described Kiss as "an American Black Sabbath" in Rolling Stone.[137] "With twin guitars hammering out catchy mondo-distorto riffs and bass and drums amiably bringing up the rear," said RS of Hotter Than Hell, "Kiss spews forth a deceptively controlled type of thunderous hysteria, closely akin to the sound once popularized by the German Panzer tank division."[138] At the same time, Bennington Banner from Rock Music magazine said, "with its members bizarre, Kabuki-like makeup, studded black leather costumes and arsenal of on-stage firepower – both musical and literal – Kiss represents the most extreme form of hard rock in 1974."[139]
Band members[link]
For more details on this topic, see List of Kiss members.
- Current members
- Paul Stanley – vocals, rhythm guitar (1973–present)
- Gene Simmons – vocals, bass (1973–present)
- Eric Singer – drums, percussion, vocals (1991–1996, 2001–2002, 2004–present)
- Tommy Thayer – lead guitar, vocals (2002–present)
- Former members
- Ace Frehley – lead guitar, vocals (1973–1982, 1996–2002)
- Peter Criss – drums, percussion, vocals (1973–1980, 1996–2001, 2002–2004)
- Eric Carr – drums, percussion, vocals (1980–1991; died 1991)
- Vinnie Vincent – lead guitar, vocals (1982–1984)
- Mark St. John – lead guitar (1984)
- Bruce Kulick – lead guitar, vocals (1984–1996)
- Timeline
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Makeup designs[link]
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The Starchild – Paul Stanley
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The Demon – Gene Simmons
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The Spaceman or The Space Ace – Ace Frehley, Tommy Thayer
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The Catman – Peter Criss, Eric Singer
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The Fox – Eric Carr
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The Egyptian Ankh Warrior[68][140] or The Wiz[66][67] – Vinnie Vincent
Discography[link]
Main article: Kiss discography
- Studio albums
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Filmography[link]
Main article: Kiss filmography
Awards and nominations[link]
Main article: List of Kiss awards and nominations
See also[link]
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- List of artists who reached number one on the U.S. Mainstream Rock chart
- List of best-selling music artists
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Literature[link]
- Gill, Julian (2005). The Kiss Album Focus, Volume 1 (3rd Edition). Xlibris Corporation. ISBN 1-4134-8547-2.
- Gooch, Curt; Jeff Suhs (2002). Kiss Alive Forever: The Complete Touring History. New York: Billboard Books. ISBN 0-8230-8322-5.
- Leaf, David; Ken Sharp (2003). Kiss: Behind the Mask: The Official Authorized Biography. New York: Warner Books. ISBN 0-446-53073-5.
- Lendt, C.K. (1997). Kiss and Sell: The Making of a Supergroup. New York: Billboard Books. ISBN 0-8230-7551-6.
- Simmons, Gene (2001). Kiss and Make-Up. New York: Crown. ISBN 0-609-60855-X.
- Gebert, Gordon G.G. and McAdams, Bob (1997). Kiss & Tell. Pitbull Publishing LLC. ISBN 0-9658794-0-2.
- Gebert, Gordon G.G. (1999). Kiss & Tell More!. Pitbull Publishing LLC. ISBN 0-9658794-1-0.
- Gill, Julian (2005). The Kiss Album Focus (3rd Edition), Volume 2. Xlibris Corporation. ISBN 1-59926-358-0.
- Gill, Julian (2005). The Kiss & Related Recordings Focus: Music! the Songs, the Demo, the Lyrics And Stories!. Xlibris Corporation. ISBN 1-59926-360-2.
- Gill, Julian (2006). The Kiss Album Focus (3rd Edition), Volume 3. Booksurge Publishing. ISBN 0-9722253-5-8.
- Lendt, C.K. (1997). Kiss and Sell: The Making of a Supergroup. Billboard Books. ISBN 0-8230-7551-6.
- Sherman, Dale (1997). Black Diamond: The Unauthorized Biography of Kiss. Collectors Guide Publishing Inc. ISBN 1-896522-35-1.
- Simmons, Gene, Paul Stanley, and Waring Abbott (2002). Kiss: The Early Years. Three Rivers Press. ISBN 0-609-81028-6.
- Tomarkin, Peggy (1980). Kiss: The Real Story, Authorized. Delacorte Press. ISBN 0-440-04834-6.
- Moore, Wendy (2004). Into the Void... With Ace Frehley. Pitbull Publishing LLC. ISBN 0-9658794-4-5.
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