In a new initerview with Guitar World, KISS frontman Paul Stanley looks back on the band’s iconic live album, Alive!, which is celebrating its 50th Anniversary. Followin is an excerpt.
Guitar World: KISS are celebrating the 50th anniversary of Alive! For many it’s the greatest live rock record of all time. How do you measure its importance?
Paul Stanley: “It broke incredible ground for us. We were building this rabid following, and yet we weren’t selling albums that reflected that. Alive! was a sonic souvenir where people could go home and say, ‘That’s what I saw and that’s what I heard!'”
Guitar World: What was it like as a young man on the road in the wake of Alive!?
Paul Stanley: “It was overwhelming. It was intimidating. It was exciting. It was almost a feeling of helplessness, in the sense that what was about to happen was unstoppable. We had created something – a moment – and all we could do at that point was hold on.”
Guitar World: Many critics and peers had looked down on KISS up till then. Did you notice a change after success came?
Paul Stanley: “Not really. I think, until you’ve seen a band live – and I’m talking about a lot of bands, and musicians who are held in high esteem – you don’t get it. When you see them, there’s no getting around it. You throw away any prejudices or preconceived ideas you had and it’s undeniable.”
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Alive! is the fourth album overall and the first live album from KISS, released on September 10, 1975. It is considered to be their breakthrough, and a landmark for live albums in general. The double-album contains live versions of selected tracks from their first three studio albums, KISS, Hotter Than Hell and Dressed To Kill. It was recorded at concerts in Detroit, MI, Cleveland, OH. Wildwood, NJ and Davenport, IA on May 16, June 21, July 20 and 23, 1975 respectively
The album’s title was an homage to the 1972 live album Slade Alive! by the English rock group, Slade, a band that heavily influenced KISS
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Guitar World: KISS are celebrating the 50th anniversary of Alive! For many it’s the greatest live rock record of all time. How do you measure its importance?
Paul Stanley: “It broke incredible ground for us. We were building this rabid following, and yet we weren’t selling albums that reflected that. Alive! was a sonic souvenir where people could go home and say, ‘That’s what I saw and that’s what I heard!'”
Guitar World: What was it like as a young man on the road in the wake of Alive!?
Paul Stanley: “It was overwhelming. It was intimidating. It was exciting. It was almost a feeling of helplessness, in the sense that what was about to happen was unstoppable. We had created something – a moment – and all we could do at that point was hold on.”
Guitar World: Many critics and peers had looked down on KISS up till then. Did you notice a change after success came?
Paul Stanley: “Not really. I think, until you’ve seen a band live – and I’m talking about a lot of bands, and musicians who are held in high esteem – you don’t get it. When you see them, there’s no getting around it. You throw away any prejudices or preconceived ideas you had and it’s undeniable.”
Read the complete feature here.
Alive! is the fourth album overall and the first live album from KISS, released on September 10, 1975. It is considered to be their breakthrough, and a landmark for live albums in general. The double-album contains live versions of selected tracks from their first three studio albums, KISS, Hotter Than Hell and Dressed To Kill. It was recorded at concerts in Detroit, MI, Cleveland, OH. Wildwood, NJ and Davenport, IA on May 16, June 21, July 20 and 23, 1975 respectively
The album’s title was an homage to the 1972 live album Slade Alive! by the English rock group, Slade, a band that heavily influenced KISS
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