While KISS is generally accepted to be Gene Simmons (Bass/Vocals), Paul Stanley (Rhythm Guitar/Vocals), Ace Frehley (Lead Guitar/Vocals), and Peter Criss (Drums/Vocals), the band stopped listing who played what with 1975's "Dressed To Kill" album and simply presented themselves as a unit. With replacement members, the same continued: Eric Carr (Drums/Vocals), Vinnie Vincent (Lead Guitar), Mark St. John (Lead Guitar), Bruce Kulick (Lead Guitar/Vocals), and Eric Singer (Drums/Harmonica/Backing Vocals). However, from the band's first album, players outside of the band appeared on their recordings, and before long members started inter-changing instruments for one reason or another. This section attempts to track the material recorded with members using non-primary instruments and non-band member contributions.
KISS (1974)
[font=VERDANA,ARIAL][size=-1]Nothin' To Lose - Bruce Foster on Piano[/size][/font]
[font=VERDANA,ARIAL][size=+1]HOTTER THAN HELL (1974)[/size][/font]
[font=VERDANA,ARIAL][size=-1]No substitutions/extras currently known [/size][/font]
[font=VERDANA,ARIAL][size=+1]DRESSED TO KILL (1975)[/size][/font]
[font=VERDANA,ARIAL][size=-1]Ladies In Waiting - Gene Simmons on guitar
C'mon And Love Me - Paul Stanley guitar solo[/size][/font]
[font=VERDANA,ARIAL][size=+1]DESTROYER (1976)[/size][/font]
[font=VERDANA,ARIAL][size=-1]Beth - New York Philarmonic Orchestra
Great Expectations - New York Philarmonic Orchestra, Dick Wagner on rhythm guitar
Detroit Rock City - Paul and Ace share lead guitar, Bob Ezrin as news-reader
Flaming Youth - Dick Wagner on rhythm guitar and backing vocals
Sweet Pain - Dick Wagner on lead and rhythm guitar
God Of Thunder - David and Josh Ezrin as kiddie voices[/size][/font]
[font=VERDANA,ARIAL][size=+1]ROCK AND ROLL OVER (1976)[/size][/font]
[font=VERDANA,ARIAL][size=-1]See You In Your Dreams - Gene Simmons on rhythm guitar
I Want You - Paul Stanley on lead guitar
Ladies Room - Gene Simmons on guitar
Hard Luck Woman - Paul Stanley on acoustic 12 string guitar[/size][/font]
[font=VERDANA,ARIAL][size=+1]LOVE GUN (1977)[/size][/font]
[font=VERDANA,ARIAL][size=-1]I Stole Your Love - Paul and Ace share lead guitar
Christine Sixteen - Gene Simmons on guitar and piano
Love Gun - Paul Stanley on bass
Got Love For Sale - Gene Simmons on guitar
Plaster Caster - Gene Simmons on guitar
Almost Human - Gene Simmons on rhythm guitar
Then She Kissed Me - Paul Stanley on lead guitar[/size][/font]
[font=VERDANA,ARIAL][size=+1]ALIVE II SIDE 4 (1977)[/size][/font]
[font=VERDANA,ARIAL][size=-1]All American Man - Bob Kulick on lead guitar
Rockin' In The USA - Bob Kulick on lead guitar
Larger Than Life - Bob Kulick on lead guitar
Rocket Ride - Ace Frehley on bass
Any Way You Want It - Bob Kulick on lead guitar[/size][/font]
[font=VERDANA,ARIAL][size=-2]Note: The KISS box set details that Rick Derringer played on "Larger Than Life". However, Rick's official discography omits this alleged contribution, while including his later work with the band...[/size][/font]
[font=VERDANA,ARIAL][size=+1]DOUBLE PLATINUM (1978)[/size][/font]
[font=VERDANA,ARIAL][size=-1]No substitutions/extras currently known, though suspected! [/size][/font]
[font=VERDANA,ARIAL][size=+1]DYNASTY (1979)[/size][/font]
[font=VERDANA,ARIAL][size=-1]I Was Made For Lovin' You - Anton Fig on drums, Vini Poncia on keyboards & vocals
2,000 Man - Anton Fig on drums, Ace Frehley on bass
Sure Know Something - Anton Fig on drums, Paul Stanley on guitar solo, Vini Poncia on vocals
Magic touch - Anton Fig on drums, Paul Stanley on bass
Hard Times - Anton Fig on drums, Ace Frehley on bass
X-Ray Eyes - Anton Fig on drums
Charisma - Anton Fig on drums
Save Your Love - Anton Fig on drums, Ace Frehley on bass[/size][/font]
[font=VERDANA,ARIAL][size=+1]UNMASKED (1980)[/size][/font]
[font=VERDANA,ARIAL][size=-1]Is That You? - Anton Fig on drums, Paul Stanley on guitar solo
Shandi - Anton Fig on drums, Tom Harper on bass, Holly Knight on keyboards, Paul Stanley on lead guitar
Talk To Me - Anton Fig on drums, Ace Frehley on bass
Naked City - Anton Fig on drums, Bob Kulick on lead & rhythm guitar
What Makes The World Go 'Round - Anton Fig on drums, Paul Stanley on guitar solo
Tomorrow - Anton Fig on drums, Paul Stanley on bass
Two Sides Of The Coin - Anton Fig on drums, Ace Frehley on bass
She's So European - Anton Fig on drums
Easy As It Seems - Anton Fig on drums, Paul Stanley on bass and guitar solo
Torpedo Girl - Anton Fig on drums, Ace Frehley on bass
You're All That I Want - Anton Fig on drums, Gene Simmons on rhythm guitar[/size][/font]
[font=VERDANA,ARIAL][size=-2]Note: Vini Poncia plays keyboards, precussion, and sings backing vocals throughout the album...[/size][/font]
[font=VERDANA,ARIAL][size=+1]MUSIC FROM "THE ELDER" (1981)[/size][/font]
[font=VERDANA,ARIAL][size=-1]A World Without Heroes - Paul Stanley on lead guitar
Dark Light - Ace Frehley on bass
Escape From The Island - Bob Ezrin on bass
I - Allan Schwartzberg on drums
Odyssey - Tony Powers on keyboards
Only You - Gene Simmons on rhythm guitar[/size][/font]
[font=VERDANA,ARIAL][size=+1]KILLERS (1982)[/size][/font]
[font=VERDANA,ARIAL][size=-1]Nowhere To Run - Bob Kulick on lead guitar
Partners In Crime - Bob Kulick on lead guitar, Paul Stanley on bass
Down On Your Knees - Bob Kulick on lead guitar, Paul Stanley on bass
I'm A Legend Tonight - Bob Kulick on lead guitar, Paul Stanley on bass[/size][/font]
[font=VERDANA,ARIAL][size=+1]CREATURES OF THE NIGHT (1982)[/size][/font]
[font=VERDANA,ARIAL][size=-1]Creatures Of The Night - Paul Stanley on bass, Steve Ferris on lead guitar, Adam Mitchell on guitar
I Still Love You - Eric Carr on bass, Robben Ford on lead guitar
War Machine - Gene Simmons on rhythm guitar[/size][/font]
[font=VERDANA,ARIAL][size=+1]LICK IT UP (1983)[/size][/font]
[font=VERDANA,ARIAL][size=-1]Exciter - Rick Derringer on guitar solo[/size][/font]
[font=VERDANA,ARIAL][size=+1]ANIMALIZE (1984)[/size][/font]
[font=VERDANA,ARIAL][size=-1]Thrills In The Night - Jean Beauvoir on bass & backing vocals
Get All You Can Take - Jean Beauvoir on bass & backing vocals
Under The Gun - Jean Beauvoir on bass & backing vocals
Heaven's On Fire - Paul Stanley on bass
I've Had Enough - Paul Stanley on bass
Lonely Is The Hunter - Bruce Kulick on guitar solo
Murder In High Heels - Bruce Kulick on guitar[/size][/font]
[font=VERDANA,ARIAL][size=+1]ASYLUM (1985)[/size][/font]
[font=VERDANA,ARIAL][size=-1]Tears Are Falling Paul Stanley on bass
Uh! All Night - Jean Beauvoir on bass[/size][/font]
[font=VERDANA,ARIAL][size=+1]CRAZY NIGHTS (1987)[/size][/font]
[font=VERDANA,ARIAL][size=-1]Hell Or High Water - Bruce Kulick on bass[/size][/font]
[font=VERDANA,ARIAL][size=-2]Note: Both Phil Ashley and Paul Stanley perform keyboards on the album. Tom Kelly sings backing vocals...[/size][/font]
[font=VERDANA,ARIAL][size=+1]SMASHES, THRASHES & HITS (1988)[/size][/font]
[font=VERDANA,ARIAL][size=-1]No substitutions/extras currently known [/size][/font]
[font=VERDANA,ARIAL][size=+1]HOT IN THE SHADE (1989)[/size][/font]
[font=VERDANA,ARIAL][size=-1]Rise To It - Paul Stanley on slide guitar
Little Caesar - Eric Carr on bass/vocals, Bruce Kulick on all guitars
Forever - Bruce Kulick on bass, Phil Ashley on keyboards
Hide Your Heart - Phil Ashley on keyboards
Silver Spoon - Charlotte Crossley, Valerie Pinkston, and Kim Edwards-Brown on backing vocals
Cadillac Dreams - Pat Regan and Paul Stanley on 'brass'
You Love Me To Hate You - Kevin Valentine is rumored to play drums[/size][/font]
[font=VERDANA,ARIAL][size=+1]REVENGE (1992)[/size][/font]
[font=VERDANA,ARIAL][size=-1]Domino - Gene Simmons on rhythm guitar
Every Time I Look At You - Bruce Kulick on bass, Paul Stanley on acoustic guitar
Carr Jam 1981 - Eric Carr on rhythm guitar
Take It Off - Kevin Valentine is rumored to play drums[/size][/font]
[font=VERDANA,ARIAL][size=+1]CARNIVAL OF SOULS (1995)[/size][/font]
[font=VERDANA,ARIAL][size=-1]I Will Be There - Bruce Kulick on bass
Rain - Bruce Kulick on bass
Master & Slave - Bruce Kulick on bass
Jungle - Bruce Kulick on bass
It Never Goes Away - Bruce Kulick on bass
I Walk Alone - Bruce Kulick on bass & lead vocals
In The Mirror - Bruce Kulick on bass[/size][/font]
[font=VERDANA,ARIAL][size=+1]PSYCHO CIRCUS (1998)[/size][/font]
[font=VERDANA,ARIAL][size=-1]Psycho Circus - Paul Stanley on lead guitar
We Are One - Paul Stanley on Bass, Gene Simmons on guitar
I Finally Found My Way - Paul Stanley on bass, Shelly Berg on acoustic piano, Bob Ezrin on Fender Rhodes
I Pledge Allegiance - Paul Stanley on bass on chorus & lead guitar
Raise Your Glasses - Paul Stanley lead guitar
Within - Bruce Kulick on intro
Journey Of 1,000 Years - Shelly Berg on acoustic piano[/size][/font]
[font=VERDANA,ARIAL][size=-2]Note: It's pretty obvious that there are other players on the album, possibly including Bruce Kulick, Curt Cuomo, Tommy Thayer and Kevin Valentine. However, nothing has been substantiated...[/size][/font]
[font=VERDANA,ARIAL][size=+1]DETROIT ROCK CITY OST (1999)[/size][/font]
[font=VERDANA,ARIAL][size=-1]Nothing Can Keep Me From (Puking On) You - Bruce Kulick on Bass, Steve Ferrone on Drums[/size][/font]