Deuce - Kiss | The Midnight Special

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  • Опубликовано: 20 ноя 2024

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  • @ericfuhrer2013
    @ericfuhrer2013 8 месяцев назад +166

    Back when the world was right.

    • @GTRJohn13
      @GTRJohn13 Месяц назад +3

      Thanks for this!!!!!

    • @bobbyw1510
      @bobbyw1510 4 дня назад

      Not REALLY.

    • @GTRJohn13
      @GTRJohn13 3 дня назад

      @@bobbyw1510yes really!

    • @bobbyw1510
      @bobbyw1510 3 дня назад

      @@GTRJohn13 alot of craziness in the world back then too. Quit kidding yourself.

    • @GTRJohn13
      @GTRJohn13 3 дня назад +1

      @ I was a kid and didn’t have to worry about ANY of it! That is all I’m saying! No pun intended.

  • @El_Jackalope
    @El_Jackalope Год назад +613

    Even after all of these years, that riff is a sledgehammer!

    • @terezinhaserravalli4665
      @terezinhaserravalli4665 Год назад +1

      Mar reta de vc que estão fazendo agora manipula os dois pinos de DG o dia todo sempre olhava na sua página do face livrou dos outros e o mais gostoso é a terceira tem que ser em casa não sou mais de Dan tá na casa do meu filho.

    • @DetVen
      @DetVen Год назад +40

      Can you imagine a 10 y/o boy shopping at KMart with his dad and they go by the music department and there is a huge display for the new KISS Alive! album. The boy has no idea who KISS is, what KISS is or how KISS is, he just knows he has to have this album and listen to it ASAP. He begs his dad to buy it for him and somehow after some back and forth, his dad agrees and puts the album in the shopping cart. All the boy is thinking about is getting home and playing the album on his dad's awesome stereo system in their finished basement. When they get home, the dad asks his older teenage daughter to setup the record for her brother. So they go downstairs, then the boy takes the plastic off to find that the album opens up and there are 2 records in there with letters from each member of KISS in the gatefold. The boy takes out the first record and hands it to his sister while staring intently at the album. She puts it on side A and drops the needle...and the boy's mind is blown away and he's hooked. That boy was me and that's a true story. This was 1975 and KISS looked and rock musicians in the future and as a young kid, you could not resist KISS.

    • @gassie62
      @gassie62 Год назад +10

      My fav of theirs. Also liked the Lenny Kravitz & Stevie Wonder cover!

    • @El_Jackalope
      @El_Jackalope Год назад +4

      @@gassie62 never heard it. That'll change tonight.

    • @bertroost1675
      @bertroost1675 Год назад +1

      Yes, but they look so stupid

  • @sammyo4962
    @sammyo4962 Год назад +315

    The night this aired, my cousin came over and told me we had to stay up for the Midnight Special. When I saw this I was blown away. As a 12 year old, it was almost too much to take, but I loved it! Almost 50 years later, and I still love it!

    • @MontserratCruz-l3i
      @MontserratCruz-l3i Год назад +3

      Q suerte nosotros españoles en televisión ni hace 40 yo nunca los he visto y había programas de rock . Pero no sabían todos de Kiss solo decían cosas malas😅

    • @peterschou21
      @peterschou21 9 месяцев назад +4

      ROCK'N'ROLL

    • @JustJeph33
      @JustJeph33 8 месяцев назад

      ​​@@MontserratCruz-l3i Hola from Florida! I saw many shows during 1970s..very exciting!😎

    • @garylandgraf5436
      @garylandgraf5436 8 месяцев назад +10

      I stayed up late and I was 10 years old, been a fan going on 50 years too!

    • @mikem6384
      @mikem6384 8 месяцев назад +11

      A lot of that in those days- Tween kids of the boomers, trying to find their own thing and there's Kiss all over late night. All 6 of us (sibs + 3 friends) stayed up past midnight the year before- their US TV debut. Had no prior knowledge, wondered if they were for real, or gimmick. Not only was the music GREAT (as well as all 3 vocals) the whole look and heat of it practically radiated through the TV. Instant heroes!

  • @Caesar-i6v
    @Caesar-i6v 7 месяцев назад +68

    BEST era of Kiss '74-'77

    • @MetrohamComicMedia
      @MetrohamComicMedia День назад

      from what I observed those were the peak years of KISS however I still think COTN Revenge Psycho and Carnival of Souls were sick albums

  • @ksmith3140
    @ksmith3140 Год назад +57

    No one better than the original 4. Ace was unreal!

  • @thenerveensemble7810
    @thenerveensemble7810 Год назад +131

    This was the KISS that was young, hungry and driven. What rock n roll was all about.

    • @SamLopezI
      @SamLopezI 9 месяцев назад +1

      Are you serious?

    • @fandangodrive4310
      @fandangodrive4310 7 месяцев назад +11

      ​@@SamLopezIyes he is... picture yourself at 15 in 1975 in the crowd watching this nobody was doing this. The more you hated it the more we loved. You had to be there

    • @MickH60
      @MickH60 2 месяца назад +4

      @@SamLopezI Yeah mate, dead serious, you obviously weren't there....

    • @americanlivesmatter
      @americanlivesmatter Месяц назад +2

      @@fandangodrive4310 I was there and They gave me 40 years of a Rock and Roll Party.

  • @Darth.Shredder
    @Darth.Shredder Год назад +56

    If you don't like 70's KISS.... go flunk yourself!

  • @DrTomMD
    @DrTomMD Год назад +170

    Ace’s shoulder shimmy at 1:57 followed by facial vibrato to match guitar vibrato 🔥 priceless!

  • @johnskerlec9663
    @johnskerlec9663 Год назад +225

    I love Ace and how he zone's in for the solos. I dare say his input was a key ingredient in their sound and stage presence. Cool post.

    • @prismblue8514
      @prismblue8514 Год назад +20

      Ace was the best musician in the band. His solo album in 1978 clearly, CLEARLY,
      demonstrates he was not a sideman to Gene and Paul.

    • @johnskerlec9663
      @johnskerlec9663 Год назад +7

      @@prismblue8514 Agreed Sir, I almost forgot about the solo albums. I remember at the time I felt his was the best.

    • @Rob2068
      @Rob2068 Год назад

      @@prismblue8514yep. I heard all the solo albums back in the day. Ace’s album was the only one I bought.

    • @jameskonners8304
      @jameskonners8304 Год назад +10

      Dare? That’s a fact! ACE!!!

    • @marceloribeirosimoes8959
      @marceloribeirosimoes8959 Год назад +6

      No doubt about it!
      The team has a different prominent element from each member and they complete each other nicely.
      No one of them is "the star" of the band.
      Of course, the mic selects this. It's inevitable...
      ...but Ace and Peter shine constantly...
      Really cool!

  • @tproudboomer5965
    @tproudboomer5965 Год назад +221

    Ace doesn’t get the props he deserves for being a melodic influential guitarist

    • @vimfuego8827
      @vimfuego8827 Год назад +12

      That's because he wasn't a jew !!

    • @ledzepandhabs
      @ledzepandhabs 9 месяцев назад +23

      Yes he does, tons of guitarist list him as an influence, I also rode the original KISS wave, everyone thought he was a rock god.

    • @Ghost1126
      @Ghost1126 9 месяцев назад +1

      😆😅🤣😂🤡

    • @Cptsquizzle
      @Cptsquizzle 9 месяцев назад +13

      Jesus dude, which rock have you been living under. Sooooo many big name guitarists cite Ace as one of their influences and some even credit him for picking up the guitar in the first place! …. Ace gets plenty of props

    • @alan22470
      @alan22470 8 месяцев назад +8

      Right, except for the literally hundreds of players you've heard of that say Ace is the reason they wanted to play guitar

  • @rots4me
    @rots4me Год назад +73

    So glad I grew up in the 70’s, we had exposure to all the best music

  • @baldvale5418
    @baldvale5418 Год назад +205

    I can't believe my eye's, a cameraman who knows who the lead guitarist is !

  • @Taddoggg
    @Taddoggg Год назад +184

    I'm a KISS fan from way back. This era (75/76) was KISS at their best. It's awesome that clips like this exist, and show you how great they were onstage. All 4 members pulling their weight, and they're clearly a top functioning 4-man unit. There would be lots of great music ahead, but this is KISS at their best.

    • @JustJeph33
      @JustJeph33 Год назад +5

      As I. Montose opened for them my first show '75. The weird part I recall was by 78, there were all these kids and parents. Trying to hide our joints😉

    • @canadianintheukbrian
      @canadianintheukbrian Год назад +3

      same as me I was bit young I remember getting the alive record put on those kids turntables listening now this is Hard Rock at it's purest loud real amps not modellers and a Les Paul through Marshall's nothing fancy no fancy effects or massive pedal boards, were missing that today these guys in this video killed it , it must of been fecking loud lol

    • @ZalMoxis
      @ZalMoxis Год назад +3

      Yeah not overweight like today....

    • @wirelessboogie
      @wirelessboogie Год назад +5

      I prefer this version of KISS to the band singing about I was made for loving you.

    • @pipemasteruaw
      @pipemasteruaw 9 месяцев назад

      Wow... Yep, would be nice to be in the 20's again. Think they are doing good for 70 years old.

  • @jamestcallahanphotographer
    @jamestcallahanphotographer Год назад +111

    Geddy Lee said “no band worked harder for the fans than KISS…and here you see it. 😎

    • @themidnightspecialtvshow
      @themidnightspecialtvshow  Год назад +10

      Well said. Thanks.

    • @MrChopsticktech
      @MrChopsticktech Год назад

      Do you have a source for that? I Googled it and can't find anything.

    • @salbro5985
      @salbro5985 Год назад +6

      @@MrChopsticktech lol
      "I need to fact-check that!"

    • @charliewebster8555
      @charliewebster8555 Год назад +3

      Saw rush and kiss at lisner auditorium about this time.

    • @jamestcallahanphotographer
      @jamestcallahanphotographer Год назад +11

      @@MrChopsticktech Pretty sure it’s in the Time Stand Still documentary…with Geddy and Alex. It gets very poignant at the end but they talk earlier on about touring with KISS in the early to mid-70’s…some very funny stories. That’s where Geddy says it, in one of his individual interview segments.

  • @iracer9395
    @iracer9395 Год назад +122

    Kiss Alive is still one of the greatest live albums ever 😊

    • @MotownGuitarJoe
      @MotownGuitarJoe 8 месяцев назад +8

      Well, almost "live"😂😂😂

    • @robvange
      @robvange 8 месяцев назад

      RIGHT........................ the audience was LIVE.................................................................@@MotownGuitarJoe

    • @MarkSquires-b4q
      @MarkSquires-b4q 8 месяцев назад +5

      Don’t watch classic albums then. You’ll be disappointed about how “live” it actually is.

    • @jameshughes6049
      @jameshughes6049 8 месяцев назад

      ​@@MarkSquires-b4qMore live than not.

    • @SopranoPizzaJMFNJ
      @SopranoPizzaJMFNJ 8 месяцев назад +2

      The only thing "Live" is the crowd noise 🤣

  • @jcwm01
    @jcwm01 Год назад +327

    These early performances are gold!

    • @KISStributeNYC97
      @KISStributeNYC97 Год назад +17

      Haven’t seen these in awhile….and it just hits you….they were hungry and lethal.

    • @MatthewBaumgarten
      @MatthewBaumgarten Год назад +14

      Kiss at their very best

    • @jcwm01
      @jcwm01 Год назад +8

      ​@@KISStributeNYC97Deadly combination of passion, ambition and conviction!

    • @KISStributeNYC97
      @KISStributeNYC97 Год назад +1

      @@jcwm01 YES!!!!!

    • @tproudboomer5965
      @tproudboomer5965 Год назад +15

      Ok this is slightly off topic, but am I the only one who thinks the KISS sign with all the flashing lights was way cooler than having KISS flashing on a screen behind them?

  • @christerolausson2702
    @christerolausson2702 Год назад +121

    The synced moves at the end of Deuce are forever EPIC!

    • @InService77
      @InService77 Год назад +1

      I'd guess they borrowed the moves idea from the MC5 who probably got it from some other band. When I was 11 years old this was aired and I thought the moves were bitchin, but now it looks like some less than healthy 20 somethings phoning it in. But hey the riff and Ace's melodic solos stand the test of time.

    • @karlgreenfeld6378
      @karlgreenfeld6378 Год назад +1

      @@InService77 Every glam era act was doing a version of this. I think Sweet and Mudd were early on synching their guitars and doing alternate shoulder dipping in kind of dances. Maybe they got it from MC5. To my 8-year old eyes those moves were mesmerizing.

    • @DeplorableJaredBrodersen
      @DeplorableJaredBrodersen Год назад +2

      It's not Rock'nRoll to me. That's planned and contrived pop stuff. Rock'nRoll is supposed to have spontaneous movements. I did not like seeing this.

    • @alan22470
      @alan22470 8 месяцев назад +3

      Sad for you. 😢​@@DeplorableJaredBrodersen

    • @DeplorableJaredBrodersen
      @DeplorableJaredBrodersen 8 месяцев назад +1

      @@alan22470 Nothing to feel sad about. I like rock-'n'-roll, I like KISS, but just not a choreographed and rehearsed move to try and impress an audience.

  • @Abner_Devereaux_Jr
    @Abner_Devereaux_Jr Год назад +1320

    Back when Kiss was a band and not a brand.

    • @deadringer28
      @deadringer28 Год назад +78

      So many went for the gimmick of the makeup, lights, and fireworks but there was a damn good band with great songwriters in there.

    • @Jimmie_Rudolfsson
      @Jimmie_Rudolfsson Год назад +111

      They always wanted to be a brand. Even in 1973.

    • @marceloacosta1742
      @marceloacosta1742 Год назад +17

      Ellos siempre quisieron ser una marca desde su formación aunque todavía no eran famosos ni tenían presupuesto en aquella época.

    • @vimfuego8827
      @vimfuego8827 Год назад +8

      @@deadringer28 cloth ears mate, it wa all a con !

    • @ronniebowling1485
      @ronniebowling1485 Год назад +21

      And ticket prices weren't starting at 100+ either.

  • @PaulDivers-oq8de
    @PaulDivers-oq8de Месяц назад +15

    In a way it's so sad to watch this, because they were so happy with each other, just rocking and having fun, .. and now enemies that would hardly talk to each other... This is the kiss I grew up with..and love .

    • @otismack5748
      @otismack5748 28 дней назад

      Well the press and media think they still hate each other but deep down inside contrary to what most might think there’s still a brotherhood there because of what they created. Ace says it himself

  • @stevenjones9364
    @stevenjones9364 Год назад +34

    These guys were a F'n steamroller during this period. There was no stopping them!

  • @princevultan6589
    @princevultan6589 Год назад +65

    There is no way that what they are calling KISS today compares to the original band.
    Ace and Peter were such an important part of the sound, attitude and style of KISS.

    • @chrisoakley5830
      @chrisoakley5830 Год назад +4

      Exactly, today they are on the...Out of Fuel and On the Side of the Road Tour.

    • @rickhibdon11
      @rickhibdon11 Год назад +1

      Keep in mind, Deuce was written before Ace was in the band, too

    • @davidmonroe4780
      @davidmonroe4780 Год назад +1

      They ALWAYS sucked.

    • @travisbartram2943
      @travisbartram2943 Год назад +5

      ​​@@rickhibdon11 the basic bare bones weak 1 guitar version was written? They all have stated that When they auditioned Ace on this song he blew them away and was the key to uptaining their sound. He also changed the way they played it since he was a much better guitarist than Paul. So the version we all know is not the 3 piece without Ace version.

  • @MisterMikeTexas
    @MisterMikeTexas Год назад +206

    Ace is killin it here!

    • @jameskonners8304
      @jameskonners8304 6 месяцев назад +6

      ACE!!!

    • @vallangaard
      @vallangaard 6 месяцев назад +2

      He was so high he started his solo in the first chorus lol

    • @Chicken_Wing91
      @Chicken_Wing91 4 месяца назад +5

      @@vallangaardtoo bad this was still in the period Ace was only drinking after shows. And this is what 1975? Ace didn’t start doing coke until 1976 recording destroyer. I stand corrected this is 1974.

    • @Igor_Vinicius
      @Igor_Vinicius 4 месяца назад +6

      @@vallangaard That mini solo after the first chorus is in the studio version, too.

    • @jeffroweld
      @jeffroweld 3 месяца назад +1

      So is Peter!

  • @buddylove346
    @buddylove346 Год назад +15

    When it comes to singing Kiss was like the Beatles where every member could sing. I was 14 when I bought KISS Alive in 1976 I would listen to it over & over and think someday I'm going to be a Rock Star.

  • @AlbertMoyerJr
    @AlbertMoyerJr Год назад +309

    The energy that put KISS on top.

    • @edsegura6399
      @edsegura6399 Год назад +10

      And the lineup

    • @Lycanthropy54or
      @Lycanthropy54or Год назад +11

      Yeah too bad it’s gone with money and deceit because this was when kiss was beyond incredible

    • @stephenstone8480
      @stephenstone8480 Год назад +8

      Certainly not the musicianship...Ace is by far the best musician in the group...they went a long way on a short amount of talent...

    • @vimfuego8827
      @vimfuego8827 Год назад +2

      @@Lycanthropy54or Your definition of 'incredible' is indeed incredible.

    • @vimfuego8827
      @vimfuego8827 Год назад +3

      @@stephenstone8480 Very well put !

  • @leokimvideo
    @leokimvideo Год назад +324

    Kiss when they were young, hungry for success and full of energy. Nothing like Kiss on the End of The Road Tour.

    • @Lylesatenegje
      @Lylesatenegje Год назад +15

      why do i see you in almost every live kiss concerts and album releases on youtube

    • @thomaskemer8109
      @thomaskemer8109 Год назад +16

      Gene got fat and really doesn't move about quite as much as of recently .but still has good bass chops..

    • @chrisoakley5830
      @chrisoakley5830 Год назад +15

      It's more like the out of fuel tour now.

    • @sleepy4x
      @sleepy4x Год назад +18

      They are in their 70's and still rocking for their fans! You can't compare that. I will go to one of their shows here in Germany.

    • @danfitzpatrick4112
      @danfitzpatrick4112 Год назад +11

      Which final tour? I think I remember at least 4 of them lol. I saw them and still have the T-shirt from the 2000 retirement tour. LMAO

  • @theswanage7380
    @theswanage7380 Год назад +95

    One of the most awesome rock and roll performances EVER. Nothing like young, raw KISS.

  • @stephenallsman8913
    @stephenallsman8913 Год назад +151

    One of the greatest opening songs…. Along with Highway Star and Rock And Roll

    • @davidcoulombe3924
      @davidcoulombe3924 Год назад +8

      THE greatest opening song of all time :)

    • @cygnals524
      @cygnals524 Год назад +4

      "Spirit of Radio" by Rush is an excellent open number as well, but so was "The Big Money", "Dreamline" & "Force Ten"

    • @stephenallsman8913
      @stephenallsman8913 Год назад +2

      @@cygnals524 Good call!! Rush did not disappoint with their openers!!

    • @davidcoulombe3924
      @davidcoulombe3924 Год назад +1

      @@stephenallsman8913 KISS never opened for Rush, it was the other way around.

    • @stephenallsman8913
      @stephenallsman8913 Год назад +4

      @@davidcoulombe3924 I never said they did. I meant Rush opening songs

  • @room34
    @room34 Год назад +33

    I've never really been a KISS fan, but they are killing it here. This is my favorite song of theirs, and with the young, raw, hungry energy of the performance… you can see why they got huge.

    • @saxonsteve
      @saxonsteve Год назад +3

      Same here. Not a fan anymore. Awesome song. There energy here is incredible! They were hungry for success.

    • @aaronjschaefer
      @aaronjschaefer Год назад

      Mainly because of the makeup... but this is a good performance...

    • @KittyGrizGriz
      @KittyGrizGriz Год назад

      Never cared for them & I love glam rock aka Bowie~T Rex etc…they looked corny

  • @Boudica234
    @Boudica234 Год назад +131

    The boys could really rock back in the day. And Ace's vibrato is so good. Nice and wide with perfect pitch. Love it!

    • @scottycunningham1413
      @scottycunningham1413 Год назад +10

      Lotta Paul Kossof in his playing

    • @MontserratCruz-l3i
      @MontserratCruz-l3i Год назад +1

      Esto no es en vivo creo😅

    • @Boudica234
      @Boudica234 Год назад

      @user-tn4fd6tp3p 100% live my friend.

    • @1969EType
      @1969EType 11 месяцев назад +3

      Ever heard the story of Ace’s vibrato? Look it up, it’s a good one…it’s hard to believe that someone could be a generational talent on the guitar and have never had a lesson nor any formal music instruction of any kind.

  • @AlecMajerison
    @AlecMajerison 7 месяцев назад +38

    KISS wasn't always respected at the beginning of their popularity, but they had a Hall Of Fame lead guitarist.

    • @josephkelly9514
      @josephkelly9514 4 месяца назад +5

      Yes but I hate how Gene and Paul treated Peter and Ace.

    • @jonvisser1509
      @jonvisser1509 3 месяца назад

      HOF line up always. Without Paul stanley and Gene simmons no Lead guitar to put anything to Ace cannot write much. Shock me Rocket Ride? Not a whole lot more. Paul is Kiss Without him no Love Gun I stole your love Detroit Rock city Heaven's on Fire ect. People always wanna dog him but he was the Band. Bruce Kulick is actually better player than Ace. Ace is funny entertaining guy.

    • @PYRO949
      @PYRO949 3 месяца назад +2

      ​@@jonvisser1509 his entertainment and charisma speaks in his guitar playing , theres a reason why Dimebag Darrel got a tattoo of Ace on his chest

    • @jonvisser1509
      @jonvisser1509 3 месяца назад

      I like Ace but again No Paul no Kiss. No Ace still did it was my point. Bruce Kulick is a hell of a guitar player. Frehley's Comet Meh. If Ace went on and had a Phil Collins like career with Paul and Gene then we got something to talk about.

    • @grandwazoo9112
      @grandwazoo9112 3 месяца назад

      @@jonvisser1509 He also wrote Strange Days and Cold Gin. Both great songs. He didn't sing them because he didn't have the confidence to sing.
      Gene and Paul were the mainstays always. But Pete and Ace completed the picture. At least Ace was a real musician. Maybe not the best but influenced many players. Paul was just a dime a dozen rhythm guitar player and Gene was barely functional as a bass player. But they definitely had showmanship.

  • @Bazerk666
    @Bazerk666 Год назад +78

    This is brilliant.
    A young and hungry KISS.

  • @sageguitar70
    @sageguitar70 Год назад +12

    Ace is cooler than the other side of the pillow.

  • @sirgalahad3574
    @sirgalahad3574 Год назад +51

    What I always loved about the band was how raw it was. Great example.

    • @actionkato2133
      @actionkato2133 Год назад

      Listen to those guitars so distorted so loud and bombastic. Kiss during their first three albums was so raw. Rock and Roll striped down to the bare ingredients.

  • @talcoge67
    @talcoge67 Год назад +25

    The were definitely one of the hardest working rock bands. I remember as a kid waiting for anything Kiss, posters, albums, magazines ..

  • @pudgydaddy
    @pudgydaddy Год назад +496

    Man, what a great band KISS was when they were young and hungry. This performance is special.

    • @frez777
      @frez777 Год назад +24

      I was just thinking that same thing. This right here, is the one that needs to be in the Smithsonian. This is what made KISS.

    • @weirdshibainu
      @weirdshibainu Год назад +33

      Saw them in 1975. Rush opened for them. I paid $ 3.50 for my ticket.

    • @PostUp_Time
      @PostUp_Time Год назад +2

      *TRIBUTE BAND. SEE THE VIDEO NOTES*

    • @redacted2275
      @redacted2275 Год назад +6

      Why are people picking on this with Kiss? It's 2023, all current bands are in their geriatric phase because there are no good new bands... or at least not comparable to the past.
      Aerosmith is retiring, Metallica should've retired already, Phil Collins/Genesis has retired, The Who also should've retired already (but they put a well produced show like Kiss still)... it's like people say that for the sake of babbling.

    • @scottengels4143
      @scottengels4143 Год назад +2

      @@redacted2275 Who is picking on Kiss here? Not sure what you are talking about

  • @rodrigost.3324
    @rodrigost.3324 Год назад +73

    ACE - THE KING OF SOLOS WITH FEELING🤘🤘🤘

    • @chriscampbell9191
      @chriscampbell9191 Год назад +6

      He definitely delivered the spice that added to the mix.

  • @alexanderdukeler3948
    @alexanderdukeler3948 5 месяцев назад +7

    I was 13 when Kiss began. I remember the night I first listened to their debut album like it was yesterday. Even though this year makes 50 since both the first album and Hotter Than Hell were released. I was instantly hooked. Just a wonderful time to be growing up with bands like Kiss, Led Zep, Purple, Sabbath, Grand Funk. I feel sorry for the kids today. They have nothing but junk, and don’t even know it.

  • @mykylc
    @mykylc Год назад +18

    Seeing this live on TV was an amazing experience back in the day.

  • @MrMudEagle
    @MrMudEagle Год назад +5

    Always menacing. Real emotional content. It's not just music, it's rock and roll theatre. Kiss is in your face and you can't take your eyes off them.
    In the 70's they shocked the world. My mother bought tickets when I was a kid, and my grandfather talked her out of it.
    Still to this day, she says she wishes she would have taken me. I eventually saw them later in life.
    I've been playing guitar and singing for over 25+ years now. Music has been a big part of my life for a long time.
    Im so glad youtube is here. We can see our heroes jamming in their prime.

  • @aintnofriendofmine
    @aintnofriendofmine Год назад +54

    Great number! Kiss' debut album is so good, they were a fun band

    • @jamescarriere8478
      @jamescarriere8478 Год назад +1

      That is what made kiss the juggernaut it is today was the original 4

    • @timshanemelton
      @timshanemelton Год назад

      Weird thing, I stumbled across some early footage a while back that I thought I heard Paul Stanley state, " Peter Criss wrote all 3 of the first KISS albums" ??? don't know where I come up with odd discovery?

    • @jamescarriere8478
      @jamescarriere8478 Год назад

      @@timshanemelton in 1973 debut Peter did write 3 songs and ace wrote Cold gin on the way to practice on the subway back then they put all their names on the credits to show unity.

  • @studio-flash
    @studio-flash Год назад +21

    One of the all time greatest songs in heavy rock. Better than most so called rock songs from the biggest bands. Brilliant musicians and singing, they had it all and that’s not even taking into account their look , stage persona and stage show. I mean no deep purple rainbow, zeppelin song sounds like this. Totally awesome.

    • @redacted2275
      @redacted2275 Год назад +1

      That's the thing with the 70s mainstream rock: no band sounded the same. Kiss harsher critics often forget that they are from the same generation as Motorhead, Rush, Aerosmith... they all sound different. The generation that influenced a lot of future bands...

    • @MontserratCruz-l3i
      @MontserratCruz-l3i Год назад

      👌👏👏👏👏👏😉🔥🔥🔥🔥🎸🎸🎸🎤🎤🎤🎤

    • @MontserratCruz-l3i
      @MontserratCruz-l3i Год назад

      Y Ledd Zeppelin. DEEP PURPLE. THE WHO. SLADE...

  • @solescape1358
    @solescape1358 Год назад +28

    I've watched this 20+ times and just noticed Gene's ankle during the intro @:05 - 07 seconds. Close call. Adrenaline kept him from breaking it.

    • @irishron4861
      @irishron4861 11 месяцев назад +2

      Being 25 years old probably helped too. It's amazing he stayed on his feet. This is why women were created to wear shit like that lol

    • @rayklein7486
      @rayklein7486 8 месяцев назад

      yup i saw that a while back. I did the same thing dressed up as Ace one Halloween,,, it was painful,,, and took a while to heal.

  • @bluesman7475
    @bluesman7475 Год назад +6

    They put on geat concerts in the 70's and early 80's. I went to several as a teen.

  • @applehead252
    @applehead252 Год назад +33

    Ace is so good and plays so weird. Very unique!

  • @4tuneagent
    @4tuneagent Год назад +41

    Stuff that legends are made of.. Suddenly tens of thousands teenagers become Kiss fanatics overnight.. including me!..

    • @blndrckr
      @blndrckr Год назад +1

      Not me

    • @cyberpsychgreen
      @cyberpsychgreen Год назад +2

      ​@@blndrckrthen why are you here and caring sm to even comment? lol

    • @blndrckr
      @blndrckr Год назад

      @cyberpsychgreen : cuz I have a say! LoL, cuz it populated to my queue so I clicked, gave it a chance but I've always thought what I've thought... I'm from the Schenker school so sue me. 😅 Gene will, it's in his genes😅😅😅

    • @4tuneagent
      @4tuneagent Год назад +2

      No kids could control what they were seeing and hearing for the first time back then. It just captured you and drew you in, because of the shock factor. I didn't get into Schenker and UFO until about a year later with the album, Force It. I love that LP! UFO was just starting to gain a foothold in the U.S., where Kiss took America by storm with the Alive LP.

    • @blndrckr
      @blndrckr Год назад

      @4tuneagent although I was only 13 or 14 at the time , I didn't find it shocking. I think I found it to be preposterous or embarrassing. But I do agree/understand what you're saying. In my defense, I think it was embarrassing cuz I had already heard alot of Zeppelin, Sabbath, etc etc and had started playing guitar when I was 9. Also , an older neighbor friend had me playing rhythm on a few UFO tunes so he could play the accompanying lead breaks

  • @timd5711
    @timd5711 Год назад +75

    Say what you want about Peter Criss and his drumming skills but from ‘73-‘76 he was a force.

    • @onerandombruh
      @onerandombruh Год назад +11

      Drugs and booze destroyed him, man... Peter was really tight on drums...

    • @timd5711
      @timd5711 Год назад +9

      @@onerandombruh I agree. It’s too bad. That early stuff from him was fantastic.

    • @mikemotta9754
      @mikemotta9754 Год назад +6

      and his vocals were just as good as Gene and Paul's

    • @adamwilliams3963
      @adamwilliams3963 Год назад +4

      Peter was phenomenal on KISS Alive!

    • @adamwilliams3963
      @adamwilliams3963 Год назад +4

      @@mikemotta9754 Eddie Kramer said that Peter had the best voice in the band live or in the studio. And that is saying something because I always thought that PS had (had) one of the all-time great voices.

  • @JMarinelli
    @JMarinelli 8 месяцев назад +2

    Everything about this is perfect.

  • @texastank9413
    @texastank9413 Год назад +40

    Saw these guys so many damn times live and every damn time they brought it back in the day. They just kick rock n roll ass!

    • @edsegura6399
      @edsegura6399 Год назад +1

      Back in the day yes

    • @vimfuego8827
      @vimfuego8827 Год назад

      @@edsegura6399 Nope, they were just fraudsters selling lights and makeup...oh and public relations/ merch, but this all was nothing to do with music because their music was crap.

  • @RobertSmith-gx3mi
    @RobertSmith-gx3mi Год назад +3

    Imagine being 10 years old and stumbling on to this band.
    I was ten years old in nineteen seventy nine when I saw my first ever concert, kiss and cheap trick at the pontiac silverdome in pontiac michigan.

  • @jerrygrand
    @jerrygrand Год назад +16

    A band not afraid to add bass to the mix. Kudos.

  • @aafris
    @aafris Год назад +20

    This is prime KISS at the height of their musical powers. Pure magic here.

    • @johnwiley9973
      @johnwiley9973 Год назад +1

      I would argue that this is ascending to the height of their dominance 77/78 was complete world domination

  • @MetalJesusRocks
    @MetalJesusRocks Год назад +22

    The ENERGY of this performance is AWESOME. Love it.

    • @dmzabo3914
      @dmzabo3914 Год назад +1

      Kiss always brought it for the fans. Always

  • @MichaelandCathy1999
    @MichaelandCathy1999 2 месяца назад +3

    Well, it’s 2024 and the good times are certainly not rolling😢, but we, and I mean us old farts (at 68) have had the best music of our lives pass by our ears and hearts, me since ‘72 when I got my first rock n’ roll album. Started with Rory Gallagher with TATTOO’D LADY vinyl and persisted up to today with Greta Van Fleet. As Rob Halford says “KEEPING THE ROCK ALIVE “, my mantra. 🎸👍🇨🇦

  • @miteyoak
    @miteyoak Год назад +40

    70’s KISS will always have a place in my heart.

  • @courylanders4142
    @courylanders4142 Год назад +4

    I think Paul Stanley said that during this time,They would call their record label after a gig about their money, and the phone would be disconnected because the label was struggling like them!! You can hear it in their sound. They sounded better when they were struggling.

  • @steffee99
    @steffee99 10 месяцев назад +6

    Saw this on TV and instantly found my favorite band! ❤ September came and I got to see them in concert! ❤😊

    • @zyrrhos
      @zyrrhos 8 месяцев назад +1

      Saw them the following year on the Destroyer tour. My first concert ever. Blew my little mind. Also caught them a few years later on the Dynasty tour.

    • @steffee99
      @steffee99 8 месяцев назад

      @@zyrrhos ELP *welcome back to the show that never ends* my 1st! Saw KISS 6 times before they parted ways. I was a massive concert fan. Tickets were 5 to 10 dollars. Paid 3.50 for lesser acts! 70's best for teens and I'm so thankful!

  • @JeffreyThornton-q1s
    @JeffreyThornton-q1s 8 месяцев назад +1

    Love it back then all 4 one they seem to be operating as one unit

  • @markpr73
    @markpr73 Год назад +50

    This was and is the greatest single performance of Deuce in this band’s history ( IMHO!). Everything about it is perfect! The tempo, the choreography, the vocals, the (simple) pyro, the attitude, the outfits……EVERYTHING WORKS! I’m loving the improved clarity and resolution on this clip. When I was in my teens (66 now) I recorded this off of my tv with a Super 8mm movie camera, had it developed, waited what seemed like a month to get it back, and took it into work with my projector. Even with no audio, minds were blown. Glad I got in on the ground floor.

    • @IronForged
      @IronForged Год назад +1

      Wait until someone applies some of the new AI filters on this. It will look like a 4K video like it was shot yesterday.

    • @andrewweeks448
      @andrewweeks448 Год назад +3

      i dunno.....the winterland performance of this song is my favorite. you gotta check out that one. it's in black and white. same time period.

    • @edsegura6399
      @edsegura6399 Год назад +1

      Great story

    • @01blaval
      @01blaval Год назад +1

      The ”Alive” version rules

    • @raymondmorrow9824
      @raymondmorrow9824 Год назад +1

      Anaheim Spirit of 76 tour Deuce is up there too.!! Check it out..❤

  • @angelomelville9084
    @angelomelville9084 Год назад +20

    1970s BEST ERA!! 🎸

  • @Blueslicks321
    @Blueslicks321 Год назад +9

    it's incredible when you comprehend that was live, the stage craftsmanship, the musicianship.. did miss a note, tempo was spot on.. etc. They earned in full the life they all have had.

  • @rgjr2011
    @rgjr2011 Год назад +14

    Classic!!!!
    At the 0:06 mark,
    Gene almost breaks his right ankle.

    • @needahandle
      @needahandle Год назад +1

      That thing did a 90. Ouch. But he championed on

  • @naokiy.
    @naokiy. 5 месяцев назад +3

    小生今年で62のじじぃです。
    48年前、日本公演観にいきました!当時14歳でした。
    KISSはいまでも熱烈なファンです。永遠に格好いいですよ!

  • @cowboysfan782008
    @cowboysfan782008 3 месяца назад +2

    Looking back now, (born in 1968), and IMO KISS was a unique band that whether they were trying to or not, catered to boys like me that were born between 1960 and 1970. If you were a strong fan of R&R they were a stepping stone, but that said, they did put on one hell of a show, and they "were" a hard working band, as stated by Getty Lee, who with RUSH toured together for a good part of the early to mid 70s. I couldn't tell you what albums they did after the solo ones and Dynasty 79/80, but I did finally get to see them in the year 2000 and was pleasantly surprised at how tight they still were and the kick ass high energy show they could still put on. They were also probably the best marketers of their merchandise of "any" band of their era, so hats off to those 4 guys. My GF and I watched Ace spill out of a Sunset Bl hotel in 1998, before Gene got out of a limo and helped him into it. Was 11am and they were getting some award that night. (True Story) and we didn't even know who that long haired guy was until Gene got out of the car to help him.

  • @mattlewis6833
    @mattlewis6833 Год назад +19

    I grew up in the 80's and loved glam metal KISS but this rocks too. They were the best rock band in the world on this particular day with this performance.

    • @frvillegas9312
      @frvillegas9312 Год назад +1

      70's rock

    • @KrasMazovHatesYourGuts
      @KrasMazovHatesYourGuts Год назад

      The no-makeup era definitely had its share of gems, but the makeup era will always be their pinnacle musically.

  • @RussX5Z
    @RussX5Z Месяц назад +5

    Ace fuckin Frehley!!! The god of rock and roll!!! This man killed it on the guitar!!! The best member of KISS!!!! Hands down!!!

  • @Geddyfleaharris
    @Geddyfleaharris Год назад +42

    Wicked. This is the band my mom wouldn't let me go see in concert when I was 13. They were too dangerous! Or at least that's what parents thought in the '70s.

    • @trowerz
      @trowerz Год назад +2

      When I was 13, my mom wouldn’t let me go to the ANGEL-RUSH2112-BOC concert..I’m still pissed at her!! RIP mom🙏🏻

    • @BUDDYCB4
      @BUDDYCB4 Год назад +1

      Your parents were right. They were dangerous!😏😄😀

    • @travissloan6864
      @travissloan6864 Год назад

      Hell, this is babyshit compared to what's come out since.

    • @aunch3
      @aunch3 Год назад +2

      They’re too lame

    • @aunch3
      @aunch3 Год назад

      And this typical of post-Boomer America. It’s not that lame KISS actually had good music; no, they were “popular” because they pretended to be bad guys that the parents didn’t like. In reality, they were always spoiled little girls, especially the singers. Gene “Simmons” is the biggest lame on the planet.

  • @VolvoImpala
    @VolvoImpala Год назад +4

    Man, those guitars sound like they're coming from some other dimension they are so juiced and full of power. And anyone who listens to two bars of any Ace Frehley solo knows he really knows what he's doing there. You take the bells and whistles off and strip it all back and man, these guys were the best band in the world when they wanted to be.

  • @remohio
    @remohio Год назад +16

    I was hoping to see this one in high quality. Love their early stuff.

  • @78Mustang
    @78Mustang Год назад +3

    My introduction to KISS, way back when. And life would never be the same🤟

  • @jasonwall319
    @jasonwall319 Год назад +10

    Imagine watching that for the first time in 75 or whenever and not being blown away

    • @MontserratCruz-l3i
      @MontserratCruz-l3i Год назад

      Justo yo veía 71..pero Kiss aquí ben Spain cómo prohibido sabía q existi al final vde los 70 .en radio no lo ponían y discos ni me acuerdo..decían q eran satánicos...

    • @MontserratCruz-l3i
      @MontserratCruz-l3i Год назад

      Hartura de Beatles Rolling .y tb me acuerdo algunos más los buenos en discotecas y bailes q hacían los amigos...tenían todos Zeppelin. Purple .Credence. Slade . Free. Who.y más en el 71.los 70 ka mejor música. Tb se escuchaban los Ramones pero fue después tb q cogieron mad fama.los qieo a todos los rockeros ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤viva Kiss q hace unos años son para mí los q más me llenan ...

  • @menswear2112
    @menswear2112 Год назад +9

    Ace was effortlessly cool. Never overdoing it and yet a star.

  • @mattharrismykerable
    @mattharrismykerable Год назад +7

    So killer! Space Ace’s playing is so good! I’m sure someone already pointed this out but I believe the ending was edited from the She clip.

  • @Timinator62
    @Timinator62 8 месяцев назад +1

    Back in the day, they were unreal, I still wonder what it was like when they were rehearsing these songs, "hey at this part let's all shake our heads left, left, left, right and repeat for 4 bars..."

  • @drew65sep
    @drew65sep Год назад +39

    I remember waiting for weeks for this performance. Was the first time I ever saw KISS on TV. People forget that they were pretty heavy for the times.

  • @smashy_smasherton
    @smashy_smasherton Год назад +7

    This would have been earth-shattering in the day. Part of me still loves it today.

  • @MichaelKrebs-ri7pd
    @MichaelKrebs-ri7pd Год назад +2

    This one of my favorite Gene songs still love rocking out on this track. Greatest band in the world ! Kiss army till I die.

  • @davidhealy4534
    @davidhealy4534 Год назад +16

    Still think it's one of the hardest rocking tracks ever.

  • @rebeccawagner4167
    @rebeccawagner4167 4 месяца назад +1

    Kudos to the Midnight Special for putting on amazing talent and showcasing their music 🎶 🎵. Kiss 💋 is freaking phenomenal. I'm glad i had that type of music 🎶 🎵 to listen 🎶 to .

  • @cesarolivares6200
    @cesarolivares6200 Год назад +11

    wow, awesome, you can see the energy, the hungriness, Ace, Peter, Paul and Gene created magic!

  • @shinekelly5584
    @shinekelly5584 2 дня назад +1

    Look at the audience! Everyone sat and behaved like dolls. No cell phones, no banners or any other useless equipment. An unimaginable scene these days.

  • @feulman65
    @feulman65 Год назад +5

    First time I saw this, I was instantly addicted!! KISS was hungry and pissed off, loved the attitude back then. Then I went to see KISS Alive 2 and was blown away.

  • @curtisclark13
    @curtisclark13 8 месяцев назад +1

    Still one of the coolest rock songs ever. We watched them that night with absolutely no clue as to who they were…it was stunning.

  • @obrapro
    @obrapro Год назад +3

    Stayed up late to see KISS live for the very first time. Bought the record based on the cover, then was a converted KISS fan permanently after this performance (the entire segment). Started building wooden guitars and putting on KISS shows in the backyard whenever we had family (an audience) over.

  • @LegionOfWeirdos
    @LegionOfWeirdos 8 месяцев назад +1

    Looks like THIS would have been the time to see them. I was just a grade school kid back then though. 😐

  • @GrnArrow092
    @GrnArrow092 Год назад +7

    It would have been awesome to go back 50 years and see KISS in concert back then. They were young and full of energy. I bet their concerts were awesome back then.

    • @h2ofield
      @h2ofield Год назад +2

      They were! I was 15 and saw them twice around this time.

    • @larrybrain8580
      @larrybrain8580 Год назад +2

      Saw them at Madison Square Garden in 1977.

    • @El_Jackalope
      @El_Jackalope Год назад +1

      LA Forum 1975. Montrose was the opening act. I was 16. The volume was insane.

    • @MontserratCruz-l3i
      @MontserratCruz-l3i Год назад

      Siiii .cómo todos cuándo éramos jóvenes. Pero Paul era y es la estrella 🌟 ✨️ q hizo llegar hasta rl 2.023. Y Gene los mejores luego todos han aportado algo grande a la banda pero Paul es la pura esencia en escenario arrasa de energía y simpatía hacía su público 😢😊😊😊😊❤❤❤❤🌟🌟🌟🌟🔥🔥🔥🔥🎸🎸🎸🎤🎤🎤🎤

    • @bartonpercival3216
      @bartonpercival3216 Год назад +1

      Saw them in 1977 the night Elvis Presley passed away at the Cow Palace in San Francisco with Cheap Trick as the opening act. What a show!!!!!!!!! 👍

  • @hectormilia
    @hectormilia 8 месяцев назад +1

    what a show, what a show!

  • @magdream65ify
    @magdream65ify Год назад +33

    Yeah, we know Alive! was mostly re-recorded in the studio but tell me that this live performance sounds any different.

    • @raynwolfsbane2084
      @raynwolfsbane2084 Год назад +3

      I think they touched it up but most of Alive! was genuinely live

    • @edwardx.winston5744
      @edwardx.winston5744 Год назад +9

      They dressed up 𝐾𝑖𝑠𝑠 𝐴𝐿𝐼𝑉𝐸! in the studio with overdubs galore. We all know this. But I do NOT think that live album is a fraud or a sham. There are hundreds of live concert video clips on YT that verify the true musicianship of Kiss circa 1973-75. 𝐾𝑖𝑠𝑠 𝐴𝐿𝐼𝑉𝐸! does clearly and cleanly represent what a live Kiss show was like back then.
      𝐾𝑖𝑠𝑠 𝐴𝐿𝐼𝑉𝐸! has to be one of the most influential live albums in the history of rock. Ace Frehley made millions of adolescent boys want to become guitar heroes.

    • @thomaskemer8109
      @thomaskemer8109 Год назад +1

      Good pernt

    • @seed_drill7135
      @seed_drill7135 Год назад +3

      @@edwardx.winston5744 The songs on the first three KISS albums were top notch. The production, not so much. KISS ALIVE gave the songs a second chance at the limelight in better fidelity.

    • @edwardx.winston5744
      @edwardx.winston5744 Год назад +1

      @@seed_drill7135 Dean on.

  • @Bradp18
    @Bradp18 Год назад +4

    Young and Hungry for success. When Ace was at his best before Alcohol stopped his progression. My first guitar hero!

  • @17nussbaumroad
    @17nussbaumroad Год назад +6

    The real KISS !! This will be the KISS I will always remember ... Not what it`s become now !!

  • @johnmccarthy5192
    @johnmccarthy5192 Год назад +1

    This is what made Kiss so awesome.
    What you heard on the album is what you got live. Kiss Alive and Alive II, imo will always be the best live albums EVER!!

  • @jeremyvoegeli562
    @jeremyvoegeli562 Год назад +16

    Freaking ace slaying it!!! 🪨 on!!!

  • @bloodlegion4874
    @bloodlegion4874 8 месяцев назад +1

    Great quality! THIS was the real KISS! ⚡️⚡️🤘🤘

  • @Dave-ti2ue
    @Dave-ti2ue Год назад +5

    My favorite Kiss tune. The most heavy thing they ever did. Rocks!

    • @ColtraneTaylor
      @ColtraneTaylor Год назад +1

      I'd put I've Had Enough (Into the Fire) up there too. Different style but still a Kiss rock classic to me.

  • @David-mn2mp
    @David-mn2mp Год назад +8

    Best Kiss line up period ! 🔥🤘

  • @charleslockhart6778
    @charleslockhart6778 Год назад +5

    I was a 10 year old kid who stole his big sisters KISS Alive album and listened to it over and over again in 1975. I recall the kids lucky enough to be allowed to stay up and watch the KISS performance on The Midnight Special telling the rest of us about it. I was a fan right up until the TV special they did not too long after this performance. It was so bad that I lost interest. This performance shows what they were capable of as a band. Ace and Peter meant so much to the chemistry. Ace is a great musician when he is right.

  • @jimgardner5129
    @jimgardner5129 Год назад +3

    This early KISS stuff is what I missed as a Canadian child. This is brilliant.
    Plus, it's my favourite KISS tune and definitely in their top 5. Else it wouldn't appear on almost every live release.
    Thanks, Midnight Special, for taking the time and making the effort to clean up these vintage performances and share them with us. We're very lucky; I'm very grateful.

    • @DjinnDjinni
      @DjinnDjinni Год назад

      Yeah it was great to experience Kiss as a kid. Huge Fan back then. They were such a sight! But as a Canadian you had the likes of Rush, Triumph, and my favorite April Wine. I would of loved to have seen them. Loverboy probably put on a good show.

  • @davidkappadahl9085
    @davidkappadahl9085 Год назад +3

    AMAZING!! ACE ruled!! Love when they are moving together!!

  • @edwardflores5424
    @edwardflores5424 Год назад +3

    Saw kiss in 76, in LA at the forum . They were recording kiss alive II. Great concert , they had just released destroyer . I was 12 !

  • @user-uh6lm5wv6n
    @user-uh6lm5wv6n Год назад +5

    Every performance of Deuce is electric!

  • @paulroggenbeck3129
    @paulroggenbeck3129 Год назад +3

    Saw them 3x in Detroit in the 70's. That's when they were good.