I didn’t know I needed a 2 and a half hour video essay of a catboy vtuber going over the history of my favorite band. But here it is. And I’m here for it.
I am now 62 years old. We used to do Kiss concerts in abandoned buildings. I was Gene because I could blow flames using a butane lighter. It may sound lame but they would go about 6 feet high. We saw Kiss in Sudbury Ontario about this time. Cheap Trick opened for them. This was around the time of Cheap Trick's first album. No bubblegum rock back then. Pretty damn good show.
Really. I just looked up the Love Gun tour dates to see when the Sudbury date was. Is that you’re home town? I would have been too young but I can only imagine what the concert would have like. Man I would have loved it, was a huge Cheap trick fan too. Glad to hear you thought it was a good show. What was the attendance like? For some reason it’s not listed. Cheers.
@@stevejohnston8543 I'm from North Bay. One of our fathers drove us to Sudbury. We waited at the doors hours before they opened as it was general admission. We stood in front of Ace. There were about 5,000 people in attendance. It was at Sudbury arena where they shoot "Shoresy".
@@MickLoud999 Funny I’m not sure I knew Kiss was coming at the time. I remember really wishing someone would take me to see Cheap Trick, I loved them. Thanks, figured the Elgin street barn would have been packed. I know the building only too well. Been watching hockey there for around forty years. There’s a game tonight 👍🏒 My first concert was Triumph, April Wine. Then Sabbath, Maiden and Metallica to name the notable shows. I could laugh, thé Metallica show wasn’t even that well attended. Only us metal heads were over the moon. Love to go back and look at the tour dates and think, man that was awhile ago. Time for is relative though, 10 even twenty years for me just doesn’t seem that removed for me. In the grand scheme of things it is but a speck of time. Anyway I’ve been jamming Kiss songs. I have this grin on my face the whole time while cranking my Marshall and playing my starburst (like the spaceman). Really don’t find any of them hard to play at all and I found Ace’s style fun to imitate, like his bending technique and vibrato. He may not have been technical but he had his own style for sure. As far as the songs, I think they’re undeniably good, catchy rock numbers that are so much fun to play. Its like what’s next and just play along without the more lengthy process of learning more complex stuff. 70’s Kiss was cool but they kind of lost me after that. Didn’t care for them in the eighties at all, it was more hard edged rock for me by then. Anyway it’s nice to look back with nostalgia to a time when all was right with them and keep that immortalized in my mind.
@@stevejohnston8543 Yeah we used to spend are fair bit of time in Sudbury. My grandmother lived there and my grandfather died in a mining accident in the 60s. I also had cousins and friends of the family but we drifted apart these years. My friend had a band in Toronto and put an ad looking for people with a "Northern Ontario" mentality. A couple of brothers from an Italian community used to be called Gatcho (probably spelled that wrong). I think it's out near Copper Cliff. They actually joined his band though. When we saw Kiss Cheap Trick was unknown to us. We all bought their first album though. That was, in my estimation their best. It was RAW!! Songs about pedos and serial killers!! It's funny that I watched a documentary about Sudbury last night. It was about the mining industry. I didn't know Thomas Edison tried to mine nickel there. Pretty interesting stuff.
I just loved the fact that Ace's solo album was a huge hit. But that's what happens when your other band mates 'control freaks' choke a key core member of Kiss. Gene & Paul's biggest mistakes was constantly choosing their own songs for final cut on Kiss songs. Ace often lifts up other classic rock songs. His version of Do Ya by ELO is amazing. The way Paul just ignores Ace's solo album to me says it all.
I'm just being pedantic here, don't mind me - ELO was a spinoff band of The Move, who recorded Do Ya before re-recording it as ELO. Do Ya is actually a Move cover, Ace was a Move fan. Check em out!! 👍🏻
And who owns all the songs to that solo album KISS INC because Ace sold everything back songs makeup its all in the Kiss INC trademark catalog .Also brags how he QUIT twice then always wants back in when broke and bankrupt.
The thing you are all overlooking is, Paul and Gene were terrible delusional narcissistic greedy jealous assholes!!! Peter and Ace were amazing and the real talent and heart and soul of the original lineup, and treated like stepchildren!!! Disgusting!!! Team Peter and Ace always
I don't get the whole catboy-avatar thing (probably because I'm old), but this is some of the best KISS content I've seen anywhere. The writing is well-researched and clever, without trying to be TOO clever, and the footage and editing are outstanding.
Your parents probably didn't understand why Peter Criss painted himself up as The Catman, that's pretty safe to assume right?? Same concept here maybe.I'm with you on the overall sentiment (and probably age!) though.
@@JasonB_13 Peter didn't wear cat makeup because it was his lifestyle and he liked to pretend that he was an animal. It was a character that served a purpose within a band. There is a huge difference here, homeboy is a furry.
I don’t even like (or dislike) KISS and I found this fascinating - such an in-depth study of a downward spiral, well put together, great clips and quotes and a studied, well spoken narrative. This is the stuff that makes RUclips awesome
I did NOT want this to end. You always think there’s nothing left to learn about original KISS. I’ve been scooping out every little KISS crevice I could find since I was a kid. You did fantastic! This is so good.
Excellent work, Catboy. Another reminder that Ace's solo album was not only the best of the bunch by a mile, but still holds up to this day as a ferocious, blistering, hook-laden hard rock album that still sounds fresh and exciting 44 years later.
Very true. I still listen to the album in its entirety every now and then on Spotify and it's still fresh and exciting. Had a debate a few weeks ago with a couple of Gene fans as to whose solo album was the best. Being Gene fans, of course they HATE Ace so they rated his as the WORST of the bunch. Everyone is entitled to their opinion, but I find most of Gene's LAUGHABLY bad. I mean..." When You Wish Upon A Star"...r u friggin kidding me lol
@@pierce_13 It's amazing how some of KISS's best songs have been totally ignored by the band. They have several "deep cuts" that I KNOW would be MASSIVE hits.
@@deelux5519 "Rocket Ride" was another song that should be better known. Ace should have kept it for his solo album instead of letting them bury it on side 4 of Alive II.
Ditto! Pretty good voice imitations! And the somewhat morose cartoon cat bit is funny because it's true! So many of us teenage KISS fans back then were hoping for much better sounds from the solo albums,.and likewise disappointed with Double Platinum and other not so great KISS things of that era.
Yeah i agree as a ex- Kiss fan that actually seen these guys back in 1976 live this vid was very well done. By 78 i was getting fed up with them. once i heard Dynasty i was no longer a fan. good thing because the very next record was even worse! 🤣
I agree, definitely well worth the time. This guy did a great job on his research. And he does a good job of walking the line between being a fan and a critic.
wtf!!! shame on you, youtube! after all the kiss footage and content i've consumed - what took you so long to recommend this to me!! aarrrgg!!!! this is great. as a 53 year old teenager i can't tell you how much i enjoyed this. some facts this old kiss fan never knew, and some amazing pics i've never seen. this was fantastic - thanks for doing it! can't wait to dig more into what you've done.
I'm a lifelong kiss man and I'm 54 years old and this stuff is awesome I'm listening to it as I do my yard work and I can't get enough of it thanks so much for putting this together.
Honestly, the highlight of this video for me is the impressions of everyone for the interviews. That aside, this video is absolutely fascinating and really well made and I’m hyped for the other parts.
If KISS and Parliament/Funkadelic had toured as a double headliners in ‘78-‘79 that might have been amazing. I’d definitely pay top dollar to see that at that time.
Stellar!!!, As a huge KISS fan it's so appreciated to see that someone has done his homework and thoroughly enjoyed your critiques. Thank you so much for such a well done mini documented episode 1, Can't wait for 2 and 3. Thanks again!
This is an awesome documentary. I'm a lifelong KISS Freak. I got to see them in 1979 just months before Peter left the band. Thank You for making this video. I'm looking forward to seeing the rest. Take care and God Bless You!
This was awesome, even my 8 year old daughter was cracking up at the quote accents & hilarious Phantom plot-synopsis. Dead on! Even learned a couple of interesting bits of info I didn't already know, bonus! Great work, a refreshing & genuine take on Kisstory, looking forward to part 2 for sure
Nailed it. Having grown up in the 60's and 70's, I can attest 1978 was the year KISS started rebranding themselves. There was a huge social divide between what kids liked and what their older brother or sister would like when it came to music. KISS was always that band that fought for legitimacy because of their outfits. What helped early was it gave them a very edgy look. The musical breakthrough gave them cred for a short period of time. But as soon as they hugged the commercial side of their image that catered to toys, dolls, and superhero like images, they were completely exposed and their expiration date was sealed. No one in the industry took them serious again. And like most bands that live in a bubble of people telling them what they want to hear, they were the last ones to figure that out. That's why they continued to make more and more bad choices.
Man, I really enjoyed this! Eddie Trunk talked about it today, so I watched it tonight. I’m a KISS fanatic and I enjoyed this a ton. I’m in my 40s, so I discovered KISS in the 80s. Everything in the 70s has been a “go back and discover” era for my and is my favorite era. Can’t wait for the next 2!
WOW!!! This is a masterpiece dude. Your filmmaking and editing skills are top notch. You took a story that has grown stale over the years and put a new, fresh perspective to it. This is just fantastic.
Amazing how you're asking the same questions I asked roughly 45 years ago when I watched "KISS Meets The Phantom Of The Park". Great detailed explanation of how KISS fell from grace during the 1980s. For me as a KISS fan since my teens, it was a walk down memory lane in some parts of your video.
To me, Gene's "See You Tonite" and "Radioactive", Paul's "It's Alright" and "Hold Me Touch Me", Ace's "New York Groove" and "Speeding Back To My Baby", and Peter's "Easy Thing" are the best songs from the 1978 solo albums. Gene's was and is my big favorite, despite most people's scorn of it.
Im so addicted to these. I generally listen to audio on my walks and I've listened to all 3 of these at least 6 times now. It's great history. I would love it if u would do the entire history of kiss deep dive style :) please please please
I saw it 5 times at the cinema in Australia. It was KISS in the Attack of the Phantoms. Before it they would show the 2 videos from Dynasty which was brand new at the time. They were great to see on the big screen.
I remember this in Australia as well. I Was Made for Loving You and Sure Know Something were shown before the movie. I am pretty sure me and a few school mates went to see it more than once.
I absolutely loved this series. Seriously, fantastic job. Thank you, Catboy, for putting this all together. You nailed it. The catnip intermission was gold 😂❤
I'm a big KISS fan, first record ever given to me was RnR Over so KISS WAS...a big deal. Your dive gave some knowledge I did not have which is cool. Your take on the solo albums isn't wrong, Paul had a decent album but Aces was insanely great. The movie was iffy at best and your Scooby-Doo reference nailed it.. I shall wait for part 2.
The COTN album and tour was poorly promoted, it lacked the paid-media hype which preceded the Love Gun and Dynasty tours. COTN is arguably their heaviest album of all time, and the COTN show and setlist is now regarded as one of the most regrettably missed by KISS fans worldwide.
I saw that tour, you didn't miss anything. It was promoted as though Ace was still in the band. Imagine our supreme disappointment when saw and heard that clown Vincent instead.
Just started your 3 part series on KISS and want to say that you did an amazing job. I appreciate the hard work you put forth to do this. Really hope you continue to do other similar series for other groups, it’s extremely entertaining.
Unbelievable work you have done here about kiss in 1978… I first saw them and put Michigan September 1975. My 1978 I had long move past them… Those first three years were excellent…
Been a fan since '78'😂 this documentary is without a doubt one of the very best out there....awsome story and produced with great professionalism and flow... Thanks dude for the upload... Really enjoyed every minute🤘
Looking back to ‘78 from ‘22 with decades of reflection and revisions on history there is one clear, and important, key missing ingredient and that is the, in the moment experience of what it was like as a fan. We didn’t have access to RUclips or anything besides a teen/music magazine or the occasional newspaper article and the mystique of the band meant we took the image and the music to super heights.
Hey, man, it's all good - with a career as varied and storied as KISS', everyone's bound to have a different view of their work! Appreciate you for sticking around regardless 😀
Very, very insightful. Great job, man. Especially how they repackaged previous product into “Double Platinum.” As a 60 year old kiss fan I found this to be very accurate! Kudos!
I really enjoyed this! I am a music junkie and love watching and learning about bands. Not a huge Kiss fan but I dig Ace really bad and I love rock n roll history 😂👽. Well done. I also have enjoyed reading the comments, I learned a lot from them as well. It’s making laying around recovering from surgery rather enjoyable.
Best documentation I've seen to date. A lot of new info delivered in a very honest and unbiased way. 5 star 🌟 rating. I agree about the band doing a live weird concert movie based on how awesome they were at that time.. They were on fire as a live band and it probably would have motivated them to capture some great footage. 👍
My advice to you bro is to keep heading in this direction, you will see such huge growth doing content like this. This is executed beautifully and I know that if you’re heading in this direction I will stick around and subscribe
I watched, for some reason, part2 first and now I'm watching part1. I love it so much how you created this video essay! It's informative (and I thought I knew it all, but no), fascinating and very funny! The joke-timing (music in the background, pauzed silence, screenshot, etc) is just perfect! I can't wait to watch part3!
As a huge Kiss fan for close to 30 years you have no idea how happy finding this video series made me. Such an interesting period in the band's career and I've found very few history videos that dive this deep into it. Great work!
I was/is a huge kiss fan (original members only) and I have been since 1977. I had the dolls, posters, and everything Kiss. You sir, did a heck of a job with this documentary. Well done!!
Of all the Kiss related videos I've viewed on this Tube of You, I find that this one video of yours has managed to be the only one to hold my attention for more than an hour... this thing held me captive throughout the entire 2+ hours... I even went back to the part about Ace's solo album and to the BTS portion of "...Phantom of the Park". Great compilation of facts and opinions. Great voice and delivery. Color me entertained. From a Kiss fan from way back, I applaud you and I feverishly await part two and three.
i remember seeing the solo albums in shrink-wrap in the variety store up until 1983. i bought a good amount of my first LPs there and there'd always be a KISS solo album or two in the bin
Loved this!! Learned a lot of things I never knew and the explanation of the plot of Phantom had me rolling. I almost didn't watch but I'm so glad I did. Can't wait to watch the following parts. Will definitely be sharing with my Kiss friends!! Thanks for all your efforts making this. Highly entertaining.
Fantastic video! It popped up on my feed and was an instant subscribe! Given that I only have snippets of knowledge about KISS, what I love about this video is that it showed the band as more than just a brand, more than just a commercial entity and a touring franchise. Nice work!
I gotta say in 92 I had Ace Autograph a Copy of Phantom Of The Park. He didn't know people could still get it he loved that I brought it. Only time ive ever met a member of KISS that was enjoyable
I saw them in high school when they toured for Hot in the Shade. They had this cool sphinx thing on stage. The opening acts were Slaughter and a forgotten band called Little Ceaser . Even without makeup they still put on a good show
Wow this was a fun adventure and it brought back some awesome memories. When I was a kid I loved Kiss then the solo albums pissed me off .Of course my first solo album was Peter's , a Christmas gift a big flop and lost interest for a year until Dynasty was released. Loved that album and still do. Awesome show bro
Love the effort put into this deep dive! The impressions, the context given for the music, it's all so great! Also glad to see there's another appreciator of "Under the Rose" :)
Nice job. Very interesting and insightful doc. Gene Simmons' solo album is a masterpiece in the context of when it was recorded and released. I still listen to it regularly. One of my favorite KISS albums. I also liked The Elder so...a lot after really rediscovering and giving it several spins decades after it's infamous creation. Looking forward to continuing to listen to your very professional documentary. Thanks for the effort.
You did a amazing job with this video! as a KISS fan from 1974 this video was done honestly and very entertaining. Your style is really unique and adds to the flow of the video. Not once was i even sort of bored or did i lose interest in what is coming next.
good luck in grad school mate im 56 playing gtrs for 36 years this brings back fond memories ive met the band nice dudes when it came to ace i was speechless awesome guitarist alive came exit stage left came ct at budokhan came 3 heavy bangers right there mate i know 56 isnt to old to love music lmfdao stay safe much love ace rules
Great video man - I subscribed to your channel so I will get to watch the next installment of THE FALL OF KISS as soon as it's posted - I know how much work it takes to make such a long and in-depth video like this - can't wait for the next one - My band mates and I are all huge KISS fans and I had them all watch it cause I was so impressed - keep up the great work!!!!
Stumbled across your channel and sure glad I did. I subscribed! The way you tell a story and keep it interesting for 2 hours is amazing. You are talented, funny and very knowledgeable.
Just re-watched this episode after the new one - you've really accomplished something great with these videos. I was there for the fall of KISS, I remember how it all happened in real time, from a young fan's perspective - it was the best/worst of times. Thanks for sharing all your research and talents. Looking forward to the next!
I learned a lot and laughed a lot, thanks for all the hard work. Looking forward to the next installment. (Why can't 2 hour+ movies breeze by this quickly & enjoyably? 🤔)
Been a KISS fan since 75.. This is very well put together. Ive listened to all 3 parts several times, and basically lived through the rise and fall of KISS. Both the rise and the fall fascinate me. I loved KISS until about 78-79. Dynasty confused me. Unmasked even further.. The Elder came...and then I was into Van Halen and Iron Maiden. lol. I also love the fact you talk about things honestly...not the Spins that Gene and Paul do...and not the vague memories of Ace, or the whining of Peter.. When I FIANALLY got to see my former heroes live..They had 'secretly' replaced Ace with Vinnie..I was LIVID, because I love Ace's style and his sound. At fist,I thought Vinnie MIGHT be a good fit..After all, I was into Eddie Van Halen's style and tone.. When they took off the makeup, I thought they looked silly. When I first heard 'Lick it Up' I thought it was generic and pedestrian.. I thought they were trying to sound like 'Loverboy'. (And I hated Loverboy). I stayed on the periphery, watching their career from afar.. In 1993, a colleague of mine won tickets to Meet and Greet KISS. 'Revenge ' had just come out. I got to meet G&P, with Bruce and Eric Singer....Gene bought us dinner..I had Chicken Parm..and Paul bitched about the food.. I sang 'Love on the Rocks' to Gene and he was impressed.... Anyway...I think this was a fantastic job you've done with this Magnum Opus.. Thanks for taking me back in time..
KISS are my favorite band and I've been a lifelong fan since I listened to God of Thunder on the Halloween (2007) soundtrack. I loved your video and it helped fill in some holes I had in regards to some parts of KISStory. I've subbed to your channel. Thank you, kind stranger.
Watching this whole thing now. Man, you REALLY put in the work! Looking forward to the other chapters. I've been a Kiss fan since I was a kid in NYC and this vid took me back.
In reference to Gene's solo album. I think When You Wish Upon A Star would've been perfect if the rest of the album would've been a solid rock, bare bones album. That song at the end would've taken a back the listener.
The second time I made a mistake watching one of these 2+ hour deep dives at 2am. May as well make a cup of hot tea- I’m gonna be up for a while…. These are SO GOOD.
Great job man. Hearing you speak and flesh out all these details brings me back (as I’m sure it does for the majority of listeners) to being a kid when all this was happening with such a different perspective. I don’t know what it is about this band but they’re a guilty pleasure. They sure knew how to capitalize on their commercial success….and Paul and Gene are still doing it. Not to sound pretentious, but keeping my attention was only possible because of the great job you do. I love classic rock, so keep them coming. Be great if you could do one about Judas Priest.
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this whole series is better than any official KISS documentary could ever hope to be
Yeah no input from the two control freaks.
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It's too bad there's so much footage of the silly catboy animation. I could care less about that shit.
Agreed. Cat guy narrator and all.
🤘🏼😎🤘🏼
@@youmayberighteven though its about a band featuring a different Catboy. Lol
I didn’t know I needed a 2 and a half hour video essay of a catboy vtuber going over the history of my favorite band. But here it is. And I’m here for it.
I am now 62 years old. We used to do Kiss concerts in abandoned buildings. I was Gene because I could blow flames using a butane lighter. It may sound lame but they would go about 6 feet high. We saw Kiss in Sudbury Ontario about this time. Cheap Trick opened for them. This was around the time of Cheap Trick's first album. No bubblegum rock back then. Pretty damn good show.
Really. I just looked up the Love Gun tour dates to see when the Sudbury date was. Is that you’re home town? I would have been too young but I can only imagine what the concert would have like. Man I would have loved it, was a huge Cheap trick fan too. Glad to hear you thought it was a good show. What was the attendance like? For some reason it’s not listed. Cheers.
@@stevejohnston8543 I'm from North Bay. One of our fathers drove us to Sudbury. We waited at the doors hours before they opened as it was general admission. We stood in front of Ace. There were about 5,000 people in attendance. It was at Sudbury arena where they shoot "Shoresy".
@@MickLoud999 Funny I’m not sure I knew Kiss was coming at the time. I remember really wishing someone would take me to see Cheap Trick, I loved them. Thanks, figured the Elgin street barn would have been packed. I know the building only too well. Been watching hockey there for around forty years. There’s a game tonight 👍🏒 My first concert was Triumph, April Wine. Then Sabbath, Maiden and Metallica to name the notable shows. I could laugh, thé Metallica show wasn’t even that well attended. Only us metal heads were over the moon. Love to go back and look at the tour dates and think, man that was awhile ago. Time for is relative though, 10 even twenty years for me just doesn’t seem that removed for me. In the grand scheme of things it is but a speck of time.
Anyway I’ve been jamming Kiss songs. I have this grin on my face the whole time while cranking my Marshall and playing my starburst (like the spaceman). Really don’t find any of them hard to play at all and I found Ace’s style fun to imitate, like his bending technique and vibrato. He may not have been technical but he had his own style for sure. As far as the songs, I think they’re undeniably good, catchy rock numbers that are so much fun to play. Its like what’s next and just play along without the more lengthy process of learning more complex stuff. 70’s Kiss was cool but they kind of lost me after that. Didn’t care for them in the eighties at all, it was more hard edged rock for me by then. Anyway it’s nice to look back with nostalgia to a time when all was right with them and keep that immortalized in my mind.
@@stevejohnston8543 Yeah we used to spend are fair bit of time in Sudbury. My grandmother lived there and my grandfather died in a mining accident in the 60s. I also had cousins and friends of the family but we drifted apart these years. My friend had a band in Toronto and put an ad looking for people with a "Northern Ontario" mentality. A couple of brothers from an Italian community used to be called Gatcho (probably spelled that wrong). I think it's out near Copper Cliff. They actually joined his band though. When we saw Kiss Cheap Trick was unknown to us. We all bought their first album though. That was, in my estimation their best. It was RAW!! Songs about pedos and serial killers!! It's funny that I watched a documentary about Sudbury last night. It was about the mining industry. I didn't know Thomas Edison tried to mine nickel there. Pretty interesting stuff.
My first kiss concert was dynasty. I’m 11 years younger than you. There was nothing like a kiss concert.
I just loved the fact that Ace's solo album was a huge hit. But that's what happens when your other band mates 'control freaks' choke a key core member of Kiss. Gene & Paul's biggest mistakes was constantly choosing their own songs for final cut on Kiss songs. Ace often lifts up other classic rock songs. His version of Do Ya by ELO is amazing. The way Paul just ignores Ace's solo album to me says it all.
Well said
I'm just being pedantic here, don't mind me - ELO was a spinoff band of The Move, who recorded Do Ya before re-recording it as ELO. Do Ya is actually a Move cover, Ace was a Move fan. Check em out!! 👍🏻
And who owns all the songs to that solo album KISS INC because Ace sold everything back songs makeup its all in the Kiss INC trademark catalog .Also brags how he QUIT twice then always wants back in when broke and bankrupt.
I like how Gene and Paul both offered to help Ace do his album, both believing he would never follow through with it. Then look what happened lol
The thing you are all overlooking is, Paul and Gene were terrible delusional narcissistic greedy jealous assholes!!! Peter and Ace were amazing and the real talent and heart and soul of the original lineup, and treated like stepchildren!!! Disgusting!!! Team Peter and Ace always
I don't get the whole catboy-avatar thing (probably because I'm old), but this is some of the best KISS content I've seen anywhere. The writing is well-researched and clever, without trying to be TOO clever, and the footage and editing are outstanding.
Agreed, and well said.
I was about to type the same thing! Excellent content.
Your parents probably didn't understand why Peter Criss painted himself up as The Catman, that's pretty safe to assume right?? Same concept here maybe.I'm with you on the overall sentiment (and probably age!) though.
Honestly, I was thinking the exact same thing also 😂
@@JasonB_13 Peter didn't wear cat makeup because it was his lifestyle and he liked to pretend that he was an animal. It was a character that served a purpose within a band. There is a huge difference here, homeboy is a furry.
I don’t even like (or dislike) KISS and I found this fascinating - such an in-depth study of a downward spiral, well put together, great clips and quotes and a studied, well spoken narrative. This is the stuff that makes RUclips awesome
Peter criss drug habit ruined him
@@peterhuemmer1560how insightful, would've never guessed
@@wyattlightning6681😂 I can't.......
I did NOT want this to end. You always think there’s nothing left to learn about original KISS. I’ve been scooping out every little KISS crevice I could find since I was a kid. You did fantastic! This is so good.
Excellent work, Catboy. Another reminder that Ace's solo album was not only the best of the bunch by a mile, but still holds up to this day as a ferocious, blistering, hook-laden hard rock album that still sounds fresh and exciting 44 years later.
Very true. I still listen to the album in its entirety every now and then on Spotify and it's still fresh and exciting. Had a debate a few weeks ago with a couple of Gene fans as to whose solo album was the best. Being Gene fans, of course they HATE Ace so they rated his as the WORST of the bunch. Everyone is entitled to their opinion, but I find most of Gene's LAUGHABLY bad. I mean..." When You Wish Upon A Star"...r u friggin kidding me lol
@@kjnodwell Gene's solo album is shit
Paul 8.5
Peter 7.0
Ace 6.5
Gene 2.0
Aces has always been my favorite and is in my Top 5 KISS albums
@@quiricomazarin476No No No. You got it ALL WRONG!!
ACE 9.0
Paul 7.5
Gene 4.0
Peter 2.0
As a die hard KISS fan since ‘83 that’s read 7 books on KISS this is very well done. 👍
"I can't stop the rain" from Peter's solo record is a 5-star classic.....Anyone I play that song for can't believe it wasn't a #1 hit.
That song is a forgotten classic.
@@pierce_13 It's amazing how some of KISS's best songs have been totally ignored by the band. They have several "deep cuts" that I KNOW would be MASSIVE hits.
@@deelux5519 "Rocket Ride" was another song that should be better known. Ace should have kept it for his solo album instead of letting them bury it on side 4 of Alive II.
I love Peter's whole album.🙂
it is the best song on the album. He's not trying to be anything or sound any particular way, he's just doing a nice vocal on a good song.
That was fantastic! So detailed and full of things I'd never heard. Your voice acting impressions of the band are so good!
Ditto! Pretty good voice imitations!
And the somewhat morose cartoon cat bit is funny because it's true! So many of us teenage KISS fans back then were hoping for much better sounds from the solo albums,.and likewise disappointed with Double Platinum and other not so great KISS things of that era.
100% agreed
Yes they are
For real. Those impressions are spot on. He sounds just like those guys 🤣
Dude, I lived this, I was at the record store (record town) to buy all 4 solo albums on the release day. You are spot on.
This was a 11 out of 10 video. Well worth the lengthy running time. Amazing job!
Yeah i agree as a ex- Kiss fan that actually seen these guys back in 1976 live this vid was very well done.
By 78 i was getting fed up with them. once i heard Dynasty i was no longer a fan. good thing because the very next record was even worse! 🤣
I agree, definitely well worth the time. This guy did a great job on his research. And he does a good job of walking the line between being a fan and a critic.
wtf!!! shame on you, youtube! after all the kiss footage and content i've consumed - what took you so long to recommend this to me!! aarrrgg!!!!
this is great. as a 53 year old teenager i can't tell you how much i enjoyed this. some facts this old kiss fan never knew, and some amazing pics i've never seen. this was fantastic - thanks for doing it! can't wait to dig more into what you've done.
Said it before and I’ll say it again, I couldn’t agree with you more. Epic job!
I'm a lifelong kiss man and I'm 54 years old and this stuff is awesome I'm listening to it as I do my yard work and I can't get enough of it thanks so much for putting this together.
As a KISS fan since I was 11 years old, I really appreciate the attention to detail in this video. I greatly enjoyed it. Thank you!
Honestly, the highlight of this video for me is the impressions of everyone for the interviews. That aside, this video is absolutely fascinating and really well made and I’m hyped for the other parts.
Congrats on the wild success of your first episode of this Kiss project!
You did a great job with it. Looking forward to parts 2 and 3!
If KISS and Parliament/Funkadelic had toured as a double headliners in ‘78-‘79 that might have been amazing. I’d definitely pay top dollar to see that at that time.
Fr 💯💯
That would have been far out
Oh hell yes!
Damn what a marvelous show that would been! 👍
Especially if Ace came on stage in a diaper like the P Funk guy
Stellar!!!, As a huge KISS fan it's so appreciated to see that someone has done his homework and thoroughly enjoyed your critiques. Thank you so much for such a well done mini documented episode 1, Can't wait for 2 and 3. Thanks again!
This is an awesome documentary. I'm a lifelong KISS Freak. I got to see them in 1979 just months before Peter left the band. Thank You for making this video. I'm looking forward to seeing the rest. Take care and God Bless You!
This was awesome, even my 8 year old daughter was cracking up at the quote accents & hilarious Phantom plot-synopsis. Dead on! Even learned a couple of interesting bits of info I didn't already know, bonus! Great work, a refreshing & genuine take on Kisstory, looking forward to part 2 for sure
Grew out of kiss years ago - this brings back memories ! Remembering Ace’s album was great! Top notch video
Nailed it. Having grown up in the 60's and 70's, I can attest 1978 was the year KISS started rebranding themselves. There was a huge social divide between what kids liked and what their older brother or sister would like when it came to music. KISS was always that band that fought for legitimacy because of their outfits. What helped early was it gave them a very edgy look. The musical breakthrough gave them cred for a short period of time. But as soon as they hugged the commercial side of their image that catered to toys, dolls, and superhero like images, they were completely exposed and their expiration date was sealed. No one in the industry took them serious again. And like most bands that live in a bubble of people telling them what they want to hear, they were the last ones to figure that out. That's why they continued to make more and more bad choices.
Nailed it.
Vanilla Ice was accused of selling out. He said “damn straight I sold out.” It’s called the music BUSINESS. The objective is to make $$$.
No dude, in 1978 the mighty Van Halen released their debut album. This changed everything musically.
Man, I really enjoyed this! Eddie Trunk talked about it today, so I watched it tonight. I’m a KISS fanatic and I enjoyed this a ton. I’m in my 40s, so I discovered KISS in the 80s. Everything in the 70s has been a “go back and discover” era for my and is my favorite era. Can’t wait for the next 2!
Which episode did Eddie Trunk talk about this documentary series? Curious to hear what he thought of rezi's videos
WOW!!! This is a masterpiece dude. Your filmmaking and editing skills are top notch. You took a story that has grown stale over the years and put a new, fresh perspective to it. This is just fantastic.
Amazing how you're asking the same questions I asked roughly 45 years ago when I watched "KISS Meets The Phantom Of The Park". Great detailed explanation of how KISS fell from grace during the 1980s. For me as a KISS fan since my teens, it was a walk down memory lane in some parts of your video.
To me, Gene's "See You Tonite" and "Radioactive", Paul's "It's Alright" and "Hold Me Touch Me", Ace's "New York Groove" and "Speeding Back To My Baby", and Peter's "Easy Thing" are the best songs from the 1978 solo albums. Gene's was and is my big favorite, despite most people's scorn of it.
Im so addicted to these. I generally listen to audio on my walks and I've listened to all 3 of these at least 6 times now. It's great history. I would love it if u would do the entire history of kiss deep dive style :) please please please
I saw it 5 times at the cinema in Australia. It was KISS in the Attack of the Phantoms. Before it they would show the 2 videos from Dynasty which was brand new at the time. They were great to see on the big screen.
I remember this in Australia as well. I Was Made for Loving You and Sure Know Something were shown before the movie. I am pretty sure me and a few school mates went to see it more than once.
I absolutely loved this series. Seriously, fantastic job. Thank you, Catboy, for putting this all together. You nailed it. The catnip intermission was gold 😂❤
I'm a big KISS fan, first record ever given to me was RnR Over so KISS WAS...a big deal. Your dive gave some knowledge I did not have which is cool. Your take on the solo albums isn't wrong, Paul had a decent album but Aces was insanely great. The movie was iffy at best and your Scooby-Doo reference nailed it.. I shall wait for part 2.
Nuthin' wrong with Scooby.
Well researched, edited, informative and funny af. I love this!!! Please do every single year of Kiss career.
The COTN album and tour was poorly promoted, it lacked the paid-media hype which preceded the Love Gun and Dynasty tours. COTN is arguably their heaviest album of all time, and the COTN show and setlist is now regarded as one of the most regrettably missed by KISS fans worldwide.
Pouring money into promo was not going to save the band at that point
I saw that tour, you didn't miss anything. It was promoted as though Ace was still in the band. Imagine our supreme disappointment when saw and heard that clown Vincent instead.
Just started your 3 part series on KISS and want to say that you did an amazing job. I appreciate the hard work you put forth to do this. Really hope you continue to do other similar series for other groups, it’s extremely entertaining.
Unbelievable work you have done here about kiss in 1978… I first saw them and put Michigan September 1975. My 1978 I had long move past them… Those first three years were excellent…
Been a fan since '78'😂 this documentary is without a doubt one of the very best out there....awsome story and produced with great professionalism and flow... Thanks dude for the upload... Really enjoyed every minute🤘
Looking back to ‘78 from ‘22 with decades of reflection and revisions on history there is one clear, and important, key missing ingredient and that is the, in the moment experience of what it was like as a fan.
We didn’t have access to RUclips or anything besides a teen/music magazine or the occasional newspaper article and the mystique of the band meant we took the image and the music to super heights.
You hit the nail on the head. Very true.
and this is why they still exist in 2022. Adding to this, thank you for bringing back wonderful memories.
@@ryanruberry6658 with the comment you leave-----that is Twice the nail has been hit on the Head
I don't necessarily agree with all perspectives here....but enjoyed this immensely!!
Thank you!! Looking forward to the next video!!
Hey, man, it's all good - with a career as varied and storied as KISS', everyone's bound to have a different view of their work! Appreciate you for sticking around regardless 😀
@@reziorenji for this comment you leave me no other choice ...Subscribed.
This is the best video I’ve seen in quite some time freaking phenomenal!!
Very, very insightful. Great job, man. Especially how they repackaged previous product into “Double Platinum.” As a 60 year old kiss fan I found this to be very accurate! Kudos!
I really enjoyed this! I am a music junkie and love watching and learning about bands. Not a huge Kiss fan but I dig Ace really bad and I love rock n roll history 😂👽. Well done. I also have enjoyed reading the comments, I learned a lot from them as well. It’s making laying around recovering from surgery rather enjoyable.
Your impressions of every Kiss member when reading their quotes is spot on.
This whole series is so good, thank you so much for all the work you put into making them, I've never enjoyed a deep dive into a band more
This is really great. I've been a fan of KISS since the late 70's and love how detailed this is.
Best documentation I've seen to date. A lot of new info delivered in a very honest and unbiased way. 5 star 🌟 rating. I agree about the band doing a live weird concert movie based on how awesome they were at that time.. They were on fire as a live band and it probably would have motivated them to capture some great footage. 👍
I agree! So much inside info I never heard before and I own most of their biographies. Especially the way the solo albums were explained.
Flawless, haunting and intense, Destroyer - 1976, one of the ten best rock albums ever.
Wonder who voiced Anton Fig sounds like a cool guy. 😎
Was fun doing something like that, damn good video as well and thanks for the opportunity.
Lol thank you so much for the voiceover!! Glad you enjoy the vid!!
My advice to you bro is to keep heading in this direction, you will see such huge growth doing content like this. This is executed beautifully and I know that if you’re heading in this direction I will stick around and subscribe
I watched, for some reason, part2 first and now I'm watching part1. I love it so much how you created this video essay! It's informative (and I thought I knew it all, but no), fascinating and very funny! The joke-timing (music in the background, pauzed silence, screenshot, etc) is just perfect! I can't wait to watch part3!
So much work went into this--good job Rezi!!!
liked and commented for the algo :)
Thanks my duuuuuuuude
Some of the most well-researched stuff for sure. BRAVO!! Your videos are excellent.
As a huge Kiss fan for close to 30 years you have no idea how happy finding this video series made me. Such an interesting period in the band's career and I've found very few history videos that dive this deep into it. Great work!
I was/is a huge kiss fan (original members only) and I have been since 1977. I had the dolls, posters, and everything Kiss. You sir, did a heck of a job with this documentary. Well done!!
Watched all three chapters over the past 24 hrs. Thanks for a colossal amount of entertainment and education!
This is a GOD TIER video essay. Also, the impersonations are adorable!
Thank you so much!!
"I thought it was the funniest fucking thing I've ever seen in my life"
I'M PICKLE ACE!!! WUBBA-LUBBA-DUB-DUB, CURLY! ACK!!
Bro. The impersonations are spot on. This is really a well done video
Of all the Kiss related videos I've viewed on this Tube of You, I find that this one video of yours has managed to be the only one to hold my attention for more than an hour... this thing held me captive throughout the entire 2+ hours... I even went back to the part about Ace's solo album and to the BTS portion of "...Phantom of the Park". Great compilation of facts and opinions. Great voice and delivery.
Color me entertained. From a Kiss fan from way back, I applaud you and I feverishly await part two and three.
i remember seeing the solo albums in shrink-wrap in the variety store up until 1983. i bought a good amount of my first LPs there and there'd always be a KISS solo album or two in the bin
Loved this!! Learned a lot of things I never knew and the explanation of the plot of Phantom had me rolling. I almost didn't watch but I'm so glad I did. Can't wait to watch the following parts. Will definitely be sharing with my Kiss friends!! Thanks for all your efforts making this. Highly entertaining.
Been a KISS fan from 74. Saw KISS on the Mike Douglas show and my parents were watching and they were shocked. I saw their faces , I was HOOKED !
Fantastic video! It popped up on my feed and was an instant subscribe! Given that I only have snippets of knowledge about KISS, what I love about this video is that it showed the band as more than just a brand, more than just a commercial entity and a touring franchise. Nice work!
I loved how you read each one of the alive album notes as one of the personas. That gave me a genuine laugh.
I gotta say in 92 I had Ace Autograph a Copy of Phantom Of The Park. He didn't know people could still get it he loved that I brought it. Only time ive ever met a member of KISS that was enjoyable
I would LOVE to see you talk about the KISS no makeup era. Your video here is incredible. Really hope this series goes further.
This is great 👍 just wanted to add that “Phantom of the park” was released theatrically here in Australia 🇦🇺
I saw them in high school when they toured for Hot in the Shade. They had this cool sphinx thing on stage. The opening acts were Slaughter and a forgotten band called Little Ceaser . Even without makeup they still put on a good show
Very detailed video! I love the graphics you used!! Really creative!! I am also a huge KISS fan!! Keep this up! This is really cool!!
Great writing, great speaking and on-point imitations. Thanks for this one.
Peter's voice in Phantom was groovy🤘 thanks again Rezi
Wow this was a fun adventure and it brought back some awesome memories. When I was a kid I loved Kiss then the solo albums pissed me off .Of course my first solo album was Peter's , a Christmas gift a big flop and lost interest for a year until Dynasty was released. Loved that album and still do. Awesome show bro
Enjoyed this video my mom was a big Kiss fan since she was 9 seeing them live. Happy to say she passed it on to me. Great video.
Honestly.......this doc is the best of it's kind I have ever seen........GREAT JOB!
Thank you so much dude!! That means a lot!
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The narration is fantastic.
This is amazing! You put a lot of work in that! Thank you!!!
Love the effort put into this deep dive! The impressions, the context given for the music, it's all so great! Also glad to see there's another appreciator of "Under the Rose" :)
Amazing deep dive!! Thank you for taking the time to do all this work….can’t wait for part 2!!!!!
Nice job. Very interesting and insightful doc. Gene Simmons' solo album is a masterpiece in the context of when it was recorded and released. I still listen to it regularly. One of my favorite KISS albums. I also liked The Elder so...a lot after really rediscovering and giving it several spins decades after it's infamous creation. Looking forward to continuing to listen to your very professional documentary. Thanks for the effort.
Awesome job! Really enjoyed your insights into the solo albums, especially Ace.
This was very well done dude, keep up the good work! I can't wait to see the other parts^^
You did a amazing job with this video! as a KISS fan from 1974 this video was done honestly and very entertaining.
Your style is really unique and adds to the flow of the video. Not once was i even sort of bored or
did i lose interest in what is coming next.
Same. They could do no wrong
good luck in grad school mate im 56 playing gtrs for 36 years this brings back fond memories ive met the band nice dudes when it came to ace i was speechless awesome guitarist alive came exit stage left came ct at budokhan came 3 heavy bangers right there mate i know 56 isnt to old to love music lmfdao stay safe much love ace rules
Great video man - I subscribed to your channel so I will get to watch the next installment of THE FALL OF KISS as soon as it's posted - I know how much work it takes to make such a long and in-depth video like this - can't wait for the next one - My band mates and I are all huge KISS fans and I had them all watch it cause I was so impressed - keep up the great work!!!!
I went to Magic Mountain MANY times during that era. I only lived an hour away. God, how I miss the 70's & 80's! Great video!
Great video! I watched the whole video in one sitting. Rock and Roll Over is my favorite Kiss album. I look forward to the next episodes. Great work!
Stumbled across your channel and sure glad I did. I subscribed! The way you tell a story and keep it interesting for 2 hours is amazing. You are talented, funny and very knowledgeable.
this is brilliantly done
Thanks so much, man!! Appreciate it!!
Just re-watched this episode after the new one - you've really accomplished something great with these videos. I was there for the fall of KISS, I remember how it all happened in real time, from a young fan's perspective - it was the best/worst of times. Thanks for sharing all your research and talents. Looking forward to the next!
Kiss is my all time favorite band. I thought the movie was awesome when I saw it but I was only a kid at the time
I agree, now that we are all older, it was frickin terrible and cheesy!!! Lol
Awesome doc! Looking forward to episodes 2 and 3. Cheers!!
The BEST ever coverage of the Solo Albums ever., especially Ace's.
I learned a lot and laughed a lot, thanks for all the hard work. Looking forward to the next installment. (Why can't 2 hour+ movies breeze by this quickly & enjoyably? 🤔)
Been a KISS fan since 75.. This is very well put together. Ive listened to all 3 parts several times, and basically lived through the rise and fall of KISS. Both the rise and the fall fascinate me. I loved KISS until about 78-79. Dynasty confused me. Unmasked even further.. The Elder came...and then I was into Van Halen and Iron Maiden. lol. I also love the fact you talk about things honestly...not the Spins that Gene and Paul do...and not the vague memories of Ace, or the whining of Peter..
When I FIANALLY got to see my former heroes live..They had 'secretly' replaced Ace with Vinnie..I was LIVID, because I love Ace's style and his sound. At fist,I thought Vinnie MIGHT be a good fit..After all, I was into Eddie Van Halen's style and tone.. When they took off the makeup, I thought they looked silly. When I first heard 'Lick it Up' I thought it was generic and pedestrian.. I thought they were trying to sound like 'Loverboy'. (And I hated Loverboy). I stayed on the periphery, watching their career from afar..
In 1993, a colleague of mine won tickets to Meet and Greet KISS. 'Revenge ' had just come out. I got to meet G&P, with Bruce and Eric Singer....Gene bought us dinner..I had Chicken Parm..and Paul bitched about the food.. I sang 'Love on the Rocks' to Gene and he was impressed....
Anyway...I think this was a fantastic job you've done with this Magnum Opus.. Thanks for taking me back in time..
You lost me at "Gene bought us dinner"😂
@@BadWolf762 oh he quibbled with the PR guy, about it. “Mercury better pay me back” kinda thing.
KISS are my favorite band and I've been a lifelong fan since I listened to God of Thunder on the Halloween (2007) soundtrack. I loved your video and it helped fill in some holes I had in regards to some parts of KISStory. I've subbed to your channel. Thank you, kind stranger.
Watching this whole thing now. Man, you REALLY put in the work! Looking forward to the other chapters. I've been a Kiss fan since I was a kid in NYC and this vid took me back.
In reference to Gene's solo album. I think When You Wish Upon A Star would've been perfect if the rest of the album would've been a solid rock, bare bones album. That song at the end would've taken a back the listener.
I'm not a Kiss fan but this is one heck of a documentary. Well worth the sub.
The second time I made a mistake watching one of these 2+ hour deep dives at 2am. May as well make a cup of hot tea- I’m gonna be up for a while…. These are SO GOOD.
Great job man. Hearing you speak and flesh out all these details brings me back (as I’m sure it does for the majority of listeners) to being a kid when all this was happening with such a different perspective. I don’t know what it is about this band but they’re a guilty pleasure. They sure knew how to capitalize on their commercial success….and Paul and Gene are still doing it. Not to sound pretentious, but keeping my attention was only possible because of the great job you do. I love classic rock, so keep them coming. Be great if you could do one about Judas Priest.