Kiss has always been my favorite band since 1979. I was 15 when this aired originally. I remember hearing they would be on this show and it was going to be the greatest thing since man landed on the moon! lol. I started playing the guitar around the same time because of Ace. But as the years have gone by (still my favorite band), I’ve come to respect and appreciate Paul more than the others. I have a lot of respect for Paul. He does not get the recognition he deserves as a musician. He’s a great guitarist and not bad at all with leads. The closest I ever got to meeting him was at the Rock the Nation tour in Virginia Beach (born and raised) when he flew out in the middle of the amphitheater when they started Love Gun. I was right at the foot of the platform when he look down and saw me and gave me a thumbs up! I’ll never forget that👍
Me too I don't care what certain critics or unsavory fanfare say the songs, like a world world without Heroes, the oath and especially the song I, come on that's an amazing Roundup of tunes right there also what do you think of unmasked album I absolutely love the song Naked City, and I also love the , What makes the world 🎉go round🎉❤
♠or not real♠? only someone with same name--& why do u say 41 is not young? the real♠would agree with the comment above & many people would also agree with the comment above by rock1969.
As a KISS fan since -- yes! -- 1973, the year they began, I've always loved this album right along with all the other lifetime of good music my favorite band has gifted us all with over the decades and never understood why it was so reviled.
I am a fan, since 1975. I never liked the album, still don't. Part of the reason that it is not liked is that the material was not a good idea, doing a concept album. After two albums that were not done in the KISS sound, the Elder was a huge miss. It took a long time for it to go even gold.
Me too.For someone like me who is a fan of Kiss since 1976, must is to recognize that this album is a little bit special. But, for myself, it's the reason why this album is genious. I remember that I finaly one of my friend to like it
Lol kiss lip synced most of their tv appeareances, as did most of the bands at a time cause sets usually cant handle a live performance, look at the norwegian tv performance is the greatest 😂
This song SHOULD have been a huge hit in 1981. This was 100% equal to their followup "Creatures of the Night" in '82. I actually bought this from the record store when it came out after seeing KISS' video for "World without Heroes". THE ELDER is a highly underrated KISS album that was the only album ever that incorporated sophisticated symphony orchestration. In 1981, I thought this was a movie soundtrack & given that context this album made perfect sense being listened to exactly as that. Had there been an actual movie I think it would have changed everything on the reception of this album. Nobody ever seems to mention something I've been aware of since 1981...which is that legendary Film score composer/musician Michael Kamen formerly of the late 60's/early 70's experimental Rock/Classical band NEW YORK ROCK ENSEMBLE worked on this album for KISS. Before he was composing countless, beautiful Film scores Michael Kamen was the lead vocalist/musician of NEW YORK ROCK ENSEMBLE. Their hardest rocking album was 1971's "ROLL OVER"...which btw 3yrs prior to KISS featured prominently on their album cover...guess what...a demon sticking his tongue out exactly like Gene Simmons. Hmmm...wonder where Gene got his idea for the demon sticking out his tongue??? So...Michael Kamen's band 1968-73 did something very unusual at that time combining Classical Music with Rock. ALL their musicians were classically trained & educated. I hear Michael Kamen's influence with his symphony orchestra all throughout THE ELDER. Also keep in mind this is drummer Eric Carr's 1st album appearance...& he was incredible! Also...Ace Frehley had 1 of the best songs on this being "Dark Light" which also SHOULD have also been a big hit! But...music was changing at this point in history & KISS had been losing popularity since their music started going getting less Rock & more Pop with DYNASTY in 1979. UNMASKED was even weaker in 1980...so THE ELDER was just the last nail in the coffin seeming to fall wayyyy off the tracks. KISS also completely changed their outfits & looks trying to look sleek & "New Wave" with NO platform boots & new short hairstyles!lol It was like "KISS meets Duran Duran".lol Unfortunately this is about the summation of what derailed that once great but forgotten band NEW YORK ROCK ENSEMBLE 10yrs earlier. Every album was different tho good on its own...but they couldn't ever keep or establish an identity. So...THE ELDER was a truly lost, underrated album. It was the perfect storm to make this album a failure in 1981 that seemed as strange as seeing a cellphone in an old 1940's movie,lol...but on it's own revisited years beyond it's out of place appearance...this is 1 of KISS' best forgotten albums!! RIP composer Michael Kamen who brought us some of the greatest music in movies for many years...
I love it! Heard it for the first time in the early 90s... I was a major KISS fan of the mid to late 70s, but I moved to other stuff unfortunately. Prob still in my top 5, where most people it's in the bottom 5.
Over 40 years Kiss has been in my heart. Somehow The Elder and Unmasked are my favourite albums. Also the Lost songs of Killers stay in my playlist forever.
No joke, one of my favorite songs! Remember the first time I heard it when I was 13 years old. It's sentimental to me for some reason. The Elder is a brilliant Bob Ezrin and KISS album. Absolutely love it from start to finish.
I remember watching this on Fridays back in the day. I had gotten away from KISS for awhile and I knew Fridays had “live “ music so I wanted to hear what KISS sounded like after the years I missed. I wasn’t disappointed. “I” and “The Oath” became motivational workout tunes for me back then. I still get pumped when I hear these ! Thanks for all the memories KISS !
Still love this song. Great Anthem. I was a kid in 1981. I remember watching this. I was like 12. This was my youth. But Kiss were on hard times at this stage. This is great stuff. Nostalgia mania!! Eric was awesome. RIP.
Still laugh at how they had to sing "guts" because they weren't allowed to say "balls" on television, even though this was after midnight when they played this song (Fridays had about the same time slot as SNL, except it was on ABC and, of course, it showed on Friday). I still remember seeing this live.
I remember seeing it live as well. Man, did Fridays do a miserable job with their sound system, I remember having to turn up my television much louder in order to hear Gene sing ''in A World Without Heroes," However, I did get goosebumps when they introduced KISS on their opening song.
Amazing song,the lyrics brings us a very positive feeling,in which we must to believe in ourselves,not allowing the handicaps become more than our dreams and objectives. Great.
From all Kiss tunes, this one's the most rooted in their selves. It's not outstanding in melody, it's not outstanding in performance. But somehow, it's sticking all pieces together that I remember of Kiss: The rebellious metal, the desire for appraisal, the swift performance. Afaik the album version contains a pretty nice drum solo.
Here's a list of reasons why I is the best song from "Music from The Elder: 1.) The chorus just makes you wanna go out and fight someone 2.) It's the only KISS song to have a "snapping" solo (on the studio version) 3.) Gene saying getting wasted holds him down Also, the way that woman at the beginning raises her hand and yells is so beautifully bad.
COOL TUNE = I , for everyone who was put down , picked on , told you would never be anything LISTEN TO THIS KISS JAM believe in yourself, I LOVE THIS SONG!!!!!!!!!!
I saw this as a kid when it was televised live on Fridays. I remember really liking this song even though I was kind of done with KISS by this time. Loved them in their heydey in the 70's, and Creatures brought me back, but this song was all that I really cared for from them for about a 3 or 4 year period.
all the 'Paul is gay' rumors and stories over the decades were lame. he's not gay (i know you're not saying he is), but he certainly is sooooo fucking FEY. he just comes across so femme no matter what he does. it started off as pouty/sexy for the girls, but he lost control of it and it morphed into what we see here pretty damn quick.
You obviously have never seen early pics of the band. Before adopting their iconic makeup they tried several concepts, Paul's shtick was to essentially dress up in drag, makeup and all.
@@jwg5774 This was the 1970s in the New York rock scene. A common sight in various band members, the phenomenon of "gender bending" was in no way pure drag as a television generation raised at the stiletto heels of the great RuPaul perceive it because the intent and the actions were completely different from that intricate art form. Rebellion was its calling card. Some of the toughest purely heterosexual "borough guys" stepped on stage in full makeup and various frothy sequinned garments -- shock value was the aim and a bold slap in the face to traditional masculine presentation norms the very point. The New York Dolls with their fascinating evolution are probably the best band with which to further study this topic.
I saw KISS in Houston, Texas October 4th 1974 @ The Houston Music Theater. 2,500 ___ ___ occupancy. Opening for KISS was none other than another up-in-coming RUSH. Bands from the awesome Canada. Wow! What a night! After hours party at my Brownstone condo. More to be revealed upon request.
No Borders Yes. Do you have any promo archvies from that concert in Houston, Texas October 4, 1974? The newspaper was there taking pictures; in which KISS loved my black and silver lame 3-piece halter top, bell-bottomed extemely flaired pants, and matching long-sleeved jacket. I got accessories to match; including a shooting star rinestone necklace which I gave to Geddy Lee bassist with RUSH at our after hours party. He gave me one of his bass guitar picks. I can not recall the name of the newspaper. I will go online to look it up. Thank you. Carolyn
@@CarolynParvin I know that it's been a while since your post. I've got to say , thanks for sharing such a neat rock n roll memory. Respect and Blessings from Wild Wonderful West Virginia. 🙏
Did anyone notice Paul and Gene exchange words at 2:44 ? - the reason being is that they were reminding each other to say the words "GUTS OF MY OWN" instead of "BALLS OF MY OWN" at 3:10. It wasn't appropriate to say "balls" in 1982 which is what the original lyrics stated.
Actually Carr messed up that part and Genes pissed..He couldn't get the part right in the studio..Thats why Allen Schwartzberg drummed on the studio version
Most of the songs on The Elder are heavier than the 2 previous albums. A return to form of sorts, fans not liking it must have been simple minded when it came to a concept album without sexual innuendo constantly.
@@MacDawg_74 The 2 previous albums Unmasked and Dynasty were good too. I understand they got stale and needed to get an edge again. The Elder gave them the spark to do Creatures of the Night.
The audience is just sitting there bored. At the 50 second mark they look like they're waiting for it to be over. I really like this song. It was one of the few tracks on The Elder that I thought just about anyone could get into. Very accessible song and the studio audience just wants no part of it. KISS was in a big funk when this was filmed.
I've watched this video countless times over the years and today was the first time I noticed Big John Hart standing to the side of the stage. Just nodding his head and eyeballing the crowd.
Only you and under the rose are two of the greatest songs of all fucking time! Yes, of all fucking time. Any band, any time any place. Any album you want to put them up against. Under the rose is *perfect! A haunting , hair raising example of song wring magick!
As a fan from the 70s I loved this song. Great lyrics of empowerment. I also liked the stripped down, thinner, more active outfits although I would have preferred the 7” platform boots.
I loved "The Elder" cause though it was different from the KISS from the 70's it showcased how creative the band could be in venturing out with different styles and yet could still have a few rockers like "I", "The Oath", "Escape to the islands" and "Under the rose". And look how many bands tried to change with the times in the late 70's into the early 80's like...Queen...Styx...Foreigner... the Rolling stones... Rush...etc...So KISS is no different and this album made me appreciate them more as a musician. They still had great music even if it was softer of more experimental. And "Unmasked" and "Creatures" are my favs!
I too love the elder. However, my favorite song off of that album is "A World Without Heroes." It has a great amount of depth and meaning. I think it really holds true as well.
He just showed up to public appearances. He didn’t even record this album even though a portion of it was heavily recorded at his house. He had both feet out the door at this point.
I loved the song "I" by KISS. I could NOT BELIEVE that it had been a whole year since my favorite band had left the shores of my home country of Australia. Australia it was the first Single of the Elder. I did okay and came in at Number #22 on the Aussie charts. QUESTION - As I am a dumb Aussie, can anyone tell me . . Does anyone know why KISS chose the TV show Fridays? Is it true that "normally" KISS would NOT go onto a TV show like "Fridays" and Solid Gold,.
They wanted to be on Saturday Night Live but they had a falling out with the Producers - so they chose their competitor at the time, which was "Fridays" - Fridays were run by Larry David & Michael Richards to later on created Seinfeld.
Do you know the album the Elder I liked It was unusual for kids and it was never really made into a movie at least that’s my understanding which could be wrong but I thought it was pretty cool it had a different sound and there were some jams in there in between the other stuff kisses under rated for the musical ability you’re straightforward rock ‘n’ roll but you know white they have a lot of power that coordinated got a tight band in a tight shell I’ve always believe that since the 70s
Same melodies, same concept, same general song structure, but recorded and produced like Creatures of the Night, The Elder would have been the coolest fucking album Kiss ever made.
Just judging off the songs they played on Friday, I get the feeling Music from The Elder is a much better album than it was given credit for. These songs (and performances) are very strong. Paul, Gene, Ace and Eric are giving the songs life.
SuperFeralcat that’s what I remember it being called from the start, and I still call it that to this day. Just like it was always “Kiss Meets the Phantom”, dunno why or when they water it down with this “...from the Park” stuff ☺️
Eric's background vocals on the chorus sound great. He was such a talented dude.
Kiss has always been my favorite band since 1979. I was 15 when this aired originally. I remember hearing they would be on this show and it was going to be the greatest thing since man landed on the moon! lol. I started playing the guitar around the same time because of Ace. But as the years have gone by (still my favorite band), I’ve come to respect and appreciate Paul more than the others. I have a lot of respect for Paul. He does not get the recognition he deserves as a musician. He’s a great guitarist and not bad at all with leads. The closest I ever got to meeting him was at the Rock the Nation tour in Virginia Beach (born and raised) when he flew out in the middle of the amphitheater when they started Love Gun. I was right at the foot of the platform when he look down and saw me and gave me a thumbs up! I’ll never forget that👍
Super cool he did that, I'm Jealous. I think he's one of the best, great guitar player and singer.
I don’t care if they said this album was bad I loved it .. it got me through bad times and I loved it KISS forever
Me too I don't care what certain critics or unsavory fanfare say the songs, like a world world without Heroes, the oath and especially the song I, come on that's an amazing Roundup of tunes right there also what do you think of unmasked album I absolutely love the song Naked City, and I also love the , What makes the world 🎉go round🎉❤
@@paul.theeightiesluvr.1980sUnmasked is a great album.
I loved it too. It just wasn't Kiss.
If it helped you through life....then it did it's job.
Only the good die young. RIP Paul Charles caravello.
Eric Carr 1950-1991 We miss you alot mate
@above--eric carr was the best drummer in💋band & great looking in that fox makeup that was created just for him.⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
41 is not young
♠or not real♠? only someone with same name--& why do u say 41 is not young? the real♠would agree with the comment above & many people would also agree with the comment above by rock1969.
Rockpig1969 Yes, May he and Eric Rest In Peace :(
As a KISS fan since -- yes! -- 1973, the year they began, I've always loved this album right along with all the other lifetime of good music my favorite band has gifted us all with over the decades and never understood why it was so reviled.
I am a fan, since 1975.
I never liked the album, still don't.
Part of the reason that it is not liked is that the material was not a good idea, doing a concept album.
After two albums that were not done in the KISS sound, the Elder was a huge miss. It took a long time for it to go even gold.
Eric Carr carries this song with his drumming style.
I agree with you mate Eric Carr was the best drummer ever in KISS
And yet Gene & Paul didn't think he had the right sound for it on the a,bum & had Allan Schwartzberg play "I" on the album version.
Considering how it was produced in the recording studio, they performed this quite well live. Especially the vocals...
And they hadn't performed live in a while.
I LOVE this whole album !!!!!!!
Me too.For someone like me who is a fan of Kiss since 1976, must is to recognize that this album is a little bit special. But, for myself, it's the reason why this album is genious. I remember that I finaly one of my friend to like it
i love the elder
Me too, even if some people hate it (I don't know why). Gene is really excellent. I like too your cover (Judas Priest, some said Chirurgical rock).
I saw this episode when it aired. Love this Album. So underrated. I wish they played this song in their final tour. Such a great “pump me up” song !
No surprise they never played songs from The Elder ever again.
@@billb6646On the KISS cruise they did.They never included deep cuts,etc...on a regular tour.
@@billb6646they played World Without Heroes on the Unplugged album/show.
I love Gene's bass lines here.
Very cool that this is actually "live" and not lip-synced -- nice lil xtra outro as well
Kiss doesn't lip sync.
@@hitdog042 You haven't seen their current live shows then
@@satanicaleve show me a full show they did this lmao. It doesn't exist.
Lol kiss lip synced most of their tv appeareances, as did most of the bands at a time cause sets usually cant handle a live performance, look at the norwegian tv performance is the greatest 😂
@@VibrationPsy actually it's the opposite, bands played live a lot more back then but yeah there were times where they did lip sync on small sets.
This song SHOULD have been a huge hit in 1981. This was 100% equal to their followup "Creatures of the Night" in '82. I actually bought this from the record store when it came out after seeing KISS' video for "World without Heroes". THE ELDER is a highly underrated KISS album that was the only album ever that incorporated sophisticated symphony orchestration. In 1981, I thought this was a movie soundtrack & given that context this album made perfect sense being listened to exactly as that. Had there been an actual movie I think it would have changed everything on the reception of this album. Nobody ever seems to mention something I've been aware of since 1981...which is that legendary Film score composer/musician Michael Kamen formerly of the late 60's/early 70's experimental Rock/Classical band NEW YORK ROCK ENSEMBLE worked on this album for KISS. Before he was composing countless, beautiful Film scores Michael Kamen was the lead vocalist/musician of NEW YORK ROCK ENSEMBLE. Their hardest rocking album was 1971's "ROLL OVER"...which btw 3yrs prior to KISS featured prominently on their album cover...guess what...a demon sticking his tongue out exactly like Gene Simmons. Hmmm...wonder where Gene got his idea for the demon sticking out his tongue??? So...Michael Kamen's band 1968-73 did something very unusual at that time combining Classical Music with Rock. ALL their musicians were classically trained & educated. I hear Michael Kamen's influence with his symphony orchestra all throughout THE ELDER. Also keep in mind this is drummer Eric Carr's 1st album appearance...& he was incredible! Also...Ace Frehley had 1 of the best songs on this being "Dark Light" which also SHOULD have also been a big hit! But...music was changing at this point in history & KISS had been losing popularity since their music started going getting less Rock & more Pop with DYNASTY in 1979. UNMASKED was even weaker in 1980...so THE ELDER was just the last nail in the coffin seeming to fall wayyyy off the tracks. KISS also completely changed their outfits & looks trying to look sleek & "New Wave" with NO platform boots & new short hairstyles!lol It was like "KISS meets Duran Duran".lol Unfortunately this is about the summation of what derailed that once great but forgotten band NEW YORK ROCK ENSEMBLE 10yrs earlier. Every album was different tho good on its own...but they couldn't ever keep or establish an identity. So...THE ELDER was a truly lost, underrated album. It was the perfect storm to make this album a failure in 1981 that seemed as strange as seeing a cellphone in an old 1940's movie,lol...but on it's own revisited years beyond it's out of place appearance...this is 1 of KISS' best forgotten albums!! RIP composer Michael Kamen who brought us some of the greatest music in movies for many years...
Elder is highly underrated album
I love it! Heard it for the first time in the early 90s... I was a major KISS fan of the mid to late 70s, but I moved to other stuff unfortunately. Prob still in my top 5, where most people it's in the bottom 5.
Amen. Never understood why it got so much flack. It’s brilliant and different. I don’t want every album to be destroyer
nah, the mayorty of the album sucks, only I, Dark Light and scape from the island are good songs
Nah, in your neck Eddie, in your neck.
If they didn’t have the makeup gimmick they wouldn’t last 2 records.
underrated song....
Over 40 years Kiss has been in my heart. Somehow The Elder and Unmasked are my favourite albums. Also the Lost songs of Killers stay in my playlist forever.
No joke, one of my favorite songs! Remember the first time I heard it when I was 13 years old. It's sentimental to me for some reason. The Elder is a brilliant Bob Ezrin and KISS album. Absolutely love it from start to finish.
You're not jocking, I agree. I was much older than you at this time and we have the same think.
I remember watching this on Fridays back in the day. I had gotten away from KISS for awhile and I knew Fridays had “live “ music so I wanted to hear what KISS sounded like after the years I missed. I wasn’t disappointed. “I” and “The Oath” became motivational workout tunes for me back then. I still get pumped when I hear these ! Thanks for all the memories KISS !
This seemed like a rare live performance that wasn't the norm for them. Loved the ending!
Agree
2:40 best camera shot ever...
Aces outfit is awesome. Love it.
Pauls hair looks like my mums hair did in the 80,s
He's somebody's Mama
Lmfao
😂😂😂
Still love this song. Great Anthem. I was a kid in 1981. I remember watching this. I was like 12.
This was my youth. But Kiss were on hard times at this stage. This is great stuff. Nostalgia mania!! Eric was awesome. RIP.
Not very successful from a commercial point of view but from an artistic point of view it is one of Kiss' most interesting albums.
never heard this song til I seen it on shout tv on fridays,,,few days ago lol damn its awsome
Still laugh at how they had to sing "guts" because they weren't allowed to say "balls" on television, even though this was after midnight when they played this song (Fridays had about the same time slot as SNL, except it was on ABC and, of course, it showed on Friday). I still remember seeing this live.
I bought the single and it had guts as well. Probably didn't matter in the end for all the airplay it got.
I remember seeing it live as well. Man, did Fridays do a miserable job with their sound system, I remember having to turn up my television much louder in order to hear Gene sing ''in A World Without Heroes," However, I did get goosebumps when they introduced KISS on their opening song.
Amazing song,the lyrics brings us a very positive feeling,in which we must to believe in ourselves,not allowing the handicaps become more than our dreams and objectives. Great.
From all Kiss tunes, this one's the most rooted in their selves. It's not outstanding in melody, it's not outstanding in performance. But somehow, it's sticking all pieces together that I remember of Kiss: The rebellious metal, the desire for appraisal, the swift performance. Afaik the album version contains a pretty nice drum solo.
Eric Carr Looks Happy & having fun.Rest In Peace The Fox.
Ace was always the coolest Kiss member.
he's the only one who came out of that weird transition period with their new haircuts and costumes still looking cool as hell
tambor76 huhuh , Gene& Paul !!!!
What about gene simmons paul stanley and eric carr
@Ryan McNeila Hitler says Hi... hard to believe in today's world people still say crazy shit like this and yet here you are!
@@josephvogel8482 Or a politically correct DOUCHEBAG like YOU....
...And some people says that The elder sucks
Hell of an album!
Killer song!!
Big John Hart standing in the background making sure the band is safe. Love these videos
Miss Eric !!! From São Paulo , Brazil , Jan 2019
Here's a list of reasons why I is the best song from "Music from The Elder:
1.) The chorus just makes you wanna go out and fight someone
2.) It's the only KISS song to have a "snapping" solo (on the studio version)
3.) Gene saying getting wasted holds him down
Also, the way that woman at the beginning raises her hand and yells is so beautifully bad.
Melanie Chartoff doing her thing.
Great song
i loved Fridays!! Sadly I had Pauls haircut for about 10 years following this lol
No Paul looks like Jane Fonda
My favourite Kiss album by a long way! Great song, sounds brilliant live, pity the band hated the album
Because they couldn't sell it..or get a gig off of it
this song rocks I remember hearing this song on solid cold the classic music show when they had kiss on their singing this song awesome song
COOL TUNE = I , for everyone who was put down , picked on , told you would never be anything LISTEN TO THIS KISS JAM believe in yourself, I LOVE THIS SONG!!!!!!!!!!
aces boots kick ass i love how they look like "cosmic" convers
I saw this as a kid when it was televised live on Fridays. I remember really liking this song even though I was kind of done with KISS by this time. Loved them in their heydey in the 70's, and Creatures brought me back, but this song was all that I really cared for from them for about a 3 or 4 year period.
one of the best unknown KISS songs
I love THE ELDER (MUSIC FROM), since I had a cassette to listening these songs.
I know that THE ELDER is the most underrated Kiss' LP.
I remember seeing this way back in the day on Fridays. Don't remember Paul Stanley acting like a girl but there it is.
C'Mon Jimmy... I saw the boys 17 times and Paul always did the "Girl" thing while still kicking every guy's ass in the venue. Paul F'n Stanley.
all the 'Paul is gay' rumors and stories over the decades were lame. he's not gay (i know you're not saying he is), but he certainly is sooooo fucking FEY. he just comes across so femme no matter what he does. it started off as pouty/sexy for the girls, but he lost control of it and it morphed into what we see here pretty damn quick.
You obviously have never seen early pics of the band. Before adopting their iconic makeup they tried several concepts, Paul's shtick was to essentially dress up in drag, makeup and all.
@@jwg5774 This was the 1970s in the New York rock scene. A common sight in various band members, the phenomenon of "gender bending" was in no way pure drag as a television generation raised at the stiletto heels of the great RuPaul perceive it because the intent and the actions were completely different from that intricate art form.
Rebellion was its calling card. Some of the toughest purely heterosexual "borough guys" stepped on stage in full makeup and various frothy sequinned garments -- shock value was the aim and a bold slap in the face to traditional masculine presentation norms the very point. The New York Dolls with their fascinating evolution are probably the best band with which to further study this topic.
I saw KISS in Houston, Texas October 4th 1974 @ The Houston Music Theater. 2,500 ___ ___ occupancy. Opening for KISS was none other than another up-in-coming RUSH. Bands from the awesome Canada. Wow! What a night! After hours party at my Brownstone condo. More to be revealed upon request.
+Carolyn Parvin Want to hear more about it! email me at: jay@2activate.com
No Borders Yes. Do you have any promo archvies from that concert in Houston, Texas October 4, 1974? The newspaper was there taking pictures; in which KISS loved my black and silver lame 3-piece halter top, bell-bottomed extemely flaired pants, and matching long-sleeved jacket. I got accessories to match; including a shooting star rinestone necklace which I gave to Geddy Lee bassist with RUSH at our after hours party. He gave me one of his bass guitar picks. I can not recall the name of the newspaper. I will go online to look it up. Thank you. Carolyn
@@CarolynParvin I know that it's been a while since your post. I've got to say , thanks for sharing such a neat rock n roll memory. Respect and Blessings from Wild Wonderful West Virginia. 🙏
Did anyone notice Paul and Gene exchange words at 2:44 ? - the reason being is that they were reminding each other to say the words "GUTS OF MY OWN" instead of "BALLS OF MY OWN" at 3:10. It wasn't appropriate to say "balls" in 1982 which is what the original lyrics stated.
Oh! I absolutely didn't notice that. Thanks for pointing it out. It's really pretty funny...
Actually Carr messed up that part and Genes pissed..He couldn't get the part right in the studio..Thats why Allen Schwartzberg drummed on the studio version
I always thought this song had a great riff...also quite heavier than the last few songs they had released.
Kelly Nodwell I’m not a big Kiss fan but I really like this song and the whole album for some reason.
Most of the songs on The Elder are heavier than the 2 previous albums. A return to form of sorts, fans not liking it must have been simple minded when it came to a concept album without sexual innuendo constantly.
@@MacDawg_74 The 2 previous albums Unmasked and Dynasty were good too. I understand they got stale and needed to get an edge again. The Elder gave them the spark to do Creatures of the Night.
The audience is just sitting there bored. At the 50 second mark they look like they're waiting for it to be over. I really like this song. It was one of the few tracks on The Elder that I thought just about anyone could get into. Very accessible song and the studio audience just wants no part of it. KISS was in a big funk when this was filmed.
At this point in time: KISS was over to anyone OVER the age of 21.
This is the first time I seen them doing "I" not lipsynched. Probably because I'm not in the U.S. Cool vid
Kiss can make you believe. They are pretty cool..
I've watched this video countless times over the years and today was the first time I noticed Big John Hart standing to the side of the stage. Just nodding his head and eyeballing the crowd.
0:52 I love that hand motion he does haha
Still better than anything out there today...
Only you and under the rose are two of the greatest songs of all fucking time! Yes, of all fucking time. Any band, any time any place. Any album you want to put them up against. Under the rose is *perfect! A haunting , hair raising example of song wring magick!
Even scaled down KISS is a great performance.
As a fan from the 70s I loved this song. Great lyrics of empowerment.
I also liked the stripped down, thinner, more active outfits although I would have preferred the 7” platform boots.
I loved "The Elder" cause though it was different from the KISS from the 70's it showcased how creative the band could be in venturing out with different styles and yet could still have a few rockers like "I", "The Oath", "Escape to the islands" and "Under the rose". And look how many bands tried to change with the times in the late 70's into the early 80's like...Queen...Styx...Foreigner... the Rolling stones... Rush...etc...So KISS is no different and this album made me appreciate them more as a musician. They still had great music even if it was softer of more experimental. And "Unmasked" and "Creatures" are my favs!
Best lineup, just saying.
Agreed
Ya prolly
Actually no when kiss was pumpin with all originals was best
Too bad at this point Ace wasn't really contributing anymore.
Legend has it that "Blackie Lawless" (from WASP) was in the audience that night.......
That woulda been great for him to see. I'm a Wasp fan too but I could see how that would inspire a young kid
I think Gene's mic was turned up a little louder than Paul's. J/s
Ace needed to assist in the backup vocals (liked they mimed on the Solid Gold appearance) to give that chorus it's full sound.
I remember watching this live on Friday's!!! One of the best shows ever. Battle Boy was the best!!!!!
Amazing drum tone transition between this and "I Love It Loud"...from coffee can lids to thunder claps in just one year.
I too love the elder. However, my favorite song off of that album is "A World Without Heroes." It has a great amount of depth and meaning. I think it really holds true as well.
They should have played that song on Avengers Endgame movie the beginning part
Horrible horrible song
@@user-yk4gd1fl4z great song..but i think Only You was better And the Oath was Awesome!!!
Just cool to see and hear the actual members of the band playing the song instead of session musicians like on the album.
Great live performance from the four of them.
Only the vocals, the guitar is clearly not live.
My band favorite I love kiss♥️
I love this álbum
I love listening to "I"!
they never really put the camera on Ace. ...weird.
Because he was about to leave the band. He never made it to Creatures , was only on original album cover but never recorded on the album.
He was on the outer
He just showed up to public appearances. He didn’t even record this album even though a portion of it was heavily recorded at his house. He had both feet out the door at this point.
I loved the song "I" by KISS. I could NOT BELIEVE that it had been a whole year since my favorite band had left the shores of my home country of Australia. Australia it was the first Single of the Elder. I did okay and came in at Number #22 on the Aussie charts. QUESTION - As I am a dumb Aussie, can anyone tell me . . Does anyone know why KISS chose the TV show Fridays?
Is it true that "normally" KISS would NOT go onto a TV show like "Fridays" and Solid Gold,.
They wanted to be on Saturday Night Live but they had a falling out with the Producers - so they chose their competitor at the time, which was "Fridays" - Fridays were run by Larry David & Michael Richards to later on created Seinfeld.
@@johnnyrotten5507 Im a year late but thanks Johnny 🤟
Another great song from this album.
Totally live. Totally Fridays. Totally awesome!
One of the greatest KISS albums hands down.
i love this song my fav drummer mr eric carr one of the reasons i chose to play the drums i love this song awesome rip eric carr
I'm generally a 1974-1979 KISS fan. But even I can dig this song.
Love the guitar tone here
LOVE this era of KISS! “Music From The Elder” rules!
xoxo The Clarences
One of my fav songs of theirs
My first metal song , i was 13yo , i'm looking for a studio version to download
Do you know the album the Elder I liked It was unusual for kids and it was never really made into a movie at least that’s my understanding which could be wrong but I thought it was pretty cool it had a different sound and there were some jams in there in between the other stuff kisses under rated for the musical ability you’re straightforward rock ‘n’ roll but you know white they have a lot of power that coordinated got a tight band in a tight shell I’ve always believe that since the 70s
YOU WANTED THE BEST..WE GOT THE BEST....MY HEROES...FOREVER.
Odd to see Ace Frehley in 1982 playing a song with the line "I don't need to get wasted, it only holds me down!"
Ace left shortly afterwards.
Same melodies, same concept, same general song structure, but recorded and produced like Creatures of the Night, The Elder would have been the coolest fucking album Kiss ever made.
I think it's a great album
Good rock n roll times. No lip sync no crowd filming with smartphones, no AI.Only pure rock energy.
Love this album...I have to feel that this performance was not lip synced at all...
Music starts at 0:12
Noah Henson 😂😂😂
This is a good song. I like Eric Carr's drumming here.
Underrated
Just judging off the songs they played on Friday, I get the feeling Music from The Elder is a much better album than it was given credit for. These songs (and performances) are very strong. Paul, Gene, Ace and Eric are giving the songs life.
I think I just found my favorite new KISS song!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Paul rocking an Ibanez Destroyer, before the Iceman
rock glam amazing kiss great personality great band
This song Is Awesome 🤟🍻! Cherzzzzz from México 🤟
Sometimes I think, they should have just called the record, "The Elder", and encased it in black and white...just saying.
SuperFeralcat that’s what I remember it being called from the start, and I still call it that to this day. Just like it was always “Kiss Meets the Phantom”, dunno why or when they water it down with this “...from the Park” stuff ☺️
@@Liquidmuse3 in Australia it was KISS in
Attack of the Phantom.
What’s that “SOS pad” doing on top of Gene’s head
Big beefy road crew guy nodding approval at 2.04..sweet as a nut, son!
Awesome! Paul strutting his stuff lol!
this is a joy
Great song great performance 👍
Fridays was such a great show. Never see this on SNL.