The Contrarians Presents: If We Made Our Own KISS Album From The KISS Solo Albums

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  • @thecontrarians2438
    @thecontrarians2438  2 года назад +5

    What would your track listing look like if you made your own KISS album using the 4 Solo albums?? What would your single be?
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    • @MsKalachakra
      @MsKalachakra 2 года назад +3

      This is so easy. will be the same as Ace's solo album, for me there is not a single song on the other 3 solo albums better than the worst song on Ace's :)

    • @thecontrarians2438
      @thecontrarians2438  2 года назад +1

      @@MsKalachakra haha nice!

    • @spaceace8717
      @spaceace8717 2 года назад +1

      You guys should do if use your illusion was just one album.. take both and make one

    • @Chaos46992
      @Chaos46992 10 месяцев назад

      I would imagine a vast amount of it would draw on Aces. Would have been awesome if that would have contained the other members as well, but use his songs, with their voices, harmonies, drum playing,

  • @guitarman7983
    @guitarman7983 2 года назад +10

    What is Reed smokin' ?? 🤣👌🎸🎶

  • @SuperStrik9
    @SuperStrik9 2 года назад +8

    Fun video and livestream. Ace's solo album is the only one I own and have listened to. It's really good. Ace's playing with Kiss is definitely Jimmy Page influenced in terms of guitar technique. Talking about the equipment Ace used and his overall guitar sound, he's very influenced by the Les Paul through Marshall stack sound. Popularized by guitarists like Jimmy Page, Jeff Beck and Eric Clapton in the 60's/early 70's.

  • @sarcastanaut
    @sarcastanaut 2 года назад +6

    I play guitar because of Ace, along with millions of others.

    • @Fritha71
      @Fritha71 Год назад

      Not bad for a poor musician, I guess 😂 Ace's solo album is a classic. Paul's album has two or three great songs. Peter had the most natural and soulful voice in the band. Gene had... his tongue.

  • @RentalRewindGaming
    @RentalRewindGaming 2 года назад +4

    Probably my favorite "What If" scenario for a KISS album. Mine would probably be this as a double album:
    - Tonight You Belong To Me
    - Move On
    - Tunnel Of Love
    - Speeding Back To My Baby
    - Don't You Let Me Down
    - Burning Up With Fever
    - What's On Your Mind?
    - Ain't Quite Right
    - Hooked On Rock N Roll
    - Radioactive
    - Rip It Out
    - Take Me Away (Together As One)
    - Its' Alright
    - New York Groove
    - Love In Chains
    - Kiss The Girl Goodbye
    - Snow Blind
    - Wouldn't You Like To Know Me
    - See You Tonight
    - I'm In Need Of Love
    - I Can't Stop The Rain
    - Fractured Mirror

    • @thecontrarians2438
      @thecontrarians2438  2 года назад

      wow! Nice! none of us did a double album but there are some surprises for sure!

    • @RentalRewindGaming
      @RentalRewindGaming 2 года назад

      @@thecontrarians2438 I kinda viewed it that at that point in 1978, with them being at their supernova peak, a double album having as many tracks as possible that encompasses all four of their styles/influences on vinyl (probably to keep the peace with Peter and Ace as well) was a possible outcome. Kinda like their Physical Graffiti so to speak. Just not anywhere near as consistent though since I imagine that if they did go that route it would have sparked a big debate among the fans and KISS Army members....essentially prepping them for the debate that still seems to rage on over Dynasty nowadays. Can't wait to watch the episode since these 4 albums have always fascinated me to no end. My dad was a hardcore KISS Army member/ fan back in this time period and he hated these albums...warned me right off them. But with time I seem to have grown to love 2 (Ace & Paul) of them and rather like the other 2 (Peter & Gene).

  • @MsKalachakra
    @MsKalachakra 2 года назад +6

    This is so easy. will be the same as Ace's solo album, for me there is not a single song on the other 3 solo albums better than the worst song on Ace's :)

  • @purpletemple1
    @purpletemple1 2 года назад +9

    Dynasty is the album that made Kiss HUGE in Europe. Almost nobody knew them over here until they released "I was Made for Lovin' you" and they became the biggest band overnight. It might have "killed" them in the US, but it brought them to the world. Cheers.

    • @jayjaytee9944
      @jayjaytee9944 2 года назад +1

      Very true, same story in Australia.

    • @cameronsmith8328
      @cameronsmith8328 2 года назад +2

      I love Dynasty. As a 10 year old Australian kid, it got me into Kiss (and music generally) and they were then my gateway into a lifelong love of hard rock and heavy metal. It was the first album I ever owned and remains my favourite Kiss album (possibly for sentimental reasons), closely followed by Dressed to Kill and Rock and Roll Over.

    • @jamesrudd8705
      @jamesrudd8705 Год назад +1

      I was born and grew up in Germany. I saw KISS in May of 1976 in a sold out show. They were quite popular.

  • @GoNorthDesign
    @GoNorthDesign 2 года назад +3

    First off, wanted to thank you all again for buying Tim's UNSPOOLED book! It was a heck of a fun project, and I recognize everyone's name from doing up all our orders and mailing them out (and it's nice to put faces to the names).

  • @Drumdude74
    @Drumdude74 2 года назад +5

    There are a bunch of various albums I could make out of the solo albums but it would be Paul and Ace heavy for sure, I'll try... lol
    Side A: Side B:
    1. Tonight You Belong To Me 6. Fractured Mirror
    2. Rip It Out 7. Wouldn't You Like To Know Me
    3. Radioactive 8. See You Tonite
    4. Tossin' and Turnin' 9. Snowblind
    5. Take Me Away ( Together As One ) 10. Goodbye

  • @johnpatterson4272
    @johnpatterson4272 2 года назад +2

    Awesome topic, very thought provoking for hardcore KISS fans who always wanted a heavier 10-song KISS album in 1978. My thoughts on a full-on KISS album in '78 would have included improved bass, drums and guitar sonics. More 'live' in-studio vocals which would give the album more 'presence' and a better KISS musical evolution coming after Love Gun.
    1) Radioactive
    2) It's Alright
    3) New York Groove
    4) I'm Gonna Love You
    5) Wouldn't You Like to Know Me
    6) Fractured Mirror
    7) Living in Sin
    8) You Matter to Me
    9) Tonight You Belong to Me
    10) What's On Your Mind

  • @Maanebaronen
    @Maanebaronen 2 года назад +1

    Radio Active (1978)
    01 Radio Active
    02 Wouldn’t You Like To Know Me
    03 Snowblind
    04 Mr. Make Believe
    05 You Matter To Me
    06 Ozone
    01 Rip It Out
    02 Tonight You Belong To Me
    03 See You Tonight
    04 New York Groove
    05 Hold Me Touch Me (Think Of Me When We’re Apart)
    06 Goodbye
    Single Rip It Out
    Wouldn’t You Like To Know Me

  • @billjannusch
    @billjannusch 2 года назад +3

    My 1978 KISS album from the solo albums would be-Side One- 1)Tonight You Belong To Me(Paul) 2)Move On(Paul) 3)Radioactive (Gene)4)Rip It Out(Ace) 5)Love In Chains(Paul)6-Ain't Quite Right(Paul) Side Two-1)Wouldn't You Like To Know Me(Paul) 2-Livin In Sin(Gene) 3-Snowblind(Ace) 4-I Can't Stop The Rain(Peter) 5-Take Me Away(Together As One)(Paul) 6-Tunnel Of Love(Gene) My album is kind of long but that's it..

  • @ButchArgus
    @ButchArgus 2 года назад +1

    Kudos to all of you for putting some thought and creativity into this topic.
    My 1978 album would look like this:
    Side 1
    1. Tonight You Belong To Me
    2. Rip It Out
    3. Wouldn’t You Like to Know Me
    4. See You Tonight
    5. I’m In Need of Love
    Side 2
    1. Love In Chains
    2. Snowblind
    3. Mr Make Believe
    4. That’s The Kind of Sugar Papa Likes
    5. Take Me Away (Together As One)
    Single :
    Side A: Wouldn’t You Like To Know Me
    Side B: Burning Up With Fever

  • @twinvasion7798
    @twinvasion7798 2 года назад +2

    Call the ‘78 KISS album “Radioactive” and the track listing would be:
    SIDE ONE
    ❤️ Radioactive (with intro)
    💙 Rip It Out
    💜 Wouldn’t U Like 2Know Me
    💚 U Matter 2 Me
    💜 Love In Chains
    💙 Ozone
    SIDE TWO
    💜 Tonight U Belong 2 Me
    💚 Hooked On RnR
    ❤️ Mr. Make Believe
    💙 NY Groove
    ❤️ Living In Sin
    💚 I Can’t Stop The Rain
    Radioactive is the first single backed by You Matter To Me.
    New York Groove the second single backed by Love In Chains.

  • @PhilipBrinksma
    @PhilipBrinksma 5 месяцев назад +1

    Just discovered this video and interesting that Peter didn't mention the Australian Best Of Solo Albums compilation which had 3 tracks from each member.

  • @drewrose374
    @drewrose374 2 года назад +2

    Great Show! Great Topic! I'm a huge KISS fan and I have actually done this before making a comp CD about ten years ago, I pulled it out
    and re-listened and I will keep it the same...
    Side A
    1. Tonight You Belong To Me
    2. Rip It Out
    3. See You Tonight
    4. Tunnel Of Love
    5. Take Me Away (Together As One)
    Side B
    1. Radioactive
    2. Snowblind
    3. Wouldn't You Like To Know Me
    4. I Can't Stop The Rain
    5. Goodbye
    My Single(s) in total KISS fashion would be non album tracks;
    New York Groove b/w Man Of 1000 Faces
    It's Alright b/w Hooked On Rock And Roll

  • @billsmith6884
    @billsmith6884 10 месяцев назад

    This was done in 1980 in Australia and sold as a discount album. It was called Best of the Solo Albums and retailed for 6.99.

  • @leswadley6792
    @leswadley6792 2 года назад +4

    Been looking forward to this one! Being a huge kiss fan, totally dig the kiss shows! Keep it up🤪🤘🏼! My 78 kiss album would be
    1.Tonight you belong to me!
    2. New York groove
    3. Tunnel of love
    4. Wouldn’t you like to know me
    5. Can’t stop the rain
    Side 2.
    1. Radioactive( with the intro)
    2. Rip it out
    3. It’s all right
    4. What’s on your mind
    5. Goodbye
    Lead off single New York groove

  • @mikevillain666
    @mikevillain666 2 года назад +4

    That was nice, fun episode! Here goes my album, put together years ago.
    Side A
    01. Tonight You Belong to Me
    02. Radioactive
    03. Snow Blind
    04. Wouldn't You Like to Know me?
    05. Tossin' and Turnin'
    Side B
    01. Rip It Out
    02. It's Alright
    03. New York Groove
    04. Take me Away (Together as One)
    05. Man of 1,000 Faces
    Single: New York Groove

    • @darylhall2198
      @darylhall2198 2 года назад +1

      you need more than 1 peter song, cmon now.

    • @mikevillain666
      @mikevillain666 2 года назад

      @@darylhall2198 No way, man. The album is still trash and it won't get any better. Hard enough to find a single usable track.

    • @darylhall2198
      @darylhall2198 2 года назад

      @@mikevillain666 You dont have good taste in music if you think that album is trash.

  • @aleksandarfrick2656
    @aleksandarfrick2656 2 года назад +1

    1. Rip it Off
    2. It's Alright
    3. Radioactive
    4. Move On
    5. New York Groove
    B
    1. Snowblind
    2. Man of a Hundred Faces
    3 . Would you Like to know Me
    4. I Cant Stop The Rain
    5. Tonight You Belong To Me
    KISS - " RADIOACTIVE " - year 1978.

  • @vaekkriinhart4347
    @vaekkriinhart4347 2 года назад +1

    1. Rip it out- ace
    2. Tonite You Belong to Me- paul
    3. Livin in Sin- gene
    4. Wouldn't You Like to Know Me- paul
    5. Speedin Back to My Baby- ace
    SIDE II
    6. New York Groove- ace
    7. Snowblind- ace
    8. Tunnel of Love- gene
    9. Love in Chains- paul
    10. Good-bye- paul
    *11. bonus track: Radioactive- gene
    my album flows. the songs are sequenced perfectly

  • @Mr-SRG
    @Mr-SRG 2 года назад +1

    Fun episode, enjoyed everyone's take. I listen to the solo albums annually. Some years I can't stand Peter's and Gene's but then like them the next. Paul and Ace's are golden all the time though!

  • @kth351twinvasion5
    @kth351twinvasion5 2 года назад +1

    My KISS record made from the solo albums woulda been titled "The Girl Goodbye"

  • @davescryptodays1441
    @davescryptodays1441 2 года назад +1

    Great ideas - hey, what would you have CALLED/Titled the album you created here? I have to go back and listen to all these really. But to me - Gene's was the most eclectic, experimental (as in pushing the usual KISS sound) AND melodic. I always found his to be the most listenable. "You Matter To Me' by Criss indeed sounds like the production of the day - almost Yacht Rock, right? Something Paul Davis might have done at the time. It's a good song for it's genre.

  • @RavnFM
    @RavnFM 2 года назад

    Side A:
    1. Tonight You Belong To Me
    2. Rip It Out
    3. See You Tonight
    4. Move On
    5. Love In Chains
    Side B:
    1. Radioactive
    2. It's Alright
    3. Wouldn't You Like To Know Me
    4. New York Groove
    5. I Can't Stop The Rain
    KISS - RADIOACTIVE (1978)
    Singles:
    Radioactive b/w It's Alright
    New York Groove b/w I Can't Stop The Rain

  • @joshuaricketts4847
    @joshuaricketts4847 Год назад +1

    1 Its Alright
    2 Speeding Back To My Baby
    3 Radioactive
    4 Wouldnt You Like To Know Me
    5 Move On
    6 Rip It Out
    7 Living In Sin
    8 Snowblind
    9 Love In Chains
    10 I Cant Stop The Rain

  • @gwts1171
    @gwts1171 2 года назад +2

    I got the urge to look up which "blank" records they are using to show their picks. The LP (NBLP 7057) is, understandably, Kiss "Love Gun". The 45 (NB 945) for their single picks is YMCA by the Village People, which surprised me!

  • @chrisfreeman4861
    @chrisfreeman4861 2 года назад

    Side 1
    1) Tonight You Belong To Me Stanley
    2) Living In Sin Simmons
    3) New York Groove Frehley
    4) See You Tonite Simmons
    5) Wouldn’t You Like To Know Me Stanley
    Side 2
    1) Radioactive Simmons
    2) Snowblind Frehley
    3) Move On Stanley
    4) Rip It Out Frehley
    5) Tossin’ And Turnin’ Criss

  • @thedarkwizardroom
    @thedarkwizardroom 2 года назад

    Interesting to be.
    Here's a double vinyl somehow would be IMO . Other wise 16 tracks to a cd. Called "KISS -Individual Knights".
    1. Rip It Out- Ace Frehley
    2. Radio Active-Gene Simmons
    3. Tonight You Belong To Me- Paul Stanley
    4. I'm In Need Of Love -Ace Frehley
    5..Wouldn't You Like To Know Me-Paul Stanley
    6. It's Alright-Paul Stanley
    7. Speedin Back To My Baby= Ace Frehley
    8. Rock Me Baby-Peter Criss (a kind of old Lee Michaels vibe from this song with the piano start and super sound from vocale like Lee Michaels slightly.)
    9.Snowblind- Ace Frehley
    10. Love In Chains- Paul Stanley
    11. Wiped Out-Ace Frehley
    12. I Can't Stop The Rain-Peter Criss (A super ballad and singing from Peter so sweet and nice. A passionate song to being together with that loved one) Big hit.
    13, See You In My Dreams- Gene Simmons
    14. Take Me Away Together As One-Paul Stanley
    15. Move On- Paul Stanley
    16. Fractured Mirror-Ace Frehley
    As would be they would honor Ace with the 6 tracks Peter would have 2 Gene would have 2 and Paul would have 6.
    I find these songs the finest to my listening likes from the 4 albums. Other songs mildly sometimes. This though would be my faves for the double album tho.
    The Single would be Peter Criss - I Can't Stop The Rain. A side B side Rip It Out Ace Frehley. And the Peter Criss would be song to reach no, 1 for 78 since "Beth* back in 76. A second single sure why not Radioactive- Gene Simmons b/w Paul Stanley It's Alright. 3rd single New York Groove-Ace Frehley bw Rock Me Baby-Peter Criss.
    As a side away single Ace would do for a 4th single of a track that didn't be on the album but would score well so people had to get the single to have New York Groove. Which was a hit for him anyway so it would have been. The thing is any member would not have a 2 side single and Eddie Kramer would suggest they have a different song for a side B from one of the other members and that would be a a feel of great collaboration from the 4 then being apart for their 4 solo albums. And any other tracks that of note they as we know they did do individually would be on a later album would be on KISS - *Army Solos Left Behind" Bring out probably in 80.
    There ya go let's here how my cd album stacks up. Take care everyone. KISS Army high flyin!👍🎤🎸🥁🎹☮

  • @NicholasZakov
    @NicholasZakov 2 месяца назад

    My tracklisting for the KISS Solo Albums '78 cd is going to be in the cd format with 12 tracks similar to Reed's. The track listing is as follows:
    1. Tonight You Belong To Me (Paul Stanley)
    2. New York Groove (Ace Frehley)
    3. Man Of 1,000 Faces (Gene Simmons)
    4. It's Alright (Paul Stanley)
    5. Snowblind (Ace Frehley)
    6. Tossin' & Turnin' (Peter Criss)
    7. Radioactive (Gene Simmons)
    8. Wouldn't You Like To Know Me (Paul Stanley)
    9. Rip It Out (Ace Frehley)
    10. Ozone (Ace Frehley)
    11. Hooked On Rock & Roll (Peter Criss)
    12. Goodbye (Paul Stanley)

  • @chrisvanuden
    @chrisvanuden Год назад

    My 1978 album would also be called Radioactive, and side A would be:
    1. Tonight you belong to me
    2. Rip it out
    3. See You Tonite
    4. Ain’t Quite Right
    5. Speeding Back to my Baby
    Side B:
    1. Radioactive
    2. New York Groove
    3. Would’nt You Like To Know Me
    4. Tossin and Turning
    5. Man of a 1000 faces
    6. Goodbye

  • @stevegooch7646
    @stevegooch7646 2 года назад

    Here is my album…(forgot to add to my previous comment…)
    Side A
    1.) Tonight you belong to me
    2.) Rip it out
    3.) It’s Alright
    4.) Snowblind
    5.) Take me away (Together as one)
    Side B
    1.) Radioactive
    2.) Speedin’ back to my baby (sung by Peter)
    3.) Wouldn’t you like to know me
    4.) What’s on yer mind
    5.) Goodbye

  • @romandacilv9260
    @romandacilv9260 9 месяцев назад

    I have a different list with no cover songs allowed despite the fact that I love ace's version of New York Groove.. SIDE ONE 1) Rip it Out, 2) Wouldn't You lIke to Know Me 3) Man of 1000 Faces, 4) That's the Kind of Sugar Poppa Likes, 5) Fractured Mirror. SIDE TWO 6) Radio Active, 7) Tonight you Belong to Me, 8) It's all Right, 9) Wiped Out, 10) I Can't Stop the Rain. That would have the right balance of 3 each for Ace & Paul, and 2 each from Gene & Peter.

  • @purpletemple1
    @purpletemple1 2 года назад +1

    Mine would be:
    1. Goodbye
    2. Man of 1,000 Faces
    3. Ozone
    4. Take me Away
    5. Fractured Mirror
    1. Rip it Out
    2. Always Near You/ Nowhere to Hide
    3. Tonight You Belong to Me
    4. I'm in Need of Love
    5. It's Alright
    6. I Can't Stop the Rain
    Single: Rip it Out/ Tonight You Belong to Me
    Ace (easily my fav!), then Gene followed by Paul and Peter (but I actually prefer "Out of Control"). I do believe that Paul songs work better individually/ outside of the album (hence 4 tracks of him here). Cheers.

    • @thecontrarians2438
      @thecontrarians2438  2 года назад

      Great album!

    • @purpletemple1
      @purpletemple1 2 года назад +1

      @@thecontrarians2438 Thank you! You guys know that there actually is a Best of the solo albums (Casablanca 79)?

  • @lance98541
    @lance98541 2 года назад +1

    If I was to do this it would 7 Ace songs and 2 Paul tunes, no gene or peter songs would make the cut.

  • @Cookie-hg4xb
    @Cookie-hg4xb 2 года назад

    SIDE ONE -
    1. Rip It Out
    2. Tonight You Belong To Me
    3. New York Groove
    4. Mr Make Believe
    5. Speedin' Back To My Baby
    SIDE TWO -
    6. Radioactive
    7. Snowblind
    8. See You Tonight
    9. It's Alright
    10. I Can't Stop The Rain
    SINGLE -
    Side A Rip It Out
    Side B Radioactive

  • @paulharper9711
    @paulharper9711 2 года назад +1

    Mine would be a typical 5 songs on each side..
    Side 1
    Move On
    Rip It Out
    Speedin Back To My Baby
    Man if 1000 Faces
    Radioactive
    Side 2
    New York Groove
    Tonight You Belong To Me
    Tossin and Turnin
    Hold Me Touch Me
    Living In Sin

  • @JohntheMusicNut
    @JohntheMusicNut 2 года назад +1

    1. Rip It Out
    2. Move On
    3. Speedin' Back to My Baby
    4. Tossin' and Turnin'
    5. Wouldn't You Like to Know Me
    6. New York Groove
    7. I'm in Need of Love
    8. Mr. Make Believe
    9. Wiped Out
    10. Love in Chains

  • @briandunlap8534
    @briandunlap8534 2 года назад +3

    I cheated by including the studio tracks from Alive II, but I think this would've made one of Kiss' best albums
    01 - All American Man
    02 - Rockin' In The USA
    03 - Larger Than Life
    04 - Rocket Ride
    05 - Tonight You Belong To Me
    06 - I Can't Stop The Rain
    07 - Radioactive
    08 - Rip It Out
    09 - Move On
    10 - It's Alright
    11 - Fractured Mirror
    12 - New York Groove
    single: New York Groove / Any Way You Want It

  • @jockmctodger
    @jockmctodger 2 года назад

    K I S S "RADIOACTIVE"
    Side A:
    Tonight U Belong 2 Me
    Rip It Out
    Radioactive (intro edit)
    Snowblind
    Mr Makebelieve
    Side B:
    Move On
    Speeding Back...
    Living In Sin
    Don't U Let Me Down
    Goodbye
    Single:
    Radioactive/Move On

  • @liquidvizionsmadferit
    @liquidvizionsmadferit 2 года назад +3

    Great show guys!

  • @AlmostReady504
    @AlmostReady504 2 года назад +1

    you have to NAME the albums!!

  • @dirkjewitt5037
    @dirkjewitt5037 9 месяцев назад

    Any way you look at it, Ace was the face of KISS. I was only seven years old back then, but every kid on my block loved and wanted to be the Spaceman.

  • @TheSimplyAmazing
    @TheSimplyAmazing 2 года назад

    Reed is the man! 80's Kiss guy here.

  • @eliasmodernell3348
    @eliasmodernell3348 Год назад

    It would be so cool if someone would arrange the 4 solo portraits and arrange them to look like With The Beatles!

  • @LarryFleetwood8675
    @LarryFleetwood8675 2 года назад +2

    Difficult as great songs will inevitably be left off, so made it musically and stylistically where late ‘70s Kiss were at melodically then, a more commercial sounding band but still with a harder edge and a well flowing song order. In my opinion, anyway.
    Love in Chains
    What’s on Your Mind
    Tunnel of Love
    Don't You Let Me Down
    Take Me Away (Together as One)
    New York Groove
    Man of 1,000 Faces
    Tonight You Belong to Me
    I Can't Stop the Rain
    Fractured Mirror

  • @vincentleroy5661
    @vincentleroy5661 2 года назад

    For me: Ace was the best album, but Paul was my favorite. I liked about half of Gene's and Peter?....hard one to digest.
    Side A:
    1. Tonight you Belong to Me (Paul)
    2. New York Groove (Ace)
    3. Mr. Make Believe (Gene)
    4. Wouldn't you Like to Know Me (Paul)
    5. Speedin' Back to my Baby (Ace)
    Side 2.
    1. Rip It Out (Ace)
    2. Ain't Quite Right (Paul)
    3. You Matter to Me ( Peter)
    4. Snowblind (Ace)
    5. Goodbye (Paul)

  • @GoNorthDesign
    @GoNorthDesign 2 года назад +1

    Without being too specific, for my best of KISS solo albums I'd pick a bunch from Gene's, a few from Ace's, one or two from Paul's, and maaaaaaybe one (?) from Peter's. Gene's solo album has always been > * for me.

  • @Arutha_Con_Doin
    @Arutha_Con_Doin 2 года назад +7

    Just take the Ace album, done!

    • @CathyLahn
      @CathyLahn 11 месяцев назад +1

      Absolutely right! The Ace Frehley solo album from 1978 is not only the best Kiss solo LP, it's one of the finest hard rock albums of the late 70s... period!
      Marc

  • @battleshipnewhook
    @battleshipnewhook 2 года назад +2

    I’m sorry, even one Peter tune would bring down the quality of my album. So I’ll let him sing one of Ace’s songs.
    Side 1
    1. Tonight you belong to me (Paul)
    2. Speeding back to my baby (Peter on vocals)
    3. See you tonight (Gene)
    4. Wouldn’t you like to know me (Paul)
    5. Rip it out (Ace)
    Side 2
    1. Radioactive (Gene)
    2. New York Groove (Ace)
    3. Snow Blind (Ace)
    4. Mr. Make Believe (Gene)
    5. Take Me Away (Together as one) (Paul)

    • @darylhall2198
      @darylhall2198 2 года назад +2

      Peters album is the best. Ace's mightve been if he didnt sing.

    • @battleshipnewhook
      @battleshipnewhook 2 года назад

      @@darylhall2198 Have you been sniffing gas or something?

    • @bigdaddy2123
      @bigdaddy2123 2 года назад +1

      Very good choices 👍

  • @spaceace8717
    @spaceace8717 2 года назад

    Man.. some of the picks are odd to me..
    Mine
    1. Tonight you belong to me
    2. It's alright
    3. Living in sin
    4. New York groove
    5. Wouldn't you like to know me
    ---
    1. radioactive
    2. Move on
    3. Tunnel of Love
    4. Hooked on Rock n roll
    5. goodbye
    These aren't my personal favorites, but I think it makes the best KISS album

  • @lowdzmusic823
    @lowdzmusic823 2 года назад +3

    I love that Ace isn’t a trained musician - his songwriting is unique because of it. His later albums are all but unlistenable to me because his vocals don’t sit right in the groove of the song but back then he was great.

  • @rocketrod1444
    @rocketrod1444 2 года назад +1

    The best song from the solo albums 'Radioactive' .... followed by a couple of light years behind 'Rip it out' ... in my humble opinion of course . I purchased all 4 solo albums new off the shelf back in the day .. and lets be honest they sucked dogs balls then and still do today.

  • @RodrigoAlves-bc8qq
    @RodrigoAlves-bc8qq 2 года назад +5

    I must say that Reed is the ultimate Contrarian. To choose 80's Kiss over 70' Kiss is the ultimate contrarian choice.

    • @thecontrarians2438
      @thecontrarians2438  2 года назад +2

      agreed! ...though im actually a fan of 80's kiss, it doesnt beat 70's kiss for sure

    • @iancocks9408
      @iancocks9408 2 года назад +1

      All decades of kiss have some good albums. But the 70’s including 3 of the solo albums are all great. Superb era for the band.

    • @gwts1171
      @gwts1171 2 года назад +1

      My two favorite Kiss albums are #1 - Asylum, #2 - Animalize.

    • @thecontrarians2438
      @thecontrarians2438  2 года назад

      @@gwts1171 asylum is definitely my favorite 80's kiss

  • @stevegooch7646
    @stevegooch7646 2 года назад

    Only Gene song that would’ve made my album would be Radioactive… Peter Criss would not get any songs that he wrote but I would let him sing lead vocal on ‘speeding back to my baby’… Rest of the album would be filled with Ace/Paul songs

    • @MichaelMaxwell747
      @MichaelMaxwell747 2 года назад

      I love the idea of Peter singing lead vocal on one of the Ace songs for this exercise. So obvious once I see it, but I didn't see it.

  • @powerage17
    @powerage17 2 года назад

    Side A
    Rip it out
    Wouldn't you like to know me
    NY GROOVE
    Radioactive
    I'm gonna love you
    Side B
    Snow Blind
    Tonight you belong to me
    See you in your dreams
    Together as One

  • @vaekkriinhart4347
    @vaekkriinhart4347 2 года назад

    my album does not include any songs from the Peter Criss disaster

  • @Strimbles
    @Strimbles 2 года назад +9

    I had same thought as Joe: The whole Ace LP is the best material on all 4!! That being said I actually like all 4 LP's, they just can't compare with Ace's
    Reed's list was HORRIBLE!!! He talked way too long and had the worst take!! Saying the Tonight you Belong solo is better than Ace's solos hahaha. Ace's solos on songs like Strange Ways or Makin' Love they are incredible and so original and creative!!! Reed prefers 80's KISS HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!!

    • @sarcastanaut
      @sarcastanaut 2 года назад +4

      Totally agree. His assessment of Ace was ridiculous. A lot of my favorite KISS songs were written by Ace.

    • @atlasking6110
      @atlasking6110 Год назад

      Reed should not have been in this video. He's obviously not the right guy for this thing. Anybody who prefers "Tossin' and Turnin'" to Ace's mighty solo album just can't hang, to use his phrase.

  • @hailtheblackdragons
    @hailtheblackdragons 2 года назад +1

    Just take all the tunes from Ace's solo album. Killer tunes, killer drums (Anton Fig), killer guitar (you know who), killer production (Eddie Kramer). The other's albums were cheddar cheese and such low grade, amateur swill in comparison.

  • @CasualJoys
    @CasualJoys 2 года назад

    none of this is better than unmasked

  • @jayjaytee9944
    @jayjaytee9944 2 года назад +2

    Ace is by far the best, but trying to make a balanced and realistic album, as no way would the egos of Paul and Gene and allow for 4,5 or 6 Ace Songs lol.
    Radioactive
    Tonight you Belong to Me
    Snowblind
    Mr Make Believe
    Take Me Away (Together as One)
    New York Groove
    Love in Chains
    Living In Sin
    Rip It Out
    I Can't Stop the Rain

    • @thecontrarians2438
      @thecontrarians2438  2 года назад +1

      haha good point, i should have thought about the gene and paul factor, though Ace did get 3 songs each on unamasked and Dynasty, one more than gene on dynasty even

  • @leswadley6792
    @leswadley6792 2 года назад +3

    Kiss stopped being themselves after alive 2! It happened because of Beth in my opinion! Paul, Ace, and Gene, wanted that success Peter got with that song! Just look at the song writing, Paul would never have wrote something like hold me , touch me if Beth hadn’t been a hit! Paul wrote love gun thinking it would be huge, it didn’t do anything on the charts! He saw that and had to think; I’m done writing this heavy rock stuff trying to get a hit! He was banking on hold me touch me to be all over the radio! It failed in part because radio didn’t like kiss and there was no way the stations would be playing 4 kiss singles! It would have done better if it had been released on a kiss album following the success of New York groove! The stations would had played it cause kiss just had a hit! Just my two cents!

    • @darylhall2198
      @darylhall2198 2 года назад +1

      great point. They followed that trend with unmasked.

    • @atlasking6110
      @atlasking6110 Год назад

      Putting an exclamation point after every single sentence makes you sound like a teenage girl. Grow up.

  • @damiankarras
    @damiankarras 2 года назад

    Except Fractured Mirror is track 10 not 9

  • @AlmostReady504
    @AlmostReady504 2 года назад +1

    fun !!
    Peter gets 1 track!
    Gene 2
    Paul 4
    Ace 6
    Could have never happened

  • @speedwaytag3321
    @speedwaytag3321 2 года назад

    A thousand per cent agree with Reed. Loved the way he presented his arguments.

  • @franciskocher200
    @franciskocher200 2 года назад

    👍👍

  • @butters395
    @butters395 Год назад

    first.....u would need a whole album just for ACE'S songs 😂

  • @timg185
    @timg185 Год назад

    Peter should not have brought up this topic. Cause I don’t think any of his would have made it.

  • @RAlanBryan2112
    @RAlanBryan2112 Год назад

    when me and my die-hard KISS ARMY Buddy heard "I was made for Loving You" on the radio the day it was released.... we HATED IT. HATED IT. Yes, I did buy Dynasty and it 'okay'. But I don't really enjoy the 'disco' song. ACE IS COOL. I like Ace solo. I prefer KISS with Ace

  • @kevinkaple3615
    @kevinkaple3615 2 года назад

    I’d just delete what’s on your mind.and I’m in need of love for. Tonight you belong to me and it’s alright

  • @jimilove7773
    @jimilove7773 2 года назад

    Should hAVE ben a double alum w/ all of the boys backing the others!

    • @vinylrec
      @vinylrec 2 года назад

      I don't think there is enough top notch material to make this a great double album...now a great single album is another story 🙂

    • @jimilove7773
      @jimilove7773 2 года назад +1

      @@vinylrec Fair enough .......still think that there is enough great stuff for a double.

  • @atlasking6110
    @atlasking6110 Год назад

    So, Reed thinks Ace Frehley is a terrible musician. [gaze]

  • @larrymills9630
    @larrymills9630 2 года назад

    80s KISS over 70s KISS??? Absolutely NOT!!!

  • @sarcastanaut
    @sarcastanaut 2 года назад

    This episode is probably going to make me mad. 😂

  • @timg185
    @timg185 Год назад

    I really like most of Genes album even though it’s taken a lot of criticism . Remixed I thing most of the songs would sounds like they could be KISS songs. About half of Paul’s album I really like . Nothing on Peters album sounds like KISS . A few songs may have been Okay if Bob Seger rewrote them and re-recorded them. Ace’s album in my opinion is way over rated. Almost ever song I think had really good concepts. If Paul and Gene helped Ace write those songs I think they could have been great. The cord changes in Aces songs didn’t fit and flow right to my ears.

  • @Palace-of-Madness
    @Palace-of-Madness 5 месяцев назад

    ACE. PAUL. 2 GENE SONGS. NO PETER SONGS

  • @gregoryjohnson874
    @gregoryjohnson874 2 года назад +1

    I quit listening to Kiss when I was 13; the moment I first heard a Black Sabbath song.

    • @anti7928
      @anti7928 2 года назад

      Same here i was same age been a Sabbath fan ever since... A friend gave me a copy of We sold our souls for rock and roll... It blew me away...

    • @Fritha71
      @Fritha71 Год назад

      I started listening to Kiss when I was 42, having gone through a very intensive prog rock period before that.Oh, and I was familiar with about five Sabbath albums at the time, great band as well. But I had no problems diving deep into the KISS catalog as a middle-aged woman, it was great!

  • @Carlos-xz3vi
    @Carlos-xz3vi 2 года назад +2

    I disagree that Ace Frehley is the sound of Kiss. Paul Stanley is Kiss for me. Voice, image and talent.

    • @vinylrec
      @vinylrec 2 года назад +1

      Fair enough, but you can’t tell me that Kiss didn’t lose something when Ace left. They became generic to my ears..

  • @Testing-123
    @Testing-123 10 месяцев назад

    Reed is so off base. There is no musician on Paul's album or any of Ace's replacements that have inspired generations of guitar players to pick up the guitar like Ace has. He is the only true artist from Kiss. What Reed calls "simplicity" others may hear as relatability and accessible.

  • @onekoolmedic
    @onekoolmedic 2 года назад

    1st off I like Peter criss solo album. Gene solo is absolutely horrible! No songs from gene solo album would be on my album.

  • @chrisflood9205
    @chrisflood9205 2 года назад

    The bad movie the solo albums double platnuim messed them up it was too much time off .Plus don’t call dynasty a disco album if you do you need a punch .

  • @JaminJim2010
    @JaminJim2010 2 года назад

    They all suck except Ace's doesn't suck as bad so any way you try it'll suck.

  • @TheZavlor
    @TheZavlor 2 года назад

    Reed i agree with you ---Ace is overrated,aversge guitarist.

  • @jimilove7773
    @jimilove7773 2 года назад +1

    Ace overrated...