Black Diamond - Kiss | The Midnight Special

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  • Опубликовано: 20 ноя 2024

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  • @MD-wk3gj
    @MD-wk3gj Год назад +1008

    Back in the early days the way that Gene, Paul and Peter all took leads on singing really added a huge dimension to the band.

    • @kevinswiney1195
      @kevinswiney1195 Год назад +39

      And Ace homie...lol

    • @publicanimal
      @publicanimal Год назад +55

      @@kevinswiney1195 He said "the early days". It wasn't until after a few more albums that Ace would do a lead vocal.

    • @MD-wk3gj
      @MD-wk3gj Год назад +33

      @@kevinswiney1195 Ace didn’t take a lead on singing until Love Gun

    • @brodieyake7735
      @brodieyake7735 Год назад +52

      There weren't enough songs that featured two or more vocalists per song. It's unbelievably unique in rock to have four great songwriters all be four great lead singers, and I will argue all day that Peter's voice is as iconic as any other aspect of KISS's sound.

    • @skalamaz3
      @skalamaz3 Год назад +12

      The modem band that does this exceptionally well is Mastodon. Brann Dailor is not only an incredible drummer but the band found out how well he can sing which they found out he could sing King Diamond songs exceptionally welll.

  • @DVSNTHERE
    @DVSNTHERE Год назад +548

    And thats how I choose to remember them

    • @TheTenngoat
      @TheTenngoat 9 месяцев назад +17

      Amen. Same here!

    • @danhuff8446
      @danhuff8446 8 месяцев назад +16

      Raw....hungry....honest.......Ladies and gentlemen...KISS!

    • @epasternak4206
      @epasternak4206 8 месяцев назад +6

      Me too, even though I was born in 76.

    • @picax8398
      @picax8398 8 месяцев назад +5

      Gene playfully making faces at Ace 🥺

    • @kevinchandler179
      @kevinchandler179 8 месяцев назад +10

      Agreed, they were fantastic from 74-77!!! Thanks 👍

  • @LouiePlaysDrums
    @LouiePlaysDrums Год назад +240

    This is more like it, back when Kiss was the real deal. No lipsyncing, no backing tracks, no BS, just the four original guys rocking out and giving their all. THIS is the real KISS.

    • @christisking970
      @christisking970 7 месяцев назад +1

      they been around 50 years or so. they did everything their voices have wear and tear i dont blame them for using backing tracks or lip syncing

    • @kevinchandler179
      @kevinchandler179 7 месяцев назад +12

      I agree 👍!!! They may fight a lot and bash each other, but honestly the fantastic 4 were amazing and great from 74-78!!! Peter and Ace were very underrated and underappreciated fact!!! But, Paul and Gene wrote a lot of great songs 🎵 and when they were locked in as a band they are legends!!!!! Thanks 👍

    • @kevinchandler179
      @kevinchandler179 5 месяцев назад +3

      Also, Peter was the only one who was truly Alive on the Alive record which made them famous and huge!!! They never had to do any dubbing or studio bullshit for the Catman!!!

    • @DonRosa949
      @DonRosa949 4 месяца назад +1

      Eran jóvenes, dónde tienes tu cerebro😅

    • @manuelsalazar3938
      @manuelsalazar3938 4 месяца назад

      ​@@DonRosa949 Tenías que venir a hacer el ridículo 🤦

  • @blakamin
    @blakamin Год назад +251

    Peter Criss has an amazing voice... There's a reason my eldest daughter is named Beth.
    And Ace is the reason I picked up a guitar.

    • @kyledusang
      @kyledusang Год назад +4

      My first guitar is named Beth. A Kramer Aerostar strat copy.😁 (Playing it here: ruclips.net/video/thxwR4Vpblk/видео.html)

    • @frankcoffey
      @frankcoffey Год назад +3

      I had no idea that was Peter singing.

    • @alan22470
      @alan22470 8 месяцев назад +3

      Ace is the reason millions of us picked up a guitar 🎸

    • @kevinchandler179
      @kevinchandler179 7 месяцев назад +2

      And, millions picked up drum 🥁 sticks because of the Catman as well!!! They were both awesome and amazing and fantastic 👏!!!!

    • @jerrymulchi3429
      @jerrymulchi3429 2 месяца назад

      Same here he is the reason why i play guitar

  • @nickgodfrey1148
    @nickgodfrey1148 Год назад +560

    Even if you don’t like Kiss, you gotta admit this is blow your balls off rock n roll.

    • @markbell8348
      @markbell8348 Год назад +25

      My favorite all time band. I got put out of a store years ago because I was dressed like Peter Chris.

    • @nickgodfrey1148
      @nickgodfrey1148 Год назад +13

      @@markbell8348 😆😆😆 that’s some serious dedication right there. 💪🏻

    • @MaxPower1971I
      @MaxPower1971I Год назад +18

      We got cable tv after I harassed my parents just to see this edition of the midnight special! French boy from Quebec, just wanting to fkn rock!

    • @cowsongs
      @cowsongs Год назад +20

      I do admit that I never thought much of them as a band. They always sound like very sloppy second-rate musicians to me. But THIS... surprised me. They are locked together tight as a nut, and everything is spot on including the harmonies. People gripe about the relatively simplistic guitar solos, but honestly, I think they are just what the song needs and sounded great. It's really good, hard-driving rock n roll that ALSO doesn't run away or blow it musically.

    • @nickgodfrey1148
      @nickgodfrey1148 Год назад +10

      @@cowsongsAce always added something special to Kiss. Great feel for the songs. Black Diamond is a great rock anthem and this is probably one of the best versions, despite Gene hitting a bum note at the end (he usually hits wrong notes through various songs).

  • @donsatman2273
    @donsatman2273 8 месяцев назад +112

    All cylinders firing on this KISS classic! 🔥 Peter sounds amazing!!! The best era of KISS 💋

    • @theloudginger
      @theloudginger 8 месяцев назад +9

      Peter sounded so raw that he could’ve been the lead singer. Love his gravely vocals.

    • @kevinchandler179
      @kevinchandler179 8 месяцев назад +7

      He had the best damn voice in the band, powerful and very soulful voice, and very good drummer as well!!!!

    • @kevinchandler179
      @kevinchandler179 7 месяцев назад +6

      And, some people still think Peter wasn't good? Lol 😂

    • @peterparker-no5rz
      @peterparker-no5rz 7 месяцев назад +3

      100%

  • @shandi.
    @shandi. Год назад +296

    peter has a killer voice!

    • @CoCotheTurtle
      @CoCotheTurtle Год назад +5

      alice cooper has a dynasty voice

    • @showlive036
      @showlive036 Год назад +1

      Neither "killer" nor "dynasty" conveys any nuance at all to Japanese people,

    • @kevinchandler179
      @kevinchandler179 9 месяцев назад +8

      No, Peter frickin Criss has a fantastic voice 👏!!!!!!

    • @jeffersonisleib
      @jeffersonisleib 7 месяцев назад +1

      Yeah, like an Italian-American version of Screamin’ Jay Hawkins.

    • @kevinchandler179
      @kevinchandler179 7 месяцев назад +6

      Well, I am Sicilian and a die hard Peter Criss fan!!! So, I don't what you were trying to say Italian American screaming bullshit, but Peter Criss had the best damn voice in the band and of any drummer ever!!!

  • @5lowburner
    @5lowburner Год назад +332

    These performances demonstrate the sheer _bravery_ of the band. Attempting such leaps and poses wearing those monstrous platform soles is nothing short of heroic!

    • @ObviousSchism
      @ObviousSchism Год назад +8

      You have just hit the nail on the head.

    • @stevenneuwirth871
      @stevenneuwirth871 Год назад +3

      One of my favorite kids songss

    • @davidmuir7711
      @davidmuir7711 Год назад +8

      I know! Right? And their selfless and courageous use of mascara. I’m a general in the Kiss Army! Thanks Slowburner!

    • @5lowburner
      @5lowburner Год назад +5

      @@davidmuir7711 ive watched a load more recently and am only more and more impressed; by their courage in stack heels.

    • @01blaval
      @01blaval Год назад +2

      @@ObviousSchism You just hit the head on the nail.

  • @aboutagirlnamedjessie
    @aboutagirlnamedjessie Год назад +303

    Damn that was amazing! I don't know how anyone can say this era of Kiss wasn't soooo awesome! I couldn't take my eyes off of Ace. Peter's voice is everything and his scream is one of my favorites- oh so underrated. This performance is literally a treasure! ♡

    • @randolfo1265
      @randolfo1265 Год назад +12

      The Best Era of KISS

    • @patton303
      @patton303 Год назад +5

      Nobody says this era of KISS wasn’t awesome.

    • @erics9754
      @erics9754 11 месяцев назад

      But after seeing this people can accept Eric and Tommy .I do not know what kind of brainwashing their under but I think the new Kiss sucks.@@patton303

    • @menippean1
      @menippean1 11 месяцев назад +10

      @@patton303 Some chronic Kiss-haters do, but they're irrelevant and uninformed.

    • @kevinchandler179
      @kevinchandler179 9 месяцев назад +4

      Peter's drumming and lead vocals and Ace guitar 🎸 riffs and solo absolutely made this legendary song!!! I still think it is their best damn song!!!!

  • @deeceea9488
    @deeceea9488 Год назад +240

    Their best song.
    Killer riffs, great harmonies, fantastic solos...

    • @alexantonio8546
      @alexantonio8546 Год назад +10

      Ace Frehley

    • @pcdoctor48
      @pcdoctor48 Год назад +5

      and free drums apparently.

    • @kevinchandler179
      @kevinchandler179 Год назад +7

      I agree, as a die hard Peter fan, they were amazing and this was their best song, and they have many great ones, the original lineup at least!!!

    • @briansauer6695
      @briansauer6695 9 месяцев назад +2

      One of my top favorites by them!

    • @mikesperko3921
      @mikesperko3921 9 месяцев назад

      Nowhere near it they have many great songs and great albums and this isn't one of them they have lots more better songs than this

  • @davel.9467
    @davel.9467 Год назад +127

    I remember 14 year old me staying up late just to watch this. It made a huge impression on me. I became a lifelong Kiss fan then and there.

    • @ShunaJenkins
      @ShunaJenkins Год назад +5

      I was a young girl at the time, 10 or 11 and had to stay at a friend;s house to watch this. My parents would've blown a gasket for sure for my watching this...LOL Always loved Midnight Special and Wolfman Jack

    • @davel.9467
      @davel.9467 Год назад +7

      @@ShunaJenkins We had to work for that stuff. We had to stay up late or miss out entirely. Who knew if or when a re-run would be shown. Now they can dial up just about anything on an ordinary device like a cell phone and watch 24/7. Easy access to stuff takes away from the the uniqueness, etc.

    • @ShunaJenkins
      @ShunaJenkins Год назад +3

      @@davel.9467 Agreed. kids today will never know the angst of standing in line for hours.....sometimes days! for concert tickets just to go to school the next day to say " I WAS 6FT FROM PAUL STANLEY! Lol Miss those days like crazy Have yourself a beautiful day Dave L. ^_^

    • @mariannepaciocco
      @mariannepaciocco Год назад +1

      Me too! Can’t remember my age- but I was very young!

    • @michaelstratton6701
      @michaelstratton6701 Год назад +4

      I was 17, seen them the following year at cobo hall, excellent concert, my cousin and I took our girlfriends who became our wives a couple years later, Detroit Rock city, that was my cousin and me

  • @choops4683
    @choops4683 Год назад +111

    When KISS ruled the world. Love how Gene moves the mic stand at 3:27

    • @52728_TORH_POM_POM
      @52728_TORH_POM_POM Год назад +3

      Жизненно.

    • @kevinchandler179
      @kevinchandler179 7 месяцев назад +6

      Peter and Ace shined like a mother fucker on this masterpiece 👏!!!!!

    • @whitewolf199
      @whitewolf199 6 месяцев назад +6

      I noticed that too... It's like, "We won't be needing this any longer."

    • @Firefoxy-rz1nw
      @Firefoxy-rz1nw 5 месяцев назад +1

      Why? That's like saying i like the way Al Pachino exhales

    • @SamanthaRunion-s5p
      @SamanthaRunion-s5p 3 месяца назад

      @@Firefoxy-rz1nw It's Al Pacino and I do too! LOL

  • @Scottocaster6668
    @Scottocaster6668 5 месяцев назад +67

    My era of KISS '74-'78 right here!

  • @bikebudha01
    @bikebudha01 Год назад +35

    One of the most underated KISS songs of all time...

  • @JoeLink56
    @JoeLink56 Год назад +42

    Like Kiss or don’t like Kiss…this just straight up one of the best hard rock songs of all time!!!

  • @ryxtell
    @ryxtell Год назад +97

    best black diamond live version

  • @OceanbornAngel
    @OceanbornAngel 5 месяцев назад +48

    I always love how raw Peter's voice is in these archival videos. His is the superior singer of this song.

    • @kevinchandler179
      @kevinchandler179 3 месяца назад +3

      Agreed, he has a powerful and soulful voice, literally!!! And, in his prime which is right here, his drumming ability is fantastic and amazing, jungle rhythm and jazz filled riffs that he incorporated into Rock and Roll, amazing 👏!!!!

  • @ericprater1970
    @ericprater1970 20 дней назад +2

    Sad that young people want ever experience the magic of the 70s Kiss were not just a band they ruled the world.The 80s was also unbelievable 🤘🤘

  • @mwdollar
    @mwdollar Год назад +90

    Pure rock and roll gold. Cool songs, great solos, tight and interesting arrangements, stage theatrics, and top-notch musicianship. Add smoke, fire, and destroying the gear, and there you have it ladies and gentlemen...rock and roll the way it is supposed to be.

  • @jrobbin24
    @jrobbin24 Год назад +71

    I always thought I didn’t like KISS but they were pretty badass straight out the gate

    • @charleswettish8701
      @charleswettish8701 Год назад +11

      My parents told me they'd be a "flash in the pan" back in '76. They are a lot of things, but that isn't one of them.

    • @brianstrutter1501
      @brianstrutter1501 Год назад +2

      ​@@raymondmorrow9824- ALL the years. Still good today. But yea 73-82 they were still young and hungry so i get your point. They got older but always had that hunger. Too bad egos and drugs got in the way at times but they survived and still bring it

    • @brianstrutter1501
      @brianstrutter1501 Год назад +8

      KISS dominated live in the 70's. No one could touch them. Not. Any. Band.

    • @randolfo1265
      @randolfo1265 Год назад +6

      The first record was the best. Not saying they went downhill or anything.
      Cannot say that about anybody with their career and success. But this straight ahead, uncomplicated rock is my favourite.

    • @paisleyprincess7996
      @paisleyprincess7996 6 месяцев назад

      Sure we’re!

  • @Dicegirl72
    @Dicegirl72 Год назад +137

    Peter had such a gutsy voice that was perfect for songs like this 🎤 😼 🥁

    • @Roberta_Esposito
      @Roberta_Esposito Год назад +2

      They try to get a Rod Stewart type of affect at the time

    • @kevinchandler179
      @kevinchandler179 9 месяцев назад +8

      And with all respect to Rod, Catman knocked it out of the park 👏!!!!

    • @kevinchandler179
      @kevinchandler179 7 месяцев назад +3

      They didn't have to try anything, Mr. Peter Criss knocked it out of the park, just like Hard Luck woman, Beth, Strange Ways, Nothing to lose, and Baby Driver!!!

  • @Brand73
    @Brand73 Год назад +71

    Kiss is criminally underrated (well not really), but its a youtube law that every video must have an "underrated" comment.

    • @MostlyBrenda
      @MostlyBrenda Год назад +9

      "They" should publish the "ratings list" so we would know who is under or overrated. 🤪 Only then, would people realize that it actually doesn't matter at all.

    • @einarsteinnvalgarsson3333
      @einarsteinnvalgarsson3333 Год назад +7

      Underrated comment.

    • @BrianYoungauthor
      @BrianYoungauthor Год назад

      No they are not...sigh.

    • @salbro5985
      @salbro5985 Год назад +9

      @@BrianYoungauthor
      You missed the joke...

    • @InService77
      @InService77 9 месяцев назад +3

      Not just underrated, but iconically underrated with no autotune.

  • @smkelly1970
    @smkelly1970 Год назад +58

    never been a major Kiss fan, but you can't deny their power on this night. They brought their A game to the party and nailed it.
    Every band has a secret weapon in it- Kiss had Peter. His gritty vocal style was perfect for this song.
    And what to say about Ace? such charisma. His power added huge legitimacy to the band.
    Also fun to see their obvious nods to the Who- Paul's windmills, (which be borrowed from Pete Townshend, who in turn took it from Keith Richards), and the end, where Peter destroys his kit much like Keith Moon did on the (in)famous Smothers Brothers performance in 1967.
    a truly monster performance.

    • @davidderitis9068
      @davidderitis9068 Год назад +2

      They did 'borrow' a lot from "The Who" (one of Peter Criss' fav influences!) and Paul smashing his guitar, but they had a raw rock sound back then and great theatrics !

    • @joshuamackey2326
      @joshuamackey2326 Год назад +2

      Gene's bass sounds so fucking monstrous man and punchy as hell

    • @kevinchandler179
      @kevinchandler179 7 месяцев назад

      Gene's bass is not what makes this masterpiece!!! It's Peter's drumming and vocals and Ace guitar 🎸 solo!!!!

  • @way84me
    @way84me Год назад +59

    Kiss, at there best! The quality of these is outstanding! The Midnight Special, please, please, 🙏...... release C'mon and love me!

    • @themidnightspecialtvshow
      @themidnightspecialtvshow  Год назад +9

      we don't have it

    • @alexantonio8546
      @alexantonio8546 Год назад +4

      ​@@themidnightspecialtvshowThanks for the effort anyway

    • @KISStributeNYC97
      @KISStributeNYC97 Год назад +6

      @@themidnightspecialtvshowWell at least we know now. Thanks so much for these clips!

    • @way84me
      @way84me Год назад +3

      @The Midnight Special thanks for the reply, any idea what might have happened to that footage?

    • @felipeaguirre6917
      @felipeaguirre6917 Год назад +3

      C'mon and love me Is lost media

  • @petera.michaelsen4657
    @petera.michaelsen4657 Год назад +45

    The guy with the kick drum got a real piece of rock and roll history!

    • @charleswettish8701
      @charleswettish8701 Год назад +12

      No guitar picks for him, dude goes for large pieces of equipment! lol

    • @muziktrkr
      @muziktrkr Год назад +11

      I doubt he left the building with the kick

    • @charleswettish8701
      @charleswettish8701 Год назад +5

      @@muziktrkr Probably right, but we can have fun imagining.

    • @mgkkelly1983
      @mgkkelly1983 Год назад +2

      @@muziktrkr I'm sure the stage crew and roadies quickly retrieved all items lol

    • @RayFromTexas1
      @RayFromTexas1 8 месяцев назад +4

      "What's that under your jacket?" "Um....nothing!"

  • @mustardstain
    @mustardstain Год назад +48

    Peter Criss' voice is the definition of a rock n' roll voice

  • @louiseedwards29
    @louiseedwards29 7 месяцев назад +33

    2024 and this is still brilliant ❤

  • @armandoperez7967
    @armandoperez7967 Год назад +90

    No auto tune, no fakery, just pure 70s talent!

    • @DouglasLippi
      @DouglasLippi 7 месяцев назад +2

      Oh please, these guys invented fakery. Now, this gig was the real shit and is absolutely fucken GREAT!... but the Alive album was bullshit, as was all subsequent records.

    • @kevinchandler179
      @kevinchandler179 6 месяцев назад +3

      Oh, please to you!!!! Are you kidding me or that dumb? This is when they were frickin amazing and listen to Peter and Ace!!!!!

    • @SirManfly
      @SirManfly 6 месяцев назад +2

      @@kevinchandler179 Good old Pete destroying his drums !

    • @MickH60
      @MickH60 2 месяца назад +2

      @@DouglasLippi You're a bit naïve mate, ALL bands do extra "work" on their live albums, are you going to put a level on it ? Ever been in a studio, do you actually know anything about the recording process ?

    • @topfloorstudio2684
      @topfloorstudio2684 Месяц назад +1

      This was a genuine live performance and it was spectacular!

  • @roscoemuttley
    @roscoemuttley Год назад +31

    You have to give it to them, you go to a Kiss show, you get a show. Totally committed and entertaining.

  • @willhorting5317
    @willhorting5317 Год назад +89

    Another thing that always amazed me, was that Peter could sing with gum in his mouth... and not choke on it.😂

    • @nickgodfrey1148
      @nickgodfrey1148 Год назад +4

      😂

    • @balamx2802
      @balamx2802 Год назад +11

      Other singers use this trick, too, so their mouths don't dry out. And stay minty-fresh.

    • @kennethwofford4489
      @kennethwofford4489 Год назад +3

      I don't think I would call his performance on this song "singing". More screaming than anything. I'm a KISS fan from way, way back but never really considered any of them exceptional vocalists. It was always more about the show, their image, the fact that they were hated by parents everywhere at that time. That's what rock-n-roll is all about!

    • @timholtzclaw8930
      @timholtzclaw8930 Год назад +1

      I've noticed that too 😄

    • @1badsteed
      @1badsteed Год назад

      Uncle Ted does as well. As far as singing, Peter was a good studio singer, and THIS live version is great. I love Paul Stanley's voice.

  • @theriffbasement5499
    @theriffbasement5499 Год назад +30

    What a hell of a singer Peter Criss! and yep, no Ace no KISS

    • @Noclaf555
      @Noclaf555 8 месяцев назад

      😂😂😂😂

    • @kevinchandler179
      @kevinchandler179 7 месяцев назад

      No Peter or Ace no Kiss, fact!!!! I am so glad they didn't have to embarrass themselves on the wheelchair tour, like the other two delusional greedy assholes!!!

    • @kevinchandler179
      @kevinchandler179 7 месяцев назад +2

      I agree, no Peter or Ace no Kiss!!! They made them famous anyway!!! Fact

    • @Noclaf555
      @Noclaf555 7 месяцев назад +1

      r179 dear God get over it, it's been 20+ years

    • @kevinchandler179
      @kevinchandler179 7 месяцев назад

      @Noclaf555 Get over it? If it wasn't for Peter and Ace, the two delusional greedy assholes would not be shit!!!!! You get it straight

  • @tonystevenson26
    @tonystevenson26 8 месяцев назад +13

    Damn, Peter can flat out WAIL , and on pitch...no autotune here 🤪

  • @j83vfn
    @j83vfn Год назад +37

    When KISS was really a band not a brand

  • @paulroggenbeck3129
    @paulroggenbeck3129 Год назад +24

    At thier best! Peter Criss..what a voice!

  • @Andrew_M_Ward
    @Andrew_M_Ward Год назад +47

    just guitars plugged into amps... that's the most honest-sounding bass and guitars I've heard in a while

  • @slagmaggot
    @slagmaggot Год назад +14

    Saw Kiss at the PA. Farmshow complex in 1974, there were protesters outside picketing about how Kiss was going to sacrifice live chickens on stage, that didn't happen but we were there for it anyway $5.00 tickets. Fn awesome.

    • @raymondmorrow9824
      @raymondmorrow9824 Год назад

      WOW.! Just WOW.!!❤😊

    • @KISStributeNYC97
      @KISStributeNYC97 Год назад +3

      Great story. 5 bucks….amazing.

    • @jamesschaidt1096
      @jamesschaidt1096 Год назад +3

      I saw the Alive 1 tour in a 2,400 seat arena, the ticket cost 6.00. I still have dreams of that night, they went out 4 blood and took no prisoners ! 🎼🤘🔥

  • @MetalJesusRocks
    @MetalJesusRocks Год назад +23

    I love Peter’s vocals on this song! Classic 🤘

  • @danasekundiak2604
    @danasekundiak2604 Год назад +15

    Cant believe how good live they were! Peter Criss has an awesome voice and great drummer. Never should have been replaced.

    • @kevinchandler179
      @kevinchandler179 11 месяцев назад +1

      I agree 💯 percent!!! And, as a die hard real original lineup Kiss fan, Peter and Ace will never be replaced in our hearts and minds!!!! Lol
      Team Peter and Ace always

  • @stefaniverson2739
    @stefaniverson2739 Год назад +12

    Best KISS song and also the best performance of it. Bare bones rock n roll doesn’t get better than this.

  • @sickagain7541
    @sickagain7541 2 месяца назад +2

    THE ORIGINAL LINE UP, SIMPLY THE BEST EVER !!. SUPER 70'S FOREVER. CLASS OF ROCKIN 84 HERE. ROCK ON GEN XER'S !!.

  • @rocketman7456
    @rocketman7456 Год назад +11

    KISS rules! best live band! very underrated songs.

  • @river2352
    @river2352 Год назад +12

    Kisses best song and one of the greatest rock songs of all time. Ace just proves to all these virtuoso instagram shredders that it’s not how many notes or how fast or technical, it’s about the song. Being in the pocket and less is more.

  • @gustavoforni
    @gustavoforni Год назад +32

    Just watch their show last Saturday at Monster of Rock São Paulo. This is one of the best songs to hear live ever. The echo of 50,000 people screaming Black Diamond is incredible!

    • @Eduardo_Cavalcante
      @Eduardo_Cavalcante Год назад +3

      Eu também estava lá e realmente foi incrível ouvir está música! 🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻

    • @gustavoforni
      @gustavoforni Год назад +1

      @SCOTT MILLER no. Eric sang it, and pretty well.

    • @willhorting5317
      @willhorting5317 Год назад +1

      ​@SCOTT MILLER why would you think that they would use Peter's voice?

    • @b1j1b1
      @b1j1b1 Год назад

      Just watched it. Pathetic.

    • @solaris70
      @solaris70 Год назад

      🖤 ✴️ BLáÇk
      DIAMOND /c¡)
      ✴️🖤

  • @leokimvideo
    @leokimvideo Год назад +203

    It's really sad Gene & Paul put such a choke on Peter & Ace's vocals in a Kiss shows later on. Peter & Ace could both hold their own but sadly were all too often only used a few times in a live show or even less on a record.

    • @robertflippin9112
      @robertflippin9112 Год назад +1

      Thats what happens when your 2nd string, btw who needs singing drummers.

    • @KrasMazovHatesYourGuts
      @KrasMazovHatesYourGuts Год назад +31

      @@robertflippin9112 Some of the best (or at least most enjoyable) bands in rock history had singing drummers. Blue Oyster Cult, Kiss, Night Ranger, the Beach Boys, The Eagles just to name a few.

    • @eddyceee
      @eddyceee Год назад +14

      @@robertflippin9112 Boy I remember when I had my first beer 🙄🤣

    • @davel.9467
      @davel.9467 Год назад +16

      Peter had a great voice. Straight out of that Rod Stewart/Joe Cocker bag.

    • @DerEchteBold
      @DerEchteBold Год назад +7

      @@davel.9467
      No not really, not even close, he's basically shouting and screaming, I'm sure his voice was done after this and he couldn't sing much more on an evening in that style.

  • @johnny-r
    @johnny-r Год назад +52

    If I was Gene and Paul, I might have gone to great lengths to keep Peter in the band just for his vocals and cowbell.

    • @jamesschaidt1096
      @jamesschaidt1096 Год назад +5

      IMO, Criss was the bands best vocalist...he had that wildcat growl ! 🎼🤘🔥

    • @Ohionortheast
      @Ohionortheast Год назад +3

      Peter was great early unfortunately a really bad car wreck in early 79 left him unable to play as good and coke addiction had him spinning the tried to bring him back for unmasked but it was over shame cause he was awsome

    • @kevinchandler179
      @kevinchandler179 Год назад +3

      Even on coke and booze, Peter and Ace were better than 90 percent of the bands in the 70's!!!!

    • @johnny-r
      @johnny-r Год назад +2

      @@kevinchandler179 Amen! I'd give you the horns sign, but I think Gene might have a copyright on it, so I'll just say amen.

    • @bryonyrowland6053
      @bryonyrowland6053 Год назад +1

      It took me a while to realise why I liked this sing so much, but I'm a sucker for a cowbell and it hit me not long ago! As a singer myself the vocals have always been a big thing for me in this song (and the bass line), but cowbell forever and always! 😂

  • @julianschulz1620
    @julianschulz1620 Год назад +72

    You CANNOT replace Ace & Peter, and the proof is right here.

    • @kevinchandler179
      @kevinchandler179 5 месяцев назад +6

      Agreed totally 👍!!! No Peter or Ace no Kiss!!!!

    • @ElitePushcartRacer
      @ElitePushcartRacer 4 месяца назад

      Too bad Ace and Peter couldn't replace booze, cocaine and pills.

    • @julianschulz1620
      @julianschulz1620 4 месяца назад +3

      @@ElitePushcartRacer It's a rock & roll band, not the boy scouts, dude.

    • @kevinchandler179
      @kevinchandler179 3 месяца назад +2

      That's the point, even on coke and booze Peter and Ace were amazing and fantastic and better than tons of musicians in the 70's!!!!! Both legends, even on drugs and booze!!!

    • @n3ktarias3mpos15
      @n3ktarias3mpos15 3 месяца назад +1

      Eric Carr is better than Peter prove me wrong

  • @careca6547
    @careca6547 Год назад +17

    Thank you, The Midnight Special, for revive this beautiful moment. Aged like fine wine!
    GOD BLESS. 🙏🏻🇧🇷

  • @TheTenngoat
    @TheTenngoat 9 месяцев назад +4

    This was the way it was always supposed to sound (with the original 4) and why I fell in love with this band at 11 years old. You wanted the best, you got the best. The hottest band in the world…KISS. Ace rocks!

  • @faceman9117
    @faceman9117 Год назад +21

    this is the only version of Kiss I wish to remember...

    • @randolfo1265
      @randolfo1265 Год назад +3

      Me too. The first record was the best. Not saying they went downhill or anything.
      Cannot say that about anybody with their career and success. But this straight ahead, uncomplicated rock is my favourite.

    • @charleskollin1221
      @charleskollin1221 7 месяцев назад +1

      Myself as well!

    • @kevinchandler179
      @kevinchandler179 6 месяцев назад

      The original album was the best!!! I agree 👍

  • @luccs_bxd
    @luccs_bxd Год назад +28

    these 74-78 kiss videos are pure gold, thanks for posting

  • @petej.8676
    @petej.8676 12 дней назад

    They had it all..4 singers..great harmony....great riffs..great songs.

  • @thirdeyelabs
    @thirdeyelabs Год назад +8

    Man, I've never heard or seen anything from KISS that I liked before but this old Midnight Special stuff is awesome! I must have watched and listened to the wrong eras of KISS. Now I can't get enough!

    • @MikeBodo
      @MikeBodo Год назад +2

      Nothing compares to pre-80's Kiss. From Love Gun backwards is when they ruled the world.

    • @theshield2207
      @theshield2207 7 месяцев назад +2

      Nothing compares to the early kiss. People hate on them because of their main sogns that are world known but once you get into the stuff that got them big thats when you find the real kiss.

    • @charleskollin1221
      @charleskollin1221 7 месяцев назад

      Mr@thirdeyelabs,
      That is exactly what you did. The first five albums from"Kiss" to "Destroyer" were the vintage years! After that, they became more of a cartoon than a rock band. On the first several albums the music was next level. Sounds like Black Diamond, 100,000 Years, Watchin' You, She, Parasite, Strange Ways, couldn't get any better! Tight arrangements, all members contributing on vocals, raw edgy sound. And nothing but black and silver on the costumes! They were dark, they were almost sinister, they were the band that your parents loved to hate! Then by the time '77-'78 came around, came around they were still very popular and even voted most popular band in the world by Gallup poll. Most of the early fan base was starting to become disillusioned and a large majority of their fan base was becoming made up of preteens. These old clips from Midnight Special are Kiss at the top of their game. During this era they also had some good performances on Don Kirshner's Rock Concert, and ABC'S In Concert. In their prime, you couldn't beat 'em!

  • @russellbosnjakovic2286
    @russellbosnjakovic2286 Месяц назад +3

    Absolute GOLD here in 2024

  • @thetr00per30
    @thetr00per30 Год назад +5

    No matter how things ended up or what you may think of them personally or their later music, these first 4 years from 73-77, they rocked as hard as absolutely anyone. Those first three albums are legendary, start to finish, each one.

    • @rocknroll_jezus9233
      @rocknroll_jezus9233 3 месяца назад

      In the very early years of metal, they are absolutely notable

  • @KISStributeNYC97
    @KISStributeNYC97 Год назад +15

    Awesome! These clips have been amazing to see again…especially in this quality. This is my KISS. Thanks!!!

  • @carleakins2153
    @carleakins2153 Год назад +5

    I was never much of a KISS fan, but this song is incredible, definitely my favorite.

  • @ShawnMurdock-l4e
    @ShawnMurdock-l4e 8 месяцев назад +1

    God I miss the 70s and 80s. This is the kiss of my youth. Just so good and so raw.

  • @bsg2112
    @bsg2112 Год назад +8

    I love the songs where Peter sings lead. He was a great soul shouter.

  • @animemanganet
    @animemanganet 7 месяцев назад +1

    OK, once again, was never a fan of KISS when I was a wee un. Never SAW them, only heard a few songs on the radio. But watching this performance, dam... Peter literally tore up the drums while chewing gum and belting out the song while Ace jammed the guitar. Very impressive. I guess the original band is amazing after all. Jesse, my 2nd grade friend, you were right lol.

  • @LongOnSol
    @LongOnSol Год назад +6

    Man, that was a great performance. Saw them live twice back in the 70s. This captures the greatness

  • @Julian-AJCP
    @Julian-AJCP 10 месяцев назад +1

    The influence Kiss had on the bands and metal musicians that came after cannot be overestimated

  • @dmitryowens
    @dmitryowens Год назад +8

    Probably their best song. Totally kick-ass performance.

  • @johnnyrobbsodully3405
    @johnnyrobbsodully3405 3 месяца назад +1

    Wtf Peter you just tear the whole world with those mighty sharp screams! He could've been an excellent vocalist in another rock band!

  • @GoodSneakers
    @GoodSneakers Год назад +7

    Peter Criss, rock drummer with swing and a groovy voice!

  • @rebeccawagner4167
    @rebeccawagner4167 3 месяца назад +1

    This is a musical trip down memory lane. This is exactly 💯 why I watched the Midnight Special. The musical groups that they had on there were phenomenal and amazing. Ty,Midnight Special for making my teenage years amazing.

  • @Old_Sailor85
    @Old_Sailor85 Год назад +6

    First concert I ever saw at 16 in 1976. Many more since then. Thanks guys.

    • @willparker3235
      @willparker3235 8 месяцев назад

      Me too, Old Sailer. Friday, February 13th, 1976, just before my sixteenth birthday. Paramount Theater in Seattle. Had no idea what I was about to see. They blew my mind. The next day at a buddy's house he had the just released Alive album which was exactly what I had experienced the night before at the concert. I was never the same again.

  • @JohnnyButtons
    @JohnnyButtons Месяц назад +1

    KISS was something special in the ‘70s!!!

  • @strings53notlob50
    @strings53notlob50 Год назад +5

    There’s a handful of Kiss songs I like and this is one.

  • @Abrakadaniel417
    @Abrakadaniel417 3 месяца назад +1

    My favorite kiss song I was born in '92 but my mom shared her taste in music with me so I love this Era of music

  • @ryanvids3346
    @ryanvids3346 Год назад +10

    Simply, the BEST!

  • @studio-flash
    @studio-flash Год назад +3

    This song and performance stands up to any rock song ever.

  • @mykylc
    @mykylc Год назад +2

    Ace right there with Peter blasting that last chord as the bass drum hits. LOL! Nice!

  • @sebastianlozano737
    @sebastianlozano737 Год назад +9

    Best Kiss song ever.

  • @picax8398
    @picax8398 8 месяцев назад +1

    this is it. hands down the best performance of this song ever. thank you for uploading in such high quality MS.

  • @TCU1
    @TCU1 Год назад +3

    Dynasty was my first KISS tour and I never looked back! They were everything to me as a kid and still are! They are incredible!

  • @kojam1
    @kojam1 Год назад +1

    I cannot explain how ELECTRIC this is!!! I was a very young kid who just emigrated from Jamaica to Canada. I had NEVER in my wildest dreams experienced anything remotely similar to this. I STILL FEEL THE SAME ELECTRICITY IN MY VEINS NOW WATCHING THIS!!! OMG!!! L-O-V-E that neck roll Stanley does! NOBODY did it better than he! I've long said Ace and Peter were my fave voices in the band. Loved Paul and Gene, but those other 2 had perfect voices for rock. ESPECIALLY PETER!!! OMG!

  • @christerolausson2702
    @christerolausson2702 Год назад +8

    This is soooo EPIC! Early Kiss are pure awesomeness!

  • @fredrikthorvaldsen9692
    @fredrikthorvaldsen9692 6 месяцев назад +1

    No Thayer or Singer, just pure KISS. THIS is how they are to be remembered.

  • @luisortega6428
    @luisortega6428 Год назад +4

    With this kiss song my heroes became and above all Peter Críss, the authentic, unique and original Cat Man

  • @qtrhors1
    @qtrhors1 Год назад

    Aug 1977 I was 17 and that is what I heard and saw. Been jammin to em since I was 14. Had all the 70's albums. First time I heard the debut record was on 8 track. Fun days and great memories.

  • @evileyes4070
    @evileyes4070 Год назад +10

    Never get bored of this 😍😎🔥🔥

  • @markmtbrider
    @markmtbrider Год назад

    This is what made them fan favorites , their best song ,with all of the best elements of their playing . Change my mind.

  • @theteam2199
    @theteam2199 Год назад +5

    Thanks, midnight special for releasing the KISS midnight special in great quality this wouldnt happen if this werent posted

  • @maj8301
    @maj8301 Год назад +6

    KISS ruled the world from 1976 until 1980. When you walked into any store and looked at the magazine racks, you always saw KISS on the covers of multiple magazines, always. For 4 straight years.

  • @SA12String
    @SA12String 2 месяца назад

    Watched this on my parent's TV. I'm 64 now. This was a major part of my life. Saw KISS the first time live at Angel Stadium in 1976.

  • @richardgrossman9291
    @richardgrossman9291 Год назад +5

    Listening to this version (for a gazillion time) and wondering how Eddie Kramer "exaggerates" Alive! Overdubs 😊

  • @reggiegarza1680
    @reggiegarza1680 Год назад +1

    After watching this carefully. This is history in the making. Incredible performance. The last 2 minutes is it. I'm 58 years old. I remember this back in my youth.

  • @jonathanhathaway7796
    @jonathanhathaway7796 Год назад +3

    A new adult guitar student of mine (I'm 62) said he couldn't understand how I can play all kinds of music but like KISS too. I told him I didn't like KISS, I love KISS Only up to RARO though). I told him that people don't listen with their ears, they make a judgement from the image. I hear an attention to detail in the song structure and killer riff after killer riff that I just don't hear from other more respected bands of their era. That first ALIVE! holds up incredibly well to this day. The studio fixes in that are overstated. How much of this Midnight Special performance needs fixing?

  • @nerdy989898
    @nerdy989898 18 дней назад

    One of the greatest live performances ever!

  • @germanavasconcelos3965
    @germanavasconcelos3965 Год назад +4

    Peter Criss é esplêndido, talentoso, brilhante e essa vibe dele de jazz e blues com essa voz arranhada... pára o mundo! Que cara sensacional.

  • @upinflames_01
    @upinflames_01 Год назад +1

    There will NEVER be another group like this era of KISS! EVER!

  • @ThomDust
    @ThomDust Год назад +27

    Wow! Peter is incredible on this performance 🥁😺

    • @JBcrisscross
      @JBcrisscross Год назад +1

      This is why i love him! 💚

    • @kevinchandler179
      @kevinchandler179 Год назад +1

      He was absolutely fantastic in his prime!!!! Paul and Gene are delusional narcissistic assholes and truly deep down jealous of Peter and Ace, fact!!! They were the fan favorites and even on coke and booze, still put on a fantastic show night after night 🌙!!!! Team Peter and Ace always!!!! Lol

    • @timg185
      @timg185 Год назад

      @@kevinchandler179why can’t people just enjoy the video without whining. 4 guys that can’t get along and 2 guys were more committed than the other 2. Ace and Peter were fan favorites! What! How would you gage that? Gene and Paul have plenty of fans. They did just fine on their own. Unlike the other two. It’s obvious Peter is an asshole . Judging by things said in the other threes book . Plus Peter admitted to most of it. Ace quit . Peter is never happy and got himself fired. They made their decisions now they can live with them.

    • @kevinchandler179
      @kevinchandler179 Год назад

      Peter admitted to things, because he is honest and not delusional narcissistic assholes like Paul and Gene, his book was the most honest of any of them, and Peter doesn't constantly bash Paul and Gene, he took the high road as always!!!! If it wasn't for Peter and Ace, Paul and Gene would still be living in a scumbag apartment playing for Wicked fuckin Lester people!!!!! Lol
      Team Peter and Ace always!!!!

    • @kevinchandler179
      @kevinchandler179 11 месяцев назад

      ​@timg185 Peter was amazing and Ace and treated like stepchildren, you are an asshole!!!!! Not Peter

  • @davidmuir7711
    @davidmuir7711 Год назад +2

    I saw Kiss in 1976 at the Birmingham Civic Center and it was the best show ever. They were in their prime and kicked hard! The audience was on its feet and screaming from the moment Kiss came onstage and never stopped. There were stoners, leather boys, families, birthday parties, preppies and college kids, and fans of all ages young to old. I’ve seen some awesome bands perform, and while Kiss wasn’t my favorite band this was hands down and Bic lighters in the air, the greatest concert I’ve ever seen. The band and the crowd had a symbiotic love wherein the louder we roared the better they played. It was lightning in a bottle!

    • @jeffhodge7272
      @jeffhodge7272 Год назад

      My brother saw them 4-16-76.2 months later.I was at his apartment.He was playing ALIVE!
      I asked who it was.He told me and said he had gone to see them.I asked him what it was like.He said WILD.
      He handed me the booklet from inside the album.
      I was floored.HOOKED!
      Blood.Fire.Explosions.Lights.Boots.Outfits.Crowds.
      WILD! 🤟
      This and a LOT of early tunes are so good live.

  • @kevinb7126
    @kevinb7126 Год назад +5

    This is Kiss at their zenith in their prime they were a force.

  • @Petequinn741
    @Petequinn741 Год назад +5

    Peter has that voice..great!!

  • @jellojiggle1
    @jellojiggle1 4 месяца назад

    I wasnt even a teenager yet, had every KISS 8-track I could get my hands on, All the LP's, Solo Albums and posters, KISS dolls...Shaped the music I would create and listen to for years to come.

  • @ThrillingTwo
    @ThrillingTwo Год назад +3

    THank you Midnight Special for uploading this beautiful footage!

  • @herbertbryant5203
    @herbertbryant5203 Год назад

    My very first concert as a young teenager ! Molded my life to drums and rock n roll !! Las vegas rock n roll hall of fame !!

  • @Kissolg.21
    @Kissolg.21 Год назад +3

    THE HOTTEST BAND IN THE WORLD, KISS😀🔥🔥🤟🏻

  • @dadadadave100
    @dadadadave100 Год назад +2

    One of my favorite kiss songs