They all sang lead sometimes. This singer is Paul Stanley. Gene has a grittier rock voice! I loved Ace Frehley(lead guitar) Gene sang and played bass! They put on a hella good live show! Nothing wrong with being a little freaky 😜❤️🔥✌🏻🫶🏻
@@lisatiptoes the entire band hated this song as did the hardcore fans. Paul said he could write a hit disco song in like an hour and he did proving that disco was mindless. Interpret it how you want but thats the jist of it
Ok, there's some misinformation here. The band didn't HATE the song. Paul thought writing a disco song would be interesting just to see if he could, and asked Desmond Child to help him. The funny part is when it was presented to Gene (before Paul played it for him) Gene asked, 'What's my part"? and Paul said "doo doo doo doo doo doo-doo-ddo doo" and Gene was like WTF?? It's true that Gene doesn't care for the song, but when it went off into the stratosphere and was played in every disco in the world, bringing the band MASSIVE exposure including the money that followed, he relented. Gene's only demand was that they 'rock it up' live and tone down the disco aspect a bit, which Paul agreed to.
I was 15 when Kiss was big. Went to their concert and AC/DC opened for them. Also believe it or not. Gene Simmons says he has never had a drink of alcohol or drugs. His mother was a holocaust survivor and he had respect for her.
Wow, You would expect a man "looking" like that might have abused some things.😢 Drugs and alcohol were not as bad as they are now and so that's pretty incredible. Now, the question is do we believe Gene has had zero alcohol and zero drugs?
@@RockPowerUSA yes, Paul was sober too. The major strain with Ace and Peter was their alcohol and substance use. They were literal gang members in NYC,who decided that rock'n'roll was a safer way to get their girls and substances.
@@melissagerber7231 okay, You just have to take their word. I simply believe it's more likely that they tried drugs and alcohol at least one time. They claim they didn't try?
This was a 1979 disco hit by Kiss... they were on the same record label as Donna Summer and Parliament - disco acts, so they went that route briefly in 1979/ '80... Here's the brief story of Kiss: Paul Stanley (vocals & guitar) and Gene Simmons (vocals & bass) met in the early 70's in NYC... both wrote songs and were aspiring musicians that joined a local band named Wicked Lester... Stanley & Simmons did not get along often, but both worked hard and realized that they clicked musically... In 1972, the duo decided that they wanted to form a new band and looked for new musicians... A local Peter Criss (drums) joined and auditions for a lead guitarist brought in Ace Frehley (lead guitar) by 1973 and named the band Kiss ... They loved a band name New York Dolls that wore feminine makeup, but they didn't like that image for themselves... After seeing Alice Cooper perform one night in NYC, they were inspired to do what Alice was doing w/ makeup and creating a character onstage... only all 4 members of Kiss would create their own characters. Paul Stanley became the 'Starchild'... Gene Simmons became the 'Demon'... Peter Criss the 'Catman' ... and Ace Frehley the 'Spaceman'... A TV producer named Bill Aucoin saw the band perform one night and signed on as manager and quickly signed Kiss to a record deal w/ Casablanca Records... Aucoin also taught Kiss how to create a visual spectacle onstage to add to their music - pyro and bombs were used... Gene Simmons would breathe fire and then spit fake blood onstage... Ace Frehley would have a smoking guitar that would shoot bottle rockets from the neck... Peter Criss had his drums rise above the stage... and Paul Stanley was the band's frontman and ringleader. Even though Paul and Gene wrote the majority of songs, Peter Criss would also sing certain songs... Ace Frehley wrote songs and eventually sang on Kiss songs by 1977... However, Kiss released 3 studio albums by 1975 and none sold commercially and the band was going bankrupt, despite thousands of fans coming to see Kiss on tour... It was a double live album 'Alive!' in 1975 that finally broke Kiss commercially and a live version of 'Rock and roll all nite' ... (sung by Gene) became a hit single. Kiss considered themselves a hard rock band, and hoped their 1976 album 'Destroyer' would be a hit... What happened was that a piano ballad 'Beth' ... sung by drummer Peter Criss became a huge pop single from that record. Kiss was the biggest live band by 1977 and the Kiss image and logo became merchandising gold selling everything from radios to comic books by 1978. But the original band was falling apart by 1978... Kiss decided that each member release a solo album that year, all under the Kiss banner... Ace Frehley scored the biggest of the 4 solo records... In 1979, Kiss opted for a disco sound w/ the 'Dynasty' album... and "I was made for lovin' you" became their biggest international single... Unfortunately, the band's pop sound alienated their rock fans and Kiss' popularity declined significantly... A 2nd disco album 'Unmasked' in 1980 sold less. It also marked the end of the original Kiss... drummer Peter Criss was no longer playing on Kiss records because accidents, drugs and alcohol had hampered his skills (a studio drummer was used on 'Dynasty' and 'Unmasked') and he was out of Kiss by 1980. Ace Frehley was also struggling w/ drugs and alcohol as Kiss hired Eric Carr (drums) to replace Peter Criss in '80... but their next album 'Music from the Elder' in 1981 was an experimental flop record... Ace Frehley left the band by 1982... Kiss was a trio when they returned w/ the album 'Creatures of the night' (1982) and had finally returned to a hard rock sound, but no would listen... and it didn't help when Kiss toured w/ new lead guitarist Vinnie Vincent in addition to new drummer Eric Carr, both wearing new makeup characters onstage. In 1983, Kiss decided that the band's makeup image had run its course... Paul Stanley opted to have Kiss appear unmasked on MTV and reintroduce Kiss to a new audience w/ a non-makeup makeover - it worked. Their 1983 album 'Lick it up' became a platinum success... Kiss had to switch lead guitarists again in 1984, when Mark St. John recorded their album 'Animalize'... but he suffered an arthritic condition and had to be replaced by Bruce Kulick (lead guitar) who was a member of Kiss for the rest of their non-makeup era... Kiss still had platinum successes and were selling out arenas once again in the 80's. Tragically, longtime drummer Eric Carr was diagnosed w/ cancer in 1991... despite undergoing treatment, he passed away in late 1991. Kiss fans still remember Eric Carr and his thunderous drum sound that defined Kiss in the non-makeup years. Eric Singer (drums) joined Kiss in 1992 for their album 'Revenge'... but the band was in decline again in the 90's... In 1995, Kiss performed for 'MTV Unplugged' and ended their set w/ original members Peter Criss and Ace Frehley performing w/ them. That gig gave the inspiration to reunite the original Kiss in 1996 for a worldwide tour in full makeup... The "Alive '96/ '97" Reunion tour was their biggest to date... Kiss hoped to capture the original band for a new album 'Psycho circus' in 1998, but Peter Criss and Ace Frehley were reportedly already at odds w/ Paul and Gene's goals for Kiss... the album was completed w/ session musicians. The original Kiss embarked on a 'Farewell tour' in 2000/ '01... and Peter Criss was excluded once again in 2001 after demanding more money from the band... Eric Singer (drums) returned to finish the '01 tour wearing Peter Criss' makeup... Ace Frehley was out again by '02. Paul and Gene decided that Kiss would continue past 2002... their longtime tech Tommy Thayer (lead guitar) assumed Ace Frehley's character and even after Peter Criss returned for a 2003 tour, it was Eric Singer (drums) who took over wearing Criss' character permanently in 2004. This would be the version of Kiss in makeup that would record and tour for 2 decades... Kiss recently ended their touring career in 2023 w/ final shows in Madison Square Garden in NYC. Kiss klassicks that I recommend - "Shout it out loud" ... 'Parasite' (live version) ... 'Detroit rock city' ... 'Deuce' ... 'I love it loud' ... 'Love gun' (live version) ... 'Lick it up' ... 'Tears are falling' ... 'Unholy'... 'Creatures of the night'... 🤘🤘🔥🔥
I've heard that another singer (I'll just say a twin) suggested that they put their makeup back on again. I watched an interview and he was discussing it
OMG I hear ya! I'm turning 56 in a couple weeks and this brought me right back to my teen years instantly! What happened to the last 40+ years??!? I grew up in a very "christian" household so I had to hide all my KISS albums and cassettes. Well apparently I wasn't very good at it and my mom found them under my bed inside the box spring. Needless to say, they were burned in the church parking lot that very next Sunday and I was grounded for 3 months. I thought my life was over lol. Well, as soon as I could work, I got a job and rebought all of it!! Then to get just a little satisfaction, I left my KISS concert ticket stubs out on my coffee table (accidently on purpose) one day when my mother was coming over to my brand new apartment to help me unpack 😝 The look on her face was worth the 3 months 🤣
I was a teenager in the 80s, and glad I was! It's funny that you brought up chest hair being sexy back then. It was, and for those of us now in our 50s (where did that time go!) still love our men to have chest hair. I, personally, do not want to snuggle up and feel safe with a man with the chest of a 12-year-old.
Gene was the bass player. Paul Stanley was the primary vocalist but the other members all had their own vocal showcases. Two of the best KISS songs in my opinion (God of Thunder and Black Diamond) were sung by Gene and Peter Criss (the drummer) respectively.
The makeup made it possible for them to go out in public without being known for quite a long time. The first time I saw them without it was the song Lick It Up. The song Beth is really mellow. Great song.
You chose their only disco song. God of Thunder, Detroit Rock City, Love Gun are some of their harder songs. All of them sing. After a 50 year run, they played their last concert Dec 02, 2023 at Madison Square Garden. Put hair on your chest = it’ll make a man out of you
I am a 58 years old woman and I LOVE the singers with open (or no) shitrs and hairy chests like Kiss, the Bee Gees.... , and also the make up. They are hot, sexy and NOT scary! For me the waxed, tattooed, muscular chests of today's men are terrible and "unmanly"!🥴
A lot of KISS reaction videos are of ‘I Was Made For Loving You’ which is their foray into disco. Check out ‘Rock and Roll All Nite’, ‘Detroit Rock City’. ‘Shout It out Loud’ (Tiger Stadium concert).
For Kiss you should react to shout it out loud, I was made for loving you came out in their glam rock years and is somewhat of a different sound than most other Kiss songs. The music video for shout it out loud is from their 1996 reunion tour and shows you how amazing they are live
KISS is my all time favorite band. Beth is one of my favorites along with Love Gun, Shout it out Loud, and Detroit Rock City. Just some fun facts: Paul Stanley could hardly hear out of his left ear. Gene Simmons never drank. 1st and only sip was at his wedding and I think he was in his 50s but he was a sex addic. I just saw them last year in Atlanta GA. Awesome as always. Never would of know they were around 70 😮
No way it is your first time. 😅 But anyway, glad you checked it out. I am not a die hard fan of KISS, but I do love what I've heard of them. And oh boy, I've hear them since my childhood
They were huge when I was in junior high. My first Halloween dance when I was in 6th grade I went as Paul Stanley (lead singer) Unfortunately so did about half of the other kids. There were several dressed as other Kiss members as well. 😂 So nostalgic. Not their best song but I love it ❤ In my opinion they were scary when they took the makeup off 😂 I was so happy when they started wearing the makeup again. They are rock for the most part.
I read this info about the song While the story is unproven, Paul Stanley, who co-wrote the song with Desmond Child and Vini Poncia, has stated that it was a conscious effort on his part to prove how easy it was to write and record a hit disco song. Well I think they proved how easy it was! this song is fantastic to me, Kiss or not!!! they just made it their style.
Disco Rock. I had this album, as a kid ( 8 years old) on 8 track cassette tape and used to play it every night when i went to sleep. At that time they were huge. This album was a one-off but it showed that they were here to stay and since disco ( not my favorite genre to put it mildly) was all the rage they adapted ( as all good artists do) and rode the wave until music turned again and hard rock dominated in the 80's. While many people really don't like this album with it's disco(ish) style i am not one of them. And this song was my favorite on the album. Having said that, to me there is not one bad song on this album. I also love "2000 Man", "Magic Touch", "X-Ray Eyes", "Save Yout Love", and my second favorite song from this album "Sure Know Something". Listening to this song, and album, really takes me back to the happiest time in my life and is quite nostalgic. Love it!
I wouldn't pick this as one of their best, but it still holds a place in my heart. This came out when I was 9 or 10. My stepsister had all the KISS albums up to that point. We used to listen to them all the time. Check out some of their live performances from the 70's "God of Thunder" is a good start.
1:38 "I'm Pretty Sure That Kiss Is The Group That Sings 'Rock'N'Roll All Night' " You're correct, Pegasus. They are the band that played Rock'N'Roll All Night
I've seen Kiss 4 times and it's always amazing amazing. The first time I saw them and I heard Paul Stanley speak for the first time I was like Who the F is that talking. Hearing him talk is so funny, I love it. I took my 2 youngest boys to see them when they were 15 and 16.
KISS wanted to be the band they never saw. While NY bands were dressing in Fem makeup,satin,etc. in the early 70's KISS wanted to be like superheros. Gene Simmons (co vocals /bassist) "The Demon" loved comic books & classic horror movies.Paul Stanley (co vocals / guitar) wanted to be a rock star from an early age.Ace Frehley )lead guitar) "Spaceman" loved science fiction.Peter Criss (drums) "The Catman" grew up around gangs he thought he had 9 lives Peter & Ace left in the 80's KISS took off their make up 80's & 80's.They have harder rock songs & they have ballads
Alice Cooper was one of the first to do makeup and a term shock rock. With song titles like: Schools Out, Billion Dollars Babies, Only Women Bleed, I'm Eighteen, Elected, No More Mr. Nice Guy, and Welcome To My Nightmare. He has been around for 60 years.
Gene was on the left hand side of Paul Stanley(lead singer on this song) The interesting thing is that YEARS ago when they first started,they had their face paint on,but they also use to use fake blood on some songs,and they'd have it come out of their mouths. That was an EXTREMELY long time ago...I've searched for some videos of it,and I've yet to find any...so I'm not sure if there blocked,or were they taken down...Either way...KISS is an amazing group!
Omg, i remember when we were first going to see Kiss unveil themselves without the make up. We were geeking out!!! Ive seen them in concert back in the day both with & without make up. I prefer the make up, much more theatrical and unique
I discovered Kiss way back in the 90's somewhere when this video popped up on the VH1 music channel. I was so facinated by them, their outfits, the make up. Been a fan ever since.
Staple of all HS parties in Greece during the early 80's. In one occasion I left a party early hearing this song and few houses away in another party they were playing the same song.
Seen these guys 3 times. Love them. Seen them in 2014 with Def Leppard. Great concert! Still jumping around like they were young . Another good one is Detroit Rock City. My fav. Try Heavens on Fire. Please try
Kiss can write catchy clever songs and even though they all questioned their own sanity after creating The Elder; an album about a child chosen to save Earth from "evil". it had some intriguing tracks - A World Without Heroes gives you Gene singing rather well and "I" a rousing track sung by Paul. However, the acoustic version of "I still love you" from Creatures of the Night is impressive and featured the writing skills of Vinnie Vincent (Cusano); a talented guitarist and composer who joined them again to help write most of their heaviest album REVENGE. He brought Kiss back from the dead when he co-write a lot of Creatures of the Night. and Lick it up but who seems to be as mad as he is musical.
The make-up was an idea that came to them from Japanese Kabuki theater performers. They took the make up off for a time period and then put it back on because that's just how we all knew them. They had different costumes each year or so. I ever entered a KISS costume contest that the magazine "16" had running where you would draw a brand new idea for a costume and then send it in. Whoever the band picked, won. I can't remember wheat my costumes looked like or even who won and what their design looked like. I was a big KISS fan until the original drummer, Peter Criss and the original lead guitarist, Ace Frehley, were kicked out of the band. In my opinion, they went downhill from then on when it came to putting out great music. Concerts were where they shined from then on though. My sister and her husband still love them without any change. My brother in law dresses as Gene every Halloween. Full costume, make-up, and even carries a real ax bass with him. He's a real bass player so he brings it to shows if he plays Halloween weekend. And this song is an attempt to prove disco wasn't gonna keep them down. They just decided to join the club. There is a reference about how disco and rock n roll interfere with each other in the movie "Detroit Rock City." I highly recommend watching it. You won't be disappointed. Gene and Paul both sing. Depends on the song. And Ace and Peter have even contributed to some songs like Beth (Peter) and Shock Me (Ace).
The original lineup of Kiss: the lead singer and guitarist was Paul Stanley (Starchild), drummer Peter Criss (Catman), guitarist Ace Frehley (Spaceman) and bassist Gene Simmons (Demon) famous for his "tongue" and (curious note ) is married to a famous actress of thrillers - erotic films of that time: Shannon Tweed... And yes, Pamela and Tommy Lee were not the first 😁
Great reaction…a lot of their songs fall into the category of getting some, what Wheeler said in “Role Models,” was true lol…check out other KISS songs, “Detroit Rock City,” or “Love Gun” (you’ll hear the band harmonize really well in that track) but the live versions. KISS was really big about trying to stay with the times, so this was to help keep with the sweeping disco phase in the country…but hope you keep reacting, and thanks for the entertainment.
I remember KISS as a kid, but didn’t think I heard any of their music. I remember the chorus on this one, but not the verses. I never knew what they said in the song.
10:54 Paul Stanley has so much sex-appeal on this video, I love this song. Glad you enjoyed. Could you react to I still love you, live MTV Unplugged 1995, an outstanding performance by Paul Stanley and the band. Lots of people say that Kiss is just noise, can't sing and can't play, can't write , this song prove them wrong.
This was a great disco era song. Kiss just keeping up the times. Not everyone liked there disco era stuff. And Gene is the base player, him and Paul Stanley were the co-founders of the band.
They still do concerts, i worked on many of them they must be over 70 years old, you really should react to the final countdown by Europe, classic song, greetings from Sweden 🇸🇪
Check out MORE KISS! The other video that was filmed on the same day and same studio as this was "Sure Know Something". That's a really cool song too. Their more harder and grittier stuff was earlier 70's. Watch and react to more songs from 1975-1978 specifically!
Also, fun fact about the creation of this song; Paul went to see a concert with the co writer of this song - Desmond Child and it was there where they both agreed to write a song for each other. Desmond Child has an interview up on RU-vid, where he chronicles how their music relationship began. Essentially, Desmond and Paul created a popular trend in music, specially in the 80’s - I’d refer to it as genre mixing. They fused the R&B/ Soul influences from Paul’s love of Motown music and incorporated a rock sound, and voila - “I Was Made For Loving You” was created.
5:34 "I Thought That Gene Simmons Was The Lead Singer" To be fair, Pegasus, all 4 members of Kiss sing lead, though Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley, aka the Star Child, sing lead on the lion's share of Kiss songs There's also songs that's drummer Peter Criss sings lead vocals on, as well as a few that guitarist Ace Frehley sings Lead on
The first song I ever heard by Kiss was a ballad called "Beth"...such a great little love song. I can't remember the next Rock song that came out by them, but I remember seeing a video of them and was totally floored that it was the same band. Many of their songs I heard on the radio, so don't have the advantage of seeing most of their videos.
I remember when it was a big thing when they were going to remove their makeup. It was a big thing because they were never appeared without the makeup. Gene Simmons also had the reality show Gene Simmons Family Jewels.
Kiss nailed the world. Gene was reported saying he had been with 10000 women. You need to do Rock and roll all night, Detroit rock city and Beth. Live is always best. Rock in Rio concert was crazy.
I love the analogy to Funkadelic/Parliament simply because as a rebellious Caucasian teen in the late 1970s and early 1980, I drove my parents and almost every town on the Mississippi Gulf Coast crazy listening to both, among others
That song is from 1979, their disco-leaning phase. If you want a rockier version, check out Sershen & Zaritskaya's cover version. It's here on YT: v=loKqHFV5o2M
Unlike other bands who indulged in make-up to enhance their image on stage or to be recognized from another band member, KISS created whole characters they would assume on stage. The Star Child, The Cat, The Space Ace, and The Demon. Add in pyrotechnics and smoke, lights and lasers, and KISS was about the show. At one point they became so popular they spawned a movie and a Marvel Comics special edition featuring the imaginary characters. And, yeah, this was not typical of their music. Sometimes you just gotta put out something to make money. Try something like Detroit Rock City or God of Thunder.
I have a distinct memory when I was about 6 years old in 1980 going to the royal Easter show in Sydney and wanting my face painted like Gene Simmons and my parents wouldn't let me 🤣
Got to listen "Detroit Rock City" The Paul and Gene started the band. Ace, the lead guitarist, was added via a tryout. They had about 50+ people show up. Ace walked pass everyone in the line and plugged in. Then played. Paul and Gene scolded him and told him he had to wait his turn like everyone else. Yet they knew it would be him when they were through over half the people.
