Kiss (album) turns 50!
Celebrating the album’s 50th Anniversary
Kiss’ unforgettable self-titled debut album was released on February 18, 1974.
This is an image of the cover art for the album Kiss (1974) by Kiss. [Gene’s demon makeup and “sanpaku” eyes frightened pre-school-age Tony just a little.] Copyright Casablanca.
“Yeah, we’re here to take our friend Jam here to the big, satanic KISS concert, if that’s okay with you.”
I was fortunate to see the original lineup during the Kiss Alive reunion tour. The show I attended would also include the final concert performance of Alice in Chains with the late Layne Staley (July 3, 1996); surreal and bittersweet, in retrospect.
Jul. 3, 1996: Kiss performs “Black Diamond” live at Kemper Arena.
Image by Vishnu R Nair from Unsplash
Video Source: YouTube hOt Kiss 3.0
Double Platinum (1978) by Kiss was the first album my friend and Toxic A$$ets bandmate Jeff Lahr ever purchased. He played drums along to that vinyl record until it literally wore out. This greatest hits album includes several songs from Kiss, such as “Black Diamond” and “Cold Gin”.