Composition Kiss (Kiss album)

1 composition

1.1 side one

1.1.1 strutter
1.1.2 nothin lose
1.1.3 firehouse
1.1.4 cold gin
1.1.5 let me know
1.1.6 kissin time
1.1.7 deuce
1.1.8 love theme kiss
1.1.9 100,000 years
1.1.10 black diamond

composition

with exception of kissin time , of material kiss written before band entered studio. of songs written during wicked lester s brief existence, while firehouse written paul stanley while attending high school of music & art in new york city.

side one
strutter

strutter , opens album drum fill, uptempo rock song written before frehley joined kiss. stanley wrote lyrics, , music based on song simmons had written years before, stanley parrot , had recorded former wicked lester member brooke ostrander in new jersey apartment. strutter remains 1 of few kiss songs stanley , simmons share songwriting credits, , standard number @ kiss concerts throughout 1970s. released in august 1974 third , final single album.

nothin lose

nothin lose , band s first single, song written simmons , sung him , peter criss. song chronicles singer coercing girlfriend trying anal sex, , subsequent enjoyment of it. b-side love theme kiss , album s instrumental.

firehouse

the north carolina glam metal band firehouse takes name song firehouse . song known simmons fire breathing during live concerts.

cold gin

this song first composed kiss frehley. insecure in own singing ability, frehley turned on vocals album simmons. cold gin concert staple throughout 1970s. during alive/worldwide tour, frehley assisted on lead vocals.

the song refers stimulating effect cold gin supposedly has on male sex drive. song credits cold gin thing keeps couple in troubled relationship.

there kiss tribute band los angeles named after classic song, featuring tommy thayer frehley, jaime st. james criss, chris mclernon simmons , anthony white stanley. st. james , thayer later go on form black n blue, band produced simmons, , thayer join kiss, taking frehley s place after farewell tour.

cold gin covered alternative metal group disturbed @ one-off tribute show pantera guitarist dimebag darrell abbott, known guitarist s favorite song. live performance featured members of drowning pool , anthrax, david draiman on vocals , vinnie paul on drums.

pantera , skid row performed song live while bands on tour in 1992, ace frehley on guitar special guest. performance taped , included on pantera s 2000 home video, 3 vulgar videos hell. death angel covered song on 1988 album frolic through park.

frehley noted: wrote cold gin in new york subway, in head, both lyrics , music. had spiral notebook me. never took guitar lesson, nobody believes that. didn t realize gonna become kiss classic .

a live version of song included on kiss popular , successful live album alive!. when alive! re-released part of kiss alive! 1975–2000 box set, song mistakenly credited stanley instead of ace frehley in 72-page booklet accompanied album.

weezer vocalist , guitarist rivers cuomo has said first song ever learned play on guitar.

cold gin named seventh-best drinking song of time.

ace frehley later rerecorded cold gin own vocals cover album, origins, vol. 1.

let me know

let me know , titled sunday driver , song stanley played when first introduced simmons, , later recorded wicked lester. simmons , stanley shared lead vocal duties on song, given bridge , instrumental coda when recorded kiss. during later kiss concerts, coda moved end of , before that, watchin .

side two

kissin time

kissin time not included on original album; in fact not recorded until 2 months after album s february release. april, album not commercial success band , casablanca records founder bogart hoping for. bogart, knew catchy single save album, ordered kiss studio record kissin time , top 20 hit bobby rydell in 1959. released single on may 10, never reached higher no. 83. did, however, boost sales of album though not added album until reissued in july 1974 (against wishes of band).

deuce

simmons has stated not know meaning of song s lyrics. deuce has been staple of band s concerts, opening shows 1973–1976 , again 1996 reunion.

love theme kiss

this instrumental evolved song titled acrobat , played during band s 1973 club shows. can found on 2001 box set. song shortened album. kiss song feature songwriting credits 4 original members. love theme kiss appeared in 2010 movie somewhere, directed sofia coppola.

100,000 years

100,000 years begins bass riff simmons. live version includes long drum solo criss continuing on short 1 found on album, heard on alive! demo version can heard on 2001 release of kiss box set. there lost verse towards end of song never made final cut.

black diamond

black diamond begins stanley singing first verse accompanied twelve-string, acoustic guitar. after yells out hit it! , full band kicks in , criss assumes lead vocal duties, repeating first verse. after chorus, song slows down frehley s guitar solo, after gradually slows down further , fades out. after criss departure band, vocal duties have fallen subsequent drummers eric carr , eric singer.