My Girlfriend just LOVES your work. When we crack open a couple beers and play cards, she demands I put your channel on and just hit "random" and let it play.
Main song writer and singer of this song Paul Stanley once said in an interview that in the late seventies, he often went out to discos and once said to himself that "Stuff like this is easy to write" and then began writing this song. It can still be heard here in Europe on a regular basis in (rock) discos.
Sure you can! The band stinks, this is one of their cheesiest lamest songs. They're not very good musicians or people, and the only reason their show is good has nothing to do with them. They blow off lots of fireworks and wear makeup. That doesn't make up for the fact that their songs kinda suck!
Saw them twice. With all the original members after they reunited in the mid 90s. It's not just a show, it's an experience. Fireworks, flames, and Paul Stanley flying through the crowd.
I never EVER thought I would see a reaction to this from you guys. I am crying....also I love this entire album. Sue me ...I was 10 years old. Great video guys
I wouldn't be surprised if Ace didn't even play on this. I remember him saying that he thought it was ridiculous they were doing a song like this and said he didn't want any part of it.
You touched on the key feature of KISS, they were all about entertainment. The makeup, the costumes, the Laser Light shows and Pyrotechnics of their Live shows. It was all about giving their fans a great time when they paid good money to go see a Rock concert.
KISS was my first concert on the Dynasty tour on my birthday. They were good however their opening act was an up and coming heavy metal band called Judas Priest. That night changed my life. Priest in their all black leather, the Harley, Halford really going for it was just so kick ass. My older brother asked me why I wasn't as much into KISS since they were my favorite at the time. I said " Because Priest looks cooler, they are way heavier and their energy was electric. When this song came out in 79 I was done with KISS for a long time.
@@KenGaska Yes I do know that however at the time in 1979 they had not broken big in the US. They also had one of the greatest live metal albums Unleashed in the East which happened to be released in1979.
NEVER, EVER, LIKED KISS! I will never understand how they sold over 80 million albums! They need an entire stage production, Laser Lights, pyrotechnics, elaborate costumes, make-up, explosions, along with everything else to distract you from the FACT that they are just Average Songwriters! If they didn’t have everything I just mentioned they would be an AFTERTHOUGHT! Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons are two QUINTESSENTIAL NARCISSISTS! In other words, AWFUL PEOPLE!
@@scottpollack1007 you know how many teenage boys saw KISS and thought to themselves... That's what I want to do. A generation of them. They showed up in the late 70s and throughout the 80s and 90s. You may not like it. You may not like them. But it is just a fact. KISS was a huge influence on a generation of musicians and was a primary reason many picked up an instrument in the first place. Deal. 😉 🤘
Kiss is a hell of a band, more than that, it’s a great experience. Not many bands bring as much joy as they do. Are they the best musicians? Nope. But they sure are rock stars!
Don't forget this song came out in 1979 when disco was in. It's still a great song. You guys should do a reaction to KISS' song "I Love it Loud" THAT song kicks ass!
Theres a video on yourtube showing KISS on ABC's Dick Clark show in 1974. They open with Nothin to Lose where Pete sings the chorus, and close it with Black Diamond.
This has been one of my favourite songs since I was a kid in the 80’s. Cheesy? Totally - but it feels good to me. Desmond Child wrote this, same guy who wrote those huge Bon Jovi hits it the 80’s.
If i remember the story correctly, it was written in like 15 minutes and it was the result of a bet that disco was so easy to write the he could do it under the time limit.
One of my favorites from earlier KISS. I remember when this first came out. I loved the groove from the very first listen. And Ace's guitar work, although subtle, really makes the song.
@@tonyallen4265 That can happen, you could listen to literal construction noises as a late teen and you'd think it was the most beautiful music ever lol, very impressionable at that age, I'm much younger so I was in my late teens in the late 2000s but some of my favorite songs ever came from then, I still listen to them weekly lol.
Yeah, this was a little before my time. I started getting into rock and metal in the mid 80s when they were well into their glam phase. I always hated it when Kiss fans called Dynasty their disco record. This was the only disco song. The rest of the album is killer. One of my favorites by them, actually.
I both love and hate this song. Such a painfully obvious attempt to try and ride the disco trend, but Ace just makes this so good. He's not the most technical player, but he just has style and swagger. I mean, who else had rigged their guitars to start smoking while they were ripping out a solo on stage while dressed in some cheesy 70s space man outfit? And while he can't sing for shit anymore, Paul had a great voice, and the guitar harmonies he and Ace put together on this one really hit good, especially right before the solo at the end. Yeah, it's cheesy, no, I don't listen to Kiss much anymore, and this is pretty low on the list, but there was a time I played this one a lot. Totally get the love and hate for this onr.
This was Kiss trying to do disco. Some of the band members hated playing this song but because most people liked it they had to play it. And it got a lot of air play.
this song shows the power of disco at its peak. everyone either loved it or secretly liked it, and nobody could resist putting out a disco-influenced song. KISS, Queen, the Rolling Stones... everyone did it.
This reaction is so f***in funny. The Travolta Whip! 😂 I’m a metal guy and I admit: When Napster first came out, the first songs I downloaded for my “guilty pleasures” playlist were Country Roads, Stayin’ Alive, I Want It That Way, and I Was Made For Lovin’ You. I didn’t let ANYBODY see that list
It's kind of a revolutionary song for 1979. Desmond Child actually wrote it (or something like it) and disco was huge at the time. He wanted to write something that would be popular in clubs, but add a little R&B and Hard Rock to it. Paul Stanley used to hang out with him and they wrote this together. Gene Simmons famously hated it, but Kiss released it to capitalize on the era, touching on the dance background, but keeping it hard rock. It became the #1 song in 23 countries within a few weeks. Gene had no complaints after that and Kiss just kept getting bigger and bigger. Desmond Child too for that matter. His career exploded after this! As soon as this was a hit, he worked with Bon Jovi, Aerosmith, Cher, Alice Cooper, Joan Jett, Scorpions (many times over etc... and all the biggest hits). The guy was and still is a genius song writer & and in the songwriters hall of fame.
thats a good song i think i like A Million to One more but the Eric Carr era of the band is littered with some of my favorite songs its hard to pick favorites sometimes.
This is the best video I've seen from you guys yet. Hilarious how much fun you're having with this song. KISS was the fist band I liked (at age 3), so there is something fundamental they get right, even when they are doing a disco song.
I was like 10 y/o and we were stationed in Exmouth WA when a new kid from the states turned me on to KISS, this was the first song I heard from them......I never stopped loving this song......
Instant earworm! Cheesy but nearly impossible to get that vocal chorus hook out of your head. Another great disco-rock mashup you guys should check out: “miss you” by The Rolling Stones!
Lifelong KISS fan here, this was a huge departure for them at the time, and many of us 70’s kids were like, “…wtf is this?!?” It’s dated now, but as always you guys emphasize the critical listening and the fun. Great vid!
Nice job covering this song guys. Brings back memories of being in a school dance in 1979 listening to my favorite band at the time playing disco. 🕺 hell yeah! 🤘🏽
Probably the most underrated Megadeth song of all time is "Mary Jane." They basically never play it live and it's from an album everyone sort of forgets about.
@@SeveredLegsOh dude, c'mon! "Killing is My Business?" that album was resurrected by the remix! Original mix blows! The remix shows have far ahead Megadeth actually was, for the time. Listen to Gar on that remix.
@@Cheesesock I'm not sure what you're responding to because I think the final kill remix of that album is excellent. And I agree with you that gar was amazing on it. I was commenting specifically on Mary Jane.
First time you hear it, you're overwhelmed by cheesiness, the second time around it's grooving, the third time you're hooked af - especially with the "cha!" part.
Great song for the time era of disco. Kiss has done many different styles over the years, staying with the times. My song request from them would be "Creatures of the Night" off the album "Creatures of the Night:
No, how you feel is EXACTLY how we all felt in 79. Kiss doing a disco song? We wanted to hate it, but there were parts of it, pure gold. The album wasnt necessarily like this, so this song stood out like a sore thumb. In 78 and 79, a lot of rock bands came out with a disco song, and it worked most of the time.
You should do Strutter. Track 1 off Album 1, where it all starts, encapsulates the KISS sound perfectly and has a great groove, Gene's bassline really drives the song.
the song is a guilty pleasure. I like it and have played it with cover bands and it always went over well. Drummer Peter Criss did not play on the song following an automobile accident and personal issues (with the exception of one song). Daiv Letterman drummer Anton Fig played on the album and Anton knew the band from playing on Ace Frehley's solo album and had a band on the same label ('Casablanca') as Kiss did. That band's name was 'Spyder', I believe.
The sweetest 4 bars of lead break that ever existed. Perfection !! And I still have the album I purchased in 1980.These guys were massive here in Australia
This is one of those songs that people hate when asked, but then crank it in the car. This one of the most entertaining reactions you made. Makes total sense how confused you are on this song…but it is more good than bad. You guys are killing me!!
God dammit! It was a bad idea to watch this while at work on lunch break. I've been doo doo doo-ing and whistling this song in the warehouse and I can't stop!
There’s nothing like driving down the highway late at night going home from work, you’re the only one on the road, and you’re just jamming to this tune.
Well technically they couldnt, if i remember correct, it was a bunch of studio musicians who got hired to write a disco rock song for Kiss and gvie them full rights to the song in exchange for a bag of money. Pretty sure Paul only wrote the lyrics.
From the point of a 7th-8th grader, when it was first released, this was the song you wanted to dance to at the school dance! This was a serious skating rink song! What I mean is... if you look at it from the perspective of when it was released, it was gold. Cheesy gold. 😊
This was the first kiss song I heard. The visuals and merchandising were the best parts of this band. The best thing kiss ever did was to help promote Van Halen, which was a great thing to do.
I lived though these days, from classic rock, to disco, to 80s. Lots of people did not like it or complained that its not another black diamond, but I always liked it. I know a lot of people that always liked it. if you were alive then hard core disco was really really bad. This song was a breath of fresh air, for the disco scene. Lots of bands added some disco sound to their playing, just like lots of bands went into 80s big hair, and into rock ballads ..... This is a classic Kiss song.
I had fun with you guys on this one!😁. Brings back memories!! I still like this song 40 yrs later. Try “I Want You” from Kiss. Not bad it rocks. You might have fun with it!
'Dynasty' (1979) and 'Unmasked' (1980) were the disco album by Kiss... They were on a disco label in the 70's - Casablanca Records, who also signed Donna Summer... Parliament Funkadelic... "I was made for loving you" was a huge international hit for Kiss in '79... but their American hard rock fanbase did not like the change. Paul Stanley (vocals & guitar) recalled that he was partying in the disco club Studio 54 back in the day and said, "Hey, I can write these kind of songs easy!" ... However, he did realize that little kids were coming w/ their parents on their 1979 tour and that did not sit well w/ their hardcore fans. 'Dynasty' had some standout songs - "Sure know something"... a cover of Rolling Stones' "2000 man" (sung by Ace Frehley) The next album 'Unmasked' was not as successful... the disco/ new wave single 'Shandi' was not a big hit (except in Australia) and original drummer Peter Criss did not play on either record; he was fired in 1980 (Drummer Anton Fig did the studio tracks) and Criss was replaced by drummer Eric Carr... Ace Frehley sang on the tracks - 'Talk to me'... 'Two sides of the coin'...
I come back to you guys every once in awhile. I still love your reactions to videos. I see how you love the music you laugh you enjoy it you joke on a little bit but I do appreciate you guys bless you guys and keep doing what you're doing
This is the song - then lp - that made me the fan i am today. Seen them a few times and loved it. They had some really good songs on that lp. Whenever i hear one in the radio - it goes full blast
Dude this is one of KISS’s greatest songs of all time it’s a classic
"I wanna not like this so much...!" 🤣🤣 This is what we all thought back in the day!
But ya know y’all did! 😂
@@ErikaSMHS yup. Especially with that rippin' solo from Ace Frehley!
You guys can never play this in the car cause I'm afraid you might get into an accident from giggling and dancing too much. 😂
I had no problem not liking this song. Disco sellout
So true!
Thanks for the shoutout, guys! Loved the reaction to this song.
My Girlfriend just LOVES your work. When we crack open a couple beers and play cards, she demands I put your channel on and just hit "random" and let it play.
Ryan is definitely putting this one on his secret cheese playlist.
Yup. Although I'm into metal. My secret playlist has George Michael, and The Spice Girls. 🤷♂️
its crazy because this is a song that they didnt even like playing after it got big😂😂😂 just like how guns n roses didnt want to play sweet child
@@mrhoneystinger3676 why have separate playlists, make 2 become 1..
@@Vivi_9 it tends to depend on your mood so I understand the 2 playlists
When it fly's, it's fly 😉
Main song writer and singer of this song Paul Stanley once said in an interview that in the late seventies, he often went out to discos and once said to himself that "Stuff like this is easy to write" and then began writing this song. It can still be heard here in Europe on a regular basis in (rock) discos.
Studio 54
@@FreeMTrider yes that is the name of a disco. Thank you for contributing.
@@KenGaskait’s the disco name that Paul Stanley said he hung out at. I don’t think he went to a bunch of other discos.
All Paul Stanley proved with this shit is that good disco songs are not easy to write or play.
I thought this was written by Desmond Child. Gene Simmons hated singing this back up
This song is just good. You can't deny it. You have to see this Bsnd Live it is a whole different experience. Their show is impeccable.
Sure you can! The band stinks, this is one of their cheesiest lamest songs. They're not very good musicians or people, and the only reason their show is good has nothing to do with them. They blow off lots of fireworks and wear makeup. That doesn't make up for the fact that their songs kinda suck!
I'm sure there's another "Farewell" tour coming down the pike, eventually.
5x live for me 🥰
@@TheyCallMeMr.Fahrenheit Did they just recently sell their whole back catalogue rights and likeness trademarks ?
Saw them twice. With all the original members after they reunited in the mid 90s. It's not just a show, it's an experience. Fireworks, flames, and Paul Stanley flying through the crowd.
A lot of bands jumped on the disco train back in the day- Rolling Stones, Blondie, Kiss…. Get ya on the dance floor
The live version of this was always a different beast. Gigantic and never fails to make the crowd nuts.
The only time you would hear a Kiss song at a disco back in the day. Filled the dancefloor every time the DJ mixed this in
There’s no live band like KISS and there never will be. The fire works, the stunts it’s magnificent. And they have always given 110% on stage.
I love how their reaction to this is basically same as mine…liking it in spite of yourself while laughing
I giggled through this whole reaction because I relate so much.
I never EVER thought I would see a reaction to this from you guys. I am crying....also I love this entire album. Sue me ...I was 10 years old. Great video guys
Dynasty rules
Ace's solo is short but so, so sweet.
@jxchamb I beg to differ. Paul does play it on Sure Know Something but this is Ace.
I wouldn't be surprised if Ace didn't even play on this. I remember him saying that he thought it was ridiculous they were doing a song like this and said he didn't want any part of it.
Perfection!
Ace is the best
Ace didn't play much of anything on this album, nor Peter the drums.
You touched on the key feature of KISS, they were all about entertainment. The makeup, the costumes, the Laser Light shows and Pyrotechnics of their Live shows. It was all about giving their fans a great time when they paid good money to go see a Rock concert.
KISS was my first concert on the Dynasty tour on my birthday. They were good however their opening act was an up and coming heavy metal band called Judas Priest. That night changed my life. Priest in their all black leather, the Harley, Halford really going for it was just so kick ass. My older brother asked me why I wasn't as much into KISS since they were my favorite at the time. I said " Because Priest looks cooler, they are way heavier and their energy was electric.
When this song came out in 79 I was done with KISS for a long time.
Love classic Priest!!!!
The up and coming Priest were 5 albums in and had a greatest hits album by then.
@@KenGaska Yes I do know that however at the time in 1979 they had not broken big in the US. They also had one of the greatest live metal albums Unleashed in the East which happened to be released in1979.
Never was a KISS fan but I’ll give them the respect they deserve
im not a big fan either but their MTVs unplugged made me realize how talented they actually are
Couldn't stand most of their music, but they were apparently a very kind group that helped so many other bands that backed them.
I like two or three songs and their movie.
I pretty much hate everything else they have om their catalog.
Try " hard luck woman" , doesn't even sound like them, and might change your mind
@@dawnpatrol700 I will. And I'll admit that I Love It Loud was part of my taped song lists back in the day.
KISS, like the Beatles, created a whole generation of musicians. Not many bands can say that.
KISS ROCKS! 😎
KISS crested “a whole generation of Musicians”? What are you SMOKING?
NEVER, EVER, LIKED KISS! I will never understand how they sold over 80 million albums! They need an entire stage production, Laser Lights, pyrotechnics, elaborate costumes, make-up, explosions, along with everything else to distract you from the FACT that they are just Average Songwriters! If they didn’t have everything I just mentioned they would be an AFTERTHOUGHT! Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons are two QUINTESSENTIAL NARCISSISTS! In other words, AWFUL PEOPLE!
@@scottpollack1007 you know how many teenage boys saw KISS and thought to themselves... That's what I want to do. A generation of them. They showed up in the late 70s and throughout the 80s and 90s.
You may not like it. You may not like them. But it is just a fact. KISS was a huge influence on a generation of musicians and was a primary reason many picked up an instrument in the first place. Deal. 😉 🤘
@@LX5477💯 true
@@LX5477my father was a marching band and jazz drummer…but the reason i too picked up the sticks was peter criss…
I can see George picking up Ryan to hit up the club and Ryan says turn some tunes on and George has this paused ready and waiting!
Haha nah it’s gonna be Ryan with this on 😂
This was KISS's "disco sellout" single and it killed. Deliberate, self-aware cheesiness and drama-pure genius. Thanks for reacting to it!!!
It’s not “disco”. It’s Kissco…
Kiss is a hell of a band, more than that, it’s a great experience.
Not many bands bring as much joy as they do. Are they the best musicians? Nope.
But they sure are rock stars!
Don't forget this song came out in 1979 when disco was in. It's still a great song. You guys should do a reaction to KISS' song "I Love it Loud" THAT song kicks ass!
This song cracked the Billboard top 10. Disco was everywhere in 1979. The Rolling Stones were doing disco at this time as well .
My favourite kiss song is Black Diamond from their album Kiss Alive. You guys must check it out
Great song that showcases Peter's voice, much like the entire 1st record.
100%
Black Diamond is the last song on there first album. 🤟🤟🤟
I have a black diamond in my wedding ring, because KISS 🤷🏼♂️
Theres a video on yourtube showing KISS on ABC's Dick Clark show in 1974. They open with Nothin to Lose where Pete sings the chorus, and close it with Black Diamond.
This song is a total guilty pleasure for me. And it takes me right back to my pre-teen years.
This has been one of my favourite songs since I was a kid in the 80’s. Cheesy? Totally - but it feels good to me. Desmond Child wrote this, same guy who wrote those huge Bon Jovi hits it the 80’s.
If i remember the story correctly, it was written in like 15 minutes and it was the result of a bet that disco was so easy to write the he could do it under the time limit.
One of my favorites from earlier KISS. I remember when this first came out. I loved the groove from the very first listen. And Ace's guitar work, although subtle, really makes the song.
It’s one of those songs that has the perfect combination of sounds for the ear and, as a human, you can’t help but enjoy..it’s primal
Its like Elvis once said..." if you really feel the music, you cant help but to move your body"
Domino is my all time favorite Kiss song…. One of the classic lines ever, when that …… bends over I forget my name 🍻
Love domino
Every rock band made a disco song in the late 70s. This one is great.
You spelled lame wrong 😂. It is one of the best disco songs, I'll give you that much, but man was that whole fad so lame lol.
Just as every rock band made a grunge album in the 90s.
@@djjazzyjeff1232 Well, I was in my late teens and had a fantastic time at the discos. I love the genre, even now.
@@tonyallen4265 That can happen, you could listen to literal construction noises as a late teen and you'd think it was the most beautiful music ever lol, very impressionable at that age, I'm much younger so I was in my late teens in the late 2000s but some of my favorite songs ever came from then, I still listen to them weekly lol.
It was "Miss You" for the Stones. My favorite if I had to choose.
Man, when this song came out back in the day the tune would stick in your head for ages....love it !
When this song came out, us diehard KISS fans thought they sold out! But it’s aged well, and when they played it live, it was a lot heavier.
Yeah, this was a little before my time. I started getting into rock and metal in the mid 80s when they were well into their glam phase. I always hated it when Kiss fans called Dynasty their disco record. This was the only disco song. The rest of the album is killer. One of my favorites by them, actually.
STRUTTER, Love Gun , COLD GIN, BLACK DIAMOND
I both love and hate this song. Such a painfully obvious attempt to try and ride the disco trend, but Ace just makes this so good. He's not the most technical player, but he just has style and swagger. I mean, who else had rigged their guitars to start smoking while they were ripping out a solo on stage while dressed in some cheesy 70s space man outfit? And while he can't sing for shit anymore, Paul had a great voice, and the guitar harmonies he and Ace put together on this one really hit good, especially right before the solo at the end. Yeah, it's cheesy, no, I don't listen to Kiss much anymore, and this is pretty low on the list, but there was a time I played this one a lot. Totally get the love and hate for this onr.
Well said. Ace is the sound of KISS, and PAUL doesn’t get credit for the frontman he was. He had a great voice and a great stage presence.
Like them or hate them but everyone has heard of them
Perfect summary! It's both terrible and brilliant at the same time!
This was Kiss trying to do disco. Some of the band members hated playing this song but because most people liked it they had to play it. And it got a lot of air play.
This was my first live concert. In 1977. I was 7.
EDIT- I don't think I've ever seen the two of you have more fun with a song. Enjoy!
Dynasty was released in 1979 😮
@@andrewknight4746 great. I meant the band itself.
No worries Dynasty Tour was my first major concert
this song shows the power of disco at its peak. everyone either loved it or secretly liked it, and nobody could resist putting out a disco-influenced song. KISS, Queen, the Rolling Stones... everyone did it.
This reaction is so f***in funny. The Travolta Whip! 😂
I’m a metal guy and I admit:
When Napster first came out, the first songs I downloaded for my “guilty pleasures” playlist were Country Roads, Stayin’ Alive, I Want It That Way, and I Was Made For Lovin’ You. I didn’t let ANYBODY see that list
Oh, yeah...I got a guilty pleasures play list. My go to Whenever I need a pick me up when having a shitty day
It's kind of a revolutionary song for 1979. Desmond Child actually wrote it (or something like it) and disco was huge at the time. He wanted to write something that would be popular in clubs, but add a little R&B and Hard Rock to it. Paul Stanley used to hang out with him and they wrote this together. Gene Simmons famously hated it, but Kiss released it to capitalize on the era, touching on the dance background, but keeping it hard rock.
It became the #1 song in 23 countries within a few weeks. Gene had no complaints after that and Kiss just kept getting bigger and bigger. Desmond Child too for that matter. His career exploded after this! As soon as this was a hit, he worked with Bon Jovi, Aerosmith, Cher, Alice Cooper, Joan Jett, Scorpions (many times over etc... and all the biggest hits). The guy was and still is a genius song writer & and in the songwriters hall of fame.
And Peter Criss wasn't deemed disco enough to play on the record, except for one track...Dirty Livin. Yes he's on the cover!
Get your roller skates on! 😂 Such a classic!
You aren’t wrong about the roller skates.
Love this song and I am not ashamed 😂
Tears are Falling is the Kiss song that I like the best.
thats a good song i think i like A Million to One more but the Eric Carr era of the band is littered with some of my favorite songs its hard to pick favorites sometimes.
You cannot not like this song....classic 🇨🇦❤️
Great tune. They rock it live.
This is the best video I've seen from you guys yet. Hilarious how much fun you're having with this song. KISS was the fist band I liked (at age 3), so there is something fundamental they get right, even when they are doing a disco song.
Yes!! 🙌🏻 And hey y’all..Randy Johnson (Big Unit) sat next to me during this concert. 🎵 He rocked out to this song. 🎧 Who cares if it’s different!
He wasn’t in the photog pit?
@@whamsie4022 Not at that time. He was still playing for the D’back’s!!
I was like 10 y/o and we were stationed in Exmouth WA when a new kid from the states turned me on to KISS, this was the first song I heard from them......I never stopped loving this song......
You guys crack me the hell up. Among my favorite music reactors.
This song pops up randomly when i hit shuffle, it's lost in 3000 other hiphop/rnb tracks
Instant earworm! Cheesy but nearly impossible to get that vocal chorus hook out of your head.
Another great disco-rock mashup you guys should check out: “miss you” by The Rolling Stones!
Great reaction guys!!! Keep up the popular Classic Rock reactions, always enjoy these ones a lot‼‼🔥🔥🔥
Lol this was their disco song. Try "Love Gun" next.
This is my jam... Love Gun has a cool intro... of course I didn't know the meaning till I grew up 😂🤪
Lifelong KISS fan here, this was a huge departure for them at the time, and many of us 70’s kids were like, “…wtf is this?!?” It’s dated now, but as always you guys emphasize the critical listening and the fun. Great vid!
Just can't hate this song. It is a fun, Discometal, highest quality of cheese, groovy, fun jam.
Nice job covering this song guys. Brings back memories of being in a school dance in 1979 listening to my favorite band at the time playing disco. 🕺 hell yeah! 🤘🏽
Probably the most underrated Megadeth song of all time is "Mary Jane." They basically never play it live and it's from an album everyone sort of forgets about.
I feel the same way! "So Far, So Good..." was my introduction to Megadeth, way back in 1988. The remix from 2004 is great!
@@Cheesesock Yup that's the best album to get the remix of. The others are 50/50 for different reasons.
@@SeveredLegsOh dude, c'mon! "Killing is My Business?" that album was resurrected by the remix! Original mix blows! The remix shows have far ahead Megadeth actually was, for the time. Listen to Gar on that remix.
@@Cheesesock I'm not sure what you're responding to because I think the final kill remix of that album is excellent. And I agree with you that gar was amazing on it. I was commenting specifically on Mary Jane.
First time you hear it, you're overwhelmed by cheesiness, the second time around it's grooving, the third time you're hooked af - especially with the "cha!" part.
I would LOVE to see you do more Bill McClintock reactions. His mashups are amazing!!!
Saw them live last summer, great song and show.
Black Diamond is my favorite song from Kiss. Strutter is my 2nd favorite joint from them.
Their first record is so absolutely amazing.
Great song for the time era of disco. Kiss has done many different styles over the years, staying with the times. My song request from them would be "Creatures of the Night" off the album "Creatures of the Night:
No, how you feel is EXACTLY how we all felt in 79. Kiss doing a disco song? We wanted to hate it, but there were parts of it, pure gold. The album wasnt necessarily like this, so this song stood out like a sore thumb. In 78 and 79, a lot of rock bands came out with a disco song, and it worked most of the time.
You should do Strutter. Track 1 off Album 1, where it all starts, encapsulates the KISS sound perfectly and has a great groove, Gene's bassline really drives the song.
Good song. Great album. Magic touch is my jam.
the song is a guilty pleasure. I like it and have played it with cover bands and it always went over well. Drummer Peter Criss did not play on the song following an automobile accident and personal issues (with the exception of one song). Daiv Letterman drummer Anton Fig played on the album and Anton knew the band from playing on Ace Frehley's solo album and had a band on the same label ('Casablanca') as Kiss did. That band's name was 'Spyder', I believe.
Ryan is always having the best time 😂😂😂
The sweetest 4 bars of lead break that ever existed. Perfection !! And I still have the album I purchased in 1980.These guys were massive here in Australia
You need to hear KISS' live version of their song I Still Love You. What a performance.
Yes!! The Unplugged version is the best vocal performance I’ve ever heard in my life!!
I discovered KISS when I was 8 in 1978. My first favorite song from them was "Beth" written by drummer Peter "Catman" Criss
God of Thunder had me in awe when I was around the same age.
That was a fun reaction! Thanks, y'all
This is one of those songs that people hate when asked, but then crank it in the car. This one of the most entertaining reactions you made. Makes total sense how confused you are on this song…but it is more good than bad. You guys are killing me!!
God dammit! It was a bad idea to watch this while at work on lunch break. I've been doo doo doo-ing and whistling this song in the warehouse and I can't stop!
There’s nothing like driving down the highway late at night going home from work, you’re the only one on the road, and you’re just jamming to this tune.
Their love ballad "Beth" is awesome!! This was their answer to the haters saying they couldnt do a disco song!
Agree - React the Beth!!!
Well technically they couldnt, if i remember correct, it was a bunch of studio musicians who got hired to write a disco rock song for Kiss and gvie them full rights to the song in exchange for a bag of money. Pretty sure Paul only wrote the lyrics.
No ballads please! 👎
@@Vakaria-playsthat's what most popular bands were doing back then. So much of that era was the same group of session players.
@@Vakaria-plays This was written by Paul Stanley, Vini Poncia and Desmond Child.
This is Kiss in their ABBA phase.
Kiss was my first concert ever. They set the bar real high
Love this whole album. It fuckin works. Check out Dirty Livin' or I sure know something.
From the point of a 7th-8th grader, when it was first released, this was the song you wanted to dance to at the school dance! This was a serious skating rink song! What I mean is... if you look at it from the perspective of when it was released, it was gold. Cheesy gold. 😊
Pure schlock. Kiss was always cheezy as hell. Gene was at least honest when he said that his goal wasn't to built a band but to built a BRAND.
This was the first kiss song I heard. The visuals and merchandising were the best parts of this band. The best thing kiss ever did was to help promote Van Halen, which was a great thing to do.
What you said at the end says it all about kiss. They are an entertaining band, they made their money making sure their fans got their moneys worth.
You wanted the best you got the best!
They're to music like WWE is to sports.
@@dani4ever Fake?
Loved this video. Absolutely spot on! This song rules! That said, my favorite song from Kiss is Domino. That song absolutely ROCKS!
They deliberately and cynically made this song to mock Disco and it ended up being a #1 hit
You’ll rarely find a song for which so many people *say* they hate it but actually love it. Guilty pleasure at its best.
Love Gun 🤘
"This doesn't sound like what KISS would make." All I can think is Music From the Elder.
Hard Luck Woman.... Is Awesome Too! 💋
I was going to suggest it myself.
The live version on Alive III is absolutely fantastic. Blows this one away.
I have always WANTED to hate this song... But it sucks you in 😂
I love this unironically, always have. And Kiss live is a fantastic experience.
Me too. I was only 10 when this came out & hadn't developed a disco bias cause everything sounded like pop to me.
I'm a huge Rush fan and they opened for KISS in the early days. To me, it is like having the Beatles opening for the Jackson 5.
I remember I was 9 when this came out. Me and some friends were big KISS fans. It was the saddest day ever.
They had their critics , but these guys were jamming in the 70s and are still jamming now !! Not alot of bands that can still say that. 🤘
I lived though these days, from classic rock, to disco, to 80s. Lots of people did not like it or complained that its not another black diamond, but I always liked it. I know a lot of people that always liked it. if you were alive then hard core disco was really really bad. This song was a breath of fresh air, for the disco scene. Lots of bands added some disco sound to their playing, just like lots of bands went into 80s big hair, and into rock ballads ..... This is a classic Kiss song.
I had fun with you guys on this one!😁. Brings back memories!! I still like this song 40 yrs later. Try “I Want You” from Kiss. Not bad it rocks. You might have fun with it!
What I've always loved about this song were the deep lyrics.
'Dynasty' (1979) and 'Unmasked' (1980) were the disco album by Kiss... They were on a disco label in the 70's - Casablanca Records, who also signed Donna Summer... Parliament Funkadelic... "I was made for loving you" was a huge international hit for Kiss in '79... but their American hard rock fanbase did not like the change. Paul Stanley (vocals & guitar) recalled that he was partying in the disco club Studio 54 back in the day and said, "Hey, I can write these kind of songs easy!" ... However, he did realize that little kids were coming w/ their parents on their 1979 tour and that did not sit well w/ their hardcore fans.
'Dynasty' had some standout songs - "Sure know something"... a cover of Rolling Stones' "2000 man" (sung by Ace Frehley)
The next album 'Unmasked' was not as successful... the disco/ new wave single 'Shandi' was not a big hit (except in Australia) and original drummer Peter Criss did not play on either record; he was fired in 1980 (Drummer Anton Fig did the studio tracks) and Criss was replaced by drummer Eric Carr... Ace Frehley sang on the tracks - 'Talk to me'... 'Two sides of the coin'...
I come back to you guys every once in awhile. I still love your reactions to videos. I see how you love the music you laugh you enjoy it you joke on a little bit but I do appreciate you guys bless you guys and keep doing what you're doing
This is the song - then lp - that made me the fan i am today. Seen them a few times and loved it. They had some really good songs on that lp. Whenever i hear one in the radio - it goes full blast