Dynasty has some great songs. Aside from the obvious, I really like “Dirty Livin” (I dont know why it gets bashed as much as it does), and I love Ace’s contributions: “ Save Your Love”, “2000 Man”, “Hard Times” are all great.
Dirty Living is a great song BUT, it should've been on Peter's SOLO Album. It wouldv'e been great on his Solo Album, but, is lost on Dynasty. It doesn't fit in with Hard Times, Charisma. SAVE Your Love etc. Dont get me wrong, I love Dirty Livin' but it should be on either the Solo album, or. Unmasked.
@@FrostedSeagull well said my friend. Ace was such a force by this point, his songs were so much better than Gene’s. Such a shame. Band’s ultimately form…to break up.
Kiss fan from the mid ‘70’s. Dynasty has a special place in my life. I was 18 when it came out and was in my first serious relationship. She was 17 years older than me. Almost every song said something about her. A year later we were married. Four years later we were divorced. Kiss was still Kiss.
Every time I listen to these “Paul and Gene” videos, my opinion of Gene changes. He seems like an understanding person who understands that he was probably tough to deal with… unlike Paul who thinks he can do no wrong
Dynasty is testament to Kiss's ability to survive in an ever-changing musical environment. It's probably one of the most underrated albums in rock history (much less Kiss history). Not a bad song on it..really, not one.
It's their biggest selling album of all time and "I Was Made For Lovin You" has over half a Billion views on UA-cam. Quit calling everything underrated
Give Paul and Gene their due,Kiss was everything to them.Peter sabotaged the tour and put Kiss at risk.If it weren’t for the Starchild and the Demon,their would be no Kiss.
We should hear more interviews from Bill. He was there from the beginning, and probably had all the stories from behind the scenes. His description of the Tom Snyder incident was priceless, describing how Gene runs to him to tattle on Ace, but Bill refuses- he sees that Ace is doing great, so basically says F U Gene! It remains one of the greatest moments in Kiss history!
My very first concert was KISS and Judas Priest in Kansas City on the Dynasty tour in 1979, and as a 16-year old KISS fan at that time, I even knew the band had jumped the shark. I believe that Gene and Paul were responsible for the Disco-tinged songs on that album. Ace Frehley still gets sh*t talked about him by Gene and Paul, yet he was the Rock & Roll heart of the band. If I was Ace, I also would have wanted to leave KISS at that point. They haven't been the same or as vital since...
When I was 9 years old I'd come home from school and fire up the TV to watch 'Speed Racer' and 'Battle of the Planets'. It was during this time that KISS was selling a silver satin jacket with the Dynasty faces on the back. Everyday my best friend and I would wait for the commercial to air and when it did, we'd call each other up afterward and compare notes on what we saw. It was a MAJOR deal for us back then to come across ANY video of the band because that's just how it was back then. If something like UA-cam were available back then, we would have never left the house.
Dynasty ,peters solo album and kiss unplugged are what I play for people who hate kiss lol and they’re usually surprised and impressed that kiss was more than they thought musically.
The Dynasty tour was my first ever convert, a few weeks before my 8th birthday. About a year ago I found a vinyl bootleg of that show. Totally psyched to say the least.
It is only now, at 50 yrs old, that I am starting to see the internal mechanism of gears and levers that controlled KISS... or as we call him, Paul Stanley. Gene gets all the crap. But Paul was the one who shat on everyone. As a musical influence, he is one of the greatest. But as a human being, he comes up quite short of the expectations I place on even myself. He takes every opportunity to belittle every other member of the band he saw as "his". It's simply a miracle he landed with the guys he did, because any other band's members would likely have sent him to intensive care for having an attitude so pompous and inflated. His ego casts a shadow of darkness over even the "King of Ego", Gene Simmons. Paul is a great songwriter, riff-master, and singer, Paul Stanley hid a selfish and self-righteous mentality that sparked possibly EVERY conflict contained within KISS' self-erected walls of isolation. I owe Gene an apology. I'm sorry, Demon. I misunderstood. (Even tho you served up a fair amount of drama too.) The trio of you, Peter, and Ace are Saints for enduring any amount of Paul's vanity. Thanks for the music. It appears we were lucky to get any of it... ✌
Dennis, Well written, articulated and said ! Paul is and will ways be a narcissist. I've worked in the field of mental health and dealt with 'certified narcassists'. They are very hard work and consider their narcissm as 'leadership.' It gets more extreme. E.g. every thing, including the world, evolves around them. Blatant Lie about: I Was Made for Loving You- Paul wrote a blatant commercial 'hit.' What self serving crap. Reality - he was jealous of Ace's surprise hit New York Groove. Paul used Vini Poncia to write I was Made for Lovin' You. Vini Poncia was a disco devotee. New York Groove as Bill Aucoin said, 'pleasantly caught everyone by surprise like Beth did." Paul became insanely jealous.
One of the few times I stayed up really late to see Tom Snyder's "Tomorrow Show" was the Kiss appearance as described at the end of this video. I think the only other time I watched the show "live" (it started at about 1:00am ET) was when some of the original Star Trek cast was on.
I was 8 when this album came out. I can still remember when I was made for loving you was played on the radio and loved that song and it’s still catchy today. Magic touch and sure knows something are great songs as well. The whole album over all was great.
I don't understand the 'having to justify' I Was Made For Loving You business.... It's a damn good song. The chord moves are slick, the melody is great and it has an electricity to it that is infectious. It's one of those songs that always existed somewhere in the ether since the beginning of time, like Hey Jude or something, and Paul just plucked it. Good job Paul. From a guy who loves Progressive Rock, Thrash and Classical music, good f'n job.
There are some really good songs in Dynasty. No over the top hard rock songs they’ve been known for up to that point, but some very well written and slickly produced pop-rock songs. I love how Anton played drums very subdued so as to not be so obvious that it’s not Peter, but still laying down some tasteful drum tracks.
Agreed, Charisma and Save Your Love come to mind for me....HUGE impacts on my childhood. In fact, the first time I saw KISS in concert was the Dynasty tour in June of 1979 at the tender age of 8 (with my best friend's parents). I still have the confetti, ticket stub, and program, the t-shirt died many years ago.
That man has been on more albums than you can imagine and you probably heard most of them. No joke, he would do studio sessions, commercial jingles, show up for Letterman, than do live gigs. He’s one of the most prolific drummers ever. He did it all. Kiss, Cult and many other love having Anton show up.
I remember as a young kid...4 in 79 id fight sleep to stay awake and see any TV appearance....i nearly lost it when they had a behind the scenes on the dynasty tour featured on 3 -2-1 contact
I think the best thing about ' I Was Made For Loving You ' is Ace's playing and tone. He could really rip it up when he chose to . I even agree with the comment by Gene that Ace could have been on a level with the best rock guitar players if he had focused on his creativity and his playing more instead of getting fucked up. I don't judge him , I like to get out of it myself but if I had his intelligence and talent I would cultivate it first and get wasted after I had done my work for the day .
Dirty Livin is one hell of a song and Peter Criss is one hell of a vocalist. In fact, he's my favourite out of the four members when it comes to singing ability.
The Godfather of Rock n Roll "Joe Anthony" really criticized Dynasty because it had a Disco sound. At the time AC/DC, Rush, Judas Priest, and Scorpions were out rocking Kiss.
I still love this lp. Ya know since day one and still to today. Nobody really appreciated the talent and mostly musicianship of the original four. This lp demonstrates just how versatile and adaptive they were. Every time I ran into someone who put them down due to makeup to take a minute out on headphones and just LISTEN! Great vocals, great players. Great writers! And harmony arrangements? Listen to the Pyscho Circus lp
I was 7 years old jamming to this masterpiece of an album. I had my grandmothers pots and pans set up like drums and tried to dress up like All Kiss members, name me one group in today’s BS music environment that has so much influence on people of all ages like Kiss did
Gene is a far better bassist than he was ever given credit for. Cold Gin, Love Gun and the Jam Section of "She" really show how Gene can Boogie on the 4-String!! He's actually a fine musician!
The 1st concert I saw november 19th1979 vancouver b.c Festival seating kiss army sponges dropped from a glass ball from the ceiling I managed to get one my friend still has his. And his memorabilia. Loverboy opening act almost got booed of the stage .... I also seen ace and Peter's bad boys of kiss tour at the commodore ballroom . And the reunions and new years eve b.c. place 2000. Not to mention Bruce kulick .tommy Thayer Eric Carr era . 1974 to 1979 was by far
Gene had red to represent hell, Peter Criss had green to represent the jungle, ace had blue to represent the sky and ozone in space. Stanley had purple because of his favorite Teletubby
Agreed. I have never thought of I Was Made For Loving You as a disco sounding song. If it is, just tell me which disco song I should listen to for comparison?
They call it dope for a reason. Some of the musicians I remember from my playing days were more into the lifestyle than their job. A jazz guy who taught me to play made it a point to tell me to stay away from drugs, booze, clinging women and focus on my music because that was going to pay my bills. I walked away from a lot and maybe blew an opportunity or two, but I have no regrets.
He was right. I stayed away from drugs though I did fall into the clingy woman thing. I've got right with that since. Saw a lot of people really fall apart due to drug abuse. I totally understand where Gene and Paul come from in regards to that. Cheers and all the best for 2022.
Oh, they were talking about expenses.. Since 77 Gene, Paul and Ace were using the Schaffer Vega True Diversity Wireless System. At that time, they cost over $5000..and 3 were needed. It was after Ace's mis-hap when KISS and other bands started using them. AC\DC and Heart were 2 of the other groups to use the SV Wireless. Today you can get the Line 6 50 which is far superior for less than $300.
Any Ace fans out there., he has a brand new album coming out. He has written with his friend , Peppy Castro, guitarist from Trickster and his favorite drummer, Anton Fig. That guys resume as a studio musician is my “Dream List” of people to have on an album. Ace is gonna drop some great music!
By the time I type this Ace's first single (and title track) from his upcoming album 10,000 Volts has been out for a few weeks, and it rocks! Can't wait for the album release. He has released some snippets of other songs, and it promises to be great! Has that Kiss/Ace '70's sound that Kiss themselves never could nail without Ace. (Monster?-No. Sonic Boom-Well, nice try though.) Get ready Ace fans, the Spaceman rocks again!
I remember my grandmother buying Dynasty for me when it came out, I was 10, I remember the older kids hated it, I’ve always loved it!!!! I pretty much stopped listening to them after The Elder..
I call the Dynasy Album die nasty. Ididnt know Peter Criss didnt even play on the album except Dirty Livin'. When it came out, i loved the cover, all four members in closeup. Disco was really big at the time. So its not surprising they delved inyo that genre. To be perfectly honest, I don't mind I Was Made For Loving You. I was such a fan, at this point l became accepting of the newer sound. Having said that, this would be the last Kiss album I would buy until Creatues years later. I remember a lot fans jumpimg off the band wagon ( no pun intended) once Dynasty came out. I wasnt ready to jump ship quite yet. While Dynasty wasnt great. It wasnt nearly as bad as Unmasked.
Charisma n sure know something are sexy songs Just to think i was dancing to it when i was 5 😂 then later when i hit the stage at 21 i was dancing to it again lol
In my opinion there's not 1 bad track on this album. Definitely my favorite Kiss studio album next to their debut and Creatures. Also its 1 of the best produced Kiss albums. Even though the album sold well I feel it's very underrated because most of the songs were ignored when I was made for loving you became a big hit for the band. Labeled the Disco album, people I guess never listen to the rest of the album because most of the songs rock. I was made for loving you is my least favorite song off the album even though it's a very good song and a Kiss classic.
I don't know why they didn't push more singles from this album. It def had the clout to support more singles given the musical environment at the time. "Sure Know Something" for sure, maybe even "2000 Man" or "Magic Touch". These other songs may have been played occasionally but, at least one of them, should have been in regular rotation.
@@lauraduncan3677 Absolutely...Destroyer was one of my favorites. Destroyer and Rock and Roll Over were both released in '76 and stalled at #11 on the album charts. Love Gun was released the following year and peaked at 4. That's 3 albums in 12 months. Dynasty was 2 years in the making and I'm sure it was purposely written to be more radio friendly so they could shoot for that #1 spot...and they did exactly that. The album peaked at #9 in the U.S. but was #1 in four other countries and they scored their first #1 single here in the U.S. I just feel like it had more radio friendly songs on it.
@@CrazyLG72 😮you're *least* favorite?!? Wow...I can't imagine my Kiss playlist being without Detroit Rock City, King Of The Night Time World, Flaming Youth or Shout It Out Loud.
Man, Dynasty is a good album. "Magic Touch" is one of my top 10 Paul Stanley tunes, indeed. "I was made..." and "Dirty livin" define the term "disco rock"; no band has ever done something similar
My Mother got Dynasty for her 19th Birthday... I was 4! ( yeah I know. ).. I remember she was not thrilled with it. I on the hand, when I got older and started getting into KISS I liked it. And now ( 48 ) I think... I Was Made For Loving You is soo awesome for some reason. I also LOVE the 3 Ace songs on there. Underrated album imo. I will say though my Mommy absolutely loved Charisma and Sure Know Something especially. 💋
I actually loved Dynasty when it was released. It's ironic how the fans that originally hated I Was Made For Loving You, because it was a disco type song is now one of the fans' favorite songs in concert. Poetic justice, I'd call it.
Suddenly I wasn't the only KISS fan in my class and all the girls also suddenly liked KISS. It was the beginning of the end for me. And then Ace left...
Only songs i liked on Dynasty were I was Made for Loving You, Charisma, Sure Know Something & Hard Times! And i thought the Dynasty outfits rocked. Especially Ace's!!!!
The irony in Peter wanting to use his friend as a producer and that "friend" turned out to be a Judas who`s doings ended up Peter getting fired. I would be so bitter about that.
I believe Gene more than Paul when it comes to difficulties with Ace and Peter. Gene isn't really vindictive or whiny the way Paul is. He's a bit more straightforward and honest.
Kiss best years for me was 74 .to 1979 1st concert I saw 12 years old the return of kiss opening act loverboy almost was booed of the stage i liked the bad boys of kiss peter criss ace frehley tour . Hoping to catch ace with alice cooper. 2022
Anton subbing for Peter makes it a bit of a cheat, but it's still a great record. Moving toward pop, disco and new wave was a good decision, if only they could have kept the band together, had reached out for more help with songwriting, and found a sympathetic producer to bring them into the 80s. All the talent, poor management.
Maybe it's me. But as KISS, like any other band tends to use different instruments for different songs if they want, Sure Know Something sounds like Paul was using VOX amps. VOX is famous for its chimey sound.
The best tracks on the album are all from Ace Frehley with the exception of Charisma, by Gene and the gorgeous song from Paul Stanley - Magic Touch. Dirty Livin does nothing for me. Sure know Something is far better now that I heard it Unplugged. I was not a fan when it originally came out.
at the time, I didnt interpret I Was Made for Loving You as disco. I actually liked it. It didnt turn me away from KISS. I liked the album. It was actually very cool to have a KISS album with 3 Ace songs on it for once (!) It was fresh n new.. Unmasked is a different story altogether
The Tom Snyder interview is a genuine iconic TV moment,....and I saw it live....it was AWESOME!
"I was made for loving you"- yes it has been overplayed, but "Hard Times", "Dirty Living", "Charisma" are awesome!
Totally, Peter Criss Dirty Living is the best song of the album in my opinion.
Sure Know Somethin' is my fav!. Note: It features Paul on Lead Guitar!!
Hard Times is great.
@@spaceace1006 it is a great tune. And the Solo is good
Dynasty isn’t that bad. Neither is Unmasked compared to The Elder
Dynasty has some great songs. Aside from the obvious, I really like “Dirty Livin” (I dont know why it gets bashed as much as it does), and I love Ace’s contributions: “ Save Your Love”, “2000 Man”, “Hard Times” are all great.
Dirty livin kicks - esp the feeeeedback solos breaks. You’re right right on about ace’s material too 🪨 🤘🏼
Dirty Living is a great song
BUT, it should've been on Peter's SOLO Album.
It wouldv'e been great on his Solo Album, but, is lost on Dynasty. It doesn't fit in with Hard Times, Charisma. SAVE Your Love etc.
Dont get me wrong, I love Dirty Livin' but it should be on either the Solo album, or. Unmasked.
@@FrostedSeagull well said my friend. Ace was such a force by this point, his songs were so much better than Gene’s. Such a shame. Band’s ultimately form…to break up.
Agreed! 2000 Man is better than the original
Dirty Livin is great. Yea it’s got the disco feel but Ace really adds a lot and Peters voice as always kills
It's amazing that the original four lasted that long but original kiss was a once in a lifetime band...
Watching Ace and Tom on the Show was hilarious....but watching Paul and Gene shit bricks made it even better!
Yup. That's the best part.
Kiss fan from the mid ‘70’s. Dynasty has a special place in my life. I was 18 when it came out and was in my first serious relationship. She was 17 years older than me. Almost every song said something about her. A year later we were married. Four years later we were divorced. Kiss was still Kiss.
First KISS album I got at 10yrs old
I got my first KISS Album when I was six years old
Me too exactly.
Dynasty kicks a** to this day. I STILL crank it up!🤘🤘💚
“Magic touch” is a pure gem
Great record! My brother brought it home in ‘79 and I was hooked!
Every time I listen to these “Paul and Gene” videos, my opinion of Gene changes. He seems like an understanding person who understands that he was probably tough to deal with… unlike Paul who thinks he can do no wrong
Oh horse apples! Paul always talked about his own flaws & struggles.
Dynasty is testament to Kiss's ability to survive in an ever-changing musical environment. It's probably one of the most underrated albums in rock history (much less Kiss history). Not a bad song on it..really, not one.
Totally agree! Dynasty is a favorite of mine probably next to their RARO and LG for their 70s albums
Exactly, nothing on it is average or worse.
It's their biggest selling album of all time and "I Was Made For Lovin You" has over half a Billion views on UA-cam. Quit calling everything underrated
This was my first Kiss album at 6 years old in 1990. I still have it and I've been a fan ever since.
Sure Know Something has always been killer. I liked how it was dancy till the chorus then it gets hard. Great dynamics
I love the way you’ve combined all of their individual books (or in Bill’s case, CD’s) and the songs. Much better than listening to one at a time.
Thank you, glad to hear!
I'm a KISS fan since 1977 at 14 I saw them in concert on this tour '79 it was a great show I've never forgotten it.
Me too! 77 was a watershed year for me as well.
Give Paul and Gene their due,Kiss was everything to them.Peter sabotaged the tour and put Kiss at risk.If it weren’t for the Starchild and the Demon,their would be no Kiss.
😂
Surprised your comment hasn’t been totally blasted by all the kiss “fans” who seem to only like Ace and Peter
I used to only like one song on Dynasty. Then, I just let it play while I worked. I got to LOVE the whole album with one exception. X-ray eyes.
We should hear more interviews from Bill. He was there from the beginning, and probably had all the stories from behind the scenes. His description of the Tom Snyder incident was priceless, describing how Gene runs to him to tattle on Ace, but Bill refuses- he sees that Ace is doing great, so basically says F U Gene! It remains one of the greatest moments in Kiss history!
Nice, I didn't know that. Ace stole that interview, I love it!
Kisstory?!?!
Bill Accoin sounds like a good dude. We all need a Bill Accoin in our lives.
Especially with coca cola ❄
KISS' biggest selling studio album worldwide
My very first concert was KISS and Judas Priest in Kansas City on the Dynasty tour in 1979, and as a 16-year old KISS fan at that time, I even knew the band had jumped the shark. I believe that Gene and Paul were responsible for the Disco-tinged songs on that album. Ace Frehley still gets sh*t talked about him by Gene and Paul, yet he was the Rock & Roll heart of the band. If I was Ace, I also would have wanted to leave KISS at that point. They haven't been the same or as vital since...
Awesome lucky you!!
When I was 9 years old I'd come home from school and fire up the TV to watch 'Speed Racer' and 'Battle of the Planets'. It was during this time that KISS was selling a silver satin jacket with the Dynasty faces on the back. Everyday my best friend and I would wait for the commercial to air and when it did, we'd call each other up afterward and compare notes on what we saw. It was a MAJOR deal for us back then to come across ANY video of the band because that's just how it was back then.
If something like UA-cam were available back then, we would have never left the house.
Aww... Bill , he was so nice and fun to hang with .
I look back and realize how fortunate to have known him.
God bless ....
Dynasty ,peters solo album and kiss unplugged are what I play for people who hate kiss lol and they’re usually surprised and impressed that kiss was more than they thought musically.
Ace's songs are the best.
Yes they ARE!😊
Aces songs. That’s it.
This was my First album in 1979 and at 55 I Still love it.
Same here.
Age 64 here! Ya can't top "KISS ALIVE!"
The Dynasty tour was my first ever convert, a few weeks before my 8th birthday. About a year ago I found a vinyl bootleg of that show. Totally psyched to say the least.
It is only now, at 50 yrs old, that I am starting to see the internal mechanism of gears and levers that controlled KISS... or as we call him, Paul Stanley. Gene gets all the crap. But Paul was the one who shat on everyone. As a musical influence, he is one of the greatest. But as a human being, he comes up quite short of the expectations I place on even myself. He takes every opportunity to belittle every other member of the band he saw as "his". It's simply a miracle he landed with the guys he did, because any other band's members would likely have sent him to intensive care for having an attitude so pompous and inflated. His ego casts a shadow of darkness over even the "King of Ego", Gene Simmons. Paul is a great songwriter, riff-master, and singer, Paul Stanley hid a selfish and self-righteous mentality that sparked possibly EVERY conflict contained within KISS' self-erected walls of isolation. I owe Gene an apology. I'm sorry, Demon. I misunderstood. (Even tho you served up a fair amount of drama too.) The trio of you, Peter, and Ace are Saints for enduring any amount of Paul's vanity. Thanks for the music. It appears we were lucky to get any of it... ✌
Dennis,
Well written, articulated and said !
Paul is and will ways be a narcissist. I've worked in the field of mental health and dealt with 'certified narcassists'. They are very hard work and consider their narcissm as 'leadership.' It gets more extreme.
E.g. every thing, including the world, evolves around them.
Blatant Lie about:
I Was Made for Loving You-
Paul wrote a blatant commercial 'hit.'
What self serving crap.
Reality - he was jealous of Ace's surprise hit New York Groove. Paul used Vini Poncia to write I was Made for Lovin' You. Vini Poncia was a disco devotee.
New York Groove as Bill Aucoin said, 'pleasantly caught everyone by surprise like Beth did." Paul became insanely jealous.
Paul even sabotaged Van Halen to a certain degree because he convinced Bill Aucoin and Casablanca to not sign them just to keep Gene in check.
All of Aces jams are great. Charisma is wicked
Dynasty.
Such a Fantastic Kiss Album
I Love It.🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘
Charisma is one of my all time KISS favorites.
One of the few times I stayed up really late to see Tom Snyder's "Tomorrow Show" was the Kiss appearance as described at the end of this video. I think the only other time I watched the show "live" (it started at about 1:00am ET) was when some of the original Star Trek cast was on.
I was 8 when this album came out. I can still remember when I was made for loving you was played on the radio and loved that song and it’s still catchy today. Magic touch and sure knows something are great songs as well. The whole album over all was great.
I was 5. Obsessed
I don't understand the 'having to justify' I Was Made For Loving You business.... It's a damn good song. The chord moves are slick, the melody is great and it has an electricity to it that is infectious. It's one of those songs that always existed somewhere in the ether since the beginning of time, like Hey Jude or something, and Paul just plucked it. Good job Paul. From a guy who loves Progressive Rock, Thrash and Classical music, good f'n job.
Agreed 👍
One of my top 5 favorite KISS albums also the first time I saw them in concert in 79 .
Aces 3 songs are the best followed by Genes Charisma
There are some really good songs in Dynasty. No over the top hard rock songs they’ve been known for up to that point, but some very well written and slickly produced pop-rock songs. I love how Anton played drums very subdued so as to not be so obvious that it’s not Peter, but still laying down some tasteful drum tracks.
Agreed, Charisma and Save Your Love come to mind for me....HUGE impacts on my childhood. In fact, the first time I saw KISS in concert was the Dynasty tour in June of 1979 at the tender age of 8 (with my best friend's parents). I still have the confetti, ticket stub, and program, the t-shirt died many years ago.
That man has been on more albums than you can imagine and you probably heard most of them. No joke, he would do studio sessions, commercial jingles, show up for Letterman, than do live gigs. He’s one of the most prolific drummers ever. He did it all. Kiss, Cult and many other love having Anton show up.
Dynasty from the first listen was awesome. Melodies, street vibes and mean chops from Gene.. all members contributions, are top..
Best poster in that album.
I remember as a young kid...4 in 79 id fight sleep to stay awake and see any TV appearance....i nearly lost it when they had a behind the scenes on the dynasty tour featured on 3 -2-1 contact
I LOVE Dynasty!
I think the best thing about ' I Was Made For Loving You ' is Ace's playing and tone. He could really rip it up when he chose to . I even agree with the comment by Gene that Ace could have been on a level with the best rock guitar players if he had focused on his creativity and his playing more instead of getting fucked up. I don't judge him , I like to get out of it myself but if I had his intelligence and talent I would cultivate it first and get wasted after I had done my work for the day .
Yep !
Dirty Livin is one hell of a song and Peter Criss is one hell of a vocalist. In fact, he's my favourite out of the four members when it comes to singing ability.
The Godfather of Rock n Roll "Joe Anthony" really criticized Dynasty because it had a Disco sound. At the time AC/DC, Rush, Judas Priest, and Scorpions were out rocking Kiss.
Loved this album, my fav KISS album.
I still love this lp. Ya know since day one and still to today. Nobody really appreciated the talent and mostly musicianship of the original four. This lp demonstrates just how versatile and adaptive they were.
Every time I ran into someone who put them down due to makeup to take a minute out on headphones and just LISTEN!
Great vocals, great players. Great writers! And harmony arrangements? Listen to the Pyscho Circus lp
As a kid, id love to just sit on the floor, spread all of my kiss albums and just dissect the covers...look at every little detail.....so cool
Same over here ;)
I was 7 years old jamming to this masterpiece of an album. I had my grandmothers pots and pans set up like drums and tried to dress up like All Kiss members, name me one group in today’s BS music environment that has so much influence on people of all ages like Kiss did
S***! You were 7 and already jammin' with KISS albums?? Incredible!!!
I love the stories
My fav Kiss album & my 3rd or 4th fav album of all time
That """ Dirty Livin"" song jams never heard that before it almost sounds like a Prince"" jam
Dynasty is a great album. However, I ALWAYS skip I Was Made for Loving You and go right into 2,000 Man. Ace's songs are hard hitting and powerful
Charisma is pretty solid
I think Gene has some great bass lines on this album! nothing beats the original 4!
Gene has LOTS of great bass lines on all early albums!
Gene is actually a great bass player. If I was a bassist, he'd be one of my biggest influences.
Gene is a far better bassist than he was ever given credit for. Cold Gin, Love Gun and the Jam Section of "She" really show how Gene can Boogie on the 4-String!! He's actually a fine musician!
The 1st concert I saw november 19th1979 vancouver b.c
Festival seating kiss army sponges dropped from a glass ball from the ceiling I managed to get one my friend still has his. And his memorabilia. Loverboy opening act almost got booed of the stage .... I also seen ace and Peter's bad boys of kiss tour at the commodore ballroom . And the reunions and new years eve b.c. place 2000. Not to mention Bruce kulick .tommy Thayer Eric Carr era .
1974 to 1979 was by far
Yes, but the original 4 didn't play on this album, guitarboi. So you love Gene, Paul, Ace and Anton!
Gene had red to represent hell, Peter Criss had green to represent the jungle, ace had blue to represent the sky and ozone in space. Stanley had purple because of his favorite Teletubby
Love the outfits for Dynasty tour
These are good songs. Even the disco sound has a rock edge to it on these.
Agreed. I have never thought of I Was Made For Loving You as a disco sounding song. If it is, just tell me which disco song I should listen to for comparison?
@@carmenowens3375 Kool and the gang.
@@kenshinoriginal1127 which song?
@@carmenowens3375 the one that appears on the Detroir Rock city movie.
@@kenshinoriginal1127 ok, I will check it out. Thanks for answering me.
Two stages....great idea!!
They call it dope for a reason. Some of the musicians I remember from my playing days were more into the lifestyle than their job. A jazz guy who taught me to play made it a point to tell me to stay away from drugs, booze, clinging women and focus on my music because that was going to pay my bills. I walked away from a lot and maybe blew an opportunity or two, but I have no regrets.
He was right. I stayed away from drugs though I did fall into the clingy woman thing. I've got right with that since. Saw a lot of people really fall apart due to drug abuse. I totally understand where Gene and Paul come from in regards to that. Cheers and all the best for 2022.
@@ferox965 Thanks! Stay safe.
Oh, they were talking about expenses.. Since 77 Gene, Paul and Ace were using the Schaffer Vega True Diversity Wireless System. At that time, they cost over $5000..and 3 were needed. It was after Ace's mis-hap when KISS and other bands started using them. AC\DC and Heart were 2 of the other groups to use the SV Wireless.
Today you can get the Line 6 50 which is far superior for less than $300.
Great storys. Dynasty is a real cool record.
That peter and ace are still alive is amazing.
Yeah, and still living legends!!! They are the real Kiss!!!!
I've always liked the Bass lines on Sure Know Something.
same over here
Dynasty was HUGE in Australia
Any Ace fans out there., he has a brand new album coming out. He has written with his friend , Peppy Castro, guitarist from Trickster and his favorite drummer, Anton Fig. That guys resume as a studio musician is my “Dream List” of people to have on an album. Ace is gonna drop some great music!
By the time I type this Ace's first single (and title track) from his upcoming album 10,000 Volts has been out for a few weeks, and it rocks! Can't wait for the album release. He has released some snippets of other songs, and it promises to be great! Has that Kiss/Ace '70's sound that Kiss themselves never could nail without Ace. (Monster?-No. Sonic Boom-Well, nice try though.)
Get ready Ace fans, the Spaceman rocks again!
Yeah, it blows dicks
I remember my grandmother buying Dynasty for me when it came out, I was 10, I remember the older kids hated it, I’ve always loved it!!!! I pretty much stopped listening to them after The Elder..
Loved Dynasty too when it came out and The Elder ;)
I call the Dynasy Album die nasty. Ididnt know Peter Criss didnt even play on the album except Dirty Livin'.
When it came out, i loved the cover, all four members in closeup.
Disco was really big at the time. So its not surprising they delved inyo that genre. To be perfectly honest, I don't mind I Was Made For Loving You.
I was such a fan, at this point l became accepting of the newer sound.
Having said that, this would be the last Kiss album I would buy until Creatues years later.
I remember a lot fans jumpimg off the band wagon ( no pun intended) once Dynasty came out. I wasnt ready to jump ship quite yet.
While Dynasty wasnt great. It wasnt nearly as bad as Unmasked.
Charisma n sure know something are sexy songs Just to think i was dancing to it when i was 5 😂 then later when i hit the stage at 21 i was dancing to it again lol
Peter and Ace were like, what is this disco type bullshit!!!! 😂
And, they were right!!!!
In my opinion there's not 1 bad track on this album. Definitely my favorite Kiss studio album next to their debut and Creatures. Also its 1 of the best produced Kiss albums. Even though the album sold well I feel it's very underrated because most of the songs were ignored when I was made for loving you became a big hit for the band. Labeled the Disco album, people I guess never listen to the rest of the album because most of the songs rock. I was made for loving you is my least favorite song off the album even though it's a very good song and a Kiss classic.
I don't know why they didn't push more singles from this album. It def had the clout to support more singles given the musical environment at the time. "Sure Know Something" for sure, maybe even "2000 Man" or "Magic Touch". These other songs may have been played occasionally but, at least one of them, should have been in regular rotation.
So you didn't care much for destroyer? Rock & rollover? Hotter than hell?
@@lauraduncan3677 Absolutely...Destroyer was one of my favorites. Destroyer and Rock and Roll Over were both released in '76 and stalled at #11 on the album charts. Love Gun was released the following year and peaked at 4. That's 3 albums in 12 months. Dynasty was 2 years in the making and I'm sure it was purposely written to be more radio friendly so they could shoot for that #1 spot...and they did exactly that. The album peaked at #9 in the U.S. but was #1 in four other countries and they scored their first #1 single here in the U.S. I just feel like it had more radio friendly songs on it.
@@lauraduncan3677 omg yeah! Destroyer is my least favorite 70s album but Hotter than hell and RARO are killer albums
@@CrazyLG72 😮you're *least* favorite?!? Wow...I can't imagine my Kiss playlist being without Detroit Rock City, King Of The Night Time World, Flaming Youth or Shout It Out Loud.
Man, Dynasty is a good album. "Magic Touch" is one of my top 10 Paul Stanley tunes, indeed.
"I was made..." and "Dirty livin" define the term "disco rock"; no band has ever done something similar
Many KISS fans past and present HATED Dynasty but I don't see how anyone can hate the record that has Ace's 2000 Man cover on it.
My Mother got Dynasty for her 19th Birthday... I was 4! ( yeah I know. ).. I remember she was not thrilled with it. I on the hand, when I got older and started getting into KISS I liked it. And now ( 48 ) I think... I Was Made For Loving You is soo awesome for some reason. I also LOVE the 3 Ace songs on there. Underrated album imo. I will say though my Mommy absolutely loved Charisma and Sure Know Something especially. 💋
was my first KISS album and I still
I actually loved Dynasty when it was released. It's ironic how the fans that originally hated I Was Made For Loving You, because it was a disco type song is now one of the fans' favorite songs in concert. Poetic justice, I'd call it.
I liked Dynasty overall immediately! I also managed to get the 12" Extended Length "I Was.Made for.Lovin' You" Disco Single!! Extra Soloing from Ace!!
One song doesn’t make an album grow up.
" Dynasty " was the first KISS album my Sister liked ........enough said .
Suddenly I wasn't the only KISS fan in my class and all the girls also suddenly liked KISS. It was the beginning of the end for me. And then Ace left...
Great LP...it hasnt much of the old rock n roll but great tracks
Dynasty is far better than Monster or Sonic Boom!
Only songs i liked on Dynasty were I was Made for Loving You, Charisma, Sure Know Something & Hard Times! And i thought the Dynasty outfits rocked. Especially Ace's!!!!
ACE HAS THE BEST ALBUM 💿
Nobody gives Paul Stanley a good bl*w job better than Paul Stanley himself . He was made for himself baby
Listening to "Hard Times" drumming pattern done by Anton Fig sounds pretty much like "Gengis Kahn", playing a little behind the pocket.
I love Dynasty
The irony in Peter wanting to use his friend as a producer and that "friend" turned out to be a Judas who`s doings ended up Peter getting fired. I would be so bitter about that.
I believe Gene more than Paul when it comes to difficulties with Ace and Peter. Gene isn't really vindictive or whiny the way Paul is. He's a bit more straightforward and honest.
Kiss best years for me was 74 .to 1979 1st concert I saw 12 years old the return of kiss opening act loverboy almost was booed of the stage i liked the bad boys of kiss peter criss ace frehley tour . Hoping to catch ace with alice cooper. 2022
Wow...by 77 the Beatles haf been disbanded since 70 and STILL coming in at 2 year after year! THATS the difference than Elvis or Michael Jackson
Shaun O Something is my favourite song.
Great album
Ace's killer cover of The Rolling Stones' "2000 Man"
And Ace made a song about that interview. The Return of the Space bear.
Anton subbing for Peter makes it a bit of a cheat, but it's still a great record. Moving toward pop, disco and new wave was a good decision, if only they could have kept the band together, had reached out for more help with songwriting, and found a sympathetic producer to bring them into the 80s. All the talent, poor management.
LOL! Gene at 18:27 - "What an idiot I was to have gotten myself into this mess."
Maybe it's me. But as KISS, like any other band tends to use different instruments for different songs if they want, Sure Know Something sounds like Paul was using VOX amps. VOX is famous for its chimey sound.
The best tracks on the album are all from Ace Frehley with the exception of Charisma, by Gene and the gorgeous song from Paul Stanley - Magic Touch. Dirty Livin does nothing for me. Sure know Something is far better now that I heard it Unplugged. I was not a fan when it originally came out.
Kiss wrote great disco songs
Dynasty....one shark, jumped, please!
Funny that paul and gene put down ace, who sang 3 songs on the album, and peter recorded the greatest song on the album, dirty livin
Subbed!
at the time, I didnt interpret I Was Made for Loving You as disco. I actually liked it. It didnt turn me away from KISS. I liked the album. It was actually very cool to have a KISS album with 3 Ace songs on it for once (!) It was fresh n new.. Unmasked is a different story altogether
I didn't want to like it but that guitar sound and riff...... I knew that it was them before the vocal even.
I went to the dynasty tour, paid 11 bucks for my ticket.
Right me to back then you took $20 got a tshirt a program and change! Lol
Dynasty ,damn good album imo