Just a piece of history Gene Simmons was a 6th grade teacher, prior to forming his first band Wicked Lester, then him and Paul forming Kiss, and as they say, the rest is Kisstory.
That reminds me of scene from one of my favorite FAMILY GUY episodes...wanna here it? Here it go: Peter: KISS Army soldier since 1977. How about you? Dave: '76. I don't think anyone knows more about KISS than I do. Peter: I'm sorry. What was that? Lois: It's not important. Peter: Let him answer, Lois! Dave: I said, no one knows more about KISS than I do. Dottie: Fellows, please keep it civil. Peter: I'm not sure I like the tone of your voice, Dave. Dave: Well, throw down, if that's what you want. Peter: Name Gene Simmons' special-effects mentor. Dave: Amazo the Magician. What high school did Paul Stanley go to? Peter: New York High School of Music. Paul and Gene's band before KISS? Dave: Wicked Lester. What year did KISS appear on the Jim Nabor's Halloween special? Peter: Trick question. It was Paul Lynde, and it was 1975. Now recite the ad that brought Peter Criss to Paul and Gene's attention. Peter & Dave: "Drummer willing to do anything to make it." Rolling Stone, October, 1972. Dave: Exemplary. Peter: Rock 'n' roll!
"This feels more like an anthem than a song" That statement pretty much sums it up. This song is almost always the regular set closer and really gets the fans going, especially when they shoot confetti.
The "Iron Man" of KISS tunes. It's as if radio stations think this is the only song they ever released. Shameful, their is SO MUCH MORE great music in their catalog.
It is the anthem for so many who are in their late fifties and early sixties. My younger brother was such a huge Kiss fan. Unfortunately he past away from lung cancer this past summer. As we carried his casket out of funeral home on which would have been his sixtieth birthday, this song jamming in the background.🤘🏼🤘🏼
This was an anthem for them. Their manager, Bill Aucoin, told them that they needed one and played for them "Dance To The Music" by Sly and the Family Stone to give them an idea.
@@nocarbonfootprint9120 I saw them December 1976 in Syracuse NY. I can't remember the day, but I still have the stub. I was 15. After that, all I wanted to do was play in bands and I haven't looked back since.
Believe it or not, I still have the kiss alive 2 vinyl records, along with each kiss member solo albums loll I thought Peter Chris was so cool I would bang the hell out of my mom's pots and pans lol Never did end up playing Drums lol but I do play the guitar some
@@patprop74 I got the first three Kiss albums on vinyl. Then Alive,Alive 2,Love Gun, Double Platium, Rock n Roll Over with the unused tattoos, Ace Frehley solo album, Creatures of the Night and Crazy Knights all on vinyl. I'm still blown away by the Alive album cover.
@@screamingscarecrow4251 almost makes us feel sorry for the younger generation, With their disposable digital music that sound all the same thanks to auto-tunes lol
A video montage of many eras here but the original song is from 1975's Dressed To Kill. This live version sounds like the one from Alive! also released in 1975.
I took my son a couple years ago to comicon and we meet Gene Simons. He talked to my son and told him that it was great that his dad did things with him and to enjoy those times.
Yay Jamel thank you for keeping the great music alive, for lifting spirits. I only wish you knew how much you do for people like me going through health issues, being isolated and being able to experience happiness and unity through music really soothes the soul
I loved KISS!! I was part of the KISS Army... the official fan club, saw them 4 times in concert and they had the best show! BTW, those are 6 inch platforms they're jumping around in.
"Rock and Roll All Nite" is my absolute fav KISS song. One of the first KISS songs I ever heard way back in the 70's when I was a kid and wasn't allowed to listen to KISS, but it was everywhere on the radio along with "I Was Mad For Loving You" A lot and I mean A LOT of the clips in this particular version of the video were from the KISS , well kinda mockumentary, "KISS eXposed". Now THAT'S a fun little video to watch some afternoon !
My favorite KISS song!! Saw them at the Fabulous Forum! Concert ended with Rock n Roll All Night & billions of confetti dropped from the ceiling being blown by giant fans all over the Forum! Had confetti in my hair for a week!! Love Gene Simmons spewing Fire & Blood. My friend dated Gene Simmons & she said he’s 6’5” and a demon monster in those platform shoes!! GOD OF THUNDER 🙏🙏
My mom even liked that show. She also liked The Osbournes and kept telling me I needed to watch it, which shocked me because she was not into Kiss or Ozzy's music at ALL.
In 1979, four of our high school math teachers dressed as KISS for Halloween. To this day, I can remember them standing together at the school assembly. KISS was such a big deal in those days. My younger brother convinced my talented older sister (home from college) to paint the tongue logo on the outside of his bedroom door. To the credit of my very conservative parents, they allowed him to leave it in place and didn't scold me sister for doing it. His bedroom was at the other end of the hallway from my room, so I was greeted by Gene Simmons tongue each morning. Rock and Roll All Nite (youth's anthem) and Beth are my KISS favorites.
First concert I ever went to was Kiss back in 1976. The fire, the blood, the shoes, the whole spectacle was quite the impression. Great way to start the concert going experience.
This video shows a kind of history of the band KISS. When the song was originally done, it was Gene Simmons, Paul Stanley, Ace Frehley, and Peter Criss. In a KISS emulator band, I was doing the part of Paul Stanley, and like him, I was the lead singer. We did this song at every concert we did. That's because it not only is a Rock n Roll Anthem, but a really good and super fun one! This is what Rock was created for. Thanks for your reaction! I enjoyed every second of it.
Kiss was my first favorite band. My family got me Guitar Hero III for my birthday back when I was in elementary school because of the interest I had shown in the rock music that my parents played around the house, and I was introduced to many a great song and band. But it was this one that really solidified it for me. Rock music is still my favorite musical genre, and I was fortunate enough to see Kiss and Def Leppard in Detroit several years ago with my grandfather. I can say without question these guys were still as amazing on stage then as they were in their heyday. I may not have been alive to see it, but all you really need to keep that magic alive is to have fun, and they very clearly were.
Apparently they modelled this song after Sly and the Family Stone’s “Wanna Take You Higher” so they would have an anthem to get the crowd involved in concert.
KISS took Rush out as their opening act, which was also Rush's first real tour. They did the same for AC/DC, Cheap Trick, Tom Petty, Scorpions, and lot of other bands.
@@thecausalgamer7916 after their "How to be less white" scandal, yeah now I can live without their product! Bummer that Monster Energy also is owned by them
Fun Fact: The members of KISS grew up listening to the 60s rock that included Grand Funk Railroad. KISS made it the big time, then replaced guitarists until settling with Bruce Kulick. Bruce now plays guitar with Grand Funk Railroad.
The song "Black Diamond" was my first time experiencing Kiss, on either Midnight Special or Don Kirschner's and I was blown away as a 14 year old. With the rising drum kit.. it was just Awesome for that time..
I saw KISS live at Detroit's Cobo Hall after the Destroyer album came out so of course they opened the show with Detroit Rock City. That was a great concert. When they played this song the place went crazy. If you want to hear some good KISS songs listen to Cold Gin, Firehouse, 100,000 Years and Strutter off the KISS Alive album.
I love that you almost instantly got what Kiss' intentions were. You payed attention and you got it. Not everybody does. They are a gem. Nice to have you aboard!
I was in the KISS ARMY(fan club) 💋🤟🤟🤟🤟🤟🤣🤣🤣!!!!!! They were so awesome in concert!!!!! My bedroom wall is a life size painting of them! Still! My parents never painted over it! And the other wall is Easy Rider in black light paint!
Saw Kiss at the Nassau Coliseum in Long Island with Bachman Turner Overdrive opening one New Year's Eve when I was in high school back in the day.It was the greatest day of my high school years; I still have the ticket stub.....
I'm so glad you watched this. They put clips of all of their eras up to that point in this video. You also didn't stop the video as often as you normally do , so it was obvious you were vibing the song! VERY COOL!!!!
You are absolutely right, my friend. These guys are legends. Saw them live in 2019, and the show was amazing. It was just as high energy, as the first time I saw them, in the 70's. Great reaction.
Interesting thing about them as they came on the scene and as they got really famous = they succeeded for years, I think, in keeping their identities secret. They always wore the makeup or were interviewed with their backs to the camera. Them deciding to reveal their faces was a major event.
This video here was acute call kiss eXposed. It was a mockumentary where they were being interviewed and their house was being toured. It was mostly fake but was pretty entertaining. They cut it into a music video here. The song I think was from kiss alivr
on a related note.. Paul had two hip replacement surgeries because of all his years of jumping around .. many of them in platform shoes. And Eddie also had hip replacement surgery... so yea the connection is there. and that stuff takes its toll.
Gene got them into the studio, and denies he "discovered " them, he just got to them first. He sold their demo back to them for like $50. (headslap! lol)
Kiss has always been an epic band for showmanship and their own style. Are they the best band in the world maybe maybe not but but you cannot deny they are rock gods in their own right. My favorite songs have always been Dr love rock and roll all night and I was made for loving you.
This was the song that got me into KISS in '75! Heard it on the radio did not know what they looked like,The energy was so over the top! After seeing pics of them , I was hooked! KISS!
I have heard many of your reactions but this is my first time hearing you react to my favorite group. I never was much of a fan of Gene but I loved Paul and the rest of the band. Thank you for the love of this now almost over looked band
Gene Simmons Family Jewels is an American reality television series that premiered on A&E on August 7, 2006. It follows Kiss bassist and vocalist Gene Simmons, his longtime partner and wife Shannon Tweed, and their two children, Nick and Sophie.
In 1996 I was at a mini-festival called Heavy X-mas. Headliner were Motörhead. The local opening band was Sextiger and let's say I've heard better. BUT the singer knew everyone in the business and KISS were playing the same venue the next day. So Gene Simmons came out in full gear to play this song with them. That was a highlight!
I remember hearing this as a 15 year old (I'm 58 now) and riding around to a friends house on my bike to tell him about this great song I'd heard on the radio. Additionally, they were the very first band I ever saw playing live.
Jamel, give “She” a try. Probably my favorite early KISS tune, along with “Watching You”, “Got to Choose”, “Parasite”, “Cold Gin”, and “Rock Bottom”! Those first 3 albums just keep giving!
KISS and RUSH toured together for something like 72 shows. They got along well and both bands shared a hunger and passion for the music and everything that came along with it in the early 70s. Except that the members of RUSH we're married or in committed relationships, so they steered the groupies in Gene's direction. Joking.
"I WAS THERE" was a button that was given to me at the L.A. Forum when I went to the concert when they recorded this song live that we are listening to here now ...it was an awesome concert except it was just a bunch of little kids with their parents mostly... by then they were pretty much a teeny bopper band with cartoons and comic books..
Jamel...Those black and white clips in this video is from the live Kiss show in January of '75 at the Winterland Theatre in San Francisco. If you want to see Kiss in a smaller venue when they were still young and hungry and kicking ass, just type "Kiss Winterland 75" into your UA-cam search and start watching...
The show you are thinking of Jamel_AKA_Jamal is called "Gene Simmons Family Jewels" with his wife Shannon Tweed-Simmons, his son Nick Tweed-Simmons and his daughter Sophie Tweed-Simmons. Shannon was named "Playboy's Playmate Of The Year" in 1982.
Saw KISS in the 80s, and they were great in concert. Supposedly they had one show where they spent $1M on the stage setup and pyro effects. Was not the one I saw, but somewhere back in the day.
I'm musician. I was a Pro for @20 years. This song is why I got into music. It's not awe inspiring musicianship... it's just good old easy to digest rock'n'roll. A kid in my class brought the single ( yes a 45 rpm vinyl platter ) and we wore that thing out. I was in 6th grade. I was a KISS fan for life. There is no telling how much different my life would have been if not for this song. BTW... I performed it with various bands both on bass and drums and did lead vocals too.
For one of the MTV awards shows they did a live performance under the Brooklyn bridge. One of my personal favorites in the original band, which is who is in the video under the Brooklyn bridge is Ace Frehley. I would love, love if you would do KISS live under the Brooklyn bridge "New York Groove"
I MAY have been born in 1991 BUT I have grown up listening to Classic Rock EVER SINCE forever because My Parents BOTH were fans of GOOD OL’ FASHIONED HARD ROCK as well as ROCK N’ ROLL! I have to say it’s a TRUE SHAME, THERE WILL NEVER BE ANOTHER BAND QUITE LIKE KISS 🤘🏼😝🤘🏼
Yep! This is IT! THE ULTIMATE ROCK CONCERT ANTHEM! I prefer them with their face paint myself.... Anyway, this song is best played with the windows down & the sound UP! Thank you for reacting to this!
I saw them twice at the Lakefront Arena in N.O. A coworker was a KISS fan and bought 2 tickets. One for his wife and she said "Hell No". He asked me and I said "Hell Yeah"...
Jamal, It is interesting that you said it sounded more like an anthem, than a regular song. That is because that is exactly what Rock and Roll all Nite is. After their second album their manager was talking to them and told them they Needed an Anthem... a song that told the world what KISS was about, what they stood for so to speak. As Paul said in an interview, the whole thing sounded alien to him, but thought about it for a while. Both He and Gene tinkered around with it and one of the most well known Rock songs was born. Cheers!!
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Great Band ... They at that time put on a Great! Concert. Keep
Do'in it man... Keeping great music alive...🎶✌️
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Thanks for the recent like Jamz. Just wondering have you reacted to Incubus yet? Drive and The Warmth are good songs to start with, if you haven’t ✌️
And Party Everyday!!!! Now let’s Hear LOVE GUN!!Kiss Army Forever!!!!Thanks Jamel for what you do.Peace Out
The show was Family Jewels
Kiss w/Cheap Trick was my first concert in 1977. I was 14. My parents wanted to hear a sample of their music....I played them Beth! lol
Mine too
Ha! That’s EXACTLY what I did with my parents. 😂
Beth is one of my favorites!
I love KISS! I enjoyed many albums in the late 70s from my brother’s basement 6’ by 6(folding panel?)speakers.
LOL
Just a piece of history Gene Simmons was a 6th grade teacher, prior to forming his first band Wicked Lester, then him and Paul forming Kiss, and as they say, the rest is Kisstory.
Well that might explain the Christine sixteen song lolllllllllllllll
That reminds me of scene from one of my favorite FAMILY GUY episodes...wanna here it? Here it go:
Peter: KISS Army soldier since 1977. How about you?
Dave: '76. I don't think anyone knows more about KISS than I do.
Peter: I'm sorry. What was that?
Lois: It's not important.
Peter: Let him answer, Lois!
Dave: I said, no one knows more about KISS than I do.
Dottie: Fellows, please keep it civil.
Peter: I'm not sure I like the tone of your voice, Dave.
Dave: Well, throw down, if that's what you want.
Peter: Name Gene Simmons' special-effects mentor.
Dave: Amazo the Magician. What high school did Paul Stanley go to?
Peter: New York High School of Music. Paul and Gene's band before KISS?
Dave: Wicked Lester. What year did KISS appear on the Jim Nabor's Halloween special?
Peter: Trick question. It was Paul Lynde, and it was 1975. Now recite the ad that brought Peter Criss to Paul and Gene's attention.
Peter & Dave: "Drummer willing to do anything to make it." Rolling Stone, October, 1972.
Dave: Exemplary.
Peter: Rock 'n' roll!
Now he's a professional "foot in mouth" self back patting douche.
Didn't know Gene was a teacher. Cool. Now I don't know which is better.... the Gene Simmons story or Gordon Sumner.
@@maine420grow8 yeah he taught in the hood.
"This feels more like an anthem than a song" That statement pretty much sums it up. This song is almost always the regular set closer and really gets the fans going, especially when they shoot confetti.
The "Iron Man" of KISS tunes. It's as if radio stations think this is the only song they ever released.
Shameful, their is SO MUCH MORE great music in their catalog.
So true
@ Kaye Whye ... KISS is (and has always been) criminally underrated !!! :/:/:/
It is the anthem for so many who are in their late fifties and early sixties. My younger brother was such a huge Kiss fan. Unfortunately he past away from lung cancer this past summer. As we carried his casket out of funeral home on which would have been his sixtieth birthday, this song jamming in the background.🤘🏼🤘🏼
I'm sorry for your loss. Lost my elder brother 5 years ago, hard rock and metal was his soundtrack and he passed it on to me.
Sorry for your loss, but that's epic.
😢😢
This was an anthem for them. Their manager, Bill Aucoin, told them that they needed one and played for them "Dance To The Music" by Sly and the Family Stone to give them an idea.
Another great song by another great band.
It was Neil Bogart, the owner of their record company who told them to come up with a song that represents them.
It was not "was an anthem for them", It is the Rock and Roll National Anthem!!!!
Another classic.The ultimate party anthem! Often imitated and never duplicated. No one can beat the original 4 members of KISS!
My first concert was Kiss in 1976. That was the day I figured out what I wanted to do. I'm still a rocker today.
Nice!!
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Me too. Saw them March 11 and December 7 in '76 in Alabama. My mind was blown forever.
@@nocarbonfootprint9120 I saw them December 1976 in Syracuse NY. I can't remember the day, but I still have the stub. I was 15. After that, all I wanted to do was play in bands and I haven't looked back since.
Remember when Gene spitting fake blood made KIZZ r-rated? Lord how times have changed.
@KunraVong ... Right? ... There are bands today doing so much nasty stuff they make KISS look as innocent as the Beach Boys !!! ...Lol
First concert i ever went to in 1978, at 12 years old. Still love these guys 🎸
Me too! I was 12 as well. Judas Priest opened for them here in Cincinnati.
Wow, neat.
@@jessicamorrell4713 Yep, Priest opened the show. I was in Springfield Mass.
@@MisterTwister88 That was 1979 Dynasty Tour, Priest was doing their Stained Class Tour in 1978.
@@KevinQ1989 I saw them September 1978, and JP opened.
The cover of the Kiss Alive album blew my 12 yr. old mind back in '75. I had to have it. Haven't been the same since.😉
Believe it or not, I still have the kiss alive 2 vinyl records, along with each kiss member solo albums loll I thought Peter Chris was so cool I would bang the hell out of my mom's pots and pans lol Never did end up playing Drums lol but I do play the guitar some
Same
@@patprop74 I still like to listen to Ace's solo album occasionally. Brings back great memories.
@@patprop74 I got the first three Kiss albums on vinyl. Then Alive,Alive 2,Love Gun, Double Platium, Rock n Roll Over with the unused tattoos, Ace Frehley solo album, Creatures of the Night and Crazy Knights all on vinyl. I'm still blown away by the Alive album cover.
@@screamingscarecrow4251 almost makes us feel sorry for the younger generation, With their disposable digital music that sound all the same thanks to auto-tunes lol
My wife legit thought the lyrics were "rock and roll all night and part of every day."
I can't remember where I first heard that, but it cracked me up, lol.
@@Johnny_Socko "...wait, what? No. That's too much of a commitment"
LOL - I love that.
Blonde by any chance?
Hahahahaha
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A video montage of many eras here but the original song is from 1975's Dressed To Kill. This live version sounds like the one from Alive! also released in 1975.
Yup. Was just going to mention this.
It has Ace's solo it probably is from tthe live album.
I took my son a couple years ago to comicon and we meet Gene Simons. He talked to my son and told him that it was great that his dad did things with him and to enjoy those times.
Yay Jamel thank you for keeping the great music alive, for lifting spirits. I only wish you knew how much you do for people like me going through health issues, being isolated and being able to experience happiness and unity through music really soothes the soul
It's Jamel... 😂
I know 🙃
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I loved KISS!! I was part of the KISS Army... the official fan club, saw them 4 times in concert and they had the best show! BTW, those are 6 inch platforms they're jumping around in.
I was blessed to see these guys live in Detroit in 1977. That show was made into a double album called KISS Alive 2.
"Rock and Roll All Nite" is my absolute fav KISS song. One of the first KISS songs I ever heard way back in the 70's when I was a kid and wasn't allowed to listen to KISS, but it was everywhere on the radio along with "I Was Mad For Loving You"
A lot and I mean A LOT of the clips in this particular version of the video were from the KISS , well kinda mockumentary, "KISS eXposed". Now THAT'S a fun little video to watch some afternoon !
Jamel-- can you please play “Strutter” by Kiss? You will like it
Funniest scene from the movie Detroit Rock City. Was Eddie Furlong’s stripping scene. With Strutter as his song choice.
Strutter or Firehouse
@@8arrows that was hilarious
The original video of Rock and Roll all night is the best
@Walkin' Tall wouldn't call it a great tune.
It's a classic Rock Anthem 🤙🏼
If you don't have fun at a Kiss show, it's your fault...
Facts🤟❤
True dat!
ABSOLUTELY!!
True, damn true.
Anything after that is disappointing
My favorite KISS song!! Saw them at the Fabulous Forum! Concert ended with Rock n Roll All Night & billions of confetti dropped from the ceiling being blown by giant fans all over the Forum! Had confetti in my hair for a week!! Love Gene Simmons spewing Fire & Blood. My friend dated Gene Simmons & she said he’s 6’5” and a demon monster in those platform shoes!! GOD OF THUNDER 🙏🙏
Gene's show is named "Gene Simmons' Family Jewels", it went on for a bunch of seasons
Yep, like The Osborne’s did-
My mom even liked that show. She also liked The Osbournes and kept telling me I needed to watch it, which shocked me because she was not into Kiss or Ozzy's music at ALL.
Love kiss thanx for sharing James 👌
In 1979, four of our high school math teachers dressed as KISS for Halloween. To this day, I can remember them standing together at the school assembly. KISS was such a big deal in those days. My younger brother convinced my talented older sister (home from college) to paint the tongue logo on the outside of his bedroom door. To the credit of my very conservative parents, they allowed him to leave it in place and didn't scold me sister for doing it. His bedroom was at the other end of the hallway from my room, so I was greeted by Gene Simmons tongue each morning. Rock and Roll All Nite (youth's anthem) and Beth are my KISS favorites.
First concert I ever went to was Kiss back in 1976. The fire, the blood, the shoes, the whole spectacle was quite the impression. Great way to start the concert going experience.
Gene had a reality show in the Early 2000's Gene Simon's Family Jewels
Loved that series!!
This was the national anthem for the Kiss Nation, which is what all us kiss fans recalled.
KISS LIVE IS AMAZING.
Bombs blowing Fire breathing, Blood spitting Guitar smoking good time
This video shows a kind of history of the band KISS. When the song was originally done, it was Gene Simmons, Paul Stanley, Ace Frehley, and Peter Criss. In a KISS emulator band, I was doing the part of Paul Stanley, and like him, I was the lead singer. We did this song at every concert we did. That's because it not only is a Rock n Roll Anthem, but a really good and super fun one! This is what Rock was created for.
Thanks for your reaction! I enjoyed every second of it.
Kiss was my first favorite band. My family got me Guitar Hero III for my birthday back when I was in elementary school because of the interest I had shown in the rock music that my parents played around the house, and I was introduced to many a great song and band. But it was this one that really solidified it for me. Rock music is still my favorite musical genre, and I was fortunate enough to see Kiss and Def Leppard in Detroit several years ago with my grandfather. I can say without question these guys were still as amazing on stage then as they were in their heyday. I may not have been alive to see it, but all you really need to keep that magic alive is to have fun, and they very clearly were.
Apparently they modelled this song after Sly and the Family Stone’s “Wanna Take You Higher” so they would have an anthem to get the crowd involved in concert.
Jamel.... KISS and Rush started out as touring partners in the early days.
KISS took Rush out as their opening act, which was also Rush's first real tour. They did the same for AC/DC, Cheap Trick, Tom Petty, Scorpions, and lot of other bands.
I saw Rush with Aerosmith in 76. Aerosmith's Rocks tour.
"Most bands wanted to be The Beatles, but Kiss wanted to be Coca-Cola."
And do you really want to live in a world without Coca-Cola?
Well, in all fairness, they wanted to be both The Beatles *and* Coca-Cola.
lmao exactly. They were always a business.
@@thecausalgamer7916 after their "How to be less white" scandal, yeah now I can live without their product! Bummer that Monster Energy also is owned by them
@@DaP84 i was quoting breaking bad but alright
Fun Fact: The members of KISS grew up listening to the 60s rock that included Grand Funk Railroad. KISS made it the big time, then replaced guitarists until settling with Bruce Kulick. Bruce now plays guitar with Grand Funk Railroad.
one of my favorites from Kiss love you keeping music alive❤👍
Thank goodness you get to listen to the ALIVE version from 1975.
Ace Frehley's guitar solos were definitive all over that Album.
They were on fire. 🔥
This is the KISS anthem! 🎸🎸🥁🎸
KISS loves using Rock and Roll in the title.
Suggested next KISS video:
Rock.and Roll Hell.
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The song "Black Diamond" was my first time experiencing Kiss, on either Midnight Special or Don Kirschner's and I was blown away as a 14 year old. With the rising drum kit.. it was just Awesome for that time..
I saw KISS live at Detroit's Cobo Hall after the Destroyer album came out so of course they opened the show with Detroit Rock City. That was a great concert. When they played this song the place went crazy. If you want to hear some good KISS songs listen to Cold Gin, Firehouse, 100,000 Years and Strutter off the KISS Alive album.
when I was growing up, Kiss was my first concert....my favorites from them were "Beth" and "Dr Love."
Thanks Jamel! I love Kiss!! ✌️🔥
kiss was one of a kind. I saw them in concert once and it was a one of a kind experience.
I love that you almost instantly got what Kiss' intentions were. You payed attention and you got it. Not everybody does. They are a gem. Nice to have you aboard!
I was in the KISS ARMY(fan club) 💋🤟🤟🤟🤟🤟🤣🤣🤣!!!!!! They were so awesome in concert!!!!! My bedroom wall is a life size painting of them! Still! My parents never painted over it! And the other wall is Easy Rider in black light paint!
KISS ALIVE!
Saw Kiss at the Nassau Coliseum in Long Island with Bachman Turner Overdrive opening one New Year's Eve when I was in high school back in the day.It was the greatest day of my high school years; I still have the ticket stub.....
I'm so glad you watched this. They put clips of all of their eras up to that point in this video. You also didn't stop the video as often as you normally do , so it was obvious you were vibing the song! VERY COOL!!!!
You are absolutely right, my friend. These guys are legends. Saw them live in 2019, and the show was amazing. It was just as high energy, as the first time I saw them, in the 70's. Great reaction.
Can I resist dancing to this? Nope, not a chance!!! 😆. Great reaction! 👍🏻😎
Kiss..those costumes man!!
Gotta love em'! ROCK N'ROLL!!✌❤🎶😁
This song has become the rock and roll national anthem it was recorded on their first album back in 1973 the was called KISS
Forever. One of their ballads
I requested “I still love you!” LOVE that ballad!
I’ve had the pleasure of seeing them 4 times! AMAZING performance EVERY time!! If you get the chance, see them! You won’t be disappointed! Cheers!🤘🏻🇨🇦
This is one of the great and classic anthems from The Hottest Band in the World
Thank you for doing this song..
This is the song that set the Hook with me and the ... phenomenon that become KISS
Jamel, you're gettin' yoself into a deep rabbit-hole with KISS!! So many more to go!
Should do the live under the Brooklyn Bridge version. This is cut from their Kiss Konfidental dvd, if memory serves me
Interesting thing about them as they came on the scene and as they got really famous = they succeeded for years, I think, in keeping their identities secret. They always wore the makeup or were interviewed with their backs to the camera. Them deciding to reveal their faces was a major event.
It makes sense that these guys "discovered" Van Halen.. The video reminds me of Van Halen with the jumping and the guys having fun in the video..
This video here was acute call kiss eXposed. It was a mockumentary where they were being interviewed and their house was being toured. It was mostly fake but was pretty entertaining. They cut it into a music video here. The song I think was from kiss alivr
on a related note.. Paul had two hip replacement surgeries because of all his years of jumping around .. many of them in platform shoes. And Eddie also had hip replacement surgery... so yea the connection is there. and that stuff takes its toll.
@@genegarret2244 It reminds me alot of the Panama video.
Gene got them into the studio, and denies he "discovered " them, he just got to them first. He sold their demo back to them for like $50. (headslap! lol)
Kiss has always been an epic band for showmanship and their own style. Are they the best band in the world maybe maybe not but but you cannot deny they are rock gods in their own right. My favorite songs have always been Dr love rock and roll all night and I was made for loving you.
Saw them live just once.....and what a show!
Saw them live at work. So. much. confetti!
Gene Simmons had a reality show 10-15 years ago called "Gene Simmons Family Jewels"
It was a great show, too. I loved Sharon!
Yeah I used to watch that show
@@GirlWithAnOpinion close but Sharon is Ozzy's wife, Gene's wife was Shannon Tweed
These guys were fun as hell to see live.
This was the song that got me into KISS in '75! Heard it on the radio did not know what they looked like,The energy was so over the top! After seeing pics of them , I was hooked! KISS!
This band was responsible for the best concert I have ever been to. I saw Kiss and Motley Crue at DTE in Detroit, MI. It was epic.
I have heard many of your reactions but this is my first time hearing you react to my favorite group. I never was much of a fan of Gene but I loved Paul and the rest of the band. Thank you for the love of this now almost over looked band
Gene Simmons Family Jewels is an American reality television series that premiered on A&E on August 7, 2006. It follows Kiss bassist and vocalist Gene Simmons, his longtime partner and wife Shannon Tweed, and their two children, Nick and Sophie.
Anthem of the "Kiss Army". Unplugged is awesome!!!!
In 1996 I was at a mini-festival called Heavy X-mas. Headliner were Motörhead. The local opening band was Sextiger and let's say I've heard better. BUT the singer knew everyone in the business and KISS were playing the same venue the next day. So Gene Simmons came out in full gear to play this song with them. That was a highlight!
I remember hearing this as a 15 year old (I'm 58 now) and riding around to a friends house on my bike to tell him about this great song I'd heard on the radio. Additionally, they were the very first band I ever saw playing live.
I begged for a Gene Simmons doll for Christmas 1979. Catherine, who was my mom, got it for me! She was the best!
Heard them in 1975, and automatically a fan for life!!!!!
EVERY AMERICAN WHO WAS ALIVE IN THE 70’s Knows this one!!!
Loved ur reaction ♥️👍🏼💋
Jamel, give “She” a try. Probably my favorite early KISS tune, along with “Watching You”, “Got to Choose”, “Parasite”, “Cold Gin”, and “Rock Bottom”! Those first 3 albums just keep giving!
KISS and RUSH toured together for something like 72 shows. They got along well and both bands shared a hunger and passion for the music and everything that came along with it in the early 70s. Except that the members of RUSH we're married or in committed relationships, so they steered the groupies in Gene's direction. Joking.
"I WAS THERE" was a button that was given to me at the L.A. Forum when I went to the concert when they recorded this song live that we are listening to here now ...it was an awesome concert except it was just a bunch of little kids with their parents mostly... by then they were pretty much a teeny bopper band with cartoons and comic books..
Jamel...Those black and white clips in this video is from the live Kiss show in January of '75 at the Winterland Theatre in San Francisco. If you want to see Kiss in a smaller venue when they were still young and hungry and kicking ass, just type "Kiss Winterland 75" into your UA-cam search and start watching...
The show you are thinking of Jamel_AKA_Jamal is called "Gene Simmons Family Jewels" with his wife Shannon Tweed-Simmons, his son Nick Tweed-Simmons and his daughter Sophie Tweed-Simmons. Shannon was named "Playboy's Playmate Of The Year" in 1982.
What a great host. We all have a great time enjoying this music with you!
Saw KISS in the 80s, and they were great in concert. Supposedly they had one show where they spent $1M on the stage setup and pyro effects. Was not the one I saw, but somewhere back in the day.
That was this past new years eve in dubai. Set a world record with that show.
I'm musician. I was a Pro for @20 years. This song is why I got into music. It's not awe inspiring musicianship... it's just good old easy to digest rock'n'roll. A kid in my class brought the single ( yes a 45 rpm vinyl platter ) and we wore that thing out. I was in 6th grade. I was a KISS fan for life. There is no telling how much different my life would have been if not for this song. BTW... I performed it with various bands both on bass and drums and did lead vocals too.
Omg....this was my favorite group when I was 15 , I clicked this as soon as I got. Oooh the memories. I love it.
For one of the MTV awards shows they did a live performance under the Brooklyn bridge. One of my personal favorites in the original band, which is who is in the video under the Brooklyn bridge is Ace Frehley. I would love, love if you would do KISS live under the Brooklyn bridge "New York Groove"
Just FYI This is announced by Kiss in concerts as the Rock n Roll National Anthem.
Classic KISS
I MAY have been born in 1991 BUT I have grown up listening to Classic Rock EVER SINCE forever because My Parents BOTH were fans of GOOD OL’ FASHIONED HARD ROCK as well as ROCK N’ ROLL! I have to say it’s a TRUE SHAME, THERE WILL NEVER BE ANOTHER BAND QUITE LIKE KISS
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- Kiss - I love it loud
Jamel, You nailed it ! This was The Anthem of the seventies . . . along with Alice Cooper's "School's Out ! "
Jamel, glad you got to Kiss, needed to while navigating down the rock and roll highway .
I saw them in concert in Philly when I was 17. God of thunder is different !!
Ah!!! Crack me up “because.. 😁😉 you know”! Thanks for the laugh Jamel!
“Forever”is a great ballad
This was KISS's first hit and more or less became their theme song.
Yep! This is IT! THE ULTIMATE ROCK CONCERT ANTHEM!
I prefer them with their face paint myself....
Anyway, this song is best played with the windows down & the sound UP!
Thank you for reacting to this!
I saw them twice at the Lakefront Arena in N.O. A coworker was a KISS fan and bought 2 tickets. One for his wife and she said "Hell No". He asked me and I said "Hell Yeah"...
Jamal, It is interesting that you said it sounded more like an anthem, than a regular song. That is because that is exactly what Rock and Roll all Nite is. After their second album their manager was talking to them and told them they Needed an Anthem... a song that told the world what KISS was about, what they stood for so to speak. As Paul said in an interview, the whole thing sounded alien to him, but thought about it for a while. Both He and Gene tinkered around with it and one of the most well known Rock songs was born. Cheers!!
Their signature song. This is their Hotel California/Dream On/Stairway to Heaven. And yes, they consider it a rock-and-roll anthem.
Strutter, Deuce, And Then She Kissed Me, there's a lot of great stuff in their library. And yes, this is/was a party anthem.
It WAS the KISS Anthem!