The exquisite minutiae of the wonderful history of KISS
There is a slight chance that this type of post has worn out its welcome—I mean, how many words can be written about a double album, right? But I try to justify it (to myself) by thinking that I cover not just the remixes but the creation of the original albums as well. This is … Fortsätt läsa Deconstructing Double Platinum pt. 5
As previously noted, I originally envisioned this as a two-part "series", and you can read about why in the third installment. Alas, it turns out that Double Platinum is actually interesting even when it doesn't seem to be at first listen. First, a quick recap of some terminology. Since the songs covered in this post … Fortsätt läsa Deconstructing Double Platinum pt. 4
Originally I saw this as a two-part "series". After all, once we discard the songs from the band's eponymous first album and Rock And Roll Over, most of the songs on Double Platinum sound fairly close to the versions on the original studio albums. There are some minor edits but they aren't as life-altering as … Fortsätt läsa Deconstructing Double Platinum pt. 3
KISS has played quite a few shows on New Years Eve through the years but I would argue that none have been more important, or mythical, than their first professional performance at the Academy of Music in 1973. It was their coming-out party, the first time they performed for a sizeable audiance (even if we … Fortsätt läsa Ring in the New Year
I suspect that anybody who might stumble upon my writings here may be aware of the fact that there have been some rumblings in the KISSosphere lately. The recently aired A&E Biography devoted to those make up clad heroes of yore sure have excited the humours of a lot of people. I'm not much for … Fortsätt läsa ”We realized, it’s our band now”
As promised it's time to have a second installment about Double Platinum where we focus on the songs from a specific studio album, this time Rock And Roll Over. Since I covered a lot of ground in the last post I suggest going back there and re-freshing your memory about various technical issues surrounding remixing, … Fortsätt läsa Deconstructing Double Platinum pt. 2
After I wrote about that wonderful 80s compilation Smashes, Thrashes & Hits I started thinking about compilations in general and Double Platinum in particular. I had listened even less to that compilation over the years but, quite unlike the case of ST&H, I was aware of (at least some of) the differences compared to the … Fortsätt läsa Deconstructing Double Platinum pt. 1
Axeology Extended 