KISS, mid seventies to maybe 79 was the biggest band in the world! They were humongous. From music snobs they didn’t get any credit. You ask any rock artist from 1975 onward and they’ll tell you their impact. KISS is….I mean…they’re KISS. Nothing more needs to be said. KISS Army baby! Trust me, it’s an army. They are on their final tour. If you have a chance to see them soon, the show was spectacular!

“King of the Night Time World” .., it’s the next song on the ‘Destroyer’ album. ‘Detroit Rock City’ fades right into ‘King of the Night Time World’.., like 2 songs in one, which is the reason for the ABRUPT ending of this song.., it actually transitions right into “King..,” a totally groovy badass confident masculine unapologetic challenge to anyone listening.., ‘Yeah.., we’re the King’s...”

You need to show your son actual live KISS concert videos from the 70's and react to them so he can get the FULL appreciation and bombast that KISS is known for!!

Detroit here. It IS rock city. I always took it for granted. My older siblings and friends made sure that I knew my rock history. This was required listening. Watch Tom Morello's speech when he inducted Kiss into the Rock Hall. THAT is the excitement that these guys fostered!

This came out when I was a senior in high school, 1976 - we had Kiss, Styx, Queen, Zeppelin, The Who, Aerosmith, Alice Cooper and more all at the same time! Imagine turning on the radio and listening to this stuff all day long! Anything from Destroyer would be good, but Shout it Out Loud would be a good one.

I didn't know some people thought KISS had no talent. That's messed up! They definitely have talent!

"Beth" is a ballad but was recorded by drummer Criss w/o any of the other band members. Another big hit I remember is "Rock & Roll All Nite" which didn't become a major hit until they released a live version to promote their 1st live recording .. "Alive in '75".

Been a kiss fan since I was 8 years, I love all the albums that came out before 1980. I used to pretend to be Gene Simmons standing on the top bunk of my bed as if it were a stage concert riser. "They call me Dr Love!"

I have been to hundreds of concerts in my many years & Kiss is in my top 10 for best show...as for their music... NOT the greatest, but they do have talent & there are many songs that it shines through on... like this one... so you shouldn't write them off. Stay safe & stay strong you two.. 💙💙

When Kiss first came out people thought they were a novelty act. That they'd be soon forgotten. Kinda like The Bay City Rollers ( that's another story). But Kiss stayed around, and around. I had that album, it was the first one my parents ever bought me. Great tune. Never gets old. I've seen them twice..I live across the river from Detroit Rock City!

Do "Shock me" live from 1977. Ace Freeley always does a great guitar solo and this is one of the best. Shock me and do this reaction. You will love it. Guarantee.

They always said they wanted to be the kind of rock band they wanted to see as teens Definitely do Shout it out loud great party tune

The thing about Kiss was that it was never about the music but about making money. I'll give them this they gave a lot of new bands there shot at fame including Rush as backup bands. They said Rush was one of the most talented. Also said all Rush wanted to do was practice they would never go out and party with us.

Kiss Destroyer came out in 1976, the very first cassette tape that I ever bought, Epic

Lockport Illinois in '75 fellas. Kiss with the opening band Rush...outstanding!! Kiss put on a show! Great reaction guys.

Believe it or not I'm 54 years old and I'm just getting into kiss now my brother is older than me and we go driving a lot because we're both retired and we just listen to kiss and it's amazing the old stuff from their first album up to the Elder stuff from the 80s Lick It Up animalize Asylum Crazy Nights love it

I saw the Tour for this in 1976 at Anaheim Stadium and it was great. The Spirit of 76 Tour. Great Job guys.

1978 the song talks on the radio about the wreck at the end

Who remembers that horrible movie, Kiss Meets the Phantom of the Park, that as a kid I couldn’t wait to see. I saw them on their latest retirement tour before Covid. It was an amazing time!

My favorite Kiss song!!! They were my first ever concert back in the 70's when I was a teenager. I so enjoy your reactions!❤

I don't listen that often to Kiss, but they do have some great songs and they put on pretty good live shows.

Never been a fan of Kiss but appreciate your continued efforts to introduce an eclectic array of genres and bands that the younger generation never knew about.

Rock and Roll ALL night live version is a must hear. The people who say they have no talent have never REALLY listened to them. And Ace Frehley is a top lead guitarist!

Though not a fan, I do have a soft spot for Kiss. They truly know how to rock and perform spectacular shows. They certainly do have talent and I would say they are the rock gods of 'live' music. And they care about their fans. Oh and I recently learned that the makeup represents the characters they portray on stage. Anyway, a great song and loved your reaction to it. Best wishes, james:)

Had that “Destroyer” poster back in 76/77….Also the 4x6 concert footage poster from Kiss Alive II…..great times & music for a 10 yr old + boy growing up

Shout It Outloud is a must. I think it's more their trademark than this one.

One of the best if not THE best guitar solos ever

I am so glad you did the album version with the sound effects.

Seen them 5 times. While they may never be the best at any of the instruments they play, a KISS show is 2nd to none and their shows influenced many others.

100.000 years live at cobo hall 1976 that's a great one!! Greetings from Argentina!

Hi! Don’t forget, Gene Simmons discovered a little band called Van Halen! I personally love Kiss…I’ve seen them 3 times! Best show ever! The pyro alone is unbelievable! Enjoy! 🤘🏻🇨🇦

Great reaction, great band ! Well done Larry and Ethan ! 👍

Also, you need to listen to Billy Thorpe " Children of the sun"

Just so you know my brother truly enjoyed this reaction. Not just cause it was Kiss but because how honest you talk over your opinions! Now he sees why you're my favorite channel!😊👍

There's a funny movie that uses the title of this song. I practically lived that movie. Peace.

Hot in the shade tour was their best concert in my opinion there without makeup and they have legendary drummer Eric Carr who died of cancer soon after. They freaking jam on this concert.

YES I like Kiss as well had several of their albums and their Kiss solo albums until one of my friends borrowed a couple of them & never returned them & they know who they are 😄 yes i heard some of that too about Kiss but thats so werid i don,t know why some people have zero respect for kiss , just because they wearing make up i mean they can hear them play that should be enough 🎼🎶🎵Detroit Rock City , a True Rock Classic Glad you enjoyed it really makes you want to leave your seat 🤟🤟, Rock on Peace💢💫💥☮☮

Try anything off of Alive. Deuce, Nothin To Lose, Black Diamond, Rock And Roll All Night. All great stuff. Destroyer came out in 1976.

New subscriber...Kiss best live band ever...saw them 7 or 8 times....

Great review guys. Classic from the 70's. Try some more KISS.

As far as I remember Gene Simmons (the bassist) produced the first demo tapes for Van Halen, so as bands from LA they were both very entertaining. Kiss are good on their music, shows, storytelling, marketing... they are the full-pack. You did a good pick, I would go also for Love Gun.

One of there best songs 👍👌😊

Oh hell you should really do Shout it out loud. The Dodger stadium live one. That's some epic shit!

Love Gun!!!!!! That and this video Detroit. Are their best imo

GOD OF THUNDER.

If you want to go back a little more, try "Black Diamond" from the Alive album.....just Kiss in their earlier heavy rock awesomeness!!

Hey guys here's idea you may want to explore. Doing a evolution of a band . Meaning start with the 1st album and take one song and progress through the catalog one song per album and you can see how bands change their sound or not over time.

I like a few songs , However the one album 💿 I do enjoy is (Revenge ) , No make up on & 2 deferent members on the album , a couple of younger Dudes !

YOU GOT TO HEAR "PSYCHO CIRCUS ".

Flaming Youth 🔥🔥🔥

Van Halen is a KISS spinoff. If you don't believe me, look at the back of Van Halen's first album cover.

A good chunk of the reputation they had about not being good musicians comes from the fact that they wrote only about 25% of their song if not less.

1976. And Kiss actually got Van Halen there start.

I used to have this on 8 track.

Gene isn't actually the frontman, Paul Stanley is...but Gene is the recognizable figure. Gene jokes KISS has condoms and coffins. We have you covered coming and going

Hi guys, hope you're both well and having a good weekend!

Shout it out loud. Tiger stadium 1996 live

I'm glad u finally got 1 right pop lol. It is 70s :))

I had my brother watch this with me because he was the Biggest Kiss fan!! And for us it was beyond the makeup!! Peter Criss was my fave cause he was the cat! Just listen to how they rock those instruments!! This song is awesome! Rock n Roll All Night next!!! Talent! Talent! And what shows they did! Talent! Remove the makeup and those costumes and they were it! Have the dolls Larry! Look more into them Ethan! Join The Kiss Army!🎸🎶

A great song is Foreplay/Longtime by Boston.

Do "SHOUT IT OUT LOUD" next - Same album

This particular song was the 70s

Yes, shout it out loud. Shout it out loud. Shout it out loud. Shout it out loud. I hope that's enough. If not, shout it out loud.

I’ve always thought of Kiss more as “rockstars” than top-notch musicians. They ARE talented and do have some very good songs, but not on the same level of talent as other bands from their era. Larry is absolutely right, you won’t find any of the Kiss members on a Best Guitarists/Drummers/Bassists list. Cheers guys 🤟🏻

It's got to be 70s: Peter Criss and Ace Frehley

Listen "Mr. Speed".

In the '70 in the USA only kiss Is Heavy band in Hard Rock...

Do the reunion tour of 1996 at Dodgers Stadium just the video of Shoutb it Out Loud it's of course live

DO Molly Hatchet " Fall of the Peacemakers" Now THAT is a Masterpiece !

I like kiss. Their music is catchy and fun. I don't think they have ZERO talent, but they really aren't the most talented musicians on the planet. I think their talent in promotion outstrips their talent as musicians.

Love the review!! I'm so thrilled that I spent about twenty minutes on a 5 or 6 paragraph comment only to have it disappear... 😬 Ouch, well this is a much more condensed version, I've had toilet cleaner soaking in both bathroom 🚽.. haven't seen kitty 🐈 in a minute, but she does seem to enjoy a 🚽 cocktail from time to time and I can't risk that! But anyways real fast, Larry you're absolutely correct on Gene being a marketing genius, he's approaching half a billion in net worth!!!! He has set his family up for generations!..ok, I think you both should have came out in makeup for this one... Larry, Gene Simmons for sure! Ethan, Peter Criss for you! Ok straight up, their albums post make-up, I'd say 82-95 ish were much heavier with definite upgrades replacing Ace and Peter..no disrespect, but to big-time drummers and lead guitarist's...they would probably characterize their playing as average. Ok I'll stop talking, the sad part is I'm not gonna be able to go into the hilarious detail about my encounter with Ace Frehley at a record Store on the backside of the boardwalk in Atlantic city... Nov 92 MAYBE..my girlfriend at the time and I took a three day trip to AC just for some gambling and relaxing 😎...we were born and raised in NY, so it wasn't a terrible drive..long story short, we went into the store , kind of small and beat up, your typical record store, records and CDs up front, instruments in the back, I believe the store had just opened, it was a little after 10 am I believe, so very very light crowd at that time, plus it was Nov...you had the teller up front on the phone I think, a couple probably in their 60's sifting through albums , and then one guy in the rear messing around with 🎸, you know like any record store they let you plug them into select amps...we weren't trying to make eye contact with this guy, but I wanted to check out gutairs, we had our backs to him, maybe 3 feet from him...all of sudden, BOOM, he drops the gutair, instantly yells out, quite loudly' I'll pay for it" lol, not concerned that the neck of the instrument grazed both my calf muscles on the way down..I was pretty in tune with KISS, so when I heard him scream that, I didn't even care that he threw the 🎸 at me..in fairness he instantly turned his attention to us and was very apologetic! When I heard that voice, I said to myself "it can't be" at this point I believe the older couple had just left...so now it's just my girlfriend, myself, and the Teller, who I believe was still on the phone lol...oh wait, and Ace haha, the funniest part about this was when he yelled it out, you could tell that he was somewhat intoxicated..it's barely 10am...So that means he started early...we found out through conversation, quite a long conversation, he never stopped talking 😆that he had a show in Seaside heights later that evening...😳 me highest concern for him is his clear, but very jolly intoxication! I believe it was like ten hoursuntil his show..I'm hoping he was just out extremely late, and was going to bed shortly..bed by noon, up by 5pm..eat on the tour bus..seaside only bout an hour north up the Atlantic, beautiful drive, maybe 50 minutes ya know..if you push 80mph for half the drive. ..bottom line, great guy, who was once this iconic figure giving the two of us a 45 min conversation in a basically empty record store! this man that I grew up watching, ripping thru solos, I never thought years later he would drunkingly throw a gutair at me! Just an everyday guy , would give you the shirt off his back 😊the teller took a Polaroid of the three of us posing, great pic, I'm 6'4 so i was in the Middle , right arm around Ace, maybe 6'0....left arm around my girl 5'5...my ex girlfriend has this polaroid, it was carefully stapled to the upper left corner of the Kiss alive album, that we purchased before we left, he signed the album, there is a white border around the polaroid to where if you are careful and steady you could write a few words..and he did, to Dave and Tracy, love you dearly, ACE NOV 1992..my ex and I kind of lost touch over the years, no animosity though, just moving different directions, I got a few buds back home that may be able to reach out to her and possibly send them a screenshot, and they'll send to me, and I'll upload and add to this post.. possibly...she could be living in Egypt for all I know...she was close to getting her masters in archeology at Vilinova University...I'm shutting up guys, so sorry for rambling, have a great day!! 😊🔥🤘🎶🎤

I didn’t hate Kiss, it just wasn’t my type of hardrock/ pop-rock. Of course I know most of their hits but never bought an album. European style of music is more to my liking. Maybe because I grew up in Europe and that type of music I heard most.

Can u please introduce your son 1 of legend song 'Bohemian Rhapsody' by queen

1976

Thing is. Kiss had a lot of ghost writers. They made lots of money by image and merch..

Oh Ethan .. u appear to be feeling much better??

I still want to see you guys listen to STYX-Queen of Spades please?

Yeah ... KISS was a 1970s group.

I've got to admit that I'm not a KISS fan but it was a good reaction. I was dragged along to see them many years ago when they first performed without the make up, like Dad says it was for the Lick It Up album, and personally I thought it just exposed them as a bit of a mediocre/meh band. I always thought of them as a contrived band about marketing and style over substance. But, hey, what's important is that you both like them as a) it is your channel and b)...well, that's it really!😀 The world would be a dull place if everyone agreed on everything!

The sad truth is that people can't look past the make-up. They are great songwriters as well as performers.

There was plenty of songs to pick also this one is okay

Not a big fan of Kiss. Pretty basic music ( of course Rush is my favorite so…). Did I mention Tesla “ Heaven’s Trail” 😎 Keep up the good work guys

Eehh Kiss was just okay. Me .. I would never compare them to Van Halen tho. Ethan look at that album cover .. they dressed up like that, face paint & all every time they performed, even the platform shoes. Idk .. for me back then .. they were kinda scary to me. I didn't listen to them then. Now there's a few songs I like of theirs. Funny story now .. my then baby bil appeared to be headed in the wrong direction as a late teen & drinking a lot. I remember noticing he had posters of Kiss all over his bedroom wall & grew even more concerned about him. I kinda thought they were some what about Satanism .. not that they were .. I was totally unfamiliar with them back then. Plus always hated the way Gene Simmons wagged his tongue .. it was gross to this almost 20 year old. Lol. Anyway I'm glad y'all reacted to them .. I always believe in expanding ur horizons. Enjoy the wknd. Peace✌🏼🤘🏼❣️

I would the Houston show from 1977 here: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/fa6KoqljzJ-zoZc.html; or the Largo show from 1977 here: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/as5pfKmZlrmtXWg.html

Sorry Larry, I normally agree with you on this channel but I don't think much of Gene's marketing genius. I recommend having a look at Donald Trump's 2008 Celebrity Apprentice USA (I think it was season 7 in the US). Gene was on that show and... let's just say he didn't win. Modesty prevents me from mentioning the fact that a Brit won that season, or even mentioning the fact that episodes 5 and 10 in which that Brit was project manager for the boy's team are TV gold. I'm still laughing my behind off 13 years later at Vincent (Sopranos) Pastore's fake argument and firing from the boy's team so that the girls would take pity on him and recruit him as a double agent, and Stephen "born again" Baldwin's refusal to pick up Vinnie's notes left in a 'dead drop' during a cigarette break because it went against his Christian principles! Gene was already gone by this time...

Kiss are good, but they aren't GREAT! They are more about putting on a show than playing spectacularly IMO. Nothing wrong with that...I still respect them for what they do, but you'll never see me add them to "greatest of..." lists. I have never seen them live but have heard they put on quite the spectacle. One thing for sure...they are excellent at business, making a boatload of money in the process. This is one of their catchiest songs...always liked Heaven's On Fire too. For my suggestion this time, here is a great classic rock tune Blind Faith with a live version of Can't Find My Way Home (kzfaq.info/get/bejne/hrB6oaRn36vHd58.html). Cheers!

Your son not of heard KISS if you’re such a big fan? Ok I just found out that you are not a fan. Destroyer!!! 80’s??? Probably 70s? Man get into KISS and understand the time line

Zero talent is complete hyperbole. True there are far better players out there, but they were plenty good enough to be professionals, and Paul was an excellent singer, as well as Peter. Great catchy songs too, although many were written by or with outside writers. They always concentrated heavily on the stage show and physical performance on stage, which may have taken away from their live playing at times. Ace Frehely makes a lot of favorite guitarist lists, not necessarily "best", but he has a signature style that many people love, and many famous guitarists were inspired by him, including Dimebag. There are several professionally shot shows from the 70's, not TOP qulity, but good enough.

Here is the link. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/qdWYdZxjl8mWpYU.html

When I saw Kiss at Download they were awful, they talked shit about other bands, they didn't command the stage snd they sounded flat.

I'm not a KISS fan. I do like some of their songs, but in general I've always thought they were/are style over substance. Plus Gene Simmons is kinda annoying.

Gene had a lot of cool effects but the energy came from Paul Stanley. Great front man.Check out some of the live video. “Deuce” is an awesome tune to Google. TechnicAlly they are all mediocre, but all together as a group they are solid, plus the showmanship. Personally I think the lyrics are always a let down to me.

Wow, I cannot believe you used the word masterpiece for that song. That song wasn't half as good as VH's worst song

I'm not really a fan of KISS, mostly because of Gene Simmons. I'm sure this has been discussed on the channel before because I remember a few people commenting with some negative Gene Simmons stories. I do like I Was Made For Living You, but that's about it. This song was a bit of a car crash. [Sorry!]

KISS was corporate rock. No real substance

1976