Paul stanley was the band member who suggested kiss. Somewhere in the skies above san diego, the god of thunder is eating a sugar cookie. Band on the run only 8 left in stock more on the way. Gene simmons and paul stanley, two of the founders of legendary superband kiss, are collaborating with rock. Kisstory the kiss live focus the third, and final, part in the kissfaq kisstory book trilogy. Heat vision talked to gene simmons about what to expect from the new series and what. Nothin to lose charting the bands rise will be published in summer 2012. It contains info about the band, merchandising, touring, management, and casdablanca records that are. Were talking lunch boxes, clothing, comics, trash cans, belt buckles, tour books, mirrors and more of every kissbranded item the band has released to date, the band explained in a statement. The books second half, however, is the true highlight for kiss fans. Out on the streets the true tales of life on the road with the hottest band in the land kiss. Once played in a band called cathedral, several years before forming kiss. Gene simmons on the epic return of kiss to comic books.
Home of the kiss army, find kiss tickets and concert information from the official kiss website. Booking entertainment is the leading entertainment booking agency for booking kiss for events worldwide our kiss agent will be happy to help you get kisss availability and booking fee, or the price and availability for any other alist entertainer, band, comedian or celebrity you may want for your corporate event, private party, wedding, birthday. Kiss was the brainchild of gene simmons bass, vocals and paul stanley rhythm guitar, vocals, former members of the new yorkbased hard rock band wicked lester. The legendary rock band kiss is currently on their end of the road tour, which is supposedly the groups final tour together. The memoir of kiss drummer peter criss is endearingly. It compiles both issues of the marvel comics super special, the marvel kissnation comic, the comic printed especially for 1995 book, kisstory, along with the psycho circus and dark horse comic series.
You wanted the truth, you got the truththe hottest book in the w. Signed by the band including gene simmons and paul stanley. Criss book is wonderfully sleazy and graphic even for a rockstar memoir. Kiss singer paul stanley weighs in on ace frehley, gene simmons feud. Kiss selling book celebrating the bands merchandise. This book is a must for any aspiring rock guitarist. Kiss tour dates, klassic videos, music, merchandise and more. Kiss singer paul stanley weighs in on ace frehley, gene. Pauls book follows in the platformed footsteps of gene simmons kiss and make up 2001, ace frehleys no regrets.
Stanley eisen how they got kiss together and hoped that epic records, who rejected the wicked lester album, could and hopefully, replace wicked. Get the best deals on kiss magazine when you shop the largest online selection at. The kiss kompendium is a hardcover collection of kiss comics. Throughout their career they released numerous books and printed works celebrating their career of around four decades. The bands popularity lasted until 1977, when the arrival of punk and kisss bizarre decision to release four solo albums seemed to bring about a decline. There are many things that i did not know contained within these pages. Dont get me wrong i love this book as i am a kiss collector however, should have. It details how gene and paul met and also, how they tried to make the big time with their previous band, wicked lester, but failed, and then, decided to form a hard rocking band unlike any band before or after them, which became kiss. The book is divided into parts which is really cool. Among the surprises is the praise of noted producer eddie kramer, a close associate of jimi hendrix, for the bands nononsense work ethic. It is a limited edition and this one is numbered 19,529. Among the names the band considered before settling on kiss in 1973 were albatross, the crimson harpoon and fk.
Kiss band member paul stanley discusses his new autobiography i wanted my children to have a document of what i had done and i also realized that. This is a limited edition book and quantities wont last. He also discusses his new book, titled backstage pass as well as the bands end of the road tour. Formed in january 1973, the group originally featured rhythm guitarist paul stanley, bassist gene simmons, lead guitarist ace frehley and drummer peter criss, all of whom contributed to vocals. How much does it cost to book kiss metal music artists booking kiss booking agent contact information official web site manager home page website management concert bookings, biography. The book also shows that the bands founding members, gene simmons i. The officiallyauthorised story of the kiss merchandising craze of the late 70searly 80s by kiss archivist, nicholas buckland. It is the standard historical perspective, but written by a fan, so the stories have interesting twists that we arent use to hearibg from paul or gene. At the height of kiss mania, criss almost literally had to fight girls off with a stick. Since the rendering of the kiss logo does make the lighteningbolt ss appear much like the swastika, the band has to use an alternative logo when releasing albums, merchandise, and other materials in those countries. Kiss frontman paul stanley pens tellall book about sex. Kiss frontman paul stanley pens tellall book about sex, drugs, rock and roll and disability on eve of rock hall of fame entry. A new book on kiss entitled kiss klassified is scheduled to be released on september 29, 2017.
Kiss is not so much a band, but a franchise operation in the. Would you have fallen in love with the band without all the comicbook imagery or the blood or the fire or the third reichlite double s in their logo. Gene simmons and kiss are finally retiring good riddance. For a band like kiss and its author gene simmons, i would expect nothing less than 500. Tons of pages of content about the band, even a comic inside. On a whim i picked this up and have to say that it. Kiss and makeup is not just the classic story of achieving the american dream through the eyes of an immigrant boy making good, but a juicy, rollicking rock and roll read that takes you along for the ride of your life with kiss, from the 1970s, when they were the biggest band in the world, through the 80s, when they took off their world.
But the only original members left are simmons and the bands frontman, paul stanley, two new york jewish kids who shared a cleareyed ambition and zero selfdestructive. Pauls book follows in the platformed footsteps of gene simmons kiss and makeup 2001, ace frehleys no regrets. The hottest brand in the land contains 390 pages of full color photos of the most iconic, bestselling and beloved kiss collectibles. Kiss official kiss tshirts and merchandise rockmerch. Kiss music life encyclopedia 1977, japan this 150 page magazinebook is one of the most sought after collectibles. This thick 10x10 inch stylish coffee table book goes deep into the wild and crazy aucoinera to give you a big, warm hug of nostalgia. Behind the mask is a musthave for the bands legion of kiss army acolytes. A musthave for all kiss fans, tommy thayer has the audacity to say in the advert for the appropriately titled monster book, which is an impractically enormous compendium of live snaps of the band thats limited to only 1,000 copies. End of the road received a tiein comic from dynamite. Showing 12 coloring pages related to the rock band kiss. This is a bibliography of the american rock group kiss. The book also features exclusive kiss photos taken backstage at the bands. Some of the coloring page names are kiss book kiss stuff colour, kiss band, photos view full size, photos view full size, kiss band, paul stanley for diego diego, kiss band drawing at for personal, kiss book kiss stuff kiss band kiss, awesome kiss band wallpapers photos, kiss rock band sketch, kiss band at, kiss. Read hidden marriage, trial marriage husband, library of heavens path.
Kiss klassified is kiss story told from johan kihlberg, the president of kiss army sweden for ten years. The memoir of kiss drummer peter criss is endearingly needy and. The original 161 entries later featured in the books, remain in their early original formats, here. Complete with authentic instrumentation, amplification, costumes and makeup, kist is powerful audio and visual presentation sure to amaze a wide variety of audiences. A tribute to kiss, the nations hottest tribute band brings to life all the fire and magic of a 70s style kiss show. It talks about the bands fame, cool road stories, other peoples affection by the band, and the whole story from beginning to now. Coloring book with slogan rock with us and enjoy exclusive images. A great book telling the tale of the hottest band in the world. New kiss book called kiss klassified to be released on. Apart from the official kiss books, there have been countless unofficial.
The only book that truly captures the inimitable and exuberant spirit of the fiery foursome who gave america its second national anthem, rock and roll all nite, kiss. Over the years, ive delved deep into the world of kiss without liking the band or its music. In 2007, a new comic book series featuring the band was released by the kiss comics group in association with platinum studios. Comparing the original band members memoirs peter, paul, ace and gene have some conflicting memories of the same events in the bands history. Weve all been to loud gigs, but just how loud is too loud. Platinum best of kiss magazine complete w poster book 1979 aucoin rare. There are also some great pictures of the band from their glory days. The book will also go into super rare merchandise from deep inside. Adam and des delve into the first volume of kisstory from 1995. Kinnaird, bryan sean delaneys hell box 2004 overly short version of the autobiography sean delaney had been working on. Goldsmith, stanley, and simmons have created this book as a thanks to the kiss army, many of whom have been devoted to the band for more than 40 years. Gene simmons of kiss is snacking, out of costume, and. The bands lineup remained stable for seven years, before criss left on may 17, 1980 after an injury and increasing personal tensions. Gene simmons i recently spoke to gene simmons, who cofounded kiss back in 1973 and was also the bassist and covocalist of the band.
Behind the mask official authorized biography by david leaf i thought this book was great book i think the author had a lot of information about kiss and used it very well. Kiss end of the road japanese tour merchandise stand in sendai. Kiss kisstory book hardcover signed by band,first edition. A bandautographed version of the book seems to have already sold out. Kiss is an american hard rock band from new york city, new york. Heatley, michael kiss the hottest band in the world 1997 short book of most pictures from the uk. Given that the concept for the band kiss drew upon comic book superheroes almost as much as upon music itself, they were a natural. Of course kiss made a book of all their merchandise loudwire. New kiss book called kiss klassified to be released on september 29th. This is an awesome book with all of the classic kiss transcribed accurately. The pain threshold for human hearing is 120 decibels, but any sound above 85db can cause hearing loss or damage. The greatest kiss shop in the universe for all kiss collectibles. Reynolds rocked a replica of the demon gene simmons.