Double Platinum (Remastered) Kiss

• 1 Strutter '78 03:42
• 2 Do You Love Me 03:34
• 3 Hard Luck Woman 03:25
• 4 Calling Dr. Love 03:18
• 5 Let Me Go, Rock 'N Roll 02:17
• 6 Love Gun 03:16
• 7 God Of Thunder 04:15
• 8 Firehouse 03:19
• 9 Hotter Than Hell 03:31
• 10 I Want You 03:07
• 11 Deuce 03:03
• 12 100,000 Years 03:23
• 13 Detroit Rock City 03:36
• 14 Rock Bottom 00:53
• 15 She 04:34
• 16 Rock And Roll All Nite 02:49
• 17 Beth 02:46
• 18 Makin' Love 03:14
• 19 C'mon And Love Me 02:56
• 20 Cold Gin 04:22
• 21 Black Diamond 04:15
• Total Runtime 01:09:35

Info for Double Platinum (Remastered)

As a best-of collection, „Double Platinum“ is textbook stuff--released while Kiss was at the height of its game, it brings together only the band's finest, originally covering four LP sides in an impressive, shiny package. As the unabashedly sales-oriented title implies, (few have accused Kiss of subtlety) these are the tracks that made them kings.

Despite the updated 'Strutter '78,' „Double Platinum“ is pure history, though it was admittedly pretty recent history at the time (their debut had only come out four years earlier). No era of the band's action-packed career is ignored on this set--early classics such as '100,000 Years' and 'Hotter Than Hell' sit right alongside such latter-day staples as 'Detroit Rock City' and 'God of Thunder.' The band's progression in its then-brief history is remarkable.

Though Kiss's powerful, primal gift was apparent from the very start, it took a few years of hard touring on a global scale before they developed their uncanny ability to write stadium rock of the grandest scale--songs like 'Rock And Roll All Night,' that went straight to the center of an era's collective musical consciousness.

KISS
is an American rock band formed in New York City in December 1972. Easily identified by its members' trademark face paint and stage outfits, the group rose to prominence in the mid and late-1970s on the basis of their elaborate live performances, which featured fire breathing, blood spitting, smoking guitars, and pyrotechnics. Kiss has been awarded 24 gold albums to date.The band has sold over 85 million albums to date.

The original lineup of Paul Stanley (vocals and rhythm guitar), Gene Simmons (vocals and bass guitar), Ace Frehley (lead guitar and vocals), and Peter Criss (drums, percussion and vocals) is the most successful and identifiable. With their makeup and costumes, they took on the personae of comic book-style characters: The Demon (Simmons), Starchild (Stanley), Spaceman (Frehley), and Catman (Criss). The band explains that the fans were the ones who ultimately chose their makeup designs. The 'Demon' makeup reflected Gene's cynicism and dark elements, as well as his love for comic books. Paul Stanley became the 'Starchild' due to his tendency to be referred to as the 'starry-eyed lover' and 'hopeless romantic.' Ace Frehley's 'Spaceman' makeup was a reflection of him wanting to go for a ride in a space ship and supposedly being from another planet. Peter Criss' 'Catman' makeup was in accordance with the belief that Peter had nine lives due to his rough childhood in Brooklyn. Due to creative differences, both Criss and Frehley were out of the group by 1982. The band's commercial fortunes had also waned considerably by that point.

In 1983, Kiss abandoned its makeup and enjoyed a commercial resurgence throughout the rest of the decade. Buoyed by a wave of Kiss nostalgia in the 1990s, the band announced a reunion of the original lineup (with makeup) in 1996. The resulting Kiss Alive/Worldwide/Lost Cities/Reunion Tour was the top-grossing act of 1996 and 1997. Criss and Frehley have since left Kiss again and have been replaced by Eric Singer and Tommy Thayer, respectively. The band continues to perform with makeup, while Stanley and Simmons have remained the only two constant members.

KISS is regarded as one of the most influential rock and roll bands of all-time. Their career milestones are staggering. KISS holds honors as one of America’s top gold record champions, recording 36 albums over 32 years selling over 85 million albums worldwide.

Over thirty years of record-breaking tours around the globe include high-profile appearances at Super Bowl XXXIII, the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City and most recently, the 2005 Rockin’ The Corps concert dedicated to our troops in Iraq and Afghanistan.

The KISS legacy continues to grow, generation after generation, transcending age, race and creed. The unparalleled devotion and loyalty of the KISS Army to the “Hottest Band in the World” is a striking testament to the band’s unbreakable bond with its fans.

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