With their make-up and costumes, the band members took on the personae of comic book-style characters: the Starchild (Stanley), the Demon (Simmons), the Spaceman or Space Ace (Frehley), and the Catman (Criss). Due to creative differences, both Criss and Frehley had departed the group by 1982.
In 1983, Kiss began performing without makeup and costumes, thus marking the beginning of the band's "unmasked" era that would last for over a decade. The band experienced a commercial resurgence during this era, with the Platinum-certified album Lick It Up successfully introducing them to a new generation of fans, and its music videos received regular airplay on MTV. Eric Carr, who had replaced Criss in 1980, died in 1991 of heart cancer and was replaced by Eric Singer. In response to a wave of Kiss nostalgia in the mid-1990s, the original lineup re-united in 1996, which also saw the return of its makeup and stage costumes. The resulting reunion tour was highly successful, grossing $143.7 million, making it the band's most successful tour to date. Criss and Frehley subsequently left the band again, and have been replaced by Singer and Tommy Thayer. The band has continued with its original stage makeup, with Singer and Thayer using the original Catman and Spaceman makeup, respectively. In September 2018, Kiss announced that, after 45 years of recording and performing, it would be embarking on its ongoing final tour, the End of the Road World Tour, which started in January 2019 and concluded in December 2023.
Kiss is regarded as one of the most influential rock bands of all time, as well as one of the best-selling bands of all time, having sold more than 75 million records worldwide, including 21 million RIAA-certified albums. Kiss also holds the title as America's No. 1 Gold record award-winning group of all time, having earned 30 Gold albums. Kiss has 14 Platinum albums, with three albums being multi-Platinum. On April 10, 2014, the four original members of Kiss were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Kiss was ranked by MTV as the ninth "Greatest Metal Band of All Time", and placed tenth on VH1's "100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock" list, as well as being ranked as the third "Best Metal and Hard Rock Live Band of All Time" by Loudwire magazine.
Full Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiss_(band)
Studio albums
Kiss (1974)
Hotter than Hell (1974)
Dressed to Kill (1975)
Destroyer (1976)
Rock and Roll Over (1976)
Love Gun (1977)
Dynasty (1979)
Unmasked (1980)
Music from "The Elder" (1981)
Creatures of the Night (1982)
Lick It Up (1983)
Animalize (1984)
Asylum (1985)
Crazy Nights (1987)
Hot in the Shade (1989)
Revenge (1992)
Carnival of Souls: The Final Sessions (1997)
Psycho Circus (1998)
Sonic Boom (2009)
Monster (2012)
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2. Kiss (키스 or K.I.S.S.) was a Korean female pop trio. Their debut single "Because I'm a Girl" was a hit in 2001. The music video stars actress Goo Hyejin, and actor Shin Hyunjoon, which increased initial public interest in the song. The song remained a karaoke staple in Korea for many years. This helped to launch the career of Kiss, with an album quickly following. However, the group quickly disbanded afterwards, due to internal conflict that could not be resolved.
"Because I'm a Girl" has been covered by numerous artists, including Korean female duo 2NB.
3) Kiss (was a short lived Taiwanese group made up of three girls, Cai Pei Lin (蔡裴琳), Zhang Shuo Fen (张硕芬) and Wang Tingxuan (王婷萱), in the late 90’s early 2000. They only released one full length album (Let's Wait and See), and one CD single (Shut Up).
I'm Alive
Kiss Lyrics
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Too many women, I've got too little time
I keep on tryin'
Man, if it kills me I know that I'll go
Dead, stiff, and smilin'
Oh, don't need no doctor puttin' me to bed
Give me the nurse and I'll make sure that she's fed
Don't need no doctor giving me pills
Livin' life for love, I'm alive, I'm alive
I can't get enough (I can't get enough)
Get it right (right) I'm alive
Take a look in the Book of Love, man it's understood
Right to the letter
One pretty girl makes you feel pretty good
Two's even better
Oh, I learned my lesson, my golden rule
You know I made the teachers stay after school
Don't look for reasons, don't waste my time
I've got the goods to make you mine
Livin' life for love, I'm alive, yeah, I'm alive
I can't get enough (I can't get enough)
Get it right (right) I'm alive
You know baby, you make my heart beat, alright
Don't need no doctor
Take a look at the Book of Love, man it's understood
It ain't a crime to feel this good, no
Livin' life for love, I'm alive, yeah, I'm alive
I can't get enough (can't get enough)
Get it right (right) I'm alive
Sing it
Livin' life, livin' life for love, I'm alive, I'm alive
I can't get enough (can't get enough)
Get it right I'm alive (I'm alive)
Livin' life for love (livin' life for love)
Livin' life for love (I'm alive)
Livin' life for love, (yeah, can't get enough)
Livin' life for love (I'm alive, whoo)
Livin' life for love
The lyrics of Kiss's song I'm Alive are about living life to the fullest for the sake of love. The song starts off with the singer expressing his desire for multiple women despite having little time. He believes that even if he dies trying to get them, he'll die happy because he lived his life for love. He also wants a nurse instead of a doctor to take care of him because he can take care of her.
The second verse talks about the singer's experience with love and how he learned his "golden rule" through teachers who stayed after school to teach him about love. He also talks about not wasting time with reasons and just going for what he wants because he knows he has what it takes to make someone his.
The chorus of the song repeats the idea of living life for love and being alive because of it. The song ends with the singer repeating that he's alive and living life for love.
Overall, the song is an upbeat, positive anthem to living life to the fullest for the sake of love.
Line by Line Meaning
Oh, let's get 'em, boys
Encouragement to team members to take action
Too many women, I've got too little time
Not enough time to fulfill desires for relationships with multiple women
I keep on tryin'
Persistence in pursuing desires
Man, if it kills me I know that I'll go dead, stiff, and smilin'
Willingness to take risks and face consequences with a positive attitude
Oh, don't need no doctor puttin' me to bed
Rejecting care from medical professionals for sexual encounters
Give me the nurse and I'll make sure that she's fed
Willingness to provide for and please sexual partners
Don't need no doctor giving me pills
Avoiding medication in favor of natural arousal
I'm hot enough to give you chills
Confidence in sexual appeal
Livin' life for love, I'm alive, I'm alive
Emphasis on prioritizing love and the feeling of being alive because of it
I can't get enough (I can't get enough)
Insatiable desire for love and intimacy
Get it right (right) I'm alive
Success in obtaining love and intimacy results in feeling truly alive
Take a look in the Book of Love, man it's understood
Reference to the fact that love is universally recognized and written about
Right to the letter
Exactness and specificity of the information in the Book of Love
One pretty girl makes you feel pretty good
Satisfaction in being with a single attractive partner
Two's even better
Greater satisfaction in being with multiple attractive partners
Oh, I learned my lesson, my golden rule
Experience has taught an important personal guideline
You know I made the teachers stay after school
Having sexual encounters with authority figures
Don't look for reasons, don't waste my time
Avoiding analysis and prioritizing efficiency in love pursuits
I've got the goods to make you mine
Confidence in possessing appealing qualities
You know baby, you make my heart beat, alright
Love and attraction leads to positive physical sensations
Take a look at the Book of Love, man it's understood
Reinforcement of the universality and clarity of love and intimacy
It ain't a crime to feel this good, no
Asserting the naturalness and acceptability of fulfilling sexual desires
Sing it
Encouragement to sing or express oneself confidently
Livin' life, livin' life for love, I'm alive, I'm alive
Final repetition of the main message: prioritizing love leads to feeling fully alive
Can't get enough (can't get enough)
Still insatiable in desire for love
Get it right I'm alive (I'm alive)
Success in obtaining love and intimacy leads to feeling of being fully alive
Livin' life for love (livin' life for love)
Repeating focus on prioritizing love
Yeah, can't get enough
Continued insatiability in desire for love
I'm alive, whoo
Feeling of being fully alive because of prioritizing love
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: BRUCE KULICK, DESMOND CHILD, PAUL STANLEY
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