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 Criss and Frehley subsequently left the band again, and have been replaced by Singer and Tommy Thayer.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.
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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).
Ozone
Kiss Lyrics
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Feelin' high and dry and I really like to fly
I'm your kinda guy, girl, I'm not too shy
And I want you to fly, so, I think you oughta try
Ozone, ozone, ozone, ozone
I'm your kinda guy and I'm not too shy
So, I think it's time, girl, to start feeling fine
Feeling good all the time, so, I think you oughta try
Ozone, ozone, ozone, ozone
Now, I'm the kinda guy who likes getting high
Getting high and dry and I do it all the time
If you think it's a crime and you don't wanna try
Something that'll make you high, then I think I'll say goodbye
'Cos I'm the kind of guy who likes getting high
Getting high and dry and I do it all the time
Now, I'm much too high, I am high and dry
And I'm feelin' fine, I'm feelin' good all of the time
The lyrics of Kiss's song Ozone revolve around the theme of getting high and feeling good. The singer, who is portrayed as a guy who loves to feel high and dry, encourages his love interest to try it as well, providing the suggestion of "Ozone" as a potential means to do so. As the song progresses, the singer becomes more insistent and less concerned with the potential consequences, singing "If you think it's a crime and you don't wanna try /Something that'll make you high, then I think I'll say goodbye." The final lines of the song depict the singer as having embraced the feeling completely, proclaiming "Now, I'm much too high, I am high and dry / And I'm feelin' fine, I'm feelin' good all of the time."
The song can be interpreted as an anthem to drug use, with "Ozone" serving as a euphemism for marijuana or another recreational drug. However, it could also be interpreted as a celebration of the sensation of feeling high, regardless of whether it is achieved through drug use, a meditative state, or some other means. The lyrics suggest an open-minded and hedonistic attitude towards exploring different states of consciousness and experiencing pleasure, while at the same time emphasizing the importance of personal freedom and choice in determining whether to pursue such experiences.
Line by Line Meaning
I'm the kind of guy who likes feelin' high
I am a person who enjoys the feeling of intoxication
Feelin' high and dry and I really like to fly
I like being high and sober and I enjoy the feeling of flight
I'm your kinda guy, girl, I'm not too shy
I am the type of person that you might like, and I am not overly timid
And I want you to fly, so, I think you oughta try
I want you to experience the feeling of flight, so I suggest you try it
Ozone, ozone, ozone, ozone
The repeated use of the word Ozone is a reference to the feeling of being high
I'm your kinda guy and I'm not too shy
I am the type of person that you might like, and I am not overly timid
Feelin' high and dry and I want you to be mine
I like being in an intoxicated and sober state, and I want you to be my partner
So, I think it's time, girl, to start feeling fine
I believe it is time for you to start feeling good
Feeling good all the time, so, I think you oughta try
I suggest that you try to make yourself feel good constantly
Now, I'm the kinda guy who likes getting high
I am a person who enjoys the feeling of intoxication
Getting high and dry and I do it all the time
I enjoy being in an intoxicated and sober state and I do it frequently
If you think it's a crime and you don't wanna try
If you believe it is wrong and you do not want to experience it
Something that'll make you high, then I think I'll say goodbye
If you are not interested in experiencing something that will give you a high, then I will leave
'Cos I'm the kind of guy who likes getting high
Because I am a person who likes the feeling of intoxication
Getting high and dry and I do it all the time
I like being in an intoxicated and sober state and I do it frequently
Now, I'm much too high, I am high and dry
I am currently in an intoxicated and sober state and it is intense
And I'm feelin' fine, I'm feelin' good all of the time
I am feeling good and happy all the time
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: ACE FREHLEY
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