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 Criss and Frehley subsequently left the band again, and have been replaced by Singer and Tommy Thayer.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).
Within
Kiss Lyrics
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See without sight
Night without day
And every day's black as the night
Fly without wings
Feel without touch
Touch without feel
I want to see from within
I want to be where I've been
I want a truth not a lie
I want to live 'fore I die
Life without death
World without end
Sleep without dreams
And nothing is quite what it seems
I want something more than you'll know
Follow myself and go where you can never go
And I see though my eyes are closed
I want to see from within
(Cry without tears)
I want to be where I've been
(See without sight)
I want a truth not a lie
(Night without day)
I want to live 'fore I die
(And everywhere nothing is real)
(Touch without feel and everywhere nothing is real)
Inside you without your blessing
Inside me is me confessing
Outside you is outside me
And inside there is no guarantee
I want to see from within
I want to be where I've been
I want a truth not a lie
I want to live 'fore I die
I want to see from within
(Life without death)
I want to be where I've been
(World without end)
I want a truth not a lie
(Sleep without dreams)
I want to live 'fore I die
(And nothing is quite what it seems)
I want something more than you'll know
Follow myself and go where you can never go
Cry without tears
Night without day
The lyrics to Kiss's song "Within" seem to speak to the human desire for something beyond the mundane and tangible world we inhabit. The repeated use of contradictory phrases such as "cry without tears" and "see without sight" suggest a longing for experiences that go beyond our typical sensory abilities. The lyrics also touch on the idea of wanting to see the truth and live an authentic life before we die.
The chorus "I want to see from within, I want to be where I've been, I want a truth not a lie, I want to live 'fore I die" seems to encapsulate this desire for deeper understanding and meaning. The lines "inside you without your blessing, inside me is me confessing" suggest that this desire for something more is internal and personal, and not something that can be granted by outside forces.
Overall, the lyrics of "Within" suggest a yearning for transcendence and a search for greater truths and experiences beyond the physical world.
Line by Line Meaning
Cry without tears
Experience pain and sadness without shedding tears
See without sight
Perceive things without relying on eyesight
Night without day
Constant darkness without the presence of light
And every day's black as the night
Every day seems hopeless and bleak
Fly without wings
Transcend beyond physical limitations
Feel without touch
Experience emotions without physical contact
Touch without feel
Make contact without experiencing sensations
And everywhere nothing is real
Everything feels unreal and fabricated
I want to see from within
Desire to gain insight by looking internally
I want to be where I've been
Yearning to return to a past state or place
I want a truth not a lie
Wanting authenticity and reality rather than falsehoods
I want to live 'fore I die
Wanting to experience life to the fullest before death
Life without death
An endless existence without the concept of mortality
World without end
A limitless universe without finality
Sleep without dreams
A state of unconsciousness without the presence of mental imagery
And nothing is quite what it seems
Nothing has a straightforward explanation or meaning
Inside you without your blessing
Parts of yourself manifest externally without your consent
Inside me is me confessing
Admitting to oneself the truth that's within them
Outside you is outside me
What happens outside of you can affect your internal state
And inside there is no guarantee
There's no certainty and guarantee for what lies within oneself
I want something more than you'll know
Aspiring for a greater purpose or reality that others may not understand
Follow myself and go where you can never go
Forge one's path towards their own desired outcomes and experiences
And I see though my eyes are closed
Able to perceive things without the reliance on physical sight
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: GENE SIMMONS
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