Bruce Kulick
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Bruce Howard Kulick is an American
guitarist
, musician
and a member of the band Grand Funk Railroad
. Previously, Kulick had been a longtime member of the band Kiss
.
Kulick is also known for being a former member of the band Blackjack
with Michael Bolton
, and also played on several Michael Bolton
solo albums. (Bolton later co-wrote the Kiss song "Forever
", from Hot in the Shade
).
ist for the rock band Kiss
from September 1984 to August 1996. Kulick never wore Kiss' iconic face paint on stage, which they removed in 1983. Kulick was the first member of Kiss to be billed under his actual birth name, and to date, along with Tommy Thayer, is one of only two members to ever do so. All other past and present members have been billed under stage names, legally-changed names, nicknames, or partially modified names.
Originally brought in as a touring member after guitarist Mark St. John
was diagnosed with Reiter's Syndrome
, Kulick played on 5 Kiss studio albums: Asylum, Crazy Nights
, Hot in the Shade
, Revenge
and Carnival of Souls: The Final Sessions
; he also appeared on Alive III
and Kiss Unplugged
. The song "I Walk Alone" from Carnival of Souls: The Final Sessions
is the only Kiss track to feature Kulick as lead vocalist
. To this day Kulick is featured on over 20 Kiss releases.
When the original members of the band regrouped, starting in 1995 with the MTV Unplugged special that carried over into re-adopting their makeup and costuming for the "Reunion Tour" in 1996, Bruce Kulick and Eric Singer
were paid weekly during the tour; while "sidelined" from Kiss, both were allowed to do other projects so long as Simmons and Stanley okayed them. Kulick officially left Kiss in December 1996. Kulick was with the band longer than any member aside from the original foursome and drummer Eric Singer. (Singer has done three discontinuous stints with the band, each much shorter than Kulick's.) When Ace Frehley again left Kiss (in 2002, after the Farewell Tour), Kulick was not asked to rejoin as Gene and Paul thought that Tommy Thayer (former Black 'n Blue
guitarist and Kiss tour manager) could capture Ace's persona better than Bruce.
Incidentally, Bruce's brother Bob Kulick
also played with Kiss as a session guitarist, and in addition appeared on Paul Stanley
's 1978 solo album. Bob was also a member of Paul's touring band for his 1989 "club tour."
was formed from recently released musician Bruce Kulick, John Corabi
, Brent Fitz
, and Jamie Hunting in 1996. John and Bruce wrote what would become the first Union
(1998) album (self titled) and proceeded with a nationwide acoustic tour, to promote the album, featuring just Corabi and Kulick (both on guitar). Soon the full band went on a world tour headlining small venues in support of the Union album. The second album "Live in the Galaxy" was a live recording with 2 acoustic tracks recorded in a mobile studio in 1999. The third and final Union album, The Blue Room
(2000), was a more polished sound than the first studio CD. Union never officially called it quits (playing live shows every so often with guest drummers and bass players), but with Kulick playing along with Grand Funk Railroad
, Corabi playing with many bands, most notably Ratt
, and both members being tied up in solo projects, Union
will probably never return to write new studio material..
, with whom he has been playing since 2001.
's first album Bat Out of Hell
, Kulick played guitar on tour with Meat Loaf's band.
Kulick has also appeared on all album releases by Eric Singer's solo project ESP (Eric Singer Project
): Lost and Spaced (1998), ESP (1999), and Eric Singer Project: Live in Tokyo (2006). Kulick also appeared on the DVD Eric Singer Project: Live at the Marquee (2006), which was filmed live in Australia.
Kulick appears on the Lordi
March 2006 album The Arockalypse
, playing lead guitar on the song "It Snows In Hell
".
Kulick appears on Paul Stanley
's 2006 album Live To Win
, playing bass.
In 2006, Kulick performed on the compilation Butchering the Beatles, playing lead on the song "Drive My Car".
Kulick cut a guest guitar solo for the track "The Edge of the Razor" (featured on the album Emotional Coma) by Swedish metal group Lion's Share. Lion's Share had been recording in a studio owned by a former Kiss Army president of Sweden, who knew that Kulick was to arrive in Stockholm
in order to attend a Kiss Expo. The studio owner suggested that Lion's Share invite Kulick to the studio. Kulick accepted the invitation and went to the studio, where he laid down a guitar solo. Kulick initially played a bluesy solo in the vein of Union, so Lion's Share guitarist Lars Chriss said; "Go back, and do some more flashy things". Chriss described the solo as being "very much based on revenge", and that Kulick "uses the whammy bar to show that". Furthermore, Chriss commented that the solo was "great", possessing "a lot of emotion", and that it "has some flashy elements". Afterwards, Kulick signed some Kiss albums for the group.
Kulick was a guest star along with Paul Stanley at Rock 'n Roll Fantasy Camp
in New York City (Aug. 31-Sept. 3, 2003).
In his 2004 feature interview with Maul Stanley, Kulick discussed his very first recorded project from 1974, something called KKB. It featured performances by his childhood friends Mike Katz and Guy Bois (the other K and B of KKB, respectively) and he likened its sound to that of Cream
. Kulick only recently found the master tape from those sessions and issued it via limited edition CD, available during his appearances at Kiss
expos and via his website. In a follow-up interview with Maul Stanley, Kulick also discussed his lifelong love of Star Wars
and its historical similarities to Kiss
.
Kulick is one of the characters in the book Sex Tips from Rock Stars
by Paul Miles to be published by Omnibus Press in July 2010.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
guitarist
Guitarist
A guitarist is a musician who plays the guitar. Guitarists may play a variety of instruments such as classical guitars, acoustic guitars, electric guitars, and bass guitars. Some guitarists accompany themselves on the guitar while singing.- Versatility :The guitarist controls an extremely...
, musician
Musician
A musician is an artist who plays a musical instrument. It may or may not be the person's profession. Musicians can be classified by their roles in performing music and writing music.Also....* A person who makes music a profession....
and a member of the band Grand Funk Railroad
Grand Funk Railroad
Grand Funk Railroad is an American rock band that was highly popular during the 1970s. Grand Funk Railroad toured constantly to packed arenas worldwide. A popular take on the band during its heyday was that, although the critics hated them, audiences loved them...
. Previously, Kulick had been a longtime member of the band Kiss
KISS (band)
Kiss is an American rock band formed in New York City in January 1973. Well-known for its members' face paint and flamboyant stage outfits, the group rose to prominence in the mid to late 1970s on the basis of their elaborate live performances, which featured fire breathing, blood spitting,...
.
Kulick is also known for being a former member of the band Blackjack
Blackjack (band)
Blackjack was an American rock band, active from 1979–1980, featuring Michael Bolton , Bruce Kulick, Sandy Gennaro and Jimmy Haslip...
with Michael Bolton
Michael Bolton
Michael Bolton is an American singer and songwriter. Bolton originally performed in the hard rock and heavy metal genres from the mid 1970s to the mid 1980s, both on his early solo albums and those recorded as the frontman of the band Blackjack...
, and also played on several Michael Bolton
Michael Bolton
Michael Bolton is an American singer and songwriter. Bolton originally performed in the hard rock and heavy metal genres from the mid 1970s to the mid 1980s, both on his early solo albums and those recorded as the frontman of the band Blackjack...
solo albums. (Bolton later co-wrote the Kiss song "Forever
Forever (KISS song)
"Forever" is a Kiss song from the Hot in the Shade album. It peaked at number 8 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, making it the band's first American Top 40 single since "I Was Made for Lovin' You" reached number 11 in 1979. It was the band's seventh and, to date, last Top 20 US single. It also...
", from Hot in the Shade
Hot in the Shade
-Personnel:*Paul Stanley – rhythm guitar, vocals*Gene Simmons – bass guitar, vocals*Bruce Kulick – lead guitar, backing vocals*Eric Carr – drums, percussion, vocals-Charts:AlbumSingles- Certifications :...
).
Kiss (1984-1996)
Kulick is best known as lead guitarGuitar
The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
ist for the rock band Kiss
KISS (band)
Kiss is an American rock band formed in New York City in January 1973. Well-known for its members' face paint and flamboyant stage outfits, the group rose to prominence in the mid to late 1970s on the basis of their elaborate live performances, which featured fire breathing, blood spitting,...
from September 1984 to August 1996. Kulick never wore Kiss' iconic face paint on stage, which they removed in 1983. Kulick was the first member of Kiss to be billed under his actual birth name, and to date, along with Tommy Thayer, is one of only two members to ever do so. All other past and present members have been billed under stage names, legally-changed names, nicknames, or partially modified names.
Originally brought in as a touring member after guitarist Mark St. John
Mark St. John
Mark Leslie Norton , better known as Mark St. John, was a guitarist known for his brief work with the rock band Kiss.-Prior to Kiss:...
was diagnosed with Reiter's Syndrome
Reactive arthritis
Reactive arthritis , is classified as an autoimmune condition that develops in response to an infection in another part of the body. Coming into contact with bacteria and developing an infection can trigger the disease. Reiter's syndrome has symptoms similar to various other conditions collectively...
, Kulick played on 5 Kiss studio albums: Asylum, Crazy Nights
Crazy Nights
Crazy Nights is the 14th studio album by American band Kiss. The album was recorded in June 1987 and officially released on September 18, 1987 by Mercury and Vertigo in Europe. The album featured keyboards which was another departure in their music style changing from their Lick It...
, Hot in the Shade
Hot in the Shade
-Personnel:*Paul Stanley – rhythm guitar, vocals*Gene Simmons – bass guitar, vocals*Bruce Kulick – lead guitar, backing vocals*Eric Carr – drums, percussion, vocals-Charts:AlbumSingles- Certifications :...
, Revenge
Revenge (KISS album)
Revenge is the 16th studio album by American heavy metal band Kiss, released on May 19, 1992. It was the band's first album after the death of long-time drummer Eric Carr in November 1991. His replacement, Eric Singer, had played with Black Sabbath, Brian May, Alice Cooper and even Paul Stanley,...
and Carnival of Souls: The Final Sessions
Carnival of Souls: The Final Sessions
-Personnel:*Paul Stanley - rhythm guitar, vocals*Gene Simmons - bass guitar, vocals*Bruce Kulick - lead guitar, vocals*Eric Singer - drums, percussion, backing vocals-Charts:Album - Billboard...
; he also appeared on Alive III
Alive III
"Take It Off" originally was a bonus track on the Japanese, European and South American CD releases and the US vinyl release only, being placed between "Forever" and "I Love It Loud"...
and Kiss Unplugged
KISS Unplugged
Kiss Unplugged is a Kiss album featuring the group performance in MTV Unplugged.On August 9, 1995, hard rock band Kiss performed on MTV Unplugged in what fans consider the beginning of the eventual Kiss Reunion Tour. Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons contacted former members Peter Criss and Ace Frehley...
. The song "I Walk Alone" from Carnival of Souls: The Final Sessions
Carnival of Souls: The Final Sessions
-Personnel:*Paul Stanley - rhythm guitar, vocals*Gene Simmons - bass guitar, vocals*Bruce Kulick - lead guitar, vocals*Eric Singer - drums, percussion, backing vocals-Charts:Album - Billboard...
is the only Kiss track to feature Kulick as lead vocalist
Singing
Singing is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
. To this day Kulick is featured on over 20 Kiss releases.
When the original members of the band regrouped, starting in 1995 with the MTV Unplugged special that carried over into re-adopting their makeup and costuming for the "Reunion Tour" in 1996, Bruce Kulick and Eric Singer
Eric Singer
Eric Doyle Mensinger , better known as Eric Singer, is a hard rock and heavy metal drummer for the rock band Kiss and formerly for singer Alice Cooper...
were paid weekly during the tour; while "sidelined" from Kiss, both were allowed to do other projects so long as Simmons and Stanley okayed them. Kulick officially left Kiss in December 1996. Kulick was with the band longer than any member aside from the original foursome and drummer Eric Singer. (Singer has done three discontinuous stints with the band, each much shorter than Kulick's.) When Ace Frehley again left Kiss (in 2002, after the Farewell Tour), Kulick was not asked to rejoin as Gene and Paul thought that Tommy Thayer (former Black 'n Blue
Black 'N Blue
Black 'n Blue is a Hard rock band from Portland, Oregon. The current members are singer Jaime St. James, guitarist Shawn Sonnenschein, guitarist Jeff Warner, bassist Patrick Young, and drummer Pete Holmes.-History:...
guitarist and Kiss tour manager) could capture Ace's persona better than Bruce.
Incidentally, Bruce's brother Bob Kulick
Bob Kulick
Bob Kulick is an American guitarist and Grammy Award-winning record producer, best known for his studio work with Kiss. He was born in Brooklyn, New York, and is the older brother of former Kiss lead guitarist Bruce Kulick, whom he suggested Kiss hire....
also played with Kiss as a session guitarist, and in addition appeared on Paul Stanley
Paul Stanley
Stanley Harvey Eisen , better known by his stage name Paul Stanley, is an American hard rock guitarist, singer, musician, painter and songwriter best known for being the rhythm guitarist and primary lead vocalist of the rock band Kiss. He is the writer or co-writer of many of the band's...
's 1978 solo album. Bob was also a member of Paul's touring band for his 1989 "club tour."
Union
UnionUnion (band)
Union is an American rock group formed in 1997 featuring lead vocalist and guitarist John Corabi , guitarist Bruce Kulick , bassist James Hunting, and drummer Brent Fitz .-Formation:...
was formed from recently released musician Bruce Kulick, John Corabi
John Corabi
John Corabi is a heavy metal singer and guitarist who has worked with such bands as Angora, The Scream, Mötley Crüe, Union and ESP , Ratt , Twenty 4 Seven , Zen Lunatic, Brides of Destruction, and Angel City Outlaws John Corabi (born on April 26, 1959 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is a heavy...
, Brent Fitz
Brent Fitz
Brent Fitz is a Canadian-born musician and recording artist known best known as a drummer, but also a multi-instrumentalist having worked with Slash, Theory of a Deadman, Alice Cooper, Vince Neil, Union, The Guess Who, Lamya, Streetheart, Harlequin, Econoline Crush, Eagle & Hawk and Indigenous.-...
, and Jamie Hunting in 1996. John and Bruce wrote what would become the first Union
Union (Union album)
-Tracks: Only available on the Japan Bonus Track Version of the Album-Reception:The album did relatively well for a lower profile release. It Peaked at 36th position on the Heatseekers Billboard Chart in 1998. Alex Henderson of AMG Called it "Superb" and one 1998's Strongest Rock Releases...
(1998) album (self titled) and proceeded with a nationwide acoustic tour, to promote the album, featuring just Corabi and Kulick (both on guitar). Soon the full band went on a world tour headlining small venues in support of the Union album. The second album "Live in the Galaxy" was a live recording with 2 acoustic tracks recorded in a mobile studio in 1999. The third and final Union album, The Blue Room
The Blue Room (Album)
The Blue Room is the second studio album of the rock band Union, which was released in 2000.- Tracks :- Reception :Greg Prato of AMG reviews the album for the site...
(2000), was a more polished sound than the first studio CD. Union never officially called it quits (playing live shows every so often with guest drummers and bass players), but with Kulick playing along with Grand Funk Railroad
Grand Funk Railroad
Grand Funk Railroad is an American rock band that was highly popular during the 1970s. Grand Funk Railroad toured constantly to packed arenas worldwide. A popular take on the band during its heyday was that, although the critics hated them, audiences loved them...
, Corabi playing with many bands, most notably Ratt
Ratt
Ratt is an American heavy metal band that had significant commercial success in the 1980s. The band is best known for songs such as "Round and Round," "Wanted Man," "Lay It Down," "You're in Love", "Slip of the Lip", "Back For More", "Dance", "Body Talk", "I Want a Woman", and "Way Cool Jr." Ratt...
, and both members being tied up in solo projects, Union
Union (band)
Union is an American rock group formed in 1997 featuring lead vocalist and guitarist John Corabi , guitarist Bruce Kulick , bassist James Hunting, and drummer Brent Fitz .-Formation:...
will probably never return to write new studio material..
Grand Funk Railroad
Kulick is the lead guitarist for Grand Funk RailroadGrand Funk Railroad
Grand Funk Railroad is an American rock band that was highly popular during the 1970s. Grand Funk Railroad toured constantly to packed arenas worldwide. A popular take on the band during its heyday was that, although the critics hated them, audiences loved them...
, with whom he has been playing since 2001.
Solo work
Kulick has released three solo albums, Audio Dog in 2001, Transformer in 2003, and most recently BK3, which was released on February, 2, 2010.Other work
In the late 1970s, following the release of Meat LoafMeat Loaf
Michael Lee Aday , better known by his stage name, Meat Loaf, is an American hard rock musician and actor...
's first album Bat Out of Hell
Bat out of Hell
Bat Out of Hell is the second album by American rock musician Meat Loaf, and his first collaboration with composer Jim Steinman, released in October 1977 on Cleveland International/Epic Records #PE-34974. Selling approximately 200,000 copies per year as of 2010, it is the fifth best-selling album...
, Kulick played guitar on tour with Meat Loaf's band.
Kulick has also appeared on all album releases by Eric Singer's solo project ESP (Eric Singer Project
Eric Singer Project
Eric Singer Project is an American rock band. ESP was founded in the 1990s by Eric Singer, drummer for such acts as Lita Ford, Black Sabbath, Badlands, Alice Cooper, and Kiss, along with it with Bruce Kulick on guitar, John Corabi on guitar and bass, and Karl Cochran on guitar and bass...
): Lost and Spaced (1998), ESP (1999), and Eric Singer Project: Live in Tokyo (2006). Kulick also appeared on the DVD Eric Singer Project: Live at the Marquee (2006), which was filmed live in Australia.
Kulick appears on the Lordi
Lordi
Lordi is a Finnish hard rock/heavy metal band, formed in 1996 by the band's lead singer, songwriter and costume-designer, Mr. Lordi. The band is known for wearing monster masks and using pyrotechnics during concerts...
March 2006 album The Arockalypse
The Arockalypse
The Arockalypse is the third studio album by the hard rock band Lordi. It features the hit single "Hard Rock Hallelujah", which won the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 for Finland. The album has sold triple platinum in Finland and gold in Sweden and Germany...
, playing lead guitar on the song "It Snows In Hell
It Snows In Hell
"It Snows in Hell" is a power ballad from the Finnish heavy metal band Lordi's album The Arockalypse. The single was released in a standard jewel case, and in digipack by the Finnish Posti-company. For the single release Lordi produced a new version which contains softer vocals which would...
".
Kulick appears on Paul Stanley
Paul Stanley
Stanley Harvey Eisen , better known by his stage name Paul Stanley, is an American hard rock guitarist, singer, musician, painter and songwriter best known for being the rhythm guitarist and primary lead vocalist of the rock band Kiss. He is the writer or co-writer of many of the band's...
's 2006 album Live To Win
Live to Win
Live to Win is the second solo album from Kiss vocalist, guitarist and co-founder Paul Stanley, released on October 24, 2006.The album's title track was featured on the South Park episode "Make Love, Not Warcraft", twenty days prior to the album's release.Stanley last released a solo album in 1978,...
, playing bass.
In 2006, Kulick performed on the compilation Butchering the Beatles, playing lead on the song "Drive My Car".
Kulick cut a guest guitar solo for the track "The Edge of the Razor" (featured on the album Emotional Coma) by Swedish metal group Lion's Share. Lion's Share had been recording in a studio owned by a former Kiss Army president of Sweden, who knew that Kulick was to arrive in Stockholm
Stockholm
Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...
in order to attend a Kiss Expo. The studio owner suggested that Lion's Share invite Kulick to the studio. Kulick accepted the invitation and went to the studio, where he laid down a guitar solo. Kulick initially played a bluesy solo in the vein of Union, so Lion's Share guitarist Lars Chriss said; "Go back, and do some more flashy things". Chriss described the solo as being "very much based on revenge", and that Kulick "uses the whammy bar to show that". Furthermore, Chriss commented that the solo was "great", possessing "a lot of emotion", and that it "has some flashy elements". Afterwards, Kulick signed some Kiss albums for the group.
Kulick was a guest star along with Paul Stanley at Rock 'n Roll Fantasy Camp
Rock 'n Roll Fantasy Camp
Rock 'n' Roll Fantasy Camp is an interactive musical event that takes place in various cities throughout the United States, London, England, and the Atlantis Resort in the Bahamas. The events range from 3 to 6 days. Attendees play, write and record music in a recording studio alongside famous...
in New York City (Aug. 31-Sept. 3, 2003).
In his 2004 feature interview with Maul Stanley, Kulick discussed his very first recorded project from 1974, something called KKB. It featured performances by his childhood friends Mike Katz and Guy Bois (the other K and B of KKB, respectively) and he likened its sound to that of Cream
Cream (band)
Cream were a 1960s British rock supergroup consisting of bassist/vocalist Jack Bruce, guitarist/vocalist Eric Clapton, and drummer Ginger Baker...
. Kulick only recently found the master tape from those sessions and issued it via limited edition CD, available during his appearances at Kiss
KISS (band)
Kiss is an American rock band formed in New York City in January 1973. Well-known for its members' face paint and flamboyant stage outfits, the group rose to prominence in the mid to late 1970s on the basis of their elaborate live performances, which featured fire breathing, blood spitting,...
expos and via his website. In a follow-up interview with Maul Stanley, Kulick also discussed his lifelong love of Star Wars
Star Wars
Star Wars is an American epic space opera film series created by George Lucas. The first film in the series was originally released on May 25, 1977, under the title Star Wars, by 20th Century Fox, and became a worldwide pop culture phenomenon, followed by two sequels, released at three-year...
and its historical similarities to Kiss
KISS (band)
Kiss is an American rock band formed in New York City in January 1973. Well-known for its members' face paint and flamboyant stage outfits, the group rose to prominence in the mid to late 1970s on the basis of their elaborate live performances, which featured fire breathing, blood spitting,...
.
Kulick is one of the characters in the book Sex Tips from Rock Stars
Sex tips from rock stars
Sex Tips from Rock Stars: In Their Own Words is a book by Paul Miles that quotes answers from twenty three rock stars to many questions on a broad range of sexual topics...
by Paul Miles to be published by Omnibus Press in July 2010.
with Michael Bolton
- Michael BoltonMichael Bolton (album)Michael Bolton is the third studio album by American recording artist Michael Bolton. It was Bolton's first record to be released, in 1983, on Columbia Records...
(1983) - Everybody's CrazyEverybody's Crazy (album)Everybody's Crazy is the fourth studio album by American recording artist Michael Bolton. The melodic hard rock/AOR album was released in 1985 by Columbia Records....
(1985) - The Hunger (1987)
with KISS
- Asylum (1985)
- Crazy NightsCrazy NightsCrazy Nights is the 14th studio album by American band Kiss. The album was recorded in June 1987 and officially released on September 18, 1987 by Mercury and Vertigo in Europe. The album featured keyboards which was another departure in their music style changing from their Lick It...
(1987) - ChikaraChikara (album)Chikara is a compilation album by the rock band Kiss. It was released on CD only in Japan in support of Kiss' 1988 Japanese tour. It was limited to 100,000 copies and has long been out of print...
(1988) - Smashes, Thrashes & HitsSmashes, Thrashes & Hits-Charts:AlbumSingles- Certifications :...
(1988) - Hot in the ShadeHot in the Shade-Personnel:*Paul Stanley – rhythm guitar, vocals*Gene Simmons – bass guitar, vocals*Bruce Kulick – lead guitar, backing vocals*Eric Carr – drums, percussion, vocals-Charts:AlbumSingles- Certifications :...
(1989) - RevengeRevenge (KISS album)Revenge is the 16th studio album by American heavy metal band Kiss, released on May 19, 1992. It was the band's first album after the death of long-time drummer Eric Carr in November 1991. His replacement, Eric Singer, had played with Black Sabbath, Brian May, Alice Cooper and even Paul Stanley,...
(1992) - Alive IIIAlive III"Take It Off" originally was a bonus track on the Japanese, European and South American CD releases and the US vinyl release only, being placed between "Forever" and "I Love It Loud"...
(1993) - Kiss UnpluggedKISS UnpluggedKiss Unplugged is a Kiss album featuring the group performance in MTV Unplugged.On August 9, 1995, hard rock band Kiss performed on MTV Unplugged in what fans consider the beginning of the eventual Kiss Reunion Tour. Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons contacted former members Peter Criss and Ace Frehley...
(1996) - Carnival of Souls: The Final SessionsCarnival of Souls: The Final Sessions-Personnel:*Paul Stanley - rhythm guitar, vocals*Gene Simmons - bass guitar, vocals*Bruce Kulick - lead guitar, vocals*Eric Singer - drums, percussion, backing vocals-Charts:Album - Billboard...
(1997) - The Box Set (2001)
- The Very Best of KissThe Very Best of KISS, -Personnel:*Paul Stanley – rhythm guitar , lead vocals , guitar solo , first guitar solo on , bass guitar .*Gene Simmons – bass guitar , lead vocals...
(2002) - The Best of Kiss, Volume 2: The Millennium CollectionThe Best of KISS, Volume 2: The Millennium Collection-Personnel:*Paul Stanley - Rhythm Guitar, Lead Vocals*Gene Simmons - Bass, Lead Vocals*Vinnie Vincent - Lead Guitar, Backing Vocals*Eric Carr - Drums, Backing Vocals*Mark St. John - Lead Guitar*Bruce Kulick - Lead Guitar, Backing Vocals...
(2004) - The Best of Kiss, Volume 3: The Millennium CollectionThe Best of KISS, Volume 3: The Millennium Collection-Personnel:*Paul Stanley - Lead Vocals, Lead & Rhythm Guitar*Gene Simmons - Bass, Lead Vocals, Back-Up Vocals*Bruce Kulick - Lead & Rhythm Guitar, Back-Up Vocals*Eric Singer - Drums, Back-Up Vocals*Eric Carr - Back-Up Vocals...
(2005)
Kiss Video Albums
- Animalize Live Uncensored (1985)
- ExposedExposed (Kiss)Exposed is the name of a 1987 long form music video released by the band Kiss. This was the band's second home video release.The video is a long interview with Kiss interspersed with music videos and live concert clips including:*Promotional videos for "Lick It Up" and "All Hell's Breakin' Loose"...
(1987) - Crazy NightsCrazy Nights (video)Crazy Nights is a music VHS by American hard rock band Kiss. The VHS features 3 videos from their non make-up era album of the same name.It included the music videos for "Crazy Crazy Nights", "Turn on the Night" and "Reason to Live"....
(1988( - X-treme Close-UpX-treme Close-UpX-treme Close Up features the history, facts and stories of American hard rock band Kiss up to then. The video features vintage concert footage, interviews and videos from the early beginnings to the early 1990s...
(1992) - Kiss KonfidentialKiss KonfidentialKiss Konfidential is a music VHS by American hard rock band Kiss released on August 16, 1993. The video features 13 live performances, and also features backstage interviews from their Revenge Tour...
(1993) - Kiss My Ass: The VideoKiss My Ass: The VideoKiss My Ass: The Video, also known as Kiss My Ass: Classic Kiss Regrooved is a VHS tape released in 1994, by American hard rock band Kiss. The video includes clips from various live concerts and interviews with Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons...
(1994) - Kiss UnpluggedKISS UnpluggedKiss Unplugged is a Kiss album featuring the group performance in MTV Unplugged.On August 9, 1995, hard rock band Kiss performed on MTV Unplugged in what fans consider the beginning of the eventual Kiss Reunion Tour. Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons contacted former members Peter Criss and Ace Frehley...
(1996) - Kissology Volume Two: 1978-1991Kissology Volume Two: 1978-1991Kissology Volume Two: 1978–1991 is a DVD/Home Video that was released by Kiss on August 14, 2007. It contains three discs, plus three separate bonus discs sold only within initial first pressings. Some initial packages included a replica ticket to Magic Mountain for Kiss meets the Phantom of the...
(2007) - Kissology Volume Three: 1992–2000Kissology Volume Three: 1992–2000Kissology Volume Three: 1992–2000 is a DVD/Home Video released by Kiss and VH1 Classic Records. It was released on December 18, 2007.Kissology Vol. 3 is the third installment of the Kiss archival video series...
(2007)
with Union
- UnionUnion (Union album)-Tracks: Only available on the Japan Bonus Track Version of the Album-Reception:The album did relatively well for a lower profile release. It Peaked at 36th position on the Heatseekers Billboard Chart in 1998. Alex Henderson of AMG Called it "Superb" and one 1998's Strongest Rock Releases...
(1998) - Live in the Galaxy (1999)
- The Blue RoomThe Blue RoomThe Blue Room is a 1998 play by David Hare, adapted from Der Reigen written by Arthur Schnitzler , and more usually known as La Ronde.-Schnitzler's play:...
(2000)
with ESP
- Lost & Spaced (1998)
- ESP (1999)
- Live In Japan (2006)
- Live at the Marquee DVD (2006)
Solo
- Audio Dog (2001)
- TransformerTransformer (Bruce Kulick album)-Personnel:* Bruce Kulick - guitars, vocals* John Corabi - vocals* Brent Fitz - drums* Tim Cashion - keyboards* Curt Cuomo - backing vocals...
(2003) - BK3BK3 (album)BK3 is the third solo album by rock guitarist Bruce Kulick. It was released by Twenty4 Records on February 2, 2010.Bruce Kulick has been the lead guitarist for Grand Funk Railroad since 2001. He was the lead guitarist for Kiss from 1984 to 1996....
(2010)
Other work
- Stevie - Gypsy! (1984)
- Don JohnsonDon JohnsonDonnie Wayne "Don" Johnson is an American actor known for his work in television and film. He played the lead role of James "Sonny" Crockett in the 1980s TV cop series, Miami Vice, which led him to huge success. He also played the lead role in the 1990s cop series, Nash Bridges...
- Let It Roll (1989) - Graham BonnetGraham BonnetGraham Bonnet is an English rock vocalist, and songwriter. He has recorded and performed as a solo artist, and as a member of several hard rock and heavy metal bands including Rainbow, the Michael Schenker Group, Alcatrazz, and Impellitteri.-Early days:Bonnet was born in Skegness in 1947...
- The Day I Went MadThe Day I Went MadThe Day I Went Mad is the sixth solo album by English rock singer Graham Bonnet, originally released in 1999. Much like his previous solo efforts, Bonnet enlisted a host of guest musicians for the recording, including former Guns N' Roses guitarist Slash, Def Leppard guitarist Vivian Campbell and...
(1999) - Tribute to Van HalenVan HalenVan Halen is an American hard rock band formed in Pasadena, California, in 1972. The band has enjoyed success since the release of its debut album, Van Halen, . As of 2007 Van Halen has sold 80 million albums worldwide and has had the most #1 hits on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart...
- Little Guitars (2000) Produced by Bob Kulick. - Eric CarrEric CarrPaul Charles Caravello , also known as Eric Carr, was an American musician, best known as drummer for the rock band Kiss. Caravello was selected as the new Kiss drummer after Peter Criss left in 1980...
- RockologyRockologyRockology is an album by former Kiss drummer Eric Carr released in 1999.The album features songs that Carr was working on before his death in 1991 which was completed by his former Kiss bandmate Bruce Kulick. Several of the songs featured were intended for use on Kiss albums, such as "Eyes of Love"...
(2000) Produced by Bruce Kulick. - KISS Tribute - Spin The Bottle (2004)
- Gene SimmonsGene SimmonsGene Simmons is an Israeli-American entrepreneur, singer-songwriter, actor, and rock bassist. Known as "The Demon", he is the bassist/vocalist of Kiss, a hard rock band he co-founded in the early 1970s.-Early life:...
- AssholeAsshole (album)Asshole is the second solo album release by Kiss member, Gene Simmons. It was released in 2004 on Sanctuary Records. Due to its controversial allusion to a portion of human anatomy, the album's title does not appear on the front cover of the album...
(2004) - Bruce and Bob Kulick - KISS Forever (2005) KISS Instructional DVD
- LordiLordiLordi is a Finnish hard rock/heavy metal band, formed in 1996 by the band's lead singer, songwriter and costume-designer, Mr. Lordi. The band is known for wearing monster masks and using pyrotechnics during concerts...
- The ArockalypseThe ArockalypseThe Arockalypse is the third studio album by the hard rock band Lordi. It features the hit single "Hard Rock Hallelujah", which won the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 for Finland. The album has sold triple platinum in Finland and gold in Sweden and Germany...
(2006) - Paul StanleyPaul StanleyStanley Harvey Eisen , better known by his stage name Paul Stanley, is an American hard rock guitarist, singer, musician, painter and songwriter best known for being the rhythm guitarist and primary lead vocalist of the rock band Kiss. He is the writer or co-writer of many of the band's...
- Live to WinLive to WinLive to Win is the second solo album from Kiss vocalist, guitarist and co-founder Paul Stanley, released on October 24, 2006.The album's title track was featured on the South Park episode "Make Love, Not Warcraft", twenty days prior to the album's release.Stanley last released a solo album in 1978,...
(2006) - Michael SchenkerMichael SchenkerMichael Schenker is a German rock guitarist, best known for his tenure in UFO, in addition to his solo band. He first rose to fame as a founding member of the Scorpions, then achieved fame in the mid 1970s as the lead guitar player for UFO. Since leaving UFO in 1978, he has been leading the...
- Doctor Doctor: The Kulick Sessions (2008) - Led Box - The Ultimate Led Zeppelin Tribute: Dazed & Confused (2008)
External links
Interviews
- Bruce Kulick Interview at Confessions of a Pop Culture Addict