Kiss Alive 35
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Kiss Alive 35 is a series of 2 CD
live albums, each containing a recording of the complete set from a Europe
an show on the KISS Alive/35 World Tour
from 2008. A second set of recordings are also planned to be available from the North American
leg of this tour in Fall/Winter
2009.
and Eric Singer
in make up. All of the Alive 35 albums are now out of print. Some of the compilations are sold out as well.
A second, North American
leg of the tour is planned for Fall/Winter
2009. These shows will be immediately available as live recordings, much like the Concert Live discs, except they will be released by Concert Online. They are to be available on a 2 CD set as well as on an exclusive leather
wristband
USB flash drive
in 320 kbps MP3
format. The cover for the CD set features all 4 current members in their new costumes, which debuted at the start of this leg of the tour. The tracklist for this leg, in addition to including many songs from the previous Alive 35 shows, will also include some songs from their 2009 studio album
, Sonic Boom
.
CD 1
CD 2
(The second leg of the tour has seemingly eliminated "I Was Made For Lovin' You
" in favor of "Modern Day Delilah" and has also added "Watchin' You" to the standard setlist. For several dates, starting with the show in Montreal
on October 1st, the opener was "King of the Night Time World", and "Nothin' To Lose
" was dropped in favor of "I Stole Your Love".) In Greenville, South Carolina, "Calling Dr. Love" and "Shock Me" were added to the setlist, taking the place of "C'Mon and Love Me" and "Got To Choose". Apparently, and to the appreciation of many fans, the KISS setlist appears to be a little looser than on previous tours, and songs will probably be added and dropped as the tour goes on...
Songs that have been played since the Detroit show on Sept. 25th, 2009, : Deuce, Strutter, Got To Choose, Hotter Than Hell, Nothin' To Lose, C'Mon and Love Me, Parasite, She, Watchin' You, 100,000 Years, Cold Gin, Let Me Go Rock 'N' Roll, Black Diamond, Rock and Roll All Nite, Shout It Out Loud, Lick It Up, I Love It Loud, Modern Day Delilah, Love Gun, Detroit Rock City, King Of The Night Time World, I Stole Your Love, Shock Me, Say Yeah, Calling Dr. Love, Do You Love Me, Firehouse (although in an impromptu fashion.).
Compact Disc
The Compact Disc is an optical disc used to store digital data. It was originally developed to store and playback sound recordings exclusively, but later expanded to encompass data storage , write-once audio and data storage , rewritable media , Video Compact Discs , Super Video Compact Discs ,...
live albums, each containing a recording of the complete set from a Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
an show on the KISS Alive/35 World Tour
KISS Alive/35 World Tour
The Kiss Alive/35 World Tour was a concert tour by Kiss to celebrate Kiss' 35th anniversary. It was the band's first major tour since the Rock the Nation Tour in 2004. On the tour, Kiss played in New Zealand for the first time since the Alive/Worldwide Tour in 1997, as well as performing in Europe...
from 2008. A second set of recordings are also planned to be available from the North American
North American
North American generally refers to an entity, people, group, or attribute of North America, especially of the United States and Canada together.-Culture:*North American English, a collective term used to describe American English and Canadian English...
leg of this tour in Fall/Winter
Winter
Winter is the coldest season of the year in temperate climates, between autumn and spring. At the winter solstice, the days are shortest and the nights are longest, with days lengthening as the season progresses after the solstice.-Meteorology:...
2009.
Details
The discs are recorded and distributed through Concert Live. There is a limited run of 1500 CDs for each recorded show. The set lists differ slightly between shows, but they are mostly made up of the all the tracks they played on their 1975 live album, Alive!. The album cover features for the first time ever on a Kiss album cover Tommy ThayerTommy Thayer
Tommy Cunningham Thayer is an American musician and songwriter best known as the lead guitarist for the American hard rock band Kiss.- Early life :...
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...
in make up. All of the Alive 35 albums are now out of print. Some of the compilations are sold out as well.
A second, North American
North American
North American generally refers to an entity, people, group, or attribute of North America, especially of the United States and Canada together.-Culture:*North American English, a collective term used to describe American English and Canadian English...
leg of the tour is planned for Fall/Winter
Winter
Winter is the coldest season of the year in temperate climates, between autumn and spring. At the winter solstice, the days are shortest and the nights are longest, with days lengthening as the season progresses after the solstice.-Meteorology:...
2009. These shows will be immediately available as live recordings, much like the Concert Live discs, except they will be released by Concert Online. They are to be available on a 2 CD set as well as on an exclusive leather
Leather
Leather is a durable and flexible material created via the tanning of putrescible animal rawhide and skin, primarily cattlehide. It can be produced through different manufacturing processes, ranging from cottage industry to heavy industry.-Forms:...
wristband
Wristband
Wristbands are encircling strips worn on the wrist, made from a variety of materials depending on the purpose. The term can be used to refer to the bracelet-like band of a wristwatch, to the cuff or other part of a sleeve that covers the wrist, or to decorative or functional bands worn on the wrist...
USB flash drive
USB flash drive
A flash drive is a data storage device that consists of flash memory with an integrated Universal Serial Bus interface. flash drives are typically removable and rewritable, and physically much smaller than a floppy disk. Most weigh less than 30 g...
in 320 kbps MP3
MP3
MPEG-1 or MPEG-2 Audio Layer III, more commonly referred to as MP3, is a patented digital audio encoding format using a form of lossy data compression...
format. The cover for the CD set features all 4 current members in their new costumes, which debuted at the start of this leg of the tour. The tracklist for this leg, in addition to including many songs from the previous Alive 35 shows, will also include some songs from their 2009 studio album
Studio album
A studio album is an album made up of tracks recorded in the controlled environment of a recording studio. A studio album contains newly written and recorded or previously unreleased or remixed material, distinguishing itself from a compilation or reissue album of previously recorded material, or...
, Sonic Boom
Sonic Boom (Kiss album)
Sonic Boom is the 19th studio album and the first in 11 years from band Kiss, released on October 6, 2009. The album was recorded at Conway Recording Studios in Hollywood, CA and produced by the band's co-leader Paul Stanley and co-produced by Greg Collins...
.
Track listing
While the track list does differ by show and the 2 CDs may be split in different spots, most of the albums feature the following songs:CD 1
CD 2
(The second leg of the tour has seemingly eliminated "I Was Made For Lovin' You
I Was Made For Lovin' You
I Was Made for Lovin' You" is a song by American hard rock band Kiss, originally released on their 1979 album Dynasty. It was released as the A-side of their first single from the album. It was the band's second Gold single, selling over 1 million copies. The single was certified Platinum in the...
" in favor of "Modern Day Delilah" and has also added "Watchin' You" to the standard setlist. For several dates, starting with the show in Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
on October 1st, the opener was "King of the Night Time World", and "Nothin' To Lose
Nothin' to Lose
"Nothin' to Lose" is the title of a song written by Marcel and Kevin Savigar, and recorded by American country artist Josh Gracin. It is the second single released from his self-titled CD. The song also became Josh's first number one hit on Billboard's Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart...
" was dropped in favor of "I Stole Your Love".) In Greenville, South Carolina, "Calling Dr. Love" and "Shock Me" were added to the setlist, taking the place of "C'Mon and Love Me" and "Got To Choose". Apparently, and to the appreciation of many fans, the KISS setlist appears to be a little looser than on previous tours, and songs will probably be added and dropped as the tour goes on...
Songs that have been played since the Detroit show on Sept. 25th, 2009, : Deuce, Strutter, Got To Choose, Hotter Than Hell, Nothin' To Lose, C'Mon and Love Me, Parasite, She, Watchin' You, 100,000 Years, Cold Gin, Let Me Go Rock 'N' Roll, Black Diamond, Rock and Roll All Nite, Shout It Out Loud, Lick It Up, I Love It Loud, Modern Day Delilah, Love Gun, Detroit Rock City, King Of The Night Time World, I Stole Your Love, Shock Me, Say Yeah, Calling Dr. Love, Do You Love Me, Firehouse (although in an impromptu fashion.).
Personnel
- 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...
— vocals, rhythm guitar - 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:...
— vocals, bass - Tommy ThayerTommy ThayerTommy Cunningham Thayer is an American musician and songwriter best known as the lead guitarist for the American hard rock band Kiss.- Early life :...
— lead guitar, vocals - Eric SingerEric SingerEric 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...
— drums, vocals