Alive II
Live album by KISS
Released	November 28, 1977
Recorded	August-September 1977
Genre	Hard Rock
Length	71:26
Label	Casablanca Records
Producer(s)	Eddie Kramer & KISS
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link
KISS chronology
Love Gun (1977)	Alive II (1977)	Double Platinum (1978)

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The songs

Most of the live tracks on Alive II were recorded during the band's Love Gun tour. The songs chosen for the three live sides of the album were all drawn from KISS' three preceding studio albums - Destroyer, Rock and Roll Over and Love Gun. Love Gun is notable for being the first KISS album to feature a lead vocal performance from Ace Frehley. ... USS Lassen, an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer In naval terminology, a destroyer (French: contre-torpilleur, German: Zerstörer, Spanish: destructor, Italian: cacciatorpediniere) is a fast and maneuverable yet long-endurance warship intended to escort larger vessels in a fleet or battle group and defend them against smaller, short-range attackers... Unlike Destroyer, which was recorded with members of the New York Philharmonic-Symphony Orchestra, Rock and Roll Over was recorded by just Stanley, Frehley, Simmons, and Criss. ... Love Gun is notable for being the first KISS album to feature a lead vocal performance from Ace Frehley. ...

It has been public knowledge for quite some time that for Alive II KISS made more use of overdubs than on Alive!. In fact, "Hard Luck Woman" and "Tomorrow and Tonight" as they appear on the album were completely recorded in the studio, and audience noises were later overdubbed. Alive! was KISSs fourth album and is considered their breakthrough, as well as a cornerstone for live albums. ...

On the original double album, side 4 (songs #6-10 on the second CD) are studio tracks. Although Ace Frehley was originally credited for lead guitar on the studio tracks, the remastered version released in 1997 confirmed what had been speculated by KISS fans for years - Bob Kulick actually played lead guitar on three tracks ("All American Man," "Rockin' In The U.S.A." and "Larger Than Life"), not Frehley. Frehley's sole involvement for the studio songs was to handle all guitars and bass guitar for "Rocket Ride." Paul Stanley played all guitars on "Any Way You Want It" which was originally recorded by the Dave Clark Five in 1965. Bob Kulick is an American guitarist best known for his studio work with KISS. He is the older brother of former KISS lead guitarist Bruce Kulick, and was the one to suggest KISS hire him. ... Rocket Ride is a song by the American hard rock band KISS originally featured on their 1977 album Alive II. A studio recording written by KISS guitarist Ace Frehley and Sean Delaney, it was the first KISS single to feature Frehley on lead vocals, and peaked at #39 on the... The Dave Clark Five were a British rock and roll group in the 1960s, and one of the few that were able to present a commercial threat to the Beatles, the dominant group of the period. ...

Promotional items

Continuing the KISS tradition of including promotional items with their albums, Alive II was packaged with a booklet entitled "The Evolution of KISS" and a set of rub-on tattoos. The tattoos depicted the band logo, KISS Army logo, band member heads, member signatures and symbols. The symbols were meant to represent the four personas of the group and included a skull and crossbones for Gene, a rose and star with eye for Paul, a Saturn-like planet and block print-style 'ACE' for Ace and a drum and cat's head for Peter. A tattoo is a mark made by inserting pigment into the skin: in technical terms, tattooing is micro-pigment implantation. ... A skull and crossbones is a symbol consisting of a human skull and two bones crossed together under the skull. ... Species Between 100 and 150, see list A rose is a flowering shrub of the genus Rosa, and the flower of this shrub. ... Adjective Saturnian Atmospheric characteristics Atmospheric pressure 140 kPa Hydrogen >93% Helium >5% Methane 0. ...

A merchandise order form was also included with the album. It listed an array of official KISS merchandise, as well as a chance to "enlist" in the KISS Army.

Track listing

Disc 1:

1. "Detroit Rock City" (Paul Stanley, Bob Ezrin) – 3:58
   • Recorded at The Forum, Los Angeles, CA, August 25-28, 1977
2. "King Of The Night Time World" (Kim Fowley, Mark Anthony, Stanley, Ezrin) – 3:06
   • Recorded in Japan, 1977
3. "Ladies Room" (Gene Simmons) – 3:11
   • Recorded at The Forum, Los Angeles, CA, August 25-28, 1977
4. "Makin' Love" (Stanley, Sean Delaney) – 3:13
   • Recorded at The Forum, Los Angeles, CA, August 25-28, 1977
5. "Love Gun" (Stanley) – 3:34
   • Recorded at The Forum, Los Angeles, CA, August 25-28, 1977
6. "Calling Dr. Love" (Simmons) – 3:32
   • Recorded at The Forum, Los Angeles, CA, August 25-28, 1977
7. "Christine Sixteen" (Simmons) – 2:45
   • Recorded at The Forum, Los Angeles, CA, August 25-28, 1977
8. "Shock Me" (Ace Frehley) – 5:51
   • Recorded at The Forum, Los Angeles, CA, August 25-28, 1977
9. "Hard Luck Woman" (Stanley) – 3:06
   • Recorded at the Capital Theatre, Passaic, NJ and Electric Lady Studios, New York City, NY, September 1977
10. "Tomorrow And Tonight" (Stanley) – 3:20
    • Recorded at the Capital Theatre, Passaic, NJ and Electric Lady Studios, NYC, NY, September 1977

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1. "I Stole Your Love" (Stanley) – 3:36
   • Recorded at The Forum, Los Angeles, CA, August 25-28, 1977
2. "Beth" (Peter Criss, Stan Penridge, Ezrin) – 2:24
   • Recorded at The Forum, Los Angeles, CA, August 25-28, 1977
3. "God Of Thunder" (Stanley) – 5:16
   • Recorded at The Forum, Los Angeles, CA, August 25-28, 1977
4. "I Want You" (Stanley) – 4:14
   • Recorded at The Forum, Los Angeles, CA, August 25-28, 1977
5. "Shout It Out Loud" (Simmons, Stanley, Ezrin) – 3:37
   • Recorded at The Forum, Los Angeles, CA, August 25-28, 1977
6. "All American Man" (Stanley, Delaney) – 3:13 (Lead vocals - Paul Stanley)
   • Recorded at the Capital Theatre, Passaic, NJ and Electric Lady Studios, NYC, NY, September 1977
7. "Rockin' In The U.S.A." (Simmons) – 2:44 (Lead vocals - Gene Simmons)
   • Recorded at the Capital Theatre, Passaic, NJ and Electric Lady Studios, NYC, NY, September 1977
8. "Larger Than Life" (Simmons) – 3:55 (Lead vocals - Gene Simmons)
   • Recorded at the Capital Theatre, Passaic, NJ and Electric Lady Studios, NYC, NY, September 1977
9. "Rocket Ride" (Frehley, Delaney) – 4:07 (Lead vocals - Ace Frehley)
   • Recorded at the Capital Theatre, Passaic, NJ and Electric Lady Studios, NYC, NY, September 1977
10. "Any Way You Want It" (Dave Clark) – 2:33 (Lead vocals - Paul Stanley)
    • Recorded at the Capital Theatre, Passaic, NJ and Electric Lady Studios, NYC, NY, September 1977

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Personnel

• Gene Simmons - bass guitar, lead vocals, backing vocals
• Paul Stanley - rhythm guitar, lead vocals, backing vocals
• Ace Frehley - lead guitar, bass guitar on "Rocket Ride", lead vocals on Shock Me and Rocket Ride, backing vocals
• Peter Criss - drums, lead vocals on Beth and Hard Luck Woman

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• Bob Kulick - lead & rhythm guitar on 6-8 & 10 (disc 2)
• Ed Balandas - The Introduction "Voice"

Bob Kulick is an American guitarist best known for his studio work with KISS. He is the older brother of former KISS lead guitarist Bruce Kulick, and was the one to suggest KISS hire him. ...

Charts

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External link

• KISS FAQ - Alive II, Accessed on July 13, 2005.