Alive III is a live album released by the American hard rock band Kiss in 1993, and certified gold in 1994. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (900x900, 154 KB)Cover for Alive III This image is of a music album or single cover, and the copyright for it is most likely owned by either the publisher of the album or the artist(s) which produced the music... A live album – commonly contrasted with a studio album – is a recording consisting of material (usually music) recorded during stage performances. ... Kiss is an American rock band formed in New York City in January 1973. ... is the 138th day of the year (139th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar). ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Hard Rock redirects here. ... Heavy metal redirects here. ... In the music industry, a record label can be a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. ... Mercury Records is a record label currently headquartered in the UK, and is a subsidiary of Universal Music Group. ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the musicians, organizing and scheduling production budget and resources, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ... Eddie Kramer is an audio engineer and producer who has worked with Led Zeppelin, Kiss, Jimi Hendrix, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, David Bowie, Peter Frampton, Curtis Mayfield, Santana, Anthrax, Carly Simon and Robin Trower. ... The All Music Guide (AMG) is a metadata database about music, owned by All Media Guide. ... Image File history File links 2_stars. ... Kiss is an American rock band formed in New York City in January 1973. ... Revenge is a studio album by Kiss, released in 1992. ... MTV Unplugged: Kiss is a Kiss album featuring the group performance in MTV Unplugged. ... Hard Rock redirects here. ... Kiss is an American rock band formed in New York City in January 1973. ... “Golden record” redirects here. ...

The recording of Alive III took place over multiple dates (in Cleveland, Detroit and Indianapolis) during the band's 1992 tour in support of Revenge. It was the first live album the band had released since 1977's Alive II, and the first live recordings released since 1985's "Animalize Live Uncensored" concert film. Cleveland redirects here. ... Detroit redirects here. ... Indianapolis redirects here. ... Year 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar). ... Revenge is a studio album by Kiss, released in 1992. ... Alive II is a 1977 live album from KISS. It is the groups eighth album and second live album. ...

The recording of "I Was Made For Loving You", was actually recorded at one of the bands' soundchecks, but had the crowd overdubbed in the song to make it appear as if it is "live" which led to speculation that many other songs on "Alive III" could be overdubbed. Additionally, the fact that keyboardist Derek Sherinian appears on Alive III leads to much speculation that the band faked vocal parts on stage, specifically Gene Simmons, as he had done so on the "Hot In The Shade" tour in 1990. (This is evidenced by unmixed bootleg videos from two of the Auburn Hills concerts.) The band were very secretive about having side keyboard players on possibly many of their tours through the 80's and early 90's. Kiss fans are no stranger to the fact that some of Alive I and Alive II had certain parts doctored in the studio, and that some of the songs are not even recorded "live" in concert but at Electric Lady Studios with Eddie Kramer. Derek Sherinian (born August 25, 1966 in Laguna Beach, California) is a ‎rock and fusion keyboardist based in Los Angeles, California. ... This article is about the year. ... Alive! was Kiss fourth album and is considered their breakthrough, as well as a landmark for live albums. ... Alive II is a 1977 live album from KISS. It is the groups eighth album and second live album. ... Electric Lady Studios, at 52 West 8th Street, in New York Citys Greenwich Village, is a recording studio originally built by Jimi Hendrix and designed by John Storyk in 1970. ...

One prime example of editing is the song "I Just Wanna", because the live version had Paul and the audience singing "I Just Wanna Fuck". In order to avoid a Mature Audiences label, they edited to the tamer "I Just Wanna Fuh", but the change is pretty noticeable.

The album also has other differences compared to its two prodessors such being the only live Kiss album released during the groups non-makeup era excluding Kiss Unplugged released later in 1996, songs performed on the previous albums are performed again on this album albeit the previous live albums had no songs featured twice. For example, Rock And Roll All Night was featured on Alive! but not on Alive II. Lastly, it's the first Kiss live album to feature a different line-up as the first two featured the same line-up. MTV Unplugged: Kiss is a Kiss album featuring the group performance in MTV Unplugged. ... Alive! was Kiss fourth album and is considered their breakthrough, as well as a landmark for live albums. ... Alive II is a 1977 live album from KISS. It is the groups eighth album and second live album. ...

The liner notes of Alive III include a family tree showing the various Kiss lineups from 1973-1993, as well as bands that the then-current and former members of Kiss were in. It was designed by the band's Japanese fan club. Black Sabbath's Tony Iommi, for whom Singer drummed 1986-87, is misnamed Tommy. A family tree is generally the totality of ones ancestors represented as a tree structure, or more specifically, a chart used in genealogy. ... For other uses, see Black Sabbath (disambiguation). ... Frank Anthony Tony Iommi (born February 19, 1948, in Aston, Birmingham, England) is a guitarist best known for his tenure in the heavy metal band Black Sabbath. ...

The re-release of Alive III (as part of the Kiss Alive! 1975-2000 box set) contains an additional track, "Take It Off", thus matching the original international CD and US vinyl versions of the album. In the music industry, a release is the event at which an album or single is first released for sale. ... Kiss Alive! 1975-2000 is a collection of live recordings from the American hard rock band Kiss. ... A box set (sometimes referred to as a boxed set) is one or more musical recordings, films, television programs, or other collection of related things that are contained in a box. ... CD redirects here. ... A 12-inch record (left), a 7-inch record (right), and a CD (above) Two 7 singles (left), two colored 7 singles (middle), and two 7 singles with large spindle holes (right). ...

It was Certified Gold on October 27, 1994, when it sold 500,000 copies It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with RIAA certification. ...

Track listing

1. "Creatures of the Night" (Paul Stanley, Adam Mitchell) – 4:40
   • Originally released on Creatures of the Night
2. "Deuce" (Gene Simmons) – 3:42
   • Originally released on Kiss
3. "I Just Wanna" (Vinnie Vincent, Stanley) – 4:21
   • Originally released on Revenge
4. "Unholy" (Vincent, Simmons) – 3:43
   • Originally released on Revenge
5. "Heaven's on Fire" (Stanley, Desmond Child) – 4:02
   • Originally released on Animalize
6. "Watchin' You" (Simmons) – 3:35
   • Originally released on Hotter Than Hell
7. "Domino" (Simmons) – 3:47
   • Originally released on Revenge
8. "I Was Made for Lovin' You" (Stanley, Child, Vini Poncia) – 4:31
   • Originally released on Dynasty
9. "I Still Love You" (Vincent, Stanley) – 6:04
   • Originally released on Creatures of the Night
10. "Rock and Roll All Nite" (Stanley, Simmons) – 3:33
    • Originally released on Dressed to Kill
11. "Lick It Up" (Vincent, Stanley) – 4:18
    • Originally released on Lick It Up
12. "Forever" (Stanley, Michael Bolton) – 4:20
    • Originally released on Hot in the Shade
13. "I Love It Loud" (Vincent, Simmons) – 3:40
    • Originally released on Creatures of the Night
14. "Detroit Rock City" (Stanley, Bob Ezrin) – 5:11
    • Originally released on Destroyer
15. "God Gave Rock 'N' Roll To You II" (Stanley, Simmons, Ezrin, Russ Ballard) – 5:21
    • Originally released on Revenge
16. "The Star Spangled Banner" (Francis Scott Key) – 2:38
    • Not previously released

The Japanese and European CD releases and the US vinyl release had an additional track, "Take It Off", between "Forever" and "I Love It Loud". This article is about the metal musician. ... Adam Mitchell is a fictional character in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, played by Bruno Langley. ... Alternate cover The 1985 re-release cover pictures new lead guitarist Bruce Kulick (bottom right) Creatures of the Night is a 1982 album from U.S. hard rock band Kiss. ... Chaim Witz (חיים וויץ), (born August 25, 1949 in Haifa, Israel), better known by his stage name Gene Simmons, is an Israeli-American hard rock bass guitarist and vocalist. ... Kiss is the self-titled debut album from the American hard rock band Kiss. ... Vincent John Cusano (born August 6, 1952, in Bridgeport, Connecticut), better known as Vinnie Vincent, is a guitarist and songwriter most famous for his brief membership in the band KISS. Vincent played a few lead guitar parts on the album Creatures of the Night and subsequently toured with KISS in... Revenge is a studio album by Kiss, released in 1992. ... Heavens on Fire is a song by the American hard rock band Kiss, first released on their 1984 album Animalize. ... Desmond Child Desmond Child (born 28 October 1953, Miami, Florida, USA) has worked as a music performer and songwriter. ... Animalize is an album by the American hard rock/heavy metal band Kiss. ... Hotter Than Hell (1974) is the second album from the rock group Kiss. ... I Was Made for Lovin You is a hard rock/disco song by the American hard rock band Kiss, originally released on their 1979 album Dynasty (see 1979 in music). ... Vini Poncia (b. ... Singles from Dynasty Released: May 1979 Released: 1979 Released: 1979 Dynasty is a studio album by the American hard rock band Kiss. ... Rock and Roll All Nite is a song by Kiss, originally released on their 1975 album Dressed to Kill. ... Dressed to Kill is a 1975 album from American hard rock group Kiss. ... Lick It Up is a song by the American hard rock band Kiss. ... For other uses, see Lick It Up (disambiguation). ... Forever is a KISS song from the Hot in the shade album. ... Michael Bolotin (born February 26, 1953), better known as Michael Bolton, is an American singer-songwriter, known for his soft rock ballads and tenor vocals. ... Hot in the Shade is a Kiss album released in 1989. ... The picture cover of the I Love It Loud single is similar in design to the Creatures of the Night album cover. ... Detroit Rock City is a song by the American hard rock group Kiss featured on their 1976 album, Destroyer. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Singles from Destroyer Released: March 1, 1976 Released: April 30, 1976 Released: July 28, 1976 Released: August 1976 Destroyer is the fourth studio album and fifth album overall by hard/glam rock band Kiss, released on March 15, 1976 in the United States. ... God Gave Rock N Roll To You II is a song by the American hard rock band KISS. It was released on their 1992 album Revenge and as a single in 1991. ... For an Englishman who was born and still lives in the heart of the British countryside, Russ Ballad has certainly made his presence felt around the globe. ... Nicholson took the copy Key gave him to a printer, where it was published as a broadside on September 17 under the title The Defence of Fort McHenry, with an explanatory note explaining the circumstances of its writing. ... Francis Scott Key Maryland Historical Society plaque marking the birthplace of Francis Scott Key Fort McHenry looking towards the position of the British ships (with the Francis Scott Key Bridge in the distance on the upper left) Francis Scott Key (August 1, 1779 – January 11, 1843) was an American lawyer...

Personnel

• Gene Simmons - bass guitar, lead vocals
• Paul Stanley - rhythm guitar, lead vocals
• Bruce Kulick - lead guitar
• Eric Singer - drums, backing vocals
• Derek Sherinian - keyboards

Chaim Witz (חיים וויץ), (born August 25, 1949 in Haifa, Israel), better known by his stage name Gene Simmons, is an Israeli-American hard rock bass guitarist and vocalist. ... A sunburst-colored Fender Precision Bass The electric bass guitar (or electric bass[1][2]; pronounced , as in base) is a bass stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers (either by plucking, slapping, popping, or tapping) or using a pick. ... In music a singer or vocalist is a type of musician who sings, i. ... This article is about the metal musician. ... Rhythm guitar is a guitar that is primarily used to provide rhythmic and harmonic accompaniment for a singer or for other instruments in an ensemble. ... In music a singer or vocalist is a type of musician who sings, i. ... Bruce Kulick (born on December 14, 1953 in Brooklyn, New York) is an American guitarist best known for his work in Kiss. ... Lead guitar refers to a role within a band, that provides melody or melodic material, as opposed to the rhythm of the rhythm guitar, bass, and drums. ... Eric Doyle Mensinger (born May 12, 1958 in Cleveland, Ohio), better known as Eric Singer, is an American drummer for the rock band Kiss and singer Alice Cooper. ... A drum kit (or drum set or trap set) is a collection of drums, cymbals and sometimes other percussion instruments, such as a cowbell, wood block, chimes or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single drummer. ... A backup vocalist is a vocalist that sings in harmony with the lead vocalist, with other backup vocalists, or alone but in the background of a song. ... Derek Sherinian (born August 25, 1966 in Laguna Beach, California) is a ‎rock and fusion keyboardist based in Los Angeles, California. ... This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...

Charts

Album - Billboard (North America) Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry. ...

Releases

• Mercury 314 514 777-2 (May 18, 1993): CD
• Mercury 314 522 647-1 (May 18, 1993): vinyl

Mercury Records is a record label currently headquartered in the UK, and is a subsidiary of Universal Music Group. ... is the 138th day of the year (139th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar). ... CD redirects here. ... A 12-inch record (left), a 7-inch record (right), and a CD (above) Two 7 singles (left), two colored 7 singles (middle), and two 7 singles with large spindle holes (right). ...

External links

• Kiss FAQ - Alive III, accessed on May 1, 2006.