
Alive! is the fourth album overall, and the first live album, by American hard rock band Kiss. It is considered to be their breakthrough and a landmark for live albums. Released on September 10, 1975, the double-album contains live versions of selected tracks from their first three studio albums, Kiss, Hotter Than Hell and Dressed to Kill. It was recorded at concerts in Detroit, Michigan; Cleveland, Ohio; Wildwood, New Jersey; and Davenport, Iowa on May 16, June 21, July 20 and 23, 1975.
The album’s title was a homage to the 1972 live album Slade Alive! from the English rock group Slade, a band that heavily influenced Kiss.
- “Deuce” 3:32
- “Strutter” 3:12
- “Got to Choose” 3:35
- “Hotter Than Hell” 3:11
- “Firehouse” 3:42
- “Nothin’ to Lose” 3:23
- “C’mon and Love Me” 2:52
- “Parasite” 3:21
- “She” 6:42
- “Watchin’ You” 3:51
- “100,000 Years” 12:12
- “Black Diamond” 5:47
- “Rock Bottom 3:08
- “Cold Gin” 5:21
- “Rock and Roll All Nite” 3:37
- “Let Me Go, Rock ‘n’ Roll” 5:09
Paul Stanley – vocals, rhythm guitar
Gene Simmons – vocals, bass
Peter Criss – drums, vocals
Ace Frehley – lead guitar, backing vocals
J.R. Smalling – spoken word introduction