Wednesday 9/28/22 1am ET: Feature Live LP: Kiss – Alive! (1975)

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.

  1. “Deuce” 3:32
  2. “Strutter” 3:12
  3. “Got to Choose” 3:35
  4. “Hotter Than Hell” 3:11
  5. “Firehouse” 3:42
  6. “Nothin’ to Lose” 3:23
  7. “C’mon and Love Me” 2:52
  8. “Parasite” 3:21
  9. “She” 6:42
  10. “Watchin’ You” 3:51
  11. “100,000 Years” 12:12
  12. “Black Diamond” 5:47
  13. “Rock Bottom 3:08
  14. “Cold Gin” 5:21
  15. “Rock and Roll All Nite” 3:37
  16. “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