Kiss - Alive 2
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Artist: KissEdition: Music CD
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: Limited Edition, Live, Original recording reissued, Original recording remastered
CD Release Date: 1997-08-12
Music Label: Island / Mercury
Soundtracks:
Music CD 1
- Detroit Rock City
- King Of The Night Time World
- Ladie's Room
- Makin' Love
- Love Gun
- Calling Dr. Love
- Christine Sixteen
- Shock Me
- Hard Luck Woman
- Tomorrow And Tonight
- I Stole Your Love
- Beth
- God Of Thunder
- I Want You
- Shout It Out Loud
- All-American Man
- Rockin' In The U.S.A.
- Larger Than Life
- Rocket Ride
- Any Way You Want It
Music reviews of Alive 2
Music Review: Troubled Lives Reflected in Troubling Lyrics
Rating: 3 Stars
Prophetic are the possessively-inspired hard rock lyrics of KISS, but not without concern for their internal, personal well-being. KISS Alive II brought out the darker, contemplative side to the band, and that no matter how popular the KISS Army considered them, there were matters beyond what fans saw.
The angst felt by Peter Criss as he wrote "Beth" has a Faustian air to them, as he folds in the pain of knowing what he has traded:
"You say you feel so empty, that our house just ain't a home.
I'm always somewhere else and you're always there alone."
And further, he looks to his beloved Beth as the seer of truth,
"Oh, Beth, what can I do?
Beth, what can I do?"
e repeats the line, knowing he has sold his soul, but wishing, begging for a way out.
Paul Stanley, however, brings together different issues. In "God of Thunder," he laments his frailty yet declaring he is a deity, "I am the lord of the wastelands."
"I Want You (I Want You) Baby, baby, babe..." shows a more tender side to Mr. Stanley, as he realizes how connected his ID is with his emotions.
"Detroit Rock City" presents Mr. Stanley's emotions more viscerally. How does he feel? In the inward psyche, what does he contemplate? He tells us plainly, "I feel uptight on a Saturday night." Serving as his own therapist, he is concerned for his well-being, "Ya gotta lose your mind in Detroit Rock City." Moving from Detroit doesn't seem to be an easy option, but ever-lucid, Mr. Stanley is determined to set boundaries, albeit his body will suffer,
"Ten O'Clock and I know I gotta hit the road.
First I drink, then I smoke."
Gene Simmons is a psychological practitioner as well, and by his own admission, does well in his practice, as indicated in "Calling Dr. Love." His patients, it seems, don't know his real name, and Mr. Simmons (or Dr., as the case may be), seems self-assured. Still, he feels most appreciated by his patients when they identify him by a nickname, "They call me...(Dr. Love) They call me Dr. Love. (Calling Dr. Love)."
One particular young lady causes Mr. Simmons pedophiliac anxiety, as sung in "Christine Sixteen". He sings about a school gal of 16 he watches daily, whose impact is negative on both a physical and psychological level, "She's got me dizzy... She drives me crazy."
Mr. Stanley's relationship troubles stem from his own undoing,
"Oh, yeah. Bye-bye. So long. Don't cry.
I've been packin' my bags. Yeah, leavin' you."
Not unlike Mr. Criss' problems with Beth, commitment is not very important. He is indecisive, however, because in another song he sings with great repetition the title of that song, "I Want You"
Myopic, Mr. Stanley and Mr. Simmons teamed up to pen, "Shout It Out Loud" Apparently not a fan of jazz or classical, or even blues, they sing,
"We can't do it any other way.
Ev'rybody's got to rock and roll!"
While critics may be uncertain to what level a eugenics analysis applied here, there is surely a sense of patriotism among the band members, "I'm a six-foot, Hot-look, All American Man!" Mr. Stanley again presents himself in the identity which pleases him most. Does he really know himself?
Delve into the rest of the album, as space limits me here, but know that the masks they wore, the paint they wore may be just the protection they needed to hide their tears.
--Brockeim
Description of Alive 2
Japanese pressing of this 1977 live album, packaged in a miniature LP sleeve. For over 30 years, Kiss have been one of the best-selling Rock bands in history. Since the Japanese min-LP sleeves were introduced into the marketplace, it was no surprise to find that Kiss have sold more CDs in this limited edition format than any other artist. 20 tracks including 'Detroit Rock City', 'Calling Dr. Love', 'Beth' and more. Distriibuted for a limited time in Europe with new UPC number. Universal.Classic Rock CDs
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