Kiss in the 1970s: Decades

Despite facing poor production, scathing reviews, and commercial indifference, Kiss became the biggest rock and roll band in America in 1975. This journey explores their first and most storied decade, including the story of the four men behind the masks, the music they made, and the legendary live albums.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 160 pages
Publication date: 14 October 2022
Publisher: Sonicbond Publishing

When everyone else was discarding their platform boots and makeup, they pulled them on and applied their makeup. Their albums received harsh criticism, poor production, and commercial indifference. Other bands declined to open for them. Their record company was on the verge of collapse. By all accounts, they should have joined the ranks of the forgotten bands of the 1970s, like the Harlots of 42nd Street or the Hollywood Stars. Yet, in 1975, Kiss unexpectedly came alive! And by the following year, they had become the biggest rock and roll band - and brand - in America. This is a journey through Kiss' first and most storied decade. It is the story of the four men behind the masks, and the music they made, the studio albums, the legendary live albums, and of one of the greatest rock follies in music history, the four simultaneously released solo albums. Along the way, it tells of the costumes and concerts, the merchandise and the Marvel comic books, the television appearances and the disastrous 1978 movie, Kiss Meets the Phantom of the Park. And having bestrode the 1970s like an unstoppable colossus, it ends with Kiss under siege, beset by changing public taste without, and combustible personalities within.

Dimension: 210 x 148 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781789522464