As KISSology - Vol. 1 (1974-1977) announces loudly, all the chutzpah and bombast that made KISS so huge--the fire-breathing, the blood-dripping, the kabuki-mask make-up and platform shoes, the synchronized head-bobs--were in place from the very beginning. KISS's 1974 concert in San Francisco is virtually identical to their 1977 concerts in Japan and Houston, at the peak of their popularity. For hardcore fans, this opportunity to bask in the nuances of five performances of "Black Diamond" and six performances of "Firehouse" is essential viewing, but for the less committed the pleasures of KISSology lie in the bizarre collisions pop culture is heir to: Gene Simmons, in full costume, declaring himself "evil incarnate" on The Mike Douglas Show;
Paul Stanley
Self
Peter Criss
Self
Gene Simmons
Self
Ace Frehley
Self
That´s What Music is For
The Shadows - The Final Tour
Metal From The Dirt
Still Crazy
The Other One: The Long, Strange Trip of Bob Weir
The Boys & Girl from County Clare
Rock 'n' Roll Frankenstein
Metallica and San Francisco Symphony: S&M2
Mr. Holland's Opus
Eddie Cochran & Friends: C'mon Everybody
Schiller - Schiller x Quaeschning - Behind closed doors II - Dem Himmel so nah
Porgy and Bess
