Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #548648 in Books
• Published on: 2002-09-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 288 pages

Synopsis
KISS is unequalled in the world of concert performance. Over a quarter century's worth of visually spectacular and financially profitable concerts are testimony to that fact. KISS Alive Forever is the must-have reference for every die-hard KISS fan-a complete archive of well over 1,900 performances, all categorized by tour. KISS fans will find extensive overviews of each tour, including the number of shows, start date, end date, song pool, opening acts cross-referenced by tour, and average attendance. Entries on individual performances include date of show, city, state, and location of show, opening act, attendance, facility capacity, and promoter, as well as descriptions of the shows themselves. Entertaining sidebars feature one-on-one interviews with members of the KISS road crew, as well as with opening acts such as Iron Maiden, Rush, Cheap Trick, and Styx. Also included are an index of all 233 songs in the band's catalogue, over 560 set lists from shows throughout its career, and over 200 photos chronicling KISS's amazing concert history.

Although KISS stated that its 2001 "farewell" tour would be its last, the tour is ongoing, and future performances are planned, tapped by a spectacular television "Farewell Show." KISS Alive Forever is sure to be a devoted fan's lasting chronicle of this extraordinary band's complete concert career.

Customer Reviews

It Dont Get Better Than This
Many books have come along and pretended to be the Kiss bible.Well KISS army that book has finally arrived and its imperative that all KISS fans obtain a copy.I had heard this book was excellent and that word doesnt do it justice.Every gig,set-list and some amazing stories are contained in this KISS masterpiece and some of the photos(WOW).Sure enough if you are a KISS fanatic you may notice a couple of mistakes but you,ll also find out some amazing things.Split into chapters each representing the different KISS tours you,ll find it hard to put this book down.Every opening act that has supported KISS on tour is listed here as is every song they have performed live in concert.
I know you,ll find it hard to believe that a book this good is only £20 with postage but believe me it knocks kisstory for six.
Better still if you dont enjoy it ill give you a refund !!!!
This book was a while in the making and when you see it you,ll understand why.
Do your self a favour order without delay,because when it comes time for the next UK KISS expo everyone will be talking about this book.The people who wrote this book deserve our thanks they have given us an amazing piece of KISS literature.

MISS THIS AT YOUR PERIL !!!!!

An awesome look at KISS
What can I say... this is one of the best books about KISS I've read in years. The stories from the early days are great as are some of the photos. (The one from the Hotter than hell photo session where Ace could only put makeup on half of his face is sooooo cool.) You'll learn more about the story of KISS from this book than from most other books combined. The attention to detail is simply staggering. Only two things even remotely negative can be said about this book: it presents very little material from the unmasked era; and it shows the remarkablly static nature of the KISS setlist over the years. But all in all a must-have for KISS fans. Get yours now!!

Outstanding book on KISS
It's obvious that an enormous amount of effort & research went into this book, and it will undoubtedly answer many questions KISS fans might have about the band's touring history (dates / setlists etc.). Tons of cool/rare pictures and quotes from the KISS crew make this book a wonderful read and great value for money. Get this and the authorized book "KISS-Behind The Mask" and you'll have the most detailed, comprehensive, accurate KISStory currently on the market. Don't pass this off as a book with just dates and setlists - it really is much more than that. I own just about every book ever released about the band, and "KISS Alive Forever" was one of the best additions to that collection. The authors are currently working on a follow up - "KISS Out on the Streets 1973-1976" and even if that one turns out only half as well as "KISS Alive Forever", I'd still consider it a worthwile purchase. Since this book's content spans the entire history of the band (well, at least up until 2002) I'd highly recommended it to *all* KISS fans out there.