ALIVE!
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ALIVE!
Alive! is the first live album, and fourth overall, 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-disc set 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 July 23, 1975. - Wikipedia
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All Music
Alive! remains Kiss' greatest album ever. An essential addition to any rock collection.
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Pop Matters
2004 - And that's why Kiss Alive! retains its charm: it never fails to recall a time when partying seemed like innocent fun rather than pathological escapism. And that, ultimately, is the myth that rock and roll lives to preserve.
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Starling
there's something there that directly touches your central nerve system
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Mark's Record Reviews
Just hot riff after hot riff after hot riff.
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Don Ignacio
give this album a spin. You might be surprised by how much it cooks.
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Robert Christgau
I fall into neither category--regret the drum solo, applaud "Rock and Roll All Nite," and absorb the thunderousness of it all with bemused curiosity.
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Rolling Stone
minus the impact of gaudy painted faces and stage theatrics, the band must be judged solely for its music. It’s awful. Criminally repetitive, thuddingly monotonous.
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Mike Ladano
With 16 scorching tracks all sourced from the first three Kiss albums, Alive! is all killer and no filler.
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BBC
2007 - it all sounds like one song - but who cares! It’s air guitar-humpin’, fist-pumpin’ party fun, and whilst it might not do a hell of a lot to further musical prowess it definitely doesn’t leave any doubt that, on their day, Kiss were the daddy.
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NPR
As a result, I found that the music by itself didn't satisfy my expectations. From the distinct sound of a firework cannon at the start of "Deuce," I found myself sitting at my computer itching to type "Kiss live videos" into my search bar. I sensed that by just listening to the live recordings, I wasn't quite getting the full experience.
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The Young Folks
2015 - Alive! is a crown jewel of stadium rock, a big gamble that paid off in spades. 40 years on and it still sounds like a sneak peak of the best thing you’ve never heard of yet.
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Sea of Tranquility
2018 - That alone makes this the perfect KISS album to buy as the first in one's collection or a must-have to a non-fans Rock library.
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The Screen Door
to this day Alive! is viewed as the essential Kiss album and the one by which all others are judged
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