Song history The song was written by Peter Criss and Stan Penridge, both of whom were in a band called Chelsea. A demo tape of the song, however, was recorded later, during Criss' tenure in another band, Lips, immediately before he joined Kiss. Although Criss has stated that the origi...
1985's 'Asylum' Hints at the Band's Past ... After three quick changes in the lead-guitar position, Kiss finally found the right guy for the job in Bruce Kulick. The cover art for his first album with the band, 1985's 'Asylum,' features a subtle nod to the band's past. Simmons...
简介:Released just weeks after the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame succumbed and put "the hottest band in the world!" on their honor roll, the Kiss 40 compilation landed in order to celebrate four decades of rock & rollin' all night, and partying every day. The track list is filled with cla...
he was clearly running as far from the band's hard rock sound as possible. Instead, the voice behind "Beth" and "Hard Luck Woman" leans heavily on ballads and the R&B sound of his previous groups. Even considering that, he simply doesn't have the songwriting talent or ...
(with Simmons and Adam Mitchell) and then turns in a rock-solid, confident lead vocal, his only one besides the band’s “Beth” remake. As it turns out, Eric had a great voice, too, putting him right between Peter Criss and Eric Singer as capable singing drummers in Kiss. And the...
It's tempting to leave Criss' solo project out of these Kiss album rankings altogether. After all, he was clearly running as far from the band's hard rock sound as possible. Instead, the voice behind "Beth" and "Hard Luck Woman" leans heavily on ballads and the R&B sound of his pre...
The expectations for guitarist Ace Frehley's solo album were not high. Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley were the primary vocalists in the band and Peter Criss had sung the huge hit song "Beth". Ace had only taken a full solo lead vocal on "Shock Me" from the band's latest albumLove Gun...
the band sounds more pompous and bloated than ever (he's replaced by Black 'n' Blue guitarist Tommy Thayer, who sacrilegiously assumes the role of the Spaceman). Track selections seem based on song popularity rather than performance quality since the stumbling embarrassment of "Goin' Blind" is...
It's tempting to leave Criss' solo project out of these Kiss album rankings altogether. After all, he was clearly running as far from the band's hard rock sound as possible. Instead, the voice behind "Beth" and "Hard Luck Woman" leans heavily on ballads and the R&B sound of his pre...
Somewhere upstairs is Criss’ most prized showbiz achievement, a People’s Choice Award for “Beth.” Criss co-wrote the song with an old bandmate, the late Stan Penridge, and Ezrin then heavily tweaked and arranged it for theDestroyersessions. Criss is desperately proud of the song, but ...