Kissology Volume Two: 1978-1991
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Kissology Volume Two: 1978–1991 is a DVD
/Home Video
that was released by Kiss
on August 14, 2007. It contains three discs, plus three separate bonus discs sold only within initial first pressings. Some initial packages included a replica ticket to Magic Mountain for Kiss meets the Phantom of the Park. The box set was certified 6X Platinum. This set was preceded by Kissology Vol. 1, and is followed by Kissology Vol. 3, which was released in early December 2007.
The bonus discs contain:
Fridays – January 15, 1982
Nippon Budokan
– Tokyo, Japan April 21, 1988 – Crazy Nights Tour
(Only at Walmart and Sam's Club)
Capital Centre
, Largo, MD
– July 8, 1979 – Dynasty Tour
The Ritz
New York, NY
– August 13, 1988 – Crazy Nights Tour
DVD
A DVD is an optical disc storage media format, invented and developed by Philips, Sony, Toshiba, and Panasonic in 1995. DVDs offer higher storage capacity than Compact Discs while having the same dimensions....
/Home Video
Home video
Home video is a blanket term used for pre-recorded media that is either sold or rented/hired for home cinema entertainment. The term originates from the VHS/Betamax era but has carried over into current optical disc formats like DVD and Blu-ray Disc and, to a lesser extent, into methods of digital...
that was released by Kiss
KISS (band)
Kiss is an American rock band formed in New York City in January 1973. Well-known for its members' face paint and flamboyant stage outfits, the group rose to prominence in the mid to late 1970s on the basis of their elaborate live performances, which featured fire breathing, blood spitting,...
on August 14, 2007. It contains three discs, plus three separate bonus discs sold only within initial first pressings. Some initial packages included a replica ticket to Magic Mountain for Kiss meets the Phantom of the Park. The box set was certified 6X Platinum. This set was preceded by Kissology Vol. 1, and is followed by Kissology Vol. 3, which was released in early December 2007.
The bonus discs contain:
- The Largo, MD show from the Dynasty tour (sold only at Wal-Mart and Sam's Club)
- The New York Ritz Club show from the Crazy NightsCrazy NightsCrazy Nights is the 14th studio album by American band Kiss. The album was recorded in June 1987 and officially released on September 18, 1987 by Mercury and Vertigo in Europe. The album featured keyboards which was another departure in their music style changing from their Lick It...
tour (sold only at Best Buy) - The Tokyo show from the Crazy NightsCrazy NightsCrazy Nights is the 14th studio album by American band Kiss. The album was recorded in June 1987 and officially released on September 18, 1987 by Mercury and Vertigo in Europe. The album featured keyboards which was another departure in their music style changing from their Lick It...
tour (sold everywhere except the aforementioned retailers)
Disc 1
- Land Of Hype And Glory with Edwin NewmanEdwin NewmanEdwin Harold Newman was an American newscaster, journalist and author.-Early life and education:Newman was born on January 25, 1919 in New York City to Myron and Rose Newman. His older brother was M. W. Newman, a longtime reporter for the Chicago Daily News. Newman married Rigel Grell on August...
– January 10, 1978 - Kiss in Attack of The PhantomsKISS Meets the Phantom of the ParkKiss Meets the Phantom of the Park is a 1978 television film, starring American hard rock band Kiss...
European Theatrical Cut - 1979 - The Tomorrow Show With Tom Snyder (partial)Tomorrow (TV series)Tomorrow was an American late-night television talk show hosted by Tom Snyder...
– October 31, 1979
Disc 2
- Shandi (music video) – 1980
- CNNCNNCable News Network is a U.S. cable news channel founded in 1980 by Ted Turner. Upon its launch, CNN was the first channel to provide 24-hour television news coverage, and the first all-news television channel in the United States...
Interview with Peter CrissPeter CrissGeorge Peter John Criscuola , better known as Peter Criss, is an American drummer and singer, best known as the original drummer for the rock band Kiss...
– September 24, 1980 - Countdown – September 21, 1980
- Rockpop – September 13, 1980
- "She’s So European"
- "Talk To Me"
- KISS Invades Australia – Sydney ShowgroundSydney Showground (Moore Park)The former Sydney Showground at Moore Park was the site of the Sydney Royal Easter Show in New South Wales, Australia from 1882 until 1997, when the Show was moved to the new Sydney Showground at Homebush Bay, which was built for the Sydney 2000 Olympics...
: Sydney, Australia – November 22, 1980 – Unmasked TourUnmasked TourThe Unmasked Tour was a 1980 concert tour by the hard rock group Kiss. It was the first tour not to feature original drummer Peter Criss, and the touring debut of his replacement Eric Carr. The Unmasked tour was the first time that Kiss only played in Europe, Australia, and New Zealand, with only...
- KISS Invades Australia – Sydney Showground
- "Detroit Rock City"
- "Cold Gin"
- "Strutter"
- "Shandi"
- "Calling Dr. Love"
- "Firehouse"
- "Talk To Me"
- "Is That You?"
- "2,000 Man"
- "I Was Made For Lovin’ You" (Alt)
- "New York GrooveNew York Groove"New York Groove" is a song written by Russ Ballard and first recorded by Hello in 1975 and later by Ace Frehley in 1978.-Hello:The British glam rock band Hello first recorded the song in 1975, for their debut album, Keeps Us Off The Streets...
" - "Love Gun"
- 'Drum Solo"/"God Of Thunder" (Incomplete)
- "Rock And Roll All Nite"
- "Shout It Out Loud"
- "King Of The Night Time World"
- "Paul Stanley's Solo" + "Black Diamond"
Fridays – January 15, 1982
- "The Oath"
- "A World Without Heroes"
- "I"
- Top Pop – November 1982
- "I Love It Loud"
Disc 3
- Maracana StadiumEstádio do MaracanãThe Estádio do Maracanã , officially Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho, is an open-air stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Owned by the Rio de Janeiro State Government, it is named after the Maracanã neighbourhood in Rio de Janeiro. It was opened in 1950 to host the FIFA World Cup, and in the final...
: Rio De Janeiro, BrazilRio de JaneiroRio de Janeiro , commonly referred to simply as Rio, is the capital city of the State of Rio de Janeiro, the second largest city of Brazil, and the third largest metropolitan area and agglomeration in South America, boasting approximately 6.3 million people within the city proper, making it the 6th...
July 18, 1983
- "Creatures Of The Night"
- "Cold Gin"
- "Calling Dr. Love"
- "Firehouse"
- "I Love It Loud"
- "War Machine"
- "Black Diamond"
- "Rock And Roll All Nite" *{Listed on the package, but not on the DVD.}
- MTVMTVMTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....
Special: KISS Unmasking –September 18, 1983 - Cascais Hall: Lisbon, PortugalLisbonLisbon is the capital city and largest city of Portugal with a population of 545,245 within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Lisbon extends beyond the administrative city limits with a population of 3 million on an area of , making it the 9th most populous urban...
– October 11, 1983
- MTV
- "Creatures Of The Night"
- "Detroit Rock City"
- The SpectrumWachovia SpectrumThe Spectrum, formerly known as the CoreStates Spectrum , First Union Spectrum , and Wachovia Spectrum was an indoor arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania...
: Philadelphia, PA – December 18, 1987
- The Spectrum
- "Love Gun"
- "Bang Bang You"
- "Reason To Live"
- "No, No, No"
- "Crazy, Crazy Nights"
- The Palace At Auburn HillsThe Palace of Auburn HillsThe Palace of Auburn Hills, often referred to simply as The Palace, is a sports and entertainment venue in Auburn Hills, Michigan, a suburb on the northern outskirts of Detroit, Michigan, United States. Opened in 1988, it is the home of the Detroit Pistons of the National Basketball Association...
: Detroit, MIDetroit, MichiganDetroit is the major city among the primary cultural, financial, and transportation centers in the Metro Detroit area, a region of 5.2 million people. As the seat of Wayne County, the city of Detroit is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan and serves as a major port on the Detroit River...
– October 14, 1990 – Hot in The Shade TourHot in The Shade TourThe Hot in the Shade Tour was a concert tour by Kiss. It was the last tour with drummer Eric Carr, who died of cancer on November 24, 1991...
- "I Stole Your Love"
- "Deuce"
- "Heaven’s On Fire"
- "Crazy Crazy Nights"
- "Black Diamond"
- "Shout It Out Loud"
- "Strutter"
- "Calling Dr. Love"
- "I Was Made For Lovin’ You"
- "Fits Like A Glove"
- "Hide Your Heart"
- "Lick It Up"
- "God Of Thunder"
- "Forever"
- "Cold Gin"
- "Tears Are Falling"
- "I Love It Loud"
- "Love Gun"
- "Detroit Rock City"
- "I Want You"
- "Rock And Roll All Nite"
- Day In Rock – November 25, 1991: MTV NewsMTV NewsMTV News is the news division of MTV, one of the first and most popular music television network in the U.S., as well as some of MTV's related channels around the world. MTV News began in the late 1980s with the program The Week In Rock, hosted by Kurt Loder, the first official MTV News correspondent...
excerpt - Music Video – 1991
- Day In Rock – November 25, 1991: MTV News
- "God Gave Rock ‘N’ Roll To You II"
- Bonus after the credits
- Eric Carr in the hospital.
- EASTER EGG on the menu if you click on the "KISSology" : Gene SimmonsGene SimmonsGene Simmons is an Israeli-American entrepreneur, singer-songwriter, actor, and rock bassist. Known as "The Demon", he is the bassist/vocalist of Kiss, a hard rock band he co-founded in the early 1970s.-Early life:...
& Mark St. JohnMark St. JohnMark Leslie Norton , better known as Mark St. John, was a guitarist known for his brief work with the rock band Kiss.-Prior to Kiss:...
Interview
Bonus disc 1
(Only at Amazon and other Retail)Nippon Budokan
Nippon Budokan
The , often shortened to simply Budokan, is an indoor arena in central Tokyo, Japan.This is the location where many "Live at the Budokan" albums were recorded...
– Tokyo, Japan April 21, 1988 – Crazy Nights Tour
Crazy Nights Tour
The Crazy Nights Tour was a concert tour by Kiss. It began in Jackson, Mississippi, marking the second time that a major recording act had started a tour in that city. . The night before the Jackson show, bassist Gene Simmons played DJ on local rock and roll station Z106. It was the first time Kiss...
- Love GunLove Gun (song)"Love Gun" is a song by the American hard rock band KISS released on their 1977 album of the same name. The B-side is the album track "Hooligan", a song written by drummer Peter Criss.The secret to the musical longevity of Kiss is its ability to marry the sonic muscle of hard rock to songs full of...
- Cold Gin
- Crazy Crazy NightsCrazy Crazy Nights"Crazy Crazy Nights" is a song by the American hard rock band Kiss, originally released on their 1987 album, Crazy Nights. The single peaked at number 65 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart in America on 31 October 1987 and number 37 on Billboards Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart...
- Heaven's on FireHeaven's on Fire"Heaven's on Fire" is a song by American hard rock band Kiss, first released on their 1984 album Animalize. Written by vocalist/guitarist Paul Stanley and songwriter Desmond Child, it was the first single released off of the album....
- War Machine
- I Love It LoudI Love It Loud"I Love It Loud" is a song by the American rock band Kiss, released on their 1982 album Creatures of the Night. The song was written by bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons and guitarist Vincent Cusano, although some versions of the album mistakenly credit the song as written by Paul Stanley and Cusano...
- Lick It UpLick It Up (song)"Lick It Up" is a glam metal song by the American hard rock band Kiss. It is the title track on their 1983 album of the same name.Written by guitarist/vocalist Paul Stanley and guitarist Vinnie Vincent, the song was released as the first single from the album in 1983.A video was made to promote the...
- I Was Made for Lovin' YouI Was Made For Lovin' YouI Was Made for Lovin' You" is a song by American hard rock band Kiss, originally released on their 1979 album Dynasty. It was released as the A-side of their first single from the album. It was the band's second Gold single, selling over 1 million copies. The single was certified Platinum in the...
- Detroit Rock CityDetroit Rock City (song)"Detroit Rock City" is a song by the American hard rock group Kiss featured on their 1976 album, Destroyer. The song was written by Paul Stanley and Bob Ezrin and is about a real Kiss fan who was killed in a car accident on his way to a Kiss concert...
Bonus disc 2
Capital Centre
Capital Centre
The Capital Centre was an indoor arena located in Landover, Maryland, unincorporated Prince George's County, Maryland; a suburb of Washington, D.C. Completed in 1973, the arena sat 18,756 for basketball and 18,130 for hockey....
, Largo, MD
Largo, Maryland
Largo is an unincorporated area and census designated place in Prince George's County, Maryland, in the United States. The population was 8,408 at the 2000 census....
– July 8, 1979 – Dynasty Tour
Dynasty Tour
The Dynasty Tour was a concert tour by the rock band Kiss. It was their first tour since the Alive II tour ended on April 2, 1978 in Japan.The Dynasty Tour, also known as "The Return of Kiss", was the first tour to feature the infamous flying stunt by Gene Simmons. This was also the first tour to...
- Radioactive
- Move On
- Calling Dr.Love
- Firehouse
- New York GrooveNew York Groove"New York Groove" is a song written by Russ Ballard and first recorded by Hello in 1975 and later by Ace Frehley in 1978.-Hello:The British glam rock band Hello first recorded the song in 1975, for their debut album, Keeps Us Off The Streets...
- I Was Made For Lovin' You
- Love Gun
- Tossin' And Turnin'
- God Of Thunder
- Shout It Out Loud
- Black Diamond
- Detroit Rock City
- Rock And Roll All Nite
Bonus disc 3
(Only at Best Buy)The Ritz
Ritz (rock club)
-History:The Ritz was founded in 1980 by Jerry Brandt on 11th Street between Third and Fourth Avenues in the East Village neighborhood of New York City. Formerly a ballroom known as Webster Hall, The Ritz still retained some of its previous incarnation's Art Deco style. As a venue, it focused...
New York, NY
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
– August 13, 1988 – Crazy Nights Tour
Crazy Nights Tour
The Crazy Nights Tour was a concert tour by Kiss. It began in Jackson, Mississippi, marking the second time that a major recording act had started a tour in that city. . The night before the Jackson show, bassist Gene Simmons played DJ on local rock and roll station Z106. It was the first time Kiss...
- Deuce
- Love GunLove Gun (song)"Love Gun" is a song by the American hard rock band KISS released on their 1977 album of the same name. The B-side is the album track "Hooligan", a song written by drummer Peter Criss.The secret to the musical longevity of Kiss is its ability to marry the sonic muscle of hard rock to songs full of...
- Fits Like A Glove
- Heaven's on Fire
- Cold Gin
- Black Diamond
- Firehouse
- Crazy, Crazy Nights
- Calling Dr. Love
- War Machine
- Tears Are Falling