KISS乐队 - 概况

Kiss乐队是1972年由Paul.Stanley（节奏吉他，生于1950年1月20日）和Gene.Simmons（贝司，生于1949年8月25日）组建，同时吸收了Peter.Criss（鼓手，生于1945年12月20日）和Ace.Frehley（主音吉他，生于1950年4月21日）。  

1973年乐队在曼哈顿的外交官饭店进行第2场演出时同刚成立的Casablanca唱片公司签约。此后的1年中，乐队发行了3张专辑，获得了小的成功。1975年夏的专辑《Alive》的发行给KISS带来了好运，该专辑带给乐队第1首热门歌曲《Rock n’ Roll All Nite》。  

KISS的魅力体现场演出上，他们艳丽的化装，花哨的服饰，令人眼花缭乱的舞台效果，再加上硬摇滚的音乐，创造了广告上说的“天下最棒的摇滚演出”。现场演出的成功使唱片销量大幅上升，《Alive!》在美国达到白金销量。  


1974年，专辑《Destroyer》同样成功，产生了乐队第10首排行榜前10的歌曲。Peter.Criss还因非同一般的叙事曲《Beth》获得作曲奖。接下来的专辑《Rock and Roll Over》、《Love Gun》和《Alive2》使KISS成为具有重要影响的乐队。盖落普民意测验表明，KISS已经排在美国最受人爱戴的流行艺人榜前列。他们已经成为时常追逐的目标，有关KISS的商品有化妆品、棋类游戏用品、面具和弹子机。“奇迹”电影公司甚至还拍摄了一部《KISS与公园幽灵》的科幻电影。KISS ARMY成员超过了10万人。

1978年，乐队4名成员每人录制了一张个人专辑，并在同一天发行，这是空前绝后的壮举。  

1979年乐队发行了专辑《Dynasty》，其中有著名的《I Was Made For Lovin’ You》。这时乐队出现裂缝，Peter.Criss离队，由Anton.Fig暂时补缺。Anton.Fig在1980年发行的专辑《Unmasked》中打鼓，在1980年夏季巡演中的鼓手成了Eric Carr，Eric Carr及时加入乐队中来了。

1981 年乐队发行了专辑《Music From the Elder》，其中风格多样。这是一次大胆的尝试，但并未引起唱片买主的兴趣

1982年，Ace.Frehley对乐队方向产生不满，之后Ace Frehley也离队了。作为乐队中技术最棒的吉他手离开了，无疑给KISS乐队造成重创。替代他的是另一位80年代初期赫赫有名的吉他手Vinnie Vincent（后来离开KISS后自己组建了VINNIE VINCENT INVASION，80年代晚期著名的SLAUGHTER乐队中有两个核心人物都是从这个乐队出来的）。其实早在录制The Elder的时候，Ace的心思已经不在KISS乐队了，因为他认为KISS应该做那种结结实实的摇滚乐而不是去搞什么歌剧摇滚，在勉强协助乐队完Creature Of The Night之后，Ace Frehley就离开了乐队。新的吉他手Vinnie在技术上和Ace有一定的区别，他的吉他效果一般没有Ace Frehley重，但是加的花多一些，速度也快一些，而且开放和弦运用较多，这样听起来更“现代”一些（也就是说，更象80年代流行金属的吉他效果了）。

在MTV电视上，乐队去掉了使用了10年之久的并被认为是乐队标志的脸谱。Vinnie Vincent 在专辑《Lick it Up》中正式露面，该专辑产生了第一首英国排行榜前10的歌曲。复活的乐队继续录制专辑《Animalize》。

1984年，刚到乐队中的Vinnie Vincent也离开乐队，即后来自己组建的乐队VINNIE VINCENT INVASION。Mark St. John这时候加入KISS，而Mark St. John没呆多久就离开KISS，Bruce Kulick在KISS的1984年10月份的Animalize巡演中加入KISS，Bruce Kulick相当的优秀，丝毫不逊与Ace Frehley。顺便提一下Bob Kulick是Bruce Kulick的弟弟，Bob Kulick在Paul.Stanley的1978那边个人专集中担任吉他，Bob Kulick曾经也给W.A.S.P任过吉他手。

1987年，专辑《Asylum》和《Crazy Nights》使乐队继续获得商业上的成功。后者有3首歌曲进入英国榜前40名，其中《Crazy Nights》排名第4。继第3张精选辑《Smashes Thrashes and Hits》后，专辑《Hot in the Shade》产生了美国排行榜第4的歌曲“Forever”。1991年11月24日，41岁的Eric.Carr由于癌症在纽约离开人世。专辑《Revenge》的录制工作受阻，Eric.Singer,Alica Cooper前鼓手，顶替Eric.Carr的位置。该专辑在1992年出版后获得成功，是1989年的专辑后再次进入排行榜前10的专辑。1993年，他们又推出了《Alive3》。  

1996年KISS乐队创始成员Gene.Simmons、Paul.Stanley、Ace.Frehley和Peter.Criss重组再加上Eric.Singer和Bruce Kulick，在MTV录制MTV Unplugged(MTV 不插电）。之后KISS乐队又恢复成创始成员 Gene.Simmons、Paul.Stanley、Ace.Frehley。

1998年9月,重新聚齐的KISS乐队出了新专集Psycho Circus，这张专集是自1979年后创始成员共同录制的专集，并且着张专集还获得了“格林美奖”的“Best Hard Rock Performance”提名。

2000年2月，KISS在菲尼克斯宣布KISS Farewell Tour 拉开序幕，在此后的一年多里，KISS在全球范围内进行告别巡演，包括澳大利亚和日本，但在2001年1月份的时候Peter.Criss退出巡演，Eric.Singer接替Peter.Criss继续巡演。

2002年，KISS成为美国#1金唱片记录的冠军！

2月24日，KISS在第十九届盐湖城冬季奥运会闭幕式在向全世界超过30亿电视观众前登台表演。

同年3月份，Ace.Frehley退出乐队，而Tommy.Thayer则接任Ace的位置。

2003年8月，新加入乐队的吉他手Tommy.Thayer和重新回到乐队的Peter.Criss的KISS乐队到澳大利亚墨尔本举行了一场规模浩大的交响乐演唱会，并且发行了现场DVD，即KISS Symphony Alive IV。

2004年，KISS乐队又开始新的全球巡演，从澳大利亚的珀斯开始，Eric.Singer回到乐队，之后KISS乐队把在华盛顿那场演唱会出版了DVD。

2005之后，KISS基本上都在巡演。。。。
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KISS乐队 - 英文介绍：

Kiss

Rooted in the campy theatrics of Alice Cooper and the sleazy hard rock of glam rockers the New York Dolls, Kiss became a favorite of American teenagers in the ’70s. Most kids were infatuated with the look of Kiss, not their music. Decked out in outrageously flamboyant costumes and makeup, the band fashioned a captivating stage show featuring dry ice, smoke bombs, elaborate lighting, blood spitting, and fire breathing that captured the imaginations of thousands of kids. But Kiss’ music shouldn’t be dismissed -- it was a commercially potent mix of anthemic, fist-pounding hard rock driven by sleek hooks and ballads powered by loud guitars, cloying melodies, and sweeping strings. It was a sound that laid the groundwork for both arena rock and the pop-metal that dominated rock in the late ’80s. Kiss was the brainchild of Gene Simmons (bass, vocals) and Paul Stanley (rhythm guitar, vocals), former members of the New York-based hard rock band Wicked Lester; the duo brought in drummer Peter Criss through his ad in Rolling Stone and guitarist Ace Frehley responded to an advertisement in The Village Voice. Even at their first Manhattan concert in 1973, the group’s approach was quite theatrical; Flipside producer Bill Aucoin offered the band a management deal after the show. Two weeks later, the band was signed to Neil Bogart’s fledgling record label, Casablanca. Kiss released their self-titled debut in February of 1974; it peaked at number 87 on the U.S. charts. By April of 1975, the group had released three albums and had toured America constantly, building up a sizable fan base. Culled from those numerous concerts, Alive! (released in the fall of 1975) made the band rock & roll superstars; it climbed into the Top Ten and its accompanying single, "Rock ’N’ Roll All Nite," made it to number 12. Their follow-up, Destroyer, was released in March of 1976 and became the group’s first platinum album; it also featured their first Top Ten single, Peter Criss’ power ballad "Beth." A 1977 Gallup poll named Kiss the most popular band in America. Kiss mania was in full swing and thousands of pieces of merchandise hit the marketplace. The group had two comic books released by Marvel, pinball machines, makeup and masks, board games, and a live-action TV movie, Kiss Meet the Phantom of the Park. The group was never seen in public without wearing their makeup and their popularity was growing by leaps and bounds; the membership of the Kiss Army, the band’s fan club, was now in the six figures. Even such enormous popularity had its limits, and the band reached them in 1978, when all four members released solo albums on the same day in October. Simmons’ record was the most successful, reaching number 22 on the charts, yet all of them made it into the Top 50. Dynasty, released in 1979, continued their streak of platinum albums, yet it was their last recorded with the original lineup -- Criss left in 1980. Kiss Unmasked, released in the summer of 1980, was recorded with session drummer Anton Fig; Criss’ permanent replacement, Eric Carr, joined the band in time for their 1980 world tour. Kiss Unmasked was their first record since Destroyer to fail to go platinum, and 1981’s Music From the Elder, their first album recorded with Carr, didn’t even go gold -- it couldn’t even climb past number 75 on the charts. Ace Frehley left the band after its release; he was replaced by Vinnie Vincent in 1982. Vincent’s first album with the group, 1982’s Creatures of the Night, fared better than Music From the Elder, yet it couldn’t make it past number 45 on the charts. Sensing it was time for a change, Kiss dispensed with their makeup for 1983’s Lick It Up. The publicity worked, as the album became their first platinum record in four years. Animalize, released the following year, was just as successful, and the group had recaptured their niche. Vincent left after Animalize and was replaced by Mark St. John; St. John was soon taken ill with Reiter’s Syndrome and left the band. Bruce Kulick became Kiss’ new lead guitarist in 1984. For the rest of the decade, Kiss turned out a series of best-selling albums, culminating in the early 1990 hit ballad "Forever," which was their biggest single since "Beth." Kiss was scheduled to record a new album with their old producer, Bob Ezrin, in 1990 when Eric Carr became severely ill with cancer; he died in November of 1991 at the age of 41. Kiss replaced him with Eric Singer and recorded Revenge (1992), their first album since 1989; it was a Top Ten hit and went gold. Kiss followed it with the release of Alive III the following year; it performed respectably, but not up to the standards of their two previous live records. In 1996, the original lineup of Kiss -- featuring Simmons, Stanley, Frehley, and Criss -- reunited to perform an international tour, complete with their notorious makeup and special effects. The tour was one of the most successful of 1996, and in 1998 the reunited group issued Psycho Circus. While the ensuing tour in support of Psycho Circus was a success, sales of Kiss’ reunion album weren’t as stellar as anticipated. Reminiscent of the band’s late-’70s unfocused period, few tracks on Psycho Circus featured all four members playing together (most tracks were supplemented with session musicians), as the band seemed more interested in flooding the marketplace with merchandise yet again instead of making the music their top priority. With rumors running rampant that the Psycho Circus Tour would be their last, the quartet announced in the spring of 2000 that they would be launching a U.S. farewell tour in the summer, which became one of the year’s top concert draws. But on the eve of a Japanese and Australian tour in early 2001, Peter Criss suddenly left the band once again, supposedly discontent with his salary. Taking his place was previous Kiss drummer Eric Singer, who in a controversial move among some longtime fans, donned Criss’ cat-man makeup (since Simmons and Stanley own both Frehley and Criss’ makeup designs, there was no threat of a lawsuit) as the farewell tour continued. With the band scheduled to call it a day supposedly by late 2001, a mammoth career-encompassing box set was set for later in the year, while the summer saw perhaps the most over-the-top piece of Kiss merchandise yet -- the "Kiss Kasket." The group was relatively quiet through the rest of the year, but 2002 started with a bang as Gene Simmons turned in an entertaining and controversial interview on NPR where he criticized the organization and berated host Terry Gross with sexual comments and condescending answers. He was promoting his autobiography at the time, which also caused dissent in the Kiss camp because of the inflammatory remarks made towards Ace Frehley. Frehley was quite angry at the situation, leading to his no-showing of an American Bandstand anniversary show. His place was taken by a wig-wearing Tommy Thayer, but no one was fooled and the band looked especially awful while pretending to play their instruments during the pre-recorded track. The appearance was an embarrassment for the group and for their fans, but Simmons was quick to dismiss the performance as another in a long series of money-oriented decisions. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine & Greg Prato, All Music Guide
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1945年12月20日, Peter Criss出生在Brooklyn, New York(纽约布鲁克林区).

1949年8月25日,Gene Simmons 出生在Haifa, Israel(以色列海法).

1950年7月12日,Eric Carr 出生在Brooklyn, New York(纽约布鲁克林区).

1951年8月27日,Ace Frehley 出生在Bronx, New York(纽约布朗克斯区).  

1952年1月20日,Paul Stanley 出生在Manhattan, New York(纽约曼哈顿区).

1952年8月6日,Vinnie Vincent 出生在Bridgeport, Connecticut(康涅狄格州布里奇波特).

1953年12月12日,Bruce Kulick 出生在Brooklyn, New York(纽约布朗克斯区).

1956年2月7日,Mark St. John 出生在Hollywood, California(加州好莱坞).

1958年5月12日,Eric Singer 出生在Cleveland, Ohio(俄亥俄州克里夫兰).

1960年11月7日,Tommy Thayer出生在Portland, Oregon(俄勒冈州波特兰).

1991年11月24日,Eric Carr 因癌症去世.

2007年4月5日,Mark St. John突发脑溢血去世.
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1971年,Gene Simmons和Paul Stanley还在纽约硬摇滚乐队Wicked Lester(邪恶莱斯特),之后他们俩找来了The Rolling Stone(滚石乐队)的附属鼓手：Peter Criss.

1972年12月,Gene Simmons和Paul Stanley通过在The Village Voice登广告方式招募来的吉他手Ace Frehley.

1973年1月,KISS正式成立了.成员为:Gene Simmons(贝斯/主唱),Paul Stanley(节奏吉他/主唱),Ace Frehley(主音吉他/主唱),Peter Criss(鼓手/主唱).

1980年5月,Peter Criss离开KISS.

1980年7月,Eric Carr 接替成为KISS的鼓手.

1982年12月,主音吉他大师Vinnie Vincent 加入Creatures of the Night 巡演中,然而此时Ace Frehley并还没正式退出KISS.  

1983年3月,Ace Frehley正式离开KISS,然而KISS认为Ace Frehley在1982年3月就离队了.

1984年3月,Vinnie Vincent 也离开KISS,之后自己组建了乐队VINNIE VINCENT INVASION.

1984年5月,Mark St. John 成为KISS的第三任主音吉他.

1984年12月7日,Mark St. John在Animalize一次巡演后,退出KISS(据说是疾病原因).

1984年12月8日,也就是Mark St. John退出KISS第二天,Bruce Kulick 接替了KISS主音吉他位置,并且完成剩余大部分的Animalize巡演.此后就成为了KISS的主音吉他.

1991年11月24日,Eric Carr 因癌症恶化去世.尽管之前Simmons 和 Stanley 曾打算让Carr放下乐队工作,但令人感动的是,Eric Carr坚持继续工作,从来没说过要退出KISS.

1991年11月30日,Eric Singer 成为KISS第3任鼓手,此前Eric Singer就和Stanley合作过(1989年Eric Singer在Stanley的U.S. East Coast个人演出中当任鼓手).Eric Singer 在加入KISS前,曾经在Lita Ford, Gary Moore, Black Sabbath, Badlands, Alice Cooper都当任过鼓手.

1996年4月16日,Ace Frehley 和 Peter Criss 同时加入Alive/Worldwide巡演,KISS原始成员将要复合了.

1996年8月16日,因为KISS原始四位成员重新聚合,所以Kulick 和 Singer 无奈地退出KISS.

2001年1月31日,Eric Singer 接替Peter Criss 完成在日本和澳大利亚的KISS Farewell Tour(KISS 告别巡演).

2002年2月,Ace Frehley再次退出KISS(据说是合约问题),取而代之的是Tommy Thayer.

2002年10月,Criss 再次回到KISS中来.

2004年3月,Criss退出KISS,Eric Singer 重新回到KISS.
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1973 - 1980.6 + 1996.1 - 2001.1

Gene Simmons-bass, vocals(贝斯,主唱)
Paul Stanley-rhythm guitar, vocals(节奏吉他,主唱)
Ace Frehley-lead guitar, vocals(主音吉他,主唱)
Peter Criss-drums, vocals(鼓手,主唱)

这四人就是KISS原始成员,同时这是最经典的阵容,他们从建队一直到1980年6月份,Peter Criss在"Unmasked"发行后离队.
在1996年1月时候,Peter Criss和Ace Frehley重新回乐队,并持续到2001年1月.

发行过的唱片:
Kiss  
Hotter than hell
Dresed to kill
Alive   
Destroyer
Rock and Roll over
Love Gun
Alive II
Double Platinum
4 Solo albums 1978
Dynasty
Unmasked
You wanted the best, you got the best
Greatest Kiss
Psycho Circus
Detroit Rock city soundtrack

巡演:
Kiss  
Hotter than hell
Dresed to kill / Alive   
Destroyer / Rock and Roll over
Love Gun
Dynasty
Reunion (Alive Worldwide 1996-97)
Psycho Circus
Farewell-Tour

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1980.6 - 1982.12

Gene Simmons-bass, vocals(贝斯,主唱)
Paul Stanley-rhythm guitar, vocals(节奏吉他,主唱)
Ace Frehley-lead guitar, vocals(主音吉他,主唱)
Eric Carr-drums, vocals(鼓手,主唱)

Eric Carr在"Unmasked"巡演中接替了鼓手位置,之后两张专集"The Elder"和"Killers",这两张专集相对来说是不成功的,Ace Frehley勉强完成了此后的"Creatures of the night"后,也离开了KISS,其实Vinnie Vincent更多的参与了这张专集.

发行过的唱片:
The Elder
Killers
Creatures of the night

巡演:
Unmasked
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1982.12 - 1984.4
Gene Simmons-bass, vocals(贝斯,主唱)
Paul Stanley-rhythm guitar, vocals(节奏吉他,主唱)
Vinnie Vincent-lead guitar(主音吉他)
Eric Carr-drums, vocals(鼓手,主唱)

在"Creatures of the night"巡演中,Vinnie Vincent接替了Ace Frehley .他们只录过一张专集-"Lick it up",但这张专集获得成功!!!

发行过的唱片:  
Lick it up

巡演:
Creatures of the night
Lick it up
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1984.4 - 1984.9  
Gene Simmons-bass, vocals(贝斯,主唱)  
Paul Stanley-rhythm guitar, vocals(贝斯,主唱)  
Mark St. John-lead guitar(主音吉他)  
Eric Carr-drums, vocals(贝斯,主唱)  

"Lick it up"巡演后,Vinnie Vincent离队,Mark St. John这时候加入了KISS,在"Animalize"巡演两场后,Mark St. John生了一场大病,结果无法继续随乐队巡演,之后KISS找来了Bruce Kulick暂时顶替Mark St. John,而这次巡演过后,KISS决定留下Bruce Kulick作为乐队主音吉他.  

发行过的唱片:  
Animalize

巡演:  
Animalize前两场
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1984.9 - 1991.11  
Gene Simmons-bass, vocals(贝斯,主唱)  
Paul Stanley-rhythm guitar, vocals(节奏吉他,主唱)  
Bruce Kulick-lead guitar(主音吉他)  
Eric Carr-drums, vocals(鼓手,主唱)  

其实这时期的阵容是非常非常的经典,可以说是仅次于原始阵容,Bruce Kulick和Eric Carr在这时期为乐队进一步成功做出了巨大贡献!但令人感到悲伤的是,1991年Eric Carr因癌症去世,Eric Carr,一个非常尽职的鼓手,一个令人感到敬佩的鼓手!无奈,似乎KISS也逃不出这厄运.现在只有无限怀念Eric Carr!!!  

发行过的唱片:  
Asylum
Crazy Nights
Smashes, thrashes and hits
Hot in the shade

巡演:  
Animalize
Asylum
Crazy Nights
Hot in the shade
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1991.11 - 1996.1
Gene Simmons-bass, vocals(贝斯,主唱)
Paul Stanley-rhythm guitar, vocals(节奏吉他,主唱)
Bruce Kulick-lead guitar(主音吉他)
Eric Singer-drums, vocals(鼓手,主唱)

Eric Carr去世之后,KISS找到了Eric Singer.Eric Singer此前在多个乐队担任鼓手,最熟悉的应该是"黑色安息日"了,不过Eric Singer和Paul Stanley私交不错,在1989年Eric Singer曾经在Paul Stanley的个人演唱会上出任鼓手.这个阵容一共录了两张1专集,其中"Carnival of souls"早在1995年就制作好了,但直到1997年才发行.

发行过的唱片:  
Revenge
Alive III
Carnival of souls
MTV Unplugged  

巡演:  
Revenge
Kiss my ass-Tour  
Convention-Tour
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2001
Gene Simmons-bass, vocals(贝斯,主唱)
Paul Stanley-rhythm guitar, vocals(节奏吉他,主唱)
Ace Frehley-lead guitar, vocals(主音吉他,主唱)
Eric Singer-drums, vocals(鼓手,主唱)

此前的1996-2001那段第一贴已经说明过了.

在Farewell巡演后半段,Peter Criss离队,Eric Singer加入,完成了在日本和澳大利亚的巡演.

发行过的唱片:  
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巡演:  
Farewell Tour
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2002
Gene Simmons-bass, vocals(贝斯,主唱)
Paul Stanley-rhythm guitar, vocals(节奏吉他,主唱)
Tommy Thayer-lead guitar, vocals(主音吉他,主唱)
Eric Singer-drums, vocals(鼓手,主唱)

This line-up played its only (private) concert in Jamaica on March 6, 2002. They also did two TV-appearances (That ’70s Show and American Bandstand).  
这个阵容很短暂,仅在2002年3月6日在牙买加一次演唱会上,另外有两次在电视节目(’70s Show和American Bandstand)上露面.
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2003
Gene Simmons-bass, vocals(贝斯吉他,主唱)
Paul Stanley-rhythm guitar, vocals(节奏吉他,主唱)
Tommy Thayer-lead guitar, vocals(主音吉他,主唱)
Peter Criss-drums, vocals(鼓手,主唱)
  
这时期KISS可以说很乱,因为有N多东西要处理,首先Gene和Ace的矛盾升级,直接导致Ace走人...
Peter Criss也没呆多久,不过成功的举行了"交响乐演唱会"-"Alive IV"以及在日本的一些巡演,在2003年8月份,还和Aerosmith一起巡演.

发行过的唱片:
Kiss Symphony/Alive IV

巡演:
Japan 2003
Alive IV
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2004
Gene Simmons-bass, vocals(贝斯,主唱)
Paul Stanley-rhythm guitar, vocals(节奏吉他,主唱)
Tommy Thayer-lead guitar, vocals(主音吉他,主唱)
Eric Singer-drums, vocals(鼓手,主唱)

也就是目前的KISS咯.

发行过的唱片:
无

巡演:
Australia & Japan 2004/ Kiss/Poison 2004 Tour
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