Kiss Deluxe Limited Edition [Box set]

Track Listings
Disc: 1

1. Strutter (demo)

2. Deuce (demo)

3. Keep Me Waiting - Wicked Lester

4. She - Wicked Lester

See all 21 tracks on this disc
Disc: 2

1. C'mon And Love Me (Live)

2. Rock Bottom (Live)

3. Cold Gin (Live)

4. Watchin' You (Live)

See all 20 tracks on this disc
Disc: 3

1. Detroit Rock City

2. King of the Night Time World (Live)

3. Larger Than Life

4. Rocket Ride

See all 19 tracks on this disc
Disc: 4

1. Lick It Up

2. All Hell's Breaking Loose

3. Heaven's On Fire

4. Get All You Can Take

See all 16 tracks on this disc
Disc: 5

1. God Gave Rock 'N' Roll To You II

2. Unholy

3. Domino (demo)

4. Every Time I Look At You

See all 18 tracks on this disc

Editorial Reviews
Amazon.com
Set aside the makeup, pyrotechnics, and coffin sales, and all that's left of "the hottest band in the world" is the music. Fortunately, in the case of for Kiss, the music is their strongest suit. This five-CD box set blends previously released recordings, demos, and unreleased live material. Rarities come in large part from the band's halcyon makeup period and include unheard songs from an assortment of demos. Among the curios are the Wicked Lester versions of "She" and "Love Her All I Can," replete with horn kicks and hand percussion. No less intriguing is the previously unreleased Destroyer-era, Slade-inspired stomper "Doncha Hesitate" and Paul Stanley's disco-influenced "God of Thunder." Other demos give insight into the band's proclivity for cannibalizing early material for portions of soon-to-be hits. Though most fans recognize the 1970s as Kiss's heyday, the 1980s material such as Creatures of the Night's "War Machine" and Asylum's "Tears Are Falling" holds up surprisingly well. The fifth CD, which consists of 1990s output, falls flat, though some sparks are rekindled with the rewrite of Argent's "God Gave Rock & Roll to You." The box includes a thick, full-color booklet with rare photos and insightful song-by-song commentary from the band. --Kelly Minnis

Tracks:

Strutter (demo)
Deuce (demo)
Keep Me Waiting - Wicked Lester
She - Wicked Lester
Love Her All I Can - Wicked Lester
Let Me Know (Bell Sound Studios demo)
100,000 Years (Bell Sound Studios demo)
Stop, Look To Listen (Paul Stanley demo)
Leeta (Gene Simmons demo)
Let Me go, Rock 'N' Roll (Bell Sound Studios demo)
Acrobat (Live at The Daisy)
Firehouse (Bell Sound Studios demo)
Nothin' to Lose
Black Diamond
Hotter Than Hell
Strange Ways
Parasite
Goin' Blind
Anything For My Baby
Ladies In Waiting
Rock and Roll All Nite

Tracks:

C'mon And Love Me (Live)
Rock Bottom (Live)
Cold Gin (Live)
Watchin' You (Live)
Doncha Hesitate (demo)
Mad Dog (demo)
God of Thunder (demo)
Great Expectations
Beth
Do You Love Me
Bad, Bad Lovin' (demo)
Calling Dr. Love
Mr. Speed (demo)
Christine Sixteen
Hard Luck Woman
Shock Me
I Stole Your Love
I Want You (Soundcheck recording)
Love Gun (demo)
Love Is Blind (demo)

Tracks:

Detroit Rock City
King of the Night Time World (Live)
Larger Than Life
Rocket Ride
Tonight You Belong To Me
New York Groove
Radioactive (demo)
Don't You Let Me Down
I Was Made For Lovin' You
Sure Know Something
Shandi
You're All That I Want, You're All That I Need (demo)
Talk To Me (Live)
A World Without Heroes
The Oath
Nowhere To Run
Creatures Of The Night
War Machine
I Love It Loud

Tracks:

Lick It Up
All Hell's Breaking Loose
Heaven's On Fire
Get All You Can Take
Thrills In The Night
Tears Are Falling
Uh! All Night
Time Traveller (demo)
Hell Or High Water
Crazy, Crazy Nights
Reason To Live
Let's Put The X In Sex
Hide Your Heart
Ain't That Peculiar (demo)
Silver Spoon
Forever (single version)

Tracks:

God Gave Rock 'N' Roll To You II
Unholy
Domino (demo)
Every Time I Look At You
Comin' Home (live unplugged)
Got To Choose (live unplugged)
I Still Love You (live unplugged)
Nothin' To Lose (live unplugged)
Childhood's End (with coda)
I Will Be There
Psycho Circus
Into The Void
Within
I Pledge Allegiance To The State of Rock & Roll
Nothing Can Keep Me From You
It's My Life (original version)
Shout It Out Loud (live)
Rock And Roll All Night (Kiss Alive IV)

Amazon.com

Set aside the makeup, pyrotechnics, and coffin sales, and all that's left of "the hottest band in the world" is the music. Fortunately, in the case of for Kiss, the music is their strongest suit. This five-CD box set blends previously released recordings, demos, and unreleased live material. Rarities come in large part from the band's halcyon makeup period and include unheard songs from an assortment of demos. Among the curios are the Wicked Lester versions of "She" and "Love Her All I Can," replete with horn kicks and hand percussion. No less intriguing is the previously unreleased Destroyer-era, Slade-inspired stomper "Doncha Hesitate" and Paul Stanley's disco-influenced "God of Thunder." Other demos give insight into the band's proclivity for cannibalizing early material for portions of soon-to-be hits. Though most fans recognize the 1970s as Kiss's heyday, the 1980s material such as Creatures of the Night's "War Machine" and Asylum's "Tears Are Falling" holds up surprisingly well. The fifth CD, which consists of 1990s output, falls flat, though some sparks are rekindled with the rewrite of Argent's "God Gave Rock & Roll to You." The box includes a thick, full-color booklet with rare photos and insightful song-by-song commentary from the band. --Kelly Minnis

Customer Reviews:

Excellent Package; But more rarities are needed.........2007-06-08

This earns 5 stars for the packaging, and for the unreleased gems, "Doncha Hesitate" and "It's My Life". I've heard people complaining about the inclusion of greatest hits on here...but for the first box set, they have to do that. It has to be an overview. I just wish, again, that more demos, unreleased songs and rarities were included. The sound quality is excellent - even improved over the remasters of the late 90's. I would love to see a volume 2, and even throw in old shows from the 70's complete and cleaned up and remastered. That would be great!
Disc 5 is the worst disc here. I don't know why they put things from unplugged on here. I can't believe "Jungle" isn't on there.

My First Purchase.......2007-01-12

It went a lot better than I had thought, a lot better !!!
I am very pleased with my purchase and would not hesitate to do it again.

I would rather rarities,rather than same old versions........2006-09-11

This collection starts off real well with some rare recordings.
My problem is why do they constantly re-release the same old songs over and over again?
Thos Wicked Lester recordings are realy good to listen to,but probably strictly for Kiss fans only.They were trying to sound like bands who were around at that time,and hadnt developed that Kiss sound.But i enjoyed listening to them.
The rest of the 1st Cd goes into the normal album versions,with no variations,and i think that stinks.
Cd 2 starts off with re-releases from Alive 1.Then we have a few rarities,some demos.I like to hear the variations,after all i already have the album versions,so why do i need them again?
The rest of the Cd is a mixture of normal versions and demo's.
Disk 3 gets a bit more disappointing with far fewer alternate versions, 2 demo's only and one live version of Talk To Me.
Disk 4 has got 2 unreleased songs,but no demo's.
Disk 5 has a demo of domino,and 2 songs not released on Kiss albums.
Dont get me wrong this collection has some excellent Kiss songs on it.There is one hell of alot of music here.
But im a Kiss fan of almost 30 years,and i know all their songs.
For new fans this should be a real treat,but i would much rather have alot more rare recordings,demos etc.I believe there is much more out there.
I know songs like Lick It Up are great songs,but how many times do i have to have it?
I realy miss the days when we used to love getting a new album or Cd,and listening to the new songs.Also it was interesting to see how new songs would fit into the next stage show.
Those were the days my friend,i thought they would never end,but for now it seems they have.

How to make this A LOT better.......2006-04-13

Buy it.
Take out the CDs.
Take a dump inside the case.
Give it to a kiss fan.

Kiss delux set.......2006-03-09

Hello fans, I bought the less expensive set when these items were first relesed. But Amazon had a great price on the deluxe set that I could not pass on having it in my collection. THANKS AMAZON! Mark

Symphony: Alive IV [Limited Deluxe Edition]

Average customer rating:

The Hottest Band in the World!!! KISS...
not a groundbreaking music event, but a nice piece that ads to the Alive! history. Recommend buying this with the new Alive Box
Excellent Album Worth it for Any Rock Fan
A mind-blowing live C.D !!!!!!
Great Package For Collectors, Otherwise Boring

Symphony: Alive IV [Limited Deluxe Edition]
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Manufacturer: Sanctuary
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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KISS: Unplugged

ASIN: B0000A1REK
Release Date: 2003-07-22

Tracks:

Deuce
Strutter
Let Me Go Rock & Roll
Lick It Up
Calling Dr. Love
Psycho Circus
Beth - Kiss w/The Melbourne Symphony Ensemble
Forever - Kiss w/The Melbourne Symphony Ensemble
Goin Blind - Kiss w/The Melbourne Symphony Ensemble
Sure Know Something - Kiss w/The Melbourne Symphony Ensemble
Shandi - Kiss w/The Melbourne Symphony Ensemble

Tracks:

Detroit Rock City - Kiss w/The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
King Of The Night Time World - Kiss w/The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
Do You Love Me - Kiss w/The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
Great Expectations - Kiss w/The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
Shout It Out Loud - Kiss w/The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
God Of Thunder - Kiss w/The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
Love Gun - Kiss w/The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
I Was Made For Lovin You - Kiss w/The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
Black Diamond - Kiss w/The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
Rock And Roll All Nite - Kiss w/The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra

Amazon.com

In the Kiss universe, more is always, well, more. With this latest installment in the masked rock marauders' live franchise, they have gilded the already overweening lily even more by hiring the 60-piece Melbourne Symphony to accompany them on 10 tracks. Like those who have gone before them--from Deep Purple's coupling with the London Philharmonic Orchestra back in 1970 to Metallica's 1999 pairing with the San Francisco Symphony--Kiss's symphonic partners add a dimension and complexity hitherto absent from their hard-rock ethos. But that's not necessarily a good thing since Kiss are true American primitives, and their anthemic songs work best in their raw, unvarnished state. The addition of the orchestra muddies their trademark sound: at times Paul Stanley's bombastic in-your-face delivery is strangled by an aggressive army of strings, which also tend to totally subsume Gene Simmons's sturdy bass playing. The symphony musicians (who all performed in Kiss makeup) are best appreciated on a lumbering beast of a song like "God of Thunder," where they become an ominous presence adding menacing sound effects and a chilling dynamic as Simmons croaks out the lyrics, or on "Beth," the band's Top 10 ballad, which brandished strings in its original form. For those who aren't enamored of the pairing of black tie and black leather, Kiss has considerately included six unadorned tracks, as well as six never-before-performed-live acoustic versions of classic hits. --Jaan Uhelszki

Album Description

Limited edition digipak with raised lettering and an exclusive poster.

Customer Reviews:

The Hottest Band in the World!!! KISS..........2007-01-12

This is really a good CD. The music is typical KISS...but only missing my favorite member: ACE!!!

When ACE is in the line-up...nobody can touch KISS, because he actually improves the band. He gets to play his songs and deliver those power guitar solo's he is famous for.

ACE...you are the BEST...and my FAVORITE!!!

Hey...got to give KISS 5 stars...I still love the music! Just missed the ACE songs...

not a groundbreaking music event, but a nice piece that ads to the Alive! history. Recommend buying this with the new Alive Box.......2006-11-30

Kiss had their first major success with the Album Alive! back in 1975. They liked it so much that they reliesed Alive! II in 1977, which included new live songs and a couple of studio songs. Finally, in the Early 90's, they released Alive! III, covering their 80's music and again replaying some of the classics during their non-make-up days. Then in 1996, they did what was thought never to happen, Reunite and Mask up again...and the kiss army exploded all over again. Alive! IV is the culmination of that reunion process. The collection include psycho circus from their last album, but otherwise all the other songs are just their classics again. But, this time, they added the Melbourne symphony. It's not bad, but again it seemed like they were just doing what some of the other big rock bands did during this time (metallica, scorpions). But, it is a fun album, and a good one in the Alive series. Note, Ace Freeley is actually not the guitar player on this set, he had left the tour before this was recorded, Tommy Thayer was playing the role of Space Ace. The band had waited to long to release Alive! IV to get all the original members again. Shortly after this was recorded, Peter criss left again as well. But, good news is that The new Alive! box set is available that includes Alive! I, II, and III, and what they call the Alive! Millenium concert from 2000, which is all 4 original members, and was originally slated to be release as Alive IV, but got shelved somewhere along the way. Well, this disc is fun, the digipack set include the CD book and a mini-poster. I suggest getting this along with the new Alive! box set if your a kiss fan

Excellent Album Worth it for Any Rock Fan.......2005-06-04

Well I was a little angry that Kiss went off and copied Deep Purple and Metallica but I'm a hughe fan of Kiss so I natuarally enjoyed this very interesting new way to enjoy old classics. These guys are getting pretty old but they still can put out excellent live albums and they always put on a good show. From Deuce to Rock and Roll All Nite every track in between is excellent. Kiss is one of the best bands of all time and this is a great addition to your collection. I was glad to see such a good line-up on this album because they really haven't been putting out much music lately. Any Kiss fan needs to buy this album it's all new live songs and it's well worht the price.

A mind-blowing live C.D !!!!!!.......2005-01-10

This has got to be one of the best alive! albums EVER. This double-disc album contains a concert performed on Febuary 28th from the year 2003. This concert has three acts:

Act 1.- KISS playing a couple of songs like everybody knows.

1.- "Deuce".- This song is one of KISS's best songs EVER and one of my favorite's. A great intro for a mind-blowing show.- 5/5.

2.- "Strutter".- Another song from KISS that was one of the best.- 5/5.

3.- "Let Me Go, Rock & Roll".- For me, this has got to be "the" complete version of this great rock 'n' roll song. This version is similar to the "Alive!" album. Majestic.- 5/5.

4.- "Lick it Up".- Another classic big hit from KISS, this time from the decade of the 80's. I love this one.- 5/5.

5.- "Calling Dr. Love".- HEY, what you know, even another classic hit from the 70's. God.- 5/5.

6.- "Psycho Circus".- This one is another KISS classic, at least for me, and a great way to end the first act.- 5/5.

Act 2.- KISS playing an acoustic segment of the show with the "Melbourne Symphony Ensemble" under the direction of Mr. David Campbell.

1.- "Beth".- A terrific classic single from Peter Criss from the 70's.- 5/5.

2.- "Forever".- Yet another classic single from KISS from the decade of the late 80's.

3.- "Goin' Blind".- This song is played better with an acoustic than with an electric.- 5/5.

4.- "Sure Know Something".- This is another song that is played better acoustic than electric.- 4/5.

5.- "Shandi".- I hate to admit this, but I don't really like this KISS song that much....it is too "stella", but a great outro for the second act.- 3/5

Act 3.- Now this is the best and the coolest act: KISS playing a mind-blowing show with the "Melbourne Symphony Orchestra". Just a Dire-Hit show.

1.- "Detroit Rock City".- To start off, KISS and the "Melbourne Symphony Orchestra" play one of the best KISS songs EVER. I gotta say this is a great version of the song.- 5/5.

2.- "King of The Night Time World".- The best song that follows "Detroit Rock City" is played right after it. This is the best version of the song! .- 5/5.

3.- "Do You Love Me?".- This is yet another KISS classic from the 70's. It sounds better with the Orchestra.- 5/5.

4.- "Shout It Out Loud".- This is yet ANOTHER KISS classic from the 70's. One of my favorite's from KISS.- 5/5.

5.- "God of Thunder".- In this song, Gene starts with a bass solo while spiting blood, following a breat "fly" on stage. Then the "CATMAN" starts hitting his drums following the ORCHESTRA. This is the best Versiono of "God of Thunder".- 5/5.

6.- "Love Gun".- Another KISS classic from the 70's and with a great version of the song.- 5/5.

7.- "Black Diamond".- A great KISS song, powerfull and on its best version EVER. The performance on this track is unbelivable.- 5/5.

8.- "Great Expectations".- This is the first time the play "Great Expectation" on stage without realesing on any other live C.D. before. One of the best with the "Australian Children's Choir".- 5/5.

9.- "I Was Made For Lovin' You".- Yet another KISS classic from the 70's and one of my favorite songs from KISS.- 5/5.

10.- "Rock and Roll All Nite".- This one is another KISS classic from the 70's and probably one of their top 5 songs they wrote. I love this song and it is a great version and outro.- 5/5.

Overall this album ROCKS, but if you want to live the full experience buy this C.D and the DVD, I did that and I was just stunned.

KISS RULES!!!!!!!!!!!!

Great Package For Collectors, Otherwise Boring.......2005-01-10

I first saw KISS in 1977 at The Nassau Coliseum in New York.
I say this because it was just before they exploded (no pun intended) into superstars. The only time I saw that "hunger" again was their reunion tour in the late 90's, but that was fleeting.
This is a great package, as KISS has never been known to skimp in that area, but the music itself adds to the parody they have created. The orchestral arrangements are predictable and do nothing for the songs.
I was embarassed to hear a 50+ year old Paul Stanley stating "is this cool, or what?" into the mike more than once.
What would be "cool" is for Simmons and Stanley to bow out now with whatever grace they have left.

Music Review:

Music Review

Music Review

1. Strutter (demo)
2. Deuce (demo)
3. Keep Me Waiting - Wicked Lester
4. She - Wicked Lester

1. C'mon And Love Me (Live)
2. Rock Bottom (Live)
3. Cold Gin (Live)
4. Watchin' You (Live)

1. Detroit Rock City
2. King of the Night Time World (Live)
3. Larger Than Life
4. Rocket Ride

1. Lick It Up
2. All Hell's Breaking Loose
3. Heaven's On Fire
4. Get All You Can Take

1. God Gave Rock 'N' Roll To You II
2. Unholy
3. Domino (demo)
4. Every Time I Look At You