Review · 1975 · Hard Rock

KISS - Alive

KISS's Alive reviewed: a live album of undeniable rock n' roll fun, and a rock n' roll Mandela effect where you think you know all the songs.

KISS - Alive cover

The verdict

Released 1975
Label Casablanca Records
Genre Hard Rock

A live album! Man it feels like I’m back in my high school days thinking Dave Matthews live albums were the only albums worth my time (don’t worry, that phase only lasted like 6 months, tops, mostly because of a girl I had a crush on who took me to a DMB concert and might or might not have introduced me to the associated recreational substances commonly found there). 

Although the subject matter of KISS songs isn’t the most intellectually stimulating, this is undeniable rock n’ roll fun. I’m not sure I could name more than one KISS song, even though it seems in my mind like I’ve listened to them a lot. Maybe it’s some kind of weird rock ‘n roll Mandela effect - we’ve seen KISS in the media so many times, we think we know their songs, even though all their songs basically sound alike to me.

Jams:

  • “Rock And Roll All Nite”

Originally part of Rebuilding An Original 1962 Fender Jaguar - Part 2.

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