Kiss - Kissology - Volume 1 (1974-1977)
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Actor: KISSDVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language)
Format: AC-3, Box set, Color, Dolby, DVD, Limited Edition, NTSC, Restored
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 379 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2006-10-31
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: VH1 Classics
Movie Reviews of Kiss - Kissology - Volume 1 (1974-1977)
Movie Review: We Haven't Played This One In A Verrrry Long Time!
Summary: 5 Stars
In the 70s Kiss was it. It was cool to be into Kiss. In the 80s, it was the exact opposite. By the late 80s and early 90s the makeup was off and Kiss were a (no pun intended) washed up "bunch of posers."
This DVD dispels the myth that Kiss were ever posers. They indeed were always great musicians and they were the inspiration for many metal bands rocking your world today (rumor has it that while backstage at a 70s Kiss show Eddie Van Halen's signature guitar tapping was inspired while seeing Ace Frehley do it). And Kiss so happen to have put on one of the most theatrical shows in rock and roll history.
And that history is captured on this 2-disk DVD, albeit mostly with terrible video quality.
Man, did I ever enjoy being able to see the original line-up of Kiss perform on these disks. The thing is that the awesome performances on these disks are mostly footage from 1974 - 1977 live shows, so the quality is early 70s video...and that ain't good. Often times in the live performances there are major reminders that the video is dated: horizontal lines across the picture, complete picture blackouts and just plain old low quality video.
On the other hand, the audio on the first two disks is a completely different story. The audio wizards cleaned up the sound on Disks 1 & 2 and they've offered it with a terrific 5.1 Dolby mix.
After enjoying what was more of a front row seat experience with the quality HD video and surround sound on the awesome, 5-star Rock the Nation 2004 DVD by Kiss, the live performances in the Kissology set were reduced to mere DVD viewings. However, it was great to reminisce and watch as Gene, Paul, Ace & Peter went through their classics of the era. And the Kissology set that I got included a 3rd bonus disk that to my surprise was a show from Madison Square Garden in February 1977 THAT I WAS AT! (Bonus disks may be limited with various versions so check the set at point of purchase if possible.)
They give you:
DISK 1
Long Beach, CA (absolutely atrocious audio & video, but interesting to watch)
2/17/74
"Acrobat"
(previously unreleased track)
ABC "In Concert" (terrible video for a television production)
3/29/74
"Nothing to Lose"
"Firehouse"
"Black Diamond"
The Mike Douglas Show
4/29/74
Interview (comical exchange between Gene and Totie Fields)
"Firehouse" (Not lip-synced!)
Winterland - San Francisco, CA (in Black & White)
1/31/75
"Deuce"
"Strutter"
"Got to Choose"
"Hotter than Hell"
"Firehouse"
"Watchin' You"
"Nothin' to Lose"
"Parasite"
"100,000 Years"
"Black Diamond"
"Cold Gin"
"Let Me Go, Rock 'n' Roll"
"The Midnight Special"
4/1/75
"She"
"Black Diamond"
Kiss Alive Promo Clips 1975
"Come On and Love Me"
"Rock and Roll All Night"
Documentary: Cadillace, Michigan October 1975
Cobo Hall Detroit, MI
1/26/76
"Deuce"
"Strutter"
"C'mon and Love Me"
"Hotter than Hell"
"Firehouse"
"She"
"Parasite"
"Nothin' To Lose"
"100,000 Years"
"Black Diamond"
"Cold Gin"
"Rock & Roll All Nite"
"Let Me Go, Rock 'n' Roll"
DISK 2
"So It Goes"
Interview
"Black Diamond"
The Paul Lynde Halloween Special
10/29/76
Interview
"King of the Night Time World"
Budokan Hall - Tokyo, Japan
4/2/77
"Detroit Rock City"
"Take Me"
"Let Me Go, Rock 'n' Roll"
"Ladies Room"
"Firehouse"
"Makin' Love"
"I Want You"
"Cold Gin"
"Do You Love Me?"
"Nothin' to Lose"
"God of Thunder"
"Rock & Roll All Nite"
"Shout it Out Loud"
"Beth"
"Black Diamond"
Don Kirshner's "Rock Concert"
5/28/77
"I Want You"
"Love `em & Leave `em"
"Hard Luck Woman"
The Summit - Houston, TX (The best video quality of all the live performances in the set)
9/2/77
"I Stole Your Love"
"Take Me"
"Ladies Room"
"Firehouse"
"Love Gun"
"Hooligan"
"Makin' Love"
"Christine Sixteen"
"Shock Me"
"I Want You"
"Calling Dr. Love"
"Shout It Out Loud"
"God of Thunder"
"Rock & Roll All Nite"
"Detroit Rock City"
"Beth"
"Black Diamond"
BONUS DISK 3 (that came with purchase at Amazon)
Madison Square Garden - New York, NY (Atrocious A/V, NOT remixed in Dolby)
2/18/77
"Detroit Rock City"
"Take Me"
"Let Me Go Rock and Roll"
"Firehouse"
"Nothin' to Lose"
"Shout It Out Loud"
"Black Diamond"
Regardless of the horrible video, all of the performances reflect the great show that Kiss put on: clear, effortlessly powerful vocals, some of the coolest guitar work of the time, Gene's signature bass and Peter's 101 Hard Rock drumming sound.
If you were/are a fan of Kiss...especially the early days...don't pass on this. Just be sure that your expectations are set for a view into the past with the past's picture quality. The performances are 5 stars; the audio is 4 stars; the picture quality is 2 stars. The opportunity to have this set on DVD and the nostalgia the set offers are 5 stars.
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