Nothin' to Lose: The Making of KISS (1972-1975)
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| Rating | : | 4.79 (504 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B00BATG3ZQ |
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| Number of Pages | : | 357 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-07-11 |
| Language | : | English |
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Nothin' to Lose: The Making of KISS (1972-1975) chronicles, for the first time, the crucial formative years of the legendary rock band KISS, culminating with the groundbreaking success of their classic 1975 album Alive! and the smash single "Rock and Roll All Nite," a song that nearly four decades later remains one of rock's most enduring anthems. Drawing on more than two hundred interviews, the book offers a captivating and intimate fly-on-the-wall account of their launch, charting the struggles and ultimate victories that led them to the threshold of superstardom.Constructed as an oral history, the book includes original interviews with Paul Stanley, Gene Simmons, Ace Frehley, and Peter Criss, as well as with producers; engineers; management; record company personnel; roadies; club owners; booking agents; concert promoters; costume, stage, and art designers; rock photographers; publicists; and key music journalists.Many of KISS's musical contemporar
Ken Sharp is the author of Starting Over: The Making of John Lennon & Yoko Ono's Double Fantasy, Elvis: Vegas '69, KISS: Behind the Mask, and numerous other books. He is the designer of numerous KISS album covers, costumes, and concert stages, in addition to writing many of KISS's most successful songs. He lives in Los Angeles.Known as rock's ultimate showmen, Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons founded the hard rock supergroup KI
This is a masterpiece!” (Kenny Kerner, Co-producer of KISS and Hotter Than Hell)“A joyous and mesmerizing exploration of the early history of the ‘Hottest Band in the World’ This book is addictive. I couldn’t put it down. This is the definitive account of KISS’s early years.” (Kevin Cann, author of David Bowie: Any Day Now)“The KISS boys will go down in history for their indefatigable work ethic, spirit, and insatiable appetite for all things honest
Exhaustive study! Sharp has become an invaluable resource for KISS fans, and should probably hold a ph.d. in KISS. This is an excellent companion to his and Leaf's 'Behind the Mask', a thorough examination of the early phase of KISS' career, an oral history told by every person you could possibly imagine th. Rockstar said Great insight into the music business as well as KISS. Most people buying this book will already be card carrying members of the KISS Army, and there is enough fresh content in here around the formative years that will satisfy them. What I didn't expect was how important a part the whole push behind KISS was, to get them airplay on the radio, . Well worth it even if you've read everything else John Emm I'm only about half-way through this book but I am enjoying it immensely.Fans who've read everything else will STILL find lots of cool tidbits throughout this well-organized retelling of their early years. Even the familiar stories are fleshed out with all sorts of little details that real