LAMONT’S MUSIC NOTES-JUNE 30, 2019…IT’S HARD TO BELIEVE THAT IT’S BEEN FORTY TWO YEARS AGO SINCE KISS RELEASED THE ALBUM ‘LOVE GUN’
HERE’S SOME KISS TRIVIA:
-‘LOVE GUN’ WAS THE BAND’S FIRST ALBUM TO FEATURE A LEAD VOCAL PERFORMANCE FROM ACE FREHLEY
-IT WAS ALSO THE FIRST ALBUM TO FEATURE LEAD VOCALS FROM ALL FOUR MEMBERS
-THIS WAS THE FINAL STUDIO ALBUM TO FEATURE PETER CRISS ON EVERY SONG
-THE GENE SIMMONS MARKETING MACHINE WAS IN FULL EFFECT WITH THIS RECORD. A CARDBOARD “LOVE GUN” WAS INCLUDED INSIDE THE ALBUM. A KISS MERCHANDISE ORDER FORM WAS ALSO SLIPPED IN FOR GOOD MEASURE
-BEFORE ‘LOVE GUN’ WAS COMPLETED, A GALLUP POLL STATED KISS WAS THE MOST POPULAR BAND IN THE UNITED STATES, PLACING AHEAD OF LED ZEPPELIN, AEROSMITH, AND THE EAGLES.
-TWO RELATIVELY UNKNOWN MUSICIANS PLAYED ON 2 OF THE DEMO TRACKS FOR THIS RECORD. THE TWO MUSICIANS? EDDIE AND ALEX VAN HALEN.
-‘LOVE GUN’ SOLD 1 MILLION COPIES
HERE’S AN ENTIRE KISS SHOW FROM 1977 ON THE “ALIVE II” TOUR.
