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LOVE GUN

 

 

 

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.