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KISS is a New York City-based heavy metal band that became famous in the mid to late 1970s. The band was known for its elaborate costumes and stage sets, and the fact that the band never appeared in public except in heavy make-up which disguised their real identities. The band stopped wearing their make-up in 1983, and put it back on by the mid 1990s when they began touring as a 1970's nostalgia act.
The original members of Kiss (formed 1972?-'73) (and their made-up personas) are Paul Stanley (star child), rhythm guitar; Gene Simmons (demon), bass; Ace Frehley (space-ace), lead guitar; and Peter Criss (catman), drums.
Over the years, the band had these replacements for Ace Frehley between 1982 and 1996 (when the original four members reunited):
- Vinnie Vincent, 1982-83
- Mark St. John, 1983-84
- Bruce Kulick, 1985-1996
- Eric Carr, 1981-1991 (died of cancer)
- Eric Singer, 1991-1996, 2001- (since 2001, he had to wear the Catman make-up)
KISS Albums
- Kiss (1974)
- Hotter than Hell (1974)
- Dressed to Kill (1975)
- Alive! (1975)
- Destroyer (1976)
- Rock and Roll Over (1976)
- Love Gun (1977)
- Alive II (1977)
- Double Platinum (1978)
- Paul Stanley (1978)
- Gene Simmons (1978)
- Peter Criss (1978)
- Ace Frehley (1978)
- Dynasty (1979)
- Unmasked (1980)
- (Music from) the Elder (1981)
- Killers (1982)
- Creatures of the Night (1982)
- Lick It Up (1983)
- Animalize (1984)
- Asylum (1985)
- Crazy Nights (1987)
- Smashes, Thrashes, and Hits (1988)
- Hot in the Shade (1989)
- Revenge (1992)
- Alive III (1993)
- MTV Unplugged (1996)
- You Wanted the Best, You Got the Best (1996)
- Greatest Kiss (1997)
- Carnival of Souls (1997)
- Psycho Circus (1998)
- The Very Best of Kiss (2002)
- Alive IV (2003)
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