Alive II is the second live album of the American rock band Kiss , which includes live versions of songs from three discs Destroyer , Rock and Roll Over , and Love Gun , released in 1977 . The album also includes 5 new songs: “Rockin 'in the USA” and “Larger Than Life” by Gene Simmons , “All American Man” and “Anyway You Want It” by Paul Stanley , “ Rocket Ride ” by Ace Freilly .
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| Date of issue | October 14, 1977 | |||
| Recorded by | April-September 1977 | |||
| Genres | Hard rock glam rock heavy metal | |||
| Duration | 71:26 | |||
| Producer | Eddie kramer | |||
| A country |  USA | |||
| Label | Casablanca | |||
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Content
About the album
Alive II is the sequel to Alive's first live album ! , only material for him was taken already from the next three albums of the group.
All songs for the album were recorded during concerts in Japan, except for 2: "Beth" and "I Want You"
On 3 new songs, namely “Rockin 'in the USA”, “Larger Than Life”, “All American Man”, Bob Kulik played guitar solos instead of Ace Freili . In the song “Anyway You Want It,” all of the guitar parts were played by Paul Stanley .
List of Songs
Party One
- Detroit Rock City ( Paul Stanley , Bob Ezrin ) - 3:04
- Main vocals - Paul Stanley
- King of the Night Time World (Stanley, Ezrin, Fowley , Anthony) - 3:12
- Main vocals - Paul Stanley
- Ladies Room ( Gene Simmons ) - 3:28
- Main vocals - Gene Simmons
- Makin 'Love (Stanley, Sean Dylany ) - 3:47
- Main vocals - Paul Stanley
- Love Gun (Stanley) - 3:38
- Main vocals - Paul Stanley
Side Two
- " Calling Dr. Love ”(Simmons) - 3:16
- Main vocals - Gene Simmons
- Christine Sixteen (Simmons) - 2:58
- Main vocals - Gene Simmons
- Shock Me ( Ace Freilly ) - 2:48
- Main vocals - Ace Freilly
- Hard Luck Woman (Stanley) - 3:25
- Principal vocals - Peter Criss
- Tomorrow and Tonight (Stanley) - 3:01
- Main vocals - Paul Stanley
Side Three
- “I Stole Your Love” (Stanley) - 3:16
- Main vocals - Paul Stanley
- “ Beth ” (Chriss, Ezrin, Stan Panridge) - 2:58
- Principal vocals - Peter Criss
- God of Thunder (Stanley) - 2:48
- Main vocals - Gene Simmons
- “I Want You” (Stanley) - 3:25
- Main vocals - Paul Stanley
- “ Shout It Out Loud ” (Simmons, Stanley, Ezrin) - 3:01
- Principal vocals - Paul Stanley, Gene Simmons
Party Four
- “All American Man” (Stanley, Dilani) - 3:16
- Main vocals - Paul Stanley
- “Rockin 'in the USA” (Simmons) - 2:58
- Main vocals - Gene Simmons
- Larger than Life (Simmons) - 2:48
- Main vocals - Gene Simmons
- Rocket Ride (Freilly, Dylany) - 3:25
- Main vocals - Ace Freilly
- “Anyway You Want It” (Dave Clark) - 3:01
- Main vocals - Paul Stanley
Record Members
- Gene Simmons - bass , vocals , (rhythm guitar on "Larger than Life").
- Paul Stanley - rhythm guitar , vocals, (all guitars on "Any Way You Want It").
- Ace Freilly - guitar , vocals, (all guitars and vocals on Rocket Ride ).
- Peter Criss - drums , vocals
Other musicians
- Bob Kulik is the main guitar for All American Man, Larger Than Life, and Rockin 'in the USA
- Anton Fig - Rocket Ride Percussion
- Eddie Kramer - keyboards.
Chart Positions
Album - Billboard (North America)
singles - Billboard (North America)
singles - Billboard (Canada)
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Notes
- ↑ All Music Guide
- ↑ Rolling Stone Album Guide
- ↑ pitchforkmedia.com Archived on September 28, 2008.