I bet there's some stuff in here that the insiders involved didn't even know. I really enjoyed reading the stories behind the recording and production, FILLED with interviews from everyone involved.

As an avid KISS fan that grew up with 'Alive' and 'Destroyer', this book provided an in-depth behind the scenes look at the making of a classic album. Not to mention the title 'KISS'S' which should be KISS'.Īs many details as this book has in its' text, you would think they would spend a little more time with the detail of editing. It is quite embarrassing and unfortunately detracts from the overall quality of the book.įor example, on just two pages of the text the author misspells 'Motley Crue' (calling them 'Crew'), Def Leppard becomes 'Def Leopard' in his hands, Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith is called 'Brad' and he misnames the KISS compilation 'Smashes, Thrashes and Hits', Smashes, TRASHES and Hits. Not a whole lot that I can add to the excellent reviews already posted here, but I will say I'm just blown away by 1) the amount of detail, and 2) the overwhelming number of typos! I've never seen this many typos in any professionally published book. New interviews with major principals in the making of an outrageously imaginative rock classic animate this engaging tale. Shout It Out Loud is a serious examination of the circumstance and serendipity that fused the creation of the band's seminal work, Destroyer – including the band's arduous ascent to the unexpected smash hit, Alive!, the ensuing lawsuits between its management and its label, the pursuit of the hot, young producer, a grueling musical “boot camp,” the wildly creative studio abandon, the origins behind an iconic cover, the era's most outlandish tour, and the unlikely string of hit singles.Įxtensive research from the period and insights into each song are enhanced by hundreds of archived materials and dozens of interviews surrounding the mid-'70s-era Kiss and its zeitgeist. But if not for a few crucial months in late 1975 and early 1976, Kiss may have ended up nothing more than a footnote. How does an underground oddity become a cultural phenomenon?įor over 40 years, the rock band Kiss has galvanized the entertainment world with an unparalleled blitz of bravado, theatricality, and shameless merchandising, garnering generations of loyally rabid fans.

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