To bad the idea backfired,There were a ton of these albums left because of over pressing. Most wound up in bargin bins at cut rate prices. As a Kiss fan from 76 and on,I liked them all but, Ace's blew the others away. A fact that Paul and Gene admited
Just how they released the solo albums during their peak was so unique and huge! It was unheard of, Kiss were great and still are. Im proud to say I own all 4 and own a mint condition Ace Frehley solo with the poster and its fair to say Aces one was the rock one of them all.
i might be in the minority, but i didnt think peter criss solo album was that bad. its different from kiss but just shows a wider range of influence he had. but ace's solo was the best
IMO, Ace's Album was the best. I thought Paul's had too many ballets on it.. Peter's seem like a tribute to a by-gone musical era at that time. and Gene's seemed like the songs were rushed to be put on the album.. (But Radioactive was good)
They sold, very well. They sold between 5 or 600,000 copies, that enormous amount of records. They sold 1,000,000 each by Criss' album sold the lowest out of the four.
As it turned out, all 4 together, truthfully, only sold about 2.5 million...about what a REAL KISS album would have sold. They "shipped platinum", causing tons of returns to Casablanca.
Ace's and Paul's were great LP's....Peter Criss's was so awful I barely listened to that one. I do remember loving one track on Paul's solo LP ....what a premo song, just can't recall the track. Remember Gene singing "wish upon a star" - funny! Ace's hit "New York Groove" received tons of radio play as I remember.
im pretty damn sure this was the commercial that was released to the public, BEFORE the albums were even released. it was a mistake from the record company, putting out the wrong commercial. here it says the albums were already double platinum but they werent even out lol eventually there was massive back orders due to each album eventually going platinum-double platinum but they really did press over 4 million of solo album. crazy numbers and fun facts. i like Pauls and Peters the best.
just listen to the 4 albums and you´ll notice that only Ace and Paul had the badass rock n' roll talent...and when you have pick one of them,you will notice that Ace is the best,I just love every song and songs like Snow Blind,Rip It Out or New York Groove heve become classical Kiss hits,without mentioning songs like Ozone,not really appreciated but it's another awesome song!!
in order. i always love Peters album. dont you let me down, i cant stop the rain are my favorite. second favorite is pauls. tonight you belong to me was a state of the art epic rock song from 1978. then its aces. obviously aces was the most ahead of its time it sounds the best sonically out of the 4. least favorite is genes. only song i enjoy is mr make believe. altho i know every song off every solo album by heart. this is just my order of preference.
I love all four albums. I bought them in 1978 when I was a teenager and I still listen to them to this day. Cool album art, cool music, and an awesome unifying theme.
I was always a Starchild guy, I liked Ace's too, Peter's had some good moments, Gene's was phoned in. Too bad there isn't a follow up report about all the unsold copies that the record stores dumped back on Casblanca. I'm a big KISS fan but this was the beginning of the downturn, slight rebound with Dynasty then the Unmasked, Elder disasters. Alive II marked the end of the golden age of KISS.
Dude is this great, but by this time Peter Criss was gone. Anton Fig from "david letterman fame" took over. By this time <Kiss was gone being devilsh and Rock and Roll. To being money makers that they are now. Long live KISS.
You're right, Peter's playing wasn't up to snuff for Dynasty and of course he was all but gone for Ummasked. The last thing he did with them unitl the reunion was the Shandi video.
My favourite has always been Ace's, but the others get slagged unfairly, especially Peter's. The entire idea was to do something DIFFERENT from KISS. The only one that was really KISS-like was Paul's. Ace's was heavier, Peter's was R&B and Gene's was all over the map.
@petercriscuola kissfaq is not a valid source.. its a fan page .. every retard knows Aces album sold morst.. Every Person who checked the chart positions knows Gene's sold most and charted highest.. Ace was #2 Paul #3
Now I need to see the promo that showcases how 95% of these records came back returned and ended being the biggest boondoggle in recorded music history to that point. Cut-out bins from sea to shining see were filled with to the brim. Those were the days.
hhahahahah good one, yeah good idea in concept but it just never came to fruiton, they should ahve just relased 1 album with all 4 of the faces on it (like they did on the rare best of the solo albums album) and leave it at that
That's right! The market had become saturated with KISS product by that time. These were the first KISS albums to make it into the delete bins. The fact that the albums, except Ace's, weren't very good didn't help matters either!
Yeah I Though The Solo Albums Where Cool I Liked Them All Equally I Didn't Really Have A Favourite Album. Each Member Though Had A Different Musical Direction Too.
I had the Gene Simmons solo album. I loved it. I loved the song where Cher was talking to Gene on the phone or something like that. Kiss was naughty when I was a kid...lol
A record store!!! so few of them now .........................sigh. I remember when these albums came out i was just a kid. Those records are worth a lot of money now. I'm a Dj now, and i don't play rock, but i would have liked to get these albums, just to have them in my collection. maybe hang them on my wall. Dj Cas. Lawrence, Kansas.
OMG- I'm 41 years old, you NEED to see the wall at my place. I have all 4 solo albums framed and hanging on my wall! Woot~! Let's hear it for the KISS Army freaks... ;(
im 38 - i know exactly what u mean - i live in england - i went thru a crazy stage that i'd put all 4 solo covers in my front window - lol - KISS 4 eva!!
I'm in a minority; I loved all the solos. Not saying I have my criticisms on the Peter/Gene albums, but they were all genuine efforts that were personal. I still listen to them over and over.
The Solo albums Kick so much ass! Personaly, I like Pauls album most, But dont get me wrong, I love the other albums to. KISS ROcks my world man! ROCK ON KISS!!! KISS ARMY!!!
I haven't heard any of the albums. However, I want to know which album I should get if I just get one of them. I'm hoping to get all four of them, but my budget isn't that good. Just one album. I'm on a very low budget right now.
It depends. If you like in your face rock and roll, go with Ace. If you want an album that is the most "KISS like", go with Paul. If you like a little bit of everything, go with Gene. If you like R&B/soul, go with Peter.
i am have made reviews of the albums with the songs,Ace's,Paul's are done and i am working on Peter Criss's version right now,just look in my account for Ace's and Paul's version,those are the best one of the solo albums
Ace's album was the best album. But for a true Kiss fan you got to have them all. This was more history in the making, no band had ever done this before and maybe not since. But it did signal the end of a great band as we knew it.
See I disagree, I feel as though Gene's was the best and Peter's was the worst. Gene showed us a different dimension to his musical talents. Come on, you can't seriously tell me that "Radioactive," and "See You Tonite," aren't amazing tracks!
The best in order: #1 Ace, #2 Paul, #3 Peter, #4 Gene. Gene's was just LAME! Everyone thought his was going to be this heavy, dark album full of tracks like "God of Thunder," and it turned out with songs like "When you wish upon a star" and "Man of 1000 faces!" Peter's surprised me with really good songs like "I can't stop the rain" and "Don't you let me down." Very much like his "Beth" style. Gene wanted to show he was more than a "Rock" song writer, and really blew it.
good. Think about it - a group release a record from one of each in the band - simultaneous! And thinking bout Ace and Peter, who only participated with few songs - makes whole albums, I think Genes album was the weakest one - besides of great songs like "Mr. Make believe" and "See you tonite".
WRONG...paul TOTALLY cares about music..and it shows w all his GREAT writing...and i have to say ,, even though i am a HUGE ace fan , pauls ALONG w ace were the 2 best solo albums...paul cares, he just ALSO digs cash...
all albums were not so good, but each of them had one or two great songs like Tonight you belong to me and Love in chains from paul's album, Radioactive from Gene's album, New York groove and Snow Blind from Ace's, and Tossin' and Turnin' from Peter's album.
It's the same thing with when they should have unmasked themselves. They should have unmasked themselves that year when they were still incredibly popular and when Ace and Peter were still there. Hindsight is 20/20.
Record stores were so pissed that those flipping albums were such a bust !! Many stores were left with TONS of unsold inventory that Casablanca would not take back. The solo albums werea HUGE failure !!
Ace and Gene's each sold roughly 600,000 each and Paul and Peter's each sold 500,000 copies. Seems 1978 was solo year for many bands. The KISS solo albums. David Gilmour and Rick Wright of Pink Floyd also released solo efforts. Gilmour's self titled album did well (hit #29 in the US and sold 500,000 plus copies going Gold in the US) while Wright's album Wet Dream flopped big time. Eagle Joe Walsh released But Seriously Folks which became his biggest selling solo disc.
Yes they were. Its always made out to be like these albums were a hit when they weren't. They shipped platinum. Meaning record stores ordered a million of each albums hoping fans would get one of each. Thats didn't happen. What we did as kids was to have each friend buy 1 album then all get together and listen. I got Ace(thank god) and my sister got Peter(YUK)had a friend get Gene and we never did get Paul LMAO!!
That's so fuckin' awesome! LOL! Ace's was obviously the winner, and I still listen to it quite a bit. I didn't like Gene's as a kid, but I love it today. 'Always Near You' just makes me FEEL like I'm back in the 70's again, I'm a kid, and there's nothing to worry about. I owe those guys SO much.
yeah i love always near you - near end when the women 'choir' cum in - i scratched the record listening to that part - i loved see you in ur dreams tonite - better than the KISS version i thought
Yeah, I recall reading that a lot of those records got sent back to the record company because they didn't sell.
I recall reading that Gene's was the one that charted the highest, but Ace's is actually the one that's sold the most, because over time, his was the one that continued to sell after.
I’m back, back in the New York Groove!
PBANDSNOW 1 week ago
Ace never even listened to thw other ones x] I have Ace and Gene's on picture disc vinyl! Love them!
BoyleTonight 5 months ago
Paul and aces was the best
663Crazyshooter 5 months ago
Great episode of kisstory this one!!!
svenneri 5 months ago
Of course we all know how this shook out. Not much more to say. I still enjoy Paul's.
teamrobotoverlord 5 months ago 2
"Gimmick" was the right word choice. Ace's album was the only one worth a shit at the time and still holds up.
cranie4 7 months ago
If you listen to Paul's album backwards you can hear him say that he loves cock more than his boyfriend.
therealuptheass 7 months ago
To bad the idea backfired,There were a ton of these albums left because of over pressing. Most wound up in bargin bins at cut rate prices. As a Kiss fan from 76 and on,I liked them all but, Ace's blew the others away. A fact that Paul and Gene admited
TheRockerchef 7 months ago
3 of the 4 were destined for the bargin bins sadly. The only one I wasn't fond of was Peter's.
TNO73 8 months ago
i'll never know my copies the same way again
MotorcycleRecords 8 months ago
paul's & gene's were the best to me
eddiemurphyfan100 8 months ago
I took all the good songs from each album and mixed them into one awesome CD...now I have one rockin' CD for my car.
stewiedog01 8 months ago
Fuck yeah go kiss
Tonyamarie1969 8 months ago
@JesterSkullProducers I'm sure you could find one they're really cheap
TheJokersWildCoC17 9 months ago
Man, what I would do for an Original of any one of those albums...
JesterSkullProducers 10 months ago
Just how they released the solo albums during their peak was so unique and huge! It was unheard of, Kiss were great and still are. Im proud to say I own all 4 and own a mint condition Ace Frehley solo with the poster and its fair to say Aces one was the rock one of them all.
MegaRebel90 11 months ago
i might be in the minority, but i didnt think peter criss solo album was that bad. its different from kiss but just shows a wider range of influence he had. but ace's solo was the best
BlackDiamond77100 11 months ago
It doesn't matter who sold more, if you were Kiss fan, you should have bought all four.
sebastienpaproki2000 11 months ago
peter criss's was fucking just brutal
sarabower1 11 months ago
i think i know where this comes from
inside the casbah
MichaelHansenFUN 1 year ago
It's a shame few of those records actually sold...But you don't have to sell records to go Platinum. You just have to print them.
Hister333 1 year ago
IMO, Ace's Album was the best. I thought Paul's had too many ballets on it.. Peter's seem like a tribute to a by-gone musical era at that time. and Gene's seemed like the songs were rushed to be put on the album.. (But Radioactive was good)
Jazzy9964 1 year ago
interesting... i didn't care for the peter criss album.... does anyone remember the posters??? : )
valsuarez 1 year ago
They sold, very well. They sold between 5 or 600,000 copies, that enormous amount of records. They sold 1,000,000 each by Criss' album sold the lowest out of the four.
KissFanForever100000 1 year ago
SPEEDIN' BACK TO MY BABY BY ACE - GREATEST SONG OFF ANY OF THE ALBUMS, GREATEST SONG EVER !!!
liltookie1727 1 year ago
@liltookie1727 I like new york groove
sarabower1 11 months ago
As it turned out, all 4 together, truthfully, only sold about 2.5 million...about what a REAL KISS album would have sold. They "shipped platinum", causing tons of returns to Casablanca.
WomackPhotoKCMO 1 year ago
I like Gene's most. It's very odd and various. Peter's is too soft and Paul's and Ace's are just KISS.
Radioactive was the song, that attracted me the most.
uhe1967 1 year ago
Ace's and Paul's were great LP's....Peter Criss's was so awful I barely listened to that one. I do remember loving one track on Paul's solo LP ....what a premo song, just can't recall the track. Remember Gene singing "wish upon a star" - funny! Ace's hit "New York Groove" received tons of radio play as I remember.
toddscotland 1 year ago
im pretty damn sure this was the commercial that was released to the public, BEFORE the albums were even released. it was a mistake from the record company, putting out the wrong commercial. here it says the albums were already double platinum but they werent even out lol eventually there was massive back orders due to each album eventually going platinum-double platinum but they really did press over 4 million of solo album. crazy numbers and fun facts. i like Pauls and Peters the best.
whitecloud1980 1 year ago
Working a factory like that one would be pretty cool!
HCShannon 1 year ago
just listen to the 4 albums and you´ll notice that only Ace and Paul had the badass rock n' roll talent...and when you have pick one of them,you will notice that Ace is the best,I just love every song and songs like Snow Blind,Rip It Out or New York Groove heve become classical Kiss hits,without mentioning songs like Ozone,not really appreciated but it's another awesome song!!
TheSpaceman77 1 year ago
RIP IT OUT!!!
SpaceAceFrehley69 1 year ago
in order. i always love Peters album. dont you let me down, i cant stop the rain are my favorite. second favorite is pauls. tonight you belong to me was a state of the art epic rock song from 1978. then its aces. obviously aces was the most ahead of its time it sounds the best sonically out of the 4. least favorite is genes. only song i enjoy is mr make believe. altho i know every song off every solo album by heart. this is just my order of preference.
whitecloud1980 1 year ago
I love all four albums. I bought them in 1978 when I was a teenager and I still listen to them to this day. Cool album art, cool music, and an awesome unifying theme.
carnivalofsouls2047 2 years ago
I was always a Starchild guy, I liked Ace's too, Peter's had some good moments, Gene's was phoned in. Too bad there isn't a follow up report about all the unsold copies that the record stores dumped back on Casblanca. I'm a big KISS fan but this was the beginning of the downturn, slight rebound with Dynasty then the Unmasked, Elder disasters. Alive II marked the end of the golden age of KISS.
scotsmen3913 2 years ago
Dude is this great, but by this time Peter Criss was gone. Anton Fig from "david letterman fame" took over. By this time <Kiss was gone being devilsh and Rock and Roll. To being money makers that they are now. Long live KISS.
146plumber 2 years ago
You're right, Peter's playing wasn't up to snuff for Dynasty and of course he was all but gone for Ummasked. The last thing he did with them unitl the reunion was the Shandi video.
scotsmen3913 2 years ago
Phoned in? I like that record, if anything it's got a lot of diversity. I'd love to be Gene for a day lol
KOSMICKEN09 2 years ago
you kids out there, this is what a record store used to look like. the covers were incredibly important.
maryquant1967 2 years ago
those were the days
southplnk 2 years ago 4
My favourite has always been Ace's, but the others get slagged unfairly, especially Peter's. The entire idea was to do something DIFFERENT from KISS. The only one that was really KISS-like was Paul's. Ace's was heavier, Peter's was R&B and Gene's was all over the map.
DissentingVoice 2 years ago 3
the only reason genes sold is because most kids at the time gene was there favorite member
videogamer697 2 years ago
His had the best album cover. It was the blood coming out of his mouth.
Gerkinstock 2 years ago
Ace did the best out of the four plus a top 20 hit single
tony07436 2 years ago
Peter
Ace/Paul
Gene
deepace 2 years ago 2
1 paul ace gene peter=KISS
franjulientikaa 2 years ago 2
1. Ace
2. Ace
3. Ace
4. Gene, Paul, Peter
EugenCluster 2 years ago
1Gene
2 PAul
3 Peter
4 ACe
Giacomo94GeneSimmons 2 years ago
1gene
2ace
3paul
4peter
theres the correct order in the most sold
sonicsteev 2 years ago
ace album was the one that sold the most.
petercriscuola 2 years ago 20
@petercriscuola no it was not..
MrAndreSChr 4 months ago
@MrAndreSChr
you are wrong, ace sold the most and it was the only one that had a hit song.
petercriscuola 4 months ago
@petercriscuola Your source?
MrAndreSChr 4 months ago
@MrAndreSChr
ace solo album stayed on the charts longer and had a hit.
from 1991 to 2007 ace solo album sold 46.000 copies.
second place is for paul with 33.000.
you can found this on kissfaq.com.
every kiss fan knows that ace sold the most.
petercriscuola 4 months ago
@petercriscuola kissfaq is not a valid source.. its a fan page .. every retard knows Aces album sold morst.. Every Person who checked the chart positions knows Gene's sold most and charted highest.. Ace was #2 Paul #3
MrAndreSChr 4 months ago
@MrAndreSChr kissfaq is the best source!
and the numbers i gave you are soundscan numbers! not kissfaq numbers! think what you want, ace sold the most, it was always like this.
it was the only one with a hit and stayed in the chart more than the others.
petercriscuola 4 months ago
I still have mine from 30 years ago...all the posters and flyers are in MINT condition too!
mattbones 2 years ago
My favourite of the solo album in order are
1. Ace Frehely
2. Gene Simmons
3. Paul Stanley
4. Peter Criss
harveydents 2 years ago
1. Ace
2. Paul
3.Peter
4.Gene ( i can't stand when you wish upon a star)
DavidVIIIcool 2 years ago
at the end of When You Wish Upon a Star, you could hear Gene's voice crack.
It gave me goosebumps, when I heard it.
LosPinosTacoFreak77 2 years ago
What I like on these:
Ace - Side 1: 3 songs, Side 2: All Four
Gene - Side 1: 3 songs, Side 2: 3 Songs
Paul - Side 1: 3, Side 2: all four
Peter - Side 1: 3, Side 2: 3 Songs
LosPinosTacoFreak77 2 years ago
alot of people getting thumbs down
everyone has their own Opinion.
your top 4 are same order as mine
MetalHeart8787 2 years ago
kiss is a prety good band.
rileykiss 2 years ago
Now I need to see the promo that showcases how 95% of these records came back returned and ended being the biggest boondoggle in recorded music history to that point. Cut-out bins from sea to shining see were filled with to the brim. Those were the days.
doughnutbreath 2 years ago
hhahahahah good one, yeah good idea in concept but it just never came to fruiton, they should ahve just relased 1 album with all 4 of the faces on it (like they did on the rare best of the solo albums album) and leave it at that
harveydents 2 years ago
That's right! The market had become saturated with KISS product by that time. These were the first KISS albums to make it into the delete bins. The fact that the albums, except Ace's, weren't very good didn't help matters either!
bareknuckles2u 2 years ago
Yeah I Though The Solo Albums Where Cool I Liked Them All Equally I Didn't Really Have A Favourite Album. Each Member Though Had A Different Musical Direction Too.
TheBrian2517 2 years ago
I had the Gene Simmons solo album. I loved it. I loved the song where Cher was talking to Gene on the phone or something like that. Kiss was naughty when I was a kid...lol
hfxmusicman 2 years ago
living in sin
southplnk 2 years ago
only problem is, a lot of these lp's were in the cutouts unfortunately....most kiss fans couldn't afford to buy 4 lp's at once.
KCVROCKS2008 2 years ago
Out of all 4 solo projects.Frehley's sold the most.Mainly in large part of the Song,"NY groove's" marketing.
Wayneman117 2 years ago
A record store!!! so few of them now .........................sigh. I remember when these albums came out i was just a kid. Those records are worth a lot of money now. I'm a Dj now, and i don't play rock, but i would have liked to get these albums, just to have them in my collection. maybe hang them on my wall. Dj Cas. Lawrence, Kansas.
djcas69 2 years ago
OMG- I'm 41 years old, you NEED to see the wall at my place. I have all 4 solo albums framed and hanging on my wall! Woot~! Let's hear it for the KISS Army freaks... ;(
JonandKeri 2 years ago
im 38 - i know exactly what u mean - i live in england - i went thru a crazy stage that i'd put all 4 solo covers in my front window - lol - KISS 4 eva!!
celticcol7 2 years ago
It was a bad mistake bringing out the solo albums thats the ground why theire arent the orignial kiss now!
kissfreak94 3 years ago
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68951232 3 years ago
I'm in a minority; I loved all the solos. Not saying I have my criticisms on the Peter/Gene albums, but they were all genuine efforts that were personal. I still listen to them over and over.
DoctorTalon 3 years ago 4
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acdcforpresident 3 years ago
The Solo albums Kick so much ass! Personaly, I like Pauls album most, But dont get me wrong, I love the other albums to. KISS ROcks my world man! ROCK ON KISS!!! KISS ARMY!!!
Hollywood7779 3 years ago 4
who sold the most albums?
fender22222 3 years ago
Ace Frehley. But in the first weeks, Gene Simmons clearly sold the most.
rocknrollhell 3 years ago
That's ok most of us Kiss fans are always on low budgets.
onede 3 years ago
buy paul stanley or ace's they are really the only one's that are good pauls is the best though
Kisstory07 3 years ago
I haven't heard any of the albums. However, I want to know which album I should get if I just get one of them. I'm hoping to get all four of them, but my budget isn't that good. Just one album. I'm on a very low budget right now.
RockinRobin411 3 years ago
It depends. If you like in your face rock and roll, go with Ace. If you want an album that is the most "KISS like", go with Paul. If you like a little bit of everything, go with Gene. If you like R&B/soul, go with Peter.
jarjon76 3 years ago 3
If you want to buy just one KISS solo...it's gotta be Ace Frehley. 30 years later, it still stands up. The other 3 are completely forgettable.
OrangeSFO 3 years ago
i am have made reviews of the albums with the songs,Ace's,Paul's are done and i am working on Peter Criss's version right now,just look in my account for Ace's and Paul's version,those are the best one of the solo albums
Necramoniumvideo 3 years ago
Hi, rockin, As far as "Commercial Success"
Ace's album was the best album. But for a true Kiss fan you got to have them all. This was more history in the making, no band had ever done this before and maybe not since. But it did signal the end of a great band as we knew it.
KissFRXrUS 3 years ago
ACE´S... CLEARLY THE BEST!
ponnyegua 3 years ago 44
I agree
Runup111 3 years ago
Me 2, and I like "New York Groove", "Wiped Out", "Fractured Mirror", and "I'm In Need of Love"
FilmNMusicBuff77 3 years ago
@ponnyegua, you just like it because it has "New York Groove"
eddiemurphyfan100 8 months ago
1. is tied between Pauls and Ace's. 2. Gene's 3. Is Peter's
theoldironcollector 3 years ago
See I disagree, I feel as though Gene's was the best and Peter's was the worst. Gene showed us a different dimension to his musical talents. Come on, you can't seriously tell me that "Radioactive," and "See You Tonite," aren't amazing tracks!
Ian19851 3 years ago
Ace's was the best one;Paul&Pete's were good;Gene's sucked.
bigroy38 4 years ago
The best in order: #1 Ace, #2 Paul, #3 Peter, #4 Gene. Gene's was just LAME! Everyone thought his was going to be this heavy, dark album full of tracks like "God of Thunder," and it turned out with songs like "When you wish upon a star" and "Man of 1000 faces!" Peter's surprised me with really good songs like "I can't stop the rain" and "Don't you let me down." Very much like his "Beth" style. Gene wanted to show he was more than a "Rock" song writer, and really blew it.
buddyboy55 4 years ago 3
That is an unthinkable feat. I'd like to see a group try that today.
starchild797 4 years ago
The truth is that the four albums was pretty
good. Think about it - a group release a record from one of each in the band - simultaneous! And thinking bout Ace and Peter, who only participated with few songs - makes whole albums, I think Genes album was the weakest one - besides of great songs like "Mr. Make believe" and "See you tonite".
BillyBoysing 4 years ago
1978- Did you see that? Products being manufactured in the USA by Americans!
animageofgrace 4 years ago
All the albums were good in their own way.
darklightace 4 years ago
Ace Frehley and , may be , Peter Criss were the only one's who gave a shit about music. Gene and Paul were all about the money. That's it.
Alwaystuned 4 years ago 2
WRONG...paul TOTALLY cares about music..and it shows w all his GREAT writing...and i have to say ,, even though i am a HUGE ace fan , pauls ALONG w ace were the 2 best solo albums...paul cares, he just ALSO digs cash...
darrin924 4 years ago
over a million solos sold, and the only good one is ace frealy? numbers speak louder than words.
jrad1963 4 years ago
noo..people, PAULS ROCKED ALSO...lots of depth and feel..genes and peters?..eeeck
darrin924 4 years ago
Ace Frehley's Solo Album was the only Good One
frehleyforpresident 4 years ago
all albums were not so good, but each of them had one or two great songs like Tonight you belong to me and Love in chains from paul's album, Radioactive from Gene's album, New York groove and Snow Blind from Ace's, and Tossin' and Turnin' from Peter's album.
archa000 4 years ago
What's Weird about Snow Blind it was the B-Side to NY Groove
frehleyforpresident 4 years ago
WRONG...aces and pauls ROCKED...
darrin924 4 years ago
well, it's your opinion...And although i said that they all were not so good, i still listen to all songs from them.
archa000 4 years ago
Gene's album was pretty good with great songs as Mr. Make believe and See you tonite. Peters solo album has Matters to me who also was a good one.
BillyBoysing 4 years ago
this should have been on kissology 2. kissology 2 did not show hardly anything from 1978. I dont get it
kissman40 4 years ago
These Solo albums should have been combined into one great album instead of four individual albums. Hindsight is 20/20
SLEEPY7070 4 years ago
It's the same thing with when they should have unmasked themselves. They should have unmasked themselves that year when they were still incredibly popular and when Ace and Peter were still there. Hindsight is 20/20.
RockinRobin411 3 years ago
Record stores were so pissed that those flipping albums were such a bust !! Many stores were left with TONS of unsold inventory that Casablanca would not take back. The solo albums werea HUGE failure !!
Metalforever0083 4 years ago
Ace and Gene's each sold roughly 600,000 each and Paul and Peter's each sold 500,000 copies. Seems 1978 was solo year for many bands. The KISS solo albums. David Gilmour and Rick Wright of Pink Floyd also released solo efforts. Gilmour's self titled album did well (hit #29 in the US and sold 500,000 plus copies going Gold in the US) while Wright's album Wet Dream flopped big time. Eagle Joe Walsh released But Seriously Folks which became his biggest selling solo disc.
obcpwaves 4 years ago
Yes they were. Its always made out to be like these albums were a hit when they weren't. They shipped platinum. Meaning record stores ordered a million of each albums hoping fans would get one of each. Thats didn't happen. What we did as kids was to have each friend buy 1 album then all get together and listen. I got Ace(thank god) and my sister got Peter(YUK)had a friend get Gene and we never did get Paul LMAO!!
seadevil71 3 years ago
That's so fuckin' awesome! LOL! Ace's was obviously the winner, and I still listen to it quite a bit. I didn't like Gene's as a kid, but I love it today. 'Always Near You' just makes me FEEL like I'm back in the 70's again, I'm a kid, and there's nothing to worry about. I owe those guys SO much.
Cheers!
lightbringerrr 3 years ago 3
yeah i love always near you - near end when the women 'choir' cum in - i scratched the record listening to that part - i loved see you in ur dreams tonite - better than the KISS version i thought
celticcol7 2 years ago
Yeah, I recall reading that a lot of those records got sent back to the record company because they didn't sell.
I recall reading that Gene's was the one that charted the highest, but Ace's is actually the one that's sold the most, because over time, his was the one that continued to sell after.
Kohntarkosz 3 years ago