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  • This is gotta be my favorite version of this song.

  • My God, is Peter's drumming fantastic or what? Most underrated drummer in rock n roll...next to Grand Funk Railroads drummer that is :)

  • great show, thx for this

  • I would consider this Gene Simmonds' theme song; He claimed he fucked 4800 women in his lifetime, you know.

  • Best song, best tour, best year!!!! KISSSSSSS

  • Is this on DVD?

  • God I miss growing up going to concerts at the Cap Centre...I was there for this one, too. Thanks for posting this!!! :)

  • PETER - BREAKBEAT MASTERCLASS - CRISS

  • how funny  that at 3:00 peter chris says bullshit 2funny

  • Ace has been sober for a few years now, why should he go to rehab? What a stupid comment.

  • Ace two words for you Celebrity Rehab, I miss this version of Kiss. Get your shit together man have some self respect.

  • @Zc7578 Its assholes like you who dont know anything ace frehley has been sober for 6 years talk to gene he ruined this version of kiss.

  • @shecterkid1988

    Sorry I had no idea, I just assumed that is why Gene and him do not get along.

  • that might be the best version ever

  • Slow down Pete!!!

    

  • Ace is my favorite one, he works the best solos on tour, I think it's a joke that that one dude gets to wear his Space Ace gear, it should be trademarked. They are a sorta sell-outs nowadays. I got to see Ace and Peter together for the last time for the Farewell Tour in 2002. Ace was hammered lol

  • Paul Stanley - Greatest front man in rock history

  • KISS Army 4EVA!!!!!!!!!!!

  • compliments for your profile :) i love kiss.....

  • You know you're getting quality solos when the guitarist looks like hes having sex with his guitar.

  • The funniest band that ever lived. Starchild intros are hilarious.

  • at around 3:01 peter chris lips bull shit while singing dr.love along with gene. anyone else notice this?

  • THIS is the REAL Kiss!

  • Did Gene and Paul get session musicians on Rock and Roll Over as well? I notice the drums aren't played the same way. The studio album version was tighter and sounded better. PLAYING WISE. I know it's live. but seems Peter is playing it like he just learned it and said fuck it it's fine I'll get away with it..

  • @kevykev38 No. He just changed things a bit, it's normal for some people. No big deal.

  • @Tommyr See well the problem I have with that is You don't really know. Destroyer had session musicians on it and that was (before R&R over). Kiss Alive 2 had session musicians on it as well (after r&r over). What's to stop them from using session musicians on r&r over?

  • @kevykev38 We know Destroyer had some session people. There is no documentation that Rock & roll over did as far as I know. So, until that info comes out (and the fact that R&R over was basically recorded "live" in Tarrytown) I believe there was no outside musicians. Studio touch ups more than likely but no outside people.

  • One of the best fuckin' concerts ever...

  • Sadly how in 2 years they fell apart. 1975 they owned it!

  • Peter is rocking his fists out!

  • I love Gene Simmons for the fact that he is compelled to try and shake his head back and forth between each set of lyrics.

  • Ace was fucking COOL ! KISS was the best in 77. No one has topped what they did in that year before or since. Un fucking real band !

  • I was a kiss fan back in 1980 when I was like 5 years old. But how can any intelligent grown person listen to this? Gene simmons is a horrible singer, well so are the others. This is like the middle ages of rock n roll before talent was relevant and a stupid gimmick was all you needed. Shame on you kiss fans for having such low standards.

  • @natazer I'm 54 years old. Listening to Kiss makes me feel young again. They're loud, cheap, vulgar, bombastic, and FUN. Good, simple, happy, LOUD rock and roll. No redeeming social value, but FUN. I heard a Kiss song on the radio while at work today and they helped me make it through to quitting time. They don't make bands like this any more. Back in the 70s, when Kiss ruled, rock n roll meant something. Kiss, the Stones, the Clash, the Sex Pistols, Ramones, Dead Boys, Bowie...wow!

  • @Artaud1957 Same here, I'm 53 and no one could touch them up until Dynasty, that's when they sold out to fucking disco. They lost me at that point. They turned into every other act at that point. Sad.

  • @Tommyr But you could also say The Beatles sold out their bubble gum pop to the peace scene, but we don't because they got so much more out of it. KISS may have made ONE major disco song...but after that they release soooo many more awesome classics. Though, I suppose its all down to taste. I never had that much of a problem with disco so. meh.

  • @natazer the point is to entertain. even if a group lacks talent, they can still entertain. btw im not saying kiss doesnt have talent, im just making a point.

  • KISS at their best. The best stage set, their makeup was perfedt look. The music fit their image and was good rock n roll music, I dont care what anybody thinks. ACE nailed that solo. They were on top of their game for sure.............

  • 5 people need to call Dr. Love and have their head examined.

  • This is great. lot's of wonderful memorie's when life was good.

  • ACE! has his own style other musicians are jealous of his sound! PETE was killing the drums on this one!

  • Also, watch a newer version of this song live, over there on the right. They had way more energy in this one. They sound bored now, but not back then, they were kicking sac.

  • Ace's solos have a hyperactive, frantic quality about them. Not virtuoso shredding, but there's a sharp edge there. .

  • ace is great in this, love the guitar in this song

  • What do they call him?

  • damn ace just rapes that guitar during the solo... thats how awesome he is

  • Five dislikes? To each his own, I guess. But how can anyone claim to be a rock n roll fan and not like KISS?

  • Only sober person in the whole place that night, gotta be Gene

  • Paul is drunk ! xD

  • @McCartneyTELEPHONE Sure Peter is a little bit more... Hahaha, perfect backing, liked it!

  • @Mssmaimone I think in this show, KISS is drunk : Paul, Gene, Peter and Ace ! xD ROCK'N'ROLL !!

  • @McCartneyTELEPHONE Sure Gene isn't, he doesn't drink, but the other, Paul, Ace and Pete, no doubts! HAHAHAHA

  • PETER CRISS RULES!

  • i bet peter was drunk at that show lol

  • Peter Criss +John Bonham + Neal Peart, = countless influences

  • Does anyone knows and can help me about how Gene growls his voice, I'd like to learn his technique, is very good...

  • I really can't undestand who says that Peter Criss is not a good drummer, I was a drummer, so I can say that technically he's almost as good as Carr, but Criss plays a lot! AWESOME!

  • That drum beat is really good!

  • I don't know why Gene's face turned different after 1979, and I prefer it after 1979...

  • wish i could play like Ace, but nobody will ever copy his insane guitar playing. TIMELESS!!

  • this is when kiss was kiss tommy an eric cant even come close.

  • Cool concert footage! Kiss at there best! Thanks for posting!

  • IMO this is their best tour!!!

  • THE song is good but the solo is EXCELLENT dame kiss with ace was the best

  • any one that peter criss sux on drums can go fuck them self he was a big part in kiss and always will be he is original and did the most coolest drum solos not fast not technical like hay watch me im the best na solos that have feel and sound good and thats wat rock n roll is all about !!

  • Best version ever...

  • STUDLYHUNG

    GENE & PAUL ARE THE ONLY MEMBERS

    IN THE ORIGINAL LINE UP WHO ARE JEWISH, ACE AND PETER ARE NOT JEWISH...

    GET YOUR FACTS STRAIGHT...

  • UNLESS YOU KNOW WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT WAYNE, YOU SHOULD NOT COMMENT...

    1. PETER CRISS HAS NEVER PLAYED DRUMS IN PLATFORMS, HE WEARS REGULAR FLAT SHOES WHILE PLAYING DRUMS, HE PUTS ON HIS PLATFORMS FOR BETH AND THE BOWS AND THAT IS IT...

    2. ACE IS THE ONLY ONE WHO HAD PROBLEMS WALKING IN THEM, BUT HE MANAGED...

    3. PAUL HAS ALWAYS JUMPED UP AND DONE SEMI SPLITS IN HIS BOOTS, AND GENE USE TO JUMP AROUND IN HIS BOOTS ON DESTROYER AND ROCK AND ROLL OVER TOURS...

    IF THEY WERE NOT COMFORTABLE IN

  • ACE  IS A GOD in the guitar

  • This is so Bad-Ass original Best years KISS. They're Amazing today, but back then OMG, nobody else like them, cant even imagine. LONG LIVE KISS!

  • Some of you might not completely understand this...but Kiss was known for the Live shows and costumes,right? But I think it was those boots that actually held them back some. Seem to really kill the ENERGY of the band. You'll notice watching them live,they really can't move around much with it. And I don't know how Criss plays drums with them,oh well...

  • @Wayneman117 Peter didn't play with the platforms....EVER..Also this is in the very middle of the set--notice the sweat--/Peter has a fan so he stays relatively cool--Also happens to be 2nd of 2 consecutive shows at the Capital Centre-12/19/77 & 12/20/77...so they're not held back...just part of pacing an hour & a half show.

  • The REAL KISS right here.

  • These were two back-to-back concerts in Maryland on December 19 & 20, 1977. Looked so cool...wish I was there...I could have been! They played in my state in early '77...they could have been my first rock concert...darn, huh?

  • Vintage KISS. KISS ALIVE II is the best live album ever.

  • 0:26

  • WHEN I HAVE LEGAL PROBLEMS, I CALL THE LAW OFFICE OF CRISS, FREHLEY, SIMMONS AND STANLEY......4 SAVAGE JEWS

  • @samman188 Gene always liked to refer to kiss as four jews. He is very self centered

  • @studlyhungwell100 rock n roll is all about execess/arrogance and self centeredness. its rebellious and that's what makes it appealing.

  • @studlyhungwell100 that was uncalled for jerk...

  • @studlyhungwell100 your a jackass

  • Im surprised gene doesn't have those stairs in his house, I would.

  • definitelt......more cowbell

  • This is Kiss at their most badass. They're hitting it hard, Gene looks menacing, Ace and Peter are tearing it up despite probably being up to their eyeballs in booze and dope, and Paul's not prancing like a fairy.

  • Ace's solo on this song is just epic. Great vibrato, great phrasing and overall just a great classic Ace solo!!

  • Hey, thanks for posting this. I was at this concert -- wide-eyed 12-year old in the third row. Man, the heat from the fire...I believe AC/DC opened for KISS. I had no idea who AC/DC was. These short guys came out and went nuts, Angus Young bobbed his head aggressively throughout the whole set and I just couldn't see how a human being could do this non-stop. What a great event.

  • Ace is sooo drunk!!

  • This was always one of Ace's best guitar solos in Kiss. I think the Double Platinum version of the song is the best sounding mix.

  • Gene was sweating like a god

    Damn dog without feet.

  • dr blood

  • This FULL show should have been released as alive II.

  • Jesus,the sweat's pourin' off Gene!Turn the fucking AC on dammit!

  • Horrible

  • FOR ALL OF YOU - AT 3:02 WHEN PETER SAYS BULLSHIT.

    ITS BECAUSE GENE SAYS THEY CALL ME DR LOVE.

  • @megamannen20 No... no he doesn't!

  • This is great quality still for being recorded in 1977

  • K I S  S !

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  • @icomearoundnow People don't get my seventies timing either these days. I play things in this style. And people are like, "why are you having that weird beat right there, every time in the chorus? Why don't you play it straight?" and I'm like, "Just following in the footsteps of the greats. You know KISS, Hendrix, Aerosmith and such?" I don't see any band these days that has enjoyed the level of success and long time fame that KISS had these days. Why not use what works? This idea is solid. :)~>

  • couldn't disagree more about the comment; "they're not having a good time, timing is all over the place'" the guys are having a blast riding the crest of their fame, sound tight, on the money, proving their musicianship was no fluke..the timing isn't off, that's called musicality, a concept that's been sanitized since the '70s

  • the guys are having a blast, riding the crest of their fame, sounding focused and right on the money. Paul's singing is excellent, Peter sounds tighter than ever, Aces dissonance is on purpose, like Gene's vocal, this is Kiss at their very best, proving that their live sound was no fluke..they could hang with any of the other big boys on the block, and that's saying a lot for the 70s..why the Houston show is on Kissalogy and not this is a total mystery to me.

  • we want a new reniuon of the old KISS members

    i talk about Ace Frehley and Peter Criss <3

  • Ace Frehley gets down in that solo great stuff.

  • @gentlelovingmanUSA This solo is one of my all time favorites ever by anyone.

  • Wow.

    Have some overdubbed vocals for Alive II.

  • Musically speaking, this is one of the tighter performances of Calling Dr. Love I've seen from this era, besides its obvious need for MORE COWBELL!

  • MORE COWBELL!

  • fuckin' awesome!!!

  • I am here to redeem myself. I knock Gene simmons all the time for his bass playing, but after watching this closely i know it wasnt about the bass, it was the show and he did have a time with singing and keeping time

  • I agree with the earlier post that they sound all over the place. Iv noticed that on all the late 70s clips Ive watched on here. You can tell that they're not having fun and that makes all the difference in the world playing in a band.

  • hmmm, this song needs more cowbell. *L* Gene has the coolest outfit!!

  • I agree about the cowbell ha,ha,ha!!

  • @avth76 they're not Blue Oyster Cult. They HAVE ENOUGH COWBELL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • Did you play with them dongs or something, how'd you know dong sizes

  • I like KISS as much as the next guy, but, did they really get so huge with performances like this?! They're all over the place! It's like they're all playing a different song!

  • i still wonder what peter was referring to when he said bullshit at 3:02?i cant wait for his book to come out!!!

  • Agreed,wtf

  • Gene has a tiny penis while Peter is known for having a large tree between his legs.

  • gross

  • No it wasn't.

  • yes but anyone who says like eric singer is a better catman should watch some footage from t he 70s..criss is the catman!

  • THIS IS THE REAL KISS.........heavy/loud/ lots of energy!!! PETER WE MISS YOU

    OMG YOU AND ACE NEEDS TO COME BACK...........

    p.s. i noticed that the destroyer, rock & roll over, and the love gun tour were kiss's heaviest tours of all time.

  • anyone who says peter wasnt great in kiss should listen to these back up vocals.cant be replaced

  • anyone who doesn't believe Criss is the drummer for Kiss, should listen to someone else.

  • @Clnt874 , Why cant Peter drum like this now-a-days.. He has so much energy in this vid. But of course he is probably drunk or high.

  • @RockonKISS1122 Gene and Paul said in an interview that they think Peter is too old. right now hes like 64, so thats 4 years older than Gene, 6 years older than Paul, and 21 years older than Tommy Thayer.

  • @Clnt874 OF COURSE PETER WAS GREAT IN HIS PRIME!

  • @Clnt874

    Oh he was, but it was his decision to stop back in 2003.

  • @Clnt874 eric singer also got a great vocals! every line-up kiss had is good!

  • @Clnt874 I agree better back in the days i think though. He had a great kiss voice also Big part of there vocals

  • @Clnt874 I have been a KISS fan since 1974. Love the originals . . . BUT . . . they did replace Peter, twice, for the better.  (And not by just a little) For me Carr was best drummer in the world. Singer is now.

  • Even though I'm full of sin, in the end you'll let me in. Good Lord, what lyrics. Gotta love KISS!!

  • Ace was so bad ass. wow only 26 . that solo is bad ass in this song. i love ace. gonna see him at the Viper room sept 12th !!

  • Wow at their Peak. epic era !!

  • where is largo anyway.

  • Maryland

  • Its basically Washington D.C.

  • why does ace after playing the opening chords swing his guitar? is that to cut tue sound off the strings after he plays them?

  • perhaps that or maybe the space man think it looks fancy ha ha

  • right? Does everything have to be about utility? Some things are just about style. Ace has great style!

  • No I think that's just one of his stage moves. He cuts the sound by taking his fingers off the strings

  • who cares it looks good

  • love the drums on this one!

  • Does Peter join on backing vocals here, because I hear two voices ...

  • he often do or... he often did

  • i didnt ask if he often did. i know he did. i'm asking if he's backing up on THIS SONG

  • look at between 1:05-1:20 or so...

  • How much extra time does Paul Stanley's ridiculous stage banter add to a KISS concert? Gotta be half an hour, minimum...

  • Ace is so fucking awesome!

  • Fricking awesome!

  • KISS - Calling Dr. Love

  • imo best airguitar tune ever

  • I love the drums!! in this version!!

  • me too. peter drumming skill has really deminished these days compared to his glory years.

  • Paul, maybe MD 20/20 only good for pasach

  • love peter's back up vocals

  • me too but he sounds kind of drunk

  • peters back vocals on the course are the best part of this song

  • just watch this and then a 2008 version of the same song. and I rest my case

  • this is before kiss turned into a complete joke

  • why do you think kiss is turned into a joke?

  • well here are some reasons:

    1) they play the songs half as fast as they used to and without any feeling.

    2) they are playing to half full arenas across north america and that is a proven fact. (look at the rock the nation tour gross)

    3) they have two people in ace and peters makeup

    4) they had a farewell tour in 2000 but are still playing?

    etc

  • no you don't have a point in my opinion, Im 16 and I saw them 2 allready, they are still playing with A LOT of feeling man and graspop 2008 (see my channel for videos) they the field was full of fans. So what I like ace frehley and peter criss a lot but peter singer and tommy thaler kicks ass to. haha and everybody has a farewell tour ? Like black sabbath his reunion...

  • its not peter singer its eric singer young one lol

  • Still, you gotta agree that the best KISS cover band is this band which Gene and Paul plays, I mean, those times re gone mate, they ll never be able to play like they did if the band s not th one that released the debut KISS album

  • This isn't a cover band Fabrega0 this is KISS, duh!

  • The farewell tour was to mark the last time that all 4 of the original members would all appear together on stage as 'KISS' in full make up

  • KISSvideoCLASSIX

  • Anybody who says Peter is a shit drummer can go fuck themselves!He was an integral part of the Kiss sound.Just as much as Ace,Paul and Gene.

  • He was good up until the Dynasty tour. Since then, not worth shit. Anybody who says he a good drummers these days can go fuck themselves, cause he ain't.

  • Gene is best 4ever! Great video. 5 Stars!!!

  • Cool hearing a different version. Crank it up. Excellent down load.

  • I was a 12 year old kid at this show...Capitol Center Largo Md. Wow!

  • kiss rules!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • idiot doux oui ?

  • Great show Gene is really scary, fuckin' awesome.

  • ROTFL, Who's Dr. Lov??? Sounded like Stevie Nicks was singing backup! I love ya Petey boy but, Jesus H. Christ!

  • He's from brooklyn ye know ;P

  • I was kissarmy...my brother was a zep head. we argued all the time who was better. of course zeppelin are better musicians... but who's rolling in the money...and still rockin' too? kiss forever!!