KISS/Music From The Elder-The Oath

[StudioXTER1]

This must be the only rock track on the elder,but it isnt but it seems like it.

[234lov1]

When this album first came out i rush to get it, after playing it i was disappointed but over the years I've grown to like it very much. however my favorite Kiss song must be got to choose.......just brilliant

[TheNewAeon2012]

F*cking Hell! This song is pretty much a Power Metal song. Seriously, listen to something like "Thor" or "Sign of the Hammer", from Manowar, and see the similarities in style. whoever says KISS is not Metal, doesn't understand music.

[trucker69orso]

Paul hated singing it this way. He has said that he wished he could've sung it full on instead of like this.

[trucker69orso]

Arch Enemy's version takes it over the top!! Great version.

[TheKiss1966]

THE HOTTEST SHOW ON EARTH. YOU WANTED THE BEST YOU GOT THE BEST. THE HOTTEST BAND IN THE UNIVERSE. KISSKISSKISSKISSKISSKISSKISSKI­SSKISSKISS.

[TheKiss1966]

THE ELDER IS A GREAT ALBUM.DESTROYER,LOVE GUN,CREATURES REVENGE.KRAZY NIGHTS=THIER BEST EVER. DESTROYER IS THE BEST ALBUM. I'VE SEEN KISS 10 TIMES LIVE. 1979-2011. THE DYNASTY TOUR WAS AWESOME. REUNION BLEW EVERYONE AWAY. ALIVE 35 WAS FUCKING MIND BLOWING. KISS ARE THE BEST THING IN ALL ENTERTAINMENT ON THE ENTIRE PLANET. WHEN APES TAKE OVER THEY WILL BE WEARING KISS MAKE-UP. IF YOU DON'T LIKE KISS YOU DON'T HAVE A PULSE. GO SEE KISS LIVE AND IT WILL CHANGE YOUR LIFE. ROCK AND ROLL ALL NITE.KISS

[KISSarmyGuy]

The Elder album is one of my favorites of KISS.

[amname654]

Yahoo said this song sucks.

[OshoBuddha1999]

@amname654 Are you so mindless that you need a ridiculous thing like Yahoo to tell you what is good and what isn't? Have you no thought processes or opinion of your own? I pity people like you. Wake up before it is too late and you are completely destroyed by mind numbing processes through the media and propaganda! Unfortunately you are not the only one out there.

[tampertt]

The Elder would have been a great soundtrack to a fantasy movie.

[ajaxrules1975]

KISS should play this song on every sjow.

[wolfpack9601]

been a kiss fan for 35 years and "music from the elder" was their greatest work to date

[andrew34430]

i cant understand why this album was disliked back in 1981 when it first came out it was and still is the best album that kiss ever did

[citizen773]

this album is way better than Dynasty or Unmasked

[TheNewAeon2012]

@citizen773 c'mon...please. this is the only good song on the album, how could this album beat songs like I was made 4 loving u, magic touch, sure know somethin, charisma, 2moro, shandi, the naked city?? but, i must admit, I dislike unmasked. only 2-3 good songs. they started 2 lose it after that. Prob why Frehely left then. They got progressively better again after Crazy Nights. Revenge was a great achievement & the immense Psycho Circus is Destroyer Pt 2. The upcoming, Monster, will b similar

[parasitic15]

Arch Enemy's cover is so much better

[BoM45]

@parasitic15 arch enemy are shite

[parasitic15]

@BoM45 lol okay

O wait, I commented that on a KISS video

[SuperKISSFan94]

very unique song, but I like it! One of only about 3 listenable songs on this album!

[robzombys1]

Anton Figg on the drums!

[dumpsterbaby]

@robzombys1

U mean Eric Carr!

[robzombys1]

@dumpsterbaby Figg was the drummer on this tune only.Allen Schwartzberg drummed on I and Odyssey

[canousi]

by far the damn best song on their weakest album to date !!!

[robzombys1]

KISS ! LEARN A COUPLE OF THE ELDER SONGS.WHAT THE F*#K ARE YOUS WAITING FOR?

[robzombys1]

A great album.This one is loved so much now by Kiss fans after  30 years.I was 8 when this came out and I really didn't get their idea at the time.Years later and It's one of my favorites.Sooooooooo different

[MAGNUM2F]

just tremendous. id have loved to see this played live!

[fyrftr422]

The Oath and I are 2 of KISS' most underated songs ... by far!!!

[andrew34430]

the best kiss album ever made

[unholygeneration]

been a KISS fan since 76 n i think The Elder is the BEST that they have EVER done

[brnleague99]

Arch Enemy's cover of this song is pretty groovy.

[hollandrocksls]

WHAT A RIFF

[fortheloveoftunes]

Damned fine riff indeed!

[priffipruff]

dpgzuspatterson is just making fun of all you "kiss-professors". The more You argue, the better for him. Cant you understand? :-) He is pretty entertaining actually :-)

[dpgzuspatterson]

@diabloarcade , @zauriel1, the elder tour was amazing!!!... i cant believe u dont know this... maybe because your a fan of the original 4 paul , gene ,vinnie , and eric singer...eric carr is a wannabe of eric singer... r. i . p. eric singer. he was the best.. the elder tour started in 1980-82... then they made that " unmasked" record THEN THEY REALLY UNMASKED FOR THE ASYLUM ALBUM. then they put the make up back on for the revenge album... please check your facts.. im a die hard kiss fan!!!

[AllReligionSux]

@dpgzuspatterson You need to check UR facts since UR such a fan! Most of your facts are WRONG!

Like "then they made that " unmasked" record THEN THEY REALLY UNMASKED FOR THE ASYLUM ALBUM" ...BUZZZ wrong answer...it's Lick it UP. And there is a huge hole between Unmasked and Asylum...Like the Elder '81, Killers '82, Creatures of the Night '82, Lick it up '83, and finally Animalize in '84. How can you be a big fan when you think Singer is dead and Carr was a wannabe...Jeez gimme a break!

[Countjustinrowe]

@AllReligionSux amen ;)

[Countjustinrowe]

@dpgzuspatterson dude, there was no elder tour...

[Vomtu100]

@dpgzuspatterson

A) no tour was ever made for the elder

B) on the revenge album the didn't wear make up ( just see the unholy video )

C) unmasked was before the elder

[dpgzuspatterson]

the elder tour was amazing!!!... i cant believe u dont know this... maybe because your a fan of the original 4 paul , gene ,vinnie , and eric singer...eric carr is a wannabe of eric singer... r. i . p. eric singer. he was the best.. the elder tour started in 1980-82... then they made that " unmasked" record THEN THEY REALLY UNMASKED FOR THE ASYLUM ALBUM. then they put the make up back on for the revenge album... please check your facts.. im a die hard kiss fan!!!

[trashman654]

@dpgzuspatterson your not a kiss fan because the original was paul gene peter and ace not the ones you said and eric carr is dead not eric singer and eric singer is not a wanna be of eric carr and there was no Music from "The Elder" tour because sales were so low for the album and Kiss didn't go "Unmasked" until 1983 when the album Lick it up came out not the Asylum album and Kiss didn't put their make-up back on until the Psycho circus album in 1998 and you call yourself a true Kiss fan

[DiabloArcade]

@dpgzuspatterson

WOW

R.I.P Eric Singer? Eric singer is in KISS NOW and alive, Eric Carr died, There was no fucking elder tour, Eric Carr isn't a wannabee beacuse he didn't even know Eric Singer existed beacuse Singer wasn't in the fucking band, And "then" they DIDNT make the "UNMASKED" record, beacuse UNMASKED was BEFORE the elder, they got unmasked for asylum, yes, but they got it off first during lick it up, and asylum came out 2 albums later, and Revenge didn't have makeup, dumbass.

[zauriel1]

Actually, people---the timeline for guitarists (in KISS) is: Ace, naturally, 1st--then, Vinnie Vincent; Mark St John (animalize); THEN, Bruce Kulick!!!!!  Now, Tommy Thayer....Now, everyone up to speed??? And, it is true--This was an underrated CD

[dpgzuspatterson]

eric carr joined during the revenge tour....eric singer replaced peter and died in 2001. vinny vincent was the first kiss guitar player...then bruce .. i think ace started in 1996. i know cuz im a die hard fan!!!!!

[KMZiggyStardust]

@dpgzuspatterson Eric Singer isn't dead. Ace was first, then Vinnie, then Bruce.

[Rollyhubi70]

@dpgzuspatterson Eric Carr is the one who died! and Ace was the first guitarplayer the came Vinnie Vincent and after that came Bruce Kulick !!

[DiabloArcade]

@dpgzuspatterson ACE STARTED IN 1996? WHY DID HE SING SHOCK ME IN 1977? GUITARISTS IN KISS: ACE FREHLEY (1973-1982) VINNIE VINCENT (1982-1983) MARK ST. JOHN (1984) BRUCE KULICK (1984-1996) ACE FREHLEY (1996-1998) ace did the psycho circus tour TOMMY THAYER (1998-PRESENT) HE WORKED ON PSYCHO CIRCUS ALBUM, UNCREDITED. DRUMMERS PETER CRISS (1973-1980) ERIC CARR (1980-1992) ERIC SINGER (1992-PRESENT) And you need to check your facts, Eric Carr died in 1992, no one died in 2002

[FreightlinerTrukinCl]

@DiabloArcade your wrong, ace didnt leave again till 02

[ShipsAreBurned]

@dpgzuspatterson sounds accurate to me

[TheBlakem]

so good! What an under rated album....

[dpgzuspatterson]

@kissfan747 and @firebreathingbunnies there WAS AN ELDER TOUR !!!! I WAS THERE ... THE FIRST SONG WAS " the oath " the stage set up was from mid-evil times. peter criss sang " under the rose " before doing a heavy version of " beth " the last song of the set was " i". i remeber chanting ans singing the song with the rest of the crowd. it was in 1982 in mesa , az. check your facts first!!!!

[Andrewsdumbsongs]

@dpgzuspatterson Peter Criss had nothing to do with The Elder at all. Eric Carr was in the band at that point. It was the first record with him.

[Andrewsdumbsongs]

@dpgzuspatterson You check your facts. There was an Elder tour but Peter Criss had nothing to do with it. Eric Carr was in the band at that point and that was the Elder was the first KISS record he did.

[DiabloArcade]

@dpgzuspatterson there was NO elder tour...

MAYBE YOU WERE IN A COMA DREAMING... NEVER HAPPENED...

[Toon696969]

KISS should embrace their total legacy. They even play a song from unmasked (Shandi) Which was an "economic disaster" as well. Paul should stop making jokes about it. (we wish that the people who want to hear songs from The Elder that they get well soon)

[Andrewsdumbsongs]

Gene and Paul would have liked this album if it sold well.

[FireBreathingBunnies]

@Andrewsdumbsongs i agree brother

[themoonsmoon]

@Andrewsdumbsongs hi

[barrenpaladin]

worst album ever from Kiss but best song on it.... now i knew why Ace was drinking so hard... gayness factor was exceeding his alcohol level...

[trashman654]

woah this has got to be the best one ive heard especially the intro 

[dpgzuspatterson]

i saw kiss on the elder tour. they played one show in arizona..it was sick!!!!

[kissfan747]

@dpgzuspatterson THERE WAS NO ELDER TOUR

[FireBreathingBunnies]

@dpgzuspatterson there was no elder tour

[danszig]

is that a cowbell metronome?

[KMZiggyStardust]

What the fuck? They put a Trojan condom ad on my screen! FUCK YOU YOUTUBE!

[KMZiggyStardust]

Imma make a fuckin' game outta this. RPG. I'll post back here when it's done. I'm makin' it outta the album. It's called "The Elder"

[aktivvisit204]

und ich depp habe diese LP 1981 als 9jähriger KISS fan gekauft und nach einmaligen durchhören nie mehr in die finger genommen bis heute!

WELCH EIN LIED!! WELCH EIN RIFF am anfang!! WOOOOW mir kommen die Tränen vor rührung

[silverwolfmusic999]

power metal song

[timtt2]

The thing many KIS fan don't realize is that it's Paul Stanley playing the kick ass riffs that open this tune. Check out the live vid of this here youbeytubey

[chromenut]

this album I forgot about and now remembered should have stayed true big changes coming I believe in me!!!!!!!

[cenation2810]

The Oath was the hidden gem in a pile of shit.

[hourglass44]

Let me get this straight - Bon Jovi, LL Cool J, and Alice Coooper are in the R&R HOF, but Kiss are not? REALLY?!

[Heartbreaker63]

@hourglass44 Or Rush. No Kiss, no Rush. I can see Alice Cooper and even begrudgingly Bon Jovi...but LL Cool J? Over KISS and RUSH?

[Slipknotter8]

@hourglass44 Ok... Bon Jovi is not that good, just some songs. But Alice Cooper? There are so many shitty bands that deserve to be in your comment, but really? Alice Cooper? They kick ass.

[39sixto]

De lo bueno,THE ELDER,que tema ,mas bien logrado

[Elrumudhael]

I Love this song!! Made me jump back to the guitar and play it! Excelent!

[KISSTributeOfficial]

OK... If the fans go wild over the old dried out , "Deuce" , then imagine how wild the crowd would go over " THE OATH " !

[mlmr11]

@KISSTributeOfficial I agree that this was a pretty descent album. As far as Kiss music goes this is absolutely their most artistic and best effort.

The problem is that the product Kiss is a novelty act with the music being sort of a soundtrack for youthful angst. They should really leave introspective art to bands like Yes and Dave Mathews .

[wikwak67]

best kiss album ever one off the best rock songs

[mateusz2302]

one of their most kickin' ass riffs! hope they'll ever play any Elder song live...

[Jaguarbassmn]

This is a great Album and never got any credit. I am a NY born American man and God Bless the Australian fans...they ask for the Oath at every Kiss show.  They love it!!!!!

[burch500]

i fear not..servant i am..brother i shall be...

[FilmNMusicBuff77]

'Paul McCartney and Sgt. Pepper, Gene and The Elder' - Gene Simmons

[FilmNMusicBuff77]

RIP - Eric Carr

[tommywhiteboy]

u can tell this man was the phantom in "phantom of the opera:"

[frankofelko87]

THE GREATEST LIVE BAND EVER BELIEVE ME I SEEN THEM ALL...

[crazziejoe]

IF IT'S TOO LOUD, YOU'RE TOO OLD!!!

[FilmNMusicBuff77]

@crazziejoe That is on the back of my Kiss 2009 tour shirt.

[crazziejoe]

@FilmNMusicBuff77 as well on the back of my '84 tour shirt. KISS RULES!

[bstensland]

"We've done a lot of 'fuck me, suck me' songs and we thought we might like to go a slightly different route." – Paul Stanley, 1982

[MAGNUM2F]

IN THE TOP 10 SONGS THEY EVER WROTE. i love it!

[Mr8bitgamer]

Good song.

[twoo57]

honestly i think kiss should do a tour that has one or two song from every album they have done.

[superbandace]

id rather listen to this than any of the crap on the radio these days

[louielovett]

It's cool how Music From The Elder has become a cult classic. Some real great stuff on there.

[VicGeorge2K6]

The line "a boy goes in and suddenly a man returns" makes me think of Link taking the Master Sword in the Temple of Time in Legend Of Zelda: Ocarina Of Time.

[evilunixuser1]

great song, very creative

[anita1417]

uhhhhh yeah! lo mejor

[fobfenix]

best all around band of all time....... stage shows talent. i think this should be up there with Operation Mindcrime for best metal album of all time.

[SanLUZARDO]

The Elder was good, just different and not accepted..

[NorwegianDirector]

You are so right. It's a shame. This is excellent stuff

[DHRC18]

Cool fuckin' guitar riff.....

[TitanstarDH]

TOAST to ME THE NEW KING!!!!

[wastelandsentertainm]

This is like real early death metal.....musically and lyrically.....its actually kinda funny that early death metal would come off THIS album.....great song though

[squippy117]

No dude, this isn't even CLOSE to early death metal. Stuff like Morbid Angel is true early death metal.

I would seriously consider this post because you REALLY don't want to go around calling Kiss death metal.

[niro5551]

You are right Kiss is not Death Metal, but this sound surely inspired bands llike Morbid etc to start playing there music.

[squippy117]

@niro5551

If anything that early inspired death metal bands it would be Black Sabbath. Even THAT is pushing it, because they are very different.

[WDemonicPrince]

@squippy117

I think by Nordic metal he might be talking about modern nordic folk metal, in which case he would be more spot on.

[Squipplekillzbitches]

@WDemonicPrince

lulz I was responding to a dfferent dude

[squippy117]

This is nothing close to death metal.

[PeSkeleton]

@wastelandsentertainm: Rofl... Death metal!

[Orious69]

holy early nordic metal!

[kissfan4ever1]

coolest album ever also the song.KISS rocks!!!

[tommywhiteboy]

this wasn't their best album....but i like this one...and a world with out heroes

[DGNMAM2006]

they should open their next gig/tour with this song.

[Athensbashing]

I agree, but I dont think Paul can do this song any more...

[leiefilm]

@Athensbashing I think your right,it's get harder with age to sing that high note all the time.

Wonder whatr would have happened if kiss had released this later around the time when epic metal came

[THEFAILEDSOCIETY]

@DGNMAM2006 i only wish :)

[TitanstarDH]

paul doesnt think about that with Me

he mocked Jesus...he didnt have a reason to live??? he mocked me

gay exorcism hahaha

demon of greed mammon be no more

in this word demon of gayness go away forever.

reason to live...???

some people just want to enjoy life yah know including me without darkness in my life

[wastelandsentertainm]

what the fuck are u talking about?

[StaryGauner]

Paul u r magnificent! thak you - keep :)

[StaryGauner]

KISS, thank you on the behalf of "TRI PRO MILE" :) and myself.

[UofL93]

i like the elder alot

[ProducersII]

this song is one of kiss's best songs

[jezuzfreek777]

agreed.

[TheKccarman]

i concur