KISS - Black Diamond (Live 1975)

[starchild198709]

Now thats what you would call a real rock n roll concert, a real KISS concert. ROCK N ROLL 4-EVER

[MultiPaulo1995]

My favorite song ever

[research1234]

Is Peter chewing gum during this entire performance? He's always chewing gum in recent video interviews...

[katkal3]

my favorite song by these rat bastards

[Lindycorp1]

this is the shit that made me be in a band and try to play like ace.

[allhailrussell]

@Lindycorp1 ace really carries the band on guitar

[jurripurri]

Needs more cowbell

[Hovenaut]

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is full of shit.

[eddiestanley23]

One of the best Kiss songs, love it !

[DaChef1974]

Now THAT's Kiss!

[badboybob1074]

They're all playing a little close to each other. Yikes lol

[SEAKISS14]

How many bands can say that all of their members sang? And yet not in the Rock in Roll hall of fame? What a load of shit! Screw the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame!!!! KISS will always rule ass!!!

[jamesdrogers]

Learn something new every day.. Hell if I knew that Peter Criss sand Black Diamond.

[jfelipe994]

paul \õ/ Kiss :D

[badboybob1074]

lol 2:50 those three are a little too close for comfort.

[THEFILICASTRO]

2:56 Sex With The Guitar!! lml

[tenis558]

black diamond musica muitoo loka hei da hora. peter criss sempre o mlhor baterista de rock roll

abraços fas brazil amomos vc peter...♥

[Tommyr]

The REAL Kiss folks!

[runfolla]

badass drummer ( badass cowbells either hahsahshsuhsaus )

[PanCakeKidd]

1 person isn't in the kiss army

[kmars21]

yeah this was there heyday..they were young and hungry..good jams

[Atheistprimate]

Whatever bullshit you listen to from now days this is better.

[rot10peaches]

Vintage videos are my favorite!

[rot10peaches]

Awe I fucking LOVE KISS!!!! ACE FREHLEY BABY!!!

[RickSavagefan]

Ace is fuckin´ hot!!

[Raonisk]

Now I see they were kind of "more heavy" back in the 70's....actually, most of their songs from that time definitely have a very unique feel to it.

I'm not a fan from 80's and 90's albuns of Kiss....

I think they came back a little bit closer to this with their last album.

[Yohnsonme]

Jesus Peter Chriss sings like a banshee!

[BloodShit666]

black metal intro!!!

[C00LPHONE]

@BloodShit666 intro is good

builds the tension

[GemzyC045]

3:20 is so good. I love Ace.

[malifex68]

@GemzyC045 .. .he`s killer ,i think he could of an maybe should of jammed with gary rossington an allen collins

[geesegirl]

Peter Criss has such an awesome voice!

[atomicplayboy4u]

These cats had Star written all over em !

[biggie930]

peter criss is a hell of a singer and a bad ass drummer

[TheZeppelinsabbath]

Como hacen para componer un tema asi; es increible...

[Jclove7]

They have composed this song with god!

[wickedcurve]

I love it when the camera is on the verge of going out every time a bomb goes off at the end....\m/

[wickedcurve]

I am copying this comment that someone made on another video of KISS's but it was absolutely true and so great.

"Back when KISS was a band and not a brand..."

[poolpig]

@wickedcurve KISS was a brand shotly after this and they still rocked for years. For some reason people ignore th fact that the BEEATLES did that first and KISS gets the shit and Gene talks about seeing the BEATLES on tv change him I wonder where he got the "brand" idea from!

[thefinisher2010]

@poolpig fuck the beatles,who gives a shit about them? they certainly didnt influence me in my music tastes,listen to them in mono recordings or an untouched live production they were shit ,they had nothing to hide that fact

[poolpig]

@thefinisher2010 Uh KISS cared about the Beatles and how it influenced them thats what Im taliking about Im sorry I didnt mention you I just met you I know how many published songs youve written.

[thefinisher2010]

@poolpig fuckin tard ,i dont give a fuck about you or the beatles i never said i wrote any songs either dip shit,

[poolpig]

@thefinisher2010 I really hope youre young because you havent understood one thing Ive typed.

[thefinisher2010]

@poolpig i understand that you, like other people , praise the beatles way to much, their contribution to music is not under question,just the amount of what they did for it,when your the 1st to do something you get all the credit,they were in the right place at the right time but that doesnt mean they were genius,plenty of other bands have made an incredible addition to what we have to day but got fuck all credit,the R&RHOF is a joke ,they admit crap muso's in but keep kiss out?

[poolpig]

@thefinisher2010 I never praised them once but yes I like em but the fact that you cant hear there influence throughout music is quite funny and I dont care if you dont like them thats fine but millions of fans like em. I do give you points for trying to step up to a clearer argument but the smoke is distracting and I must go and do adult things and Im sure you have a video game and a hot pocket waiting.

[thefinisher2010]

@poolpig dont be such a prick! the only smoke distracting you is the weed that you are smoking,shut ya filthy bong hole and get a job

[poolpig]

@thefinisher2010 ah I wondered where you went, its actually pitiful these comments youre coming back with (weed pot, I dont smoke dope or have I ever that makes very little sense) I can see now youre very young and should stop embarassing yourself and I say this not as an attack but with concern. Please go to school and live a little maybe pick up a guitar and learn to play the music you like or anything that interests you how about a girlfriend? but this trolling or arguing is a waste of time

[Minxii]

When they were a band & not a brand.. also, the first year I saw them.. I was 6 and they left an indelible impression.. HAILS to ACE!

[Abelsethish]

Baaah.. So tired of people comparing bands with no similarities except for both being "rockbands". They don't even play the same sort of music, and the people playing in the bands come from so different backgrounds..

Cant you guys just embrace the differences and enjoy the two bands for the music they have created and left for us all to enjoy :D

[juannrocks]

Led Zeppelin is good. But Kiss too,. No discussions for that.

I love both bands. 

[ADIOSPERRA]

this is the real KISS...!!

[zntiper128]

Eric Carr sings it better



[Kimindigo]

@zntiper128 (dyslexic) ..what ? you must be joking... peter is the orginal singer to that song !!! so show him some respect..peter is a great singer,,eric carr was good at imitate other singers,,but he never sing this song better than peter,,..pronto !!!

[roberta32205]

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[sieveslockerroom]

They just slay this! So raw and powerful. this is how music should be. not glossed all over. 

[onede]

For what ever reason the older the Kiss the better it is. I can listen to anything from Kiss past 1980.

[scottydotcom1]

oo i love to remaneace the old days!!!!!!!

[jackschmoke08]

1 VOTE SMOKIN BAD STUFF!!

[tonie0069]

it's justice.

[TheAlberto011]

lol surely one of my favorite kiss songs: Black Diamond!

[sodapopkid90]

ace frehley anomoly is fukin awesome.his new album

[cinnkidd]

right before they did kiss alive----

[kisshardrocker14]

@ESW367 where hav u been??? he gets tons of credit??

[derocket88]

Kiss at their best. 1975 prior to self-parody of today. Raw, Live. Everyone was at their prime. Little Flash but not over the top. Good Harmonies. Lots of Energy! Peter Howling! Not the best Ace solo (Strange Ways) Still he kills it!

[7BerlinsMostWanted7]

You wanted the best... youve got the best... the hottest band in the world... KISS!!!

[barlowvideo]

Peter was the best singer in rock. He's up there with Roky Erickson, Jimmy Hall, Bon, and Billy Thorpe.

[ProcolHarum1967]

Peter was the best singer in the band

[swolenshut]

Wow! The B&W film makes this so much, oh how many ways can one say AWESOME!!!!

[TheSaxophone2010]

Black and White colors just make it that much better :)

[1216saab]

The first band besides the beatles to sing.

[MOPARGEORGE]

4:10... Paul & Gene are worshiping ACE!!

[bloodyday99]

PETER CRISS t'assure vraiment trop!!!!!



[WizardGlik]

This cat's on the prowl!



[borikualoco]

Correct me if I'm wrong but now that I think about it I believe PC is the first singer to sing in this style ever.

[abk6418]

ye ha im the 66016th view 676767

[bluehavencd]

A very underated singer if you ask me. Only if he wasn't to fucked up.

[TheXMike1]

very  very nice !!!!!♫ ♥

[madz3553]

Love***

[madz3553]

I live Ace!!! :)

[spudnutsncoffee]

I will say it again....one of the most underrated vocalist and drummers of all time.

[Jackson11116]

KISS ARE THE KINGS OF ROCK¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡

LOS KISS SON LOS REYES DEL ROCK¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡

NADIE LES GANA¡¡¡¡¡

KISS 4EVER

[bune88]

C'mon!!!!! YEAH!!!!

love it.



[Mercury91]

Quite simply.......Retards shut up!! Playing 30 plus years!!! Top 5 Solos all time!

[69superlead]

Listen up fools!!  Lesson #1-- killer rock and roll doesn;t need 20 stupid pedals and FX. Turn up a TUBE amp and wail it......if you really ARE hot shit, we'll find out quickly.

[Duder1969]

@69superlead  So true................

[DJ4e6yPek]

I love it

[Joan5788]

this is why i want to be born in the 50's to grow up and see this

[Deaton1989]

This show was recorde on Jan, 31st. 1975. how hard is it to figure out. Its on the Kisstory DVD.

[kaazad67]

if you never heard of KISS and you watched this video right now, you would never guess this was filmed 35 years ago....absolutely timeless!!!! thanks uploader!! \m/

[VISIONmg86]

2:52 , group sex orgy! haha. Sick song with a really heavy riff!

[donaldtoddquinn]

Looks like 1973 to me.

[Smockeyable]

@donaldtoddquinn Yes. At least 1974

[ruissman]

Damn this is better than Stairway to Heaven!

[Alpha42z]

HOLY SHIT!

Black Diamond is SHIT for LED ZEPELLIN

LED ZEPPELIN FOREVER!

[ruissman]

@Alpha42z Led Zep overrated, KISS underrated.

[Abelsethish]

@ruissman It aint that wonderful m8 ;) Page never misses a tone :)

[ruissman]

@Abelsethish who cares about the notes! it's the feeling and passion the played this song with...

[thefinisher2010]

@Abelsethish page never misses a tone? surely you jest ,misses more notes then he can play

[crowy1000]

Classic intro to one of the best songs of all time!!

[Gordfozzfoster]

in 75' Ace had the circles on his arms and lightning bolts...dressed to kill era...this show is from the hotter than hell tour in 74'.

[kissarmy86]

id give my left nut to go back in time and see this concert... KISS forever!

[MasterUnholyWar]

God damn this is so fucking awesome.

[acdckisswsdppflzfan]

these are the golden years of KISS before money took over .... i still love them and im still a big fan and damn i wish i was born like 15/20 years earlier ... so i can see them in these times... [ im almost 16 ] ..

[quz911]

@acdckisswsdppflzfan if you were born 20 years ago then would make you around my age meaning that at the time of this concert you would have been around 2...a bit young for a kiss concert....;) but I know what you mean.

[acdckisswsdppflzfan]

@quz911 yep the important thing is that u get my point :))

[Genkimark]

The REAL KISS!!

[northbeachson]

Winterland Ballroom, was in the Western Addition neighborhood in San Francisco, corner of Post Street and Steiner Street.

[jdenicol]

Neat concert... I was 10 at the time of this concert. It was a pretty exciting time for the group and Kiss fans. I was one of them but lost interest after Kiss Alive II. I'm enjoying seeing these old videos, this series is FANTASTIC - Raw and unpolished, but TIGHT.

It is funny hearing all the old rumors again!

Anyway about Criss being a jazz drummer.. his "idol" was legendary jazz drummer Eddie Krupa.

[MrUprising2010]

I think Ace's guitar feels great

[phatboy1967]

paul has grown better at guitar over the years.....although their equipment is probably a lot better now than in 75....cause they werent a rich band at this point...but however it is totally awesome

[poopoohed1993]

ace is hot here

[cain1160]

Peter Chris fucking ROCKS

[Genesimmonsandgrilz1]

peter growls like a death metal singer xD

[peacemanken]

THANK YOU

[sacrednvisions]

Now for it's time , That was a Fucking Great Show man!! Rock on .

[CF1975]

Wow, all their 70's stuff is really good. Here you see four young, hungry musicians, now Kiss is a middle aged marketing machine (aka Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley).

[allhailrussell]

@CF1975 you cant rock that hard forever,and you still gotta live when your old,i hope you do as well,for real

[Deaton1989]

@CF1975 Middle-Aged?? How many people do you know that is 120 years old,LOL!!

[CDJAM69]

eric carr is way better than peter criss and eric singer put together!!!

[DavidVIIIcool]

@CDJAM69 as a drummer yes, but man peters voice just kicks ass

[1216saab]

always loved the intro.

[foulfowl111]

this is amazing! peters voice is on fire!

[punkhed101]

on a rare day did i have a song jammed fast in my head, that i didnt want to get rid of, instead, sung to my kds at nursery (kindergarden for you americans :D)

[ruissman]

Peter can play drums, sing and chew gum!!! Amazing

[CheckeeAintAmused]

@cromlek actualy a PASS TIME is an activity one would do in their spare time. Not "past time"

[cromlek]

this is unreal!

[WiseGuy5674]

These guys used to come to Providence all the time back in the 70's. Always 2 shows...$7.50 for front row seats....THE best live shows I have ever seen.

And as for the one person who voted this down...I'm at a lose for words. I guess he saw a better version somewhere else, huh?

[youdeadsucka]

3:54 my fave part starts <3333333333

[revoluketion]

Like to extend a heart felt thank you for uploading these gems,man.My favorites growin up in the 70's

"You wanted the best-YOU GOT THE BEST_THE HOTTEST BAND IN THE WORLD__KISS!"

\m/ \m/

[Forestgirl925]

Aces dance is the sexiest again!!! 2:57, lucky guitar.

By the way, Ace on knees = sex on stage :-P

[JoGrepfruit]

riddle: It's black, It's big, It's fancy, It's pretty, everybody want it, everybody needed to be happy, it's shiny, I'ts expensive... I'ts Gene, the Black Diamond of Kiss...

[SadLisa777]

Was Gene really mean,

or he just face

the true Ace?

God thanks there was Paul, he was the only one normal...

[cromlek]

@SadLisa777 Paul is far from normal. Hiding in the closet his whole life pretending to be gods gift to women is not normal. Hes a fucking sociopath. But he can rock!

[SadLisa777]

@cromlek

Well, I didn´t knew he is a sociopath! Now Im smarter, thanks so much!

[cromlek]

@SadLisa777 if you use the word "know" instead of "knew" you'll be even smarter still. :)

[SadLisa777]

@cromlek

But how if I was talking in past time?

[cromlek]

@SadLisa777 because in that situation "knew" is not proper english. "Well, I didn't know that he is a sociopath!", is how it would be said. But I appreciate English may be your second language. Its a tricky language too, so many things mean different things at different times.

Also, you would be "talking in a past tense", "not talking in past time". A past time is an activity you do in your spare time. When your not working or busy.

Sorry about the lesson, but I am being sincere :)

[SadLisa777]

@cromlek

I don´t mind it, really! Thanks:-D English language is my hobby. So talking about Kiss in En. is pretty cool to me!

[97warlock]

They will never fully get the credit they deserve as musicians & as a Band.......because the Image & the theatrics & merchendising sales ....seems like los of the critics still dont credit them as one of the "big bands" like Zep, sabbath,eagles,aerosmith etc ...They always seem to um....overlook KISS ,as if theyt were just a gimmick. Theyre a fucking band of musicians & happen to have the Best show on the Planet not to mention the Coolest. and as paul said years ago...were Millions strong.

[ykrome]

Gawd i love this guy, thx Peter!

[GhostOfRockyHorror]

wish i had this on dvd =( is it on dvd?

[twoo57]

@GhostOfRockyHorror Yeah it's on KISSology vol. 1

[GhostOfRockyHorror]

@twoo57 sweet thx bro

[twoo57]

@GhostOfRockyHorror No problem. It even has KISS live in tokyo on their Rock & Roll over tour and The Love Gun Tour in houston.

It has stuff from 1974 - 1977

[GhostOfRockyHorror]

@twoo57 well shit...all i need is the money to buy it lol

[MATTIEBOYY88]

@GhostOfRockyHorror KISSOLOGY VOL 1 provides you the full concert

[GretnaBlast]

Holy shit that breakdown was ahead of its time

[tmage01]

Yeah, very few people seem to recall how powerful a drummer Peter used to be. he'd beat the crap out of his set every night back in the day. Seeing him play now is weird. He's let his inner jazzman take completely over. He's almost purely a jazz drummer now. I still love watching him play though. Peter's one of the good guys of rock and roll.

[NewfoundHunter]

Awesome band.

Peter was the best.

[ScottDouglasMaine]

The gum chewing by Criss detracts a little from the mystery, doncha think?

[cdw2112]

bein out on the streets SUCKS

[1828kerri1828]

its unfortunate that this band wasnt together for the whole run because peter and ace were and still are the most talented of this band.............but i still love KISS

[EricCarrSpain95]

don't say that, peter criss has a jazz influence, because gene krupa tought him, but eric carr was influenced by john boham and ringo starr. carr was muvh powerful on the drums!!!!

[RiverCougar]

when rock wasnt only mainstream, but MEANT and STOOD for something

Kiss will always be remembered and celebrated as one of the greatest and powerful bands.

one of River Cougar's idols for creating and makin rock MEAN something again

if you have time PLEASE, not only for yourself but for the sake of ROCK, try our music out.

rock on and god bless

-Dāv

[ptreerocks34]

awesome

[walkintall7]

this is back when KISS was THE SHIT!

[lovegunII]

ya ponian un show de puta madre!!

[regetus]

from the first album song black diamond is truly a classic

[MrSTibor]

These pictures are black and white, but they are the most beautiful ones what I've ever seen. Those lights and shadows... feels like I was there...

[JECKNAM]

Peter was good at that time! He sucked after 76....

[MTD45]

I love Kiss,probably my favorite band of all time,but during the course of there history they all lost what the band was all about,for a long period of time they put the show in front of there music,but now I think there back,Psycho Circus is an old school sound,and its all about good sound,instead of all show,but KISS wouldnt be Kiss without the greatest rock show in the history of rock and roll.

[spudnutsncoffee]

This voice of Criss' is simply awesome. !!!! Man I LOVE IT

[skeletal13]

IMHO, this is when they were at their best... young and hungry (as is the case with a lot of successful acts)... on the cusp of hitting it big. There aren't many live records that compare to the energy and intensity of the original ALIVE. They truly were trying to make or break here, with "Nothing To Lose"!

[nickegee96]

this is the best version of black diamond ever!!

[RiverCougar]

epic rock ballad!!

we have a song like this! well not EXACTLY like this but its lengthy and epic

its called "Pouring Down" by River Cougar

try it out if you like Black Diamond! only** if you want new rock n roll music!

rock on and god bless

-Dāv

[posismoke]

Yea, RIGHT...Peter sucked??

I don't think SO!!