KISS - Black Diamond (First Demo 1972-73)

Vocals/Drums: Peter Criss
Guitar/Vocals: Paul Stanley
Bass: Gene Simmons
Lead G.: Ace Frehley

Category:

Music

Tags:

• rock
• KISS
• black
• diamond
• first
• demo
• 1972
• 1973

[deadlyoneable]

I am a new Kiss fan and I discovered this song live first. I can say all the studio and demos or whatever are shit compared to when they do this live. Especially with Criss on vocals.

[KISSbestfan]

@deadlyoneable I always said that a good artist shows what can he do only LIVE, because in STUDIO you can do almost everything. Thats why nowadays artists mostly sucks ...

[83jbolt]

Demo or Not...Still THE BEST KISS SONG EVER!!!!!

[killindilling]

@deadlyoneable everything kiss did live was better that was how and why they got so big their live albums proved it if not for alive I and II their would b no kiss it got peeps to the shows

[Vaekkrinhart]

@WeedVulva You don't know what you're talking about. They wrote nearly everything they do- and where they didn't, proper credit was given, like King of the Nighttime World, Is That You?, Hide Your Heart, etc.

"Bought most of their songs"? LOL

[Vaekkrinhart]

@deadlyoneable You can credit Eddie Kramer for that- he produced Alive, and it was mostly re-created in the studio, believe it or not; it's true. Eddie said he didn't have to re-do most of Ace's stuff- and a lot of Peter's drumming was left intact, too- but so much of it was redone in the studio... This demo was produced by Eddie, too- famous for his work with Hendrix and Pink Floyd.. Zeppelin, too, I think.

[leifpaul]

@deadlyoneable you don`t know shit.

[brandontylerkaiser]

@riverlioness Cocainnn

[SEXYWOMAN6713]

OOOH YESSS KISS ROCKS 

[thegroupharmonyalley]

@wagram Thanks...I'm female though, btw....lol...regards, Christine Vitale

[wagram]

@thegroupharmonyalley right on sir!

[WeedVulva]

@rockypup1968 KISS bought most of their songs in general, they just covered it up so it wouldnt SEEM like they wrote no songs LOL, love the band but they are not songwriters.

[thegroupharmonyalley]

This demo version seems less polished than the studio version released, and perhaps some timing issues, but I look for what is interesting and what to enjoy about everything they've done even if I find it to be less than perfect. They really had a unique sound when they started out, and many fresh and exciting ideas. The more I listen, and watch, the more I enjoy, even as a fan since the mid 70s.