How do you get to 2022 and not hear Detroit Rock City? Sweet Jesus I'm old.

@joshgrant824

Жыл бұрын

There are many different stations on the radio lol and now with different music platforms, it’s very easy to zone into one’s preferred genre and not hear much of anything else. That’s why these reactions pages are great!

@ingridphillips8243

11 ай бұрын

I know, right?😂

@flash21502

8 ай бұрын

Very easily when you’re not born until at least 20 years after the song was released.

@santtumoilanen3065

4 ай бұрын

@@flash21502 mhm i never heard this from radio but i did buy kiss album like 20 years ago tho

Paul Stanley said that 'Detroit rock city' was one the best songs he had ever written, released in 1976... it was overshadowed by the ballad 'Beth' that became a huge single that year. Stanley said the lyrics were a tribute to a Kiss fan in North Carolina, who was killed in a car accident on the way to a Kiss concert. Kiss wanted to immortalize Detroit in gratitude for embracing this band from New York City w/ 4 guys in makeup & costumes... Everybody thought Kiss were clowns, but they blew away audiences on tour and they were playing arenas in Detroit around 1975 and the Midwest, before they even had a hit record. Their big double-live album 'Alive!' was recorded in Detroit's Cobo Hall in '75, and that became their first major album... By 1977, the original Kiss was a global success and had become a pop culture phenomenon.

@kokaroka69

2 жыл бұрын

Well said. Die hard KISS Army Fans for life!! Never stop rocking, bro!!

@JoeWilger

2 жыл бұрын

Is Amber ready for Beth? See another side of KISS?

@gabrielledormuth4634

2 жыл бұрын

@@JoeWilger What about forever that's another great ballad

@willhorting5317

2 жыл бұрын

@@gabrielledormuth4634 it is. But it's from a different time period & member lineup... which I will assume that you already know.😎

@loudog2326

2 жыл бұрын

The First Time I Saw Kiss Was The Detroit Rock City Tour !! Had Some Friends Who Saw Them Opening For Golden Earring in in 1974 and They Said Kiss Blew Them Off The Stage !!

Kiss is the main reason many of us started listening to hard rock and metal. The influence they had is undeniable.

@1xReptx1

Ай бұрын

I agree

You got to listen to the full version of this song off of their Destroyer album! It gives you the full effect of the true story about a fan dying on the way to their concert.

@travis8981

2 жыл бұрын

The version of this song off the Destroyer album is by far the best version

@Bertilfly

2 жыл бұрын

Weird fact: Gene Simmons is the voice of the newsman on the radio!

@joeblow8301

Жыл бұрын

Yes in the original version at the end you would here the skidding car before the crash.

@tiwagg5345

Жыл бұрын

Definitely the best version

@KenseiSanjian

Жыл бұрын

​@@joeblow8301Pepperidge Farms remembers!😊

Riding home from school this evening and kiss shout it out loud comes on the radio and my 6y grandson shouting it out loud all the way home, one proud papa 💙 ❤

@dawngipe6324

2 жыл бұрын

I took my granddaughter to c them when she was 5...she's 8 now.. she loved it!!!

@williamtaube1411

2 жыл бұрын

Funny thing these grandkids. My 11 year old granddaughter saw them in concert and since I gave her a turntable last Christmas, has raided my record collection for all my Kiss albums.

@debramoore7513

2 жыл бұрын

That’s awesome!! My granddaughter keeps trying to talk me into letting her open my KISS Pez collection!!

@lidlett9883

2 жыл бұрын

Detroit Rock city was written as a tribute to an 17 year old fan who died in an auto accident on the way to a KISS concert.

@debramoore7513

2 жыл бұрын

@@lidlett9883 Awwwww man!! ☹️

As a 40yr old black man I really got into classic rock. I want to recommend Black Sabbath - hand of doom. It’s so funky and rock at the same time. Plus most music before your time has a message. Stumbled on your Michael Jackson reaction. Keep ‘em comin 👍🏾. Oh and this song is fire too lmao. I work with 60yr + guys that kill all this music.

@whispermason8052

2 жыл бұрын

50 years old and I'm starting to get more into Hip Hop. I think what's going on , decades of listening to the same thing over and over, your looking for something different.

@screwyootube1

2 жыл бұрын

A very cool Sabbath song that always sends a chill down my spine, is their self-titled song from their 1970 self-titled debut album. "Black Sabbath" is just incredible!

@enzyme181

2 жыл бұрын

Music still has a message, its just harder to find. But most of the messages and great lyrics come from rock and metal bands these days.

@Herbert04

2 жыл бұрын

I'm with you on Sabbath. I was wanting War Pigs. I love that.

@1COMIXMAN

2 жыл бұрын

My ultimate faveorite sabbath songs are a national acrobat, planet caravan is so chill, fairies wear boots the wizard. But I love all their early stuff. Not so much with dio.

you should watch the 1999 movie "Detroit Rock City" where kids playing in a rock band are KISS fans and the movie shows their frustrations and adventures on their journey to make it to the concert. The movie is set around 1977 which makes it even more enjoyable to watch. and this song features in the movie, pretty sure KISS themselves are also in it from memory at the end. watching the movie might give you an idea of the hype and excitement around this band at the time.

@tomlewis9207

9 ай бұрын

Great timepiece movie! Growing up in this era, it captured everything perfectly. From the Rock vs. Disco animosity to the extreme ends you'd go to in order to see your favorite band. I think I need to watch it again!

One of the best bass lines in rock and roll history IMHO.

Kiss wrote this song like a tribute to a Kiss fan who get killed in a road accident ,going to a Kiss concert. Heaven's on fire is another great one from them TX for this reaction

@philipdean1614

2 жыл бұрын

I was looking for this before I posted it. Nice one. Peace out be safe

@ginettetrudel716

2 жыл бұрын

I was gonna say, they didn't catch on the accident at the end. On my vinyl record, we could actually hear the crash.... I was 11 or 12 back then!

@doggystylez10

2 жыл бұрын

Hey Ginette, they were listening to the version on Double Platinum which is a remixed edited down song but always loved how the car crash lead straight into King Of The Nighttime World!

@ginettetrudel716

2 жыл бұрын

@@doggystylez10 I was also referring to them picking up on lyrics, usually, Amber is good on that. They still have a genuine reaction though. I love these guys! 😊

@doggystylez10

2 жыл бұрын

@@ginettetrudel716 Definitely! This KISS song is actually deeper than most of their cuts

You can't go wrong with KISS. They have decades of hits from the 70's, to the 2000's. I've seen them many times live, and they put on the greatest spectacle of a performance/stage show I've ever seen! 🔥⭐️👺👨‍🚀🐱🔥

@Doggeslife

2 жыл бұрын

No to take anything away from KISS, but Pink Floyd's Division Bell tour in the early was definitely the greatest spectacle in my experiences. If just speaking of hard rock bands, then I give KISS the crown.

I was around 11 years old at a record store, just browsing through the record albums in the bins... and the cover of KISS ALIVE 2 caught my eye!!! Had to buy the album, took it home and cranked it up on our family stereo record player in the living room and from that moment on listening to their awesome music and looking at the pictures in the album (That inner sleeve live concert photo of KISS- fire shooting upwards-KISS dudes up high in the air on those risers OMGaaawwwd!), I became a KISS ARMY SOLDIER FOR LIFE!!!

@Classicjack228

2 жыл бұрын

Yelp KISS ARMY!

@thorfinsky1427

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah......my mom let me pick out any record I wanted for my birthday, KISS ALIVE 2 it was!!!!

@vincentjoyce5100

2 жыл бұрын

Same thing happened to me!

@screwyootube1

2 жыл бұрын

That's about how old I was, when I first heard/bought KISS Alive II! They were my entry point to a lifetime of enjoying/appreciating a wide variety of music, both what came since, AND the music that preceded it!

@gabrielledormuth4634

2 жыл бұрын

Their live albums were the only true way to live the KISS experience With the fans yelling and them playing twice as hard as they would normally play, it was the best

Great reaction guys. Amber, you would love "BETH" written by Peter Chris, lead singer on the song too. It was the "B" side of this 45 record Detroit Rock City, and became their biggest hit reaching #7 on the Billboard chart in 1976, and won the Peoples Choice Award for "Favorite Song" in 1977. It also ranked #3 in VH1's 25 Greatest Power Ballads of all time. Check it out next!

@kevincarter602

2 жыл бұрын

False, nobody likes Peter Chris lol

@punkydoodle4774

2 жыл бұрын

Peter Criss had the perfect voice and emotion for his song.

@jerickson725

2 жыл бұрын

@@kevincarter602 The other members should;; he was responsible for their biggest hit, lol!

@espereactions2

2 жыл бұрын

@@kevincarter602 That's not true. It comes down to Ace fans vs Gene fans. ;)

@davidteller7681

2 жыл бұрын

Sure ain't listening to KISS for ballads! 😁 (it is a good song)

KISS is a great band. Consider one of their lesser known songs. Sure Know Something is a great song. Didn't get the air time it deserved.

@rebeccarockchik6704

2 жыл бұрын

It is a great song. I always liked it better than I Was Made For Lovin You on that album.

@reznik232

10 ай бұрын

Hell yes!! One of my absolute favourites!!

Now you need to consider watching the movie Detroit Rock City for your movie reaction channel. The movie was made in 1999 when Kiss was on their reunion tour and started performing in make-up again. The movie takes place in the 70s and concerns four teenagers trying to get into the Kiss concert!!

The original album track has an 'opening' and an 'ending ' ( literally ) that this version edited out . Perhaps they did it to save space or perhaps due to the 'graphic' nature of the end to the story of this track . Either way - you should go directly to the album cut from Destroyer and listen to it again , just so you can experience this as it was originally presented .

@Unolewaya

2 жыл бұрын

I totally agree that listening to the “Destroyer” cut is a must. This cut is from the “Double Platinum” album, and, while still awesome, it’s subtly different. For those who rocked to the original “Destroyer” version first, those subtle differences were a bit of a shock to the system, but we quickly got used to it.

@chthoniapodcast

2 жыл бұрын

Yes--you could hear the car effects in the beginning, and the crash at the end. I'm surprised it was edited out, that's part of the song impact.

@vickinewby408

2 жыл бұрын

Gene does the news commitary on the original on album. I totally loved his voice on it. I freaked out when I learned this.

@kylederry5031

2 жыл бұрын

Back in the day my uncle would blast the original through his marshall stack and the neighbors would come out to see who crashed. " Oh its just Jimmy messing around again!!"

@dhk7492

2 жыл бұрын

I noticed that the opening/ending parts are missing when the song plays on XM Classic Rewind as well. Kinda disappointing.

KISS is my favorite band since i was 7 years old and i'm 49 now, they have so many songs you have to react to. 70's songs like Black Diamond, Cold Gin, 100 000 Years, Strutter, Parasite, Let Me Go Rock 'N' Roll, C'mon And Love Me, Rock Bottom, God Of Thunder, Shout It Out Loud, Love Gun, I Stole Your Love, Shock Me (Ace Frehley singing with a killer guitar solo), Hard Luck Woman, Sure Know Something. 80's songs, Shandi, A World Without Heroes, I Love It Loud, Creatures Of The Night, War Machine. And the non-makeup era has alot of good songs too, All Hell's Breakin' Losse, Heaven's On Fire, Thrills In The Night (one of my favorite KISS song ever), Tears Are Falling, Who Wants To Be Lonely, Crazy Crazy Nights, Reason To Live (beautiful power ballad), Hide Your Heart, Forever (great power ballad too), Unholy (heavy song with Gene singing), God Gave Rock 'N' Roll To You II, Domino, I Just Wanna, Everytime I Look At You. The comeback album they did in 1996 with the title track Psycho Circus, We Are One and the last two records, songs like Modern Day Delilah, Say Yeah and Freak.

If you love Peter Criss you have to listen to him on lead vocals with "Beth" and "Hard Luck Woman"

@jeanstrickland2445

2 жыл бұрын

I love the song Beth , so different from most of their songs

@cmholmes1067

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, I also love Peter Criss!

@michlkwitz

2 жыл бұрын

I know, Amber was talking about her love for Peter and my thought was "and she hasn't even heard him sing yet." :)

@davidmcbryar7848

2 жыл бұрын

@@raystone3172, hooligan is another fave but I was giving them the big hits to start with! Great suggestions and thanks for the reply.

@leemcclements8889

2 жыл бұрын

Hard Luck Woman is a good one...

Beth, Black Diamond, Hard Luck Woman, Strutter, Tears Are Fallin are all great tracks. Peter Criss (drummer) sings lead on the first three songs listed above.

@jameshelm2847

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, Beth!

@Proud.American58

2 жыл бұрын

Add “C’mon and Love Me”, “Deuce”, “100,000 Years”, “Cold Gin”, “Firehouse” and “Nothin’ to Lose” to that list!! I saw them at Nassau Coliseum on New Years Eve like 47 (OMG) years ago! Leslie West Band opened, then Blue Oyster Cult and then Kiss. Great show !!!! #kiss

@karenkat1111

2 жыл бұрын

Love, love, love Hard Luck Woman!!!

@robbarton5670

2 жыл бұрын

Hard luck woman great tune

@chrisweppler1977

2 жыл бұрын

Hard Luck Woman should’ve easily been a Number One hit for the band. Great song!

I’m from the Detroit area and this song as well as Journey’s “Don’t Stop Believing” (“just a city boy born and raised in south Detroit”) are staple core songs that we cling to in our town. Represent 313!!!!

There is a great live performance of Kiss without their makeup called “I Still Love You” where Paul Stanley kind of shows everyone just how amazing of a singer he really is. Absolutely mind blowing performance.

@gabrielledormuth4634

2 жыл бұрын

Oh yeah he's got such an amazing voice

@willhorting5317

2 жыл бұрын

Yep. It's the acoustic version, from MTV Unplugged.

My favorite band! KISS ARMY!

What’s great about the album version is you get the whole story. It starts with the guy getting ready and getting into the car. And at the end, instead of just ending, you hear the crash. And that carries over into the next song King of the Nighttime World which is another great song.

@alphagt62

Жыл бұрын

It was an age of theme albums, most all of them are not fully realized unless you hear it front to back. And what they call, “punch”, we call slam!

Okay, I'm 60 and I can remember the day this album came out...I was in front of the store an hour before it opened. My girlfriend and I are in their TV movie "KISS and the Phantom of the Park" Those were the days! PEACE!!!!!

One of the most epic songs of the 70s. Such a kick ass song. Destroyer is a killer record

My first concert without parents!!! Age 13... August 4th, 1979 at Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto, Ontario Canada 🇨🇦 Sorry you didn't listen to the full version, this one was a radio station version. Be sure to treat yourselves to the full version!!! Thanks for this and the four of you would make an awesome KISS unit for Halloween, Luca can be dressed up as a roadie or drum/guitar tech or maybe the pyrotechnics person!!!!

Shout it out loud is a classic that features both Paul and Gene on vocals

Saw KISS in 1978 at the Spectrum. Best stage show ever. There was a crush at the door and a stranger put me up on his shoulders. Thanks dude!

Amber you are cracking me up talking about how it must have been to see them in concert in Detroit. Well, they made a movie about what you were exactly talking about. Guess what it's called. Detroit Rock City! A suggestion for your Movie Reaction Channel. 😉

This is by far one of my favourite KISS songs... The fast-pace, the powerful vocals from Paul Stanley, the crazy guitars and drums... this must have been AWESOME to hear live!

@MrAndrum11

Жыл бұрын

Very underrated in terms of his vocals there. Absolutely stunning how he hits those high notes and holds them

This is actually a version of the song edited for time. The instrumental bridge is a few seconds longer, and who put this vid together left out a couple of perfectly timed cymbal crashes and another great guitar lick. Can I recommend the entire album Destroyer? It's kinda like KISS's Sgt. Pepper album.

@Willie_McBride

2 жыл бұрын

The album version is arranged differently because the crash leads right into King of the Nighttime World, with no break between songs. I have SOOO many Kiss ‘albums’ from original vinyl, to cassettes, CD’s, bootlegs, compilations, etc… if I’m not mistaken this is the version from Double Platinum, they needed that abrupt ending since the car crash & KOTNTW weren’t part of Double Platinum. Now it’s also possible that this version is on Smashes Thrashes & Hits… but it’s definitely not the version from Destroyer. Im exhausted.

@ronforeman2556

2 жыл бұрын

@@Willie_McBride Yeah, I miss the radio news announcer describing how "a Pontiac youth ... was catapulted through the windshield of his car," and then the sound of the guy getting into his car and blasting the live version of "Rock and Roll All Night" on his car stereo and singing along!

@chrisweppler1977

2 жыл бұрын

@ronforeman you do know that both the announcer on the radio AND the dude in the car are Gene, right?

@ronforeman2556

2 жыл бұрын

@@chrisweppler1977 Yep!

WOW! Destroyer was my absolute JAAM in high school!! Saw them in Detroit January 1978 at the Olympic Arena. My ears were buzzing for 2 days after. Got to listen to GOD OF THUNDER. That is Gene's anthem!

We saw the original version of KISS with the makeup. Felt the heat of the pyro from our seats. They put on a killer show.

KISS Un-plugged: "I Still LOVE YOU" . This could be Paul Stanley's best vocal performance. No make-up. They just jam out and take you on a musical trip!

@bdavidson8658

2 жыл бұрын

A definite must

@bethaguilar9026

Жыл бұрын

Kiss Unplugged is a great video and Album!

Finally!!! Been waiting for this one (sent you the movie Detroit Rock City, might want to watch it now that you have a movie reaction channel). “Strutter” is another good one. Thanks for the great reactions today, and prayers to people of Texas 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

@deelindastimac7359

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for mentioning Texas it's unbearable 🙏

@pattyestrada6

2 жыл бұрын

@@deelindastimac7359 💔💔💔

There is actually a movie called Detroit Rock City about a group of friends in Detroit trying to make it to the Kiss concert!! It's a hilarious movie!!

There is such a KISS rabbit hole you can go down- cant wait for you to do more! This song is what they opened with live and it’s insane!!

I recommend "Lick it Up" for your next KISS song, as, when the video debuted on MTV on 9/18/83, it was the first time they had EVER appeared as a group without their makeup. The band has not played a single concert since then that didn't include the song..

@dawngipe6324

2 жыл бұрын

It's ok, but their 80s stuff could never compare to their 70s stuff

@Shrykespeare

2 жыл бұрын

@@dawngipe6324 Very true, but I don't believe R&A have ever seen KISS without their makeup...

Heard my first Kiss song at 7 years old and yeah, it rocked! Dressed up like the "Star Child" for Halloween. These guys are arguably the first Jewish metal band...they had incredible and ridiculous shows and after parties. They couldn't quite evolve with the 80s, but kept rocking anyway. Chaim Witz and Stanley Eisen are the 2 most famous members. 🤘

@jonathangeraldrobinson720

2 жыл бұрын

I would take issue with that. IMO, "Forever" is one of their best songs released in the 90s. "Reason to Live" isn't bad either.

@bleachedbrother

2 жыл бұрын

I don't think Ace and Peter are Jewish but, yeah, I get your point.

One of the Greatest Rock Shows I've seen.. I was approx 30 feet away and level with Gene for their Kiss Destroyer tour concert..The opening group was Iron Butterfly...Oh and the band was known for holding practice at the Riften Aviation Hanger at Stewart Field in Newburgh NY.

You two are my new favorite vids to watch! I love the music and you are great! I have a suggestion for a song. It's a little tamer, but it's truly one of the best harmonies you'll ever hear. I promise. It's "Seven bridges road" by the Eagles. I'm 54 years old and that song still gives me chills when I hear it. Truly incredible.

Kiss was pure entertainment! For awhile, they sold out everywhere they went, and gave fans a show every time!

Peter Kriss's drumming really DROVE this tune...😼

@johnathandavis3693

2 жыл бұрын

Gene's GOD OF THUNDER BASS, too...

I’ve been a KISS fan since 1978, one of my much older cousins gave me all of his KISS collection before he left for the Army… Belt buckle, necklace, posters, and of course all of the albums… I’ve expanded the collection a lot since then.

Just went to the KISS concert in Detroit on 10/20/23. They opened with this song. The crowd was unbelievable.

You guys definitely need to check out the movie Detroit rock city on your other ch!! It’s hilarious

I've seen them in concert 12 times over the years, make-up and non make-up eras, and it's always a blast. This song was the first time I had ever seen them at all, on The Paul Lynde Halloween Special in 1976. I'll never forget my grandfather saying, "What in the devil is that?!" 😄 Some other reaction suggestions for you two: 'I Still Love You', from MTV Unplugged, 1996 'Shout it Out Loud' (video), Tiger Stadium 1996 'I Love it Loud' (video) from 1982 'Turn on the Night' (video) 1987

@ronforeman2556

2 жыл бұрын

Question: "What in the devil is that?!" Answer: "You wanted the best, and you GOT the best!"

@jerrywoods4066

2 жыл бұрын

My uncle said they looked like satanic clowns .

I am a lifelong resident of the metropolitan Detroit area. KISS was the first band I ever got heavily into, and my first two concerts were KISS concerts (I was 14 for the first one!). You have NO IDEA how hyped we get when they play this song! My parents actually took me to the concerts (along with a few of my friends)...my stepfather actually made his way down to the front of the stage to snap a couple photos of Gene Simmons for me. Shout out to everyone that was at the January 20th (Paul Stanley's birthday) show at Olympia Stadium!! Many years later, the band held a promotional meet and greet at a smaller theatre...it seemed like every musician I knew from the local Detroit music scene was there, and I was surprised to learn that nearly all of us had been at either the January 20th show or the second of the two shows they played that year...I'm talking like 50 or more of us! Let me add a little more context to the comments that others have already shared...KISS released their first three studio albums from 1973 to 1975. They built up a VERY loyal cult following in Michigan, and a few other places (but especially in Michigan), but their album sales were very low. They decided to go for broke and record a live album in Detroit...it was called KISS Alive, and it was the album that broke them out everywhere. "Detroit Rock City" was released on their fifth album, "Destroyer," and it was meant to be (in part) the band's way of paying tribute to the fans that "got them" before anyone else...even their hometown fans in New York City. The version you listened to is slightly edited, and features an ending that's different than the original (the original version ends in a car crash, and leads into the next song on the album). God bless!!

If you look into the KISS history, you will find they were a huge deal in Detroit in the 70s. It started with a high school football team who listened to kiss to motivate before the games. They had a big deal where KISS came there and there was a huge parade and all the guys from the team were wearing the KISS makeup...

@NightwingGR1

2 жыл бұрын

That did happen, but not in Detroit. That happened in Cadillac MI., a small town in the north western lower peninsula, about 200 miles from Detroit. To this day, there is a KISS statue in the town square!

Their live performances are great.

Growing up in the 70's, Kiss was God of Thunder. Destroyer is a great album, as was most of their early stuff.

@theodoreritola7641

Жыл бұрын

70s Kiss THE BEST KISS EEEEEEASY

Great video on my birthday, 59 years old from North Dakota, I love watching you relive the love of this good music as I lived it when it originally came out. God Bless you and your family!

They take about 1 to 2 hours to do their makeup, and they do their own. Much love. Brandi Modrak 💕

When you react to any KISS song the live version is a MUST. There are great live versions of this song on YT. Kiss was primarily known for their live shows. The studio only version doesn’t tell half the story.

@cotadog4472

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, yes and YES !!! Original members for the full experience.

@barndude5562

2 жыл бұрын

How many times can I like this post??? :)

@sbutler373

2 жыл бұрын

I just saw them a week ago and they were incredible.

@espereactions2

2 жыл бұрын

@@cotadog4472 No Fake Ace!

@cotadog4472

2 жыл бұрын

@@espereactions2 double thumbs up !

Next Kiss song: the "live" version of "Rock and Roll All Night." It's been used at countless sporting events to pump up the crowd--that's an indication just how much energy it brings.

@ps5392

2 жыл бұрын

I hate to say it but I could happily live the next 30-40 years without ever hearing ‘Rock and Roll All Night’ again. So overplayed…the second it comes on the radio I’m changing the channel. God how I hate that song. That said it is iconic Kiss.

@joelramsey9639

2 жыл бұрын

Overplayed hope to never hear it again

@bigh9248

2 жыл бұрын

@@ps5392 It pains me to agree with you with me being a lifelong KISS Army member, but I’m so tired of hearing it as well. KISS has ALOT of better songs, I realize the others aren’t as well known or iconic but they’re better .

I am a 60 year old man who loved Kiss in 1976 when this came out. Your reaction brought back great memories. I just found your channel and love it. You both are so personable and great at breaking down the songs. Thanks again for the videos !

They put on an amazing show live! Last show was the last tour and people from 4 to 80 were there some all dressed up in KISS paint!

"Detroit Rock City" was the B-side [I was wrong- it was actually the A-side as other commenters informed me. Sorry.] of the biggest Kiss Pop chart single "Beth" (#7 in 1976) and their only Top 10 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 (until 1990 when "Forever" hit #8). "Detroit Rock City" is given a separate title line on the Billboard chart book listing as the 7th charting Kiss single but no chart position is listed.

@LionDenTrials

2 жыл бұрын

actually, Beth was the B side.

@billp8139

2 жыл бұрын

Actually, Beth was the b-side of Detroit Rock City, but a few DJs tried playing it and it started getting more requests to play it than Detroit Rock City. It was a Peter Criss solo song as no other members of the band played on it. kzread.info/dash/bejne/paKK1MqqmLPHmqg.html

@chrisoakley5830

2 жыл бұрын

@@LionDenTrials You're right. Radio stations turned the record over and played Beth. That's how it became a hit.

@markfadness9204

2 жыл бұрын

@@LionDenTrials You are right.

This is a great Kiss song even though they have many hits. Can you please react to the Climax Blues Band and their love song titled- " I Love You " since I know you two will both enjoy hearing and reacting to this song.

@HandyRandy3200

2 жыл бұрын

Love that song!

I have seen Kiss IN or NEAR Detroit at these venues ........Tiger Stadium...Cobo Hall....Pine Knob.....Pontiac Silverdome , Joe Louis Arena, and Windsor Ontario Canada Caesers Casino (twice) and Gene Simmons at the casino on his birthday and Paul as the Phantom at Pantages Theater in Toronto !!!....IT DOESN'T GET ANY BETTER THAN THAT LIVING NEAR DETROIT TO SEE KISS !!!!

@Myphone-nl9vb

2 жыл бұрын

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First real rock concert I saw. 1976 KISS and they opened with Detroit Rock City. I was blown away

Live versions of "Parasite" and "She" are amazing ...well pretty much any song on either Kiss Alive or Kiss Alive II

Hey there Jay and Amber! 👋🏾 I love your channel! ❤️ I wish you would react to "Brother To Brother" by Canadian singer/musician Gino Vannelli. The album version of the same title. His voice and musical arrangements are phenomenal! You don't know what you're missing! 😲 I promise you won't be disappointed! 👍🏾

@marybaillie8907

2 жыл бұрын

Go Jeffrey Go!!! Still cheering for you.👍✌️🇨🇦

@chrisoakley5830

2 жыл бұрын

I don't know that song by Gino but you are right about one thing. He is an absolutely awesome singer.

@jeffkatt

2 жыл бұрын

@@marybaillie8907 thanks Mary! You're a sweetheart! 💝 They responded and wanted me to let them know if it was a special request to which I responded "most DEFINITELY!" 🙏🏾✌🏽😁👍🏾🎶

@jeffkatt

2 жыл бұрын

@@chrisoakley5830 yes he is, and quite the musician as well! 🎶👍🏾😉

It's one thing to hear kiss through your headphones but seeing them in concert is just awesome.i loved seeing them.plus big shout out to you guys for all the reactions.

Awesome to see that you've started playing bass Jay! I've been playing for around a couple of years and KISS songs are always heaps of fun to play. This one is one of their hardest!

J & Amber, their highest charting song was a soft rock song!! Try their "Beth".

Live performances of KISS are a must !! Visuals are half the experience and make sure its the original members. Try Love Gun from Brooklyn Bridge \m/ or if you want to see them in their prime check out Let Me go Rock and Roll for Cobo Hall 1976 !

@espereactions2

2 жыл бұрын

No Fake Ace though!

Me and my cousin saw KISS at the Olympia arena where the Detroit Red Wings used to play in a sold out show 1977. I was 16 years old it was so loud and awesome I'll never forget.

I saw KISS in The Palace of Auburn Hills... Detroit... for their Reunion Tour in 1996. When they played this song the Whole place went absolutely Crazy!!

If you guys want another *Kiss* heavy rocker, "War Machine" has to be next on the list! 🤘

one of the great rock anthems. speaking of Detroit, maybe some reactions to Ted Nugent or Kid Rock next???

@mikes1686

2 жыл бұрын

Stranglehold would be amazing to react to.👍

When I saw the lineup of reactions for today, my first thought was, that this is my favorite trio that you r hit since I watched my first Rob Squad Reaction. I know everyone who commented on the ‘God Only Knows’ reaction mentioned Paul McCartney, and the fact that the song was used in the movie Love Actually; I Only Wanna Be With You is just pure classic. And I’m sure many commenters mentioned the cover by The Bay City Rollers, and the song was used way back when, as the theme song to the HBO series “Arliss” with Robert Wuhl. But finishing the trifecta off with Detroit Rock City?!? C’Mon now! EPIC! You need to realize that in the mid ‘70’s, KISS fans were often derided because the band wore garish costumes & makeup, and weren’t considered elite musicians, and were considered gimmicky. To have you two appreciate them, as well as every other genre of music, such a diverse variety and the pure joy you both exhibit when you lock onto an element in a song that emotes a specific reaction… I’m rambling, and feel like I lost what I was saying… but I’m sure you get it.

I’ve seen many Kiss shows in the 70’s undoubtedly the best live show! I saw them at Madison square garden the crowd energized the band as much as they energized the crowd.

KISS was my first rock band. Clearly, they aren't hit makers or top 40 musicians. They are theatrics. You gotta see them live to appreciate them.

One of my favorite concerts they really put on a great show. Much love to you and your family 💕Brandi Modrak 💕

You two and Tidal are my locked on ones. I'm 62 years old and you both react just like my friends and I did decades ago. Rock on you two. Love you and family

My very first rock concert at 15 YO, was KISS at the Beacon Theatre in New York City. For their Hotter Than Hell tour. What a phenomenal show they put on. I was in the 2nd row directly in front of the right side speaker stacks. Not only was this one of the best rock show I’ve ever been to, but also one of the loudest. My ears are still ringing…😎

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2 жыл бұрын

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KISS is always best live! I've seen them in concert 31 times and have never been disappointed.. no other band puts on a show like they do.

Went to a Kiss concert in 78…amazing! The show and the energy over the top.

Ive seen KISS in so many city's in Michigan over the last 40 years. The Detroit shows are always over the top fun!

Kiss was my first concert in 1979. I was in 8th grade and my older sister who had already graduated high school took me and two of my friends. It was amazing!!!

First concert I ever went to back in the 70s' was Kiss and it was in Detroit.

Love what you guys are doing! You really need to hear Peter Criss sing Beth and Hard Luck Woman! Beautiful voice with a lot of gravel in it!

Did anyone else notice the Grand Piano in the mix with the power chords. Bob Ezrin was amazing.

KISS also has over 15 official videos without makeup from 1983 to 1994!! "I Just Wanna". is oneI think you guys would love! also ,,,,," I still love you" unplugged and" Beth" studio or unplugged,,,,. much love and appreciation Eric from Florida 💚

my go to KISS song is Black Diamond off the KISS Alive album if I had to recommend any KISS that would be it, or anything off that album in particular. I believe Paul says that album catches the spirit of Rock n Roll

I saw Kiss in Detroit AT Cobo Arena when they recorded their Kiss Alive album. It was so great, They sounded awesome! I was on LSD, and i remember the stage lights melting, and Gene spewing out blood. Those were the good old days!

I saw Kiss with and without there makeup. One of the greatest bands ever. Love them! They were one of the top R and R bands of my generation. They were great in the 70s and 80s. Awesome band. My favorite is Paul Stanley he was so handsome. The girls loved Kiss!

LMAO... she's having an eargasm...and that dear friends is what makes a song legendary. It evokes an emotional or physical reaction.

I'll be completely honest- today, I'm 56 years old and listening to this brings up my 13 year old self. People today just don't understand the power of KISS back in the 70's. Back then, we either had disco or metal like Black Sabbath. The show, the pyrotechnics and flair that was KISS dominated the scene in the 70's and early 80's. KISS was everything back then. Thank you for shining a light a great era in rock and roll!!

@bretdalton3268

8 ай бұрын

I’m 53 and it brings out the 6 year old me. Destroyer was the first album of real music I ever owned. Then had to get Alive II and that really made me a fan.

@bretdalton3268

8 ай бұрын

Forgot to add that I finally got to see them in 96 on the reunion tour with Peter and Ace in full makeup. I’ve seen them 3 times since then and introduced all of my kids to them. Took my oldest to see them in 03 on her 15th BDay, and she has seen them at least twice on the End Of The Road Tour. The youngest we took to see them on her 13th BDay in ‘16 for her very first concert ever,and then apologized afterwards for ruining all other concerts for her. She also went with us to see them in Indy on the End Of The Road Tour. My son went with us in’19. And my step-son went to see them in Chicago last year with his Dad. My son and the youngest step-daughter are both going with us to see them in 2 weeks in Indy again for the fifth to last show ever.

IMHO, this is their finest song ….. great reaction from you both, watching Amber getting in the groove with the song … very enjoyable… keep it up 👍

Live live live. You guys will be amazed to the next level.

Been there, Done that!! Proud Detroiter who has seen them 3 times since the 1970s. My mom was the ultimate fan...she saw them 17 times.

Love this one,but my favorite song by KISS is STRUTTER!

I'm almost 55 years old I was listening to them on an eight-track player when I was 8 years old you know sometimes after their concerts they would blow the whole stage up with explosives😅

In Junior High School, 7th grade, late 1970s, we had a pinball machine and a jukebox in the boys locker room. This song was played EVERY day in gym class!

I’m 58 and I had this on repeat in my BR back in 1980, now you two are in to it……….. damn I’m old.

Was at a KISS concert in Knoxville Tennessee 1988. Ted Nugent opened for them. What a night!!!! Detriot Rock City was the last finale song that night with indoor fireworks. Awesome!

This is one of those songs where the only thing better than blasting it in the car as you're flying down the road is being in a stadium full of fans as they play it live. Keep on rocking, folks - keep on ricking!

Was on 2 week vacation, and just getting caught up… Add the movie Detroit Rock City to your movie watching list… it shows how beloved Kiss was in the late 70s, and how some of the parents reacted. It’s a must watch! Thanks for this reaction!

One of my favorite bands, their catalog is so deep, they have so many great songs, you've just scratched the surface

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2 жыл бұрын

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