The tone, the obscure underrated riffs, the perfectly timed clips of Ace Frehley's laugh.... You just continually get cooler and cooler the more it goes 😎

@MetalDadRocks

Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@Is308enough

Жыл бұрын

Wolfbone, your comment is what I would write too. 😊 This was a great vid

I grew up a diehard Kiss fan. Started playing guitar at age 11 due to hearing Ace busting out badass riffs on his LP. I’m 60 now and I still love it. Metal dad you are living the dream man. Keep playing the greatest guitar riffs ever played. 👍

@BOBANDVEG

Жыл бұрын

Your fav 5 kiss songs? I'll learn them

@coxscorner

Жыл бұрын

@@BOBANDVEG God of Thunder, Deuce, Strange Ways, Shock Me, and Calling Dr. Love.

@BOBANDVEG

Жыл бұрын

@@coxscorner I'm on it

Great choices. Mr. Speed - for me - is the most underrated song in the KISS catalog. I love it.

@joejones9520

Жыл бұрын

it's currently my favorite song to play on guitar, the chords and riffs, the lead, all so cool and fun to play and there's all these parts I look forward to and trying to get just right.

@christophersullivan8009

Жыл бұрын

Agreed 100%.

@brucehanna9473

Жыл бұрын

Your number one is KISS’s best song that nobody (other than real KISS fans) knows about. I thought “The Oath” would make the list. The best bass line of any KISS song has to be “Torpedo Girl” off Unmasked.

KISS was like the advent of electricity. They changed everything. Afterwards, lots of bands attempted to emulate them. With no internet, they still exploded. There's no parallel example nowadays, it was a phenomenon. The only thing they weren't on was Sesame Street!

@Chadillac-xq7xk

Жыл бұрын

Paul and Gene singing "sunny day, sweeping the clouds away" with a nasty Ace Frehley guitar solo would be awesome though. Lol

@johnnytorino9455

Жыл бұрын

I believe your correct.

@Prof_Tickles92

Жыл бұрын

It is axiomatically true that rock and roll literally would not be what it is today had KISS not came along and pushed the envelope. I’m serious. Remove KISS from history and an alarming chunk of modern rock and metal groups wouldn’t exist.

@sharongriffin2673

Жыл бұрын

The "Sound" of Kiss guitars! Listening to alive years later and it's the sound of their unfiltered raw distortion that lights up the room.⚡. Marshall amps turned to 10 in contrast to the softer sound textures of the times. I feel like it was the sound of the electricity in their riffs itself that inspired them to look like that raw electricity and cosmic phenomenon. People focus on their looks, but it was the sheer brilliance of the sound! Ace has an approach to guitar solos that blows your mind! Paul Stanley's solo album was my first record in 1979. His voice is the soul of rock and roll for Me! Glad I saw them in 2014, perfect! Gene on Bass and Peter on Drums, that's the real thrill, the 1977 concert film , that's the look! 🤩

@sharongriffin2673

Жыл бұрын

I like that they've referenced Slade and David Bowie in things I've read of them, Big Music becomes A Big Show! Ace was there when Jimi Hendrix played in New York, a connection like lightning⚡ 💋

The Black Diamond riff still gives me chills ...HIT IT

@denisryan8757

Жыл бұрын

Yes!

@MisterRlGHT

Жыл бұрын

The halftime coda solo does that for me.

@imabigfan2305

Жыл бұрын

My favorite KISS song. I listen to the Alive version daily.

@smoothpicker

Жыл бұрын

That's my ultimate kiss riff, black diamond. Love that song!!

Can’t help but observe how much of the 80s metal sound was influenced by these killer tracks..KISS FOREVER! 🔥

What I love about this selection of riffs is it's not the obvious ones but, instead, features some of KISS' best hidden gems...excellent!

Frehley is why I play guitar. I was born early 90s so I got into KISS in the mid 00's and was blown away. My only tattoo is an outline of Ace's makeup. I've seen KISS 3 times and Ace's solo gig twice. I was a few feet from Tommy during most of the last time I saw KISS.

I don't understand how Aces solo on strange ways isn't one of the most renowned guitar solos in rock history. Hotter than hell album, last song strange ways, the heaviest guitar solo I've ever heard in my life still to this day!

@radesaul

Жыл бұрын

Dude, I think the same thing all the time. It was The most "Space Ace" solo there was, in fact its the only solo I can think of where he uses heavy sound effects. It would have been really interesting to see what would have happened if he had played around with way more trippy sound effects during his carrier, making Ace more "Spacey"

@UnitedStatesOfReTaRDS

Жыл бұрын

@@radesaul check this out, I heard he did that solo on the First Take

@kermitkelly8833

Жыл бұрын

True. First take.

@radesaul

Жыл бұрын

Money was pretty tight in those days, I'm sure Gene heard it and said " That sounds Great, Thats a wrap" 😂

@drbalalajka

Жыл бұрын

Great album. The best of the first three studio albums for sure. Strangely so since it sorta has all the B-list songs on it. But they got the attitude right on that one. And the beginning of that solo... man, is he hungry! I also really dig his solos on Going Blind and All The Way.

Been a KISS fan since 1977 when I was 10 years old!!! There are so many gems on those original early albums! And so much good stuff throughout the years. They definitely stand the test of time. THE HOTTEST BAND IN THE WORLD! KISS!!!!!! 💥💥💥💥💥

Yes! Some love for Mr.Speed. So well deserved ...how has this brilliant, catchy riff been so underappreciated? TY!

@smoothpicker

Жыл бұрын

I cant believe it went under the radar, such a killer guitar hook!

Nobody ever has Parasite in their top 10! Bravo to you!

@ACEDIAMOND666

Жыл бұрын

I do! I even recorded a cover of it.

She & Love her All I Can were originally on the Wicked Lester album,,but for Dressed To Kill they were short on new material,so they stripped those tunes down to the meat and potatos,,and still sound awesome to this day.Tonight You Belong To Me is probably the most powerful song on all 4 of the solo albums.

Great List. Never understand why Mr. Speed never played live. Such a great song.

@siddharthdeshmukh8118

Жыл бұрын

"Never played alive" I see what ya did there sir haha... My fav song by KISS!

@22walchuk

Жыл бұрын

Paul said in his book it was co written by someone outside of the band, possibly that has something to do with it? Who knows

@daniellocke6071

Жыл бұрын

Paul thought nobody liked it thats why they never played it live

@spaceknight793

Жыл бұрын

Check the Kiss Kruise vids. If they've played it live, it was probably done on a Kruise. They do lots of deep cuts on the cruises.

@couthon

Жыл бұрын

I think the reason is: It’s not truly a “KISS” song. If you listen to it, it’s very Rolling Stones-ish. I like the song, I just think it sticks out as sort of odd for KISS.

Jesus! Ace for sure left a lot of good s#&!@s around. 60% of the riffs belong to him. The guy is a damn legend.

@dand3975

Жыл бұрын

Rocket ride, and Shock me were the best songs Ace performed as Kiss "corporation" songs. Aces solo album was full of hits. Ace and Peter Criss were the rockers in Kiss, when Ace left or was fired? he took all the magic with him. I remember Ace in a good way, hopefully their is another reunion of Kiss. Ace needs to decline the invitation, no need to see him thrown under the bus another time.

I'll be 59 next month, and watching your videos reminds me of songs that I still listen today back then they really played music and not the rap crap that doesn't even qualify as music and KISS were the first band I saw live. I wish I would have kept all my ticket stubs and put them in a book, so I could have seen how many concerts I've seen.

@smoothpicker

Жыл бұрын

Man I just turned 54 and I still blast kiss music when I'm in the mood for some real, feal good music!!

@jsr-uz3oj

Жыл бұрын

@@smoothpicker Damn straight, still one of my favorite bands, rock on brother!

@smoothpicker

Жыл бұрын

@@jsr-uz3oj 🤘🤘

Kiss always said they were Heavy Metal and I love that. .Parasite was Metal AF

So many great riffs and catchy songs. They never got enough credit and definitely not enough airplay. So much more to them than Rock N Roll All Nite & Detroit Rock City. MR Speed my favorite Kiss track of all time. Seen them over 20 times and never heard them play it live. Glad he recognized it. well done.

"Rock'n'Roll Over" has most of my favourite guitar riffs and sounds, 'Makin' Love', 'I Stole your Love', 'Baby Driver' and 'I Want You!', yeah. "She" and definitely "Rocket Ride", even played on one Guitar these riffs are awesome, crunchy and melodic and exciting!

@bri.g.5105

Жыл бұрын

I listen to that album the most. Lot of catchy tunes

Ace Frehley is, and will always be my favorite lead guitarist. Beyond just being another lead guitarist. The man is the living definition of a rock star. He did it his way, no apologies, no fux given

It's sad that so many people disparage Kiss just because they aren't virtuoso musicians. Now, it's true that they are far from being virtuosos, but the thing is: _you don't have to be a virtuoso to create great music._ How I would have loved to have an iota of their creativity to come up with such great riffs (I'm a professional bass player). I stopped being a die-hard fan many years ago (still love them and have their entire official discography minus unnecessary compilations), but they were a true (and the biggest) obsession for me during the first half of my adolescence. After 40+ years, "Alive!" is still one of my top two live rock albums. Words aren't enough to describe what I felt the first time I heard it.

@nazareschwenck5340

Жыл бұрын

I like Kiss because they create good music!😍

@lamia.thira.lowenstein

Жыл бұрын

they are looked down on because of the costume and the merch, but their sound is really fun, sunshine and joy

@davidrapant6398

5 ай бұрын

Look at the cast of virtuosos out there. They don't usually make catchy riffs. They make music to complicated for mass appeal. That's cool but music you can hum and sing along to with a catchy chorus is what people gravitate towards. Kiss had really catchy songs and they aren't overly complicated.....and they are fun which you get zero of these days aside from Steel Panther....who are awesome by the way.

Freakin’ LOVE Kiss. Creatures of the Night and Lick It Up kick ass, i love Ace and his work. I wish he and Mick Mars got more recognition

I started subscribing a few months back, and was watching a few months before that. DUDE, YOU ROCK! (From another dad, probably about same age), not only fantastic guitar skills, but you also pick great songs and riffs to cover! I’m now go and listen to Dressed to Kill, some classic KISS songs there that aren’t the ones you normally hear. Thanks for the KILLER content!!

Love your sound! Saw Kiss back last October and still the best experience I've had. Great job!

I'm always most impressed that he can play like that. I'm 25, just picked up guitar 6 months ago (kiss was my favorite as a kid)

nicely done!! The tone your getting on your guitar is perfect. Love the way your getting that Ace bend to get that signature sound only he was able to do back in the day. Cheers!!

You did a great job 👍. Mr Speed is my favorite guitar riff also! I played drums and have played tons of KISS. They've been my favorite band since I was 5 years old in 1977. I always thought it would be cool to have a band that played nothing but kiss songs. Unfortunately I haven't found anybody else with the same passion for it as myself.

Just saw KISS live at ITink Palm Beach Florida. Effin EPIC!!! My first concert was Kisss 1979. This really brought me back. The people around me must have thought I was crazy ... or posessed. Lol. Anyway I own a music store, and loved this content. I did really miss Ace and Peter... Just not quite the same.

@ancpikachu

Жыл бұрын

Eyy! I saw them at IThink too!

@samwisethebrave288

Жыл бұрын

🤣You... think.

Ace! The man that started my love of guitar! I must have watched Kiss meets the phantom of the park about 100 times on our Betamax! (recorded from TV with commercials)

Finding this video made my night! Been following you for a while and didn't know this one was here. These all rock!

Detroit and rock n roll all night for shure will be one of them those two riffs are legendary

I love all the comments that begin..."I'm not really a Kiss fan, but....." They sound like closet Kiss fan comments. :D Great video Metal Dad. I'm 58, I grew up listening to all this stuff. My band as a teen and still to this day is Led Zeppelin, but I still loved those Kiss songs too. Keep on rockin'

My very first album I ever owned was Rock and Roll Over when I was eight. And the very first guitar solo that I ever heard and loved was from 'I Want You' from the same album. And yes, Mr. Speed is a great riff as well!

Thanks! Great playing! Love the pic at the end!

Omg! You're my, mate! All of these are some of my faves! Been a KISS fan since I was 8 years old. I'm 56 now. I Stole Your Love, is my all time fave Kiss song!

God Of Thunder and War Machine are my favorite two. I love the guitar solo for God Of Thunder

I loved this kind of video, keep on Metal Dad

Thanks Metal Dad for making my day! You've inspired me to pick up my guitar and start playing some of these riffs again \m/

Awesome! Thanks for posting! Saw Kiss in 79 such a great concert

Damn dude, you play those riffs beautifully. Thanks for sharing 🎸

Please tell me “Deuce” and “Nothin’ to loose” are on here, I freaking love the riffs on those.

Ace's album was great. Our band did a few off that one. Great video and riffs. Love watching you play. Keep rocking!

Good choice of Kiss riffs. Good to see you are playing riffs that are your actual favorites rather than playing riffs that might appease the masses. Great show.

When I was a kid in 1977, I figured somewhere on Earth was a bigger KISS fan than me, but I never would have imagined how much of a bigger fan he was than I. I salute you.

Creatures of the night is one of my all time favorite KISS albums

Your guitar tone is AWESOME!! I've watched countless videos highlighting Ace's guitar riffs. Of course some people do a better job playing them than others. You did an OUTSTANDING job! Definitely one of the best I have seen/ heard. Well done!!

Just found you brother, love it, love it , love it, Great job

Great video! KISS has so many awesome riffs!

I really enjoyed watching this video. Well done, Metal Dad! You play guitar very well!

DUDEEE I KNEWWWW mr. speed w=oudl be #1. It's such an underrated riff. Domino would have been on my list. Thanks for this video!

Love the bits of history and insight you throw into the mix!!

Good job I love the old stuff I've been listening to that stuff since 1974 oh God we're getting old! 👍

The Kulick brothers are so overlooked by most people. Their body of work goes unnoticed, especially Bob. Rock n Roll Over will always be special to me. My grandmother accidentally bought it for me when I was 5 in 76.

@digimortalone2759

Жыл бұрын

@P Jeffery She bought a stack of Disney records at a yard sale. Rock n Roll Over was mixed in there. Lucky me.

Love it! Keep it up with MORE KISS!!

Mate are the epitome of cool, just so laid back sitting there belting out great riffs, I wish my dad would have been like you then I would be able to play the les Paul I have, but can only drum (which I like too), keep rocking my man you have a new fan

Thanks ! I remember all these riffes and songs. It was a Real fan ! As the matter of fact, I've learned to play guitar with Kiss' partitions. Thanks for this Great moment !

f-awesome man - you got the tone & the beat baby!!!

I absolutely enjoyed this. Very well done. You have natural talent. Please do another kiss riff video and or just rock riffs. Thanks.

You awesome! I’m a big kiss fan since I was a kid. My first album I ever bought was kiss alive and I wore it out!! I love your playing and style! I have a epi les Paul, and I wish I could play those riffs as good as you!! Especially in a recliner lol keep rockin!!

Amazing list. I appreciate it.

Great vids man

Dude , I couldn't of picked a better list myself !! And thank God you put Mr. Speed #1 ! And you put in a lot of great oldies Love her all I can , She , Parasite , you sir are a true KISS fan and you know your music !!

I ended up watching 3 hours of live KISS concerts after this. Thank you for reminding me of how awesome they are as human beings and rock and roll legends

Hello, Metal DadR! I love Kiss's musics! You play so easy, so cool! I love your video! It's nice to see you to play!

That Paul Stanley riff is killer. Been listening to that a lot lately. I believe Bob Kulick plays on that. Great solo

That was fun. Thank you brother

Classic riffs, indeed! SUBBED!

Very nice! 🤘🏻

Really cool selection man! - Epic to watch and hear! - KISS is one of my all-time favorite bands, and I have infact recorded a version myself of "War Machine" on wich I play all the instruments and ('blushes') (try to) sing as well :D - However - keep these great videos comin' Metal Dad! - KK from Norway

Rocket Ride and Larger then Life just had a different feel or sound. Maybe the way they recorded it. Love it! Great job and thanks!

Growing up in Ohio I was surrounded by Hee Haw and country music I would spend the summers in Rhode Island with my cousins and they would be listening to Kiss and Alice Cooper they played Cold Gin and I was totally blown away

@carldavis1407

Жыл бұрын

60 year old fellow Ohio hillbilly..ironically enough, my friend Russ is the one who turned me onto KISS 🙂

@russgare6523

Жыл бұрын

Lol I heard my first Queen album at the Lima Ohio public library in 1976 it was in the classical music section because it was a night at the Opera

@johnnytorino9455

Жыл бұрын

That was cool.

@satyadasgumbyji8956

Жыл бұрын

Bro, I'm from wagon-wheel, boot-scootin, podunk HEE-HAW LAND!(Nashville)😅 Am 51, & proud to say, I actually fell in love with Kiss' music before really seeing them in late '70's! Had gotten into my mom's Beatles collection, which unfortunately abruptly ended with Help!, since got married & had my older sis. My dad knew I liked them & came home 1 day & said he had somebody give him an 8-Track at work, he listened to it on way home, didn't like, said I could have & handed me a copy of Love Gun. So I of course saw the cover, but just thought was cool album art. The heaviest thing I'd ever heard at that point was the song Help!. So when popped in 8-Track, I Stole Your Love was like hearing Slayer Reign In Blood when came out! It's a trip to think I would've been 6 yro, but had to be when came out, cause remember getting parents to buy me Dynasty when came out & wanted to go see them, but folks said was sold-out. Peter was my fave at time & I remember when announced in paper had the pic with monkey heads on his shouders. I'm sure it sold-out, but I tend to think they just told me that cause didn't wanna take me. Clips from Sunday newspaper should still be in the attic somewhere? Should also be clips, which prob be worth some money (actually may very well be archived on-line from The Tennessean these days?), when finally got to see them the 1st time Creatures tour '83 announcing the Sunday before show that Ace had left the band & been replaced by a one, "Vinnie Whiz"! Rock On, hillbilly mofos! 🤟😝❤

@russgare6523

Жыл бұрын

Lol I have to admit that I still go to the bluegrass and BBQ festival every year

Great playing man! I love KISS.

I stole your love! Cmon and love me!! MD likes a good dose of reverb doesnt he?Great vid 👍

Great selection hadn’t noticed the F# bend in Rip It Out before and killer tone

I think you might be my long lost brother.Seriously,I really appreciate your channel. It always puts a big smile on my face!!You ROCK👍

@MetalDadRocks

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much Todd!

@toddzilla6491

Жыл бұрын

Your Welcome👍 No BS either!! I am pretty sick they just found a big tumor in my kidney. I’ve been losing 2-4 units of blood a week. I have been taking my headphones and rocking to your channel. While getting transfusions. Your riffs are so many of my favorites it’s crazy.

@MetalDadRocks

Жыл бұрын

@@toddzilla6491 I'll be praying brother!

@toddzilla6491

Жыл бұрын

Thank you🙂

This is cool, thank you!

Great choices Metal dad and keep on rockin' that Lazy Boy!

I would have put "I Stole Your Love" on there. Killer riff and song.

@FrostedSeagull

Жыл бұрын

People avoid I Stole Your Love as it's an 'interpretation' of the Burn 🔥 riff by virtuoso Deep Purple & Rainbow guitarist Ritchie Blackmore. I love them both. Burn by Blackmore is considered THE best ever rocknrroll riff. Check out the live version at the '74 California Jam. Masterpiece! 👌

@mikesummers4712

Жыл бұрын

yes!!! you have a request metal dad.. sounds like it

You’re awesome mate!

Ya sure can RIFF! GREAT playing! \m/

Awesome job Metal Dad. So much fun. Nice sounding rig . When I was real young I had a L. P. Copy so I could pretend I was Ace. I get a like. Rock on.

Great job Metal Dad. For me 10 KISS riffs are not enough. Number one for me has to be Black Diamond.

@MyOneOFour

Жыл бұрын

So true! Love Black Diamond!

The Legend of Rock and they are looking at you! Keep rockin!!

Not only is he a good guitar player he also has a good voice for doing narration.

Well done!

awesome thanks, great tone

Shock me is one of my favourite riffs. Such a good one.

Mr. Speed is such an underrated kiss song

Great video! KISS rocked!

Very nice selection.

Mr. Speed is probably one of the most underrated KISS songs of all time.

Great choices!

Awesome. Thank you. Mr. Speed is one of my favorite KISS songs!

Kiss fan here. Nice Job! Personally, I'd drop some of the solo record stuff for Cold Gin, I Stole Your Love, or Nothing To Lose, buts that's just me. It's all good!

Thank you so much for these EPIC KISS riffs!!! They were my favorite group starting at age 7 or 8 and their music is very very underrated.

Absolutely awesome ❤❤

Love the choice of riffs and the tone is very close to Ace and Paul's overall sound. You could add another 15 to this list!

War machine! Hell yeah, metal dad 🤘

Rip it out was definitely the best song out of any solo album IMO. One of my favorite songs to play on guitar as well 🤘🤘 however as far as the 80s go, a million to one, is one of my favorites as well.

I knew before you said that number one was Mr. Speed. Mostly because it’s mine, too. Thanks for this walk down memory lane! Cheers!