KISS - Kissology Vol. 1 - 1974-1977 (DVD, 2006, 2-Disc Set)

It’s the moment we’ve all been waiting for fellow Kiss Army members. No more cheap bootlegs of this stuff! Kiss has put it all together in this glorious 2 DVD set. If you’re a Kiss fan there is a good chance you have already seen most of this footage, but 3rd 4th or even a later generation of it. This is straight from the Kiss vault, top quality footage.

I wanted to tell you how cool it is. I can finally buy a liscenced version of all the awsome things I've had on bootleg in the past. In fact, I actually wanted to write Gene Simmons a letter in the early ninties and suggest he put something like this out!

What makes this compilation so great is the imperfections! All of the little things that aren't planned. Like not being able to get feedback on cue, microphone stands getting in the way, a botched solo, a bad note, and someone singing off-key. The reality of the humanity of The Greatest Rock And Roll Show On Earth.

Most people know KISS worked thier butts off, right from the beginning. They practiced for their live shows over and over again. Every little move was pre-planned to give maximum appeal to the audiences senses. To generate excitement, or a reaction. So, it's great to see the mistakes. To see how they overcame and adapted to unique situations. Plus, it makes it a lot easier now to picture one of them sitting on a toilet. Just like the rest of us! Now, let's move on to the kind of stuff proffesional journalists would write about.

It is very fascinating to watch KISS go from rough and unpolished, like a Black Diamond,to Gods of Thunder. In the beginning you can see the nervousness, unsuredness, and overall inexperience. Some of the now infamous moves weren't so polished, and looked sort of robotic. They also looked determined, hungry, and destined. The nervousness and silliness of the Mike Douglas Show faded away, by the time they did The Midnight Special. Between those two events was the crux of KISS' destiny. Somewhere in between there KISS sold out Cobo Hall in Detroit. You could see they had come of age on The Midnight Special. They LOOKED like rock stars, they moved smoothly like rock stars, and they played like rock stars. Instead of looking like four guys trying to do something different, hoping other people will like it. They started looking like four guys.

You can easily see the transformation from hooligans to high class. KISS was tough, rude, and obnoxious in the beginning. The Ramones were around about this same time. You could almost say KISS is one of the world's original punk bands. Disc two, the edge is gone. It's all about marketing. Good or bad. There's nothing wrong with a little more money! I think The Budokan stage show was really the "dream come true" stage show for KISS. They finally had the money to do whatever they wanted, and do it their way. This victory would set the stage for the further catapult of KISS on a global level. All of the music is great. But, this set tells a story.

By the time KISS played The Summit in Houston, it was getting very difficult for Ace to even visit his own mom. His car would be mobbed by all the neighborhood kids in the Bronx. There are many sacrifices which come with fame. And distractions. And money. Which should lead us into Volume II.

I already had all this footage included here in many bootleg DVD's that I've traded in the past 10 years. However, now you have the very best digitally enhanced remasters of these rare concert clips which are trully outstanding..get this quick

I bought it because Kiss is my inspiration to my music career and I got it for a very modest price. there is nothing that I dislike, I love evey minute of the dvd!!!! thank's... Jeff

If you can still find the 3 disc with bonus disc Largo 1977 trust me this is the one you want (Alive II tour)

Great purchase. There are two hidden "Easter Egg" videos, one on each disk. One is KISS unmasked 1976 playing in Tudexo's at Ace's wedding, the other is the earliest footage ever shot of them. Play around with the "menu" and you'll find em (hint - click different parts of the selections, not just the predictable parts). Aside from these eggs being the most valuable to a KISS fan (most of us have seen all the material on here) the videos are a good way to collect "clean" copies of classic KISS. The Paul Lynde Halloween Special and the Mike Douglas show is spliced up and I've seen better versions of The Winterland show without all the glitches. It would have been great if they did what was done to the Led Zepplin DVD remasters!!!!! Now those show great efforts. I also noticed (true KISS fans will notice) that some of the Japan show is actually footage from 2 different nights. I wonder why. Anyway, overall, good price and nice to finally have an official version of this stuff.

Rock n Roll Allnight! The best of the Kiss songs live! The older stuff was really the best. Sure alot of repetition bit listen with the commentary-GREAT STUFF !! A must for any Rock n Roll dvd library.

A love this DVD , its very very good. A have like Kiss for along time and i have seen them live and watching this dvd is great. It feel like being to a consert.
This Dvd was excellent condition and it fell great to own it.
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By far one of the best DVD's released by Kiss. It documents their early career with the four origonal members. I reccomend that you watch it with the band members commentary. There are a lot of crazy stories told by Paul and Gene on this one. Worth every penny.

Some great concert footage with good sound, of the early years and rise if KISS. It has three good DVDs counting the bonus Madison Square Garden Concert of 1977. They are at the top of their game here. Playing well, the boys are enjoyable to watch and hear. Nearly as good as Kissology 3, and better than Kissology 2.

this is a good buy overall good concert per. but i like to see more concerts and out of the bonus disk the largo md 1977 was the best of the bonus disk the madison square garden bouns disk should have been a complete concert ont parts of it overall a good but needs to be more complete and more concert footage

#1 item on my son's Xmas list. The box was a little damaged BUT not surprising seeing as though it has been around for a while. The discs are in great shape.

Great early footage, takes forever to finish just one concert let alone one disk. Interesting to see how differen they played and sounded back then. However, be warned, the footage looks like it was recorded off an old vhs tape, image quality isnt great, along with the audio quality, and image has tracking lines sometimes.

Anyone who loves Kiss young and old needs this set. It takes you back to the hay day of Rock and Roll.

kiss finally released a dvd box set of archives pecious too me,a die hard kiss fan my whole life,this was the period i enjoyed the most from the band,although there is no kiss, bad kiss ,.too me....I basically bought this for the third time just too get a diiferent bonus disc,yeah all thekissology's so far have 3 different bonus disc's in each volume,i don't care if it's kiss it's special too me,I'm happy.

I love the group then and I love the group even more now. Awesome! great concert if you are a Kiss Army fan.

I LOVE MUSIC DAY,NIGHT, IT IS ALWAYS IN MY HEAD THATS WHY THIS DVD SET DOES IT FOR ME. SEEING SONGS YOU LOVE LIVE IS GREAT AND THIS DVD PLEASES THE MUSIC BEAST IN ALL OF US.

All the footage never saw before from the 80's and more. This is with no dought this is the best movie i have ever saw. it also has all your favorite guys Paul,Gene,Ace,Peter. This dvd contains so much that you would never believe it. This is deffinetly the best video I have ever seen and this is a ?~VERY~ good buy don't walk away from this you will love it.

Turn this up to 11. Great early footage of the original (and best) line up. See Kiss when they really mattered and changed the course of rock music. Watching this reminds you of why you liked Kiss in the first place. These early concerts were where they had something to prove. Home video and the TV appearances are priceless. Travel back in time 30 years ago, and play this loud. Buy this right NOW !

My son-in-law was delighted! In fact, he had almost bought this in a store just days before. My daughter had to steer him away from it.

finally,all the kiss footage that we saw on tv before vcr's and concert footage too.
this is the dvd i'v been waiting for.

Absolutely the best live hard rock band of all time. Discs contain both live concerts and t.v. performances. The concerts totally rock. And they are from their early days, so you get to see Kiss when they were raw and hungry for success.

KISSOLOGY is a must for true KISS fans. The oldest clips are the most fun as we get to see KISS as they are in their formative years and making the first TV appearances and some early shows with only one or 2 albums under thier belt.
Yes some songs are repeated many times but hey just skip the 5th viewing of FIREHOUSE if desired.
The booklet is great and in true KISS tradition a replica of a 1975 KISS sticky backstage pass is included -Musical geniuses? Probably not. Innovators?
Nah, they nicked their act from Alice Cooper and The NY Dolls. Marketing and merchandising and taking the SHOW to the next level is how KISS made their mark on ROCK in the 70's. They haven't made a really greay album since Destroyer in 1976 but they are always a good time and a fun show to see.
- Diamond Dave