Track Listing
DISC 1:
1. Strutter - (previously unreleased, 1973 demo)
2. Deuce - (previously unreleased, 1973 demo)
3. Keep Me Waiting - (previously unreleased, with Wicked Lester)
4. She - (previously unreleased, with Wicked Lester)
5. Love Her All I Can - (previously unreleased, with Wicked Lester)
6. Let Me Know - (previously unreleased, Bell Sound Studios 1973 demo)
7. 100,000 Years - (previously unreleased, Bell Sound Studios 1973 demo)
8. Stop, Look to Listen - (previously unreleased, Paul Stanley 1968 demo)
9. Leeta - (previously unreleased, Gene Simmons 1969 demo)
10. Let Me Go, Rock 'N' Roll - (previously unreleased, Bell Sound Studios 1973 demo)
11. Acrobat - (previously unreleased, live, at The Daisy, 1973)
12. Firehouse - (previously unreleased, Bell Sound Studios 1973 demo)
13. Nothin' to Lose
14. Black Diamond
15. Hotter Than Hell
16. Strange Ways
17. Parasite
18. Goin' Blind
19. Anything For My Baby
20. Ladies in Waiting
21. Rock and Roll All Nite
DISC 2:
1. C'Mon and Love Me - (live)
2. Rock Bottom - (live)
3. Cold Gin - (live)
4. Watchin' You - (live)
5. Doncha Hesitate - (previously unreleased, 1975 demo)
6. Mad Dog - (previously unreleased, demo)
7. God of Thunder - (previously unreleased, demo)
8. Great Expectations
9. Beth
10. Do You Love Me
11. Bad, Bad Lovin' - (previously unreleased, demo, early version of Calling Dr. Love)
12. Calling Dr. Love
13. Mr. Speed - (previously unreleased, demo)
14. Christine Sixteen
15. Hard Luck Woman
16. Shock Me
17. I Stole Your Love
18. I Want You - (previously unreleased, soundcheck recording)
19. Love Gun - (previously unreleased, demo)
20. Love Is Blind - (previously unreleased, Gene Simmons demo)
DISC 3:
1. Detroit Rock City
2. King of the Night Time World - (live)
3. Larger Than Life
4. Rocket Ride
5. Tonight You Belong to Me
6. New York Groove
7. Radioactive - (previously unreleased, demo)
8. Don't You Let Me Down
9. I Was Made For Lovin' You
10. Sure Know Something
11. Shandi
12. You're All That I Want, You're All That I Need - (previously unreleased, demo)
13. Talk to Me - (previously unreleased, live, at Parreta Stadium, 1980)
14. World Without Heroes, A
15. Oath, The
16. Nowhere to Run
17. Creatures of the Night
18. War Machine
19. I Love It Loud
DISC 4:
1. Lick It Up
2. All Hell's Breakin' Loose
3. Heaven's on Fire
4. Get All You Can Take
5. Thrills in the Night
6. Tears Are Falling
7. Uh! All Night
8. Time Traveller - (previously unreleased, Paul Stanley 1986 demo)
9. Hell or High Water
10. Crazy, Crazy Nights
11. Reason to Live
12. Let's Put the X in Sex
13. Hide Your Heart
14. Ain't That Peculiar - (previously unreleased, Eric Carr 1989 demo)
15. Silver Spoon
16. Forever - (single version)
DISC 5:
1. God Gave Rock 'N' Roll to You II
2. Unholy
3. Domino - (previously unreleased, demo)
4. Every Time I Look at You
5. Comin' Home - (live, unplugged)
6. Got to Choose - (live, unplugged)
7. I Still Love You - (live, unplugged)
8. Nothin' to Lose - (live, unplugged)
9. Childhood's End (With Coda) - (previously unreleased)
10. I Will Be There
11. Psycho Circus
12. Into the Void
13. Within
14. I Pledge Allegiance to the State of Rock & Roll
15. Nothing Can Keep Me From You
16. It's My Life - (Psycho Circus outtake, original version)
17. Shout It Out Loud - (live)
18. Rock and Roll All Nite - (previously unreleased)
| Details | | Distributor: | Universal Distribution | | Recording Type: | Studio | | Recording Mode: | Stereo | | SPAR Code: | n/a |
Album Notes
KISS: THE BOX SET Standard Edition is packaged with 120-plus color booklet featuring track by track commentary by KISS band members, rare photos and essay.
Kiss: Paul Stanley, Ace Frehley (vocals, guitar); Gene Simmons (vocals, bass); Peter Criss (vocals, drums).
All tracks have been digitally remastered.
The long-rumored and oft-delayed Kiss boxset finally saw the light of day in November of 2001, imaginatively dubbed THE BOX SET. But don't be misled by its run-of-the-mill title, like everything Kiss has ever done, it's completely over the top. Featuring five discs full of hits, overlooked album tracks, and rarities. The set comes in two configurations-- a standard issue box set, and a far more expensive deluxe edition, which comes in a replica guitar case. (Both come with a 120 page book with track-by-track commentary and rare photos).
Kiss detractors who've never been able to get past the greasepaint, costumes, and bombastic live show should note that the band has penned countless hard rock classics over the years, all of which are here; "Black Diamond," "Rock and Roll All Nite," "Do You Love Me," "Detroit Rock City," "I Love It Loud," and countless others. But the main attraction for longtime fans is the set's abundance of rarities, including demos of "Strutter," "Deuce," "Firehouse," "God of Thunder" (with Paul Stanley on vocals), and "Love Gun." There are also tracks that never saw the light of day on Kiss albums ("Acrobat," "Mad Dog," "Doncha Hesitate," "Bad Bad Lovin'," "Love is Blind"), and pre-Kiss tracks from the various band members. While Kiss's '70s work (discs one through three) far outpaces the other disc of latter-day material in terms of quality, THE BOX SET contains a fine balance of the well known and the obscure.
Editorial Reviews
...94-track anthology....Kiss's double entendres, pop choruses and elementary rock riffing provided simple, escapist thrills for a generation....
Mojo (01/01/2002)
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