Kiss
Alive III

THE REVIEW

Ladies and Gentlemen, bow down to the album I'm about to review because the Kiss have really outdone themselves this time!!! And not in a negative sense, but in the most positive way ever!!!!

1993: the Kiss had just released "Revenge," the album of vengeance from all the mediocrity of the '80s. The album has metal sounds but also very hard rock and with some very nice ballads like "Every time I look at you." And now, on to the review!

The album I have in hand is scenically beautiful, and to be honest, I was a bit skeptical about the album's success; however, I insert the CD into the player. As in all respectable Kiss live shows, the lowest note of Gene's instrument can be felt. It's a pity, though, that the classic entrance "all right you wanted the best you got the best the hottest band in the land Kiss!" has been removed, so the immense double bass drum of Eric Singer's immense drum set immediately kicks in, followed by the guitars with "Creatures of the night!" The intro is explosive, full of life, and with a strong charge. Paul's voice is a little subdued and raspy, but the Starchild doesn't lower the tone of all the songs for this reason; instead, he uses it until the last vocal cord. The distortion the four adopt in the live show is the fuzz distortion metal, which makes the songs sound heavier than they are. Right after "Creatures," it kicks off at full speed with "Deuce." Gene's voice is well-calibrated and seems to have returned to his glory days, with Eric Singer behind the drums unleashing amazing fills that would make even our Tullio de Piscopo envious.

After "Deuce" comes a song from Revenge: "I just wanna," performed excellently and flawlessly. Bruce is always as precise as a Swiss clock in his solos, which makes the song much more beautiful than the studio version. Track number four is the dark "Unholy." Here Gene not only sings off-key but also lowers the pitch of the song, and in the second verse's chorus, he forgets the words and repeats the previous ones. By now, Gene is just a stage presence. The fifth song is "Heaven's on fire," obviously perfectly calibrated, and Paul's voice rarely goes off-key. After this, the Kiss perform a song from Hotter than hell, "Watchin' you," performed decently. Even though I've never liked this song, I must say they made me appreciate it since they've redone it much better than in the studio album. Another transition song after number six, which is "Domino," which they will also perform in the unplugged; the song isn't bad, but it wasn't suitable for a live show of this magnitude. "Domino" however, heats the crowd so much that the Kiss then perform "I was made for lovin' you": AMAZING is an understatement; just think that by changing distortion, even for this song, the danceable ballad of the "kiss" becomes almost an assault track full of strength and drive.

The crowd is so excited that they scream so loud they cover Paul and Bruce's guitars, and here comes "I still love you," always beautiful and even different, given that Eric Singer gives his best in this song, inventing fills where there weren't any before. The Kiss are back, and here comes "Rock and roll all nite" without the classic "drum intro," but only a three-hit strike on Singer's hi-hat. A blast of voices screaming and shouting madly covers the sound of the music played by the four, and here's "Lick it up" redone in a metal key, beautiful but what surprises the fans the most is the next song "Forever," one of the most beautiful Kiss songs, in my opinion the most beautiful, Bruce's acoustic guitar here takes on a romantic and classical attitude that suits him well. The Kiss get the crowd going and then play "Take it off," beautiful, aggressive, and very hard as a song; the intro is very nice with an arpeggio that smacks of classical music and a slow drum, but afterward, the true spirit of the Kiss is unleashed in a typically hard rock song. The songs continue, and here's "I love it loud" that fires up the crowd like never before, and then again "Detroit rock city" and "God gave rock 'n roll to you," the last song written with Eric Carr!! Full of emotions and very romantic. To beautifully conclude, the Kiss perform the American anthem in a rock key with only two guitars and fireworks.

What can I say! In front of this live performance, one is truly left speechless because there is nothing to say, rather it's better to stay silent and watch as a myth resurrects, because the Kiss are a myth, they are a band that even unmasked can drive you crazy with how they play. Ladies and Gentlemen, the Kiss in 1992 had just resurrected…