Kiss-Alive! (1975)

"Alive" was the first live album by the legendary Kiss, published in 1975, where it includes a selection of songs from their first three and only albums published by the band until that year ("Kiss", "Hotter Than Hell" and "Dressed To Kill").
With this formidable direct double, Kiss obtained great fame and was the trigger for them to be known worldwide.
With a sound ahead of its time which was questioned by its "tweaks" in the studio, visceral and powerful songs such as "Hotter Than Hell", "Nothin´To Lose", "C'mon and Love me", "100, 000 Years", "Rock Bottom" or "Rock and Roll All Nite".
The album stayed on the charts for nothing more and nothing less than 110 consecutive weeks and its sales far exceeded 6 million copies worldwide.

Kiss-Dynasty (1979)

This was the album that the closest Kiss fans abhorred to the point of selling for commerciality and succumbing to the disco sound so in vogue in the late 70s.
However, despite the bad reviews, it should be recognized that the band would achieve a decent and sparkling job with a style that perfectly fit with their germinal philosophy, glam and lyrics about love, parties and sex.
"I Was Made For Lovin´You", was undoubtedly where the disco influence would be most noticeable but that would become a classic of the so-called rock album.
The rest of the album is closer to the previous works of the band as the version of the Stones "2000 Man" where Kiss shows us his heaviest power, the calm and sentimental "Sure Know Something", the street rock 'n' Roll "Dirty Livin´", the great "Magic touch" or the festive "Hard Times", gave Kiss the reason with an album that did not betray anyone, just as it should sound at the time it was published, bathed by musical currents around him but with the seal of the essence of Kiss themselves.

Kiss-Destroyer (1976)

The increase in popularity that Kiss experienced in a few years was overwhelming. To his live show, we had to add a series of high quality albums that could withstand all possible paraphernalia. Destroyer ( 1976) is undoubtedly one of the most fascinating moments of the band, thanks to his ambition and his eagerness for experimentation, a fact motivated by the presence of producer Bob Ezrin, who at that time had already worked with Pink Floyd and Alice Cooper, and with which they made use of various sound effects and punctual orchestral arrangements. Highlights include the thrilling "Detroit Rock City", the dense "God of Thunder", the dynamic "Flaming Youth" and the ballad "Beth".

Kiss-Rock And Roll Over (1976)

Kiss's fifth album is one of their most acclaimed releases among their millions of fans. Recorded at the Star Theatre in New York City during September and October of 1976, the venue was chosen because the band wanted to capture a live sound, especially Peter Criss's drumming. However, Criss wasn't satisfied with the initial takes, so he decided to record all the drum parts in a separate, enclosed room, communicating with the rest of the band and the sound and production engineers via video conference. The album features heavy hard rock saturated with memorable guitar riffs and suggestive lyrics. Songs like "Calling Dr. Love", "Ladies Room", "Love 'Em and Leave 'Em", "Baby Driver", "I Want You", "Hard Luck Woman", and "Take Me" are all classics for the band. The album would achieve double platinum status and its cover would become one of the band's iconic images, printed on millions of posters and t-shirts around the world.

Kiss-Love Gun (1977)

With his sixth album "Love Gun" published in 1977, Kiss closed his stage of best creativity and for many of his fans, the best of his entire career.
This superb album contains part of the history of the band with songs like "I Stole Your Love", "Shock Me" or "Love Gun" demonstrating the enormous amount of songs they composed in only three years in which they released five fantastic albums.
From here the bad addictions of its members, in particular Ace Frehley and Peter Criss and the egos of the rest of the band would take their toll on them, turning their environment into their own creative tomb.

Kiss-Alive II (1977)

Two years after Kiss's first double live album, "Alive II" arrived, a natural sequel to the iconic original. "Alive II" was recorded during the "Love Gun World Tour" in August and September of 1977 in Los Angeles, New York, and Tokyo. The setlist for this live album draws from the band's three most recent albums: "Destroyer", "Rock and Roll Over", and "Love Gun". As with the previous live album, this one was remixed and produced by Eddie Kramer at Electric Lady Studios in New York. However, only three sides of this double album feature live recordings, while the fourth side is dedicated to five previously unreleased songs, including the noteworthy "Rocket Ride" and Dave Clarke's original version of "Any Way You Want It". But it's the live repertoire that elevates this superb live album. Hit hard rock and heavy metal songs like "Detroit Rock City", "Love Gun", "Shock Me", "Calling Dr. Love", "Ladies Room", and "Beth", are part of a selection from this legendary double live album, although it falls somewhat short of its predecessor. A seventh-place finish on the US Billboard charts and over two million copies sold only served to increase the success and popularity of the flamboyant and famous American band.