This is where it all began…
This is the album that first got me interested in hard rock/heavy metal…when I was 5!
I remember my brother bringing this home on vinyl in 1975 and he let me look at it for a little bit. I’m pretty sure he borrowed it from TR or Scotty from across the street. I know he didn’t buy it as money was always pretty tight. I asked him why they looked liked clowns all dressed up. I think he said something like, “Just shut up and listen to it.” So i did.
Wow. What was this? I never heard anything like this on AM radio. I was hooked. Of course at that age I didn’t understand much of what they were talking about but I loved it. Learned every word as best as I could.
While this isn’t anywhere near my favorite KISS album, it is definitely the one that made me a hard rocker. My faves on here include Room Service, Rock Bottom, She and C’mon and Love Me. I never did like Rock And Roll All Night. Blech!
So there it is. Blame KISS.
The Metal Files 
This actually is my favorite KISS album and always has been.
Metal Mark
September 9, 2008 at 3:21 pm
good post!
KISS got me in grade school.
I have some old pics when I was even 5-7 listening to their 8 tracks on my fathers stereo system with some big-ass OLD school headphones!
I looked like I was a piloting a small plane while listening!
Curt King
Demolish
demolishfanzine
March 2, 2010 at 2:47 pm