Kiss - Kissology: The Ultimate Kiss Collection Vol. 2 1978-1991 (2006) [3xDVD-9 + 3xDVD-5, Japan]

Limited Availability of 500 pieces worldwide. Japan-original release from KISS featuring their footage from 1974 to 2000. Japan-exclusive box set contains 9 discs featuring Kissology Vol.1, Kissology Vol.2, and Kissology Vol.3. In addition, it includes following 9 bonus discs that were obtainable before only with separate vendor exclusive box set releases in the US.

~ discogs

2006's Kissology: The Ultimate Kiss Collection, Vol. 1: 1974-1977 DVD set did a splendid job of covering Kiss at their peak during the '70s – but there was much more of the story left to tell. So with demand still high for classic live Kiss footage (less than a year since its release, Kissology has been certified platinum – five times over), the masked masters of merchandising have done the next logical thing: issue Kissology, Vol. 2. Similar in setup to its predecessor, this multi-disc set (three DVD's total) features a few complete vintage concerts, promo bits, interviews, and TV appearances – spanning the years 1978 through 1991. Of the three discs, the first is the only one not to include any live material, as its centerpiece is the painful to watch made-for-TV movie, Kiss Meets the Phantom of the Park, which is included in the rarely seen "European theatrical version" titled Kiss in Attack of the Phantoms and includes different scenes and music in certain spots. If you want to inflict pain upon yourself – try watching this entire stinker from beginning to end in one sitting. But the disc also includes the group's entertaining interview on The Tomorrow Show with Tom Snyder from 1979, complete with comedic banter from a visibly inebriated Ace Frehley. The second disc features a complete concert from the group's blockbuster 1980 tour of Australia – drummer Eric Carr's first – which features such rarely subsequently performed Unmasked tracks as "Shandi," "Talk to Me," and "Is That You?" Additionally, the show provides quite a bit of substance to claims by some hardcore Kiss fans, that the Carr-Frehley-Simmons-Stanley line-up was their strongest. But from an oddity standpoint, nothing can beat the group's appearance on the short-lived Saturday Night Live knock-off, Fridays (which featured the then-unknown Michael Richards and Larry David) from January 1982, during which the group performs a "mini-Music from "The Elder" set" for the only time in their career ("The Oath," "A World Without Heroes," and "I"). The third disc is comprised mostly of non-makeup era Kiss, but begins with a bang – the largest concert the group ever put on from their original "makeup era" (and the first tour with guitarist Vinnie Vincent) – in support of their underrated Creatures of the Night album, at Maracana Stadium in Brazil. Also included is the group unmasking on MTV (which features the late, great VJ, J.J. Jackson), as well as a complete performance from 1990 in support of the tepid Hot in the Shade album (which would prove to be Carr's last tour with the band; sadly, he would die a year later). Unlike the first Kissology, several tours go either largely or entirely undocumented here. This includes the tours in support of Dynasty (a show from this tour is only available as a bonus disc), Lick It Up (a pair of songs from their first-ever performance sans makeup, from Portugal in 1983), and Asylum (which featured the most gaudy/inadvertently hilarious costumes the group ever sported). Also mysteriously absent is the group's 1985 home video, Animalize Live Uncensored, which has never been officially released on DVD Stateside. But again, these complaints are small, and certainly don't take away from the big picture: Kissology, Vol. 2 is another smartly assembled package of live Kiss. [Three separate "bonus discs" will be included with each copy of Kissology, Vol. 2 depending where you purchase it: Capitol Center 1979 from the Dynasty tour, and two shows from the Crazy Nights tour in 1988 – Budokan Hall and the Ritz]

by Greg Prato, allmusic

Tracklist DVD1:

1.Land Of Hype And Glory with Edwin Newman – January 10, 1978 (4:3)
2.Kiss in Attack of The Phantoms European Theatrical Cut (Comedy) - 1979 (16:9)
3.The Tomorrow Show With Tom Snyder (partial) – October 31, 1979 (4:3)


Tracklist DVD2:

1.Shandi (music video) – 1980
2.CNN Interview with Peter Criss – September 24, 1980
Countdown – September 21, 1980
Rockpop – September 13, 1980
3."She’s So European"
4."Talk To Me"
KISS Invades Australia – Sydney Showground: Sydney, Australia – November 22, 1980
5."Detroit Rock City"
6."Cold Gin"
7."Strutter"
8."Shandi"
9."Calling Dr. Love"
10."Firehouse"
11."Talk To Me"
12."Is That You?"
13."2,000 Man"
14."I Was Made For Lovin’ You" (Alt)
15."New York Groove"
16."Love Gun"
17.'Drum Solo"/"God Of Thunder"(Incomplete)
18."Rock And Roll All Nite"
19."Shout It Out Loud"
20."King Of The Night Time World"
21."Paul Stanley's Solo" + "Black Diamond"
Fridays – January 15, 1982
22."The Oath "
23."A World Without Heroes"
24."I"
Top Pop – November 1982
25."I Love It Loud"


Tracklist DVD3:

Maracana Stadium: Rio De Janeiro, Brazil July 18, 1983
1."Creatures Of The Night"
2."Cold Gin"
3."Calling Dr. Love"
4."Firehouse"
5."I Love It Loud"
6."War Machine"
7."Black Diamond"
8."Rock And Roll All Nite"
MTV Special: KISS Unmasking –September 18, 1983
Cascais Hall: Lisbon, Portugal – October 11, 1983
9."Creatures Of The Night"
10."Detroit Rock City"
The Spectrum: Philadelphia, PA – December 18, 1987
11."Love Gun"
12."Bang Bang You"
13."Reason To Live"
14."No, No, No"
15."Crazy, Crazy Nights"
The Palace At Auburn Hills: Detroit, MI – October 14, 1990
16."I Stole Your Love"
17."Deuce"
18."Heaven’s On Fire"
19."Crazy Crazy Nights"
20."Black Diamond"
21."Shout It Out Loud"
22."Strutter"
23."Calling Dr. Love"
24."I Was Made For Lovin’ You"
25."Fits Like A Glove"
26."Hide Your Heart"
27."Lick It Up"
28."God Of Thunder"
29."Forever"
30."Cold Gin"
31."Tears Are Falling"
32."I Love It Loud"
33."Love Gun"
34."Detroit Rock City"
35."I Want You"
36."Rock And Roll All Nite"
Day In Rock – November 25, 1991: MTV News excerpt
Music Video – 1991
37."God Gave Rock ‘N’ Roll To You II"
Bonus after the credits
Eric Carr in the hospital.
EASTER EGG on the menu if you click on the "KISSology" : Gene Simmons & Mark St. John Interview


Tracklist DVD4:

Nippon Budokan- Tokyo, Japan April 21, 1988
1.Love Gun
2.Cold Gin
3.Crazy Crazy Nights
4.Heaven's on Fire
5.War Machine
6.I Love It Loud
7.Lick It Up
8.I Was Made for Lovin' You
9.Detroit Rock City


Tracklist DVD5:

Capital Centre, Largo, MD - July 8, 1979
1.Radioactive
2.Move On
3.Calling Dr. Love
4.Firehouse
5.New York Groove
6.Tossin' And Turnin'
7.I Was Made For Lovin' You
8.Christine Sixteen
9.Love Gun
10.God Of Thunder
11.Shout It Out Loud
12.Black Diamond
13.Detroit Rock City
14.Rock And Roll All Nite


Tracklist DVD6:

The Ritz New York, NY- August 13, 1988
1.Deuce
2.Love Gun
3.Fits Like A Glove
4.Heaven's on Fire
5.Cold Gin
6.Black Diamond
7.Firehouse
8.Crazy, Crazy Nights
9.Calling Dr. Love
10.War Machine
11.Tears Are Falling








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