Rare material by the members of the band includes Gene Simmons collaborating with Engelbert Humperdinck, a Vinnie Vincent demo, collaborations featuring Ace Frehley, Eric Singer and Bob Kulick and much more. Also includes the original demo, for the first time available, from "Is That You?" (from the album Unmasked) performed by its writer: Gerard McMahon.
Kiss is one of the most remarkable wonder in rock's history, a band that stirs up passions and ignites the soul of teenagers -and older- with its addictive blend of hard rock, special effects, catchy tunes, lots of charisma and a sense of danger and freedom that has rarely been experienced somewhere else.
From the beginning, Kiss opted for a full blown experience, combining both Jimi Hendrix's and Pete Townshend's guitar-breaking antics and the fire-throwing performance (once patented by Arthur Brown), with Alice Cooper's horror theatrics and the glamour of bands like Slade or Sweet. It was once said that the group wanted to be "four Alice Cooper's at a time" and to achieve that, they created the band's four personalities.
Kiss's songs structures are simple, but they always have an immediate catchiness. They have always been smart enough to perceive new trends in music and were able to gracefully adapt to those new trends. During their long career Kiss have incorporated classic pop ballads like Beth or Shandi, country rock (Hard Luck Woman), disco (I Was Made For Loving You), a 'harder' rock (starting with the album Creatures Of The Night), glam metal (like the album Crazy Nights) and even some grunge vibes on one of their most recent studio albums (Carnival Of Souls).
In The Many Faces Of Kiss we enter into the secret world of the band, their side projects, collaborations and influences. Their hidden members, favorite songs and a couple of surprises that are sure to delight their fans. Because The Many Faces Of Kiss is an album made by fans, and for fans.
CD1
01. Bruce Kulick feat Gene Simmons - Ain't Gonna Die (4:11)
02. Ritchie Starlet feat Ace Frehley - Johnny's In Love (3:25)
03. Shameless - American Man (3:44)
04. Bruce Kulick feat Tobias Sammet & Eric Singer - I'm The Animal (4:41)
05. Rick Derringer - Rock & Roll Hoochie Koo (3:42)
06. Shameless feat Bruce Kulick - I Don't Think I Love U (5:04)
07. Bruce Kulick - Need Me (3:26)
08. Engelbert feat Gene Simmons - Spinning Wheel (3:21)
09. Vinnie Vincent - Gypsy In Her Eyes (3:30)
10. G Tom Mac - Is That You? (4:44)
11. Rick Derringer - Teenage Love Affair (3:21)
12. Shameless feat Eric Singer - What U Want Is What U Get (4:43)
13. Bruce Kulick - Pair Of Dice (3:24)
14. Jerry Breiner - The French Waltz (4:36)
CD2
01. Leaving Eden - Rock And Roll All Nite (2:46)
02. Chris Heave, A.J. Caruso, Fran Gilbert & Richard Kendrick - I Love It Loud (4:32)
03. Hachiman - Detroit Rock City (3:40)
04. Groove Studio All Stars - I Want You (3:32)
05. Mystic Force - Love Gun (3:21)
06. Ron Keel & Richard Kendrick - Lick It Up (4:02)
07. Dogbane - Charisma (4:26)
08. Loaded Dice - C'mon On And Love Me (3:00)
09. Last Pharaoh - I Was Made For Loving You (4:16)
10. Willow Wisp - Creatures Of The Night (3:47)
11. Sinful Lilly - Flaming Youth (3:57)
12. Keri Kelli, Chuck Bonnett III, Tom Drennan & Lee Thompson - Shout It Out Loud (2:46)
13. Richard Kendrick - Forever (3:48)
14. Kissed Alive! - Deuce (3:16)
CD3
01. Alice Cooper - I'm Eighteen (4:10)
02. The Sweet - Wig-Wam Bam (3:01)
03. Punky Meadows - The Price You Pay (3:49)
04. Hello - New York Groove (2:44)
05. The Fastwalkers - God Gave Rock N' Roll To You (3:21)
06. The Sweet - Little Willy (3:13)
07. Punky Meadows - Straight Shooter (4:04)
08. Alice Cooper - School's Out (3:19)
09. Redbone - The Witch Queen Of New Orleans (3:33)
10. Bobby Lewis - Tossin' And Turnin' (2:31)
11. Eddie Cochran - Summertime Blues (2:00)
12. Bobby Rydell - Kissin' Time (2:11)
13. The Diamonds - Then He Kissed Me (2:43)
14. Cliff Edwards - When You Wish Upon A Star (3:13)
15. Louis Armstrong - What A Wonderful World (2:22)
