Alive III

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Alive III
Live album by Kiss
Released	May 18, 1993
Recorded	November 27-29, 1992
Genre	Hard Rock/Heavy Metal
Length	67:26
Label	Mercury Records
Producer(s)	Eddie Kramer & Kiss
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link
Kiss chronology
Revenge (1992)	Alive III (1993)	Kiss Unplugged (1996)

Alive III is a live album released by the American hard rock band Kiss in 1993, and certified gold in 1994.

The recording of Alive III took place over multiple dates (in Cleveland, Detroit and Indianapolis) during the band's 1992 tour in support of Revenge. It was the first live album the band had released since 1977's Alive II, and the first live recordings released since 1985's "Animalize Live Uncensored" concert film. The recording of "I Was Made For Loving You", was actually recorded at one of the bands' soundchecks, but had the crowd overdubbed in the song to make it appear as if it is "live". Also the fact that keyboardist Derek Sherinian appears on Alive III leads to much speculation, that they faked vocal parts on stage, more specifically Gene Simmons, as he did on the "Hot In The Shade" tour in 1990 which is proven in bootleg videos from two of the Auburn Hills concerts which also are not mixed whatsoever, and also that the band is very secretive about having side keyboard players on possibly many of their tours through the 80's and early 90's. Though this may seem negative, Kiss fans are no stranger to the fact that most of Alive I and Alive II had certain parts doctored in the studio, and that some of the songs are not even recorded "live" in concert but at Electric Ladyland studios with Eddie Kramer.

The liner notes of Alive III include a family tree showing the various Kiss lineups from 1973-1993, as well as bands that the then-current and former members of Kiss were in. It was designed by the band's Japanese fan club.

The re-release of Alive III (as part of the Kiss Alive! 1975-2000 box set) contains an additional track, "Take It Off," as do the international CD and US vinyl versions of the album.

Contents 1 Track listing 2 Personnel 3 Charts 4 Releases 5 External link

[edit] Track listing

1. "Creatures of the Night" (Adam Mitchell, Paul Stanley) – 4:40
   • Originally released on Creatures of the Night
2. "Deuce" (Gene Simmons) – 3:42
   • Originally released on Kiss
3. "I Just Wanna" (Stanley, Vinnie Vincent) – 4:21
   • Originally released on Revenge
4. "Unholy" (Simmons, Vincent) – 3:43
   • Originally released on Revenge
5. "Heaven's On Fire" (Desmond Child, Stanley) – 4:02
   • Originally released on Animalize
6. "Watchin' You" (Simmons) – 3:35
   • Originally released on Hotter Than Hell
7. "Domino" (Simmons) – 3:47
   • Originally released on Revenge
8. "I Was Made For Lovin' You" (Child, Vini Poncia, Stanley) – 4:31
   • Originally released on Dynasty
9. "I Still Love You" (Stanley, Vincent) – 6:04
   • Originally released on Creatures of the Night
10. "Rock and Roll All Nite" (Simmons, Stanley) – 3:33
    • Originally released on Dressed to Kill
11. "Lick It Up" (Stanley, Vincent) – 4:18
    • Originally released on Lick It Up
12. "Forever" (Michael Bolton, Stanley) – 4:20
    • Originally released on Hot in the Shade
13. "I Love It Loud" (Simmons, Vincent) – 3:40
    • Originally released on Creatures of the Night
14. "Detroit Rock City" (Bob Ezrin, Stanley) – 5:11
    • Originally released on Destroyer
15. "God Gave Rock 'N' Roll To You II" (Russ Ballard, Ezrin, Simmons, Stanley) – 5:21
    • Originally released on Revenge
16. "The Star Spangled Banner" (Francis Scott Key) – 2:38
    • Not previously released

[edit] Personnel

• Gene Simmons - bass guitar, lead vocals, backing vocals
• Paul Stanley - rhythm guitar, lead vocals, backing vocals
• Bruce Kulick - lead guitar, rhythm guitar
• Eric Singer - drums, backing vocals
• Derek Sherinian - keyboards

[edit] Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)

Year	Chart	Position
1993	The Billboard 200	9

[edit] Releases

• Mercury 314 514 777-2 (May 18, 1993): CD
• Mercury 314 522 647-1 (May 18, 1993): vinyl

[edit] External link

• Kiss FAQ - Alive III, accessed on May 1, 2006.

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Ace Frehley | Peter Criss | Eric Carr | Bruce Kulick | Vinnie Vincent | Mark St. John
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Albums: Studio | Live | Compilation
U.S. Top 40 Singles: "Rock and Roll All Nite" | "Shout It Out Loud" | "Beth" | "Hard Luck Woman" | "Calling Dr. Love" "Christine Sixteen" | "Rocket Ride" | "New York Groove" | "I Was Made for Lovin' You" | "Forever"
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