KISS' STANLEY, SIMMONS Discuss 35th Anniversary Of 'Alive!'
November 3, 2009KISS members Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley discussed the 35th anniversary of "Alive!" last month on "In The Studio - The Stories Behind History's Greatest Rock Bands" with professional radio broadcaster and rock musician interviewer Redbeard. Paul and Gene also talked about the band's beginnings, KISS concerts in their early years, as well as the new album, "Sonic Boom", and the current state of the recording industry. Listen to the program in three parts below.
"Sonic Boom" sold 108,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to land at position No. 2 on The Billboard 200 chart. This marks the band's highest-charting LP ever.
KISS has notched eight Top 10 albums, according to Billboard.com. Its previous highest-charting set was 1998's "Psycho Circus", which debuted and peaked at No. 3 with 110,000 copies in its first week, according to Nielsen SoundScan. The group's other high-charting sets include 1975's "Alive!" (No. 9),1977's "Love Gun" (No. 4) and 1992's "Revenge" (No. 6).
"Sonic Boom" was released in Europe on October 5 via Loud & Proud/Roadrunner Records. The CD was made available in the U.S. and Canada on October 6 exclusively via Wal-Mart, Walmart.com and Sam's Club retail locations.
KISS filmed footage for the "Modern Day Delilah" video during the band's private warm-up show at Cobo Arena in Detroit, Michigan on September 24. Over 1,500 lucky fans attended the event, where the group also previewed its new stage and taped two songs for an episode of "Jimmy Kimmel Live!"
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