Kiss is the debut studio album by American rock band Kiss, released on February 18, 1974. Much of the material on the album was written by Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley, as members of their pre-Kiss band Wicked Lester. Simmons estimated that the entire process of recording and mixing took three weeks, while co-producer Richie Wise has stated it took just 13 days.
Here it is - the debut album in all of its' dumb, mongrel glory. People absolutely love or hate it, which to me, can only mean that it is undoubtedly a gross, stupid, lazy, slobbering, yet somehow supremely well-executed shock rock classic. The first of two records produced by the Kenny Kerner-Richie Wise production team (ex-Dust). Hard to say if this or the next album is the best raw/unfiltered KISS record (they are damn close) but you get the idea.
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