For Kiss' breakthrough 1975 release Alive!, the band had a total of three studio albums from which to select their in-concert repertoire.
By mid-1977, Kiss had released another three studio recordings (Destroyer, Rock and Roll Over, and Love Gun), and with a new Kiss album needed for the holiday season, a second live album, Alive II, was assembled.
Three sides were recorded live in concert at the Los Angeles Forum (with a few tracks recorded in Japan), while the fourth side featured five new studio recordings.
Like its predecessor, there's been quite a lot of speculation concerning extensive overdubbing (the proof being that you can often hear several Paul Stanley voices singing backup simultaneously!), but Alive II shows that Kiss was still an exciting live band despite all the hype.
Adrenaline-charged versions of "Detroit Rock City," "Love Gun," "Calling Dr.
Love," "Shock Me," "God of Thunder," "I Want You," and "Shout It Out Loud" are all highlights.
On the fourth side, Ace Frehley only plays on a single song (his self-penned classic "Rocket Ride") for reasons unknown, while session guitarist Bob Kulick filled in for the AWOL Frehley.
Among the studio tracks is the made-for-the-stage anthem "Larger Than Life," which the band surprisingly never performed live.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tomorrow and TonightPaul Stanley | Kiss | Play | 03:26 | 7 MB | 23 MB |
| 2 | Shout It Out LoudBob Ezrin, Gene Simmons, Paul Stanley | Kiss | Play | 03:39 | 8 MB | 25 MB |
| 3 | Detroit Rock City (Live) | Kiss | Play | 03:56 | 9 MB | 28 MB |
| 4 | King Of The Night Time World (Live) | Kiss | Play | 03:05 | 7 MB | 21 MB |
| 5 | Ladies' Room (Live) | Kiss | Play | 03:14 | 7 MB | 22 MB |
| 6 | Makin' Love (Live) | Kiss | Play | 03:13 | 7 MB | 22 MB |
| 7 | Love Gun (Live) | Kiss | Play | 03:40 | 8 MB | 25 MB |
| 8 | Calling Dr. Love (Live) | Kiss | Play | 03:35 | 8 MB | 25 MB |
| 9 | Christine Sixteen (Live) | Kiss | Play | 02:45 | 6 MB | 19 MB |
| 10 | Shock Me (Live) | Kiss | Play | 05:51 | 13 MB | 41 MB |
| 11 | Hard Luck Woman (Live) | Kiss | Play | 03:06 | 7 MB | 21 MB |
| 12 | I Stole Your Love (Live) | Kiss | Play | 03:36 | 8 MB | 25 MB |
| 13 | Beth (Live) | Kiss | Play | 02:24 | 5 MB | 15 MB |
| 14 | God Of Thunder (Live) | Kiss | Play | 05:16 | 12 MB | 35 MB |
| 15 | I Want You (Live) | Kiss | Play | 04:14 | 9 MB | 29 MB |
| 16 | All American Man (Live) | Kiss | Play | 03:17 | 7 MB | 21 MB |
| 17 | Rockin' In The USA (Live) | Kiss | Play | 02:38 | 6 MB | 17 MB |
| 18 | Larger Than Life (Live) | Kiss | Play | 04:02 | 9 MB | 27 MB |
| 19 | Rocket Ride (Live) | Kiss | Play | 04:07 | 9 MB | 28 MB |
| 20 | Any Way You Want It (Live) | Kiss | Play | 02:34 | 5 MB | 18 MB |
| 71 mins | 165 MB | |||||
| 71 mins | 497 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mark Anthony | Composer |
| 2 | Richard Arens | Photography |
| 3 | Julius Baum | Photography |
| 4 | Dave Clark | Composer |
| 5 | Robert V. Conte | Liner Notes |
| 6 | Fin Costello | Photography |
| 7 | Peter Criss | Composer, Producer |
| 8 | Sean Delaney | Composer |
| 9 | Len De Lessio | Photography |
| 10 | Neil Dorfsman | Assistant Engineer |
| 11 | Bob Ezrin | Composer |
| 12 | Kim Fowley | Composer |
| 13 | Ace Frehley | Composer, Producer, Vocals |
| 14 | Bob Gruen | Photography |
| 15 | Mitchell Kanner | Redesign |
| 16 | Andrew Kent | Photography |
| 17 | Kiss | Primary Artist, Producer |
| 18 | Eddie Kramer | Engineer, Producer |
| 19 | Barry Levine | Photography |
| 20 | Robert Markelitz | Photography |
| 21 | Joseph M. Palmaccio | Remastering |
| 22 | Stan Penridge | Composer |
| 23 | Neal Preston | Photography |
| 24 | Chip Rock | Photography |
| 25 | Raeanne Rubenstein | Photography |
| 26 | Gene Simmons | Composer, Producer |
| 27 | Paul Stanley | Composer, Producer |
| 28 | Corky Stasiak | Engineer |
| 29 | Dennis Woloch | Design |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |