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KISS’S DESTROYER TURNS 35 TODAY
Brought To You By VH1’s Dave Basner
Today marks the 35th anniversary of Kiss’s iconic album, Destroyer. Destroyer was the band’s fourth record and their second to reach number one. It included songs like “Detroit Rock City,” “Beth” and “Shout It Out Loud,” which all became classics and helped cement the band as a hitmaker, something that singer Gene Simmons says still impresses him.
“Kiss is the number one gold record award winning group champions of all time in America. No other American band has more gold records. That blows me away.”
While that might not be totally accurate, Kiss have sold over 100-million albums worldwide. Destroyer was the band’s first album to go platinum. Meanwhile, Kiss play in Houston tonight.
· In 2003, Rolling Stone ranked Destroyer at number 496 on their 500 Greatest Albums of All Time list.
· “Beth” was originally a B-side to the “Detroit Rock City” single but was officially released as a single itself after it started getting airplay.
· Bob Ezrin, who worked with Pink Floyd and Alice Cooper, produced Destroyer.
KISS’S DESTROYER TURNS 35 TODAY
Brought To You By VH1’s Dave Basner
Today marks the 35th anniversary of Kiss’s iconic album, Destroyer. Destroyer was the band’s fourth record and their second to reach number one. It included songs like “Detroit Rock City,” “Beth” and “Shout It Out Loud,” which all became classics and helped cement the band as a hitmaker, something that singer Gene Simmons says still impresses him.
“Kiss is the number one gold record award winning group champions of all time in America. No other American band has more gold records. That blows me away.”
While that might not be totally accurate, Kiss have sold over 100-million albums worldwide. Destroyer was the band’s first album to go platinum. Meanwhile, Kiss play in Houston tonight.
· In 2003, Rolling Stone ranked Destroyer at number 496 on their 500 Greatest Albums of All Time list.
· “Beth” was originally a B-side to the “Detroit Rock City” single but was officially released as a single itself after it started getting airplay.
· Bob Ezrin, who worked with Pink Floyd and Alice Cooper, produced Destroyer.