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hinted at the style the new album was to take: "It will be hard and heavy from start to finish, straight-on rock and roll that will knock your socks off." Early titles proposed for the album were "Disguise the Limit", "All
American Guise", "Ear Openers", "In the Flesh", and "Higher Ground" according
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The basic plot of "The Elder" involves the recruitment and training of a young hero (The Boy) by the
Council of Elders who belong to the Order of the Rose, a mysterious group dedicated to combating evil. The Boy is guided by an elderly caretaker named Morpheus. The album's lyrics describe the boy's
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released in the US, Europe and Brazil contained a different song order than the one originally intended. This order was chosen in order to emphasize "The Oath" and "A World
Without Heroes" as potential singles, as the two songs started each side of the record. One effect of this alteration in song
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Canadian recording sessions and became increasingly frustrated, as he disagreed with the group's decision to abandon their original plan to record a straight rock album. Additionally, a number of guitar solos he recorded were not included in the final cut.
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Manager Bill Aucoin stated that "When we started to think about doing another KISS album, no one was very much into it. And we came up with an idea, hopefully that would help us and would get us through this problem. And the idea was to do a concept album. That concept album turned out to be 'The
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sleeve. This was the first Kiss album to feature no image of the group, not even the customary front-cover appearance. According to one story, the hand reaching for the door knocker is not that of
Stanley: Aucoin has stated that it belongs to a hand model, hired for the shoot; however, in 2011 a
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appearance, Kiss has largely avoided live performances of songs from the album following initial promotional appearances in 1981. Critical reception for the album was relatively kind on release, but the album proved to be a commercial failure and was for a long time largely unpopular with the
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was officially introduced in July. The group had recently embarked on a hugely successful tour of
Australia and New Zealand - where the group's popularity was at its peak - in November, but the band's commercial fortunes at home were drastically reduced from the 1975–79 era.
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as a concept album. Lou Reed wrote the lyric "a world without heroes is like a world without sun". Simmons and Ezrin are also credited for the song." The video for the song (from Gowers, Fields, Flattery) was the first Kiss video played by
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January 15, 1982, appearance on the late-night variety show
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for their management and record company in
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Alberto Díaz and Xavi Martínez included it in their book
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conceived by Simmons, imagining it as a soundtrack for a blockbuster movie. According to Simmons, a movie deal was actually in the works and casting had begun, but the film ended up in
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felt that just returning to a harder sound was not enough. They believed that only a bold, artistic statement would regenerate public interest in Kiss. To that end, they enlisted
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addiction at the time. Stanley and Simmons admit that they were "delusional" concerning the project, while Frehley stated that he felt that it was not a good idea to begin with.
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feelings during his journey and training, as he overcomes his early doubts to become confident and self-assured. The only spoken dialogue is at the end of the last track,
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was re-released on CD in 1997. In a 2021 interview, band consultant Robert V. Conte discussed how the original sequence was restored. "When it came time to remaster
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order was to disrupt the narrative flow of the album's story. "When the album came out, we were embarrassed", said Simmons.
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were employed to add an orchestral sound to the tracks.
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2247:Kiss Alive Forever: The Complete Touring History
1193:All credits adapted from the original releases.
2107:Shipments figures based on certification alone.
1177:The 20 Most Underrated Classic Rock Albums Ever
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1097:sometimes throw up images of
993:The Rolling Stone Album Guide
905:Encyclopedia of Popular Music
101:Ezrin Farm, King City, Canada
29:1981 studio album by Kiss
4811:Albums produced by Bob Ezrin
3800:Smashes, Thrashes & Hits
2706:. Vol. 4 (4 ed.).
2674:Collector's Guide Publishing
2044:
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635:and by the heavy metal band
510:'s home recording studio in
4217:Sonic Boom Over Europe Tour
4157:Creatures of the Night Tour
3754:Kiss Sonic Boom Over Europe
2428:. New York City, New York:
2291:. New York City, New York:
2249:. New York City, New York:
1814:American Symphony Orchestra
1612:Frehley, Fig, Reed, Simmons
520:American Symphony Orchestra
254:Released: November 17, 1981
241:Released: November 17, 1981
65:November 10, 1981
4862:
4566:Gene Simmons Family Jewels
4252:End of the Road World Tour
3291:Offizielle Deitsche Charts
2838:. No. 7. p. 100.
2497:www.kissconcerthistory.com
1161:did likewise in a list of
482:. He had also co-produced
335:until their 1996 reunion.
4826:Casablanca Records albums
4775:
4341:Kiss by Monster Mini-Golf
4132:Rock & Roll Over Tour
3920:Animalize Live Uncensored
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2893:NOTE:Look for number 48.
2733:"Pitchfork Media review"
2610:"Music From "The Elder""
1809:– keyboards on "Odyssey"
1677:"Escape from the Island"
1626:"A World Without Heroes"
1422:"Escape from the Island"
778:performance of "I" from
650:"Escape from the Island"
608:"A World Without Heroes"
4630:Vinnie Vincent Invasion
4177:Crazy Nights World Tour
3969:Psycho Circus 3-D Video
3726:Kiss Symphony: Alive IV
3319:Official Charts Company
3252:Official Charts Company
2895:Retrieved May 14, 2011.
1494:1997 Remastered Version
1086:. "The mix of familiar
223:Music from "The Elder"
3983:Kiss Symphony: The DVD
3955:Kiss My Ass: The Video
3564:Creatures of the Night
3557:Music from "The Elder"
3386:Music from "The Elder"
3079:(Music from) The Elder
3057:(Music from) The Elder
1646:Stanley, Ezrin, Powers
1386:A World Without Heroes
1129:Music from "The Elder"
1118:Music From "The Elder"
1070:Music from "The Elder"
748:Music from "The Elder"
736:Music from "The Elder"
698:Creatures of the Night
614:Music from "The Elder"
602:Music from "The Elder"
543:Creatures of the Night
343:A World Without Heroes
325:Music from "The Elder"
315:by American rock band
308:Music from "The Elder"
236:A World Without Heroes
192:Music from "The Elder"
97:Studios, New York City
35:Music from "The Elder"
18:Music from “The Elder”
4182:Hot in the Shade Tour
4162:Lick It Up World Tour
4112:Hotter than Hell Tour
3990:Rock the Nation Live!
3895:Kiss Alive! 1975–2000
3814:The Very Best of Kiss
3264:"Kiss Chart History (
2869:. Rocklistmusic.co.uk
2768:(February 18, 1982).
2537:Ultimate Classic Rock
2334:Gill, Julian (2005).
2287:Lendt, C. K. (1997).
730:Release and promotion
465:and creative manager
4831:1980s concept albums
4242:Freedom to Rock Tour
4197:Alive/Worldwide Tour
4167:Animalize World Tour
4117:Dressed to Kill Tour
3201:Oricon Entertainment
2911:. Lenoir Ediciones.
2668:(November 1, 2005).
2471:"EM25 – Ace Frehley"
2164:Notes and references
1778:Additional musicians
1680:Frehley, Carr, Ezrin
1425:Frehley, Carr, Ezrin
1068:When Kiss premiered
799:Professional ratings
532:Alive/Worldwide Tour
447:Kiss Army Newsletter
423:status since 1975's
80:March–September 1981
4762:Unfinished Business
4615:Grand Funk Railroad
4605:Eric Singer Project
4313:Kiss: Psycho Circus
4212:Alive 35 World Tour
2952:. November 21, 2011
2800:"Kiss: Album Guide"
2620:on November 1, 2006
2558:"KISS Mask Webzine"
2520:. December 2, 2009.
2219:. February 25, 2019
2057:
1882:Australian Albums (
1358:
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512:Wilton, Connecticut
4836:Kiss (band) albums
4678:Gene Simmons Vault
4324:Pinball video game
4232:Monster World Tour
3529:Rock and Roll Over
3393:(list of releases)
3083:Casablanca Records
3061:Casablanca Records
2645:Vinyl Writer Music
2590:. November 5, 2012
2366:. August 21, 2020.
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1956:Norwegian Albums (
1920:Offizielle Top 100
1854:mastering engineer
1818:St. Robert's Choir
1798:Allan Schwartzberg
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457:At the same time,
452:Casablanca Records
431:Kiss merchandising
341:While the single "
321:Casablanca Records
319:, released on the
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4546:Operation Payback
4276:Detroit Rock City
4207:The Farewell Tour
3976:The Second Coming
3948:Kiss Konfidential
3733:Kiss Instant Live
3360:Music & Media
2918:978-84-937339-7-1
2867:"Q lists – page3"
2717:978-0-19-531373-4
2683:978-1-89-495931-5
2560:. October 7, 2011
2439:978-0-44-653073-6
2400:. Loudersound.com
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4018:Kiss Rocks Vegas
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4152:Unmasked Tour
4150:
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4142:Alive II Tour
4140:
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4137:Love Gun Tour
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4095:Concert tours
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3874:The Originals
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3807:Greatest Kiss
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3747:Kiss Alive 35
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3620:Psycho Circus
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3493:Studio albums
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3469:Mark St. John
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3293:(in German).
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3210:4-87131-077-9
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3189:
3175:
3174:
3169:
3168:"Classifiche"
3163:
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3153:(in German).
3152:
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3135:
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3113:0-646-11917-6
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2804:Rolling Stone
2801:
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2774:Rolling Stone
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2742:
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2698:Larkin, Colin
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2200:
2188:
2187:
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2179:Prato, Greg.
2175:
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2163:
2158:
2154:
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2115:
2109:
2099:
2096:
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2078:
2073:
2069:
2064:Certification
2059:
2051:
2041:
2037:
2033:
2026:
2021:
2013:Chart (2022)
2011:
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1999:
1993:
1986:
1982:
1978:
1971:
1966:
1959:
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1934:
1928:
1921:
1916:
1909:
1908:Album Top 100
1904:
1897:
1892:
1885:
1880:
1872:Chart (1981)
1870:
1864:
1859:
1855:
1851:
1848:
1845:
1842:
1839:
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1833:
1832:
1828:
1827:
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1822:Michael Kamen
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1755:
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1730:rhythm guitar
1727:
1723:
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1699:
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1693:
1689:
1685:
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1679:
1676:
1672:
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1663:Simmons, Reed
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1595:Carr, Simmons
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1189:Track listing
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689:and later on
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4521:Discography
4490:Ken Tamplin
4465:Tony Powers
4395:Bryan Adams
4388:Songwriters
4374:Bill Aucoin
4336:Kiss Kasket
4172:Asylum Tour
4122:Alive! Tour
3881:The Box Set
3683:Live albums
3673:Peter Criss
3652:Ace Frehley
3479:Eric Singer
3454:Ace Frehley
3449:Peter Criss
3100:Kent, David
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2976:Roadie Crew
2887:Q Magazine.
2614:The KISSFAQ
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2075:Australia (
1807:Tony Powers
1754:lead guitar
1750:Ace Frehley
1734:guitar solo
1513:Lead vocals
1373:Lead vocals
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1237:Tony Powers
1214:Lead vocals
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1860:, New York
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4573:The Elder
4541:Kiss Army
4107:Kiss Tour
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3273:Billboard
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2784:March 25,
2737:Pitchfork
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2477:March 25,
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1981:UK Albums
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1792:keyboards
1784:Bob Ezrin
1760:Eric Carr
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1524:"Fanfare"
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1342:, Simmons
1340:Eric Carr
1296:Anton Fig
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780:Studio 54
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752:The Elder
594:Anton Fig
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388:Unmasked,
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4785:Category
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4227:The Tour
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3536:Love Gun
3367:June 11,
3337:Facebook
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2456:Goldmine
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1300:Lou Reed
1198:Side one
1125:The Wall
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3606:Revenge
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