Kiss - Fresno Broadcast 1979 Live (2016)

KISS embarked on the Dynasty Tour, which encompassed the entire second half of 1979. Their most ambitious and expensive shows to date, thisjaunt saw a plethora of new costumes, new effects, and most of all new, outrageous stage antics, which included Ace Frehley’s rocket-shootingguitar and the debut of Gene Simmons’ now staple ‘God of Thunder’ flying routine. Despite this, the tour was not a smooth affair, with five of the 82shows having to be cancelled due to poor tickets sales, while others were downgraded to smaller arenas. It would also be the last KISS tour tofeature the original line up until their reunion in 1996, as drummer Peter Criss, who had only featured on one song from Dynasty following a seriouscar accident, was fired in May 1980.The recording featured here - taken from a live radio broadcast recorded at the Selland Arena in Fresno, California on 27th November 1979 - proves that, despite the issues behind the scenes, the Dynasty Tour was nevertheless among the finest KISS tours musically, as well as in terms oftheatrics and performance. Featuring a host of classics from their ‘70s catalogue to date rubbing shoulders with new numbers and even a couple ofsolo-album cuts, this set leaves no question as to how KISS became known as one of the greatest live rock acts of all time, a legacy the bandcontinue to maintain almost 40 years later.

TRACKLIST

01. King Of The Night Time World
02. Let Me Go, Rock ‘N’ Roll
03. Move On
04. Calling Dr. Love
05. Firehouse
06. New York Groove
07. I Was Made For Lovin’ You
08. Christine Sixteen
09. 2,000 Man
10. Love Gun
11. God Of Thunder
12. Shout It Out Loud
13. Black Diamond