Recorded February 28, 2003 Artist KISS Label Sanctuary Records | Length 1:36:15 Release date 22 July 2003 | |
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Released July 22, 2003 (2-disc edition)
October 7, 2003 (single-disc edition) Kiss Symphony Alive IV
(2003) Kiss Instant Live
(2004) Genres Hard rock, Heavy metal, Glam metal, Symphonic rock, Symphonic metal Similar KISS albums, Hard rock albums | ||
Kiss symphony alive iv 1 the kiss symphony story part 1
Symphony: Alive IV is a 2003 live album from the American rock band Kiss, performing with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra (MSO). The arrangements were made by David Campbell, who also conducted the MSO. It is the group's fourth album in the Alive series and first release under Kiss Records and Sanctuary Records.
Contents
- Kiss symphony alive iv 1 the kiss symphony story part 1
- Kiss symphony alive iv deuce act one hd
- Album information
- Track listing
- Disc 1
- Disc 2
- Single disc edition
- Personnel
- Charts
- Songs
- References
Kiss symphony alive iv deuce act one hd
Album information
The album featured three of the original members of Kiss (Peter Criss, Paul Stanley, and Gene Simmons). Ace Frehley once again left the band and the concert featured for the first time new member Tommy Thayer, dressed as the "Spaceman". This would be the last Kiss album to feature Peter Criss (who would leave the band officially in 2004 to be replaced by Eric Singer).
In 2000, Kiss was to release the original Alive IV (featuring the original re-united lineup), but due to label politics and contracts, it did not happen. Even with the artwork being revealed and "Rock and Roll All Nite" (from Alive IV) being added to the Kiss Box Set, the album was shelved. The band then moved labels from Universal/Island to Sanctuary Music and they released Alive IV - Kiss Symphony. However the original Alive IV was released when the band released the box set of all past Alive albums entitled Kiss Alive! 1975-2000 in 2006. The album is not called Alive IV, but ALIVE: The Millennium Concert.
The members of the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra who accompanied Kiss during this performance wore Kiss makeup. At the same time they also wore tuxedos. 10,000 limited numbered copies were released on vinyl in the US. Unlike past Alive releases, the songs on the album appear in the order they were performed, with the concert split into three acts. In Act One, the members of Kiss performed six songs by themselves. In Act Two, Kiss performed an acoustic set with the Melbourne Symphony Ensemble for the next five songs. In Act Three, the band played with the full 60 piece orchestra on all tracks.
The live versions of "Rock and Roll All Nite", "God of Thunder" and "Lick It Up" were featured on the soundtrack for the video game Tony Hawk's Underground.
Track listing
All tracks recorded at Etihad Stadium (known at the time as Telstra Dome) in Melbourne, Australia, on February 28, 2003.
Disc 1
Disc 2
Single disc edition
Personnel
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Charts
Album - ARIA (Australia)
Album - Billboard 200 (United States)
Songs
1Deuce4:14
2Strutter3:22
3Let Me Go - Rock 'n Roll6:09