Kiss – MTV Unplugged – 1996
Kiss lay fallow for a while after Alive III. When they decided it was time to reunite with the original members they appeared on MTV’s Unplugged, a show I loved and truly miss. Unplugged was a show that seemed to really celebrate music. Sure, it did it all under the conceit of stripping the music down to it’s core but the show really got stuff out there, refreshed, revitalized, exciting.
Kiss’s entry is no exception.
Songs like Goin’ Blind, Comin Home, Plaster Caster, Rock Bottom, all of these songs which, for me, got lost in the makeup are actually quite great. The guys sound like they are having a blast. And the later stuff, like Domino and Sure know something sound inspired. They don’t carry that 80s sheen and stigma with them. In fact, they make me like Kiss even more. Go figger.
Lala has no link to this record. But, if you want a good Kiss live record. If you want to fall in love with the band again. This is the record to hear.
Grade A
