The japanese tour edition includes a bonus cd with studio versions of the songs comprising parts of kiss 2012 set list, plus the previously unreleased studio bonus track and say yeah from the sonic boom album that wasnt domestically released in japan. Monster is the twentieth studio album by american hard rockheavy metal group kiss, released. Billed as the mother of all music books, this project was truly unusual. The monster at the end of this book starring grover. Instant online price quotes and free shipping on over one million books. Cd universe coupon promotion code may be available on rare occasions, otherwise, enjoy the low prices. This thick 10x10 inch stylish coffee table book goes deep into the wild and crazy aucoinera to. Monster is the 20th studio album by american hard rockheavy metal group kiss, released on october 9, 2012. Kiss cofounder paul stanley recently spoke with matt bahan of the peoria, illinois radio station 105. Kiss monster 20, japan tour edition, shm, cd discogs. Music is arguably the one exclusively emotional medium, and yet what emotional gash would ever, in a thousand lifetimes, require the salve that is kiss.
Monster is a on the edge of your seat fiction story, written by walter dean myers. Oct 16, 2012 kiss attempt to distill that classic party rock sound into an even purer form on its followup, monster. Monster is the twentieth studio album by american hard rockheavy metal group kiss, released on october 9, 2012. For one glorious sixtysecond span near the end of their new album monster, kiss once again and finally earn the title of the hottest band in.
The limitededition book chronicles kiss 40year career and includes 127 photos by renowned rock photographers, including neverbeforeseen images from the bands archives. Only 1,000 copies of kiss monster book will be made. It was an amazing first project to work on for kiss. Thats my take on things because if you look at my music collection, youll find a lot of stuff thats dumb, childish, perhaps lacking ambition or anything remotely similar to. Monster ebook by walter dean myers 9780061975028 rakuten kobo. Paul stanley says it will take some time before kisss.
Monster trouble fredrickson, lane, robertson, michael. After 28 us gold albums, 40 million us sales and over 100 million worldwide, they have nothing to. Dressing up these semirandom players in the classic comic book costumes is just step one in recreating the feel of kiss 1970s over the top heyday. The band had sounded revitalized on sonic boom, but three years later, on monster, they lost that spark. Oct 05, 2012 nevertheless, monster is a great album from kiss. It was nominated for the 1999 national book award for young peoples literature, won the michael l. The artwork featured gene simmons, paul stanley, ace frehley.
Featuring literary tropes, the style flows, everything is explained easily for the reader, and yet the book is hard to read. Kiss monster book, limited edition largest rock book. Worry no more, for we have selected some highlights from this beast of a book. I bought one of these still factory sealed because i was filling a hole in my collection and the disc is housed in a slit just behind the cover and the back of the disc rubs. The hottest brand in the land by nicholas buckland kiss. While sonic boom was an attempt at capturing the bands sound from the 1970s, monster can be seen as kiss taking on the music world in the 21st century.
Kiss monster limited deluxe edition cd 64 page magazine book. View all records by kiss for sale on cdandlp in lp, cd, 12inch, 7inch format. This main page includes just the albums in the bands catalogue that contain studio recordings. Cd universe carries a huge selection of music cds, concert dvds, and much more. Less mimicking and more personal expression make for a better. It is the second studio release by the current band lineup, with tommy thayer. Jun 05, 2012 the kiss monster book is a retrospective featuring all the different eras of kiss in makeup. Vintage 19771978 kiss world tour concert book original. The japanese tour edition includes a bonus cd with studio versions of the songs comprising parts of kiss 2012 set list, plus the previously unreleased studio bonus track and say yeah from the sonic boom album that wasnt domestically released in. Enjoy a huge selection, excellent service and low prices. We reminisce fondly about the classic monster movies of the 1930s and 40s. Monster 2012 star boulevard 2012 5 classic albums 20 40 2014. When we want to drive home how horrible a persons actions are, we call them a monster.
Kiss is releasing the largest rock book ever to be published, kiss monster book. Monster is a young adult drama novel by american author walter dean myers and was published by harpercollins in 1999. The band debuted the book this afternoon at the viper. Whatever the motivation or the cause, monster remains the most forgettable release in the history of the band. Shown here are the cd packaging, vinyl and picture disk. Facebook is showing information to help you better understand the purpose of a page. Its difficulty lay not in the writing but in the content and the emotions they evoke. Ahead of the albums release, paul stanley had hyped it in typically overblown fashion. Stouthearted but sleepdeprived, the girl consults a book about building spook traps, and even designs one of her own, but it is only by chance that she discovers the most effective monster deterrenta kiss. From the breakout single hell or hallelujah to the classic shout mercy and and long way down, this cd is loaded with hits that measure up to the classics. Aug 15, 2012 the limitededition book chronicles kiss 40year career and includes 127 photos by renowned rock photographers, including neverbeforeseen images from the bands archives.
The hottest brand in the land the officially licensed story of the kiss merchandising craze of the late 70searly 80s. Ever since i can remember, ive wanted to be buried in a kiss coffin. Sell your books, cd dvds bring your books, cd dvds to the bookmonster santa monica and get cash back right away. After 28 us gold albums, 40 million us sales and over 100 million worldwide, they have nothing to prove to anyone, other than themselves. Greatest kiss 1997 carnival of souls 1997 psycho circus 1998 alive.
Worry no more, for we have selected some highlights from this beast of a. Songtitles set to appear on the cd include its a long way down, back to the stone age. Printz award in 2000, 1 and was named a coretta scott king award honor the same year. Jun 08, 2019 kiss cofounder paul stanley recently spoke with matt bahan of the peoria, illinois radio station 105. We got our hands on this kiss monster in mexico cddvd set. Kiss is at a point in their career where they dont have to put out a new album. Kiss attempt to distill that classic party rock sound into an even purer form on its followup, monster. Monster is a multiawardwinning, provocative comingofage story that was the firstever michael l. Sell your books, cddvds bring your books, cddvds to the. It is the second studio release of the current band.
The kissfaq discography is split into multiple sections to help you narrow your focus. Kiss formed around 1973 by bassistsinger gene simmons and guitaristsinger paul stanley. All she wants is 1988 written by nick rhodes as nicholas james bates, john taylor as john nigel taylor performed by duran duran courtesy of capitol records used by permission of colgemsemi music. Presented as a screenplay of steves own imagination, and peppered with journal entries, the book shows how one single decision can change our whole lives. The story setting is in a courtroom and in his cell. Universal music group b001721902 usa, 10912 standard cd. Aug 21, 2012 kiss is releasing the largest rock book ever to be published, kiss monster book. Unlike sonic boom, this album showcases more individuality with tommy and eric. On this day in kisstory may 20, 1980, kiss released unmasked, their eighth studio album. Cd universe carries a huge selection of music cd s, concert dvds, and much more. In this zine pack,the kiss army are given a full,indepth look at the recording of monster.
The cd was announced as a return to the roots, and truth is that monster is just another runofthemill, ordinary album of this kiss for the new millennium, while personal opinion the last good thing they put out is 1998s psycho circus, which despite being quite maligned is a great cd with the return of the original members. Latest releases featuring highfidelity shmcd format compatible with standard cd players. Printz award recipient, an ala best book, a coretta scott king honor selection, and a. The entire album was recorded on old analog equipment, a ballsy move that pays off in terms. Monster was produced by paul stanley and coproduced by greg collins, as was 2009s sonic boom. Monster is the group s first studio album since the band s 2009 smash success, sonic boom, and was also produced by paul stanley with greg collins at conway. Check out the other sections to discoverreference other interesting releases. Kiss alive lp originally autographed by gene paul ace peter. Following 2009s sonic boom, the album marks the second set of tunes by a revamped original kiss lineup, with paul stanley and gene simmons joined by new guitarist tommy thayer and reemerging drummer eric singer donning the makeup and.
Normally, we are involved from the initial planning. Alive iv 2003 instant live 2004 alive 35 instant lives 2008 jigokuretsuden 2008 sonic boom 2009. Sign up and earn 5% in points bookmonster members get 5% of every instore purchase and buyback amount in points. Memorable quotes and exchanges from movies, tv series and more. Kiss monster book, limited edition largest rock book ever. Kiss monster 2012, 64page magazine pack, cd discogs. The old explorers and cartographers marked off unexplored areas with the ominous phrase, here there be monsters. The kiss monster book is a retrospective featuring all the different eras of kiss in makeup. Depending on mood or the state of my everdeepening virginity, said burial need not have occurred postmortem, and more often than not, i simply wanted the damned thing around as a reminder of where i could be if the fates remained hardened and unkind. Following 2009s sonic boom, the album marks the second set of tunes by a revamped original kiss lineup, with paul stanley and gene simmons joined by new guitarist tommy thayer and reemerging eric singer donning the makeup and personas. The first and only guide to kiss memorabilia covers everything from foreign lps, 45s, cds, bootleg records and videotapes to posters, tshirts, jewelry, dolls, autographs and rare oneofakind itemsall with their current prices.