Shout It Out Loud: The Story of Kiss's Destroyer and the

Shout It Out Loud: The Story of Kiss's Destroyer and the Making of an American Icon
- Pages: 400
How does an underground oddity become a cultural phenomenon? For over 40 years, the rock band Kiss has galvanized the entertainment world with an unparalleled blitz of bravado, theatricality, and shameless merchandizing, garnering generations of loyally rabid fans. But if not for a few crucial months in late 1975 and early 1976, Kiss may have ended up nothing more than a footnote. Shout It Out Loud is a serious examination of the circumstance and serendipity that fused the creation of the band's seminal work, Destroyer including the band's arduous ascent to the unexpected smash hit, Alive!, the ensuing lawsuits between its management and its label, the pursuit of the hot, young producer, a grueling musical "boot camp," the wildly creative studio abandon, the origins behind an iconic cover, the era's most outlandish tour, and the unlikely string of hit singles. Extensive research from the period and insights into each song are enhanced by hundreds of archived materials and dozens of interviews surrounding the mid-'70s era Kiss and its zeitgeist. New interviews with major principals in the making of an outrageously imaginative rock classic animate this engaging tale.
Country USA
Brand Backbeat Books
Manufacturer Backbeat
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 141630
ReleaseDate 2015-10-01
UnitCount 1
UPCs 888680045746
EANs 9781617136184

Shout It Out Loud: The Story of Kiss's Destroyer and the Making of an American Icon