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BUFFALO ROCK CITY
Alive! - A Live Tribute To KISS
Released : September 10, 2022
Produced by : John Peace
Time : 42:12
| 01
Psycho Circus |
(5:42)
KISS This! |
| 02
I've Had Enough |
(3:56)
Buffalo Rock City |
| 03
Freak |
(3:53)
Buffalo Rock City |
| 04
War Machine |
(3:37)
KISS This! |
| 05
Back on the Streets |
(5:29)
Buffalo Rock City |
| 06
Hard Luck Woman |
(3:32)
Buffalo Rock City feat. Robby
Takac |
| 07
Shock Me |
(5:42)
KISS This! |
| 08
Lick It Up |
(3:41)
KISS This! with Debbie Knight |
| 09
Beth |
(3:54)
KISS This! |
| 10
New York Groove |
(2:46)
KISS This! |
LABEL
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USA : compact disc
available at
Bandcamp.com .
USA : digital album available at
Bandcamp.com .
NOTES
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Produced and Mixed by John Peace.
Co-produced by John Jeffrey.
KISS THIS!
Track 01 Recorded in Tonawanda, NY at Niawanda Park 8/4/18
Track 04 Recorded in West Seneca, NY at the Rockin' Buffalo
Saloon 1/21/17
Track 07 Recorded in Hamburg, NY at Memorial Park 7/5/19
Track 08 Recorded in North Tonawanda, NY at Gateway Harbor
6/23/21
Track 09 Recorded in North Tonawanda, NY at Gateway Harbor
7/26/17
Track 10 Recorded in North Tonawanda, NY at Gateway Harbor
7/25/18
BUFFALO ROCK CITY
Track 02, 03, 05, 06 Recorded in Buffalo, NY at Music Is Art
9/11/21
Extra NOTES
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“Buffalo Rock City ALIVE” is the follow-up to the
critically-acclaimed 2020 KISS tribute album, "Buffalo
Rock City.” The first pressing of “ALIVE!” was only
available at the Music Is Art Festival. Due to the overwhelming
demand, we have done a 2nd pressing to make the album available
online.
"Buffalo Rock City ALIVE!" features six performances from KISS
THIS!’s live archive, going back to 2017, with 4 songs recorded
during the 2021 (the 19th annual) Music Is Art Festival, run by
Goo Goo Dolls co-founder Robby Takac. Robby and KISS THIS!’s
connection dates to 2015, when the band was asked to open for
the Goo Goo Dolls’ main stage performance at the 13th annual
Music Is Art Festival. “Buffalo Rock City ALIVE!” is Music Is
Art’s first partnership for a live album, as this is this is the
first official release including live performances from Music Is
Art.
KISS THIS! features John Jeffrey as original KISS guitarist, Ace
Frehley, bassist Taylor Stursa as Gene Simmons, guitarist Kevin
Blakita as Paul Stanley, and drummer Julius Giambelluca as “the
Fox” Eric Carr.
Other live performers on the live album are drummer Shawn
Przybylak and guitarist Gene Schmidt, who were on the original
2020 release, “Buffalo Rock City.” Guest vocalists from the
“Buffalo Rock City" album reprised their parts on “ALIVE!,”
including Western New York talents Jody Velletta (Dodriver), Nat
Peace (Judas Priest tribute band, Call for the Priest and the
Rush tribute, Analog Kids), plus Casey Moyer (716 Dance Band),
and the Goo Goo Dolls/Music is Art producer Robby Takac.
Lockport native, John Peace, (a great local producer and father
of "Buffalo Rock City" alumnus vocalist Nat Peace) mixed the new
production to “perfection,” notes John Jeffrey. “Mr. Peace has
assembled and remixed professional live releases from a range of
acts including the Beach Boys and Pink Floyd, and he’s
supportive of all things hard rock and heavy metal." Having such
an extensive background in working on live recordings made Peace
an obvious choice to have mix the album.
Eventually the John Peace and John Jeffrey co-produced "Buffalo
Rock City ALIVE!" with the best sounding recordings from the
KISS THIS! audio archive, along with the songs preserved from
the Music Is Art performance.
The album’s artwork was done by renowned KISS fan artist Nobuya
Tamaki, who has many of his pieces of art used by KISS. The
design pays homage to the Gene Simmons white room/blood session
done in 1977 with Lynn Goldsmith to promote "KISS ALIVE II."
Each “Buffalo Rock City ALIVE” CD comes with a randomly inserted
trading card, featuring photos of the members of KISS THIS! and
the Buffalo Rock City 2021 Music Is Art performers. All proceeds
will be donated to Music Is Art. |
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