No matter what Gene and Paul say, this album is top 3 in Kiss' discography. It is a timeless masterpiece. Thank you Kiss, for everything and for music from the elder!!
I want to see someone do a video of Paul and Gene responding to each song on the album. I don't think they have a clue how special some of these songs are, because they're so blinded by their own remembered experiences.
but WHEN did you first hear it? I'm guessing, you didn't hear it the first time during that era. I MAY have liked it if I hadn't heard it during that specific era, idk. But to this day, I don't like it. It's easier to listen to now, but it's still a 2/ 10 stars
Nobody hurt the sales of this great album more than these two over the years bad mouthing it every chance they got.It's one of their best moments as musicians for sure.
@@jaredandmandimorris4420 The Elder is a ten times better album than Sonic Boom or Monster.There's two albums they should be warning their fans about,both complete garbage.
The Elder is a great album, it was way ahead of its time. It's disappointing that Gene and Paul never got it the props it deserves. They bash it every chance they get and it's unfortunate. They should stand by its brilliance and say, maybe it wasn't what the critics expected at the time, but we put a lot of hard work into it, and we're proud that people still have it in their collection. I listen to it and I think it's a brilliant album regardless of whether it was the right album for the time it was released.
@@ingleringlet-snipps3rd449Not me but I got the impression the majority of those fans jumped ship after "I Was Made" - KISS was only saved by new fans coming onboard, ironically, by the same song...
I love this album. It is the first one for Eric and he did a great job. But the responsability for its failure is only Gene and Paul's. They, along with Bob insisted on doing it. Ace wanted to go back to the origins of the Band, but he was out-voted.
For some reason Bob Ezrin, Paul and Gene decided that Eric wasn't the right fit for all of the songs and brought in Allan Schwartzberg to play on Odyssey and I. I can't imagine a scenario where Eric couldn't absolutely smoke I. I'm really glad that they allowed him to be such a central part of the Creatures of the Night album.
I'm my hometown in the UK, there was a bunch of us Kiss fans. Our own little Army! Everyone loved this album. I can't listen to most of their stuff these days, just tired of it. But I can always listen to The Elder.
My favorite front to back album ever. Never not listen to the whole album in its entirety. It’s very heavy. The orchestra pieces add to it and its heaviness. Every song kicks ass.
I totally agree with you about listening to the album right thru. I would never play this just to hear a particular song, I treat it as an audible story even though I still haven't figured it out lol.
I'm not a big KISS fan, though I understand their appeal and respect their success. I also like it when a rock band is inspired to do something out of their realm. Be it classical, or jazz, or experimental, the results may not be authentic, but they're often interesting. Upon listening to The Elder, I get the impression that they were going for something grandiose, but just didn't quite give it their all. And when you shoot for epically pompous and fall short, it's especially embarrassing. I know they'd never try something like that again, but I do wonder had they revamped some of that material and gave it another shot it might have a very different , and satisfying, result.
The Elder was my 2nd kiss lp. got it for christmas. 3 times. lol each family member got me a copy without knowing. so I still have my first copy on LP.,. CASS.,. 8-TRACK Tape.
Sonic Boom was an attempt to recreate the past. Get all the band members to sing a song, just like back in the day. Sorry, sequels rarely better the first attempt
I love this Album. But the most People didn't understand. Dark Light and I are amazing Songs. And I love Escape from the island. All the best from Germany 🐵
I agree that Music from The Elder was a beautiful album and listening to the songs off of TH-cam caused me to go out and buy the remaster off of amazon. I just wish we got a movie to complement the album it would have been nice.
This is my favorite album. I love everything about it. This is in my top five albums of any band . This album has so much greatness in it. I love almost all the studio KISS albums…but this one came along when I needed the journey it described. Though Paul doesn’t care for the album…it’s all part of what makes so great. Gene and Paul looking back they gotta think…holy moly…man we did some of the most awesome stuff any band ever did.
Kiss fan for 25 years. Favorite band hands down. The Elder IS my FAVORITE Kiss album Maybe Mr Blackwell and perhaps Dark light you can keep, but the rest is an absolute masterpiece. How can they not see this????
That mentality was responsible for them playing the same 20/25 same songs for the last 30 years. This album is genius. Great music, dark and a refreshing and well needed change from dynasty and unmasked (which I love but was time for a chaging).
Great album, got it for Christmas when it came out. Saw them on tv on that show Fridays, it was the only episode I've watched. That was the one where Larry David played a spy who was a rabbi. I remeber it because it was on after the 20th anniversary of the Cuban Missile crisis, which meant the show before it, Nightline, went an hour, instead of it's usual half an hour. It was totally worth the wait. Great performances all 3 songs.
I love the Elder. It is what it is they took a risk. Not many big artists do for fear of failing. I think if they didn't make the Elder which is in their eyes a "failure" they may not have made Creatures next, which IMHO is one of their best... especially for heaviness.
I bought this album when it was released. Oddly, I knew nothing about it, it was just in some small record store. No promotion or news about it. I loved most of it. Some great stuff on it.
LoL Paul, i guess I bought one of the 6 albums sold. I always purchased every Kiss album fresh off the presses, The Elder was magic in a way for me, just another great memory. Sadly it's an industry that measures success by dollars but it was always cool to me that they could put out something like this, it was a great stop on the journey.
I actually like this album and thought it would have been better had been combined with Creatures. That would have made the concept better.songs like War Machine, Creatures, Danger and Killer would have fit in well with the Fantasy Concept of the Elder
Kiss Army is a hoax. I sent in the registration application for the Kiss Army from the Destroyer album, I believe when I was twelve years old. But I never heard from them again, and neither did my best friend. It was a hard blow for such loyal fans as we were, who even snuck away from home and risked our lives just to see them live at Gröna Lund in Stockholm, Sweden, back in 1976. I remember watching most of the concert with a great view, stuck in the crowd, and at no point did my feet touch the ground. The only painful part of the concert was the insane volume of the treble during Ace Frehley's solo.
The Elder really fit KISS for me. At the time, I was 12 and I was big on Casey Kasem and the American Top 40. KISS was in the pop phase and so was I. Really brings back cool memories. I understand the criticism this gets and I respect it, but this album will always hold a special place in my heart.
It's kind of funny how the Elder album has grown on and has come to be appreciated by many, many, many "old school" KISS fans over the years. Yet it has not grown on or become to be appreciated by the band (Paul, Gene, & Ace) that released it
Yeah, I agree it's one of the best lyrically (maybe due to Lou Reed?), and I love the melancholy guitar solo. I wish the song had another verse though - it's so short. Better than being too long at least.
I actually respect their perceptions on this piece. When I first heard the album I didn't know who or what I was hearing. Gene's comment in particular sums it up perfectly "honesty was missing ". I eventually came to appreciate the album choosing the right time and mood to listen to it, forgetting that its a Kiss record kind of helps.
No matter what Gene and Paul say, this album is top 3 in Kiss' discography. It is a timeless masterpiece. Thank you Kiss, for everything and for music from the elder!!
You know, it’s sad to hear how Gene and Paul dislike this album so much. So many fans, including me, love this album and think it is brilliant.
If it had sold millions they'd be so different towards it...l
I want to see someone do a video of Paul and Gene responding to each song on the album. I don't think they have a clue how special some of these songs are, because they're so blinded by their own remembered experiences.
Not brilliant
@@james---b Music is subjective. :)
but WHEN did you first hear it? I'm guessing, you didn't hear it the first time during that era.
I MAY have liked it if I hadn't heard it during that specific era, idk. But to this day, I don't like it. It's easier to listen to now, but it's still a 2/ 10 stars
I really was waiting for one of them to say "Ace was right!"😁
Guys you need to quit beating yourselves up over this one. Many of us loved it.
love his album...in my top 5 kiss albums
I can’t understand why they hate it. I love it. I think Stanley’s vocals are among his finest.
One of my favorite Kiss albums of all.
Nobody hurt the sales of this great album more than these two over the years bad mouthing it every chance they got.It's one of their best moments as musicians for sure.
They never bad mouthed it until after it proved itself to be a sales flop.
You’ll never make everyone happy. They were honest enough to say the album was dishonest and forced and they even get hell for that! Ridiculous
@@jaredandmandimorris4420 The Elder is a ten times better album than Sonic Boom or Monster.There's two albums they should be warning their fans about,both complete garbage.
I love Music from the Elder.
I really appreciate this album ... one of my favorites ❤
The Elder is a great album, it was way ahead of its time. It's disappointing that Gene and Paul never got it the props it deserves. They bash it every chance they get and it's unfortunate. They should stand by its brilliance and say, maybe it wasn't what the critics expected at the time, but we put a lot of hard work into it, and we're proud that people still have it in their collection.
I listen to it and I think it's a brilliant album regardless of whether it was the right album for the time it was released.
The band must have lost a HUGE amount of fans due to that album. Especially, the original, die-hard KISS fans that propelled them to stardom in '76.
@@ingleringlet-snipps3rd449Not me but I got the impression the majority of those fans jumped ship after "I Was Made" - KISS was only saved by new fans coming onboard, ironically, by the same song...
They got what they wanted though Rolling Stone actually gave it a positive review.
@@jayjaytee9944 Really? Wow, would love to read that one...
I always enjoyed this album from the start.
Only you, just a boy, the oath, escape from the island are awesome
I love this album. It is the first one for Eric and he did a great job. But the responsability for its failure is only Gene and Paul's. They, along with Bob insisted on doing it. Ace wanted to go back to the origins of the Band, but he was out-voted.
For some reason Bob Ezrin, Paul and Gene decided that Eric wasn't the right fit for all of the songs and brought in Allan Schwartzberg to play on Odyssey and I. I can't imagine a scenario where Eric couldn't absolutely smoke I. I'm really glad that they allowed him to be such a central part of the Creatures of the Night album.
@@Lanisteelerocks I love his drumming all throughout it. Eric was such an asset to the band. He was their Bonham, their Ringo, their Nick Mason.
Eric Carr is over rated because he's dead. Heavy hitter? Sure, but he butchered so many songs. He also tended to play the same fills in many songs
I’d be curious to know what percentage of KISS fans like The Elder. I love it. It proved that KISS could explore other stylistic avenues.
Lifelong KISS fan here, since Dressed to Kill. 👋 I love The Elder, but I didn’t own the album or even hear the whole thing until probably around 2010.
I'm my hometown in the UK, there was a bunch of us Kiss fans. Our own little Army! Everyone loved this album.
I can't listen to most of their stuff these days, just tired of it. But I can always listen to The Elder.
@@ElectroPanPipes Yeah for some reason The Elder is still on my playlist.
In the middle of 80th, then I was young, all KISS fans in Odessa loved "The Elder" album - the one of the best KISS albums.
Not one of the best kiss albums. Not even close.
I love this record. “The Oath” is easily one of my top 5 KISS songs of all time.
This is a go to album for me 👍
When you want to rock!
My favorite front to back album ever. Never not listen to the whole album in its entirety. It’s very heavy. The orchestra pieces add to it and its heaviness. Every song kicks ass.
I have both versions, and the newer version flows better, imho.
I totally agree with you about listening to the album right thru. I would never play this just to hear a particular song, I treat it as an audible story even though I still haven't figured it out lol.
It was ahead of its time and musically it is amazing .
"In every age, in every time, a hero is born, as if by a grand design!!!"
That section is super heavy!
I love every song on this album. This album is phenomenal. I still listen to it.
I was 16 when it come out I didn't understand the album but I love it, I think they should stop hating it
Despite the story and the ill faded concept, the music is brilliant
If I had to choose between Metallica's LuLu or The Elder, I'd DEFINITELY pick The Elder. Much more listenable. For me, at least.
I have always loved The Elder, As a fan I never felt forsaken by the album. As time goes by I love it more and more.
It took me forever to find this album to complete my Kiss collection. When I found it, it didn't disappoint. I absolutely love this album!
I didn`t care if it was a concept....and "Odyssey" was/is the `most important` KISS song of my young life then.....still is......
“Up on a mountain where…Where only heroes dare…Stands the stallion and the mare…”(brilliant)
It´s written by Tony Powers. His original singing starring Lois Chiles in the video is also here on TH-cam.
Tony Powers original is essential listening if you love this album.
I love the honesty in this.
this will always be in my top 2 albums of kiss
My number 1.
I'm not a big KISS fan, though I understand their appeal and respect their success. I also like it when a rock band is inspired to do something out of their realm. Be it classical, or jazz, or experimental, the results may not be authentic, but they're often interesting. Upon listening to The Elder, I get the impression that they were going for something grandiose, but just didn't quite give it their all. And when you shoot for epically pompous and fall short, it's especially embarrassing. I know they'd never try something like that again, but I do wonder had they revamped some of that material and gave it another shot it might have a very different , and satisfying, result.
The Elder was my 2nd kiss lp. got it for christmas. 3 times. lol each family member got me a copy without knowing. so I still have my first copy on LP.,. CASS.,. 8-TRACK Tape.
Your first copies? That's awesome.
Wanna sell the 8 track?
Any still sealed?
Show a pic of the 8 track.
I love the elder
Спасибо Парни вы БЭСТ равных вам нету спасибо маэстры мы росли на вас спасибо большое за глаток свежего воздуха 👍👍👍🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️🔥
I love The elder. I don't care what Paul and Gene say about this record. I think it's a masterpiece.
This album came out a year after I seen the band for the first time in Australia it was different at the time I think it’s a classic album
I DIDN'T LIKE IT AT FIRST, BUT OVER THE YEARS IT GREW ON ME,
IT HAS A FEW GREAT SONGS ON THE ALBUM.
I Love Elder Album! KIZZ Forever! 💜
Ace had the best song on the album “Dark Light”.
The beginning of it always reminded me of Jaws. Badass song!!👍
ACE always has the best songs on the KISS albums. 🤘❤🤘🇺🇸
@@kerrydavidsadler980 my favorite member.
Agree 👍🏿👍🏿
All the songs were great. I admired them for taking the risk, but it sounds very unproduced.
These guys will tell you that Sonic Boom and Monster are their greatest albums.
I hope not…..
No they won't because they didn't sell and as a result, we have not had a Kiss album in nearly 12 years now.
Sonic Boom was an attempt to recreate the past. Get all the band members to sing a song, just like back in the day.
Sorry, sequels rarely better the first attempt
Paul says their best album is Alive
It does make me feel strange knowing that I love KISS’s albums more than THEY do.
I love that 40 years later, they STILL can't take the compliment and continue to bad mouth this record.
Great album . One of their best to be honest.
Loved The Elder from day one!! l always liked oddities, so it was perfect for me!!
Just listened to the elder today 🔥🔥🔥🔥
Fine album
I love this Album. But the most People didn't understand. Dark Light and I are amazing Songs. And I love Escape from the island.
All the best from Germany 🐵
I love the Elder❤
My all time favorite Kiss album. The failure was a lack of promotion. The rest of the blame lies on Gene and Paul not having any faith in it.
Great Album.
I agree that Music from The Elder was a beautiful album and listening to the songs off of TH-cam caused me to go out and buy the remaster off of amazon. I just wish we got a movie to complement the album it would have been nice.
the movie is a must i hope some talented fans get some approval from Gene and Paul , even ace? to do the movie.
thank you both for These great American music ❤
If you are expecting Love Gun, it aint that but once you except it for what it is you realize how cool it it is.
This is a great album from KISS , The Elder, to me is one of there too 10 KISS albums..
In my opinion, the elder is a great album. Great songs .
you have the success earned so very much Gene and Paul ❤❤
It is a superb album! Funny that Gene and Paul are so humble about it! 😁😁😁
It may not be my favorite KISS album, but I really do like it, and hope that one day it gets the deluxe treatment.
I love the elder. Totally different and a nice one time to departure from the regular style.
This is my favorite album. I love everything about it. This is in my top five albums of any band . This album has so much greatness in it. I love almost all the studio KISS albums…but this one came along when I needed the journey it described. Though Paul doesn’t care for the album…it’s all part of what makes so great. Gene and Paul looking back they gotta think…holy moly…man we did some of the most awesome stuff any band ever did.
Always loved this album. Got it when it came out and been spinning it since.
Its similar to why Motley doesn't like Theater of Pain.
Its not the songs, its what was happening in the band when they recorded it.
The Oath should have been part of every KISS live set list for their farewell tour.
1- I believe in me 2- Dark Light
3- Escape from the island 4- The Oath
5- Just a boy 6- Only you
It’s called “I”
It needed a big sound like Creatures
Great album
Pauls vocals were excellent in this album
I still like it.
and the consulation that you have Always given me through your awesome Song s
Kiss fan for 25 years. Favorite band hands down.
The Elder IS my FAVORITE Kiss album
Maybe Mr Blackwell and perhaps Dark light you can keep, but the rest is an absolute masterpiece.
How can they not see this????
It’s like “Kiss meets midevil”. Castles, horses, knights, maidens. A different time and place.
Dark Light by far the best song on the album.
Ace was the only one who knew it was wrong. Paul likes to say we, but he means Paul and Gene.
Mr Blackwell, Under The Rose,... masterpieces
this was a great album, the best of kiss in the eighties!
That mentality was responsible for them playing the same 20/25 same songs for the last 30 years. This album is genius. Great music, dark and a refreshing and well needed change from dynasty and unmasked (which I love but was time for a chaging).
Love the elder
They would have praised it if it made money
Of course. They're Jewish. 😅
Eisen & Witz, scoundrels at large
Great album, got it for Christmas when it came out. Saw them on tv on that show Fridays, it was the only episode I've watched. That was the one where Larry David played a spy who was a rabbi. I remeber it because it was on after the 20th anniversary of the Cuban Missile crisis, which meant the show before it, Nightline, went an hour, instead of it's usual half an hour. It was totally worth the wait. Great performances all 3 songs.
I’ve always loved this album!
I love this record very much.
Worst album in rock history! Anyone who doesn't see it for the garbage it is doesn't have a brain.
I love the Elder. It is what it is they took a risk. Not many big artists do for fear of failing. I think if they didn't make the Elder which is in their eyes a "failure" they may not have made Creatures next, which IMHO is one of their best... especially for heaviness.
thank you your both friend ly and fantastic Guys ❤❤
I bought this album when it was released. Oddly, I knew nothing about it, it was just in some small record store. No promotion or news about it. I loved most of it. Some great stuff on it.
LoL Paul, i guess I bought one of the 6 albums sold. I always purchased every Kiss album fresh off the presses, The Elder was magic in a way for me, just another great memory. Sadly it's an industry that measures success by dollars but it was always cool to me that they could put out something like this, it was a great stop on the journey.
From top to bottom...very enjoyable.
I actually like this album and thought it would have been better had been combined with Creatures. That would have made the concept better.songs like War Machine, Creatures, Danger and Killer would have fit in well with the Fantasy Concept of the Elder
One of my fav albums of all time.....
I just rediscovered this album. Not sure why it was so disliked.
Kiss Army is a hoax. I sent in the registration application for the Kiss Army from the Destroyer album, I believe when I was twelve years old. But I never heard from them again, and neither did my best friend. It was a hard blow for such loyal fans as we were, who even snuck away from home and risked our lives just to see them live at Gröna Lund in Stockholm, Sweden, back in 1976. I remember watching most of the concert with a great view, stuck in the crowd, and at no point did my feet touch the ground. The only painful part of the concert was the insane volume of the treble during Ace Frehley's solo.
The Elder really fit KISS for me. At the time, I was 12 and I was big on Casey Kasem and the American Top 40. KISS was in the pop phase and so was I. Really brings back cool memories. I understand the criticism this gets and I respect it, but this album will always hold a special place in my heart.
It's kind of funny how the Elder album has grown on and has come to be appreciated by many, many, many "old school" KISS fans over the years. Yet it has not grown on or become to be appreciated by the band (Paul, Gene, & Ace) that released it
Excellent album... Great hat-trick 81/83 Elder-Creatures-Lick 👌
If it wasn't for "the Elder", KISS would never have changed course and followed it with "Creatures of the Night" or "Lick it Up."
A World Without Heroes is probably the deepest song Kiss ever released. Incredibly underrated.
Yeah, I agree it's one of the best lyrically (maybe due to Lou Reed?), and I love the melancholy guitar solo. I wish the song had another verse though - it's so short. Better than being too long at least.
They base the fall on sales at the time. But the album was great
Great album!!
thank you Gene and Paul for your Song s the book the Hope which i foundet in your Songs
Never really been a KISS fan haha but I liked the Elder - I went in with no expectations
If only the original 4 would reunite to remake THE ELDER. They don't even have to be in the same studio.
Bob Rock would produce.
i Love your Musik and hear crazy night and Rock n roll all nite every day
I actually respect their perceptions on this piece. When I first heard the album I didn't know who or what I was hearing. Gene's comment in particular sums it up perfectly "honesty was missing ". I eventually came to appreciate the album choosing the right time and mood to listen to it, forgetting that its a Kiss record kind of helps.
Elder and Dynasty are the 2 best albums KISS ever released. Love Gun and Destroyer would be tied for 3rd.