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Cold Gin (Remastered 1997)

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Cold Gin, the Kiss tribute band that Tommy Thayer was in before joining the band full time.

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One for @okgatorhereicome

Jaime St James as Catman!

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The Cold Void

Oh, I still remember when Psycho Circus (1998) was released back then.

I remember that I was, of course, in possession of a CD copy of the album on the day of the release, that I read all available reviews weeks before, and, as a big enthusiast of the Revenge (1992)/Carnival of Souls (1997) line-up, how I didn't really ride the great wave of euphoria of the 1996 reunion.

Accordingly, I set my expectations for Psycho Circus relatively low, at least as a precaution, despite my anticipation, after all I still was a huge Kiss fan. So these rather low expectations could hardly be exceeded at that time, and only in cases of individual songs. And that was the sticking point for me.

That said, the song that let me down the most back then, and here it comes, was Ace's contribution, Into the Void. I think I found the riff, which was pretty great in itself, especially in the intro and outro, to be somewhat watered down and reduced to banality by the rather mediocre and uninspired chorus. And Ace was Ace, really, just a little too overtly formulaic for my taste. At the time (1).

But to slowly get on track and bridge the gap to Kiss' debut album for our little, in this case ultra-klassik reference of the day, let's take a quick look at this small but nonetheless outstanding interlude somewhere in the middle of Into the Void or after the solo, or something like that.

And, who wouldn't have recognized it, of course it's our dear old and ever reliable friend Cold Gin (1974), and even in the form of its unmistakable main riff, or at least something that, in all likelihood, fully and intentionally aims to come as close to it as possible.

And, of course, this fits like a glove once again, because what could be more natural after increased alcohol consumption than a somewhat neglected perception of gravity?

Side Note:

(1) But, that's a whole lotta while ago, and nowadays I appreciate Into the Void considerably more, for a number of reasons acquired since then, and I even love Psycho Circus as a whole album as far as I able to tell, and as often as I get the chance, I call it the Crazy Nights (1987) of the masked Kiss.

Also an album I had hard time for years, probably even decades, but very similar to Psycho Circus this has kinda even turned into a single pleasure. They are simply two good Kiss albums with good Kiss songs. Nothing more. And nothing less. The rest just depends on taste, tolerances and the degree of commitment of the respective bean-counting… and I know quite well with bean-counting.

Into the Void is highlighted, Cold Gin starts from the beginning. Have fun with both:

Into the Void (1998)

Cold Gin (1974)

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The Cold Way

Hotter Than Hell (1974) was probably the first time that Kiss, as songwriters who were now more or less earning money with their music, came into contact with the cheerful principle of time pressure due to deadline.

Combined with the band's apparent natural ability to transform any inspiration directly, whether external or internal, this resulted in what I can only consider to be the actual genesis of the klassik Kiss method of songwriting.

As a small illustration, please listen to the mid-part riff of Cold Gin (1974) from the debut album, you know, the one Gene selflessly contributed to Ace's first official Kiss song without any credit. And after that, just listen to the intro and main riff of All the Way, from the follow-up Hotter Than Hell, of course.

Whether you want to categorize this approach as impulsive minimalism with cultural memory and a pronounced tendency towards autocannibalization, or you prefer something more open-minded and mystical and find the word magic (1) more appropriate,

I for my part believe both perspectives are undeniably extremely accurate.

Side Note:

(1) Which by the way can be somewhat irritating for some Kiss enthusiasts out there.

If you want to go all the way just klick on those highlighted links:

All the Way (1974)

Cold Gin (1974)

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Song of the Day: January 28, 2025

Kiss: Cold Gin Cold Gin on Amazon Prime Music Continuing my focus on the music of 1975, today’s song is from the best Live album of the year. I mentioned in yesterday’s post about The Best of Louis Jordan that I don’t normally include Greatest Hits albums in my Top 20 lists. The same can be said for Live albums. However, I have to shine a spotlight on one specific Live album from 1975 because…

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Cold Gin (feat. Mike McCready)

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