KISS – Dynasty 12" Vinyl LP Album

- Bellaphon / Casablanca Records – Hard Rock 1979

Music Genre:

Hard Rock

Emerging from the American hard rock scene of the 1970s, KISS’s sound fused heavy guitar riffs, theatrical performances, and melodic hooks. On "Dynasty", the band flirted with disco influences, blending their hard-rock foundation with radio-ready pop rhythms that reflected the late-’70s crossover trends.

Band Line-up (Part 1):

• Paul Stanley – Rhythm Guitar, Lead Vocals, Guitar Solo on “Sure Know Something”, Bass Guitar on “Magic Touch”
  Paul Stanley — born Stanley Bert Eisen — the Starchild: rhythm guitar, co-lead vocals and the voice of stadium singalongs. From pre-KISS days in Wicked Lester to solo detours with Paul Stanley’s Soul Station, he’s a collector’s favorite — satin scarves, cigarette-smoke clubs and records that still hum the chorus. Visit Paul Stanley on Wikipedia
• Ace Frehley – Lead Guitar, Lead Vocals, Bass Guitar on “2,000 Man”, “Hard Times”, and “Save Your Love”
• Ace Frehley – Guitars

  Ace Frehley is the reason KISS sounded like it came from another planet—those space-age riffs didn’t happen by accident. Read more...

  Ace Frehley (1951–2025) was the electrifying guitarist, singer, and songwriter who co-founded KISS in 1973, defining its space-age sound and image. After leaving the band in 1982, he led Frehley’s Comet through the late 1980s, before returning for multiple KISS reunions and continuing a solo career that spanned more than five decades of hard rock history.

  Ace Frehley Wiki
• Gene Simmons – Bass Guitar, Lead Vocals
• Gene Simmons – Bass, Vocals, Producer Gene Simmons — born Chaim Weitz — prowled stages as KISS’s fire-breathing Demon, delivering bass thunder, sneering vocals, and pure comic-book menace. I always picture lacquered leather, cigarette-smoke halls, and ferocious crowd singalongs baked into the grooves. Beyond the makeup, he moonlighted as producer and session player, even hiding behind the alias “Reginald Von Helsing” on Wendy O. Williams recordings — a perfect collector’s wink. Loud, theatrical, unapologetic. (approx. 450 chars)
  Gene Simmons Wiki

Band Line-up (Part 2):

• Vini Poncia – Producer, Keyboards and Backing Vocals on “I Was Made for Lovin’ You” and “Sure Know Something”
  Vini Poncia is an American musician, songwriter and producer whose career spans doo-wop to arena rock. He sang with The Videls (c.1958), co-fronted The Trade Winds/The Innocence in the mid-1960s and formed Anders & Poncia in the late-1960s. Later a prolific writer/producer (Ringo Starr, Melissa Manchester, KISS). Visit Vini Poncia — Wikipedia
• Peter Criss – Drums, Vocals (on “Dirty Livin’” only)
  Peter Criss — Brooklyn-born Catman, thunder on the skins and the voice behind "Beth". Co-founder and KISS drummer in 1973–1980, returned for 1996–2001 and 2002–2004; earlier stints in Chelsea and later solo work. Satin, greasepaint and a drumbeat that still rattles collectors’ racks. Visit Peter Criss on Wikipedia
• Anton Fig – Drums
  Anton Fig — South African session drummer and tasteful stick wizard: thunder for Paul Shaffer’s house band (1986–2015), played on Ace Frehley’s 1978 solo LP, sat in on KISS’s Dynasty (1979) and Unmasked (1980) and was in Frehley’s Comet (1984–1987). Tight fills, studio cred and a drummer collectors nod at. Visit Anton Fig — Wikipedia

Side One:

1. I Was Made For Lovin' You
2. 2,000 Man
   Cover of The Rolling Stones’ 1967 song from “Their Satanic Majesties Request.”
3. Sure Know Something
4. Dirty Livin’

Video: Kiss - I Was Made For Lovin' You

Side Two:

1. Charisma
2. Magic Touch
3. Hard Times
4. Save Your Love
5. X-Ray Eyes

Video: KISS - Charisma