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	Amazon.co.uk: Music: Music from the Elder [ORIGINAL RECORDING REMASTERED] [IMPORT] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Musically The Elder with its mix of hard rock and opera worked, however a lack of critical acclaim and commercial success saw KISS abandon any ambition of recapturing their glory days or the 1970s after The Elder.
		The Elder is the last vestige of 'vintage' KISS which sees their imaginations both musically and conceptually to the fore for pure arts sake.
		"(Music from)The Elder" is the result of a somewhat misguided decision for KISS to become "serious", which ultimately, along with their new, shorter hair image, was the cause of a vast decline in the bands popularity in the USA.
	www.amazon.co.uk /exec/obidos/ASIN/B000001ELP (1189 words)

	The KISS F.A.Q. - Articles: Through The Past Darkly I © Julian Gill
		Music From "The Elder", bears the rather sorrid distinction of being the only studio album by the band to have not have attained at least Gold certification by the RIAA.
		While much of the music on the album was straightforward, the story was confusing to most listeners.
		Both the album and single failed to make any inroads and the album stalled at #75 in the Ameican charts (while the single only reached #56), the worst performance of a KISS album in 7 years.
	www.kissfaq.com /articles/review_ttpd1.htm (3071 words)

	The Greats and Legends
		But Kiss' music shouldn't be dismissed - it was a commercially potent mix of anthemic, fist-pounding hard rock driven by sleek hooks and ballads powered by loud guitars, cloying melodies, and sweeping strings.
		Kiss Unmasked was their first record since Destroyer to fail to go platinum, and 1981's Music From the Elder, their first album recorded with Carr, didn't even go gold - it couldn't even climb past number 75 on the charts.
		Vincent's first album with the group, 1982's Creatures of the Night, fared better than Music From the Elder, yet it couldn't make it past number 45 on the charts.
	jardo_frost.tripod.com /kiss.html (1067 words)

	No Life 'til Metal - CD Gallery - Music From the Elder
		When The Elder was released in Japan, the record company designed a cover showing the band in their costumes and makeup that slid over the original cover.
		It was also not called Music From The Elder; instead it was given the title "Great Decisive Battle of The Underworld." "Escape From The Island" isn't on the Japanese version of 'The Elder,' instead it was released 7 months later on the 'Killers' album.
		KISS hoped that The Elder would translate into a string of albums that would be connected by a common thread--this concept of a boy chosen to fight against evil.
	www.nolifetilmetal.com /kisselderfacts.htm (1007 words)

	The KISS F.A.Q. - The KISS Album Focus: Music From The Elder © Julian Gill (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Music From "The Elder", bears the rather sordid distinction of being the only studio album by the band to have not have attained at least Gold certification by the RIAA after more than a decade on release (yeah, COS is also not certified..).
		The Elder is an obscure album built on an obscure premise, yet recorded with great attention to detail and skill, though KISS were not quite ready to become Pink Floyd.
		On November 21 The Elder was released to the general public fronted by the single, "A World Without Heroes", for which the band also made a video, in some countries, and "I" in others (a video of sorts exists for this too, but it was apparently pieced together by a fan).
	www.kissfaq.com /focus/elder.html (4508 words)

	MSJ - Kiss-Music From The Elder
		When it was recorded in 1981, this album was to have been a masterwork of epic proportions.
		The end result was an album that, although far better than the average LP, sold poorly.
		The lineup on the album is Gene Simmons, Paul Stanley, Ace Frehley and Eric Carr.
	www.musicstreetjournal.com /elder.html (650 words)

	KISSONLINE: The Remasters - Music (From The Elder) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		KISSONLINE: The Remasters - Music (From The Elder)
		Suggesting a concept album based on a story from Gene, the group began to tell a story about a young boy who is chosen by a council of Elders to battle an evil that is out to destroy all that is good.
		While Music (From The Elder) proved to be a failure for KISS, many people began to see KISS itself as a failure and fan support waned.
	www.kissonline.com /reports/audio/remasters/elder.html (919 words)

	Compare Prices and Read Reviews on Music From The Elder - Kiss at Epinions.com
		The album starts out with something called "Fanfare," which is a wimpy orchestral piece with stupid sounding brass, strings and woodwinds all over the place.
		The single of the album, of course, is "World Without Heroes," in which Gene Simmons tries to croon a bit and sings about how he doesn't want to live in (gasp!) a world without heroes.
		The rest of the album sounds forced and is the product of a band which is on foreign soil and not navigating it too well.
	www.epinions.com /musc-review-2CCB-336069A-3A234CB1-prod1 (1049 words)

	RollingStone.com: Music From The Elder : KISS : Review (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Yet their new songs are catchy, the performances respectable, and, despite its concept, Music from "The Elder" is better than anything that the group has recorded in years.
		According to the liner notes, "The Elder are an ideal....
		Listen to all this music on demand with your Rhapsody subscription.
	www.rollingstone.com /reviews/album/_/id/259512/kiss?pageid=rs.ArtistDiscography&pageregion=triple1 (279 words)

	1981 Music From The Elder (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		When The Elder was released in Japan, the distributors feared the worst and put a cover showing the band in their costumes and makeup over the original cover. It was also not called Music From The Elder; instead it was given the title Great Decisive Battle of The Underworld.
		The Elder was a story written by Gene that never got off the ground despite the fact that the soundtrack was written for it.
		The Elder was the last album to be reisssued on compact disc by KISS in May 1989.
	mujweb.cz /www/kiss.cz/1981_Music_From_The_Elder.htm (717 words)

	Elder Roma Wilson
		A tribute album to the legendary blues artist Robert Johnson on which Wilson played his version of the spiritual "This Train (Is Bound For Glory)" was nominated for a Grammy Award in 1993.
		His significant contribution to traditional music was recently honored with a National Heritage Fellowship given by the National Endowment for the Arts in 1994.
		Although both numbers were religious the backing Three harmonicas, played by the Elder's three sons, all chugging away at the same time - had a solid secular feel that endeared the record to blues collectors and presented them with a mystery in the form of the elusive Elder.
	www.arhoolie.com /titles/429.shtml (2360 words)

	Kiss - Music From The Elder
		A fuller introduction came on Music From The Elder, an album that represented a radical departure from traditional Kiss music and included several ballads, an orchestra and a choir.
		Bruce Kulick, who had contributed to the studio side of Alive II and played on Stanley's solo album, supplied the lead work to the four previously unreleased tracks on the Killers compilation of 1982, and Vincent Cusano (later to become Vinnie Vincent) was responsible for lead guitar on the 1982 release, Creatures Of The Night.
		The album Revenge also provided them with their highest charting US album (number 4), and their first Top 10 release since Dynasty reached number 9 in 1979.
	www.nehrecords.com /shop/KissElder.htm (1139 words)

	Amazon.com: Music: Creatures of the Night [ORIGINAL RECORDING REMASTERED] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Although the album was not a huge hit at the time of its release, they mostly succeeded in achieving their goals.
		The band was reborn with this album and used it as a springboard to regain popularity with a sting of platinum albums in the 1980s.
		This album was also the end of an era, as it was the last KISS album to feature the band in makeup.
	amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B000001ELR?v=glance (2457 words)

	Metal-Rules.com
		Originally written as a soundtrack to a film that would never be made, (MUSIC FROM) THE ELDER was Kiss’ answer to a trend that became popular in the 1970’s—the concept album.
		Ironically, Kiss earned their first critically-praised album, but the fans--the very people they were trying to please--simply could not accept what Kiss had become.
		I really think that (MUSIC FROM) THE ELDER has gotten a raw deal over the years as it is constantly referred to as a joke.
	www.metal-rules.com /review/viewreview.php?month=August&year=2003&pos=15 (605 words)

	What if Kiss...?
		Kiss' last two albums have been somewhat poppier than the hardcore Kiss Army would have liked and with the surprise departure of original drummer Peter Criss to pursue a solo career last year American fans have yet to see his replacement Eric "the Fox" Carr in action.
		While on the album the song didn't strike me as particularly good on first listening, live it was another story.
		I really like the new album and to hear it live was a real treat for me but if the band are to return to the sold out stadiums of a few years ago, they're still some way short of convincing all their fans."
	www.sacktrick.com /kiss/elderlivereview.htm (1703 words)

	Kiss - Free Music Downloads, Videos, CDs, MP3s, Bio, Merchandise and Links
		But Kiss' music shouldn't be dismissed -- it was a commercially potent mix of anthemic, fist-pounding hard rock driven by sleek hooks and ballads powered by loud guitars, cloying melodies, and sweeping strings.
		Dynasty, released in 1979, continued their streak of platinum albums, yet it was their last recorded with the original lineup -- Criss left in 1980.
		Kiss Unmasked was their first record since Destroyer to fail to go platinum, and 1981's Music From the Elder, their first album recorded with Carr, didn't even go gold -- it couldn't even climb past number 75 on the charts.
	www.artistdirect.com /nad/music/artist/bio/0,,453807,00.html (1179 words)

	Artistopia Music - KISS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Destroyer (1976), Music from the Elder (1981) and Revenge (1992) were produced by Bob Ezrin.
		Ezrin's production on Music from The Elder is clearly similar to his work on Pink Floyd's The Wall, released two years earlier.
		While both albums are arguably quite good, the world was not ready to consider KISS outside of its "3-minute song about lusting for women" reputation.
	www.music-mp3.net /kiss (1578 words)

	80sxchange.com - KISS - Music From The Elder
		There is nothing else in the KISS catalogue quite like this, and though it completely bombed upon initial release, some in the KISS Army have pointed to this as a very underrated record and even think it's among their very best.
		After KISS found their popularity sliding fast in America with the pop-filled "Unmasked" album, they initially considered going back to their roots and doing a heavy album.
		"Music From The Elder" was dead on arrival in November 1981, with appallingly low sales and slamming from most critics.
	www.80sxchange.com /forums/showthread.php?t=12838 (1011 words)

	KISS Asylum: KISS Album Focus -- MUSIC FROM "THE ELDER" (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Elder" was simply ignored, doomed to sink into obscurity as the fans either grew up or ran to the arms of certified heavy metal acts like AC/DC or Judas Priest.
		While much of the music on the album was straightforward, the story was confusing to most listeners and it was difficult to reconcile the songs with the concept.
		On November 21 The Elder was released to the general public fronted by the single, "A World Without Heroes", for which they also made a video, in some countries, and "I" in others (a video of sorts exists for this too, but it was apparently pieced together by a fan).
	www.kissonline.com /faq/focus/elder.html (4554 words)

	Amazon.ca: Music: Olias of Sunhillow [CD] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		This is an incredible piece of music with majestic vocalizations (11 or 12 tracks at once?), moving polyrythms, and just enough mystique to put your imagination out beyond the limits of this world.
		This album is without a doubt one of the masterpieces of the fantasy prog-rock movement of the mid 1970's.
		Crafted entirely by Anderson himself (lyrics, music, and included 1-point font story in the liner notes), it seems at first an absolutely self-indulgent exercise, though subsequent listens reveals a complete and entire world, with movements between soft, drifting melodies, thundering rhythmic mystical tribal hymns, and soaring vocal overtures.
	www.amazon.ca /exec/obidos/ASIN/B000005S6X (761 words)

	Lick it Up
		But this is genuinely the first time that an actual Kiss album, where they are together as a band and they're doing heavy metal music, where the music is actually GOOD.
		But for Kiss, whose highest rating on one of their NORMAL albums was a 6.5, this is a monumental and surprising addition to the discography.
		Of course, this was back when rap music actually sounded cool, and not that poo that's all over the radio today.
	donignacio.com /kiss/lickitup.html (947 words)

	Kiss biography - 8notes.com
		The album did less well than their debut, reaching just #100 on the Billboard album chart.
		The album included two important songs in the group's career; 'C'mon And Love Me,' their first big radio hit, and 'Rock And Roll All Nite,' which became their first hit single.
		The KISS logo had to be redesigned for the German market because of the similarity of its two S's to the symbol of the SS, Adolf Hitler's paramilitary troops, which it is illegal to display in Germany.
	www.8notes.com /biographies/kiss.asp (1460 words)

	KISS Museum Wendy O Williams CD (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		After the experimental 1980 Unmasked album, KISS vowed to go back to their roots and record a classic KISS rock and roll album.
		This album was indeed recorded, but never released as KISS, for some reason, decided to take their experimentation even further with the album Music From the Elder.
		Four of the songs from this lost album ended up on the European Killers album and the rest were used by Gene Simmons when he produced Wendy O Williams's debut solo album.
	www.kissmuseum.com /mall/cdWOW.asp (128 words)

	7.30 Report - 8/9/2000: Juan de Marcos leads Cuban music revival (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		JUAN DE MARCOS: Up to 1961 we were the best-seller of tropical dance music in the world, so now we are recovering the place that we had before.
		A musician and band leader, he rediscovered the musical heroes of his youth.
		GENEVIEVE HUSSEY: The band is in Sydney for Hemispheres, a world music festival which is part of the artistic lead-up to the Olympic Games.
	www.abc.net.au /7.30/stories/s173793.htm (652 words)

	The Zydeco Road: Sounds of The Road (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Our good friends at louisianaradio.com who brought new excitement to internet broadcasting have now taken a turn at producing their own recordings with this debut album by two legendary musicians, who are recording together for the first time.
		Clearly, the elder statesman of the front porch genre have recorded an album that transports you back to a time when life was simple but times were hard.
		Among the tracks that radiate both the culture and the music are: "Baby Please Don't Go," "Jolie Catin," "Madame Faielle," and "Eunice Two Step, a rendition that would even bring tears to the eyes of Geno Delafose.
	www.zydecoroad.com /sounds/thibodeaux-carriere.shtml (332 words)

	KISS Asylum: It Never Goes Away -- The "Carnival of Souls" Controversy
		The complaint about this album that seems to surface most often is that it is somehow a "sell out" on the part of the band.
		Many fans appear to view it as a formula, "paint-by-numbers" album designed to capitalize on the "grunge" sound that was prevalent during the time most of "COS" was written and recorded.
		The second is the same as the criticism of the music: it's route, paint-by-numbers, calculated song writing that doesn't reflect the true "KISS feel/sound." I disagree with both criticisms, and would like to discuss why it is that I do so.
	www.kissasylum.com /views/carnival/carnivalofsouls.html (2457 words)

	KISS Music From "The Elder" Lyrics
		After hearing the album the staff at PolyGram didn't want to release the album but for financial reasons they had no choice.
		Part of this album was recorded in Frehley's studio in Connecticut and in Ezrin's studio in Toronto.
		Ace Frehley was so against the idea of a "concept" album that the band had to send him the tapes to his recording studio in Connecticut in order to make him record his guitar parts.
	www.geocities.com /SunsetStrip/Loft/8819/lyrics/elder.html (1335 words)

	Stephen Marley: A Natural Mystic of a New Generation (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		For the album, Stephen brought together some of the heavy-hitters of today’s music scene – Steven Tyler, Chuck D, The Lost Boyz, Rakim, The Roots, Lauryn Hill.
		Even better, the tracks are graced – through Stephen’s studio mastery – with the vocals and music of the elder Marley himself.
		He says the main purpose of the collaborative effort was to fulfill his father’s desire to bring his music to a wider audience.
	www.horizonmag.com /1/stephen-marley.asp (1569 words)

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