Album "Live" Unmasked Tour 1980

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The Unmasked Tour was a concert tour by the American hard rock band Kiss. It was the first tour not to feature original drummer Peter Criss, and the touring debut of his replacement Eric Carr.[1]

Background
The Unmasked Tour was the first time that Kiss only played in Europe, Australia,[2] and New Zealand, with only one show played in the United States, at the Palladium Theatre in New York.[3] "Cold Gin" returned to the set for the first time since the Rock & Roll Over Tour, and featured Ace Frehley on lead vocals, rather than Simmons who had sung the song on all previous tours on which it was performed. "You're All That I Want" was performed briefly, but was quickly dropped. "Strutter", which had not been performed live since the Destroyer Tour, returned to the set as well. Iron Maiden were the opening act for the European leg of the tour.[4][5] English heavy rock band Girl supported Kiss at Stafford, Bingley Hall. During an autograph session from the band while on tour in West Germany, more than 2,000 fans in Frankfurt ended up causing severe traffic jams. The West Germany concerts would bring in a total of 100,000 fans.[6] The stage show and costumes, with the exception of Carr and Stanley, were holdovers from the Dynasty Tour.

This would be the last tour that Ace Frehley would perform with Kiss until the 1996 reunion tour.[7]

In the tour program for the band's final tour, Stanley reflected on the tour:

Playing Australia in 1980 was amazing. We were big beyond any comprehension. When we were first told that we were huge in Australia I really didn't have any idea what that meant until we went there. When people were saying you're as big as The Beatles were that's kind of hard to comprehend until you get off a plane and there's thousands of people at an airport and there's thousands of people camping outside your hotel and we couldn't leave the hotels. "Shandi" had already been a hit there. We were the front headline of the papers for virtually three or four weeks. It reached the point where I was asking that we not have any more parties because literally every night the promoter threw a party for us.[8]

Reception
Roman Kozak, a reviewer from the magazine Billboard gave the performance a positive review. He opened his review, noting of the lineup changes with the introduction of the new drummer Eric Carr. Regarding the show, he acknowledged the performance as the typical Kiss show, but noted that the band were performing on a smaller stage than usual, with the performance being basically the same, with the inclusion of loud musical energy, special effects and lighting. He cited the change in the band's sound being more "melodic" and "pop-side", but still gave the fans the hard rock and heavy metal they wanted, taking note that the song "Talk to Me" was well-received by the audience.[9]

Setlist
"Detroit Rock City" / "Cold Gin" / "Strutter" / "Calling Dr. Love" / "Firehouse" / "Talk to Me" / "Is That You?" / "2,000 Man" / "I Was Made for Lovin' You" / "New York Groove" / "Love Gun" / "God of Thunder" / "Rock and Roll All Nite"
Encore :
"Shout It Out Loud" / "King of the Night Time World" / "Black Diamond" / "You're All That I Want" was played until Nuremberg show.
"Shandi" was added as the fourth song in Oceania.

Personnel
Paul Stanley – vocals, rhythm guitar
Gene Simmons – vocals, bass
Ace Frehley – lead guitar, vocals
Eric Carr – drums, vocals

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The Unmasked Tour était une tournée de concerts du groupe de hard rock américain Kiss. C'était la première tournée sans le batteur original Peter Criss, et les débuts en tournée de son remplaçant Eric Carr.

Arrière-plan
La tournée Unmasked était la première fois que Kiss jouait uniquement en Europe, en Australie et en Nouvelle-Zélande, avec un seul spectacle joué aux États-Unis, au Palladium Theatre de New York. "Cold Gin" est revenu sur le plateau pour la première fois depuis la tournée Rock & Roll Over, et mettait en vedette Ace Frehley au chant principal, plutôt que Simmons qui avait chanté la chanson lors de toutes les tournées précédentes au cours desquelles elle avait été interprétée. "You're All That I Want" a été interprété brièvement, mais a été rapidement abandonné. "Strutter", qui n'avait pas été joué en live depuis le Destroyer Tour, est également revenu sur le plateau. Iron Maiden était l'acte d'ouverture de la partie européenne de la tournée. Le groupe de heavy rock anglais Girl a soutenu Kiss à Stafford, Bingley Hall. Lors d'une séance d'autographes du groupe lors d'une tournée en Allemagne de l'Ouest, plus de 2 000 fans à Francfort ont fini par provoquer de graves embouteillages. Les concerts en Allemagne de l'Ouest attireraient un total de 100 000 fans. Le spectacle sur scène et les costumes, à l'exception de Carr et Stanley, étaient des vestiges de la tournée Dynasty.

Ce serait la dernière tournée qu'Ace Frehley effectuerait avec Kiss jusqu'à la tournée de retrouvailles de 1996.

Dans le programme de la tournée finale du groupe, Stanley a réfléchi sur la tournée :

Jouer en Australie en 1980 était incroyable. Nous étions grands au-delà de toute compréhension. Quand on nous a dit pour la première fois que nous étions énormes en Australie, je n'avais vraiment aucune idée de ce que cela signifiait avant d'y aller. Quand les gens disaient que vous étiez aussi gros que les Beatles, c'était un peu difficile à comprendre jusqu'à ce que vous descendiez d'un avion et qu'il y ait des milliers de personnes dans un aéroport et qu'il y ait des milliers de personnes campant devant votre hôtel et que nous ne puissions pas quitter les hôtels. . "Shandi" y avait déjà fait un carton. Nous avons fait la une des journaux pendant pratiquement trois ou quatre semaines. J'en suis arrivé au point où je demandais que nous n'ayons plus de fête parce que littéralement tous les soirs, le promoteur organisait une fête pour nous.

Réception
Roman Kozak, critique du magazine Billboard, a donné une critique positive à la performance. Il a ouvert sa revue en notant les changements de line-up avec l'introduction du nouveau batteur Eric Carr. Concernant le spectacle, il a reconnu que la performance était le spectacle typique de Kiss, mais a noté que le groupe jouait sur une scène plus petite que d'habitude, la performance étant fondamentalement la même, avec l'inclusion d'une énergie musicale forte, d'effets spéciaux et d'éclairage. Il a cité le changement dans le son du groupe qui est devenu plus « mélodique » et « pop », mais a quand même donné aux fans le hard rock et le heavy metal qu'ils voulaient, notant que la chanson « Talk to Me » a été bien accueillie par le groupe.

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Label: Golden Eggs – Egg 23/24
Format: 2 x CD, Unofficial Release
Pays: Europe
Sortie: 2018
Genre: Rock
Style: Glam, Hard Rock

SETLIST :
1-1 Intro 0:55
1-2 Detroit Rock City 4:13
1-3 Cold Gin 3:40
1-4 Strutter 3:38
1-5 Calling Dr. Love 3:14
1-6 Is That You? 4:02
1-7 Firehouse 4:23
1-8 Talk To Me 3:53
1-9 You’re All That I Want 3:49
1-10 2,000 Man 4:13
1-11 Ace Frehley Guitar Solo 5:28
1-12 I Was Made For Lovin’ You 3:45
2-1 New York Groove 7:50
2-2 Love Gun 3:39
2-3 Gene Simmons Bass Solo 3:02
2-4 God Of Thunder 3:05
2-5 Eric Carr Drum Solo 4:55
2-6 Rock And Roll All Nite 6:07
2-7 Shout It Out Loud 3:18
2-8 King Of The Night Time World 3:29
2-9 Black Diamond 7:03

Live at Castel Sant’Angelo, Rome, Italy, August 29, 1980
The legendary complete Roma ‘80 that was witnessed by the pope from an all new excellent audience master tape.
Including the 10 minute New York Groove!

Live au Castel Sant'Angelo, Rome, Italie, 29 août 1980
La légendaire intégrale Roma '80 dont le pape a été témoin à partir d'une toute nouvelle excellente bande originale d'audience.
Y compris le New York Groove de 10 minutes !

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Label: Not On Label (Kiss) – none
Format: 2 x Vinyle, LP, Limited Edition, Unofficial Release, Gatefold
Pays: Europe
Sortie: 2014
Genre: Rock
Style: Hard Rock

SETLIST :
A1 Intro
A2 Detroit Rock City
A3 Cold Gin
A4 Strutter
A5 Calling Dr Love
A6 Firehouse
B1 Talk To Me
B2 Is That You?
B3 2000 Man
B4 Ace´s Solo
B5 I Was Made For Loving You
C1 New York Groove
C2 Love Gun
C3 Gene´s Solo
C4 God Of Thunder
C5 Eric´s Solo
D1 Rock And Roll All Nite
D2 Shout It Out Loud
D3 King Of The Night Time World
D4 Black Diamond

NOTES
Recorded live at Vorst National, Brussels, Belgium, September 21, 1980.
Released on Yellow marble, Black & Red vinyl, Limited to 100 copies each.
Includes colored innersleeves, poster (glossy), poster (non glossy), 18 perforated collector cards.
Each record color has it’s own matching of Collector Cards, Set of Cards (blue, red, white, black + orange).
There are FIVE different sets of 18 cards. When buying a complete set of 4 albums you had the oportunity to
receive the additional fifth “orange” card sheet on top.

Enregistré en direct au Forest National, Bruxelles, Belgique, le 21 septembre 1980.
Sorti sur marbre jaune, vinyle noir et rouge, limité à 100 exemplaires chacun.
Comprend des pochettes intérieures colorées, un poster (brillant), un poster (non brillant), 18 cartes collector perforées.
Chaque couleur d'enregistrement a sa propre correspondance de cartes de collection et de jeu de cartes (bleu, rouge, blanc, noir + orange).
Il existe CINQ jeux différents de 18 cartes. Lors de l'achat d'un ensemble complet de 4 albums, vous aviez la possibilité de
recevez la cinquième feuille de carte « orange » supplémentaire par-dessus.

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Label: Diamond Records (45) – DR 230980
Format: 2 x CD, Limited Edition, Unofficial Release
Pays: Europe
Sortie: 2020
Genre: Rock
Style: Hard Rock

SETLIST :
CD1: Live At Parc Expositions , Avignon, France. September 23rd 1980. Unmasked Tour
01 Detroit Rock City 4:18
02 Cold Gin 3:29
03 Strutter 3:41
04 Calling Dr. Love 3:41
05 Firehouse 4:21
06 Talk To Me 3:34
07 Is That You? 4:17
08 2.000 Man - Ace Guitar Solo 11:31
09 I Was Made For Lovin´ You 3:43
10 New York Groove 4:17
11 Love Gun 3:55
12 Gene Simmons Bass Solo 2:46
13 God Of Thunder 2:46
14 Eric Carr Drums Solo 7:51
15 God Of Thunder Ending 1:22
16 Rock And Roll All Nite 7:00

CD2: Live At Parc Expositions , Avignon, France. September 23rd 1980. Unmasked Tour
01 Shout It Out Loud 3:45
02 Paul Stanley Guitar Solo 3:01
03 Black diamond 4:59

CD2: Bonus Tracks Live At The Zenith, Paris, France. September 13th 1988. Crazy Nights Tour
04 Love Gun 4:57
05 Fits Like A Glove 5:55
06 Heaven´s On Fire 5:04
07 Cold Gin 4:57
08 Black Diamond 3:56
09 Bang Bang You 5:40
10 No, No, No 4:27
11 Firehouse 3:50
12 Crazy, Crazy Nights 3:56
13 I Was Made For Lovin´ You 4:37
14 Deuce 3:47
15 Reason To Live 4:39
16 Tears Are Falling 3:50
17 I Love It Loud 3:20
18 Strutter

NOTES
Recorded Live At The Parc Des Expositions, Avignon (France) During Unmasked Tour. September 23rd, 1980.
Bonus Tracks Live At The Zenith, Paris, France. September 13th 1988. Crazy Nights Tour

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Genre: Rock
Style: Hard Rock
Année: 2016

SETLIST :
Detroit Rock City   4:16
Cold Gin 3:30
Strutter 3:41
Calling Dr. Love 4:21
Firehouse 3:36
Talk To Me 4:17
Is That You? 3:40
2000 Man 4:16
Ace Frehley Solo 7:11
I Was Made For Lovin' You 3:48
New York Groove 4:06
Love Gun 4:04
Gene Simmons Solo 2:43
God Of Thunder 2:49
Eric Carr Solo 8:56
Rock And Roll All Nite 7:03
Shout It Out Loud 6:36
Black Diamond 7:48

Eric Carr 1980 Audition Tape
Torpedo Girl 2:52
Shandi 3:33
You Really Got Me 2:42
And The Cradle Will Rock 3:35
Shandi (Remaster-Remix) 3:39
Torpedo Girl (Alt. Mix-down) 2:49
Shandi (Alt. Mix-down) 3:31
You Really Got Me (Alt. Mix-down) 2:42
And The Cradle Will Rock (Alt. Mix-down) 3:34
Shandi (Another Mix)   3:35

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Label: Not On Label (Kiss) – AVIGNON80-A/B/C/D
Format: 2 x Vinyle, LP, Limited Edition, Unofficial Release, Yellow
Pays: Europe
Sortie: May 2023
Genre: Rock
Style: Hard Rock

SETLIST :
A1 Detroit Rock City
A2 Cold Gin
A3 Strutter
A4 Calling Dr. Love
A5 Firehouse
B1 Talk To Me
B2 Is That You?
B3 2000 Man
B4 Ace Solo
B5 I Was Made For Lovin´ You
C1 New York Groove
C2 Love Gun
C3 Gene Solo
C4 God Of Thunder
C5 Eric Solo
D1 Rock And Roll All Nite
D2 Shout It Out Loud
D3 Black Diamond

NOTES :
Live At Parc Expositions Avignon, France, September 23rd 1980 Unmasked Tour
Included poster, available on, Yellow & Black 75 copies each

Live Au Parc Expositions Avignon, France, 23 septembre 1980 Tournée sans masque
Affiche incluse, disponible en Jaune et Noir 75 exemplaires chacun

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