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Summary: Great book!
Review: I thought this was worth the money considering it's size, content, and the fact that it's signed. Tons of great rare pics. The comic section is pure filler though. I'd give it 5 stars but can only give it 4 due to the comics and also to the fact that it's poorly bound. The cover, pages, slip case, etc. are all of high quality, but I've seen so many of these that are falling apart at the seams. If you buy one, read it carefully. Don't open it too far, and certainly don't let your clumsy, careless friends get their mits on it! It's a good read too if you don't mind the fact that it's The World According To Gene & Paul.
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Summary: THE BEST BOOK I EVER PICKED UP
Review: I'M A LONG TIME KISS FAN WHEN I HEARD THAT THERE WAS A BOOK FROM KISS THAT TELLS ALL ABOUT THE BAND I HAD TOO HAVE IT.THE COST IS A LITTLE HIGH BUT FOR WHAT YOU GET IT'S NOT BAD.I LOVE TOO SEE THE KISSTORY BOOK 2 COME OUT SOMETIME SOON THERES MORE ACE AND PETER IN BOOK 2.BUT I WOULD NOT TRADE MY BOOK FOR ANY AMOUNT OF MONEY ANYTHING KISS DOE'S IS GOING TO BE TOP OF THE LINE BE IT BOOKS VIDEOS OR CD'S.I COULD TALK ALL DAY ABOUT KISS AND HOW BIG OF A FAN I'M BUT THE BOOK IS WHAT WE ARE TALKING ABOUT.NEXT TO THE BIBLE IT'S THE GREATEST BOOK EVER WRITTEN.
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Summary: Kisstory 1
Review: In what is supposed to be the difinitive story of my favorite band KISS, i have to say, if falls a bit short. For starters, i think full page pics of the band would have been cooler instead of the various collages and text written over the pics. Also, i personally would have loved to have seen features on the various guitars and drum kits used. That would have been very cool!. With that, features on the evolution of their stages, costumes and make-up would also have been cool. I don't know. KISS is more a cash cow business than it has ever been and it's un-fortunate because if they came out with ligitimate, cool stuff, people would still buy it. Don't get me wrong, this book is a must have, and even the rediculous price tag is justified because it is what it is. But, i think ALL the copies should have been autographed and i think more attention to the details should have been made. Where's a pic outside the Chinese theater? Why no shots of them rehearsing without make-up? Why not commentary from the band on their songs, albums and each other? KISSTORY falls short on its HISTORY!!!
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Summary: THIS BAND BACKS UP WHAT MOST BANDS DO NOT!!
Review: KISS IS THE MOST CREATIVE BAND I KNOW. I WAS BORN IN APRIL OF 1973 AND KISS ALIVE 2 WAS MY FIRST KISS ALBUM.KEEP IT UP!!!!!
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Summary: I Love this book
Review: This book packs a big punch
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Summary: If you are a true KISS follower you've just got to have it!
Review: While waiting for the concert at the entertainment centre in Sydney Australia I was sitting with my family (wife, 3 boys ) across the road in a pub (bar). I was 15 when I first got into KISS and am now 38. IN Aussie Dollars it was about $200.00 (KISSTORY) but after all those years it was worth it to get a bit of inside info on the guys. I just hope they can come out to OZ for the "Curcus" tour. By the way it was the "sickest" , concert my boys have ever seen !!! PS. Hope to see ya in OZ!!
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Summary: Knowing what I know now.....
Review: would I purchase this book? The answer is no. While the original series was autographed (by Bruce and Eric in mine) the stability of the book and the time it took to get the thing both were/are sub-par. When it appeared that the original band would never get back together - this was a very good document to the past. Now, it's nice for pictures, but a lot has chaged in the world of KISS. I would recommend Extreme Close-up or Second Coming as video documents. Much cheaper and about the same content. Pictures can always be found on the web anyway.
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Summary: Knowing what I know now.....
Review: would I purchase this book? The answer is no. While the original series was autographed (by Bruce and Eric in mine) the stability of the book and the time it took to get the thing both were/are sub-par. When it appeared that the original band would never get back together - this was a very good document to the past. Now, it's nice for pictures, but a lot has chaged in the world of KISS. I would recommend Extreme Close-up or Second Coming as video documents. Much cheaper and about the same content. Pictures can always be found on the web anyway.
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Summary: Pricey but worth it!
Review: [Money] is a bit much for a book, but this is a limited edition and mine was signed by the band (1995 line-up). Great historical info and pictures in this book, and you have to appreciate the amount of work that went into assembling all this stuff for the book (though the binding has given many owners some problems). Superior to its follow-up KISSTORY II. This book is perhaps better as a collectible than as a gloves-off historical document of the band, but there is a lot in this book to like, even if Gene and Paul do pull some punches about their own troubled and storied career. Want some more behind-the-scenes stories of the band? Check out the book KISS AND SELL by C.K. Lendt, available at this website and many others. Lendt's book is a bit more revealing of the ugly business aspects of the band's history, and significantly cheaper.
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Summary: Pricey but worth it!
Review: [Money] is a bit much for a book, but this is a limited edition and mine was signed by the band (1995 line-up). Great historical info and pictures in this book, and you have to appreciate the amount of work that went into assembling all this stuff for the book (though the binding has given many owners some problems). Superior to its follow-up KISSTORY II. This book is perhaps better as a collectible than as a gloves-off historical document of the band, but there is a lot in this book to like, even if Gene and Paul do pull some punches about their own troubled and storied career. Want some more behind-the-scenes stories of the band? Check out the book KISS AND SELL by C.K. Lendt, available at this website and many others. Lendt's book is a bit more revealing of the ugly business aspects of the band's history, and significantly cheaper.
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