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When KISS Was Cool - Alex Cooley’s Electric Ballroom - July 18, 1974

When KISS Was Cool - Alex Cooley's Electric Ballroom - July 18, 1974

Continuing on with our look at classic-era KISS, here’s the band in 1974 getting ready for a gig at Alex Cooley’s Electric Ballroom.

Stay tuned for weekly updates for what is proving to be a popular section here at Dogmatic… When KISS Was Cool! (and Peter Criss could actually play the drums!)

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When KISS Was Cool: 1974

KISS 1974

Having been a KISS fan since the mid-seventies (not so much these days, I can assure you) - there was a time when indeed, these guys were the hottest band in the world. Having said that, I have a ton of (really) rare images from the band’s hey day that I’d like to share with all. (Especially all who emailed me re the Hotter Than Hell Norman Seeff shoot that was posted several days ago.) So periodically, I’ll post some classic KISS photography from the early days. Here’s a bunch of rare ones from 1974 when the band was indeed a lean, mean fighting machine and not the bloated, glorified tribute-act farce they are now(!)

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