Peter Criss

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Aug 18th 1974 - Los Angles, CA. Hotter Than Hell Orgy

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Peter Criss (real name: Peter Criscuola) was born December 20, 1945. He was one of four founding members of KISS. He was the drummer and singer of the band. Peter was the mellow side of KISS, singing hits like “Beth” and “Hard Luck Woman,” but he also brought the fire into songs like “Black Diamond” and “Nothin’ to Lose.” Peter’s first solo album came out in 1978 along with the other 3 member’s solo albums. The album was the least favorite of the four because it strayed away from the “KISS sound” and focus on the mellow sounds which Criss favored (Criss grew up listening to crooners like Tony Bennett, Frank Sinatra).

In 1979, KISS released “Dynasty.” Criss’s only contribution to the album was the track “Dirty Livin’” which featured him on lead vocals. KISS used a session drummer Anton Fig for the rest of the album.

He left KISS in 1980 because of drug and alcohol abuse and started a solo career. Even though Criss was featured on the “Unmasked” album cover, he did not play a single beat on the album. He was replaced by Eric Carr.

In 1995, Criss was asked to sing with KISS (Paul Stanley, Gene Simmons, Bruce Kulick and Eric Singer) at a KISS Convention which ignited a spark of the idea of a reunion of the 4 original members. He sang “Hard Luck Woman” and “Nothin’ to Lose.” Later on that year, Criss joined KISS and Ace Frehley for an acoustic session for MTV’s Unplugged Series. He sang/played 4 songs, Beth, 2,000 Man, Nothin’ to Lose and Rock and Roll All Night.”

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