Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons have teamed up with Vevo Footnotes to take followers behind the scenes of writing the KISS anthem, “Rock and Roll All Nite.” Initially featured on their 1975 album Dressed To Kill, “Rock and Roll All Nite” has been the band’s closing music at practically each KISS dwell present over the previous 5 a long time.
The concept for the monitor was first conceived when Casablanca Data president Neil Bogart introduced up the thought of an “anthem song” as a rallying cry for the band’s fanbase. “I went back to our hotel on Sunset Blvd.,” Stanley shares, “and came up with the chorus, melody, and lyrics of the hook.”
Simmons provides: “It was very much a collaborative effort, with Paul writing the chorus and me writing the verses that were pulled from a song I had previously written called ‘Drive Me Wild,’ which was actually a song about a car.” When it was time to report, the band introduced in a few of their mates, fellow musicians, and highway crew to clap and sing on the report.
“It’s ‘the’ rock anthem,” Simmons concludes. “It’s lived on in such a magical and special way throughout the years and continues to after 50 years.” Stanley concurs, explaining: “It’s kind of a quintessential KISS song in our discography. This song is such a big piece of our story. And it connects us with people on all different levels across generations and generations of fans.”
Reflecting on his artistic partnership with Simmons, Stanley shares: “Gene and I understand each other and we always seem to put the pieces together. “Sometimes we brought things together that we did separately and it just clicked. It wasn’t always seamless, but it’s worked for us for over 40 years!” Nevertheless, when requested who had the higher make-up, each males answered: “Me!”
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