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Gene
Simmons - The Vault 1966 - 2016 - Disk 08
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Disk 08
- Time : 45:55 |
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01
We Rocked It All Night [2009] |
(3:23)
Simmons |
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02 She's
Rotten To The Core [1989 ?] |
(3:32)
Simmons / Kulick |
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03 S & M
Love [2002] |
(2:37)
Simmons |
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04 Sweet &
Dirty Love [2003] |
(3:19)
Simmons |
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05 Jelly
Roll [1975/1976] |
(1:52)
Simmons |
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06 Just
Gimme Love #2 [1997] |
(3:44)
Simmons |
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07
You Wanted The Best [1998] |
(3:36)
Simmons |
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08 Just
Gimme Love #1 [1977] |
(3:25)
Simmons |
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09
Hit The Ground [200?] |
(2:07)
Simmons |
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10 Who Said
So [2011] |
(1:53)
Simmons |
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11 Bad Bad
Lovin' [1978] |
(3:12)
Simmons |
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12 I'm
Paralyzed [1988/1989] |
(3:31)
Simmons / Bob Ezrin |
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13 Chrome
Heart [1988] |
(3:33)
Simmons / Kulick |
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14 Till The
End Of Time [1993/1994 ?] |
(3:11)
Simmons |
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15 Thou
Shalt Not [1991] |
(3:00)
Simmons / Jesse Damon |
musicians
on "The Vault - disk 08"
:
Gene Simmons (bass and vocals; all
instruments on track 08)
Bruce Kulick (guitar on track 02, 13)
Tommy Thayer (guitar on track 01, 03, 04, 06, 07, 09, 10)
Eric Singer (drums on track 01, 04, 09, 10)
Bob Ezrin (background vocals on track 12)
"The Vault - disk 08"
recording details
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01. Rocked It All Night (2009)
Written and demoed for “Sonic Boom”, it recycled the “All The
Kids In Painted Faces” and “You Drive Us Wild, We’ll Drive You”
Crazy lyrics.
It’s likely includes Eric Singer on drums and Tommy Thayer on
guitar.
02. She’s Rotten To The Core (1989 ?)
"Rotten To The Core" has been a song title that Gene Simmons has
messed around with for decades. An 1976 version (which Gene
Simmons demoed with STARZ drummer Joe X) surfaced following the
Kiss Butterfields auction, though while it never made it on to a
Kiss album Gene didn't let the lyric go. In 1989 it was
purported that the title would appear on the band's "Hot In The
Shade" album, since Gene and Bruce Kulick had worked on the song
(Gene used the lyric on his "Nobody's
Perfect" demo around 1984/5).
Bruce Kulick felt that the song was wrong for Kiss' sort of
attitude at the time and it was dropped from consideration for
the album. Gene continued to try and place the song other
artists, without success, and he recorded another version of the
song with members of
SILENT RAGE in 1991. A 1989 version of
this song with
LITA FORD on lead vocals was released
on her “Time
Capsule” archival album in April 2016.
That version includes Gene Simmons on bass, Bruce Kulick on
guitars and Roger Carter on drums.
03. S & M Love (2002)
Gene Simmons and Tommy Thayer attempting to update the ancient
“Sweet & Dirty Love”.
Originally written and demoed as “Jelly Roll” in 1975/1976 (see
track 05 on this disk).
04. Sweet & Dirty Love (2003)
Another version of the song with Tommy Thayer and Eric Singer
with it approaching the form that would be used on Gene Simmons
2004 “Asshole”
album, which 2004 version features Bruce Kulick on guitar.
Originally written and demoed as “Jelly Roll” in 1975/1976 (see
track 05 on this disk).
05. Jelly Roll (1975/1976)
Demo, taken from the
1976 Studio demo 12" Acetate ; The
Master Cutting Room, Inc.
06. Just Gimme Love #2 (1997)
Another demo attempt in developing the song, that would be
ultimately become “You Wanted The Best”. Recorded with Tommy
Thayer on guitar on the same day as “Say You Don’t Want It” (see
disk 1, track 13) in 1997.
07. You Wanted The Best (1998)
With the song approaching its final form, Gene demoed it with
Tommy Thayer on guitar singing all the vocals himself. Where he
planned the other members to sing he shout out there names as
placeholders. Lyrics are not complete, so there is some scatting
in sections.
08. Just Gimme Love #1 (November ?
1977)
Gene suggests that this demo is recorded at some small town
studio while the band was on tour. The song is demoed the same
day as his first recording of “Love Is Blind” (see
disk 6, track 11). Gene Simmons plays
all of the instruments, through there is click-track in place of
drums and backing vocals are by random people hanging around the
studio.
09. Hit The Ground (Put Your Money
Where Your Mouth Is) (200?)
Demoed with Eric Singer and Tommy Thayer.
The recording is the initial sketch with scat vocals, so there
are no lyrics for the song yet.
10. Who Said So (2011)
Recorded at Conway Recording Studios Studio C, Hollywood, CA
with Eric Singer and Tommy Thayer.
With no lyrics, this early stage of a demo is inspired by Pete
Townshend of The Who, which makes the recording more a hopeful
jam that illustrates the creative process.
11. Bad Bad Lovin’ (1978)
This demo is the version of the song that developed after
“Calling Dr. Love” (see
disk 4, track 10) split into a
separate song. This demo version with saxophones and female
backing vocals circulated in fan circles (bootleg albums) for
decades.
12. I’m Paralyzed (1988/1989)
Recorded at Pat Regan’s Fortress Studios, Los Angeles, CA, and
just missed being included on the “Hot In The Shade” album. This
demo features Gene on guitars and bass. At the time Bob Ezrin
joined Gene Simmons in the studio, and you can hear both singing
the background vocals.
Additional work would be done on the song for inclusion on the
1992 “Revenge” album.
13. Chrome Heart (1988)
In The Vault book there’s a picture of the original hand written
lyrics to the song which credits “Simmons/Rice”. The Simmons /
Howard Rice version was
demoed in 1983 and by accident ended
up on a demo song cassette witch were offered to British band
HEAVY PETTIN while Gene Simmons was on
location filming "Runaway". The cover and spine of this Maxell
Epilaxial UDXL 90 cassette include Gene's handwriting and is
dated 9-14-83. The cassette sleeve was originally the sleeve for
WENDY O' WILLIAMS demos from the Right Track Recording in New
York.
Besides the three tracks written on the cassette sleeve, there
are two additional demo-tracks added to the (1983) tape: "While
The City Sleeps" and "Chrome Heart".
According to “The Vault” book, this version is demoed after the
“Crazy Nights” album.
The 1988 demo is co-credited to Bruce Kulick and recycles the
title utilizing a riff that Bruce Kulick had brought to Gene.
The hand written lyrics of “Chrome Heart” (co-written by Howard
Rice) in “The Vault” book are completely different to this 1988
demo version.
14. ‘Til The End Of Time (1993/1994 ?)
There are not much details about this demo (with partly scat
vocals) in “The Vault” book. With similarities of “Seduction Of
The Innocent” (see
disk 7, track 11) the song would seem
to fit on “Carnival Of Souls”.
15. Thou Shalt Not (1991)
This instrumental track (with only vocals during the chorus
line) is a different version (or take) than that which
previously circulated and is of stunning quality. According to
Gene Simmons, this is the demo before he had a lyric idea.
Co-written with Jesse Damon of
SILENT RAGE, the book does not credit
any musicians. |
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