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1973
- 1974 ;
Gene Simmons / Kiss - demo's
It's
not clear if the songs listed were simply written, demoed or
processed by Simmons. |
| 01
Mistake
(1974) |
(0:00) Simmons |
| 02
From
Where You Belong |
(0:00) Simmons |
| 03
Two
Bits |
(0:00) Simmons |
| 04
Girl
Who Makes People Smile |
(0:00) Simmons |
| 05
All
It Takes |
(0:00) Simmons |
| 06
Dreamer |
(0:00) Simmons |
| 07
Got
To Give Me More |
(0:00) Simmons |
| 08
She'll
Do It Again |
(0:00) Simmons |
1974 ;
Gene Simmons demo's (during " Hotter Than Hell ")
NOTE
: titles of Gene Simmons written and possible demoed songs |
| 01
Mad
Dog
(early version) |
(0:00) Simmons |
| 02
Too
Young |
(0:00) Simmons |
| 03
Red
Nails |
(0:00) Simmons |
| 04
High
and Low (early
version) |
(0:00) Simmons |
| 05
Got
No Pity |
(0:00) Simmons |
| 06
Ladies
In Waiting
(early version) |
(0:00) Simmons |
| 07
Reputation
(unknown
version) |
(0:00) Simmons |
| 08
Great
Expectations (early
version) |
(0:00) Simmons |
| 09
Into
The Void |
(0:00) Simmons
(probably
a title only) |
| 10
Mr.
Miracle |
(0:00) Simmons
(probably
a title only) |
| 11
Kansas
City Kitty |
(0:00) Simmons
(probably
a title only) |
| 12
Lady's
Blisters |
(0:00) Simmons
(probably
a title only) |
| 13
Non-Stop
Express |
(0:00) Simmons
(probably
a title only) |
| 14
Little
Preserve Us |
(0:00) Simmons
(probably
a title only) |
| 15
Blood
and Guts |
(0:00) Simmons
(probably
a title only) |
1974/1975 ;
Gene Simmons demo's
NOTE
: titles written during "Hotter Than Hell Tour"
Track 02 /03 : simply words Gene Simmons liked as possible song
titles |
| 01
Drive
Me Wild
(demoed) |
(0:00) Simmons |
| 02
Svengali |
(0:00) Simmons |
| 03
Starry
Eyed |
(0:00) Simmons |
1975 ;
Gene Simmons demo's
NOTE
: titles written which are not necessarily demoed, except for
title 07 - 09 which are just song titles, not necessarily
written or demoed. |
| 01
Always
Near You |
(0:00) Simmons |
| 02
Back
Where You Belong |
(0:00) Simmons |
| 03
Two
Bits |
(0:00) Simmons |
| 04
All
It Takes |
(0:00) Simmons |
| 05
Daddy
Longlegs |
(0:00) Simmons |
| 06
She
One Of The Boys |
(0:00) Simmons |
| 07
Seduction
Of The Innocent |
(0:00) Simmons
(song
title and riff) |
| 08
Dressed
To Kill |
(0:00) Simmons |
| 09
Wet
And Wild |
(0:00) Simmons |
1975 ;
Gene Simmons demo's
(details
unknown)
NOTE
: track 01 would be reworked by Gene Simmons to become
"Great Expectations". |
| 01
You've
Got Nothing To Live For |
(0:00) Simmons |
1978 - 1981
;
Gene Simmons - various demo's
There are quite a number of different versions of “Feel Like
Heaven”.
The first 2
versions are demoed in 1978 - 1979, which circulated in fan circles
(bootleg albums) for decades. Track 02 appeared on
The Vault (disc 11).
The demo features Gene Simmons on
bass and a children’s synthesizer.
At the beginning of 1981 Gene Simmons
would record a version of this song, at primarily Ace Frehley’s
home -studio (Ace In The Hole) with overdubs being added at Penny Lane Studios
in New York City, before that album sessions transformed into
“The Elder” project.
In 1982 the song appeared on
PETER CRISS’ 1982 “Let
Me Rock You” album. According to “The
Vault” book, during the eighties Gene Simmons also re-recorded
the song with Bruce Kulick and Eric Carr which version was less
dancey, less R &B and more rock. |
| 01
Feel Like Heaven (piss
flaps vs) |
(1:57) Simmons |
|
02
Feel Like Heaven (The
Vault vs) |
(3:07) Simmons |
|
03
Feel Like Heaven (Ace
In The Hole) |
(7:06) Simmons |
|
04
Feel Like Heaven (Penny
Lane demo) |
(7:06) Simmons |
|
05
Reputation |
(2:52) Simmons |
Gene Simmons
- various demo-tracks (dates unknown)
(Gene Simmons singing, used drums is a drumtrack by Eric Carr) |
| 01
Reputation
(different
version) |
(0:00) Simmons/Weissman |
1982
-1983 ;
Gene Simmons - various demo's
Track
01 : written by Gene Simmons and Mikel Japp.
Additional details unknown, but published via BMI.
Track
02 : written by Gene Simmons, Mikel Japp and Mitch Weissman.
Two versions of this demo song do exist, one has Gene laughing
at the beginning of the song. The guitar riff on "It's Gonna Be Allright"
is played by Mitch Weissman, and later used on "Reason for Living" (1985 and 1992 demo-versions). |
| 01
Eye
Of The Storm (1982) |
(0:00)
Simmons/Japp |
| 02
It's
Gonna Be Alright (1982
- 1983) |
(4:27)
Simmons/Japp/Weissman |
1983
;
Gene Simmons (Kiss) - Lick it Up demo's
Track
01 : Demoed by Gene Simmons around the "Lick It Up"
sessions.
Gene Simmons would give the song to Keel to record for "The
Right To Rock"
1985 album and it would be used with different lyrics. |
| 01
So Many Girls, So Little Time |
(2:31)
Simmons / Howard Rice |
1984
;
Gene Simmons (Kiss) - Animalize demo's
Track
01 : 2 different versions are demoed, all vocals and instruments played by Mitch Weissman
except the drums, which is Eric Carr's drum track from "Lick
It Up".
Both versions are finished demos that contain different melodies on the chorus.
This song is an early version of "Easier Said Than Done" , as recorded by Keel for "The
Right To Rock"
1985 album.
Track 02 : An unfinished demo, which completed version ended up
as "Get Down" on Keel's "The
Right To Rock" album. |
| 01
Sooner Said Than Done |
(0:00)
Simmons /
Mitch Weissman |
| 02
Keep
Your Tail Between Your Legs |
(3:44)
Simmons /
Howard Rice |
1985
;
Gene Simmons - "Never To Young To Die"
movie concert scene
Track
01 : used in a concert
scene in the movie "Never To Young To Die" starring
Gene Simmons. The song was based on an old Wayne County song
"It Takes A Man Like Me To Find A Woman Like Me",
which he/she performed live with the band Queen Elizabeth
(1972). |
| 01
It
Takes A Man Like Me To Be A Woman Like Me |
1987
;
Gene Simmons - E-Z-O demo's
Track
01 and 02 : Both tracks co-written
by Gene Simmons E-Z-O
during pre-production for the album. |
| 01
Heart
Beats Harder
(instrumental) |
(0:00)
E-Z-O / Simmons |
| 02
Predictable
(instrumental) |
(0:00)
E-Z-O /
Simmons |
1988 - 1989 ;
Gene Simmons and Ace Frehley
Prior KISS' "Hot In The Shade" album recording sessions Gene
Simmons and Ace Frehley wrote a song together entitled "Hot
Lips" for
Ace Frehley's
upcoming album ("Trouble Walkin' "), which is confirmed by Ace
Frehley in 1989. According to Gene Simmons a very heavy tune
.... |
| 01
Hot
Lips |
(0:00) Simmons
/ Frehley |
 1989 : Wet
Engine
Scan
on the right :
News flash taken from Kerrang UK magazine #227
February 1989.
BLACK 'n BLUE split in March 1989. Tommy Thayer started
working on American Man whilst the others put together Wet
Engine. By the summer of 1989 it was reported that Wet Engine
would be released on Simmons Records in November 1989, but this
didn't happen. American Man lead into
Harlow.
(thanks to Richard Buffett for final
details) |
1988 - 1989 ;
Gene Simmons "Hot In The Shade" demo's
A final version of track 03 ended up on DORO's
1990 album,
which was produced by Gene Simmons. |
| 01
Street Legal
(version 1) |
(3:28) Simmons |
| 02
Street Legal
(version 2) |
(3:50)
Simmons |
| 03
Something Wicked This Way Comes |
(5:35)
Simmons |
1988
- 1989 ;
Gene Simmons with Lita Ford demo
"Rotten To The Core" has been a song title that Gene Simmons has messed around with for decades. An early 1975/6 version 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 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 with other artists, without success, and he recorded another version of the song with members of Silent Rage in 1991. The song was considered again for Kiss' "Psycho Circus" album in 1998, and has been mentioned by Gene as a candidate for
the 2009 "Sonic Boom" album.
Lita Ford (vocals, guitars)
Bruce Kulick (guitars)
Gene Simmons (bass, percussion)
Rodger Carter (drums, percussion)
Produced by Gene Simmons.
(thanks to Julian
Gill / KissFaq for detailed liner notes.
In 2016 this version of "Rotten To The Cure" appeared on Lita
Ford's "Time
Capsule" album. |
| 01
Rotten
To The Core |
(4:14) Simmons
/ Lita Ford |
1992
;
Gene Simmons - Bob Dylan demo
One day, Gene called Bob Dylan as he wanted to write a song with the legendary musician. Dylan came over to Gene’s house and came up with a chordal pattern pretty quick. Gene came up with the rest and a few weeks later he finished the entire arrangement, which sounded like a Traveling Wilburys tune. Gene demo’d the music with Tommy Thayer and two other musicians. When he ran into Dylan again on tour, he asked him to write the lyrics but Dylan said Gene should write the lyrics himself. So, Gene came up with the lyrics and claimed: “The lyrics are okay, but they sure ain’t Dylan.”
When Bag heard Gene’s demo, he came up with a different arrangement,
to finally release the song as " Waiting For The Morning Light
" on Gene
Simmons "Asshole"
2004 solo album. |
| 01
Laughing
When I Want To Cry |
(0:00)
Gene Simmons / Bob Dylan |
2002
; "Speaking In Tongues"
; various demo's
Gene
Simmons previewed an assortment of demo samples during his Australian Speaking Tour in 2002... |
| 01
Sweet & Dirty |
(0:00)
Simmons |
| 02
You're My Reason For Living |
(0:00)
Simmons |
| 03
I Am Yours |
(0:00)
Simmons |
| 04
Carnival Of Souls |
(0:00)
Simmons / Scott Van Zen |
2002
; Gene Simmons ; various demo's
Track
01 demoed April 2002 presumably with Gene Simmons on lead
vocals.
Track 02 demoed May 2002 presumably with Gene Simmons on lead
vocals.
Both tracks were songtitles mentioned by Gene Simmons that he
was working on at the time. |
| 01
Wait |
(0:00)
Simmons |
| 02
All
The Kids With Painted Faces |
(0:00)
Simmons |
2003
; Gene Simmons - Matt McCormack session
In
2002 Matt McCormack released his album "Here
We Go Again"
which features the song "Pride". When Gene Simmons heard the CD
, he really liked the song "Pride".
He ended up buying the song from Matt McCormack, and flying down to Austin to record it at the Slaughterhouse Studio, May 2003.
Gene Simmons took Matt's lead vocals off, and putting his lead vocal on the track.
He also wrote a new verse or lines in it too. The song is to be featured in the box set "Monster (100 unreleased songs) Gene Simmons".
Gene Simmons and Matt McCormack also worked on a couple of other
songs and ideas. |
| 01
Pride |
(3:02)
Simmons/M.McCormack/Stax/R. Carter |
2003
; Gene Simmons
June 2003, the song "Looking Out The Window" was mentioned for inclusion on Gene
Simmons "Asshole"
2004 solo album. It's not clear whether this song was discarded or simply re-titled. |
| 01
Looking Out The Window |
(0:00)
Simmons |
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