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Episode Fifty-Five: Kiss My A$$ The Video from 2019-10-23T14:47:15
Episode Fifty-Five is an in depth look at the home video KISS My Ass. This video accompanied the release of the record with the same name, a covers album curated by Paul and Gene themselves.
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Episode Fifty-Four: Kiss My A$$ from 2019-10-09T14:30:23
Episode Fifty-Four is a track by track breakdown and analysis of the album Kiss My Ass, a tribute album produced by KISS for KISS fans everywhere. Lenny Kravitz, Stevie Wonder, The Lemonheads, Tom ...
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Bonus Episode: Bootlegged Volume Two from 2019-10-02T14:29:59
On this special bonus episode Ryo delves into a bootleg CD from his personal collection.
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Episode Fifty-Three: Konfidential from 2019-09-25T13:43:27
Episode Fifty-Three is a track by track breakdown and analysis of the home video, KISS Konfidential.
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Episode Fifty-Two: Alive III from 2019-09-18T13:47:07
Episode Fifty-Two is a track by track breakdown and analysis of the album Alive III. This was the live album that KISS fans had been waiting so long to hear!
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Episode Fifty-One: X-Treme Close Up from 2019-09-11T13:07:24
Episode Fifty-One is a review of the KISS Home Documentary, X-Treme Close Up. Ryo provides a review of the home video, discusses what worked and what didn’t, and dives into some of the questionable...
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Episode Fifty: Revenge from 2019-08-28T13:32:27
Episode Fifty is a track by track breakdown and analysis of the album Revenge. Produced by Bob Ezrin, Revenge is one of the highlights of the entire KISS catalog.
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Bonus Episode: The Year in KISS 1991 from 2019-08-21T12:33:43
This special bonus episode breaks down the year in KISS, 1991. Ryo discusses the band gearing up to record Revenge, their involvement in the Bill and Ted’s Bogus Journey soundtrack, the passing of ...
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Episode Forty-Nine: KISS Favorites III from 2019-08-14T08:00:34
Episode Forty-Nine is a look at the third volume of Favorites, a collection of KISS songs that young Ryo made back in the day. Ryo provides an analytical overview of the tracks chosen, cringes at ...
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Episode Forty-Eight: Badlands from 2019-08-07T08:00:58
Episode Forty-Eight is a track by track breakdown and analysis of the album Badlands. Ryo provides an analytical overview and breakdown of the self titled debut from Badlands followed by an in-dept...
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Bonus Episode: Where The KISS You Been? from 2019-07-31T08:00:23
This Bonus Episode marks the return of the Podcast after a lengthy, unplanned absence. Ryo explains where he’s been, why there was no podcast for so many weeks, and what the future plans are now th...
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Episode Forty-Seven: Trouble Walkin’ from 2019-04-28T12:02:46
Episode forty-seven is a track by track breakdown and analysis of the album Trouble Walkin’ by Ace Frehley.
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Bonus Episode: The End of the Road Tour Review from 2019-04-03T21:49:42
This special bonus episode is a review of the two concerts recently attended in New York City and Philadelphia. Ryo provides an in depth review of the concert, setlist, stage, pyrotechnics, and gen...
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Episode Forty-Six: Hot In The Shade from 2019-03-27T10:32:05
Episode forty-six is a track by track breakdown and analysis of the album Hot In The Shade.
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Episode Forty-Five: The Decline of the Western Civilization Part II from 2019-03-06T13:00:22
Episode Forty-Five is a look at the infamous documentary The Decline of The Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years. Ryo provides an overview of the film complete with his own detailed analys...
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Bonus Episode: The Farewell Tour Setlist Criticism from 2019-02-27T13:00:04
SPOILER WARNING: If you do not want to know what the setlist is for the current tour, do not listen to this episode until you have seen the concert! The entire setlist will be discussed on this epi...
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Episode Forty-Four: KISS Favorites Too from 2019-02-20T11:18:32
Episode Forty-Four is a track by track breakdown and analysis of the second collection of KISS songs Ryo compiled during his teenage years, KISS Favorites Too. Ryo provides an in depth look at the ...
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Episode Forty-Three: In Heat from 2019-02-13T14:29:02
Episode Forty-Three is a track by track breakdown and analysis of the album In Heat. This Gene Simmons produced album was Black N Blue’s last studio effort with Tommy Thayer on guitar and their las...
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Bonus Episode: The KISS Family Feud from 2019-02-06T13:10:16
This bonus episode is a deep dive into the current feud between Ace Frehely and Gene Simmons as well as Paul Stanley and Vinnie Vincent.
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Episode Forty-Two: Live Plus Four from 2019-02-06T13:00:50
Episode Forty-Two is a track by track breakdown and analysis of the home video Live Plus Four. Ryo provides an overview of the home video, followed by an in-depth look at the live performance and a...
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Episode Forty-One: Second Sighting from 2019-01-23T14:03
Episode Forty-One is a track by track breakdown and analysis of the Frehley’s Comet album, Second Sighting. Ryo provides and analytical overview of the record, states all the reasons why it’s not a...
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Episode Forty: All Systems Go from 2019-01-16T12:58:22
Episode Forty is a track by track breakdown and analysis of the Vinnie Vincent album All Systems Go. This is the album that introduced the world to Mark Slaughter who would later go on to have his ...
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Bonus Episode: The Kiss Farewell Tour Setlist Guess from 2019-01-09T13:35:59
With the upcoming farewell tour just weeks away, Ryo decided to take a look at what the potential setlist could look like and what songs could be played. The potential sets are broken down into thr...
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Episode Thirty-Nine: Live + 1 from 2018-11-21T13:04:33
Episode Thirty-Nine is a track by track breakdown and analysis of the album Live + 1. This EP was recorded live in Chicago by Frehley’s Comet and released as a hold over for fans between the first ...
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Episode Thirty-Eight: Chikara from 2018-11-14T13:05:32
Episode Thirty-Eight is an in depth look at a Japanese only release of collected material. Chikara. The release was limited to 100,000 copies and the album has been long out of print, so this may b...
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Episode Thirty-Seven: Smashes, Thrashes And Hits from 2018-11-07T13:33:52
Episode Thirty-Seven is a track by track breakdown and analysis of the album Smashes, Thrashes, and Hits. Join Ryo as he relives the days of his youth, particularly sharing the story of how he got ...
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Bonus Episode: And We Have Tour Dates! from 2018-10-31T12:48:47
This bonus episode is all about The End Of The Road Tour Dates that were just announced. Locations, Ticket Prices, and speculation on obtaining tickets are all subjects discussed. Ryo gives his tak...
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Episode Thirty-Six: KISS Favorites! from 2018-10-24T11:37:12
Episode Thirty-Six is a look at the first favorites collection that Ryo put together as a young lad. Favorites was the first mix tape made devoted strictly to the band and it is chock full of gems ...
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Episode Thirty-Five: Crazy Nights, The Video from 2018-10-17T12:54:55
Episode Thirty-Five is a track by track breakdown and analysis of the home video, Crazy Nights. What the heck was the band thinking dressing in those clothes? Why is each video almost identical? A...
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Episode Thirty-Four: Crazy Nights from 2018-10-10T12:37:01
Episode Thirty-Four is a track by track breakdown and analysis of the album Crazy Nights. It was the 80s. Times were different. KISS was still wearing their flashy, loud clothing or (in the case of...
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Episode Thirty-Three: Frehley’s Comet from 2018-10-03T11:35:30
Episode Thirty-Three is a track by track breakdown and analysis of the album Frehley’s Comet. Ace Frehley’s first studio recordings since departing from KISS were release on this record. For the fi...
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Episode Thirty-Two: KISS Exposed from 2018-09-26T12:46:34
Episode Thirty Two is a review and analysis of the KISS home movie, KISS EXPOSED. Ryo provides an analytical overview of EXPOSED followed by an in-depth look at the home video itself. How was the s...
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Bonus Episode: Bootlegged Volume One from 2018-09-19T11:44:27
On this special bonus episode Ryo delves into some bootlegged performances out of his personal collection. These were performances that KISS did during the 1995-1996 KISS Convention at different ci...
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Episode Thirty-One: Nasty, Nasty from 2018-09-12T11:28:24
Episode Thirty-One is a track by track breakdown and analysis of the album Nasty, Nasty. This is Black N Blue’s third album and the first to be produced by Gene Simmons. He even helped co-write thr...
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Episode Thirty: White Tiger from 2018-08-29T12:01:27
Episode Thirty is a track by track breakdown and analysis of the album White Tiger. This was Mark St. John’s first post KISS release. Ryo provides an analytical overview of White Tiger followed by...
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Episode Twenty-Nine: Vinnie Vincent Invasion from 2018-08-22T12:04:25
In this episode, Ryo provides an analytical overview of Vinnie Vincent Invasion, followed by an in-depth look at each track on the album. Who wrote the song? How does lead vocalist Robert Fleischma...
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Episode Twenty-Eight: Without Love from 2018-08-15T12:48:57
Episode Twenty-Eight is a track by track breakdown and analysis of the album Without Love by Black N Blue. Tommy Thayer’s second album with the band he was in before KISS.
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Episode Twenty-Seven: Asylum from 2018-08-08T11:03:08
Episode twenty-seven is a track by track breakdown and analysis of the album Asylum. This was Bruce Kulick’s first studio album with KISS. Ryo discusses Bruce’s tenure in the band, how he fit in at...
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Episode Twenty-Six: Animalize Live Uncensored from 2018-08-01T12:12:34
Episode Twenty-Six is a track by track breakdown and analysis of the home video, Animalize Live Uncensored. It was the first KISS release to feature Bruce Kulick who made it to a video before he ma...
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Episode Twenty-Five: Black N Blue from 2018-07-25T11:25:21
In this episode, Ryo also delivers a message to the haters as well as a thank you to all the listeners. Ryo also provides an analytical overview of Black N Blue followed by an in-depth look at each...
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Bonus Episode: Merchandise Mayhem! from 2018-07-18T12:20:20
On this special bonus episode, Jay from The Sexy Armpit and The Purple Stuff Podcast joins Ryo to talk about KISS MERCHANDISE. The two discuss merchandise they have, merchandise they wish they had,...
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Episode Twenty-Four: Animalize from 2018-07-11T12:40:34
Episode twenty-four is a track by track breakdown and analysis of the album Animalize. This was Mark St. John’s first and only album with KISS. St. John replaced Vinnie Vincent on lead guitar after...
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Episode Twenty-Three: Lick It Up from 2018-07-05T01:32:04
Ryo provides an analytical overview of Lick It Up followed by an overview of Vinnie Vincent’s contributions to the record, his place in the band’s history, and an in-depth look at each track on the...
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Episode Twenty-Two: Creatures Of The Night from 2018-06-27T11:23:07
Ryo provides an analytical overview of Creatures of the Night followed by an in-depth look at each track on the album. Who wrote the song? Who sang the song? Where does each song fit in the band’s ...
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Episode Twenty-One: Let Me Rock You from 2018-06-20T11:00:42
Ryo provides an analytical overview of Let Me Rock You followed by an in-depth look at each track on the album. Who wrote the song? Who sang the song? Where does each song fit in the band’s storied...
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Episode Twenty: Killers from 2018-06-13T21:37:28
Ryo provides an analytical overview of Killers followed by an in-depth look at each track on the album. Who wrote the song? Who sang the song? Where does each song fit in the band’s storied career?...
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Bonus Episode: The Year In Kiss 1982 from 2018-06-06T21:12:52
Ryo takes a deep look into the year 1982, the addition of Eric Carr, the departure of Ace Frehley, and the music that KISS was producing at the time. KISS hitting rock bottom in their career is dis...
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Episode Nineteen: (Music From) The Elder from 2018-05-30T11:21:07
Ryo provides an analytical overview of (Music From) The Elder followed by an in-depth look at each track on the album. Who wrote the song? Who sang the song? Where does each song fit in the band’s ...
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Episode Eighteen: Out of Control from 2018-05-23T11:44:23
Ryo provides an analytical overview of Out of Control followed by an in-depth look at each track on the album. Who wrote the song? Who played on the song? Where does each song fit in the band’s sto...
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Episode Seventeen: Unmasked from 2018-05-16T13:43:11
Ryo provides an analytical overview of Unmasked followed by an in-depth look at each track on the album. Who wrote the song? Who sang the song? Where does each song fit in the band’s storied career...
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Episode Sixteen: Dynasty from 2018-05-09T12:10:31
Ryo provides an analytical overview of Dynasty followed by an in-depth look at each track on the album. Who wrote the song? Who sang the song? Where does each song fit in the band’s storied career?...
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Episode Fifteen: KISS Meets The Phantom of the Park from 2018-05-02T12:00:48
Ryo provides an analytical overview of this made for TV movie, followed by an in-depth commentary on the film. What was KISS’ first feature film like? How was the script? Was the plot any good? Whe...
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Bonus Episode: No Makeup, No Problem from 2018-04-25T11:18:05
On this special bonus episode, Jay from The Sexy Armpit and The Purple Stuff Podcast joins me to talk about the best songs Kiss recorded during the non-makeup years.
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Episode Fourteen: The Best of the Solos from 2018-04-18T13:06:17
Ryo provides an analytical overview of The Best of the Solos followed by an in-depth look at each track on the album. Who wrote the song? Who sang the song? Where does each song fit in the band’s s...
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Episode Thirteen: Peter Criss from 2018-04-11T11:43:35
Ryo provides an analytical overview of Peter Criss followed by an in-depth look at each track on the album. Who wrote the song? Who sang the song? Where does each song fit in the band’s storied car...
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Episode Twelve: Ace Frehley from 2018-04-04T12:19:41
Ryo provides an analytical overview of Ace Frehley followed by an in-depth look at each track on the album. Who wrote the song? Who sang the song? Where does each song fit in the band’s storied car...
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Episode Eleven: Paul Stanley from 2018-03-28T13:42:24
Ryo provides an analytical overview of Paul Stanley followed by an in-depth look at each track on the album. Who wrote the song? Who sang the song? Where does each song fit in the band’s storied ca...
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Episode Ten: Gene Simmons from 2018-03-21T13:58:31
Ryo provides an analytical overview of Gene Simmons followed by an in-depth look at each track on the album. Who wrote the song? Who sang the song? Where does each song fit in the band’s storied ca...
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EPISODE NINE: DOUBLE PLATINUM from 2018-03-14T18:13:27
Ryo provides an analytical overview of Double Platinum followed by an in-depth look at each track on the album. Who wrote the song? Who sang the song? Where does each song fit in the band’s storied...
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Bonus Episode: The Year In KISS 1978 from 2018-03-07T13:14:48
Ryo provides an analytical overview of the year that was KISS followed by an in-depth look at the band’s history at that particular time and the turning point that lead to the solo albums being rel...
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Episode Eight: Alive II from 2018-02-28T12:18:30
Ryo provides an analytical overview of Alive II! followed by an in-depth look at each track on the album. Who wrote the song? Who sang the song? Where does each song fit in the band’s storied caree...
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Episode Seven: Love Gun from 2018-02-21T14:10:20
Ryo provides an analytical overview of Love Gun followed by an in-depth look at each track on the album. Who wrote the song? Who sang the song? Where does each song fit in the band’s storied career...
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Episode Six: Rock And Roll Over from 2018-02-14T14:46:01
Ryo provides an analytical overview of Rock And Roll Over followed by an in-depth look at each track on the album. Who wrote the song? Who sang the song? Where does each song fit in the band’s stor...
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Episode Five: Destroyer from 2018-02-07T13:12:12
Ryo provides an analytical overview of Destroyer followed by an in-depth look at each track on the album. Who wrote the song? Who sang the song? Where does each song fit in the band’s storied caree...
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Episode Four: Alive! from 2018-01-31T23:36:11
Ryo provides an analytical overview of Alive! followed by an in-depth look at each track on the album. Who wrote the song? Who sang the song? Where does each song fit in the band’s storied career? ...
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Episode Three: Dressed To Kill from 2018-01-24T12:50:54
Ryo provides an analytical overview of Dressed To Kill followed by an in-depth look at each track on the album. Who wrote the song? Who sang the song? Where does each song fit in the band’s storied...
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Episode Two: Hotter Than Hell from 2018-01-20T17:00:29
Ryo provides an analytical overview of Hotter Than Hell followed by an in-depth look at each track on the album.
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Episode One: KISS Self-Titled Debut from 2018-01-20T16:53:20
Ryo provides an analytical overview of the album KISS followed by an in-depth look at each track on the album.
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Episode Zero: Why Another KISS Podcast? from 2018-01-20T16:11:51
The Psycho Circus Podcast is one fan's analytical commentary on ever KISS album ever released.
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