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I became a KISS fan in 1977 and got the ELDER the day it was released back in November of 1981. I had already gotten the 45 of "A World Without heroes" and "Dark Light" and had seen the photos of their new "look" in 16 Magazine. Unlike a lot of fans, I knew I was fascinated and excited about this "new" KISS and fell in love with the album. It grew to be almost an obsession of mine over the years and the ELDER has always been a favorite (not just KISS) album. It's a shame it was released at a time when KISS was at their lowest point because I think it is a great collection of songs with superb musicianship even if it always had an "unfinished" feel to it. I even named my very first band back in 1982 ODYSSEY after the song on this album. It is a tragedy that the band does not recognize the fantastic music that fills this album. It adds so much depth to their overall amazing catalog and should be celebrated. When I decided to try my hand at a fan remix (there will be a more "straightforward" version as well) I thought it would be a great creative exercise to apply my decades of musical, songwriting and production experience to turn it into a full-on Broadway-style musical. For this I ended up using most of the unreleased demos and other material I could find to fill in the story and assemble what I hope is a full "odyssey" for other KISS fans. I literally worked on it every single day for several months and there is just WAY too much to describe in this details section, so I urge everyone to look out for the THREE SIDES OF THE COIN Podcast I will be doing next week all about this process. Aside from the usual remixing and sometimes re-arranging, I also constructed several new versions of some of the original songs as well as some brand-new music from demoes and other album sources. There are several "guest" appearances by some very talented YouTubers who are all credited below. I strongly urge everyone to please download the PDF file in the link below. It has a song-by-song (scene-by-scene) walk through explaining the entire "show" every step of the way and will help the whole thing make much better sense. One of the main goals of mine was to give Paul a much stronger role in the album since I feel like he was seriously underutilized on the original album whereas Gene really SHINES on it. I have used some of the unreleased material to help bring his fantastic "rock" voice (which is completely absent of the original) into the project. Depending on what is discussed on the Podcast, I may even do a video explaining everything I did from a more technical angle for those who are interested in that sort of thing. I definitely recommend getting some headphones, opening that PDF and following along for the full experience. Gene Simmons: Bass/Vocals Paul Stanley: Guitar/Vocals, Solo on “Just A Boy” And “A World Without Heroes” Ace Frehley: Guitar/Vocals Eric Carr: Drums/Backing Vocals, Acoustic Guitar on "Under The Rose" Bob Ezrin: Organ on "Nowhere To Run" And More Allan Schwartzberg: Drums on "Odyssey" And "I" Tony Powers: Keyboards on "Odyssey" The American Symphony Orchestra and St. Robert's Choir Michael Kamen: Orchestral Arrangements Special Guests: Doro Pesch: Vocals on “Legends Never Die” And “Only You (Part 2) Germany Carmine Apice: Drums) on ”Take Me Away (Together As One)“ Bob Kulick: Guitar on ”Take Me Away (Together As One)“ Steve Buslowe: Bass on ”Take Me Away (Together As One)“ John Regan: Bass on “’A Malevolent Order (Don’t Run) Nicoletta Rosselini: Vocals on “Odyssey” And “Odyssey (Reprise)” Italy Paolo Campitelli: Piano on “Odyssey (Reprise)” Italy Thorn Di Massilia: Acoustic Guitar/Vocals on “A World Without Heroes (Part 1) *New York/London* Alyona Yarushina: Vocals on “A World Without Heroes (Part 3)” *Russia * Karine: Vocals on “A World Without Heroes (Part 3)” Youtube Clip Eddie Arndt: Harmony Vocals on “A World Without Heroes (Part 3)” * Germany * Guy From Youtube Channel Called "The Army Bass: Bass on “The Light In His Eyes” Kenn Nardi: Guitar and Bass on “Council Of The Elder”, additional Sequencing and Orchestration throughout the album. This version of (music from) The Elder was conceived, constructed, edited, arranged and mixed by Kenn Nardi for the enjoyment of other Kiss fans. Download the full album in MP3, FLAC or WAV format along with the PDF which describes the entire musical along with all of the lyrics... https://drive.google.com/drive/folder... These fan creations are done solely as a creative outlet and for the enjoyment of other fans. I do not support the sale of unofficial content, but if you enjoy what I do and would like to support me and my content you can do so here… https://ko-fi.com/frankensteincreations Thanks for all your support and I hope you keep enjoying what I do!