Kiss. Music From "The Elder" (1981)

Music from "The Elder" is a 1981 concept album released by the American hard rock band Kiss. It was an attempt on the part of the group to establish Kiss as credible artists, and also to reverse the trend of declining album sales and commercial popularity that had begun in 1979. Instead, the album further served to alienate the group's fan base and represents the commercial nadir of the group.

To date, Music from "The Elder" is one of only two Kiss studio albums to fail to earn any US certification (the other is 1997's Carnival of Souls: The Final Sessions). Album sales were so poor that the group did not embark on a supporting tour for the first time in the group's eight-year history, opting instead to make a handful of promotional appearances.

In addition to seriously damaging the band's commercial viability, Music from "The Elder" was the last Kiss album that lead guitarist and co-founder Ace Frehley participated in. Frehley, who was frustrated with the creative direction the band chose, as well as with the production of Bob Ezrin, stopped actively participating in Kiss by early 1982 and was officially out of the group by November 1982.

Track Listing

1. "Fanfare" (Bob Ezrin, Paul Stanley) – 1:21
2. "Just A Boy" (Stanley, Ezrin) – 2:25
3. "Odyssey" (Tony Powers) – 5:36
4. "Only You" (Gene Simmons) – 4:17
5. "Under The Rose" (Eric Carr, Simmons) – 4:51
6. "Dark Light" (Ace Frehley, Anton Fig, Lou Reed, Simmons) – 4:18
7. "A World Without Heroes" (Stanley, Ezrin, Reed, Simmons) – 2:40
8. "The Oath" (Stanley, Ezrin, Powers) – 4:31
9. "Mr. Blackwell" (Simmons, Reed) – 4:52
10. "Escape From The Island" (Frehley, Ezrin, Carr) – 2:52
11. "I" (Simmons, Ezrin) – 5:03

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