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A virtual shot-by-shot fan re-edit which combines all of the footage from both versions with brand new KISS music remixes and much, much more.... watch or download the full movie free at... vimeo.com/761981276 email syncistory@gmail.com for uncompressed 1080p and DVD versions... Full info: Last summer, I rose to the challenge raised on a KISS message board of creating a fan edit of KMTPOTP/AOTP that attempted to make the film a little less "cheesy". I initially scoffed at the idea, but after a second thought I decided to take a stab at it. What is this version: The film is completely (nearly shot-by-shot) re-edited using virtually every frame (and bit of dialog) from both KISS Meets the Phantom of the Park and Attack of the Phantoms. The vast majority of the footage is taken from the Attack DVD in KISSOLOGY 2, which has been upscaled to 1920x1080 (HD). I have also kept the original ratio this time (which is a bit wider than the standard 16:9 format). Everything else comes from the best source of KMTPOTP I could find. No amount of color-correction, AI or filtering will ever match the Attack footage, short of an actual film transfer, but I've done my best to make it less distracting than it would be if I just dropped those shots in here and there. I ultimately decided to remove all the non-film live sequences I had added to the Halloween version. This was comprised of Largo 77, the A2 promo film and various 8mm clips. I originally wanted to give it a bit more of a concert film feel, but decided it was too distracting and a bit much for the flow of the story. I DID however use not only the original film(s) live footage, but also most of the Valencia outtakes which actually were filmed for the movie. This means we get a short "Love Gun" sequence and a bit of "Firehouse" to give the fire-beathing context. ALL of the music has been remixed for the live sequences (with tracks isolated and then remixed to match the film performances). Rather than studio lip-syncs of everything except for a very rough version of "ISYL" we have all live music for the concert sequences. "ISYL", "SIOL" and "LG" use remixes of the A2 versions, "RARAN" is from the LA Forum 77, with "Black Diamond" ending and "Firehouse" using remixes from ALive!. The intro/credit sequence uses a brand-new mix of "RARAN" I did using Double Platinum, DTK and Alive! which features the full arrangement including the Ace solo from Alive! to make a studio version of this version. Along with all of the original video from the film it also uses most of the Alive II promo footage. The ending credit sequence uses a remix that is comprised of drum tracks from DP and Alive! to create a new "studio" version with beefier guitars and live vocals. The footage used is Largo '77, various 8mm '77 clips, Land of Hype and Glory footage, etc. Most of the background sound FX were also re-done using various samples and clips I grabbed from YouTube. With a couple exceptions, all of the fight sequences and other non-live scenes use various remixes I did from isolated tracks to create (mostly) instrumental versions of songs from Destroyer thru the '78 solo albums. As mentioned in previous posts, "Beth", for example, is a brand-new version I created using a finger-style guitar part combined with live vocals rather than the (acoustic) studio track that appears in the original films. "Rip and Destroy" uses a remix that uses "Alive! and the film's vocals, along with many more mistakes, feedback, etc to create what, to me, is a more realistic version of "Robot KISS" fit for the anger and boos it receives. And yes, I was tempted to use a "current KISS" backing track as a little inside joke but decided '70s KISS was a better choice. � Other songs accompany various character and work as their "themes" (not lyrically necessarily). Sam and Melissa have "Easy Thing", Devereaux has "I Can't Stop the Rain", Gene has "Man of 1,000 Faces" and various versions of "Almost Human" accompany the robots throughout the film. I really did want to include WAY more KISS music than the original film, since music is a huge part of KISS. Rather than shoe-horn in solo tracks that didn't particularly fit the scenes (and especially after I removed the additional live sequences) I looked for creative ways to include a good sampling of (mostly) their '77-'78 era catalog. The soundtrack for this new edit includes (if only in part) these songs... "Almost Human" "Baby Driver" "Beth" "Black Diamond" "Christine Sixteen" "Easy Thing" "Firehouse" "Fractured Mirror" "Got Love for Sale" "Hold Me, Touch Me" "I Can’t Stop the Rain" "I Stole Your Love" "Ladies Room" "Love Gun" "Makin Love" "Man of 1,000 Faces" "Ozone" "Plaster Caster" "Rip and Destroy" "Rock and Roll All Nite" "Shock Me" "Shout it Out Loud" Enjoy!

This is the first in a series of classic multi-cam KISS concerts from the '70s that I have been upscaling and re-creating the audio for. My goal is to give these shows near-album-quality audio while maintaining all the nuances of the actual performances. Rather than simply syncing the official live albums to these shows, I have re-created the basic tracks using various isolated tracks from those albums along with other sources, blending them with actual guitar solos, vocals, drum arrangements and other variations that match the original performance. This show is from Largo, MD and was taped at Capital Center 12/20/1977 on the ALIVE II Tour. Vocals: Some vocals bits come from the original Largo recording, but since those vocals are very boxy and distorted (even after "clean-up") they are the vast minority used here. Instead, I used Alive II for the majority of the vocals. They have been altered/edited to perfectly match the Largo video so the feel of the original show is more or less maintained. A few songs use other vocal sources like Houston '76, Detroit '76 & Detroit '77 and NYC '77. Drums: The drum tracks were done using remixed versions of isolated tracks from Alive!, ALIVEII and Lost Alive II. The original Alive II tracks are blended with samples I created of Peter's actual Alive II and Love Gun drums. Many of the cymbals are also augmented with Peter's actual crash cymbals sampled from ALIVE II. By creating these custom samples I was also able to create versions of the non-A2 songs with the "ALIVE II sound". "Firehouse", "Let Me Go, Rock 'n' Roll", "Rock and Roll All Nite" and "Black Diamond" were done using Peter's actual drumming; sometimes from Alive! with alterations made to match the '77 tour versions and sometimes with pieces of other songs on Alive II, edited and rearranged to piece together the song. "Black Diamond", "Let Me Go, Rock 'n' Roll" & and "Firehouse" were done this way. "RARAN" comes mostly from the Lost ALIVE II recording with the arrangement altered to match the Largo version. Peter's drum solo comes from the actual show, with samples blended to better match the sound of the rest of the show. Bass: A bit of distortion was added to Gene's bass tracks to better simulate his live bass tone. Most of his parts come from either Alive! or ALIVE II with a few exceptions where other (mainly studio) sources were used. His solo before "God of Thunder" is taken directly from the Largo show. Guitars: Most of the guitars come from Alive II or Lost Alive II. Some of Ace's solos were taken right from the Largo '77 show where he plays different things than on those recordings. His "Shock Me" solo spot comes directly from the Largo show. Some of Paul's guitar tracks come from Alive! and other sources. "Firehouse", "Let Me Go, Rock 'n' Roll" and "Black Diamond" are taken from Alive! (mostly), but with some distortion added. The video has been upscaled to 1080p using AI software and is a combination of the original video and extra footage from the alternate-angle version so there are lots of new edits and footage not seen in the original. I have adjusted the entire show, shot by shot to my liking. Everyone has a different opinion on what looks best. I have made the best effort not to completely lose all detail in the darker areas and have tried to maintain a good balance between a darker overall look and the original lighting. This show has quite a bit of video noise and horizontal banding in places that can’t be removed without over-darkening. I have made the pacing between songs closer to what you'd see and hear on an official release, but only dead space removed. I also slowed down "Firehouse" by about 5% because the original performance is ridiculously fast. It isn't really noticeable in context and still gives the song a similar "pep" compared to early, much slower performances. Again, my goal was to create a version of this great concert that can be better enjoyed with great audio accompanying it. For those who don't know, these old concerts were recorded with direct-from-soundboard audio. The PA mix would be compensating more for something like a voice than for a relatively loud guitar amp or drum set. Thus, we often get a very uneven sound when ONLY the soundboard mix is heard. This also means there is zero room ambience and the only crowd noise heard was the bleed coming through the stage mics creating a very dead-sounding atmosphere. While a video like this is NOT for the purist, a strong argument can be made that what is captured on those videotapes is far from what someone in the audience would have actually heard. This version is not an attempt to erase or replace the original, but rather to (hopefully) bring new life to it. You have definitely never seen or heard this show quite like this before. It was many months in the making, so I truly hope other fans enjoy it.