Detroit Rock City
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"Detroit Rock City" is a hard rock anthem by the band Kiss, celebrated for its driving guitar riffs and storytelling about a fan’s fatal journey to a concert.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Detroit Rock City canonical | 4 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| album | Destroyer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artist | Kiss NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
Ace Frehley
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gene Simmons NERFINISHED ⓘ Paul Stanley NERFINISHED ⓘ Peter Criss NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer |
Bob Ezrin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Paul Stanley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| featuresInstrument |
bass guitar
ⓘ
drums ⓘ electric guitar ⓘ |
| featuresMusicalElement |
driving guitar riffs
ⓘ
guitar solo ⓘ up‑tempo rhythm ⓘ |
| firstReleaseContext | studio album Destroyer by Kiss ⓘ |
| genre |
hard rock
ⓘ
rock ⓘ |
| hasCriticalReception | widely regarded as one of Kiss’s greatest songs ⓘ |
| hasLiveVersion | Detroit Rock City (Alive II version) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMusicVideo | Detroit Rock City (music video) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNarrativeTheme |
car crash
ⓘ
fan’s fatal journey to a Kiss concert ⓘ rock concert fandom ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
fatalism
ⓘ
rock music culture ⓘ youth and risk ⓘ |
| hasTitleLocation | Detroit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inspiredWork | Detroit Rock City (film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isAnthemFor |
Detroit rock scene
ⓘ
Kiss fans ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| livePerformanceRole | frequent concert opener for Kiss tours ⓘ |
| lyricist | Paul Stanley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
concert opener for Kiss
ⓘ
status as Kiss fan favorite ⓘ storytelling lyrics ⓘ |
| partOfAlbum | Destroyer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer | Kiss NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Bob Ezrin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Casablanca Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.