Music from The Elder
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Music from The Elder is a concept album by the rock band Kiss, known for its ambitious, narrative-driven departure from their usual hard rock style.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Music from The Elder canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
concept album
ⓘ
studio album ⓘ |
| artist | Kiss NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronology | Kiss studio albums ⓘ |
| commercialPerformance | poor compared to previous Kiss albums ⓘ |
| composer |
Bob Ezrin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gene Simmons NERFINISHED ⓘ Paul Stanley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| criticalReception | mixed ⓘ |
| featuresMember |
Ace Frehley
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Eric Carr NERFINISHED ⓘ Gene Simmons NERFINISHED ⓘ Paul Stanley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | Unmasked NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| format |
CD
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LP ⓘ cassette ⓘ |
| genre |
hard rock
ⓘ
progressive rock ⓘ symphonic rock ⓘ |
| hasCoverArtBy | Kiss NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
"A World Without Heroes"
NERFINISHED
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"I" NERFINISHED ⓘ "The Elder" storyline NERFINISHED ⓘ "The Oath" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasStyleCharacteristic |
dramatic storytelling lyrics
ⓘ
orchestral arrangements ⓘ |
| hasTrack |
"Dark Light"
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
"Fanfare" ⓘ "Just a Boy" NERFINISHED ⓘ "Only You" NERFINISHED ⓘ "The Elder" narrative suite NERFINISHED ⓘ "Under the Rose" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| intendedAs | soundtrack for an unrealized film project ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| narrativeTheme |
fantasy
ⓘ
hero’s journey ⓘ |
| notableFor |
ambitious narrative-driven concept
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departure from Kiss’s usual hard rock style ⓘ |
| partOf | Kiss discography NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer | Kiss NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precedes | Creatures of the Night NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Bob Ezrin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Casablanca Records
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Phonogram Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1981 ⓘ |
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