''Rockology'' is an album by former
KISS
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drummer
Eric Carr
Paul Charles Caravello (July 12, 1950 – November 24, 1991), better known professionally as Eric Carr, was an American musician who was the drummer for the rock band Kiss from 1980 to 1991. Caravello was selected as the new Kiss drummer afte ...
released in 1999.
The album features songs that Carr was working on before his death in 1991 which was completed by his former Kiss bandmate
Bruce Kulick
Bruce Howard Kulick (born December 12, 1953) is an American guitarist and since 2000 a member of the rock band Grand Funk Railroad. Previously, Kulick was a long-time member of the band Kiss (19841996). He was also a member of Union with John ...
. Several of the songs featured were intended for use on
KISS albums, such as "Eyes of Love" and "Somebody's Waiting". Others were written for Carr's ''Rockheads'' animated television series that never got off the ground, such as "Too Cool For School" and "Nasty Boys".
On December 20, 2020, ''Rockology'' was re-released on Apple iTunes and on Spotify, followed by a limited-edition vinyl pressing released for
Record Store Day
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on April 22, 2023.
Track listing
All songs written by
Eric Carr
Paul Charles Caravello (July 12, 1950 – November 24, 1991), better known professionally as Eric Carr, was an American musician who was the drummer for the rock band Kiss from 1980 to 1991. Caravello was selected as the new Kiss drummer afte ...
,
Bruce Kulick
Bruce Howard Kulick (born December 12, 1953) is an American guitarist and since 2000 a member of the rock band Grand Funk Railroad. Previously, Kulick was a long-time member of the band Kiss (19841996). He was also a member of Union with John ...
and
Adam Mitchell, except where noted.
Original release
2023 bonus tracks
Personnel
*
Eric Carr
Paul Charles Caravello (July 12, 1950 – November 24, 1991), better known professionally as Eric Carr, was an American musician who was the drummer for the rock band Kiss from 1980 to 1991. Caravello was selected as the new Kiss drummer afte ...
- drums, lead and backing vocals, keyboards, bass, acoustic guitar
*
Bruce Kulick
Bruce Howard Kulick (born December 12, 1953) is an American guitarist and since 2000 a member of the rock band Grand Funk Railroad. Previously, Kulick was a long-time member of the band Kiss (19841996). He was also a member of Union with John ...
- lead and rhythm guitars
*Adam Mitchell - keyboards, backing vocals
References
External links
Interview with Adam MitchellRockology on SpotifyRockology - Record Store Day
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1999 albums
Kiss (band)
Eric Carr albums
Albums published posthumously
Spitfire Records albums