Shock & Roll

Sleds shock the world, roll to a big vict'ry

BIRMINGHAM, AL - "Shock Me" is a song by the American heavy metal band Kiss, which first appeared on their 1977 LP album Love Gun. The song was written by lead guitarist Ace Frehley and it was his lead vocal debut with the band. The song was inspired by an event that took place during Kiss' Rock and Roll Over tour, when Frehley was nearly electrocuted by his own electric guitar. Frehley's classic guitar solo during the song ranked #50 in Guitar World's "100 Greatest Guitar Solos Ever". As the legend goes, on December 12, 1976 during the opening song of a concert at the Lakeland Civic Center in Lakeland, Florida, Frehley touched a metal staircase railing, which was ungrounded. He was shocked, knocked out and fell to the ground, while the concert was delayed for 30 minutes. The show was eventually completed, and Frehley claimed to have lost the feeling in his hand for the remainder of the concert. Weeks later, Frehley presented the song "Shock Me" to Kiss in its completed form. According to Gene Simmons, the rest of the band was not involved in the song's arrangement whatsoever. Although Frehley had written a number of Kiss songs previously, this was his first time he performed the lead vocals. The song became his "theme song" with the band. Frehley, who was very insecure about his singing ability, recorded the vocals while lying on the floor. "Shock Me" was added to Kiss' setlist starting with the Love Gun Tour. Frehley's guitar solo, previously performed during "She" and then "Cold Gin" was added to the song. The song was dropped from the setlist after the 1977–78 Alive II tour. Kiss did not perform the song again until Frehley returned to the group for their 1996–97 Alive/Worldwide tour. "Shock Me" is still widely considered one of Kiss' best songs. In Week 6 of the BDFL, the Fairfield PowerSleds headed east on 3rd Avenue, then over to Graymont Avenue to face the two-time (2021 and 2022) consecutive league champions (Magic City Mayors) at venerable Legion Field. The Sleds shocked the world and rolled on to vict'ry as they upset the Cronies 36-22 at the Ol' Gray Lady. It was also Throwback Week 2023 as the BDFL celebrated the 1969 season, the last season before the 1970 NFL/AFL merger ushered in the monopolized, modern era of professional football. In these honorary BDFL Throwback Week match-ups, the Centurions speared the Beavers in overtime, the Cougars shocked the Stars, the Senators skinned the Cool Cats, the High Tops stomped the Mustangs, the Killers trumped the Blackjacks, the Dodgers squashed the Red Roaches, the Mad Bombers sank the Sharks, and the Greasers high-jacked the Hackers. More on the 1969 season below in The BDFL News portion of this page.

Shock Me by KISS (Live 1977)

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