Stanley Harvey Eisen (New York, 20. siječnja1952.), najpoznatiji po umjetničkom imenu Paul Stanley je američki hard rock gitarist i pjevač za rock grupu Kiss. On je pisac većine grupinih hitova uključujući "Let's Put the X in Sex", "Everytime I Look at You", "Love Gun", "Detroit Rock City", "Rock and Roll All Nite", "Hard Luck Woman", "I Was Made for Lovin' You", "Crazy Crazy Nights", i "Forever".
Biografija
Prije nego se pridružio lokalnoj grupi Wicked Lester, Paul Stanley je bio u lokalnoj grupi Rainbow (ne onoj Ritchie Blackmorea) i Uncle Joe. Preko međusobnog prijatelja Gene Simmonsa, Stanley se pridružio Simmonsovoj grupi Wicked Lester u ranim 70-ima. Grupa je snimila album 1971., ali nikad nije bio službeno izdan (iako su se neke pjesme pojavile na mix CD-u Kissa 2001.). Uskoro se Wicked Lester raspao pa su Stanley i Simmons stavili oglas u novine za gitarista i bubnjara u New York Times. Ovim putem su se grupi pridružili Peter Criss kao bubnjar i Ace Frehley kao gitarist, i nazvali su se Kiss. Kiss je izdao prvi istoimeni album u veljači 1974.
Paulova ličnost u Kiss-u je bila "The Starchild", noseći Spandex i visoke čizme.
U njegovoj knjizi Sex Money Kiss, Gene Simmons prihvaća da je Paul bio glavna sila Kiss-a za vrijeme nastupa bez šminke 80-ih, dok se Simmons osjećao izgubljenim bez njegove šminke demona.
1999. Stanley je glumio u Toronto produkciji "Fantom Opere", u kojoj je igrao ulogu fantoma.
Nagrade
bio je uključen u Long Island Music Hall of Fame u 2006.
Paul Stanley·Gene Simmons·Tommy Thayer·Eric Singer Peter Criss · Ace Frehley · Eric Carr · Vinnie Vincent · Mark St. John · Bruce Kulick
Studijski albumi
Kiss · Hotter Than Hell · Dressed to Kill · Destroyer · Rock and Roll Over ·Love Gun· Gene Simmons · Ace Frehley · Peter Criss · Paul Stanley ·Dynasty·Unmasked· Music from "The Elder" · Creatures of the Night · Lick It Up · Animalize · Asylum · Crazy Nights · Hot in the Shade · Revenge · Carnival of Souls: The Final Sessions · Psycho Circus · Sonic Boom
Live albumi
Alive! · Alive II · Alive III · Kiss Unplugged · You Wanted the Best, You Got the Best!! · Kiss Symphony: Alive IV · Kiss Instant Live · Alive! The Millennium Concert · Kiss Alive 35 · Kiss Sonic Boom Over Europe
Kompilacije
The Originals·Double Platinum·Killers·Smashes, Thrashes & Hits·Chikara·Greatest Kiss·The Box Set·The Very Best of Kiss·The Best of Kiss: The Millennium Collection·The Best of Kiss, Volume 2: The Millennium Collection·Gold·Kiss Chronicles: 3 Classic Albums·The Best of Kiss, Volume 3: The Millennium Collection·Kiss Alive! 1975–2000·Jigoku-Retsuden·Ikons
Videos and DVDs
Kiss Meets the Phantom of the Park · Animalize Live Uncensored · Exposed · Crazy Nights · X-treme Close-Up · Kiss Konfidential · Kiss My Ass: The Video · Kiss Unplugged · Psycho Circus 3-D Video · The Second Coming · Kiss Symphony: The DVD · Rock the Nation Live! · Kissology Volume One: 1974–1977 · Kissology Volume Two: 1978–1991 · Kissology Volume Three: 1992–2000
Singlice
"Nothin' to Lose" · "Kissin' Time" · "Strutter" · "Let Me Go, Rock 'N' Roll" · "Rock and Roll All Nite" · "C'mon and Love Me" · "Rock and Roll All Nite (Live)" · "Shout It Out Loud" · "Flaming Youth" · "Detroit Rock City" · "Beth" · "Hard Luck Woman" · "Calling Dr. Love" · "Christine Sixteen" · "Love Gun" · "Shout It Out Loud (Live)" · "Rocket Ride" · "Strutter '78" · "Radioactive" · "New York Groove" · "Don't You Let Me Down" · "Hold Me, Touch Me (Think of Me When We're Apart)" · "You Still Matter to Me" · "I Was Made for Lovin' You" · "Sure Know Something" · "Shandi" · "She's So European" · "Talk To Me" · "Tomorrow" · "Two Sides of the Coin" · "A World Without Heroes" · "I Love It Loud" · "Lick It Up" · "All Hell's Breakin' Loose" · "Heaven's on Fire" · "Thrills in the Night" · "Tears Are Falling" · "Uh! All Night" · "Crazy Crazy Nights" · "Reason to Live" · "Turn on the Night" · "Let's Put the 'X' in Sex" · "(You Make Me) Rock Hard" · "Hide Your Heart" · "Forever" · "Rise to It" · "God Gave Rock 'n' Roll to You II" · "Unholy" · "Domino" · "I Just Wanna" · "Every Time I Look At You" · "I Love It Loud (Live)" · "Rock and Roll All Nite (Live Unplugged)" · "Jungle" · "Master & Slave" · "Psycho Circus" · "We Are One" · "I Finally Found My Way" · "You Wanted the Best" · "Modern Day Delilah" · "Say Yeah" · "Never Enough"
Tribute albums
Hard to Believe: Kiss Covers Compilation · Kiss My Ass: Classic Kiss Regrooved · A Tribute to the Creatures of the Night · Kiss My Grass: A Hillbilly Tribute to Kiss · Spin the Bottle · Gods of Thunder: A Norwegian Tribute to Kiss · Lick It Up - A Millennium Tribute to Kiss · Kiss My Ankh
Concert tours
Club Tour · Kiss Tour · Hotter Than Hell Tour · Dressed to Kill Tour · Alive! Tour · Destroyer Tour · Rock & Roll Over Tour · Love Gun Tour · Alive II Tour · Dynasty Tour · Unmasked Tour · Creatures of the Night Tour · Lick it Up Tour · Animalize Tour · Asylum Tour · Crazy Nights Tour · Hot in the Shade Tour · Revenge Tour · Kiss My Ass Tour · Alive/Worldwide Tour · Psycho Circus Tour · Kiss Farewell Tour · Rocksimus Maximus Tour/World Domination Tour · Rock the Nation Tour · Rising Sun Tour · Hit 'n Run Tour · Kiss Alive/35 World Tour · Sonic Boom Over Europe Tour ·The Hottest Show on Earth Tour
Srodni članci
Članovi benda · Chelsea · Koncertne turneje ·Detroit Rock City· Diskografija · Anton Fig · Filmografija · Nagrade · Kiss Army ·Kiss: Psycho Circus· Eddie Kramer · Bob Kulick · Ron Leejack · Roba ·Kiss: Psycho Circus: The Nightmare Child· Kevin Valentine · Wicked Lester · Kiss Kasket