Bruce Kulick

Bruce Kulick

Kulick in 2006
Background information
Birth name Bruce Howard Kulick
Born (1953-12-12) December 12, 1953
Brooklyn, New York, United States
Genres Hard rock, heavy metal
Occupation(s) Musician, songwriter
Instruments Guitar, vocals, bass guitar, keyboards
Years active 1968–present
Associated acts Billy Squier, Blackjack, Kiss, Union, Eric Singer Project, Daniel MCCartney, Grand Funk Railroad, Meat Loaf, Lordi, Alice Cooper, MEIK
Website kulick.net
Notable instruments
ESP Guitars
Gibson Les Paul
Fender Stratocaster

Bruce Howard Kulick (born December 12, 1953) is an American guitarist, musician and a member of the band Grand Funk Railroad, with whom he's been since 2000. Previously, Kulick had been a long-time member of the band Kiss (1984-1996). He was also a member of Union with John Corabi from 1997-2002

In addition, he is also known for being a former member of the band Blackjack with Michael Bolton, and also played on several Bolton solo albums. (Bolton later co-wrote the Kiss song "Forever", from Hot in the Shade).

Kulick has also released several solo albums, in addition to session work with various artists.

Kulick's brother is session guitarist/producer Bob Kulick, whose performance credits include W.A.S.P. and Kiss.

"Stay", a Blackjack song co-written by Kulick and Bolton, was sampled by rapper Jay Z for the song "A Dream" off his 2002 album The Blueprint 2: The Gift & the Curse which reached #1 on the Billboard charts.

Kiss (1984–1996)

Bruce Howard Kulick is best known for being the former lead guitarist for the rock band Kiss from September 1984 to August 1996. Kulick never wore Kiss's facepaint onstage, which they removed in 1983. He is one of only two members of Kiss (the other being guitarist Mark St. John, whom Kulick replaced in 1984) never to wear make-up in the band.

Originally brought in as a touring member after St. John was diagnosed with Reiter's Syndrome, Kulick played on five Kiss studio albums: Asylum, Crazy Nights, Hot in the Shade, Revenge and Carnival of Souls: The Final Sessions; he also appeared on Alive III and KISS Unplugged.[1] The song "I Walk Alone", from Carnival of Souls: The Final Sessions, is the only Kiss track to feature Kulick as lead vocalist. To this day, Kulick is featured on more than 20 Kiss releases.

When the original members of the band regrouped, starting in 1995 with the MTV Unplugged special that carried over into re-adopting their make-up and costuming for the Alive/Worldwide Tour in 1996, Kulick and Eric Singer were paid weekly during the tour; while "sidelined" from Kiss, both were allowed to do other projects so long as Simmons and Stanley okayed them.[2] Kulick officially left Kiss in December 1996.[3] Kulick was with the band longer than any member aside from the original foursome and drummer Eric Singer. (Singer has done three discontinuous stints with the band, each much shorter than Kulick's.)[4] When Ace Frehley again left Kiss (in 2002, after the Kiss Farewell Tour), Kulick was not asked to rejoin, as Simmons and Stanley thought that Tommy Thayer (former Black 'n Blue guitarist and Kiss tour manager) could capture Frehley's persona better than Kulick; however, Kulick continued to work with Kiss after his departure, contributing uncredited guitar work to the albums You Wanted the Best, You Got the Best!! and Psycho Circus

Kulick's brother Bob Kulick also played with Kiss as a session guitarist, and in addition appeared on Paul Stanley's 1978 solo album. Bob Kulick was also a member of Stanley's touring band for his 1989 club tour.

Union

Union was formed from recently released musician Bruce Kulick, John Corabi, Brent Fitz, and Jamie Hunting in 1996. Corabi and Kulick wrote what would become the first Union (1998) album (self titled) and proceeded with a nationwide acoustic tour, to promote the album, featuring just Corabi and Kulick (both on guitar). Soon the full band went on a world tour headlining small venues in support of the Union album. The second album "Live in the Galaxy" was a live recording with 2 acoustic tracks recorded in a mobile studio in 1999. The third and final Union album, The Blue Room (2000), was a more polished sound than the first studio CD. Union never officially called it quits (playing live shows every so often with guest drummers and bass players), but with Kulick playing along with Grand Funk Railroad, Corabi playing with many bands, most notably Ratt, and both members being tied up in solo projects, Union will probably never return to write new studio material..

Grand Funk Railroad

Kulick performing with Grand Funk Railroad at Gulfstream Park in Hallendale, FL in January 2002

Kulick is the lead guitarist for Grand Funk Railroad, with whom he has been playing since 2001.[5]

Solo work

Kulick has released three solo albums, Audio Dog in 2001, Transformer in 2003, and most recently BK3, which was released on February 2, 2010.[6]

Other work

The Good Rats.

In the late 1970s, following the release of Meat Loaf's first album Bat Out of Hell, Kulick played rhythm guitar/lead guitar on tour with Meat Loaf's band alongside his brother Bob on lead guitar/rhythm guitar. In the tour introductions, Meat Loaf introduced Bruce and Bob as 'Pretty Boy' and 'Killer' respectively.

Before joining Meat Loaf, Bruce Kulick toured for a couple months as the lead guitarist of the Andrea True Connection.

Kulick has also appeared on all album releases by Eric Singer's solo project ESP (Eric Singer Project): Lost and Spaced (1998), ESP (1999), and Eric Singer Project: Live in Tokyo (2006). Kulick also appeared on the DVD Eric Singer Project: Live at the Marquee (2006), which was filmed live in Australia.

Kulick appears on the Lordi March 2006 album The Arockalypse, playing lead guitar on the song "It Snows in Hell".

Kulick appears on Paul Stanley's 2006 album Live To Win, playing bass.

In 2006, Kulick performed on the compilation Butchering the Beatles, playing lead on the song "Drive My Car".

Kulick cut a guest guitar solo for the track "The Edge of the Razor" (featured on the album Emotional Coma) by Swedish metal group Lion's Share.

Kulick was a guest star along with Paul Stanley at Rock 'n Roll Fantasy Camp in New York City (Aug. 31 – September 3, 2003).

In his 2004 feature interview with Paul Stanley, Kulick discussed his very first recorded project from 1974, something called KKB. It featured performances by his childhood friends Mike Katz and Guy Bois (the other K and B of KKB, respectively) and he likened its sound to that of Cream. Kulick only recently found the master tape from those sessions and issued it via limited edition CD, available during his appearances at Kiss expos and via his website.[7] In a follow-up interview with Paul Stanley, Kulick also discussed his lifelong love of Star Wars and its historical similarities to Kiss.[8]

Kulick is one of the characters in the book Sex Tips from Rock Stars by Paul Miles, published by Omnibus Press in July 2010.[9]

Discography

with Mike Katz, Guy Bois

Rosetta

with Billy Squier

with Blackjack

with The Good Rats

with Michael Bolton

with Kiss

Kiss Video albums

with Union

with Daniel McCartney

with ESP

Solo

Other work

References

  1. ↑ Saulnier, Jason (March 14, 2011). "Bruce Kulick Interview". Music Legends. Retrieved May 8, 2013.
  2. ↑ Sherman, Black Diamond, p. 244.
  3. ↑ Sherman, Black Diamond, p. 248.
  4. ↑ Cowie, Sean (December 12, 1953). "Bruce Kulick". Members.shaw.ca. Retrieved 2014-07-18.
  5. ↑ "We're An American Band – LIVE". YouTube. Retrieved 2014-07-18.
  6. ↑ "Bruce Kulick BK3 Album Page | KULICK.net – The Official Bruce Kulick Website". KULICK.net. February 2, 2010. Retrieved 2014-07-18.
  7. ↑ "3-Wind with Bruce Kulick". Metal Sludge. Retrieved September 23, 2008.
  8. ↑ "KISS Thinks Star Wars Rocks". StarWars.com. Retrieved September 23, 2008.
  9. ↑ Miles, Paul. "Sex Tips From Rock Stars by Paul Miles". www.SexTipsFromRockStars.com. Retrieved 2014-07-18.
  10. ↑ "BRUCE KULICK To Release 'BK3' In February". BlabberMouth.

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Preceded by
Mark St. John		 Lead guitarist of Kiss
1984–1996 		Succeeded by
Ace Frehley
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