Bruce Kulick
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| Bruce Kulick | |
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| Background information | |
| Born | December 12, 1953 Brooklyn, New York |
| Genre(s) | Hard rock, heavy metal |
| Occupation(s) | Guitarist, Songwriter |
| Instrument(s) | Guitar, Bass, Keyboards, Vocals |
| Years active | 1977 - present |
| Associated acts | KISS, Union, Eric Singer Project and Grand Funk Railroad |
| Website | http://www.kulick.net |
Bruce "Spruce" Kulick (born on December 12, 1953 in Brooklyn, New York) is an American guitarist and a member of the band Grand Funk Railroad. Previously Kulick had been a long time member of the band KISS.
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[edit] Early years
Kulick toured the world on Meat Loaf's "Bat Out of Hell" tour in 1977-78, and was briefly a member of Long Island's Good Rats. He was also in the band Blackjack with Michael Bolton, and also played on several Michael Bolton solo albums. (Bolton later co-wrote the KISS song "Forever", from Hot in the Shade).
[edit] KISS (1984-1996)
Kulick is best known as lead guitarist for the rock band KISS from December 1984 to August 1996, replacing Mark St. John. He is the brother of guitarist Bob Kulick, who himself played with KISS as a ghost guitarist, as well as playing on Paul Stanley's solo album. Originally brought in as a touring member, Bruce went on to play on the next 5 Kiss albums Asylum,Crazy Nights, Hot in the Shade, Revenge and Carnival of Souls: The Final Sessions as well as appearing on Kiss Unplugged
The song "I Walk Alone" from Carnival of Souls: The Final Sessions is the only KISS track to feature Kulick as lead vocalist.
[edit] Union
When KISS' original members reunited in February 1996, Kulick left to form Union with John Corabi, Mötley Crüe's vocalist during Vince Neil's absence, Brent Fitz on drums and James Hunting on bass. Three CDs were forthcoming: Union, Live in the Galaxy and The Blue Room.
In January 2005 Bruce released the first Union DVD, Do Your Own Thing Live. This DVD contained two full length Union concerts and extra bonus material.
Union played in Japan, January 2005 and Germany, November 2005 without original member Brent Fitz, former KISS bandmate Eric Singer filling-in, as Brent had other obligations.
[edit] Grand Funk Railroad
Kulick is the lead guitarist for Grand Funk Railroad, with whom he has been playing since 2001.
[edit] Solo work
Kulick has released two solo albums, Audio Dog in 2001, and Transformer in 2003. Plans are in the works for a third solo release in early 2008.
[edit] Other work
Bruce also appeared on Eric Singer's solo project ESP (Eric Singer Project) for their only release to date, ESP released in 1999.
Bruce 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, Bruce appeared 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. Lion's Share had been recording in a studio owned by a former KISS Army president of Sweden, who knew that Kulick was to arrive in Stockholm in order to attend a KISS Expo.[1] The studio owner suggested that Lion's Share invite Kulick to the studio, and so the group complied. Kulick accepted the invitation, and went to the studio.[1] Kulick listened to the track, and laid down a guitar solo. Kulick initially played a bluesy solo in the vein of Union, so Lion's Share guitarist Lars Chriss said; "Go back, and do some more flashy things".[1] Chriss described the solo as being "very much based on revenge", and that Kulick "uses the whammy bar to show that".[1] Furthermore, Chriss commented that the solo was "great", possessing "a lot of emotion", and that it "has some flashy elements". Afterwards, Kulick signed some KISS albums for the group.[1]
Bruce was a guest star along with Paul Stanley at Rock 'n Roll Fantasy Camp in New York City (August 31-September 3, 2007).
[edit] Discography
[edit] with Billy Squier
- Tale of the Tape (1980)
[edit] with Blackjack
- Blackjack (1979)
- Worlds Apart (1980)
- The Good Rats: Great American Music (1981)
- Michael Bolton: Michael Bolton (1983)
[edit] with KISS
- Asylum (1985)
- Crazy Nights (1987)
- Smashes,Thrashes and Hits (1988)
- Hot in the Shade (1989)
- Revenge (1992)
- Alive III (1993)
- Kiss My Ass (1994) Classic KISS Re-Grooved
- Unplugged (1996)
- Carnival of Souls: The Final Sessions (1997)
- The Box Set (2001)
[edit] with Union
- Union (1998)
- Live in the Galaxy (1999)
- The Blue Room (2000)
- Do Your Own Thing Live (2005) Live DVD with 2 shows
[edit] with ESP
- Eric Singer Project: Lost & Spaced (1999)
- Eric Singer Project: Live in Tokyo (2006)
- Eric Singer Project: Live at the Marquee (2006) Live DVD filmed in Australia
[edit] Solo
- Bruce Kulick: Audio Dog (2001)
- Bruce Kulick: Transformer (2003)
- Bruce Kulick: BK3 (2008) To be released in 2008
[edit] Other Work
- Don Johnson: Let It Roll (1989)
- Eric Carr: Rockology (2000) Produced by Bruce Kulick.
- KISS Tribute Spin The Bottle (2004)
- Gene Simmons: Asshole (2004)
- Bruce and Bob Kulick: KISS Forever (2005) KISS Instructional DVD
- Lordi: The Arockalypse (2006)
- Paul Stanley: Live to Win (2006)
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Official Site
- See photos of Bruce live with Union and ESP
- Bruce Kulick Interview at Confessions of a Pop Culture Addict
| Preceded by Mark St. John |
Lead Guitarist of KISS 1984–1996 |
Succeeded by Ace Frehley |
