Did peter criss play drums on larger than life?

Answer 1

It has been questioned again and again if Criss play the drums on this song and as far as I have researched the matter nothing confirms or denies this issue. 'Larger Than Life' contains some of KISS finest drumming from the 70's period and by the time it was recorded in the summer of 1977 (probably even earlier as it's been said to have been the first of the 5 new songs recorded the Alive II album) Peter was heavily on drugs and performed VERY uneven. Simmons wrote the song and wanted a Led Zeppelin type of groove and this is where I question if an outside session drummer was brought in to cut the track. Peter was never a John Bonham type of drummer. Peters best work is somewhere around 1975. Although never confirmed or denied I strongly believe that Peter Criss never played on this song. Who did is a mystery as Anton Fig (who would be a contender as he was recording with guitarist Frehley at the time) denies any contribution. The other contender is Alan Swartzberg who later did drumwork for the band but although a much better drummer this type of drumming is not his style.