The offical Kiss thread

detuned wrote:

I'm so surprised, that a "pretend Kiss", with stand-ins for Ace & Peter didn't light the charts on fire. They should have stopped after that reunion tour in 2000.

I think they should be jumping up and down for joy that they sold 450,000 copies, that's about double what I guessed they would sell.

I was a proud member of the Kiss Army (when I was 7), a begrudging fan from 1979 until around 1985, then basically embarrassed to admit I ever listened to them since.

I still admire their business model, damn impressive. But they hit their musical peak in 1975.

Haters wanna hate.

Ace is debatable because he's proven he can still write good music but who wants to see Peter Criss in any form in this day and age? I certainly don't want to see him in KISS. Other than Bruce Kulick, there's really no other options I want to see as far as band mates go. This line-up is strong and there probably wouldn't even be a new album if Ace & Peter were still in the band and they're already talking about a follow up. It sucks that they won't let Tommy & Eric have their own identities though.

I wouldn't say I'm a "hater"...more of a "grew out of it". (25 years ago)

I actually wouldn't mind them doing "The Elder" in its entirety. I doubt they'd sell enough tickets to merit an entire tour but who knows, if they picked a mid-size theatre someplace and did it as a one-off, it'd probably sell out one show. Shoot it for a DVD and give them something different to pimp other than the semi-annual live-album-of-greatest-hits-plus-two-token-songs-from-the-new-album set list.

Fat Freddy wrote:

I actually wouldn't mind them doing "The Elder" in its entirety. I doubt they'd sell enough tickets to merit an entire tour but who knows, if they picked a mid-size theatre someplace and did it as a one-off, it'd probably sell out one show. Shoot it for a DVD and give them something different to pimp other than the semi-annual live-album-of-greatest-hits-plus-two-token-songs-from-the-new-album set list.

That sounds way more marketable, thumbs up.

Fat Freddy wrote:

I actually wouldn't mind them doing "The Elder" in its entirety. I doubt they'd sell enough tickets to merit an entire tour but who knows, if they picked a mid-size theatre someplace and did it as a one-off, it'd probably sell out one show. Shoot it for a DVD and give them something different to pimp other than the semi-annual live-album-of-greatest-hits-plus-two-token-songs-from-the-new-album set list.

Email Doc McGhee!

Anybody remember the "KISS Radio" they used to advertise on TV all the time in the 70's?

I wanted one, but my Mother said "it looks like a cheap piece of sh*t, I'm not paying for that!"

detuned wrote:

Anybody remember the "KISS Radio" they used to advertise on TV all the time in the 70's?

I wanted one, but my Mother said "it looks like a cheap piece of sh*t, I'm not paying for that!"

Yep, I remember those...I also wanted one, and I got pretty much the same response from my Mom...musta been a conspiracy!

Metal Misfit wrote:

detuned wrote:

I'm so surprised, that a "pretend Kiss", with stand-ins for Ace & Peter didn't light the charts on fire. They should have stopped after that reunion tour in 2000.

I think they should be jumping up and down for joy that they sold 450,000 copies, that's about double what I guessed they would sell.

I was a proud member of the Kiss Army (when I was 7), a begrudging fan from 1979 until around 1985, then basically embarrassed to admit I ever listened to them since.

I still admire their business model, damn impressive. But they hit their musical peak in 1975.

Haters wanna hate.

Ace is debatable because he's proven he can still write good music but who wants to see Peter Criss in any form in this day and age? I certainly don't want to see him in KISS. Other than Bruce Kulick, there's really no other options I want to see as far as band mates go. This line-up is strong and there probably wouldn't even be a new album if Ace & Peter were still in the band and they're already talking about a follow up. It sucks that they won't let Tommy & Eric have their own identities though.

I think Sonic Boom is a good cd. Its nothing new but i find it fun to be a fun listen.

Fat Freddy wrote:

detuned wrote:

Anybody remember the "KISS Radio" they used to advertise on TV all the time in the 70's?

I wanted one, but my Mother said "it looks like a cheap piece of sh*t, I'm not paying for that!"

Yep, I remember those...I also wanted one, and I got pretty much the same response from my Mom...musta been a conspiracy!

I asked for one also and my father wouldn't even look at me!!!

On a totally unrelated note, KISS fans, tonight on A&E "Gene Simmons' Family Jewels" starts its new season @ 9 PM and its' followed at 10 PM by a special called "KISSteria," which follows the band thru the Australian leg of the "ALIVE 35" tour

James B. wrote:

Fat Freddy wrote:

I actually wouldn't mind them doing "The Elder" in its entirety. I doubt they'd sell enough tickets to merit an entire tour but who knows, if they picked a mid-size theatre someplace and did it as a one-off, it'd probably sell out one show. Shoot it for a DVD and give them something different to pimp other than the semi-annual live-album-of-greatest-hits-plus-two-token-songs-from-the-new-album set list.

That sounds way more marketable, thumbs up.

Yea, that sounds more feasible.

Metal Misfit wrote:

Fat Freddy wrote:

I actually wouldn't mind them doing "The Elder" in its entirety. I doubt they'd sell enough tickets to merit an entire tour but who knows, if they picked a mid-size theatre someplace and did it as a one-off, it'd probably sell out one show. Shoot it for a DVD and give them something different to pimp other than the semi-annual live-album-of-greatest-hits-plus-two-token-songs-from-the-new-album set list.

Email Doc McGhee!

Got his e-mail address? I'll shoot the idea to him.

What the hell, y'know, 2011 will be the 30th anniversary of the release of ELDER, it might be a fun thing for them to do just to get all the cult Star Trek geek fans of the album off their backs and bury the album once and for all. Just imagine at the conclusion of "I," Gene strutting up to the mike and saying "OK, THERE, WE DID IT! Are you @#$%ing happy now?"

Fat Freddy wrote:

Metal Misfit wrote:

Fat Freddy wrote:

I actually wouldn't mind them doing "The Elder" in its entirety. I doubt they'd sell enough tickets to merit an entire tour but who knows, if they picked a mid-size theatre someplace and did it as a one-off, it'd probably sell out one show. Shoot it for a DVD and give them something different to pimp other than the semi-annual live-album-of-greatest-hits-plus-two-token-songs-from-the-new-album set list.

Email Doc McGhee!

Got his e-mail address? I'll shoot the idea to him.

What the hell, y'know, 2011 will be the 30th anniversary of the release of ELDER, it might be a fun thing for them to do just to get all the cult Star Trek geek fans of the album off their backs and bury the album once and for all.

Make sure you mention that this a potential money maker!!!!!!!!!

If Gene thought it was a moneymaker he would have done it already.

detuned wrote:

If Gene thought it was a moneymaker he would have done it already.

very very very true. How many 'hits' albums are they up to now?

BTW someone at work today told me KISS where on Jay Leno did anyone catch it last night?

I missed it, but I saw it on Kiss' facebook page that they were... and there was an A&E special too I think

Addy wrote:

I missed it, but I saw it on Kiss' facebook page that they were... and there was an A&E special too I think

The A&E special is tonight @ 10 PM

manny wrote:

BTW someone at work today told me KISS where on Jay Leno did anyone catch it last night?

Here ya go...watch it quick before Gene has the video pulled from YouTube.


Not much different than any other KISS performance you've seen in the last 10 or 15 years. Maybe that "Music From The Elder" idea ain't so bad afterall.

It's kewl seeing Mr. Singer playing a proper 2 kick drum set up.

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MetalGuy71 wrote:

manny wrote:

BTW someone at work today told me KISS where on Jay Leno did anyone catch it last night?

Here ya go...watch it quick before Gene has the video pulled from YouTube.

LOL!! You dont think that would ever happen???

Watched the down under "Kissteria" special on A&E last night. Believe it or not ? The wife joined me and she enjoyed it as well. Interesting lil bit of TV and funny in some places.

James B. wrote:

Watched the down under "Kissteria" special on A&E last night. Believe it or not ? The wife joined me and she enjoyed it as well. Interesting lil bit of TV and funny in some places.

I watched it too, some funny stuff in there. I started to feel really sorry for Doc McGhee about halfway thru the show, they were really making that guy jump thru hoops

Just read an article about the Sonic Boom tour on Yahoo Music where Paul said the next album should be out sometime in 2011!