KISS News Bits

[twonabomber]

KISS at the podium. Gene says: "We wouldn't be here today without the original fantastic four."

[SunisinuS]

Fuck Kiss. Rush knows more notes than Gene Simmons knows hairpies. And I am sure played them better.

But Peter Gabriel....had better outfits than all of Kiss....and he belongs there for sure.

YES.

And fucking a hippie chick would never have been possible without Cat Stevens.

[silverfish]

Loved this Gene tweet after the HoF Ceremony:

"Quick question, did @PeterCriss really drop his HOF award and break it? __YES"

[DLR Bridge]

I thought Tom Morello's induction speech was fantastic.

[Von Halen]

Saw Kiss for the first time on December the 6th 1977 at Henry Levitt Arena in Wichita, KS.

Saw Kiss for the second time on October the 12th, 1979 at the Kansas Coliseum in Wichita, KS.

[Von Halen]

The following pics were taken at the '79 show.

Ace!

[Von Halen]

Gene!

[Von Halen]

Paul!

Firehouse!

[twonabomber]

He's wearin' a sweater...

[Von Halen]

When Kiss was Kiss!

[Von Halen]

He's wearin' a sweater...

You like that?

[twonabomber]

It's like looking in a mirror. Except I'm better looking.

I have been thinking of picking up an Iceman.

[Von Halen]

I have been thinking of picking up an Iceman.

You should!

[DLR Bridge]

It's like looking in a mirror. Except I'm better looking.

I have been thinking of picking up an Iceman.

I had one once. Traded it for a bass to tool around with. The Iceman is a cumbersome, top heavy hunk of guitar. Uncomfortable to play standing up. I seem to recall the neck falling towards the floor if I let go of it. Just strange I tell ya.

[DLR Bridge]

You should!

And you should not rule out making a book with all of those amazing pics!

[78/84 guy]

This never ending bashfest from Paul and Gene is boring. It's like they have to continuously hammer away at them in order to validate two scabs dressed in Ace and Peter's makeup. Just design new makeup for both, and there wouldn't have been any issue with the old guard fans. But they didn't. Know why? Because the old makeup is recognizable and that means $$$. Bottom line. Stop acting like this was all about Ace and Peter and their (alleged) self destructive ways. You knew what you were getting when you reunited, and kept doing it for years after it was supposed to end, because the $$$ kept rolling in.

Couldn't agree more. And I love how he rips the reunion tour. Funny how bad those guys played but they had no problem putting what ? 3 or 4 of those shows on the last Kissalogy dvd set. I guess they must have put in the extra effort those nights. I'm not much of a Kiss fan and never will be but I enjoyed watching them. And the newer scab shows don't seem much different. Playing wise or song list.

[78/84 guy]

USA Today did a story on KISS last week, and Paul and Gene were trying to justify why everyone should be inducted. I see their point, but someone remind them that more kids picked up a guitar because of Ace Frehley, and not because of Bruce Kulick. Or worse...Vinnie Vincent.

I don't see their point ? What is their point ? Those guys added nothing new worth remembering for the most part to the band other than touring. If that's true Dio should have went in with Sabbath. Both those albums destroy any full Ozzy Sabbath album IMO.

[Never was]

The reunion tours started well the first few months but Ace began sliding back into the booze and was not very good by the time they got to Psycho Circus, hence he plays very very little on that record. Peter simply is not a very good at keeping time consistently. Put a sober Ace up there with Paul and Gene and you have something special probably even so today. Look forward to Ace's new record but it is not others fault Ace cant stay sober and be in Kiss. They tried, he couldn't do it. Ace stays sober I'd love to see him back.

[fraroc]

The reunion tours started well the first few months but Ace began sliding back into the booze and was not very good by the time they got to Psycho Circus, hence he plays very very little on that record. Peter simply is not a very good at keeping time consistently. Put a sober Ace up there with Paul and Gene and you have something special probably even so today. Look forward to Ace's new record but it is not others fault Ace cant stay sober and be in Kiss. They tried, he couldn't do it. Ace stays sober I'd love to see him back.

The way Paul states it in Face The Music is pretty similar. The first few months of The Reunion start out good, the magic is back, everybody is getting along. Then Peter starts to bitch and moan about everything around the end of the 1996 Reunion tour and the beginning of the 1997 Lost Cities tour. By the time the Lost Cities tour was in place, Ace went off the deep end. Psycho Circus was when it all went to shit. We all know the debacle with that album. For that tour, Ace and Peter played really badly more often than not. Ace's playing was sloppy and Peter had so much trouble keeping time. When Farewell came along, Ace and Peter's fates were sealed in Gene and Paul's mind. They simply did not want to tour with those two guys anymore. Ace and Pete constantly went between good one show and absolute shit another one.

For the 2003 AeroKISS tour with Tommy Thayer and Peter Criss, what I noticed was that Peter played really good, much better than he has for the past few tours he was in the band, but his attitude just became shittier and shittier. He would be constantly complaining about how Gene and Paul treat him, he would direct all of his anger at Tommy Thayer and every fucking date on that tour, he would bully him and talk shit about him. It got so bad that when the tour was over on December 21st, 2003, Peter simply told Tommy to shut his fucking mouth and to go away from him, all Tommy tried to do was wish Peter a Merry Christmas.

[Never was]

Not sure anyone gets along with Peter ever. There is a reason he never works with anyone since kiss. He just is not a person that clicks w people and frankly does not have the talent to overcome that shit person he is hence he does nothing. Despite all the shit between them Ace Paul and Gene actually have some affection for each other and get along when together (of course if a book is out then lets trash the shit out of each other for publicity). I've been around Ace a few times and he is an infectous guy and hard to not like.

[Von Halen]

The way Paul states it in Face The Music is pretty similar. The first few months of The Reunion start out good, the magic is back, everybody is getting along. Then Peter starts to bitch and moan about everything around the end of the 1996 Reunion tour and the beginning of the 1997 Lost Cities tour. By the time the Lost Cities tour was in place, Ace went off the deep end. Psycho Circus was when it all went to shit. We all know the debacle with that album. For that tour, Ace and Peter played really badly more often than not. Ace's playing was sloppy and Peter had so much trouble keeping time. When Farewell came along, Ace and Peter's fates were sealed in Gene and Paul's mind. They simply did not want to tour with those two guys anymore. Ace and Pete constantly went between good one show and absolute shit another one.

Like somebody else said, the biggest issue with present day Kiss is the travesty of having those two other guys wearing Ace and Peter's makeup. Gene and Paul made a mistake with that. Of course, Gene will lead you to believe that when he and Paul hang it up, he wouldn't care if there were two other guys up there in the Demon and Star makeup. I'm sure he means, as long as he's still making money off it.

[sonrisa salvaje]

Say what you want about Eddie Trunk but at least he had the stones to sit down with Gene and tell him face to face that he thought it was not right that two guys are currently playing in Ace and Peter's makup. Gene made the case to Trunk that Kiss fans didn't care who was in the makeup. Basically, they just agreed to disagree but at the end of the discussion Gene told Trunk he had absolutely no problem with him having that opinion. Trunk thought everything was cool and by the next day Trunk was barred from Gene's twitter feed. That is the kind of douchebaggery you get with Gene. If Trunk was the homer everyone makes him out to be then he would carry the torch for Kiss even with the scabs playing.

[ELVIS]

Trunk is still a homer...

[ELVIS]

And a dork...

[silverfish]

Unreleased 3 song demo of Ace's pre-KISS band Molimo on ebay 151280589721 - link.
(Note - not my auction, authenticity unknown)

[twonabomber]

Say what you want about Eddie Trunk but at least he had the stones to sit down with Gene and tell him face to face that he thought it was not right that two guys are currently playing in Ace and Peter's makup. Gene made the case to Trunk that Kiss fans didn't care who was in the makeup. Basically, they just agreed to disagree but at the end of the discussion Gene told Trunk he had absolutely no problem with him having that opinion. Trunk thought everything was cool and by the next day Trunk was barred from Gene's twitter feed. That is the kind of douchebaggery you get with Gene. If Trunk was the homer everyone makes him out to be then he would carry the torch for Kiss even with the scabs playing.

Oh NOES, not the Twitter feed!

[DavidLeeNatra]

nice to see how Peter says "Fuck you" to Mr. Simmons and Mr. Stanley on stage.

and you gotta love his "With or without the make up...I will always be the catman"

[DLR Bridge]

Half way through Ace's book. Fantastic and very honest. A very humble and down to Earth (for a spaceman) guy. I'm glad he was my favorite growing up. I popped open Paul's book to a random page in the bookstore and pointed my finger at a sentence and it was him going on about how stupid he thought Peter Criss was. What an absolute fucking dick.

[Seshmeister]

[Mr. Vengeance]

I'm also in the process of reading Ace's book. Then I'll move on to Peter's. I'm a bit more than half way through Ace's and he's just at the point where he's recording his second Frehley's Comet album. Ace's book has been a nice read. He doesn't go into long detail about things, but just quickly tells a story and moves to the next. He really hasn't been all that harsh towards Paul at all, so far. Gene gets a few jabs, but still nowhere near what Gene said about Ace. Gene mostly gets ripped for stuff that we all know- he's not very likeable. He's greedy. No sense of humour. He is a whore- Ace accuses him of being a sex addict, which I doubt Gene would argue with much.

Ace even gives Gene credit for saving his life twice. He also gives Gene and Paul credit for having that drive to get the band going in a direction....Where Ace tends to have a problem with them is the way that everything was about cultivating image rather than making music. When marketing started to be directed at younger and younger audiences, Ace started to grow disinterested with the band, and as his alcohol and drug problems worsened, he stopped caring.

[chefcraig]

These guys simply must be double-shitting me sideways...

Kiss Reveal ‘Kissteria’ Box Set, ‘Kiss 40′ Collection Details

by Matthew Wilkening March 20, 2014 4:06 PM
Kiss have revealed the impressive (and undoubtedly expensive) contents of their new ‘Kissteria’ vinyl box set, as well as the track list for their upcoming ’40′ compilation and the dates their individual vinyl album re-issues will be made available.

One of the selling points of the ’40′ collection is the inclusion of a previously unreleased demo from ’1977′ named ‘Reputation.’ A quick internet search has turned up an early version of the Gene Simmons-sung rocker, which you can check out above. Of course, it’s entirely possible the version on the actual album will be different.

You’ll find the extensive details on all three parts of this massive re-issue campaign — ostensibly in celebration of the group’s 40th anniversary — below. Be sure to study it closely, there will be a test later. The individual vinyl albums will be released in four phases, while the two-CD ’40′ collection hits stores May 27.

There is no set release date or announced price for the ‘Kissteria’ box set yet — but you can sign up to be notified when more details are ready. Considering each of the 30+ records included in the set are being sold individually for over $30 a pop, and the fact that Kiss put a $4,299 over-sized photo book on the market two years ago, we’re thinking this sucker’s gonna hit four figures easy. But hey, our savings account would be very happy if we’re wrong!

Kiss Vinyl U.S. Release Dates:

April 1
• ‘Alive!’
• ‘Animalize’
• ‘Destroyer’
• ‘Dressed To Kill’
• ‘Dynasty’
• ‘Hotter Than Hell’
• ‘Kiss’
• ‘Lick It Up’
• ‘Revenge’
• ‘Unmasked’

May 6
• ‘Asylum’
• ‘Creatures Of The Night’
• ‘Love Gun’
• ‘MTV Unplugged’
• ‘Psycho Circus’ (vinyl debut)

May 27
• ‘Rock And Roll Over’
• ‘Alive III’
• ‘Music From The Elder’ — Concept Album Sequence’s vinyl debut
• ‘Crazy Nights’
• ‘Hot In The Shade’
• ‘Alive: The Millennium Concert’ (vinyl debut)
• ‘Carnival of Souls: The Final Sessions’ (vinyl debut)

June 24
• ‘Alive II’
• ‘Ace Frehley’
• ‘Gene Simmons’
• ‘Peter Criss’
• ‘Paul Stanley’

‘Kiss 40′ Track List: (Due May 27)

‘Nothin To Lose’
‘Let Me Go, Rock ‘N’ Roll’
‘C’mon and Love Me’
‘Rock And Roll All Nite’ (Live)
‘God Of Thunder’ (Demo)
‘Beth’
‘Hard Luck Woman’
‘Reputation’ (Demo) – Previously Unreleased
‘Christine Sixteen’
‘Shout It Out Loud’ (Live)
‘Strutter ‘78′
‘You Matter To Me’ (Peter Criss)
‘Radioactive’ (Gene Simmons)
‘New York Groove’ (Ace Frehley)
‘Hold Me, Touch Me’ (Paul Stanley)
‘I Was Made For Lovin’ You’ (Single Edit)
‘Shandi’
‘A World Without Heroes’
‘I Love It Loud’
‘Down On Your Knees’
‘Lick It Up’
‘Heaven’s On Fire’
‘Tears Are Falling’
‘Reason To Live’
‘Let’s Put The X In Sex’
‘Forever’ (Remix)
‘God Gave Rock ‘N’ Roll To You II’
‘Unholy’ (Live)
‘Do You Love Me?’ (MTV Unplugged)
‘Room Service’ (Live)
‘Jungle’ (Radio Edit)
‘Psycho Circus’
‘Nothing Can Keep Me From You’
‘Detroit Rock City’ (Live)
‘Deuce’ (Live 2004) – Unreleased commercially
‘Firehouse’ (Live – 1999/2000)
‘Modern Day Delilah’
‘Cold Gin’ (Live 2009) – Unreleased commercially
‘Crazy Crazy Nights’ (Live 2010) – Unreleased commercially
‘Hell or Hallelujah’

Kissteria – The Vinyl Road Case Contents

Vinyl Records:
• ‘Kiss’
• ‘Hotter Than Hell’
• ‘Dressed To Kill’
• ‘Alive!’
• ‘Destroyer’
• ‘Rock And Roll Over’
• ‘Love Gun’
• ‘Alive II’
• ‘Ace Frehley’
• ‘Gene Simmons’
• ‘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’
• ‘Alive III’
• ‘MTV Unplugged’
• ‘Carnival of Souls: The Final Sessions’
• ‘Psycho Circus’
• ‘Alive: The Millennium Collection’
• ‘Monster’

Road Case-Exclusive Vinyl:

• ‘Double Platinum’
• ‘Greatest Kiss’
• ‘Killers’
• ‘You Wanted The Best, You Got The Best’
• ‘Smashes, Thrashes & Hits’
• ‘Kiss Symphony: Alive IV’

Also included:

• Eleven 11”x17” Archival Posters in a poster tube
• Kiss Vinyl Cleaning Cloth
• Kiss Turntable Mat
• Kiss Dominoes
• Four Band Photo Lithographs
• Certificate of Authenticity with Exclusive Box Number


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Sweet Jeesus Tap-Dancing Christ, if these boneheads would put out an EP with early Kiss artwork, black and white photos plus some commentary, and used like...fuck it, "Love Her All I Can', "Sure Know Something" and "Nothin' To Lose"...I'd buy 5 copies for $6.99 each, American.

Gene, it's not the one-time short sell. It's enticing the fan base back, while creating a new one at the same time, ya dong-head.

[Mr. Vengeance]

I love KISS, but long ago I stopped falling for the endless compilations and reissues and remasters.

There's only so many times you can sell me the same music, Gene....I don't care if I open the album and the band appears in my living room...I'm not buying another "greatest" package.

[Va Beach VH Fan]

The KISS/Leppard tour starts tonight in Utah....

Just saw the show schedule on FB....

Both bands are only playing 75 minute sets.....

[Va Beach VH Fan]

Mostly yawn....

The local review actually said it was a sell-out with 20,000 there, but filled with ticket specials and Groupon deals....

[Karma86]

they are great Live! Got my tickets for Aug 17 here in Minny, at the Target Center cant wait even though its not the originals lol.

[DavidLeeNatra]

Paul sounds better...still weak but not as shitty as the shot voice that I got...

[jero]

Paul sounds better...still weak but not as shitty as the shot voice that I got...

That's true!

[DLR Bridge]

Mostly yawn....

Yup. Magic's long gone. Time to pull the plug. Actually, '00 was.

[Von Halen]

I wonder if it's in Thayer's contract, that he has to play the same style guitar Ace played.

[Mr. Vengeance]

I wonder if it's in Thayer's contract, that he has to play the same style guitar Ace played.

He stole Ace's makeup, costumes, solos and songs, so why not the guitar too.