You wanted the best you got 50% less! The biggest sham in the land KISS! Music from The Elder-ly, starring the fat bat, Bea Arthur with a throat infection and two cosplayers! Now with additional fake vocals from Screech Stanley! Only $7500 for meet n greet and $21000 for a guitar!
They are not beyond criticism. I have some too (lack of continued studio albums and stale live setlists). But, I don't personally have issues with the things you are pointing out. The meet and greets cost beyond what most would be willing to do, however, if they were less the demand would be too high. It would be nice though if they had the high price for a sure meet and greet and perhaps some lower raffle chance for others to pay a small amount for sort of a lottery approach at getting meet and greet (similar to what they are doing with the KISS art currently). Any other merch (guitar, etc) it is just personal choice whether someone wants to buy that thing or not. As for vocals... Paul just has been struggling with vocals due to aging... nothing new... and a part of life for many as they age. Look at Don Dokken, Vince, Pearcy (sometimes), Jon Bon Jovi, and many others. Only the lucky ones do not lose significant abilities as they age... and it relates to the style in which they sang when they were younger. I would still rather see the legends do what they can do than to not be able to see them at all because they can no longer be as perfect as they once could. The "cosplayer" angle is something only a subset care about. As a diehard life-long KISS fan, I understand completely why Ace and Peter are not in the band and do not blame Gene and Paul on that at all. Ace and Peter were just too unreliable, with bad attitudes and negativity too often, and they had gotten sloppier over the years too to where there was little upside. Eric and Tommy are what helped Gene and Paul continue on as long as they have. Regardless, KISS has retained their two top most important members all their career. The two that created the vast majority of their songs. KISS in this lineup are far more legitimate than what Foreigner is doing by a long shot... among others. Most bands out there do not have the same members they had 3 or 4 decades ago. The big key is to retain your major talents. My only issue with Eric and Tommy is how much they are expected to play like Peter and Ace rather than be more themselves musically... and, overall, it is a minor issue, imo. That issue could have been corrected if Gene and Paul valued doing more studio albums the last two decades and let Eric and Tommy do their natural styles on them. That would have given them some material like that for them to work with live. I bet they would have created some good songs had they done that. They tend to think no one wants new music... but it is really that people want truly good new music. Judas Priest's Firepower album is proof of that. All that said, even with the setlists that kinda bore me by never having enough surprises... they still put on a super fun live show. I have yet to leave one without a smile on my face!
There's nothing like Rock and Roll all Nite with the confetti, fireworks; got to experience it live!
Very true... those who haven't have no idea!!
This song has closed every concert the band has been performing.
Eyy i was there
They've got Vinnie looking like Space Ace now
You wanted the best you got 50% less! The biggest sham in the land KISS! Music from The Elder-ly, starring the fat bat, Bea Arthur with a throat infection and two cosplayers! Now with additional fake vocals from Screech Stanley! Only $7500 for meet n greet and $21000 for a guitar!
They are not beyond criticism. I have some too (lack of continued studio albums and stale live setlists). But, I don't personally have issues with the things you are pointing out. The meet and greets cost beyond what most would be willing to do, however, if they were less the demand would be too high. It would be nice though if they had the high price for a sure meet and greet and perhaps some lower raffle chance for others to pay a small amount for sort of a lottery approach at getting meet and greet (similar to what they are doing with the KISS art currently). Any other merch (guitar, etc) it is just personal choice whether someone wants to buy that thing or not. As for vocals... Paul just has been struggling with vocals due to aging... nothing new... and a part of life for many as they age. Look at Don Dokken, Vince, Pearcy (sometimes), Jon Bon Jovi, and many others. Only the lucky ones do not lose significant abilities as they age... and it relates to the style in which they sang when they were younger. I would still rather see the legends do what they can do than to not be able to see them at all because they can no longer be as perfect as they once could. The "cosplayer" angle is something only a subset care about. As a diehard life-long KISS fan, I understand completely why Ace and Peter are not in the band and do not blame Gene and Paul on that at all. Ace and Peter were just too unreliable, with bad attitudes and negativity too often, and they had gotten sloppier over the years too to where there was little upside. Eric and Tommy are what helped Gene and Paul continue on as long as they have. Regardless, KISS has retained their two top most important members all their career. The two that created the vast majority of their songs. KISS in this lineup are far more legitimate than what Foreigner is doing by a long shot... among others. Most bands out there do not have the same members they had 3 or 4 decades ago. The big key is to retain your major talents.
My only issue with Eric and Tommy is how much they are expected to play like Peter and Ace rather than be more themselves musically... and, overall, it is a minor issue, imo. That issue could have been corrected if Gene and Paul valued doing more studio albums the last two decades and let Eric and Tommy do their natural styles on them. That would have given them some material like that for them to work with live. I bet they would have created some good songs had they done that. They tend to think no one wants new music... but it is really that people want truly good new music. Judas Priest's Firepower album is proof of that.
All that said, even with the setlists that kinda bore me by never having enough surprises... they still put on a super fun live show. I have yet to leave one without a smile on my face!
Big crybaby, call the cops then.