Absolutely awesome !! This is killer..KISS rules forever..I saw KISS live over 23 times including the new tour! They kicked ass in Chicago on the new 2017 tour too..Twice!
Oh yeah, Gene likey his gazillions, but the fact he lost his ass on this retarded idea is hilarious, delusions of trying to cash in like wrestling or something? 😂😩
@Fred Jaminson what does a Deadbeat say when he runs out of dope??? Awww, these guys SUCK!!!!!!!!.The Dead are one of the most overrated hunks of shit on Earth....
thank you cnn and thank you kiss all of you!! i have spent so much time enjoying your music and it really is ashame that they waited so long too get you inducted to rock hall of fame because i have been a believer in your music forever and i knew years ago that you all deserved it in fact you guys where in my personal hall of fame of whomm i loved the best to rock out with.
God video about Kiss. I grow up With this band. Begin listning to them in 19778 and I collect all Lp. Se them live 4 times over the years and 2 of the times With the 4 orginal members whoo are kiss fore me. Them make somthing no other band have done before or later. Music is fantastic. First album Kiss was a fantastic one. The show With make up and flames is exstreamly Nice. I have listning to kiss since 1978 and I still do it. You want the best? You got the best- The hottest band In the world? KISS!!!!!!!!!!!!
at 18:00 Eric SINGER says he told friends he'd be in KISS one day then they show a picture of Eric CARR. Morons. I will say this was a good documentary but lots of mistakes.
Because they flat out didn't show, or stay for recording sessions. Ace will always be a great guitarist, and when he's sober, he's unstoppable. Hence why he's put out 3 albums in the past 5 years, with great music on them & he continues to work with Gene and Paul to this day. Criss on the other hand, has always been a hack. He drumming is on par with a kid in 5th grade band, and has never put out a decent album.
@@SmithCommaBenjamin Wrong bud Peter Criss played like a animal from 1973 to 77 way better than the boring guy they have now and Ace was way better than the frankin Ace they have now , Kiss now sounds like a kareokee version of the great Kiss 1973-1977 RIP.
To me, it's a depressing thought that the band I loved, from 1973-'74 to about 1981-'82, in all it's rawness & badass-ery, would become this sort of immortal cyborg-entity; like if someone put my favorite (perverted) uncle on life support, & began replacing all his body parts with synthetic limbs & organs, one by one. Sure they'd tell me he was the same guy, but he just wouldn't have the same personality & soul anymore; instead he'd be this HORROR, that I'd rather just see put to a peaceful rest, & fondly remembered.
For me Kiss just isn’t the same without Ace and Peter. I’m not saying that Tommy and Eric aren’t great musicians, but Ace and Peter each created unique characters that were part of what made Kiss so great back in the day and Tommy and Eric just will never be able to fill those roles in my opinion. I also find it amazing that Paul would say that he and Gene were concerned about Ace and Peter playing to their standards when they were inducted into the Hall of Fame. Ace has gone on to have a very successful solo career. My wife and I just saw him in concert a couple weeks ago and he’s just as great today as he ever has been (if not even better). Kiss is honestly nothing more than a cover band at this point.
My teenage obsession. But its time to say good night once and for all. Too much of a good thing, even Kiss, isnt a good thing. When Gene and Paul bow out, Kiss is Kisstory.
@Mark Taylor Same here...drives me nuts. Its Freh-lee. The H is not silent. On a Eddie Trunk interview Ace said most dont get it right and he gave up correcting people. Years ago in another podcast Ace was drunk and when the host pronounced his name Free-ly, he quickly corrected him "Its FREHHHH-ly!!" So yes, deep down it bugs him, but he has no choice but to deal with it.
not really although they did play some gigs with them in the early days. they were more inspired by Alice Cooper but since he was the only one in that band that wore makeup the idea became 4 Alice Coopers.
Eric never tried to play like Peter Criss..........but he is wearing a Peter Criss wig, Peter Criss makeup and Peter Criss costume and yeah, he is playing some of Peter Criss’ licks...Oh, and singing a Peter Criss hit song......Nice try Eric.
Ummm,MountRushmore isn't people it's a sculpture carved and blasted out of a mountain,and he did not say THE FOUR MOST RECOGNIZABLE FACES,he said "four of the most recognizable faces"...btw, FUCK THE BEATLES!!!! LOL
his talking about the whole world.. many asians do not memorize the faces of beatles and sadly the young people don't even care or talk about them now, they don't give a damn about mount rushmore meaning no disrespect since we are not from that place. but kiss is another story. if you show picture of the beatles on young kids today they won't even know they exist. but if you showed them a kiss photo even the children age 12 will recognize them as KISS. and thats a fact.
You know, it's such a pity there was infighting within this band. They became, arguably, the biggest band in the world. Whatever happened between them doesn't change what they achieved together. They should be wallowing in the glory of success together instead of pointing fingers and playing the blame game. Isn't it time to bury the hatchet?
everytime i look at eric carr he seems to have this look on his face that says "look, im only here for the check" and "im a professional drummer,give me money and ill play drums" that and an underlying hint of shame
If KISS had ended it with Creatures of the Night, it would have been okay. Of course this means they should never have done KISS Meets the Phantom. From 1983 to the present, there may have been some good new songs, but nothing like the first makeup era.
Actually Tommy was. He was part of their management team at one time prior to filling Ace's spot. He taught Ace alot of the songs to refresh his memory for the MTV Unplugged show.
There are many great bands that never were inducted into the rock and roll hall of fame . It's either because they didn't know the right people or there wasn't enough public pressure put on the elite fat cats that control the whole thing . Individuals such as axyl rose wanted nothing to do with them . I don't think the members of KISS feel it all that important to them personally as they crossed that threshold years ago from the public's eye . Crossed it multiple times in fact , and I think those guys would agree that there's a butt load of talent that though deserving , have not been recognized nor will ever be . And that's a sad fact . Now can anyone tell me where I might be able to purchase a pack of KISS condoms ?
It's sad that only the original band got in. Wish it was also Eric Carr,Vinnie Vincent, Eric Singer, Bruce Kulick, and Tommy Thayer. Reply if I missed anyone.
I think it Sucks that Paul & Gene couldn't put their Egos aside just for one night and play with Ace & Peter at the Rock & Roll! Hall Of Fame - " For the Fans "
@@maryhadley7373 I think they were fearful of the fans wanting more and not reminding them of the chemistry of the orginal four so the fans would keep accepting Kiss lite they would demand another reuion of the real Kiss.
This was pretty well done a few mistakes a real fan caught.People that knew nothing about the band except the make-up years were probably enlightened.And all those that are haters.You need to have some respect smacked into you.Whatever success or accomplishments you think you may have had.Good luck making a billion dollars.EVER!And good luck doing ANYTHING for 40 years except being... Well.You know. ;- )
mrfrogbutt1 Didn't say it was.Do you think the look that Ozzy had in the big hair era of the mid 80's was good?He did what he had to stay relevant and is also still around.Not sure how he's lived this long but...
I have no idea about Ozzy. I was talking about KISS or the band formerly known as KISS and are now PISS. Two originals and two FRAUDS in Ace and Peter's makeup pretending
Paul said they didnt want to preform at the hall of fame because they didnt know if Ace & Peter could do their part, what about his vocals? they've been failing for the last few years, HE cant do it anymore, they should've just played together one more time, if as Gene & Paul keep saying "its for the fans", more & more true KISS fans are getting fed up with the bullshit, Eric & Tommy shouldnt be wearing the make-up of the catman & the spaceman, if anything the should be wearing Eric Carr's & Vinnie Vincent's make up, just a shame really, the fans wanted them to play at the hall of fame & Paul & Gene were just being dicks , considering how much they NEEDED Ace & Peter back in the 90's to kickstart their careers again, they didnt give us(the fans) the best cause we wanted the best & thats a huge loss because they may never play together again & definitely they will never get the hall of fame chance again, KISS is Ace, Peter, Paul & Gene for me, i liked all the other members that have come & gone over the years, but the original 4 are & always will be the best, because without them there would be no KISS & they wouldnt be in the hall of fame now, rant over
Its funny how Paul leaves out several facts that destroyed KISS by his and Gene's making. Typical interview where everything bad is blamed on Ace and Peter. How is Sonic Boom so great? That and Monster are some of the very worst KISS albums of the entire discography
They constantly love to bash Ace & Peter, every chance they get, it’s really sad. Gene and Paul are control freaks and it’s all about the money 💵 period end of story.
One thing I always genuinely respected about the Ramones, was how they/Johnny knew when it was time to end it, and they did so. To pay the hundreds of dollars to see a couple of 60 (or is it 70?) year old men in spandex, leather, make up while wearing Depends.....And theKiss football team, is just absurd. Was that a Kiss Mustang edition? At some point it's time to walk away with some dignity.
87444 376262 The music still kicks ass live.Ozzy,AC/DC,VH,Crue.NO lead singer from the rock era they're from sounds good any more.Even Geddy Lee.And he's was never really a loud singer.They all talk the lyrics and let the audience sing the songs with them so...
@@pba1219a Yes.But does she sound like she did 35 years ago?Nope!Some still sound o.k. for rock and roll.It's impossible for them to stiull sound the same.And.Some bands have only one(if that)original members in them so...
I Don't See LA KISS Going Too Long ~ If Gene N Paul Was Smart They'd Got An NFL Team ~ Can't Say I Know N E One Who Watches Arena Football Including Myself ~ I Never Miss A Show ~
Sorry there's only one ace and one Peter kiss was over when they left Gene and Paul lost sight when it all became a merchandise band instead of the rock 🤘 band they were supposed to be sad my favorite member is the real space ace Paul ace freely Daniel who still rock n rolling and God bless the real Peter criss
Wait a minute CNN! Disinformation is your strong suit even with this kiss segment! Gene wasn't with Cher and Diana Ross after the make-up came off? That was in 1978 yo.
kiss is a former shell of itself frehley was in australia kicking ass havent heard much about peter frehleys space invaders kicks ass anomaly and rest awesome ive seen them 8 times no way would i hae let either eric or tommy wear my original costume or make up work hard play hard great model to live by unless youre ritch
It's untrue that Gene is the "business guy". Paul is actually a far better business man than Gene, saving the KISS furniture more than once despite Gene.
I have to ask kiss gene and poul how do you deal with those attack attack you personally when you're not touring and doing personal projects how do you deal with people that verbally attacking you after all these years
wtf kiss played packed arenas without make up in the 80s and had multiple platinum albums and they act like they played empty arenas? that was later in the 90s before the reunion
You can't be full partners if you don't show up or contribute. It's just the way it is and Peter was getting tired of it along with the producers and managers. I'll even venture to say Bruce Kulick brought something they desperately needed that metal sounding guitar that wasn't there till he appears. I sure enjoyed it but that's just me. That old saying you roll with the changes or get left behind really is true.
I'm not holding anything against them. It's just that musicians get the big head when you got people telling you how great thy are and they believe it. All the time they got thier other hand in your pockets. The music industry is full of them. All you have to do is watch behind the music and its like a freak show! Kubrick played for Marvin Aday, Grand Funk Railroad and KISS that alone would be good enough for my resume. Hell the first time I seen meat loaf was on Saturday Night Live and I was at the record store the next day waiting for them to open, just so I could snatch up bat out hell. Only two other performers have done that to me. Ronan Hardiman and Nightwish. I was like what the hell this stuff is great! Knowing damn well the ego fairy was just lurking waiting to ruin it. Trust me music is a powerful medium. It can move people at the emotional level where your hair stands up on its ends. So shave while you got it. It doesn't last forever till the next song comes around. Which I'm not holding my breath these days. To many just give me four or five faces out of the sea of thousands waiting their turn at the famous fountain. The label company and PR department will do the rest. It's really weird. They play it safe and just give me the same shit over and over. Buggles might have been a one hit wonder but they got one thing right, Video killed the Radio star. In this case the rock star. It's one reason the newer generation has to go back 30-40 years to listen to the music. I might add KISS got it right. I got more then a ticket to hear them. I got to be see a show!
Old has a lot of advantages. It means you lived long enough to learn something text books can't give it like experience. Being a skinny little 15 year old in 1974 with his first 35mm camera and learning to use it. I figured why not get my older sister and friend to sneak me into clubs so I could take pictures of bands and hear the music. I meet Joan Jet, John Nitzinger, The Run Aways and many others when they were just trying to pay for gas and food to the next club. Then trying to sneak in back stage to get pictures of Aerosmith, Jethro Tull and one I'll never forget was Nazareth when they were openers and never heard of them. They played Hair of the Dog and I was floored. The old saying you don't pick the music but it picks you sunk in that night. Hell I think it was at the Aerosmith get your wings tour. I probably should have got my ass kicked getting in people's way to get the pictures but I would talk to the biggest guy next to me and hope they thought I was with him. It was like something out of the Movie Almost Famous. Might be why I connected with that movie in so many ways. My friends thought I was crazy asking why I did it. I simple told them because it's fun and made me feel good. Might be why I didn't really do drugs and alcohol. I got an endorphin rush off that alone that rivaled skydiving and motor cycle racing later in life. I got the X-rays to prove it. That's what music can do for you. It gets you to do things you couldn't normally find the courage or stupidity to do. I wouldn't trade it for anything. You can always make money but you can't buy back time lost, saying man I wish I would have tried that that when I was younger. It's strange but I can hear a song and it triggers all the emotions, smell, joy and pain over those 40 years. Great Stuff
gene and paul hard workers.sure they love money.but they work hard for it.yes they bash ex members.and I love all members of kiss.but gene paul sober.work hard at their craft.so don't hate them for being sober.
I don’t fault Eric Singer for being where he is because in actual actuality he replaced someone that died, Eric Carr. Eric Carr is the one who replaced Peter Crisis and I liked Carr better than Crisis. Carr was better than Crisis in every way and when when Carr died well there was no way they were going to ask Crisis back, so….they went with a new drummer Eric Singer. But the Tommy Thayer Ace Frayley thing, well that’s a total mess and a shame in a way. When you’re young and a lot a money comes your way. Some people don’t quit know how to cope with that and it scares them. So….they look for ways to either numb themselves or for a way to escape from it. Some find a positive way and some find a very negative way. Unfortunately both Ace and Peter went the negative way but we’re talking about Ace and when Ace would get drunk or high he would do some really really dumb sh!t as most people do when they’re like that. But Ace would take it to another level. I don’t know if it’s true or not but, in Gene book he said that once while they were on tour Ace was dressed in Nazi apparel and going to room to room doing the hëil Hitler and doing the Hitler salute at the same time. If that sh!t is true. It isn’t cool at all. I don’t care how drunk or high you are. Especially since Gene’s mother is a holocaust survivor. And apparently Ace is a collector of Nazi paraphernalia also. I mean if that’s your thing and it’s not against the law, hey more power to you. But if Ace didn’t do any of those things Gene shouldn’t be saying those things especially in a book. I understand Gene and Paul gave Ace several chances to get it together and he didn’t but there were things that they were doing to Ace and Peter that wasn’t right either. Gene and Paul were screw-over Ace and Peter when they got back together for the second coming when they put the makeup back on in the late 90’s but, couldn’t they put their differences aside for one night and a couple songs. They always say they do it for the fans. Well this what the fans wanted but they let us down on this one. All it would’ve taken is a couple of weeks of practice a few rehearsals and one damn show and a lifetime memory for the fans. That’s it. But egos I guess.
I love Paul but that's not the winning team. I know he knows nothing about sports but the winning team of the original four is why they are still here!
Hm...no. This is the winning team. The first team started them off, but was a hot mess business wise. Missing shows, drugged out performances, missing recording sessions...WHO DOES THAT? The current team has not missed a show, and has turned a solid profit for DECADES was well as put money in the pockets of the original team while they sit a t home. The current team has kept the Kiss machine running for way, way longer than the original team would have ever lasted. I`m a fan of the original four.....but If you have ever been in business or even sports it would be obvious to yo which is the winning team. Showing up and being dependable goes a long way
The only tour kiss had trouble with was creatures of the night,,,, after they took off the make up they started to headline again,,, please stop saying ace and peter should be back,,, they are losers who sold their kiss rights long time ago
Gene has never been a business man the only business he hasth ith KITH. Watch out Eric and Tommy you know the stories? LA KITH give me an effing break no one seen that coming?
Absolutely awesome !! This is killer..KISS rules forever..I saw KISS live over 23 times including the new tour! They kicked ass in Chicago on the new 2017 tour too..Twice!
"It's not about how much money we have at stake." I bet Gene almost had a heart attack when Paul said that.
Oh yeah, Gene likey his gazillions, but the fact he lost his ass on this retarded idea is hilarious, delusions of trying to cash in like wrestling or something? 😂😩
Yes!
The Hardest Working ROCK BAND EVER !.
Hands Down ! :)
The grateful dead was a awesome band with a great following no dispute kiss is also a awesome band seen them 8 times you can't deny that
@Fred Jaminson what does a Deadbeat say when he runs out of dope???
Awww, these guys SUCK!!!!!!!!.The Dead are one of the most overrated hunks of shit on Earth....
thank you cnn and thank you kiss all of you!! i have spent so much time enjoying your music and it really is ashame that they waited so long too get you inducted to rock hall of fame because i have been a believer in your music forever and i knew years ago that you all deserved it in fact you guys where in my personal hall of fame of whomm i loved the best to rock out with.
An interesting story about the best band in the world!🤩
showing Eric Carr after Eric Singer talks about being in the band....sad CNN can't even get this right.
@KISS FOREVER 1 Eric is the SAME as another Eric!
CNN Constipated News Network 100 percent fake news .
What does CNN get right??
@@DMSProduktions are you saying Eric Carr and Eric Singer are the same because they aren't Peter Criss?
@@nova_746 LOL NO! Learn to read! (IN context!)
God video about Kiss. I grow up With this band. Begin listning to them in 19778 and I collect all Lp. Se them live 4 times over the years and 2 of the times With the 4 orginal members whoo are kiss fore me. Them make somthing no other band have done before or later. Music is fantastic. First album Kiss was a fantastic one. The show With make up
and flames is exstreamly Nice. I have listning to kiss since 1978 and I still do it. You want the best? You got the best- The hottest band In the world? KISS!!!!!!!!!!!!
LA Kiss lol that lasted about as long as I thought it would
What a dumb and crappy $ venture. _FAIL_ ❗
yeah that whole thing was a little too much IMO
at 18:00 Eric SINGER says he told friends he'd be in KISS one day then they show a picture of Eric CARR. Morons. I will say this was a good documentary but lots of mistakes.
ya wtf!!!
It's cnn, you can't expect facts.
Eric Carr was the best
it's CNN, what do you expect?!?!?!?!? Comedy News Network :P
Psycho Circus is a great album. Ace and Peter played them songs well on the tour. cant see why Ace and Peter were under used on that album
Because they flat out didn't show, or stay for recording sessions. Ace will always be a great guitarist, and when he's sober, he's unstoppable. Hence why he's put out 3 albums in the past 5 years, with great music on them & he continues to work with Gene and Paul to this day.
Criss on the other hand, has always been a hack. He drumming is on par with a kid in 5th grade band, and has never put out a decent album.
@@SmithCommaBenjamin Wrong bud Peter Criss played like a animal from 1973 to 77 way better than the boring guy they have now and Ace was way better than the frankin Ace they have now , Kiss now sounds like a kareokee version of the great Kiss 1973-1977 RIP.
Love em or not, KISS puts on a wicked show.
To me, it's a depressing thought that the band I loved, from 1973-'74 to about 1981-'82, in all it's rawness & badass-ery, would become this sort of immortal cyborg-entity; like if someone put my favorite (perverted) uncle on life support, & began replacing all his body parts with synthetic limbs & organs, one by one. Sure they'd tell me he was the same guy, but he just wouldn't have the same personality & soul anymore; instead he'd be this HORROR, that I'd rather just see put to a peaceful rest, & fondly remembered.
Perfect description of what "KISS" is today...
Its still depressing to think what the HOF ceremony could've been....just 10 minutes for two songs.
Loving Kiss Forever ✨✨✨
kiss is always so much good fun
For me Kiss just isn’t the same without Ace and Peter. I’m not saying that Tommy and Eric aren’t great musicians, but Ace and Peter each created unique characters that were part of what made Kiss so great back in the day and Tommy and Eric just will never be able to fill those roles in my opinion. I also find it amazing that Paul would say that he and Gene were concerned about Ace and Peter playing to their standards when they were inducted into the Hall of Fame. Ace has gone on to have a very successful solo career. My wife and I just saw him in concert a couple weeks ago and he’s just as great today as he ever has been (if not even better). Kiss is honestly nothing more than a cover band at this point.
“My favorite piece of merchandise is me.”
My teenage obsession. But its time to say good night once and for all. Too much of a good thing, even Kiss, isnt a good thing. When Gene and Paul bow out, Kiss is Kisstory.
The boys are great
Love KISS!!! 💗THE Greatest Band in Rock n Roll History!!!!💜
I wouldn't go that far
in my opinion once Gene & Paul are gone Kiss will be no more
William B when ace and peter were gone kiss was no more
William B I heard Gene say he created KISS to go on after their deaths... that the members will evolve
Fun fact: Kiss are not the most recognized faces in the world. The top 2 are Mario, and Homer Simpson.
Those aren’t real people. And that’s just the western world. More recognizable than Jesus?
Peter and mostly Ace are important to me love Tommy and Eric but take the makeup off or create new characters
Holographic Kiss shows is the future of Kiss tours.
+Dayle Tranter
With Tupac's Hologram as the opening act lol
I could see that happening.
8 years later you are 100% correct!!
Why do these TV reporters always pronounce "Frehley" as "Free-ly"????? Gets on my nerves everytime I hear that.
@Mark Taylor Same here...drives me nuts. Its Freh-lee. The H is not silent. On a Eddie Trunk interview Ace said most dont get it right and he gave up correcting people. Years ago in another podcast Ace was drunk and when the host pronounced his name Free-ly, he quickly corrected him "Its FREHHHH-ly!!" So yes, deep down it bugs him, but he has no choice but to deal with it.
Ace did say it didn't matter to him how it was read, it mattered that the peoplewere talking about the same guy
19:57 Gene "Gimme a cookie" oh Gene :D
Sorry but Eric Carr and Bruce Kulick are just as much deserving of RNR HOF... they were KISS in the 80's and early 90's. Longer than Peter and Ace...
Ace and Peter were along when KISS mattered '73-'79.
Is it just me, or were their looks totally modelled after the New York Dolls in the very beginning?
not really although they did play some gigs with them in the early days. they were more inspired by Alice Cooper but since he was the only one in that band that wore makeup the idea became 4 Alice Coopers.
I welcome Singer and Thayer, Ace and Peter chose their ways...
I do not Ace was a major part of the sound so was Peter the other guys have the charisma of a rock.
Kiss the only band that will last for forever :) looking forward to seeing who replaces Paul and Gene
A band call MR SPEED look them up on TH-cam
Eric never tried to play like Peter Criss..........but he is wearing a Peter Criss wig, Peter Criss makeup and Peter Criss costume and yeah, he is playing some of Peter Criss’ licks...Oh, and singing a Peter Criss hit song......Nice try Eric.
One thing I have noticed, why do people always mispronounce Ace's last name? It's not Ace Freely, it's Frayley.
ikr?
MonsterHunterRoon depends where you come from. Most Aussies pronounce it ‘Freely’ so it sounds pretty weird to us when someone pronounces it ‘Frayley’
I like Eric Singer and Tommy Thayer.
I do as well. They do a great job.
I’m a kiss fan from Australia
some guy at the bar, thank you
That reporter talking to the rep from the arena team has a great body
LAKISS lasted only 3 years.
And that was too much
The four most recognizable faces on earth? Really?? Geez, what about the Beatles or the four presidents on Mount Rushmore, hmmm...🤔🤔
Ummm,MountRushmore isn't people it's a sculpture carved and blasted out of a mountain,and he did not say THE FOUR MOST RECOGNIZABLE FACES,he said "four of the most recognizable faces"...btw, FUCK THE BEATLES!!!! LOL
his talking about the whole world.. many asians do not memorize the faces of beatles and sadly the young people don't even care or talk about them now, they don't give a damn about mount rushmore meaning no disrespect since we are not from that place. but kiss is another story.
if you show picture of the beatles on young kids today they won't even know they exist. but if you showed them a kiss photo even the children age 12 will recognize them as KISS. and thats a fact.
You know, it's such a pity there was infighting within this band.
They became, arguably, the biggest band in the world. Whatever happened between them doesn't change what they achieved together. They should be wallowing in the glory of success together instead of pointing fingers and playing the blame game.
Isn't it time to bury the hatchet?
everytime i look at eric carr he seems to have this look on his face that says
"look, im only here for the check" and
"im a professional drummer,give me money and ill play drums"
that and an underlying hint of shame
The band they never saw? They were trying to be the New York Dolls.
Very funny. That's like The Yankees trying to be a little league team.
If KISS had ended it with Creatures of the Night, it would have been okay. Of course this means they should never have done KISS Meets the Phantom. From 1983 to the present, there may have been some good new songs, but nothing like the first makeup era.
WELL, Tommy and Eric were not members for 25 years, you HAVE to admit
Actually Tommy was. He was part of their management team at one time prior to filling Ace's spot. He taught Ace alot of the songs to refresh his memory for the MTV Unplugged show.
Nita Strauss at 4:43
There are many great bands that never were inducted into the rock and roll hall of fame . It's either because they didn't know the right people or there wasn't enough public pressure put on the elite fat cats that control the whole thing . Individuals such as axyl rose wanted nothing to do with them . I don't think the members of KISS feel it all that important to them personally as they crossed that threshold years ago from the public's eye . Crossed it multiple times in fact , and I think those guys would agree that there's a butt load of talent that though deserving , have not been recognized nor will ever be . And that's a sad fact . Now can anyone tell me where I might be able to purchase a pack of KISS condoms ?
Next album 💋 THIS IS... vindication! Thoughts?
It's sad that only the original band got in. Wish it was also Eric Carr,Vinnie Vincent, Eric Singer, Bruce Kulick, and Tommy Thayer. Reply if I missed anyone.
Bob Kulick, who played lead guitar and wrote songs on several albums. And, Anton Figg, who did studio work playing drums on a couple of albums.
Mark St. John.
I think it Sucks that Paul & Gene couldn't put their Egos aside just for one night and play with Ace & Peter at the Rock & Roll! Hall Of Fame - " For the Fans "
Goes to show that they were never truly about the fans (paul and gene)
Walter Schafer I think they were fearful of their current playing skills... maybe?
@@maryhadley7373 I think they were fearful of the fans wanting more and not reminding them of the chemistry of the orginal four so the fans would keep accepting Kiss lite they would demand another reuion of the real Kiss.
"If you want a family, get a wife"...
EASY to say for an alpha male!
@@DMSProduktions Paul a alpha male lmao.
@@chonasimpson6487 MORE alpha than the REST of us!
Can't see the Grateful Dead with a football team.
Haha my favorite 2 bands are KISS & The Grateful Dead. I dig both Jerry & Ace :)
This was pretty well done a few mistakes a real fan caught.People that knew nothing about the band except the make-up years were probably enlightened.And all those that are haters.You need to have some respect smacked into you.Whatever success or accomplishments you think you may have had.Good luck making a billion dollars.EVER!And good luck doing ANYTHING for 40 years except being...
Well.You know. ;- )
Jeff Bear Relax baby doll.
+Jeff Bear NOT everything KISS has done has been great. Don't sugarcoat the shit.
mrfrogbutt1 Didn't say it was.Do you think the look that Ozzy had in the big hair era of the mid 80's was good?He did what he had to stay relevant and is also still around.Not sure how he's lived this long but...
I have no idea about Ozzy. I was talking about KISS or the band formerly known as KISS and are now PISS. Two originals and two FRAUDS in Ace and Peter's makeup pretending
mrfrogbutt1 I was trying to make a point but,obviously useless to bother.Have a nice life,BUTT.
Paul said they didnt want to preform at the hall of fame because they didnt know if Ace & Peter could do their part, what about his vocals? they've been failing for the last few years, HE cant do it anymore, they should've just played together one more time, if as Gene & Paul keep saying "its for the fans", more & more true KISS fans are getting fed up with the bullshit, Eric & Tommy shouldnt be wearing the make-up of the catman & the spaceman, if anything the should be wearing Eric Carr's & Vinnie Vincent's make up, just a shame really, the fans wanted them to play at the hall of fame & Paul & Gene were just being dicks , considering how much they NEEDED Ace & Peter back in the 90's to kickstart their careers again, they didnt give us(the fans) the best cause we wanted the best & thats a huge loss because they may never play together again & definitely they will never get the hall of fame chance again, KISS is Ace, Peter, Paul & Gene for me, i liked all the other members that have come & gone over the years, but the original 4 are & always will be the best, because without them there would be no KISS & they wouldnt be in the hall of fame now, rant over
“Can’t kill a cockroach “?
Ohh yes u can
'I love it when bugs go crunch! ' Wing Commander Prophesy!
Not in a microwave.
Its funny how Paul leaves out several facts that destroyed KISS by his and Gene's making. Typical interview where everything bad is blamed on Ace and Peter. How is Sonic Boom so great? That and Monster are some of the very worst KISS albums of the entire discography
***** Monster was musically better but those song lyrics were a MESS
They constantly love to bash Ace & Peter, every chance they get, it’s really sad. Gene and Paul are control freaks and it’s all about the money 💵 period end of story.
One thing I always genuinely respected about the Ramones, was how they/Johnny knew when it was time to end it, and they did so. To pay the hundreds of dollars to see a couple of 60 (or is it 70?) year old men in spandex, leather, make up while wearing Depends.....And theKiss football team, is just absurd. Was that a Kiss Mustang edition? At some point it's time to walk away with some dignity.
I agree it's time to stop there vocal's are not what they used to be understandable considering there age, but really they need to stop
87444 376262 The music still kicks ass live.Ozzy,AC/DC,VH,Crue.NO lead singer from the rock era they're from sounds good any more.Even Geddy Lee.And he's was never really a loud singer.They all talk the lyrics and let the audience sing the songs with them so...
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@@jeffbear3075 Ann Wilson still sounds great! =0)
@@pba1219a Yes.But does she sound like she did 35 years ago?Nope!Some still sound o.k. for rock and roll.It's impossible for them to stiull sound the same.And.Some bands have only one(if that)original members in them so...
I Don't See LA KISS Going Too Long ~ If Gene N Paul Was Smart They'd Got An NFL Team ~ Can't Say I Know N E One Who Watches Arena Football Including Myself ~ I Never Miss A Show ~
Kiss wasn't glamour rockers, they were a fucking HARD Rock Band..
kiSS RoCkS....
Sorry there's only one ace and one Peter kiss was over when they left Gene and Paul lost sight when it all became a merchandise band instead of the rock 🤘 band they were supposed to be sad my favorite member is the real space ace Paul ace freely Daniel who still rock n rolling and God bless the real Peter criss
Wait a minute CNN! Disinformation is your strong suit even with this kiss segment! Gene wasn't with Cher and Diana Ross after the make-up came off? That was in 1978 yo.
KISS will live on well after their gone??? Are they wanting to create a 'Heavy Metal Meneudo'???
kiss is a former shell of itself frehley was in australia kicking ass havent heard much about peter frehleys space invaders kicks ass anomaly and rest awesome ive seen them 8 times no way would i hae let either eric or tommy wear my original costume or make up work hard play hard great model to live by unless youre ritch
Who the hell taught you how to write? My god..... this entire paragraph is a disaster!
Paul giving shit to Gene about outside distractions on national TV. And Gene having to agree.
Todays line up is absolutely the best!! Tommy and Eric are what P & A should have become!!
Lol you can not be serious wath the 76 Cobo Hall show they watch a recent show and tell me that again.
Steel Panther at 5.05!!!!!!!!!
Who cares, they suck a**.
KISS is the original group
It's untrue that Gene is the "business guy". Paul is actually a far better business man than Gene, saving the KISS furniture more than once despite Gene.
"with hits like shout it out loud"??? come on, there was only one hit from destroyer
"Beth" was the only hit in the States, but "Shout it Out Loud" was a big hit in Canada.
@@Tuning_Spork "Shout it out loud" is fucking fantastic (and yes I am a Canadian, lol)
I always turned the .45 over and listen to Detroit Rock City
*Kiss coffin* ....”shows casket”
Is it just me or does Eric Singer look like Mel Brooks????
I have to ask kiss gene and poul how do you deal with those attack attack you personally when you're not touring and doing personal projects how do you deal with people that verbally attacking you after all these years
I’ve been a fan since I was 5, I’m 14 now, I’m done with them. They only care about money, not the fans. No matter what they say, it’s only for money.
Bret Michaels Fanpage Ya know... it’s a bit like self promotion run riot huh?
How did that Arena Football team workout. Don't hear much about that travesty
They gave Ken Sharp too much credit. He, Gene and Paul wrote Nothin To Lose: The Making Of KISS. Not JUST Ken Sharp.
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wtf kiss played packed arenas without make up in the 80s and had multiple platinum albums and they act like they played empty arenas? that was later in the 90s before the reunion
the reunion would still be going on today if gene and paul would have made ace and peter equal partners instead of paid employees!
You can't be full partners if you don't show up or contribute. It's just the way it is and Peter was getting tired of it along with the producers and managers.
I'll even venture to say Bruce Kulick brought something they desperately needed that metal sounding guitar that wasn't there till he appears. I sure enjoyed it but that's just me.
That old saying you roll with the changes or get left behind really is true.
I'm not holding anything against them. It's just that musicians get the big head when you got people telling you how great thy are and they believe it. All the time they got thier other hand in your pockets.
The music industry is full of them. All you have to do is watch behind the music and its like a freak show!
Kubrick played for Marvin Aday, Grand Funk Railroad and KISS that alone would be good enough for my resume. Hell the first time I seen meat loaf was on Saturday Night Live and I was at the record store the next day waiting for them to open, just so I could snatch up bat out hell. Only two other performers have done that to me. Ronan Hardiman and Nightwish. I was like what the hell this stuff is great! Knowing damn well the ego fairy was just lurking waiting to ruin it.
Trust me music is a powerful medium. It can move people at the emotional level where your hair stands up on its ends. So shave while you got it. It doesn't last forever till the next song comes around. Which I'm not holding my breath these days. To many just give me four or five faces out of the sea of thousands waiting their turn at the famous fountain. The label company and PR department will do the rest. It's really weird. They play it safe and just give me the same shit over and over.
Buggles might have been a one hit wonder but they got one thing right, Video killed the Radio star. In this case the rock star. It's one reason the newer generation has to go back 30-40 years to listen to the music.
I might add KISS got it right. I got more then a ticket to hear them. I got to be see a show!
Old has a lot of advantages. It means you lived long enough to learn something text books can't give it like experience.
Being a skinny little 15 year old in 1974 with his first 35mm camera and learning to use it. I figured why not get my older sister and friend to sneak me into clubs so I could take pictures of bands and hear the music. I meet Joan Jet, John Nitzinger, The Run Aways and many others when they were just trying to pay for gas and food to the next club. Then trying to sneak in back stage to get pictures of Aerosmith, Jethro Tull and one I'll never forget was Nazareth when they were openers and never heard of them. They played Hair of the Dog and I was floored. The old saying you don't pick the music but it picks you sunk in that night. Hell I think it was at the Aerosmith get your wings tour. I probably should have got my ass kicked getting in people's way to get the pictures but I would talk to the biggest guy next to me and hope they thought I was with him. It was like something out of the Movie Almost Famous. Might be why I connected with that movie in so many ways.
My friends thought I was crazy asking why I did it. I simple told them because it's fun and made me feel good. Might be why I didn't really do drugs and alcohol. I got an endorphin rush off that alone that rivaled skydiving and motor cycle racing later in life. I got the X-rays to prove it.
That's what music can do for you. It gets you to do things you couldn't normally find the courage or stupidity to do. I wouldn't trade it for anything. You can always make money but you can't buy back time lost, saying man I wish I would have tried that that when I was younger. It's strange but I can hear a song and it triggers all the emotions, smell, joy and pain over those 40 years.
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they werent invited to most of the recordings to psycho circus, which is one of the worst kiss albums ever!
I don't know about the reunion years. I was referring to the beginning.
No more football
Not inducting eric carr is like not inducting syd barret
Not inducting Eric car is like not inducting a stage hand lol.
I'm gonna be in that band
HAHA Yeah, you probably WILL!! lol
Me too
What the hell is wrong with Gene Simmons freakin hair. Damn dude so something with it.
hii..im from Bali..i love kiss but without frehley and criss..for me kiss lossing races againt acdc aerosmith queen.
Eric Singer looks like Mel Brooks.
@@eddiebouchta8086 + what does that mean? Fake Jews.
gene and paul hard workers.sure they love money.but they work hard for it.yes they bash ex members.and I love all members of kiss.but gene paul sober.work hard at their craft.so don't hate them for being sober.
how they sound perhaps, but how they LOOK ? Let's not go there ( edit thanks to autocorrect )
I don’t fault Eric Singer for being where he is because in actual actuality he replaced someone that died, Eric Carr. Eric Carr is the one who replaced Peter Crisis and I liked Carr better than Crisis. Carr was better than Crisis in every way and when when Carr died well there was no way they were going to ask Crisis back, so….they went with a new drummer Eric Singer. But the Tommy Thayer Ace Frayley thing, well that’s a total mess and a shame in a way. When you’re young and a lot a money comes your way. Some people don’t quit know how to cope with that and it scares them. So….they look for ways to either numb themselves or for a way to escape from it. Some find a positive way and some find a very negative way. Unfortunately both Ace and Peter went the negative way but we’re talking about Ace and when Ace would get drunk or high he would do some really really dumb sh!t as most people do when they’re like that. But Ace would take it to another level. I don’t know if it’s true or not but, in Gene book he said that once while they were on tour Ace was dressed in Nazi apparel and going to room to room doing the hëil Hitler and doing the Hitler salute at the same time. If that sh!t is true. It isn’t cool at all. I don’t care how drunk or high you are. Especially since Gene’s mother is a holocaust survivor. And apparently Ace is a collector of Nazi paraphernalia also. I mean if that’s your thing and it’s not against the law, hey more power to you. But if Ace didn’t do any of those things Gene shouldn’t be saying those things especially in a book. I understand Gene and Paul gave Ace several chances to get it together and he didn’t but there were things that they were doing to Ace and Peter that wasn’t right either. Gene and Paul were screw-over Ace and Peter when they got back together for the second coming when they put the makeup back on in the late 90’s but, couldn’t they put their differences aside for one night and a couple songs. They always say they do it for the fans. Well this what the fans wanted but they let us down on this one. All it would’ve taken is a couple of weeks of practice a few rehearsals and one damn show and a lifetime memory for the fans. That’s it. But egos I guess.
I WANTED THE BEST , then soon realised the Lead Singer can't sing a frigging Note, they forget to mention that Bit, conveniently
Only the original members are KISS!
KISSM
Who thinks that it would be cool for kiss to do a tour without makeup.
They have back when
I love Paul but that's not the winning team. I know he knows nothing about sports but the winning team of the original four is why they are still here!
LOL exactly, "the winning team"...if you wanna charge $3000 for meet-n-greets at a Nebraska county fair
Hm...no. This is the winning team. The first team started them off, but was a hot mess business wise. Missing shows, drugged out performances, missing recording sessions...WHO DOES THAT? The current team has not missed a show, and has turned a solid profit for DECADES was well as put money in the pockets of the original team while they sit a t home. The current team has kept the Kiss machine running for way, way longer than the original team would have ever lasted. I`m a fan of the original four.....but If you have ever been in business or even sports it would be obvious to yo which is the winning team. Showing up and being dependable goes a long way
you mean two or three people in the place ?, PRACTICALLY empty ? if they WERE empty you wouldn't be playing...miright ??
The only tour kiss had trouble with was creatures of the night,,,, after they took off the make up they started to headline again,,, please stop saying ace and peter should be back,,, they are losers who sold their kiss rights long time ago
They headlined, but had attendance issues in many tours.
+mooch514 Gene and Paul cant cut it without the makeup, so fuck you
You want a family? Find a wife, have some kids.
Risk lol what about ur voice?
This shit is so one sided
Paul, Gene, Ace and Peter were KISS. Accept no substitutions. Bottom line.
Not when you have thousands of twits not knowing the difference with open wallets and empty heads lol.
AS ACE FREHLEY
Don Seagrave, what the fuck do you mean?
Peter is 69.
Gene has never been a business man the only business he hasth ith KITH. Watch out Eric and Tommy you know the stories? LA KITH give me an effing break no one seen that coming?