My favorite member of KISS, period...ERIC CARR!!!!!. I remember when they would release those KISS magazines (shown at the beginning of this video) often here in Sydney. How times have changed for the worse. God bless Eric Carr. Bruce, you are an amazing Guitarist and such a gentleman. Hope to see you in AUS soon.
I've been a KISS fan since 1977, but that was my favorite live era. HITS isn't even in my top 10 albums, but that tour was one for the ages. The energy, fun, setlist, and no makeup was dead on.
@Bruce Kulick 1st comment here. You are a true inspiration. You were so nice the few times I met you.. then introduced you to my daughter when she was 5. Thank you for your contributions to music and KISS fans globally. I wish you the best always! - Rob
You and Eric just put the extra in the band .....I still love the original 4 but you were and are a great person and I loved you and Eric had an amazing run with KISS. Thanks so much Bruce kulick
Grateful to have experienced this tour and one of Eric's last shows, October 27, 1990 in New Haven. It was an amazing time and it's so awesome to hear you speak about it and share your memories with us. Thank you Bruce, you are loved and appreciated by many.
Bruce, thank you for keeping his memory alive. We miss him, and you so much. I will never forget your kindness, killer note for note exactly like the studio guitar playing and being just 3 feet away from you at the 1995 Miami KISS Konvention at the Radisson Mart Plaza. I remember you wearing a black long sleeve sweater with a pattern in the middle of the chest that was like a guitar with wings! Now I might be wrong on the design on your chest, but at the time I was only 14.
On a side note, I had to leave early because of a family emergency, but I remember meeting Tommy Thayer as I was leaving asking why I was leaving midway. He was so kind and he thanked me for being one of the few that day that bought the KISSTORY Book, as well as being the youngest!
I miss seeing and hearing Eric. One of my all time favorite drummers. And of course Bruce is my favorite guitarist of Kiss, so this lineup was perfect. Thanks for sharing this..
Bruce, thanks for doing these. So many of us are HUGE fans of the Non-Makeup era of KISS. These videos are a HUGE highlight of my week. Thanks again man. YOU RULE! RIP Eric Carr
Thanks so much Bruce!!!! This is simply amazing, with such great live-footage!! And honouring the great Eric Carr we all love.. We all need these kind of flashbacks more than ever right now... THANKS!!!
Drummer chimin’ in... So cool how you celebrate EC as a musician, not just a drummer. Such huge power from a little guy. I’m 6-5 and he inspired me to hit with a purpose not like your killin something. Gone too soon. My fav Kiss band was with you. Stopped listening after ya left. You the man!
Thank you Bruce for the awesome video footage of that concert. I was at the 6/12/90 show in Cincinnati. Slaughter and Little Caesar opened up. I'm really looking forward to seeing your amazing band again on next years KKX.
Not in the shade had some great songs on it and Eric Carr drum solo were always killer, and Bruce you brought a whole new energy to the band that the fans will appreciate like the songs says FOREVER!!!!!
Great album, great tour! I wasn't even born yet, but I could check it out a thousand times on Kissology Vol. 2! Love how you keep these rock and roll memories alive on your videos! Greetings and salutes from Brazil, Bruce!
Great look back at a killer tour. As a collector I have a 2-3 proshot videos from this tour and all are really good. Top musicianship! I'm curious what other Hot In Shade shows might be out there on video hidden away. RIP Eric Carr. What a drummer.
That was an incredible tour. I remember seeing it live and the setlist, stage and sound was just beyond amazing. When the show started with Eric Carr hitting the snare drum for I Stole Your Love it literally pounded on your chest. Eric's drum solo was jaw dropping. RIP Eric. Thanks for posting Bruce.
Totally awesome episode..I'm glad I got to experience this line up a few times live in concert in the mid- 1980's. I started loving KISS in 1980 at 8 years old. But I didn't see KISS till 1984 when I was 12. I have seen them 25 times since, my last show being in 2019.
Thanks Bruce. That was my first Kiss show live in Richmond, Va. It was an awesome show and in retrospect I realize what a wonderful period of time that was. You always were spot on your playing. And when I watch more current videos of you playing on the cruise - it really makes me miss your era with the band. Thanks for the great memories!!
Bruce man, I am a guitarist from Ontario, Canada. I absolutely love your tones from the kiss albums, like no other. R.i.P Eric Carr, best drummer to ever play for Kiss. I am currently working on some professional work with the producer of some great famous Canadian bands as we speak. You will all be my favorite guitarist for Kiss and in my top 3, wish I had a chance to jam with you man!!!
I had second row seats for the San Diego show. The night before I was in the back - upper level for the Long Beach Arena show. What I loved about that tour is that it worked amazingly well both ways. From the back, the show was the focus. From the front, you could see just how much the band was killing it! They were tight, energetic, and just on fire! I'm really glad I got to see both shows.
I had the pleasure of seeing the band twice on that tour. It was an absolutely fantastic show and a special time in my life. The memories of KISS concerts will be with me my entire life. I have seen KISS before and after, but I will put that tour up with the best ever. Thank you Bruce and thank you for including footage of Carr.
Thanks BK, that HITS tour was my first Kiss and concert ever. I saw you guys at the Long Beach Arena. It was an amazing night. The two things that are still very vivid in my mind are Eric’s drum solo and Leon the Sphinx going down and the Kiss sign or logo going up while you guys played “I want you “! Very memorable! I’ve seen and been to many concerts after that one, but I still think that that was the best by far!
I got to see the HITS tour twice that summer. First in Mansfield MA and then a week later in Albany NY. We were totally blown away by the show and especially the set list (can't beat opening with I Stole Your Love). Albany show was second row center. I'll never forget feeling the heat from the pyro. Eric's solo was beyond cool and I still have a Paul Stanley pick. You guys definitely gave it all you had and we appreciated it.
Bruce, thank you so much for doing these great videos. The HITS tour stop in Nashville was my first concert and you guys were flawless. The setlist was unreal and the chemistry between the four of you was unmatched. Thankfully, our show was one that had Eric's solo and I remember it being jaw-dropping. I'll never forget that night and thank you for the great music and memories!
Awesome video, Bruce! How appropriate - I just played Hot In The Shade on vinyl last night again :) One of my favorite KISS albums, and time period. I was 19 when this come out in 1989 ... I was able to see Eric Carr play twice in Alabama. Man, he sure took it up a notch and gave it his all! Loved your skills too - always enjoy your videos on here. Best to you & Lisa!
This was awesome. You are such an awesome guitar player. I remember thinking how lucky we were to have you as the lead player in Kiss. Nice tribute to Eric. He had such a high energy playing live.
The first show after moving here to Iowa was the H.I.T.S. show at Veterans Auditorium. Slaughter opened. Awesome in every way, as befitting a KISS show! Eric truly was the turbo boost for the band, which was ramped up to the stars when you arrived. My favorite era of the band, overall. Thank you for sharing, sir. 😎
I saw this tour at Red Rocks in Morrison,CO on August 31, 1990 -OUTSTANDING SHOW!!! Slaughter and Winger opened and they killed it as well!! Even seeing KISS many times since -this was my favorite tour and always brings back some great memories and sad memories for me for personal reasons - and also because this was the last time I would see the GREAT ERIC CARR - RIP
Saw you New Haven CT every tour. Met you outside at the Holiday Inn as well there. Great triple bill. Love Eric's solos. That tour was the best by far. Thank you for all you have done and will do GRF included and keeping Eric's legacy alive. We all live Eric through you. I wish the others did more for him. You are his true friend. Thank you
This was great Bruce. I saw a show on this tour, Aug 16, 1990 Huntsville, AL. Got to meet Eric and stood next to you at the front desk at the Hilton right after you and Eric had come from the airport. Great show, had an absolute blast. Thanks for the memory and RIP Eric Carr. A wonderful person
Bruce, I'm not used to seeing you holding a Gibson Les Paul lol. Hope everything is going great for you and your contribution to Kiss will never be forgotten, Carr, Kulick, Simmons, Stanley were absolutely the best lineup!
Bruce, this show you're referring to was my VERY first concert, all the way back in the fall of 1990 at the now-defunct Palace of Auburn Hills. ("Detroit" as you put it, basically.) I went with my brother, this girl that was a friend of ours, and a buddy from my high school. I was all of 16-years-old, mullet and all. I remember from the opening moments of "I Stole Your Love" what an amazing show it was. Thanks for being so great at my first big rock show. Also, thanks for the interview you did with me on the website I used to write for, you were a class act!
Saw this tour in Portland. I remember it being a packed house and it still sits as one of my most favorite concerts ever. I have been to hundreds of acts since I was 11 (which was Dynasty tour btw).
My first concert was the hot in the shade tour. I'll have to check the date, but it was in Sioux City Iowa. I think Gene almost got pulled into the crowd, when they got ahold of his guitar cable, that show. I thought the show was a great deal for the money. I had a great time, and thank you for the performance. I still have my Gene Simmons pick, there is another story about that, but I am out of time, and have to get some work done. Once again thanks.
Great video, thanks for sharing. I always thought you got completely screwed after the Unplugged show with the reunion. You were such an amazing part of Kisstory.
This and the Revenge Tour was peak KISS live in my opinion. Paul never sounded better. Band was super tight. Wish I would have seen them in this line up. Unfortunately, I was one, but at least we have videos to look back on to see it. RIP Eric.
Hi Bruce, unfortunately this is one of the few tours that I had missed. I distinctly remember driving back toward NYC from the Catskills and encountering bumper to bumper traffic for miles and miles and miles on Route 17. I thought there was a huge car crash to be creating that much traffic on that road but then as I got closer to Middletown I heard a news report that it was due to the KISS concert that I think was at the Orange County Fairgrounds in Middletown, New York. I was way more pissed that I didn't have a ticket then the hours of traffic I was sitting in, LOL. Great video, great album, and great tour!
Been kiss fan since 1975 when I was 4 yrs old and I remeber wanting to go to concert during Dynasty in 1979 and was told i was too young I was able in 1986 to go my first concert but that year Kiss was off and I was extremely upset but I made it to Crazy Nights and Hot in Shade and Revenge Tours and then Reunion and Psycho Circus and Farewell . Out of them all ( was very happy to experince orginal band and feel the power of Kiss) The best was Hot In Shade Tour , Eric Carr was a force and Peter had the respect and Eric Singer was good But he could not comand respect like Peter nor the power of Eric Carr , and band playing was tight . I am also sorry I can not see and have zero respect with current line up with Tommy and Eric , replacements are Fine , Bruce and Eric Carr were and they were fine but they were not Copies ! But my Kiss fandom didn't end cause of current line up , it ended cause I found out after seening and hearing a Ace Vid ( live from flordia Convention in 1994 Vid on TH-cam) of Kiss firing Eric Carr while he was fighting for his life . I was at StoneBallon in Newark De , when Paul did his solo tour 1988 and herd him say to us fans as Eric Singer was signing ort black sabbath stuff , that Eric Singer was going to be in Kiss and Eric Singer look embararssed and we were left shocked . Eric Singer told us that just someone little angry not to take it seriously and we felt he knew something but wow what happened years latter , I never fault Eric Singer But Paul i knew had issues with Eric Carr ok , But Gene why ? why Gene !
Bruce would you be able to talk about Eric's "Rockology" album sometime, we'd love some details about it. Thanks for your videos, we always love hearing all your behind the scenes details
I was there in Charleston West Virginia! My first KISS! Loved it! I would go on to see KISS 24 more times some night to night. Ive never seen(" Fake Frehley"- Tommy) or (Cheater Criss) I did see Eric Singer on the Revenge tour! Im glad I got to see The Great Eric Carr 2 times! Ive seen every line up of KISS from Hot In The Shade to the 1st farewell tour !!!!!
Not only did Eric Carr get a drum solo, it was in the middle of "God of Thunder," which was the song that he soloed on when he first joined the band. At that time, it had been the song Peter Criss would solo on since the Destroyer tour.
I was always on the right side up front facing just about every KISS stage each show in Portland,ME and got some cool shots from my little Kodak Disc camera and definitely remembered the tape on Paul`s ribs and couldn`t believe how he would STILL run into things,Gene,etc.........Always left a KISS show absolutely exhausted,adrenaline on EMPTY.....I lost my high singing voice because of you guys........lol
i was at that last show,i saw 3 shows on that tour,and hung out back stage at the medowlands nj show,eric was such a saint ,he was hanging out and talking to me like we were friends for years.rip buddy
I got to see KISS twice, and one of them was Hot In the Shade tour in Meskar Amphitheatre in Evansville Indiana, excellent show with Faster Pussycat and Slaughter, I still miss Eric Carr, so much energy in a small package R.I.P. ERIC
I saw this tour in Portland, Oregon at the Memorial Coliseum. I remember it was right after my birthday. Winger and Slaughter were excellent opening acts, I always really appreciated when you'd get two openers. Winger is tremendously underrated, everyone should check out their album Pull, I'm sure it's here on youtube. Would love a video from you about how the opening acts were chosen and any memorable stories you might have of various openers throughout your time in KISS. The HITS tour was KISS firing on all cylinders, it was a great show, everyone sounded and played fantastic. I enjoyed it more than the 1996 reunion tour (Stabbing Westward was the opener for me on that tour) and the Crazy Nights tour (where Anthrax was the opener for me). Given one tour, HITS was the one to catch from my experience. They were all great and massive fun, but HITS was the best.
I saw KISS in 88 for Crazy Night Tour, Gene, Paul, Bruce and Eric was incredible. It's an another face of KISS without make-up, REVENGE Tour maybe the most beautiful show of KISS without make-up.
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I skipped my High School graduation to see this show. Friday June 1st 1990 in St Louis. Never got my physical diploma. Well worth it.
Parkway?
You had your priorities straight early in life. Kudos.
i was there, too....great show.
I miss 80's kiss, may eric and mark, and bob rest in peace.
Underrrated. And prefered.
To me this was the best Kiss lineup - that tour - that year - at their peak in terms of age and experience! And then followed Crazy Nights! 👍
My favorite member of KISS, period...ERIC CARR!!!!!. I remember when they would release those KISS magazines (shown at the beginning of this video) often here in Sydney. How times have changed for the worse. God bless Eric Carr. Bruce, you are an amazing Guitarist and such a gentleman. Hope to see you in AUS soon.
I've been a KISS fan since 1977, but that was my favorite live era. HITS isn't even in my top 10 albums, but that tour was one for the ages. The energy, fun, setlist, and no makeup was dead on.
@Bruce Kulick 1st comment here. You are a true inspiration. You were so nice the few times I met you.. then introduced you to my daughter when she was 5. Thank you for your contributions to music and KISS fans globally. I wish you the best always! - Rob
You and Eric just put the extra in the band .....I still love the original 4 but you were and are a great person and I loved you and Eric had an amazing run with KISS. Thanks so much Bruce kulick
That took me right back to high school and a little beyond. KISS was so damn good for me times back then.
You're a class act, Bruce.
Great video and great idea Bruce, thank you. Eric is still dearly missed amongst Kiss fans.
Grateful to have experienced this tour and one of Eric's last shows, October 27, 1990 in New Haven. It was an amazing time and it's so awesome to hear you speak about it and share your memories with us. Thank you Bruce, you are loved and appreciated by many.
Bruce, thank you for keeping his memory alive. We miss him, and you so much. I will never forget your kindness, killer note for note exactly like the studio guitar playing and being just 3 feet away from you at the 1995 Miami KISS Konvention at the Radisson Mart Plaza. I remember you wearing a black long sleeve sweater with a pattern in the middle of the chest that was like a guitar with wings! Now I might be wrong on the design on your chest, but at the time I was only 14.
On a side note, I had to leave early because of a family emergency, but I remember meeting Tommy Thayer as I was leaving asking why I was leaving midway. He was so kind and he thanked me for being one of the few that day that bought the KISSTORY Book, as well as being the youngest!
I miss seeing and hearing Eric. One of my all time favorite drummers. And of course Bruce is my favorite guitarist of Kiss, so this lineup was perfect. Thanks for sharing this..
Thanks for posting, RIP Eric Carr
Bruce, thanks for doing these. So many of us are HUGE fans of the Non-Makeup era of KISS. These videos are a HUGE highlight of my week. Thanks again man. YOU RULE! RIP Eric Carr
Eric's creativity was EPIC!!!... such a shame my mom and I missed Moncton, NB in october 1990! we both cried!
Thanks Bruce. Awesome video. Great to relive that era.
Thanks so much Bruce!!!! This is simply amazing, with such great live-footage!! And honouring the great Eric Carr we all love.. We all need these kind of flashbacks more than ever right now... THANKS!!!
Fan from 89! (I knew KISS from around 80, but I was 4!)
I love that lineup and tour!!!!
Sadly, I never saw Eric Carr live.
I had a great time at the show for that tour Thanks Bruce
Thanks Bruce your Kiss contribution and these reflection videos. Means a lot to fans. Plus an authentic guy and inspiration to fans.
Drummer chimin’ in... So cool how you celebrate EC as a musician, not just a drummer. Such huge power from a little guy. I’m 6-5 and he inspired me to hit with a purpose not like your killin something. Gone too soon. My fav Kiss band was with you. Stopped listening after ya left. You the man!
Cool video @Bruce I always enjoy the content you put out for all us kiss fans!
Thank you Bruce for the awesome video footage of that concert. I was at the 6/12/90 show in Cincinnati. Slaughter and Little Caesar opened up. I'm really looking forward to seeing your amazing band again on next years KKX.
Not in the shade had some great songs on it and Eric Carr drum solo were always killer, and Bruce you brought a whole new energy to the band that the fans will appreciate like the songs says FOREVER!!!!!
What a great episode. I didn´t know that Eric Carr made the whole band sounds via his drums. Thanks for all the great memories
The only time I’ve ever seen KISS live was on the HITS tour in Memphis, August 1990. To get one chance, I’m glad this was it! 🤘
Great album, great tour! I wasn't even born yet, but I could check it out a thousand times on Kissology Vol. 2! Love how you keep these rock and roll memories alive on your videos! Greetings and salutes from Brazil, Bruce!
Thanks Bruce👍I saw you first on the next tour, Revenge, Fayetteville, NC 1992, Awesome inside stories here man, I love hearing all I can about Eric
Great era, for sure! Thanks for this, Bruce
Thanks for posting! This is the stuff we love!👍
Thanks for the trip Bruce!
Great look back at a killer tour. As a collector I have a 2-3 proshot videos from this tour and all are really good. Top musicianship! I'm curious what other Hot In Shade shows might be out there on video hidden away. RIP Eric Carr. What a drummer.
Awesome Bruce!! Thank you.
Bruce, you're great man! Class act!
That was an incredible tour. I remember seeing it live and the setlist, stage and sound was just beyond amazing. When the show started with Eric Carr hitting the snare drum for I Stole Your Love it literally pounded on your chest. Eric's drum solo was jaw dropping. RIP Eric.
Thanks for posting Bruce.
Totally awesome episode..I'm glad I got to experience this line up a few times live in concert in the mid- 1980's. I started loving KISS in 1980 at 8 years old. But I didn't see KISS till 1984 when I was 12. I have seen them 25 times since, my last show being in 2019.
Thanks Bruce. That was my first Kiss show live in Richmond, Va. It was an awesome show and in retrospect I realize what a wonderful period of time that was. You always were spot on your playing. And when I watch more current videos of you playing on the cruise - it really makes me miss your era with the band. Thanks for the great memories!!
Bruce man, I am a guitarist from Ontario, Canada. I absolutely love your tones from the kiss albums, like no other. R.i.P Eric Carr, best drummer to ever play for Kiss. I am currently working on some professional work with the producer of some great famous Canadian bands as we speak. You will all be my favorite guitarist for Kiss and in my top 3, wish I had a chance to jam with you man!!!
I had second row seats for the San Diego show. The night before I was in the back - upper level for the Long Beach Arena show. What I loved about that tour is that it worked amazingly well both ways. From the back, the show was the focus. From the front, you could see just how much the band was killing it! They were tight, energetic, and just on fire! I'm really glad I got to see both shows.
Love your videos! I saw the Hot In The Shade show 3 times and it to this day is in my top 5 KISS shows! Thank you for bringing back such a great past!
I had the pleasure of seeing the band twice on that tour. It was an absolutely fantastic show and a special time in my life. The memories of KISS concerts will be with me my entire life. I have seen KISS before and after, but I will put that tour up with the best ever. Thank you Bruce and thank you for including footage of Carr.
Thanks BK, that HITS tour was my first Kiss and concert ever. I saw you guys at the Long Beach Arena. It was an amazing night. The two things that are still very vivid in my mind are Eric’s drum solo and Leon the Sphinx going down and the Kiss sign or logo going up while you guys played “I want you “! Very memorable! I’ve seen and been to many concerts after that one, but I still think that that was the best by far!
I got to see the HITS tour twice that summer. First in Mansfield MA and then a week later in Albany NY. We were totally blown away by the show and especially the set list (can't beat opening with I Stole Your Love). Albany show was second row center. I'll never forget feeling the heat from the pyro. Eric's solo was beyond cool and I still have a Paul Stanley pick. You guys definitely gave it all you had and we appreciated it.
Bruce, thank you so much for doing these great videos. The HITS tour stop in Nashville was my first concert and you guys were flawless. The setlist was unreal and the chemistry between the four of you was unmatched. Thankfully, our show was one that had Eric's solo and I remember it being jaw-dropping. I'll never forget that night and thank you for the great music and memories!
Awesome video, Bruce! How appropriate - I just played Hot In The Shade on vinyl last night again :) One of my favorite KISS albums, and time period. I was 19 when this come out in 1989 ... I was able to see Eric Carr play twice in Alabama. Man, he sure took it up a notch and gave it his all! Loved your skills too - always enjoy your videos on here. Best to you & Lisa!
That brought back some memories, I was lucky enough to see a show on the tour. thanks for a great video. Glad you are keeping kisstory alive
This was awesome. You are such an awesome guitar player. I remember thinking how lucky we were to have you as the lead player in Kiss. Nice tribute to Eric. He had such a high energy playing live.
For me this was the best time for Kiss. Eric Carr and Bruce Kulick made Kiss a true Hard Rock Band!
Awesome stuff Bruce, your still the Man ✌🤘
The first show after moving here to Iowa was the H.I.T.S. show at Veterans Auditorium. Slaughter opened. Awesome in every way, as befitting a KISS show! Eric truly was the turbo boost for the band, which was ramped up to the stars when you arrived. My favorite era of the band, overall.
Thank you for sharing, sir. 😎
Thank you for sharing this with us, Bruce. Man, what a show that musta been! R.I.P. Eric. You are so greatly missed!
thanks for uploading this!!
I saw this tour at Red Rocks in Morrison,CO on August 31, 1990 -OUTSTANDING SHOW!!! Slaughter and Winger opened and they killed it as well!! Even seeing KISS many times since -this was my favorite tour and always brings back some great memories and sad memories for me for personal reasons - and also because this was the last time I would see the GREAT ERIC CARR - RIP
Hi Bruce I saw you with Kiss every time you came to Detroit. The HITS tour was my favorite , Eric’s drum solos were awesome. Long Live The Fox
Saw you New Haven CT every tour. Met you outside at the Holiday Inn as well there. Great triple bill. Love Eric's solos. That tour was the best by far. Thank you for all you have done and will do GRF included and keeping Eric's legacy alive. We all live Eric through you. I wish the others did more for him. You are his true friend. Thank you
Great video, thanks Bruce !!!
Greetings from Chile.
This was great Bruce. I saw a show on this tour, Aug 16, 1990 Huntsville, AL. Got to meet Eric and stood next to you at the front desk at the Hilton right after you and Eric had come from the airport. Great show, had an absolute blast. Thanks for the memory and RIP Eric Carr. A wonderful person
Beautiful times for me and I think also for Kiss. You can see in this video that they have a lot of fun.
I love your stories, tyvm your my guitar hero ...BK forever
Bruce, I'm not used to seeing you holding a Gibson Les Paul lol. Hope everything is going great for you and your contribution to Kiss will never be forgotten, Carr, Kulick, Simmons, Stanley were absolutely the best lineup!
He played that same les Paul on the Revenge tour
Thanks Bruce!
Finally a great setlist after years of short changing the fans.
Love that M-1 when it shows up in your videos! Just something about that ESP is super cool!
Thanks for this Bruce I really enjoyed it!
Bruce, this show you're referring to was my VERY first concert, all the way back in the fall of 1990 at the now-defunct Palace of Auburn Hills. ("Detroit" as you put it, basically.) I went with my brother, this girl that was a friend of ours, and a buddy from my high school. I was all of 16-years-old, mullet and all. I remember from the opening moments of "I Stole Your Love" what an amazing show it was. Thanks for being so great at my first big rock show. Also, thanks for the interview you did with me on the website I used to write for, you were a class act!
Very interesting. Thanks for the upload
30 years ago? No way. Thanks Bruce your amazing !
Saw this tour in Portland. I remember it being a packed house and it still sits as one of my most favorite concerts ever. I have been to hundreds of acts since I was 11 (which was Dynasty tour btw).
rock in peace Eric Carr
My first concert was the hot in the shade tour. I'll have to check the date, but it was in Sioux City Iowa. I think Gene almost got pulled into the crowd, when they got ahold of his guitar cable, that show.
I thought the show was a great deal for the money. I had a great time, and thank you for the performance. I still have my Gene Simmons pick, there is another story about that, but I am out of time, and have to get some work done. Once again thanks.
Great video! Much love to you bruce!!!
Eric Carr was KISS' greatest drummer. A real class act.
Great video, thanks for sharing. I always thought you got completely screwed after the Unplugged show with the reunion. You were such an amazing part of Kisstory.
I had tickets for this show, but sadly is was canceled at the last minute due to Pauls Rib injury.. Works have loved to see Eric and you Bruce.
My first time seeing KISS, September of 1990, El Paso, Texas! Still have the baseball jersey tour shirt.
This and the Revenge Tour was peak KISS live in my opinion. Paul never sounded better. Band was super tight. Wish I would have seen them in this line up. Unfortunately, I was one, but at least we have videos to look back on to see it.
RIP Eric.
You're AWESOME Bruce!!!!
Great memories, good times
Hi Bruce, unfortunately this is one of the few tours that I had missed. I distinctly remember driving back toward NYC from the Catskills and encountering bumper to bumper traffic for miles and miles and miles on Route 17. I thought there was a huge car crash to be creating that much traffic on that road but then as I got closer to Middletown I heard a news report that it was due to the KISS concert that I think was at the Orange County Fairgrounds in Middletown, New York. I was way more pissed that I didn't have a ticket then the hours of traffic I was sitting in, LOL. Great video, great album, and great tour!
😎👍💗🇺🇸🥁🔥💣🎼 LUDWIG!!!
Rest easy Eric, we still miss ya!
Been kiss fan since 1975 when I was 4 yrs old and I remeber wanting to go to concert during Dynasty in 1979 and was told i was too young I was able in 1986 to go my first concert but that year Kiss was off and I was extremely upset but I made it to Crazy Nights and Hot in Shade and Revenge Tours and then Reunion and Psycho Circus and Farewell . Out of them all ( was very happy to experince orginal band and feel the power of Kiss) The best was Hot In Shade Tour , Eric Carr was a force and Peter had the respect and Eric Singer was good But he could not comand respect like Peter nor the power of Eric Carr , and band playing was tight . I am also sorry I can not see and have zero respect with current line up with Tommy and Eric , replacements are Fine , Bruce and Eric Carr were and they were fine but they were not Copies !
But my Kiss fandom didn't end cause of current line up , it ended cause I found out after seening and hearing a Ace Vid ( live from flordia Convention in 1994 Vid on TH-cam) of Kiss firing Eric Carr while he was fighting for his life . I was at StoneBallon in Newark De , when Paul did his solo tour 1988 and herd him say to us fans as Eric Singer was signing ort black sabbath stuff , that Eric Singer was going to be in Kiss and Eric Singer look embararssed and we were left shocked . Eric Singer told us that just someone little angry not to take it seriously and we felt he knew something but wow what happened years latter , I never fault Eric Singer But Paul i knew had issues with Eric Carr ok , But Gene why ? why Gene !
Bruce would you be able to talk about Eric's "Rockology" album sometime, we'd love some details about it. Thanks for your videos, we always love hearing all your behind the scenes details
I've listened to HITS drum solo so very often.
One of my favorite tours, Hell of a show
I was there in Charleston West Virginia! My first KISS! Loved it! I would go on to see KISS 24 more times some night to night. Ive never seen(" Fake Frehley"- Tommy) or (Cheater Criss) I did see Eric Singer on the Revenge tour! Im glad I got to see The Great Eric Carr 2 times! Ive seen every line up of KISS from Hot In The Shade to the 1st farewell tour !!!!!
Bruce I loved what you & Eric Carr brung to KISS, sounded 100% better live! Thanks so much or your roll in KISS!
Not only did Eric Carr get a drum solo, it was in the middle of "God of Thunder," which was the song that he soloed on when he first joined the band. At that time, it had been the song Peter Criss would solo on since the Destroyer tour.
My aunt bought me this album. I was 15/16. Really miss that time.
I remember seeing that tour in May in Cape Girardeau, Mo. It was AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!
I was always on the right side up front facing just about every KISS stage each show in Portland,ME and got some cool shots from my little Kodak Disc camera and definitely remembered the tape on Paul`s ribs and couldn`t believe how he would STILL run into things,Gene,etc.........Always left a KISS show absolutely exhausted,adrenaline on EMPTY.....I lost my high singing voice because of you guys........lol
bruce your solos take me back to great times love you baby
i was at that last show,i saw 3 shows on that tour,and hung out back stage at the medowlands nj show,eric was such a saint ,he was hanging out and talking to me like we were friends for years.rip buddy
Is this footage available to the public? Like is it on the kisstory dvds?
I saw the show at Long Beach Arena w/ Slaughter and Winger. Great concert.
Damn I wish I could’ve seen a show on this tour!
I got to see KISS twice, and one of them was Hot In the Shade tour in Meskar Amphitheatre in Evansville Indiana, excellent show with Faster Pussycat and Slaughter, I still miss Eric Carr, so much energy in a small package R.I.P. ERIC
I saw this tour in Portland, Oregon at the Memorial Coliseum. I remember it was right after my birthday. Winger and Slaughter were excellent opening acts, I always really appreciated when you'd get two openers. Winger is tremendously underrated, everyone should check out their album Pull, I'm sure it's here on youtube.
Would love a video from you about how the opening acts were chosen and any memorable stories you might have of various openers throughout your time in KISS.
The HITS tour was KISS firing on all cylinders, it was a great show, everyone sounded and played fantastic. I enjoyed it more than the 1996 reunion tour (Stabbing Westward was the opener for me on that tour) and the Crazy Nights tour (where Anthrax was the opener for me). Given one tour, HITS was the one to catch from my experience. They were all great and massive fun, but HITS was the best.
I saw KISS in 88 for Crazy Night Tour, Gene, Paul, Bruce and Eric was incredible.
It's an another face of KISS without make-up, REVENGE Tour maybe the most beautiful show of KISS without make-up.
Bruce is the coolest !
Bruce :Thanks for the memories, fans down in México Rock city 🇲🇽 🤘🏻 loves you,you know for sure at the "kiss Lounge".
I love when you and Paul jam together and play some blues 🤟😜🤟