If it wasn't for the makeup and theatrics would KISS......
If it wasn't for the makeup and theatrics would KISS......
....have had had the success they have today? Sirius XM started a new channel today. The KISS army radio is now playing. I was listening this afternoon and thought....bleh. All the same sound for the most part. Three chord rock n roll per se. A few songs were pretty good. Detroit Rock City and Beth come to mind.
Now as a 7th-8th grader back in the mid seventies they were God's as far as my juvenile mind was concerned. I loved the early songs and the makeup. I even had platform boots as a lot of others kids did also.
But then I found "real" rock n roll I thought and left KISS behind. Aerosmith, Led Zeppelin and Pink Floyd became my favorites and still are to this day. I listen to all genres of music now with 16 and 9 year old daughters in the house. Post Malone and Khalid ain't all bad at times.
So.....am i way off base here? I just wonder if KISS didn't have the makeup and show if the would have gone as far.
Ok......done with old man ramblings.
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Now as a 7th-8th grader back in the mid seventies they were God's as far as my juvenile mind was concerned. I loved the early songs and the makeup. I even had platform boots as a lot of others kids did also.
But then I found "real" rock n roll I thought and left KISS behind. Aerosmith, Led Zeppelin and Pink Floyd became my favorites and still are to this day. I listen to all genres of music now with 16 and 9 year old daughters in the house. Post Malone and Khalid ain't all bad at times.
So.....am i way off base here? I just wonder if KISS didn't have the makeup and show if the would have gone as far.
Ok......done with old man ramblings.
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Re: If it wasn't for the makeup and theatrics would KISS......
Kiss is great IMO. They are the reason most kids that were my age ever got into rock and roll. They wee larger than life, a living comic book to music.
Are they top tier musicians? Nope. Did they influence generations, yup. Seeing them in a month. Lol.
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Are they top tier musicians? Nope. Did they influence generations, yup. Seeing them in a month. Lol.
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Their music sucks and they’re all incredibly ugly. It’s amazing they managed to get this successful even with the makeup and other stuff.
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It's the entire spectacle, not just the music. Otherwise they would be playing at an Applebee's bar near you.JP Chestnut wrote:Their music sucks and they’re all incredibly ugly. It’s amazing they managed to get this successful even with the makeup and other stuff.
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I can’t overstate how ugly they are. Every one of those dudes is butt ugly.
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That I will give you. But Pretty does not rock make. Certainly not always.JP Chestnut wrote:I can’t overstate how ugly they are. Every one of those dudes is butt ugly.
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Re: If it wasn't for the makeup and theatrics would KISS......
First concert I ever went to was Led Zeppelin in 1977, so basically anything after that never lived up to it.
I did attend a Kiss concert later on, but the biggest memory I have of that was AC/DC was the warm up band if that tells you anything. Came in late to them as we were in the parking lot "getting in the mood". Quickly realized our mistake, and AC/DC became my 2nd favorite band.
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I did attend a Kiss concert later on, but the biggest memory I have of that was AC/DC was the warm up band if that tells you anything. Came in late to them as we were in the parking lot "getting in the mood". Quickly realized our mistake, and AC/DC became my 2nd favorite band.
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Can't wait Ed til Chicago show. Taking my son.hoppyjr wrote:Last night.
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As if genuine Kiss wasn't bad enough, I had a girlfriend years ago whose brother was in a Kiss tribute band.
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It was kid friendly, as they’ve always been. No foul language, lots of energy, and what seemed like sincere appreciation for the fans. I’m glad I was able to attend.ericf4 wrote:Can't wait Ed til Chicago show. Taking my son.hoppyjr wrote:Last night.
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I'll give them respect, because they must be doing something right. A friend and I, went to see all these bands from the 80's (real friend-not one of my imaginary ones) . He still loves all that stuff. Every month offers a flight and hotel to go see one of these types of bands. I politely tell him that I love him, but to go fuck himself. He gets upset and reminds me that we used to love this stuff. I remind him that I turned 92 years old.
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I've seen them a dozen times. Kids all the way to grandparents there. Mass appeal. KISS is more than music. Its the whole package.hoppyjr wrote:It was kid friendly, as they’ve always been. No foul language, lots of energy, and what seemed like sincere appreciation for the fans. I’m glad I was able to attend.ericf4 wrote:Can't wait Ed til Chicago show. Taking my son.hoppyjr wrote:Last night.
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Re: If it wasn't for the makeup and theatrics would KISS......
Always liked Kiss- back in the day when I was pissed at my parents I would crank Shout it out loud...Anyway, they've sold 100 million albums worldwide.. so I find the original line up entertaining...great musicians, nope..
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Haha...it’s true, I’ve been around them a few times. But...so is Steven Tyler, Axl Rose, James Hetfield, Ron Halford, Lemmy, Ozzy....JP Chestnut wrote:I can’t overstate how ugly they are. Every one of those dudes is butt ugly.
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I would agree that they are the reason I started enjoying rock n roll...no doubt.ericf4 wrote: ↑Tue Feb 05, 2019 3:38 pmKiss is great IMO. They are the reason most kids that were my age ever got into rock and roll. They wee larger than life, a living comic book to music.
Are they top tier musicians? Nope. Did they influence generations, yup. Seeing them in a month. Lol.
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I even bought their comic book back in the day. The first edition that supposedly had drops of their real blood in the ink.
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Looks like a good Time.hoppyjr wrote:Last night.
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Very few good looking rockers male or female.JDC222 wrote:Haha...it’s true, I’ve been around them a few times. But...so is Steven Tyler, Axl Rose, James Hetfield, Ron Halford, Lemmy, Ozzy....JP Chestnut wrote:I can’t overstate how ugly they are. Every one of those dudes is butt ugly.
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kiss is party rock. it's not technically brilliant, it's basically sing along party rock and sing along rock ballads.
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Captdave wrote: ↑Tue Feb 05, 2019 5:39 pmVery few good looking rockers male or female.JDC222 wrote:Haha...it’s true, I’ve been around them a few times. But...so is Steven Tyler, Axl Rose, James Hetfield, Ron Halford, Lemmy, Ozzy....JP Chestnut wrote:I can’t overstate how ugly they are. Every one of those dudes is butt ugly.
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Axel was a good looking dude when he was young. So was ozzy.
They all look like pickled turds now, but there were tons of good looking hair bands.
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I guess that we just have different taste in men.JP Chestnut wrote:Captdave wrote: ↑Tue Feb 05, 2019 5:39 pmVery few good looking rockers male or female.JDC222 wrote:Haha...it’s true, I’ve been around them a few times. But...so is Steven Tyler, Axl Rose, James Hetfield, Ron Halford, Lemmy, Ozzy....JP Chestnut wrote:I can’t overstate how ugly they are. Every one of those dudes is butt ugly.
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Axel was a good looking dude when he was young. So was ozzy.
They all look like pickled turds now, but there were tons of good looking hair bands.
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It’s true. You think Hoppy is attractive.
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I love how this thread started at kiss and ended with jp openly telling us his preferences in men (for gay sex)
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Sorry Ben, I’m not interested. Cheer up though, you’re better looking than every member of kiss.
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