KISS FAQ: All That's Left to Know About the Hottest Band in the Land

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Section 18/20(d)(vii) also noted the nebulous marketing ethos to promote the album according to the policies used for “other artists of the stature of Criss. Ken, Daniel, Mark and Lonnie choose some of their favorite Kiss lyrics before digging into some current board topics. Of course, the other thing many people remember about KISS is that they have a loyal fan base commonly referred to as the KISS Army.

Yet with allthat has been written over the years, there are subjects that fans have never put to rest when it comes to the “hottest band in the land”: What were the most significant concerts? I must say it is amazing to see new fans at shows and expos, fans from abroad, and to share KISS experiences with people I’ve met along the way. It needs to be made absolutely clear that 10,000 Volts is no Second Sighting, an album from which Ace was audibly missing in action for large chunks. I questioned her about the story behind the KISS Army and told her that that is not what really happened. They’ve performed “Shock Me” at numerous soundcheck VIP events, no slotting that in after “Beth” for the fans or throwing in an unrehearsed “Strutter” afterward with the originals, before having everyone on stage for the finale.

His name appears in the credits of the 1972 Lyn Christopher album as Gene Simmons, so he had been using it for a time by that point. Fans want to get together to see people who have worked with the band and try to find oddball merchandise for their collections, but they mainly want to get together with other members of the KISS Army and discuss the band.

Benelux Hitkrant magazine scored an interview and photo session with Peter on September 18, with the piece appearing in the Oct. I was having a hard time following the new additions to the band, and I was discovering new rock-’n’-roll artists who were emerging during the ’80s.By September, KISS Alive was released, and everything I said about a live KISS concert was available to the masses. Accompanying this entertaining work of solid rock scholarship are dozens of rare images – from posters to live shots andbeyond.

It was clear that the group were going through the numbers, but I was still glad to be there as the number of songs left in the set provided the inevitable final countdown to the end.

The concert volume was so loud that you could feel it thumping against your chest and through the wooden bleachers. Many times at KISS expos or concerts I’ve been introduced to KISS fans who have dedicated their homes as a shrine, invested all of their money, made permanent artwork on their bodies, lost spouses, lost friends, maybe even lost some of their hearing and/or named their children after their favorite rock band. Jean Simmons’s reaction to the hoped-for confusion was to find it amusing when she got fan letters from boys who wanted to know more about her tongue.

It doesn’t feel dated, but it’s impossible for this listener to not compare Ace’s vocals in 2023 with those from decades ago. He also worked as a Kelly Girl for businesses as well as an editorial assistant at Vogue and Cosmopolitan magazine for a time in the late 1960s and early 1970s. My father, who usually listened to Sinatra and Mario Lanza, after experiencing the KISS assault, decided that nothing else that night was going to excite like KISS.One evening when we were parading our Unknown Soldiers through the city, we decided to visit the radio station. Read more about the condition New: A new, unread, unused book in perfect condition with no missing or damaged pages. Up in the Sky” has a punky attitude, a street (here it comes) swagger, a hint of metallic Doobie Bros. There has also been a cottage industry of official books from the band in recent years, from self-glorifying puff pieces like KISStory I and KISStory II to more serious works such as David Leaf’s and Ken Sharp’s Behind the Mask, the KISS Army Worldwide!