12/21: KISSMAS & ACE RECAP, YEAR IN REVIEW, MORE
Thank you all for the great response to last nights KISSmas show. it was a fun one with a bunch of music from the bands entire history and a really good call in from Ace Frehley. Ace was in great spirits and said it had been a crazy week with all the HOF stuff coming down. He did reveal he did speak with Paul and Gene and all the vibes are positive at this time. He didn’t get into the past issues and name calling, just said everything was positive and it was a nice call without getting into anything too detailed. He did reveal that the HOF does want the band performing in makeup and was open to it (said he needs to start losing some weight now to fit in the costume). He also said his assumption was the night would end with R&R All Night as the jam (just wondering, does Cat Stevens jam with Kiss?!). Ace said there was much to be figured out still and the discussions would resume after the holidays. He did express a concern that Gene and Paul might want to also play with Tommy and Eric, which Ace said wasn’t right to him. He stated many times this honor was for the four guys that started it and it should be about the original band. He also stated he would not share a stage with Tommy and Eric if they too were wearing the makeup. Said the only scenario he could make work is if they were included out of makeup in the end in the all star jam. The entire KISSmas show from last night airs on all my affiliates and online outlets next weekend at the dates and times on my site listed under “Eddie Trunk Rock-FM” under Live & On The Air tab. If you are a member of this site you can hear it On Demand starting next weekend as well. The playlist will be posted for the show in that section of the site after it airs on all stations.
As I have said all along there are still many things to be worked out with Kiss and the HOF. Ace thought the band would play 3-4 songs. He also said he would never say never to doing something more with the original band if it made sense, but his focus now is on his new solo album he is currently recording. Everyone hopes this thing goes down the right way no doubt, but it’s just way too early to tell and there are still many discussions to happen between now and then. One thing for sure, assuming the original band indeed plays, that entire event is going to be DOMINATED by Kiss and their fans. Feel bad for the other inductees but that’s just what the HOF gets for making Kiss wait 15 years. IF it goes down the right way that place is going to be nuts in Brooklyn!
Final year end special show debuts on Q104.3 this Friday and is the Year In Review special with all the new music I featured in 2013. There is much more in this show than what’s on my personal Top 10, so get ready for a ton of new music you may have missed in the last year.
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Its about time Kiss got into the rock n roll hall of fame. But many other deserving bands should now get the nod too… Deep Purple, Priest, Maiden, Scorpions, Motorhead, Cheap Trick, Foreigner, Styx, Megadeth, Pantera, ELO, ELP, Kansas, etc. Just too many bands to name. And who could forget? Blue Oyster Cult, Grand Funk, Bad Company, Ted Nugent, Edgar Winter, Johnny Winter, Rick Derringer…
Don’t forget Journey! They deserve to be on the top of that list.
As a long time Kiss fan from the age of 8, 1975. I would like to see the current lineup make an announcement and retire the make up. I think it’s time. The money has been made , this version of the Kiss experience has been put out there long enough for young an old fans to see. Now is the time to retire the make up and honorably put it back on, one last time with the 4 original members.
Even if the current line up would continue to make albums and tour without make up , that to me would still be ok.
If you look at the Rush induction, I feel they did everything right. Great, Rush-like speeches, Foo Fighters cover was great and hilarious, they played the songs you expected them to and well. KISS has got to get it together and make this not like the farce that the Van Halen induction was. Even GnR was missing it’s lead singer and that was wrong too. KISS is four guys in makeup, Paul, Gene, Ace and Peter. Others have come and gone, but if you look at who created it, it was those guys.
But Rush never had multi lineups, only John Rutsey on 1st album as far as recorded history..
I know this is going back a bit, but does anybody know why Ace and Peter’s input was so limited on Psycho Circus, when they obviously were able to capably play their parts on tour? Was it the producer’s (Bruce Fairbairn I believe) decision or Gene and Paul. It’s not as if Ace and Peter were unable to play well on albums they played out during Kiss’ peak. The other thing is, if, and this obviously would be a HUGE if Kiss actually reconvened for 1 more studio album (far from likely), I wonder if Paul and Gene would allow it to be a true group effort. I’m too much of a dreamer, and should probably just settle for them playing 3-4 songs together their induction without Eric Singer or Tommy Thayer also wearing their makeup! Ace and the fans would like Gene and Paul to “do the right thing”, but I guess we’ll find out soon…
My understanding was them not playing was over a contract and money dispute. The only track I was told they are all on is Into The Void. Still I think a solid album that G&P seem to now slam for some reason
They slam it to try an shift attention to the ” lets copy the makeup kiss for a buck band” that is now .
Think people are jumping the gun and getting worked up over Tommy and Eric playing or being there in makeup. I have yet to see any comments from Gene or Paul stating that would happen.Tommy and Eric have been classy guys and are fans of the band and would think they would be respectful of that evening as well. The fact Ace said he would be ok with them being on stage without makeup for RNR All Nite shows as well that level heads could prevail and allow opportunity for all to be involved in the right way.
Would love to see them blow the doors off with Deuce, Detroit Rock City, maybe New York Groove and RNR all Nite. Would Peter be ok without singing Lead on a song?
Finally will KISS finally give up some memorabilia for an exhibit at RNR HOF? That had been a point of contention in past. Hopefully it all works out for everyone – I think they should select a fan to induct them as a nod to the KISS Army.
Who is ace to say? he is not a member.. he sold his makeup, gene and paul can walk away right now, which would be thier best bet. because the ed trunks of the world would stir the pot, free advertisement.
Stir the pot? Guess I have been stirring the Kiss pot for decades now being the only one in their home market that plays the band for the last 30 years, EVERY lineup, EVERY album.. perhaps everyone would be happier if I stopped stirring the Kiss pot completely?