Had a great hour episode of TMS with Peter Criss yesterday that will premiere this Saturday on VH1 Classic. We discussed many things and of course got Peter’s take on the HOF. Always good to see Peter who is still clearly excited about being inducted with the band he was a founding member of in a few weeks. When I asked him about not playing his response was; “it’s a shame we couldn’t give the fans 10 minutes on stage together for the 40 years they gave us”. See it all this Saturday night on Wayne’s World… I mean That Metal Show. VH1 Classic’s longest running program and a show so many Kiss fans love and watch! Thank you all for your support and hope you like this one. Also thanks to Richard Christy for playing in the episode. He is a huge Peter Criss fan and was pumped! More soon.
PS: Ace Frehley will be on the show again soon. He had to reschedule since he is now on the W Coast and could not break free from a deadline on his new album.
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The album Alive I made Kiss what it is/was. Those who love rock/metal for the music love that album because of Ace and Peter, they made that album. Someone had to sing and Paul did a good job. Gene was not too bad of a singer either. But the players on the HOF album which is their greatest album by far were Ace and Peter. Thanks guys for making Paul and Gene the financial success that they are.
I’m starting to arrive at the conclusion that if you’re a REAL fan, you don’t need 10 minutes on the RnRHoF stage to vindicate your belief in the band. I also think you wouldn’t resort to cheap soundbite tactics of criticizing Paul’s voice (up until this year, he was top three of hard rock vocalists that have kept their voices relatively intact) or criticizing Gene’s business acumen. If it shocks you in 2014 that Gene and Paul care about the business aspect of their enteprise, you haven’t been paying attention since 1976.
I’m also starting to think that Peter is one of the luckiest men in rock and roll history.
Peter is lucky. An average skinsman at best that complained the whole time he was supposedly living the dream. All fame did to Peter was make it easy on him to bring out all the bitterness inside. People really need to read Lydia’s book as well as his own. I mean did Gene and Paul shove drugs into Pete’s system? Did Gene and Paul make his already limited drumming capabilities deteriorate even further to the point he couldn’t even play on the last two albums. Afterall, this is the member that threatened to quit the band on the eve of the concert that brought them Bill Aucoin. At some point, regardless of one’s feelings for Gene or Paul or even the band itself…you have to acknowledge that Peter could have appreciated his position in the band, he could have limited his drug intake (many artists have), he could have continued his development as a player and remained in the band. But he didn’t and that is Peter Criss’s fault.
http://www.kissonline.com/news/article/id/39719
“The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame continues to attempt to restore its questionable credibility and glimpses behind the facade with nonsense and half truths.
The truth is Joel Peresman and the rest of the decision makers refused to consider the induction of ANY former KISS members and specifically the late Eric Carr and Bruce Kulick who were both in the band through multi platinum albums and worldwide tours and DIDN’T wear makeup.
There is no getting around the reality that the Hall of Fame’s favoritism and preferential treatment towards artists they like goes as far as ASKING the Grateful Dead how many members THEY wanted the hall to induct and following their directive while also including a songwriter who was never in the actual band.
Let’s just accept the truth as it is and move on.
– Paul Stanley”
No mention of brand, of money, of “replacements”, of anything other than calling out the HOF on their nonsense. There are a ton of comments here about people saying that we need a big name to call them on their bullshit, and now that one is, he’s being lambasted for it. “Fans”. :/
Hey Ed its joey vitello from the old days. Thank you so much for all this kiss talk you know what a big time fan of kiss i am, and its awesome to see and hear the different takes on all this stuff. How weird i am a huge springsteen fan as well, and the e street band is also going in that night! Thanks again, and be well!
Joey V, hope all is well bud!
Hey sir lets go for a nice steak together at the strip house like the old days! My music store is right down the street! That would be awesome! Take care dude!
email me Joe
Eddie…just curious and coming with a side bar question. Have you listened to Sonic Boom or Monster? What did you think?
Have played them both on my radio show! How about that? The enemy to some but still the ONLY one that actually plays the bands catalog on the radio! As for what I think, Boom was much better than Monster, but both average at best in my opinion
Average because you’re against that version of the band. But, being the mature individual that you are, you wouldn’t admit that.
Eddie; I think Sonic Boom and Monster are the Two Best LP’s the Current band has ever Made!!! Compared to All the Kiss LPs I’d put them on par with Crazy Nights and Asylum.
They are the only 2 albums the current band has made. I respectfully disagree and it has NOTHING to do with who played on them. Songs on Monster were weak in my view for the most part and Paul’s vocal issues are even showing in the studio album. Asylum is a good record. Crazy Nights some good songs but a bit too polished. All the 80’s and 90’s stuff very up and down outside of Creatures to me. I actually like some stuff on COS.