Amazing response to last nights premiere of the Peter Criss episode of That Metal Show. I was live tweeting last night with many while it was on. The end was real emotional it seemed not only for Peter but also for many fans. Peter is a guy that wears his emotions on his sleeve, and I always respected him for that. He always just lays it out there as he feels and that is so rare in today’s world. I love giving people that you don’t usually hear from on TV and radio a voice and platform. It is so great to get differing views and stories. Mick Mars this season also comes to mind as falling in this category and also had tremendous response. The episode with Peter ran very long, so due to time constraints of TV we cut some things, but they are now available online. Links in the News section of this site. The episode replays all week on VH1 Classic and online as well. Just check your grids for days and times. Look forward to seeing all your comments to the episode here. Many have posted here and on Twitter already. Thanks to Peter and also drummer Richard Christy for doing a great job in our latest episode. Was a great one!
PS: Be sure to watch all the way through the credits. There is a shot of me and Peter when we first met from around ’82 at the very end of the show. Great memories!
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just finished watching the Rate the Rock segment .Great part of the show by the way, I just have one thing to say, I believe Peter was wrong with the story about Love Gun, If my memory serves, it was Rock and Roll Over album that was recorded in an old theater in Nantucket,New York. not trying to nitpick,just saying. Keep up the good work of bringing everything Hard Rock and Heavy Metal to the people.
You are correct Jimmy. Often us as fans know more about bands old albums than the artists remember themselves. I see it happen often. He also referenced Ezrin was coming off The Wall with Destroyer when The Wall was done a few years after Destroyer. After we wrapped shooting I told him I think he meant R&R Over (one of my favorites) and he realized his mistake
Interesting on TMS web extra that Peter rated Dressed to Kill as his favorite Kiss record, but in the Behind the Mask book (Ken Sharp), he only gave it a 2 out of 5, his lowest rating out of the first six Kiss albums. Also on TMS, he said he liked DTK because of Neil Bogart and mentioned his smoking pot, but in the book, Peter rated it low largely because he thought Neil wasn’t a producer and couldn’t hear things as well because of his pot smoking. Also interesting Peter thought RNRO album was too pop for him. I thought it was less pop than the LG album and way more listenable song for song. Something about many of the lesser know LG songs grated on me a little, not so with really any of the RNRO songs.
He got Love gun and Rock and Roll Over mixed up.
Nanuet, NY ! Not Nantucket, just saying
A lot of digs from Peter about Paul on the show. Would love to know more about that.
Speaking of Starchild – interesting on his Twitter feed he is all chummy with Nikki Sixx, a former drug addict who (thankfully) got his act together, like Peter and Ace.
Ashame all this Kiss bad blood.
Strange how guys like Nikki and Slash who were MASSIVE drug addicts but rehabbed are okay, but Peter and Ace who have been sober for years don’t get the same respect..
The difference is that Nikki and Slash don’t blame anyone else for their addiction problems.
I never heard them blame anyone else for their addiction problems other than themselves…
Well, you need to read the books again. And try not to look for the words, I BLAME PAUL AND GENE FOR MY ADDICTION, because those words are not there. Try to use the brain you have and get meaning from the words that they use.
Uh I did not read Ace’s or Peter’s books but I don’t recall either blaming anyone else for their own addiction problems let alone Gene & Paul.
I have never heard Peter or Ace blame anyone for their addictions either. Someone cooked up this fantasy somewhere and it stuck for some reason.
I’ve read everyone’s book, including Lydia’s and no where does Peter blame ‘others’ for his problems.
Nikki and Slash have also delivered quality music after leaving their respective bands. Sixx A.M. and Slash and the Conspirators have delivered on their talent. Once they left KISS they couldn’t make good music.
so the quality of music output is connected to if someone changed their life and is sober now. So you have to kick addiction AND be sure you deliver music you like in order to be free of the non stop jabs about sobriety?
The difference here is that Slash and Nikki were NEVER members of KISS nor desired to be members where Ace and Peter were. I can’t speak for Paul or Gene but hey if you can be friends with them as long as you not work with them? Just saying
That is correct in my opinion too. Peter and Ace are the members the fans want to see and Paul and Gene hate that with a passion. That’s why they bring up the ‘addiction’ card and play it every chance they get.
Nikki and Slash were never involved with KISS so it’s easy to be ‘friends’ with them.
It tells me something that when Peter was diagnosed with breast cancer, Gene and Paul did not pick up the phone to see how he was doing. According to Paul, Peter is a “member of the family”. Nice way to treat family.
Oh Please! Families fight all the time. There’s not a family on this planet that doesn’t have issues – fighting, no communication, etc…. What planet do you live on?
Remember when Paul had his heart scare in 2007 and was hospitalized before a show. Did Peter call Paul to check on him? He didn’t even make a statement
I was surprised to hear that as well. Peter pretty much alluded to that in his book, but it was more shocking to hear it come out of his mouth.
I can’t believe that with all they went through together in the ’70’s that Gene & Paul would turn their back on Peter during that tough time. As much as Gene tries to pride himself and is family as philanthropists, he should shove his money where his mouth is and make a donation to the breast cancer cause. Shameful that he nor Paul has ever mentioned it.
Gene, Paul are you listening? Hypocrites.
The more specific reason may be that Ace and Peter’s substance abuse issues were screwing up the band schedule for recordings and even concerts. Had Ace and Peter regardless of substance abuse showed up and played this would have not been an issue. Gene and Paul realized that there are many friends of theirs (or people they tour with) had past (or even present) substance abuse problems but they were not able to interfere. With Ace and Peter, I believe Gene and Paul were sick and tired of putting up with their respective baggage.
However Gene as of the last few days claims you can force people into rehab- read his twitter feed. So when Ace and Peter were at their worst, why didn’t Gene and Paul try and save them?
Because Gene and Paul loved the ‘hard partying rockstar lifestyle’ those two brought to the table. Gene and Paul LOVED the publicity, but they loved it more that their two bandmates suffered with it and not them. All the glory in the rockstar hall of fame, yet none of the problems (physically, mentally, emotionally) for Gene and Paul. Let and Ace and Peter suffer with it, but by God we’ll take the publicity.
Gene and Paul had no reason (other than money) in the 90’s or 2000’s to have Ace and Peter back- those two money making machines KNEW it would be a goldmine so they once again became hypocrites, swallowed their pride, closed a blind eye and had Ace and Peter back.
Just saw the TMS show with Peter Criss, along with some extras, and it was pretty good as we learn new things all the time about KISS, especially on Peter’s pre-KISS jobs, Alive 2, and Russ Ballard. I know Peter played in other solo bands after he left KISS, but they just didn’t work out for them and I think that’s what he meant when he said there’s no other band for him than KISS.
The last few minutes was emotional and I’m not surprised Peter felt the same way Ace did when it comes to seeing Paul and Gene playing with someone else in their makeups, especially on the HoF. Just the original 4 accepting the award and doing the speeches is enough for me as a KISS fan.
Hope to see Ace Frehley on the TMS show.
Gene and his lies on twitter. He keeps saying peter had chance and blew it. If I remember correctly drugs alcohol not problem for Peter when he rejoined band and they let him go after Aerosmith tour saying his playing was not up to par. That has nothing to do with drinking and drugs
So drugs and alcohol don’t have an affect on a person’s drum playing? One is a consequence of the other.
Eddie — LOVED the interview with Peter Criss but was a little disappointed there wasn’t more discussion about the HOF debacle. I’m a lifelong KISS fan and am extremely disappointed at the approach Gene and Paul are taking on this. After 40 years of, as they claim, giving what the fans want, that they can’t put aside their differences one final time for 10 minutes of just the original four is shameful. I’ve decided that I’m going to make my voice heard by not buying tickets to their 40th anniversary tour and hope that other fans who are disappointed with what has happened do the same. The only thing Gene and Paul seem interested in as far as the fans are concerned is their money, so I’m going to keep mine in my pocket and spend it on other bands I enjoy.
Peter did not want to pound away on that. He has been dealing with a TON of stress over it behind the scenes and wanted to celebrate the band more. But I did get that amazing moment from him at the end of the show when I went back to him again on it