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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Eddie?
When are you going to tell us who is inducting KISS? It’s driving me crazy!
Well, I dont have twitter or go on twitter but as a fan from1975 I got teary eye’d too Eddie . Kiss thru the 70’s ,80’s,90’s, up to 2001 has been such a big part of my life they almost feel like family to me. Its weird.
To see how Peter feel’s and how much he loves this band and how much I loved this band was hard to watch at the end there. . I’m so glad I got to see all four again, so many times from 96-00 . I miss them and I know its the end for Pete . I will never see him again live . Maybe Ace . Maybe. But, not Peter. There will never be another Kiss for me and thats sad .
Thats why I keep mentioning a one-off full show from Ace and Peter with a dvd shoot . Pete said he didn’t want it to end at your birthday and how he was meant to be behind the drum kit, etc, etc
Its was disgusting to see some of the comment’s from last week on your recap of the interview before it aired last week from the “attention trolls”. They would pull some comment about Peter mentioning his book and claim he’s was just trying to plug his book during your interview. Before they even saw the episode !!( I think they have been listening to Paul and Gene soo long because that’s ” ALL THEY DO ” !! People on here joking : ” oh , poor Peter, he did this to himself ” , etc. etc.
I couldn’t imagine being in a band that every decision was decided by two people and not all four members and where I wasen’ event paid as much even though I was just as popular . Didn’t all of Peter and Ace’s songs get refused by Paul and Gene on PC release ( except Into The Void) yet they put Ace and Peter credits on to : ” Look Good ” ?? Gene and Paul slam the other two every chance they get and have been for many, many years. Long before Ace and Peter’s book’s..
They never take the high road .
I think Gene and Paul never wanted anything but ” Yes Men ” in the group since 73 like they have now. Ace and Peter helped create Kiss . Without them who knows what would or wouldn’t have happened . It took all 4 to create that magical band . Gene and Paul could have never created that on their own . If it wasen’t for Ace and Peter the other two may not even be in a band right now….
Paul and Gene are doing nothing more than copying ” THAT ” band now
Well said, bigsled! The heart of a true Kiss fan!
Without Ace and Peter, Gene would probably be a marketing guru and Paul would still be driving a cab and singing karaoke on his off nights.
I thought it was a really heartbreaking moment when Peter spoke of how it should be about the music and the 40 years of history they have together. Not about sports teams (LA KISS) or touristy restaurants (Rock and Brews).
One of my first concerts was KISS on the Creatures of the Night Tour. My uncle was a security guard at the venue, so I saw the whole show from the side of the stage as I sat on top of his shoulders. When you are 6 years old and see these Kabuki makeup vampires onstage spitting blood and blowing things up to great soundtrack it is POWERFUL. I saw a few shows on the Reunion Tours (1996-2000) and they were fantastic, but with diminishing returns as we headed into “3D” tours. In many ways, I think that The Farewell Tour 14 years ago was honest, because it did act as a “farewell” to KISS for me and thousands of other fans who grew up with them.
I enjoyed this episode; Peter’s honesty is really impressive – he dosn’t sugar-coat anything. Hey, those were special times; KISS was the #1 band in the World and inspired thousands of kids to pick up the guitar. It was FUN to be a KISS fan in the 70’s and that is what KISS was all about. I can’t wait to see them in Brooklyn, I’m lucky to have gotten tickets !
I saw the TMS show with Peter on it, and the stress and sadness is all over his face about not playing at the induction. It’s very sad because it’s almost certain to be the last chance fans have to see the original 4 play but Gene/Paul are too stuck in the past. Once it was learned only the original 4 were being inducted, I thought this was about a silly grudge against the Rock Hall but the video below came before news that KISS was in fact being inducted.
This video sums up how petty Gene really is…notice the question Gene was asked is “If KISS is finally inducted…”, so this video was even before finding out only the original four were being inducted so Gene and Paul would not have played with Peter and Ace anyhow but he doesn’t stop there.
NO CLASS!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZ9IPzMvyLU
I’ve been sending tweets out like crazy, hoping maybe there’s a chance for just Peter and Ace to play together at this point, acoustic, doing the songs Peter sang and he and Ace wrote and I included the #TMS tag on them.