Last night we posted a story in the news section that was sent to me via Twitter about Kiss replacing Gene and Paul and continuing on with a band of no original members. We later found out the original story was from 2008. While the haters will just attack and say it was calculated to further some insane anti – Kiss agenda (love how I am so anti Kiss and STILL PLAY ALL THEIR MUSIC, too funny!), I left it up for two reasons. One the amount of differing opinions on this generated in comments was interesting and ALL views were posted, and two this is still the plan and closer than ever to happening! If this is what they were planning 6 years ago it is really just around the corner now! Clearly the way they do it might be altered but this is still happening and the band has discussed it in the press even recently. So nothing has changed except for it is more imminent! I am hearing maybe two years away from launching at this point with the current (Gene and Paul) band having maybe one more run left after the current tour. What was stunning about this is how many saw it as major news they never heard? This has been talked about and discussed for a long time by Gene and Paul. So no mater where you fall on it I decided to leave it up because I found ALL sides of the reaction interesting and posted ALL response to it. Unlike some I respect and appreciate all opinions and they are represented here as well as my radio and TV shows. But to see this as some crazy dated story that is no longer the plan is not the case. Some may want to live in some fantasy land but all our heroes are getting older (so are we!) and how they handle the end of their careers will be interesting. Who really retires, who stuck around too long, who does bands with no original members. All good debate and all welcome here.
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How much you wanna bet other bands start doing this? Crue, Priest (this is the one band I hold to such a high standard, that I would hate it). Actually, if all the other classic bands did this it would suck pretty much.
They are already dead in my eyes! It is a shame too, been a KISS fan since 1976 but after what Gene & Paul pulled in regards to the RRHOF Induction I have decided that I have had enough! Enough greed, lies and BS! They need to just call it quits!
I hope Doc McGee steals them blind! He is smarter then them anyway!
I was still supporting the current lineup until the RRHOF crap; I have now backed off of Kiss, but I am sure that as long as there is a demand of some type, Gene & Paul will audition and replace themselves – but as I’ve said I was still going to shows and shelling out $$$$; but refusing to play a song or 2 with Ace and Peter at the RRHOF was classless. It is what the fans wanted : one last time for the Originals to play together – I was at the event in Brooklyn too, I was VERY disapointed.
Eddie never told anyone not to enjoy Kiss. He has the right to his opinion the same as any one of you. It is also safe to say that he has done more to support the band over the years than any other fan. Remember, that’s what Eddie is, a fellow fan!
It’s amazing that people call Kiss ‘a brand with value’…they are a brand and have gone down in history, but they can’t even sell out arenas on their own anymore. How are they planning on selling tickets with no original members left?
Vegas residency…
…in the LOUNGES on the Strip, perhaps? Absolutely disgraceful! If the current lineup is considered an imitation of the real deal what will this end up being like? While I don’t mind
“HALF KISS” I most certainly object to something they might as well call “NOT KISS”. Frankly, that would have more credibility. If and/or when this comes to fruition, and since ‘George’ pointed out Vegas, the old adage of “Whatever happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas” CLEARLY applies. PATHETIC! Enough said.
Wait until other bands start to do the same…why not capitalize on their likenesses when they are too old? They are unique because of the makeup and characters so they could get some twenty–something members and really take the shows to the next level with today’s technology and they have money to put on a hell of a show, unlike when they were twenty-somethings…plus Paul and Gene would be in control of it, maybe even write the songs…