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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I think the sons Nick Simmons and Evan Stanley should give it a whirl.
In makeup I highly doubt that either of them would look much like Gene & Paul. As for singing, Nick sounds quite horrible from the clips I’ve seen of him.
I agree Nick is talentless and Evan actually is a talented blues player.
Agree!!
So, Paul did say that essentially he was next to leave. I believe that Gene’s replacement has been set. You all know some guy named Spiro? I appeared in a string ad with Gene during the Revenge Tour. I remember some discussion about Paul being replaced via a reality show with the people that did Rock Star: Inxs.
Paul just said it again THIS YEAR in an interview on Ron & Fez. Amazing how some fans (not you sir) stir shit and paint me as a trouble maker for repeating things THEY SAID.
Love ya Eddie, you fucking rock! Some people don’t allow simple things like facts to cloud their silly little minds!
This year was the first time in 35 years that i have missed a Kiss tour. They have soured and disappointed me. Ya the RRHOF but Paul’s conceited attitude and Gene’s out of touch reality with real life are the main reasons. I would like to know if Gene or Paul would have gone and seen Led Zeppelin if none of the original members were left in band yet the carried on with the name Led Zeppelin? There is no way for either of them to understand what it is like for a true fan to try and accept this. It’s time to step down and not dilute any further the memories that we have of the greatest band ever
Been a fan for the duration..not every call has been a good one,but we really won’t know how this will play out until we get there. I think it will fail because of the uniqueness of the band, but stages are filled with bands that have few to no original members left,and people don’t mind,so who knows…..
I remember reading an interview from Gene talking about this around the same time INXS were doing the TV show where they hunted for a new singer (2005). I think the INXS show probably sparked the idea( of the show anyways..Gene and Paul have been hinting about replacing themselves as early as Psycho Circus tour). I also remember reading an Interview with Eric Singer talking about it around the time of the INXS show.. Although Eric was a little Iffy about it, because in his Opinion (then anyway) Nobody could come close to filling Paul’s shoes(boots). Like probably anyone reading this, I have been a huge KISS fan since I was in preschool, I am 40 now. Obviously I was into the image of KISS wayyy before I became hooked on the music. KISS is more than just Gene, Paul,Peter, and Ace to me, and why shouldn’t it carry on?. granted I do not agree with a lot of the stuff they have done..so I am a little contradicting.. for example..i cringe when I see Tommy singing Shock Me..I do not think it is right, nor did I like Eric singing Beth..so its kind of a crossroads. Maybe because it was in the manner that it was done and presented..it was more of a FUCK YOU to Peter and Ace rather than a salute to them. I have no problem with Eric Singer wearing the Catman Makeup and I consider Eric to be the best hard rock drummer around. but at the same time I have a problem for some reason with Thayer wearing Ace’s make-up…maybe it is because Ace is my favorite member, or the fact that I think Tommy is a douche and does not deserve to wear that uniform. Or maybe its the fact that I can live without Peter Criss, because he is a crybaby diva…it is hard for me to decide at this point…or to even care..i know one thing is for certain though..Gene and Paul need to retire regardless…because at this point they are doing more harm than good and they are actually ruining KISS. If they would have done it while all four Original Members were still in the band it would have been much easier for me to accept. The original interview I read, was that the show would be the four members of KISS individually choosing their replacements. I just do not think Tommy and Eric deserve to have that privilege. It should be the four ORIGINAL members picking the replacements. If they would have replaced ALL FOUR members at the same time, people would of been able to deal with it a lot easier.BUT…on the other hand…I do not know if I want to live in a world where there is no more KISS…and no more KISS concerts.. it would be a lot cooler if instead of a tv reality show..they made a movie…and each member passed on the talisman to new guardians…and then after the movie was released..the new guardians did a tour… bottom line..I CANT MAKE UP MY MIND!!! LOL
I agree that I have mixed feelings about modern day KISS. Just for your info, I saw Tommy singing and playing as the Space Ace years ago, before he was a member of KISS. Besides the band Black & Blue, he was in the KISS tribute band Cold Gin. I won tix to see Cold Gin @ the Troubadour from KNAC 105.5 FM, and it was great!
Since Tommy’s been behind the scenes w/ KISS for years (Gene signed Black & Blue, Thayer started co-writing songs with the Hot in the Shade record, lotsa directing/producing KISS-related home videos, etc…) , I think he is a fine KISS lead guitarist (I’d preferred Bruce Kulick instead, I considered the reunion tour(s) a nostalgic interruption of KISS proper). As far as Eric Singer, he was the drummer on one of my fave KISS albums, Revenge.
So my idea for what KISS should do (everyone has their own opinion) is to keep Singer, bring Bruce back, maybe keep Tommy as another guitar, and get rid of the makeup. Having said that, I can’t deny the awesomeness of seeing the Starchild, the Demon, the Space-Ace (sorry, Spaceman just sounds too generic) and the Cat on stage w/ all the accompanying bombast. So I think it’s best to let Gene & Paul steer the ship through the stormy sea as they see fit (If hope is lost than so are we)!