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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for maximum cost effectiveness, gene and paul should secretly replace themselves with folgers crystals: 1/crystals work cheap 2/no advertising expenses 3/paul sang on a folgers commercial, so there’s a business relationship already in place.
I haven’t been to any KISS shows since the Farewell tour… The only way I would ever go to one again would be if they rebuilt the Alive II stage and had 3D life-like holograms of each of the original members looking and sounding like they did in the 70’s…that would actually be kinda cool and a much better idea than having new guys take their place. They did it with Michael Jackson…why not KISS? Anything’s better than what they’re planning on doing.
The day when Gene and Paul hangs up their platform boots, will be sad day. To me, being a KISS fan since I was 12, I just can’t see replacement players for the entire band. Regardless of my love for Ace and Peter, I feel Gene and more so Paul have been the true leaders of KISS. They started with the Wicked Lester, and if Paul and Gene would’ve never met, then KISS would have never been. But, to replace them would make KISS ala Beatlemania. They might look and sound like KISS, but they won’t be KISS. You can’t replace Keith or Mick from the Rolling Stones. You can’t replace Roger and Pete from the Who. You can’t replace Page and Plant from Led Zeppelin (regardless what the band is trying to do now). The replacements will be nothing more than a glorified tribute band that would be best served as a Las Vegas show. But, I respect Gene and Paul’s position and its true… Our heroes are getting older and eventually we’ll have to say our goodbyes. I would rather see KISS end in as they started…. being THE HOTTEST BAND IN THE WORLD!!!!!
I am enjoying these comments! I just read about 15 in a row that I agree completely with. Gene and Paul make me so upset. Kiss meant SO much to me for 30 years but I haven’t cared for years now. I am proud to say I have stuck to my guns and have never even LISTENED to either of the last two “Kiss” albums. I like Eric Singer and Tommy Thayer (Eric was a great member in the Revenge / COS era) – I hate them wearing Ace and Peter’s makeup but I’m not as angry with them over it as I am with Paul and Gene. Paul and Gene ruined Kiss for me. I still listen to Kiss and I’m still entitled to the memories of all the good times Kiss brought me, but I don’t support this crap. I don’t care about their football team or anything they do. I watched them on American Idol and I will agree with Paul on one thing – it’s time for him to shut it down – he just can’t (or doesn’t want to) sing anymore. He sounds really awful. It bums me out because I still love Gene and Paul for what they meant to me all those years, but I’m so angry at them.
“Your in the Psycho Circus, and I say welcome to the show”
I’ve been a fan since 1977. My first show was 1987.
I remember fondly having a serious blast attending many Kiss Cover Band shows. I knew it wasn’t Kiss, but damn it was fun and a celebration of all things Kiss.
Fast forward to now, with the right people, I would continue to see them for the show. It’s fun. It is entertainment and I Love It Loud!!!