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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Kiss was a tribute band when 50% of the band left. Ace Frehley led me to the guitar. When he and Peter were gone you couldnt really call it kiss anymore.
KISS belongs to the KISS ARMY , Its not about the band or its members , Its about the people of the KISS ARMY , Always has been , with out the ARMY there is no KISS ! That’s where the difference is between the KISS ARMY FAN & just a KISS fan . As long as KISS (no matter who’s in the band) #1. Makes and releases good solid rock & roll . # 2 Keep pushing the stage show to new and bigger places . & #3 Never forget the KISS ARMY put you in the spot light and can take you out of the spot light just as fast ! If these 3 things are followed there is no reason that the rock group KISS will ever go away ! KISS ARMY FOREVER!
I have said this before I ever heard the story.they can call it the new kiss,not that I would go see them.
Which is why I stated, tongue in cheek, that the RnRHoF should have inducted the characters, and not the players. The only issue I see is if they charge the Paul & Gene rate for tickets. If they end up with none of the original guys, it would fit very well as a Las Vegas act. They have fake Elvis and Sinatra and Sammy, so why not Kiss?
Just further proof that Gene and Paul are all about the money. The time to see KISS was in the late 70s early 80s, not now or not 5 years from now.