Posted on 05/30/2008 5:27:31 AM PDT by The_Victor
Gene Simmons: supporter of Bush and the war.
Proof that even hedonists “get it”.
Yeah. No tutti-fruttis there...
LR’s the exception, not the rule.
Return to Forever is playing in Austin tonight, but I have to miss it...maybe next time if they ever do it again.
There were a lot of gay poster idols that were used to usher out rock and roll in the 1950s. The boys were considered “harmless”.
Strange that homosexuals were considered less of a threat to the morals of this country than Elvis, Chuck Berry, Jerry Lee Lewis, Gene Vincent, and Buddy Holly.
I wasn’t a Kiss fan growing up. They were so overexposed. And they had wimpy ballads like “Beth” that were considered “acceptable” for things like the Jerry Lewis Telethon.
Then there was they hype about the makeup. And fans who tried to pretend that they were “different” from everyone else by wearing the SAME outfits and joining the Kiss Army.
Gotta say that it was good merchandising though. Probably not seen as effectively since the days of the Beatles and Elvis. New Kids On The Block would later hit similar levels of marketed crap. But unlike NKOTB, Kiss memorabillia still sells as does Elvis and Beatles crap (old and new stuff, from cookie jars to ties to posters).
Gene clearly was and is the brains of the monumentally successful operation.
Although I have always been about the music first, if given the offer and money, I too would put on high heels, wear makeup and strum 3 chords a show.
David Bowie in his early days, that was considered glam rock, too. The rock band Sweet of “Ballroom Blitz” (and other hits) fame.
I saw Poison and KISS in concert on a recent tour (maybe four years ago?) and both bands were very supportive of the US and the military.
Nope...just a plain pick.
The original glam rock band was The NY Dolls. (David Johanisson’s first gig.)
True. But Bowie a friggin genius. Poison was just pure crap...
A blatant and unattributed rip off of “The New York Dolls” but without the ‘punk’ edge to the music. Pop really, but played by guys in make up with Farah hair.
IMO, the real KISS is Gene, Paul, Ace Frehley and Peter Criss. But Ace and Pete got really greedy, demanding a lot of stuff after their ‘98 reunion, and so Gene and Paul simply said “Sayonara”.
Gene and Paul have been working together since 1966! Yes, 1966! Ace and Pete joined in the early 70’s and then both left to pursue solo careers in the early 80’s. In the meantime, Gene and Paul built businesses made entirely up of new and innovative KISS merchandise. Ace and Pete got their cut of whatever products had their likeness(es), but after ‘98 they were both demanding equal pay and equal cuts on old and dew deals, or the same as Gene and Paul (again, both of whom have been working together, non-stop, for 42 years).
So, Gene and Paul just replaced them. I actually like Bruce Kulick better than Tommy Thayer on guitar, but Tom can hold his own as well. Eric Singer is phenomenal on drums (and frankly, much better than Pete).
dew deals = “new” deals
I would consider T Rex the first glam rock group.
Did T-Rex predate the Dolls?
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