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Geezer Butler says he and his Black Sabbath bandmates felt a sense of shock when they watched KISS for the first time. It was 1975 and Gene Simmons and company were out opening for Sabbath on their U.S. tour. During a recent conversation with Rock Cellar, Butler admitted his band was taken aback by the theatrics of their opener. “KISS was the first band that ever used stage production,” the bassist explained. “Up until KISS came, bands like Black Sabbath used to just go on and plug in and play. KISS was the first one to use pyro. You’ve never seen that. I mean, the shock of that. And they were...
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Gene Simmons was the latest guest on Steve-O‘s Wild Ride! podcast, and during the conversation, he recalled the first time KISS put the makeup on in the early ’70s. KISS formed in 1973, and played their very first show at the Popcorn Club in Queens, N.Y. on Jan. 30 of that year. Though the makeup has been part of their look since the beginning, Simmons couldn’t quite recall who first came up with the idea for them to wear it, but remembered how it started. “Nobody who was ever in KISS can ever lay claim to saying, ‘I’ve got a brilliant idea, everybody should put on makeup. Let’s wear more make...
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KISS‘ Gene Simmons thinks playing a bass guitar with a pick is better than playing one with fingers. The topic of finger-picking is a divisive one amongst all types of guitar and bass players, with many either being for or against it. For some, it’s helped them develop a unique playing style, and for others, it’s just a nuisance. There are also some who’ve dabbled with both techniques, such as the late Jeff Beck, although he mostly stopped using picks in the ’80s. Simmons argued that when it comes to playing a bass guitar, though, playing with a pick helps a live crowd hear the notes better. “...
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The Gene Simmons Band opened the latest Rock & Brews venue in Ridgefield, Wash., last night (April 23) with an 18-song set. It marked the KISS star’s first appearance on stage since the band played their farewell show in December, and it was also his solo band’s first outing since September 2018. His latest lineup features guitarists Brent Woods (Sebastian Bach, Vince Neil) and Zach Throne (Corey Taylor, Bruce Kulick) plus drummer Brian Tichy (Whitesnake, Foreigner). Along with a stack of Kiss classics, the band delivered covers of Motorhead’s “Ace of Spades” and Led Zeppelin’s “Communication ...
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Gene Simmons said the sale of KISS’ name, logo, makeup and share of their music catalog was a deal the band didn’t go looking for. Pophouse Entertainment is reputed to have paid $300 million for the package; the company hopes to create an avatar show in the style of their ABBA Voyage production. In a new interview with People, Simmons said the agreement felt like a “natural thing” to make with the Swedish corporation, which had already been working with the band on an avatar concept. He reported that the band “broke bread” with Pophouse, “talked about our families and we got to be friends.” RE...
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KISS has sold their music catalog, name, logo, image and likeness rights to Pophouse Entertainment group, the company behind ABBA‘s popular live avatar show. According to Fortune, the band is being paid over $300 million by the Swedish company, who plan to use the same technology to launch a KISS avatar show in America. “KISS the touring band is over,” bassist Gene Simmons said of the deal. “What Pophouse will do with our images, our music and our personas is unlike anything anyone has ever seen.” Billboard reports that the KISS avatar show will open in an unspecified U.S. city in 2027. “We we...
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