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CHRIS MCHTEW Staff Writer
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the author said "Kiss rules."
When I read it I was amused.
I know they put on a great show, but
these were the guys that, in a way, paved
the road for the glam-rockers of the '80s.
Well, ifs the day after the show and
I've come to the conclusion that Kiss
does, in fact, rule. These middle-aged
rockers, decked out in white make-up,
black spandex and platform boots put
on what is, perhaps, the greatest show
in rock'n' roll.
Opening the show was another
Michigan band, The Verve Pipe. Had
it not been for a butchered version A
of "Strawberry Fields Forever," they rAI
would have been forgettable. The
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8:30 p.m., the curtain fell and %J
the madness began.
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the crowd into a frenzy as
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"Duece." It became
evident early that
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few who did not
know every word
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concert wanting to
see three things: fire, > Vl
explosion and blood.
Needless to say, I
walked away more than
satisfied. The band started
into "Firehouse" and I knew
what was rnminPUD. At
the end of the song, a
roadie brought a torch to
Gene Simmons. MJfl|
Simmons held the torch
to his mouth and \ ^ MR
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When Simmons began
his bass solo, an air of ** *'
anticipation came over the
crowd. About halfway through
his performance, he got a
deranged look on his face and
blood began to trickle out of his
mouth. Then the flood gates opened.
Blood poured from his mouth, down his
chin and onto his chest. He looked as if
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he had just devoured some poor, . p
unsuspecting animal. Simmons then S
walked to the middle of the stage, s
extended his arms and flew into the lights ?
above the stage, where he landed on a t
platform situated in the
middle of the structure.
The rest ofthe band came ^
Guitarist Ace Frehley also provided the
Kiss faithful with excitement during his
solo. He began with a change of pace,
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dose. Reunited for the first time in
16 years, these guys put everything
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500 pounds of explosives, giving
the fans exactly what they want.
The three huge television monitors diowed
the faces of the four members for a few
minutes. The crowd grew restless and
began to chant "We love Kiss."
The band came back out, and Paul
Stanley informed the crowd that there
was more to come. They broke into one
of their most famous songs, "Detroit Rock
City." Everyone went crazy as Stanley
strutted, and Simmons stomped, across
i the stage. The lights went out and
two spotlights shined on a stool
^k standing in the middle of the stage,
^k Peter Criss, the drummer, came
out and performed "Beth," a
B| ballad that turned out to be
the only down note of the
The final song of the
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described as the anthem of
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* All Nite." This was the song
B7 I had been waiting for all night,
m o not only because it is great, but
W/% also because it is the only one
fjQ' in which I know all of the words.
Simmons growled the lyrics as
only he can, and Stanley's Pete
Townsend-ish destruction of his
guitar capped off an outstanding
show.
The greatest show on earth? I
don't know about that, but it was
pretty close. Reunited for the first
time in 16 years, these guys put
everything into their concerts,
including about 500 pounds of
explosives, giving the fans exactly
what they want. One shot, defining
the fans' devotion, showed a female
fan clutching an old Kiss lunchbox as
if it were a family heirloom. The fans
r, the love Kiss and the band plays to satisfy,
ifters Before the concert started, The Who's
1 the "Won't Get Fooled Again" was playing
thad over the sound system. One line in it
Strip, goes: "Meet the new boss/Same as the
at 10 old boss." Kiss was the boss in the '70s,
>ugh. and still rules in the *90s.
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