Kiss Alive 35 tour reviews - Detroit, Cleveland
The Kiss Alive 35 tour has begun. Kiss kicked off the tour with a two night stand in Detroit last weekend, and hit Cleveland with flying blood and sparks (according to Rolling Stone's report).
The tour hits the Phoenix area on December 1st with a show at the Jobing Center in Glendale, AZ.
Here are some perspectives from the first few nights of the World tour.
- RS - "With under-arm wings and a wagging tongue you can see from the cheap seats, Gene Simmons is still a convincing, deep-voiced demon. He spat blood and flew (on cables) to the top of the lighting rig, where he sang “I Love It Loud.” As the band launched into “Love Gun,” Stanley the Starchild zipped on a wire from the stage to a platform in the back of the arena. Over the set, he ran through his repertoire of reliable moves — disco strut, head-scratch, butt-shake, and stripper-style hip-wiggle. His voice hit and missed, but he made most high notes and wasn’t scratchy until end — his pipes, after all, were strong enough to score him a starring role in a production of Phantom of the Opera."
- Billboard - "As its done throughout the year, the group dedicated its main set on Friday to 1975's gold "Alive!," playing all but two of the set's 16 songs ("Firehouse" and "Rock Bottom" were excerpted) and altering the running order slightly to close with "Rock and Roll All Nite." "Deuce" started the two-hour and 20-minute show amidst booming pyrotechnics, and the set list treated members of the Kiss Army, who packed Cobo to the roof for opening night, to deep cuts such as "Got to Choose," "Nothin' to Lose," "Parasite" and "Watchin' You," as well as drum and guitar solos by Eric Singer and Tommy Thayer, respectively, and an extended version of "100,000 Years" that culminated in a call-and-response between Paul Stanley and the crowd."
- Cleveland Plain Dealer - "Still, when Kiss was firing on all cylinders, there was no denying the enduring appeal of "Hotter Than Hell," "C'mon and Love Me," "Rock and Roll All Nite" and other glammy anthems. The music was accompanied by the usual pyrotechnics and lots of tongue-wagging by Simmons, who also dusted off his ever-popular fire-breathing and blood-spitting routines. Kiss has been nominated for induction next year into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, although the group made no mention of the honor. Minor setbacks aside, this extravagant nostalgia trip was a reminder of the band's worthiness."
There are a few live clips from the Detroit shows up at YouTube, including the new single 'Modern Day Delilah' (where Paul Stanley's voice is really not good in the live version - it's not too great either here with Strutter):
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2 comments:
Just saw KISS at Nassau Coliseum.
Maybe I've seen them so many times since I was a kid that I judge them against themselves.I thought the show dragged a bit. It finally exploded during the very exciting encores.Paul's voice is doing weird things these days...it's sometimes difficult to listen to him. Gene is still awesome...he's ageless.It's really hard for an old KISS fan like me to look at Tommy Thayer in Ace Frehley's makeup. He looks ridiculous.
KISS should cut the crap with the mostly ALIVE era stuff...I love it but lets be real,the audience is made up of lots of kids and girls.They want to hear hits.
Break out the hits from all the eras,makeup and non makeup.
The biggest complaint from everyone around me was the low volume of the KISS show....Deuce was the opener and the guitars lacked any kind of punch. It was kind of sad,especially since the opener,Buckcherry, put on a kickin' 70's style rock show....and man they were loud.....and then KISS came on and sounded much lower than the opener.
Maybe it was bad night for the sound guy.
Overall,it's a good show....not as good as some years and better than others.
Paul should shut up and sing(stupid raps) and the sound guy should get his hearing checked.
Right on - Thanks for the insights. KISS not loud is sacriligious.
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