KISS FAQ: All That's Left to Know About the Hottest Band in the Land

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He would continue to sign legal documents as Stanley Eisen for years, and some legal documents still use the name, but he has legally changed his name to Paul Stanley. And of course, it’s a subject matter winner for Kiss nerds with its allusion to Ace’s electrocution in Lakeland, Fla. How those money matters paid in relation to the Kiss Partnership agreement was a different matter, for which there is currently no documentary evidence from which to attempt to draw conclusions. The culmination of the show was fantastic, a final savoring of the magical, enjoyed so many times but never enough.

I was having a hard time following the new additions to the band, and I was discovering new rock-’n’-roll artists who were emerging during the ’80s.I was seeing people from all corners of the world, again possibly for a final time, or for the first and last. We would cut out a picture from Circus magazine of a flash pot going off or a flamethrower and warn the radio station that something terrible would happen if they didn’t give in to our demands. Yet with allthat has been written over the years, there are subjects that fans have never put to rest when it comes to the “hottest band in the land”: What were the most significant concerts?

Desmond Child I could understand being present, I don’t remember if he remembered to pimp his new book. Moreover, many television shows, movies, toys and even comics have kept KISS a bigger-than-life name in entertainment for decades. It is impossible to project and wonder what he and Gene are thinking as they look out from that lofty perch.Yet some casual fans tend to look at KISS as suddenly springing up in 1974, fully formed with the makeup, costumes, and an album. Then there are the many television appearances and interviews over that time, as well as an official three-volume set of DVDs covering the history of the band. He has had two books written about his life, and one has been written by his then-girlfriend/now-wife Shannon Tweed; articles on Simmons have appeared in his short-lived magazine Tongue; and of course there is the aforementioned reality series, which has been on for years.

In 1972, with Wicked Lester pretty much dead in the water, Simmons and Stanley recorded backup vocals and were credited on an album by an artist named Lyn Christopher. Like cockroaches, you can bet we’ll feel the pull of human communion again before too long, and who knows what form it might take when that inevitably happens.

Foremost, the lengths of the 11 songs suggest an attention to editing and refinement, where unnecessary fat has been trimmed. We’re here as fans sitting around in a hotel bar booth, having a few drinks and discussing the many ups, downs, and sideways of KISS, with various guests and detours along the way. I enjoyed the songs on the first and only KISS album I owned, but they sounded much, much different tonight—almost like they were being played way too quickly. On the final day of September, Peter participated in interviews with the Japanese publication Music Life, TV Week, and Modern Drummer.