Kiss rules still, Singer has been there longer than Criss, screw this channel, you just lost a subscriber, Kiss will still be here long after you.

I loved Kiss in the 70's, but I agree, their time has come and gone, and they should retire.

I was 6 years old when Kiss was formed in 1973, so I admit, I was blown away with them! Luckily, my sister was 18 and had Led Zeppelin 2 in her room. I listened to it and knew I had found my favorite band.

I said goodbye in 2000 they said farewell then I say farewell now they should have quit in 2000 now just money hungry

Paul Stanley “was” one of the best rock singers to exist. I agree that that should have retired after their first Farewell tour. Now they are an embarrassment having to resort to backing vocals !

If rock is as "dead" as Gene Simmons claims it to be, then he and KISS helped kill it. Many legacy bands refuse to hang it up and/or charge too much money for their concerts. It doesn't help that some legacy bands have vocalists/lead singers that just don't sound

Preach on! I loved KISS back in the day (when I was in junior high school). But, it is so painful to see them today. Paul lost his voice a long time ago and him and Gene barely move around on stage anymore. They should have kept their word and retired after they did their first farewell tour back in the late 90's. They would have at least kept some dignity. I don't know why they do it. They don't need the money. When I see Gene and Paul today, in their make-up and performing 'Deuce' for the 4000th time, I see a couple of old guys proclaiming to the world, "Hey look at me! I peaked when I was 25!". No dignity. No shame. Just embarrassing.

Makeup and costumes are a great way to get attention when you're just okay musicians, okay singers, and okay songwriters.

Must admit I was in the Kiss army from 1975 to when Peter Criss was out in 1980.

I Love Kiss

I always thought that KISS was a gimmick instead of real music. In my view, they exist to make money. And they did. The 9 year olds, that are now adults, really liked them.

I love your “brutal honesty”. As a musician for over fifty years I’ve never really got Kiss. Three chords and a gimmick. Most of their music was done with “ghost” studio musicians for their recordings that weren’t paid much.

Kiss alive was my first album and I wore it out! I loved it!! Kiss was also my first concert and I was hooked, liked them for a long time until they canoe out with dynasty. Then I got into ozzy. But I did go to the reunion concert and really enjoyed it. later in life I took both my kids to kiss concerts and they had a great time. But yea they had their time and it’s time for them to hang it up, Paul can’t sing anymore and they are so lethargic onstage, gene barely moves, but I can’t blame him he’s 70, I’m 58 and I can barely move either lol Kiss will always have a special place in my heart.

Saw KISS in 1976 and I thought they were great but I was 15 and just learning how to play guitar and their music was simple enough for me to cut my teeth on. What amazed me the most was that Montrose was the opening act and they blew 'em away! Great band for a beginner to learn some rock n roll chops.

That is what is out there these days, bands performing without original members for various reasons. You summed it up pretty good when you mentioned the cost of a Concert, I don't think anyone is worth it. Thanks for your enjoyable video.

My older step brother introduced me to rock music, via Led Zeppelin 2. He also introduced me to Kiss through their Alive! album- we explored Destroyer, Rock 'N Roll Over, enjoying all those albums. Love Gun was the first album we bought and probably listened to just a couple of times. It was Alive II that made us realize the band we had started out so strong in their live performances were just mailing it in. I don't even care about the drama between Gene/Paul and Ace/Peter- I've read both Ace's and Peter's autobiographies and can understand why Gene/Paul got fed up with their BS- I just think they quit trying to grow musically around 1978, and are essentially their own tribute band at this point.

I remember something similar from the 80s when big bands from the 30’s and 40’s still toured under the name despite having lost all but a few of the original members, oftentimes even the guy the band was named for. It works as nostalgia for the people who love the music. They’re tribute bands, essentially. The insult is in the ticket price. A tribute band shouldn’t expect to make as much as the real thing.

I was 10 years old in 1976 when kiss hit big. I was blown away.

I was ten years old when I discovered Kiss. Destroyer just came out and it was my first album. I will admit that it was Beth that got me interested in them, but song was the weak link on the record. It was Detroit Rock City, God of Thunder, and Shout it out Loud that really caught my attention. Kiss were my gateway into what back then was considered hard rock. Soon after I found bands like Black Sabbath, Van Halen, Led Zeppelin. Foreigner among others.

Their first “Live” album in 1975 was