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Topic: Kiss sells brand and songs for $300 Million |
Doug Beaumier
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Donny Hinson
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Posted 4 Apr 2024 8:36 pm |
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Visual shock-rock band that I always thought found their inspiration in Arthur Brown’s “God of Hellfire” video. Don’t know if they ever admitted it, though.  |
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Mike Neer
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Posted 5 Apr 2024 4:34 am
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When I was a 13-year-old kid, KISS appealed to me. It was their music that I liked--the KISS Alive album was rock and roll, some of it very much in line with the pure rock and roll of the 50s and 60s that I grew up listening to. I always thought their songs were based on good solid guitar riffs. Later on, their image and all the schtick blew up and their music moved away from its core rock and roll feel. I give them credit for turning a pretty good rock and roll band into a monolithic entertainment complex.
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Dale Rottacker
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Walla Walla Washington, USA
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Doug Beaumier
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Fred Treece
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California, USA
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Posted 5 Apr 2024 9:15 am
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I think I can name one song. They did I Just Wanna Rock n Roll All Night And Party Every Day, right? Some of my friends were into their action figure shtick, and Bowie’s glitter. Bowie’s songs were better. Hoo hah.
I would pay $300M (which I have on me RIGHT NOW) for the KISS image copyright.
I wonder what it’s going to mean for lowly neighborhood cover bands when the likes of Sony Entertainment or some Swedish oligarch own the publishing for the music they want to play down at the local pub. |
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Doug Beaumier
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Posted 5 Apr 2024 10:27 am
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Same here, Fred. I can only name that one Kiss song. People of my generation (a child of the 50s, and a teen of the 60s) grew up hearing early R&R and The Beatles-Stones-Motown, etc. I also saw many great 60s bands live and I went to a few early rock concerts, including the original Woodstock. By the time Kiss arrived on the scene, I was in my late 20s, playing in local bands, and I just couldn't take their act seriously. I always thought they were more of a comedy/novelty act than an actual band.
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Doug Beaumier
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Dave Mudgett
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Central Pennsylvania and Gallatin, Tennessee
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Posted 5 Apr 2024 10:43 am
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| Detroit Rock City. I was living in Detroit when this came out, 1976, and this got a helluvalotta local airplay. Some of the early rock and roll stuff was pretty good. But they never made any real impression on me. I was older, and this kind of music had already been beaten to death by countless bands in the late 60s and early 70s. And I could definitely do without the schtick - but hey, it made them millions. When I figured out Gene Simmons' life story, the hyper emphasis on money made a lot more sense. |
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Craig Stock
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Westfield, NJ USA
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Posted 5 Apr 2024 2:26 pm
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Lowest common denominator, I quit radio by 77 and only listened to records and tapes I dubbed, and it was all country rock, country, jazz. It was all foolish to me.
But kudos to Gene he is one smart cookie. I only know 1 song of theirs as well.
Funny thing is I was at the Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame ceremony when they were inducted and they were fighting and didn't play that night.😡 So I've seen them , but never heard them. Boo Hoo
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Jack Hanson
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San Luis Valley, USA
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Posted 6 Apr 2024 8:00 am
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| Fred Treece wrote: |
| I think I can name one song. |
That's one more than I could name, Fred. Congratulations! |
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Brooks Montgomery
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Idaho, USA
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Posted 6 Apr 2024 8:42 am
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Didn’t they do “Macho Man” and “In the Navy”?
Oh…no that was the Village People….sorry.
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Doug Beaumier
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Bill McCloskey
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Posted 6 Apr 2024 3:44 pm
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| As a person of a certain age and geographic location, the only thing I know about Gene Simmons and KISS was the cringe inducing interview he had with Terry Gross on NPR's Fresh Air. I believe the interview recently celebrated it's 20th anniversary. |
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Joachim Kettner
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Germany
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Posted 7 Apr 2024 3:17 am
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Although this maybe a true prediction, but comparing Kiss to these two?
Gene Simmons:
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Doug Beaumier
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Bob Sigafoos
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San Clemente, Calif. , U.S.
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Posted 9 Apr 2024 9:24 am How to split $$
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| 300 M is nice. Of the four original guys (Gene, Ace, Peter-Paul almond joy) Aren't Gene and Paul the current owners of the KISS corporation? Did Ace and Peter sign away their rights for the band? Both those guys got kicked out and quit at various times sparking the ire of Gene in particular. Do they get any money? Not that I care! I saw them in 1974 opening for ZZ Top. Interesting stage show but I never warmed up to KISS. But you have to admire the work ethic and marketing of the KISS brand. I remember in the early 80's some religious guy at work would tell me Knights In Satan's Service were evil. Obviously Marylin Manson hadn't been invented yet. |
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Duane Reese
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Posted 20 Apr 2024 10:35 am
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Lick It Up is probably the most musically pleasing song from them that I'm aware of. Paul Stanley had a pretty good singing voice, actually. I couldn't care less about their visual gimmickry or anyone else's.
Gene Simmons is one of those guys who seems like he's better known individually for his opinions than his craft. And, he's all over the map — no one can say that he came from an ideological cookie cutter. No matter who you are, you're going to agree and disagree with some of what he says.
The real question is: what do you do with $300 million at that age? Do you start making rockets? 🚀 |
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Brooks Montgomery
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Posted 20 Apr 2024 10:41 am
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Lick It Up
The real question is: what do you do with $300 million at that age? Do you start making rockets? 🚀 |
He probably has a heck of a dry cleaning bill.
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Lloyd Graves
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New York, USA
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Posted 1 Sep 2024 1:38 pm
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| Speaking of gimmicks, don't forget Gwar. These guys make Kiss look like The Beatles. |
I've seen Gwar two or three times. They know it's all a show, and they really ham it up. Fantastic stage presence! I don't live the music, but it's a helluva show! (I really appreciated the dismembering of neo-nazis in Buffalo, NY, in the 90s, right in front of a group of actual neo-nazis!)
I never got to see KISS, for which I'm slightly sad, not that is want to enrich Gene Simmons at all. But it would have been nice to see them live back in the day.
When I was 16 or 17 I was given some great advice, which was that there are certain bands that, whether you like them or not, you should see live. Just got the scene or stagecraft. The guy who told me this recommended Billy Joel, Dylan, the Dead, the a Ramones, P-Funk, AMD a few others. I think KISS would have made his list. |
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Yes, they ARE similar.
