390: KISS brings their theatricality to the stage
Alice Cooper did it, so did David Bowie and the New York Dolls. But compared to the band Kiss, those rockers applied make-up with a light touch. Kiss emerged in character in 1973 - Gene Simmons was the Demon, Peter Criss a Cat, Ace Frehey “The Spaceman”, and Paul Stanley “The Starchild”. And whether it was the gimmick, the anthemic music or a combination of both, Kiss was one of the most popular bands of the 1970s. Sensing the need to reinvent itself the band took off the makeup at an MTV concert in 1983.
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Kiss Online
Official Gene Simmons Website
Tomorrow Show interview with Kiss
TV Promo for “Love Gun”
French Coca-Cola Commercial fictionalizing the origins of Kiss
See KISS and glam metal rockers spoofed in PHANTOM OF THE PARADISE:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EwYjKwtYT68
October 9th, 2007 at 11:30 pm