If Gene & Paul were smart, they would create the Avatar Kiss band with Ace & Peter in the band and set the time frame to 1977 era. The absolute pinnacle of Kiss in their Prime
I was ten back then yep Expo 1977 I was born 1967 so yeah August that yeah I went to NZ and Elvis Presley passed away same year same month yep I remember that very well just yesterday yeah
@@billa3785 That's why I like Kiss. So many other people I've talked to don't care about them (I've even talked to multiple people who were actually wearing Kiss shirts and asked them "what's your favorite Kiss song?" and they all told me they don't actually know any and don't listen to Kiss and were only wearing Kiss shirts because they thought the shirts " looked cool" which really Kiss is more about their image as guys who wear paint like clowns and the spectacle of their shows moreso than their music, which I do actually like but even I'll say it's secondary). All bands have their drama with one another, but I think has the most entertaining stories with their members and how they got along with one another (Ace and Peter's problems with Gene and Paul, Vinnie Vincent being insufferable, Eric Carr, Mark St. John, only Bruce Kulick seems to be the least disliked along with the two current guys Tommy Thayer and Eric Singer)
@@naitthegr8131 I'd like to consider myself a life long fan. I was born in 70, when i was about 7 or 8 I was given what in my opinion are the 4 best albums KISS ever made. (Dressed to Kill, Rock and Roll over, Destroyer, and Alive 1) Although I know of their later masked and unmasked music, none come close IMO to those 4 albums. (alive was a double album which covered tunes from their first album and Hotter than Hell) To ask me if I have a favorite tune, impossible, but would most likely be something from Dressed to Kill. And yes it is true, others would bash them over other bands or artists music, i just consider them purists to their own band they feel that way about. Or the saying - Everybody is a critic.
@@hi-ccowboy7983 Ace himself confirmed in an interview, Gene wrote the bridge for Cold Gin. Inofficially Gene is co-songwriter. But what's more important: Paul and Gene pushed Ace to sing. Ace was lazy as he himself admitted. They made Ace great in KISS. And singing was important for his solo career.
@@jeffreythemeditator amen. he plays like a beginner imo. Never got it, always figured the makeup and explosions skewed peoples opinions and made them overrate him.
I saw them in 96 for the reunion, with my best friend and my older brother who got me into Kiss. It was a dream come true, truly. They were in perfect form and the show was one of the best I've seen.
98 here, wish I could've been at the MTV unplugged. IMHO that's the best musical performance KISS has ever done? But I've also heard the KISS Kruise shows are very audience intimate
I wish I could hear the crowd reaction when Ace started singing the second verse. The man is pure rock'n'roll, such a legend. Really like the dueto in Cold Gin during the Unmasked Tour aswell.
That the best version of Kiss right there by far. A performance like that holds up strong to this day. I mean, when those four guys come together it's rock and roll magic, man. What a sin to waste that. But at least we got it while we did.
If you ever were in a band and you were the front man singing and playing then you would know what it’s like to keep the crowd and the band going but you obviously don’t
My first concert my Dad took me to see KISS Destroyer tour......I was 9 years old. My dad had no clue what he was taking me to.....neither did I for that matter. I was awestruck....my dad was disgusted.
Awww...that's too bad that your Dad couldn't feel the joy with you that you were feeling at your tender age. 😞 My Dad didn't live to experience my KISS interest, but my brother took me my first concert at Roosevelt Stadium in Jersey City. I watched on top his shoulders, as he stood on a plastic crate so I could see.
He had gotten to be a really good singer by the 90s…but he wanted to keep going full bore on songs in unnecessarily high keys like Lick it Up and do the shouting preacher bit between songs…well it tore up his chords all right but I guess that’s how he wanted to do it.
I see what you are saying, but that's what I always loved about Paul, he always gave 110% when he was performing live, it probably did lead to him losing his tremendous vocal abilities, but he gave his all for the fans. I just wish that when he lost his voice, he would have had the good sense to bow out gracefully, but he waited about 15 years too long.
The magic of the reunion tour is perfectly captured here. As a young kid in the 70s I was too young to go see them. However, as a grown man in the 90s I was there…
Me too and it was great. Just saw them last week and not one Ace song. Not one. Well unless you count Cold Gin, cause Ace wrote it. Other than that nothing.
Watching this video proves there was a time they enjoyed playing with each other and had a lot of fun. Ace is under appreciated as a guitarist. First concert I saw Kiss 1977, MN.saw them several more times and last time when they were all together with makeup. Those were the best years of my life. I was born 1961.
@@archiebunker139 My sister saw Kiss alive 2 Cap. CTR. Washington D C 76or77. She said that the 🔥🔥🔥 blowing up the stage was never matched by any band to the day. #1.
Holy Fuck, this is freaking awesome. The original KISS sound with the original members. The BEST! R O C K N ROLL We all can hear how great these heroes play together and we all can hear and see they are all happy and audience go crazy. Ultra Awesome! Ace, Gene, Paul and Peter forever!
For those of you that don't know Ace frehley wrote that song but he wanted Gene to sing it. But being an old man I still get a big smile on my face every time I see the three of them do that pose in the front of the sage. And I can't help but feel excitement when I see Ace with a smell on his face! Those were good times boys and girls!
@@pauldunlea3669 what is it exactly that you disagree with? I think maybe you responded to the wrong comment because I agreed with you and said Ace was the best musician by far in that band. Edit: at least you respectfully disagreed. Lmao 😄 thanks for that. 🤣 Question do you have multiple personalities. 🤔
This looks like they are actually having fun and feel like they missed the original chemistry....... I love this video, and I'm upset that I'm just now seeing this
Awesome! The relationship of Gene and Ace seems here very good actually. But Ace is really on his best here. Totally happy abd without any alcoholics. I wish they play with the original members today as well as in 1996
i agree I am thinking of getting VIP tickets to one of the "End of the road" tour but I it would be truly special if all four original members were present. Then EVERYONE would want to be there. Well, I do and it would be my first and most likely last time.
It really brings back memories to watch these guys playing and having a good time doing it. It’s sad how they've grown apart years later.Thanks for posting!
I always loved them when all 4 of the original members were together. At that point in time, They had captured lightning in a bottle. No other changes in the lineup were as good as the original 4. It's a shame they all couldn't finish together on good terms.
This shows you to live like there is no tomorrow. I seen them when they came through for the Psycho Circus Tour. That was the first time I seen the original four. What a show. I watch this video. The smile on their faces, the energy, and no backing tracks.
Even though I play bass Ace has always been the inspiration of playing since I seen them in 1978;when Bob seger opened for them Ace your still my fav keep rocking
I remember standing, well, actually leaning at an angle watching these guys. I was about 4-5 people from the stage and the crowd was constantly pushing forward. No one could move their arms or hands, we just leaned on the people in front of us most of the show. It was freaking amazing! 76 or 77 concert.
With the forgiveness and respect that the other members who played for the band deserve, this video reflects the power and magic why KISS is become to be a Rock and Roll LEGEND.
KISS was never the same without Ace and Peter. Love seeing them play together.
I concur
This a fact about this band
Absolutely right. I am so glad that I saw them live in the 70's. They were captivating!!!
The mistake is that the new members should have had their own alter egos.
@@DrGeLPBut that was actually Paul and Gene's idea, we forced Los to use Axé and Peter's makeup.
I clicked just to see Ace
Same
@user-od2vi7cf7k gotta wait to get a glimpse of Ace when not on the 2 knuckleheads
Same
ACE, BABY!
Let's be clear. Ace has always been the coolest member of KISS.
I used to talk to my mother like Paul introduced songs. It would drive her nuts.
I saw a little Richard documentary and I realized Paul Stanley and him are basically the same person
Your comment is hilarious - I love it !
Lol, that's the best...
Hilarious
Alright, How y'all feel?
Alright, I got a little question for all you
I wanna know, how many Mommas in here
Like to take a taste of alcohol?
Just Ace’s presence makes kiss so much better!
If Gene & Paul were smart, they would create the Avatar Kiss band with Ace & Peter in the band and set the time frame to 1977 era. The absolute pinnacle of Kiss in their Prime
@leokimvideo I couldn't agree more, I saw them in 1977 when Uriah Heep opened for them, and it will never be the same without Peter and Ace.
I was ten back then yep Expo 1977 I was born 1967 so yeah August that yeah I went to NZ and Elvis Presley passed away same year same month yep I remember that very well just yesterday yeah
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Medelin 😊😅😮😢
Sullivan county 😮😢😮😅 ny
@@Frank-uf2vn That would be the way to do it.
There's just something undeniable when those four guys play together that just isn't there otherwise. Pure magic!
despite the core 2 paul and gene saying how messed up and washed up the other 2 originals peter and ace were
They fail to realize that the bands imperfections were their perfections.
@@billa3785 That's why I like Kiss. So many other people I've talked to don't care about them (I've even talked to multiple people who were actually wearing Kiss shirts and asked them "what's your favorite Kiss song?" and they all told me they don't actually know any and don't listen to Kiss and were only wearing Kiss shirts because they thought the shirts " looked cool" which really Kiss is more about their image as guys who wear paint like clowns and the spectacle of their shows moreso than their music, which I do actually like but even I'll say it's secondary). All bands have their drama with one another, but I think has the most entertaining stories with their members and how they got along with one another (Ace and Peter's problems with Gene and Paul, Vinnie Vincent being insufferable, Eric Carr, Mark St. John, only Bruce Kulick seems to be the least disliked along with the two current guys Tommy Thayer and Eric Singer)
@@naitthegr8131 I'd like to consider myself a life long fan. I was born in 70, when i was about 7 or 8 I was given what in my opinion are the 4 best albums KISS ever made. (Dressed to Kill, Rock and Roll over, Destroyer, and Alive 1) Although I know of their later masked and unmasked music, none come close IMO to those 4 albums. (alive was a double album which covered tunes from their first album and Hotter than Hell) To ask me if I have a favorite tune, impossible, but would most likely be something from Dressed to Kill. And yes it is true, others would bash them over other bands or artists music, i just consider them purists to their own band they feel that way about. Or the saying - Everybody is a critic.
@@billa3785 creautures is my favorite album. love rock and roll hell, danger and keep me coming and i still love you
The original line up, '73-'77 couldn't be stopped! No Ace and Peter. No Kiss.
You got to have Ace in the deck. Oh YEAH !
I saw these guys in 1976 in a crappy arena in Halifax when I was 16. Damn good show. I still have Ace's guitar pick from that show.
AWESOME
The lucky man.. 😀
Saw them Amarillo Texas 1977. Uriah Heep opened
That pick is worthless. It was used by a hack guitar player from a gimmick band.
F U. That’s my dad’s arena.
Nothing can beat the original band! It's magic! And Ace wrote Cold Gin so makes sense he sings it!
i see it in Ace he is founder of his Space man look and his own guitar playing solos which he is a true genius of, he cannot be replicated
@@lanakorvin2860nope! 👍
Gene helped Ace with this song. But never claimed songwriter credit for it.
@@HappyMachorino-bd8no that's what you do in a band. What ever Gene's contribution was, I'm sure he overstated it.
@@hi-ccowboy7983
Ace himself confirmed in an interview, Gene wrote the bridge for Cold Gin. Inofficially Gene is co-songwriter. But what's more important: Paul and Gene pushed Ace to sing. Ace was lazy as he himself admitted. They made Ace great in KISS. And singing was important for his solo career.
Ace wrote this song on a train from the Bronx to Brooklyn on the way to rehearsal
Ace can slay
He’s such an underrated guitar player
One of the best !
Not enough recognition for what he did
aCE was recently Ranked 13th greatest guitarist of all time by Flex Magazine
one of the best? nah..he can play alright, but he hasnt done a lot of original things..hes not in the Jimmy Page/Brian May league..nowhere near..
he is not underrated enough.
@@jeffreythemeditator amen. he plays like a beginner imo. Never got it, always figured the makeup and explosions skewed peoples opinions and made them overrate him.
Ace is the GOAT
What a classic! I havent heard this in 30 years!
Man, I can remember sitting in my bedroom playing this on my record player!!!! Wow how music has changed!!!
Nah. You're just listening to the wrong modern music.
Course bro.If every band sounded the same it would suck
@@needsmoreclippingYou can’t tell me modern rock sounds nearly as good as rock from the 60s-70s
I played it on my tennis racket
I saw them in 96 for the reunion, with my best friend and my older brother who got me into Kiss. It was a dream come true, truly. They were in perfect form and the show was one of the best I've seen.
98 here, wish I could've been at the MTV unplugged. IMHO that's the best musical performance KISS has ever done? But I've also heard the KISS Kruise shows are very audience intimate
This was at Madison Square Garden on 7-27-1996
There’s a few bands that when the original lineup is together absolute magic happens….these guys are one of them
Same thing with the original Alice Cooper.
@@comatoovan halen too.
Sabbath is the best.
Never got into Kiss, but lately, I'm realizing that this some serious rock n roll, and this is my go to video , when I'm beer buzzin
70's Kiss kicks serious ass. After that, crapola.
I wish I could hear the crowd reaction when Ace started singing the second verse. The man is pure rock'n'roll, such a legend. Really like the dueto in Cold Gin during the Unmasked Tour aswell.
Unmasked tour was awesome and so it was Cold Gin during that tour!!
Seen them in contact wow
Ace is Kiss. Period.
I like Ace but I disagree. Paul & Gene are def KISS. Even if they are major douchers. Gene is 100x more of a dbag than Paul though.
Here I am in 2024! This is STILL great! I recognized them in 1978, I was 15😂
4:37 That smile from Ace on camera always makes me laugh, I love it!
This should've been sung by Ace on the record! He sounds great.
That the best version of Kiss right there by far. A performance like that holds up strong to this day. I mean, when those four guys come together it's rock and roll magic, man. What a sin to waste that. But at least we got it while we did.
HAPPY FATHER'S DAY 💐
Agreed!!!
Listening to Paul's between song banter is like getting waterboarded.
It probably contributed to his blowing out his voice sooner as well.
Hahaha
It's probably cooler when you're there and everyone is going f'n nuts!
😂😂😂
If you ever were in a band and you were the front man singing and playing then you would know what it’s like to keep the crowd and the band going but you obviously don’t
THEY ALL LOOK SO HAPPY
Fun is the very definition of the band. Practically every GD song! Other bands could take a lesson. ;))
Only for the M o n e y !
Well don't be fooled
Man, what a classic STILL!
My first concert my Dad took me to see KISS Destroyer tour......I was 9 years old. My dad had no clue what he was taking me to.....neither did I for that matter. I was awestruck....my dad was disgusted.
Awww...that's too bad that your Dad couldn't feel the joy with you that you were feeling at your tender age. 😞 My Dad didn't live to experience my KISS interest, but my brother took me my first concert at Roosevelt Stadium in Jersey City. I watched on top his shoulders, as he stood on a plastic crate so I could see.
I see this and all I can think is how Paul is tearing up his vocal folds, putting us where we are with KISS now.
Same
His vocal chords holded strong until like 2009 thats when I noticed he started sounding like someones mad auntie
He had gotten to be a really good singer by the 90s…but he wanted to keep going full bore on songs in unnecessarily high keys like Lick it Up and do the shouting preacher bit between songs…well it tore up his chords all right but I guess that’s how he wanted to do it.
I see what you are saying, but that's what I always loved about Paul, he always gave 110% when he was performing live, it probably did lead to him losing his tremendous vocal abilities, but he gave his all for the fans. I just wish that when he lost his voice, he would have had the good sense to bow out gracefully, but he waited about 15 years too long.
The magic of the reunion tour is perfectly captured here. As a young kid in the 70s I was too young to go see them. However, as a grown man in the 90s I was there…
Me too and it was great. Just saw them last week and not one Ace song. Not one. Well unless you count Cold Gin, cause Ace wrote it. Other than that nothing.
Same here. I was 8 in 1977 and almost went to see them in Odessa, Texas with older friends.Couldn't go but seen them in 96 and 2000.
Same here! Nailed it
Yep... same here. It was awesome!
Saw them four days in a row in 1996!
Those four together is just magic.That is KISS Gene,Paul,Ace and Peter plan and simple.
Old kiss was somethin else
For EVER Ace & Peter
Paul and Gene talk about the bad times so much , but all i see here is a band having a good time .
Actually the whole band was on that night: The Real KISS.
Watching this video proves there was a time they enjoyed playing with each other and had a lot of fun. Ace is under appreciated as a guitarist. First concert I saw Kiss 1977, MN.saw them several more times and last time when they were all together with makeup. Those were the best years of my life. I was born 1961.
Ace wrote the song and was originally supposed to sing it on the album but he wasn't confident enough with his voice back then.
I wish they'd have done it like the 1980 tour with Gene & Ace singing together.
Ace is my favorite. Philadelphia USA
Thank you Gene, Paul, Ace and Pete.
12 yrs old in 77 & this was my first concert my ears rang for 2 daze after Ace shock me solo. Then 2018 I'm setting up for the KISS show 😱😱😱😱😱😱
Was this love gun tour ?
Alive ll tour
@@archiebunker139
My sister saw
Kiss alive 2
Cap. CTR.
Washington D C 76or77. She said that the 🔥🔥🔥 blowing up the stage was never matched by any band to the day. #1.
@@chrishill1073
Yes, We was in the Back halfway up & could feel the heat from the 🔥 👍👍 every time they went off
I saw them in the 1970's, 80's 90's, 2010's and 2020's.the 70's and 90's reunion gigs were the best. I'm glad I didn't go to the final MSG shows.
The absolute best version of this song ever.
The kiss lineup we all deserve and want!
Thanks to Ace Frehley for inspiring me to get my first electric guitar 47yrs ago...🙏🙏🙏
Everyone can have their favorite Kiss era, but that was magic back then!!!!!!!!! 🤘😝🤘
Holy Fuck, this is freaking awesome. The original KISS sound with the original members. The BEST! R O C K N ROLL
We all can hear how great these heroes play together and we all can hear and see they are all happy and audience go crazy. Ultra Awesome! Ace, Gene, Paul and Peter forever!
ACE IS A TRUE GUITAR GOD 🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸
Ah!!! The "real" KISS with Ace, Peter, Grne, and Paul!!!! When they were at their absolute best!!!!!!!!!!
nothing comes close
Absolute best would be LA Forum ‘77. Alive 2
@@williambain2646 it's subjective bro.
@@eddygsmusicworld1708 i get the sentiment but damn thayer is a player!
@@jtjt4827 yes,in order to play in Kiss you need to be great,Tommy is.
The kick drums sounded outrageous that night
For those of you that don't know Ace frehley wrote that song but he wanted Gene to sing it.
But being an old man I still get a big smile on my face every time I see the three of them do that pose in the front of the sage.
And I can't help but feel excitement when I see Ace with a smell on his face!
Those were good times boys and girls!
Ace was the best musician in Kiss - Period
Not true. xD
I love ace but that’s not true
Ok then who was a better musician than Ace? Seriously out of those 4 Ace was definitely the most talented. Not even close.
@@jonlaroche5239 Respectfully disagree bro I think the majority of fans would agree with me
@@pauldunlea3669 what is it exactly that you disagree with? I think maybe you responded to the wrong comment because I agreed with you and said Ace was the best musician by far in that band.
Edit: at least you respectfully disagreed. Lmao 😄 thanks for that. 🤣 Question do you have multiple personalities. 🤔
Definitely one of their best early songs, and was written by Ace. That razor-edge opening guitar riff is classic hard rock.
Ace is the Space with the Helpful Guitar Man!
This looks like they are actually having fun and feel like they missed the original chemistry....... I love this video, and I'm upset that I'm just now seeing this
I’ve a fan of Kiss and seen them so many times I’ve lost count Ace was the only true musician in that band,
That sound....can be imitated, cannot be replicated.
I wish ace sang cold gin on the album.
Listen to the version on his Origins album
@@balkee42 it’s not the same
@@clwww its better!!!!!
4:20
Is no one gonna talk about that bromance high five.
Best Version of Cold Gin!
I LOVE ACE SO MUCH
Me too!
1:32 had a poster of him in my bedroom when I was a kid back in the late 70's! Ace was the man!
My older cousins took me when I was 12, never saw anything like it, been a Kiss fan ever since, 56 now and still listen all the time
The energy of that concert was incredible
Seen KISS in 74’ certainly rocked down the arena. Lexington Ky.
Saw them in 1996 reunion tour. It was like going back to 1978…
Awesome! The relationship of Gene and Ace seems here very good actually. But Ace is really on his best here. Totally happy abd without any alcoholics. I wish they play with the original members today as well as in 1996
i agree I am thinking of getting VIP tickets to one of the "End of the road" tour but I it would be truly special if all four original members were present. Then EVERYONE would want to be there.
Well, I do and it would be my first and most likely last time.
Alcoholics
None of em are alcoholics mate. Might drink yeah,so what
This is KISS TO ME. Always with Peter and Ace fucking definitely
Twenty-six years ago and Paul's and Gene's voices were already shot. Imagine what they sound like now. Still, this show was epic.
Paul was doing phantom during that time, his voice was still Great
No one plays guitar better than Ace Freely and Paul Stanley steals my heart 🥰🥰🥰
Love some Ace! THAT is KISS. Nothing lasts forever. Time marches on.
Man, saw the reunion in 1996 in Pittsburgh and Atlanta and it was heaven. Look how happy they are! It really was a miracle that they reunited.
On stage during show in dayton ohio, couldn't hear for a week after .loved it
WHAT??
It really brings back memories to watch these guys playing and having a good time doing it. It’s sad how they've grown apart years later.Thanks for posting!
Cape Cod Coliseum in 76.Pyrotechnics were incredible!First concert i ever saw.What a show!
Love it when Paul's voice is ON!
Cada vez a oigo la voz de Paul, entro en otro planeta q voz por dios 😍 🤤 👏👏👏🔥🔥🔥
Soooo good...Ace has been one of my influences next to Jimi to play guitar. Watching him over 35 years still give's me goosebumbs
I love Kiss, with its all members. That's all!
I always loved them when all 4 of the original members were together. At that point in time, They had captured lightning in a bottle. No other changes in the lineup were as good as the original 4. It's a shame they all couldn't finish together on good terms.
Ain't that the Truth 😭
Ace rocks true sounds of kiss😊❤
Ace nailed it!
💋
That opening message Paul gave is so awesome, KISS makes magic
He is the ultimate Frontman!!!
@@tobiasbluck8932
🥰
The original intro was way better less infomercial
Ultimate homosexual.
@@coyleigh ... he is gay as a football bat.
KISS in all their glory plus the originals way 2 go 4 thumbs up! Was it from 1996_97 tour I believe awesome !
God I love the way Ace plays, the chords and timing he chooses. That certain tone that even Kulick CANNOT even remotely match.
Gene actually had a very nice voice ..if u look at his solo album it would shock alotta people
Goin Blind from Hotter than Hell is one of my favorite songs. And I think as good as has ever been written by anyone.
Hi album "Asshole" is excellent, showcasing a range of vocal techniques. I wish he had would put out more solo material over the years.
Why did Gene do When you wish apon a star pn his Solo album
@@jefflawson462 because he was dating CHER at the time and she wanted him to do it
@@jefflawson462 that was story back in1978..I read it in hit parader magazine back then because people were asking that very question
This shows you to live like there is no tomorrow. I seen them when they came through for the Psycho Circus Tour. That was the first time I seen the original four. What a show. I watch this video. The smile on their faces, the energy, and no backing tracks.
Look at those grins of Ace and Gene singing together. So awesome to see. Too bad it was a fleeting moment.
I tell you something all you young people back in the day you went to a KISS concert you went to watch Ace Frehley yeah that was KISS
Paul and Gene have truly created something awesome that will forever be legendary... KISS forever 😍
What an awesome performance!!!
"The Best Live band of the Rock Music"
Ace taking over! Owning this tune! Live!
Ace and Chris …THE BEST IF KISS
3:17
Best replay button
Thank You! There's only so much of weirdo Paul Stanley I can take with his annoying screaming singing that he's famous for.
STILL ARE AND ALWAYS WILL BE THE HOTTEST BAND IN THE WORLD 🌎
KISS🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Even though I play bass Ace has always been the inspiration of playing since I seen them in 1978;when Bob seger opened for them Ace your still my fav keep rocking
Come to Pennsylvania & Perform... PLEASE 🙏
I remember standing, well, actually leaning at an angle watching these guys. I was about 4-5 people from the stage and the crowd was constantly pushing forward. No one could move their arms or hands, we just leaned on the people in front of us most of the show. It was freaking amazing! 76 or 77 concert.
Peter jamming on the drums 👍
I saw kiss at donington UK 1996, it was pure magic!! 🤘
wow what a guitar player. One and only
Ace's Song🥰🤩
With the forgiveness and respect that the other members who played for the band deserve, this video reflects the power and magic why KISS is become to be a Rock and Roll LEGEND.