hey bonehead, its Geddo and Allie. Not Ged and AL. what kind of RUSH fan are u? u obviously didnt HANG OUT with them as much as I did...or else you'd KNOW that. They use to hang out with me all the time. when i HAD time...and Geddo and Allie would be hanging around
I think Paul had the best vocals of the original 4 (Eric carr had an amazing voice), but aside from him being a diva, he never really seemed like much of a frontman to me. Ace and Gene had much more personality
â@Evan H. Paul was definitely the most prolific, he had twice as many songs as everyone else, and spoke to the audience, so those 2 things define a front man/ band leader . the origional Demo had good songs Black Diamond and Deuce are strong songs by any standard
There really shouldn't be any doubt that Ace was the man. His was, and remains, the only good album of those solo records they made under the KISS name.
RUSH became my favorite band after seeing them warmup KISS in Pittsburgh, PA back in 1975...I saw every tour until they retired in 2015 and actually met Alex and Geddy after a Roll the Bones concert here in Pittsburgh. Two of the nicest guys.
Thatâs so cool, I was just getting into both bands when they started touring together, my mom wouldnât let me go to any of there concerts đź but thatâs cool stuff
I can't imagine that there was ever a single instance when it was fun to be in the same band with Gene...Commercially satisfying, career high point, even thrilling sometimes, but never fun...
I love the obvious pre-rock n roll friendship between Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson. They were friends, way back in like middle school/junior high, so their chemistry is not like typical rock star interactions - I love it for some reason.
Just about everyone who has spent time with Ace Frehley acknowledges that he was fun to be around and that he is talented. Except for Gene and Paul, but they're too caught up in their own egos and scared that people may think someone besides the two of them were the reason Kiss became successful. I'm definitely one of the many who feel like Ace Frehley was the one good thing that band had going for them. I feel the same about Motley Crue. I don't really get into their music, but I think they had a guitarist who made some of the songs worth listening to.
Gene mostly criticizes Ace for squandering his talent with substance abuse and poor work ethic. He said in Goldmine that Ace had the only solo album worth listening to.
@@seed_drill7135 if Gene is concerned about Ace not living up to potential, it's only because Kiss, and therefore Gene, might have made more money if Ace had not been lazy and stoned.
@@PlayerToBeNamedLater1973 or there are some people who get uptight at the thought of something not being fulfilled. It's getting mad over nothing, an abstraction.
â@@PlayerToBeNamedLater1973If Ace so talented why didn't he blow us all away with "solo" career? Paul stanley is Kiss sorry facts and Tommy Thayer is the Ace frehley he should have turned into later in life. Dependable and good. Not drunk now brain dead and broke
@@jonvisser1509 his solo albums are better than the Kiss albums released after his exit. Paul Stanley is a self important pansy . Looks like Liza Minnelli but not half as talented. Tommy is a yes man , perfect to feed Paul's ego.. Frehley lives in a beautiful estate in Connecticut, he's hardly broke. And he doesn't have to put up with the circus of Kiss and it's clowns. He won .
@@empire0 That's cool. Music is subjective for sure. I walked out on Faith No More after Helmet played & I walked out on Queensryche after Suicidal Tendencies played. Some of my friends have given me shit for each of them but, I don't regret it.
Because they not only great musicians, but Canadians, so their humor is on greater levels. Their impersonation of Ace is spot on, but just the idea that Alex did such a goofy, out of the box thing is pure Canadian. The Bag had a voice
With some of the shenanigans Geddy and Alex would pull they were pretty sedate compared with the "how many women can we nail tonight" attitude of Gene and Paul.. Simmons would laugh in interviews about Rush saying "we'd be heading out to take on the town and these three guys would be in their room watching TV!"
Talent level 1-10 Rush - 10 Kiss - 4 And everyone knew it including both bands. Probably why Gene and Paul were uptight. Iâd imagine that Alex and Geddy picked up instruments due to their love for music. Gene and Paul picked up instruments to make đ° and get girls. And they were way more invested in image, âshock rockâ, building hype through promotion. Cartoons, comic books etc etc meanwhile being just decent enough musically to be passable. While the Rush guys grew in popularity because of the honed skills and cohesiveness amongst the 3 piece. Smart fans could see the difference from miles away. Fortunately for Kiss the smart fans are usually the minority.
@@ezsmith3765 You know, it's possible to love both bands. You can marvel at insane musicianship coupled with deep lyrics, and then later than day sing along with an anthem while beholding an awesome fire-and-ice spectacle.
@@rickwelch8464 lol, yeah that's the beauty of glide typing and auto correction...need to start reading my comments before submitting them.. ..thanks đ.
"You try and remove the bag from the bag.... the bag goes bezerk... and that made Gene unhappy" I like Geddy so much more after this. I always liked him but now i love him
@@richj011 What-enjoying hearing someone laughing? Nothing creepy about that at allâŠand if youâre referring to the nickname, nothing creepy about that, either. People nickname other people all the time-not a bit of harm in it.
This is perhaps the most enlightening story of BOTH of these groups that I have EVER heard. It reminds me SO much of my high school/college idiot friends, that I was stunned... and goosebumps riddled me with recognition! OMG, these guys were just like us! With the same idiosyncracies and shtick! And, there was ALWAYS a Gene! Must watch!
So in Seattle decades ago it was Rush's first tour with Kiss, and when their set was over we all were in rock shock as to how good Rush was....so the whole place was booing Kiss and their manager came out and tried to chill everybody with the "where's the respect" speech for Kiss type thing...that was the first time...next year same thing except Paul Stanley came out and was cussing at the whole place...and we all were yelling either fuck you, or Rush, Rush, Rush etc etc etc...this all happened at Paramount Theatre Seattle...Been a Rush fan since I had to sneak into my brothers room by taking the hinges off and listening to that first Rush album....it was like a drug. It influenced all my guitar, bass, and drumming...lol Long live Rush, RIP Neil.
You might appreciate this. About 20 years ago Paul Stanley was doing Phantom of the Opera in Toronto. Every day I saw him walking to the theatre down Bay Street, as I walked north to Bloor to catch the subway home. Damn, he's ugly. Anyways... after crossing paths with him for a couple of weeks, literally every day, we'd nod as we passed. One day I stopped and said, 'Hey wait a second, aren't you Gene Simmons?" and he snarled back at me... "fuck you, asshole!" and I died laughing as I walked away.
Simmons wouldn't know a good time if it bit him in the ass. All he cares about is money...At 70(?) something years old, he still hasn't figured out you can't take it with you when you kick the bucket. Kind of sad.
I wish I was a well known rock journalist. Just so I could ask Gene point blank "so, I hear you & the bag didn't see eye to eye. Geddy, Alex & Ace loved it. But you didn't. Would you care to elaborate?"
You know I originally heard Geddy saying, "Gene was straight, he wasn't **bi** like we were"? đČThen I put the headphones on and listened carefully, "Gene was straight, he wasn't **high** like we were"! đ
God, you can just imagine the wild Ace Frehley laughter, only rising louder and louder as Gene got more and more "prima donna pissed" at the situation. God love Rush, and God love Ace Frehley. There will never be times like those again.
Awesome! I misinterpreted the title thinking that the guys were considering touring with Kiss now. I was thinking, "Oh no! Why?!" I'm glad I decided to watch. Hilarious! Love Geddy and Alex! Neil too. Such great people; much less musicians.
Every time I think about Rush opening for Kiss, I can only imagine how bad Peter Criss must have felt. Having to watch Neil Peart killing it every night must have made him insecure for sure.
Peter Criss was okay for KI$$, a basic rock drummer, but put him beside Neil Peart, a prog rock drummer with all the polyrhythm and time change challenges? Yeah, we all know who sitsxat the top!!
I don't know the exact dates involved, but RUSH didn't acquire Neil Peart until their second album and right before their own first major tour so I highly doubt he was with them when they were an opening act. I could be mistaken though.
â@@darthmeow1370They didn't tour until the second album came out. The told John Rutsey that he wasn't going to make it. They had auditions and hired Neil. I think Neil had two weeks to learn the songs before they hit the road! The rest is history!!
Iâve always heard that Kiss was good with their support acts and remembered them well. When Kiss was playing in Copenhagen about 2009-2010 they had a âmeet and Greedâ session which Don Powell from the former glam-rock band âSLADEâ went to. Just for fun he asked the band if they âwere going to play any Slade songs tonightâ and imideately Paul and Gene went - âwait a minute - I know that guy - Thatâs Don Powell from Slade. A band KISS used as a song writing model when we startedâ and then came a long story about Slade being support act back in the late 70âs. Oh yes, Kiss know their support acts - and remembers them.
@@kasperkjrsgaard1447 Kiss specifically asked for Cheap Trick as an opener and to also get them noticed. Budokan is still rather popular an album for Cheap Trick.
â@@kasperkjrsgaard1447 yep, say what you will about the ego (and money) driven the Simmons/Stanley Show they were good to their supporting acts ... And SLADE FOREVER!!!
Gene and Paul have to be the two most uptight rock stars ever. Ace was killing it on Tom Schneider and those two were livid. If it wasnt for Ace that interview is a sleeper. I saw another interview where Ace made Gene laugh and it seemed to make him mad that he laughed at the joke. Could you imagine being so selfimportant that its upsetting to laugh?
Gene is a merchandiser who happens to play in a rock band. Ace was so funny you could sometimes hear his lungs clapping as if he had croup or some lung disease.
KISS was always the emperorâs new clothes for me. Make up and pyrotechnics just couldnât hide a boring band. Rush, on the other hand, were an epic band.
It took me a long time to get it, but KISS does fill a need out there, and their music really fills that need for a lot of listeners. To some people, "more needs to be going on" with music to be captivated. Hell at this point, new music, I honestly mostly listen to emerging jazz greats like Jacob Collier, Snarky Puppy, Scary Pockets for funk, because most new music is just BORING to me. That doesn't mean the new music doesn't have value, it really does have value. Just not to you and me and others like us, who need more "going on" in order to feel communicated to musically.
â@peterg5383 thanks for the tips brother, Brotherly already reminds me of early 90's Vinnie Colaiuta (like Private Earthquake: Error 7). It's sooooo good, rawness and intelligence mixed in a funky bowl (the song you tipped me to). Emily's d+volution, zoom zoom my mind went boom. I'll do you one if you aren't already hip, or actually two: Brass Against the Machine (start with Killing in The Name Of, then go to Kashmir) and also Breakestra, Family Rap. Brass shows my harder rock influences creeping in. So nice to meet you! I'm still grooving on Esperanza enjoying her funky sensibilities. May we all enjoy a weekend of the best information densities.
The times these guys had you couldn't duplicate. Funny, when you look at how technically advanced Rush's songs are, and there are only 3 of them, vs KISS and their much more pedestrian level lyrics, licks and solos, it's funny they ever toured together.
"Gene was very upset with the bag and that made Ace even happier." đ€Ł
I was waiting for him to say that. Just knew it was coming.
Inevitable
Love it!!
Absolutely killed me!
You know why, right?! Because it took attention away from Gene!! đđđđ
Bag goes berserk, Gene yells, Ace and Geddy laugh, Neil looks up from his book.
Comment of the week!
Perfect!
The way Ged is laughing as Al tells the story, you just KNOW there's much more hilarity that they let on.
Ged, Al. Ha
Absolutely.
I don't think anyone could ever keep their composure with Alex in the room.
When Alex drops into the voice for a second, it's freaking awesome! And Geddy doing Ace's voice is perfect!!!
hey bonehead, its Geddo and Allie. Not Ged and AL. what kind of RUSH fan are u? u obviously didnt HANG OUT with them as much as I did...or else you'd KNOW that. They use to hang out with me all the time. when i HAD time...and Geddo and Allie would be hanging around
Just proves again that Ace was the only true rock star in Kiss.
I think Paul had the best vocals of the original 4 (Eric carr had an amazing voice), but aside from him being a diva, he never really seemed like much of a frontman to me. Ace and Gene had much more personality
â@Evan H. Paul was definitely the most prolific, he had twice as many songs as everyone else, and spoke to the audience, so those 2 things define a front man/ band leader .
the origional Demo had good songs Black Diamond and Deuce are strong songs by any standard
He was certainly the best musician in Kiss anyway.
There really shouldn't be any doubt that Ace was the man. His was, and remains, the only good album of those solo records they made under the KISS name.
@@evanh.6097 HmmmmâŠPaul Stanley is my favorite frontman.
Geddy impersonating Ace is awesomeđđđđđđđđ
Ahhhh Bologna!!!!
RUSH became my favorite band after seeing them warmup KISS in Pittsburgh, PA back in 1975...I saw every tour until they retired in 2015 and actually met Alex and Geddy after a Roll the Bones concert here in Pittsburgh. Two of the nicest guys.
You can tell there's just no way those two are pricks
Hell yeah smoke crack, I smoked crack with Neil Peart at a truck stop.
@@creamydistortion And then you did a 20 minute drum solo on HIS kit and blew him away I suppose? Ya right!
Thatâs so cool, I was just getting into both bands when they started touring together, my mom wouldnât let me go to any of there concerts đź but thatâs cool stuff
@@batphink2655 no just blew him
Love the commitment to the bit. They'd rather chase the groupies out of the room than take the bag off. And they pissed off Gene Simmons. Win/win.
Ace being entertained by the Bag. Classic. You can just hear Ace going "Ack".
Ace's best lead was in Strangeway?
The Bag aka The Unknown Comic. I remember him well. He was a regular on the Gong Show.
@@OceanbornAngel
No, âThe Bagâ is Alex. The Unknown Comic is another guy altogether.
@@davidbennett420 Itâs âStrange Waysâ
Yeah!
I can't imagine that there was ever a single instance when it was fun to be in the same band with Gene...Commercially satisfying, career high point, even thrilling sometimes, but never fun...
Yes. Gene was/is a douche.
Paul and Gene are magic together, but I don't think they're friends.
@@Ieatpaste23 Neither of them has any friends.
who gives a shit...you do you job then go have fun.
I dont feel bad for multi millionaires.
@@erictrenbeath9680 ...nope...Paul is actually a decent guy.
I love the obvious pre-rock n roll friendship between Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson. They were friends, way back in like middle school/junior high, so their chemistry is not like typical rock star interactions - I love it for some reason.
I think even back to elementary school
It's like the many 'bro' bands, such as Van Halen, BTO, Beach Boys, CCR, Oasis, the Kinks, AC/DC, etc. (Except some of those often fought).
@@intercommerce
Ray and Dave Davies absolutely hated each other.
real people. zero pretension with each other.
It's genuine.
These stories are pure gold. Alex and Geddy are maximizing the retirement experience for both themselves and the fans.
Just about everyone who has spent time with Ace Frehley acknowledges that he was fun to be around and that he is talented. Except for Gene and Paul, but they're too caught up in their own egos and scared that people may think someone besides the two of them were the reason Kiss became successful. I'm definitely one of the many who feel like Ace Frehley was the one good thing that band had going for them. I feel the same about Motley Crue. I don't really get into their music, but I think they had a guitarist who made some of the songs worth listening to.
Gene mostly criticizes Ace for squandering his talent with substance abuse and poor work ethic. He said in Goldmine that Ace had the only solo album worth listening to.
@@seed_drill7135 if Gene is concerned about Ace not living up to potential, it's only because Kiss, and therefore Gene, might have made more money if Ace had not been lazy and stoned.
@@PlayerToBeNamedLater1973 or there are some people who get uptight at the thought of something not being fulfilled. It's getting mad over nothing, an abstraction.
â@@PlayerToBeNamedLater1973If Ace so talented why didn't he blow us all away with "solo" career? Paul stanley is Kiss sorry facts and Tommy Thayer is the Ace frehley he should have turned into later in life. Dependable and good. Not drunk now brain dead and broke
@@jonvisser1509 his solo albums are better than the Kiss albums released after his exit. Paul Stanley is a self important pansy . Looks like Liza Minnelli but not half as talented. Tommy is a yes man , perfect to feed Paul's ego.. Frehley lives in a beautiful estate in Connecticut, he's hardly broke. And he doesn't have to put up with the circus of Kiss and it's clowns. He won .
Imagine seeing Rush & Kiss together in the 70's when they were both young & hungry. What an amazing show that must have been.
And paying $8.50 to see LEGENDS...$8.50 today won't even get you indoor parking at the venue...lol
I saw them together in the mid seventies when I was a teen. Ticket price was $4.50 Canadian.
I still would have left after Rush played, KISS always has and always will suck
@@empire0 That's cool. Music is subjective for sure. I walked out on Faith No More after Helmet played & I walked out on Queensryche after Suicidal Tendencies played. Some of my friends have given me shit for each of them but, I don't regret it.
You have good taste for that, too. Good job.
Ace was the true rock star of the band. He wrote great riffs, was a great character. and knew how to have fun.
So fun to hear Geddy and Alex talk about anything! Love these guys!
LOL @ Geddy's Ace impression! đžđ
Getty's impression of Ace is hysterical.
Geddy's is even better đ
These two should go back on the road - as a COMEDY act!
You can also feel their longtime friendshipâŠ
Or at least do a few small acoustic dates with just the 2 of them.
Their impression of Aceâs voice is fucking amazing
You can *absolutely* imagine Ace, can't you? It's uncanny!
Because they not only great musicians, but Canadians, so their humor is on greater levels. Their impersonation of Ace is spot on, but just the idea that Alex did such a goofy, out of the box thing is pure Canadian. The Bag had a voice
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Never a dull moment with Ace and Peter, Paul and Gene were probably playing UNO.đ
Or bangin some skeezers
With some of the shenanigans Geddy and Alex would pull they were pretty sedate compared with the "how many women can we nail tonight" attitude of Gene and Paul.. Simmons would laugh in interviews about Rush saying "we'd be heading out to take on the town and these three guys would be in their room watching TV!"
@@hurdygurdyguy1 don't let them fool ya, the rush guys did their share of diggin
No, I think Paul & Gene were probably quite busy with their groupies.....
â@@Kgio-2112 I would imagine especially Alex
If I only ever heard their music, I would assume KISS were easy-going and Rush were uptight, but apparently the reverse is true.
Talent level 1-10
Rush - 10
Kiss - 4
And everyone knew it including both bands.
Probably why Gene and Paul were uptight.
Iâd imagine that Alex and Geddy picked up instruments due to their love for music.
Gene and Paul picked up instruments to make đ° and get girls. And they were way more invested in image, âshock rockâ, building hype through promotion. Cartoons, comic books etc etc meanwhile being just decent enough musically to be passable.
While the Rush guys grew in popularity because of the honed skills and cohesiveness amongst the 3 piece.
Smart fans could see the difference from miles away. Fortunately for Kiss the smart fans are usually the minority.
@@ezsmith3765 You know, it's possible to love both bands. You can marvel at insane musicianship coupled with deep lyrics, and then later than day sing along with an anthem while beholding an awesome fire-and-ice spectacle.
â@@ezsmith3765you can't blame Paul and Gene, they were Jews
Only gene
â@@ReservoirTipI met Paul Stanley great down to earth guy . Met geddy wasn't actually the coolest musician I met
THESE GUYS are PHENOMENAL- talented musical artists to the Nth degree and HILARIOUS!! LOVE "RUSH!!"
Long live Ace & Rush
I will never forget the wave and force of the sound that RUSH played with, it hit you like a wall on the floor.
The bag needs to be in the hall of fame
Should have worn it for the Blah Blah Blah HOF Induction speech lmao
His impression of Ace is spot on
"Only reason gene was there was because 2 girls were there....and it was Ace's room"
Rush opening for KI$$ is like having grade A Angus beef as an entree before having a day old hot dog.
Day old hotdog is da flava!
Gene's so horny he's willing to hang out in Ace's room! It was the only reason. That's hilarious.
Prince also opened
And John Cougar
Thatâs rock and roll
He Opened for HEART in 84
We miss rush
Rush is one of my favorite bands, but they rise so much higher in my mindâs pantheon knowing they pissed off that assbite Gene.
Wish Geddy and Alex would write a book with all these antidotes about their times touring. Would be such and phenomenal read.....
Anecdote* Just a little friendly help for next time. :)
@@rickwelch8464 lol, yeah that's the beauty of glide typing and auto correction...need to start reading my comments before submitting them.. ..thanks đ.
Book comming Dec. 2023. Cant wait...
"You can't remove the bag from the bag, that's a cause for immediate rejection."
Geddy definitely went Conor McGregor on them
Immediately ejection
"You try and remove the bag from the bag.... the bag goes bezerk... and that made Gene unhappy"
I like Geddy so much more after this. I always liked him but now i love him
Wish I could hear more stories like this...đ
These guys should have their own comedy show. Iâm sure thereâs a whole season of stories and gags about bands they toured with.
Rush were the most skilled and down to Earth band of their time
They set the bar on how you do it. Total class act from start to finish.
@@williamhinshaw6838 elp lol
No not at all. Deep purple, Led zeppelin, Kansas , black Sabbath, Jimi Hendrix
This is too good to be true. Itâs perfect! đ
I love how even being the nicest guys in rock and roll, they actually shat on Gene.
Geddy was quite complimentary to them in their documentary...crediting Kiss with teaching them showmanship and satisfying their fans at live shows...
@@intercommerce oh yeah that's totally Geddy! Haha
Oh my GOD we need more stories like this.
LOVE hearing my Geddyboy laugh like that. â„ïžâ„ïžâ„ïž
That's creepy
@@richj011 What-enjoying hearing someone laughing? Nothing creepy about that at allâŠand if youâre referring to the nickname, nothing creepy about that, either. People nickname other people all the time-not a bit of harm in it.
Gene was the only one not drinking and smoking đ
This is perhaps the most enlightening story of BOTH of these groups that I have EVER heard.
It reminds me SO much of my high school/college idiot friends, that I was stunned... and goosebumps riddled me with recognition!
OMG, these guys were just like us! With the same idiosyncracies and shtick! And, there was ALWAYS a Gene!
Must watch!
And another reason Rush was better than Kiss.
So in Seattle decades ago it was Rush's first tour with Kiss, and when their set was over we all were in rock shock as to how good Rush was....so the whole place was booing Kiss and their manager came out and tried to chill everybody with the "where's the respect" speech for Kiss type thing...that was the first time...next year same thing except Paul Stanley came out and was cussing at the whole place...and we all were yelling either fuck you, or Rush, Rush, Rush etc etc etc...this all happened at Paramount Theatre Seattle...Been a Rush fan since I had to sneak into my brothers room by taking the hinges off and listening to that first Rush album....it was like a drug. It influenced all my guitar, bass, and drumming...lol Long live Rush, RIP Neil.
You might appreciate this. About 20 years ago Paul Stanley was doing Phantom of the Opera in Toronto. Every day I saw him walking to the theatre down Bay Street, as I walked north to Bloor to catch the subway home. Damn, he's ugly. Anyways... after crossing paths with him for a couple of weeks, literally every day, we'd nod as we passed. One day I stopped and said, 'Hey wait a second, aren't you Gene Simmons?" and he snarled back at me... "fuck you, asshole!" and I died laughing as I walked away.
@@johnandrews3568 hahahahahahahaha
â@@johnandrews3568 that answer is so NYC 1986,
translated as " ok...have a nice day"
â@@johnandrews3568 Obviously, the "aren't you Gene" was a fantasy. It's just sad you don't have better fantasies.
@@km-zu6qm right ok, and you were there. Dick
Oh how I miss these guys. : ) They were more.....much more talented then their peers and less pretentious.......oh and funny. : )
Ace was just damn fun! That's the way to be - care free and happy in life. What were Gene and Paul's hang ups?
Ace must have really enjoyed 'The Bag' because he talks about it in his book and put a photo of it in his book. Alex must have been a trip.
â@peterg5383Alex said he had nothing on ace . He was the craziest guy he met back then.
ACE FOREVER !!!
I miss you guysâŠâŠ.always my favoriteâŠ..
Simmons wouldn't know a good time if it bit him in the ass. All he cares about is money...At 70(?) something years old, he still hasn't figured out you can't take it with you when you kick the bucket. Kind of sad.
Gene banged thousands of women, so he knows how to have fun.
Ace was the only redeeming quality of KISS.
Peter was a good fun dude
When Ged is imitating Ace, it almost sounds like his singing on Rush records.
I don't think that there was a band that had more fun together and were closer. Those three have some terrific memories. â€â€đ
I wish I was a well known rock journalist. Just so I could ask Gene point blank "so, I hear you & the bag didn't see eye to eye. Geddy, Alex & Ace loved it. But you didn't. Would you care to elaborate?"
You know I originally heard Geddy saying, "Gene was straight, he wasn't **bi** like we were"? đČThen I put the headphones on and listened carefully, "Gene was straight, he wasn't **high** like we were"! đ
âIt was in aces roomâ
Write that down folks
Gotta love those impressions of Ace XD
Nobody disrespects The Bag. Not nobody, not no how.
That's classic old school rock and roll shenanigans. I love it
Gene was womanizing everywhere!!!
Didn't matter that it was Aces room!!!
God, you can just imagine the wild Ace Frehley laughter, only rising louder and louder as Gene got more and more "prima donna pissed" at the situation.
God love Rush, and God love Ace Frehley.
There will never be times like those again.
This made me actually like RUSH again for a little bit. Their (Geddy & Alex) chemistry and friendship is so obvious! This was fun to watch.
Awesome! I misinterpreted the title thinking that the guys were considering touring with Kiss now. I was thinking, "Oh no! Why?!" I'm glad I decided to watch. Hilarious! Love Geddy and Alex! Neil too. Such great people; much less musicians.
Bag to kiss -you guys should do disco yeah yeah disco is really cool đ
Who'd a thunk Rush was into BAGISM đ
Every time I think about Rush opening for Kiss, I can only imagine how bad Peter Criss must have felt. Having to watch Neil Peart killing it every night must have made him insecure for sure.
Peter Criss was okay for KI$$, a basic rock drummer, but put him beside Neil Peart, a prog rock drummer with all the polyrhythm and time change challenges? Yeah, we all know who sitsxat the top!!
I don't know the exact dates involved, but RUSH didn't acquire Neil Peart until their second album and right before their own first major tour so I highly doubt he was with them when they were an opening act. I could be mistaken though.
â@@darthmeow1370They didn't tour until the second album came out. The told John Rutsey that he wasn't going to make it. They had auditions and hired Neil. I think Neil had two weeks to learn the songs before they hit the road! The rest is history!!
â@@darthmeow1370They toured before they were opening for Kiss if I am not mistaken. It was not a huge tour like they went on with Kiss.
yeah but PETER could sing ... prolly the best KISS SINGER ! so there is that
Good times tripping out being stupid and pissing in Geneâs Cheerios just for added fun! Hahahaha!! Iâd die laughing.
Don't worry... Gene is a bag...of something.
douche. douchebag is the #1 answer up on the board.
gene was upset with the bag and that made ace happier...
Love ace...met him in Puerto Vallarta at the rolling stone leather store my friend got an autograph
I'd love to see an interview with Geddy, Alex, and Ace
HAHAHAHA! Laughed so hard, especially that the humourless Gene was very upset with The Bag.
Kiss were good to rush. Aerosmith treated rush like crap
Kiss is a better band than Aerosmith as well. 70âs KISS was great.
AEROSMITH are A**H***S!! ESPECIALLY "TYLER!!"
Iâve always heard that Kiss was good with their support acts and remembered them well. When Kiss was playing in Copenhagen about 2009-2010 they had a âmeet and Greedâ session which Don Powell from the former glam-rock band âSLADEâ went to.
Just for fun he asked the band if they âwere going to play any Slade songs tonightâ and imideately Paul and Gene went - âwait a minute - I know that guy - Thatâs Don Powell from Slade. A band KISS used as a song writing model when we startedâ and then came a long story about Slade being support act back in the late 70âs.
Oh yes, Kiss know their support acts - and remembers them.
@@kasperkjrsgaard1447 Kiss specifically asked for Cheap Trick as an opener and to also get them noticed. Budokan is still rather popular an album for Cheap Trick.
â@@kasperkjrsgaard1447 yep, say what you will about the ego (and money) driven the Simmons/Stanley Show they were good to their supporting acts ...
And SLADE FOREVER!!!
Gene and Paul have to be the two most uptight rock stars ever.
Ace was killing it on Tom Schneider and those two were livid.
If it wasnt for Ace that interview is a sleeper.
I saw another interview where Ace made Gene laugh and it seemed to make him mad that he laughed at the joke.
Could you imagine being so selfimportant that its upsetting to laugh?
That was a terrific impression of Ace! L O L
I love the fact KISS and Rush toured together! There cannot be two more opposite bands but if you ask each, there was respect.
Anything that ticks Gene Simmons off is fine by me.
Pompous Richard Nogginâ
I heard a rumor that Rush use to throw marbles on the stage while Kiss was performing.
Gene is a merchandiser who happens to play in a rock band. Ace was so funny you could sometimes hear his lungs clapping as if he had croup or some lung disease.
KISS was always the emperorâs new clothes for me. Make up and pyrotechnics just couldnât hide a boring band. Rush, on the other hand, were an epic band.
It took me a long time to get it, but KISS does fill a need out there, and their music really fills that need for a lot of listeners. To some people, "more needs to be going on" with music to be captivated. Hell at this point, new music, I honestly mostly listen to emerging jazz greats like Jacob Collier, Snarky Puppy, Scary Pockets for funk, because most new music is just BORING to me. That doesn't mean the new music doesn't have value, it really does have value. Just not to you and me and others like us, who need more "going on" in order to feel communicated to musically.
@@mikeg3439 Canât argue with that!
â@peterg5383 thanks for the tips brother, Brotherly already reminds me of early 90's Vinnie Colaiuta (like Private Earthquake: Error 7). It's sooooo good, rawness and intelligence mixed in a funky bowl (the song you tipped me to).
Emily's d+volution, zoom zoom my mind went boom.
I'll do you one if you aren't already hip, or actually two: Brass Against the Machine (start with Killing in The Name Of, then go to Kashmir) and also Breakestra, Family Rap. Brass shows my harder rock influences creeping in.
So nice to meet you! I'm still grooving on Esperanza enjoying her funky sensibilities.
May we all enjoy a weekend of the best information densities.
Gene has a one track mind.
Two track actually, dollars and damsel's derrieres
You're right. How did I forget about $$$$$$$?!
And a stick up his butt!
Gene is a predator
@@ACDZ123 and to think he was a 6th grade teacher prior to starting Kiss. yikes.
Rush with their phenomenal musicianship will make Kiss look small in comparison!
And with only 3 band members! Damn!!!
2 different bands
@@mooch514
I know
So funny the here them talk like ace, I LIVE ACE!!!
Reminds me of the infamous KISS interview on Tom Snyder's Tomorrow show when Ace keeps cracking up and giggling and Gene can only scowl at him.
sounds like the bag room was the place to be
The times these guys had you couldn't duplicate. Funny, when you look at how technically advanced Rush's songs are, and there are only 3 of them, vs KISS and their much more pedestrian level lyrics, licks and solos, it's funny they ever toured together.
Gene... A grown man upset at a bag...đ
because he couldn't figure out how to sell "the bag" and make millions off of it.
@@sicfrynut LOL,right?
The dumbfounded look on Gene Simmons face ! What a RUSH !
Bwahaha hahahaha
I didnât know that Rush partied
OMG I'm LMFAO right now watching this! I f Big Al wasn't successful in RUSH he probably could have become a comedian I swear ROFL!
The paper bag made sense cause kiss always kept their identity obscured in those days
"The Bag" (having a hotel fabric pedigree) seems like an ancestor to the South Park character "Towel-ie"...!
it is consistent that Gene Simmons was a pPutz
Love or hate Gene Simmons the fact the he and Paul, supposedly, have gone through their career in Kiss not doing drugs is pretty damn impressive.
Go back to sleep
Love Rush too
This is pure gold !! Lol
At least it shows Ace was cool with rush, I'm sure Peter was too.