KISS Mr. Potato Head Toys Coming In July
- June 8, 2009
Promotional Partners company will release a series of KISS Mr. Potato Head toys, complete with interchangeable parts. This collectors set includes all four members of KISS: The Demon, The Spaceman, The Catman and The Starchild. A variety of KISS costumes, instruments, hairstyles, footwear and faces are included to mix and match.
The KISS Potato Heads are scheduled for a mid-July release.
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COMMENT | Hahahaha posted by : Rokkaholik 6/8/2009 12:54:37 PM
Gene-ious marketing
COMMENT | CRAP>>>>>>>> posted by : muteassassin 6/8/2009 12:57:17 PM
Who buys this crap?? Gene?
COMMENT | HAAAAAAAAAHAAAAAAAAAHAAAAAAAAHAAAAAAAA!!!!!! posted by : Haymaker 6/8/2009 12:57:57 PM
fucking rich! ki$$ toys for tots! just when you think these greedy, has-been fuckers couldn't get any more dorky, they prove you wrong! okay, ki$$ fans, let's hear how cool they are now! let's hear how the rest of us are just jealous because we don't have our own mr. potato head! $immon$ and $tanley should be shot and pissed on now!
COMMENT | posted by : MetallicaPuppet 6/8/2009 1:05:38 PM
Actually, the Gene potato head exactly describes the way I see Gene these days.
COMMENT | well, judging by your rant, haymaker... posted by : rous 6/8/2009 1:08:29 PM
....you are jealous of something. who gives a shit if the KISS machine is willing to sell whatever? they are one of the few bands out there that this sort of thing can actually be connected to. The make-up and outfits lend themselves to mass marketing.
they are selling their likeness to the next generation of kiss fan. how is that greedy? it's fucking smart.
I'm not a kiss fan in the least, but I AM a fan of free enterprise, something that Gene obviously understands more than the next loser. He's a corporation. Nothing wrong with that at all, commie.
COMMENT | posted by : DunnHalen 6/8/2009 1:11:26 PM
No Anton Fig?
COMMENT | trade posted by : BSlash24 6/8/2009 1:13:07 PM
I'll trade you a KiSS Tommy Thayer Mr. Potatohead for a Ace Frehley...oh, its the same. Which is it?...you say its just a brand, it doesn't matter who's in the suit...Then I guess I'll see KiSS down the street this weekend, the Kiss tribute band "Ladie's Room"....I'll have so much fun tonight laying out my Ultimate KiSS trading cards, next to my posed figurines, then playing with the Potatoe heads....I'll put them next to my Blue Oyster Cult Mr. Potatoe heads.
gotta run, UPS man is here, delivering my new KiSS Oven Thermometer with Complimentary Tommy Thayer Oven mits. Or are they Ace?
COMMENT | rous posted by : Totalp26 6/8/2009 1:19:55 PM
You are correct about Gene being a corporation.
But as a former fan, it's too bad he's done it without a shred of dignity or integrity to what the band Kiss has accomplished for almost 40 years now.
Actually, Gene and Paul are quite an embarassment. I'm not even proud to say I was once a fan.
COMMENT | posted by : Hogie420 6/8/2009 1:21:01 PM
Give me a fucking break. Mr potatoe head. Also it's aa smart idea to sell Kiss to the newer fans as what an aging never has been band. The only good Kiss is old Kiss and even then it was only a couple of albums.
COMMENT | posted by : LordofSalem 6/8/2009 1:25:41 PM
That's the stupidest thing I've ever seen.
COMMENT | I'm going to buy the whole set!!!! posted by : laurjohn2 6/8/2009 1:26:07 PM
Well, maybe not
COMMENT | ^^^^rous^^^^^ posted by : brianca 6/8/2009 1:31:16 PM
You KI$$ fans, or in your case KI$$ defenders, continue to miss the point that guys like Haymaker (in their own crass way) are making!
It's not about whether $immon$ CAN market the shit out of his band or not. It about whether he SHOULD! Hey, I'm with you - free enterprise, capitalism, make money all you want! But does that belong in rock and roll? I say it doesn't! If you want to be a cartoon show, be a cartoon show. If you want to be a rock and roll band, be a rock and roll band. Not both!
And calling someone a "commie" because they pointed out how un-rock and roll KI$$ is is just as lame and pointless as the "you're just jealous" argument! It has no merit.
COMMENT | posted by : proudlikeagod 6/8/2009 1:31:54 PM
Is this 1977? I guess everything old is new again to someone.
COMMENT | posted by : Lemmyisgod 6/8/2009 1:35:22 PM
As if I wasn't ashamed enough to be a KISS fan. It's like being constantly clobbered and beat over the head with a KISS punching bag for simply loving this once great band.
I am actually not missing his point at all. And my commie comment was just a sarcastic addition to my free enterprise (capitalism) comment. Respectfully withdrawn.
Now, my point is, what's the difference between a band having baby bibs and rattles, beach towels, action figures, or mr potato heads? Not sure? Well, Metallica has em. Foo Fighters have em. The reason most bands that are reported on here don't have that kind of stuff is because their market demographic won't buy shit like that. It has nothing to do with their "integrity". If it sold, I bet you any money any band would put it out. Countless others do as well. To take it even further, what's the difference, really, in principle, in a band selling t shirts to market themselves, or a doll, regardless of what the doll is? There isn't one. It's all for the same 2 purposes: 1) promotion for the band, and 2) making the band money.
Metallica are selling the Jump In The Fire monster on their website for $100. ONE HUNDRED US DOLLARS. What the fug? Gimme a break. But so what, if people will buy it, I don't care what they sell. It's supply and demand. If people will buy it, I have absolutely no problem with them putting it out. I certainly won't buy it, but obviously someone will.
I think it's absolutely ridiculous the shit that Kiss puts out, but I just don't get why people get so worked up about it and think that in some way it makes them any less a rock band than anyone else. They are just richer.
I think they are less a rock band because of the shit music they make, not the products they put out.
COMMENT | We need a fair and open minded debate . . . posted by : Angry Johnny 6/8/2009 1:50:01 PM
I want to discuss whether or not these new KISSn Potato-Head dolls are as good as the original ones.
I personally like the newer ones better. They are dependable, they're not alcoholics, they're aware of how fortunate they are to be KISS Potato-Heads and they aren't letting drugs destroy their little potato-head lives for no reason at all.
Wait a second, what were we talking about again?
COMMENT | ROUS IS RIGHT! posted by : newob 6/8/2009 1:54:16 PM
All of you haters all hypocrites. If ANY of you created a brand and yes KISS has become a BRAND, you would be pimping the crap out of it and laughing all the way to the bank. KISS has been a merchandising juggernaut pretty much since the beginning. That is part of what made KISS, KISS.
I was a fan back in the day. I can't get behind the current nostalgia act that they have become, though Eric Singer is probably the best drummer they ever had.
FYI: I think the Potatoheads are silly.
COMMENT | Angry Johnny posted by : pudding man 6/8/2009 1:55:44 PM
is funny.
I guess the thing to do is buy the Darth Vader Potato Head, trade some parts with the Gene PH and get, wait for it...
SHARON OSBOURNE!
I crack me up.
COMMENT | <> posted by : Platypus 6/8/2009 1:57:08 PM
Awful toys.
COMMENT | By the way... posted by : newob 6/8/2009 1:58:15 PM
The "Peter/Cat/Eric" Potatohead looks like it is wearing a Germa army helmet...
COMMENT | oops... posted by : newob 6/8/2009 1:59:03 PM
GERMAN
COMMENT | the gene doll posted by : rous 6/8/2009 2:00:22 PM
should at least have a tongue that reaches the floor, and spits red kool aid (another marketing tie-in! cha-ching!). it's not authentically done. lol.
COMMENT | well said, rous^^^^ posted by : brianca 6/8/2009 2:06:22 PM
And I respect your point of view. But I maintain that just because other bands are marketing, it doesn't make it any more rock and roll!
Look, my point is that there has to be some type of limit. And I think what pisses people off about KI$$ is that they know no limit to merchandising. Okay, every band sells t-shirts and flags and posters at concerts. That's acceptable and goes hand in hand with the experience - you go to a concert, you want a souvenier (sp?). Some bands take it a step further, as you mentioned with Metallica and Foo Fighters selling other products. My feeling is that, in those situation, the bands probably have little to do personally with the marketing (although they will gladly enjoy the proceeds of sales!).
But KI$$ markets so much stuff, and they are actively involved in all of it, that it completely takes over for what they are (were) doing musically! And when that happens, I say "tilt". If your band ONLY exist to sell toys, then you aren't really a rock and roll band!
"I think they are less a rock band because of the shit music they make, not the products they put out." - A truer statement was never made! Well put! But again, remember when KISS did have some decent albums and decent songs? What would have been so wrong about nurturing that part of their creativity?
COMMENT | Whatever posted by : rock69 6/8/2009 2:18:21 PM
Why should there be a limit on marketing? People who want this stuff will buy it and people who don't want it, will NOT buy it. End of story.
Just because you don't like this stuff doesn't mean other have the same opinion.
COMMENT | brianca posted by : rous 6/8/2009 2:26:46 PM
that's exactly my point. who's to say what the limit is? to me there's no gray area. it's a black and white issue. either you agree with artistic entities selling their stuff for promotion and money, or you don't. At least that's my stance.
And I think that maybe Gene recognizes that his band's music isn't enough to keep the KISS dream alive, so they have to put out all this crap in order to keep their name around, if (that's a humungous IF) they ever put out good music again.
You are right, they did once have good music. I owned many of their albums from the 70's. But I guess I was never a big fan, as I sold all of them eventually. I think I might still have their MTV unplugged somewhere, but that's just because I'm an admitted unplugged junkie.
But haven't they always been a marketing juggernaut, even when they had decent music?
COMMENT | ^^^^not for me, rous^^^^ posted by : brianca 6/8/2009 2:39:40 PM
I got my first KISS album in 1975. I still have it. But there was no merchandising at that point. From their onset until maybe 1977, I don't remember a great deal of merchandising.
I believe it started with the Love Gun album and its paper "Love Gun" toy. Then Alive II came with tattoos and stickers and promotions to join the KISS Army. Soon after, it exploded! Toys, dolls, comic books, right on down the line. So there was a period, albiet brief, where KISS was a serious rock and roll band! It also happen to be the time when they were at their best musically!
Which brings me to your point that Gene perhaps realizes that KI$$ no longer cuts it musically, and is compensating for that by keeping the name alive through merchandising, and I totally agree. And that why I maintain that while KISS was a great rock and roll band, KI$$ has been reduced to a the equivalent of ACME (if you remember your Saturday morning cartoons!)
COMMENT | you guys don't get it!!!!^^^ posted by : Haymaker 6/8/2009 2:51:10 PM
what pisses me off so much is that $tanley and $immon$ are fucking hypocrits! both talked about how stupid they were back in the late 70's early 80's to alienate themselves from their fans by becoming "a family act". i remember $tanley talking about how ki$$ was this rock and roll band and how that doesn't go hand in hand with family entertainment. i remember $immon$ saying that the toys made ki$$ seem "sugar coated" (both quotes are in KISS EXTRME CLOSE UP).
so they go all this way to try and rekindle a relationship with their core fans by having the reunion and actually being rock again, only to fuck it all up with scab-ki$$ and all this merchandising shit! don't you guys see how fucking disrespectful and lame that is? as a guy who used to like the band, it pisses me off to be shit on!
look what you read on here - hardcore kiss fans saying they are ashamed to have ever been associated with the band. that's fucked up, guys!
COMMENT | Wise in your old age brianca posted by : Alice Osbourne 6/8/2009 2:51:45 PM
First promo came in Love Gun. Remember the Kiss necklace, oh and the kiss colouring books, oh oh and the Kiss stick on things, you know, you could peel them off and set up your own scene.
Kiss has always been about the image. Listen to the old interviews (For those of you not old enough to remember, watch Kisstory Vol 1). Gene and Paul never hid from that fact.
Gene's best quote that everyone seems to forget, "Rock and Roll is about not having rules, so how can you tell me I'm not supposed to market anything?".
Gene started a band for girls, then, for money. No hidden agenda, no claims to change the world. Make music, get girls, get rich. And he did that, and still does that.
I've got a room full of vintage Kiss stuff (bought when it first came out), more crap then than now. Great memories and fun music.
COMMENT | posted by : rock69 6/8/2009 3:05:17 PM
People who say they are ashamed of the band etc.. are NOT the hardcore fans.
If you don`t like apples, don`t $%^ing buy apples. Go buy oranges or shut up.
My 2yr old has more common sense than most of you. - She likes the Elmo toys. - She doesn't like the Big Bird toys.
SO, she asks for the Elmo toys and that's the end of it. She doesn't spend her day on the internet bitching about how much she hates the big bird toys.
COMMENT | GUESS WHAT posted by : rock69 6/8/2009 3:06:11 PM
@LordofSalem, If that's the stupidest thing you've ever seen then you should probably spend 30 seconds or so watching CSPAN.
COMMENT | you know what, BSlash, posted by : rous 6/8/2009 3:21:50 PM
you're right when you say that it would seem ludicrous coming from any other band. But we've also become desensitized to them doing it, so it's no longer shocking. After the KISS coffin, nothing is.
I guess I could see myself being a little annoyed if I saw Pearl Jam toothpaste at my store. I see your point. Maybe it doesn't bother me as much just for that fact, that I was never a big fan like some of you obviously are.
COMMENT | HAYMAKER!!! posted by : rous 6/8/2009 3:23:25 PM
LMFAO!!!
COMMENT | rous posted by : BSlash24 6/8/2009 3:27:56 PM
if you weren't a big fan, it must seem even more ludiCriss. Like "what a silly band...and even sillier brainwashed fans that line up and spend their hard earned cash on Paul Stanley Lipstick & matching pumps"....The are a business first.
and I am NOT jealous! (not pointing at you Rous) I'm not jealous of Paul McCartney's or Jimmy Page's amazing wealth, and they did it by selling you a quality music product. Not Robert Plant gummy bears. I can't turn on A&E, or VHI Classic w/out hear how rich Gene is, while Paul shakes his head. I think they sit around & say "who far will these fools go in buy our rubbish, they are OK with this coffin!"...yes, G&P laugh their way to the bank, not on my dime though. (well, maybe in 1977).
COMMENT | PS posted by : BSlash24 6/8/2009 3:31:23 PM
and when Gene says "we were never in it for the music" is such a slap to the KiSS music fans. If it were true that all the bands felt that way(which they don't), to me that would be like finding out Major League Baseball's games were all preplanned, fixed. The winner already determined....
Gene's saying "We're not into playing music, we're into taking your $$, if we happen to write a cool song, great, otherwise buy our stuff & we'll serve you up "Heaven's on Fire", we know it sux, but we aren't into it".
COMMENT | kiss posted by : Gossamer Axe 6/8/2009 3:33:00 PM
I give the band credit for coming up with all of these ridiculous ways of making money. If you want to point a finger, its at the individuals that actually purchase the products. Someone is buying this stuff, or they'd stop.
COMMENT | another good point, rous^^^ posted by : brianca 6/8/2009 3:37:13 PM
I think many are de-sensitized to how ridiculous some of the merchandising is. After the KI$$ Koffin, I don't think anyone would be surprised to see anything with a KI$$ logo on it! I swear if they started to market KI$$ bottled water tomorrow, I wouldn't flinch!
Again, when I think of the early days of KISS and how much I enjoyed them when they were just a rock and roll band, I'm annoyed at what they have become. In a way, it's selfish because you want the band to stay the way you remember them best. But of course they don't. I'm sure many fans of the moptop Beatles were pissed when they grew their hair and started dropping acid in the 60's. Mind you, at least Beatles fans were always assured of a desent album!
COMMENT | Bslash posted by : rous 6/8/2009 3:37:58 PM
I think not being a fan actually makes me have more of an indifferent position on it. I don't care about the band, so in turn I don't really care what they are/are not.
But why is it a slap in the face for Gene to say he was never in it for the music? How many 16 year old kids picked up a guitar for the sole purpose of scoring with chicks, and the music came after that fact? I don't think the intentions matter that much, it's all in what the music is like. Which might account for all the anti-Kiss sentiment. If their music was still Detoit Rock City, there might not be as much complaining about this stuff.
COMMENT | YES!^^^ posted by : brianca 6/8/2009 3:44:15 PM
That's exactly it for me. I would still be a huge fan if the music output was decent. But KI$$ hasn't had a decent album in a long, long time! That just makes the emphasis on merchandising that much harder to tolerate!
COMMENT | Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh... posted by : metalbuzz.net 6/8/2009 3:45:26 PM
I just wiped my ass with the demons face. This was probably Gene's best idea to date. Have you seen the Kiss tp? Comes in a four pack and only cost $99.99. Squeeze this Charmin!
COMMENT | MajorGeek posted by : BSlash24 6/8/2009 3:45:27 PM
you hammer home another point. In mocking the people that are mocking Gene, you drive home the point that we might not know about Marketing & Business. I admit that. If I was an expert I might be on a Marketing frim site, not a music site posting. KiSS was once a rock band, not a marketing firm....If I want to listen to good music, I don't turn to a Marketing agency.
We'll agree on this, Gene is a Market genius. A quack musician.
COMMENT | Bgash, Bianca, and Haymaker. posted by : painkiller30 6/8/2009 3:47:48 PM
Send your negative Kiss related comments via e-mail to the following address letters@genesimmons.com.
If you have the guts to actually contact Gene?
Your issues are with him regarding his so-called over the top marketing of Kiss related merchandise, so I suggest you deal with the man. Instead of posting negativity day after day like complete tools.
COMMENT | nice to have you back, painkiller30 posted by : Haymaker 6/8/2009 3:52:56 PM
you want us to rip you a new asshole on this post again? no problem.
i've already sent plenty of feedback to $immon$! and $tanley. the cowards that they are don't have the guts to respond to the fans that once supported them. so i'll continue to do what i can, which is to call out idiots like you who condone whatever they do and follow them like sheep.
COMMENT | Rous posted by : BSlash24 6/8/2009 3:54:41 PM
its a slap in the face of Gene's fans cuz he's saying "you idiots, I was only into this for the buck. (give me more please, I have a KiSS Garden Weasle for you!)..."yes fans, anything post 1978 is terrible musically, but what do I care, I told you I'm not into this for the music, you keep buying KiSS Steel Belted radial tires, so why do I have to care about a good music product, you seem to love me more for my Gene Simmons Bird Baths. Keep it up, and yes, I am laughing on the way to the bank....No, you won't see me at the conventions either, I will NOT be the justice of peace at your KiSS wedding either."
COMMENT | PAINKILLER! posted by : BSlash24 6/8/2009 4:00:39 PM
I see the neighbors chased you in with their torches again.
I make my statement to Gene by not buying KiSS beef Jerky....I'd LOVE to ask him if he's mentioned to, say, Jimmy Page, that all rock musicians are only in it for $$ and tail. They'd tell Gene to go F off....There isn't much of an outlet. Here is one. The Haymaker is Paul, he hates Gene & the whoring of KiSS as well. This is why I post....
actually, the KI$$ beef jerky is pretty good! i like to enjoy a slice with my KI$$ Kola!
actually, i think brianca is Paul! sorry to blow your cover, man!
COMMENT | Leave it to Gene posted by : Mortimer Nosepicker 6/8/2009 4:12:00 PM
Gene is an asshole, but he's a marketing genius. His kids and grandkids will never go hungry.
COMMENT | haymaker posted by : BSlash24 6/8/2009 4:26:01 PM
The Painkiller30 means well, he still holds rank in the KiSS army. Really a gentle soul deep down, I love when Painkiller laughs, he bangs his fist on the table & the house shakes, his KiSS Figurines all topple down, except for his favorite Gene doll that is perched atop his head, never falls, stands nice and flat footed.
But the Painkiller30 is easy to anger. Gentle like Puddy on Seinfield, yet as his temperment as corse as Paul Stanley's chest hair. He lovingly posts on KiSS news proped up in his KiSS coffin, on his KiSS Laptop, in his Gene Makeup. Placing his KiSS Dolls just in the perfect poses, then you go & P*ss him off, he knocks them all down in a fit of demonic anger! "HAYMAKER BAD, GENE GOOD, PAINKILLER GOOD!!!!"....I am still trying to befriend him, I really want to take him to a party & introduce him..."everybody, this is...PAINKILLER30", as he glares at the party in his Gene makeup. Growling inside like Gene in the Phantom of the Park.
COMMENT | Great! posted by : boognishforever 6/8/2009 5:06:26 PM
Kiss fans are retards who find fake blood and fireworks. This product is right up there alley. Gene could shit in a jar, slap a Kiss logo on it and these idiots would buy them up in record time. I guess they know their fans have low standards. Reminds me of the first time I heard of Kiss, walking by the toy aisle and seeing the Kiss dolls mixed in with the Barbies.
COMMENT | $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ posted by : canucksfan 6/8/2009 5:14:21 PM
fuck greed simmons. and fuck kiss
COMMENT | Kiss RealDolls posted by : boognishforever 6/8/2009 5:16:41 PM
I have a great idea for Kiss. Since I believe Kiss fans are basically closet cases, they should make Kiss Real Dolls so instead of Kiss fans ogling Paul Stanley in his fruity stage costume. They could live out their fantasy of fucking a rockstar.
COMMENT | The Integrity of the KISS Potato Heads posted by : Angry Johnny 6/8/2009 5:19:36 PM
It seems like in the first few years, Potato Head Gene and Potato Head Paul wrote the majority of the tunes. As their image developed, Potato Head Ace and Potato Head got the opportunity to sing and contribute more to the song writing then before.
Allthough Potato Head Ace never really was a "virtuoso" per se, his wild Space Potato image helped him to become an icon to Potato Head guitarists worldwide. His contribution of vitamin B6 has also helped people with 13% of their daily B6 needs.
Potato Head Peter has had trouble with all the "mashed" jokes that plague his playing, due to the constant age differential between himself and the rest of the Potato Heads in the band. His last solo album was dubbed by many to be "The Worst Album In The History Of Recorded Sound". Dispite 2008 being "Year of the Potato", Potato Head Peter was demolished by the fact that he didn't even win a Razzie because almost nobody HEARD that abortion.
Potato Head KISS has been safely coasting along regardless of previous Potato Head replacements Vinnie and Eric, as well as several non-makeup wearing Potato Head guitarists Bruce and Mark . . . as well as some guy that they hired to look just like Potato Head Ace named Tommy. Nobody seemed to notice, except for the fact that Potato Head Tommy plays in TUNE and shows up on time.
You could see where that would ruin the band's reputation.
COMMENT | wow posted by : spaceace69 6/8/2009 5:33:54 PM
This just keeps getting better and better. I believe the beatles had dolls before kiss was even a band. Oh well. I do love however when most of the people bashing kiss or what they do call the others "fuckin' morons" "idiots" and other insulting things. I guess that makes you absolutly right in your "opinion". And because "you" feel the way you do, the others "must" be wrong. When will we ever see our misguided ways of likeing a band who has consistantly delivered live for thirty-five years now. They are one of the hardest working touring bands around (yet people still say they are not into it for the music???) And a lot of people LIKE kiss' music. I first discovered them in early '75 when i saw "hotter than hell" browsing through records in record world (r.i.p.) I had just gotten into alice cooper the year before, so i was interested in the whole stage show / make-up thing. So, i bought the "album". Needless to say i loved the album, FOR IT"S MUSIC. If i didn't like the "music" i would never have bought another KISS album. The stage show and make-up is just icing on the cake. I am still a huge ALICE and KISS fan. Do i agree with every thing they do? every song they write? every decision they make? NO! But i will take the diversity and dedication both of them have over every other band i'm into, and believe me, i listen to a lot of different music.
And just to get back to the comment thing for a sec. A good debate is always good, but the people calling others idiots and fuckin' morons are being way more childish than anything KISS is doing.
COMMENT | Genious deflection by the Bat Lizard posted by : Get up and make it work 6/8/2009 5:41:52 PM
More kiddie trinkets to take away from the fact that Gene's band sucks giant donkey balls.
The $cab$ can't save the band, hell, the $cab$ can't fill the seats.
This band is eternally dead.
Go back to opening for Aerosmith.
COMMENT | spaceace69 posted by : Angry Johnny 6/8/2009 5:43:38 PM
Under normal circumstances, name calling would be totally ridiculous and shunned, but here on Blabbermouth, it's almost the only thing you can find. It's mandatory.
COMMENT | More Mean Gene genious enterprising posted by : Get up and make it work 6/8/2009 5:51:18 PM
Some dope out there will be all this crap. Gene's mentality is "If I put Ace's face on something, it will sell".
COMMENT | and johnny? posted by : spaceace69 6/8/2009 5:52:17 PM
Can you give me the date of the show or shows where ACE didn't show up on time? I don't recall ever reading that KISS held a show up or cancelled due to ACE. You might be thinking about guns n roses.
Oh....and booger.... we're retards? Who find fake blood and fireworks? Nice one....What the fuck does that mean exactly? I hate to break it to you but thats fake blood in the movies too. Do you sit outside theaters calling people retards for that too? Or go to fourth of july ceremonies and yell at them for enjoying fireworks? If not, then what is your fuckin' point? It's called entertainment. Get off of your little kid up-tight attitude and enjoy some......or is this it for you?
COMMENT | JESUS CHRIST!! posted by : sabbath39 6/8/2009 6:12:41 PM
Nobody fucking cares anymore!!! God is this band fucking gay.
COMMENT | posted by : Fani Dilth 6/8/2009 7:03:04 PM
I was wondering about these last night actually searching google. Well I guess I have my answer now.
COMMENT | A bit of perspective... posted by : FatherOfSpeed 6/8/2009 7:52:04 PM
There's a lot of anger here, which I don't really get. You guys need to take a break and go outside.
My six year old son loves KISS. He has most of the records on vinyl (original pressings). He loves the music. He also loves that they find ways to relate to him.
He also listens to Motorhead, Black Sabbath, the Ramones, and Iggy Pop.
As we get older, we get jaded by peoples' motivations. Hate whoever you want for whatever reason. If you think it's awful and crass commercialism, that's just great too.
I know a boy that is just discovering all the music we grew up on. He's not going to walk the "High School Musical" path (of his own volition). He's excited that he'll get to experience at least "half of KISS" on Halloween night, and I'm sure he'll be happy to add some cooler than usual Mr. Potato Head toys to his toybox.
Rock music is not for adults. It never has been and it never will. Face it. You're getting old.
COMMENT | SpaceAce69 . . . It's time to visit Dictionary.com posted by : Angry Johnny 6/8/2009 8:38:27 PM
sat·ire /'sæta??r/ Show Spelled Pronunciation [sat-ahyuhr] Show IPA –noun 1. the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc. 2. a literary composition, in verse or prose, in which human folly and vice are held up to scorn, derision, or ridicule. 3. a literary genre comprising such compositions.
Origin: 1500–10; < L satira, var. of satura medley, perh. fem. deriv. of satur sated (see saturate )
Synonyms: 1. See irony 1 . 2, 3. burlesque, caricature, parody, travesty. Satire, lampoon refer to literary forms in which vices or follies are ridiculed. Satire, the general term, often emphasizes the weakness more than the weak person, and usually implies moral judgment and corrective purpose: Swift's satire of human pettiness and bestiality. Lampoon refers to a form of satire, often political or personal, characterized by the malice or virulence of its attack: lampoons of the leading political figures.
COMMENT | posted by : RiotAct666 6/8/2009 8:44:46 PM
Rock on Kiss more money and fame
COMMENT | Bgash, Bianca, and Haymaker. posted by : painkiller30 6/8/2009 9:33:04 PM
How exactly does one tear an asshole, unless you are gay then I guess that is your choice in life but not mine.
By the way I am a complete stranger how the hell would you if anything I am stating is fact or fiction, maybe just maybe I play fools like you for my amusement because I know your lives are so sad, lol.
Come on pussies confront Simmons or tell Bori to stop posting articles about Kiss.
Bgash, Bianca, and Haymakers 40+ single and all alone lol.
Must be nice to sit on your ass all day and do nothing and collect welfare.
letters@genesimmons.com
COMMENT | Typo^^. posted by : painkiller30 6/8/2009 9:35:08 PM
(know)
COMMENT | SpaceAce & the mighty painkiller posted by : BSlash24 6/8/2009 10:17:08 PM
SpaceAce, you make some good points, particularily about slagging someone. I wouldn't unless defending myself. I tried to make amends with PainKiller. As I said, I can see he's really a teddy bear under the angry persona.
I agree on KiSS' appeal in 1975. THey were wild, it was like "wow, look at these guys", but then 3 years later they spoiled it & went too soft(IMO)..
and you're correct on Beatles Merchandise, they were like the first to really have everything, dolls etc. ITs was new. BUT, the difference being, they wanted & succeeded at separating themselves from that. THey left the mop top image behind & progressed. THey weren't looking to break the bank. They were looking to make music. Different times & I bet their management and companies took advantage of that.
Smiles Painkller. And if I had the opprotunity, I'd love to respectfully ask Gene about it only being a business. I know Hendrix, Page, Beck...the great rock musicians would definitely have issue with that....I'm off to spend some more time by myself...it is sad I am out here posting at home, but I like a good R&R debate. Well soon be friends PainKiller30.
COMMENT | bslash24 posted by : spaceace69 6/8/2009 11:37:22 PM
Perfect example of honest debate over opinions and what i think this site was intended to be. People feel strongly about shit in their lives, especially nowadays, so i get how it's easy to get going once you ("you" meaning people in general) start typing shit. The problem with this kind of thing is there is no inflection when it's just written words. I've seen many people get in arguements over a frigin' e-mail because they took the thing wrong because it looks different in type than if it was said in person. But when people call others some of that shit it's obvious where they're coming from. It's almost a waste to even comment on anything here anymore. I mean shit, i go to a story about a band i like and instead of just a comment i feel like i HAVE to defend my OPINIONS on liking them because i'm being labled a retard, idiot, loser....you name it. I actually laugh at it because it is funny but it does make you want to respond. I really don't get people who flat out do not like them even wasting their time reading the fuckin'story. And i'm not a blind KISS worshiper. I will be 48 on the 19th. I have a good friend of many years who also is a lifelong kiss fan who feels like other people on here and will not see them again. He's very disappointed to say the least. Me? I've had a rougher life then him, so it doesn't affect me the same.....i've learned to let things slide. I appriciate what they've done and am happy to have been around for the ride. After all....it's just music. Just entertainment. AND....Just a fuckin' personal choice after all is said and done. OK...now i still have time to visit dictionary.com to try and figure out what the fuck johnny's talkin' about. Yeah right...LOL!
Peace all! And ACE.......hurry the fuck up with that cd man!
COMMENT | thanks, spaceace69 posted by : brianca 6/9/2009 12:01:38 AM
Well said, and I'll take some advise from this as well. I think what's important to realize is that mostly everyone who posts was or still is a fan of the band. And to me, if you were ever a fan who supported KISS/KI$$, then you get to have an opinion, positive or negative. In other words, if you invested in KISS/KI$$ at any point, then you've earned your right to have your say.
Sometimes things get heated. Sometimes people are downright disrespectful and throw cheap shots. But that just shows that people do feel strongly about KISS/KI$$! So we all have that one thing in common.
Where the hell is the new ACE cd?
COMMENT | WOW posted by : Just_Lee 6/9/2009 9:37:02 AM
Look at all these posts! About some Mr. Potato Head dolls. The KISS bashers will never let them die. You guys keep on bashing ANYTHING they do. No way KISS could ever do anything you would like at this point....NOTHING. They could run into a house and save a dozen infant babies from not burning to death and you guys would just say Gene set the fire to get the press or something. You see in the KISS world they have always been critizied so they are num to it. They keep on pushing on finding new ways to keep the band alive. They have done a good job in my opinion. I mean look at all these posts about them 35 years later. And I think KISS has had some good music throughout the years. I happen to like that they have different sounding eras. Some better than others....but at least they had the balls to try different stuff. I get bored with AC/DC...I mean every album sounds the same pretty much. Anyway, my point is the naysayers/bashers whatever you want to call them have always made KISS what they are....legendary.
COMMENT | bash posted by : BSlash24 6/9/2009 10:01:05 AM
There is some obsurdity in KiSS selling Mr Potatoe head dolls etc. I wouldn't just go on a news Item for a band that I could care less about, like King Diamond or something, I have no opinion...but if my favorite bands, like say Led Zeppelin had "Led Zep Gummy bears", I would poke fun at that too. I'd be disappointed as well. Its gone beyond imaginable what KiSS sells, they are completely setting themselves up for ridicule...though I know they don't care, they are cashing in. (Actually, I've heard Paul lament selling too much junk).
KiSS, I do feel the way they run things, all business, no Ace....its gone too far. But I'm not bashing people, I'm actually just having some fun goofing. Others that still love Kiss w/Thayer, enjoy the KiSS Showerhead, go for it. I won't bash you. But again, its right on par with the whole Star Trek phenomenom. It lends itself to ridicule. Kiss Coffin. KiSS coffee. That's for real.
You know there are people that will lie in the KiSS coffin, completely lifeless, ready for burial, and will be made up as Gene Simmons, or Tommy Thayer(or is that Ace?), while the funeral home plays "God of Thunder", the guest made up as KiSS. This band has a wild devotion that is well beyond music. They live for these guys(which is why I find it even more weird they are fine with Tommy Thayer dressed as ACE)...if you go on such a limb as this, you have to understand you're going to get some cat calls(from peter Criss!)....I liked KiSS as a preteen, and like to comment on peoples comments on their business dealings, but I'm not looking to call you an Ahole for liking them.
Though how did you stand by them in the 80's?! Just awful!! (ha).
COMMENT | WOW posted by : dencot 6/9/2009 11:50:41 AM
It's a toy. Nuff said. Besides, all these old rockers r trying to find ways to stay alive. Doing tours in their 60s, dumb reality shows. They have all become potato heads...LOL.. Might as well go for it and become one. They are NOT GODS, Just old rockers, getting old like everyone else and trying to keep the fame. Good luck to em, and if potato heads help, so be it. I think they r funny, and my 2 yr old grandson will luv em.. LOL.
COMMENT | ............ posted by : VerbalKint 6/9/2009 1:16:11 PM
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