can all u guys just shut the fuck up about tommy and eric. man, they have contributed to the band so much, and are as much of a part of the KISS family as ace and peter. so what, they are not the original members, but Eric was with em 91-96 and on and off during the farewell tour. and tommy has been with kiss doin behind the scenes shit since like 1990 i think. who do u think helped ace relearn all his solos for the reunion? Thats right. Tommy.
This album is classic Kiss! I learned every song on guitar and trust me!Lots of different 70's changes and patterns in every song maybe up to Creatures style
KIss played in Dublin a few months back to a sold out crowd of 12,000 people in an indoor arena. Brought the house down. Tommy is seen as the outsider, not Eric. For some reason people won't warm to his personality. He's a brilliant musican though.
Sonic Boom is a badass rock album, and KISS is a great band....new lineup, old lineup...whatever. Tommy and Eric belong....all the haters can get over it!
I became a kiss fan around May or June of 2006. I live in Oregon and I had no money to go out of state to see them. I had to wait for them to come to Oregon. Then, on November 17th , 2009 they came and I went and I got to say that these youtube videos don't do them justice. It was the best thing I've ever seen in my entire life. By not doing them justice I mean the sound quaility. The first time the pyro went off I nearly crapped myself it was so loud. Kiss I love you.
I have been and still am a KISS fan...But I didnt care for Sonic Boom.....a cpl good songs but thats it.....they are now the worlds greatest KISS tribute band..they have two of the original members in it.....
Dude, we can't always get what we want. All bands go through phases of losing original bandmates...why is KISS any different? They're my favs...no matter who's in the band. KISS ARMY 4 LIFE!!
@bigevil20 ...hey DUDE im glad you still get all warm and fuzzy for the newest version of KISS..sorry but I dont...like I said a few good new songs..but give my Got to Choose,Rock Bottom and Hotter Than Hell any day of the week
Hey, I'm right there with you, on that part. I wish they would play their back catalog of songs more, kinda like what they did on the original Alive/35 tour. They could expand so much from that...
I know, but there isn't much we can do about it. We can bitch and moan about it all we want, but nothing will change.
In reality though, at this stage of their careers, would it really make sense for KISS to have Tommy and Eric in some other makeup/costume that we're all used to?
@bigevil20 well to tell you the truth it would lol in the early 80s they had there own make up the first time Peter and Ace left and it makes sense because they are not the same people people that are not fans dont care and people who are would rather see diff make up .. any how they lost me and I loved them !!!! just to child like or fake now
I understand where you're coming from, believe me. But this isn't the 80's anymore. It's 2011 and KISS is, unfortunately, in the twilight of their careers. To me, it would make absolutely zero sense to have Tommy and Eric in some other costume and makeup. Maybe back when Eric and Tommy first joined, yes, but now? No, not at all.
I see your point, but I just don't see it that way, lol. This is 2011, not 1980, and while they could do that, if they really wanted...they never will. It's a nostalgia thing, in my opinion. We're used to calling them Spaceman, Catman, Starchild and Demon, not anything else, since what, 1983, when they took off the makeup? Maybe even 1996, when the "fab 4" reunited? Either or, lol.
Wow is he ever annoying to listen to! Paul looks like he's thinking "who does this asshole think he is, ACE?" hahaha. Sorry to the thayer fans but he's a cheap copy of the real man...and he's far too articulate to be in rock n roll.
@MsShinana His name is Tommy Thayer. Ace left back in 2002 due to Gene and Paul being greedy control freaks with an arrogant attitude who treated himself and Peter like shit. Peter was dumped two years later, and now the $immons $tanley Corporation continues with two fakes. It's no wonder so many people are fooled by it, you're not the only one. This clown Thayer is paid to mimic Ace's playing style and onstage he even walks like him. I won't spend another cent on this band, that's a promise.
@SuperJewTV1 No, Vinnie and Eric were their own men. They played their own, natural style and they were never cheap imitations of anybody. Although my favourite Kiss line-up is the originals (of course), I still have a lot of respect for the various 80s line ups and even Eric Singer up until the point he became a fake. I can't stand the Kiss of today, it's an absolute travesty. The shameless greed of $tanley and $immons has utterly destroyed the legend. What a pathetic way to end their career.
@oioirock dude, look at the interviews. They wanted to retain the classic look of KISS and not go out and create even more characters. and Paul is just the leader of the band, Gene is the more greedy one.
@oioirock it was gene who is at fault for that man eric,tommy were happy being themself's but gene wanted to give us the old kiss imagine back so in his thinking he thought the fan's would like tommy & eric wearing peter's & ace's makeup to pay homage to them "ace & peter" & try to retain the original look of kiss.They didn't want to disgrace them bro & they were inspired by them to even play music so it make's since they'd want to pay their respect's but as for paul he like
often doe's went along with it because he probably thought the fan's would love kiss going back to the original look.He also is tired of gene's shit but still is focus to keep the band together & if you go back in time it was always gene's bs that drove ace away but that wasm't the biggest reason bro & the biggest reason is family man imagine being away from your kid's & wife for over a year imagine that would you get depressed among other thing's bro.Again paul is a good man he's just trying
@oioirock his best to keep kiss alive & well if i ever meet him i'm going to tell him or them we don't want tommy & eric pretending to be ace or peter's character but create their own character as that was the original thought behind kiss one of many btw whihc was to be themself's & i need to remind them of that.Paul is doing his best but he need's help & gene's lost man he's become a victim of the wealth that came with the music.I hope they open their eye's soon.
i bet it's awkward for tommy thayer. i'd love to be ace frehley, but i'd feel stupid if i were in KISS stepping in the spaceman's silver boots... i bet always being Ace Frehley messes with tommy thayer's head. he seems like a nice guy. nerdy but nice
@freedo333 tommy cant even play as good as space ace eric singer also cant play as good as peter criss it sucks without them both in the band the new members suck
@ClassicRockfan79 ROFLMAO! 22 YEARS!!?? your a new fan huh? I bought the first album the month it was released and wore ALL of them out. sonic is awesome! I say its their "fourth" album..... you young guys give us old fans energy! luv ya man! no matter which one you like best YOUR STILL IN THE ARMY! Brother!! and you know Paul! YOU ROCK!!
@sirflipper 22 years, my first kiss album was smashes thrashes and hits, turned me on to the older stuff from the 70s. i would have been a fan back in the 70s but i was born in 1979, so i missed it lol, but there are other kiss albums i did not like. i think the Elder was really ok. i met Paul but sure if i saw him now he would have no fucking clue who i am. also i was in front on the farewell tour in 2000, Ace tossed me a towel he used on his face, and i caught Genes empty water bottle
Come on,,,How can you go watch KISS live and not realize how bad Ace just sucks? You do that many drugs in your lifetime and of course your physical abilities are gonna' fall off. Tommy had to re-teach Ace HIS OWN licks before the KISS reunion tour. Ace isn't even in Tommy Thayer's ballpark.
none of the songs really stand out. can hardly compare with past kiss efforts. but compared to god smack and as i lay dying and all these shit bands they rule! still good rock and roll.
Stanley, what the FUCK would you know about team work and camaraderie?!!! You treated Ace and Peter like second class citizens in a band they founded, and arrogantly dismissed their rights to be treated as equals. And now you persist with this charade, this fucking joke. You're dragging Kiss down into the gutter. You and $immons are an embarrassment and a disgrace to the Kiss legend.
@mikimix96 How on earth does KISS suck... just because Ace Frehley is not in it doesn't mean that they suck... they still make great music and they can't exactly force Ace to come back because he just wont, would you rather KISS just break up, don't make any music again and start working at Walmart... if you do then to be honest, your kind of pathetic.
@RockVideoRequests just listen their new album it sound like some retarded modern band not like best hard rock band ever formed in new york 40 years ago and revenge thats not kiss...
@mikimix96 Bands have to change, it's kind of obvious, if KISS made another album that sounded like Dressed to Kill it wouldn't be very popular, it would with KISS fans but not with everyone else because 70s rock n roll isn't popular any more... in the 90s they did Carnival of Souls because in the 90s people liked Grunge, they did Sonic Boom because that is the sort of stuff people like now, to me and to lots of other people it sounds like 70s 80s and 90s KISS just with a twist.
Not 2 be a dick, but those are not Gene, Paul's "real" names, if by real you mean their given birth names. I grew up w/t Kiss, and wht a great time tht was 2 be young!! Great showman.
Holy shit. Their Names Are Paul Stanely (lead singer), Gene Simmons (bass), Tommy Thayer (lead guitar), and Eric Singer (drums). And dont reply saying NO beacuse those are their REAL NAMES!
@sirflipper really, ive been a kiss fan for over 22 years, met Paul Stanley, i have a big collection of kiss items autographs old records, almost every product they put their name on between 1975- 1996, and i ll be the first to tell you, Sonic Boom is terrible, its a long way from being a good kiss album. one good song, rest of it is shit. if you think its classic kiss you need to listen to the 70s albums really hard lol
@ClassicRockfan79 ROFLMAO! 22 YEARS!!?? your a new fan huh? I bought the first album the month it was released and wore ALL of them out. sonic is awesome! I say its their "fourth" album..... you young guys give us old fans energy! luv ya man! no matter which one you like best YOUR STILL IN THE ARMY! Brother!! and you know Paul! YOU ROCK!!
I guess I'm still a little taken back by Peter and Ace's makeup on somebody besides them. To me it seems bordering on deceptive. The album seems very solid sounding in comparison to Psycho Circus but i think the effort is a day late and a dollar short. i think the better part was to end with the farewell tour and on a high note. By coming back again and again, it seems the whole farewell tour was staged to sell more seats and again it seems deceptive. It's hard to believe their sincerity.
@mabutterman Well. Peter and Ace can't keep it together, so Kiss goes on without them. Now I only like the 70's Kiss. But the reason they keep comin' back is because the fans won't let them go away, so I don't think it's deceptive of them. Look at Skynyrd-Every original member is either dead or not in the group anymore. They've become their own tribute band for Chrissakes. I think their roadies are playing for them now in an attempt to keep it somewhat close to the original lineup. LOL
I am not a big for of ''Sonic Boom'' to be honest. The lyrics are not just symplistic they are just annoyingly dumb. It is almost as if Paul and Gene never finished elementary school. I'd hoped they made something more interesting after 10 years. This is just TO commercial.
If you purchase the album the more you listen -the better it sounds,I bought this cd on the day it came out,and it is really growing on me,really sounds like classic Kiss,and hey KissArmy,it's not a greatest hits package or alive 35!It is brand new classic Kiss! Go fckn buy it!!!
Well, I got Ace's "Anomaly" and I actually like the album very much! I must say, that it sounds modern. Even there are some older songs ("Sister" and "Fox on the run", The Sweet) on it.
So, two great albums from two great artists, what do we Kiss Fans want more ? :-)
Been a HUGE fan since 1977. BUT....on Sonic Boom some of Gene's lyrics are lines right out of old KISS songs, or the Rock'n Roll lyrics cliche handbook. Examples.....
Hi MetalHeart8787, I guess you are referring to andycasy, not me. Anyway, I personnally love stuff from "the Elder". and they stuff that came thereafter. I didn't listen to Ace's new album yet. And I don't compare. Ace does his stuff, and the actual Kiss line up theirs. Best of both worlds, isn't it ?
:-) It's not about putting Kiss down. I like the new album, but with all the hype over it, I am a little bit disapointed, because the actual Kiss line up has, for my part, NOT delivered the best, but a good album. Tommy is unfortunately trying too much to copy Ace, but besides that, there are some good tunes on the album. And: me too, I STILL LOVE KISS !
I LIKE the new Kiss CD...atleast we have new Kiss music. For those who have to put it down or Kiss, why? If you don't like it, don't buy it or don't go see them live. They're doing great, I love it!
Well, I bought the album 2 days ago. It's...ok, but ok, with musicians like Steve Vai, Bands like Slipnot or others these days... what are Kiss trying to do ? Musically, the album is ok, but it sounds to me like a - sorry- another Paul Stanley album. It comes closer to the first solo record of Paul than his last, and "Sonic Boom" is - seen by the diversity of the tracks themselves - far away from "Psycho Circus" or even "Revenge"
Eu Amo o Fenomeno chamado Kiss I Wanna Rock, Sonic Boom, finalmente um novo album em studio boa, mais bem que Erick e Tommy cria-se suas próprias maquiagens ,ja que Space Ace Frehley e The Catman Peter Criss , nunca mais voltou, mais o que mais impórta é que a banda continue tocando e gravando albuns! XD
first of all Gene and Paul killed the spirit of Kiss. Pauls ego is really getting worse than Genes'. Tommy and Eric are puppets This album is not like classic Kiss.. Wal-Mart is really pushing this album hard, i saw kiss m&ms, kiss blankets, kiss mr. potato heads it was cheesy but cool.
Look at Stanley while Thayer is talking. Its almost like, Who the hell are you? Oh yeah, you're the scab I hired. Stanley looks tired and bored with him too.
Tommy deserves it though, he interrupted his employer twice. I loved how Tommy made it all sound like Gene and Paul wrote the album while he knew all the riffs were his :)
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Abnerbeast54 2 months ago
can all u guys just shut the fuck up about tommy and eric. man, they have contributed to the band so much, and are as much of a part of the KISS family as ace and peter. so what, they are not the original members, but Eric was with em 91-96 and on and off during the farewell tour. and tommy has been with kiss doin behind the scenes shit since like 1990 i think. who do u think helped ace relearn all his solos for the reunion? Thats right. Tommy.
amor987654321 2 months ago
@AmericanPowerBase Thanks!!;''
lovegungoodfun 2 months ago
Im going to meet them on the KISS Kruise in 2 weeks!!!! SO PSYCHED!!!!
KMH4021 4 months ago
wheres the 2nd half
estevie78 5 months ago
This album is classic Kiss! I learned every song on guitar and trust me!Lots of different 70's changes and patterns in every song maybe up to Creatures style
robzombys1 5 months ago
KIss played in Dublin a few months back to a sold out crowd of 12,000 people in an indoor arena. Brought the house down. Tommy is seen as the outsider, not Eric. For some reason people won't warm to his personality. He's a brilliant musican though.
101truthhurts 5 months ago
Tommy has no confidence. He knows that he's in someone else's shoes. Literally.
101truthhurts 5 months ago
i cant find part 2?
thepommykid 6 months ago
@Chrisdrumz You have a point there....I go back and forth with that myself.
Ryan52501 6 months ago
Not crazy about Russian Roulette
timm441 6 months ago
Sonic Boom is a badass rock album, and KISS is a great band....new lineup, old lineup...whatever. Tommy and Eric belong....all the haters can get over it!
Ryan52501 7 months ago
@Ryan52501 Sure they belong. They just shouldn't be wearing Ace and Peters makeup and personas.
Chrisdrumz 6 months ago
great ! they just did it.what we ever wanted.
and kiss do the best thing. that ever had u know. nothing gonna be change ! kick ass !
smallestbarhide 8 months ago
@Vinnie7683 yes i agree TOMMY THAYER is best we love him in finland
thunderkingman 9 months ago
@Vinnie7683 not mark st john
xicawa23 9 months ago
TOMMY IS SO FUCKIN AWSOME!!
RockGuitarDave 10 months ago
I wonder if Paul likes reminding people that Gene can get unfocused at times.
rathraven1313 10 months ago
I became a kiss fan around May or June of 2006. I live in Oregon and I had no money to go out of state to see them. I had to wait for them to come to Oregon. Then, on November 17th , 2009 they came and I went and I got to say that these youtube videos don't do them justice. It was the best thing I've ever seen in my entire life. By not doing them justice I mean the sound quaility. The first time the pyro went off I nearly crapped myself it was so loud. Kiss I love you.
jkrantz23 10 months ago
@jkrantz23 tommys home state
southplnk 8 months ago
I don't really care who the line up is past or present. KISS kicked ass then and they kick ass now. Nothing can change that. Ever.
lukeMETAL1993 11 months ago
Tommy looks so fucking awesome in that makeup. And in my opinion, Sonic Boom is a masterpeice
lagore2009 1 year ago 2
@lagore2009 i think its one of there best cds ever
305catsquid 1 year ago
Mediocre to say the least !!
Tribeofjudah99 1 year ago
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@wickedmoonshine Ace hasn't been in KISS since 2002 the farewell tour he hasn't played on a KISS album since Psycho Circus dumbass
TheJokersWildCoC17 1 year ago
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@wickedmoonshine Ace hasn't been in KISS since 2002 the farewell tour he hasn't played on a KISS album since Psycho Circus dumbass
TheJokersWildCoC17 1 year ago
@wickedmoonshine Ace hasn't been in KISS since 2002 the farewell tour he hasn't played on a KISS album since Psycho Circus dumbass
TheJokersWildCoC17 1 year ago
I like the way ace played on sonic boom
wickedmoonshine 1 year ago
@wickedmoonshine HAHAHAHA xDDDD
EILIVdrummer 1 year ago
@wickedmoonshine nice try....but thats tommy thayer.
giaphia 1 year ago
I think Tommy is an awesome guitarist and a good guy. Of course we miss Ace, but I think if anyone had to replace him, I'm glad it was Tommy.
cosmokramer41 1 year ago
I have been and still am a KISS fan...But I didnt care for Sonic Boom.....a cpl good songs but thats it.....they are now the worlds greatest KISS tribute band..they have two of the original members in it.....
GRAPHICgrafix 1 year ago
@GRAPHICgrafix
Dude, we can't always get what we want. All bands go through phases of losing original bandmates...why is KISS any different? They're my favs...no matter who's in the band. KISS ARMY 4 LIFE!!
bigevil20 1 year ago
@bigevil20 ...hey DUDE im glad you still get all warm and fuzzy for the newest version of KISS..sorry but I dont...like I said a few good new songs..but give my Got to Choose,Rock Bottom and Hotter Than Hell any day of the week
GRAPHICgrafix 1 year ago
@GRAPHICgrafix
Hey, I'm right there with you, on that part. I wish they would play their back catalog of songs more, kinda like what they did on the original Alive/35 tour. They could expand so much from that...
bigevil20 11 months ago
@bigevil20 I dont think the problem is that tommy is a new guitar player in kiss I think its more they make him an ace clone!!!!!!
lovegungoodfun 1 year ago
@lovegungoodfun
I know, but there isn't much we can do about it. We can bitch and moan about it all we want, but nothing will change.
In reality though, at this stage of their careers, would it really make sense for KISS to have Tommy and Eric in some other makeup/costume that we're all used to?
bigevil20 11 months ago
@bigevil20 well to tell you the truth it would lol in the early 80s they had there own make up the first time Peter and Ace left and it makes sense because they are not the same people people that are not fans dont care and people who are would rather see diff make up .. any how they lost me and I loved them !!!! just to child like or fake now
lovegungoodfun 11 months ago
@lovegungoodfun
I understand where you're coming from, believe me. But this isn't the 80's anymore. It's 2011 and KISS is, unfortunately, in the twilight of their careers. To me, it would make absolutely zero sense to have Tommy and Eric in some other costume and makeup. Maybe back when Eric and Tommy first joined, yes, but now? No, not at all.
bigevil20 11 months ago
@lovegungoodfun
I see your point, but I just don't see it that way, lol. This is 2011, not 1980, and while they could do that, if they really wanted...they never will. It's a nostalgia thing, in my opinion. We're used to calling them Spaceman, Catman, Starchild and Demon, not anything else, since what, 1983, when they took off the makeup? Maybe even 1996, when the "fab 4" reunited? Either or, lol.
bigevil20 5 months ago
HES AN IMPOSTER!!!!!!!
TheMJTV 1 year ago
@TheMJTV It's Tommy Thayer dude. Get your game up. Ace hasn't been in KISS since Psycho Circus.
blackwell515 1 year ago
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IT'S NOT ACE OMFG
alex1122334411 1 year ago
it's not ace OMFG
alex1122334411 1 year ago
Wow is he ever annoying to listen to! Paul looks like he's thinking "who does this asshole think he is, ACE?" hahaha. Sorry to the thayer fans but he's a cheap copy of the real man...and he's far too articulate to be in rock n roll.
rickyfalcon 1 year ago
How do they write songs that fast??? it takes me weeks to write one song half as good.
SuperJewTV1 1 year ago
I get the feeling that Paul Stanley is missing Ace - the original spaceman - during this interview
TheTr37 1 year ago
Paul Stanley and Ace are so cute <3 *sigh* my to favorite people
MsShinana 1 year ago
@MsShinana It's not Ace. It's an imposter.
oioirock 1 year ago
@oioirock then who is it it looks just like him
MsShinana 1 year ago
@MsShinana His name is Tommy Thayer. Ace left back in 2002 due to Gene and Paul being greedy control freaks with an arrogant attitude who treated himself and Peter like shit. Peter was dumped two years later, and now the $immons $tanley Corporation continues with two fakes. It's no wonder so many people are fooled by it, you're not the only one. This clown Thayer is paid to mimic Ace's playing style and onstage he even walks like him. I won't spend another cent on this band, that's a promise.
oioirock 1 year ago
@oioirock Tommy Thayer Is Not A Clown...Ace Is The Clown...
zombiedrummerkissfan 1 year ago
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@zombiedrummerkissfan You're 17 years old. What the fuck do you know?
oioirock 1 year ago
@oioirock Question: would u still do the same if it was Vinnie Vincent and Eric Carr up there?
SuperJewTV1 1 year ago
@SuperJewTV1 No, Vinnie and Eric were their own men. They played their own, natural style and they were never cheap imitations of anybody. Although my favourite Kiss line-up is the originals (of course), I still have a lot of respect for the various 80s line ups and even Eric Singer up until the point he became a fake. I can't stand the Kiss of today, it's an absolute travesty. The shameless greed of $tanley and $immons has utterly destroyed the legend. What a pathetic way to end their career.
oioirock 1 year ago
@oioirock dude, look at the interviews. They wanted to retain the classic look of KISS and not go out and create even more characters. and Paul is just the leader of the band, Gene is the more greedy one.
SuperJewTV1 1 year ago
@oioirock it was gene who is at fault for that man eric,tommy were happy being themself's but gene wanted to give us the old kiss imagine back so in his thinking he thought the fan's would like tommy & eric wearing peter's & ace's makeup to pay homage to them "ace & peter" & try to retain the original look of kiss.They didn't want to disgrace them bro & they were inspired by them to even play music so it make's since they'd want to pay their respect's but as for paul he like
bkeener86 1 year ago
often doe's went along with it because he probably thought the fan's would love kiss going back to the original look.He also is tired of gene's shit but still is focus to keep the band together & if you go back in time it was always gene's bs that drove ace away but that wasm't the biggest reason bro & the biggest reason is family man imagine being away from your kid's & wife for over a year imagine that would you get depressed among other thing's bro.Again paul is a good man he's just trying
bkeener86 1 year ago
@oioirock his best to keep kiss alive & well if i ever meet him i'm going to tell him or them we don't want tommy & eric pretending to be ace or peter's character but create their own character as that was the original thought behind kiss one of many btw whihc was to be themself's & i need to remind them of that.Paul is doing his best but he need's help & gene's lost man he's become a victim of the wealth that came with the music.I hope they open their eye's soon.
bkeener86 1 year ago
Great Album By New KISS. I love the old original KISS but am glad they can continue and make new music.
They Hit the lottery in 1996 and are just cashing the check.....Again & Again & Again & Again & Again....
ariakiss 1 year ago
saw them live 2 days ago, they rocked the house down! If you don't go see them, you are going to regret it !!!
IrishDaddi 1 year ago 13
@IrishDaddi i regret it i live in holland and they came here (maybe the last time) and i didnt go
tomisboe 10 months ago
So is there a PART 2 avaiable anywhere?
ultrasom 1 year ago
i bet it's awkward for tommy thayer. i'd love to be ace frehley, but i'd feel stupid if i were in KISS stepping in the spaceman's silver boots... i bet always being Ace Frehley messes with tommy thayer's head. he seems like a nice guy. nerdy but nice
freedo333 1 year ago
@freedo333 tommy cant even play as good as space ace eric singer also cant play as good as peter criss it sucks without them both in the band the new members suck
anticashmoneyrecords 1 year ago
@anticashmoneyrecords thats funny man eric is the best drummer kiss has had since carr and tommy is deff better than ace.
bradgoalie29 1 year ago
@anticashmoneyrecords tommy can play and eric is a great drummer and their sober when playing
dadblair 1 year ago
eventful.com/competitions/kiss2010 go on this site and vote for love blast
wazii6 1 year ago
Kiss forever!
SerbianJudo 1 year ago
Kiss interviews are always cool.... when there's no Gene in it... talking about malls and other stupid shit.
lickthoseboobs 1 year ago
fukin love thommy ! (y)
TKDKobioshi 1 year ago
@ClassicRockfan79 ROFLMAO! 22 YEARS!!?? your a new fan huh? I bought the first album the month it was released and wore ALL of them out. sonic is awesome! I say its their "fourth" album..... you young guys give us old fans energy! luv ya man! no matter which one you like best YOUR STILL IN THE ARMY! Brother!! and you know Paul! YOU ROCK!!
sirflipper 1 year ago
@sirflipper 22 years, my first kiss album was smashes thrashes and hits, turned me on to the older stuff from the 70s. i would have been a fan back in the 70s but i was born in 1979, so i missed it lol, but there are other kiss albums i did not like. i think the Elder was really ok. i met Paul but sure if i saw him now he would have no fucking clue who i am. also i was in front on the farewell tour in 2000, Ace tossed me a towel he used on his face, and i caught Genes empty water bottle
ClassicRockfan79 1 year ago
Tommy Thayer seems to be a genuinely nice guy, he is always smiling
dentheocean 1 year ago
Come on,,,How can you go watch KISS live and not realize how bad Ace just sucks? You do that many drugs in your lifetime and of course your physical abilities are gonna' fall off. Tommy had to re-teach Ace HIS OWN licks before the KISS reunion tour. Ace isn't even in Tommy Thayer's ballpark.
jiggz35 1 year ago
@jiggz35 you know what shut the fuck up tommy cant even beat ace if he tried
FreightlinerTrukinCl 1 year ago
@FreightlinerTrukinCl Shut me up punk ass...lol..I've seen them 4 times with Ace, and 2 with Tommy. Tommy SMOKES Ace pal.
jiggz35 1 year ago
none of the songs really stand out. can hardly compare with past kiss efforts. but compared to god smack and as i lay dying and all these shit bands they rule! still good rock and roll.
salamonetalton 1 year ago
What? Who is that trying to be Ace? Epic fail.
Lovepolkadots43 1 year ago
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mahatmashandi 1 year ago
creci con kiss y los respeto pero esto creo q ya estan cansados y mas sustitullendo a mr ace and peter eso es malo
rachedes10 1 year ago
He's not spaceman, he will never be the spaceman, he will always be The gayman
ClanMFs 1 year ago
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@ClanMFs Ace is the original 'gayman'
austinallison 1 year ago
wow... you're really fucking stupid...
Hollywood7779 1 year ago
Get a haircut and a girlfriend, fag.
austinallison 1 year ago
@austinallison grade A TWAT
david56dbz 1 year ago
Love these KISS "fans" who dont even know who is Paul Frehley and who is Tommy Thayer.
MonsterKaraoke 1 year ago
What's wrong with Ace's voice? Sounds like he has a really sore throat.
KirneH004 2 years ago
@KirneH004 - That's not Ace. That's Tommy Thayer, who replaced Ace about 2002.
kingdomoftheworm 1 year ago
I have Sonic Boom a long time and its a great album!
Mr8bitgamer 2 years ago
Euhh... that was not Ace dude!
Mr8bitgamer 2 years ago
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111145927 2 years ago
its tommy thayer its not ace look it up
ollz12 2 years ago
thats because its not ace
ollz12 2 years ago
That's not Frehley
Trendkiller88 2 years ago
i completly agree with oioirock. fucking travisty.
hershysquirts187 2 years ago
do you think tommy thayer likes wearing aces makeup like phoney poser fuck. or does he get so much money he just don't give a shit.
hershysquirts187 2 years ago
Stanley, what the FUCK would you know about team work and camaraderie?!!! You treated Ace and Peter like second class citizens in a band they founded, and arrogantly dismissed their rights to be treated as equals. And now you persist with this charade, this fucking joke. You're dragging Kiss down into the gutter. You and $immons are an embarrassment and a disgrace to the Kiss legend.
The ride for me is well and truly over. Farewell.
oioirock 2 years ago 2
kiss sucks without ace
mikimix96 2 years ago
@mikimix96 How on earth does KISS suck... just because Ace Frehley is not in it doesn't mean that they suck... they still make great music and they can't exactly force Ace to come back because he just wont, would you rather KISS just break up, don't make any music again and start working at Walmart... if you do then to be honest, your kind of pathetic.
RockVideoRequests 1 year ago
@RockVideoRequests just listen their new album it sound like some retarded modern band not like best hard rock band ever formed in new york 40 years ago and revenge thats not kiss...
mikimix96 1 year ago
@mikimix96 Bands have to change, it's kind of obvious, if KISS made another album that sounded like Dressed to Kill it wouldn't be very popular, it would with KISS fans but not with everyone else because 70s rock n roll isn't popular any more... in the 90s they did Carnival of Souls because in the 90s people liked Grunge, they did Sonic Boom because that is the sort of stuff people like now, to me and to lots of other people it sounds like 70s 80s and 90s KISS just with a twist.
RockVideoRequests 1 year ago
Not 2 be a dick, but those are not Gene, Paul's "real" names, if by real you mean their given birth names. I grew up w/t Kiss, and wht a great time tht was 2 be young!! Great showman.
CorpseBride64 2 years ago
a long as gene and paul are there i will keep rockin to their songs
Mrfunnydude1 2 years ago
cannot believe you idiots are actually watching KISS on here, if you aint a fan..get tae fu*k!! from glasgow kiss army....wear your hair to that
pcd07 2 years ago
yo thats bullshit,..theres only ONE ACE,.
71RagTop383CudaKid 2 years ago
Kiss using hair pieces !! LOL !! Simmons and Stanley ... Real music , real vocals more especially ... real hair !
Mortagne 2 years ago
Holy shit. Their Names Are Paul Stanely (lead singer), Gene Simmons (bass), Tommy Thayer (lead guitar), and Eric Singer (drums). And dont reply saying NO beacuse those are their REAL NAMES!
smokey1726 2 years ago
@smokey1726
You're wrong.
Their real names are:
Chaim Witz (Gene Simmons)
Stanley Harvey Eisen (Paul Stanley)
Eric Doyle Mensinger (Eric Singer)
Couldn't find Tommy Thayer's real name, but I suppose it's Thomas Thayer.
Even Ace and Peter don't use their real names!
Ace is Paul Daniel Frehley
Peter is Peter George John Criscuola
SampleX 1 year ago
"never enough" have the same vibe as "nothing but a good time" by posion, even the volculs sound the same
scarefaceR18 2 years ago
sounds more like Rock n Roll All Nite.
drnrg31 2 years ago
great album Cant wait to see them live in Dublin in May
TheShirleythompson 2 years ago
great album Cant wait till May till I see KISS live for 1st time
TheShirleythompson 2 years ago
brilliant album Cant wait to see them live in May for 1st time
TheShirleythompson 2 years ago
Kind of rock and rollie ? I dont know if I ever heard that one before
bluestrapsify 2 years ago
You gotta love Gene and Paul's Wigs.
This is the new Era of Kiss, rip the Fans off even more. Take the make up off fellas and then have Tommy and Eric playing, no drama
AWFbrandon 2 years ago
They've only been wearing wigs for 25 yrs now.
stud007ful 2 years ago
Paul used his real hair on his solo effort tour. He has plenty of hair.
drnrg31 2 years ago
You mean hair transplant. Wigs with Kiss.
stud007ful 2 years ago
At least Mr. Paul Stanley can afford hair transplants, but when you get old will you be able to afford it or will you remain bold.
eacumm11 2 years ago
paul stanley makes me WET
machinhead0 2 years ago
Tommy looks just fine. I love Tommy.
machinhead0 2 years ago
Ace looks like Joe Perry with make up on???????
BigggEddd 2 years ago
It's not ACE !!! Lol, it's Tommy Thayer.
KirstyMercury 2 years ago 7
Track 7-11 is perfekt!!
nikmaster123 2 years ago
IMHO if you dont like sonic boom your not a kiss fan, this is classic back to basics KISS! their best work in decades!! in my heart KISS IS BACK!!!
sirflipper 2 years ago 8
@sirflipper really, ive been a kiss fan for over 22 years, met Paul Stanley, i have a big collection of kiss items autographs old records, almost every product they put their name on between 1975- 1996, and i ll be the first to tell you, Sonic Boom is terrible, its a long way from being a good kiss album. one good song, rest of it is shit. if you think its classic kiss you need to listen to the 70s albums really hard lol
ClassicRockfan79 1 year ago
@ClassicRockfan79 ROFLMAO! 22 YEARS!!?? your a new fan huh? I bought the first album the month it was released and wore ALL of them out. sonic is awesome! I say its their "fourth" album..... you young guys give us old fans energy! luv ya man! no matter which one you like best YOUR STILL IN THE ARMY! Brother!! and you know Paul! YOU ROCK!!
sirflipper 1 year ago
@sirflipper most definitely
cosmokramer41 1 year ago
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Boring!
BigBozSicenunow 2 years ago
I guess I'm still a little taken back by Peter and Ace's makeup on somebody besides them. To me it seems bordering on deceptive. The album seems very solid sounding in comparison to Psycho Circus but i think the effort is a day late and a dollar short. i think the better part was to end with the farewell tour and on a high note. By coming back again and again, it seems the whole farewell tour was staged to sell more seats and again it seems deceptive. It's hard to believe their sincerity.
mabutterman 2 years ago
@mabutterman Well. Peter and Ace can't keep it together, so Kiss goes on without them. Now I only like the 70's Kiss. But the reason they keep comin' back is because the fans won't let them go away, so I don't think it's deceptive of them. Look at Skynyrd-Every original member is either dead or not in the group anymore. They've become their own tribute band for Chrissakes. I think their roadies are playing for them now in an attempt to keep it somewhat close to the original lineup. LOL
RubHerSoul1 2 years ago 3
I am not a big for of ''Sonic Boom'' to be honest. The lyrics are not just symplistic they are just annoyingly dumb. It is almost as if Paul and Gene never finished elementary school. I'd hoped they made something more interesting after 10 years. This is just TO commercial.
TomMold 2 years ago
If you purchase the album the more you listen -the better it sounds,I bought this cd on the day it came out,and it is really growing on me,really sounds like classic Kiss,and hey KissArmy,it's not a greatest hits package or alive 35!It is brand new classic Kiss! Go fckn buy it!!!
valotwin 2 years ago
kiss are finally back! sonic boom rules!
derdude 2 years ago 2
Well, I got Ace's "Anomaly" and I actually like the album very much! I must say, that it sounds modern. Even there are some older songs ("Sister" and "Fox on the run", The Sweet) on it.
So, two great albums from two great artists, what do we Kiss Fans want more ? :-)
plattlerboy 2 years ago 3
Track 2-5 are great.
MrDana1992 2 years ago
Been a HUGE fan since 1977. BUT....on Sonic Boom some of Gene's lyrics are lines right out of old KISS songs, or the Rock'n Roll lyrics cliche handbook. Examples.....
Well, if it's too hot, you're too cold
If it's too loud, you're too old
Baby, feel my tower of power
Can you feel the earth quake underneath your feet
Stand up, raise your first up in the air
Out of the frying pan, into the fire
You're drawn to the flame
your hands are tied
32Pennies 2 years ago 3
i agree with you but maybe they're trying to reach younger fans that didn't hear it the first time around like we did -
neddistanz 2 years ago
You feel the hunger,But it's much too much
You can look, baby, but you just can't touch
One pull of the trigger is all you're gonna get, The deck is loaded
I'm gonna strike while the iron's hot tonight
Here comes your knight in shining armor
Baby, it's time you take off your clothes?
Flip a coin, is it heads or tails tonight
If I'm going down in flames
Baby, I'm going down in style
32Pennies 2 years ago
Hi MetalHeart8787, I guess you are referring to andycasy, not me. Anyway, I personnally love stuff from "the Elder". and they stuff that came thereafter. I didn't listen to Ace's new album yet. And I don't compare. Ace does his stuff, and the actual Kiss line up theirs. Best of both worlds, isn't it ?
plattlerboy 2 years ago
..ups.. I meant Van Halen - FAN, too... :-)
plattlerboy 2 years ago
Hi Ludwigman5150 (you're a Van Halen,too he?
:-) It's not about putting Kiss down. I like the new album, but with all the hype over it, I am a little bit disapointed, because the actual Kiss line up has, for my part, NOT delivered the best, but a good album. Tommy is unfortunately trying too much to copy Ace, but besides that, there are some good tunes on the album. And: me too, I STILL LOVE KISS !
plattlerboy 2 years ago
is the new kiss album available on itunes?
mdn6801 2 years ago
I LIKE the new Kiss CD...atleast we have new Kiss music. For those who have to put it down or Kiss, why? If you don't like it, don't buy it or don't go see them live. They're doing great, I love it!
Ludwigman5150 2 years ago
Been a fan sice 76. The new kiss sucks ass!
Give It up Gene and Paul!
andycasy 2 years ago
so? i bet you said that in 79-81 Look at the stuff they did after that, alot of great songs They didnt listen to dumbasses who said
"give it up" I like sonic Boom alot better than
Aces new one.
MetalHeart8787 2 years ago
Well, I bought the album 2 days ago. It's...ok, but ok, with musicians like Steve Vai, Bands like Slipnot or others these days... what are Kiss trying to do ? Musically, the album is ok, but it sounds to me like a - sorry- another Paul Stanley album. It comes closer to the first solo record of Paul than his last, and "Sonic Boom" is - seen by the diversity of the tracks themselves - far away from "Psycho Circus" or even "Revenge"
plattlerboy 2 years ago
Eu Amo o Fenomeno chamado Kiss I Wanna Rock, Sonic Boom, finalmente um novo album em studio boa, mais bem que Erick e Tommy cria-se suas próprias maquiagens ,ja que Space Ace Frehley e The Catman Peter Criss , nunca mais voltou, mais o que mais impórta é que a banda continue tocando e gravando albuns! XD
Andrekiss13 2 years ago
first of all Gene and Paul killed the spirit of Kiss. Pauls ego is really getting worse than Genes'. Tommy and Eric are puppets This album is not like classic Kiss.. Wal-Mart is really pushing this album hard, i saw kiss m&ms, kiss blankets, kiss mr. potato heads it was cheesy but cool.
ClassicRockfan79 2 years ago
This album is horrendous it is really bad... these guys are out of touch
cliffiez 2 years ago
Paul needs a facelift. His eye sockets are melting down into his face, and the makeup only worsens the effect.
slimegoat 2 years ago
I LOVE KISS
camerlinckx76 2 years ago
I LOVE KISS
camerlinckx76 2 years ago
Tommy sounds intelligent and that is good but I miss Ace in the band.
petesteeler 2 years ago 3
Look at Stanley while Thayer is talking. Its almost like, Who the hell are you? Oh yeah, you're the scab I hired. Stanley looks tired and bored with him too.
steelerkiss 2 years ago
Tommy deserves it though, he interrupted his employer twice. I loved how Tommy made it all sound like Gene and Paul wrote the album while he knew all the riffs were his :)
spiralingcrazies 2 years ago
that's just the way his face look's when he's not smiling.
kreugfire926 2 years ago
Is it just me or is Paul Stanley talking like Michael Jackson?
I am noticing the unease between Ace and Paul in this video, "Ace" knows he's a hired hand and can't wait to be a good lapdog to his masters.
Time to retire already!
spiralingcrazies 2 years ago
You sound like an angry ex-kiss fan. considering the ignorant choice of words you use.
kreugfire926 2 years ago
btw, it aint ace...
DanDigity 2 years ago
Thats Tommy Thayer dressed as Ace.....terrible!
acesobrian 2 years ago
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steelerkiss 2 years ago
Poisé , o KISS é foda !!
pauloodf 2 years ago