Dee Snider (Twisted Sister) talks about influences (KISS Loves You Outtake)

[beroth77]

Twisted sister is so much better than kiss that i wont even argue...The great influence for kiss and twisted sister was SLADE he forgot to mention but Gene Simmons didnt...he said with an expression of devotion....Slade ...talking about their influences.

[171laurel]

mmm..I prefer TS. Always TS..

[deuce1231]

To everyone out there claiming "it's all about the music" I bet none of you have ever had to earn a living. Both KISS and TS were in it for the money. You play to get paid. Simple economics. Starving artists starve because their art sucks. I'm a KISS fan, too, and you all need to stop knocking Dee. He's not being disrespectful to anyone, a little snide (get it?) to Paul at the start, but not disrespectful for giving his take on what KISS means to him. So KISS is not his muse. So what?

[hootenzie]

Dee and Simmons are cock-smoking jews.

[samuelgwhyte]

@hootenzie So is your daddy pal

[Motorskallen]

I would really like to see the clip from the documentary "Warning: Parental Advisory", when Dee Snider defends the music against Tipper Gore. Is there anyone who can upload it?

[BeastlyestBeast]

DEE SNIDER SUCKS DICK! SHUT THE FUCK UP YOUR NOTHING COMPARED TO PAUL!

[andoman5000]

@BeastlyestBeast gettin a bit angry?

[hootenzie]

Dee, you are a Has-been and you look like a complete FUCKING IDIOT.

[PAULLONDEN]

@hootenzie Only in America..can such a talentless idiot be asked for his "opinion"....bloody ridiculous.Listening & (God forbid) watching that lot ,is pure torcher. It turns 12 year old boys into masochists. OUT!

[hootenzie]

@PAULLONDEN You said it, my friend.

[Acekicken]

Love both Bands but Dee there was Smoke at in so9me of the videos

[12risingmercury]

....hey, its Maynards brother!!!lol

[CrazyUnitedAce]

25 years ago Dee got a punch from Paul Stanley LOL

[KissAce2259]

KIϟϟ rules and zarni000 sucks.

[CrazyUnitedAce]

@KissAce2259 Agree

[CrazyUnitedAce]

twisted sister (except Jay Jay French) is a bitch and a copy cat; they ain´t gonna get it.

[WhatSayestThou]

Never made the Kiss connection. But the comparsion is really a very nice flattery. Saw the Alice influence, thought it was on purpose and good.

[iSmurfness]

Must have been after Strangeland.

[nrobnas43]

I Kiss and there music, but I didn't worship them. But Paul and Gene seem more arrogant than Dee. Ace and Peter were cool. Anyhow, it's about making good sincere music and they both achieved that.

[PancreaticExplosion]

Nice undercut? Aha

[kockykaveman]

kiss who kiss were good when i was 5 or six and didnt khow any thing about music kiss are very bad musicians the only one that could realy play was the ace and peter criss gene and paul suck shit they think they own the world mabe they should spend there time learning how two play

[pierrenorris]

My favorite band's KISS, but Twisted Sister are kicking ass too. I've never consider KISS a glam rock band. Glam rock is represented by Bowie, T-Rex, Gary Glitter, etc. KISS certainly took influences from those bands, specially for the look, but they were much more heavy, in the same way as Sabbath, Zeppelin and all the early metal bands from the late 60's and early 70's. I consider KISS as the first glam metal band, because like I said, they combine the glam rock look with metal music.

[homocide231]

this story is bullshit cuz Ace was never in Wicked Lester, paul and gene were, then the band fell apart and they started KISS.

[podoz]

saw TS live decades ago, awesome show and Dee totally rocks, only negative was both guitarists were absolute crap. Great drum solo too

[ACDCFan15Swe]

Haha ''Im Dee, blow me'' nice shirt XD

[Bertwatlings]

lost his hair,,kiss rule.

[gregcrofty]

twisted sister = small venus

kiss= Stadiums

i like both bands but i think Dee is a bit jealous of kiss

[anze0070]

I didn't know rocklahoma, sweden rock festival, WOA, rock of ages,... is small venus.

[gregcrofty]

yeah there sold out festivals so there claiming from other fan basis awell

[anze0070]

i'm just saying that they dont just play small venus

[dawnchristina]

I LOVE TWISTED SISTER!

[camarotoro]

maybe they came out like you say ,,i remember in the 70's and twisted sister wasn't even heard of until their famous album later in the 80's,,like dee says , everybody liked kiss and tried to immitate them in any way ,,kiss was inspired by alice cooper & the beatles -Zep- the who ..but kiss in the 70's were pioneers and did their own thing & took shit for it and opened the doors for everybody else to follow later on ..kiss is one of the most worldwide influential bands of all time,,

[ACDCFan15Swe]

You forgott to meantion Slade as an influence on KISS, Gene and Paul have often said they went to all Slades shows in New York and that they wanned to do the same as Slade did american style.

[camarotoro]

kiss came out in 1973 and twisted sister came out like 9-10 years later,,without kiss --no twisted sister ,,,please don't compare kiss who paved the way for so many bands to come and took shit for it to twisted sister,,kiss -like them or not ,,is one of the most influental bands ever.

[blackrockclan]

Twisted sister was formed in 1972 by the guitarist Jay Jay French under the name of Silverstar and in 1973 it was renamed to twisted sister. In early 1976, Dee Snider joined the band as lead vocalist and principal songwriter. After replacing drummer Grace with Tony Petri, the group took a heavier musical direction, influenced by Motörhead, Black Sabbath, and Alice Cooper, but without abandoning its glam image.

[k0sta5]

blackrockclan is correct. Twisted became HUGE in 1984 but they date back around the time of Kiss.  Read up the history.

[JaketheSnake743]

@camarotoro twisted sister started in the 70's, however kiss are very influential... many business students say kiss is their favorite band.... and some of them have actually heard some of their songs

[guitarzero]

I had heard of the Wicked Lester rumor back then. Twisted was compared to Kiss all the time because the people comparing had nothing else to say about what they couldn't understand. Twisted was great before the Stay Hungry singles. A couple great tunes on that record but not "Were Not Gonna Take It" and "I Wanna Rock"

[SPACEACE76]

I also remember a stupid rumor when I was a kid that Freddy Fingers from TS was in fact Ace Frehley without the makeup.Pretty dumb huh.

[vfgjhj]

KISS is one of the monsters of rock 'n' roll, one of the top ten most legendary bands. Twisted Sister is a great band but comparing the amount of hits and music they have is a joke.

[zarni000]

@vfgjhj

All KISS has is marketing and promotion. The music (perhaps except for Ace) is shit.

Twisted Sister at least is not fake like KISS.

[vfgjhj]

@zarni000 You're an idiot, KISS has 30 albums. There are a lot of great tunes out there that you probably didn't even know existed, so don't talk shit about them until you listen to real KISS songs instead of what you hear on the radio over and over like "Detroit Rock City", "RnR all nite", or "Calling Dr. Love".

[zarni000]

@vfgjhj

thank's for your opinion. since you don't know anything about me not sure how you make that judgement.

i have listened to everything Kiss has to offer though so better luck next time...

[CrazyUnitedAce]

@zarni000 twisted fuckin´ sister (except JJ French) is a HUGE fake and DEE is a fag LMAO

[zarni000]

@CrazyUnitedAce

lol....if TS is a fake not sure how to qualify KISS.

least TS doesn't sell action figures. KISS is biggest sellout commercialized crap factory in the history of music.

I am not fan of TS as music but I think Dee Snider is one of the most affable, down to earth and funny people I've ever seen interviewed.

[CrazyUnitedAce]

@zarni000 well, they´re action figures themselves LOL. Dee isn´t affable, but he´s affected. Did you ever see a Ace Frehley interview? Then you´d know all about funny people. Finally I think, they all did it for the money. Am I right? Yes I am. ^^

[zarni000]

@CrazyUnitedAce

They are fakes- out there just for the buck and the ass..not the music and they couldn't care less about art. They do what sells.

Yes Ace was funny but in a sad way cos he was mostly drunk or hopped up when on interview. His behavior was more psychotic than anything.

Dee is the kinda guy you would like to have beer with.

YES - they all did it for money but different degrees. KISS is 100% money. Bonjovi 100%. TS was more like 70% lol cos they didn't follow mainstream all the time

[CrazyUnitedAce]

@zarni000 Well, choice, taste and opinion is free ^^

[KissAce2259]

@CrazyUnitedAce Zarni000 is a wanker from Sofia

[CrazyUnitedAce]

@KissAce2259 Hahaha yeah that´s right

[vfgjhj]

@zarni000 Fakes? Well these "fakes" make damn good rock and roll and lots of it. Comparing Twisted Sister to KISS is quite silly, TS has what 10 albums out? While KISS has 30 and still going strong since 73'. You're an idiot, plain and simple and have no clue what you're talking about.

[zarni000]

@vfgjhj

ok apparently you don't know people may have different taste. perhaps you love commercialized rock with no artistic content at all. that's your choice. I don't call you an idiot for that.

that was my opinion. we live in a free country.

also another note - quantity doesn't equate to quality. Led Zeppelin has even less albums than TS and it's a way better band than them too.

[vfgjhj]

@zarni000 KISS is better than both those bands, KISS can make any kind of rock and roll and make it sound good. They have a lot of songs, and a lot of good songs. If you don't like the kind of rock and roll that will make you want to tap your feet, than you clearly don't like the great band that is KIϟϟ.

[zarni000]

@vfgjhj oooh...you are 20...makes sense...wait until you grow and learn some things in life before you start calling people names and making yourself look stupid.

[KissAce2259]

@vfgjhj Zarni000 is a fag and a fake ROFL

[renzzo666]

@zarni000 Twisted Sister played in my house last night, I payed 5 dollars and a hot dog for an hour of "show", KISS has just ended their SOnic boom Over Europe, and theyre now on their Hottest show on earth tour, so... I think we all know which band is a succesful band though xD KISS ARMY  FOREVER!!! Dee is jealous!!!

[zarni000]

@renzzo666

Yeah so? McDonalds is bigger company than any food catering joint around...and they are the crappiest...

[CrazyUnitedAce]

@vfgjhj AGREE

[deuce1231]

JJ wasn't likely "in" Wicked Lester. The story he tells is a great tale, but never happened. It's possible he auditioned for Wicked Lester, the name Gene, Paul and Peter used while auditioning guitarists, not to be confused with the band that recorded the demos in 1971-72. Thing is, no one in KISS seems to remember him. I tend to think JJ probably did audition but it didn't go very far. Note Dee deosn't go so far as to say it's fact, just one of JJ's "claims to fame." Just my take on it.

[deuce1231]

I should clarify..it's Jay Jay French, not JJ.

[1lhotstuff]

very interesting!! i didn't know that JJ was in Wicked Lester!

[Jaysin31]

Great Footage! Rare is always awesome.