@@PassengersMusic777 I'm sure they knew it would be controversial, surprised the label even let them do it . the German covers had "S"es that looked like backwards "Z"s
Gene and Paul have always said Ace created the logo. I've heard interviews from the 1990s/2000s where they've both admitted it. What they didn't bring up (and I've never heard them asked) is how the double S/lightning bolts resembled the logo of the Nazi Schutzstaffel organization. I'm sure back then the entire band figured it would be racy and dangerous and it might bring them some kind of publicity. If it was done today they'd be canceled given the current hysterical climate we live in. BTW, I remember Paul saying (maybe in his book) that early on Ace played every concert sober, but afterwards he'd get completely tore up. Once the band achieved major success, Paul said Ace and Peter let their partying became more important than the band. It's almost like success allowed Ace and Peter to afford better drugs and in greater quantities. Ace was constantly getting into car crashes and police chases around this time. Around the time of Dynasty, even Peter had his own car wreck and his injuries left him hooked on pain meds.
I discovered these interviews years back surfing on youtube! These interviews at the beginning of there careers are absolute jewels and enjoy so much to go back and listening to them!!!! The 2 greatest inventions in the would are audio and video!!!! You can go back in time!!!!!!! Space ace Ron!
Something that you just don't get anymore...when the radio stations were our live connection with what was going down in the Rock world, many,many late nights were spent listening to these special shows,this was WAAAAYYYYYYY before the internet...there were shows like the King Biscuit Flour Hour that broadcast live concerts and that was an event such as ZZ TOP, THE WHO, FLEETWOOD MAC the list goes on....but understand this is just not a KISS thing but a look into the music scene of the 70s, no cell phones no computers just television and radio, you couldn't wait for the weekend to catch the Midnight Special with Wolfman Jack or Don Kirshners Rock Concert....these were the best, showing your favorite groups performing on television....these were great days
I used to listen to Metal Shop for new up and coming stuff. The show came on Sunday evenings and I would record the show in hopes of hearing new music and I would take it too school on Monday if any new music was previewed, KISS, Iron Maiden, etc..
The Fonz use to be in a band called The Reacharounds. The Fonz would make a perfect opening band for the Clarences. The Fonz can open up by bending over and opening up his miserable Kiss hating bunghole....
She comments on their good singing voices. And I've always thought that Gene had the best singing voice. I love his version of "When I Wish Upon A Star". This early Kiss stuff is coming out now. It's interesting as heck.
Oh God no!! First, it's "When You Wish Upon a Star," which was on Gene's 1978 solo album. Not sure what you mean that early Kiss is just coming out now. It's always been out. Secondly, there's something antithetical about a song in Walt Disney's Pinocchio and Kiss that doesn't work. I remember Gene saying Kiss was supposed to be about attitude, aggressiveness, and "from the street." In many ways, the solo albums are around the time when Kiss started losing it's way. Only Ace's album sounded like Kiss. The band was over merchandising (pajamas and lunch boxes) and their shows started to be filled with little kids.
From 1974 to 2021is 46 years. Interviews and concert clips from their early years of Kiss are starting to pop up on the internet. Soundboard recordings of decent quality, live videos have not always been so available. I like Gene Simmons solo album from 1978. Especially when "I" wish upon a star. Eye, eye, eye. Not you. Me.
Of the two, Simmons is far more eloquent. Frehley hadn't yet come out of his shell. Perhaps that's why Simmons spoke more. He had yet to become the eglomanic he is now. LOL
So they would be into putting together Dressed To Kill and finishing Hotter Than Hell at this point. Mid 70s Kiss is about the best thing to happen to the seventies. And Mexican brown.
Interesting to hear Gene in the early days, before he became a tiresome bloviator, repeating the same 15 talking points ad infinitum. At this point Kiss were still traveling to gigs in a station wagon, sharing hotel rooms, living on a minuscule per diem, while Bill Aucoin's American Express card was being constantly maxed out. I'd say Kiss's big mistake was trying to follow the zeitgeist of the times, going disco, fragmenting into solo albums, and going Super Kiss Las Vegas with the absurdly flamboyant costumes. They should have stuck to a strictly hard rocking formula & stayed with the black and silver outfits. Ac/Dc and Motorhead, for example, stuck to their own unwavering formula and went on for decades as other bands appeared and vanished. Imagine a rock band putting out an album every 6 months, as Kiss did back then. Go ahead and try, I dare you! That's one reason a lot of the lyrics were so bad, there just wasn't any time for reflection, touring, writing, & recording two albums a year. Them's was the days.
Bill Aucoin came up with Gene's outgoing Rock Star personality, because he said Gene sounded too much like someone's parent's or a businessman, he didn't like Gene doing interviews because it didn't match his character. Today it's no secret, Gene is a quiet mama's boy when the camera's aren't rolling.
@@JENDALL714 Mr Simmons isn't exactly a quiet mamma's boy when the cameras aren't rolling, he still shoots his mouth off, bloviates, and aggrandizes himself. Moguls tend not to be quiet mamma's boys.
@@jackde1965 Oh no, I don't talk like their career flopped, I'm simply saying they and us could have been spared "I Was Made For Lovin' You" "Let's Put The X In Sex" & lots of other crap. In actual fact, their career did begin to flop--sales were way down & they were doing conventions--& then they became their own tribute band for the big money.
Does anyone have the interview where Gene calls Mike Douglas a cocksucker and Gene and Peter talk about sharing groupies?? This has to be an interview done around '75 maybe
Gene is humble and Ace is Sober. Wow, Gene gave Ace credit for the logo!
Yeah nowadays they claim Ace purposely used a Not-Z SS bolt to offend Paul and Gene. They were more humbler and honest back then
@@PassengersMusic777 I'm sure they knew it would be controversial, surprised the label even let them do it .
the German covers had "S"es that looked like backwards "Z"s
Gene and Paul have always said Ace created the logo. I've heard interviews from the 1990s/2000s where they've both admitted it. What they didn't bring up (and I've never heard them asked) is how the double S/lightning bolts resembled the logo of the Nazi Schutzstaffel organization. I'm sure back then the entire band figured it would be racy and dangerous and it might bring them some kind of publicity. If it was done today they'd be canceled given the current hysterical climate we live in.
BTW, I remember Paul saying (maybe in his book) that early on Ace played every concert sober, but afterwards he'd get completely tore up. Once the band achieved major success, Paul said Ace and Peter let their partying became more important than the band. It's almost like success allowed Ace and Peter to afford better drugs and in greater quantities. Ace was constantly getting into car crashes and police chases around this time. Around the time of Dynasty, even Peter had his own car wreck and his injuries left him hooked on pain meds.
It was gracious of Gene to allow Ace to get a few words in edgewise.
I discovered these interviews years back surfing on youtube! These interviews at the beginning of there careers are absolute jewels and enjoy so much to go back and listening to them!!!! The 2 greatest inventions in the would are audio and video!!!! You can go back in time!!!!!!! Space ace Ron!
Gene down to earth, Ace not high as a kite. Imagine that! Cool stuff. Thanks for uploading!!!
Incredible to hear Gene being a little bit shy instead of being full of himself as he's become.
Something that you just don't get anymore...when the radio stations were our live connection with what was going down in the Rock world, many,many late nights were spent listening to these special shows,this was WAAAAYYYYYYY before the internet...there were shows like the King Biscuit Flour Hour that broadcast live concerts and that was an event such as ZZ TOP, THE WHO, FLEETWOOD MAC the list goes on....but understand this is just not a KISS thing but a look into the music scene of the 70s, no cell phones no computers just television and radio, you couldn't wait for the weekend to catch the Midnight Special with Wolfman Jack or Don Kirshners Rock Concert....these were the best, showing your favorite groups performing on television....these were great days
I used to listen to Metal Shop for new up and coming stuff. The show came on Sunday evenings and I would record the show in hopes of hearing new music and I would take it too school on Monday if any new music was previewed, KISS, Iron Maiden, etc..
1:25 Was my favourite Ace costume but It seems It was only ever worn for photos 🤷♂️
That was his best costume. And it should've been worn in concert.
Could you even imagine a down to earth Gene Simmons?
He didn’t know what money was then 😂😂
@Donnell Okafor it’s a joke 🙄
This was before Ace became a plumber apparently.
😂😂
this was before Gene became a banker!
Glad to hear Sean Delaney getting mentioned.
xoxo The Clarences
Your band sucks
The Fonz use to be in a band called The Reacharounds. The Fonz would make a perfect opening band for the Clarences. The Fonz can open up by bending over and opening up his miserable Kiss hating bunghole....
@@terrytheman3317 Wow!!! xoxo The Clarences
She comments on their good singing voices. And I've always thought that Gene had the best singing voice. I love his version of "When I Wish Upon A Star". This early Kiss stuff is coming out now. It's interesting as heck.
Oh God no!! First, it's "When You Wish Upon a Star," which was on Gene's 1978 solo album. Not sure what you mean that early Kiss is just coming out now. It's always been out. Secondly, there's something antithetical about a song in Walt Disney's Pinocchio and Kiss that doesn't work. I remember Gene saying Kiss was supposed to be about attitude, aggressiveness, and "from the street." In many ways, the solo albums are around the time when Kiss started losing it's way. Only Ace's album sounded like Kiss. The band was over merchandising (pajamas and lunch boxes) and their shows started to be filled with little kids.
From 1974 to 2021is 46 years. Interviews and concert clips from their early years of Kiss are starting to pop up on the internet. Soundboard recordings of decent quality, live videos have not always been so available. I like Gene Simmons solo album from 1978. Especially when "I" wish upon a star. Eye, eye, eye. Not you. Me.
The interviewer is the late great Allison Steele
Nice of Gene to shut his yap for five seconds at one point so Ace could speak. Ace had to have been wondering why he couldn't have just stayed home.
Of the two, Simmons is far more eloquent. Frehley hadn't yet come out of his shell. Perhaps that's why Simmons spoke more. He had yet to become the eglomanic he is now. LOL
great interview........I have never heard this before !!!!!!!!!!!! well posted
very cool, thanks! those were the days!
So they would be into putting together Dressed To Kill and finishing Hotter Than Hell at this point. Mid 70s Kiss is about the best thing to happen to the seventies. And Mexican brown.
,..and Evel Knievel😀
@@steveherlihy7904 especially the toy wind up bike
@@glenbellefonte9620 yes sir,that was the coolest toy ever,also how many of you and your buddies have scars from crazy ass bike stunts😄
And peruvian white!!
@@brucelee9528 not really sure about all that...
"Thunder rock". Poor Gene copyrighted it but it just never caught on. Lol
Beautiful. Honest. Rare for Gene.
Allison Steele had a sexy voice!
I had a crush on the Nightbird
@@reubensane5539 Don't blame ya!
.. yeah if you like Dorothy from the Golden Girls
Ace sounds like a dorky teenager.
Probably because he was 😂
Awesome clip
Love this interview,can you upload the other half with Peter and paul from this?
Interesting to hear Gene in the early days, before he became a tiresome bloviator, repeating the same 15 talking points ad infinitum. At this point Kiss were still traveling to gigs in a station wagon, sharing hotel rooms, living on a minuscule per diem, while Bill Aucoin's American Express card was being constantly maxed out. I'd say Kiss's big mistake was trying to follow the zeitgeist of the times, going disco, fragmenting into solo albums, and going Super Kiss Las Vegas with the absurdly flamboyant costumes. They should have stuck to a strictly hard rocking formula & stayed with the black and silver outfits. Ac/Dc and Motorhead, for example, stuck to their own unwavering formula and went on for decades as other bands appeared and vanished. Imagine a rock band putting out an album every 6 months, as Kiss did back then. Go ahead and try, I dare you! That's one reason a lot of the lyrics were so bad, there just wasn't any time for reflection, touring, writing, & recording two albums a year. Them's was the days.
I agree !!!
Bill Aucoin came up with Gene's outgoing Rock Star personality, because he said Gene sounded too much like someone's parent's or a businessman, he didn't like Gene doing interviews because it didn't match his character. Today it's no secret, Gene is a quiet mama's boy when the camera's aren't rolling.
@@JENDALL714 Mr Simmons isn't exactly a quiet mamma's boy when the cameras aren't rolling, he still shoots his mouth off, bloviates, and aggrandizes himself. Moguls tend not to be quiet mamma's boys.
You talk like their career flopped. If only the had done the things you said maybe they would have been successful. Lol
@@jackde1965 Oh no, I don't talk like their career flopped, I'm simply saying they and us could have been spared "I Was Made For Lovin' You" "Let's Put The X In Sex" & lots of other crap. In actual fact, their career did begin to flop--sales were way down & they were doing conventions--& then they became their own tribute band for the big money.
Al Pacino...Lead Guitar!
like a rhinestone fan girl
Does anyone have the interview where Gene calls Mike Douglas a cocksucker and Gene and Peter talk about sharing groupies?? This has to be an interview done around '75 maybe
Gene kinda sounds a lil like Butt-Head
Who's the nice lady doing the interview?
Allison Steele I believe!