When even the past band members like Eric and he is was even worried hurting Peter criss for taking his spot. Eric was by far the best member and person.
Paul Stanley basically revived Kiss singlehandedly in the 80s. I hate most of the music they put out in their hair metal days (COTN was the last good album, for my tastes), but mad respect for adapting and surviving. Like it or not, their current version is making truckloads of money, and that wouldn't be happening if they had crashed and burned in the 80s. Stanley has said a lot of good things about other people too, but this video series uses some selective editing to shape its narrative
I met Eric on the Crazy Nights tour on Princes Street, Edinburgh, Scotland. Grinning Eric and his pal (a grinning, rock-star looking guy) were following this total-knock out 'hippy style' dressed glamour-model looking gal who had just walked past (I later figured out that was Eric's girlfriend, Carrie Stevens. They must have just been pretending, playing 'follow that beautful girl' when it was actually his girlfriend). Eric autographed my Crazy Nights LP empty cover (I brought it in a shoulder bag with me, when I was around town that day, in case I bumped into KISS!). He was friendly, graciously took my compliments about how cool the synthsonics 'tune' was during 'last night's drum solo' (they played two nights at the Edinburgh Playhouse on the Crazy Nights tour). When I asked, he advised the other band members were probably around the hotel (Carlton Hotel, on the North Bridge). I wished him a good evening/show (for later that evening), and he and the other grinning guy scampered up the small staircase into a tartan tourist-trap shop. Eric was a good guy! On the 'Crazy Tour', Eric may not have been talking to Paul, but he talked to me! (And Eric and his pal seemed to be having fun: they were grinning and laughing as they pretended to 'follow' his girlfriend down Princes Street.)
@@biccytrollox I don’t disagree but I saw them on their first Original 4 tour in ‘96 and later at the very last North American show for Peter and they definitely did NOT disappoint. Of course at the ‘96 show I had won front row tix from a radio station for my Gene costume so that did not suck. Next to me and my buddy were 2 “ladies In waiting” who didn’t win a radio contest, but they did win a measurements contest and had the backstage passes to prove it. Lol. One liked G$, the other PS. So depending on who was at our side of the stage, they would take turns displaying their “affections” at their guy. Talk about sensory overload for us! That last show was great too but they were too damn loud. Me and my bud were hurtin’ “right between the eyes” for days. Lol
I saw them in Orange County, California, and Anthrax opened up. As soon as kiss came on half the crowd left. I was a huge Kiss fan even then, and I hated it.
Good lord….poor Paul Stanley. The biggest question I have is if Paul Stanley is orrrrr has ever been at fault for anything?? Probably not because he is Paul Stanley. I even heard he was contemplating during Paul McCartney because of the name PAUL. Oh wait, is Stanley Paul?? Anyways what I mean is what a perfect human being “Paul” Stanley is.
Eric Carr gave Kiss new life and probably was paid like a chump. He should have gotten a million a year and royalties. I wonder what he got . Anyone know ?
From what I heard...Eric was making about $3600 a week when he was hired in 1980....but by the time of Crazy Nights, owing to financial issues, they had cut his salary considerably....by 1990 he was barely over 90k a year. Adjusted for inflation it's still not a bad pay day.
@@frankartale1026 that is why Vinnie never signed any official contract making him a member of the band. He had to sign away all rights to anything he wrote, including Lick It Up, one of their biggest hits, and would only be paid 500 a week. He said Eric made the same thing and they actually cut that in half later on
Just kills me how they talk about someone that can’t defend themselves. Don’t talk about Eric Carr if you can’t say anything positive about him especially when he’s not around to defend himself. And no one else can defend him either. Say anything you want just to make yourself look like you are the answer to everyone’s problems. So full of himself. But it sounds more like the problems he had before becoming famous and just put it on someone else. I’m sure when he was a kid people would ask him to come over and he was the one asking if anyone else was there and wouldn’t go if there was. Seems like everyone had problems except Paul.
Eric was probably fed up with only being a paid employee (which is what he was, he was never a member of Kiss on any contracts) and he was told what to do, when to do it and what projects he could take part in outside his employment. Gee, can't understand why he started to resent Paul for blocking him from enjoying his free time musically. But, Paul has his head up his ass so far he didn't and doesn't care how he made Eric feel.
Crazy Nights is what happens when KISS goes all-in on the Bon Jovi formula, replete with group chant choruses, synth flourishes, and basic 4/4 simplicity. The precipitous fall from Creatures (peak KISS) to pop hair metal Crazy Nights hits rock bottom.
I never hear Paul Stanley say anything nice to say about Bruce Kulick that's fucked up he's a great guitar player even Ace Frehley said something nice about him and he replaced Ace Frehley to
I never hear Paul trashing Bruce at all! He trashes every one but him, but he's mentioned he's been trashed by other celebrities like Lisa Hartman, slash and dumped by Donna Dixon for Dan Aykroyd. Never hear gene trashing anyone in public or public broadcast
@@joerambo8 I guess your talking about a different Paul Stanley because the one I'm hearing is complaining about everything now that the wanna be KISS is breaking up I mean now there not even KISS anymore 2 guys wearing the catman make up and Ace Frehley make up as far as I know KISS is Paul Stanley Gene Simmons and Peter Criss and Ace Frehley and late Eric Carr I'll even add Bruce Kulick that's it that was KISS
What did he expected? X in sex is a lame version of Palmer's Addicted to Love, the director did the obvious thing: to copy the video. They were lucky than Palmer didn't sued.
Great stories seems theirs problems with each member of the band on the making of every album and mostly one side to the stories, it great that Paul has finally found a side project other than kiss or solo tours.kiss is the greatest but this bickering about every member other than Bruce is embarrassing and very distasteful. The World has many problems like wars and diseases and to hear about problems being broadcast from my heroes make me think twice of my loyalty to the band.
Kiss and many bands would have been better served in pre internet days where we were not able to really get to know the members. Never get to know your heros. Just enjoy the product.
It still bothers me on this day they being part of Rockin the corpse and Rock the Nation propaganda during the war in Irak and having fun in the US when there's a real carnage overseas. I felt betrayed by them back then as I was a big and loyal fan in HS.
The only problem Eric Carr had was being gullible well I can't say that it was the band kiss I grew up buying all their albums and merch but did not know how sorry Paul and Gene actually were seen him live with kiss in the '80s his drum solos were bad ass he could have joined any band in the '80s and been bigger than he was with kiss and hearing Paul wine it's just pitiful poor Paul now he's touring with pretenders and can't sing a lick has to do a Milli vanilli every night on tour I feel sorry for the audience that goes and watches this poor excuse of a tribute band at best Ace was the reason I picked up a guitar and a guitar legend named Dimebag Darrell also said the same there hasn't been a real kiss since the last album the original four played on that's my opinion and I'm sticking to it
I don’t believe ERIC CARR would have had the recognition he had as in KISS. KISS is well known for their members. More so than most. My statement doesn’t take ERIC’s drumming abilities away. He is indeed a great drummer. He is my favorite drummer. I met him as well. He was very happy that I also brought THE ELDER besides CREATURES of the NIGHT to be signed. Love & Miss the 🦊
You're not alone but you're definitely narrow minded. Literally every comment you leave on this and other Kiss related audiobook recordings is childish and ridiculous . You are an embarrassment.
It's not just you, opera IMO is horrible no matter who's in it and Paul didn't make me wanna see it. I just laughed my ass off when I first heard he was doing it.
Paul the prima Donna. He sounds like a drag Queen with his she male voice 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 Hello boys and girls are you ready to have some crazy nights with gene and myself….? Lol😊😊😊😊
The problem with recording that album is that every song on it is formula garbage. Can't even look back on it fondly as some sort of spoof on Kiss. They were trying to sound like their version of hair metal and it stunk. If it's one thing Gene and Paul still haven't learned in 50 years is how to stay in your lane.
The fans loved Eric, and Eric loved hus fans. He took the time and appreciated them. Everyone in music business and near Eric has only nice things say about him Except for Paul..kind of sad. Lost all my respect for that man. He made awesome songs, but seems to be a grumpy asshole ...
Kinda sounds to me like Gene lost interest in KISS whenever he couldn’t play his demon character on stage anymore. Paul was ultimately the glue that held KISS together, especially during this period of time. If they had kicked Gene out of the band, sure it wouldn’t have been the same band anymore, but knowing Paul, he would have made due without Gene somehow. These mid-to-late 80s albums are proof that they could have made it without him, in my opinion. If Gene had pulled a coup, and got Bruce and Eric to help him vote Paul out of the band, they would have probably lasted only like 3 more years at most, and would have broken up after Eric died. The bottom line is, without Paul, there would be no KISS.
"funny" .... is it my imagination, that Paul and Gene ALWAYS seem to attract the Wrong sort of musical artists, women and managers? It must be such a "BURDEN" to be Always Right, and Always have easy targets to Blame, for so many things "Going Wrong" for Paul and his mate, Gene! Guess Eric's cancer MUST have been His Fault too, didn't G & P Boot Out Eric, during his cancer battle?
Without a doubt one of the lowest points for Kiss along with The Elder. The only thing memorable for me was the fact this was the only tour I got to see Kiss live.
Then to bash Eric even when his not around anymore! What a disgusting thing to do! Instead of honoring and appreciate what Eric really did and contributed to the band! He was part of ressurecting the band from the grave! With Vinnie and bruce so hello!?
When even the past band members like Eric and he is was even worried hurting Peter criss for taking his spot. Eric was by far the best member and person.
Listening to this series has left me with the same impression
Listening to Paul Stanley is kinda like listening to my wife….everyone else is wrong, everyone else is bad, and I’m always right!
Or maybe he’s been constantly surrounded by musicians who were goofballs? 🤷🏻♂️
LMAO
Paul Stanley basically revived Kiss singlehandedly in the 80s. I hate most of the music they put out in their hair metal days (COTN was the last good album, for my tastes), but mad respect for adapting and surviving. Like it or not, their current version is making truckloads of money, and that wouldn't be happening if they had crashed and burned in the 80s. Stanley has said a lot of good things about other people too, but this video series uses some selective editing to shape its narrative
Paul is the leader of the band gene was Mia, and eric and bruce were employees
Paul is harder on himself than anyone else imo
Bruce was the perfect guy at the moment, perfect guitar player for Kiss then, like Eric was in '80 after Peter...
I met Eric on the Crazy Nights tour on Princes Street, Edinburgh, Scotland. Grinning Eric and his pal (a grinning, rock-star looking guy) were following this total-knock out 'hippy style' dressed glamour-model looking gal who had just walked past (I later figured out that was Eric's girlfriend, Carrie Stevens. They must have just been pretending, playing 'follow that beautful girl' when it was actually his girlfriend). Eric autographed my Crazy Nights LP empty cover (I brought it in a shoulder bag with me, when I was around town that day, in case I bumped into KISS!). He was friendly, graciously took my compliments about how cool the synthsonics 'tune' was during 'last night's drum solo' (they played two nights at the Edinburgh Playhouse on the Crazy Nights tour). When I asked, he advised the other band members were probably around the hotel (Carlton Hotel, on the North Bridge). I wished him a good evening/show (for later that evening), and he and the other grinning guy scampered up the small staircase into a tartan tourist-trap shop. Eric was a good guy! On the 'Crazy Tour', Eric may not have been talking to Paul, but he talked to me! (And Eric and his pal seemed to be having fun: they were grinning and laughing as they pretended to 'follow' his girlfriend down Princes Street.)
That's Cool! Your blessed!❤️ Would have been a bunch of fun for sure. ❤️
I saw KISS on the Crazy Nights tour. It was a good show.
I saw them at MOR Donington '88. They were a real disappointment. They've been phoning it in for years purely for cash
@@biccytrollox I don’t disagree but I saw them on their first Original 4 tour in ‘96 and later at the very last North American show for Peter and they definitely did NOT disappoint. Of course at the ‘96 show I had won front row tix from a radio station for my Gene costume so that did not suck. Next to me and my buddy were 2 “ladies In waiting” who didn’t win a radio contest, but they did win a measurements contest and had the backstage passes to prove it. Lol. One liked G$, the other PS. So depending on who was at our side of the stage, they would take turns displaying their “affections” at their guy. Talk about sensory overload for us! That last show was great too but they were too damn loud. Me and my bud were hurtin’ “right between the eyes” for days. Lol
I saw them in Orange County, California, and Anthrax opened up. As soon as kiss came on half the crowd left. I was a huge Kiss fan even then, and I hated it.
This series has more whiny drama than the nightly news
Good lord….poor Paul Stanley. The biggest question I have is if Paul Stanley is orrrrr has ever been at fault for anything?? Probably not because he is Paul Stanley. I even heard he was contemplating during Paul McCartney because of the name PAUL. Oh wait, is Stanley Paul?? Anyways what I mean is what a perfect human being “Paul” Stanley is.
Eric Carr gave Kiss new life and probably was paid like a chump. He should have gotten a million a year and royalties. I wonder what he got . Anyone know ?
From what I heard...Eric was making about $3600 a week when he was hired in 1980....but by the time of Crazy Nights, owing to financial issues, they had cut his salary considerably....by 1990 he was barely over 90k a year. Adjusted for inflation it's still not a bad pay day.
$500 a week. The same thing Vinnie was offered
@@zachary_attackery you gotta be kidding me. That is chump change
I saw Kiss on the Revenge tour and i was blown away. Im a metal guy and Kiss was great. I saw them on the 96 97 tour as well
@@frankartale1026 that is why Vinnie never signed any official contract making him a member of the band. He had to sign away all rights to anything he wrote, including Lick It Up, one of their biggest hits, and would only be paid 500 a week. He said Eric made the same thing and they actually cut that in half later on
There were no problems with Eric Carr, Paul was the problem
Thank you! I agree with you 👍
I love kiss but still after 50 years they still don’t get it.without ace it doesn’t sound like kiss
These are great! You do a great job mixing and editing these different entities together. Very enjoyable!👍👍 All the best from Brooklyn, NY!
A motel, Samantha Fox. And paper thin walls. That's life
Just kills me how they talk about someone that can’t defend themselves. Don’t talk about Eric Carr if you can’t say anything positive about him especially when he’s not around to defend himself. And no one else can defend him either. Say anything you want just to make yourself look like you are the answer to everyone’s problems. So full of himself. But it sounds more like the problems he had before becoming famous and just put it on someone else. I’m sure when he was a kid people would ask him to come over and he was the one asking if anyone else was there and wouldn’t go if there was. Seems like everyone had problems except Paul.
Amen, Respect the Fox.
Eric was probably fed up with only being a paid employee (which is what he was, he was never a member of Kiss on any contracts) and he was told what to do, when to do it and what projects he could take part in outside his employment. Gee, can't understand why he started to resent Paul for blocking him from enjoying his free time musically. But, Paul has his head up his ass so far he didn't and doesn't care how he made Eric feel.
For real he was the best replacement to bad he died just a good hearted man
@@monty4336 yup thanks for pointing it out
Dead people aren't saints, you can still tell the truth about them
Nothing in YOUR Background suggested You could do Musical Theater ? uhmm , isn't that what KISS was always about ?
Crazy Nights is my favorite non make Kiss album. It’s a fun record. Crazy Crazy Nights is a quintessential Kiss song. I
Crazy Nights is what happens when KISS goes all-in on the Bon Jovi formula, replete with group chant choruses, synth flourishes, and basic 4/4 simplicity. The precipitous fall from Creatures (peak KISS) to pop hair metal Crazy Nights hits rock bottom.
Got some good tunes however
Eric was a nice guy who didn't want to get involved with bullshit
We need a "KISS Meets the Phantom of the Opera" movie 👍🏻👍🏻 he rips his mask off and we find out its ABNER !!!😱😱
Is there a person on the planet that Paul Stanley doesn't have a litany of criticisms about?
Kiss drama keeps kiss relevant, Stanley and Simmons know this, believe me they all (including Ace) know what they are doing
I haven’t even watched this video yet and I know Eric Carr wasn’t the problem.
I never hear Paul Stanley say anything nice to say about Bruce Kulick that's fucked up he's a great guitar player even Ace Frehley said something nice about him and he replaced Ace Frehley to
BK was the second best thing to happen to Kiss great guitarist!
Paul says bad shot about everyone
I never hear Paul trashing Bruce at all! He trashes every one but him, but he's mentioned he's been trashed by other celebrities like Lisa Hartman, slash and dumped by Donna Dixon for Dan Aykroyd. Never hear gene trashing anyone in public or public broadcast
@@joerambo8 I guess your talking about a different Paul Stanley because the one I'm hearing is complaining about everything now that the wanna be KISS is breaking up I mean now there not even KISS anymore 2 guys wearing the catman make up and Ace Frehley make up as far as I know KISS is Paul Stanley Gene Simmons and Peter Criss and Ace Frehley and late Eric Carr I'll even add Bruce Kulick that's it that was KISS
@@lanceduponte8241 your right! I must of missed the part about Paul Stanley saying anything about Bruce kulick.maybe you can send a clip of that
Love crazy nights,crazy,turn on the nite,reason to live.
What did he expected? X in sex is a lame version of Palmer's Addicted to Love, the director did the obvious thing: to copy the video. They were lucky than Palmer didn't sued.
I just heard the song now HOW DID HE NOT SUE????????
One night with Paul and he turned Samantha Fox , that's some doing .
Great stories seems theirs problems with each member of the band on the making of every album and mostly one side to the stories, it great that Paul has finally found a side project other than kiss or solo tours.kiss is the greatest but this bickering about every member other than Bruce is embarrassing and very distasteful. The World has many problems like wars and diseases and to hear about problems being broadcast from my heroes make me think twice of my loyalty to the band.
Kiss and many bands would have been better served in pre internet days where we were not able to really get to know the members. Never get to know your heros. Just enjoy the product.
It still bothers me on this day they being part of Rockin the corpse and Rock the Nation propaganda during the war in Irak and having fun in the US when there's a real carnage overseas. I felt betrayed by them back then as I was a big and loyal fan in HS.
STOP LISTENING THEN!
Paul took a bubble bath with Samantha Fox? Lucky S.O.B. 😄
The only problem Eric Carr had was being gullible well I can't say that it was the band kiss I grew up buying all their albums and merch but did not know how sorry Paul and Gene actually were seen him live with kiss in the '80s his drum solos were bad ass he could have joined any band in the '80s and been bigger than he was with kiss and hearing Paul wine it's just pitiful poor Paul now he's touring with pretenders and can't sing a lick has to do a Milli vanilli every night on tour I feel sorry for the audience that goes and watches this poor excuse of a tribute band at best Ace was the reason I picked up a guitar and a guitar legend named Dimebag Darrell also said the same there hasn't been a real kiss since the last album the original four played on that's my opinion and I'm sticking to it
I don’t believe ERIC CARR would have had the recognition he had as in KISS. KISS is well known for their members. More so than most. My statement doesn’t take ERIC’s drumming abilities away. He is indeed a great drummer. He is my favorite drummer. I met him as well. He was very happy that I also brought THE ELDER besides CREATURES of the NIGHT to be signed. Love & Miss the 🦊
Nothing in his background suggested that he could do musical theater? Does "The Odyssey" ring a bell?
When a guy shits on everyone around him as being the problem, how often is it everyone else, or the guy who's pointing fingers everywhere else?
Paul Stanley is the Karen of Rock.
🤣
And late 80s/early 90s KISS were the whores of rocknroll.
Is this an official kiss channel?
No, just a Tribute to KISS
maybe Im alone, but I could care less about phantom of the opera.
You’re not alone. But the Lon Chaney movie, and how he looked fascinates me and scared the crud out of me as a kid.
You're not alone but you're definitely narrow minded. Literally every comment you leave on this and other Kiss related audiobook recordings is childish and ridiculous .
You are an embarrassment.
@@PlayerToBeNamedLater1973 definately not true.
It's not just you, opera IMO is horrible no matter who's in it and Paul didn't make me wanna see it. I just laughed my ass off when I first heard he was doing it.
@@monty4336 i saw a small clip of it & knew I dont wanna watch it
Paul's "opera" singing here sounds alot like the Elder. I think it's great ie,
Aces 87 album blew this drek away
I'm not a KISS fan, but i do LOVE this album.
You have bad taste then. It's not even one of there best.
@@kurtstergar1042 Ok bro, if that's the hill you wanna d!e on. 🤣
Im sending a doctor to chech u out...hold on bro! Ive called 911 & informed them u like crazy nts.
@@kurtstergar1042 🤣 Whether or not it's one of THEIR best is subjective. But it's hilarious that you think differently.
Excactly...definitely not their finest moment!
If you load the YT subtitles you will win a lot of viewers
X in Sex n other songs in Crazy Night album are all great Pual like
I love that song
So who can we blame for the Smashes Thrashes and Hits version of I Love It Loud being weaker than the original
Paul the prima Donna. He sounds like a drag Queen with his she male voice 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 Hello boys and girls are you ready to have some crazy nights with gene and myself….? Lol😊😊😊😊
Video migth be cheesy ..
But rock hard is a good song !
I'm sure those ladies love being referred to as underfed pelicans.
I’m totally with Paul on this… in a video - especially a KISS video- you need some girls with curves.
In any rock, metal, country or rap video. Bones are for dogs, meat is for men.
The problem with recording that album is that every song on it is formula garbage. Can't even look back on it fondly as some sort of spoof on Kiss. They were trying to sound like their version of hair metal and it stunk. If it's one thing Gene and Paul still haven't learned in 50 years is how to stay in your lane.
Body Glove Paul was THE best era
The fans loved Eric, and Eric loved hus fans. He took the time and appreciated them.
Everyone in music business and near Eric has only nice things say about him
Except for Paul..kind of sad. Lost all my respect for that man.
He made awesome songs, but seems to be a grumpy asshole ...
I don't believe he dated Sam Fox
Kinda sounds to me like Gene lost interest in KISS whenever he couldn’t play his demon character on stage anymore. Paul was ultimately the glue that held KISS together, especially during this period of time. If they had kicked Gene out of the band, sure it wouldn’t have been the same band anymore, but knowing Paul, he would have made due without Gene somehow. These mid-to-late 80s albums are proof that they could have made it without him, in my opinion.
If Gene had pulled a coup, and got Bruce and Eric to help him vote Paul out of the band, they would have probably lasted only like 3 more years at most, and would have broken up after Eric died. The bottom line is, without Paul, there would be no KISS.
Kiss where just trying to stay relevant and survive
"funny" .... is it my imagination, that Paul and Gene ALWAYS seem to attract the Wrong sort of musical artists, women and managers?
It must be such a "BURDEN" to be Always Right, and Always have easy targets to Blame, for so many things "Going Wrong" for Paul and his mate, Gene!
Guess Eric's cancer MUST have been His Fault too, didn't G & P Boot Out Eric, during his cancer battle?
This guy is a total Karen. He has trouble with everyone and everything
The biggest lie is that Samantha Fox would get with Stanley
Agreed
I just wish he could talk about the music and not try to convince people he's not gay.
@@pinman973 he ain't convincing nobody about that
Sam Fox is now a lesbian. Good job Paul. 👏 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Really?? That’s hilarious.
@@mattskustomkreations yeah. She’s been married to a couple of women since Paul showed her his ‘Love Gun’…..
@@nickgodfrey1148 Bwahahahaha!
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Let's Put The X In Sex was just awful
Loved Crazy Nights and ST&H. Far better than "Speeding Back to My Baby", and "Baby Driver" (WT actual F???)
Without a doubt one of the lowest points for Kiss along with The Elder. The only thing memorable for me was the fact this was the only tour I got to see Kiss live.
crazy nights = BARF terrible album
I disagree.
@@DrJ-hx7wv my condolences lol
Seems like gene stopped trying after lick it up
This is what happens when greed ego takes over! Like so many times before in a band yes sayers all around gold fish in a bowl
Then to bash Eric even when his not around anymore! What a disgusting thing to do! Instead of honoring and appreciate what Eric really did and contributed to the band! He was part of ressurecting the band from the grave! With Vinnie and bruce so hello!?