@@DressedToKillUSA my first Kiss Concert at 13, was Alive II in 1977, So wasn't too into with most Tributes until watching some Mr Speed videos a couple years ago cause of Mike. Has a natural Gene vibe like you sorta forget it's really not Gene he really resembles him in the face too. Then the natural vocals and all.. I wish Gene could see him , loved to know his reaction.
@@jimbo0411 Thank you so much. That means a lot to me. Being in Mr Speed was such a fun time. I actually did play for Gene once upon a time in Knoxville in a different band. He was super cool and since we’re just providing entertainment; he didn’t have to talk to us at all. He wound up taking time to speak to every member of our family that was there and was just very casual and fun to be around. It was so weird to be talking to him while I was wearing his face 😂. It was an awesome night and he complimented my imitation of him.
@@DressedToKillUSA Nice !! Thanks for taking the time to reply. To me it's not the same with Mr S. now, the new member looks ok ish, face likeness little off , decent stage mannerisms but singing is ok, forced cookie monster going on. Gene seems like a good guy if he gets past the celeb stuff. I sat really close to Paul at a U2 concert , but never met any members, saw Alive II, Dynasty, then the 90's reunions a ton of times. I can imagine a lot of work has to go into it to be that level of accuracy, cool to see this era of Kiss...If you notice with early Kiss live , Gene never did the tongue much in performance. Seem more around Alive era . Hope to see more projects in 25' !! Always on the lookout for more performances from ya, forget those avatar thing.. haha
I was so pissed I missed this. It wasn't on the schedule so I went to get food. I come back and here this going on. My favorite era and you guys killed it!!
@@nigeldreiner It was kind of last minute when they to added this in. I heard quite a few people say that it wasn’t on the schedule. I hate that you missed it. I had a lot of fun doing it. Those super deep cut songs like “All the way” and “Kissin Time”was songs I never thought I’d ever play, and they even had that old school Gene suit for me to wear too. I never thought I’d ever wear that look. Definitely a fun night. Hope they do something like this again at the next one.
@@charlesbronson4282Yeah; I wasn’t allowed to spit blood or breathe fire. It was only a short 8 song set and so I figured they cut the blood to save time, and the venue didn’t allow the fire.
Man Mike Collins sounds naturally singing just like Gene.. Amazing..
@@jimbo0411 Thanks I really appreciate that. It was a fun song to do.
@@DressedToKillUSA my first Kiss Concert at 13, was Alive II in 1977, So wasn't too into with most Tributes until watching some Mr Speed videos a couple years ago cause of Mike. Has a natural Gene vibe like you sorta forget it's really not Gene he really resembles him in the face too. Then the natural vocals and all.. I wish Gene could see him , loved to know his reaction.
@@jimbo0411 Thank you so much. That means a lot to me. Being in Mr Speed was such a fun time. I actually did play for Gene once upon a time in Knoxville in a different band. He was super cool and since we’re just providing entertainment; he didn’t have to talk to us at all. He wound up taking time to speak to every member of our family that was there and was just very casual and fun to be around. It was so weird to be talking to him while I was wearing his face 😂. It was an awesome night and he complimented my imitation of him.
@@DressedToKillUSA Nice !! Thanks for taking the time to reply. To me it's not the same with Mr S. now, the new member looks ok ish, face likeness little off , decent stage mannerisms but singing is ok, forced cookie monster going on. Gene seems like a good guy if he gets past the celeb stuff. I sat really close to Paul at a U2 concert , but never met any members, saw Alive II, Dynasty, then the 90's reunions a ton of times. I can imagine a lot of work has to go into it to be that level of accuracy, cool to see this era of Kiss...If you notice with early Kiss live , Gene never did the tongue much in performance. Seem more around Alive era . Hope to see more projects in 25' !! Always on the lookout for more performances from ya, forget those avatar thing.. haha
Great shout at to Matt!
Matt’s awesome!! So glad I finally got to jam with him.
I was so pissed I missed this. It wasn't on the schedule so I went to get food. I come back and here this going on. My favorite era and you guys killed it!!
@@nigeldreiner It was kind of last minute when they to added this in. I heard quite a few people say that it wasn’t on the schedule. I hate that you missed it. I had a lot of fun doing it. Those super deep cut songs like “All the way” and “Kissin Time”was songs I never thought I’d ever play, and they even had that old school Gene suit for me to wear too. I never thought I’d ever wear that look. Definitely a fun night. Hope they do something like this again at the next one.
😂😂😂 who goes to get food at a fucking rock concert 😂 what are ya doing mate 😅
excellent Smithers excellent...
Helluva job, man! Singing and playing bass isn't easy!
Thanks man!!🤘🏻
Not bad...Not bad at ALL!
Thanks! It was a fun one to do.
So this is why Gene didn't breathe fire or split blood?
@@charlesbronson4282Yeah; I wasn’t allowed to spit blood or breathe fire. It was only a short 8 song set and so I figured they cut the blood to save time, and the venue didn’t allow the fire.