There are many cultures, many religions, many ways to perceive and express divinity. This one is about an entity, which is ancient, impatient, authoritative, proud and insatiably lustful. Last but not least, a playful rascal. The lyrics are clear enough, to leave no room for misunderstanding. Rock and roll would be his kind of taste, maybe...
In 2016 I saw a Kiss tribute band called Detroit Rock City. they dressed and sounded Exactly like the real KISS. The bass player spit up blood at one point in the show which was something I hadn’t seen since a 1977 KISS concert. They put on a GREAT show.
Gene was all about theatrics when it came to his "solo" He never wanted to be someone to play a million notes and shred he just wanted to entertain the crowd and you have to respect that because entertain he does !
That’s the best part of it Too many musicians try to play outside of their talent levels and just come off boring and sloppy Gene stays in his wheelhouse and really puts on a special performance
I remember, I was about ten years old, and I picked up a video game called Tony Hawk's Underground, which had a clip of this video in it. I remember being slightly freaked out by Gene at first, but then I began to watch the clip relentlessly, eventually begging my parents for guitar lessons. That was eleven years ago, and today I'm still learning to play(though my taste in music has somewhat broadened), but I owe it all to these guys and this song.
Se existe um membro original do Kiss que mais gostou de retornarem com a maquiagem, com certeza foi o Gene . Antes ele era mais um baixista/vocalista, mas como o Demon ele é um personagem diferenciado na história do rock.
I used to play in a Rock and Roll band back in my twenties... I'm much older now.. but damn..l tell you Kiss gives me the inspiration to keep playing Still...all l need is some vitamin K..!!!Kiss Forever !!!👍🎸😎
This is pure music mastery at its finest. The music. The chemestry. The orschestra, the demon voice at the end, The Kiss army, the film editing, Everything screams power. This is not a concert, this is the Opera. The only thing missing here is ACE!!!! Man, I'm telling you. The new generation of music and its fans. You REALLY missed out on something spectacular. What do we have today? Bieber? Give me break.
I was a rock and roll I'm still the person that i have always been. I'm glad u are able to keep KISS alive l luv the KISS ARMY, love you guys we must teach our children and grandchildren have certain bands that they like. lol
This is what made me a Kiss fan! Origin story (if you have time): the year is 2003 and I am 8 years old. My best friend at the time Sam came over to my house and we were playing Tony Hawk's Underground on PlayStation 2. We beat the game and it had this bonus level that I had never seen called Hotter Than Hell, so I asked Sam can we co-op on that level? So he clicks it, and a loading screen pops up. On the loading screen was the animated version of the members of Kiss. So I asked Sam yo who are these guys? And Sam says "Oh, that is Kiss, they are a rock band, so you probably wouldn't like them." Because hip hop and rap is the only genre of music I listened to at 8 years old. So the level loads, and we end up collecting the letters K-I-S-S that were scattered across the level. After we got the last letter, a 30-second video played which was a visual compilation of this concert, with the audio of this version of God of Thunder playing! And I was blown away and immediately enraptured by what I saw! Kind of in shock as well, because I'd never seen anything like it! There's fire, blood, an orchestra, a guitar shaped like an Axe and 4 grown men in leather, platform boots and Kabuki makeup! I was immediately hooked. Well if you collect the letters again the animated versions of them will pop up on the stage and play a song from the Symphony Concert: Alive! IV! I quickly listened to the other two songs on the game, and I was hooked. From that moment on I needed to know everything about Kiss! So after Sam leaves, I'm talking to my mom and I asked her has she ever heard of a band called Kiss? She tells me that they were one of her first concerts that she went to in 1977! Shortly thereafter, a friend of mine gave me her bass guitar, and I never looked back. The rest, is Kisstory! Thanks for reading if you did! I didn't mean to make it this long!
This song introduced me in THUG, 2003/2004. Pure nostalgic. The custom skater is the protagonist. And the song took place in Hotter Than Hell, Australia.
I remember watching these kinda videos & movies with my dad from kiss in the 90s as a little kidd great times jumping true the house with guitars acting like them we had many movies concerts documentaries everything
i would always wake my sister up with this every morning charlotte arender best concert i have ever seen in my life and bless my sister for me being so spazmaticte
Incroyablement Magick !!! Eh, d'ailleurs, j'aperçois les prémisses d'un magnifique orage, de par ma fenêtre, qui s'apprête, à son tour, à déchaîner sa furie ; grand merci , "Seigneur de la Terre désolée" !
Yes it is Peter, he played through the following tour 0f '03 and coincidentally performed his last kiss show on his birthday. After the tour had ended, the other members decided to let him go cause he didn't have the energy anymore. He left in in '01 midway through the farewell tour because of contractual issues and was replaced by Eric Singer and then came back to do the the '03 tour. Then (if you are not confused) was once again replaced by Eric and has been with the group since then.
This version of 'God of Thunder' is so badass because the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra adds more firepower to the song.
Tyler Anderson oh hell ya I totally agree I went to go see them just for this song in 2010
Legit so good 👌
That is true
That's very true
There are many cultures, many religions, many ways to perceive and express divinity. This one is about an entity, which is ancient, impatient, authoritative, proud and insatiably lustful. Last but not least, a playful rascal. The lyrics are clear enough, to leave no room for misunderstanding. Rock and roll would be his kind of taste, maybe...
In 2016 I saw a Kiss tribute band called Detroit Rock City. they dressed and sounded Exactly like the real KISS. The bass player spit up blood at one point in the show which was something I hadn’t seen since a 1977 KISS concert. They put on a GREAT show.
Gene was all about theatrics when it came to his "solo" He never wanted to be someone to play a million notes and shred he just wanted to entertain the crowd and you have to respect that because entertain he does !
That’s the best part of it
Too many musicians try to play outside of their talent levels and just come off boring and sloppy
Gene stays in his wheelhouse and really puts on a special performance
I remember, I was about ten years old, and I picked up a video game called Tony Hawk's Underground, which had a clip of this video in it. I remember being slightly freaked out by Gene at first, but then I began to watch the clip relentlessly, eventually begging my parents for guitar lessons. That was eleven years ago, and today I'm still learning to play(though my taste in music has somewhat broadened), but I owe it all to these guys and this song.
That is awesome!!
@@kissarmythings I haven’t forgot the KISS songs! I now teach guitar, and it all started here.
learned about so many great songs through the gameboy version of the pro skater franchise. An amazing soundtrack no doubt.
Yep me too! I have been playing guitar for over 16 years now
Se existe um membro original do Kiss que mais gostou de retornarem com a maquiagem, com certeza foi o Gene . Antes ele era mais um baixista/vocalista, mas como o Demon ele é um personagem diferenciado na história do rock.
Probably their most metal song ever
xSneaky Reptile kiss was never metal. Listen to 5 minutes alone by pantera
@@henrydouberly3950 pantera wouldnt exist without kiss
Anything off of "creatures of the night"
War machine!!!
Unholy too
45 years later, it still strikes as hard. I'll miss 'em after the last tour, but let's be honest, so will y'all!
I used to play in a Rock and Roll band back in my twenties... I'm much older now.. but damn..l tell you Kiss gives me the inspiration to keep playing Still...all l need is some vitamin K..!!!Kiss Forever !!!👍🎸😎
Best version of the song in my opinion. The orchestra gives it more power, after all this song is about a god of rock is it not?
Joseph Lytle it’s not it’s about Thor. Jk it’s about demon who uses rock to control those via rock music and takes there virgin soul
Im agree
Death has a better version!
Agreed. Every other version is boring in comparison, IMO. Can’t stand the studio version.
I concur
1:00 Gene spits
2:38 Gene flys
3:23 song begins
Great Milinko thanks, ninja. MMFWCL
Some hero’s don’t wear capes
My uncle tito loved kiss. This is my song to him I miss him. Rock n roll tio
This is pure music mastery at its finest. The music. The chemestry. The orschestra, the demon voice at the end, The Kiss army, the film editing, Everything screams power. This is not a concert, this is the Opera. The only thing missing here is ACE!!!! Man, I'm telling you. The new generation of music and its fans. You REALLY missed out on something spectacular. What do we have today? Bieber? Give me break.
Well said. I was a child of the Seventies and you know I grew up with this!! Love it all
But you said the only thing missing is Ace. That is Ace bro
Kiss Army, Terre Haute, Indiana. Thank you.
What more do you ask for? KISS and a Symphony orchestra! Rock N Roll all the way, man!
i think it's the best God of Thunder ever!, symphony orchesta gives KISS a special and wonderful sound!
that blood gushing out of gene is just so badass
Best version of God Of Thunder. Period.
It's awesome that the orchestra is all wearing makeup
Tony hawks Underground right here
Literally those games MADE my taste in music. Everything from punk to rap to KISS. cheers mate
Same here
heydave dawson
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! I know right !!
Kevin Albus fuck ye doggy
Best Version ever 😮!!!
The way Rock-N-Roll is meant to be PLAYED!!!😊
This atmosphere in the crowd looks amazing 🤩 Ki55 will never be not eye catching aura band my 2000s childhood is Ki55
I’m here cuz some drunk dude in a video in jail was tweaking making the noises to this song
When I was little I found the cover of the Alive record and Gene Simmons scared the crap out of me.
@@pinman0181 I wonder how many 5 yr olds were scared of that cover?
Kiss always put on a great show. I have seen them many times. Rock on.
This version gives me the chills🤘🏻⚡️⚡️
I was a rock and roll I'm still the person that i have always been. I'm glad u are able to keep KISS alive l luv the KISS ARMY, love you guys we must teach our children and grandchildren have certain bands that they like. lol
Tony hawks underground. Childhood playing it in the early 2000s. And I’m from Melbourne, so the orchestra being from Melbourne fills me with joy.
This is what made me a Kiss fan! Origin story (if you have time): the year is 2003 and I am 8 years old. My best friend at the time Sam came over to my house and we were playing Tony Hawk's Underground on PlayStation 2. We beat the game and it had this bonus level that I had never seen called Hotter Than Hell, so I asked Sam can we co-op on that level? So he clicks it, and a loading screen pops up. On the loading screen was the animated version of the members of Kiss. So I asked Sam yo who are these guys? And Sam says "Oh, that is Kiss, they are a rock band, so you probably wouldn't like them." Because hip hop and rap is the only genre of music I listened to at 8 years old. So the level loads, and we end up collecting the letters K-I-S-S that were scattered across the level. After we got the last letter, a 30-second video played which was a visual compilation of this concert, with the audio of this version of God of Thunder playing! And I was blown away and immediately enraptured by what I saw! Kind of in shock as well, because I'd never seen anything like it! There's fire, blood, an orchestra, a guitar shaped like an Axe and 4 grown men in leather, platform boots and Kabuki makeup! I was immediately hooked. Well if you collect the letters again the animated versions of them will pop up on the stage and play a song from the Symphony Concert: Alive! IV! I quickly listened to the other two songs on the game, and I was hooked. From that moment on I needed to know everything about Kiss! So after Sam leaves, I'm talking to my mom and I asked her has she ever heard of a band called Kiss? She tells me that they were one of her first concerts that she went to in 1977! Shortly thereafter, a friend of mine gave me her bass guitar, and I never looked back. The rest, is Kisstory!
Thanks for reading if you did! I didn't mean to make it this long!
Loving every minute of kiss, and the symphony orchestra. God of thunder is awesomeness hard rock, and the kiss orchestra has beautiful sound!!!!!!!!!!
Every Kiss concert I've ever been too..the women magically got out of their clothes😘
This song introduced me in THUG, 2003/2004. Pure nostalgic. The custom skater is the protagonist. And the song took place in Hotter Than Hell, Australia.
I remember watching these kinda videos & movies with my dad from kiss in the 90s as a little kidd great times jumping true the house with guitars acting like them we had many movies concerts documentaries everything
Really heavy metal songs seem to benefit from an orchestral arrangement.
sometimes i sit back and realize i saw this song live and i just go like,,, i got lucky
Lyrically, it was ahead of its time
Best version yet
I was there it was amazing
My all-time heroes!
omg this is awesome!
Kiss é incrível
Vou ouvir eternamente🤘🏻
I've only seen them twice, once when I was 15 in 1977 and again a few years ago when touring with Motley Crue.
Sin duda alguna, está es una de mis rolas favoritas!!!!
They fucking ROCK live!!!! And love that growl in Gene's voice!!!
this version is just AWESOME.....kiss is the best creative rock band actually ;)
Que hermoso!!! :D hasta me dan ganas de llorar :)
Yeah
ok but ace can never be replaced hes a badass lead guitarest the kiss fan nation has ever and am going to see kiss in august
MELHOR VERSÃO DE GOD OF THUNDER
Me encanta esta version. Con orquesta❤
You work hard for your money and kiss works hard for your money as well. They deserve every penny
It always cracks me up seeing the members of the symphony in Kiss makeup.
sound that chills to the bone!!! AMAZINGGG!!!
loved seeing david campbell and the melbourne symphony orchestra rock out with kiss. great job to david and the orchestra
7:01 La mejor parte de un concierto de rock ❤️Kiss Alive🖤
Love seeing symphony players in KISS makeup!! Brilliant job Melbourne Symphony Orchestra!!! The Orchestra gives this song more power and verve!!!
Рок 🎸 навсегда здорово 👍
Simmons's best performance in my opinion.🤘
I remember being 12 and seeing this, Cowboys From Hell-Pantera, and Stillborn-Black Label Society and loving it so much, still do 🤘
2019 it's so lit af agains rock legend never died 🔥
I was there with my 7 yr old son, he was filmed with another little boy both in genes make up and they are on the DVD that came out, So proud
los espero con ansiedad en mexico
I love KISSSSSSS
Kiss is amazing forever always
la mejor canción del el mejor grupo del mundo KISS
every time i watch this, i feel like i do when im hanging out with my dad! kiss fuckin rocks!
kkk
That symphony suites perfectly in this song.
This song Never sounded better in this version damn it's good
It's been awhile since I pulled out the set. I think I'll be watching the full concert today.
Thank you Tony Hawk for choosing the best clip to introduce us young kids to one of the best bands
This song is amazing one of my favorites the beast has risen look closely
Awesome!!!
best live show ever made
i would always wake my sister up with this every morning charlotte arender best concert i have ever seen in my life and bless my sister for me being so spazmaticte
Ive been looking for this version, i wasnt sure which it had been, since my dad and i used to watch it a lot growing up on dvd.
Gene is wickedly scary scary love it scarrier than most movies that come out today fucking great awsome what more can 1 say I'm speechless
*This was epic !* 🤘🏻
Damn Australia has some amazing uh........fans. lol
KISS PURA MÁGIA...
great concert my dad was here!
i have never seen this footage before but this was badass!!!!!
This is the version I know from tony hawks underground, best kiss song of all time
THIS IS SO COOOOOOL, OMGJDDJD
Incroyablement Magick !!! Eh, d'ailleurs, j'aperçois les prémisses d'un magnifique orage, de par ma fenêtre, qui s'apprête, à son tour, à déchaîner sa furie ; grand merci , "Seigneur de la Terre désolée" !
Ive loved Simmons since i was little thats why my pfp is him
wtf. no it's not you fucking liar
why the fuck do you have to lie about that? im so fucking ANGRY. fuck you.
"Damn...why didn't i think of that riff" - Iommi
AWESOMENESS!!!
First time I`ve a thanked the devil. But thank you! I really live this. A friend from Norway.
This is why I love KISS ._.
Thank you Tony Hawk's Underground for breaking me into KISS.
4:10 and 4:40... dang :P
Tony Hawks Underground introduced me to Kiss and this video was featured in that game.
Uma das minhas músicas preferidas
minhas tbm
he's why i became a bass player .
Completely wicked!!
superb!
I think I'm going to cry
It isnt that bad
Sonic Boom was awesome, you obviously haven't heard 70s Kiss.
Yes it is Peter, he played through the following tour 0f '03 and coincidentally performed his last kiss show on his birthday. After the tour had ended, the other members decided to let him go cause he didn't have the energy anymore. He left in in '01 midway through the farewell tour because of contractual issues and was replaced by Eric Singer and then came back to do the the '03 tour. Then (if you are not confused) was once again replaced by Eric and has been with the group since then.
Bons tempos de jogar the duel ouvindo essa musica
Lo mejor de lo mejor o" como decia el simon simonazo kizz es lo maximo de lo minimo
True diversity. The cool kids that learned to play rock n roll and the nerds that joined the school band