[kj] Top 10 bands - Kiss

[Christof hamille]

I feel exactly the same way.  My first concert at 5 years of age was Kiss.  
1978. Pontiac Silverdome, MI.  Dynasty tour.  I was very young and naive.  
And it was absolutely mind blowing.  My father took me (because my mother 
made him).  He hated Kiss with a passion.  So he decided to get super-stoned 
and fall asleep, and snore, during the show.  Hilarious.
Kiss will forever stay in my heart because of that.  I hanged on and bought 
there albums through Asylum (at that point I bought it and never listened to 
it.  Creatures of the Night is actually pretty good in my opinion.
But I digress.
I never attempted to see them until 1996.  Tiger Stadium, Detroit, MI.  
First show of the Reunion tour.  I still get chills when I hear that guys 
voice opening that show.  I screamed like a little kid.  And I never do that 
at any show.
As a result. My family assumed that I wanted ANYTHING Kiss.  But I didn't.  
I appreciated it but I was guilty by association.  I received tickets to the 
Psycho Circus new Years Eve show.  Tickets to two different shows on their 
"Farewell" tour.  They were good.   My ex-wife even had to admit that they 
put kn good shows
And then they came back.  I joked about suing them for false advertising.  
But I made it perfectly clear that I do not want to go to shows or receive 
related gifts

thank you...Good night!!

chris



>From: Alex Smith <vassifer at earthlink.net>

>Reply-To: Alex Smith <vassifer at earthlink.net>,"A list about all things 

>Killing Joke (the band!)"<gathering at misera.net>

>To: Giorgio Tebaldi <gftebaldi at yahoo.de>, "A list about all things Killing 

>Joke (the band!)" <gathering at misera.net>

>Subject: Re: [kj] Top 10 bands - Kiss

>Date: Fri, 30 Mar 2007 08:47:16 -0400 (GMT-04:00)

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>For me, it's inescapable at this point. Before *ANY* other band existed for 

>me, there was Kiss. If only they'd all perished in some bizarre hydrofoil 

>accident sometime circa `79's DYNASTY, they might have preserved their 

>legacy. Alas, this was not to be. I was never able to see them back when 

>they mattered, but I caught them on their `96 reunion tour and again on the 

>PSYCHOCIRCUS tour (good lord was that a bad album), and it truly was 

>amazing.

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>Alex in NYC

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>-----Original Message-----

>From: Giorgio Tebaldi

>Sent: Mar 30, 2007 4:24 AM

>To: Alex Smith , "A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!)"

>Subject: Re: [kj] Top 10 bands - Kiss

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>"Kiss (sorry, it's true)"

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>There's absolutely nothing to be sorry about. The only times I had tears in 

>my eyes at a concert was in 97 when Kiss played in Zurich. Hey, I was seven 

>when I first heard "I was made for lovin you" and have been a Kiss fan 

>since then (despite all their crap they did after "Creatures"). Seeing them 

>with make-up and in their original line-up playing anthems like "Detroit 

>Rock City", "God of Thunder" or "Deuce" was just overwhelming.

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>Cheers

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>Pussy Giorgio

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>Alex Smith <vassifer at earthlink.net> schrieb:

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>Okay, late to the table on this, but...

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>TOP TEN BANDS:

>Killing Joke (duh!)

>Cop Shoot Cop

>Firewater

>The Stranglers

>Devo

>Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds

>Gang of Four

>Motorhead

>The Stooges

>Cocteau Twins

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>Honorable Mention: The Ramones, The Cult, The Birthday Party, Kiss, The 

>Clash, PiL, Circle Jerks, Julian Cope, COIL, Echo & the Bunnymen, Sisters 

>of Mercy, Gavin Friday, Siouxsie & the Banshees, Prong, Skeleton Key, etc. 

>etc. ad nauseum)

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>TOP TEN TRACKS BY THOSE TOP TEN BANDS (as of today, at least):

>Killing Joke - "Eighties"

>Cop Shoot Cop - "Shine On, Elizabeth"

>Firewater - "Some Strange Reaction"

>The Stranglers - "Five Minutes"

>Devo - "Wiggly World"

>Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds - "Papa Won't Leave You, Henry"

>Gang of Four - "To Hell with Poverty"

>Motorhead - "Bomber"

>The Stooges - "Loose"

>Cocteau Twins - "Summerhead"

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>TOP TEN LIVE BANDS:

>Killing Joke

>Cop Shoot Cop

>Kiss (sorry, it's true)

>Mr. Bungle

>Bad Brains

>Devo

>Butthole Surfers

>FEAR

>Gang of Four

>Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds

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>Alex in NYC

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>-----Original Message-----

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> >Sent: Mar 29, 2007 12:20 PM

> >To: "A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!)"

> >Subject: Re: [kj] Top 10 bands

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> >My picks.......

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> >Favorite Bands:

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> >U2

> >Van Halen (Roth era)

> >Bruce Springsteen

> >Killing Joke

> >The Lords of the New Church

> >Jane's Addiction

> >Nine Inch Nails

> >The Cramps

> >David Bowie

> >Led Zeppelin

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> >Top 10 Best Shows:

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> >Bruce Springsteen 8/20/81

> >Van Halen 6/21/81

> >The Lords of the New Church 2/26/83

> >U2 - 4/22/87

> >Van Halen 1/?/77

> >Bauhaus 7/11/98

> >US Festival 5/27 - 29/83 (Stray Cats, Clash, Judas Priest, Ozzy, Van 

>Halen,

> >U2, Pretenders, Bowie, etc)

> >Jane's Addiction 11/22/97

> >Ozzy Osbourne/Black Sabbath w/ Rob Halford/Ozzy+BS reunion 11/15/92

> >The Cult 4/26/86

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> >Favorite Tracks:

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> >Unchained - Van Halen

> >Three Days - Jane's Addiction

> >Zap City - The Cult

> >Garbage Man - The Cramps

> >She's The One - Bruce Springsteen

> >Blood On Your Hands - Killing Joke

> >Livin' On Livin' - The Lords of the New Church

> >Passion of Lovers - Bauhaus

> >The Fly - U2

> >Heresy - Nine Inch Nails

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> >T.B.

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