Three Sides of the Coin – A KISS Podcast and Radio Show
Since launching Three Sides of the Coin has been viewed or listened to over 7,000,000 times. Three Sides of the Coin has been joined by special guests including former KISS lead guitarist Bruce Kulick, the Black Veil Brides' Andy Biersack, Frank Munoz associate producer for Ace Frehley's Anomaly album, award winning songwriter Adam Mitchell, Ed Kanon (Peter Criss' drum tech), and Kevin Valentine (drummer on KISS' Psycho Circus album). Three Sides of the Coin was recently picked (October 2013) as a 'What's Hot' podcast by Apple's iTunes. In the early '90s, Michael Brandvold launched the fifth ever website on the Internet...
Izzy Presley Talks About the Sold Out Welcome to Casablanca KISS ARMY Pre-Party in Las Vegas
Episode 641. Izzy is back to talk about the event he is hosting in Las Vegas… WELCOME TO CASABLANCA! The Official, UNOFFICIAL KISS Army Pre-Party!
Come join us at The Dive Bar (Las Vegas) for a night of rock and roll celebration before the big weekend! Meet up with fellow KISS fans and enjoy some killer tunes and trivia. Let’s kick off the BIG weekend in true KISS Army style! Las Vegas KISS Tribute Band, ONE LAST KISS will play a set. Las Vegas’ own ROCK N ROLL CRAZIES, THE BONES, will kick off the live music.
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ACE FREHLEY 1951-2025. Jendell Has Called ACE Back Home, We Remember ACE FREHLEY
Episode 640. Ace Frehley Tribute Discussion
The team gathered to record a tribute to Ace Frehley, who passed away on October 16th. They discussed the widespread impact of his death, noting how many people from various walks of life expressed their condolences. The group shared personal memories of Ace, including Lisa’s story of meeting him at a guitar signing and Tommy’s first encounter with him in 1979. They agreed to take time to process the loss before making a formal statement, and planned to share more stories in the coming months.
Remembering Ace Frehley’s Legacy...
Behind The Scenes Stories from 25 Years Ago When Original Members of KISS Played their Last Show
Episode 639. October 7, 2000 was the last time the original four members of KISS ever played together… Gene Simmons, Paul Stanley, Ace Frehley and Peter Criss. 25 years ago! We share behind the scenes stories and memories from the last show and events leading up to the last show.
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Since launching in 2012 Three Sides of the Coin has been viewed or listened to over 6,000,000 times. Three Sides of the Coin has been joined by special guests including former KISS lead guitarist Bruce Kulick, Eddie Trunk, AEW Superstar and le...
KISS in Cadillac, MI 1975 a DJ Shares Stories About Interviewing Them & Filming the Concert!
Episode 638. NEVER-BEFORE-SEEN CONCERT FOOTAGE OF KISS AT CADILLAC HS ABOUT TO BE RELEASED ON THE FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY
We sit down with Dale K. Myers.
In 1975, I was a disc-jockey, Dale K. Myers, at WATT 1240-AM Radio in Cadillac, Michigan. When KISS came to town in October, I interviewed Gene Simmons and Ace Frehley, and filmed KISS performing at Cadillac HS. The audio and film recordings have been locked away in a safe deposit box for the last fifty-years.
On the night of October 9, 2025 – on the 50th Anniversary of KISS on stage at Cadillac HS...
Don’t Waste Your Time, No Michael This Week So the Show Sucks!
Episode 637. No Michael this week so this show is going to suck bad! But I guess they talked about things to do in Vegas….Three Sides in Vegas…..Alice Cooper/Judas Priest tour….and Mark shares some of the very first Kiss fanzines. Yeah thats right, Mark shares something!!
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Since launching in 2012 Three Sides of the Coin has been viewed or listened to over 6,000,000 times. Three Sides of the Coin has been joined by special guests including former KISS lead guitarist Bruce Kulick, Eddie Trunk, AEW Su...
KISS You Should Listen to this Episode. Fans Would Love Something Like the Nuge Vault!
Episode 636. We are joined by Jason Hartless Sr. And Jason Hartless Jr who run the NUGE VAULT. They taking deep inside all the amazing things Ted Nugent fans get when they join the NUGE VAULT. Don’t worry there is plenty of KISS talk, including shared for the first time a story about a cassette tape recording Ted Nugent made of a KISS concert from the mid-70s and the song titles he wrote on the tape because he didn’t know their songs.
Seriously though… something just like the NUGE VAULT is what the KISS ARMY fan cl...
Nick Simmons, Sophie Simmons and Evan Stanley and What They are Doing
Episode 635. No Michael this week so honestly, I have no idea what these two fools talked about… I don’t want to listen to find out. Something about when and why you listen to KISS. And I guess they also talk about Nick Simmons, Sophie Simmons and Evan Stanley and what they are doing.
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Since launching in 2012 Three Sides of the Coin has been viewed or listened to over 6,000,000 times. Three Sides of the Coin has been joined by special guests including former KISS lead guit...
Could the Elder from KISS Have Been a Hit IF MTV Played the World Without Heroes Video
Episode 634. Lots of topics this week… we start off talking about “B” level artists. This leads to discussing “KISS” and “Aucoin” related artists such as New England, Starz, Piper, Angel, Godz and why didn’t any of them break big? And finally Tommy drops a great what if… what if during the very early days of MTV KISS World Without Heroes was played? Would The Elder have been a more successful album? What if Polygram had sent all their artists videos to MTV rather than holding them back.
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Since l...
Is KISS Leaving Diehard KISS Fans Behind with the World of Tanks Announcement, How Do You Feel?
Episode 633. We were going to take off this week as Mark was on vacation, but KISS announced a partnership with the video game World of Tanks and we realized we had to talk about this, share our feelings.
This appears to be an effort to expose the band to a potentially new audience and gain new fans, but… in doing so are they ignoring their longtime fans and forgetting to keep them also engaged and happy? Are they risking losing some diehard fans who eventually throw their hands up and say… I don’t care any longer.
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KISS Selected as a 2025 Kennedy Center Honoree, We Comment on this HUGE Honor
Episode 632. It was announced that KISS… Gene Simmons, Paul Stanley, Ace Frehley and Peter Criss have been selected to be 2025 Kennedy Center Honorees. HOLY CRAP! Nobody saw this coming! This is a HUGE honor for the band, it could be argued this is bigger and more important than the Rock N Roll Hall of Fame. We discuss our feelings and just what this means. We also speculate on who could be the musicians honoring KISS at the ceremony.
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Since launching in 2012 Three Sides of the Co...
Two New KISS Products, Thumbs Up or Thumbs Down? One is Crap, the Other… Take My Money!!
Episode 631. We talk about two KISS products… a Hot In The Shade pin and some brand new KISS 70s costume action figures. What do you think of each item? That Hot In The Shade pin is a trainwreck, the product copy is so wrong and the pin looks like crap. But… the action figures, wow! Mark isn’t a big fan, but Michael can’t wait to buy them. One product appears someone who knows a loves KISS was involved, the other product… do they have a clue?
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We Remember OZZY OSBOURNE, Sharing Our Stories and Memories
Episode 630. We remember Ozzy Osbourne who passed away on July 22nd, 2025. Lisa’s husband Bryan joins Michael, Mark and Lisa as we all share our memories and stories of Ozzy.
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Since launching in 2012 Three Sides of the Coin has been viewed or listened to over 6,000,000 times. Three Sides of the Coin has been joined by special guests including former KISS lead guitarist Bruce Kulick, Eddie Trunk, AEW Superstar and lead singer of Fozzy Chris Jericho, Angel lead guitarist Punky Meadows, Five Finger Death Punch guitarist Ja...
We Read & React to a Review of KISS Smashes, Thrashes & Hits. This Reviewer Is Not Wrong!
Episode 629. We read and react to a review of KISS Smashes, Thrashes & Hits. Boy is this reviewer spot on! But this review leads into deeper discussions of greatest hits albums, record label influence and contracts and then somehow we get into a AC/DC discussion.
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Since launching in 2012 Three Sides of the Coin has been viewed or listened to over 6,000,000 times. Three Sides of the Coin has been joined by special guests including former KISS lead guitarist Bruce Kulick, Eddie Trunk, AEW Superstar and lead...
Our Thoughts on Black Sabbath Back To The Beginning, Could KISS Do This?
Episode 628. Lisa is back this week and we start off by catching up with her and what she has been doing. We talk about the Black Sabbath Back To The Beginning concert and our thoughts. Then we move into talking about if KISS could do something like this and who might the guest musicians be. Just another great bar room discussion.
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Since launching in 2012 Three Sides of the Coin has been viewed or listened to over 6,000,000 times. Three Sides of the Coin has been joined...
What Was It About KISS That Made Us Connect with Them in the 1970s
Episode 627. We are auditioning a possible “weather boy” and for his audition to join us he brought a great topic… what was it about KISS and how did we get get into them in the 1970s? Talk about a trip down memory lane! Stories of school, siblings, friends, monsters, wrestling, Sid & Marty Krofft and more!
Does this guy make the cut? Should we let him join the show?
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Come On! Make the KISS Army WORTH Joining! It’s Time to Celebrate Album Anniversaries the Right Way
Episode 626. This week Mark and Michael sound off! Is the KISS Army fan club worth joining? $50 a year for early access to buy merchandise? Come on! Oh and celebrating the anniversary of album releases by doing nothing more than releasing some t-shirts, colored vinyl and a picture disc… that isn’t how you celebrate an anniversary. We open up… it is time for Pophouse to step up to the plate! We are ready to spend money, but you have to give us something worthwhile and of value to purchase.
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A 1974 KISS Debut Album Review… Part of the New Wave of Ultra-Commercial, Almost Pop, Hard Rock
Episode 625. Groundbreaking episode… this week Mark Cicchini gets up, walks to another room, finds a collectible, brings it back, sits down and OPENS IT! And Tommy ( who is this Tommy guy? ) isn’t here to see it happen! Mark reads two 1974 reviews of the debut KISS album and both are actually quite good. Though how they describe KISS is interesting. One of them even mentions how KISS used to be Wicked Lester… remember this is a review from 1974. When did you first learn that KISS used to be Wicked Lester?
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10 Years Later with the Magic Book and Paul Stanley Says Changes are Coming to Las Vegas Event
Episode 624. It has been 10 years since Ros Radley appeared on Three Sides of the Coin saying the Magic book would be released Xmas 2015, still no updates… but lets be real, the book is not happening.
And Paul Stanley in a recent interview… Stanley told Broken Record about the Vegas event (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): “ It started off as something, honestly, that Gene and I kind of took a back seat in, and, honestly, we reached a point not too far in the past where we both said, ‘You know what? This isn’t the way we want i...
Gary Shea on New England, Warrior and Alcatrazz, Oh and KISS!
Episode 623. An outstanding account of the music business, A riveting story of determination and focus, Musical teenage dream come true, Against all odds musical ups and downs, Defying logic following your heart, Climbing the musical ladder of success, Fearless journey on the road to stardom, (You won’t read about the heads of chickens being bitten off or mounds of drugs being snorted from the naked bodies of sweaty groupies. No, what you will read about on these pages is the deep and intense journey into the very heart of rock and roll and what it takes to come ou...
The Magic is Back! Alain Bellicha Releases ANOTHER Book… KISS at BUDOKAN!
Episode 622. The Magic is Back! Alain Bellicha Releases ANOTHER Book… KISS at BUDOKAN!
50 years ago, KISS debuted in Japan with the release of Dressed to Kill on Victor Music. KISS’s success spread like wildfire. In March 1977, their first tour shook Japan to its core. KISS played four shows at Tokyo’s Nippon Budokan in 1977, five a year later, and came back in 1988, ten years later, for two more Budokan shows, and again in 1995. That was 30 years ago this year.
KISS at Budokan is a one-of-a kind photo album: 160 pages, featuring KISS photos from the mighty...
We React to a 1978 Review of the KISS Solo Album, Are They the Greatest Solo Albums of All Time?
Episode 621. We read and react to a Sounds Magazine review of the four KISS solo albums from October 14, 1978. The reviewer is Geoff Barton.
“First spins revealed that Gene Simmons’ solo LP sounded almost exactly like a Kiss platter, that Ace Frehley’s independent attempt sounded well night indistinguishable from a Kiss original, that Paul Stanley’s individual album sounded too close to a Kiss disc to be true… but that Peter Criss’ package was another jar of make up entirely.”
“Although in some ways these four may only give added weight to the old adage the whole is gre...
Joey Cassata Drops By to Discuss His New Book Influenced by KISS’ Music From The Elder
Episode 620. So much KISS discussion with Joey Cassata. Running through all discussion is Joey’s new book The Order of The Rose. But, we immediately get sidetracked with a 10 year look book at Ros Radley’s promised and never delivered book Magic. Along the way Joey makes a claim he is a better drummer than Eric Carr and Eric Singer (just kidding). We discuss Peter Criss’ recently announced new rock album and what does Joey know about it. A short discussion of the latest KISS Off The Soundboard release and the fast tempo shows up. This is old school Three...
Pyro John Watkins Has Released His Book with Stories About KISS, Van Halen, Michael Jackson & More
Episode 619. Pyro John Watkins first appeared on Three Sides in 2019 to just share his many stories or the many bands he toured with doing pyro, including KISS on the Dynasty, Hot In The Shade and Revenge tours. Today John is back to promote his brand new book, Don’t You Know Who I Think I Am?, that he just released and you can order now on Amazon.
Order your copy at https://www.amazon.com/Dont-You-Know-Who-Think/dp/B0F6D9QVQB/ref=sr_1_1
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This Episode SUCKS! Hit The STOP Button! We Warned You! Oh and Izzy is Back!
Episode 618. Izzy and Lisa are back this week and frankly I can’t even remember what we talked about. But I think most will agree this show sucked bad, lol!
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Since launching in 2012 Three Sides of the Coin has been viewed or listened to over 6,000,000 times. Three Sides of the Coin has been joined by special guests including former KISS lead guitarist Bruce Kulick, Eddie Trunk, AEW Superstar and lead singer of Fozzy Chris Jericho, Angel lead guitarist Punky Meadows, Five Finger Death Punch guitarist Ja...
Why Would I Listen to This? – Tommy Reviewing KISS Asylum Tour Off The Soundboard
Episode 617. Michael and Mark share their thoughts and review of the new KISS Off The Soundboard from the 1985 Asylum tour. It is great to finally have a live show with Bruce Kulick and Eric Carr. It is great to have the Asylum tour represented. We are glad to have purchased this release, but…
We only need to listen to this once and we are done. No return listens are needed. Why? Paul Stanley’s stage raps are cringeworthy. Four solos during the show, please NO! And for goodness sake, stop playing so damn fast! Slow down!
To...
Jack Starr Shares His Experience Auditioning to Replace Ace Frehley
Episode 615. Guitarist Jack Starr joins us to share his stories of auditioning to replace Ace Frehley. The phone calls from Bill Aucoin, his friendship with Eric Carr and playing a album Eric produced, Gene Simmons and Eric Carr coming out to see him perform with his band Virgin Steele and the advice Gene gave him.
Get Jack Starr’s new album Out Of The Darkness Part II at http://smarturl.it/jackstarr
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John Humphrey of Seether Sells His Amazing KISS Collection, He is Over KISS!
Episode 616. The private KISS collection of John Humphrey, best known as the drummer for Seether is being auctioned by Backstage Auctions. John joins Tommy and Mark to talk about his collection and why he is selling it. In KISS inner circles, John is regarded as one of the key memorabilia collectors, often appearing in podcasts and cited in reference materials.
Visit https://www.backstageauctions.com/catalog/auction_list.php?traitlist&traitunid=781
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KISS Returns with KISS Storms Vegas, But Where are Eric Singer and Tommy Thayer, Who Is In KISS?
Episode 614. CELEBRATING 50 YEARS OF KISS ARMY WITH THE HOTTEST FAN FESTIVAL LAS VEGAS HAS EVER SEEN
We have some questions and we have some updates. But, where are Eric Singer and Tommy Thayer? Who is in KISS?
50 years ago in Terre Haute, Indiana, a small group of fans lit the spark that would become the loudest and proudest fan movement in rock history: the KISS Army. Now, five decades later — and 30 years since the first official KISS Convention — we’re cranking it up to 11 in Las Vegas for the ultimate celebration. On November 14–16 Virgin Hotel Las Vega...
Do Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley Detest Mark? We Put a Quarter Into Mark This Week
Episode 613. Mark is primed and ready, we put a quarter in him and let him go. Plus, updates on the ever changing KISS Asylum tour Off The Soundboard… where you can purchase the CD and the merch featuring only Gene and Paul are pulled. Pophouse is listening and reacting.
Purchase the CD at: https://www.cdjapan.co.jp/product/UICY-80591
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Since launching in 2012 Three Sides of the Coin has been viewed or listened to over 6,000,000 times. Three Sides of the Coin has been jo...
All Your Questions About the New KISS ASYLUM Tour Off The Soundboard are Answered
Episode 612. Mark talks all about his trip to Las Vegas, hanging to some longtime KISS friends, seeing Eric Singer, Tommy Thayer and Bruce Kulick. And… he answers and we discuss the new KISS Asylum Off The Soundboard… will there be a CD version? Will there be black vinyl? Why are Bruce Kulick and Eric Carr not on the merchandise? If you aren’t afraid of the truth give this a listen, you may learn something new.
Note, since this was recorded the OTS exclusive bundle on KISSonline has sold out. And, you can purchase a CD of the re...
Sebastian Bach Claims Steve Vai Filmed One of the Earliest KISS Shows Ever When He Was 15
Episode 611. Sebastian Bach joins Three Sides of the Coin this week and what great conversation! It is all KISS, with a little Van Halen thrown in. Baz starts by showing us one of his Gene Simmons Gargoyles. He shares many stories, including how Gene called him to be in a film called Crash and how Baz went out to Gene’s house to see him. He also shares something that Steve Vai told him… that when he was 15 Steve went to see KISS live in Amityville, NY and that Steve said he filmed the entire performance and the tape is s...
KISS Celebrate 50 Years of Dressed To Kill & Lisa Surprises All Of Us!
Episode 610. This week we discuss the Dressed To Kill NYC audio tour.
COMING SOON! DRESSED TO KILL 50TH ANNIVERSARY: BRAND NEW KISS AUDIO TOUR IN NEW YORK AND ONLINE On March 22nd, KISS will be celebrating the 50th Anniversary of their iconic Dressed To Kill album in New York City with a never before heard audio tour. A brand new audio tour will be released on Kissonline.com, which takes you on a tour of the relationship New York has with the band.
Packed with exclusive interviews from Paul Stanley, Gene Simmons and Bob Gruen...
KISS Release a $50,000 Sold Gold Single of Strutter! WTH!!! The KISS Army Is In Shock!
Episode 609. Our reaction to the new KISS Strutter gold records… holy crap! $50,000 for a solid gold records. We didn’t see this one coming!
KISS, proudly present “Strutter” on a limited-edition, playable gold records in honor of 50 years of the single available now. KISS partners with Precious Sound to produce two versions—the ultra-rare Pure Gold Edition and the Gold-Plated Edition.
As the ultimate KISS precious metal collectible, the world’s first-ever Pure Gold Edition playable disc will be limited to only 5 copies worldwide pressed from eight ounces of pure .999 24-karat gold. These 5-inch records are specific...
This Is What KISS Music From The Elder Should’ve Sounded Like, A New Reimagined Release of The Elder
Episode 608. Ken Nardi is back, this time talking about his reimagined Music From The Elder. This new release is the Music From The Elder the KISS Army has always wanted to hear. This is a TRUE concept album now! Ken has expanded The Elder to two discs and he didn’t just work on the “sound”, he created new tracks, utilizing songs from releases such as KILLERS and PSYCHO CIRCUS. Ken takes us through all the amazing he work he did to create this new and vastly improved Music From The Elder.
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We Reveal What KISS is Releasing in 2025, Box Sets, Soundboard Recordings! Sort of!
Episode 607. Mark takes the time this week to discuss at bit more about the cool things coming from KISS this year. Two box sets, more Off The Soundboard recordings. The machine is cranking back up are you ready for some incredibly cool and surprising releases?
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Since launching in 2012 Three Sides of the Coin has been viewed or listened to over 6,000,000 times. Three Sides of the Coin has been joined by special guests including former KISS lead guitarist Bruce Kulick, Eddie Trunk, AEW Superstar and lead...
KISS Army Spain Joins to Talk the Book, Last KISS At The Garden! This Book is Amazing!
Episode 606. Javier Rueda and Mauricio Vázquez from KISS Army Spain join us to talk about their amazing book LAST KISS AT THE GARDEN, DECEMBER 1 & 2, 2023
This new book complements the one they did back in 2021: KISS DESTROYS MADISON SQUARE GARDEN, 1977-2019. After more than 250 shows on their seemingly never ending final tour and on their 50th anniversary, the curtain fell for the very last time. And as we all expected it was in the city where the band was born and at the legendary Madison Square Garden.
LAST KISS AT THE GARDEN, DECEMBER 1 & 2, 2023 captures all o...
Review Reaction: KISS Music From The Elder is Reviewed in Sounds by Geoff Barton
Episode 605. We react to another vintage review. This week it is a review of Music From The Elder in Sounds, reviewed by Geoff Barton. The review is very gushing with love, but it does recognize that it may result in career suicide.
Please… we do NOT want your review of The Elder, we want your reaction to this review.
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Since launching in 2012 Three Sides of the Coin has been viewed or listened to over 6,000,000 times. Three Sides of the Coin has been joined by...
Review Reaction: Peter Criss Out Of Control Sounds Review from 1980
Episode 604. This week we read and react to a 1980 Sounds review of Peter Criss’ solo album Out Of Control. But… as we discuss the review and what happened , or why nothing happened, to the album and Peter Mark reveals and shares some documents from Peter’s team talking about playing live. What solo songs would Peter play live and what KISS songs would Peter play live… VERY interesting, but brings up more questions.
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What Is Heavy Metal? In 1981 Are Styx, Toto, Pat Benatar, REO Speedwagon Heavy Metal?
Episode 603. This week we discuss a post in the Three Sides of the Coin Facebook Group
The post is a Heavy Metal chart from Sounds magazine, May 9, 1981. Boy did it open a can of worms… so much debate about bands on this list not being heavy metal. Well, what is heavy metal? Heavy metal in the 70s and early 80s was a lot different than heavy metal today.
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Since launching in 2012 Three Sides of the Coin has been viewed or listened to over 6,000,000 tim...
“Kiss doing Frank Zappa doing Kiss” New Music Express Rock And Roll Over Review from 1977
Episode 602.
NME January 15, 1977
KISS Rock And Roll Over
(Casablanca Import)
MUCH, MUCH against my better nature I must admit to having had quite a laugh listening to this one. Kiss however are pushing themselves into amusingly ghastly quarters in the numbered vault.
Once considered the very crust of hopeful predictions of outlasted hasty demise, partook company with Alice Cooper, Bob Ezrin and even Kim Fowley, our kultur shock heroes just refuse to go away and die. The recipe for their continuing success would be obvious: just keep pumping out...
