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Nolan Arenado
May 8, 2009

I learned some things about KISS today, I didn't know much about them tbh.

-KISS was named the most popular band in America by a 1977 Gallup poll. I had no idea they were so popular - weird!

-In 1978 all four members of the band released solo albums on the same day. They were all labeled and advertised as KISS albums but they had varying sounds/styles.

-Craziest of all, the S's in their logo look like the Nazi SS symbol, so they cannot be used in Germany or other countries where Nazi symbols are banned. They have an alternate logo in those countries

Kiss logo


Nazi SS


Alternate Kiss logo


Wow! Tell me some other Kiss things I did not know. Don't post their music though, it is pretty terrible.

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A Strange Aeon
Mar 26, 2010

You are now a slimy little toad
The Great Twist
The Replacements cover of Black Diamond is fantastic.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S4RyjwIdwxc

symbolic
Nov 2, 2014

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uNZQpWvQYOQ

JediTalentAgent
Jun 5, 2005
Hey, look. Look, if- if you screw me on this, I shall become more powerful than you can possibly imagine, you rat bastard!
Gene Simmons has a trademark for the image of a bag with a dollar sign on it.

dad gay. so what
Feb 18, 2003

by FactsAreUseless
kiss rules

roymorrison
Jul 26, 2005
kiss owns

roymorrison
Jul 26, 2005
try judas priest next

Internetjack
Sep 15, 2007

oh god how did this get here i am not good with computers
Top Cop
Knights In Satan's Service

Keep It Simple, Stupid

SilvergunSuperman
Aug 7, 2010

Fact: Detroit Rock City is a pretty good flick.

Kirk Vikernes
Apr 26, 2004

Count Goatnackh

Other than a few songs, Kiss sucks, op.

client
Aug 19, 2010

the kiss pinball machine kicked loving rear end

ClamdestineBoyster
Aug 15, 2015
Probation
Can't post for 10 years!
I think I honestly just hate every 70s and 80s bands radio hits tbh.

DOMDOM
Apr 28, 2007

Fun Shoe
fact: gene simmons sucked my dick

Alec Bald Snatch
Sep 12, 2012

by exmarx

A Strange Aeon posted:

The Replacements cover of Black Diamond is fantastic.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S4RyjwIdwxc

kiss is one of those bands where covers are almost always way better than the original versions


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dmfXhnwugiQ

Skeleton Ape
Dec 21, 2008



A Strange Aeon posted:

The Replacements cover of Black Diamond is fantastic.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S4RyjwIdwxc

There I fixed it

Skeleton Ape
Dec 21, 2008



comes along bort posted:

kiss is one of those bands where covers are almost always way better than the original versions


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dmfXhnwugiQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x6-iBz7vvbI

frytechnician
Jan 8, 2004

Happy to see me?
"People, let me get this off my chest" is arguably the only good KISS-related thing other than the aforementioned pinball machine.

Superior Bastard
Jun 5, 2004

I wanna be on you.
Gene Simmons was a 6th grade teacher before becoming a rock star.

Blistex
Oct 30, 2003

Macho Business
Donkey Wrestler
Kiss was the 1970's musical version of the Fedora.

dad gay. so what
Feb 18, 2003

by FactsAreUseless
kiss was fun and funny anyone who disagrees is a loving retard

Mr. Blastaway
Jun 23, 2004

Gene Simmons always comes off as such a serious downer. He gets so visibly annoyed at Ace Frehley in this interview. He's straight-edge so that might explain it.

Mr. Blastaway fucked around with this message at 23:02 on Aug 27, 2016

dad gay. so what
Feb 18, 2003

by FactsAreUseless

Mr. Blastaway posted:

Gene Simmons always comes off as such a serious downer. He get so visibly annoyed at Ace Frehley in this interview. He's straight-edge so that might explain it.
gently caress off idiot

Nolan Arenado
May 8, 2009

Mr. Blastaway posted:

Gene Simmons always comes off as such a serious downer. He gets so visibly annoyed at Ace Frehley in this interview. He's straight-edge so that might explain it.

Man, I'll take some of whatever Ace was having

Moridin920
Nov 15, 2007

by FactsAreUseless
i like priest n maiden more myself but they have some good tracks

Sweaty IT Nerd
Jul 13, 2007

Ace Frehley was born on the planet Nibiru but he isn't a reptiloid. Fact!

symbolic
Nov 2, 2014

Moridin920 posted:

i like priest n maiden more myself but they have some good tracks
let's have another discussion

Maiden > Priest

Moridin920
Nov 15, 2007

by FactsAreUseless
yeah I think I've come around to that point of view in recent years

they're both good though. im glad to have seen them both live.

Crash_N_Burn
Apr 19, 2014

Paul Stanley actually did the voice for 'his' GPS at the end of this Squidbillies episode

http://youtu.be/pkB5FO4Q-pY

AEMINAL
May 22, 2015

barf barf i am a dog, barf on your carpet, barf

symbolic posted:

let's have another discussion

Maiden > Priest

quick q, do you jerk off to that game your avatar is from or what

symbolic
Nov 2, 2014

AEMINAL posted:

quick q, do you jerk off to that game your avatar is from or what
i jerked off while playing it

ClamdestineBoyster
Aug 15, 2015
Probation
Can't post for 10 years!

Superior Bastard posted:

Gene Simmons was a 6th grade teacher before becoming a rock star.

I wonder if he was like the cool teacher, you know, let them kids smoke them stogies and do that skoal. :dukedoge:

VR Native American
May 1, 2009
Gun Saliva
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J8eYNLCYWx8

Duke Pukem
Oct 23, 2010

Three cheers for dark beer!


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mhqqVAvsDqU

Flyball
Apr 17, 2003

OctoberBlues posted:

-KISS was named the most popular band in America by a 1977 Gallup poll.

That's pretty surprising.

Mumpy Puffinz
Aug 11, 2008
Nap Ghost
I heard it stands for Kings In Satans Service.
Is that true?

just ray
Jan 3, 2014

by merry exmarx
i enjoy it when people put their penises in my rear end in a top hat

Nolan Arenado
May 8, 2009

Mumpy Puffinz posted:

I heard it stands for Kings In Satans Service.
Is that true?

I think the more popular one is Knights in Satan's Service, but sadly no, it does not.

Nolan Arenado
May 8, 2009

just ray posted:

i enjoy it when people put their penises in my rear end in a top hat

Hi ray, what about KISS reminds you of these urges?

Flyball
Apr 17, 2003

Mumpy Puffinz posted:

I heard it stands for Kings In Satans Service.
Is that true?

It stands for fundamentalists are loving idiots.

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Mumpy Puffinz
Aug 11, 2008
Nap Ghost

skander posted:

It stands for fundamentalists are loving idiots.

Gene Simmons was really bad at acronyms

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