Music KISS cancels their performance at Rock N Roll HOF induction over lineup dispute - Page 6

Deberg_1990 · 02-24-2014, 08:06 PM

While they've been members of rock n' roll royalty for decades now, KISS will not be performing at their official inauguration: at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony.

The decision to remain soundless that day results from a inner-band dispute over the original and newer band members.

Former lead guitarist Ace Frehley broke the news to the late-night disc jockeys on Q104.3's Eddie Trunk Rocks of the line-up in an effort to prevent fans from purchasing tickets to the event hopeful they may witness the original band perform, Blabbermouth reported.

The last time I was on [this radio show], it was a very exciting and happy call. And the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame was very excited about having the four original members who are being inducted to perform at the ceremony. And that was shot down by Paul and Gene,' Frehley explained to Q104.3 on Friday.

"I'm not gonna get on the stage with Tommy wearing my makeup. That's absurd," Frehley elaborated during the call, asserting Stanley and Simmons were the ones who did not want to perform with the original line-up.

In a statement posted on his website, former percussionist Peter Criss revealed to fans that both he and Frehley were not offered a performance alongside Simmons and Stanley .
'I wanted to make sure that fans understood that no original performance, in or out of makeup, has been offered to us,' Criss elaborated in his official statement.

This is disgraceful and I feel bad for the fans who were looking forward to the four of us being inducted together,' the percussionist finished.

In stark contrast to these claims the band's official website released their own statement to share their side of the story.

'Although KISS has moved forward far longer without them, Ace and Peter are at the very foundation of what we have built and this would all be impossible had they not been a part of it in the beginning,' the statement read.

The statement asserts they never denied a performance with two of the band's original members.

'Contrary to claims made through the media we have never refused to play with Ace and Peter,' the statement firmly delivered. 'To bring this to a quick end, we have decided not to play in any line-up and we will focus our attention on celebrating our induction into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame.'

Womanizing Gene Simmons spoke with Rolling Stone this past December and parlayed his thoughts on the situation in the best way he knew how: with a metaphor on women.
'It's like, if you introduced me to your wife and I go, "Wait, where are all the other wives?" It's like, "Yeah, I was married to them and now I'm here,"' the bassist comically explained.
The 29th annual Rock and Roll Hall of Fame will take place at the Barclay's Center in New York City on April 10.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz...e-dispute.html

cosmo20002 · 02-25-2014, 01:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Brock

Saw them a couple of years ago. The most mailed in performance I've ever seen by any band. Extremely disappointed.

I've never seen that from them.

Jimmya · 02-25-2014, 01:53 PM

Like their music, but never seen them live.

Warpaint69 · 02-25-2014, 02:18 PM

I sat 3rd row in 2003 for Saliva, Kiss, Aerosmith and went backstage to meet KISS. If you ever watch Gene point to the crowd, its actually for certain women to be given a backstage pass by Kiss's crew. All the girls Gene pointed at during the show and given passes were backstage. I enjoyed getting to speak with Peter Criss simply because I learned to play the drums by listening to Kiss records back in the day. Tommy Thayer was a very nice guy and was easy to talk to. Gene goofed around with fans when taking pictures with us, bitched about how cold it was, but other than that wasn't very interested in talking to us fans. Paul greeted each of us and shook our hands, but getting to talk to him was difficult with everyone else trying to do the same. As a long time KISS fan I really haven't cared for anything after the Revenge album. Seeing the original group in 1996 in Topeka was pretty cool. Anymore Paul's voice is shit to listen to. I will watch live video's from the 70's and 80's long before I'll watch current videos of them. As its been mentioned they are just going after the green back anymore.

**mikeyis4dcats.** · 02-25-2014, 03:19 PM

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Originally Posted by cosmo20002

I've never seen that from them.

me either, I've seen them 6 or 7 times.

BlackHelicopters · 02-25-2014, 03:23 PM

Is my KISS lunchbox worth more or less now?

MTG#10 · 02-25-2014, 03:44 PM

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Originally Posted by htismaqe

There wouldn't be a Slipknot without KISS either, so you might be on to something.

I hate it when people say this kind of shit. Just because someone was the first to do something it doesn't mean nobody else never would have had the original never existed.

My brother used to say "There wouldn't have ever been bands like Metallica and Megadeth had it not been for Black Sabbath." Bullshit.

htismaqe · 02-25-2014, 03:51 PM

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Originally Posted by MTG#10

I hate it when people say this kind of shit. Just because someone was the first to do something it doesn't mean nobody else never would have had the original never existed.

My brother used to say "There wouldn't have ever been bands like Metallica and Megadeth had it not been for Black Sabbath." Bullshit.

You're a moron. Sorry.

**BigRedChief** · 02-25-2014, 04:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Dayze

though, the rock and roll HOF has become a joke anyway.

Madonna is rock and roll? Donna Summer? ABBA?

Brock · 02-25-2014, 04:23 PM

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Originally Posted by mikeyis4dcats.

me either, I've seen them 6 or 7 times.

This was aerosmith in denver. Tyler sang at least a few songs from behind the speakers. I don't know if he was changing clothes or what, but he seemed to spend more time off stage than on. Everybody in the band got a tedious solo, which is ok, but they all seemed very businesslike in the whole affair. There was very little energy present in the show overall. The band looked and acted old. Maybe it was the altitude.

cosmo20002 · 02-25-2014, 04:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Brock

This was aerosmith in denver. Tyler sang at least a few songs from behind the speakers. I don't know if he was changing clothes or what, but he seemed to spend more time off stage than on. Everybody in the band got a tedious solo, which is ok, but they all seemed very businesslike in the whole affair. There was very little energy present in the show overall. The band looked and acted old. Maybe it was the altitude.

Weird, I've never seen anything like that. Last time I saw them was Nov. 2012. Whitford was a statue as usual, Hamilton roams a little, but Tyler and Perry were all over the place.

Warpaint69 · 02-25-2014, 05:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Brock

This was aerosmith in denver. Tyler sang at least a few songs from behind the speakers. I don't know if he was changing clothes or what, but he seemed to spend more time off stage than on. Everybody in the band got a tedious solo, which is ok, but they all seemed very businesslike in the whole affair. There was very little energy present in the show overall. The band looked and acted old. Maybe it was the altitude.

I saw them in Denver in 2003. They sound great live, but they are rather boring to watch. The people sitting clear in the back got just as good as show as us from the 3rd row.

htismaqe · 02-25-2014, 05:25 PM

I'm still kicking myself that I didn't go see Heaven and Hell one last time.

I was going to go see Motorhead this summer but now Lemmy is sick.

It's starting to become a really crummy period for the music I like.

Halfcan · 02-25-2014, 05:34 PM

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Originally Posted by htismaqe

Metal needs its own HoF. That way bands like Rush and Judas Priest could be 1st-ballot like they deserve.

Rus still puts on a great show and also puts out amazing CD's unlike a lot of the bands that just do oldies hour when they come around.

cosmo20002 · 02-25-2014, 05:41 PM

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Originally Posted by htismaqe

I'm still kicking myself that I didn't go see Heaven and Hell one last time.

I was going to go see Motorhead this summer but now Lemmy is sick.

It's starting to become a really crummy period for the music I like.

Justin Beiber has his whole life ahead of him, probably.

Yeah, all my favorites are getting up there. Frankly it's amazing that a lot of them are still alive, let alone performing. Eddie Van Halen and Angus Young are 59, Steven Tyler's 65, and the ZZ Top guys are 64!

MeatRock · 02-25-2014, 06:21 PM

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Originally Posted by cosmo20002

People can say what they want about the ballads and Steven looking like an old woman (and Joe Perry is getting there), but Aerosmith is still ****ing great live.

I guess if you like listening to SHIT like Cryin, Amazing, I don't wanna miss a thing and Love in an elevator. Not for me. Never really liked Aerosmith. Even their old stuff like Back in the Saddle or Dream On i didn't care for.

The only decent song IMO was Sweet Emotion and even that got played the **** out.

02-24-2014, 08:06 PM
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