You want Paul to be gay. Get your lotion and a tissue and listen to "I Was Made For Loving You" and have at it.
Did Gene Simmons or Paul Stanley ever successfully make someone's career?
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No need to fix anything.AlexVonHaig wrote: ↑Fri May 10, 2024 8:27 amfifyrisingfarce wrote: ↑Fri May 10, 2024 1:08 amDesmond is gay.Stinky McFister wrote: ↑Thu May 09, 2024 3:47 pm
I thought Desmond Child was gay and that was what attracted Paul
Paul is not gay.
They're your gay fantasies.
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As I posted above, GNR didn't want Paul to produce the lp.Ozzy Stradlin wrote: ↑Fri May 10, 2024 9:23 amFrom what I understand, it’s a stretch to say that Paul “turned down” GnR.
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I was present for a couple of these attempts...
In one, Paul was after the Poison guys because he wanted to produce their second album. They wanted to look pro for the meeting (at the Rainbow) so they rented a van and I drove them up lol. That's also why he popped up at the Texxas Jam with them. They never really considered having him do it, they were just stoked to be hanging with one of their childhood heroes. Seems like Paula REALLY wanted to produce at the time...did he ever get to do anything significant?
In the second, during the recording of the second or third L.A. Guns record, a call came in that Gene Simmons wanted to pitch some songs to the band...so he comes down to the studio with a cassette of songs that he worked up with the Black and Blue guys (IIRC). He pops this tape in, and it plays over the studio system...the songs were just the most horrible corny shit you ever heard. Liiiike, from the first 10 seconds, everybody was just looking around at each other like: "Oh. My God." I remember there was one called American Man (not the Kiss song) which was particularly corny and horrible. This goes on for like 10 minutes while the songs played, which seemed like an eternity.
At the end, Gene addresses the band like: "Gentlemen, these are all OBVIOUSLY hit songs, contact me to license them" or whatevz and he left. We all just looked at each other like: "What the fuck just happened???"
In one, Paul was after the Poison guys because he wanted to produce their second album. They wanted to look pro for the meeting (at the Rainbow) so they rented a van and I drove them up lol. That's also why he popped up at the Texxas Jam with them. They never really considered having him do it, they were just stoked to be hanging with one of their childhood heroes. Seems like Paula REALLY wanted to produce at the time...did he ever get to do anything significant?
In the second, during the recording of the second or third L.A. Guns record, a call came in that Gene Simmons wanted to pitch some songs to the band...so he comes down to the studio with a cassette of songs that he worked up with the Black and Blue guys (IIRC). He pops this tape in, and it plays over the studio system...the songs were just the most horrible corny shit you ever heard. Liiiike, from the first 10 seconds, everybody was just looking around at each other like: "Oh. My God." I remember there was one called American Man (not the Kiss song) which was particularly corny and horrible. This goes on for like 10 minutes while the songs played, which seemed like an eternity.
At the end, Gene addresses the band like: "Gentlemen, these are all OBVIOUSLY hit songs, contact me to license them" or whatevz and he left. We all just looked at each other like: "What the fuck just happened???"
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Tuff - American ManSleek wrote: ↑Fri May 10, 2024 10:30 pm I was present for a couple of these attempts...
In one, Paul was after the Poison guys because he wanted to produce their second album. They wanted to look pro for the meeting (at the Rainbow) so they rented a van and I drove them up lol. That's also why he popped up at the Texxas Jam with them. They never really considered having him do it, they were just stoked to be hanging with one of their childhood heroes. Seems like Paula REALLY wanted to produce at the time...did he ever get to do anything significant?
In the second, during the recording of the second or third L.A. Guns record, a call came in that Gene Simmons wanted to pitch some songs to the band...so he comes down to the studio with a cassette of songs that he worked up with the Black and Blue guys (IIRC). He pops this tape in, and it plays over the studio system...the songs were just the most horrible corny shit you ever heard. Liiiike, from the first 10 seconds, everybody was just looking around at each other like: "Oh. My God." I remember there was one called American Man (not the Kiss song) which was particularly corny and horrible. This goes on for like 10 minutes while the songs played, which seemed like an eternity.
At the end, Gene addresses the band like: "Gentlemen, these are all OBVIOUSLY hit songs, contact me to license them" or whatevz and he left. We all just looked at each other like: "What the fuck just happened???"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0OkCttUiP-A
Pretty sure it's the same song:
https://www.kiss-related-recordings.nl/ ... f2001.html
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Hahaha, oh it so obviously is, haha. It sounds exactly like you'd expect, too.SeniorGrande wrote: ↑Fri May 10, 2024 11:21 pmTuff - American ManSleek wrote: ↑Fri May 10, 2024 10:30 pm I was present for a couple of these attempts...
In one, Paul was after the Poison guys because he wanted to produce their second album. They wanted to look pro for the meeting (at the Rainbow) so they rented a van and I drove them up lol. That's also why he popped up at the Texxas Jam with them. They never really considered having him do it, they were just stoked to be hanging with one of their childhood heroes. Seems like Paula REALLY wanted to produce at the time...did he ever get to do anything significant?
In the second, during the recording of the second or third L.A. Guns record, a call came in that Gene Simmons wanted to pitch some songs to the band...so he comes down to the studio with a cassette of songs that he worked up with the Black and Blue guys (IIRC). He pops this tape in, and it plays over the studio system...the songs were just the most horrible corny shit you ever heard. Liiiike, from the first 10 seconds, everybody was just looking around at each other like: "Oh. My God." I remember there was one called American Man (not the Kiss song) which was particularly corny and horrible. This goes on for like 10 minutes while the songs played, which seemed like an eternity.
At the end, Gene addresses the band like: "Gentlemen, these are all OBVIOUSLY hit songs, contact me to license them" or whatevz and he left. We all just looked at each other like: "What the fuck just happened???"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0OkCttUiP-A
Pretty sure it's the same song:
https://www.kiss-related-recordings.nl/ ... f2001.html
Just picturing the guys from LA Guns sitting there listening to a demo of this, haahaha.
Great story.
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All I can think of are nobodies like New England, Voodoo X and War Babies. Gene at least did House of Lords, BnB and Keel that we still talk about here.
As for the LA Guns and Gene story, seems he tried to push his Kiss rejects and home demos on any nobody band. Heavy Pettin rejected his songs too and they were hardly Sabbath or Zeppelin.
Edit: Listened to that song LA Guns thought were corny (American Man). They were right. If Gene wrote it for Kiss it's even more embarrassing, as Paul had a much better song with almost the same title on Alive II.
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Fuck that song is even worse than his Hot In The Shade songs.
Interestingly Brian Tischy who drummed on that POS is in Gene’s current touring band.
Interestingly Brian Tischy who drummed on that POS is in Gene’s current touring band.
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God damned this is brilliant, just a perfectly unfolding story.aznsquirt wrote: ↑Sat May 11, 2024 1:25 amHahaha, oh it so obviously is, haha. It sounds exactly like you'd expect, too.SeniorGrande wrote: ↑Fri May 10, 2024 11:21 pmTuff - American ManSleek wrote: ↑Fri May 10, 2024 10:30 pm songs were just the most horrible corny shit you ever heard. Liiiike, from the first 10 seconds, everybody was just looking around at each other like: "Oh. My God." I remember there was one called American Man (not the Kiss song) which was particularly corny and horrible.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0OkCttUiP-A
Pretty sure it's the same song:
https://www.kiss-related-recordings.nl/ ... f2001.html
Just picturing the guys from LA Guns sitting there listening to a demo of this, haahaha.
Great story.
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You sure get defensive about the gay stuff with Paul. I think it's time for you to spill your big secret.risingfarce wrote: ↑Fri May 10, 2024 10:09 pmNo need to fix anything.
They're your gay fantasies.
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Yeah typical KISStard. Gets totally riled by junior high level jibes. KISStards are mentally stuck in junior high so someone calling Paul Stanley gay is a huge deal.
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Eric Singer had a career before KISS. To a lesser extent, Bruce did, too and Bruce had some success after KISS.Kid-Wicked wrote: ↑Fri May 10, 2024 10:48 pm has anyone mentioned eric carr, eric singer, vinnie, bruce and tommy?
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You're the one bringing Paul up. It's your obsession.BernieTaupson wrote: ↑Sun May 12, 2024 12:12 am Yeah typical KISStard. Gets totally riled by junior high level jibes. KISStards are mentally stuck in junior high so someone calling Paul Stanley gay is a huge deal.
If you want Paul to be gay, then have at it. It's the only way that you'll get through your day.
Your mental capacity is at an elementary school level and it'll stay there for the rest of your life.
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Thanks for proving my point.
You should have just said “I know you are I said you are but what am I?”
You should have just said “I know you are I said you are but what am I?”
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Your point is that you're a cunt with a low IQ.BernieTaupson wrote: ↑Sun May 12, 2024 12:44 am Thanks for proving my point.
You should have just said “I know you are I said you are but what am I?”
You can fuck off now, junior.
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You just can't seem to stop talking about gay Paul. It's okay, we get it.risingfarce wrote: ↑Sun May 12, 2024 12:26 amYou're the one bringing Paul up. It's your obsession.BernieTaupson wrote: ↑Sun May 12, 2024 12:12 am Yeah typical KISStard. Gets totally riled by junior high level jibes. KISStards are mentally stuck in junior high so someone calling Paul Stanley gay is a huge deal.
If you want Paul to be gay, then have at it. It's the only way that you'll get through your day.
Your mental capacity is at an elementary school level and it'll stay there for the rest of your life.
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Did Bruce really have a "career" or "success" though? I mean, the same way a guy who delivers Papa John's winds up managing Domino's maybe.risingfarce wrote: ↑Sun May 12, 2024 12:18 amEric Singer had a career before KISS. To a lesser extent, Bruce did, too and Bruce had some success after KISS.Kid-Wicked wrote: ↑Fri May 10, 2024 10:48 pm has anyone mentioned eric carr, eric singer, vinnie, bruce and tommy?
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Bruce had more success outside Kiss than Eric Carr or Mark St John, but less than Vinnie Vincent or Eric Singer. Maybe same level as Tommy Thayer with BnB.KISStian wrote: ↑Sun May 12, 2024 4:46 amDid Bruce really have a "career" or "success" though? I mean, the same way a guy who delivers Papa John's winds up managing Domino's maybe.risingfarce wrote: ↑Sun May 12, 2024 12:18 amEric Singer had a career before KISS. To a lesser extent, Bruce did, too and Bruce had some success after KISS.Kid-Wicked wrote: ↑Fri May 10, 2024 10:48 pm has anyone mentioned eric carr, eric singer, vinnie, bruce and tommy?
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how many arenas and stadiums did badlands play? a couple of small tours with lita and sabbath didn't "make his career". bruce had success doing what after kiss? touring with rand funk? how much did that have to do with him playing in kiss?risingfarce wrote: ↑Sun May 12, 2024 12:18 amEric Singer had a career before KISS. To a lesser extent, Bruce did, too and Bruce had some success after KISS.Kid-Wicked wrote: ↑Fri May 10, 2024 10:48 pm has anyone mentioned eric carr, eric singer, vinnie, bruce and tommy?
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Yeah but TT wound up with more $$$$ than 90% of the hair farmers discussed here, so there's that.Love_Industry wrote: ↑Sun May 12, 2024 9:28 amBruce had more success outside Kiss than Eric Carr or Mark St John, but less than Vinnie Vincent or Eric Singer. Maybe same level as Tommy Thayer with BnB.KISStian wrote: ↑Sun May 12, 2024 4:46 amDid Bruce really have a "career" or "success" though? I mean, the same way a guy who delivers Papa John's winds up managing Domino's maybe.risingfarce wrote: ↑Sun May 12, 2024 12:18 am
Eric Singer had a career before KISS. To a lesser extent, Bruce did, too and Bruce had some success after KISS.
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Singer did proper arena tours with Gary Moore and Alice Cooper in Europe from 87-91. He didn't play on the albums but toured for Wild Frontier, Trash and Hey Stoopid. All pretty big albums over here, even if Stoopid bombed in the US.Kid-Wicked wrote: ↑Sun May 12, 2024 11:22 amhow many arenas and stadiums did badlands play? a couple of small tours with lita a sabbath didn't "make his career". bruce had success doing what after kiss? touring with rand funk? how much did that have to do with him playing in kiss?risingfarce wrote: ↑Sun May 12, 2024 12:18 amEric Singer had a career before KISS. To a lesser extent, Bruce did, too and Bruce had some success after KISS.Kid-Wicked wrote: ↑Fri May 10, 2024 10:48 pm has anyone mentioned eric carr, eric singer, vinnie, bruce and tommy?
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I've seen Doro live three times and you're right, she's great.CanadianMetal wrote: ↑Thu May 09, 2024 6:17 pm DORO - He produced her first solo album and was the main reason I even bought it .
I met and spoke her around 2005 and she said that of all the producers she had over the decades , she learned the most from Gene .
When I took a photo with her after our meeting she asked to see it and and after looking said we can do better and had me give the camera to my friend to take another . She was right the next photo was way better . I never had never heard of a big star wanting to see a photo before and make you retake a photo.
She was amazing in concert and it was almost impossible to get photo of her standing still as she was always in motion the whole concert with her super high energy. She gained way more respect from me after that day .