Tommy2Tone84 wrote: ↑Wed Mar 26, 2025 7:45 am
Eric Singer and the Revenge lineup could never touch the original band no matter how much Paul tried to convince us otherwise in the press at the time. Baton Rouge 1974, Winterland 1975, Tulsa 1975, Detroit 1976, Memphis 1976, Tokyo 1977, The Great Western Forum 1977, Largo 1977. The Revenge lineup can’t touch any of that. You’re such an Eric Singer apologist, it sounds like you didn’t discover the band until 1992.
The band always played for the fans who attended. It didn’t matter what year or tour. They did that when Vinnie and Mark were in the band.
Thank you for proving my original point about historical revision and showing your bias toward Eric Singer. Eric Singer is by far the least best singer of the three drummers. Peter is by far the best. Neither Eric’s had distinct voices but I will always prefer Carr’s voice and drumming to Eric Singer’s. Singer can be as technical as he wants, I never found his drumming to be mind blowing or memorable. I am only a fan of his time in the band for one reason, and one reason only, Bruce Kulick. Same with Vinnie and Mark. I’m not a fan of either one and I certainly don’t think Vinnie “saved” KISS. The only reason I kept going was because of Eric Carr. Gene has always credited Eric Carr. I’ve never heard him praise or credit Eric Singer the way he does Carr.
I wasn’t able to attend the Revenge tour. Just as I wasn’t able to attend the Unmasked, Lick it Up, Animalize or Asylum tours. The Holiday Inn tour I chose not to attend.
Eric Singer fans can spin the Holiday Inn Express tour any way they want. I always found it bizarre that Paul and Gene always had to book arena tours no matter how abysmal the ticket sales and turn outs were. They would never even think of booking a theater tour when the demand or lack of demand necessitated it like it did on the Tenth Anniversary and Revenge tours. But they gladly booked a tour of Holiday Inns and spun it into “this is something special.” I was embarrassed at the time. I would have gladly taken a theater tour with deep cuts littered throughout the setlist. I chose to see the Bad Boys tour instead. Had Eric Carr lived and still been in the band, I would have spent the dough, gas and travel time to see the Holiday Inn tour. Eric Singer’s presence was enough of a turn off to stay home.
I saw the Carr/Kulick lineup twice and both times they brought their A Game even if Paul brought a mediocre setlist to the Crazy Nights tour. That was his pattern until HITS. He didn’t bring it on Asylum either. He can blame Gene all he wants but I think some of those 80s songs he couldn’t sing for a whole tour. Hence little to no I’ve Had Enough, Get All You Can Take, King of the Mountain, Who Wants To Be Lonely and Turn On The Night or maybe Paul was just lazy.
I’ve been a fan since the late 70s. I saw the band a half a dozen times over the years. At times it was a struggle. I never liked Vinnie or Mark. I felt they were both poor choices and very wrong for the band. Bruce was the right fit. He was always a top notch player and nothing but a pro. If not him, somebody as good and better than two selfish, self-absorbed wankers like Vinnie and Mark.
The tours I wish I had been able to see are every tour from 1974 to 1979 even when Peter was at his worst in 1979. Unmasked, Animalize with Bruce and Asylum. Other than that, I’m good.
You can keep Eric Singer. I’ll take Criss and Carr every day and thrice on Sunday.