Ex Kiss Members Supergroup

[BDG135]

Would you be interested in a supergroup of Ex Kiss members? Which ones? Duel guitars with Vinnie and Ace? What should be the name of the group?

[Zabooka]

It would be called DIS, as in Disfunctional.

Say what you want about Gene and Paul but they've never stopped over the past 50 years. Most of the other guys didn't have the business sense or work ethic to keep something going non-stop.

[Turner Coates]

Say what you want about Gene and Paul but they've never stopped over the past 50 years. Most of the other guys didn't have the business sense or work ethic to keep something going non-stop.

Except maybe Barry Manilow. Say what you will about him. He likes it.

[Sleek]

MANILOW at the FORUM WAS MY LAST BIG SHOW BEFORE COVID. HE WAS GREAT.

100% live, too.

[GreatWhiteSnake]

MANILOW at the FORUM WAS MY LAST BIG SHOW BEFORE COVID. HE WAS GREAT.

100% live, too.

Did he do Weekend in New England? If not you got robbed!

[BDG135]

MANILOW at the FORUM WAS MY LAST BIG SHOW BEFORE COVID. HE WAS GREAT.

100% live, too.

Did he do Weekend in New England? If not you got robbed!

That song gives me a strong yearning.

[GreatWhiteSnake]

MANILOW at the FORUM WAS MY LAST BIG SHOW BEFORE COVID. HE WAS GREAT.

100% live, too.

Did he do Weekend in New England? If not you got robbed!

That song gives me a strong yearning.

That's the best kind!

[Sleek]

I DID NOT GET ROBBED.

Setlist:

1. It's a Miracle

2. Daybreak

3. Somewhere in the Night

4. Can't Smile Without You

5. Bandstand Boogie
(Les Elgart & His Orchestra cover)

6. The Old Songs

7. Looks Like We Made It

8. This Is My Town

9. On Broadway
(Barry Mann cover)

10. New York City Rhythm

11. I Am Your Child

12. All the Time

13. Even Now

14. Zing! Went the Strings of My Heart
(James F. Hanley cover)

15. A Weekend in New England
(Randy Edelman cover)

16. Let's Hang On!
(The Four Seasons cover)

17. Somewhere Down the Road

18. Could It Be Magic

19. I Made It Through the Rain

20. Mandy / Could It Be Magic

21. I Write the Songs
(Bruce Johnston cover)

Encore:
22. Copacabana (at the Copa)

23. It's a Miracle (reprise)

[Turner Coates]

MANILOW at the FORUM WAS MY LAST BIG SHOW BEFORE COVID. HE WAS GREAT.

100% live, too.

I hear ya.
Even the spitting blood part is real.

[Sleek]

ALMOST.

[Turner Coates]

The pyro seems to be on que.

[GreatWhiteSnake]

I DID NOT GET ROBBED.

Setlist:

1. It's a Miracle

2. Daybreak

3. Somewhere in the Night

4. Can't Smile Without You

5. Bandstand Boogie
(Les Elgart & His Orchestra cover)

6. The Old Songs

7. Looks Like We Made It

8. This Is My Town

9. On Broadway
(Barry Mann cover)

10. New York City Rhythm

11. I Am Your Child

12. All the Time

13. Even Now

14. Zing! Went the Strings of My Heart
(James F. Hanley cover)

15. A Weekend in New England
(Randy Edelman cover)

16. Let's Hang On!
(The Four Seasons cover)

17. Somewhere Down the Road

18. Could It Be Magic

19. I Made It Through the Rain

20. Mandy / Could It Be Magic

21. I Write the Songs
(Bruce Johnston cover)

Encore:
22. Copacabana (at the Copa)

23. It's a Miracle (reprise)

Weekend was among the first handful of .45s I ever bought...

[kytepunches]

They wouldn’t be able to top the Todd Kerns cover band with Bruce. That was the most interesting Kiss thing in 30 years.

[Turner Coates]

MANILOW at the FORUM WAS MY LAST BIG SHOW BEFORE COVID. HE WAS GREAT.

100% live, too.

Did he do Weekend in New England? If not you got robbed!

That song gives me a strong yearning.

It's called, "The Barry Manilow Stirs My Manhood Syndrome."
It comes from too much public bathing.

[maninblack]

ALMOST.

Randy Rhoads played on piano?

[BernieTaupson]

Let’s go through the list.

Peter’s musically not good enough to play with anyone.

Ace’s ego makes him think he’s too big to tour with anyone and he can’t even play Cold Gin properly anymore let alone learn anything else, so he’s out.

Vinnie is mentally ill. He’s out.

Bruce, sure.

Elton Singer, sure.

So what does that leave us, a Kulick/Singer/Kerns/Throne kind of thing. Or Union with Singer on drums. It’s not a draw outside KISS expos or one off nights in Vegas unfortunately. And Brent Fitz plays the old KISS stuff better than Singer does anyway, so it’s a downgrade.

Hell, even Simmons or Stanley doing their last solo tours were only playing one nighters in clubs. And I know for a fact that Gene’s was papered to hell.

Gene with Bruce? Yeah I could see that maybe. But I always got the impression he never really respected Bruce.

[El Vampiro Blanco]

Peter’s musically not good enough to play with anyone.

Ace’s ego makes him think he’s too big to tour with anyone and he can’t even play Cold Gin properly anymore let alone learn anything else.

Vinnie is mentally ill.

Bruce, sure.

Elton Singer, sure.

So what does that leave us, a Kulick/Singer/Kerns/Throne kind of thing. Or Union with Singer on drums. It’s not a draw outside KISS expos or one off nights in Vegas unfortunately.

Hell, even Simmons or Stanley doing their last solo tours were only playing one nighters in clubs. And I know for a fact that Gene’s was papered to hell.

I'm pretty sure Peter has no desire to anyway. He's 78 years old and seems to be happy in retired life.

[BernieTaupson]

Of course.

[Shinerrox]

Speaking of this I just saw on another forum, that Gene, Bruce and Eric are playing shows in south America in a few months.

[Whatever Happened To…]

It would be more like a special needs group.

[Tommy2Tone84]

Would you be interested in a supergroup of Ex Kiss members? Which ones? Duel guitars with Vinnie and Ace? What should be the name of the group?

I would go see Gene with Bruce Kulick, Eric Singer and Tommy Thayer. I am doubtful he could do or has a desire to tour, I would not be opposed to Peter’s inclusion somehow.

I’ve been a fan since the 70s and I have zero interest in seeing Paul, Ace or Vinnie.

[BernieTaupson]

What would Thayer bring to the table except being a melonhead cunt?

Gene’s solo band played everything absolutely dead on, all the nuances from the albums. Even Bruce couldn’t play the 70s stuff as well as those guys. Something tells me Gene wouldn’t go out playing a whole lot of his songs from Asylum and Hot In The Shade so musically there’s no advantage having Bruce there either.

[Sleek]

I'm pretty sure Peter has no desire to anyway. He's 78 years old and seems to be happy in retired life.

Laaaamepussy. Barry Manilow is 80 years old and played 81 shows last year.

[Turner Coates]

Laaaamepussy. Barry Manilow is 80 years old and played 81 shows last year.

Maybe he didn't write the songs that make the young girls cry, but he does have a way of making some men and boys a little misty eyed.

[Sleek]

The arguable highlight of the show was when they passed out glowsticks during Copacabana, and you had 10,000 moms all doing a disco rave.

[Turner Coates]

The arguable highlight of the show was when they passed out glowsticks during Copacabana, and you had 10,000 moms all doing a disco rave.

They didn't sell the glowsticks?
Wayne Newton's people used to contact local florists on tour dates to have them supply the merch tables with lots of red roses.
They sold the roses and during the performance (guess which song), women in the audience were encouraged to walk to the front of the stage to give the roses to Mr. Newton....or lay them at his feet.

[Sleek]

No, it was a pretty good experience $$$-wise all around.

The show was one of a series of all-in for $20 shows, then the glowsticks were free.

I guess Barry has enough money and respects and doesn't need to gouge his fans UNLIKE SOME OTHER OLDE PERFORMERS WHO DON'T DO AS GOOD A SHOW AND PLAY WITH TAPED VOCALS.

Manilow>KISS