To prepare for this post I slipped my copy of Kiss' Greatest hits into the Car CD player. The usual thing happened: I listened to "Strutter" twice, made it through 45 seconds of "Shout It Out Loud" and then turned on Springer On The Radio. Pretty boring stuff to this boy.
But ... They need to be in the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame. Certainly they are a thousand times more influential than Blondie (sheesh!) or at least half the bands that have been inducted in the last five years.
Every metal head guitar player that started a band between 1973 and 1990 points to this band as the source of their passion. Has any other band more influenced the look of Rock shows, particularly Metal Shows?
That they have not made it in or even been nominated is a crime committed by the pasty nebbishy couldn't-get-laid aging hippies who have hijacked the spirit of Rock and Roll and tried to replace it with the spirit of Literary Criticism and pimply condescension.
Oh, and 'Strutter"? Interesting how much it sounds like a NY Dolls song played by people who can tune their guitars......
Rock and Roll All Night Kiddies! Write the Hall and give 'm Hell
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