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Contrary to What Gene Simmons Says…The Industry Killed Their Own Infrastructure…Not the Fans!

June 24, 2015 by AW Leave a Comment

Contrary to What Gene Simmons Says…The Industry Killed Their Own Infrastructure…Not the Fans!
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Like many Gen X rock music fans, I consider KISS to be the band that started me on my rock and roll journey.  The music, the mystique and the showmanship all contributed to the intrigue.  And though I never got the chance to see them before they “unmasked” themselves, my first KISS concert on the […]

Filed Under: Hard Rock Daddy Op-Ed Tagged With: Animalize Tour, Blaming The Fans, Gene Simmons, KISS, Napster, Peer To Peer Music, Rock Is Dead

Beyond Gene Simmons’ Ivory Tower…ROCK LIVES!

October 15, 2014 by AW 2 Comments

Beyond Gene Simmons’ Ivory Tower…ROCK LIVES!
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The moment that I heard Gene Simmons give his reasons for stating that “rock is finally dead,” I thought that he came off as clueless and elitist.  After all, Simmons no longer embodies anything that rock is, or ever was, for that matter.  Unlike Sammy Hagar, a musician who happens to also be an incredibly […]

Filed Under: Hard Rock Daddy Op-Ed Tagged With: Ace Frehley, Animalize, Dynasty, Gene Simmons, KISS, KISS Alive II, KISS Casket, Kisstory, L.A. KISS, Peter Criss, Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame, Rock Is Dead

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