KISS Kuts

The fifth Kiss Kruise just wrapped up and of course, some performance videos are popping up online. Here's an awesome clip of the band doing "Flaming Youth."

#KISS NAVY!! You were AWESOME! Amazing time for all of US! See you on @TheKISSKruise VI. pic.twitter.com/FceuvfVowM

— KISS (@KISSOnline) November 3, 2015

Comments

[Ace Steele]

I think it's WAY cool that they attempted "Flamin' Youth", a song they only did on very few early shows on the 1976 "Destroyer" stadium tour. Unfortunately, this doesn't seem to have the "fire" of the original version, or the rare videos from way back when. Still, I'm real glad they tried to pull it off.

[Him]

There is a really easy joke here . . . but I will defer to Ace's obvious (and excellent) point: regardless what you think of them as a band, nice to see them stretching out a bit every now and again for their loyal fans.

Too many of our favorite bands "go for rote" nowadays. And even if they don't hit the highs they once did, seeing them try is often better than not.

Sidebar: it boggles my mind that _Destroyer_ is close to being 40 years old!

[bkallday]

Cool, coming from a novelty act!

[Metalboy!]

Hahaha!!! I feel like I kinda know from where you guys are generally coming from.

Watching this compelled me to check out "Flaming Youth" live from "The Lost Concert" currently posted on YouTube filmed in black & white in 1976.

I actually think this version Al has posted here is pretty amazing and agree with all it's good to see them "stretch out" as HIM describes, when so many of our other favorite bands (Poison, Cinderella & Crüe, etc) play virtually the same set night after night.

But, alas, BK and Ace allude to the brutal fact that this video makes one pine to see the original band, even asking yourself why they can't get back together as no reason seems good enough.

Watch "The Lost Concert" on YouTube and it will make you long for it even more!

[Ace Steele]

Here's the full show from 8/20/1976 at Anaheim Stadium... (I Was There!)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oQd7BksCDkI&list=RDoQd7BksCDkI#t=0


Unfortunately, no "Flamin' Youth"...but they were crazy on fire... {Or snow in Criss's case}

Nothin' like rushing the beat, Peter! 90 minute show in 80 minutes!

[Metalboy!]

Thanks, Ace!

Stunning stuff!

p.s. I saw the original line-up point blank at Madison Square Garden on the '96 reunion tour... As great as it was, the performances don't hold a candle to this!

[Metalboy!]

That is, the performances I witnessed at Madison Square Garden, as incredible as they were, don't hold a candle to the clip I referenced or the link you included.

[Jack]

Very cool they did such a deep track - FOR THE FANS.

[Red6ixx]

still cant bring myself to actually call them K#ss