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By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 04 Aug 2007 22:01:00 +0000

Quick update on the PWTs ditty: If you’re a fan of ABC Family’s new GREEK show (or even if you’re not), the band just appeared in a recent episode crooning their single “Delilah” at a fraternity party. They’re on public and satellite radio (yes, sadly I heard them on a SIRIUS channel recently), the web, and tv… PWTs are taking over the world!

But don’t let them keep you from tuning in to GREEK. Its pretty good if you like soapy dramedys with college-aged stars!

By: Gene Klein

Gene Klein — Fri, 03 Aug 2007 08:55:00 +0000

Dan,

Kiss' influence on music is legendary. Not only that, it is enjoyed as much today as it was when they first recorded it. How many bands can claim that?

Is it the make up and costumes that bother you? Lets see, bands that wore make up or outlandish costumes? How about David Bowie, The Cure, and Elton John? Not bad company.

Or is it the double entendre lyrics? I would think if you took that away from rock n' roll you wouldn't have much left save for all the pretentious, self-absorbed, bands that are now, or soon will be, flashes in Kiss' rearview mirror.

Besides, Kiss covered some hard-hitting topics in their music.

Alcoholism - Cold Gin, Prostitution - Black Diamond, Reckless Driving - Detroit Rock City, Pedophiles - Christine Sixteen.

So you see Dan, Kiss was trying to bring many of society's problems to the public's consciousness via the 12-25 year old white male population. What good has the Replacements done for society besides create animosity among the airline industries' most vital cogs and repeatedly (ad nauseam) describe their inability to get "the girl?"

By: brunettechicagogal

brunettechicagogal — Fri, 03 Aug 2007 03:24:00 +0000

I invited you into the gated community; did you not get the invitation? I’ll send it again. I was getting a few too many Anonymous commenters with nothing constructive to say. I don’t have the energy anymore!

By: BlogFreeSpringfield

BlogFreeSpringfield — Thu, 02 Aug 2007 14:52:00 +0000

As I suspect you know, Klein, I do own the Replacements collection, although only a single Lemonheads album and no Weezer. And it’s true that the Mats covered Kiss’s Black Diamond on the Let It Be LP. But does this mean that they were influenced by the clown-faced deviants? Afterall, Weird Al recorded a cover of Gangster’s Paradise, but I’d hardly call the polka parodist a Coolio disciple.

I do believe that Spinal Tap (Lick My Love Pump) was influenced by Kiss (Lick It Up). And I wouldn’t be surprised if the line “treading water in a sea of retarded sexuality and bad poetry” was written after listening to Love Gun. So don’t worry - my demonic, tongue-wagging friend - Kiss’s legacy has been cemented in satire and they’ll be laughed at for generations to come.

Thanks for commenting,
Dan

By: Gene Klein

Gene Klein — Thu, 02 Aug 2007 05:28:00 +0000

To hate Kiss is to hate America.

Here is just a small list of performers who were influenced by Kiss - The Replacements, Weezer, The Lemonheads

Got any of those retarded bands in your collection Dan?

Pinko music snob.

By: rock-robster

rock-robster — Wed, 01 Aug 2007 17:59:00 +0000

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By: BlogFreeSpringfield

BlogFreeSpringfield — Wed, 01 Aug 2007 15:59:00 +0000

Since I don’t read People, I decided to double-check Rock’s assertion that there wasn’t a real Beth. He’s correct, but there was a Beck (short for Rebecca.) Apparently she was a pain in the ass and the song, which was written by Peter Criss and a former bandmate, was a stinging rebuke on her character. The lyrics were later changed to make it a tale of lovelornness and it was recorded for Kiss’s Destroyer album. None of the band members played on it, save for Criss’s vocal track. It became their biggest hit.

I hate Kiss, but found the song’s history to be quite interesting. Read more about it here:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beth_(song)