Cool to see the Panthers on Eric's kick drums. Animal print Marshalls and ramps.Staging towards end of video. Cool sound check audio throughout.
Mere months after Vinnie left.
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Time frame between Vinnie leaving KISS & the Animalize. Last 'Lick it up' Concert date, March 17, 1984, at Evansville, Indiana USA. Kiss released Animalize on September 13, 1984. Not even 6 months. Might not even be that, as I don't know when Vinnie's final & officially firing from KISS was, so he could go off & 'contemplate his mistakes'...Gene Grins @:00:26'
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Great footage Rick, thanks for posting... I love rare footage like this it makes me wonder how any of this ever sees the light of day?! Gotta love YouTube!

Ah, got this on VHS from back in the day. As soon as I heard the ambulance at the start it brought back memories of the 80's!!

Very cool someone is converting it to digital.

PinkWiz wrote:The panther bass drum heads WERE cool, but shouldn't Eric have had fox heads? I mean, c'mon, he WAS the fox and foxes would still fit the "Animalize" theme

Exactly. That would have been a great nod to the make up without looking like they were living off of it in desperation.

Poserboy, right on... just like Gene had a bass with his "demon" face on it during Crazy Nights.