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is that you
Posted: Thu Apr 12, 2012 11:41 pm
by doublev2
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Re: is that you
Posted: Fri Apr 13, 2012 11:14 am
by Genebaby
Great find Dino!!!
I love Unmasked and this song is great. Interesting to hear Gerard talk about it.
Here's the full original demo that Vini Poncia brought to the band. A few of the lyrics are different. This is gold!
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Re: is that you
Posted: Fri Apr 13, 2012 11:51 am
by metatron
Awesome. Always loved this song. The Demo songs very close to the KISS version.
Re: is that you
Posted: Thu Apr 19, 2012 7:26 am
by doublev2
Yeah.. I didn't know it wasn't written by Paul.
Re: is that you
Posted: Thu Apr 19, 2012 9:56 am
by Genebaby
I'd always wondered who G McMahon was. I read the song credits on my Unmasked tape a lot!
Re: is that you
Posted: Fri Apr 20, 2012 12:00 am
by erg2
I was never a fan of this song. Not that it's bad, it's just not "KISS" in my opinion.
Re: is that you
Posted: Fri Apr 20, 2012 3:24 am
by doublev2
its a song of its time i believe. maybe they were trying to be 'hip'
Re: is that you
Posted: Fri Apr 20, 2012 4:01 am
by erg2
It def sounds 80s pop...but that's just a style that wasn't kind to KISS.
Re: is that you
Posted: Fri Apr 20, 2012 5:17 am
by wolfgang161272
Truely not a real KISS song but the original is sounding nice
better than the KISS version I think...
Re: is that you
Posted: Fri Apr 20, 2012 10:07 am
by erg2
wolfgang161272 wrote:Truely not a real KISS song but the original is sounding nice
better than the KISS version I think...
I agree.
is that you
Posted: Fri Apr 20, 2012 12:02 pm
by Genebaby
I like it as a Kiss song. They played it live on the Unmasked tour. It really fit the album well.
Re: is that you
Posted: Fri Apr 20, 2012 1:33 pm
by Slayer
Genebaby wrote:I like it as a Kiss song. They played it live on the Unmasked tour. It really fit the album well.
Did Paul play the solo live because he did on Unmasked
is that you
Posted: Fri Apr 20, 2012 1:44 pm
by Genebaby
He did! Same for Shandi on that tour.
Re: is that you
Posted: Fri Apr 20, 2012 10:21 pm
by erg2
We've been talking on another thread about Paul's ability as a guitarist. My stance is that Paul is a pretty good guitarist...but not a technical one. Not innovative or advanced. Not that he needs to be. I enjoy his playing, but don't put him on the same level as Vinnie or Bruce.
Having said that, how did his solo on these songs sound in a live setting?
Re: is that you
Posted: Fri Apr 20, 2012 10:55 pm
by Genebaby
They sounded fine, pretty much like the record. This is from the Sydney 1980 show.
The band has not played these songs since then. Paul has played Shandi for us but only chords by himself.
Re: is that you
Posted: Sat Apr 21, 2012 4:08 am
by erg2
I like Shandi...but again, I just don't think it's very KISS. It would've been great for a second Paul Stanley solo album! Just too poppy. I know people will say, "Well, Beth was pop." I guess it was, but for me Beth was truly unique. Sure it wasn't KISS's normal hard rock, but it also wasn't trying to sound like any other genre that was popular. It was truly unique and that's why I could get behind it.
Re: is that you
Posted: Sat Apr 21, 2012 5:14 am
by doublev2
Pauls solos don't sound fluid to me but always good.