Thursday, November 10, 2005

Are You a Paul, Gene, Ace, or Peter?

From billboard.com:

Paul Stanley...is nearing completion on his first non-Kiss release since his self-titled 1978 album, issued in tandem with solo projects from the other three original Kiss members.

"So far everybody that's heard [the album] thinks it's great, so I'm real pleased with it," Stanley tells Billboard.com of the as-yet-untitled set. "Again, at this point, if it sells 100 copies or 100,000 copies or 10,000,000 copies, it won't change my life either way. All it's about is doing what I want to do and what I have the freedom to do. That being said, it's a very mainstream album. I don't think I'm going to surprise anybody being mistaken for somebody else. It was important to me to do the album I wanted to do, without any regard for anybody else's opinion or direction."

Stanley did not reveal specifics about the sonic direction of the project, but says time has only sharpened his skills. "It's not 1978 anymore," he says. "It's certainly the same mentality, and certainly I'm a better singer today. My perspective and where I'm at in my life at this point, and what I've experienced and seen, brings something else to the table that wasn't there then. But I still look back on that album as a really great snapshot of who I was and what I was doing then."
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I really like Paul Stanley, and not just because I dressed up like him for Halloween when I was a kid. And I didn't dress up like him because his makeup was the easiest to do. That reminds me: You always hear the question "Which Beatle are you?" but no one ever asks which Kiss member you are. I would say that your choice of Kiss member is more revealing because their characters (the members of Kiss) were pretty unambiguous. Something to think about.

3 comments:

Tim said...

Hmm...definitely Paul. Cool make-up, and he was the best singer. Not into the tongues, fire-breathing or space guy stuff. Stars are cool. And Peter Criss--no way!

Advanced Genius Theory said...

I'm totally with you on that one. But Peter Criss was awesome on "Oz."

Anonymous said...

but strutter rocks too! coolest tribute band around...we rocked hard with themm columbia they no how to party!