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KISS has flair for flares From: Journal Sentinel Kevin John Bozelka A KISS extravaganza is one of the few hard rock concerts where you need sunglasses more than earplugs, as was made evident to anyone so unattired at the group's show Wednesday night at the Marcus Amphitheater. Pyrotechnics firing off, hundreds of bulbs spelling out "KISS," a dozen or so monitors flashing KISS album covers and rows upon rows of lights all intermittently blinded the spectacle-hungry audience. This was the rock concert as fireworks show, rather than dull fan club meeting. And the rockets red glare didn't stop there. GENE SIMMONS, still rather terrifying in his creep-show makeup and leather-winged bat cape, grabbed a flaming sword from a roadie for a brief fire-breathing routine. And for the piece de resistance, fake blood oozed from his mouth onto his ax-shaped ax before two strings pulled him up into the lighting rigs. From a clear platform high above the crowd, he belted out "God of Thunder" and then returned to the stage immediately afterward, as if by magic. PAUL STANLEY is the sex god of the group. Wiggling his black-satin butt or making licentious movements with his fingers, he radiated pure lust. He's a terrible singer, but he can shout with the best of them. And his audience interaction, while a tad rote, made for an entertaining evening. This was a music concert, right? Yes, indeed. Despite all this flashiness, the music of KISS is pretty frightening, an often overlooked factoid. They opened the evening with "Love Gun," for instance, and the guitars pounded it out relentlessly. And when they slid right into "Deuce," the intensity was practically at punk levels. In fact, the anti-social sound made for a fascinating tension with the cartoonish visuals. Of course, many young children were there to enjoy those cartoonish elements, a testament to the band's three-decade long staying power. But the woman in the first row who bared her breasts to the JumboTrons pushed the show's rating beyond PG-13, leaving the parents with some explaining to do. Overall, the show could have used even more theatrics. Water tanks. Hydraulic lifts. Large animals. Who knows? But considering how so many bands barely manage to entertain, KISS' flair for the ridiculous is welcome indeed. |
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