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From: Eddie Trunk Saturday night I attended PAUL STANLEY's solo show at Irving Plaza in NYC. Paul has always been my favorite member of the band, one of my favorite singers, and his '78 solo album is still one of the great under the radar gems in rock music. Needless to say the crowd was pumped and the place was packed. Everyone got to the venue early and didn't move until the show ended so they didn't lose their standing space. Really great buzz in the crowd. Paul was performing his third show in a row but still sang his ass off. When I interviewed him in LA prior to this tour starting he expressed some concern about singing a full set on his own and how he would hold up, no worries, he pretty much nailed everything. His backing band was made up of the TV show Rock Star's house band. They all did a solid job, the drummer probably being the highlight of the group. The set included 4 songs from the new solo LP and 4 from the '78 solo album. There was also a mix of KISS tunes from all eras. I personally could have done without hearing the signature KISS classics like Detroit, Lick It Up and Love Gun in this show. In a small setting with the most hard core fans in attendence he could have easily added a few more rare tunes, but I understand why he did play this stuff and it went down great. As for the rare live songs, well they were all show highlights for me. Especially two that I don't think were ever done live; Magic Touch from Dynasty and A Million To One from Lick It Up. Paul actually admitted to me after the show that I put the bug in his ear last month to do that one (A Million To One)! Other highlights for me were Got To Choose, Hide Your Heart and of course all of the '78 solo tracks. As for the new songs they all went over well and had a little more edge and crunch to them then the CD versions. Overall a great night. To me my love of KISS was always first and foremost about the music, and that was the real focus of this show and it all sounded great. Let's hope Paul adds more dates and continues down this path for the future. Also, just a side note. When I entered the venue everyone came up to me saying they heard Ace was going to be at the show. I had spoken to him the night before and he also told me he was thinking of going and was invited, however he wasn't feeling well and was not there, contrary to rumours he was. |
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