From: Charles Nieves
Wow! That pretty much sums up my reaction to the concert. I'll give a bit more of a detailed review now.

1) Skid Row. What a bunch of crap. They didn't have a lead singer, they have a lead screamer. This guy is up there shouting all the lyrics to the likes of 18 & Life, Piece Of Me, I Remember You, etc. Unfortunately for the Skids, he alone didn't kill the show. They were simply awful, especially when they tried to turn Piece Of Me and Makin' A Mess into thrash metal songs, totally butchering them in the process. Suffice it to say, thank God they weren't out there for long.

2) Ted Nugent. I can't say I'm terribly familiar with Mr. Nugent's work, but he did put on a nice show. 1 word of warning, he certainly speaks freely, & quite a bit of what he said can be considered offensive.

3) KISS. Now here's what I came to see. The band had a cohesion to them that was simply incredible. I can't recall any song being performed badly at all. The only real mistakes were a) when Paul was introing Heaven's On Fire & said it came out in 1994 & b) when Paul started swinging the mic around, he almost clocked Ace in the head. The whole show was definitely worth every penny. I will definitely attend once they finally announce when they are hitting MSG. For the record, the setlist is below....

Detroit Rock City
Deuce
Shout It Out Loud
I Love It Loud
Shock Me
Firehouse
Do You Love Me
Calling Dr. Love
Heaven's On Fire
Let Me Go, Rock 'N Roll
2000 Man
Psycho Circus
Lick It Up
God Of Thunder
Cold Gin
100,000 Years
Love Gun
I Still Love You/Black Diamond
Beth
Rock And Roll All Nite

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