Former KISS guitarist Bruce Kulick shared his thoughts about the ‘KISS Unplugged’ performance in a recent interview with Chaoszine. His final major live performance with KISS was overshadowed by the reunion with original members Ace Frehley and Peter Criss.
“One thing that I always feel frustrated by was Eric Singer and myself with Gene and Paul and those performances were extra amazing but all the publicity and all the press was always about that Ace and Peter came out,” Kulick said. “They’re like 20% of the album, and I get the hype of it, but it’s not in relation to the musicianship or the songs or how many things we did that were just untouchable.”
“The truth is, the body of the concert that Eric and I did with them, I just think is amazing,” he continued. “And the fans know, but I know if you ever look at any of the publicity or the pres,s all it wants to talk about is the reunion. And that was my last big live gig with them. It’s kind of sad, of course.”
Kulick’s comments highlighted a pivotal moment in KISS’s history that changed the band’s trajectory in the mid-1990s.