KISS - Hotter Than Hell / Firehouse - The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon - 11/04/2014

KISS performing "Hotter Than Hell" & "Firehouse" on "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon" on Friday, April 11, 2014.
Sources: Blabbermouth, NBC
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[@hittshaven8164]

You had to be there in the mid 70's to truly understand what the excitement was all about.

[@harpoon9996]

That first Live album is so raw.

[@EattheApple666]

8yrold me was blown away by them, they got me into music. I finally got to see them at MSG on the 98 reunion tour from directly straight back, like the centerfold of the Alive album.

[@theshield2207]

Im 23 and discovering them in 2018 i understand the excitement…

[@zd4v1d]

I remember buying this album in the 70s. Man, my Mom had the patience of a saint.

[@CaptainVelveeta]

Haha...you were lucky. My dad had very little patience with me playing as loud as it would go. I guess the walls in my bedroom plastered with Kiss posters didn't help much either. 😅

[@rodneycross5015]

Eric Singer is one hell of a drummer . He brought out a whole new drive out of a band you thought couldn't get better and him nice with the smoothness of Gene's bass is mind blowing.

[@keithdaggett5536]

Agreed. He doesn't mail it in and play lazy like Peter.

[@rabarebra]

@@keithdaggett5536 He e-mails it.

[@The_Original_Alex_Channel]

@WolfLarsen85 peter parts but taken up to the next level

[@Scottdrums]

@@The_Original_Alex_Channel Any halfway decent drummer could step in and play this stuff. Eric is good and wasting his talent here. Kind of like Steve Smith in Journey.

[@The_Original_Alex_Channel]

@@Scottdrums very true.

[@rch6650]

I would have never thought that I would still enjoy watching them 40 years after buying my first KISS album!

[@phillynott2459]

Cool name... "Strangeways" is a cool song

[@petercermak4095]

My first KISS album was Destroyer. I still have it with all the KISS Army marketing stuff. That was 1975 or 76.

[@nasticanasta]

I don't care what people say, the first 4 Kiss albums were awesome

[@JS1966]

I know they are past their primes,but they still sound pretty good. Glad they're still around

[@otisdriftwood1697]

YOU SCALE DOWN, IF you have to !! You never go on a farewell or EOTR tour NEVER !!

[@donm8246]

I'll miss them. I saw them for the first time about 10 years ago. In a small place. No bad seats in the place. KISS will live in our hearts 💖 forever.

[@StormLaker]

"Firehouse"...probably my personal favorite KISS song since I was like..oh..5 years old back in the late 70's. My older sister and I were hardcore KISS fans when we were kids:-)

[@bartonofarrell649]

Don't forget black diamond and cold gin.

[@jamienewell2131]

@@bartonofarrell649 - I love Black Diamond

[@otisdriftwood1697]

SHOCK ME !!! 🤘😖🤘⚡️🌩⛈️🎸

[@StormLaker]

The whole Alive! Album for that matter, lol. @@bartonofarrell649

[@jh2012]

Love these old songs.....makes me remember exactly why I became a KISS fan 38 years ago.....Rock on boys!!!

[@tylerglynn6334]

I love Tommy! He's such an awesome guy.

[@jeffhodge7272]

I like that he has donated A LOT of $ to school music programs in the Portland Or.area where he's from! Instead after wasting it on stoopid stuff.

[@jorgealbertofloressosa3452]

ACE DOES IT MUCH BETTER HE IS THE INITIATOR OF ALL THIS

[@angelovalentin958]

once a member of kiss army always a member of the army

[@katefoxyprice3604]

Damn right!

[@stevienicks2894]

Me to 🔥

[@tolka2489]

No that ain't kiss my guy, that's half a kiss

[@tomsawyer9403]

KISS Army here, since seeing them in 1974!!

[@macman3175]

Not me!

[@koreycress330]

genes bass sounds really good on this one.

[@babylonfell]

I agree. It's definitely heavier than usual

[@speedfreakjive8843]

Gene is a criminally underrated bass player. He's an asshole, but a great bass player.

[@theshield2207]

@@speedfreakjive8843depends hes a busy guy. I heard hes usually rude to people that are like that to him but people usually say hes a good guy

[@professorjams]

They are still cool. Take it from someone right there at cobo hall, Detroit , for the fist alive album. I'm sitting just to the left of the guys holding the sign. They are still cool.

[@robertsettle2590]

NO YOUR NOT.....YOU OL BASTARD!!!!

[@yanksrule311]

@@robertsettle2590 The professor is waaaay cooler than you could ever dream of, punk. 🤘

[@mimoochodom2684]

Must've been a wild night.🤟👍

[@professorpsoop]

Holy freakin' cow! They are rocking this! I saw them at MSG on the Love Gun Tour. People can hate and they do, too but this band rocks

[@gustavoquintiero5355]

los mejores

[@donm8246]

They have always been the rock band to beat. Nobody can beat them in a live show.

[@mrmike8782]

I love the guy that thanks Tommy after he says "hotter then hell". It was really wholesome

[@mrmike8782]

@N why? Tommy normally gets hate. It was refreshing to see someone not hate on him

[@OceanbornAngel]

Tommy's hair is just so perfect...I wonder if he wakes up with that perfect hair? Poor Gene...he couldn't breath any fire in Firehouse.

[@dawsonseiders4119]

He went for water instead

[@genuEngine]

It's a restriction cause of the small room

[@johnoliverio8729]

Yes he wakes up with perfect hair. Paul wears a stage wig. Gene has real fuzzy hair, so pony tail man bun.

[@michaeladamcik7475]

On Kiss originals they said Love us or Hate us but you will never forget us. Forty plus yrs ago.

[@katefoxyprice3604]

Damn right they did!

[@chrishertel2046]

Still the best!

[@michaeladamcik7475]

@@chrishertel2046 I still play my 3 record set on vinyl

[@chrishertel2046]

So do I, always sounds better that way!!

[@picmajik]

Still one of my favorite songs in concert (saw first time in 1976)--needs the sirens :-)

[@guitarbo1]

Yep, miss the siren

[@thefonzkiss]

Firehouse had sirens not Hotter Than Hell.

[@relytj321]

No matter who's playing it, I love Ace's solos. Good job, Hired Gun.

[@monty4336]

Oh give me a break. What planet is your brain living on?? No real Kiss fan thinks that.

[@jeffhodge7272]

Yeah.Sober and shows up on time.And clean and never makes a mistake. Who would want that? 🤭

[@phillynott2459]

That outro chord sequence sounds really 80's to me... I love it

[@christrudell7966]

One of the hardest working bands in history. Kinks and all.

[@StephenGrayce]

1975. Senior English class. Ms. Comer let us play records a couple of times because we'd done well in class. John C. brought in the first KISS album. It was like the heavens opened and said, "Let's party"! And everyone was invited, popular or not. Changed my outlook.

[@Dan.50]

My favorite band EVER!

[@71KISSFREAK]

I WAS THERE!!Best experience ever!!Got to see a club style KISS show with Nicholas Cage and Jimmy Fallon!

[@MrLemmy2000]

Kenny Begley Best experience would be in the 70s You just got old washed up half kiss

[@71KISSFREAK]

Lenard Reis I am a fan of this KISS more than the 70's KISS.You see,this KISS won't let you down and jump ship,This KISS has been doing their job year after year,they don't need other guitarists or drummers to play on albums because they can't come to sessions and do their job.This is FULL KISS to me and I have been a die hard fan of KISS since 1976.For those who don't enjoy the KISS of today,your loss.Don't get me wrong,Love Ace and Peter but that ship has long sailed.

[@Starchild55776]

+Kenny Begley couldn't say it better! You don't have to worried about tommy or Eric missing a note or showing up. These guys put a nice new sound to kiss that allows them to play deeper cuts and of course the classics

[@warptek]

@@71KISSFREAK who gives a fuck? It's a rock band not a cancer specialist you dope.

[@nahiyanalamgir7056]

The whole band sounds so great here! Moreover, the audio quality is excellent.

[@willhorting5317]

Instrumental-wise, I agree. But Paul's voice was already failing, unfortunately. Yes, I completely understand that at the time, he was in his 60s. I'm not knocking him. Been (& still am) a diehard KISS fan since the '70s. They have always been my favorite band. It's just sad.

[@bobbillings]

Holy shit Paul looks outstanding being 62 fucking years old here, no way

[@iangraham6351]

This performance fucking rules. It’s not perfect but they’re kicking ass here. I loved the transition between the two songs.

[@dazxmedia]

Firehouse has always been my favorite live Kiss tune

[@darkcommeback4174]

I love the guy in the beginin that screams. ”Tommy thank you”.

[@madmichaelmathieu]

Paul sounds better here than I've heard him in the past 3 or 4 years.

[@r.broderick2222]

You took the words right out of my mouth. Good for them! I would have loved to have been that close to hear them play. The whole RRHOF mess is such a shame though.

[@frankspence8723]

I agree, I was surprised!

[@thesundog8833]

How about now?

[@mmonkeyman1403]

i think he can sing pretty well outside of touring dates. he sounds like this in videos from a private concert they did. I think they should spread out tour dates to like one every 4 or 5 days

[@kevinkaatz883]

Mike Mathieu nice to hear Paul sounding great

[@pattondiorama7136]

Man, they were making all the rounds on TV in 2014.

[@pedrorivera8970]

KISS #1

[@dynjarren8355]

I saw this live on Fallons Show! It was great! Thanks for posting it so I can see it again!

[@athenassigil5820]

Tight...still tight after all these years!

[@jettpeters3470]

They sound GREAT here, and Tommy nails the solos note for note, RESPECT !!!!!!!

[@wildinwarwick]

great .... I'm glad the farewell tour wasn't the end

[@francoisdescotes6144]

I sure don't remember these double bass drums back in the day, but I like it! 😄

[@pabloiaconoguitar311]

better rock & roll band of all times . they will be remember for ever !!!

[@user-jq4fz6co8b]

Never realized how cool Gene's bassline on the chorus of Hotter than Hell was until now...holy shit is that a cool ass line, especially with his bass tone. Gene is MASSIVELY underrated as a bassist.

[@andrewyanez5285]

Don't understand why the hate towards Tommy and Eric. These guys are in a Band that needed their services. Look at Styx, Thin Lizzy, Journey, Cheap Trick, Van Halen. They are not all original members, but they have acquired musicians that sound just as good to enable their music going forward. No one has ever slammed them for the new musicians, playing the same guitar licks , or vocal likeness of the originals. Same with KISS they want their songs to sound like they always have.

[@frankspence8723]

The problem is, the other bands who have replacement members don't have them wear masks pretending to be the members that they are replacing. They try to minimize it by saying Tommy and Eric are just playing the roles "The Spaceman" and "The Catman". That's just B.S.. I grew up in the seventies, we never called them "Spaceman" or Catman"! They were Ace and Peter... period. At least Ace is getting some money out of it but Peter is being screwed. It goes against the spirit of what the band has meant to all us. If Peter was getting paid for using his likeness, I would be ok with it, I think.

[@BrentonBold]

Did you know that Tommy and Eric have been with longer then Ace and Peter? Why not give Tommy and Eric credit for making, in my opinion, the best Kiss album Monster. Without them, we wouldn't have 20 albums and 40 years of Kiss.

[@Skelly5962]

Brenton Bolderoff The best KISS album is Destroyer.

[@BrentonBold]

Boo Ninny not necessarily for me, I don't like "great expectations". but I like many classic albums such as the first album and creatures of the night. I understand that Destroyer is considered that best album but that's the reason why no one is giving Monster album any credit. The Monster album doesn't have to be the best but it is up there. I don't want to go into how Kiss is a "Nostalgic Act" and how the early and recent fanbase is not giving Kiss the musical respect they deserve. Kiss is doomed to forever be in the past, as a fanbase we should be happy but, as a musician myself, I understand their depression... but they make a fuck ton money so it doesn't matter.

[@mjk-media]

***** Ahm Tommy co-wrote almost every song on both records he was on... that's the worst arguement you could use, because Ace wasn't exactly writing many songs per album in his time with the band and I wish people could start seeing more than the make up, because Tommy really reuses much of Ace's stuff (but now less then before), and mostly because he wants it to have the classic KISS sound, but Eric sounds NOTHING like Peter, of course he plays the parts, because the songs are the songs, but his style is completely different and (sorry but) he's a technically better drummer than Peter. And whether or not 'Monster' is a great album is based on taste. I love Monster and I've heard *many* people say the same PS.: Tommy (co-)wrote 3 songs on Sonic Boom and 10 on Monster.

[@billjannusch]

Incredible performance..Hell yeah!!!!!

[@jcw91371]

Now THAT'S how you want to see KISS; up close and personal. The massive stage and theater is nice and all, but nothing beats being up front and center and not 20 feet away behind barriers.

[@stanmyers5994]

Hotter than hell the song that made kiss, rock forever guys!

[@richardalmeida1843]

Kiss will never be forgotten.

[@odgykins]

I love how in the recommended videos theirs the same two songs from their Winter and performance. Definitely clicking on that after this.

[@pedrorivera8970]

The best band of the world

[@johnbrundige-zy1fm]

Kiss is so underrated

[@cfvlogs6593]

Who watching this in December 2019

[@bartonofarrell649]

It's good stuff

[@phillynott2459]

I LOVE this band. They are the funnest Rock band ever, 2 me 🙂😜

[@dallasbramwell6235]

You wanted the best you got the best the hottest band in the world! Love kiss my very favorite band, these old songs awesome playing for many years!

[@TonyBeazley]

Most viewed show of Jimmy's life...🤟

[@mmckissack2379]

sounds better than ever

[@jacobjohnson8734]

Actually yes!👍🏻

[@katefoxyprice3604]

At least Paul's voice sounds great in this.

[@bloozedaddy]

you can't hear "flat" can you ?

[@mmckissack2379]

BloozeDaddy aaawwwwwpoorbaby ha ha ha

[@mrmike8782]

@@mmckissack2379 this made me laugh. Thanks for that

[@saraann8140]

Simply - Wow - Awesome 😝 Ty ty for posting this and a big ty ty to KISS 🤑

[@jondunmore4268]

7:31 - some dude lifting Gene's towel. Gotta love demon back sweat.

[@dustycroson5746]

Lol

[@adamadelsberger3731]

As the kids would say..." this slaps on so many levels!"

[@theshield2207]

Lol definitely im 22 you got that right

[@pedrorivera8970]

Te best band of the land

[@JENDALL714]

I wanted them to play Rip and Destroy, so they could incite a riot and tear down the Tonight Show!

[@DMSProduktions]

GREAT performance!

[@tcconnection]

Fantastic, thanks for sharing!

[@massapower]

EXCELLENT !!

[@thinsteel]

Seen them in 1976 AWESOME AND ORIGINAL.

[@KISSFanDan1995]

At 3:29, I love the 1974-75 KISS live tone that Paul has goin’ on! Look up KISS Firehouse live 1974 to see what I mean.

[@effychase62]

Hotter Than Hell -- such a dirty song for its time! Luv It.

[@dannybrylee2397]

Minus the fire blowing , was the apex of this song!

[@stevienicks2894]

Love it!!!!!😊

[@cparkerlowe]

Superb!

[@jasonlynn1017]

This fucking rips, there is simply no denying it; many of us left this band by the the late 70s because of their commercialism.But my God. These rhythms nail it---hard. Those first 4 albums are aflame. So slam in the 21st century, as most 25 year olds are not rocking this hard ( WTF?!): these 70 year old kids are showing how to shake it. It's a FIREHOUSE. HALLELUJAH.

[@JayPeek]

crazy. authentic. impeccable.

[@davidpack1944]

tommy's killin it

[@TheIntruder5150]

Two of these cats are 60+, and the other two are 50+. Yet they still carry and perform the show better then the so-called "artists" who are half their age, and then some. They must be doing something right.

[@heydrichbellota8978]

Esos 2 temas jamás deben ir separados recontra clásicos calientes🤩

[@surfsup5757]

Any KISS is great KISS

[@isabelpolitis7139]

I agree I love Tommy so much great guy he is cute😊

[@jackreacher5395]

awesome!

[@RichardM1366]

When I listen to Black Sabbath my mother used to have a fit. "How can you listen to that garbage?" But if I listened to Kiss it was just fine! "That's nice dear. Have fun." Sadly I lost her to Cancer in 2011.

[@ofreeser78]

Sounds good, love it..

[@jimmycatt]

Great mini performance by Kiss. Fun Fact: this was not November 2014, it was February 2014. I was there :)

[@alanking3577]

Paul sounded really good! I was surprised :)

[@barry4134]

Finally singing other songs!

[@santiagolegnazzi8059]

paul sounds awesome! love him

[@DAVINOENTERPRISES]

wow!!!

[@erinodea3161]

that are so good

[@JohnAllanification]

this rock is what i liked back then from them

[@jeffhodge7272]

What? NO FIRE BREATHING? Anyone in the crowd who's never seen it would have FLIPPED!

[@espindolamunoz2875]

lml kiss forever!

[@gregorydeitrich5242]

They might be past their prime but they still got it going on

[@javiergonzalez7093]

Tommy u jam bro. An the great Paul Stanley well hands down u still got it

[@fennis26]

50 years of this schtick, just giving the fans what they want. Fkn genius

[@legasiguy551]

7:16 Gene: Just another day at the office.

[@kevincannon2847]

Why bash KISS... They are pushing 70!!! I love ACE and PETER but there is no way in hell they could keep up... I am very grateful to see this.... It's not bad and its part of history... Were not dead yet and neither are they... I am 42 and they started the year I was born..Thats pretty effin awesome...Rejoice that these type of things still exist.... Pretty amazing!!!

[@Sparky7771000]

+Kevin Cannon they didnt drink ungodly amounts of alcohol and do drugs, it has been all about there brand, they are excellent business people as well. Alcohol and drugs shorten lives.....

[@everettbyromiii7409]

Yeah, I used to think alcohol and drugs shorten lives....but this year alone I've seen The Moody Blues, Van Halen, Judas Priest, and Boston. Alcohol and drugs in moderation might be the fountain of youth bro.

[@heythereitsRBK2]

Let's not forget about Keith Richards of the Rolling Stones. No one knows how he still is alive after all the stuff that he did. And I personally disagree with the fact that Ace couldn't keep up. Ace is still rocking better than these guys are. Peter is another story. He's the oldest member and can't really play anymore.

[@jasminnemcdonald94A]

Legends!!

[@MichaelHansenFUN]

i think I missed this

[@capamerica5018]

Killer Bass😝😎🤟🏻

[@waynesmith2462]

Bruce Kulick the best lead guitarist they ever had. The 84-92 line up was their best . Eric Carr was awesome.

[@lesbartle]

I guess when u still live in your parent's basement and have no job...you have all the time in the world to insult Tommy and Eric! KISS RULES!!!

[@mmckissack2379]

I know it sucks bit could you imGINE HOW GREAT IT WOuld be to have thayer's job, so mich fun!!!!

[@raulitommm4137]

Gilbert escoria son lo mejor del mundo tal vez la prediccion de Dios kiss por siempre. Forever

[@genuEngine]

when people talk about how great Peter was, do they realize that he was with the band for about 6 of their 40 years together...?

[@mjk-media]

Yeah, it's like when people say they are 'KISS fans' only because they like Ace and Peter, meaning they only like 50% of the original line up and only 20% of the whole KISStory . . .

[@qqrk1372]

theFlame138 That's EXACTLY what we mean!!!

[@petera.michaelsen4657]

Brian M Actually Peter was about 15 years on KISS, 7 from the beginning (1972) until first left (1979) and then from 1996 to 2003-2004

[@MrLemmy2000]

Peter Adolph Michaelsen Zegarra 1973-1979 (first album 1974) reuinion 1996-2000 quit rejoined in late 2002 -2004 So 5 1/2 + 4 + 1 and half = 10 years

[@Skelly5962]

Michael Keplinger Nope, I like KISS with Ace and Peter in it.

[@phynigon]

damn... paul hitting homeruns

[@desimilespierce8550]

Desi Danny love ❤️ Rock and roll

[@ggaaron5481]

2:40 Gene is bored... there's no way he'd dance like that when Peter was laying down the proper beat at his peak. The fury of KISS is gone. But the glory remains.

[@flyingburritobro68]

😂😂😂