KISS in 1979 on the TV show 20/20 . (This is the best quality I have seen) Interviews with Gene, Ace, Peter, Paul, and Bill Aucoin Plus great live footage and more.
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@willhorting53173 жыл бұрын
I remember watching this, as a teen. My parents always watched 20/20, but I had to force them to watch this episode. Hahaha
@Stryperdrive3 жыл бұрын
I remember catching this when it initially aired on TV: My parents let this then-eight-year-old "stay up late" to watch it and I was glued to the program. Hard to believe it's been forty years ago... Thanks for sharing! -Kent
@roosternm6830 Жыл бұрын
I was 9 and share a very similar story to yours. Between KISS and Star Wars I never missed a thing. One of the greatest times of my life.
@justinfendelet8675 Жыл бұрын
I was 6 and no cable just my gifted KISS ALIVE from a moving older neighbor
@Shamus7115 сағат бұрын
I was 8.. and I made sure I was up to watch this.. back then I had no idea what they were talking about as far as the business side of things, nor did I care.. all I wanted to see was KISS.
@sickb22003 жыл бұрын
I remember watching this as a kid. I was so excited KISS was on regular TV.
@shandonsahm3343 Жыл бұрын
The only Way Back then u could see yer fave group
@SimonHallMelbs3 жыл бұрын
Just takes me back to when I was an excited 7 year old.
@toneyisaiah4083 жыл бұрын
Critics don't buy the albums, fans do!
@MichaelSorensen-bl3ec11 күн бұрын
Self appointed critics always sneer and deride anything they personally don't like or understand. Beethoven had his critics too. I'll bet nobody can name three of them.
@johnpatterson4272 Жыл бұрын
This 20/20 show in '79 was the epicentre of KISS awesomeness for me as a 15 year old. I had just seen the Dynasty show in Toronto and knew that album word-for-word. It was the pinnacle of a fantastic summer before I had to meet life's grown-up realities. I watched it on an ancient 18" b/w analog TV with a 13-channel dial selector that made a clicking sound when you changed stations, no cable in those days. Just a rotor and antenna, a wonderful time in Kisstory.
@shandonsahm3343 Жыл бұрын
I was one of those kiddos my first real arena show also met them w and w out makeup..it changed my life
@RocknRollAllNight Жыл бұрын
Awesome
@terrya643 жыл бұрын
Memories, At 15 I went to the '79 show in Chicago. Opened by Judas Priest.
@JohnnyNada8 ай бұрын
Where at ?? Aragon or something? What an epic show! My first show was ozzfest 07 at tinley park at 14
@markwendt38387 ай бұрын
International Amphitheater September 22nd 1979 I was there right under the massive ball that dropped all the kiss sponges to steal a line from Barnum & Bailey The Greatest Show on Earth long live the Fantastic Four
@jonvisser15093 ай бұрын
Nightmarish lmao. Making me sit through a John Denver concert now that would be a real nightmare.
@tomsav88486 ай бұрын
Saw this as a 10 year old back then and its still awesome. Have owned the original pinball for 30 years now, still stare at it like a 10 year old..
@azzamzamzam18224 ай бұрын
"The end of the original the true and the great KISS"
@Ryan2022 Жыл бұрын
Gene spits blood and fire. Ace’s guitar bursts into flames and Paul wiggles and prances.
@jasonwashburn34144 ай бұрын
I had a neighbor that passed away in late 70s I think 1979. That display that they show of dynasty album cover was given to me by the guy I was very lucky and fortunate that the guy knew I loved kiss. I've never seen that display in any other videos but this one.
@FrostedSeagull3 жыл бұрын
Intetesting they show Move On and New York Groove on this version. Really high quality.
@Eelgram3 жыл бұрын
"Paganism for pubescents?" Not surprising such a clueless comment came from a Rolling Stone writer. As someone who grew up in the '70s, I was a huge KISS fan. And though I loved "Dynasty," I lamented its "Super KISS" look and that the band's sudden appeal to kids and families. Nothing wrong in seeking new fans, but they just lost something at that point, IMO. Thanks for posting this!
@bonsummers26573 жыл бұрын
That's the consensus by far.
@user-fc8gy5fi9n3 жыл бұрын
The point that Paul Stanley admitted that KISS was turning into a circus show not Rock band lol!!!
@mikecamilli10473 жыл бұрын
That Rolling Stone guy has no clue what constitutes great Rock and Roll!!!
@Eggmanontheair3 жыл бұрын
that's why he's a critic, because he doesn't have the talent himself to do anything.
@arlenmargolin16503 жыл бұрын
I don't know how you could compare a band like led Zeppelin who created great rock and roll to a band like kiss who wrote songs like call me Dr Love I mean listen to that song it is total trash there is no redeemable quality to that song whatsoever and if you think it really does then I guess that's your opinion but really give it a listen to and tell yourself what's so good about that song what makes that a great song I mean it's forget it
@charlesbronson42822 жыл бұрын
That critic looks like a down n out version of Shaggy from Scooby Doo
@deadlyoneable Жыл бұрын
They never do. They are snotty, hypocritical elitists. Now days, they constitute the whole woke cult.
@brettbanta2100 Жыл бұрын
I wouldn't line a bird cage with Rolling Stone
@KISStributeNYC97 Жыл бұрын
Classic video! Hugh Downs at the end is beside himself, having “lowered” himself to open and close the segment! Love it! Not shown on this version….he takes a deep breath and says….”Okay…we’ll be right back”. Awesome!
@tmengay Жыл бұрын
I was at that show. The Richfield Coliseum!!
@RocknRollAllNight Жыл бұрын
must have been awesome. I saw them that tour in Providence RI
@keithwayne45723 жыл бұрын
I was in Haughton La when this aired. I had tickets to see this show 4 months later....awesome!!!
@sudsysutherland359 Жыл бұрын
I was born in 1977 & when i was old enough persay to listen to them i had “KISS” posters all over my bedroom walls & Gene Simmons is one of the bassist's as to why i picked up a bass guitar at the age of 15/16yrs old 🤘
@RocknRollAllNight Жыл бұрын
Gene rocks!!
@magikcharm13 жыл бұрын
I remember how Paul would hand out his guitar after he smashed it, now you have to pay $12,000 for it.
@RocknRollAllNight3 жыл бұрын
yup, sad
@JohnBGood-ry9wj3 жыл бұрын
According to a Gallup poll Kiss was the most popular rock band in America in 1977 ......by late 1978 most of the fans who followed them since '74 had checked out and had moved on to other bands.....especially after the solo albums came out. By 1979 the median age of a Kiss fan was 12.....whereas just 4 years prior most Kiss fans were between the ages of 15-25. What a difference a couple of years make......by 1980 they couldn't fill an American stadium anymore......by 1981 they were almost completely washed up. Then starting in late '82 they slowly began to climb back in popularity but would never come close to their hey day which was late '75 through early '78.
@charlesbronson42822 жыл бұрын
They were voted most popular band in 1977 AND 1978
@charliec5653 Жыл бұрын
They were back on top during 1996 and 97 because of the Reunion Tour.
@coldacre2 ай бұрын
not true, in 1996 they sold out Tiger Stadium in ten minutes. they were the highest grossing live band of that year. they were back in full force for that reunion tour.
@Mydickinyoursister3 жыл бұрын
There it was 1976,playing my stereo,KISS debut album...mom walks in and permanently removes my stereo...
@RocknRollAllNight3 жыл бұрын
that stinks
@MrHardrock3 жыл бұрын
Man. I have never seen this
@riichardscott84823 жыл бұрын
I'll bet Charles M Young no longer works at Rolling Stone, hell, Rolling Stone barley exists anymore, but almost 50 years later we still have KISS. They should've quit 20 years ago but they've still out lasted the critics
@frogbones1968 Жыл бұрын
I was 13 in 79. I went to a Halloween party dressed as Ace. I was told if I had stayed until the costume contest, I would've probably won. But I was young and dumb and full of c....chasing those girls!!!
@derricklogan20583 жыл бұрын
"God's Of Thunder ⚡ and Rock n Roll!"
@toneyisaiah4083 жыл бұрын
Music and merchandise go hand in hand.
@cherianderson82873 жыл бұрын
I love you.
@Jeffrey-xu6zx Жыл бұрын
I remember that real well
@fherlinn3 жыл бұрын
Just my opinion, KISS was a great band from 1974 to 1978. These are the albums that are official in my opinion. 1. Kiss 2. Hotter than Hell 3. Dressed to Kill 4. Rock and Roll Over 5. Alive 6. Destroyer 7. Love Gun 8. Ace Frehley - Kiss Solo Album They can make one 'best of' album with tracks from Dynasty, Unmasked and the 3 other solo albums to cover 1978 to 1980. I really like 1981's The Elder but it's not a KISS album. After 1980, KISS really doesn't exist anymore. They are just another forgettable 80's hair band after 1981. KISS only in name.
@digi_edits3 жыл бұрын
They had a relatively great success in the 80s thanks to Eric Carr with albums like Creatures of the Night and Lick it Up. But yeah nothing compares to the 70's Kiss' best era.
@battlestarmarc3 жыл бұрын
Interesting video. Kiss knows how to make money.
@user-fc8gy5fi9n3 жыл бұрын
Kinda like recycling can and bottles . Lol!
@margaretayers61703 жыл бұрын
Where do they get nightmarish??
@sandytinky Жыл бұрын
And two years after this, KISS couldn't get arrested. They were so unpopular, if you said you liked KISS, you were laughed at and ridiculed. Most people thought they weren't even together at that point anymore. The only media they could get was the occasional mention in 16 magazine. So high to so low in such a short time was spectacular.
@RocknRollAllNight Жыл бұрын
It was crazy how hard they fell
@JWF993 жыл бұрын
I'm curious to know what happened with the Cincinnati thing ? think i read they fired Glickman, however the band was in alot of turmoil at this point... thanks for another cool video \m/
@charliec5653 Жыл бұрын
Glickman and Howard Marks were let go in 1988. Bill Aucoin was let go earlier, in 1982 when The Elder tanked. The shit hit the fan in 1987 when they owed millions in back taxes. The Cincinnati property was sold, as well as their song catalog to pay their tax bill.
@JWF99 Жыл бұрын
@@charliec5653 I Thank You for that info Charlie✌
@octobersun2218 ай бұрын
"Convey knowledge" 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
@robintaylor485 Жыл бұрын
Yeah that performance was a Real nightmare there Dan Rather lol
@RocknRollAllNight Жыл бұрын
Lol
@markwendt38387 ай бұрын
Not Dan Rather douche Hugh Downs
@Eggmanontheair22 күн бұрын
ah, back to the days when Paul would toss the shattered guitar into the crowd....before they figured out that the lemmings would pay thousands of dollars for the pieces.
@RocknRollAllNight22 күн бұрын
yup
@dmacmillion3 жыл бұрын
Ha! The first song we hear is from Ace. Paul must've been so pissed off.
@LOUIS-np6be7 ай бұрын
NO THE FIRST SONG ( WE ) HERE LIVE IS DETROIT ROCK CITY YA DATS A PAUL SOONG!!!😂😂
@TranceMasterJack7 ай бұрын
Kiss? Never heard of em.
@launicaastrid2 жыл бұрын
I love KISS but damn, Paul came off super shallow in this hit piece.
@finishin.my.coffee87803 жыл бұрын
I wonder what sits on that property in Cincinnati now.
@HeavyJ7133 жыл бұрын
Probably an abandoned shopping strip or apartment complex
@rjlong893 жыл бұрын
When can i get tickets to the KISS park?
@kellyleavitt77383 жыл бұрын
Unfortunately, that’s ancient KISS-story, now 😟
@1962pjh Жыл бұрын
My 4 year old grandson is infatuated with KISS. He doesn't watch cartoons in the morning anymore. On a side note. Hugh Downs died in 2020. Coincidence? I think not.
@RocknRollAllNight Жыл бұрын
LOL
@arlenmargolin16503 жыл бұрын
I think I know what happened to rock and roll I mean when I was 7 or 8 years old I watched a band get on stage called The Beatles and then when I think about an 8-year-older getting his first taste of rock and roll and it's kiss I think that's the difference and that's how the quality of music went down the toilet
@RocknRollAllNight3 жыл бұрын
I disagree, but who knows, you may be correct. Thanks for watching
@shandonsahm3343 Жыл бұрын
The programs are five bux LoL 😂😂😂 hilarious
@RocknRollAllNight Жыл бұрын
I know right. Wish they still were.
@Ryan2022 Жыл бұрын
Five dollars in 1978 is the equivalent of almost $23 now so the programs were a rip off then and now it was a lot of money then and now for something that should cost five dollars today and should’ve been a dollar back then so that man has every right to complain
@twikirobot68973 жыл бұрын
The writing and idea behind the story sucks. News reporters and Rolling Stone didn't have a fucking clue.
@RocknRollAllNight3 жыл бұрын
they were all wrong
@martinpatrick17463 жыл бұрын
Ace and Peter were treated like crap.drugs and booze did them in and Gene and Paul didn't help them overcome their problems.
@louisborselio86083 жыл бұрын
How do you know Gene and Paul didn't try to help them. Ace and Pete both admitted they were impossible to deal with. Ace and Peter made KISS music fun and exciting. Not because of their drug and alcohol addiction, but in spite of it.
@annwilkiemeyer76552 жыл бұрын
@KILL4ME 666 Most of the time Someone has to Help them
As a fan who discovered this band with Alive, the Dynasty era was certainly nightmarish
@phillynott24593 жыл бұрын
@@michaelracicot233 for you
@michaelracicot2333 жыл бұрын
@@phillynott2459 I mean, now I appreciate their whole catalogue and it’s diversity. But the Dynasty era was a huge mis-step on their part, and cost them a lot of their fan base
@paulsommerfeld60263 жыл бұрын
"Nightmarish" performance? Lol
@adeparish99273 жыл бұрын
Dynasty album was the end for me ! They sucked afterwards!
@gerardspringer85763 жыл бұрын
A downturn. They went crappy for a few. Came back on Creatures & Lick it up. But the magic was gone. The early albums was the Golden age. Kiss thru Rock n roll over. Most of love gun. They were putting out too much material so it got Thin!
@familybettencourt76503 жыл бұрын
Still made lots of money
@gerardspringer85763 жыл бұрын
@@familybettencourt7650 Aucoin was getting the Merch $ That's why Gene wanted to get that Merch money after 81 or so. By the time they did the reunion; Paul , Ace & Peter needed some dough Paul was down to 6 million
@tomsiravo3 жыл бұрын
"Hard Times" made my playlist.
@ravensridge33913 жыл бұрын
Forget the critics. Give a listen to Songs fromnthe Elder. Some truly visionary work👍
@databasedan68333 жыл бұрын
Wow kiss is so so sinister and evil...lol. They have the nerve to play garage music in makeup and sell things to u? I’m really shocked thatABC TV didn’t win a Pulitzer Prize for this amazing piece of journalism...lol
@donellmuniz5903 жыл бұрын
Hugh Downs, it only revolted YOU, old man. Which was the whole idea: shock and repulse parents and grandparents, enthrall the kids. Cha-ching.
@vicesquadpunk3 жыл бұрын
It seems they were once managed by BASIL FAWLTY 😆
@arlenmargolin16503 жыл бұрын
I really think someone should sue for malpractice for that song Dr Love