KISS - Rare German Short Documentary Live Footage 1980

[@nathanwalsh3028]

My mother told me we were going to see a wrestling match and surprised me by taking me to see KISS in November of 1979 at Kiel auditorium in Saint Louis. I was in 4th grade. Wore my concert shirt under my Christian school uniform the next day and got kicked out by the nun because they could see the kiss shirt underneath my dress shirt. Yes my mother was cool and did not give a fuck. She even yelled at the nun and said that they were biassed and discriminatory and removed me from that school. Now that's what I call rock and roll!!!

[@brianmcmanus4690]

My first was Creatures tour, January 83, and my Dad drove me and a couple friends to and fro in the family truckster, a blue Plymouth Volare station wagon. I laid in the back tripping on pink mescaline post-gig and my life was changed. Yeah, my dad was cool too. Only wish it was Ace on guitar that nite. Cheers!

[@tenbroeck1958]

We are close to the same age. I loved KISS and wish I had not tried to take off the makeup from my Mego action figures.

[@AlmostReady504]

Fn right!

[@dragonboots2014]

I was at that show! It was the first week of October 1979. I was 10yrs old and lived about 2 1/2 hrs away.

[@tenbroeck1958]

I love the 1979 - 1980 era with Dynasty and Unmasked, with songs like Shandi, 2,000 Man and other pop-influenced catchy hard rock. Frankly, they were better at incorporating aspects of Pop/New Wave and Disco into Rock than most of their contemporaries.

[@tompantaleo2544]

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[@Suspiria903]

European Tour 1980 with Eric Carr❤️.... I was present! 💋

[@leokimvideo]

Great look into the Unmasked tour, this was just prior to the band coming to Australia. There is also a good documentary shot in Sydney of this tour and sometimes you see snippets of it in ripped videos. This is the time when Ace played a bigger part in concerts and he has already had the very successful solo album which was the best seller.

[@MichaelSorensen-bl3ec]

I think Ace was flexing his muscles in this era, like he would take control of the band, or at least steer it into a more ballsy, heavy direction. Paul & Gene's egos couldn't tolerate it.

[@twikirobot6897]

Best live "Unmasked" footage ever.

[@michaelatherton9871]

Check out Kiss 1980 Live in Sydney, that’s way better than this. ✌️

[@twikirobot6897]

​@@michaelatherton9871 Seen it a million times...not even close.

[@rustyblades2566]

@@michaelatherton9871 Yes the inner sanctum in Sydney dumps all over this too

[@vinylman6580]

@@twikirobot6897 You must be tone deaf! Unmasked tour in Sydney Australia 1980 was by far their best sounding concert ever! Paul singing Detroit Rock City just proves it!

[@pewsterbaby]

@@vinylman6580 Proves they found the chorus effect is all. hahaha

[@moon_yuh1919]

who ever did a thumbs down doesnt know real music

[@miked9000]

cant believe how good and tight they were. eric on the drums seems to make them all step up their game.

[@DavidJones-vq2bk]

agreed. It must've been a nightmare for several years with Peter back there

[@brianmcmanus4690]

Yup.

[@carmenowens3375]

Mike, I agree. Eric was tearing those drums up, and sounding fabulous while doing it.

[@dogman-fx9ub]

Honestly fuck Peter. While he's not a bad drummer his drumming doesn't come close to Eric Carr and Peter seemed too temperamental. All those accidents, car accidents, and unprofessional behaviour during concerts for example. Most of his solo music are boring attempts at imitating R&B.

[@adamrenfrow]

Peter > Eric

[@stevehanna4345]

Ace's playing is scorching hot stuff...💥🔥🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🎶♠️⚡🔥

[@aerialarboreal9005]

That brass KISS belt buckle was the biz back in the day...

[@j.reveille6815]

Still have mine.

[@richardsoult5678]

Thanks for the video.Awesome

[@johnstreet46]

Miss the 80's saw them in Australia

[@sumonjamal1653]

Iron Maiden opened this European tour. Back then, it was Paul Di'Anno, Steve Harris, Dave Murray, Dennis Stratton & Clive Burr in Maiden... they said they learned a lot from Kiss on that run...

[@conorkelly4953]

I would love to see the full concert footage the band were really on fire 🔥 sounding better than ever

[@Nothintolose75]

Me too, really hard to find good complete concert footage from this Era.

[@LadyFairChildVideo]

@@Nothintolose75 other than Sydney 80. yes. i've been a VHS collector since the mid 90s and the 80s footage is hard to come by. i've heard KISS themselves only have some Palladium 80, and fragments of the other Australia shows (Perth, Adelaide, Sydney 1st night)

[@surfsup5757]

Musically, they sounded better in '74-'76. Bring up any live performance and compare to them in '79 or '80. They were tighter and not as frantic.

[@carmenowens3375]

@@surfsup5757 Eric was tearing those drums up in 1980. I think he was fabulous, but I definitely agree with sounding more frantic.

[@surfsup5757]

@@carmenowens3375 Eric was a beast on the skins, but footage from that era sounds like he's banging on cardboard boxes. I saw them with Carr on the Asylum tour and his drums thundered through the arena. In fact, his drum solo was the best part of the show.

[@eduardoabal7157]

LA BANDA MÁS CALIENTE 🔥 DEL MUNDO KISS EDUARDO ABAL DE ARGENTINA, AGUANTE LA KISSARMY

[@leswadley6792]

So great! I wonder if there is a complete show out there?

[@markusmerbach8516]

Great footage and great memories-The Unmasked Tour in Germany was my very first Kiss concert in 1980 at Hemmerlein Halle, I was 11 years old. Iron Maiden (still with Paul Di`Anno) was the opening act. Still a KISS Fan today with 53

[@BlackDiamond-ht8do]

Yeah Man...me and my Brother were there too...both still KISS-Krazy today!

[@jimilove7773]

Thanks!

[@rockmusic4everybody]

Awesome!!

[@incognitoguitars9999]

Amazing

[@billjannusch]

Totally awesome!!

[@pauldunlea3669]

Ace was the best musician in the band

[@tinawillits8223]

And the sexiest

[@cmberrian]

Wow, fuckin Eric was rocking Firehouse!!

[@ronnietarnacke5153]

Notice the sig runes in the kiss logo over the stage , was just regular SS. Never seen them do that before . I guess Germany was a little sensitive to that .

[@tommyturner6923]

That was the reasoning, they felt the SS looked too much like nazi symbols. I've never seen the logo like that before either.

[@russell_szabados]

Wow guys, you’ve never seen that? Yes, it was because of German laws outlawing anything to do with, or even appearing to be Nazi related.

[@ronnietarnacke5153]

@@russell_szabados did you notice the merchandise , tshirts etc. Had the normal insignia. There was even fans with the sig runes painted on their face .

[@eriksixx1226]

Germany loves censorship

[@brianmcmanus4690]

@@ronnietarnacke5153 The real Kiss gear was treasured over there, hard to come by. I was stationed there in the 80's.

[@Ibipixar]

My first concert ever......😎😎😎✌️

[@gtrhoppe]

I hated the color Las Vegas getups and hated that KISS had gone disco. As a result, I began listening to Van Halen and The Blizzard of Oz. But looking at this, they sound very tight in the live unmasked footage. Eric really kicked their butts, I think. To make a long story longer, I saw KISS in 1984 for Lick It Up and loved it. Vinnie was bad ass. I thought KISS finally were ahead of the game for once. Then they got rid of Vinnie and went girl band. In 1996, my friend, who I had not seen for a while, shows up to my place with 2 tickets to KISS. he says, "you didn't know KISS got back together with Ace and Peter, with make up". I didn't have a clue. Very cool seeing KISS and they were great. See Second Coming, tells you why they were so great.

[@lowellmiller5620]

Oh yeah guys I'm fairly certain I was at the soccer field in Germany seeing iron maiden, Blue oyster cult Fleetwood Mac 38special me so many the next WK end I left the base I walked in to a high school gymnasium and so Whitesnake before the hit the big time down the street KISS was there Man I thought Damn i gotta choose wat concert that may be the footage Germany back then it was awesome cool from the beer hash castles woman

[@pewsterbaby]

Big John Harte! RIP Gentle Giant

[@charlesbronson4282]

Super Capes made Super KISS look Super Gay. But with Eric on drums...compared to Peter...it was like day and night. It gave KISS A much needed kick in the ass. Too bad America (in full) didn't get to see this lineup...

[@Mondayman622]

It’s funny how Paul said we’re not political however, they are today because Gene Simmons was pushing to get the mask back on

[@peterheinz9569]

Did they change the S’ in the KISS logo to satisfy the Nazi thing or something?

[@sealyspeak]

Yeah. They had to! All their albums to this day carry that design when printed or released in Germany.

[@brianmcmanus4690]

Yup.

[@thedadyouneverhadchannel3544]

No dumbazz they just thought it would be fun.

[@Mondayman622]

I love kiss, but they became so greedy, but I can’t support them anymore

[@rickbarron2284]

I just never liked the capes ...

[@steveherlihy7904]

Yeah dude I didn't care for these outfits at all,over the top,total cheese.

[@brianmcmanus4690]

lol Gene's entire "lizard" costume was a bit much imo.

[@carmenowens3375]

I loved the capes, and the colors, the cheesiness of that costume era. It was gorgeous (to me), but I understand why not many felt that way.

[@charlesbronson4282]

Super Capes made Super KISS look Super Gay

[@Hold_on7]

​​@@charlesbronson4282 bruh you're literally like: *-generic homophobic comment-* definitely pathetic

[@kratoleaf7619]

Germany would not allow the Kiss logo with the SS runes copied from the Nazis SS logo so they had to change the design for that country. Ironically Paul and Gene are both Jewish...

[@douglasbobo347]

Nevermiminer

[@cmberrian]

"vat is de function of ze KISS army? Are you a threat to Germany??"

[@lmjones7716]

Germany - Always 5 years behind the rest of the world when it comes to popular music.

[@vaekkriinhart4347]

In America at this time, I didnt even know Kiss had a new album out; I just happened to see Unmasked at a music store.. They were all but forgotten, except by true fans.. It's weird how Europe still loved them.. It's all bc of media

[@MontserratCruz-l3i]

Pues anda q en Spain no lo pusieron gasta el 90 yo no lo vi nunca... decían q eran satanas👹

[@karl-unoisaksson4000]

​@user-pv8jy1nt8f Weeeeeell... I saw them summer of -76 in Stockholm, just saying... Love from Sweden 💖

[@karl-unoisaksson4000]

@user-pv8jy1nt8f "Full of it"?... Well, whatever... I dont care for arguing with ignorant people, your just embarrassing... Have a great life in your own world Love from Sweden 💖

[@karl-unoisaksson4000]

@user-pv8jy1nt8f It was the start of the Destroyer-tour, but they wore the old costume... BIIIG disappointed for a 10-year old kid 😥 But after the first detonation... No-one cared - WE ACTUALLY EXPERIENCED KISS LIVE😁😁😁 I think they saved the Destroyer-costumes for the American leg of the tour (they didnt bring the stage either) Love from Sweden 💖

[@rainius]

qué culorroto el camarógrafo que enfocaba a Paul y Gene en vez de a Ace en 2000 man

[@venomagent76]

They couldn't used the original SS logo because of the nazi implications.

[@paulbeeby14]

Whats with the kiss logo? No change in GERMANY only in the USA 😂 LOL