It never ceases to amaze me how KISS detractors always have to leap at a thread, and profess their hatred for them. OR their amazement at how 4 no talent hacks fooled multitudes of deluded music fans for almost 40 years, with their smoke and mirrors. Yeah ... just my opinion, also.
I wouldn't say Paul lacks talent. He's 60. His voice is shot. And we should all be so lucky to "eek out a living" as they have. All that said, they were hardly a joke up to "Alive," possibly into "Destroyer." Then they recognized the lucrative marketing opportunities.
Just watching the last half - Paul's voice is shot by "Strutter". He does a pretty good job of covering it, having the crowd sing along. If this is the beginning of the tour, there is some suffering to come. On both sides of the mic....
Right. I think in your case, the equivalent to what Kiz and Haynie are talking about would be snapping pics with your smart phone so you could impress your friends by posting them on Facebook and forgetting to pull the fucking rip cord.