MCChris

Oh, I think Kiss is in on the joke. As you said, the $$$ make it okay. If they're not, Gene and the boys aren't merely assholes. They're sociopaths. What I personally am getting at is that you, Whitcomb and Bubba's daughter have all implied or straight-up claimed that Kiss always was a joke. I say that's not true, and I point to the Winterland show as one example (their first 4 1/2 studio albums and live album would be 5 1/2 other examples IMO). When something becomes a joke, it's difficult to revert back to a view of it as otherwise. Tiger Woods would be a non-music example.

Agreed! I still defy anyone to watch the Winterland performance on Kissology Vol. 1 and point out what's a joke about that.

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.

Add me to that list. I had bigger fish to fry related to employment issues to learn any tunes this year, but I could be convinced to jump up there for some off-the-cuff craziness.

That's. Your. Problem.

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.

Easy fix. Just run everything through the front of the amp and put every control full up. Like so: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=226crfklZXw

Did Skynyrd need a third guitar when they bombed Pearl Harbor?

I'm with murkat. HTH is my favorite Kiss album with the original lineup. Interesting "dark" production.

Honestly, get Revenge. No Ace, Peter or that original chemistry, but easily one of their best efforts IMO.

I probably saw it on another forum and reposted it here.

I've been a "fat neck" snob for a while now but I'm surprised at how much I've gotten used to the Chap's shredder profile. So, it's possible. Enjoy!

bravo and amen Unless, of course, there's a Cat5 hurricane barreling toward shore.

Incredible amount of amp for the price. The "metric ton" aspect is why the combos are priced so low.

Oh hey. Count me in.

Agreed! Can't wait for mine to show up... Patience, Grasshopper ....

A used MXR Carbon Copy is your best bet there.

heh heh... "log". HAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!

Not that there's anything wrong with that.

Not everyone can have Flawless Technique™. And more people will remember John Mayer than Steve Stevens.

Neither his accountant nor his cock share those same wishes.

My theory is that guitar nerds are offended by the fact that Mayer came on the scene with a pandering brand of acoustic soothsaying, and parlayed that into their collective wet dream: playing Jimi covers through Two Rocks and Dumbles for large, enthusiastic audiences (the majority of which are chicks) with the likes of Steve Jordan and Pino Palladino. Said nerds, of course, would have done the exact same thing if they had anything resembling Mayer's talent and business savvy. And then, of course, there are the women he's banged. Exceptional quality, despite what the "sharp knees" contingent will tell you.

Meh. Everyone knows pentatonic wankery pales in comparison to schooled modal noodling.