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<\/a>How could that many people have been out on a Monday night, a work night, a school night, at Houston\u2019s beautiful Toyota Center?! These thousands<\/em> of people who came to the Kiss \u2018End Of The Road Tour\u2019 Show didn\u2019t just \u2018come to the show\u2019 after a dreadful Monday at work, they came well prepared, ready to be a part of THE SHOW.<\/p>\nOf course black was the predominant color of clothing, white was the color of choice for face paint, black patent leather double decker platform shoes were the main footwear selected by both the men and women as they arrived in their Kiss costumes from every part of our fine city. We saw entire families Kissed out from head to toe. So cool that many in attendance had tee shirts claiming to be second generation Kiss fans and I\u2019m guessing there were some 3rd<\/sup> G\u2019s as well. It was so fascinating to be in the position to do nonstop people watching\u2026I think I went to bed with a sore neck from trying to catch a glimpse of as many fans as possible.\u00a0\u00a0 Left to my own devices I would have set up a portable photo studio and photographed everyone free that came through the doors of Toyota just to document how creative a Kisser (or whatever they call themselves) could be.<\/p>\n I have been told by a very reliable Kiss fan that the SHOW was fantastic. They kicked off their set with Detroit Rock City and followed it up with Shout It Out Loud. War Machine featured brother Gene breathing fire as the song ended, and 100,000 Years had drummer Eric Singer doing a very special drum solo that ended with his entire drum kit and him of course elevated to the near top of the Toyota Center. Cold Gin had Tommy Thayer doing a guitar solo that seemed to be very pleasing to the crowd.\u00a0 Then came God of Thunder which had Simmons again doing a terrific Bass solo and of course he would spit and\/or gruel blood out of his mouth as he performed.\u00a0 Personally, I\u2019d say this could have been eliminated from the production however I\u2019m guessing that I would be part of a very small minority in attendance who would agree with that opinion. In total they played seventeen songs before the encore. They came back and finished with Beth, Crazy Crazy Nights, Rock and Roll All Nite \u2026.oh what a night of Kiss!<\/p>\n Please remember to support live music every chance you have so we can keep it for us, those that follow us, and their followers.<\/p>\n Dwc<\/p>\n PS I\u2019ve also included in the photo gallery a photo of Gene ( you will know which one) that I took at The Woodland\u2019s Pavilion of Simmons that he is allowing me to use in an upcoming book I\u2019m publishing called Raising A Hand, Volume Two\u2026 you can learn more at www.RaisingAHand.com<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Written by Dave Clements If I hadn\u2019t been there to witness it first hand I would not have believed it. How could that many people have been out on a Monday night, a work night, a school night, at Houston\u2019s beautiful Toyota Center?! These thousands of people who came to the Kiss \u2018End Of The… <\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/houstonmusicreview.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Kiss-25-300x200.jpg\")
<\/a>When the tour roadies pulled the curtain back just before nine the four \u2018real deals\u2019 hit the stage in all their glory. These 4 rockers lead by Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley are simply amazing. They really don\u2019t put on a concert they participate in something that is way closer to being a significant theatrical production topped by no other touring group, at least that I\u2019ve seen. Between the pyro, lights, low hanging fog and THE FOUR OF THEM you are constantly accessing where to focus your eyes. In my case, where to focus my camera was the question during the show\u2019s first two songs. You can get the answer to that segment of the evening by going to the HMR Photo Gallery. These guys were almost intimidating during that 10 minute blur at the start of the show. They play to the photographers perfectly, in our faces and so animated and colorful. \u00a0Flames shot over their heads (and ours!), not an experience that many photographers get in a lifetime of shooting.\u00a0 How fortunate to have had the opportunity to shoot these guys.\u00a0 And frankly I\u2019ve never been that big of fan of their music.\u00a0 However, there are no better in the industry at providing great shots and a massive rush!<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/houstonmusicreview.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Kiss-8-300x240.jpg\")
<\/a>Before closing, I must add that these guys worked their asses off for their Houston Fan Base, perhaps for the last time in our part of the world. Let the record show that in this reviewer\u2019s opinion these guys dealt admirably with the heat, heavy costumes and delivered a two hour performance in a way that many artists twenty years younger could not have pulled off. Very impressive, and I\u2019m sure appreciated by all in attendance.<\/p>\n