VHS Archives supplemental: How they put on a KISS concert (1980)

I was going to put this video online myself, but a more complete version already exists. No point in duplicating it, but I still wanted to make a post for it.  I had this in my VHS collection on one of my 1985 tapes.

I didn’t know what show this was from, since it came from the “Balasz Tapes” recorded off my next door neighbour.  I watched and treasured it, because it was the only video I had of Peter Criss as a kid.  My only Catman footage.  Not to mention it was Kiss!  Kiss in makeup too, and there wasn’t much of that in the mid-80s.

This was from a TV show called 3-2-1 Contact, and it’s a pretty cool demonstration of what goes in to putting on a Kiss concert.

George used to complain about one detail.  The sound tech shows how he can use a harmonizer to create the Gene Simmons “God of Thunder” monster voice.  “He does that with his own voice!” protested George.  As for me, I’m more upset that the sound tech thinks it was Darth Vader who says “My the Force be with you”.

From way back on the Dynasty tour, check out this really cool Kiss clip.

 

10 comments

  1. thanks for this Mikey…brings back some memories for sure.
    This October marks 40 years when I see my first concert which was the Dynasty Tour…

    Liked by 1 person

    Reply

        3. I have opened all of mine (I think) except my 1993 coloured vinyl of Alive III, I bought 2 of that on purpose so I could keep one sealed. I think I have one red, and one blue vinyl.

          Liked by 1 person

        4. Cool Mikey..some are in shrink wrap but are opened…like Creatures…
          Just finished Hotter Than Hell review…another biggie

          Liked by 1 person

        5. And one of my favourites if not my #1.

          I just remembered, I do have a sealed Creatures, it’s a 1993 glow in the dark vinyl.

          I’d open it…I kinda want to…but I after 25 years, I think it should stay sealed.

          Liked by 1 person

Rock a Reply