Kiss (band) - Wikipedia. Kiss (often stylized as KISS) is an American rock band formed in New York City in January 1. Paul Stanley, Gene Simmons, Peter Criss, and Ace Frehley. Well known for its members' face paint and stage outfits, the group rose to prominence in the mid- to- late 1. The band has gone through several lineup changes, with Stanley and Simmons the only remaining original members. The original and best- known lineup consisted of Stanley (vocals and rhythm guitar), Simmons (vocals and bass guitar), Frehley (lead guitar and vocals), and Criss (drums and vocals).

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With their make- up and costumes, they took on the personae of comic book- style characters: The Starchild (Stanley), The Demon (Simmons), The Spaceman or Space Ace (Frehley), and The Catman (Criss). Due to creative differences, both Criss and Frehley had departed the group by 1. In 1. 98. 3, Kiss began performing without makeup and costumes, thinking that it was time to leave the makeup behind. The band accordingly experienced a minor commercial resurgence, and their music videos received regular airplay on MTV.

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Drummer Eric Carr, who had replaced Criss in 1. Eric Singer. In response to a wave of Kiss nostalgia in the mid- 1. The resulting Alive/Worldwide Tour was commercially successful. Criss and Frehley have both since left the band again and have been replaced by Singer and Tommy Thayer, respectively. The band have continued with their original stage makeup, with Singer and Thayer using the original Catman and Space Ace makeup, respectively. Kiss has sold more than 7. RIAA- certified albums.[1][2] On April 1.

Kiss was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. History[edit]1. 97. Early years[edit]Kiss traces their roots to Wicked Lester, a New York City- based rock band led by Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley.

They recorded one album, which was shelved by Epic Records, and played a handful of live shows. Simmons and Stanley, feeling a new musical direction was needed, abandoned Wicked Lester in 1. In late 1. 97. 2, Simmons and Stanley came across an ad in the East Coast version of Rolling Stone placed by Peter Criss, a veteran drummer from the New York City scene who had previously played in the bands Lips and Chelsea. Simmons and Stanley met him in a nightclub where he was playing drums. After hearing Criss sing, they thought of him being in the band.

Criss then auditioned for and later joined the new version of Wicked Lester. The trio focused on a much harder style of rock than Wicked Lester played. They also began experimenting with their image by wearing makeup and various outfits.[6] In November 1. Epic Records A& R director Don Ellis, in an effort to secure a record deal. Although the performance went well, Ellis disliked the group's image and music. In early January 1.

Ace Frehley. Frehley impressed the group with his first audition, although he showed up wearing two different colored sneakers, one red and one orange. A few weeks after Frehley joined, Wicked Lester changed their name to Kiss.[7]Stanley came up with the name while he, Simmons and Criss were driving around New York City. Criss mentioned that he had been in a band called Lips, so Stanley said something to the effect of "What about Kiss?"[8] Frehley created the now- iconic logo, making the "SS" look like lightning bolts, when he went to write the new band name over "Wicked Lester" on a poster outside the club where they were going to play.[9] (Some of Wicked Lester's artwork included one lightning bolt for the "S" in Lester.[1. Later, Stanley designed the logo with a Sharpie and a ruler and accidentally drew the two S's nonparallel because he did it "by eye." The art department asked him if he wanted it to be redrafted to be perfect and he said, "It got us this far, let’s leave well enough alone. Our number one rule has always been no rules.”[1. KISS logo used in Germany, Israel, and other countries that outlaw Nazi symbols. The letters happened to look similar to the insignia of the Nazi.

SS, a symbol that is outlawed in Germany by Section 8. German criminal code. Since 1. 97. 9, most of the band's album covers and merchandise in Germany have used an alternate logo, in which the letters "SS" look like the letters "ZZ" backwards. This logo is also used in Austria, Switzerland, Poland, Lithuania, Hungary and Israel to avoid controversy.

The band's name has repeatedly been the subject of rumors pertaining to alleged hidden meanings. Among these rumors are claims that the name is an acronym for "Knights in Satan's Service", "Kinder SS", or "Kids in Satan's Service".

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Simmons has denied all of these claims.[1. The first Kiss performance was on January 3.

Popcorn Club (renamed Coventry shortly afterward) in Queens. For the first three gigs, January 3. February 1, they wore little to no makeup; the iconic makeup designs associated with Kiss made their debut during the March 9–1.

The Daisy in Amityville, New York. On March 1. 3 of that year, the band recorded a five- song demo tape with producer Eddie Kramer. Former TV director Bill Aucoin, who had seen the group at a handful of showcase concerts in the summer of 1.

October. Kiss agreed, with the condition that Aucoin sign the band to a record label within two weeks. On November 1, 1.

Kiss became the first act signed to former teen pop singer and Buddah Records executive Neil Bogart's new label, Casablanca Records.[1. The band entered Bell Sound Studios in New York City on October 1.

On December 3. 1, the band had their official industry premiere at the Academy of Music in New York City, opening for Blue Öyster Cult. It was at this concert that Simmons accidentally set his hair (which was coated in hairspray) ablaze for the first of many times while performing his fire- breathing routine.[1. Kiss' first tour started on February 5, 1. Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, at the Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium, as an opening act.[1.

The band's self- titled debut album was released on February 8. Casablanca and Kiss promoted the album heavily throughout the spring and summer of 1. On February 1. 9, the band performed "Nothin' to Lose", "Firehouse" and "Black Diamond" on ABC's In Concert (aired March 2. On April 2. 9, the band performed "Firehouse" on The Mike Douglas Show. This broadcast included Simmons's first televised interview, a conversation with Mike Douglas in which Simmons declared himself "evil incarnate", eliciting uncomfortable reactions from a confused studio audience. Fellow guest Totie Fields said it would be humorous if, beneath all the make- up, Simmons was "just a nice Jewish boy". Simmons responded, "You should only know", to which Fields replied, "I do.

You can't hide the hook", a reference to the stereotypical "Jewish" nose.[1. Despite the publicity and constant touring, Kiss initially sold just 7. Meanwhile, the group and Casablanca Records were losing money quickly.

The band (while touring) stopped in Los Angeles in August 1. Hotter Than Hell, which was released on October 2. The only single, "Let Me Go, Rock 'n' Roll", failed to chart, and the album stalled at No. With Hotter Than Hell quickly dropping off the charts, Kiss was pulled from their tour to quickly record a new album. Casablanca head Bogart stepped in to produce the next album, trading in the murky, distorted sound of Hotter Than Hell for a cleaner and slightly poppier sound. Watch Perkins` 14 Online Free HD. Dressed to Kill, released on March 1. Hotter Than Hell.

It also contained what later became the band's signature song, "Rock and Roll All Nite".[1. Although Kiss albums had not proved to be big sellers, the band was quickly gaining a reputation for their live performances.

TERRIBLE Additions To Legendary TV Shows. A popular TV show can easily run for ten seasons or more. A network isn’t going to give up the golden goose that easily, even if the show has obviously run its course and burned through all possible interesting storylines between its characters.

The solution to this is obvious – just add more characters. Adding new members to the cast of a popular TV show is a very risky move. The audience can quickly turn on someone who they don’t feel fits in with the established characters that they love. The Internet has also made it easy for disgruntled fans to make their voices heard, which they will do, especially if they feel a new character was introduced to pander to kids or is just a pretty face. We are here today to look at the worst additions to the casts of great TV shows– from Prince Oberyn’s daughters who didn’t inherit his acting ability and charisma, to the elderly woman who almost brought down the twenty- year career of Frasier Crane.

Here are the 1. 5 Worst Additions To The Casts Of Popular TV Shows. The Sand Snakes – Game Of Thrones.

The Dorne storyline was always going to present an issue for the writers of Game of Thrones. This is because we still aren’t sure where it is going in the books. The death of Oberyn Martell was too important to skip, so they couldn’t remove Dorne completely. In the A Song of Ice and Fire book series, the Dorne storyline involves a plot by Arianne Martell to crown Myrcella Baratheon. The show replaced this with a plot to kill Myrcella by Oberyn’s vengeful daughters, who refer to themselves as the Sand Snakes.

The debut of the Sand Snakes is regarded as the “jump the shark” moment of Game of Thrones by many. Their awful acting, combined with the horrible fight choreography during their battle against Bronn gave them a bad first impression. Tyene Sand’s “bad p***y” line is also regarded as a low point for the show.

There weren’t many fans who cried when Euron killed the monologuing Obara and boring Nymeria in the last season. Cole & Lucy – Scrubs. Scrubs ended with an excellent eighth season. The ABC network wasn’t quite ready to let go of Scrubs, due to its high ratings. They approached the show’s creator about creating another season, which could involve some of the old characters passing on the torch to new ones. Money won out in the end and a magic wand was waved over the corpse of Scrubs, which brought it back for a zombie ninth season. The vast majority of Scrubs fans will agree that the show shouldn’t have been continued, which can be seen by how much the ratings dropped towards the end. Scrubs might have been salvageable if the new young leads were as interesting or engaging enough as the original cast members, but they weren’t. It may have been possible for Scrubs to have redeemed Cole (who was an arrogant jerk) and Lucy (who was an overly- whimsical bore) if they had been given another season, but Scrubs was finally allowed to pass away at the end of Season 9.

Doctor Pulaski – Star Trek: The Next Generation. The first season of Star Trek: The Next Generation lost two members of its case during its run. Denise Crosby left the show partway through the first season, as she felt she was being underutilized, while Gates Mc. Fadden was fired due to conflicting with the head writer. Mc. Fadden would later return for the third season of the show after the fans and her former cast mates convinced her to. In the second season of Star Trek: The Next Generation, the role of the chief medical officer aboard the Enterprise was taken by Katherine Pulaski, played by Diana Muldaur. Doctor Pulaski didn’t gel well with the rest of the Enterprise crew, which was mainly due to the fact that she was crotchety and quick to jump down everyone’s throats when they didn’t agree with her.

It especially didn’t help that Pulaski was often mean and dismissive towards Data (though her attitude cooled over the season), as he was quickly becoming the most popular character of the show. The fans let their voices be heard and Gates Mc. Fadden returned for the third season of the show. Criss Cross – 3. 0 Rock. The question of who Liz Lemon was going to end up with in 3.

Rock was something that fans had been waiting to see resolved since the first season. Tina Fey foolishly stated that Liz would never end up with Jack, which killed a lot of the intrigue, but fans still held out hope for the two of them. Liz Lemon ended up in a relationship with a character named Criss Cross, played by James Marsden. The biggest mistake the creators of 3. Rock made was not properly introducing the audience to Criss, as he is already dating Liz when he debuted on the show. This made a lot of fans think that he wasn’t going to stick around for long, as Liz had previous boyfriends played by well- known actors who left after a few episodes.

Criss Cross ended up sticking around. He never really clicked with the fans, due to being boring and his conflicts with Liz being uninteresting. Every other previous suitor of Liz Lemon was far more interesting and would have made for a more satisfying romantic partner for her than Criss was, which left a lot of fans disappointed when they stayed together. Nikki & Paulo – Lost. Lost was one of the first TV shows that catered to its vocal online fanbase. This is often given as the reason why Shannon was killed off so early, as she was the least popular character on the show to most of the fans. Nikki and Paulo were added to the cast of Lost in its third season.

They were presented as fellow survivors of the plane crash who had been there the whole time. They immediately incited a backlash from fans, for numerous reasons. Fans still believed that Lost was planned out beforehand, so they reacted poorly to new characters. It also didn’t help that Nikki and Paulo argued like children and generally acted immaturely in the face of their situation, as well as their lack of connection to the overall story. The tale of Nikki and Paulo came to an end when they were mistakenly buried alive, as they were both paralyzed after being bitten by a spider.

This was in direct response to the response they received from the fans. It’s possible that the producers may have gone a little overboard in how horrific the fate of these characters was. Lila West – Dexter. Michael C. Hall became something of a sex symbol after the first season of Dexter had aired. This was one of those instances where women were attracted as much to the nuance and personality of the Dexter character than they were of his physical appearance. The character of Lila West could almost have stepped out of the pages of a Dexter fan fiction story. She is one of the antagonists of the second season, who briefly becomes Dexter’s lover.

Lila is a mysterious foreign beauty, who almost immediately sees through Dexter’s disguise (which even his own sister hadn’t done). The emotionless Dexter falls for her charms and even leaves Rita for a time. It is later revealed that Lila is also a pyromaniac, which acts as an inferior stand- in for the more interesting serial killer villains that Dexter would face before and after he met her. Lila would go on to kill Sergeant Doakes, who was one of the most popular characters on the show. Dexter would eventually kill her and she was almost never mentioned again. Kennedy – Buffy The Vampire Slayer.

Anyone who followed Tara as Willow’s girlfriend in Buffy the Vampire Slayer was always going to have a hard time being accepted by the fans. There are many who saw the relationship between Tara and Willow as important, due to how it was a lesbian relationship in a prime time show that wasn’t just for titillation. Willow would later date a girl named Kennedy, who would quickly draw the ire of the fanbase. Joss Whedon had set out to create a character who was the total opposite of Tara and was far more confident in herself. He may have done this a little too well, as Kennedy’s assertiveness was seen as abuse towards Willow by many.