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The rock band Kiss--four guys in full face makeup, black spandex, and six-inch platform shoes--achieve a kind of sublime ridiculousness that other rock bands can only dream of. Kiss--Rock the Nation Live! mixes lavish concert footage with brief but entertaining backstage clips of the band members putting on their makeup, cavorting with their fans, and going bowling. Though only two of the founding members remain--Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons--Kiss is exactly the same as ever: The most shamelessly pandering band in the history of rock, a heavy metal/pop confection marketed as ruthlessly as any boy-band. All the trademarks--fire
The rock band Kiss--four guys in full face makeup, black spandex, and six-inch platform shoes--achieve a kind of sublime ridiculousness that other rock bands can only dream of. Kiss--Rock the Nation Live! mixes lavish concert footage with brief but entertaining backstage clips of the band members putting on their makeup, cavorting with their fans, and going bowling. Though only two of the founding members remain--Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons--Kiss is exactly the same as ever: The most shamelessly pandering band in the history of rock, a heavy metal/pop confection marketed as ruthlessly as any boy-band. All the trademarks--fire-breathing, blood-spitting, pyrotechnics, etc.--are presented with impressive zest, particularly since Stanley and Simmons are in their fifties (one of the advantages of full face makeup is that your audience can't see how old you are). The topics of their lyrics are sex, partying, and sex--which, nowadays, is kind of refreshing. Kiss eschews the narcissistic morbidity that marks so much contemporary hard rock; this band will never whine about how hard life is or how depressed they are. The way they aggressively woo their fans has contributed to their success at least as much as their music. By the end of the show, the riffs and exhortations to "Let me hear you!" start to blur, but the audience enthusiasm never wanes--and the camera spends a lot of time ogling big-breasted young women in "Kiss Army" t-shirts (and thongs). The dvd features several songs in "Kiss Powervision", which allows you to focus on your favorite band member (a bit of technology developed, appropriately enough, for porn dvds). --Bret Fetzer
From their formative years in the early '70s to the present day, KISS is regarded as one of the most influential rock and roll bands of all time. Now their legacy continues to grow, as KISS is stronger and more vital than ever, commanding huge audiences in stadiums and arenas around the globe. KISS Rock the Nation Live! is an unprecedented look at KISS onstage and off, including fiery live performances of rarely-performed KISS classics, previously unseen footage of the group at soundchecks, in their dressing room, traveling, photo sessions and much more! But most importantly, you'll see a band not content to rest on their lofty laurels but committed to forgin head-on into an exciting future.
CUTTING-EDGE BONUS FEATURES:
Seven Select-A-KISS Songs - Choose the band member you want to watch!
Six Behind-the-Scenes Documentary Segments
Intimate and In-Your-Face KISS Footage shot at the band's Palais Theater performance in Melbourne Australia
Never-Before-Seen KISS Backstage Rehearsal Footage
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FEATURED SONGS:
1. Love Gun
2. Deuce
3. Makin' Love
4. Lick It Up
5. Christine Sixteen
6. She
7. Tears Are Falling
8. Got to Choose
9. I Love It Loud
10. Love Her All I Can
11. I Want You
12. Parasite
13. War Machine
14. 100000 Years
15. Unholy
16. Shout It Out Loud
17. I Was Made for Lovin' You
18. Detroit Rock City
19. God Gave Rock & Roll To You II
20. Rock & Roll All Nite
Format: DVD VIDEO
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Manufacturer: Image Entertainment
Release date: 12 December 2005
Number of discs: 2
EAN: 0014381305821 UPC: 014381305821
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