Letters

Your best chance to get a good picture of Eric Singer is when he sings "Beth". This is from the Boston show on August 7, 2010. I was sold on Eric Carr the first time I heard "Escape From The Island" from THE ELDER. He really was a man among men. A giant. It would be nearly impossible for anyone to have to try to live up to the legacy he left behind as a fans fan. REVENGE was a sort of a mourning period for me. I was sold on Eric Singer when I heard "Detroit Rock City" on KISS ALIVE III. I'm not a drummer, it sounded like he was kicking a double, triple, or quadruple beat on that song. He made it heavier and moved it into a new time period. When KISS had the reunion tour I felt badly for Bruce and Eric. To them it must have seemed as though everyone else was having a good time at their expense. KISS fans did not reject them. KISS fans worked real hard over the years to build a legacy that could only have been finalized with a reunion tour. More like an exclamation point. For my generation KISS is like The Beatles. The hopes and dreams of millions of people disappeared the day John Lennon was shot. The Beatles could never reunite. KISS did reunite. For the fans, for the money or for the legacy does not matter. The hopes and dreams of millions of people were realized. I can honestly say the current KISS line-up is the best ever. For many reasons. I do not think of Eric or Tommy as fill ins. Eric and Tommy seem to be on the same level as Gene and Paul. They seem to have the same drive and dedication.