KISS still ready to rock and roll
By Nathan Weinbender / http://www.spokesman.com
Asked if Kiss plans to release new music anytime soon, Paul Stanley, one of the legendary band�s founding members, responds with a long sigh.
It�s been four years since the band�s last album, 2012�s �Monster,� and Stanley�s band mate, Gene Simmons, has expressed to reporters his desire to get back into the studio. Stanley, on the other hand, isn�t so sure.
�I�m of the mindset now that I�d do another album if it wasn�t just a rehash of (�Monster�),� Stanley said during a recent phone interview. �I�d want to do something with a little more scope. � If we pushed ourselves away from what we�d do instinctively or most easily, and if everybody�s on the same page and it works, I could see going into the studio.�
Stanley�s outlook seems to be that if it ain�t broke, don�t fix it. After all, Kiss, which performs at the Spokane Arena on Friday, has been a hugely popular touring act for more than 40 years.
�Bands are classic because you know what they�re going to do and you love it,� Stanley said.
Known for outrageous stage antics and its makeup-and-leather aesthetic, Kiss is as much a brand as a band, with likenesses of its members adorning everything from comic books to pinball machines. There�s even a Kiss-themed arena football team.
The band last came through Spokane in 2011, and Stanley says the group patterned this tour after its 2014 Las Vegas residency. Dubbed �Freedom to Rock,� the show promises all the pyrotechnics and power chords you�ve come to expect from a Kiss concert.
�It�s a big, awesome show, and the band is big and awesome,� Stanley said. �Anybody can pattern their show on what we�ve done in the past, but you�ll never be us. That�s why we�re Kiss, and that�s why we�ve been around 40 years.�
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