08/05/2012
KISS BALLOONS
Kiss News
08/04/2012
KISS & MOTLEY CRUE TO HEAT UP PHOENIX
By: Ted Hansen
Fire. A catchy tune by the funk band, The Ohio Players, also used as the introduction to the television show �Hell�s Kitchen.� Along with water, air and earth, one of the four classical elements. Something an audience member can expect to see during almost every song played at the KISS and M�tley Crüe concert on Friday, August 10, 2012 at 7:00 p.m. at the Ashley Furniture HomeStore Pavilion in Phoenix.
Touted as the summer of 2012�s �biggest, baddest rock tour,� KISS and M�tley Crüe come to Phoenix having combined forces in what most likely will be the biggest pyrotechnic display outside of the opening and closing ceremonies at the London Olympics. There might just be some ear splitting, hard driving, rock and roll as well.
KISS, which features cofounders guitarist Paul Stanley and bass player Gene Simmons, as well as drummer Eric Singer and guitarist Tommy Thayer, is nearing almost forty years as a group. Their formula for success has been simple. Put on black and white face paint, wear leather outfits and seven inch high heeled shoes, blow things up and pen rock anthems such as �Shout It Out Loud,� and �Rock and Roll All Nite.�By: Ted Hansen
Fire. A catchy tune by the funk band, The Ohio Players, also used as the introduction to the television show �Hell�s Kitchen.� Along with water, air and earth, one of the four classical elements. Something an audience member can expect to see during almost every song played at the KISS and M�tley Crüe concert on Friday, August 10, 2012 at 7:00 p.m. at the Ashley Furniture HomeStore Pavilion in Phoenix.
Touted as the summer of 2012�s �biggest, baddest rock tour,� KISS and M�tley Crüe come to Phoenix having combined forces in what most likely will be the biggest pyrotechnic display outside of the opening and closing ceremonies at the London Olympics. There might just be some ear splitting, hard driving, rock and roll as well.
KISS, which features cofounders guitarist Paul Stanley and bass player Gene Simmons, as well as drummer Eric Singer and guitarist Tommy Thayer, is nearing almost forty years as a group. Their formula for success has been simple. Put on black and white face paint, wear leather outfits and seven inch high heeled shoes, blow things up and pen rock anthems such as �Shout It Out Loud,� and �Rock and Roll All Nite.�
As anybody in the KISS Army, the loyal fan base of KISS followers, can tell you, although the albums of KISS rock, the true KISS experience is to see them live. This time around, KISS will be promoting their soon to be released album �Monster,� and the album�s recently released single �Hell or Hallelujah.� You can also expect an abundance of show stopping theatrics, which is the norm for a KISS concert experience.
M�tley Crüe returns to Phoenix as the evening�s co-headliner and promises to deliver an equally enthralling set. The Crüe, Vince Neil on vocals, Mick Mars on guitars, Nikki Sixx on bass and Tommy Lee on drums, recently released the single �Sex� which will be a new addition to their set list.
If The Ohio Player�s �Fire� isn�t thematic enough for the evening, then their song �Love Rollercoaster,� will spring to mind as M�tley Crüe�s Tommy Lee brings back his 360 vertical drum rollercoaster to showcase his drum solo. As an added bonus, an audience member will get to join Lee for the drummer�s loop de loop adventure.
The true opening act for the evening will be the British group The Treatment. Although the members of The Treatment weren�t even alive when �KISS Alive!� was released, they bring a rock and roll style that has been described as �combining the drive of early Def Leppard with the song-writing ability of prime UFO and Thin Lizzy, with the whole thing underpinned by the sort of low-slung riffing redolent of early Aerosmith or G n� R.�
Fire. A catchy tune by the funk band, The Ohio Players, also used as the introduction to the television show �Hell�s Kitchen.� Along with water, air and earth, one of the four classical elements. Something an audience member can expect to see during almost every song played at the KISS and M�tley Crüe concert on Friday, August 10, 2012 at 7:00 p.m. at the Ashley Furniture HomeStore Pavilion in Phoenix.
Touted as the summer of 2012�s �biggest, baddest rock tour,� KISS and M�tley Crüe come to Phoenix having combined forces in what most likely will be the biggest pyrotechnic display outside of the opening and closing ceremonies at the London Olympics. There might just be some ear splitting, hard driving, rock and roll as well.
KISS, which features cofounders guitarist Paul Stanley and bass player Gene Simmons, as well as drummer Eric Singer and guitarist Tommy Thayer, is nearing almost forty years as a group. Their formula for success has been simple. Put on black and white face paint, wear leather outfits and seven inch high heeled shoes, blow things up and pen rock anthems such as �Shout It Out Loud,� and �Rock and Roll All Nite.�By: Ted Hansen
Fire. A catchy tune by the funk band, The Ohio Players, also used as the introduction to the television show �Hell�s Kitchen.� Along with water, air and earth, one of the four classical elements. Something an audience member can expect to see during almost every song played at the KISS and M�tley Crüe concert on Friday, August 10, 2012 at 7:00 p.m. at the Ashley Furniture HomeStore Pavilion in Phoenix.
Touted as the summer of 2012�s �biggest, baddest rock tour,� KISS and M�tley Crüe come to Phoenix having combined forces in what most likely will be the biggest pyrotechnic display outside of the opening and closing ceremonies at the London Olympics. There might just be some ear splitting, hard driving, rock and roll as well.
KISS, which features cofounders guitarist Paul Stanley and bass player Gene Simmons, as well as drummer Eric Singer and guitarist Tommy Thayer, is nearing almost forty years as a group. Their formula for success has been simple. Put on black and white face paint, wear leather outfits and seven inch high heeled shoes, blow things up and pen rock anthems such as �Shout It Out Loud,� and �Rock and Roll All Nite.�
As anybody in the KISS Army, the loyal fan base of KISS followers, can tell you, although the albums of KISS rock, the true KISS experience is to see them live. This time around, KISS will be promoting their soon to be released album �Monster,� and the album�s recently released single �Hell or Hallelujah.� You can also expect an abundance of show stopping theatrics, which is the norm for a KISS concert experience.
M�tley Crüe returns to Phoenix as the evening�s co-headliner and promises to deliver an equally enthralling set. The Crüe, Vince Neil on vocals, Mick Mars on guitars, Nikki Sixx on bass and Tommy Lee on drums, recently released the single �Sex� which will be a new addition to their set list.
If The Ohio Player�s �Fire� isn�t thematic enough for the evening, then their song �Love Rollercoaster,� will spring to mind as M�tley Crüe�s Tommy Lee brings back his 360 vertical drum rollercoaster to showcase his drum solo. As an added bonus, an audience member will get to join Lee for the drummer�s loop de loop adventure.
The true opening act for the evening will be the British group The Treatment. Although the members of The Treatment weren�t even alive when �KISS Alive!� was released, they bring a rock and roll style that has been described as �combining the drive of early Def Leppard with the song-writing ability of prime UFO and Thin Lizzy, with the whole thing underpinned by the sort of low-slung riffing redolent of early Aerosmith or G n� R.�
08/03/2012
KISS / MOTLEY CRUE CANCEL SHORELINE SHOW
08/03/2012
KISS ARMY LOUISVILLE, YOU LOOK GREAT!
08/03/2012
KISS ROCKS DALLAS THIS SATURDAY!
08/02/2012
KISS & MOTLEY CRUE ROCK OUT IN LOUISVILLE
Written by Jeffrey Lee Puckett
Photo by Scott Utterback/The Courier-Journal
Wednesday night's KISS and Motley Crue show at the KFC Yum! Center was so retro that even the opening band, a bunch of 19-year-olds from England, sounded like 1978. There was no escaping the sweet smell of nostalgia although KISS, still dolled up after all these years, embraced the obvious far more readily than the Crue.
KISS did perform a new song from its upcoming album, "Monster," but that was its only nod to 2012. In every other way it could easily have been 40 years ago, from the song selection to Paul Stanley's perfectly dated stage banter.
"I'm not gonna lie to ya," he said after some halfhearted audience participation. "Birmingham was a lot louder!"
Well, to hell with Birmingham. This is Louisville, and we were gonna make Stanley forget he ever set his platform boots in Birmingham. So we got louder and KISS played "Black Diamond" as our reward. That's a deal I'd take any day.Written by Jeffrey Lee Puckett
Wednesday night's KISS and Motley Crue show at the KFC Yum! Center was so retro that even the opening band, a bunch of 19-year-olds from England, sounded like 1978. There was no escaping the sweet smell of nostalgia although KISS, still dolled up after all these years, embraced the obvious far more readily than the Crue.
KISS did perform a new song from its upcoming album, "Monster," but that was its only nod to 2012. In every other way it could easily have been 40 years ago, from the song selection to Paul Stanley's perfectly dated stage banter.
"I'm not gonna lie to ya," he said after some halfhearted audience participation. "Birmingham was a lot louder!"
Well, to hell with Birmingham. This is Louisville, and we were gonna make Stanley forget he ever set his platform boots in Birmingham. So we got louder and KISS played "Black Diamond" as our reward. That's a deal I'd take any day.
KISS was much more fun than Motley Crue, which has always seemed to take itself too seriously despite all evidence to the contrary, because leaders Stanley and Gene Simmons fully embrace the band's kitschy qualities. Now past age 60, there's really no point in pretending that they're not old men in make-up and cartoonish costumes.
But KISS also has the better songs, and they powered through a string of classics in rapid succession to start the show. "Detroit Rock City," "Shout it Out Loud," "I Love it Loud," "Firehouse" and "Love Gun" let everyone know that the emphasis was going to be on big hits and bigger explosions, culminating in the usual storm of confetti.
Motley Crue certainly wasn't bad, although the band clearly has a lot fewer exceptional songs from which to choose. Their performance was muscular and heavy on theatrics, with guitarist Mick Mars a particular standout, but it was also the concert version of plastic surgery, with prerecorded vocals augmenting the entire set to help hide the wrinkles.
The Treatment opened the show with outrageous enthusiasm and songs that sounded like a mash-up of vintage UFO and Bad Company. They were good songs, too, simple but distinctive and delivered with impressive heavy-metal panache by singer Matt Jones. The band is on its first tour of the United States, but clearly not its last.
Photo by Scott Utterback/The Courier-Journal
Wednesday night's KISS and Motley Crue show at the KFC Yum! Center was so retro that even the opening band, a bunch of 19-year-olds from England, sounded like 1978. There was no escaping the sweet smell of nostalgia although KISS, still dolled up after all these years, embraced the obvious far more readily than the Crue.
KISS did perform a new song from its upcoming album, "Monster," but that was its only nod to 2012. In every other way it could easily have been 40 years ago, from the song selection to Paul Stanley's perfectly dated stage banter.
"I'm not gonna lie to ya," he said after some halfhearted audience participation. "Birmingham was a lot louder!"
Well, to hell with Birmingham. This is Louisville, and we were gonna make Stanley forget he ever set his platform boots in Birmingham. So we got louder and KISS played "Black Diamond" as our reward. That's a deal I'd take any day.Written by Jeffrey Lee Puckett
Wednesday night's KISS and Motley Crue show at the KFC Yum! Center was so retro that even the opening band, a bunch of 19-year-olds from England, sounded like 1978. There was no escaping the sweet smell of nostalgia although KISS, still dolled up after all these years, embraced the obvious far more readily than the Crue.
KISS did perform a new song from its upcoming album, "Monster," but that was its only nod to 2012. In every other way it could easily have been 40 years ago, from the song selection to Paul Stanley's perfectly dated stage banter.
"I'm not gonna lie to ya," he said after some halfhearted audience participation. "Birmingham was a lot louder!"
Well, to hell with Birmingham. This is Louisville, and we were gonna make Stanley forget he ever set his platform boots in Birmingham. So we got louder and KISS played "Black Diamond" as our reward. That's a deal I'd take any day.
KISS was much more fun than Motley Crue, which has always seemed to take itself too seriously despite all evidence to the contrary, because leaders Stanley and Gene Simmons fully embrace the band's kitschy qualities. Now past age 60, there's really no point in pretending that they're not old men in make-up and cartoonish costumes.
But KISS also has the better songs, and they powered through a string of classics in rapid succession to start the show. "Detroit Rock City," "Shout it Out Loud," "I Love it Loud," "Firehouse" and "Love Gun" let everyone know that the emphasis was going to be on big hits and bigger explosions, culminating in the usual storm of confetti.
Motley Crue certainly wasn't bad, although the band clearly has a lot fewer exceptional songs from which to choose. Their performance was muscular and heavy on theatrics, with guitarist Mick Mars a particular standout, but it was also the concert version of plastic surgery, with prerecorded vocals augmenting the entire set to help hide the wrinkles.
The Treatment opened the show with outrageous enthusiasm and songs that sounded like a mash-up of vintage UFO and Bad Company. They were good songs, too, simple but distinctive and delivered with impressive heavy-metal panache by singer Matt Jones. The band is on its first tour of the United States, but clearly not its last.
08/02/2012
KISS CONCERT PHOTOS FROM LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY
08/02/2012
PAUL STANLEY PROMISES BRAND-NEW KISS SPECTACLE
By Alan Sculley
Kiss has never worried about being upstaged by an opening act.
"We've always believed in letting the best bands available go out there and do what they do because it only fires us up that much more," original singer/guitarist Paul Stanley said in a mid-July phone interview. "Our track record is pretty stellar, whether it's, my gosh, Bob Seger, Judas Priest, Iron Maiden, Bon Jovi, early (M�tley) Crüe, John Cougar Mellencamp, AC/DC... The list just goes on and on."
On one of this summer's biggest tours, Kiss will close out an evening that also includes a 80-minute set from co-headliner M�tley Crüe and England's The Treatment. But Stanley knows his band will deliver as well.
"Kiss today is Kiss as I've always wanted it � four guys who get along great, who play fiercely, and are proud of who we are."
Kiss also knows a thing or two about putting together a spectacular live show.
By Alan Sculley
Kiss has never worried about being upstaged by an opening act.
"We've always believed in letting the best bands available go out there and do what they do because it only fires us up that much more," original singer/guitarist Paul Stanley said in a mid-July phone interview. "Our track record is pretty stellar, whether it's, my gosh, Bob Seger, Judas Priest, Iron Maiden, Bon Jovi, early (M�tley) Crüe, John Cougar Mellencamp, AC/DC... The list just goes on and on."
On one of this summer's biggest tours, Kiss will close out an evening that also includes a 80-minute set from co-headliner M�tley Crüe and England's The Treatment. But Stanley knows his band will deliver as well.
"Kiss today is Kiss as I've always wanted it � four guys who get along great, who play fiercely, and are proud of who we are."
Kiss also knows a thing or two about putting together a spectacular live show.
"It's a whole new show, a whole new stage," Stanley said. "Everything is brand new. We will have a brand new show and a brand new stage and just some pretty amazing visuals. This whole summer is giving new meaning to bang for the buck. If anybody's expecting high-tech subtlety, forget about it � what we're trying to do is build a bigger bomb."
The band's recently completed Monster � which will be released in October � finds Kiss experiencing a rebirth that few would have predicted when the new century rolled around.
"[1998's] Psycho Circus was such a debacle and such a distortion of what making an album should be," Stanley said. "You can't make a Kiss album without a band, and we didn't have one. If people had any inkling of what was going on behind the scenes, it's a miracle that we even got an album done."
When guitarist Ace Frehley and drummer Peter Criss (both original members) departed the lineup for good in the late '90s, the replacements � guitarist Tommy Thayer and drummer Eric Singer (who had been in the band in the late '90s, prior to Criss' return) injected new life into Kiss as a band. Sonic Boom, Kiss's 2009 album, was widely hailed as the best Kiss recording in years and a return to form for the group. Now three years later, Kiss has Monster ready for its October release.
As with Sonic Boom, the new album is produced by Stanley and written and recorded entirely by the current Kiss lineup.
"Monster is far, far, far beyond Sonic Boom," Stanley said. "It's a much more focused, a much bigger sounding album. The songs are better. And everybody's playing more assuredly. We clearly established on Sonic Boom who we are now. Monster just reinforces that like a sledgehammer."
Kiss has never worried about being upstaged by an opening act.
"We've always believed in letting the best bands available go out there and do what they do because it only fires us up that much more," original singer/guitarist Paul Stanley said in a mid-July phone interview. "Our track record is pretty stellar, whether it's, my gosh, Bob Seger, Judas Priest, Iron Maiden, Bon Jovi, early (M�tley) Crüe, John Cougar Mellencamp, AC/DC... The list just goes on and on."
On one of this summer's biggest tours, Kiss will close out an evening that also includes a 80-minute set from co-headliner M�tley Crüe and England's The Treatment. But Stanley knows his band will deliver as well.
"Kiss today is Kiss as I've always wanted it � four guys who get along great, who play fiercely, and are proud of who we are."
Kiss also knows a thing or two about putting together a spectacular live show.
By Alan Sculley
Kiss has never worried about being upstaged by an opening act.
"We've always believed in letting the best bands available go out there and do what they do because it only fires us up that much more," original singer/guitarist Paul Stanley said in a mid-July phone interview. "Our track record is pretty stellar, whether it's, my gosh, Bob Seger, Judas Priest, Iron Maiden, Bon Jovi, early (M�tley) Crüe, John Cougar Mellencamp, AC/DC... The list just goes on and on."
On one of this summer's biggest tours, Kiss will close out an evening that also includes a 80-minute set from co-headliner M�tley Crüe and England's The Treatment. But Stanley knows his band will deliver as well.
"Kiss today is Kiss as I've always wanted it � four guys who get along great, who play fiercely, and are proud of who we are."
Kiss also knows a thing or two about putting together a spectacular live show.
"It's a whole new show, a whole new stage," Stanley said. "Everything is brand new. We will have a brand new show and a brand new stage and just some pretty amazing visuals. This whole summer is giving new meaning to bang for the buck. If anybody's expecting high-tech subtlety, forget about it � what we're trying to do is build a bigger bomb."
The band's recently completed Monster � which will be released in October � finds Kiss experiencing a rebirth that few would have predicted when the new century rolled around.
"[1998's] Psycho Circus was such a debacle and such a distortion of what making an album should be," Stanley said. "You can't make a Kiss album without a band, and we didn't have one. If people had any inkling of what was going on behind the scenes, it's a miracle that we even got an album done."
When guitarist Ace Frehley and drummer Peter Criss (both original members) departed the lineup for good in the late '90s, the replacements � guitarist Tommy Thayer and drummer Eric Singer (who had been in the band in the late '90s, prior to Criss' return) injected new life into Kiss as a band. Sonic Boom, Kiss's 2009 album, was widely hailed as the best Kiss recording in years and a return to form for the group. Now three years later, Kiss has Monster ready for its October release.
As with Sonic Boom, the new album is produced by Stanley and written and recorded entirely by the current Kiss lineup.
"Monster is far, far, far beyond Sonic Boom," Stanley said. "It's a much more focused, a much bigger sounding album. The songs are better. And everybody's playing more assuredly. We clearly established on Sonic Boom who we are now. Monster just reinforces that like a sledgehammer."
08/01/2012
KISS / MOTLEY CRUE: FIREPOWER & ROLLERCOASTERS
Don't expect legendary wild bunch of rock to have mellowed with age
By Hector Saldaña
Saturday night may be alright for fighting but Sunday night is guaranteed to rock excessively with Kiss and M�tley Crüe arriving at the AT&T Center.
The legendary, if aging, wild bunch hasn't toured together since the early '80s �Creatures of the Night� tour. But they're certain to pull out all stops when the rowdy fun begins at 7 p.m.
The Tampa Bay Times reported that Kiss leader Gene Simmons has mellowed not at all and warned fans to get ready for a spectacle.
�We are the masters of bells and whistles, and we are going to leave the audience exhausted at the end of every show,� said Simmons at a news conference announcing the 40-date tour.
�When you see fireworks going off at a McCartney show, where do you think he got that from? Gerry and the Pacemakers?�
All which means that Simmons will be spewing flames and drooling blood and drummer Tommy Lee's drum kit will once again be attached to a roller coaster-style rig.Don't expect legendary wild bunch of rock to have mellowed with age
By Hector Saldaña
Saturday night may be alright for fighting but Sunday night is guaranteed to rock excessively with Kiss and M�tley Crüe arriving at the AT&T Center.
The legendary, if aging, wild bunch hasn't toured together since the early '80s �Creatures of the Night� tour. But they're certain to pull out all stops when the rowdy fun begins at 7 p.m.
The Tampa Bay Times reported that Kiss leader Gene Simmons has mellowed not at all and warned fans to get ready for a spectacle.
�We are the masters of bells and whistles, and we are going to leave the audience exhausted at the end of every show,� said Simmons at a news conference announcing the 40-date tour.
�When you see fireworks going off at a McCartney show, where do you think he got that from? Gerry and the Pacemakers?�
All which means that Simmons will be spewing flames and drooling blood and drummer Tommy Lee's drum kit will once again be attached to a roller coaster-style rig.
Of course, M�tley Crüe frontman Vince Neil will have a small bevy of babes nearby, according to press reports.
But it's the nostalgic set lists of radio hits that will keep multigenerational fans on their feet and pumping their fists.
M�tley Crüe's show has included songs not different from last time around with �Saints of Los Angeles� �Wild Side,� �Shout at the Devil,� �Same Ol' Situation (S.O.S.),� �Looks That Kill,� �Girls, Girls, Girls,� �Kickstart My Heart,� plus a new one called �Sex.�
Kiss � which also includes Paul Stanley, Eric Singer and Tommy Thayer these days � plays all the hits beginning with �Detroit Rock City.�
They'll play �Shout It Out Loud,� �Love Gun,� �God of Thunder� and �Rock and Roll All Nite� and also throw in a new song, �Hell or Hallelujah,� from an upcoming studio album, �Monster.� It's their 20th album.
In the same media announcement, Simmons explained why M�tley Crüe was perfect for opening the rock show. They're co-headliners, actually.
�They were loud, proud kids from the street, which was exactly what we wanted,� he said. �You want the opening act to come up there and challenge you. What's the use of being the world champion boxer if the guy who's in the ring with you isn't gonna give you a run for your money?
�If they challenge you, it makes you a better fighter, and it makes for a better fight. That's why we take great pride in the bands we've brought on tour with us. They're always able to stand on their own two legs � and then we come out and crush them.�
A&E's �Family Jewels� star explained just how that happens. �(With) more firepower than most Third World countries.�
By Hector Saldaña
Saturday night may be alright for fighting but Sunday night is guaranteed to rock excessively with Kiss and M�tley Crüe arriving at the AT&T Center.
The legendary, if aging, wild bunch hasn't toured together since the early '80s �Creatures of the Night� tour. But they're certain to pull out all stops when the rowdy fun begins at 7 p.m.
The Tampa Bay Times reported that Kiss leader Gene Simmons has mellowed not at all and warned fans to get ready for a spectacle.
�We are the masters of bells and whistles, and we are going to leave the audience exhausted at the end of every show,� said Simmons at a news conference announcing the 40-date tour.
�When you see fireworks going off at a McCartney show, where do you think he got that from? Gerry and the Pacemakers?�
All which means that Simmons will be spewing flames and drooling blood and drummer Tommy Lee's drum kit will once again be attached to a roller coaster-style rig.Don't expect legendary wild bunch of rock to have mellowed with age
By Hector Saldaña
Saturday night may be alright for fighting but Sunday night is guaranteed to rock excessively with Kiss and M�tley Crüe arriving at the AT&T Center.
The legendary, if aging, wild bunch hasn't toured together since the early '80s �Creatures of the Night� tour. But they're certain to pull out all stops when the rowdy fun begins at 7 p.m.
The Tampa Bay Times reported that Kiss leader Gene Simmons has mellowed not at all and warned fans to get ready for a spectacle.
�We are the masters of bells and whistles, and we are going to leave the audience exhausted at the end of every show,� said Simmons at a news conference announcing the 40-date tour.
�When you see fireworks going off at a McCartney show, where do you think he got that from? Gerry and the Pacemakers?�
All which means that Simmons will be spewing flames and drooling blood and drummer Tommy Lee's drum kit will once again be attached to a roller coaster-style rig.
Of course, M�tley Crüe frontman Vince Neil will have a small bevy of babes nearby, according to press reports.
But it's the nostalgic set lists of radio hits that will keep multigenerational fans on their feet and pumping their fists.
M�tley Crüe's show has included songs not different from last time around with �Saints of Los Angeles� �Wild Side,� �Shout at the Devil,� �Same Ol' Situation (S.O.S.),� �Looks That Kill,� �Girls, Girls, Girls,� �Kickstart My Heart,� plus a new one called �Sex.�
Kiss � which also includes Paul Stanley, Eric Singer and Tommy Thayer these days � plays all the hits beginning with �Detroit Rock City.�
They'll play �Shout It Out Loud,� �Love Gun,� �God of Thunder� and �Rock and Roll All Nite� and also throw in a new song, �Hell or Hallelujah,� from an upcoming studio album, �Monster.� It's their 20th album.
In the same media announcement, Simmons explained why M�tley Crüe was perfect for opening the rock show. They're co-headliners, actually.
�They were loud, proud kids from the street, which was exactly what we wanted,� he said. �You want the opening act to come up there and challenge you. What's the use of being the world champion boxer if the guy who's in the ring with you isn't gonna give you a run for your money?
�If they challenge you, it makes you a better fighter, and it makes for a better fight. That's why we take great pride in the bands we've brought on tour with us. They're always able to stand on their own two legs � and then we come out and crush them.�
A&E's �Family Jewels� star explained just how that happens. �(With) more firepower than most Third World countries.�
08/01/2012
ERIC SINGER TELLS DALLAS TO GET READY FOR SHOW!
