But I love everything I’ve ever heard by them!
Where should I start for a deeper dive?
Tales of True Adventure for Rugged Men Not Unlike Yourself
But I love everything I’ve ever heard by them!
Where should I start for a deeper dive?
https://youtu.be/AWacBpIqhYU
For the uninitiated, Music from “The Elder” was KISS’s greatest misstep in a long career with more than a few. After 1980’s Unmasked bombed (they didn’t even tour behind it!), the band decided it was time to get back to basics, working again with the producer who had given them their most successful album, Destroyer. Instead, Bob Ezrin’s cocaine habit talked Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley into a concept album to rival Pink Floyd’s The Wall.
This is hilarious for many reasons, but especially funny when you consider that 99.998% of previous KISS songs were about partying and getting laid. Even Ace Frehley, the crazy, off-the-rails alcoholic in the band, knew this was a terrible idea. It was conceived as a soundtrack to a movie that didn’t exist! Here’s the story, courtesy of Wikipedia …
The basic plot of “The Elder” involves the recruitment and training of a young hero (The Boy) by the Council of Elders who belong to the Order of the Rose, a mysterious group dedicated to combating evil. The Boy is guided by an elderly caretaker named Morpheus. The album’s lyrics describe the boy’s feelings during his journey and training, as he overcomes his early doubts to become confident and self-assured. The only spoken dialogue is at the end of the last track, “I”. During the passage, Morpheus proclaims to the Elders that The Boy is ready to undertake his odyssey.
How could this be anything but a cocaine album?
This is lovely, although Petersson clearly didn’t get the memo vis-à-vis camera orientation.
Chris Squire of The Syn (and later, Yes) tells one of my favorite stories.
When they invent the Rock-N-Roll Time Machine, this show at the Marquee will be one of the first concerts I transport myself to.
Enjoy.
Two great turns of phrase, among many:
– “screaming mass of flesh” describing Black Francis
– “psychotic Beatles” in reference to the band
Enjoy the intro on this cover:
The Skegss = The Shaggs + The Scruffs? Help me out…
I’ve been encouraged countless times by you people to get into the Pogues. I just might do it now.
I was never the biggest Zappa fan, but this looks pretty good.
I like catchy songs.
Like that the Vapors put out a new album this summer!