Gene Simmons says he as soon as needed to be talked out of utilizing a swear phrase because the title of a Kiss tune.
“I initially wrote a tune known as ‘Shit’ — ‘Does not imply shit to me’ was the tagline,” Simmons advised UCR. “Bob Ezrin, who produced that document, stated, ‘You possibly can’t name a tune ‘Shit.’ Wal-Mart will not put it out. So I stated, ‘How about ‘Spit?’ ‘Does not imply spit to me?’ Identical vibe, completely different phrase.”
The impressively gonzo “Spit,” which borrows some lyrics from Spinal Faucet’s “Massive Backside” and mixes them with guitar solo quotes from “The Star-Spangled Banner,” wound up on 1992’s Revenge.
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Simmons and his new band have added “Spit” and different curiosities from Simmons’ songbook into the freewheeling set lists of his post-Kiss solo concert events. They’re going to be again on the highway for six weeks of dates beginning April 3 in Anaheim, you’ll be able to see the schedule beneath.
“The reveals are nearly by no means alike,” Simmons provides. “We toss round songs; if someone within the band says, ‘Hey, why do not you do [Cream’s] ‘Sunshine of Your Love?’ we have a look at one another and go, ‘What key?’ and there you go.”
Why Gene Simmons Named His Solo Album ‘Asshole’
Twelve years after the discharge of “Spit” and Revenge, Simmons defied Ezrin’s recommendation by naming giving his 2004 solo album the eye-raising title Asshole. “It is simply one other method of me saying, ‘I do not care what anybody says about me,” he advised Q Journal on the time. “I am preempting what individuals say and subsequently diffusing the ability of my detractors.”
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Gene Simmons Band 2025 Tour Dates
April 3 – Anaheim, CA @ Home of Blues
April 4 – Temecula, CA @ Pechanga Resort On line casino
April 5 – Rohnert Park, CA @ The Occasion at Graton Resort & On line casino
April 8 – Auburn, WA @ Muckleshoot On line casino Resort
April 10 – Magna, UT @ The Nice Saltair
April 11 – Denver, CO @ Paramount Theatre
April 25 – Clearwater, FL @ Ruth Eckerd Corridor
April 26 – Miami Seashore, FL @ Fillmore
April 28 – Tallahassee, FL @ The Moon
April 29 – Jacksonville, FL @ Florida Theater
April 30 – Orlando, FL @ Exhausting Rock Stay
Could 2 – Peachtree Metropolis, GA – The Fred Amp
Could 3 – Beaver Dam, KY @ Beaver Dam Amphitheater
Could 5 – Purple Financial institution, NJ @ Basie
Could 6 – Montclair, NJ @ Wellmont
Could 8 – Bethlehem, PA @ Wind Creek On line casino
Could 9 – Huntington, NY @ The Paramount
Could 11 – Uncasville, CT @ Mohegan Solar Enviornment
Could 14 – Northfield, OH @ MGM
Could 15 – Niagara Falls, ON @ Fallsview On line casino
Could 17 – Hammond, IN @ The Horseshoe
Could 18 – Rockford, IL @ Exhausting Rock
Could 20 – Nashville, IN @ Brown County Music Heart
Could 22 – Dallas, TX @ Home of Blues
Could 23 – San Antonio, TX @ Tobin Heart
Could 24 – Houston, TX @ Home of Blues
Kiss Solo Albums Ranked Worst to Greatest
Counting down solo albums launched by numerous members of Kiss.
Gallery Credit score: Matthew Wilkening
