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Enjoy the show Rain! I'm sure it will be a good time! Let me know if they still play "Parasite" live. I was a huge fan in the '70's. Between my brother and me, we had all the albums. I wish I still had them, especially The Originals set. Have fun!

Just remember:
 
Keep
It
Simple
Stoopid

KISS will go down in history books as the only band EVER who had me shaking off my natural composure and singing along at the top of my lungs... Not just once, but for the whole damn show!
 
I really felt like I was 12 years old tonight! (And my voice is busted, as a result of which I guess I do sound like a 12 years old.)
 
We were like twenty odd feet from the stage, so we were immersed into it. The setlist was similar as that I posted earlier.
 
Paul's voice is as busted as I knew it was, but he managed it relatively gracefully for most of the show - exception made of Hell or Hallelujah, the end of which was uncomfortable, and a few sour notes here and there. 
 
Gene's voice is actually pretty good, and hasn't changed that much.
 
Tommy Thayer is a solid, reliable, no non-sense old-school rock guitarist, and he did a good job with back vocals, covering up for Paul a bit in choruses.
 
As I said, I always dug Eric Singer - and he surprised my wife and I with a very solid vocal performance on Black Diamond.
 
But, really - they had me at Detroit Rock City. :)
 
I'm off to listen to Alive and Alive II. :)
 
 

Unfortunately that high range corrodes with age even for the best male singers. It's a real problem for a lot of those early metal squealers who were in their early twenties when they were rockin' it but are now... well... a lot older. As a vocalist (and someone who smoked way too much) I learned very quickly that if I wanted to be able to perform my tunes without straining and cracking as I aged I best write them to be in a lower register.
 
Paul also had that underlying raspiness/wheeziness that seems to really make a high pitch vocalist lose their range more quickly. An extreme example is Brian Johnson of AC/DC. His voice seemed to crap out for the high stuff live almost as soon as he joined the band but he covers it alright and really AC/DC is more about the guits and simple plodding beats so who cares. Axl Rose? He went downhill fast. Dickinson has held on pretty well but that stuff is so crazy and he's running around like such a looney tune dropping a couple of those ultra high wails is understandable (but he definitely covers well by just hitting another appropriate note be it an octave, fifth or whatever).
 
I think that's why a lot of metal has turned to more low end gutteral grunts and growls. Much easier to pull off live and still act like a maniac. It's a little... uh... manlier too which Mr. Stanley kind of... well... um... no.
 
God of Thunder and Dr. Love are my favorite Kiss songs... both lead by Gene.
 
Cool you got to see them.