Kiss Interview with Tom Snyder 1979 (Halloween)

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Kiss Interview on The Tomorrow Show With Tom Snyder (excerpt) that aired October 31, 1979. This was uploaded with the highest of quality (HQ) pertaining to the source.

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"Tom Snydedr was at that point the preeminent interviewer. so we were honored to be on the show. Of course, as soon as we get on the show, it was clear that Ace, God bless him, was blitzed out of his mind." --Gene Simmons

"The first thing that hits me when I'm watching #thetomorrowshowwithtomsnyder is that we were clearly losing our edge. The costumes were ridiculous...We were becoming Vegas showgirls or something of a Disney movie, as opposed to the hard rockers that we started as." --Paul Stanley

Kiss (often stylized as KIϟϟ) is an American rock band formed in New York City in January 1973 by Paul Stanley, Gene Simmons, Ace Frehley, and Peter Criss. Well known for its members' face paint and stage outfits, the group rose to prominence in the mid–late 1970s with its shocking live performances, which featured fire breathing, blood-spitting, smoking guitars, shooting rockets, levitating drum kits, and pyrotechnics. The band has gone through several lineup changes, with Stanley and Simmons being the only members to feature in every lineup. The original and best-known lineup consists of Stanley (vocals and rhythm guitar), Simmons (vocals and bass), Frehley (lead guitar and vocals), and Criss (drums and vocals).
With their make-up and costumes, the band members took on the personae of comic book-style characters: the Starchild (Stanley), the Demon (Simmons), the Spaceman or Space Ace (Frehley), and the Catman (Criss). Due to creative differences, both Criss and Frehley had departed the group by 1982. In 1983, Kiss began performing without makeup and costumes, thus marking the beginning of the band's "unmasked" era that would last for over a decade. The band experienced a commercial resurgence during this era, with the Platinum-certified album Lick It Up successfully introducing them to a new generation of fans, and its music videos receiving regular airplay on MTV.
Kiss is regarded as one of the most influential rock bands of all time, as well as one of the best-selling bands of all time, having sold more than 75 million records worldwide, including 21 million RIAA-certified albums. Kiss also holds the title as America's No. 1 Gold record award-winning group of all time, having earned 30 Gold albums. Kiss has 14 Platinum albums, with three albums being multi-Platinum. On April 10, 2014, the four original members of Kiss were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Kiss was ranked by MTV as the ninth "Greatest Metal Band of All Time", and placed tenth on VH1's "100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock" list, as well as being ranked as the third "Best Metal and Hard Rock Live Band of All Time" by Loudwire magazine. (wikipedia)

Tom Snyder (1936 - 2007) was an American pioneering television personality and figure in broadcast journalism who brought a no non-sense attitude to broadcast television news. He was best known for his late nigh talk shows Tomorrow (NBC) and The Late Late Show with Tom Snyder (CBS). His engaging style combined with his irascible attitude, made him one of the best known journalists of his time, back when having a nationally televised and thought provoking late night talk show actually meant something. It was a totally different time in television, as the news was delivered as information with no spin or opinion of the newsman. He marked the end of an era.
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Thanks…

[AlmostReady]

To this day this remains priceless.
I remember acquiring this on bootleg VHS along with dozens of Kiss shows from around the world back in the day. I've seen this Irreplaceable clip countless times over the years but this is by far the best quality. Thank you

[stinkfinga]

Paul: takes the band too seriously
Gene: takes himself too seriously
Ace: doesnt take anything seriously
Peter: meow im a cat!

[luisstifler]

Ace's laugh is so contagious that it made Gene Simmons smile

[BigBass-xfyi]

“Actually I’m a plumber”
Gets me every time

[Christian_Evans]

5:59 Ace's "I don't take drugs" is just brilliant🤣

[sonny_trinitron]

Gene: Negative, active
Paul: Negative, passive
Peter: Positive, passive
Ace: Positive, active

These four elements made KISS one of the most memorable and legendary bands ever...

[Cres]

Not just KISS’s best interview, but one of the best rock interviews of all of history, ever.

[Insanity_is_a_virtue]

Either Ace is the best drunk in the world or he’s just a funny guy because this is brilliant.

[darrensiegel]

Ace has one of the greatest old school NYC accents in history

[justingarman]

5:36 after Aces joke you can hear Peter say, “you will suffer in the dressing room later”..

[ericstewart]

My parents woke me up when I was sleeping so I could watch this when I was 8 years old. I still remember this.

[chetsacharko]

How can you not laugh along with Ace?freaking hilarious counterpart to gene and paul.priceless!

[masterofreality]

9:10 That zoom in with, ,Tell me about it" was gold

[ACDZ]

This has to be one of the greatest band interviews in history..and that must rub gene the wrong way knowing ace was the star of the show 😅

[paulcooper]

If they were not in full costume and makeup, Gene being pissed at Ace wouldn't be nearly as funny.

[roosternm]

It's sad that Gene took himself so damn serious that he expected everyone else to be quiet and let him do all the talking. That interview is epic because of Ace and his antics and laugh and Gene's reaction to it. It came off brilliantly.

[LannieLord]

Knowing that Gene and Paul are getting DELIGHTFUL !

[adm]

"So your a space man?"
Ace- "no actually I'm a plumber" LOL!!

[mi.dogman]

Historic interview!
2 members having FUN with life.
2 members just wanting to talk business n being sticks in the mud!
I feel bad for Peter n Ace. They WERE part of the magic.
Gene n Paul better understand that.
The original chemistry is WHAT MADE KISS, KISS!!!

[Twotontessie]

Snyder and Ace had comic chemistry … I love how Snyder gets into it “he goes up in the air… he flies around … we’re outta here “ 😂