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One Live Kiss

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As a lifelong KISS fan, I am biased. But this band adds so much fun and fire to the classic songs, as well as represent Paul's solo outings. After watching the DVD, I had to see if a CD version was available - then I stumbled across the MP3 version here. Read my title - AWESOME!!!

The DVD looks great, and sounds great - but this way I can listen in the car and at work - both places I had better not be watchin' a DVD.

Thank you Paul - it's still makes me wanna grab my guitar and play along!!!

I've been a KISS fan and Paul Stanley fan for 30 Years and Paul Stanley's Voice just gets better with age. At first I was sort of skeptical about downloading this awesome show. Then I figured I might as well, I have the DVD, might as well get the Audio only version to burn and store away with my cd collection. I love it and haven't stopped Jamming to it in my Car. I especially enjoy "Tonight you belong to me" and "Wouldn't you like to know me" "A Million to One" and "Magic Touch", they were done very well live. All respect has been given to the New and the Old in this show. If I have any Complaint it would only be in the Mixing in some parts of the show and the Guitar solos for a few songs. Other than that this KISS fan is satisfied with $8.99 I paid for it.

Hey, it may sound a tad polished - but a great selection of KISS classics that rock along with the Best of Paul Stanley solo stuff. I only wish Ace would do the same from the Rocket Ride tour in 2008.

An absolutely brilliant album and DVD as well. I am a life long Kiss fan and although disappointed with the recent corporate greed of Gene $immons and company I still find myself obligated to purchase everything marketed with the KISS name on it. Paul has always proved himself to be a true artist and great frontman. Unlike Mr. $immons, he has not "Jumped the Shark". He stays true to himself and his fans. He picked a brilliant band to support him on this tour and to be quite honest, it sounds better than any Kiss concert from 1980 on. Great job Paul! The Live To Win album is also a work of genius! Pick it up if you have the opportunity. You won't be disappointed.

Louis Antonelli, a great director and very nice guy to chat with, captured magic on this night. I'll make this short and sweet. This is Paul's best performance to date and if you appreciate and enjoy Paul Stanley, you would be a fool not to pick up this DVD.

Bonus footage, not included on this disc, exists and will hopefully see the light of day (Paul? Louis?) but don't let that deter you from the main event. It's worth every penny. ABSOLUTE magic. This DVD will send chills down your spine. Enough said.

I've always said that being a KISS fan is much like being a Grateful Dead fan in the sense that you either get it, or you don't. My first wax album was KISS' Love Gun. It was 1977, and I was 6 years old. I've been a fan ever since, and at one point of my life, was a card-carrying, die-hard member of the KISS Army.

In recent years, KISS has taken a lot of deserved criticism for not creating new music, and they have essentially become their own tribute band. It's ironic that as dedicated as the band's fans are, they can be just as critical and demanding.

In 2004, Gene Simmons released a solo album that flopped, to put it nicely. I have read that it sold approximately 25,000 copies worldwide. Ouch. One of the reasons that album performed so poorly is because Gene didn't tour to promote it. He thought the album would sell based on the fact that he is, well, Gene Simmons.

Two years later, Paul Stanley released his first solo album in 28 years. Unlike Gene, he toured to promote it, and was also wise enough to document it. Quite simply, Paul rocked the joint. Paul has always gotten it; it was always about the music for him, and not the showmanship.

Paul knows his audience. He knows that the die-hards would be the ones showing up at his solo shows, and that they don't want to hear strictly a KISS setlist; they want to hear songs from his current and past solo work, along with some KISS chestnuts. He didn't disappoint.

I caught opening night in Atlanta. For me personally, his playing of "A Million to One" and "Got to Choose" -- especially back-to-back -- were worth the price of the ticket alone. It's also quite awe-inspiring to listen to 3000 KISS fans sing along loudly to every word of nearly every song. In some instances, even drowning out the band (who, for the record, was the house band from the TV show 'Rockstar').

Vocally, Paul was in top form. He sounded like 1976, not what might be expected in 2006. He also seemed to be having a genuine measure of fun on stage, and just enjoyed playing the music. It has to be liberating to be able to do what you want to do, musically, and not do what being a member of KISS dictates that you have to do. I hope he doesn't wait another 28 years to do it all again.

Nobody listens to KISS for lyrical depth or musical groundbreaking; people listen to KISS because the band wrote great songs with great hooks, and they're just fun. This was the most fun I've had at a concert for a while.

Long live Paul Stanley.