Top 10 Reasons Kiss is Better Than the Beatles
SirPaulMcC
In article <901$5...@news.fas.harvard.edu>, sta...@fas.harvard.edu (Mark
Staloff) writes:
>Subject: Top 10 Reasons Kiss is Better Than the Beatles
>From: sta...@fas.harvard.edu (Mark Staloff)
>Date: Tue, 2 Sep 1997 08:44:38
>
>
>I'm so tired of Beatles fans always saying how great they are. Everyone
>knows that the hottest band in the land is KISS!!!!!! So I decided to make a
>top ten list of why they are so much better than the fucking Beatles:
>
>1. The Beatles only wrote wimpy ballads; KISS can write both ballads and
>killer rockers.
>2. None of the individual Beatles have any sort of personality - each member
>of KISS has his own distinct representation.
>3. KISS has lasted 20 years + ; the Beatles couldn't even go on for ten
>years
>4. The KISS solo albums are better than any of that solo dreck put out by
>the "talents"in the Beatles
>5. The Beatles have never had dolls made of them like the mighty members of
>KISS!!!!
>6. All members (past and present) of KISS are straight - at least two
>members of the Beatles have admitted to "taking it up the poop chute" if you
>know what I mean.
>7. KISS played to the largest crowd in the world in South America - the
>Beatles' touring skills petered out after just a couple of years
>8. All the members of KISS are alive - John Lennon is taking a dirt nap.
>9. Stanley/Simmons is a better songwriting team than Lennon/McCartney.
>10. KISS RULES - the Beatles SUCK!!!!
>
>Anyone who doesn't agree can KISS my big fat ass! Besides, I'm from Harvard,
>and I know better than you.
>
>
Hmmm..
as said on "Laugh in" years ago...."Very interesting........BUT STUPID!"
As for the Beatles only lasting 10 years, DO YOU HOMEWORK!
The earlist for of Beatles dates back to 1956.
The Beatles did not have to "sell out" to become sucessful either.
Other than "Beth" give me 10 more HIT ballads Kiss wrote.
Do your homework AGAIN! Paul McCartney played the largest audience in
South America (check The book of world records).
I can go on and on but I won't.............
brian thomas malinowski
sta...@fas.harvard.edu (Mark Staloff) writes:
I'm tired of the ignorance!
>1. The Beatles only wrote wimpy ballads; KISS can write both ballads and killer rockers.WRONG: Helter Skelter, Revolution, and Sgt. Peppers
Beth and Rock and Roll all night and party every day doesn't cut it!
>2. None of the individual Beatles have any sort of personality - each member of KISS has his own distinct representation.WRONG: Hard Day's Night showed
us the John was the clever one, Paul was the romantic, George was the quite
one with the dry wit, and Ringo was the drummer.
>3. KISS has lasted 20 years + ; the Beatles couldn't even go on for ten years
WRONG: Quality not quantity! Great music isn't a penis!
>4. The KISS solo albums are better than any of that solo dreck put out by
the "talents"in the Beatles. WRONG: My Sweet Lord, Imagine, Calico Skies,
It don't come easy! Nuff said!
>5. The Beatles have never had dolls made of them like the mighty members of
KISS!!!!WRONG: What? Have you are heard of merchandizing?
>6. All members (past and present) of KISS are straight - at least two
members of the Beatles have admitted to "taking it up the poop chute" if
you know what I mean.WRONG: Everyone experiments: Some experiment with
their sexual preference, KISS experimented with bad songs.
>7. KISS played to the largest crowd in the world in South America -
the Beatles' touring skills petered out after just a couple of years
WRONG: They were more interested in the music than feeding their
egos
>8. All the members of KISS are alive - John Lennon is taking a dirt nap.
WRONG: How does this make kiss better? This is really reaching!
John writes better songs dead than kiss does alive. ie Free as a bird
and Real love!
>9. Stanley/Simmons is a better songwriting team than Lennon/McCartney.
WRONG: Whistle a kiss melody! Can't do that's because there isn't one!
This drives me to bouts of uncontrollable laughter!
>10. KISS RULES - the Beatles SUCK!!!!
WRONG: WHY? Because the Beatles never pissed on their fans!
I am sorry to hear such drivel coming from the hallowed halls of Harvard.
I expected better! Have a nice day!
Spookey
>
> >8. All the members of KISS are alive - John Lennon is taking a dirt nap.
> WRONG: How does this make kiss better? This is really reaching!
> John writes better songs dead than kiss does alive. ie Free as a bird
> and Real love!
>
errm, Eric Carr is alive is he. Quick, go tell his family, they shall be
most surprised!!
Sorry about the cross post but I hate it when people get their facts wrong
John Rear Admiral McKeon
On Wed, 10 Sep 1997 17:31:44 +0800, matthew....@cs.uwa.edu.au (Mr
Matthew Turnbull) wrote:
>In article <3412E1...@mindspring.com>, "rem...@mindspring.com"
><rem...@mindspring.com> wrote:
>
>> Bobby Tendinitis wrote:
>> >
>> > Last I heard, jad...@infi.net (Jeff Adkins) was saying:
>> >
>> > >
>> > >In article <34117b64...@news.enter.net>,
>> > >bed...@SPAMBLOCK.geocities.com (Bobby Tendinitis) wrote:
>> > >
>> > >>Last I heard, jad...@infi.net (Jeff Adkins) was saying:
>> > >>
>> > >>>In article <3410DF...@algonet.se>, Bjorn Magnusson
>> > ><ba...@algonet.se> wrote:
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>Jeff Adkins wrote:
>> > >>>>>
>> > >>>>> The Beatles were okay, but Kiss had that guy that could spit fire!
>> > >>>>
>> > >>>>I heard Paul McCartney could spit tobacco pretty damn well. That makes
>> > >>>>The Beatles better musicians.
>> > >>>
>> > >>>True, but don't forget Lennon's "Norwegian Wood" was heavily
>influenced by
>> > >>>Ace Frehley's makeup.
>> > >>
>> > >>But in turn, if the Beatles had never written "Sunday Bloody Sunday",
>> > >>Gene Simmons might have never formed the Four Tops in 1977.
>
>Actually, didn't Lennon write Sunday Bloody Sunday with Ono and the
>Plastic Ono band for the 1971 album with the live NY jam with the Mothers?
>Not that I reckon KISS are better than the Beatles. In fact, Beatles kick
>their arses, but get your facts.
I remember that Whitesnake did a killer cover of Sunday Bloody Sunday
when Gary Moore was playing guitar for them.
>--
>Mr Matthew Turnbull, matthew....@cs.uwa.edu.au, First Year Student
-
John "Rear Admiral" McKeon
Secretary of the Navy, alt.fan.karl-malden.nose
Named "the Rainman of prog-rock and classic rock"
by Tom Deflumere
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form of life? - Monty Burns
je...@infinetx.com
All of these arguments on who is better are pointless, Kiss fans are
going to defend Kiss and Beatles fans are going to defend the Beatles
NO MATTER WHAT is said, and besides to each his own, otherwise this
would be a boring planet!!
I like a few Beatles Songs and am deeply fond of George Harrison as an
artist, he's made some kick-assed tunes, just as McCartney and Lennon
did, but if there wasnt diversity in music then music would be boring,
its not fair to say that good bands are better than other good bands
because people are going to always be opinionated when at the same
time Ace is partying with Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, or maybe Ringo
Starr, it's all pointless bickering, just enjoy the music and stop
trying to compare groups or artists
On 10 Sep 1997 05:31:17 GMT, bmal...@students.uiuc.edu (brian thomas
malinowski) wrote:
>
>sta...@fas.harvard.edu (Mark Staloff) writes:
>
>I'm tired of the ignorance!
>
>>1. The Beatles only wrote wimpy ballads; KISS can write both ballads and killer rockers.WRONG: Helter Skelter, Revolution, and Sgt. Peppers
>Beth and Rock and Roll all night and party every day doesn't cut it!
>
>>2. None of the individual Beatles have any sort of personality - each member of KISS has his own distinct representation.WRONG: Hard Day's Night showed
>us the John was the clever one, Paul was the romantic, George was the quite
>one with the dry wit, and Ringo was the drummer.
>I am sorry to hear such drivel coming from the hallowed halls of Harvard.
MRuss49357
>ubject: Re: Top 10 Reasons Kiss is Better Than the Beatles
>From: Alan_B...@brown.edu (Alan_Browning)
>That
>they are at all popular today is a testament to how powerfull the craving for
>
>nostalgia is -
Like the Beatles aren't nostalgia? I seem to have forgotten that they were
finished by 1970!
Alan_Browning
In article <5v5bb5$em0$1...@vixen.cso.uiuc.edu>, bmal...@students.uiuc.edu
says...
>
>sta...@fas.harvard.edu (Mark Staloff) writes:
>
>I'm tired of the ignorance!
>
>>1. The Beatles only wrote wimpy ballads; KISS can write both ballads and
killer rockers.WRONG: Helter Skelter, Revolution, and Sgt. Peppe
This is most definitely a big TROLL! KISS was laughed at in its day, except
by teenybopper girls (go figure). It wasn't even in the top 1000 of good
bands back then. They had good makeup though (stole the idea from a Todd
Rundgren album cover) and Gene Simmons' tongue had a hypnotic effect (on the
female teenyboppers) that blinded them to the lameness of the music. That
they are at all popular today is a testament to how powerfull the craving for
nostalgia is - bands that all out sucked and made us piss our pants laughing
at how bad they were, are being played today because they can take us back in
time, not because they were actually worth listening to.
AB
Frederick W. Harrison
Alan_Browning wrote:
>
> This is most definitely a big TROLL!
And from Harvard no less! Was he kidding us or have admission standards
dropped that much?
> KISS was laughed at in its day, except
> by teenybopper girls (go figure).
Actually they were adored by a mostly male teenage audience who were
overwhelmed with the spectacle of the band's stage show. Triumph would
later score an audience with some of the same pyrotechnics but none of
the makeup. For a new generation of teenagers who were just starting to
get into music, Kiss captured their attention. Most outgrew the
fascination when they heard REAL musicianship, but there are some fans
who still think they rate. Kiss was a starting point for many music
lovers, but not the ultimate destination - kind of like what Marvel comic
books would be to a future literature enthusiast. The Beatles at least
grew in musical ability and style, along with their audience. Kiss are
still milking the same old formula. B-o-r-i-n-g!
Oh yes, Gene Simmons stole his fire breathing act from Toronto musician
Nash The Slash who was using it back when he was part of a band called
Breathless in the early 70s. They played New York City several times in
an attempt to get signed, but wanted too much advance money.
It wasn't even in the top 1000 of good bands back then.
Or now. Or ever.
Gene Simmons has tried to surpass the Beatles gold record sales for
several years, only to be thwarted by the Anthology series. Hence the
recent reunion and remerchandising of the back catalogue. And hey -
there's a whole new market of 14 year olds to impress! Walt Disney
recycles its back catalogue of movies every seven years or so - why not
Kiss?
>They had good makeup though (stole the idea from a Todd
> Rundgren album cover) and Gene Simmons' tongue had a hypnotic effect (on the
> female teenyboppers) that blinded them to the lameness of the music.
"Hard Luck Woman" is a Rod Stewart clone job. "I Was Made For Lovin' You"
was a desperate attempt to go disco (so much for blazing trails!).
And the attempt to revive their fortunes in the early 80s by losing the
makeup failed miserably, much like Gene's movie career.
>That they are at all popular today is a testament to how powerfull the craving for
> nostalgia is - bands that all out sucked and made us piss our pants laughing
> at how bad they were, are being played today because they can take us back in
> time, not because they were actually worth listening to.
>
> AB
Precisely.
"Kiss Alive" will be the one album they will be remembered for as it
captured some of the energy of their live concerts. (No, I don't own it,
nor would I want it. Ironically I heard it at a residence party in
university...) You're right about the nostalgia factor - it's precisely
the kind of record you'll play and laugh at... "did we REALLY think this
crap was top notch? Heh, Heh, Heh, Heh....".
Frederick W. Harrison
Bridget
No ofense, but where are all these Kiss fans? -Bridget
Frederick W. Harrison <harr...@istar.ca> wrote in article
<3418E6...@istar.ca>...
Spyder68
>No ofense, but where are all these Kiss fans? -Bridget
Well Bridget, we are here and kicking ass and taking names
Should Kiss be compared to the Beatles I don't know. The Beatles had set
the standard for early rockers and then Kiss came along and are still
setting standards in which todays rock groups have to live up to.
Kiss (orginal line-up) was as talented and out did the Beatles in albums
sales, concert sales and set a new standard for concerts and also they are
able to reunite without any major egos problems
the spyder
John Rear Admiral McKeon
>Bobby Tendinitis wrote:
>>
>> Last I heard, Bjorn Magnusson <ba...@algonet.se> was saying:
>>
>> >rem...@mindspring.com wrote:
>> >
>> >> > >You like the dentist?
>> >> >
>> >> > I have a spray for that.
>> >>
>> >> My staves spay my cat.
>> >
>> >Miles Davis spanks my hat.
>>
>> Mild anus sparks my rat.
>
>9 out of ten werewolfs prefer anal sex with other men.
What about female werewolves?
The Mighty VAH
In article <34271913...@news.pilot.infi.net>, jmc...@pilot.infi.net
(John "Rear Admiral" McKeon) wrote:
> On Mon, 22 Sep 1997 03:38:36 +0100, pete sinfield
> <sinf...@writers.rus.com> wrote:
>
> >Bobby Tendinitis wrote:
> >>
> >> Last I heard, Bjorn Magnusson <ba...@algonet.se> was saying:
> >>
> >> >rem...@mindspring.com wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> > >You like the dentist?
> >> >> >
> >> >> > I have a spray for that.
> >> >>
> >> >> My staves spay my cat.
> >> >
> >> >Miles Davis spanks my hat.
> >>
> >> Mild anus sparks my rat.
> >
> >9 out of ten werewolfs prefer anal sex with other men.
>
> What about female werewolves?
I hear that female werewolves all fantasize they are guys, and
so, they are all fags too.
--
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V V A A H H
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V A A H H
Herman Rarebell
Do werewolves (male or female) have penises?
Did Lon Chaney Jr. have a penis?
I know that the guy from the Dr. Pepper commercials had one, cause it
was flapping all over the place in that movie.
The Mighty VAH
In article <3429a32...@news.alt.net>, hrar...@scorpion.com (Herman
Rarebell) wrote:
> On 24 Sep 1997 13:05:54 GMT, v...@vah.vah.vah (The Mighty VAH) wrote:
>
> >In article <34271913...@news.pilot.infi.net>, jmc...@pilot.infi.net
> >(John "Rear Admiral" McKeon) wrote:
> >
> >> On Mon, 22 Sep 1997 03:38:36 +0100, pete sinfield
> >> <sinf...@writers.rus.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> >Bobby Tendinitis wrote:
> >> >>
> >> >> Last I heard, Bjorn Magnusson <ba...@algonet.se> was saying:
> >> >>
> >> >> >rem...@mindspring.com wrote:
> >> >> >
> >> >> >> > >You like the dentist?
> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> > I have a spray for that.
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> My staves spay my cat.
> >> >> >
> >> >> >Miles Davis spanks my hat.
> >> >>
> >> >> Mild anus sparks my rat.
> >> >
> >> >9 out of ten werewolfs prefer anal sex with other men.
> >>
> >> What about female werewolves?
> >
> >I hear that female werewolves all fantasize they are guys, and
> >so, they are all fags too.
> >
>
> Do werewolves (male or female) have penises?
>
only if they have Slack.
Herman Rarebell
What if they have brown carpet?