I'm only 40 but I actually enjoy listening to Disco music over Rap or hip Hop.
They never were a heavy metal band.
Almost all rock bands are after the money. Why do you think the Rolling Stones are still doing concerts? It's a joke that money isn't a driving force.I understand. But at the time it did not sit well with Kiss fans that they were just after the money. It wasn't like the group was starving at the time. It hurt them. But that is just Kiss. They went glam when the the glam movement was in. Whatever will get them money
Almost all rock bands are after the money. Why do you think the Rolling Stones are still doing concerts? It's a joke that money isn't a driving force.
Def Leppard was more melodic than other metal bands.
That was seen as a blatant sell out by Kiss. I grew out Kiss by 6th grade but they lost a lot of fans with the disco song. Gene Simmons would have put out a harmonica album if he thought it would generate millions in sales.
Kiss was always about seeking commercial success. Their very costumed existance was a "sell out", not that there's necessarily anything wrong with that.
If I was 9 instead of 19 when they started I might have been a fan as well. But the idea that they were ever some sort of serious creators of hard rock or metal is a bit far-fetched imo.
That was seen as a blatant sell out by Kiss. I grew out Kiss by 6th grade but they lost a lot of fans with the disco song. Gene Simmons would have put out a harmonica album if he thought it would generate millions in sales.
I think the 60's is the best decade for music. But the 80's had it's share of good albums.
I was lucky enough to see SRV and Double Trouble in '88.
Had tickets to his last show in Alpine Valley, WI. Had to work. That was the kind of life I lived then.