Your facts are just your opinion bro...your telling me Lick It Up which Vinnie co wrote is not one of KISS' biggest songs?? or I Love it loud?? Kiss never had a ton of "hits" but what they did have was immensly popular songs...and sorry but I love it loud and Lick it up are two of their biggest....those are two of the songs that saved their ***...Lick It Up was the only popular song off of that album....I love it loud was the only video made from Creatures,two of vinnies songs were released as singles for revenge...
Several EX kiss members are considered losers by most peoples standards...Ace was an alcoholic,drug addict junkie who is notorius for treating his fans like crap...Peter was guilty of the same for decades...aside from Beth which Peter cowrote with multiple other people what songs did he write that helped carry KISS on to this very day?
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Totally looks like some crazy old lady, that would hang out at the laundromat, cussing little kids, and smoking a lot.Leave a comment:
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Nice comparison Dark Shadow. I know Vinnie made some contributions. But I have always felt they were not as significant as he has advertised. Paul was the key architect that kept the band together and going with songs popular enough for radio through the 80's. Even Gene was wanting to split and go Hollywood. Thank God he listened to Paul and stayed in the band.Leave a comment:
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I thought Eric Carr was a great replacement for Peter Criss but wasn't big on KISS after he passed away.Leave a comment:
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Vinnie's Contributions While In The Band (Very Late 1982 - Early 1984):
- Creatures Of The Night - 3 Song Co-Credits, Only one of those songs received air play, not their best selling single by any stretch. Album sales were low, and the tour was cut short due to low attendance levels. Album received Gold Status. 56 Shows Performed.
- Lick It Up - 8 Song Co-Credits, Two of which received air play & one of those two was actually written by all four members. Neither were huge hits. Album sales went up as did concert attendance. This is attributed to the strength of the music, the rise in popularity of that style of music at the time, and the hype behind the removal of their makeup. Album Received Platinum Status. 94 Shows Performed.
Kiss did much better in album sales & concert attendance between Mid 1984 - late 1990 (with Bruce Kulick on board):
- Animalize - 1 Song received air play & reached highest chart position since Dynasty's "I Was Made For Loving You", Highest selling KISS album since Alive II, concert attendance very high, shows were frequently added to venues. Platinum Status/119 Shows Performed.
- Asylum - 3 Songs received air play, one of which charted higher than "Lick It Up", Gold Status/91 Shows Performed.
- Crazy Nights - 3 Songs received air play, two of which chart higher than "Lick It Up". Platinum Status/129 Shows Performed
- Hot In The Shade - 3 Songs received air play, all of which chart higher than "Lick It Up", one charts highest since Destroyer's "Beth". Gold Status/123 Shows Performed.
Vinnie's Musical Contributions While Out Of The Band:
- Revenge - 3 Song Co-Credits, Two of which received air play. Neither were huge hits, Album sales were at an all time low and concert attendance was 2nd lowest in their careeer, tour cut short. Album Received Gold Status. 64 Shows + 13 Small Club Performances.
Vinnie is a very self-destructive individual who was in KISS for less than 1.5 years (out of their 38.5 year long career). It's sad that every time he does something stupid KISS has to be drug through the mud with him.Leave a comment:
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Vinnie may have some personal issues but the guy saved KISS so he needs to at least get credit for that....Creatures of the night,Lick It Up and Revenge have Vinnies songwriting all over them....in reality...he's no bigger loser than Ace Frehley and i Love Ace...but it's like comparing apples with apples...Leave a comment:
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