Kiss: The Tragic Death of Drummer Eric Carr & Fans Turning Against Paul Stanley & Gene SImmons
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- The life and death of Kiss drummer Eric Carr
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November 24, 1991 would be a day that shook the rock world. Not one, but two rockstars would pass away - Queen’s Freddie Merucry and Kiss’s drummer Eric Carr. Of course the Queen frontmen’s passing garnered a lot more media coverage angering the surviving members of Kiss, but Today let’s take a look at the life and death of Kiss’ Eric Carr.
Born in 1949, Eric Carr took a liking to the drums at a pretty young age Carr would tell interviewer Thomas Valentino in 1989
“I started playing in '64 when the Beatles came out. Music became my life and I just got attached to Ringo and the drums. And from then on I really didn't want to do anything but play drums, and be in a band and be famous...I formed a band when I was like sixteen and we played bar mitzas and weddings. We played disco, top 40, rythym and blues and that kinda stuff.”
Carr soon expanded to learning other instruments becoming proficient in bass , piano and guitar. Carr would reveal in an interview that was published on Kissrocks.net that he played in two bar bands prior to joining kiss, one from 1965 to '69, & another from 1970 to '79
By 1980 Kiss’ classic lineup was falling apart. Drugs/alcohol and runaway egos resulted in both guitarist Ace Frehley and drummer Peter Criss leaving the group in the early part of the decade. Criss would be the first member to leave in 1980 with Frehley following in 1982.. Carr would recall hearing about Kiss auditioning drummers from a bandmate of his in and was able to get the contact information for Kiss management and put in a request for an audition. He would tell Valentino . They said send a tape of your playing, a picture and a resume. I sent it in a bright orange folder because I figured that that there would be so many of these on the secretaries desk hat maybe, just maybe it'll attract her attention.
Sure enough, that's what happened. She saw my folder and grabbed it first. They called me and I went in the next day to meet manager Bill Aucoin. He gave me a list of songs to learn for the audition, in the event I was called for the audition. He told me I should shave my mustache off because they wouldn't want to see me in my mustache. I spent the rest of that day learning the 5 songs.
Carr would get the gig replacing drummer Peter Criss in 1980 just ahead of the band recording their much maligned record 1981’s Music from the Elder. Despite that setback Carr was sighted by some as being a shot in the arm to Kiss who were going through a commercial slump in their career. He would play on seven of the band’s albums, many of which went gold and platinum Carr would admit in interviews that given Kiss loyal fanbase he was prepared to receive some hate from fans, but other than the occasional sign that read “we love Peter” fans were pretty good towards him.
There was even of Carr’s releasing a solo album similar to what kiss did in 1978 with each of their members. He would tell an interviewer in that Kissrocks.com published where he said the following. At some point there was once a real possibility of doing solo albums, all four of us, just like they did in 1978. This was in 1981. We took it only as far as getting the album cover art done, so they paid the same painter who did the original ones, and he painted the portrait of me, with the light behind me, exactly the way it would have been if it were released.
After more than a decade of being in Kiss, Carr in February 1991,started feeling unwell. He would visit a doctor who would run medical tests which revealed that he had some manageable health issues.. However, soon afterwards it came ot light that he had tumors in his heart. By April of 1991 Carr underwent several surgeries to remove tumors from his chest and lungs to stop the cancer’s growth. While dealing with his cancer diagnosis Carr would end up being replaced by drummer Eric Singer. Band leaders Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley reiterated to Carr that he would be welcomed back into the group once his health improved. The band commenced work on their follow up album Revenge and as they readied to shoot a video for their single “God Gave Rock and Roll to You” Carr was able to coinvince simmons and stanley let him to appear in the video.
Carr flew to Los Angeles in July 1991 and since he had lost his hair due to chemo he was wearing a wig in the video. Following 
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When Eric Carr joined the band, my friends and I sent him a silly, teenage fan letter. Several weeks later, I got home from school to find a letter postmarked from Germany. He had taken to time to write back to four fans from Kentucky! It was sad to learn of his illness and death at such a young age. May his family be comforted by happy memories.
That's sooo cool. What an awesome guy
Sarah
Thanks for your good comment on late Eric
Nice, a true Gentleman. :)
Now that is called being genuine to your fans who support you, need more of that these days!
It got stolen by movers but I did the same and YES he responded on Glickman/Marks letterhead.
Eric (Paul) was a solid solid dude. I played with him in a band in 1979. We rode together to gigs. He could only afford 1 contact lens. Great drummer. Great singer and funny dude also. R.I.P.
Wow! Thanks for posting.
Sure u did always gotta be someone who makes up some story " I played in a band with so so" blah blah blah just stop clout chasing ass
@@gregorydennington2752 maybe if you did your research you would see that this guy is very legit. But you know that. You just have a lonely life I guess where you have nothing better to do but play Xbox and be a RUclips keyboard cowardly Warrior! Now stop the self-pity drop the Xbox controller and get out of mommy's basement.
I've heard numerous stories of his humorous pranks & whatnot. This tells me that he left a ton of other bands & associates craving his humor & warmth.
He left a huge void to fill, and right at the time of Phil Donahue being silenced (Amy Goodman created my understanding of reality then).
I was a junior in high school that year, back when I still had a great memory.
Time I now miss..... when I remember that I should, anyway.
👅😛😜😝
@@gregorydennington2752
You're a perfect example why people stop posting comments...
And a perfect example of a lowlife jerk...
One of the things that wasn’t mentioned here was in Paul’s book where he felt guilty in retrospect. He said Eric believed in KISS more than they did, and not waiting for him to recover broke him and in effect, killed him.
That's good to know. Eric's family is crazy, the cancer was in his heart, it would have exploded if he continued to play the drums... I've never saw Singer as a replacement for Carr but in the end I think everyone knew that even if the cancer was treated, Eric Carr wouldn't have returned to Kiss due to side effects, maybe...
Compare that to Def Leopard who waited for their drummer. I guess Kiss aren't sentimental!
@@redacted2275 won't ever know. They couldn't wait around to find out, there was a mediocre album to record, money to be made, and cheesy videos to shoot.
I've read several articles about how Gene and Paul deciding to move on, and how piss poorly they handled it, how they wanted a, "clean break, no drama," was crushing to Eric, because being in this band was a dream come to life. It was his motivation, his excitement, his joy, his appreciation, his biggest reason to keep fighting with everything he's made of. It's impossible to explain, but a person's mindset, a person's motivation, whatever it is that puts fire, and passion, and the mental, psychological, emotional, spiritual, and especially physical, extreme toughness to go through the Indescribable internal brutality of chemotherapy and/or radiation therapy can be. What some people have to go through when they are in this situation takes everything they have, and every bit of motivation matters. When you take something like that away from a person in the middle of it... I'll just say that they could have, and should have, handled it with a little bit more consideration of what this man, who had given them everything they had ever asked of him, and brought a great attitude and a love of what he was doing, from anyone and everyone who's ever spoken about him. They could have involved him in the writing of the songs, getting his input on the same things that he contributed on all of the previous albums, backing vocals, some lyrics, arrangements, obviously the drum parts, even if they couldn't have him playing those drum parts, he definitely could have been providing his input, his perspective, his point of view as a musician, as a percussionist, as a drummer, and with all due respect to the guy who sat behind the kit after him, he did fill the spot, respectably, but he did not fill the shoes. They never considered any perspective other than their own. Not until Paul's book, and I've never heard Gene discuss this at all.
Carr's family was crazy? They loved this man dearly, and wanted him to survive. It wasn't about playing the drums, it was about the motivation, and the spiritual uplift, that having that goal, his ultimate goal, still being out there, still being what he was fighting for everyday. Whether he played on albums, or went on tour, wasn't the issue, it was taking away the hope and the reason to fight. I won't even touch the his heart was going to explode, because that's just a shitty thing to say ( would it be a shity thing to say if it was said about your son, or father?). So what exactly would those side-effect be of his particular treatment plan? Spent over a decade-and-a-half being educated in and working in Pharmacology and toxicology, and I'm a Survivor, the enemy position, so I might be a little overly sensitive about this kind of thing
Only Paul Stanley thinks Kiss has the power to break all hearts….
@@BigWill2k amputation is a very different thing from heart cancer. Wtf!?
He saved the band. He singlehandedly took them from rock, to metal. Just thunderous drums
I'm lucky in that I got to meet Eric Carr and see him in concert. Kiss came to my hometown and went to the local mall. I met Eric at a Kaybee toys in the mall. He was humble and awesome. The night later I saw them in concert and Eric had one of the best live drum solo's I've ever heard. Good Times! R.I.P. Fox Man!!!
I find the story that you found him at a Kay Bee delightful. Shows you he was a big kid at heart.
I met him in a mcdonalds next to the arena, so I totally believe the Kaybee story. He was awesome, and you're not lying about the drums, he had a sound that was like Godzilla running a 10K;
@@fuzzo73 That's cool that you also got to meet him! He was a great guy! When he was at the mall, Paul was also there (I got to also talk with him), along with a few guys from Faster Pussycat (at least the drummer, he was a dick) and Mark Slaughter and bassist Dana Strum from Slaughter (didn't get to meet them because a ton of girls were surrounding them). Good times!
He was an extremely gifted drummer, played a huge drum kit with acoustic and electronic drums, I love watching his solos. I have one of his sticks from a concert that a friend gave to me, I keep it in my stick bag for good luck
Vention M GTOW died on Saturday up in Seattle
Right On" That's A Bad Ass Memento..🤘🏼
Had the pleasure of meeting him and he was an absolute sweetheart. He is missed 😢
R.I.P Eric Carr he was an amazing drummer for kiss in the 80's.
Very much so, and with all respect to Carr, Singer filled in nicely.
@@donkeypunchbandit I agree with you on that.
My friends and I are were more upset about Eric Carr dying than Freddy Mercury. Both were sad but we were huge Kiss fans in the 80s and loved Eric’s mastery of all instruments. Eric always came off as just a regular guy who was a kickass drummer. Who can forget that Brooklyn accent too!
According to Kiss manager Bill Aucoin:
"When Kiss took off their make-up and sold fewer and fewer albums, his role was really reduced to that of a hired hand, they cut his salary and shut him out of all the decision-making. It just got more and more borin as time went on, and finally he got the heart problem and underwent surgery.
After the operation he called me, I was one of the few he could talk to about everything about Kiss because I knew everything that was going on behind the scenes. He was sad that no one in the band wanted to talk to him anymore, and the worst part was that Gene had called and said they were going to cancel his insurance.
He called me right after and asked what he was going to do. He came straight from heart surgery and no insurance company wanted anything to do with him. I asked him if he was sure they had really said that, and he said yes.
The following week he died. His parents are still convinced that it was the stress of Gene's phonecall that killed him. It doesn't have to be, of course, but that was as far as it went between Eric and the others. This whole bit of locking someone else out I would never have allowed."
I know I was shocked how Paul and Gene stabbed him in the back but what else is new they stabbed Ace and Peter in the back
I remember seeing KISS during their Animalize tour in Des Moines back in March of 1985. I THINK Dokken was the opening act. Anyway, my friends, and I, were in the balcony, front row, exactly above where the musicians made their way on and off the stage. I also had a perfect view down below me to see everything that was going on back stage. For, at least, fifteen minutes I watched Eric Carr talk to and interact with about a dozen handicapped kids. Many of them were in wheelchairs. He sat in the middle of these kids and was handing out drum sticks and posing with them for pictures. That showed me the class and character of this guy. It also left a lasting impression on me that I can remember like it just happened yesterday. I'm sure those kids never forgot it, too.
I have a tattoo of Eric on my right arm without makeup my god seen him for the first time Glasgow 83 what a brilliant drummer Eric will always live forever in the kiss army.rip Eric.
Met Eric in NYC at the old Cat Club, in the summer '88- wish I could remember who was playing but, we discussed how good they were and what a cool show it was. Super cool humble guy, and he was great for Kiss... peace Eric, continue to rock!
His drumming on Creatues of The Night kicks A$$!! PLAY LOUD
He had those super big toms and hit the skins like they owed him money.
Eric was an excellent drummer for KISS & took to his role in KISS so well. He was a natural at what he did whether it was drumming, songwriting or singing. A legendary KISS member.
For the short time Eric was in the band he became the soul of kiss. Today Kiss just is Gene and Paul and a shadow of its former self.
Long live Eric Carr.
R.I.P. Eric Carr . I saw Eric in concert many times, he was awesome every single time
By far the best musician to ever join kiss. Was a underated drummer and an underated singer. My all time favourite member of kiss and my third favourite drummer
Eric is one of my all time favorite drummers! The fox really brought it on every song!!!
A few days from now (Nov 20th) it will be 30 YEARS! that Eric passed away. Without a doubt, the BEST and most talented drummer KISS ever had the privilege of having.
His song "Can You Feel It" is awesome. RIP
God bless you Eric! 30 years this November we lost you but you will never be forgotten🙏🏽❤🌹
Where's the time gone?
No sickness or death will stop the Kiss money machine.
Or the egos of Simmons and Stanley
When you sign to a record company, they don't care what you have going on. That's how the music business works, right or wrong.
@@ferox965
They're Kiss...they can do what they want.
@@beeragainsthumanity1420 Not at that point.
@@ferox965
Hardly...the Kiss money machine is so lucrative and Gene/Paul have major influence in the industry.
If they want to postpone a tour for any reason they certainly could.
Bands do it all the time...case in point...Faith No More/Mr. Bungle recently postponed their upcoming tour because Mike Patton is dealing with mental health concerns.
Gene/Paul could've done the same.
Even if the promoters sued them(and they wouldn't dare), Kiss would fry them in court by delaying and countersuing.
That's the reality.
Eric brought a real Thunderous sound to the music of KISS. God i miss 'em.
We live in terrible times in this country when a You Tube post about a rock drummer has to begin with a legal disclaimer.
Probably to keep Gene $immon$ from suing them for one reason or another
Ya Gene and Paul are very quick to a sue people over anything. The list of lawsuits brought them is pretty long and they sue everybody.
Yeah, Gene and Paul are both extremely litigious.
All the newer videos on this channel have the same disclaimer.
He puts that up for the nerds who get mad if he makes a mistake in his stories 🤓
Guy was a BEAST on the drums, and from what I hear....all around great guy!!!! RIP Eric
I've only seen Kiss when Eric was there, twice on the Hot In the Shade tour. I was 16. The first time, in Springfield, MA we were hanging around the arena in the afternoon and a friend came running up to tell us Eric was in the Mcdonald's across the street. We ran over and sure enough, he was there grabbing some food. He hung out and talked to a group of maybe 10-15 of us, until he had to go soundcheck. I remember he joked about how Gene and Paul would chastise him about eating fast food, but he apparently loved his Mcdonald's lol. I just remember that he was just the nicest, kindest person to a bunch of awestruck teenage fans that day. And the show that night, oh man, that drum sound! When they kicked into I Stole Your Love, his snare drum just annihilated. I'll never forget that feeling. What a great drummer, and more importantly, he was a good person.
It's very cool that he finally got to sing a lead vocal on record for that song Little Caesar.
My condolences to the family and friends of Eric Carr. thanks for the memories Eric.
I remember when Eric died. My brother and I were big Kiss fans from the 70s and we had a friend that was the biggest Kiss fan I've ever met and we all were shocked by his death. I got to see every member of Kiss play live except Vinnie Vincent. But Eric was by far the best musician the band ever had.
I remember that day, and Eric not getting nearly the coverage as Freddie did. I mean, I love both bands, but it's not like there wasn't room enough to do equal coverage on both men. Never knew Eric had a moustache! R.I.P. Eric and Freddie.
I wish I had got to see them play live with Eric Carr back in the day.
My first concert was Feb '88..i was 15 and it was the CRAZY NIGHTS tour w/Ted Nugent opening in Washington D.C at the Cap Centre... Erics drum set was mostly silver w/a japanese symbol on it (i think the symbol of Power) he was great and the band was enthusiastic and running around alot. I'll never forget it.
R.I.P. Eric..so missed !♥
Died on same day as Freddie Mercury.
This will be #30years. 🎂
The only song oitside of KISS Eric wrote is Don't Leave Me Lonely written with Jim Vallance + Bryan Adams. Sung by BA. 🇨🇦
RIP #FreddieMercury #EricCarr
Eric had not long replaced Peter prior to their Australian tour in November 1980. As I was a mad Kiss fan initially I was disappointed, but that changed quite quickly seeing him drum with Kiss! The concert was magical, insane & loud! I lost my hearing for several days as I was right at the front of stage! I still have 2 treasured guitar pics from Gene Simmons. I’ve seen them several times since then & their last concert here I took my teenage daughter & son. Yeah they were blown away! But it was very sad when Eric passed away for sure…. 😢
Paul Caravello (Eric Carr) was a great drummer and an absolute mensch. Everybody loved the guy, and for damn good reason. He was the carefree soul that we all wished we could be. R.I.P. Eric Carr and Freddie Mercury. 🔥🔥
*P.S. #1:* Great video. I noticed you have a disclaimer now at the beginning. Don't blame you; got CYA nowadays.
*P.S.#2:* OMFG, I had *NO* idea that they had shot a solo album cover for Eric Carr!!!! It's too bad we never got the album, although considering how well the 4 1978 solo albums didn't sell, it was probably for the better. But I ❤️ the fact that this album cover design exists, and it's now on my phone!!!! 🥰
Still fresh in my mind. I remember hearing about his passing on the radio and that sinking feeling afterwards...💔
Thanks for the video! Love it dude
My first drum set was the eric carr Ludwig model. Solid drummer. Good guy RIP
If Paul and Gene really cared about Eric they would've put KISS on hold until after the funeral. Bruce would probably agree to that.
Oof. That is savage they didn't even miss a step!
When you sign to a record company, they don't care what is going on, they want that record done. That's how the music business works, right or wrong.
@@ferox965 care to explain the Def Leppard situation since they spent years on trying to keep Rick Allen in the band?
@@g_man2177 KISS at the time were nowhere near as successful as Def Leppard were. Def Lep was MASSIVE at that time. Dude, you gotta understand how the music business works. Also, they weren't in great shape. A lot of their investments had gone bust and both Crazy Nights and Hot in the Shade didn't do as well as they had hoped. Read any KISS biography...it's all there. When you sign a record contract, a record company will demand what they want. That is how the business works. KISS' highest charting records were their last three. Def Lep's Pyromania, Hysteria (especially) and Adrenalize were really big.
@@ferox965 first off Adrenaline was not that successful. More importantly, Paul and Gene were not up front with Eric. Eric was not a drug user nor did he cause trouble for the band. In fact, Eric was the only saving grace of the Crazy Nights and Hot in the Shade tours with his drum solos. So it is not about the business, it is about compassion. Obviously Paul and Gene know nothing about that.
RIP Eric Carr...
I remember this day greatly. Very sad day.. Lost the KISS drummer I grew up with.
Eric Carr is the greatest drummer ive ever watched play, he was an animal on the drum kit and loved every minute of it.
I saw KISS live in Vancouver BC the Summer of 1990.... great show.
I remember that day. Was in Basic Training at Ft. Sill OK. His sound on Love it Loud blew me away! RIP Brotha 🍺🍺🍺😎🎸🎸
Great video as usual.
Both Paul and Gene have publicly admitted they could’ve handled things differently. I heard them both say it on KISS Kruise IX. But they both genuinely believed Fox was gonna get better, that he was gonna be ok eventually! You can’t hate them for holding onto hope against all odds (even when there isn’t any left)! “Your baby brother is dying, and there is NOTHING WHATSOEVER you can do to stop it and save him; all your connections, status, money, and fame are USELESS!” Who wants to hear THAT?
Nicest guy ever R.I.P.
The first concert I saw was Hot in the Shade tour, glad I was able to see him live.
Beautifully done loved it
He was an amazing musician ill miss him
RIP eric carr never forgotten i think my dad been to one of there concerts in 19 something I'm sure he was a good loving person 😭💔
Thank you. He deserves this.
Best drummer Kiss ever had, his performance on Creatures of the Night was incredible
I dont like Kiss because of Gene and Paul, but I did like Eric Carr and it is pretty sad he was taken from the world too early.
Ditto
i hate Gene Simmons, once i found out wat he was really like when i grew a lil older i couldn't believe it 'not forgetting im just a silly Aussie who knew nothing much about them in the 70s n 80s as i was only a kid then.
Gene and Paul are KISS and always were so if you don’t like them it’s obvious you wouldn’t like the band. With over 100 million albums sold its certain that a ton of people like them. To each his own-
@@flyingburritobro68 people are dumb.
@@flyingburritobro68 I agree. I probably shouldn't have said I don't like them, but I do understand how important they are in the music industry and pop culture in general.
Whatever Happened To The RNRTS "Clues" Videos Or Posts? Been MIA for weeks now. I always look forward to that part.
If you don't know who is Eric Carr, just listen to Creatures of The Night.
How about a Gar Samuelson or even Mark St.John episode?
I too, would like a Mark St John episode. Would like to know the story behind some of the rumors 🤘🤘
@Christopher Bingham I think he had bad arthritis in his hands and it cribbled his hands to the point he literally could not play anymore
R.I.P. Eric
You are missed!
I like how there's now a disclaimer that says essentially "I heard it from Billy and it's not my fault if you think it's true"
It’s because KISS tends to be litigious with their image and anything that might tarnish said image.
What are you talking about? What disclaimer... where is it??
@@bobshenix the first six seconds of the video
@@bobshenix at the very beginning
a works cited page should always be mandatory, it will same the video creator a lot of headaches in the future
I remember watching MTV and them breaking in to announce he had died..I was heartbroken
He was born July 12th 1950..not 1949
The bassplayer from Metallica died too some years ago, Im still sad since
Cliff Burton.
Yes Cliff Burton I was a mess for 6 months I still miss him so much😭
We're not talking about Metallica dork
@@acrocks6893 He was drawing an analogy.
i was devastated when eric died
Yes Jolene
We all feel the same as well
Rest In peace eric ✌️✌️✌️♥️♥️♥️ you’re always in my heart 😭😭😭
Whenever a musician passes it's always sad
But it depends on the musician if you was nice or an ass.ole?
31st anniversary of freddie mercury and Eric Carr. passing in 1991. R.I.P.
When Eric Carr joined KISS, it was a huge shot in the arm! Whatever you might think of "The Elder", it certainly showed a new, heavier sound for KISS.
I love Eric but honestly .. Freddy Mercury should've gotten the mainstream coverage. He was an icon. Eric kicked ass. But he was relatively new to the Rock world so there's really no comparison. At the same time, it doesn't surprise me that Stanley and Simmons would be so cruel. They've always been about one thing... Money ..
Freddie*
@@EllaJay Right ?? I miss that voice and charisma !!!
@@lonjanis6001 Totally! Freddie's the best frontman and vocalist ever!! He's my favorite. Such a tragic end 😢 ☮
@@EllaJay He took the front man thing to a whole other level back then, and continued literally til his death. A true musician, composer and showman. ❤️
Exactly. It's a bit like when Farrah Fawcett's death was eclipsed by Michael Jackson's or when Chyna's death was eclipsed by Prince's.
Rest in Peace 🕊️
After Peter and Ace left/were fired Paul and Gene started treating KISS like a corporation and not a band. Eric Carr, Eric Singer, Tommy Thayer, etc; are/were nothing more than contracted employees & are treated as such...even if you're dying & your one hope is to get back to playing. Paul and Gene are awful.
Unfortunately, a lot of people don’t realize that when you get too big, there’s more than just the members of the band to worry about. You’ve got lawyers, accountants, the record label, and other contractors down your throat to create product. It’s more their money than yours.
Does it make what happened right? Definitely not, but that’s often the reality of it.
No, Paul and Gene always treated Kiss like a corporation. That's no secret, they say it themselves that. Peter and Ace being fired had everything to do with work ethics of a company, strictly business. I'm sure if Peter and Ace were functional addicts they would still be on the band. Since they didn't delivered, they were fired.
But I think Carr understood that even if he got better he wouldn't be able to keep up being a drummer according to Paul and Gene's quality control so... "what's the point?"
Ace was never fired from KISS.
Ace left on his own. Paul and Gene stayed with him through his substance issues but he wasnt happy. Those two guys had a strong work ethic that would be celebrated everywhere but rock n roll for some reason. They ran a business, which is what every rock act is. They just knew enough to treat it as such.
Those two have also been cheap with their "employees" to enrich themselves, since becoming the "bosses" of KISS--no matter how much those "hired guns" contributed to the band.
Gone but not forgotten R.i.p 🙏
Was he born in '49 or '50 ? The intro voiceover says 1949 but the MTV stuff at the end says 1950.
He was definitely born in 1950 on July 12th
Nobody drove the KISS tank like Carr. He makes the songs sound better live than on the albums. Stan and Chaim held him back. KISS was a 4 part attack and morphed into the Gene and Paul show. Eric Carr was as KISS as anybody. The Animalize video he’s unbelievable when they got close up on him playing all night.
That photo of Eric at 4:04 is NOT from the "God gave Rock and roll To You: video it's from the Rise to It video.
Eric single-handedly saved KISS in the 1980s. The band would not have survived without him pumping up their sub-par songwriting offerings
@Chatsworth Osborne, Jr. yeah but getting rid of Ace was a mistake they made themselves
May they both rip
Yes dear
How are you?
My paisan! The best...
The "overshadowed" death, fames final kick in the balls. Gram Parsons (now THE alt-country/Americana patron saint) died the same day as (at the time huge, now largely ignored/forgotten) Jim Croce. I'm sure there are other examples. Great video as always, informative, entertaining, and regular releases; all the things a RUclips channel aspires to!!
Michael Jackson and Farrah Fawcett died on the very same day in 2009. Who got more attention? Farrah? Yeah...right!
The entire Byrds' member list is a mess...
Darby Crash from the Germs killed himself the same day John Lennon was murdered.
i’ll have to check out Gram Parsons, but Jim Croce is neither ignored nor forgotten.
@@camerondavis5702 check Gram out , his album Grievous Angel is here on RUclips. I love his music 🎶
Black diamond is my fav KISS song.
i love eric carr so much
It sucks because he really was a solid drummer, but because Peter‘s legacy he never got the credit he deserved which is complete bullshit
A SAD day for rock'n'roll all over! Eric's was more tragic as he was an innocent victim of random illness, Freddie however, as amazing as he was, contributed to his own demise by his reckless behaviour! Still both should Rock In Peace! \m/
Eric Carr's stage name for Kiss was the Fox. If you look at his make up, his face was a canine design, similar to Peter Criss's feline design for his make up, which is why he was called on stage "the Cat". The Fox make-up design was made-up by Eric Carr himself, just like all of the other members of the rock band had made-up their own respective face mask designs and stage names.
i remember the deaths of eric carr and Freddie mercury
it was close to my birthday which is November 25 1968. but guys were great musicians kinda sad. i think gene and paul truly liked eric he will be missed.
By all accounts Eric was a good guy and was always good to his fans, as these comments prove. RIP
Rock and roll true stories*
*stories not guaranteed to be true
Omg I never knew he died how sad the things you find out now we have the internet rip eric 😪😪😪😪
Wrong year dude he was born 1950
You should have a million subs by now RUclips sucks
this story has been long overdue
i love queen and kiss , but so sad that "Eric"'s passing was overshadowed by Freddie's rip obs to both x
From 5:48 to 5:57 in his picture with Carrie Stevens you see on his neck and chest that he also had a relationship with our Lord.
He will be forever missed by kiss fans and his fellow bandmates
Fun fact; no one in kiss dislikes eric, ace and pete have fond memories of him, and gene simmons has said anything negative about him
Really wonderin what caused you gius to put that disclaimer in the beginning
❤️❤️❤️Forever!!
Nice (and face it, necessary) disclaimer at the beginning. We all know how litigious Gene is.
Didn't know he died on the same day as Freddie RIP
Eric Carr... Era Un Artista Umile e Laborioso 💪💪💪🫶 R.I.P.
RIP!... 345