Gene really looks and sounds like him! I’d swear it was him! And Ace reminds me of Ace when he was young and cool! Before he went on a 20 year binge of Alcohol and Drugs! I use to idolize him and liked his laconic laid back style and songs. It’s sad though when someone you admire turns into a drunken drugged up lost cause. I’m glad he recovered but he really lost himself for 20 years and I forgot about him. This young Ace reminds me of when I still idolized him. Sad but true!
I've seen several KISS tribute bands through the years and these guys are damned good. A little touch on the costumes and some work on the show and they would be hard to beat. They're pretty damned hard to beat now.
These guys are not as good as you seem to think -- look at the opening riff of Shock Me - Ace himself fucks up the riff - he seems lost for a second before recovering - if it weren't for Paul playing the same riff, that part would've been a trainwreck. Then in Rock Bottom, Paul goes into another verse when it should be the guitar solo. I mean, did these guys just learn these songs yesterday? And Gene, of course, looks and sounds exactly like Gene (that's the RULE in all KISS cover bands), but Paul is quite useless as a simulacrum of the energetic, frenetic, thunder vocalist that was Destroyer-era Paul Stanley. (It's also a rule in KISS cover bands that Pauls can NEVER replicate the funny effeminate dancing and energy and vocals of original Paul.)
I use the Epiphone because I would never smoke a real ACE Gibson. It causes severe residue build up and causes quite a bit of damage. Thank you for the nice comments. Bob T
Hey Bob T, I hope you're doing great. OUTSTANDING job my man. You nailed the living hell out of this. Great band you've got there. :) And dude...you have that EXACT tone from the Alive/Alive II albums....just wow...
@@alexandergonzalez1922 The Original Epi came like that a friend of mine has one. There were issues over the likeness being on the guitar (I'll give you 3 guesses as to why and the first 2 don't count) so they took it off.
ON, SEPTEMBER 22ND (TRADERS VILLAGE IN HOUSTON) I GOT THE PLEASURE OF WITNESSING THESE GUYS ON STAGE AND LET ME TELL YA, THEY WERE GREAT. YOU COULDN'T TELL THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THEM AND THE ORIGINALS. I'VE GOT THE PLEASURE OF ATTENDING TWO KISS CONCERTS, ONE IN 78 AND THE OTHER IN I BELIEVE IN 82 OR 84.
going to see Destroyer tonite in Toronto. My parents took us to see Kiss in Buffalo in 78 for my 8th birthday.... then in 97 reunion tour with my brother was blown away. These guys look like and sound like the real thing. can't wait till tonite. Oct 16/21
Definitely a better Ace than Tommy. The whole band embodies the spirit of KISS in the 70's. Before they became money grubbing scoundrels and were all for one and one for all. Great job Destroyer!
I just stumbled across, and WOWSA!!! I grew up listening to KISS also, and yeah...the guy playing Ace nailed the living hell out of it. GREAT playing, great "Ace" stage presence. Would love to see these guys live. Outstanding job gentlemen. :) And seriously, that has GOT to be Gene Simmons! That is the BEST Gene Simmons I've ever seen. Straight off the 1976 Destroyer tour.
The Paul and peter are great but the gene and ace are spot on. Texas has so many great kiss tribute bands. We have none in Oklahoma city area. Im super happy to have just joined a van halen tribute band but if we had a kiss tribute band, I would be doing both
Man that's bad ass .I was in an 80s hard rock cover band, but I've never done the tribute thing.. Yet.. I've got friends in a Stones tribute.. One of them is also gigging with Georgia Satellites.. And I've got another guitar buddy that does Ramones and Misfits tribute bands but, we did do Detroit Rock City.. And our kick ass singer was named Paul lol.. But my bands just did various 80s stuff.. AC/DC, GNR, Crue, KISS, Faster Pussycat, Danzig's "Mother", Ratt , twisted sis, Bullet Boys, Skid Row.. Lol I forget some others but I haven't caught a KISS tribute band yet.. These guys kick ass for sure.. The Paul sounds pretty spot on.. I've seen a perfect modern AC/DC tribute, and a damn near identical naturally Axl Rose in a GNR tribute.. Cheers on the VH tribute gig.. Hope ya get hugely famous like Satchel lol
BROTHER, YEAH ACE THAT'S THE ONLY COMPLEMENT I AM GONNA GIVE!! REASON BEING ,ACE PUT OUT A DVD ON HOW TO PLAY THE SONG!! I AM SORRY THE LEAD WORK WAS PRETTY GOOD !! ROCK ON GUYS,
Hey Cameron,Don't knock an Epiphone until u try one. Friend of mine has the Epi Frehley guitar,Plays Fantastic. Maybe it's all thus "Ace" fellow could afford. Or,he loves the way it plays.Tribute bands don't get paid big bucks and don't have companies giving them their stuff either.Go try an Epi,you'll be surprised.
+Grizzly Bear I've got a Epiphone Les Paul and it's as good if not better than several of the Gibsons LP's I've owned and played through the years. The weight, tone, sustain and action is incredible. I wouldn't take $2000 for it. I've owned several different Epiphone guitars and I've been very pleased with them.
Adam Moore ADAM....LISTEN UP. A TRIBUTE BAND IS WHAT IT IS..A TRIBUTE BAND. YOURE NEVER GONNA HAVE A SPOT ON ON EVERYBODY. BEFORE I GO TO ONE OF THESE, WHICH IS RARE ANYMORE, I DO MY HOMEWORK AND ASK AROUND TO PEOPLE I TRUST TO GIVE ME THEIR HONEST OPINION. BEING IN A TRIBUTE BAND IS INCREDIBLE HARD WORK. HAVE YOU EVER BEEN IN ONE?!?LATER...🤔🤔😎
Great Potential ! A few tips. Need better costumes. If they only learned the act a bit better they would be the next best thing. The music was good Paul needs to only use the concert talking voice between songs. Like on kiss alive1. Stick to the script.He sounds very good when he sings and does. He needs to learn how to strut and fluff his hair,shimmy his shoulders and dance like Paul. Thats not easy to do but is a must. After all he is the front man. Gene is good, But at one point stood there in the back like he was out of batteries. He needs to point at the audience flick his tongue glare and twitch his head like a lizard . Like Gene does. When he is not the focus of attention he should still act like he is. Sorry couldn't see much of Peter. That sucks.. What I did see was good. Ace was good. His hair looked off ... And he needs to pucker his lips more when he leads. And posture/move better. They really have Great potential if they took the time to treat it like a play not a cover concert. That would give them the energy the real kiss had live . They need to work on the flow of the show.. It starts when they come on stage and ends when they leave. Every second counts. That is what was so great about seeing Kiss in their heyday! Just the opinion of a vintage fan.
ALL YOUR GEAR IS WRONG AND YOUR NOT PLAYING THE SONG RIGHT!!!!! PAUL NEVER BROUGHT OUT THAT WHITE PEACE OF!@#$!!! GENE'S BASS WHAT DID HE BUY THATR IN WALMART
Paul played a white Explorer in '76-77. Gene's bass is the Gibson Ripper or Grabber, which he both used, in 1975. Of course, Ace has the sunburst Gibson Les Paul, it's the Epiphone but come on, it looks great. Peter used Pearl drums but I can't see this guys drums.
THIS COULD BE THE REAL KISS AS SOON AS GENE AND PAUL RETIRE WHAT THE HELL THEY HAVE 2 NON MEMBERS IN MAKE UP NOW!!! WHY NOT4 ANYTHING FOR A BUCK!!! RIGHT GENE? GIVE IT UP ALREADY
One of the best Aces I've seen yet! You got the look and the guitar playing down!
That guy sure looks like the real Gene Simmons
Gene really looks and sounds like him! I’d swear it was him! And Ace reminds me of Ace when he was young and cool! Before he went on a 20 year binge of Alcohol and Drugs! I use to idolize him and liked his laconic laid back style and songs. It’s sad though when someone you admire turns into a drunken drugged up lost cause. I’m glad he recovered but he really lost himself for 20 years and I forgot about him. This young Ace reminds me of when I still idolized him. Sad but true!
I saw these guys open for Ace Frehley at a club in Tampa in 1994!
Not these guys, they werent together yet
I'd rather see this band than real Kiss at this point.
I've seen several KISS tribute bands through the years and these guys are damned good. A little touch on the costumes and some work on the show and they would be hard to beat. They're pretty damned hard to beat now.
These guys are not as good as you seem to think -- look at the opening riff of Shock Me - Ace himself fucks up the riff - he seems lost for a second before recovering - if it weren't for Paul playing the same riff, that part would've been a trainwreck.
Then in Rock Bottom, Paul goes into another verse when it should be the guitar solo. I mean, did these guys just learn these songs yesterday?
And Gene, of course, looks and sounds exactly like Gene (that's the RULE in all KISS cover bands), but Paul is quite useless as a simulacrum of the energetic, frenetic, thunder vocalist that was Destroyer-era Paul Stanley. (It's also a rule in KISS cover bands that Pauls can NEVER replicate the funny effeminate dancing and energy and vocals of original Paul.)
He even sounds like Ace singing.
The bloke playing Gene looks a lot like the real Gene... cool
love this song
Good lord!! Bravo! What a cover!!! Perfectly done!!
I use the Epiphone because I would never smoke a real ACE Gibson. It causes severe residue build up and causes quite a bit of damage. Thank you for the nice comments. Bob T
Hey Bob T, I hope you're doing great. OUTSTANDING job my man. You nailed the living hell out of this. Great band you've got there. :)
And dude...you have that EXACT tone from the Alive/Alive II albums....just wow...
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How did you get Ace’s face on the guitar if you were using an Epiphone guitar? It looks exactly like his signature Gibson
@@alexandergonzalez1922 The Original Epi came like that a friend of mine has one. There were issues over the likeness being on the guitar (I'll give you 3 guesses as to why and the first 2 don't count) so they took it off.
Man, fucking sweet.. Perfection..I miss my damn Marshall half stack.. Might have ta get another one
Seen kiss several times and this is spot on
ON, SEPTEMBER 22ND (TRADERS VILLAGE IN HOUSTON) I GOT THE PLEASURE OF WITNESSING THESE GUYS ON STAGE AND LET ME TELL YA, THEY WERE GREAT. YOU COULDN'T TELL THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THEM AND THE ORIGINALS. I'VE GOT THE PLEASURE OF ATTENDING TWO KISS CONCERTS, ONE IN 78 AND THE OTHER IN I BELIEVE IN 82 OR 84.
going to see Destroyer tonite in Toronto. My parents took us to see Kiss in Buffalo in 78 for my 8th birthday.... then in 97 reunion tour with my brother was blown away. These guys look like and sound like the real thing. can't wait till tonite. Oct 16/21
Damn they recreated a real kiss concert from the early 70 to 80 Era.
The best ACE i have seen. Well done mate!
so true! respect!
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Definitely a better Ace than Tommy. The whole band embodies the spirit of KISS in the 70's. Before they became money grubbing scoundrels and were all for one and one for all. Great job Destroyer!
I just stumbled across, and WOWSA!!! I grew up listening to KISS also, and yeah...the guy playing Ace nailed the living hell out of it. GREAT playing, great "Ace" stage presence. Would love to see these guys live. Outstanding job gentlemen. :)
And seriously, that has GOT to be Gene Simmons! That is the BEST Gene Simmons I've ever seen. Straight off the 1976 Destroyer tour.
One more nail would be to play it just like Ace... ruclips.net/video/yFwJk0KAG2M/видео.html
The Genes in ALL KISS cover bands ALL look exactly like Gene. That's just the rule.
man, these guys are great!!!!
This is so awesome 👌
you guys are really, really good, that guy sounds just like Gene, great lead guitar too !
They're not playing exactly right... ruclips.net/video/yFwJk0KAG2M/видео.html
The Paul and peter are great but the gene and ace are spot on. Texas has so many great kiss tribute bands. We have none in Oklahoma city area. Im super happy to have just joined a van halen tribute band but if we had a kiss tribute band, I would be doing both
Man that's bad ass .I was in an 80s hard rock cover band, but I've never done the tribute thing.. Yet.. I've got friends in a Stones tribute.. One of them is also gigging with Georgia Satellites.. And I've got another guitar buddy that does Ramones and Misfits tribute bands but, we did do Detroit Rock City.. And our kick ass singer was named Paul lol.. But my bands just did various 80s stuff.. AC/DC, GNR, Crue, KISS, Faster Pussycat, Danzig's "Mother", Ratt , twisted sis, Bullet Boys, Skid Row.. Lol I forget some others but I haven't caught a KISS tribute band yet.. These guys kick ass for sure.. The Paul sounds pretty spot on.. I've seen a perfect modern AC/DC tribute, and a damn near identical naturally Axl Rose in a GNR tribute.. Cheers on the VH tribute gig.. Hope ya get hugely famous like Satchel lol
jesus, great... i was so confused, these guys got it
Someone tell ace this is a TRIBUTE band😉
Amazing detail in your work, thank you for this, you even do the"pucker", and you sing it just like Ace, simply awesome, it's like watching Ace!
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Saw these guys years ago...well worth it...
They should of replace ace with this guy instead of tommy
Unreal. He looks and sounds just like him.
Don't breed.
HOLY CRAP!!! Not Ace sounds amazing.
Nicely done!
Thanks!
Wow now this is pretty damn close
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🔥🎶Wow! I had to double take! Very good!🎶🔥
Sounds like ace looks a little like him too! Omg the solo was spot on sounded like aces solo in the real shows!!!!
+Jonathan Blevins Spot on? Not even close.
+robinluvsbobby This guy has it. Stop injecting your "personal inflections" Play it right or get off the stage.
How do we know it ain't ace?? He's got makeup on lolol
haha! right
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Complètement crédible, excellent !!! KISS FOR ever
Rockin the white Explorer. Very nice choice.
amazing !
june 1 in SF gonna see these guys...fuk yes !!
That dude is more Ace than Ace!
I'm missing the "elephant bends" on the main riff.
BROTHER, YEAH ACE THAT'S THE ONLY COMPLEMENT I AM GONNA GIVE!! REASON BEING ,ACE PUT OUT A DVD ON HOW TO PLAY THE SONG!! I AM SORRY THE LEAD WORK WAS PRETTY GOOD !! ROCK ON GUYS,
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excellent job
i have just been teleported back to 1975, this guy playing Ace get him signed up to the real KISS !
Ilias Mavromatis well this song wasnt released until ‘77. And the costumes are from ‘76
In the 80s, Gene traveled forward in time & joined this tribute band.
Nicely Done!!!!!
Still going strong after 25 years
I think that's Murr from Impractical Jokers in Paul Stanley wig and make-up.
Yep... pretty damn good.
Bob's solo (guitar smoke & lights : 6:20)
Hey Cameron,Don't knock an Epiphone until u try one. Friend of mine has the Epi Frehley guitar,Plays Fantastic. Maybe it's all thus "Ace" fellow could afford. Or,he loves the way it plays.Tribute bands don't get paid big bucks and don't have companies giving them their stuff either.Go try an Epi,you'll be surprised.
+Grizzly Bear I've got a Epiphone Les Paul and it's as good if not better than several of the Gibsons LP's I've owned and played through the years. The weight, tone, sustain and action is incredible. I wouldn't take $2000 for it. I've owned several different Epiphone guitars and I've been very pleased with them.
the guy uses the epiphone for shock me because of the smoke he said it builds up to much residue and doesnt want to waste a gibson
The Beatles played Epiphone Guitars! 🎸
These are the guys who called for a pizza...."extra sausage for gene"
Great ACE
GOOD GENE AND ACE
Fantastic cover! How did you get the smoke conversion for the solo?
Is that Paul Rudd as Paul Stanley?
He Fast as lighting speed
Not impressed by the Paul, he doesn't even come close
Thought the same. Looks more like Ace with curly hair and a star.
Adam Moore ADAM....LISTEN UP.
A TRIBUTE BAND IS WHAT IT IS..A TRIBUTE BAND. YOURE NEVER GONNA HAVE A SPOT ON ON EVERYBODY. BEFORE I GO TO ONE OF THESE, WHICH IS RARE ANYMORE, I DO MY HOMEWORK AND ASK AROUND TO PEOPLE I TRUST TO GIVE ME THEIR HONEST OPINION. BEING IN A TRIBUTE BAND IS INCREDIBLE HARD WORK. HAVE YOU EVER BEEN IN ONE?!?LATER...🤔🤔😎
he doesnt thrust his hips the way you like it?
Oh I dunno, He sounds as annoying as the real one .
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Great Potential !
A few tips.
Need better costumes.
If they only learned the act a bit better they would be the next best thing.
The music was good Paul needs to only use the concert talking voice between songs. Like on kiss alive1. Stick to the script.He sounds very good when he sings and does. He needs to learn how to strut and fluff his hair,shimmy his shoulders and dance like Paul. Thats not easy to do but is a must. After all he is the front man.
Gene is good,
But at one point stood there in the back like he was out of batteries.
He needs to point at the audience flick his tongue glare and twitch his head like a lizard . Like Gene does. When he is not the focus of attention he should still act like he is.
Sorry couldn't see much of Peter. That sucks.. What I did see was good.
Ace was good.
His hair looked off ... And he needs to pucker his lips more when he leads. And posture/move better.
They really have Great potential if they took the time to treat it like a play not a cover concert. That would give them the energy the real kiss had live . They need to work on the flow of the show..
It starts when they come on stage and ends when they leave.
Every second counts.
That is what was so great about seeing Kiss in their heyday!
Just the opinion of a vintage fan.
You are super judgemental get a life!!!
@@chriskarp1877 it took you a year to decide that.lol
Great BUT just a substitute !!!!! Kiss would be proud.
Go see Alive 75.....
this ace dude is better than thayer by far
I was going to comment the same thing! Awk!
It worries me that that is an Epiphone.
sounds better than ace now lol
TELL YOUR BUDDIES THEY NEED TO GET THEIR GEAR RIGHT!!!
ALL YOUR GEAR IS WRONG AND YOUR NOT PLAYING THE SONG RIGHT!!!!! PAUL NEVER BROUGHT OUT THAT WHITE PEACE OF!@#$!!! GENE'S BASS WHAT DID HE BUY THATR IN WALMART
BUT ATLEAST YOU GUYS ARE BETTER THAN THE REAL KISS TRIBUTE BAND THATS ROBBING ALL THE NEW KISS FANS
AND I DONT BELIEVE YOU ARE PLAYING A GIBSON
Paul played a white Explorer in '76-77. Gene's bass is the Gibson Ripper or Grabber, which he both used, in 1975. Of course, Ace has the sunburst Gibson Les Paul, it's the Epiphone but come on, it looks great. Peter used Pearl drums but I can't see this guys drums.
Wrong chords
I could sware that's Gene Simmons.
what a racket lol
Ace needs to part his hair down the middle,not the side like a combover
Wrong. Go take a look at Ace during the era these guys are clearly trying to pull off. He parted it on the side back then.
Gene uses a pick.....
Some of these kiss tributes are unbearable
Dylan Bee But this one is AMAZING!!!
Guitarist is playing the riff wrong lol
He try so hard whit the breathing technic
Lol was ace frehley doing an imitation of ace frehley or Jimmy page. There was way too much wah in that sound. Ace is so much more sharp and bright.
actually thought this was ace
I can't really hear the singing
sound n look good...get a better drum kit.he plays good.
Plays it better than Tommy!!
Only one Ace. . .Sorry guy
THIS COULD BE THE REAL KISS AS SOON AS GENE AND PAUL RETIRE WHAT THE HELL THEY HAVE 2 NON MEMBERS IN MAKE UP NOW!!! WHY NOT4 ANYTHING FOR A BUCK!!! RIGHT GENE? GIVE IT UP ALREADY
lol you have a point. Without Ace, it just isn't the same.
very true Shari KISS is now Gene and Paul and two scabs !!!!!!
This guy is more like Ace than Tommy is. Well said Franciso Garcia.
Was fake ace even
Destroyer from Windsor,Ontario,Canada is WAY BETTER Sorry guys.
Yup..they performed at the Calgary stampede.
its funny these guys sound better then the real kiss and they look so real.
Not...Ace will show them what they could improve... ruclips.net/video/yFwJk0KAG2M/видео.html
I am up for doing a Kiss tribute band. Anyone interested?
I still like Christopher better as Paul Stanley
puke
Of course, the Gene over there looking EXACTLY like Gene, as every Gene in every KISS cover band does.