Harsh man, he is a kid

And he slept with over 3,000 women, vd is bad.

Absolutely!

I saw kiss 1976 in Cali... great thrill for these kids ... and gene plays bass very well ... 👍

Naw just crap drummer.

I don’t think he was trying to slow them down. They think he was trying to get them to settle down and lock in.

@@EjSinner13 which may very well happen at the same time :)

@@AndreGWolfMN wouldn’t it be cool if we could ask Gene personally what he meant? Haha Peace out

@@EjSinner13 No matter what he meant, he's a cool guy :)

A legendary tool

You're very welcome! It was a lot of fun to have Gene come out as a surprise guest. It's a relatively small venue, and it's always great to see legends like this in intimate settings.

Unscripted? Have you seen a KISS show? He's been making the same "unscripted" arm gestures during Deuce for decades. He does the same thing with his solo band now. Also, Gene has readily told other bassists that he thinks he's a shitty player. He's certainly not technical. He does simple things well. I think he'd say he's an entertainer first and a musician second. He's still a rock legend regardless.

He is trying to slow down the drummer who changes the tempo constantly. I don’t think Gene is doing this again any time soon.

@@kobbetop you’re a midi reader!!!

I saw them in 1977 or 78 , with a little known opening act - Van Halen. Both were off the charts insane.

@@johnhead6116 HA! AMAZING! I ALSO SAW A LOCAL BAND AND THEY PLAYED IN LOCALS BARS AND I WAS A YOUNG BEGINNING GUITARIST AND WHILE ON BREAK IN THIS SMALL BAR AND VERY FEW PEOPLE THERE, I WENT BACK TO THE BREAK ROOM AND "TOY" SHOWED ME AND LET ME PICK HIS LES PAUL GUITAR...ABOUT A YEAR LATER THEY GOT THEIR BREAK WITH CAPRICORN RECORDING..... THEY ARE WELL KNOWN: *THE MARSHALL TUCKER BAND*

That would help him 😊

Aw c'mon, give the guy a break. nerves, playing live. Everyone makes little mistakes. The sign of good musicians is that they picked up and sorted it.

@@leth9320 he played for a lot of years. You know if he can play with Dave Grohl being the drummer that he is pretty dope he’s good.

@@leth9320for sure

@@Wasteoftime10 where can I find this elusive "one" and why does the band keep asking me about it?

Don’t care who he is, he sucks.

And it's all a good time fills and all

He's 17

He’s 16. Will be 17 in August, but yes you’re right. He’s young and full of energy. He tends to uptempo the songs naturally and I think Gene consistently redirecting him to lower the tempo kind of threw him for a bit of a loop, but it’s all good. Lessons from a great. Every good musician needs moments like this to continue developing their skills. ❤

@@Elizabeth-ic4yr Shane Hawkins is born 4th august 2006. Start counting

It’s a great bassline

Gene seemed pretty chill & obviously there for fans.

He stalled at the beginning to make time to set up his own merch table out front!

If you go back and listen to KISS during the Carr/Kulick era they sped up the old songs big time!!

Poor guy was shot out of a cannon excited I'm sure. Gene was working him the whole song to slow down. He did fine. And tempo shifts are what make rock n roll... Stewart Copeland shifts tempo like crazy, and people think he's a pretty ok drummer.

@@SiloSoundStudios You're comparing apples and pizza. Deuce does not have any tempo or time signature changes in it. There's a difference between playing ahead or behind the beat and what took place it this vid. Also, if Stewart is going to change tempo in a song like this ot would for sure be planned. This is not a free form jam song where stuff like tempo changes randomly happen. It's simple meat n potatoes rock. To be fair, please cite the Stewart Copeland song you were referring. Cheers.

@@medievaltimes6473 ummmmm. Can't stand losing you. He's just excited and Gene is trying, and doing a great job btw, of pulling him down and getting him into the pocket.

Young drummer was too busy before the song and very inconsistent on speed. That was awful. That’s job #1

Grandpappy Gene!

Paul's Stool Station might do another tour with about 15 backing vocalists to hide his strangled emu voice crack.

You’re very welcome! It was such a fun show!

Turrible!

I guess we watched two different performances. 😆

@@BiblicalMuse just another hater! Why? Gene here plays and sings well. Whats the problem? You frustrated?

@@mooch514 yes. When someone has a different opinion you should assume they are dealing with some deep-seated frustration and in need of professional help. 🤣 I just noticed that Gene's improvisations were random and out of key. That's all. No reason to get all worked up.

I’m Sure, he hasn’t even heard this song before

@@ricksurratt9034 did he tell you that?

@@sinnernik I guess I’m not sure but it’s irrelevant

Yeah I have to agree with you ,Good Drummers are hard to come by kinda like good vocalist everyone thinks they can sing until you put a mic in their face and a crowd in front.of them then everything changes well except the ego problem that never stops.

All that random playing while Gene is trying to get set up is so unnecessary. He's obviously got a lot to learn

No… he’s not a great player but he is a rock star. And that’s ok. They call him Doctor Love 😎

He’s a child. No, literally. He’s a teenager. Still learning. Might need to do HS band a bit more.

that's cos he also plays in Gene Simmons Band.

Brent Woods--great player

​@@SHOUTband tone is right on!

@@jamesfarrell8346 YES

Give him a break, he's just a teenager and will have time to learn. I seriously doubt he's even listened to Alive I. While most kids his age are still growing pubes, he's playing with a rock icon and other professional musicians.

It sounds and appears to me that he's in this band because of who his dad was, not because he's the new chopmaster general. My ears tell me Taylor should have gotten him a metronome for his 8th birthday. But hey - it's only rock and roll not saving the world so what the hell it doesn't sound that great it's still fun.

His name is Brent Woods

His time was definitely all over the place. But I imagine the chance to play with Gene Simmons spiked his adrenaline super high. You can even tell before they started playing, he had all this nervous energy. A chance of a lifetime.

No worse than Peter Criss on most nights 🤣

Peters meter was fine…he just played everything fast! This guy is all over the place.

The kid needs lessons. Too much bashy with no control.

Yeah. He’s 17 and plays every bit like an excited 17 year old. Not really listening to anyone else and showing off his chops instead of just playing for the song. I’ve had countless drum students like Shane over the years. They usually figure it out after they’re yelled at enough about their time by other musicians. lol.

What's ironic is that Ace's solo band used to be Gene's solo band. Gene actually recommended them to Ace. I've heard them multiple times and they can play. They know Ace's solo and KISS' songs, even the more obscure ones, backwards and forwards. Sadly, I think Ace is dragging _them down_ a bit. His playing has seriously declined, his vocals are tired and not energetic, and he moves around at about 0.75 speed now. It kills me to say it because I'm a big Ace fan, but he's getting shows now because of his name only. It certainly isn't because of his playing ability.

@@KZfaq.Algorithmic.Nonsense it's okay to say it I've been saying it for the last 10 years I'm a die-hard kiss fan love every member and lineup but Ace is living off his past. And you're exactly right he's gotten to the point where he is bringing good musicians down.