I certainly enjoyed Tommy when I seen kiss in 2008

I think people only hated him because Paul made him wear Ace's persona

That's right he's the space man

he deserves it, he has no personality and he plays someone else identity

Amen!!

Yes, because people are lining up to buy a Tommy Thayer signature amp.

Dave Bales That may be true, but it's still money he's not taking for himself and instead putting towards a good cause. Whether it's $100 or $10,000, money donated is money donated.

Fifty0ne I'm more likely to buy your amp.

Gene sneaks into the charities once a month to steal them back. That dude would sell you someone else's baby for the right price.

if I guy will do that with all his earnings then thats pretty awesome. Serious heaven points bro

Can't say you're surprised though lol

I'm not Tommy and Eric are really down to earth guys I've met them both a few years ago Gene and Paul on the other hand well... Just watch him put his make up on his daughter on the Cosmopolitan channel oh and I have both Tommy Thayer Les Pauls by Epiphone, They're AMAZING guitars

Barbwire He has nothing better to do

Hate on Tommy all you want, but you can't deny the fact that he is a great guitarist.

Tommy IS a great guitarist - but he's not the spaceman. Should have a different character.

He'd be cooler if he wasn't impersonating Ace. If Paul and Gene let him do his own thing like they let Bruce, Vinnie, and Mark do, KISS would probably still be relevant.

If you've ever met Ace you'd know what an entitled ahole he is....

MushroomVortex Saw them live 2 days again great show an Tommy killed it amazing guitar player

@@scottyd2262 He wass nice when I met him. I don't know who you met.

@@centurionmusic11 i agree hes talented as hell but hes their puppet same as eric

there for while i always thought jt was bruce k. again lol

If you thought Tommy's playing was Ace, you weren't listening. He sounds NOTHING like him.

I like Tommy a lot, but he does not literally have a heart of gold.

What was the band?

@@stanknugget DoDriver

@@joemartucci4786 I looked up DoDriver and nothing came up. You’re lying.

Me

I do too, that man is cool and also humble, and it's not his faul about Ace's make up, it's Gene and Paul's fault.

+Ryan McFarlane everybody on the planet

+Metalgears1968 yes! Tommy's awesome!! I prefer Ace on a playing level but on a personal level Tommy's better.

nicest: Tommy Eric Paul worst: Gene

SheepHair Because his job is to play Ace's guitar parts. No Kiss album that featured Tommy Thayer as The Spaceman is essential rock music, they're just nostalgic imitations of a 70s legacy act.

thenewyorkpauls interesting, considering Tommy recorded two great albums with KISS (Sonic Boom and Monster) that had nothing to do with Ace. Looks like that theory got trashed quick.

Billy Rouse Did you just say Sonic Boom and Monster are two great albums? Sorry, I'm just a bit shocked. I've never heard that before.

Billy Rouse been a fan for over 35 years...Nothing wrong with those records at all. Good, loud, fun rock n roll.

ferox965 agreed

Moon Stone as much as i love Paul, i spit my drink everywhere when i read this😂😂😂

Just your attempt to be disrespectful.

@@picassoboy52 why disrespectful ?? There is in fact a guy that runs vocal tracks for paul !!!

@@lmfs4032 LOL, well i appreciate that u laughed most people take things too seriously.

Not before he autographed him!

Wow

I'm sure Gene sold his Grandmother, why not sell his tech.

He comes with the $100,000 package for the Chinese Axe bass.

Joviality

@@TheMusicalElitist Thank you! :)

@@mattrock12 no worries bro. I agree about John: he’s the perfect interviewer.

It was actually the "Wig Rundown" ;)

Tex van Buren or worse that time paul Stanley discussed getting crabs

If Gene wears a wig he needs a refund. Who the hell would pay for that?

Not as clever as you hoped

How’d he die?

​@@stanknugget He unfortunately passed away from Covid in October 2021, was Paul's tech for 20 years.

How much they paying him?

You 3 understand RJ is a touring musician who goes all over the world right?...but he's also a fan, and we can all get excited, we also know that Ibanez is more iconic with KISS than Washburn

I have a Paul Washburn and a Paul Ibanez. The Washburn plays way better.

@@lmfs4032 Really?

AC yes.

Bret Michaels yep, so Sco’s right

Gene and Paul get too much hate. I met Gene in 2017 when I was 12 and I told him how big of a fan I was and how I loved them since I was 4 and yadayadayada, and he grabbed me by the shoulders and led me around the Fanboy Expo we were at the day before my Meet and Greet with him (he was walking around shopping for KISS stuff he didn’t have or wanted another of to put in his office) and he talked to me for about 15 minutes. He saw the bag I was carrying and he said “what did you buy?” And I said “the SMITI KISS stage set” and he said “want me to sign it” and of course I said YES PLEASE!! and Paul, I met in 2014 on his book-signing in Nashville when i was 9 and he was really nice as well, he gave me a hug and a high five. This past Tuesday I saw them in Nashville on the EOTR tour, and I was right beside Paul’s b stage that he flies out to and he was singing right at us and looking right at me, and this is a KISS concert so of course I was jumping and having a good time. One of The security guards walked over to me and told me to “sit the f*** down” and it made me really mad and I guess Paul saw that I was upset because he threw me his pick, smiled, and gave me a thumbs up. I almost died!!!

Bret Michaels Fanpage Cool story..thanks for sharing....

Bret Michaels Fanpage that’s awesome!! I’ve only met tommy and Bruce at the Indy kiss expo, they were both very nice :-) Tommy took the time to actually hold a conversation with me, even though there was a big long line waiting to get things signed

Bret Michaels Fanpage I was at the EOTR tour too! Awesome show! That security guard sound like an ass, have fun and go crazy at concerts! Good story, I agree, they are both Great people! I met gene at a comic con and the whole band backstage at the EOTR tour.

On his way to hug a tree.

i laughed so hard on that one xD didnt even notice it while watching it haha

🤣

Hahaha!

Not clever

@@picassoboy52 you're just jealous because this man is about to be rich

Gene absolutely did not invent it.

unclear sentence/bad English!

I almost choked on that one, very funny

+robert dunkes 79

or a hundred at the camera 0:23

Had a good chuckle to that well done sir

No you're not, it's daft.

Thank you! Whew! LOL

I've never heard anyone complain before about having a custom guitar built for themselves, or anyone else. This is a new experience for me, so let me take it in for processing.

If he could bag his sweat and sell it, he would.

Correct. Nothing is more important than money. It does buy happiness and security. That's just the way this world works. If you don't have enough, you will die. If you have more than enough, you get to watch the rest of humanity struggle while you sip Walker Blue Label from your penthouse.

Tommy Thayer is a classy guy. Too bad the same can't be said about Stanley and Simmons.

@@loveiseternity I would love to buy Gene for what he's worth and sell him for what he thinks he's worth. I would make a fortune.

@@alfredbitchcock2765 There are a lot more things important than money. Money is a necessary evil.

i was super stoked to see Tommy show his gear off, he's a great replacement for Ace Frehley

Chech out Steve Stevens rig rundown!

"Yeah...kinda like those...classic guitars." lol

***** More like kiss only plays or mentions guitars if someone is paying them.

"Resembles the classic look of... classic guitar he played back in the day" LMAO

+Raven Nevermore It's Kiss. EVERYTHING'S about the money. Explaining the Iceman got kind of delicate too. Funny when it comes to that; you get to play or talk about a favoured guitar based on business arrangements.

Well, the Iceman... I think there are issues with that model as it is... In terms of rights, I mean. Ibanez themselves just calling it the IC most of the time. - In fact, I think Ibanez are just phasing the model out again. Last time I checked I couldn't find it on their website among the million other ones. Sad... It should be treated as their flagship, but it's all that RG-stuff. They do that well, but not that unique like Gibson has the Les Paul and so on.

Funny how people choose to emphasize the most negative shit they can find

In other words you couldn't afford it even if you wanted to

@@picassoboy52 you and i not being able to afford it is irrelevant. I wouldn't want their guitar sound because it's not very good. I get a better sound plugged straight into my Randall with no effects.

podoz...hilarious!

What a fantastic gig! Happy New year's *****​! PTB rocks!

BTW F all you hater youtube idiots! we are sick of your shit.. write a song and create something or STFU!!!

way to waste money.

BasedRogue why is it a waste...he enjoyed himself you fcking idiot! Go waste ur money on what u to waste it on 🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️

Little bit

they probably have the same hairdresser

He is joe perry you idiot

Lil bit