Monday, October 31, 2005

This day in music history.

October 31, 1998, KISS starts their reunion tour with a Halloween party in Los Angeles. Thousands of concert goers attend dressed up as the different KISS members. The Smashing Pumpkins open the show. During the show Gene Simmons (wearing 6 foot platform shoes) spat fire, drooled blood, unfurled his tongue and flew like a winged demon, straight-up into the lighting trusses, to perform "God of Thunder". 3-D glasses are handed out at the door and giant video monitors broadcast the show in 3-D. The tour was billed as the Psycho-Circus Tour and would go on to be the second biggest money making tour (Rolling Stones had the number one) by any band ever.
God Of Thunder by KISS
You've got something about you
You've got something I need
Daughter of Aphrodite
Hear my words and take heed
I was born on Olympus
To my father a son
I was raised by the demons
Trained to reign as the one
God of thunder and rock and roll
The spell you're under
Will slowly rob you of your virgin soul
I'm the lord of the wastelands
A modern day man of steel
I gather darkness to please me
And I command you to kneel
Before the
God of thunder and rock and roll