From: Jason S. Kieffer
Disappointing! I have been a KISS fan for over twenty years and have seen them live at least ten times before. This show did not achieve a level worthy of a farewell tour. I was expecting a little something extra, but what we got was a little something less. The set list was unoriginal, the pyrotechnics were dismal, and the energy was just not there. All the extracurricular activities were included, but lacking. Gene did not set up the fire-breathing well or the blood-spitting. He usually makes a spectacle out of his antics, but tonight he was just "going through the motions." No sparks flew out of Ace's guitar. Very few, if any, flash bombs were set off. "Into the Void" is the worst Ace-tune they could have chosen. It would have been better if they did Black Sabbath's "Into the Void" instead. Think about a typical KISS concert and that's what it was. No show to end all shows. Nothing over the edge. Nothing to raise the standard. It seemed like just a bunch of old rich guys sucking the last few pennies out of their die hard fans' pockets. They did nothing new this tour that they didn't do last year. Actually, last year's 3-D effects were the extraordinary aspect that made the last tour special. Nothing special this time. Maybe they should have called it quits last year.

KISS is still and will always be the "hottest band in the world," but on this particular night, I was hoping for extra spicy. I think we deserve it.

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