Kiss/GA,USA 1997

The night of “Peter Criss’ absence” that was only one night during the original reunion era. A superb multi-camera pro shot capturing that extremely rare show is here. The extremely rare show was “April 5, 1997 Columbus performance”. It was a part of “ALIVE/WORLDWIDE TOUR 1996-1997”, when the whole world was excited about the original reunion. First of all, let’s take a look at the position from the tour overview. 1996 June-November: North America #1 + Donington (91 performances) November-December: Europe #1 (19 performances) December: North America #2 (4 performances) 1997 January: Japan (6 performances) January-February: Oceania (9 performances) March: Central and South America #1 (5 performances) March-May: North America #3 (34 performances) ←★Here★ May-June: Europe #2 (23 performances) A ​​total of 191 performances. Although the number of performances is enormous, this is the full picture of the “ALIVE/WORLDWIDE TOUR”. Among them, the Columbus performance of this work was the 12th performance of the latter half of “North America #3”. It was the 146th concert on the entire tour. On this day, Chris complained of feeling unwell, but it was already too late. Normally, it would have been canceled, but the doors had already opened, so that was not possible. So the band quickly dressed Eddie Cannon (Chris’s drum tech), who was accompanying the tour, in CATMAN makeup and costumes and had him sit on a stool. This work allows you to watch such a rare show in a multi-camera professional shot. However, even though it is a professional shot, it is not a television broadcast. It was a master leaked by a related party and was probably filmed for the on-site screen. Therefore, there is some outdated video processing, and in the video production scenes, the members may not be shown (for example, in “Firehouse”, the screen is full of flames). The sound is also different from the broadcast, and the sound board is directly connected to the table. The presence of the audience is almost zero. However, that is not a bad thing. A large number of close-ups that are easy to see even in distant seats where you cannot look directly at the members are featured, and the hands and expressions are huge. Of course, the highlights such as the guitar flying while blowing smoke, blood spitting, and fire wiping are projected so big that it is “this!” Even the small gimmicks that you might overlook, such as the lighting shot down by the guitar solo, are perfect. And the same goes for the sound with zero audience. There is no sense of realism, but instead, there is a sense of closeness with no millimeters of time lag with direct connection… no, this is beyond “closeness”. I feel dizzy with the sense of unity as if my head has become the microphone or PA itself, and the feeling of immersion as if KISS is inside my brain. It is irresistible because the quality is drawn as a major entertainment in rock history. In the subsequent tour, they also played songs with changes, but this work has just been reunited. “This is make-up KISS!” The super masterpieces and representative songs that declare to the world “only” are lined up. You can enjoy a live performance like “the symbol of KISS” with a screen view and direct sound from the table. On top of that, the rarity of Chris’ absence is still valuable. Normally, a show with a pinch hitter is valuable, but it is difficult to understand from the record. Especially in the case of drummers, even if you look at it, you will probably think, “Maybe it’s a different person…”. However, this work is a screen image leaked by a related party. The drum camera shows Eddie Cannon in a close-up, and it is obvious that he is a different person. As mentioned above, he is also wearing CATMAN makeup, but it doesn’t suit him very well, and it is clear that not everyone can look cool just by wearing makeup. Furthermore, after “King Of The Night Time World”, Paul explains that “Peter is back at the hotel”, while there is a professional MC that does not disappoint the audience. You can also feel the mood unique to a rare show. Unfortunately, the pressing of “Deuce” and “King Of The Night Time World” was missed due to audio disturbances, but it is a masterpiece that is perfect in terms of quality, rarity, and entertainment. The best and most valuable entertainment work of “ALIVE/WORLDWIDE TOUR 1996-1997” that shook the world. Live at Civic Center, Columbus, GA. USA 5th April 1997 PRO-SHOT 1. Deuce 2. King Of The Night Time World 3. Let Me Go, Rock ‘N’ Roll 4. Do You Love Me? 5. Firehouse 6. Watchin’ You 7. Shock Me 8. Calling Dr. Love 9. Shout It Out Loud 10. Cold Gin 11. Love Gun 12. C’Mon And Love Me 13. Was Made For Lovin’ You 14. God Of Thunder 15. New York Groove 16. 100,000 Years 17. Black Diamond 18. Detroit Rock City 19. Rock And Roll All Nite Paul Stanley – Guitar, Vocal Gene Simmons – Bass, Vocal Ace Frehley – Guitar Eddie Kanon – Drums PRO-SHOT COLOR NTSC Approx.115min.