“ You wanted the salutary , you find the sound — the hottest stripe in the world … KISS ! ”
I do n’t think I have to tell anyone that the above acknowledgment introducesKiss Alive II — perhaps one of the best springy albums ever released . Last year , I got to experience the thrill of perform live in front of an consultation atRock and Roll Fantasy Campalongside such luminary as Who lead vocalist Roger Daltrey . The reply to last year ’s taradiddle of rock ’ n axial motion excess was positive , so I thought I ’d update you on how a once - in - a - lifespan rock camp turned into a twice - in - a - lifespan chance .
As you take this , I ’m winging my way to Los Angeles where I ’ll strap on myGibson Les Paul Zakk Wylde Bullseye guitarand take the stage with Paul Stanley , the lead singer from Kiss . I will be a stone star one more time .
One of these two men is the lead singer for The Who . Hint : it ’s not the bozo on the right field .
tryout are this Thursday . And the audition process is n’t as well-fixed as it might sound — the cantonment organizers pick the dance orchestra and then you get up on stage and take on a predetermined birdsong from a list they put out in December . Getting a bunch of strangers together for the first time and playing a Sung dynasty is n’t well-to-do , but it ’s lots of fun .
To add to the pressure , you audition in front of the clique counsellors — better known as the celebrities , so you need to do your best .
This year features a ton of good talent including Brian Wilson ( Beach Boys conscientious objector - father ) ; Dickey Betts ( Allman Brothers ) ; Paul Stanley ( Kiss ) ; Mickey Hart ( Grateful Dead ) ; Bret Michaels ( Poison ) ; Steve Vai ; Jane Wiedlin ( Go - Gos ) ; Scott Ian ( Anthrax ) ; Artimus Pyle ( Lynyrd Skynyrd ) ; Gary Burr ( Ringo Starr & Carole King ) ; Spike Edney ( Queen ) ; Jeff Foskett ( Beach Boys ) ; and Teddy Andreadis ( gunslinger ’ n Rose ) , among others .
The counsellor pick their banding from the puddle of natural endowment and we spend every waking instant in the studio rehearsing for the howling closing curtain four days later .
On the final night , February 19 , all of the band question to the House of Blues for the Battle of the Bands — a capitulum - to - head clash where all the band roleplay vintage Kiss Song dynasty onstage with Paul Stanley .
So , if you ’re around LA on February 19 , feel innocent to stop by and say hi . I ’ll be easy to acknowledge — just look for the rock and roll star .
