The half century of great rock hymns and shocks of effect were present, through the repertoire and all those scenic rituals Kiss added throughout its journey and that gave it its main character.
In this sense, in the two hours that the show lasted, “The Demon” Gene Simmons did his terrifying blood-spitting act in “God of Thunders” and his fire-breathing circus performance in “I Love It Loud”; and “The Boy Star” Paul Stanley flew into the crowd before “Love Gun” and smashed his guitar at the end.
There were also no shortage of shots and explosions launched from the guitar of “Space Man” Tommy Thayer, as the original Ace Frehley did in “Cold Gin” at the time; nor the drum platform that rises in the solo of “El Gato” Eric Singer, a tradition also inaugurated by the historical Peter Criss.
But beyond the explosions and these expected and celebrated moments, the band gave away 23 of its great classics, fundamentally those from the ’70s, when the group achieved impressive fame; although compositions from the glam metal era were also present to a lesser extent, when the band decided to remove their makeup.
In this sense, it demonstrated once again that behind the great paraphernalia -or perhaps supporting it- there is a superb band capable of playing simple but forceful and partying hard rock; and he left the certainty that his absence from the scene will be missed.
After being postponed for two years due to the coronavirus pandemic, Kiss was finally able to resume and bring their farewell tour to these lands, something that particularly attracted the already loyal local public.
Mostly with painted faces like the four famous characters of the group, mothers and fathers with young children, teenagers and twenty-somethings, and fans of the first hour melted their voices in each one of the choruses and shared their fervor before each pout of the band or every stage trick. It is that the group did not fail him and gave him for the last time everything that cannot be missing in a Kiss show.
Around 9:30 p.m., a video showed the four members of “the hottest band in the world” backstage making their way to the stage, before making their appearance descending from hanging platforms to the beat of “Detroit Rock City.”
Between constant explosions, dazzling lights and smoke, the fervor remained at high levels with “Shout It Out Loud” and persisted with “Deuce” and “War Machine”, passages where “El Demonio” put his entire gestural gallery into play. In opposition, “El Chico Estrella” was loquacious, tried to speak in Spanish and was dynamic all over the stage.
Without losing energy at any time, the group was mixing songs from their first albums like “Calling Dr. Love” and “Cold Gin”, with songs from the ’80s like “Heaven’s On Fire”, “Lick It Up” or “Tears Are Falling” and some from the ’90s, like “Psycho Circus”; all of them celebrated equally by the public.
While the leaders Simmons and Stanley, each with their own style, officiated as grand masters of ceremonies by keeping their characters to the extreme, Thayer and Singer stood out exclusively with their solos and left the issue of roles more to the margin.
As if at no time was it lost sight of the fact that it was the last face-to-face between Kiss and the Argentine public, each passage of the show, each gesture and each word was celebrated; and each of the members took their personal ovation.
If as said before, with “God of Thunders” Gene Simmons spat blood and rose on a platform, and for “Love Gun” and “I Was Made For Loving You” Paul Stanley flew over the audience and sang from the the sound console; “Black Diamond” marked an explosion-riddled first ending to the rhythm of the music.
Eric Singer had one more moment of prominence when he opened the encores with “Beth”, on piano and with tracks that reproduced the original string arrangements, so that he was later joined by the rest of the band and began to say goodbye with “Do You Love I?”.
“Rock and Roll All Nite” amidst the rain of confetti and the streamer bombs was the worthy closing of this story that, however, somehow invited us to continue rocking all night and partying every day.
As the smoke from the last explosion dissipated, “God Gave Rock and Roll To You” began to play through the speakers and the screens read “Kiss loves you, Buenos Aires.” Judging by the tears in the eyes and the makeup of the audience as he left, fans in Buenos Aires will also miss Kiss and his captivating rock circus.
Source: Ambito
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