Kiss - Rock the Nation live (2005)

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Filmed in 2004 in Washington and Virginia Beach
The rock band Kiss--four guys in full face makeup, black spandex, and six-inch platform shoes--achieve a kind of sublime ridiculousness that other rock bands can only dream of. Kiss--Rock the Nation Live! mixes lavish concert footage with brief but entertaining backstage clips of the band members putting on their makeup, cavorting with their fans, and going bowling. Though only two of the founding members remain--Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons--Kiss is exactly the same as ever: The most shamelessly pandering band in the history of rock, a heavy metal/pop confection marketed as ruthlessly as any boy-band. All the trademarks--fire-breathing, blood-spitting, pyrotechnics, etc.--are presented with impressive zest, particularly since Stanley and Simmons are in their fifties (one of the advantages of full face makeup is that your audience can't see how old you are). The topics of their lyrics are sex, partying, and sex--which, nowadays, is kind of refreshing. Kiss eschews the narcissistic morbidity that marks so much contemporary hard rock; this band will never whine about how hard life is or how depressed they are. The way they aggressively woo their fans has contributed to their success at least as much as their music. By the end of the show, the riffs and exhortations to "Let me hear you!" start to blur, but the audience enthusiasm never wanes--and the camera spends a lot of time ogling big-breasted young women in "Kiss Army" t-shirts (and thongs). The dvd features several songs in "Kiss Powervision", which allows you to focus on your favorite band member (a bit of technology developed, appropriately enough, for porn dvds).

Starring: Kiss
Format: Dolby, NTSC, Surround Sound
Language: English (Dolby Digital 2.0), English (Dolby Digital 5.1)
Region: All Regions
Aspect Ratio: 4: 3 - 1.33: 1
Number of Discs: 2
Studio: Sony Music Entertainmant
Release date: December 16, 2005
Production year: 2004
Playing time: 186 minutes

Tracklist:

DVD1 (1:23min)
01. Love Gun
02. Deuce
03. Makin’ Love
04. In The Dressing Room
05. Lick It Up
06. Christine Sixteen
07. Photo Shoots
08. She
09. Tears Are Falling
10. Got To Choose
11. The Meets And Greets
12. I Love It Loud
13. Love Her All I Can
14. I Want You
15. Soundchecks
16. Parasite

DVD2 (1:43min)
01. War Machine
02. 100,000 Years
03. The Theatre Shows
04. Unholy
05. Shout It Out Loud
06. On The Road
07. I Was Made For Lovin’ You
08. Detroit Rock City
09. God Gave Rock & Roll To You II
10. Rock And Roll All Nite
Documentary:
- Kiss Powervision

Extra:
- Goin’ Blind Enmore Theatre: Sydney, Australia
- Backstage Rehearsal: Perth, Australia
- Photo Gallery