Introduction

A good entertaining show as most of the Konvention shows were but this version is the edited short version (only 90 minutes). The full performance was 120 minutes in length.

As a result, according to the book Kiss Alive Forever, songs such as Got to Choose, Domino, Rock Bottom, I Love It Loud, Do You Love Me ?, Goin’ Blind, and I Still Love You are missing as well as a few of the briefly played tunes, which I won’t mention here.

Background

The sixth date of the twenty one-date North American Konvention tour.

Video Specifics

This is a 2-cam tripod shot show. The tripods are on the Gene side of the stage and in the center. Overall, generally well filmed.

One of the best lit Konvention shows. Most of them are a tad on the dark side but this one is bright.

There are fades and cuts in between some songs but is done rather well so it isn’t noticeable as to what is being left out and doesn’t detract from the performance.

This has nothing to do with “ Video Specifics ’’, more like

“ Clothing Specifics ’’. Gene is wearing a light blue jean top with black leather pants. Paul is wearing a sparsely sequined black vest with multi-coloured pants that look like belong as part of the Asylum tour wardrobe. Bruce is wearing is wearing black long sleeve top with a wing design on the front.

The Show

Plaster Caster- prior to the start of the show, Bruce has to go to the bathroom, when he returns, the crowd claps, which Paul seems to encourage “ if you see a cup of apple juice backstage, don’t drink it ’’. Good vocals by Gene and Bruce nails the guitar solo.

Mr. Speed- Paul and the audience trade vocals throughout the song. Paul says “ that’s one we didn’t practice ’’.

Comin’ Home- a well played Unplugged standard.

Larger Then Life- the first verse is attempted but the song doesn’t get past that point before it is abandoned.

Sure Know Something- the crowd sings the verses with the band singing the chorus. During the breakdown section (“ ahhh…ahhh…ahhh ’’) a crowd member yells

“ Bruce ! ’’ which brings a smile to Gene’s face.

World Without Heroes- a well-played version. Gene smirks a few times and looks like he might lose it but doesn’t. Unfortunately, the camera work isn’t too hot.

C’mon and Love Me- one of the better songs of the show played with a quicker tempo then some of the plodding live versions.

Christine Sixteen- again, the crowd sings the verses while the band sings the chorus, except for the last verse. A head gets in the way of the Gene side camera and it switches to the center camera for most of the song.

Parasite- the band plays up to the first verse then the song is abandoned. They play the song like a country song. A lot different then almost every version you’ve heard before. At the end of the attempt, Gene says “ we’ll do everything ever written, don’t worry. ’’.

Hard Luck Woman- early in the song, two girls get up and leave (perhaps to go to the washroom ?). These two girls get Gene’s attention. Vocally, Paul’s tone sounds a little different for some reason then some of the other versions on this tour.

Nothin’ to Lose- good vocals by Eric. The same two girls return that got up during the previous song.

God of Thunder- the typical Unplugged countrified version with Paul adding the distorted “ lord of the wasteland ’’ bit.

Goodbye- a crowd member asks/yells for War Machine, Paul introduces this song as,

“ left over from my solo album…War Machine (jokingly) ’’. A good version and a perfect example of the Unplugged tour, which I think was to give some hidden gems a chance to shine.

See You Tonite- in my opinion, this was almost always Gene’s best song of every Konvention performance and this is no different. I’m not sure how many Konvention shows were played with both solo album tune being played.

Love Theme From Kiss- the intro part is very briefly played before it is abandoned. Gene justifies this by saying “ that is such an obscure song, nobody knows it ’’.

Callin’ Dr. Love- like numerous songs, the crowd sings the verse while the band sings the chorus.

Black Diamond- decent and clear vocals by Eric. At the end of the song, Gene gets up and mocks the coda ending, which is amusing to see.

I Want You- Paul seems to forget the words half way through the song. He puts up his hand to presumably halt the song but the crowd keeps singing, which prevents him from doing so. The song ends with his vocal flexing, which seems out of place in the acoustic setting

All the Way- the crowd tries to sing this but most don’t know the words. Paul at least attempts the chorus. Gene makes a token effort.

King of the Night Time World- Paul sings three quarters of the song with an audience member singing the last part of the song.

Heaven’s on Fire- an audience member does a surprisingly good job of singing this one all the way through.

God Gave Rock and Roll To You II- the audience sings Gene vocal parts while Paul sings his own. This seems better then most Revenge tour versions.

Rock and Roll All Nite- sung by an audience member (and by most of the crowd really). The audience singer even manages to throw in a “ I can’t hear you ’’ as well. The band gets a little lost when Gene points to the singer and says “ here’s right ’’ referring to the vocals.

Overall

An entertaining enough performance albeit abbreviated. For the most part, you can’t go wrong with getting almost any of the Konvention shows. I’ll look for the complete show and you should probably as well. Overall, let’s say 7.5 out of 10.