I’ve always thought KISS was sort of a put-on, and never was wild about their music, but bless ‘em, they’ve soldiered on all these years and are actually doing the right thing.
From what (little) I know about Kiss, I remember thinking they were a really cool garage band, and their first 3 albums were fun, but when "Kiss Alive" came out, that changed everything. It became apparent that for them, it was all about giving their fans an experience. Leaving it all out on the stage. And they transferred that belief to one of their opening acts, Rush.
Both Kiss and Rush put on some of the most amazing shows, so when you walk out of the concert hall, you know you've really seen something amazing (not to hijack this thread, but it's sad that we'll probably never get to see Rush on the road again.)
Mark