Kiss: Rock the Nation - Live (2005) (V)

User Rating:

8.7/10   

Director:

Jonathan Beswick

Release Date:

13 December 2005 (USA)

Genre:

Music

Cast

Gene Simmons	...	Himself
Eric Singer	...	Himself
Paul Stanley	...	Himself
Tommy Thayer	...	Himself

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Filming Locations:

Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA

Trivia:

First DVD release from KISS in their KISSVision high definition format.

Not totally complete,but an awesome DVD--another excellent supplement to KISSSTORY

Let me start off my review of this DVD by stating the honest truth:I have been one of the biggest KISS fans on this planet ever since I was eleven years old. And,as disappointing as it may be to see that Ace Frehley and Peter Criss have both departed from the group for the second time,both Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley have done a great job at carrying KISS on,despite the absence of Frehley and Criss. Despite all of the line-up changes that have occurred within KISS over the years,KISS has always been able to put on a great concert--and their most recent concert DVD,"Rock The Nation-Live",is proof of that sentence.

This is a two disc set DVD,and while it may be controversial to some hardcore fans of KISS,it is still very well put together and very entertaining. Here,you get to see the new line-up of KISS (Gene Simmons,Paul Stanley,Tommy Thayer,and Eric Singer) perform live in both the District of Columbia and Virginia Beach,VA,on their "Rock The Nation" tour that they shared with Poison. The concerts that were filmed for this DVD show KISS performing a selection of their best material from the early 70's right up to the early 90's,and not only is the song selection excellent for what it is and by itself (considering the fact that KISS have had several hit and fan favorite songs ever since the 70's,that it is hard for the band to perform all of their hit songs and fan favorites in just one night),the performances here are excellent,and have new,original life to them. The performances of "God Gave Rock and Roll To You II" and "Rock and Roll All Nite" are very patriotic and nostalgic,while they do a good job at documenting the spirit of KISS that several people tend to not recognize about the group sometimes. If you always wanted to see a KISS concert with stage effects from the 1970's and new stage effects to the concert,you will find what you are looking for here. And despite both Ace Frehley and Peter Criss being absent from this DVD,Tommy Thayer does a really good job at stepping in for Frehley on this DVD while Eric Singer does a really good job at stepping in for Criss,and with Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley bringing the energy that they brought into 70's era KISS shows into the shows that were filmed for this DVD,alongside the bonus features here,make this DVD an excellent supplement to KISSSTORY,and proves that KISS can still be a good band,even if Ace and Peter aren't with the group anymore.

Overall,a very well put together DVD,and a nice treat for both hardcore KISS fans and KISS fans who missed KISS on their "Rock The Nation" tour that was supporting this DVD.