Brightest child among stars
One of the oldest and still living glamrockers, father of
four children, who still loves to put on
some leopard print shirt, of course he undoes some buttons, to show his hairy
chest. Paul Stanley remained on rock n` roll scene for a long time. Let`s define
long time. 40 years enough for you? Now, let`s do some guessing, to see, if we
can figure him out.
Stanley`s remarkable performances are made of few typical
elements that should never be left out. And yet each and every one made him and
his coworking Kiss commanders unique showmen who can do it better even than
some rockstars half of their age. Stanley, who was one of the key band founders
of Kiss, knew exactly what he wanted them to be. To be very determined man is
proved by a fact he used to do different jobs, he was even a cabbie for a
while, just to earn enough money for the band. And so he put great effort into
the plans, of band one day to come to live. And it was very much Alive! in late
60s, 70s. Kiss has always taken some special place in rock n` roll industry.
They`ve made their path in the other way, not in the direction of other bands
in that era. Stanley helped this thing out. One thing was to wear make-up. The
next thing were their sex-appeal, hardrock/glam/shiny costumes. Add some pretty
good music and the show is about to begin.
Well the good music, as a matter of fact, can`t be done just
by itself. Starchild remains role model for many rock performers. Universal artist who has everything in just
about the right measure His sounds pretty natural, but yet his singing
technique is kind of difficult to reach. Strong vocals and huge vocal range go
hand in hand in songs just like Heaven`s on fire, where Stanley can show all
his winning cards. In higher notes, his voice remains strong, with such intensive
vibrato, which still makes it clear and yet powerful. Another thing are long
notes, which lasts for few measures and he can do them with no special effort.
One other thing is falsetto. Stanley, once referred as the Falsetto King, uses
this technique pretty often. His natural powerful, dark colour of voice can get
raspy with some falsetto and rocks. He never coloured his voice too much, like
many other rockstars did and yet he sounds very natural and powerful even in
his cries. His singing could even be compared to the opera, he reminds me of
Freddie Mercury, who also did only vibrato to fulfill his raspy strong vocals
and sounded natural and very emotional. Though the lyrics and the lines in the
songs are usually simple, his realization convinces even the toughest
non-rockers. In I still love you, Stanley gets so emotional so you can really
hear the pure emotions in this piece. Song gets to be difficult to perform, due
to the long lasting notes and some twists in the melody, but he sings it with such
lightness and yet vocally and emotionally so strong, one could hardly believe.
And it was unplugged.
Not to talk too much about old times, Paul can still sing
very good after he had some throat surgeries. Allright, the higher notes in I
was made for loving you (remember the I can`t get enough solo after the
chorus?) can`t be reached anymore, but since he can do Love gun, Hell or
Hallelujah and Psycho circus well, there is nothing more to be discussed. Not
to take all the credit, his indispensable couple Gene Simmons with space -and
catman are helping with the show. And if there is something these guys can do
good, it`s their show. I mean, I`d love to be on that New Year gig under the
Brooklyn bridge in the NYC to rock n` roll all night and maybe even catch some
piece from Starchild`s guitar. Since I`ve witnessed their gig in Udine, I
admit, I was amazed. Smashing the guitar, rolling and bending around the guitar
has its special effect. In heels, of course. You get the feeling he was born
with his guitar. The guitar sessions in Kiss pieces were always well-made,
enriched by the Demon and the Starchild himself.
Some of the fans held it against them for they switched from
the hard rock and rock n`roll such as Rise to it to more glam rock melodies,
but there is still a lot of rock n`roll in Paul`s performance. It always will
be. He even tasted some opera and did the role of Phantom in Phantom of the
Opera. Maybe he used too much vibrato, but he sang even the higher notes with
so much emotions and sense, he deserves to be praised.
What Paul is also appreciated in rock n` roll industry is
the persona he successfully created. Mostly, the costumes, face masks and
covers of the albums were from made from Paul`s imagination, which he uses with
success as a painter. Without a doubt charismatic, he has very strong life
direction. Dedicated to his goals, he decided to achieve, he and Simmons are
also rare for their unlikely 70s` rockstars reputation. Jews for their belief,
they`ve never faced the alcohol or drug problems nad Starchild has always been
known to be a family man. Instead switching beds, he rather spends time playing
guitar with his oldest son Evan Shane.
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