MusiKid: Ticket to Paradise

Ticket to paradise

Hey there, everybody! Here I go again (on my own), and for there is time to do something with this Kid up here, I decided to share one new song I wrote recently. I decided to fix my home-made 'studio' A.S.A.P. to get the things done right as they should be, but for now, here are the lyrics.
Everybody, this is Ticket to paradise.

Ain't got sun for the morning
Ain't got time to rise
I got out of my prison with my ticket to paradise

Ain't got dreams for haunting
Ain't got guns to shoot
I got my dime and my six strings
Yo pay my time outta my life

Ain't got time to beat it
Ain't got tears to wipe
My mouth is dry, my heart is sinking
My soul is wild, hell fells allright

Ain't got songs to sing it
Ain't got light to burn me down 
My blues is old, I'm getting dizzy
I lost my time to say goodbye


I got my mind sick n' sober
I got my heary running down
I got my three minutes to fix it
Got no time to heal my heart

You coming down rough n' easy
You play me like a little child
You locked me up when you were leaving
You stole my time to say goodbye

Meeting up with: BRIGHTEST CHILD AMONG STARS

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.

Kid`s Pit: KISS LOVES YOU UDINE

Kid`s Pit: KISS LOVES YOU UDINE 

Udine. 4 pm. The temperatures are increasing in every minute and so is the crowd, joining in front of the antique walls of Villa Manin. The little town of Codroipo, near Udine turned into black and white that day. It is the leaders of black-white troops, well-armed for the party all day long and rock n` roll all night to blame. They sure came to take over the final city before they started to move their  Kiss Army to Milan. The KISS. Leather-wearing long-haired Harley Davidson riders, fathers carrying their kids on the shoulders, and many other young and old curious wanderers who came to face the Kiss. Armed with face masks or other Kiss equipment, they came to prove there ain`t important if you speak Italian, English, Slovene, Croatian or German, but to see what you need to see. Show, still calling itself so, after over 30 years. KISS.

Even though gates were opened at 6 pm and the gig began at 8pm, on 17^th of July 2013, the troops of excited and sunburnt fans were making their moves towards the walls and neither heat nor crowd was able to stop the march. The space in front of Villa Manin was filling up and their persistent »we want Kiss« brought many curious by-passers, who tried to figure out why there is war satte in their town, why the traffic is completely stopped and why the hell there are so many people wearing funny masks and walking around there. So when the gate was finally opened, the soldiers in first battle line managed to beat offensive security and conquered place under the stage where only the most excited fans took place. The most excited, I say, for they found the strenght under few hours of over-heated waiting and securing their place in front of the gates,  and they even ran right after they got their ticket back. In the golden era of the band most of the visitors were wearing make-up of some of the band members, in Udine the view seemed quite different. The reason might be, as I`ve mentioned few times before, the heat melting the make-up of many, who even at the scene of gig used the must-have white base, black eyeliner and lipstick. While under the stage the curtain  with the Kiss logo was lifted up, the already overheated crowd was on fire even more. Only the matter of time was the moment when its gonna burst. And so it did.

It exploded from large spider-formed construction above the stage. Smoke covers the stage, the light blinds it all and the curtain falls. The army is taken over by the well-known order  »you wanted the best, you got the best. The hottest band in the world. Kiss,« and after the first riffs of Psycho Circus, the commanders of the Army took place on stage. The veteran generals of the first band set, Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons, were accopmained by  Tommy Thayer and  Eric Singer, who took over the masks and places of the original space-ace Ace Frehley and catman-drummer Peter Criss. The beginning of the performance sounded „monstrous“, for the melodies of their latest album Monster, which got them on American Billboard hardrock chart and kick them on tour again, could be heard. The songs migtht not yet be well-known to the public, but the spectacular show was. In the background the enormous sign of Kiss, must-have part of concert scenes, was flashing. Letter after letter, exactly as in good old times. Gene was marching around in his demonic outfit and licking his guitar over and over again and stretching it in the way probably nobody can. The major force anyway was Starchild Paul Stanley. His hairystyle was still pretty wild, he kept the star on the eye and blood-red lipstick and he proudly showed his hairy chest while entertaining the fans. After they sang along the Italian Volare, he told couple of times how the band loves it in Italy. He split the fans into two groups, the left and the right, and dared them, to bring it on, for the show was going on with Sonic Boom`s Say Yeah. When the time for »yeah« came, he left the microphone to the loudest ones. Between too many hands desperately trying to catch one of the Stanley`s picks, the others showed him hearts made with their palms. After Stanley`s a bit vocally-less intensive Heaven`s on fire, when he didn`t forget on licking his finger while  »eat it like a piece of cake«, he intensified energy despite two hip operations. He kept dancing in his platform boots, circling around guitar and shooting the Demon with the fire coming from guitar. Simmons kept a bit more peaceful, but proved his Demon status.

After stretching his tongue, which might not be as flexible as it used to be, and less virtuose sounds from the ax-shaped guitar, resembling the motorcycle, he flew above the crowd to the body of the spider and the whole stage turned green. The fans knew it was time for God of thunder and even the blood-spilling show wasn`t left out. The gig was well prepaired, for all the four members were completing each other. Each and every one of them presented his skills to the visitors. After few-minutes-taking shouts for Tommy and then Eric, Singer prepaired solo o drums and Tommy on guitar and then they were both lifted up in the air, so the skills of the mechanic spider could also be seen. They fire was shot in the air and the major three guitar strummers lined up and moved their head in the rhytm, just as you can see in the evegreen Kiss` videos. When the stage was taken back by Stanley, he made the crowd go wild saying: „I have a feeling, like we are a family. And when I get that feeling, I have to join you.“ Those, who doubted how 61-year old is about to fly over the heads of fans in his high-heeled boots along with his guitar, proved to be wrong. He did exactly that and then he sang Love gun to them standing on the shelf between the crowd. When the Love gun was cool and he returned back on stage, the older hits took place. First measure of I was made for loving you were recognized to everybody for it was a hit, which blew them right into the top of rockstars. Small confetti started coming from the air and the night was falling on Villa Manin. Stanley couldn`t reach the higher tones of I can`t get enough, but he left the fans to do so. „You are so small and yet so loud. Tomorrow, when we are doing the show in Milan, we will really be thinking of you,“ praised them Stanley, before he changed Detroit rock city into Udine rock city. And he wasn`t wrong about them. The absolute necessary was also Rock'n'roll all nite, when Paul even smashed his guitar, but he didn`t gave the pieces away to the fans, fighting themselves to get it. But they started to figure out, the party was about to come to an end. The final solo belonged to Starchild and Black Diamond, which was the last song of over-two hours lasting spectacular gig. He even shoot the visitors with the camera, so they could wave themselves to the screen, and then the Kiss members took picture surrounded with over 10 thousand arms in the air. When the lights went down and the smallest hope to see the rockers once again was gone, God gave rock'n'roll to you started to sound around the place. Visitors kept standing in darkness and they sang the anthem so loud, as if the band was still playing. So maybe Kiss ain`t what they used to be, maybe Udine rock city is only a place in their well-prepaired merchandise map, maybe it is about old glamrockers, joined to feel the old glory again. Doesn`t matter. It all disappears in the moment, when the shouting crowd still doesn`t want to go home. In that moment from the darkness on the stage suddenly the huge sign flashes: Kiss loves you, Udine.

MusiKid: For this Christmas

For this Christmas

Hello everybody! Hope you are having a ball and enjoying some Christmas/New Year and prepairing for the final night of the year to come. Well, me doing the same thing. Since we haven`t heard for a long time and I am still breathing, I am giving you some after-Christmas gift. I give you For this Christmas. I wrote this one while times got really rough for me and I felt every word I wrote. So since I`ve complained we have no song telling about the more realistic part of Christmas, here it goes. Go figure, I didnt know we will get it that soon:) 

You could not escape anything that is meant to be, but I hope such verses as below will happen to you as less as possible. For those facing some of the the blue thoughts, I wish you all to carry the next year and all the others with somebody who will help carry it with you.

For this Christmas some will be lonely

For this Christmas some will be blue

For this Christmas some lights won`t be shining

For this Christmas some dreams won`t come true

For this Christmas some hearts will be stolen

For this Christmas some words won`t be new

For this Christmas some things will be broken

For this Christmas some won`t know what to do

Chorus:

For this Christmas 

For this Christmas 

For this Christmas 

I`ll carry it with you

For this Christmas life won`t get easy

For this Christmas some prayers won`t see through

For this Christmas some tears won`t be drying

For this Christmas some eyes wouldn` move

Chorus

For this Christmas some phones won`t be ringing

For this Christmas some things would get too heavy to do

For this Christmas some will be waiting

For this Christmas 

I`ll carry it with you

Have a peaceful year and I wish luck to you all!

Kid`s Kit: READY TO ROCK AROUND CHRISTMAS TREE?

Ready to rock around Christmas tree?

You got the gifts? Got the tree also? Know allyour Christmas carols? Well, now it`s time to work onyour Christmas outfit a little more. I bet you are counting days when Christmas or New Year`s party is finally to arrive to show all your holiday glam. And I suppose you already know what to wear on that special day. In case you are still killing yourself with the same old thing, I am giving you here some hints. Red, green and shiny are must-have! 
Here are some ideas,what to wear and how to rock around Christmas tree!

Santa is surely coming to town

A cute Christmas sweater always rocks, no matter if you just visit your grandma or if you open the gifts with your friends

Don`t forget to wrap the presents.

If you want some presents, help Santa out, let him know where he can put them.

KID WISHES YOU A JOLLY HOLLY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR! 

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Meeting up with: THEY SURE KNOW HOW TO CHRISTMAS

They sure know how to Christmas

What is the first thing you think of when someone brings the Christmas up? I mean, of course, it`s the tree, candies, Santa, turkey, snow (well the snow is falling down here so rarely that I put it on the fifth place)...  But what else?  For me, and I`m sure for many others of you out there, Christmas has to do something  with the Christmas spirit. And Christmas spirit goes with Christmas songs. I cannot imagine December without hearing carols for the whole month, prepairing me for »The Night« finally to come.  The older, the better, I guess, but even some new ones ain`t pretty bad. Hearing everything you need to know about snow, Rudolf who is taking Santa right to your chimney and great Santa guy who is then checking his list to get you some of your most wanted gifts, you`ve never expected to get, seem to be just fine, but I guess do not appeal to me anymore. Well, this is the moment, you`d practically say, c`mon girl, what is your problem? But yet, there are so many of such and they are coming to you so strong and with such intense, you buy it. You start believing it and if you don`t get to live like that, you better start, cuz otherwise you`de be called a freak. Capitalism or whatever this thing might be called has a great influence even on such primary and simple things as holidays. Christmas is one of the greatest achievements capitalism has done in the whole history. And I suppose it shall only get further.

So, to get down to it, before, I never wandered how it feels to be on the other side. I was happily sitting on my sofa in my (probably) red or green dress and some cristal jewelry, helping with the too huge dinner and watching our over-lighted and over-decorated house and killing myself for the whole December what to get anybody for Christmas. (Including running around the stores, complaining over the crowd and then thinking over and over again if that was really the right thing to buy for my mom etc.)  But as I grew older, the more and more I started to walk towards that other side. Or not to say I walked,  I even opened up the door to let it in. Not to mention some persons, who are my closest friends and do not celebrate Christmas at all, I also couldn`t imagine, how it feels to be when not everything is right on Christmas. I could say I`ve been there and I know how it feels, but when you listen to such Christmas spirit, advertised everywhere, I`ve mentioned before, Christmas propaganda working through the songs, I`ve never heard many songs about people, for whom the things we usually deal with durng Christmas time (and take them really seriously, such as gifts, how to make your turkey taste delicious, what to wear on new year`s eve etc) seem  the final thing to think about. But yet I did. I can`t remember when it happened and why, but I`ve always liked Lennon`s War is over.  This piece has always been and remains my favourite Christmas song ever.The melody is so simple, the vocal lines are so clear and yet the message is so strong. And when I hear the sound of the children, accompaining him in the chorus, I feel like yeah,« let`s hope it`s a good one«.  I feel so sad and yet happy. I know this one was written for special purpose during those years, but pacifistic message could be understood whenever and even wherever. It even has to do something with you or relations in your closest area, your family. Not reaching my favourite one, but still close to the top, comes Do they know it`s Christmas time at all. I like the idea Bono get to combine such great sound with charity purpose. And not only  this, the greatest value of this song it`s once again, in its message. Just to raise awareness. To tell people, somewhere outside our »safe«  (and as I could say »blind«) world  are people, who don`t even have the time to think of Christmas,cuz the »the greatest gift they get is gift of life«.  I like the cover of the album. It might be strong, but strong is what you need when trying to achieve something. This year, 20 years after Do they know it`s Christmas came out, some artists got together again and did the same thing. Bono was yet again working, but what might be funny is, that when I listen to the original, I know everybody, but now, I barely know few. (Well, my own problem, I suppose).

Just to say, for me, these people sure know how to Christmas. It might be far more easier to just enjoy the holidays when you have too much of everyhing. Even though such songs got popular, they might never reach the popularity of the ultra hits, providing exclusive Christmas spirit. Maybe for people don`t want to bother about problems in December, maybe because they have they own. But let`s just think. December and 24th of December are days as all the others. 24th might not feed a hungry man on the street, 24th might not wipe tears from one`s eyes, 24th might be the loneliest day for someone. On 24th not all people will be merry. And we might need a song for that.

Kid`s Pit: THE CHRISTMAS CAROL CONTEST

Kid`s Pit: THE CHRISTMAS CAROL CONTEST

The whole year, I mean the whooole year I keep waiting for this thing called December. And if you look closer, it`s not even the whole month, its one single day. Or one single evening, better said. And when you look even closer, it`s practically few hours I guess. And so, few minutes before midnight I catch myself thinking how this whole excitement just passed by like nothing and how I better get ready for another year if I don`t wanna get too depressed. That night used to be sleepless for the whole childhood of mine because in my mind there were so many questions like what Santa will get me that year and all. Now I sort of start feeling what this thing called Christmas used to be. I feel more and more like it has to do something with the family, having one peaceful dinner together, watching the snow outside (or even pretending to be so) and having fun while finding probably 1001st place on the tree to put some final pieces on the already over-decorated tree. I try to remember all the good things I`ve done past year and every moment that made me feel happy. And what I`ve also been doing for the past few years, is keeping list of (of course) my favourite Christmas songs. No, I didn`t get you some sweet moments from a romantic Christmas concert, but I present you my very own Christmas carol contest (15 songs I`ve chosen and 15 songs that seriously need to be part of your Christmas playlist).

We`ll be going from No. 15 to the top.

#15: It`s the most wonderful time of the year (Andy Williams)

 Every time I hear it, in a second I have the whole melody in my head and Andy`s charming voice.

#14: Winter wonderland (Dean Martin)

Another Christmas vinyl, to keep you warm when probably some snow is falling outside and you are feeling warm next to the fireplace.

#13: Santa Claus is coming to town (John Frederick Coots and Haven Gillespie)

Probably a good thing to listen when waiting for Santa with some milk and  cookies. 

#12: It`s Christmas time again (Johnny Matis)
Something raspier but yet very tender for Christmas Eve. But we just love such sound, don`t we?

#11: Do they know it`s Christmas (Band aid)

I  can`t imagine Christmas without this one. I love the old 1984 version, the whole idea of Christmas in a different, not so romantic version as we all have the perception. But my hats go off also to the this year cover about Ebola. Way to go!

#10: Rockin` around Christmas tree (Brenda Lee)

..at the Christmas party hop! Great for a Christmas party. Have a happy holiday!

#9: Mistletoe and wine (Cliff Richard)

When I feel this one it makes me feel like dancing. I love the melody and Cliff`s interpretation of this piece. Have a glass of wine and someone to take you under the mistletoe.

#8: Driving home for Christmas (Chris Rea)

Since I`ve literally tried how it feels to be driving home for Christmas, I love Chris`s raspy voice in the way he makes this song a bit melancholic.

#7: Last Christmas (Wham)

I know, I know, you`re gonna say this one it`s been played so many times, but if reconsider, there is no Christmas without it. I think in a few years it might even beat Jingle bells. Just kidding, but anyway, I can`t feel Christmas untill I feel the intro and George`s first tones in this one.

#6: Thank God it`s Christmas (Queen)

Hell yeah, thank God for Christmas so the Queen did this great song. I their own style, this piece is a proof Christmas song could be done with more like rock notes.

#5: Carol of the bells

I love all the versions, all the singers no matter what, as long as it keeps those crescendos and minor chords. (I bet you already figured it out that I like more melancholic Christmas songs)

#4: Have yourself a merry little Christmas (Judy Garland) 

Once I read someone classified this song as one of the saddest Christmas songs ever, but I think this could be the whole point of it. There are too many over sweet cliche songs for Christmas.

 This one is astonishing. 

AND HERE WE GO! READY FOR TOP 3?

#3: Chestnuts roasting on an open fire (Nat King Cole)

I cried when I heard it for the first time. This slow rhytm and the melody make it so hearable, I wanna play it over and over again.

#2: White Christmas

Even if it ain`t white, this one makes us believe. There are only two verses of this song (of still unknown author) and a jazzy melody and that is why this will be classic of all times. 

#1: Happy X-mas (War is over) (John Lennon)

My favourite since I was really a Kid. The accompainment done by choir, the melody and its message are making it so special, it will always remain on the top of the lists.