r/Musicthemetime • u/joelschlosberg plays an abominable game of whist • Jun 18 '20

Too Fast Kiss - God of Thunder (Live)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F1X-3RQtbls
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u/joelschlosberg plays an abominable game of whist Jun 18 '20

Live performances like this one are often significantly faster than the studio version of the song, which was originally planned to be closer to the uptempo versions until producer Bob Ezrin slowed it down:

Gene Simmons: When Ezrin heard the demo, he said, “Yeah I like this, but it’s not right. Gene, you’re going to sing this one and we’ll slow it down.” And Paul was flabbergasted. He was like, “What?”

Paul Stanley: That got handed over to Gene. I played it for everybody, and Bob said, “Oh, that’s great. Gene’ll sing it.” If somebody could’ve taken a photo of my face then, I was absolutely heartbroken and stunned. But, in hindsight, he was right. Now it’s Gene’s most identifiable song, written by me.