The Vinnie Vincent Forum - Where Freedom Rocks!

thattimeofyear87

Yeah. But I was surprised at Paul's opening sentence. So rare for him to comment on Vinnie's guitar ability nowadays. Wish he would have said something about his writing skills.

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Excerpt from Paul's new interview in "Guitar World": As far as navigating the icebergs, as KISS' popularity declined, it was your idea, in 1983, to take off the makeup in order to reinvigorate interest in the band. Paul Stanley: I didn't see any other choice at that point. And I take my hat off to G...

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KISS is happy with its lineup and OK with the Rock Hall A new inductee into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, KISS won't be playing at that ceremony. But the members are still very much in the rock 'n' roll business. http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/posts/la-et-ms-kiss-rock-hall-of-fame,0,1...

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I take two issues with these comments: 1) The guy is no longer with us. Show at least one ounce of respect by acknowledging that fact. Why don't Paul and Gene just piss on his grave? 2) You know, you'd think these sort of style issues would be worked out beforehand. How the hell did Paul and Gene le...

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From the new issue of "Guitar World," Paul and Gene's most recent thoughts on Mark St. John: http://www.necramonium.com/photos/Rare-Mark-St-John-/Markst.John1984.9.jpg Paul Stanley: My classic story with Mark is that during the making of "Animalize" I sent him home one night to come up with a solo t...

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From the new issue of "Guitar World," Paul and Gene's most recent thoughts on Vinnie: http://memberfiles.freewebs.com/67/17/44541767/photos/-Rare-Vinnie-Vincent-/VinnieVincent83.2.jpg Paul Stanley: Vinnie had an incredible touch and an incredible knowledge of the guitar. But left to his own devices ...

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I'm a subscriber to GW so I got the issue today. Will post a few snippets...

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Will be interested to read what they have to say about Vinnie... http://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0101/0572/products/GWO_2014.04_grande.jpg?v=1393359651 In the April-14 issue of Guitar World magazine, guitarist Paul Stanley and bassist Gene Simmons celebrate their upcoming Rock and Roll Hall of Fame...

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while mark may not have been in kiss long, his material has not been properly played by anyone since he left. Agreed. Recently, I was listening to some of Bruce's early live recordings with the band and frankly he struggled with "I've Had Enough." (That said, Mark's solo is not easy to play and the...

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Vinnie trading leads with G.E. Smith in this one. G.E. is first, VV is second.

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Fun tune and a nice key change for the solos. Has a funky Commodores feel...

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From "Behind The Mask":

"Fits Like A Glove"
Gene Simmons: "Fits Like A Glove" started with a guitar pattern I had. Then Vinnie stuck in the middle... "

Sounds like Vinnie contributed musically to the song, but no credit?

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Circa "Instant Replay":

http://www.danhartman.com

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Really nice, understated solo by Vinnie in this Dan Hartman ballad:

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Tasteful solo by Vinnie.

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Anyone know the specific issue(s) this ran in? I guess it was 1990? I have a collection of classic guitar magazines: Guitar For The Practicing Musician, Guitar World, Guitar School. I have gone through the 1990 issues I have but haven't found it...

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http://jacksonguitars.com/features/coming-soon/ A couple of interesting ones... http://jacksonguitars.com/themes/img/features/coming-soon/2916320598-RRXMG.png RHOADS RRXMG The Jackson Rhoads RRXMG has a basswood body, through-body maple neck and active EMG® 85 (neck) and 81 (bridge) humbucking picku...

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Anyone know the story behind the final phrase Mark says in "Burnin' Bridges":

(Lighter flickers)
"Go ahead, light it up, pal."

With the song being about VV, this has to be a VV reference, no?

thattimeofyear87

Good album. Vinnie's guitar playing is fantastic.

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One of the interesting thing about the KISS/Vinnie years is that the band really played the songs live at a brisker place, especially the classic material. Using Nashville 1984 and the studio album counterparts, here is a breakdown of the difference in bpm. Of course, playing a bit faster live is na...

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http://www.kissfaq.com/albumcovers/cover_systems_large.jpg After listening to an album so many times, you start to pick up on a bunch of random little musical things. Here's a list of random bits about "All Systems Go": - The outro for"Deeper And Deeper" goes through three different tonal centers, ...

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Curious…who all here has this lithograph? And are there any others lurking out there on the Net for sale?

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This qualifies as "new news"???

Oh boy...

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Cool photo.

I've always wondered if Vinnie and Paul got along at all outside of the band/writing on a "hanging out" level….

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Not sure if this is legitimate or not... Talking Metal 3 hours ago I will have some "new news" on Vinnie Vincent that I will reveal in tonight's show. Podcast version of the show gets posted on Tuesday. https://www.facebook.com/pages/Talking-Metal/89860082191 Tune in info: 9pm EST / 6pm PSTwww.live3...

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Great listen. Love Winger and big fan of Reb Beach. Went to see one of their 25th anniversary shows in New Mexico last August during which they played the debut album in entirety. Got to meet the guys, all cordial and fun to talk to. Captured some of video, including one of my favorite Winger tunes,...

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Interesting topic. I don't think KISS' rhythm guitars (in any era) border on the insanely difficult in terms of the technical execution. But nailing the proper feel and locking into the groove can always be a challenge. As far as difficulty, I'd go with the main riff to "Parasite" and probably somet...

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Trunk would be the perfect person to conduct the interview. He's a KISS fan and has respect for VV's contributions to KISS and his talents.

Would love to see it happen.

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Was looking over one of my old magazines ("KISS Guitarists") and thought this was an interesting quote from the Mark St. John interview: What do you think of Eric Carr? He's a tough musician. Gene ad Paul put him under a lot of pressure with these new guitarists and they kind of use him as the guine...

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Nice…

Do we know why Vinnie taped it up?

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Thanks for posting that… Some questions: Do we know who acquired the guitar? And why? (Is he a MSJ fan?) Was this in Mike Varney's Spotlight column? http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s37/bigmouth_photos/Charvel%20Strat%201969/MarkNorton.jpg And does anyone recall any of the guitar magazines at the ...

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As for the guitar, it's actually a Charvel with a Jackson logo! http://www.jcfonline.com/threads/140572-Mark-St-John-s-yellow-Jackson?highlight=mark+st+john Vic was already on the case about this guitar Tim! :D Cool…. it certainly looks like a Charvel. Can anyone cut and paste any info from that th...

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Thanks for sharing. Didn't have these ones...

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This is one of the better Vinnie interviews out there... A variety of interesting topics and questions. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mnqv7nRNcrA[/youtube] But...what I'm curious about -- and wondering what others think -- how does Vinnie come off as so calm and collected? This interview e...

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Mark's solo on "Love Gun":

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In honor of "Animalize" turning 30 later this year, how about a little discussion... http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/4/40/Animalize.jpg On a scale of 0-5 stars, what is your rating for "Animalize"? What's your take on Mark St. John's guitar work on "Animalize"? How would you describe his st...

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doublev2 wrote:What do you think of the live exciter solos like the one from radio city music hall?

Love it. Great combination of speed, unpredictable phrasing and melody.

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I've always loved the album. And I feel it gets better with age. "A World Without Heroes" might be Gene Simmons' best moment on record. Wonderful vocal performance.

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btw -- are these solo takes part of a LIU session compilation? Or is this another one of those insider-only deals?

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I have no doubt in my mind that Vinnie could have played a spectacular guitar solo on "Exciter." The fact that he is not featured on the album was either a power play by G/P or some sort of time issue (as in they were in a bind for time and needed a solo quickly, so they grabbed Derringer). What can...

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I don't have my copy of "KISS Alive Forever" handy but I don't believe "Deuce" was performed on the Creatures tour. However, the "This Day In KISStory 1982" news item from 12/29 on KOL says this: "Rock and Roll Hell," "Keep Me Comin" and "Deuce" were also performed at the early shows of the tour. I'...

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Probably another topic that has been beaten to death… http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p265/timmcph/creatures_176_zps89c8a266.jpg Creature Of The Night: Steve Farris Saint And Sinner: VV Keep Me Comin': VV Rock And Roll Hell: Robben Ford Danger: VV I Love It Loud: VV I Still Love You: Robben Ford ...

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Paul's Les Paul from the HITS tour:

The Les Paul Vinnie played on the COTN tour:

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Speaking of paint, did Vinnie himself repaint the gold Jackson pink? Or did he have someone else do it?

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Would be great to hear the KISS version. Here's what David Snowden had to say … http://www.kissfaq.com/KissFAQ-wiki/index.php?title=Interview_-_David_Snowden DS: Because "Back On The Streets," KISS recorded that with Gene singing it, Paul singing it, Eric singing it … KF: Can you verify that David? ...

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Drum engineer/engineer on "Creatures" -- might make for an interesting interview subject:
http://www.neeks.com/bio.htm

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Who Made The Bigger Impact In KISS? Bruce Kulick http://www.welovemetal.com/newsite/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/bruce-kulick.jpg Tenure: 1984-1995 Studio Albums: 5 Misc: Ghost guitar on two songs on "Animalize"; "Alive III" KISS Co-Writes: 20 "Asylum" (3): King Of The Mountain/Trial By Fire...

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Paul and Gene on "Rockline" with Bob Coburn in January 1985, just after Bruce Kulick replaced Mark St. John, and less than a year after VV was gone: http://www.kissmonster.com/multimedia.php Interesting listen, including a couple of Vinnie-related items: Songwriting (part one @ 5:35): - LOL at Paul'...

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What about the controls on the gold Jackson?

- Volume
- Pickup toggle switch
- Some sort of boost switch?

thattimeofyear87

Nice...

Here is the video with the "black Strat":
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And a really bad screen grab:

Is there any better footage/photos of this guitar?

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Rick, my bad. I read something into your comment that perhaps was not there. Sorry for the mixup all..

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