a night to remember after a start of forgetfulness

More than four decades after releasing their first album, one can not deny that KISS is one of the most famous (and most successful) rock bands of all time. Along with fellow Alice Cooper, New York musicians have created the American response to the glam phenomenon, mixing sweet pop elements with sticky hard rock riffs and sensational theatricality, before becoming pioneers in the concept of concert. stage as we know it. Betting on a spectacular and groundbreaking production that has become a staple of musical entertainment, the quartet led by Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley – who have been the only two survivors of the band's original lineup for several years now – has imposed itself as a mass phenomenon that goes far beyond songs.

It is known that in Portugal, they have never enjoyed the same popularity as comic book heroes. the United States, Scandinavia or neighboring Spain. This alone justifies the fact that they only played once here, at the same time Cascais do Dramático de Cascais disappeared and in that which was the first concerts in which they presented without their paintings facial features. Well, if in the 1980s they were trying to reinvent themselves, the KISS 2018 is a significantly different proposition; more comfortable with the kitschy side of the picture and songs, certainly nostalgic and unwilling to write new music – the fact that they recorded two albums during the 18 recent years shows that the art of composition plays a reduced role in their current strategy. Nevertheless, after a long absence of 35 years, curiosity was great to feel the pulse of these veterans

. The responsibility for the Megadeth – who came on stage at 8:30 pm and had the unpleasant task of warming up – thus increased. the atmosphere of the few present in the place before the main attraction of this first night of The Legends Of Rock, event that ends this Wednesday with a performance of Scorpions. With many people stuck in an endless line to enter the Mario Wilson Stadium – the delayed opening of the doors meant that those who arrived after 20:00 had on average three good quarter-timers waiting to pass the dam security – Dave Mustaine's group started the performance. With a powerful q.b. Echoing both inside and outside the venue, the musicians played mostly older songs, Kiko Loureiro turned out to be a fish in the water recreating some of Marty Friedman's most iconic solos. and the thrashers greeted us with songs of approval. The highlight of the one-hour show goes up to the end, with the very clever sequence consisting of "Symphony Of Destruction", "Peace Sells". (with mascot Vic Rattlehead on stage) and 'Holy Wars & # 39; … the punishment due. Mustaine, in a voice better than the one we remembered, never tired of praising the national public and, in goodbye, leaving the usual " You were awesome, we were Megadeth " before leaving the stage under a shower of applause.

It's five o'clock in the evening from ten o'clock when the KISS climb on their own foot until a scene that seems too small to contain all the extravagance that is expected of the band American. Paul Stanley pulls a riff out of his guitar, looks at Gene Simmons on the other side of the stage and … Nothing. A few seconds of embarrassing silence and finally " Good, Lisbon … You wanted the best, you have the best! The hottest band in the world – KISS! ". Explosions, dense smoke clouds and musicians begin the show with a slightly padded version of "Deuce". The unbalanced sound, with a very low and low drums but a small guitar, is maintained throughout the second theme of the night, "Shout It Out Loud", causing the worst fears for the moments. However, even with all odds against them and everything to indicate that it would be a night to forget, the KISS use all their experience to get around the game.

Stanley speaks to the public to gain a few minutes, l 39; Technical team ends up putting the huge screen that serves as the backdrop for the stage to work, the technician balances the sound and the musicians finally start with a "War Machine & # 39; in full sound, huge flames on the screens and an undeniable chemistry among the four musicians. We have reached the end of the third theme of alignment, and we already have Stanley shooting in the audience, which corresponds in full, to one of the strategic maneuvers usually reserved for the last part of a concert , but that the KISS uses every opportunity to maintain energy As the Las Vegas rock entertainment market has long been maximized and monetized by KISS itself, it's not at all strange that many people present were particularly interested in the visual aspect of the show. . And for some reason, because what they have presented in this Portuguese backlash has turned out to be really impressive. Theatrical production, supported by hydraulic structures, harnesses and cables that allow them to fly over a part of the public, smoke, confetti cannons, fireworks, fireworks, may even seem exaggerated, but glove in this rocky context with a hint of Grand Guignol. The sirens at the end of "Firehouse", from the beginning of 1974 of the same, precede the moment Gene spits fire. " Do you have a good time?" Stanley asks, and – right away – Tommy Thayer sings a great version of "Shock Me" before tearing it up with a solo that, to tell the truth, was no more an excuse for firing three rockets from the guitar than something else. ;other. The public, this, delusional; between laughter and the notion that rock can also be a kid's game, "Say Yeah", "I Love It Loud", "Flaming Youth", "Call Dr Love" and "Lick It Up" are sung in