Those of us who dig Boston only tend to think about them when “More Than a Feeling” or “Something About You” comes on the radio; conversely, those of us who dig KISS think about them all the time. They (we?) buy new KISS records they (we?) know we won’t like, and the purchase still feels essential. It almost wouldn’t matter if the CDs were blank, because KISS has transcended music and become something else entirely. And if you are not going to lionize the transposition of creation and emotion—if you’re not going to lionize the ability of a musical band to matter more as a concept than as a
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