Stanley Kissed Off At Cult
Ron Ross, Circus, July 1975
THE FLAMING ROCK 'n' holocaust that Kiss brings to the stage has caused many intimidated headlining groups to ban the New York nitro-rockers from appearing on the same stage with them. Now Kiss has started their own blacklist, topped by their one-time cohorts in chordal calamity, Blue Oyster Cult, who Paul Stanley believes may have ripped off Kiss' explosive effects for their own show.
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