We wanted the best, we got … KISS. We also got Mötley Crüe last night at Bridgestone Arena, where we took in “The Tour” — a Dr. Feelgood-meets-Dr. Love arena-rock double-shot that was like a 10-story-tall gilded middle finger to subtlety.
This wasn’t The Spin’s first rodeo when it comes to KISS’ storied, cliché-by-design concert experience. When we caught the band’s Bridgestone 2009 performance, our biggest complaint (besides suffering through tragically tuneless, shirtless openers Buckcherry) was that Gene Simmons, Paul Stanley and their hired-hand impostors opened with “Deuce” into “Strutter.” An awesome one-two punch to be sure, the set-topping pairing of the band’s two best songs meant, at least musically, the show was all downhill after its first eight minutes.
