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The entire Melbourne Symphony Orchestra donned black and white face
paint last night as they made rock history by performing with seventies
group Kiss. In a one-off Australian show, the group known as much for
their blood-spitting, flame-blowing antics as their musical anthems played
alongside the 60-piece orchestra at the Telstra Dome in Melbourne. It was
the first time Kiss had performed with an orchestra, but the Melbourne
Symphony Orchestra had previously joined with such acts as Elton John,
Frank Sinatra and the Three Tenors. The show began with a traditional rock
performance by Kiss - with Tommy Thayer replacing Ace Frehley on guitar -
before 10 musicians joined them for an acoustic set. The concert, filmed
for a pay-TV special ended with the 60-piece orchestra joining the group
on stage in full Kiss make-up. The KISS Symphony Set List Act One: (Full
blown KISS) Deuce Strutter Let Me Go Rock & Roll Lick It Up Calling
Dr. Love Psycho Circus Act Two: (Acoustic set with MSO) Beth Forever Goin'
Blind Sure Know Something Shandi Act Three: (Electric Set with full MSO)
Detroit Rock City King Of the Night Time World Do You Love Me Shout it Out
Loud God Of Thunder Love Gun Black Diamond -encores- Great Expectations I
Was Made For Lovin' You Rock N' Roll All Night
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Paul Stanley promised Undercover readers that Kiss fans would be
"lobotomised sonically" with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra and that is
exactly what they delivered. Kiss joined the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
for a one night only performance dubbed the Kiss Symphony. "What could be
accomplished by a band with our sonic prowess and an orchestra would leave
most people lobotomised sonically" Paul told Undercover News. The show was
in three parts. Part one was Kiss giving the crowd their rock and roll
show. The only thing missing was guitarist Ace Frehley. Instead guitar
tech Tommy Thayer, dressed in full Ace make-up, stood in for the Kiss
founding member who was MIA. The band warmed the crowd up with a 6 pack
featuring "Deuce", "Strutter", "Let's Go Rock 'n' Roll", "Lick It Up",
"Calling Dr. Love" and "Psycho Circus". Part 2 featured the 10 piece
Melbourne Chamber Orchestra. Peter Criss stole this part of the show with
his sentimental "Beth", followed by "Forever", "Going Blind", "Sure Know
Something" and a prelude of George Harrison's "Here Comes The Sun" into
"Shandi". Stanley praised the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra for having the
guts to do the performance saying when planning the concept they looked
into doing the show in another city and another country and with another
orchestra but it was the MSO who had the "guts" to take on the challenge
of the performance.
  
  
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