10 Rock Bands That Have Terrible Frontmen
7. KISS
The idea of having a lackluster frontman should sound like treason coming from a band like KISS. After all, these misfits from New York reinvented the idea of the awesome live show as we know it today, turning the idea concept of a rock and roll concert into a circus act. Though Paul Stanley might be able to hold his own as a captivating presence, Gene Simmons' gimmicks seem to begin and end at him being as a**h*le.
While Simmons certainly doesn't have anything to prove to anyone at this point in his career, he also doesn't have to air out his larger than life opinion about himself everywhere he goes. Compared to the usual hedonistic lifestyle that come from other frontmen, Simmons' approach to his audience just seems too gross at points, being a lot more sleazy than seductive half of the time.
It also doesn't help that he feels the need to be holier than thou for every other band that he comes across, going so far as to declare that rock is dead just a few years back. Rock might not be dead, but it may very well be on life support if we have these guys as our spokesmen. For as much fun as the KISS train seemed fun in the beginning, it looks like the Demon has taken on a different form in recent years.