Kiss signed off their last live gig at Madison Square Garden on Saturday, by letting avatars of themselves take the stage for an encore of “ God Gave Rock ‘n Roll to You”
Created by George Lucas’ Industrial Light and Magic company , it gives the band the opportunity to live on…
“ We can be forever young and forever iconic” according to frontman Paul Stanley.
Now it’s possible that his tongue was at least partly in his cheek , but as someone who has always supported the spirit of “ Keep It Live” , I have always believed that live means exactly that…
A group of individuals , onstage , playing music on real instruments and singing songs , rather than lip syncing.
However … ABBA already gave the world an avatar concert , and now Kiss are intimating that this isn’t a gimmick , but a way for ageing artistes to always appear “match fit” for as long as audiences are prepared to buy tickets.
Where will this lead us ? Will The Rolling Stones allow their next album to be performed by mid 1960s versions of themselves… The list could be endless. Macca has already given us a hint of what is possible with his clever video of “ Now and Then”.
Will this become the new Golden Age ? Personally , I think I would still like to share a performance with living beings … but one band of avatars I might consider seeing would be the original line up of 10 cc…
Art For Art’s Sake…Money For God’s Sake.
