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GENE SIMMONS: Songs On 'Family Jewels' Bonus CD Detailed

December 25, 2006

According to KISS FAQ — a fan-run site that offers "historical facts, some embellished myths, terrific personal opinions and just plain lots of stuff to read" — people receiving the deluxe edition of season one of "Gene Simmons Family Jewels" are receiving an audio treat. The package includes a bonus CD with two songs expected to be featured on Gene's "Monster: The Gene Simmons Box Set". The version of "You're My Reason For Living" varies slightly from that released in 2003 on Gene's "Sex Money Kiss" audio book lunch box and Japanese version of "Asshole". While it has more prominent drums, it lacks some of the electric guitar overdubs and is 17 seconds longer, though most of that is the result of a longer fade-out.

The second song is previously unreleased. "Rain Keeps Fallin'" is a song Gene demoed with members of SILENT RAGE around 1991. Several different lyrical versions of the song exist. Most interesting, perhaps, the riff at the start of this song can also be heard in a studio jam session with Dutch rockers SLEEZE BEEZE from around 1990/1 where Gene was working with the band on using his "Daily Planet" riff. They'd come up with the song "Jealous Woman" from the efforts, though the band didn't use it. "Rain Keeps Fallin'" was being developed during the "Carnival of Souls" sessions, with one September 1993 re-write being known with interesting lyrics such as "Burning crosses in my own back yard" and "My name’s on a cool headstone with a pretty rose."

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