KISS Guitarist Talks About Upcoming 'Kissology: Volume Two' DVD Box Set

June 28, 2007

Greg Prato of Billboard.com recently spoke to KISS guitarist Tommy Thayer about the band's upcoming DVD box set "Kissology: Volume Two, 1978-1991".

"It's fantastic that 'Volume One' of 'Kissology' has done huge numbers, but does it surprise me? No, not at all," Thayer tells Billboard.com. "This is KISS in its early raw form, four guys with the hunger and fire, aspiring to take on the world. All this great footage is finally available and it's exciting."

"Volume Two" will be comprised of three DVDs and a fourth disc that will vary by retailer. The first disc will feature a news special on the band from 1978 and an infamous 1979 interview with Tom Snyder, with other elements still pending, according to KISS' Web site.

Asked why "Volume 2" doesn't include any complete shows from the "Lick It Up" or "Asylum" tours, Thayer explains, "We chose the best songs from those concerts. Remember, the 'Volume Two' DVD is over seven hours long and from tour to tour, many of the same songs are played, so you have to pick the choice songs and moments without being too repetitive. When you create a DVD package there are time considerations — you can only physically put so much on a DVD disc, and each volume of 'Kissology' is designed in advance to be a three-disc set."

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