"According to Billboard, KISS bassist/singer Gene Simmons will be calling his second solo effort Asshole."

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― Ned Raggett (Ned), Thursday, 26 February 2004 21:23 (twenty-two years ago)

most aptly named album ever?

― M@tt He1geson (Matt Helgeson), Thursday, 26 February 2004 21:50 (twenty-two years ago)

I wonder if he's going to do adverts where he goes "Hi, I'm I'm Gene Simmons, and I wan't you to buy my Asshole!!!!!!"!!!!

That would be really funy!!!!!!!!

― Old Fart!!! (oldfart_sd), Friday, 27 February 2004 12:55 (twenty-two years ago)

"My asshole is out now"

― mark grout (mark grout), Friday, 27 February 2004 14:22 (twenty-two years ago)

Q: What are you listening to?
A: Gene Simmons, Asshole. (Or Gene Simmons's Asshole.)

― dave225 (Dave225), Friday, 27 February 2004 14:35 (twenty-two years ago)

when is it going to drop?

― BrianB (BrianB), Friday, 27 February 2004 14:43 (twenty-two years ago)

When is what going to drop?

― dave225 (Dave225), Friday, 27 February 2004 15:03 (twenty-two years ago)

gene simmons' balls.

― RJG (RJG), Friday, 27 February 2004 15:17 (twenty-two years ago)

It will be cool when he gets to take photo's with his new album and he sticks his tongue on his own asshole.

― Chris V (Chris V), Friday, 27 February 2004 15:20 (twenty-two years ago)

I'll wait to get Gene Simmons' Asshole used, thanks.

Maybe Amazon will sell it as a match-'em-up with Grace Slick's Manhole.

― Joseph McCombs, Friday, 27 February 2004 21:52 (twenty-two years ago)

Oh man. Gene Simmons' Asshole USED.

I'm off my food for good.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Friday, 27 February 2004 21:55 (twenty-two years ago)

"The Unalienable Right to Eat Gene Simmons' Asshole."

― Lord Custos Omicron (Lord Custos Omicron), Friday, 27 February 2004 21:56 (twenty-two years ago)

http://www.kissfanshop.de/Hauptseite/1985Gene.jpg

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Friday, 27 February 2004 22:00 (twenty-two years ago)

*weeping tears of laughter*

― Jeanne Fury (Jeanne Fury), Friday, 27 February 2004 22:06 (twenty-two years ago)

Wonder if I could be a groupie for his Asshole.

― Jeanne Fury (Jeanne Fury), Friday, 27 February 2004 22:06 (twenty-two years ago)

http://jupiter.walagata.com/w/alexinnyc/gene.jpg

Gene reacting to that notion.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Friday, 27 February 2004 22:18 (twenty-two years ago)

one month passes...

!?!?!?!!

From Blabbermouth:

Simmons' much-anticipated new solo album, "Asshole," is scheduled for release on May 18 through Simmons Records/Sanctuary Music Group. The first single from the album will be Gene's cover of PRODIGY's "Firestarter," a video for which was reportedly shot last weekend in Los Angeles with directors Mark Klasfeld and Tony Perossian.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Thursday, 15 April 2004 23:23 (twenty-two years ago)

Mummy, why does god allow little puppies and wee babies to die but allows Gene Simmons to have a seven decades-long career? WHY??!!!!!!

― kjoerup, Thursday, 15 April 2004 23:26 (twenty-two years ago)

The issue is not the length of his career, it is THE SONG HE IS COVERING AND WHAT THAT MEANS.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Thursday, 15 April 2004 23:27 (twenty-two years ago)

'Gene's cover of PRODIGY's "Firestarter,"'

The world's gone fucking mad.

― de, Thursday, 15 April 2004 23:27 (twenty-two years ago)

Point taken. Allow me to rephrase....

"Mummy, why doesn't Jehovah SMITE Gene Simmons?????!"

― kjoerup, Thursday, 15 April 2004 23:29 (twenty-two years ago)

Message to Anselm, Aquinas, et al.

Gene Simmons lives! Here is conclusive evidence that THERE IS NO GOD.

[Or at least not a benevolent one.]

― kjoerup, Thursday, 15 April 2004 23:31 (twenty-two years ago)

WTF? Is Simmons that poor? Pity the vid won't have him smacked around the boxing ring.

With a CD title like Asshole, at least we know what to call him.

The mighty have fallen....on their tongues.

― Nichole Graham (Nichole Graham), Thursday, 15 April 2004 23:31 (twenty-two years ago)

Words fail me. Also, for a man with such expansive ideals, why would he choose the Wal-Mart-worrying title Asshole for his record in this neo-McCarthyist age? And why oh why oh why did he cover "Firestarter"?

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Thursday, 15 April 2004 23:39 (twenty-two years ago)

How about he just calls his asshole "my second solo effort" instead? "HOT DAMN my second solo effort is CHAFIN' tonight!"

The "Firestarter" news means Liam Howlett is probably going to spend another few months in the studio trying to make the next Prodigy album sound as un-rock as possible.

― Nate in ST.P (natedetritus), Friday, 16 April 2004 00:08 (twenty-two years ago)

i hope he dies

― roger adultery (roger adultery), Friday, 16 April 2004 00:09 (twenty-two years ago)

I hope he leaves me his money.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Friday, 16 April 2004 00:10 (twenty-two years ago)

one month passes...

okay so have you heard it?

― teeny (teeny), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 21:26 (twenty-two years ago)

'cause I have.

― teeny (teeny), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 21:27 (twenty-two years ago)

And...?

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 21:29 (twenty-two years ago)

oh words cannot describe.

― teeny (teeny), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 21:29 (twenty-two years ago)

I think you must share this wonder.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 21:30 (twenty-two years ago)

it cannot be explained, it can only be experienced.

― teeny (teeny), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 21:30 (twenty-two years ago)

'share' as in 'file,' see. ;-)

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 21:35 (twenty-two years ago)

DAVE NAVARRO!

― deanomgwtf!!!p%3Fmsgid%3D4581997 (deangulberry), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 21:35 (twenty-two years ago)

I SAW AN AD FOR THIS SHIT ON TV WHILE WTACHING VH1 100 GREBEST HARE BANDS AND IT WAS SO AMAZING. LIKE WATCHING A CAR CRASH! IT WAS A MINUTE LONG AND HAD TONS OF BOOBS AND GENE SIMMONS LOOKING UGLY. YOU GET A CARD WITH IT THAT CERTIFIES THAT YOU ARE AN ASSHOLE!!!! OMG WTF LOL

― HAMBURGER NEURON GROUP (ex machina), Wednesday, 9 June 2004 18:34 (twenty-two years ago)

http://www.theonion.com/news/index.php?issue=4020&n=3

― NA (Nick A.), Wednesday, 9 June 2004 18:47 (twenty-two years ago)

HNG, you crack me up

― woly boly (woly boly), Friday, 11 June 2004 14:52 (twenty-two years ago)

http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=Afu5s8qzzbtn4

I kiss you AMG

― HAMBURGER NEURON GROUP (ex machina), Friday, 11 June 2004 15:27 (twenty-two years ago)

SHEEP BLEATS!

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Friday, 11 June 2004 15:37 (twenty-two years ago)

KIM DEAL GETTIN PAID

she's having a good year

― Gear! (Gear!), Friday, 11 June 2004 15:54 (twenty-two years ago)

i am so, so in awe of this album, having heard it.

― strongo hulkington (dubplatestyle), Friday, 18 June 2004 10:08 (twenty-two years ago)

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B0001XAN5I.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg

― strongo hulkington (dubplatestyle), Friday, 18 June 2004 10:11 (twenty-two years ago)

i feel sad i can't share the inner sleeve photo with a GIANT FEMALE ASS resting on gene's head

― strongo hulkington (dubplatestyle), Friday, 18 June 2004 10:13 (twenty-two years ago)

i am telling you, this is the worst single of the year by far

― mark p (Mark P), Friday, 18 June 2004 10:43 (twenty-two years ago)

is it getting any play?!?!?!

― strongo hulkington (dubplatestyle), Friday, 18 June 2004 10:53 (twenty-two years ago)

it can't be, it just can't.

― mark p (Mark P), Friday, 18 June 2004 11:00 (twenty-two years ago)

http://play.rbn.com/?url=realguide/music/s/video/genesimmons_thefirestarter_sanctuary_rv10hi.rm&proto=rtsp

― mark p (Mark P), Friday, 18 June 2004 11:01 (twenty-two years ago)

firey asshole

― Velveteen Bingo (Chris V), Friday, 18 June 2004 11:18 (twenty-two years ago)

ohg od

― Be sure to Loop! Loop, Loop, Loop. (ex machina), Friday, 18 June 2004 11:47 (twenty-two years ago)

Gene Simmons fragged Jon!

― David R. (popshots75`), Friday, 18 June 2004 11:55 (twenty-two years ago)

with his firey asshole.

― Velveteen Bingo (Chris V), Friday, 18 June 2004 11:56 (twenty-two years ago)

Gives a new meaning to the term "anal blaster" for sure.

― David R. (popshots75`), Friday, 18 June 2004 11:57 (twenty-two years ago)

I'm kinda pleased that Gene is such an outspoken deluded prick. He is slowly but surely sabotaging any ongoing legacy Kiss might have had.

No bad thing.

― The Velvet Overlord (The Velvet Overlord), Friday, 18 June 2004 14:01 (twenty-two years ago)

I so almost bought it this week out of a combination of curiosity, stupidity and dwindling loyalty to the Kiss Army. I then thought better of it and bought the new Beastie Boys album and a Bowie re-release instead.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Friday, 18 June 2004 14:57 (twenty-two years ago)

I'm really wondering about the age of that woman on the far left of the album cover.

― taratunae, Friday, 18 June 2004 18:29 (twenty-two years ago)

is that his mom or something? the "madame" of the house? Madame Tussaud? Scary lookin like a David Lynch demon...

― Shakey Mo Collier, Friday, 18 June 2004 18:40 (twenty-two years ago)

Given Gene's furious reverence for his mother (read his books), I can't imagine he'd have allowed her to be presented in that fashion. But, y'know, who knows? He looks like a prize-winning jackass on the cover, though....but I suppose that's the point.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Friday, 18 June 2004 19:08 (twenty-two years ago)

six months pass...

OH TEH IRONY:

January 5, 2005 -- ISRAELI-born Kiss bassist Gene Simmons (above) has caused an uproar among Muslims by attacking Islamic culture. During an interview with an Australian radio station, the lizard-tongued rock god described Islam as a "vile culture" that treated women worse than dogs. "Your dog, however, can walk by your side," Simmons said. "Your dog is allowed to have its own dog house. You can send your dog to school to learn tricks, sit, beg, do all that stuff . . . None of the women have that advantage." We're guessing Kiss won't be invited to play for the Saudi royal family anytime soon.

― Je4nne ƒury (Jeanne Fury), Wednesday, 5 January 2005 17:56 (twenty-one years ago)

I think that quote was from about a year ago, not sure why Page Six trotted it out today ...

― Joseph McCombs (Joseph McCombs), Wednesday, 5 January 2005 21:10 (twenty-one years ago)

Slow day in Paris, as it were....

― Jimmy Mod always makes friends with women before bedding them down (ModJ), Wednesday, 5 January 2005 21:22 (twenty-one years ago)

two years pass...

ok so Gene Simmons being interviewed by Henry Rollins tonight was GOLD

― marmotwolof, Saturday, 23 June 2007 03:29 (nineteen years ago)

Damn! Missed that. How was Henry with Gene? Reverent?

― Alex in NYC, Saturday, 23 June 2007 17:41 (nineteen years ago)

EXTREMELY

― marmotwolof, Saturday, 23 June 2007 18:48 (nineteen years ago)

Gene basically ran through his usual schtick (updated to include statements like "The music industry is fucked, and the fans are the ones that fucked us. They wanted to take everything for free. Unless you're rap or emo, you're fucked. You think you could start Rollins Band or Black Flag today? You'd be fucked." etc.)with Henry sitting there nodding and saying "I agree." with a shit eating grin on his face the entire time.

― marmotwolof, Saturday, 23 June 2007 18:54 (nineteen years ago)

::Simmons pulls out KISS VISA card::

Rollins, grinning and nodding like an idiot: "NICE!"

― circa1916, Sunday, 24 June 2007 17:30 (nineteen years ago)

yeah, exactly. btw Alex in NYC they are replaying this on Monday if you get IFC.

― marmotwolof, Sunday, 24 June 2007 18:20 (nineteen years ago)

Awesome! Thanks, man!

― Alex in NYC, Monday, 25 June 2007 23:40 (nineteen years ago)

I was so entertained by this I went and bought that Alive! box set on amazon. :D

― marmotwolof, Monday, 25 June 2007 23:53 (nineteen years ago)

ten years pass...

http://globalnews.ca/news/3641118/gene-simmons-calf-lookalike/

― Week of Wonders (Ross), Wednesday, 2 August 2017 07:07 (eight years ago)

two years pass...

Well.

Anyone else put ice cubes in their cereal? pic.twitter.com/lfvZr5lBjk
— Gene Simmons (@genesimmons) January 2, 2020

― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 2 January 2020 04:19 (six years ago)

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