In this episode, Rich Kosak from the KISS tribute band Mr. Speed returns to the show to talk about his experiences at the recent “KISS Kruise: Land-Locked in Vegas” event (Nov 14-16, 2025) at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas. He talks about the negotiations related to performing at the event, the event related challenges his band faced during the weekend, how they kept the performances fresh for multiple shows, and future plans for Mr. Speed. We began the conversation with a quick discussion about Kennedy Center Honors Award.

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In this month’s episode, we talk about the passing of original KISS guitarist, Ace Frehley. We also take the opportunity to discuss our top ten Ace songs, inspired by the Rolling Stone article 10 Essential Ace Frehley Songs. In typical Ages of Rock fashion, we each put our own spin on our lists. We also discussing the evolution of Ace’s playing style across different albums. Before we began our lists, Bill shared his recent Halloween experience where he displayed a Gene Simmons blow-up figure and purchased a limited edition reissue of the Dressed to Kill album, which came with a large poster and was shipped in a thick foam box. We discussed the quality of record packaging, with Dennis mentioning a rare Asia album that was also well-packaged. We discussed concert tickets, with Dennis sharing his recent purchase of Foo Fighters tickets for an upcoming show in Nashville. Allen recounted his cover band’s Halloween performance at Bokeh Lounge and showed a photo of his costume.

YouTube: https://youtu.be/BjooGAzQipY

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Starting with this episode, we plan to resume producing one podcast episode per month instead of dropping random episodes like we’ve been doing. 2025 has been the craziest year. Anyway, Bill came up with the idea for this episode. We each picked two albums for everyone to listen to and give their thought on. In typical Ages of Rock fashion, we laugh, poke fun at each other, and give our not so humble opinions on each other’s picks. We also take a few minutes to talk about recent happenings in the worlds of Ace Frehley, Rush, Vinnie Vincent, and more.

YouTube: https://youtu.be/d7t2QutLAwY

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In this episode, we catch up on recent events including Allen’s finds while cleaning out his mother-in-law’s house, Dennis’ new guitar, and their various music equipment acquisitions. They share detailed accounts of recent and upcoming concerts they’ve attended or plan to attend, including performances by Men at Work, Christopher Cross, Toto, Rod Stewart, Cheap Trick, and Queensrÿche, with special mention of Bill’s experience at the Sphere in Las Vegas. We conclude the episode by discussing KISS’s upcoming Kennedy Center Honor induction and analyzing interesting statistics about KISS band members’ touring history.

YouTube: https://youtu.be/Omu2agGvo4s

Spotify: https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/agesofrock/episodes/Episode-395—Concert-Reviews-and-More-e37261k

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In this episode we discussed the passing of Ozzy Osbourne and the “Back to the Beginning” charity concert, which raised approximately $180-190 million for three charities. We ran thru the list of bands and artists who participated in the show and our thoughts of their performances.

Our condolences go out to Ozzy’s family and friends.

YouTube: https://youtu.be/GG3Ae2OrqLk

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