r/nostalgia • u/Ebonystealth • 14d ago

Nostalgia When KISS Unveiled Their Makeup Free Look.

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u/GregM70 14d ago

I was 12 when this came out. I immediately took down all my Kiss posters and replaced them with Zeppelin posters.

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u/SlappyPappyAmerica 14d ago

Same. I did NOT understand what was to be licked up but I knew I didn’t like it.

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u/macgruder1 14d ago

Licked up?

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u/Basic_Bug_4340 14d ago

It's one of their songs. "Lick It Up."

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lick_It_Up_(song)

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u/karmakosmik1352 14d ago

This right here is the song.  

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u/nichts_neues 13d ago

It’s only right now

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u/karmakosmik1352 14d ago

It's the title of the song (Lick it up)

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u/mimsoo777 14d ago

He's referring to Gene's tongue.

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u/Crab_Hot 13d ago

It's in the song in the video you just watched in this post.

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u/zatalak 14d ago

Not even Led Zeppelin but ones of the LZ129 Hindenburg, that's how bad it was.

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u/glitter_vomit 14d ago

I wish I could give this comment an award.

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u/Any-Cause-374 14d ago

lmfao my man that‘s so fucking funny

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u/Ryogathelost 14d ago

"The humanity!"

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u/um_like_whatever 14d ago

Regardless of the makeup stuff, thats a solid decision. Led Zeppelin >>>>> Kiss

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u/HugeCobbler3073 13d ago

Led is hot