Gene Simmons Vault Experience, You Have To Be Kidding Me! Options

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Per Rolling Stone:

Gene Simmons Announces $2,000 Box Set, 'The Vault'
Extensive package includes over 150 unreleased solo songs

Gene Simmons singer announces 'Gene Simmons Vault Experience,' which will include a hand-delivery from Simmons himself

By Joyce Chen

Gene Simmons announced The Vault, a comprehensive, ridiculously-packaged box set of his solo material that arrives in a literal 38-pound safe. The sticker price for the set is $2,000 and includes 150 unreleased

The Vault also has 10 discs of solo material, a leather-bound photo book, a Gene Simmons action figure (without Kiss regalia), an "In Gene We Trust" gold medallion and a "surprise item," per Pitchfork.

For a small additional fee – $50,000 – Simmons will personally make the delivery to your home, which he is calling "the Gene Simmons Vault Home Experience." For half the price at $25,000, fans can purchase the "Producer Experience," in which they are given exclusive studio time with Simmons in addition to access to more unreleased recordings.

[Voodoo Lady]

Damn lucky Metallica fans. We all would fork over $174 in a heartbeat for something similar from Live. One could say because they (and Kiss for that matter) have a bigger fan base to do something like that, so more money put into it means a bigger profit for them. Whereas Live just doesn't have the fan-base. Not true. Take the Winery Dogs for example... not a well known band at all (Richie Kotzen, Mike Portnoy, Billy Sheehan) and they had a better deluxe edition of their debut album. It had demos, DVD of videos and interviews and cool merchandise.

While I was excited about the Mental Jewelry rerelease (I'm excited and thankful for -anything- from Live), you're right Dangum, it pales in comparison.

This whole past year from Live, from not releasing/or performing new songs, down to their touring and set lists decisions, has been a huge let down. I need a gif right here of blowing up a balloon, letting it go, it deflates and falls to the ground. lol

Yes, I've voiced my opinion of this in here more than once and I get put in my place right quick that they are doing everything just fine, making the right decision working at a snail's pace, etc. But I stand my ground. Since last October when it was verified that Ed was back, it's been one yawn-of-a-year.

But I love 'em so much, so I stick around. Here's to hoping they're going to knock our socks off in 2018 and put out a top of the line something for TC's anniversary. White flag here too.