About this episode

The episode dives into the complexities of KISS's 'Music from The Elder', exploring its themes and cinematic potential.

This week on  Regarding Music from The Elder , Chaz, Wolfy, Scott, Corey, and special guests Dan & Pang Pappathopoulos stumble headfirst into  “Dark Light” —where the screenplay somehow becomes  more  unhinged, Mr. Blackwell starts sounding like a cosmic war prophet, and absolutely nobody can agree whether the Elder are enlightened guardians… or interdimensional HR managers from hell. Meanwhile: Corey discovers the Order of the Rose may have built its entire business model on manipulation and disposable messiahs A creepy fox-man appears out of nowhere singing Ace Frehley lyrics like a haunted alley goblin An owl creature eats multiple soldiers onscreen Sypha drops a revelation massive enough to shatter the whole mythology Heath McCoy accidentally channels Randy Savage hard enough to threaten reality itself And through it all, the panel continues the impossible task of adapting Music from The Elder into an actual coherent cinematic universe… one cease-and-desist at a time. THIS WEEK’S SONG: “Dark Light” — KISS (with unexpected assistance from Ace Frehley, alleyway goblins, and purple lightning) FINAL VERDICT: Not a rock opera anymore. A full-blown fantasy…

People in this episode

Hosts: Chaz Charles, Greg Wolfe, Scott Monroe, Corey Morrisette

Guests: Dan Pappathopoulos, Pang Pappathopoulos

Topics covered

• KISS
• Music from The Elder
• film adaptation
• fantasy franchise
• song analysis
• cosmic themes

Keywords

• KISS
• Music from The Elder
• Dark Light
• film adaptation
• fantasy
• song analysis
• cosmic war prophet

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Music from The Elder, Dark Light

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