Episode 64 Show Notes:It's Christmas time again already?!! Where has this year gone. Its be a rough year scheduling wise for the podcast, so right up front we would like to apologize for the lack of episodes this year. 2025 should be a much better year for the show! Again, like we said it Christmas and it's time for our annul KISSmas episode. Ironically scheduling during the holidays is tough sometime and unfortunately the Caruso's could not make the episode as they were attending a Christmas party of their own, so Rob called in Xander from KISS Army Things Podcast to complete the episode with him!Since Christmas has 9 letters and you know how much RBTE loves THE 9, Xander and Rob pick 9 songs each and each song has to start with the first letter of the word Christmas. So how do you spell Christmas? Tune in a push play! Links:Guest Links:  KISS Army Things PodcastXander  www.youtube.com/@kissarmythings  https://www.facebook.com/kissarmythings  Twitter: @kissarmythings  SHOW HOSThttps://right-between-the-eyes-podcast.simplecast.com/TWITTER@RBTEpodcasthttps://twitter.com/RBTEpodcast@NCarusoJrhttps://twitter.com/NCarusoJr@NikkoCarusohttps://twitter.com/NikkoCaruso@Vigilante1939  @DrummerRob10https://twitter.com/DrummerRob10www.youtube.com/@roguerecordmusic (Rob's New Podcast)FACEBOOKwww.facebook.com/RightBetweenTheEyesPodcastINSTAGRAMhttps://www.instagram.com/rightbetweentheeyespodcast/We love it loud... Right Between The Eyes! 

Episode 58: KISS Sells The BrandSadly, it's been a month since our last episode, sorry about the delay but I think we make up for the wait with this discussion. Nick, Nikko and Rob are in rare form. I know everyone else has chimed in on KISS selling the brand, but the guys take a look at the topic as well and in typical RBTE fashion sometimes other topics come into play, Bon Jovi, Frank Sinatra, Spider-Man? Think of this a round table discussion.  Not much else to say other than push play!Links:SHOW HOSThttps://right-between-the-eyes-podcast.simplecast.com/TWITTER@RBTEpodcasthttps://twitter.com/RBTEpodcast@NCarusoJrhttps://twitter.com/NCarusoJr@NikkoCarusohttps://twitter.com/NikkoCaruso@Vigilante1939  @DrummerRob10https://twitter.com/DrummerRob10FACEBOOKwww.facebook.com/RightBetweenTheEyesPodcastINSTAGRAMhttps://www.instagram.com/rightbetweentheeyespodcast/We love it loud... Right Between The Eyes! 

Episode 56: NYC PPV and BeyondWe might be last to the party; it's not when you show up, but did you have a good time? Nick, Nikko, and Rob are coming off the high of the Rosemont show on November 27th. For show purposes it's December 2nd and we are watching with the rest of the world... the finale live KISS show... ever with Eric, Tommy, Gene and Paul...KISS! What did we think? Was our Rosemont show better, was something else better? What does our show look like moving forward? All that and more. So, let's rewind the clock back just a bit to December 2nd, 2023, and talk the end of an era and the start of something... new?We are on all podcast platforms and over at our host site.https://right-between-the-eyes-podcast.simplecast.com/Links:SHOW HOSThttps://right-between-the-eyes-podcast.simplecast.com/TWITTER@RBTEpodcasthttps://twitter.com/RBTEpodcast@NCarusoJrhttps://twitter.com/NCarusoJr@NikkoCarusohttps://twitter.com/NikkoCaruso@Vigilante1939  @DrummerRob10https://twitter.com/DrummerRob10FACEBOOKwww.facebook.com/RightBetweenTheEyesPodcastINSTAGRAMhttps://www.instagram.com/rightbetweentheeyespodcast/MERCHANDISEhttps://virtualmerchbooths.com/rbtepodcast/We love it loud... Right Between The Eyes! 

Episode 48 & Road To Rosemont 3: The Opening ActsAs we like to do from time to time on the show is to take a look at some of the other bands/artist that have opened for KISS over the years, as a way to talk about other bands on the show. Since this is a Rosemont episode, we thought it would be cool to talk about the bands we have seen at the various KISS concerts over the years. The RTR panel has returned, Xander, Brant and Emily, but as it happens, we are missing a few people again on this show... our very own Nick and Nikko! Nikko got stuck at work and Nick got called back to work. The Caruso's are in high demand! They gave us their blessing to keep the show rolling. This makes it the first show that only one RBTE'er is present... mark that down... that will be on the test later. but I digress. The drive to rosemont continues! Links:Guest Links:KISS Army Things PodcastXanderwww.youtube.com/@kissarmythingshttps://www.facebook.com/kissarmythings Twitter: @kissarmythingsIN MY HEADBrantwww.youtube.com/@InMyHeadTwitter: @InMyHeadChannelEmilywww.youtube.com/@emilygraziano96Twitter: @flapperdame16SHOW HOSThttps://right-between-the-eyes-podcast.simplecast.com/TWITTER@RBTEpodcasthttps://twitter.com/RBTEpodcast@NCarusoJrhttps://twitter.com/NCarusoJr@NikkoCarusohttps://twitter.com/NikkoCaruso@Vigilante1939  @DrummerRob10https://twitter.com/DrummerRob10FACEBOOKwww.facebook.com/RightBetweenTheEyesPodcastINSTAGRAMhttps://www.instagram.com/rightbetweentheeyespodcast/MERCHANDISEhttps://virtualmerchbooths.com/rbtepodcast/MERCHANDISEWe love it loud... Right Between The Eyes!

Episode NotesEpisode 39: Creatures of The Night 40th Anniversary Super Deluxe Box Set: Demos, Disk 3Part 2 of the Demos disk for Creatures of the Night Super Deluxe Box Set is here! Nick, Nikko, & Rob continue their discussion from the previous episode and are now digging into Creatures territory. What do the guys think of the multiple tracks and how this disk is put together from the previous disk, and how does this set up the Creatures of the Night album? Plus The 9 is here! We are just getting started with Creatures of the Night! It's My Life and I do what, Do  I want to do!Links: TWITTER@RBTEpodcasthttps://twitter.com/RBTEpodcast@NCarusoJrhttps://twitter.com/NCarusoJr@NikkoCarusohttps://twitter.com/NikkoCaruso@DrummerRob10https://twitter.com/DrummerRob10FACEBOOKwww.facebook.com/RightBetweenTheEyesPodcastINSTAGRAMhttps://www.instagram.com/rightbetweentheeyespodcast/We love it loud... Right Between The Eyes!

Episode 37: The Boot I - Dynasty Tour The Omni 1979As 2022 comes to a close one looks back at the past and remembers what lead us to this place in time, that was the previous episode. Now we look towards the future. The Future with the band, future KISS related items... and the future of RBTE of course. We are so excited for what's in store for this show, including the episode you are about to hear, and a new segment that we are adding to the show, bootlegs!The Dynasty Tour 06-30-1979 Atlanta, GA The Omni, Soundboard (Partial)A big part of any major KISS fans collection are bootlegs. 2022 saw some major leaks this year, it rekindled the bootleg discussion on the show. The latter part of 2022 saw the "release" if you will of a soundboard recording that most fans were not aware of. Where it came from we do not know but what we got from this set was amazing look at the tour! Atlanta Georgia at the Omni on June 30th 1979 on the Dynasty tour. This this the peek of the bands popularity and the drop that is about to happen inside and outside of the band. In this episode Nick, Nikko & Rob discuss Atlanta, GA The Omni 1979 and The Dynasty tour!This is how we close out 2022, and ring in 2023 with a kick in the but from our BOOT!                                                                                                                                         Links:TWITTER@RBTEpodcasthttps://twitter.com/RBTEpodcast@NCarusoJrhttps://twitter.com/NCarusoJr@NikkoCarusohttps://twitter.com/NikkoCaruso@DrummerRob10https://twitter.com/DrummerRob10FACEBOOKwww.facebook.com/RightBetweenTheEyesPodcastINSTAGRAMhttps://www.instagram.com/rightbetweentheeyespodcast/We love it loud... Right Between The Eyes!

Episode 35:THE 9 HALLOWEEN KISS SONGS!The Episode is simple, you throwing a Halloween party and you need some tunes.... some KISS tunes! The only problem is you can only pick 9 songs for the party because your Mom only bought  30 minute blank cassette tapes! Your in luck though, with Nick, Nikko and Rob's help they will each pick the perfect 9 songs for your KISS Halloween party! It's time to walk the streets as kings and be a little but unholy as a creature at this party!Links:                We are on all podcast platforms and over at our host sitehttps://right-between-the-eyes-podcast.simplecast.com/Twitter @RBTEpodcast https://twitter.com/RBTEpodcast                      @NCarusoJr https://twitter.com/NCarusoJr                       @NikkoCaruso https://twitter.com/NikkoCaruso                   @DrummerRob10 https://twitter.com/DrummerRob10                www.facebook.com/RightBetweenTheEyesPodcast                https://www.instagram.com/rightbetweentheeyespodcast/                email: [email protected]

EPISODE: 27KISS OFF THE SOUNDBOARD: Donington 1996In the third installment in the Off The Soundboard series take us back to 1996 and the Reunion tour was in full swing. This also marks the first release in the series to feature the original band line up of Gene, Ace, Peter, & Paul KISS took a small break from the US leg of the tour in August and the band heads to the Monsters of Rock Festival to headline Donington! The Reunion Tour being a highlight for Nick and Rob back in the day, the pair along with Nikko are transported back in time when the sky was the limit for the band. How does this release compare to the previous two releases in the series? Will it blow the roof off the dump.. or does it go up in flames? Tune in and find out! Links:                We are on all podcast platforms and over at our host sitehttps://right-between-the-eyes-podcast.simplecast.com/Twitter @RBTEpodcast https://twitter.com/RBTEpodcast                      @NCarusoJr https://twitter.com/NCarusoJr                       @NikkoCaruso https://twitter.com/NikkoCaruso             @DrummerRob10 https://twitter.com/DrummerRob10                www.facebook.com/RightBetweenTheEyesPodcast                https://www.instagram.com/rightbetweentheeyespodcast/                email: [email protected]

Bonus Episode: 1 Year Anniversary! This is our 1 year Anniversary "episode"... kinda-sorta LOL. A proper one is coming. This however is a collection of discussions over the last year that did not make previous recorded episodes. Some are things we discussed on the  mic before we started the actual episode, or i kept the mic recording after we finished the main episode and other topics of conversation started. You will get a chance to hear how we came up with a couple of episode on the spot... one still has yet to be recorded. You will hear the extra conversation with Ron Williams after the main show ended. Then there are the things that I cut out due to the running time of the a particular episode. This "episode" will give you a behind the scenes listen to what goes on during a recording session and will give you a little more incite to who the three of us are. Thank you for making us a part of you KISS Family for a year! "WE ARE JUST GETTING STARTED!"You can follow and get a hold of us and join in on the discussion atWe are on all podcast platforms and over at our host sitehttps://right-between-the-eyes-podcast.simplecast.com/Twitter @RBTEpodcast https://twitter.com/RBTEpodcast                  @NCarusoJr https://twitter.com/NCarusoJr                    @NikkoCaruso https://twitter.com/NikkoCaruso                  @DrummerRob10 https://twitter.com/DrummerRob10www.facebook.com/RightBetweenTheEyesPodcasthttps://www.instagram.com/rightbetweentheeyespodcast/email: [email protected] 

 Episode: 22 The Opening Act Def Leppard part 2: Adrenalize 30th Anniversary  On March 30 (in the UK) and her in the United States on March 31st 1992 Def Leppard released their 5th studio album Adrenalize! The album debuted at No. 1 on both the UK Albums Chart and, in the following week, on the U.S. Billboard 200. This would be the first album with out founding lead guitarist Steve Clark since his passing the year prior.  The band completed the album as a four piece and would make a worthy successor to 1987's Hysteria. Join Nick, Nikko & Rob as they close out this Opening Act segment for Def Leppard as look back 30 years and celebrate this milestone for band with Adrenalize! The guys break down the songs and give the album THE 9 treatment as they do with every album they review.  You just have to ask yourself one question. Do you wanna get rocked?Links:                Twitter @RBTEpodcast https://twitter.com/RBTEpodcast                              @NCarusoJr https://twitter.com/NCarusoJr                                @NikkoCaruso https://twitter.com/NikkoCaruso                           @DrummerRob10 https://twitter.com/DrummerRob10                www.facebook.com/RightBetweenTheEyesPodcast                https://www.instagram.com/rightbetweentheeyespodcast/                email: [email protected]

KISS Off The Soundboard Virginia Beach 2004This episode is well, kinda gonna sound like the Paris show from the Destroyer Box Set. And that should not be the case. Nick, Nikko, and Rob work their way through the second release from the Off The Soundboard series. Coming off Tokyo 2001 release the guys were pleased with that on. How will they favor this one? Rob saw this tour twice, plus he and Nick probably have all of the Instant Live CD's between them both. The guys will discuss the album, rank the album up against the live releases they have reviewed so far, and Rob will take you on an editing journey in this episode.  The Good, The Bad and The Ugly! Brace yourself, Virginia Beach here we come!Links:                Twitter @RBTEpodcast https://twitter.com/RBTEpodcast                              @NCarusoJr https://twitter.com/NCarusoJr                                @NikkoCaruso https://twitter.com/NikkoCaruso                           @DrummerRob10 https://twitter.com/DrummerRob10                www.facebook.com/RightBetweenTheEyesPodcast                https://www.instagram.com/rightbetweentheeyespodcast/                email: [email protected]

Episode 17:We continue our journey through the Destroyer 45th Anniversary Super Deluxe Edition (Box Set). On this oversized episode we look at Disk 2 Destroyer Demos and Disk 3 Destroyer Outtakes, Alternate Versions/Mixes & Singles... that's a mouthful. We go track by track on the Demo disk and do an overview of the Outtake Disk. "Doncha  Hesitate", it's "True Confession" time on this episode... is this the Destroyer show or Rock and Roll Over, or Gene's solo album show? While Nick, Nikko, and Rob figure that out. "Shout It Out Loud" because Destroyer 45 part 2 starts now!!!Links:                Twitter @RBTEpodcast https://twitter.com/RBTEpodcast                              @NCarusoJr https://twitter.com/NCarusoJr                                @NikkoCaruso https://twitter.com/NikkoCaruso                           @DrummerRob10 https://twitter.com/DrummerRob10                www.facebook.com/RightBetweenTheEyesPodcast                https://www.instagram.com/rightbetweentheeyespodcast/                email: [email protected]

Episode 16:45 years ago on March 15th 1976 KISS release their 5th studio album Destroyer. On November 19th...ish. Universal and KISS released a mega deluxe box set commemorating the release of this landmark album that pushed KISS into the stratosphere. On this  episode Nick, Nikko, and Rob take a look at the box itself and all the goodies and extra that make up this massive collection. Over the next few epsidoe we will break down all of material and CD's in this box. This is just part 1 for our coverage of KISS Destroyer 45th Anniversary  Links:                Twitter @RBTEpodcast https://twitter.com/RBTEpodcast                              @NCarusoJr https://twitter.com/NCarusoJr                                @NikkoCaruso https://twitter.com/NikkoCaruso                           @DrummerRob10 https://twitter.com/DrummerRob10                www.facebook.com/RightBetweenTheEyesPodcast                https://www.instagram.com/rightbetweentheeyespodcast/                email: [email protected]

EPISODE 13 NOTES  Topic: Rock And Roll Over (Album Review) Rock and Roll Over is the 5th studio and and the 2nd album review for the show. Released November 10th 1976, this would be the follow up album to the massively successful Destroyer album. Nikko, Nick and Rob go track by track through the album and discuss its importance and its place in KISStory!  Grab a hold you rocket, get your baby from the ladies room and drive down the road because Dr. Love is here!Links:Twitter @RBTEpodcast https://twitter.com/RBTEpodcast              @NCarusoJr https://twitter.com/NCarusoJr   @NikkoCaruso https://twitter.com/NikkoCaruso                           @DrummerRob10 https://twitter.com/DrummerRob10www.facebook.com/RightBetweenTheEyesPodcasthttps://www.instagram.com/rightbetweentheeyespodcast/email: [email protected] 

EPISODE 12 NOTES Topic:On this episode we take an overview of the band members past and present body of work outside of,  before during or after KISS. Peter, Ace, Eric, Vinnie, Mark, Bruce, Eric, Tommy, Gene & Paul. Not so much each band or project, but what we thought of their music outside of the band. This will open the door for full album reviews of all these projects.  The Blue Room is open, so Lift yourself up and  prepare for the Invasion. Ace is back and he's a Fire starter! We're going solo! Links:                Twitter @RBTEpodcast https://twitter.com/RBTEpodcast                              @NCarusoJr https://twitter.com/NCarusoJr                                @NikkoCaruso https://twitter.com/NikkoCaruso                           @DrummerRob10 https://twitter.com/DrummerRob10                www.facebook.com/RightBetweenTheEyesPodcast                https://www.instagram.com/rightbetweentheeyespodcast/                email: [email protected]

It was 1980 something, and we can all remember sitting down with our boom box and making that perfect KISS Mix Tape. You poured over it, you had to pick the right songs that expressed what this band means to you.... but each song had to fit just right on the tape. Maybe it was  your road trip tape, maybe it was the tape you gave your best friend, maybe it was the tape you gave that special someone, OR when someone would say KISS sucks and you said HELL NO!... LISTEN TO THIS! So we are going back in time and making a RBTE Mix tape just for you! Lets BANG this one out!

On a the fall of 2006, and 10 year old Nikko Caruso wanders into the family room and puts in his fathers KISSology Vo.1 DVD and pushes play. What comes on the screen changes his life. 1977's classic KISS concert The Summit live in Huston! Ace Frehley, Gene Simmons, Peter Criss & Paul Stanley put on one of the classic shows of all time. This would be bootlegged for years and years before KISS themselves put it out in this three volume box set that came out in October of 2006. So lets go back in time to at least 2006 and pretend along with Nikko that it's 1977 and we are seeing one of the great KISS concerts for the first time!Links:                Twitter @RBTEpodcast https://twitter.com/RBTEpodcast                              @NCarusoJr https://twitter.com/NCarusoJr                                @NikkoCaruso https://twitter.com/NikkoCaruso                           @DrummerRob10 https://twitter.com/DrummerRob10                www.facebook.com/RightBetweenTheEyesPodcast                https://www.instagram.com/rightbetweentheeyespodcast/                email: [email protected]

Episode 4:KISS keeps giving us reasons to change course. Our second recorded album review becomes the first one released. This episode has Nick, Rob and Nikko talking a look at the newly released KISS Off The Soundboard: Tokyo 2001. The trio discuss  the album, favorite tracks and hopes for this series. This is more of a free flowing discussion as apposed to our normal album review... but you would not know that as our typical album review as not happened... yet. So lets board the KISS Jet and travel back to the finale days of the Farwell Tour to find a new Cat behind the kit and talk all things Off The Soundboard!Links:                Twitter @RBTEpodcast https://twitter.com/RBTEpodcast                              @NCarusoJr https://twitter.com/NCarusoJr                                @NikkoCaruso https://twitter.com/NikkoCaruso                www.facebook.com/RightBetweenTheEyesPodcast                https://www.instagram.com/rightbetweentheeyespodcast/                email: [email protected]