Gene Simmons - Speaking in Tongues

The scattershot gospel according to Gene Simmons is laid out on Speaking In Tongues, a lecture on life by the demon, caught on disc. In an attempt to come off as the Will Rogers of heavy metal, Simmons gives plenty of quips, but it's really nothing you haven't heard from the world of standup comedy (he tests the mic with "Testicle, one, two, three..." for crying out loud). Whether you look at him as the messiah of hedonism or the most misguided jerk in music today, Speaking In Tongues is more entertaining for both sides than anything the man has done with a bass for the past decade or so. Read More