The collaboration between Gene Simmons of KISS and the newcomers to the music scene, Van Halen , in the mid-70s, has always been a topic of conversation, but the demos produced between the artist and the band have never actually been heard by the public… until now.
YouTuber ShockMe1994 had shared two demos from the band produced by Simmons in October, "Christine Sixteen" and "Have Love Will Travel". Now, he has released the last of the three tracks, "Tunnel Of Love".
Simmons had seen the band for the first time in 1976 at the Starwood nightclub in Los Angeles, and considering their position in the lineup that night, with the band playing far from the "headlining" position, Gene was surprised by the young group's talent, he revealed in an interview with Guitar World . "It was like a symphony. I looked and there was only one guy ( Eddie Van Halen ) on stage, doing that tapping that I'd never seen anyone do before. They did the show and I knew I had to sign them. There was a shirtless guy ( David Lee Roth ) jumping around and doing acrobatics. I took them to New York and produced a demo with them."
Listen to the demos below:
