I can see both sides of this argument. Kiss was a very influential band in the 70's, there's no doubt about that! Yes, they had a HUUUUGGGEEE impact on pop culture and still do to this day! Musically, Kiss was not great! Every band listed in any other post in this thread were better musicians by far, than KISS! Influence is too broad of a term to ever state a fact on! You never know what or who someone is influenced by. Just because they state that they are influenced by KISS in an interview or a book, doesn't mean that they weren't also influenced by half the bands listed in these posts. It is the cool answer because it is the one everyone else uses and also because everyone is familiar with the name KISS! Not everyone may know who Television is!
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