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commentator for Spin Magazin once said, “What was once contemptible comes back collectible.”(Smith, R.J.) Those people who despised Kiss in the 70’s will be fighting their way to the front of the line in order to catch a glimpse of the band on this year’s tour. With the return of these retro bands a lot of today’s bands want in on the action. Trent Reznor sings Kiss’s praises, Pearl Jam’s Mike McCready carried a Kiss lunch box to school, and Courtney Love was caught sporting a Kiss T-shirt. The Rolling Stones returned with their comeback album “Voodoo Lounge” featuring all of their greatest hits. The original punk influences of the 70’s, like the Ramones who are back with new material, and the Sex Pistols who have experienced a resurgence, have had great

influence on 90’s retro punk bands like Greenday and Offspring.