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TALE OF THE FOX Reviews

From: Christopher DeCosmo
7 out of 10: If Gene and Paul had produced the project, which would have heightened the sound and video quality, maybe do an interview, "Tale of the Fox" would be more interesting to watch. I'm glad I own it, but it is sad that his fellow KISS-mates, Bruce excluded, didn't come down off their secluded piles of money to contribute.

From: Maria Schatz
I watched my cousin's copy of Tale of The Fox, & I must say it was totally remarkable! Eric was one of the most down to earth people that God put on this earth.I'm glad his parents put out this video in memory of him,so people like myself that really didn't know much about him,could really know what a wonderful human being he truly was!His practical jokes were priceless,he could have been a comedian.I'm glad that he truly enjoyed his fans,& took the time to talk to them.The only thing that bugs me,is that Kiss never made a tribute lp in his honor.God rest your soul Eric Carr,you are truly missed!I would have loved to have met him!

From: Richie Franks
I really enjoyed the "Tale of the Fox" video. It has really captured Eric's life as like it has been frozened in time & space for us to always go back and remember all the things Eric did for the band Kiss which was his life. Eric's Family & friends have really showed us in this video that Eric can still live on in our minds,in our vocies, in our Kiss albums & in our hearts. Eric's life has been one of great interest since his passing in 1991 & we've always wanted to know what it was like for Eric aka Paul Caravello growing up and becoming a great musician,singer & songwriter that later helped Kiss gain their lost magic back by replacing Peter Criss in 1980 & fought his way through album after album, tour after tour to please the most important people in his life...his fans! And he really did love his fans & seeing all the images of Eric w/ his fans showed me that he loved his fans & they loved him. Even though no one else or place ever decided to pay tribute to this great man, "Tale of the Fox" makes it so better than anyone ever could. Eric's parents,Carrie Stevens,Bruce & Bob Kulick, Fred Coury, Slaughter and many other of Eric's friends have really mae it all come true that Eric still lives on even after 9 years after his passing he still walks,talks,sings & plays for us FOREVER and as Dr.McCoy said to Capt.Kirk in Star Trek 2, "He's not really dead as long as we remember him." really shows us that Eric lives on & on again everytime "Tale of the Fox" is played.

From: Carrie Ann Booth
First off, I just want to say that Eric Carr was the best drummer that Kiss had. Secondly, the world lost a wonderful human being when it lost Eric. This video was a beautiful commemorative to the man and his music. It showed the "normal" side of Eric, not the rock star. He obviously cared for his fans and it shows. I loved the interviews with Eric's parents, girlfriend, and with close friend, Bruce Kulick. Bruce is carrying with The Rockheads, and that alone is a tribute to Eric and his wonderful memory. The world is a lonely place without this man in it. If you loved Eric and the music that he made, you MUST get this video. If for nothing else, to recall with his family and friends what a great and caring individual Paul "Eric Carr" Caravello was.

From: Shandi1167
Okay, I know I must be the last Eric Carr fan in the civilized world to view this video, but I just wanted to make a few brief comments after my viewing of it. First, you must know that I am a (relatively) new KISS fan, having been brought into this crazy KISS universe by my then boyfriend (now husband) about 7 yrs. ago. While getting to know the band, I found myself consistently drawn to the images of Eric as not only a great drummer and valuable addition to the band, but also as a truly wonderful, personable human being. I have become not only a member of the 'KISS ARMY', but perhaps even more a keeper of the flame that was Eric Carr. So, with that in mind, I was truly excited about the video, "Tale of the Fox." I perhaps put off watching it in fear that some of my feelings about Eric would prove to be unfounded. This couldn't be further from the truth!! This insightful film only reinforced what I felt I already knew - that Eric was truly a monumental human being. It is so refreshing to know that one can be a part of a huge phenomenon such as KISS and not lose focus on the important things in life. Eric remained humble and grateful for his success throughout his all too brief career. Seeing the interviews with his parents and long-time girlfriend, as well as those with the Kulick brothers, Mr. Aucoin, and other musicians really brought Eric to life for me in a way that meant the world to me. I am so thankful for this production, because I now feel that I "know" Eric, something that was, unfortuneately, not possible for me as we had already lost this great man before I had ever heard much more than the KISS name. I did not feel that the lack of a KISS score to this video detracted from it - I can hear Eric in KISS anytime I desire to do so. I enjoyed the rare audio footage of some of his non-KISS related projects. I do, however, feel that Gene and Paul should have "come down from the mountain" to contribute to this project - yet another example of the way these two are becoming less accessible to their fans. That aside, however, I truly enjoyed this video, and feel that it is a must - own for any one who calls them selves a KISS fan. Eric - you are truly missed. God bless you!

From: Chuck Oney
I liked the video alot, but was disappointed that there really was no live footage with the band. The video was in depth and did have some cool personal footage, but I suspect contractual obligations with the band were not met. It seem to me almost everytime the band was mention, all we got was a still photo. Interviews with actual guys in the band would have been cool. Overall, I give it a B-

From: Shawn
Ok..I have to start with a huge thank you to the people who made this video possible.I am without a doubt the biggest Eric Carr fan ever. He is the total reason I am a drummer and Influenced my life for years. The video is fantastic however,I do have a couple complaints. Not many but a few. First, The tape has too many interviews. It would have been alot better if the video was an eric carr documentary on eric carr showing live clips, DRUM SOLOS, footage of him in KISS. I don't know the reasons why there wasn't much of this but I have a feeling it was becuase the makers would have had to pay for use of the footage. IF that is the case then Gene and Paul make me more sick then they did before. I love KISS. I was a KISS fan since birth but when Eric sadly passed on my love for KISS did also. Eric carr is the ONLY reason KISS did not die in the early 80's. They started to suck big time and Eric came in and revived them, made KISS something incredible, better than they ever were, and without him KISS is just a novelty, not a band. THey are just a couple dolls you see in the walmart flyer for $5.99, a joke. Eric Carr is and always will be the spirit of rock and roll and will live on forever through his fans,through me and through every person on this great earth who believes is rock and roll. I thank God above that I was blessed to have such a amazing hero to grow up idolizing. Eric Carr will live in our hearts and be with us in spirit forever. So Thank you to the makers of the documentary. You have no idea of my apprechiation and your efforts in keeping my hero's memory alive will always mean alot to me. God gave rock and roll to Eric Carr and Eric Carr gave rock and roll to you. RIP my friend. Your memory will always live on and never be forgotten.

From: Steve Stierwalt, Jr. / KISS Freaks
What a fantastic tribute to Eric Carr. If you are a fan of Eric Carr, you have to have this video. This video really covers Eric from the time of birth, until his very unfortunate passing. The video is full of highlights that any fan of Eric or KISS would enjoy. The more interesting content of the video are the interviews of the people in Eric's life. Most notable of the interviews are with his parents, Bruce Kulick, Carrie Stevens & Bill Aucoin. Albert & Connie Caravello (Eric's Parents), discuss Eric's past of how he came into being a musician and his rise to being a member of KISS. Bruce Kulick talks about the creativity of Eric and his relationship with Eric. Bruce gives a lot of insight on Eric's talent and personality with the fans. Carrie Stevens discusses how she became involved with Eric and their relationship. One thing you really notice when Carrie speaks, is that you can tell she has experienced a great loss in Eric. To hear her Carrie discuss Eric really gives you insight into his personality and her feelings for him, which seem to run very deep. Bill Aucoin (Former KISS Manager), gives a lot of insight from the band side of things. Bill has a lot of insight on Eric's involvement with KISS. Some of the other people interviewed for the video are Bob Kulick, Adam Mitchell, Fred Coury, Mark Slaughter, Dana Strum, Blas Elias, John Walsh & Robert Conte. All of the interviews give the feeling of how much everyone that knew Eric became a part of his life. You also get a feel for how talented Eric was in many different areas. The video footage of Eric speaking to whomever is running the camera are just fantastic. I only wish there was more of that type of footage on the tape. Several scenes are of Eric explaining the environment around him. This footage is probably the best part of the tape for myself. A small clip of rare interview footage of the famous club fire he survived is also included. Along with the video footage we get tons of rare photos and audio tracks. The photos included everything from childhood, former bands & his life in KISS. The soundtrack includes unreleased demos & former bands material. This tape is put together very well and is very professional. The only thing that is not included that would have made the tape even better, is an interview with Ace Frehley on his relationship with Eric. Of course, interviews with Gene and Paul would have been good also. But I have often heard Ace say how he misses Eric and if would have been great to hear him elaborate on their relationship. If you think you know everything about Eric Carr there is to know, you will still come away with something from Tale of the Fox. I have long said to Loretta Caravello (Eric's sister), that one of my biggest regrets is that I never got the chance to meet Eric Carr. After viewing the tape, I know anyone that did not get the chance to meet Eric, really did miss out on meeting a very special person.

From: Wade
I want to start off by saying how big of an Eric Carr fan I am. I first saw Eric when I was 10 on the Unmasked tour in Frankfurt Germany. I was into him from the get go. Needless to say his death had a huge impact on me. I was excited to get my copy of the tape. I thought it was very well done over all. It was nice to hear Eric's parents take on the whole thing. Overall the tape was excellent. Here are my gripes about it. Obviously the makers of this tape were limited when it came to use of Kiss footage. Im sure the use of allot of vintage Kiss footage would of cost them a fortune. Here comes another Gene & Paul complaint..sorry I love them too but they drive me crazy sometimes! My feelings are Gene & Paul could of came off some really good vintage Eric footage. Those two really need to recognize the obvious interest with Erics fans in his life story. And I know for a fact that the fans have felt that they havent done enough regarding Eric & his legacy. But that aside, I felt that Tale Of The Fox was an excellent effort. One last gripe..Slaughter. This is just personal so all you Slaughter fans dont get your nuts in a bunch. I would of much rather heard more with Aucoin or Mitchell. I felt like I was watching a Slaughter tape at times. Save them for the Tale of the Egyptian Warrior tape. I give the tape 3.5 stars out of 5.

From: John Salzone
Well what can I say moving, awesome, compelling, insightful, are a few words that come to mind. I cant really comment on Eric Carr I unfortunately wasnt one of the lucky people who had a chance to meet the legend they called the fox. The video was so brilliantly put together its a credit to the producers. Its a birdseye view of the legacy that Eric has left behind. I loved the mix of old and new clips. His first Drum Solo was a great touch and even back then you could hear the backbone of what was to be one of the most explosive and Powerful drummers of our modern times. The people that were interviewed really gave us a insightful talk about the personal Eric, the Eric that we never got to see ourselves. Im sure all of us had a ideal of the way Eric was and the video reinforced; mine as Eric being a legend amongst men. Every one of Erics closest friends and relatives had a adventure and whimsical story to share and all were very enjoyable. Its pretty much showed the drive and determination that was Eric Carr. I loved all the video footage old and new. But the most touching of all footage was the hospital home video. It showed how unbelievably strong and resliient Eric really was. It bought a tear to my eye and Im sure many others too. The video date said April 1991 a mere 7 months later the world was too lose one of Its most Brilliant musicians and a gentlemen amongst men. The video I thought was a fitting tribute to a man that deserved all the praise in the world. ERIC THANKS FOR THE MEMORIES AND WHEREVER YOU ARE THE KISS ARMY SALUTES YOU.

From: Becky Ludington
I think it was a great video, well worth the wait for those who pre-ordered. I found it to be very interesting especially the parts about his pre-KISS bands like Salt and Pepper. All of the pictures were great! The stories about some of the jokes and incidents on tour were good. Over all I would say that the video is very good.

From: Edward Wille
Very nice, I really enjoyed it. Everyone appeared very honest. It was lots of fun to hear all the stories from all the different people. One thing that would have been cool (but virtually impossible for obvious reasons) is to have heard from those that dealt w/Eric musically -- Gene, Paul, Vinnie, Ace, and Mark! Pretty cool idea, huh? I'm aware that it'll never happen though. Anyway, this video is highly recommended. I'd even like to see a volume two with rare live footage if Gene could put his greed aside for one second and think of Eric's fans!

From: Jeff Evans
I received my Eric Carr: "Tale of the Fox" video today. I watched it tonight, and I must tell you as a long time KISS and Eric Carr fan I was truly impressed. The original four members of KISS initiated "The Greatest Band in the World", but Eric Carr evolved KISS to the next level. I loved the video, and recommend other Eric Carr fans to invest in a piece of Eric Carr history. Eric will live in my memory always!!

From: Mr Knish
First I want to say thanks from the bottom of my heart to the family. They know me very well just by my nickname,Eric gave me that name because I served him one of his favorite combinations of fast food a Knish & Marios Italian Lemon Ice. I lived right up the block from Eric and his beautiful family. I just have to say when I saw that video I was sad in one way but had closure in another way. A key point that Fred Coury and other guests such as Slaughter is how everyone that loved Eric was influenced by him in one way or another. I developed a nice friendship with eric,I didn't invade his privacy when he was home. And I never told people where the family lived. There are many stories I can talk about but thats not what this e-mail is about. My review of this video is a very heart warming feeling towards a great person. My son that is three years old wants to watch the video all the time. He says daddy with the drums, and I say that's not daddy. The reason for that is I play drums. And he has seen my old pictures when I had long hair and I don't want to sound conceided,but it goes back to the video when they say people were influenced by Eric. I was a overweight kid and Eric knew how I transformed myself. We talked about that alot at Lamours in Queens several times. I'm sorry with the rambling on but Eric was a big part of my teenage years. He still lives in my heart my son that is a three year old is attracted to eric. I won't say he was like a teddy bear; He still is and back to what everyone is saying about Gene & Paul forget it. It might be legal reasons but you know what, Ace said a statement. Lets not be like the media and create contovesey. What matters is the family gave us some closure on a great legend.

From: Corey Wols
A very in depth review of Eric Carr's fantastic life. Covers from the very beginning of Eric's life to his final days in his struggle against cancer. Alot of focus is put on just how "real" a person he was and that the life of the rock star didn't really affect his personality. A wonderful documentary of his life, and the drum solo at the end is fantasic!

From: Steve Ponchaud
I finally got to view 'Tale of the Fox' last night and I have to say I was floored. Though obviously not done with the budget of some videos, it didn't need it. Just finally hearing Eric's story was great. I don't know if Paul, Gene, or Ace were contacted to do interviews for this thing or if they were even considered, but I'm kind of glad they weren't included. I liked finally hearing from his family and close friends and I feel I know Eric a little better after watching the 'Tale of the Fox'. Another question I have is, why no KISS music used in the background? Did the makers not get permission to use it? Did KISS want a piece of it if they used it? If so, then that's really low. It would have been a nice touch to hear some "Little Caesar" or live "Black Diamond" or "Young and Wasted". At any rate, a big thanks for all who took part in or had a hand in the making and conception of this idea. I have a much better perception of Eric and wonder more than ever if the reunion would have taken place if Eric had lived. I recommend this video to anyone who even has a passing interest in rock & roll, drumming or just learning a little more about a great person who we lost much too soon.

From: Jimmy
"Tale Of The Fox" is a great retrospective of the life of Eric Carr. The never before seen footage of Eric backstage, at his parents home & in his hospital room, plus the stories from his family & friends, make for some powerful viewing. The way he treated KISS fans is why I respect him more the any other current or former member of the band. He truely was the nicest guy in rock & roll. The only thing I was unhappy with, was Gene & Paul's refusal to be a part of the project. They should follow Eric's example when it come to fan relations. Anyway, if you dont have "Tale Of The Fox" in your KISS video collection, then your collection's not complete!

From: Steve Eads
I'm glad that a video biography finally came out on Eric Carr. Over all, it was well done, and a must have for any KISS fan. I really enjoyed the home movie footage that is included in the video. My only complaint is that there are no comments from Paul or Gene, and it would have been nice to see more drum solo footage of Eric, live onstage during KISS performances. But still, fans of Eric Carr, like myself, will be pleased with this video. I could not help feeling sad when it was over.

From: Carol Hendrix
WOW! What a video! This "Tale Of The Fox" video gives a great view of Eric Carr's life and career. From his early childhood, the start of his music-career in 1967, his KISS days and from the hospital. There's footage of his parents, girlfriend and firends of the music business, like Slaughter & Cinderella. Strange enough, there are no words from Gene & Paul or KISS footage. I think that has something to do with copyrights. I still find it a shame that KISS didn't gave a tribute concert for Eric when he passed away in '91. There a lot of home-video's to see and gives you a great view of Eric's life. He was a heartwarming, great guy with a lot of musical & vocal talent. He could do a lot more than he (was allowed) showed us during his KISS years. Finally a tape with a indepth look to KISS' greatest drummer. One complaint; 80 minutes is way to short. I hope there'll be a "Tale Of The Fox 2". Everyone should also hear Eric Carr's cd, "Rockology!"

From: Monica
I received my copies of the video on Monday and spent the rest of the day watching this wonderful tribute to Eric. This project was very well done and it was wonderful to see all the home movies, childhood pictures, and hear all the wonderful things Eric's contempories had to say about him. If you haven't ordered your copy yet, do so quickly. You definitely won't be sorry.

From: Ken
I thought that the video was excellent!! I was surprised by how old some of the footage was. I think it could have had more footage of his drum solos. I wonder why Gene, Paul, or Ace didn't appear in the video with their memories. All in all, a great video!! He was a good-hearted, nice person. He wasn't the cocky, superficial rock star that Gene and Paul seem to be. He REALLY cared about the fans!! And the Rockology CD kicks ass!! "Eyes Of Love" is a great opening song!! Although I like Peter(Criss), I truly think that Eric Carr was and will always be the best drummer KISS will ever have!! Period!

From: Terri Bey
I throroughly enjoyed this tape, "Tale of the Fox". I think is is a MUST HAVE for any die hard KISS FAN. From his admiration for Ringo Starr to the Cellermen, to his joining KISS to learning about his talent for animation, the tape takes you through a facinating journey through the life of a pretty cool guy. His wonderful personality really shines in this video, as well as his talent. I was really blown away on how talented this guy was. I really enjoyed the interviews with his parents, Connie, and Albert, who I have had the pleasure of meeting. I also enjoyed the interviews with Bruce and Bob Kulick, Fred Coury, and the guys in Slaughter, and Bill Aucoin. What was REALLY COOL, was that there were a few words spoken by Ace Frehley. I thought that a few words by Gene and Paul could have been put in. I also found the red lettering hard to read. All in all, I wish to congratulate Jack Sawyers, and everyone who contributed pix, film, interviews , etc for putting together a fantastic video in memory of such a wonderful person, and drummer.

From: Eric Knight
I LOVED IT! I just thought the entire video was great!! The fact that that all those musicians interviewed for this video in Eric's memory was incredibly cool, and I know that I sincerely appreciated it, being a huge, longstanding fan of Eric's. I was dissapointed that Gene, Paul, and Ace didn't speak on it. I think they all had a certain responsibility to so, being that Eric was their bandmate for 11 and 1/2 years, and they blew it! God bless Bruce and Bob Kulick for picking up the ball that Gene and Paul, at least, dropped. I look forward to for Eric Carr merchandise in the near future. And once again I applaud all those who were involved in the making of this great video on a job very well done!! ***God Bless Eric Carr***

From: Gabor
ERIC CARR 'Tale of the Fox' (THOUGHTSCAPE SOUNDS) This is probably the first video I reviewed in my life, but as they say there is always a first time for everything and so I am reviewing this video of the late ERIC CARR. Eric was the drummer of KISS in the 1980s who sadly passed away in 1991. But when you watch the video, you can clearly see that Eric was more than just the drummer of KISS. Eric also played guitar, bass, piano and had a very good voice. Besides, he was a really funny and friendly guy who always had time for everyone and everything. The video is actually a biography of Eric's life and career. I guess you can say that music was all he lived for. It's a shame he never could do more for KISS, because his capabilities could have bring KISS to even higher places than the band had achieved in the 80s. Happily, Eric was always busy writing material and recording stuff, so there will probably be a release of some of that unreleased material of Eric. The video shows us basically everyone and everything that had something in common with Eric. The video shows some of Eric's first steps into the music business back in 1967. Hugely influenced by THE BEATLES he started playing in lookalike (and soundalike) bands. This resulted in bands like CREATION with whom he played many concerts. One of those concerts was the tragic gig at a disco in 1974, where a big fire destroyed the disco and 24 people were killed. Eric and his band escaped from this tragic incident, but in the years to follow Eric was clearly influenced by this tragedy. Maybe this is the reason why Eric has always been a positive man. He always had time for his fans and for the people around him. The video features the most important people in Eric's life. His friend, family and his girlfriend all tell their stories concerning Eric. Basically the video is a biography of Eric and after watching the 80 minutes on the videotape you practically saw what kind of person Eric was. Musicians like BRUCE KULICK, BOB KULICK, the SLAUGHTER guys, his parents and his girlfriend all say the same things about Eric. A friendly positive man that never let anyone down and always helped everyone. And after seeing the video it is also clear that Eric was not only a drummer of a famous rockband, but was able to do everything on his own. We never saw any of those things in his KISS period and that is a big shame, because Eric had a wonderful voice. In fact, he could sing better than Paul or Gene. But they never gave Eric the chance to sing more for KISS other than "Beth" or "Boomerang.". Happily, Eric recorded a lot and at the end of this wonderful video there is a short announcement of a CD of ERIC CARR which will be available very soon. This CD is titled 'Rockology' and features unreleased material of Eric. And like I said he wasn't just the drummer of KISS, so you don't have to expect a drum CD. No way! I heard one song of the CD and I can guarantee you that this is a side of Eric I never heard! The song I heard was called "Sombodies Waiting" and boy was I stunned when I first heard it on my VCR. A killer semi AOR ballad with huge harmonyvocals (like BOSTON). If the rest of the material is also like this, then it could become one of the best releases of 1999! This song is much better than the last couple of releases on the big European AOR labels. I guess we'll just have to wait and see when the CD is indeed released. Back to the video, I noticed something strange. Despite Bruce Kulick, the main members of KISS (Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons) are not present at all on this video. Pretty weird, because after all without them there would have been no KISS and Eric Carr maybe would never have become so famous. Anyway, I really like the video and maybe the only complaint is that there is not so much music on the video. This video is a must for every KISS fan, but also is interesting to watch if you're not a KISS fan. Besides, there is a surprise for the AOR fans with this song "Sombodies Waiting" at the end of the video which is a track that will be on that 'Rockology' CD release of ERIC CARR. Hopefully I am able to do a review of that disc when it's out. For now, you can get a copy of the video through THOUGHTSCAPE SOUNDS at their website Rating: 8,5/10

From: Alan K. Stout
I watched the new "Tale Of The Fox" video last night, and thought if was a fairly well done documentary. Clearly, Eric Carr was a terrific human being - possibly the nicest of the nine men who have stood on stage under the mighty KISS logo. There are some vintage pictures of Eric's early bands, and even a few audio recordings. One song, a sad Beatles-type number with Eric on vocals, is actually a very nice tune. Bruce Kulick - who continues to display extreme class in his post-KISS years - offers some of the best reflections of Eric. There's also nice input from other insiders, including songwriting partners, drum techs, members of Slaughter and Cinderella and his girlfriend. His parents also offer some of the most heartfelt stories, and you can see the pride in their eyes - and the sadness - when they talk about Eric. Eric's father always refers to him as ``my son'' throughout the tape, perhaps indicating that he never got used to his stage name. Or perhaps it's just a sign of fatherly pride. Whatever the case, there seemed to be a lot of love in that family. The downers, of course, is the lack of input from Gene or Paul. Although they spoke fondly of Eric on the ``X-Treme Closeup'' video and in the ``Kisstory'' book, they have said little else about him over the years. I was actually at KISS' first show in NYC after Eric's death. It was at The Ritz on the ``Revenge'' spring club tour, and I was disappointed that Paul didn't mention anything about it during the show. Maybe it was too painful, or perhaps he didn't want to bring the crowd down, but a simple ``It's been a tough year for this band - thank you for your love and support'' would have been understood by all. There's all sorts of rumors about the way KISS handled Eric's last few months, but they aren't addressed on this tape. I agree with that decision, but a few new kind words from Gene and Paul - and even Peter Criss and Eric Singer - would have been a nice touch. It's fairly well known that both liked Eric very much. Record company mumbo jumbo is probably what prevented KISS' music from being used on the tape, which is also a downer. When they're talking about Eric's great work on the ``Creatures of The Night'' album, it would have been nice to have some of the music as a backdrop. Unfortunatley, that's the way the music business works. It's probably the same reason there are no clips from KISS' actual videos. All of this would have made the tape a little better, but don't blame the producers for that. That probably all goes back to the ugly corporate monster known as Polygram. Or is it Universal? Or Seagrams? Whatever the case, I've begun to have no use for these people. They've never even been any good at getting KISS on the radio. What matters the most is that we get a very nice look at the life and music of Eric Carr. There are home movies from around the house, and even some from the hospital. In those clips, it really appears Eric is doing well. That, unfortunatley, reminds us again how scary cancer is. Depite a few shortcomings, ``Tale Of The Fox'' is a worthy companion to the KISS video files. In it we see sides of Eric we never saw before - sides we should have seen more of when he was still with us. When he was still driving the machine known as KISS - the best rock n' roll band to ever hit a concert stage. Eric, we hardly knew ya. Which makes us miss you even more.

From: George
While I really enjoyed the tape, I have to admidt, I thought there was way too much talking and not too much footage of Eric in action. I did enjoy hearing from his family and friends, I would have liked to see more concert footage.

From: Robert Fletcher
Well like a lot of other reviewers on this list, I too recieved my copy of Tale Of The Fox on Monday which was indeed a GREAT way to start out the week. Anyway after watching this tape 3 or 4 times I really realized how much I missed that line-up of the band. I unfortunately was never able to meet Eric but after watching this tape I feel like I know him and where he came from very well. This tape was put together VERY well and I loved every minute of it. If you are a KISS fan than there is a big void in your collection if this tape is not there.......GET IT, you will love it.

From: Melissa Zuckerman
This is truly a great video. It was very well done. There were excellent clips of Eric's early days, insightful interviews with family and friends and of course great music. Congratulations to the Caravello family and to Bruce Kulick for an excellent job.

From: Foxett
November 3, 1999 - I recieved my copy of this video in the mail on 10/18/99. I found it to be well worth the wait, & I have watched it several times. Every time I watch it I seem to learn or see something new that I never expected to see about Eric! I have always felt that he should have been given more of a chance to write & perform a lot of his songs while he was still in KISS. One thing that I feel that I must point out in this review, is that the narrator's mistake about Eric's actual birthday. Most of us Eric Carr fan's know that he was born on July 12th, 1950, & passed away on November 24th, 1991. But despite this one error, I feel this video is a must-see/must-have video for all kiss fans.

From: Todd Goffredo
I just got my copy of Tale of the Fox on Monday what a nice begining to start the month of November off right.His struggle to make it big took hard work that payed off his warmness towards the fans the band & girlfriend which he will be missed and not forgotten. November - the month of the Fox.

From: Drew Segal
Anything with Eric Carr's name on it, as far as I'm concerned, is a must have. The video is extremely interesting and informative with alot of behind the scenes stuff, yet I'm disappointed because only at the very end for a very short time did it show any of Eric's playing. I was hoping with all of the concert footage KISS has, that there would be a ton of clips from various concerts, but that wasn't the case. Other than that, it's a must buy for any KISS fan not to mention a fan of Eric's.

From: Brian
The "Tale of the Fox" video is a great retrospective of Eric's life and achievements. I couldn't think of a better way to remember and honor his accomplishments! The only thing missing is a line or two from Gene and Paul. An updated Ace Frehley interview might have been nice, and maybe even Peter Criss, Vinnie Vincent, or Mark St. John, as they all have somehitng to do with KISS during Eric's tenure. However, the footage of Mark Slaughter, Dana Strum, Blas Elias, Fred Coury, Bruce and Bob Kulick, Bill Aucoin, Adam Mitchell, Carrie Stevens (!) and certainly Mr and Mrs Caravello, as well as anyone else I may have forgotten, really gave a great impression of what kind of person Paul Charles Caravello really was. He is deeply missed by us all. Little Fox, if you're out there, ROCK ON!

From: Richard Dunnuck
The video was exellent including the interviews with his parents which gave his early life history. The interviews with Bruce gave the KISS perspective of Eric. And the interviews with other musicians allowed you to understand him from a perspective of other bands opening for KISS or performing for KISS. It could have included some more of the songs he preformed but it was still exellently produced. Thank you for sharing his life with the rest of the world that only knew him for a short time.

From: Lisa
WOW!!! What a great boost to a Monday morning to find our videos in the mail! I actually held out and waited until Nate came home to watch it:) All I can say is WOW. You guys did an excellent job. Everything was so nicely put together and you were right your parents were great. It seems like anymore it is easy to put someone on a pedestal and then you find out they are really not what you thought - even though I never had the pleasure of meeting your brother it sure is nice to know that he was the kind of guy I imagined him to be. This video is a great tribute to a really great guy!! Congratulations - Lisa :)

From: Javier
Thanks so very much for putting together this fabulous 80 minute video. It was wonderful & I still can not believe it has finally seen the light of day. There will be many, many Eric Carr fans in the world who will be smiling from ear to ear once they each see the video. Without going into to much detail, I did want to make 2 comments! 1-I did recognize 1 still photo in the video. It was a picture of Eric w/Bernie Ballash. She is a good friend of mind & I actually have that picture on my wall. Bernie