Not really! What next? "I'd like to see you write something as good as Strutter!!!"
Nah. Not my style. "as good as" is too subjective. I look at results. I might be more inclined to say "How many of your records have gone gold/platinum again?"
I'm tempted to leave it at that, but...
I get it. You don't like Kiss, and that certainly is your prerogative. I do find it interesting, however, that for someone who was born long after Kiss' initial heyday, you have spent an impressive amount of time analyzing not only their musical abilities, but their lyrical content, stage presentation, motivation, and their place in rock-n-roll history - and yet you can't seem to grasp what it is that made them so successful. I'm assuming, of course, that you
have done all that legwork - otherwise you would be engaging in anal elocution.
Carol Kaye made a name and career for herself by reliably playing what the song required and then getting paid for it - which is pretty much ANY recording musician's job at the professional level, including Gene. At the risk of putting words in her mouth, I would imagine that she would opine that whatever Gene has played seems to have worked out pretty well for him. Don't fall into the trap of thinking that everything is measured by the same set of standards.
Yes, nothing cerebral - like all good rock n roll.