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From Kiss classics to solo songs — here are the rock legend’s best moments

Ace Frehley was the “spaceman” guitarist who occupied the center of the Kiss. Just a kid from the Bronx, he’s transformed into an extraterrestrial rock monster, with his silver makeup and sparkling astronaut boots. As Space Acewas the driving force of Kiss with its heavy riffs, and has inspired countless young people over the decades to pick up a guitar and play along — no matter what your favorite bands are, chances are their guitarists started out as fans of the Ace. But he was much more than a classic rock’n’roll character — his musical legacy is as gigantic as the planet itself. Jendell. Below are some of the legendary songs that will keep the legend of Ace Frehley.

Kiss, ‘Parasite’ (1974)

The 1990s were the heyday of guitar bands — and that’s partly because many musicians of that generation grew up worshiping Ace Frehley and the charm he exerted on tracks like “Parasite“. It’s the most proto-grunge song in the world. Kiss: Heavy like a dinosaur, but surprisingly agile. Album highlight Hotter Than Hellmarks the moment when Ace consolidates himself as a composer and main guitarist (although the vocals are by Gene Simmons). With its punk and aggressive touch, “Parasite” shows why Ace has become increasingly influential over the years.

Kiss, ‘Cold Gin’ (1974)

The first classic written by Ace FrehleyCold Gin”, was one of the highlights of the band’s debut album. Kissreleased in 1974 — a chronicle of drunkenness and chaos that anticipated what was to come. Ace didn’t feel confident enough to sing, so Gene Simmons took over the vocals (ironically, he didn’t drink). The song remained in the repertoire of Kiss for decades, but the definitive version is that of Alive! (1975), with Paul Stanley introducing: “There has to be someone out there who likes tequila!” The audience responds in chorus — but when Paul asks what the audience’s favorite drink is, the collective shout is clear: “Cold Gin!”.

Kiss, ‘Shock Me’ (1977)

In a way, Ace Frehley risked his life for rock & roll every time the Kiss took the stage, due to the pyrotechnic effects that came out of his guitar, which were somewhat primitive in the early days of the band. Such a disaster almost happened one night in Lakeland, Florida, when he was electrocuted. “I was thrown backwards, 220 volts,” he later recalled, “and I was unconscious for about five minutes. I had burns on my fingers. I almost died.” The episode inspired “Shock Me”, his first track with lead vocals on Kiss — and one of the band’s best guitar solos. Instead of trauma, Ace turned the experience into an optimistic metaphor for pleasure and energy — the mark of an artist who made transcendence his craft.

Kiss, ‘Rocket Ride’ (1978)

THE Kiss attempted to reproduce the “live” success of the seminal album Alive! with Alive IIwhile also offering fans some studio recordings. The best of them is “Rocket Ride“, from Ace Frehleyan explosion of rock & roll with sexual innuendo that perfectly exploited the mischievous guitarist’s strengths. There’s a monstrous riff, a chorus that makes you scream along and an improvisation for the ages: “Come on, take my rocket!” he shouts Ace. Subtle, it wasn’t.

‘New York Groove’ (1978)

When the Kiss had the idea of ​​releasing four solo albums on the same day, few people involved in the venture would have imagined that Frehley would be the most successful—including the other members of the Kisswho condescendingly offered him help with the project. But it ended up becoming a hit, thanks to the devastating version of Ace to “New York Groove“, originally by the British glam band Hello. Frehley was skeptical about recording the song when the producer Eddie Kramer initially proposed the idea, but jumped in head first, drawing inspiration from his deep knowledge of Times Square’s then-vibrant prostitution scene — and created one of the most beloved songs of the 1970s.

‘Rip It Out’ (1978)

September 18, 1978 was perhaps the most seventies day of the seventies: when the four members of Kiss released solo albums simultaneously. But Ace stood out impressively over his bandmates on this day with his solo album, opening it with “Rip It Out“.For others, “Rip It Out” would have been a prime candidate for a hit. On the album Acewas overshadowed by “New York Groove“, but “Rip It Out” is the experts’ choice for Ace solo — he laments about betrayed loves, but lets his Gibson do most of the talking.

Kiss, ‘Hard Times’ (1979)

Dynastythe 1979 work with a disco bias by Kissand his radio hit “I Was Made for Loving You” left some members of the Kiss Army thinking that their superheroes had weakened. But Ace Frehley ensured that a gritty rock edge remained in the band’s sound with “Hard Times“, one of the three tracks of Dynasty in which he sang the lead voice. He also composed “Hard Times“, and the song oozes his Bronx attitude: “We had to fight to be accepted!” he scoffs at one point. “The hard times made me stronger.”

Frehley’s Comet, ‘Calling to You’ (1987)

Ace Frehley left the Kiss in 1982 and soon formed the Frehley’s Comet. The band released their self-titled debut album in 1987. The singles were “Into the Night” and “Rock Soldiers“, the latter recorded with an “army of guitars” and inspired by a police chase while driving his DeLorean under the influence of alcohol. But the most infectious thing about the album is “Calling to You“, a rollicking pop-metal ode to the rock & roll lifestyle. “Some can’t understand/And they only go so far,” he sings. To Acegoing too far was always just the starting point.

‘Do Ya’, 1989

When Ace Frehley launched Trouble Walkin’in 1989, his second solo album under his own name — his first LPs outside of Kiss were like Frehley’s Comet — he included a version of “Do Ya“, from Jeff Lynneready for radio. Originally recorded by Move and later transformed into a real success by ELO de Lynnethe crunchy rock song was the perfect vehicle for Frehleythe solo artist, and his video put the guitarist’s (unpainted) face on MTV. Frehley also took the opportunity to make “Do Ya” sweats, literally. In the final chorus, he himself shamelessly shouts: “Do ya, do ya want the Ace?”

“Outer Space”, 2009

On his first solo album in 20 years, Anomaly, Ace Frehley delved into its origin story — but not New York’s. Instead, he embraced his fantastical Astronaut persona on songs like the cosmic instrumental “Space Bear” and the rocker “Outer Space“. “It’s like I told you, I came from outer space,” he sings on the latter. “I want to take you away.” The album may have appealed more to hardcore fans of Acebut managed to prove that Frehley he still had the qualities of a pioneering guitarist. Listen to his long solo break just after the 2:00 mark and marvel.

Source: Rollingstone

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