No regrets is a book cowritten by former kiss lead guitarist ace frehley, joe layden and john ostrosky. Theres nothing like a les paul through a marshall for that hard rock sound. Many of the counterfeit models ive seen, have first and fifth numbers that are incorrect for. It was not any surprise that such a great guitarist and rock music composer was doing quite well after breakup. This compilation cd featuring songs from aces afterkiss band, frehleys comet, is a very underrated cd that many people have yet to listen to. Frehley joined kiss for four songs, including nothing to lose and rock and roll all nite. In 1996, jon regan, the former bassist of frehleys comet put togehter 12 picks, a greatest hits album of ace frehleys solo career. Considered by many critics and fans to be the best of the four solo projects. Similar in approach to paul stanleys album, frehley did not stray far from the expected heavy kiss sound like gene simmons and peter criss did with their releases, but ace was equipped with better compositions than stanley. Ace frehley is a greedy paranoid backstabbing junkie duration. Ace frehley ranks among the most mancrushedupon celebrity men. Well, my name it is a number its on a piece of plastic film and ive been growin funny flowers outside on my little window sill well dont you know, im a 2,000 man and.
It might be a ripoff collection after all, a compilation that baits casual fans into believing that it contains the original hit versions is just as bad as one that. Many fans argued that kiss without ace was not the same band any more. Used epiphone 2000 ace frehley les paul custom cherry sunburst pti378. Gibson issued an ace frehley model les paul in the 90s. Hard rock fans have grown to appreciate it, but i recommend it to anyone who is a fan of any incarnation of rock. Ace rarely uses anything other than the treble pickup in fact the neck pickup is a fake and hides a smoke bomb that he uses during his solo spot. His new version of the frehleypenned parasite rivals the original, with much better production values and dueling ax work along with john 5 of rob zombies band. Ace frehley in the 1970s, when kiss original lead guitarist sauntered across the concert stage in his silver space suit, wielding those famous triplepickup gibson les pauls, he was the harbinger of cool, and thousands of kids started playing guitar as a result. Released simultaneously with paul stanley, peter criss, and gene simmons in september of 1978, ace frehley proved to be the most popular and bestselling of all four of the kiss solo projects. Kiss i love it loud toppop the netherlands 1982 by necramonium. Find great deals on ebay for ace frehley guitar and gibson custom les paul.
Ace frehley contact info booking agent, manager, publicist. So, on an authentic ace frehley les paul, the first and fifth digits of the serial number can only be one of the following five combinations. The latest release from ace frehley, space invader, is an excellent addition to the former kiss guitarists catalog. Kiss guitarist ace frehley revisits the music of his formative years on his latest solo release including that of his old band. Ace frehley contact information is available for you to look at. At the time i was a huge kiss fan, and ace had always been my favorite kiss member, so i followed everything he did.
Ace frehley is a 1978 solo album from ace frehley, the lead guitarist of american hard rock band kiss. Ace frehley space man videos ace frehley smoking guitar frehleys comet. Ace frehley contact info name, email address, phone number. Song 2000 man preformed by ace frehleykiss written by mick jagger and keith richards chord shapes a5 b5 d5 e5 ride all. We all knew gene simmons is an asshole who sold his soul for the money. We all knew ace had a serious drinking problem and. Hot shirtless body and hairstyle pics on newest tv shows movies.
The group also performed their cover of the rolling stones 2000 man which frehley sang on 1979s dynasty as well as hellos new york groove, which frehley covered on his 1978 solo debut. This is david, aces webmaster, with some news for you. Space ace and played with the group from its inception in 1973 until his departure in 1982 after leaving kiss, frehley. Space ace and played with the group from its inception in 1973 until his departure in 1982. This is the followup to his 2009 release, anomaly, and fits in very well in any rock album collection.
Paul stanley and ace frehley at the sam ash custom guitar show in new york city at the hammerstein ballroom 1900 meet and greet. I have my own set now that gibson put out, with my face on the cover, special ace frehley edition whats your favourite acoustic guitar. After ace frehley left kiss something came to a halt. Ace frehley bronx boy new song happy birthday ace frehley jump to. All his solo albums issued after leaving kiss were successful. Im usually skeptical when an older rocker releases an. It was a major success and loaded deck came out in 1998 as another greatest hits album. Ace frehley space man june 18, 2016 ace frehley smoking guitar frehleys comet. Gene simmons and ace frehley on the don lane show a suprise visit 1980 duration. E5 a5 outside on my little window sill d5 a5 d5 a5 and dont you know im a 2,000 man d5 a5 e5 and my kids, they just dont understand me at.
The spacemans first solo album since 2009 exemplifies his unique sound, showing that kiss will never be able to truly return to their classic 70s sound without him. Frehleys comet is the band ace formed after leaving kiss in 1982. We offer amazing photos of frehley from every stage of his career starting from the beginning of kiss until his solo career after being part of the popular band. Ill tell you, that one that i used on unplugged, gibson just gave that to me, while we were rehearsing, they brought it over and that guitar sounded great.
Producer ace frehley, eddie kramer notes comes with an obi strip, a 4 page insert booklet with black and white album artwork with the unique to japan only liner notes along with the english and japanese lyrics transcriptions inside, a paper color inner sleeve bag which features the cover art for all four solo albums and a jigsaw poster. Frehleys comet second sighting 1988, specialty records. Ace frehley is a 1978 solo album from ace frehley, the lead guitarist and vocalist of american hard rock band kiss. Released to coincide with kiss successful 1996 reunion, 12 picks contains six highlights from ace frehleys late80s solo albums, plus six live tracks featuring the guitarist running through kiss classics with frehleys comet. It was one of four kiss solo albums released by casablanca records on. Guitarist ace frehley scored the biggest hit single of the four solo records with the infectious, almostdisco new york groove which peaked at number and propelled this album to sell a million copies in the us. Ace runs the guitar straight into a 100 watt marshall head.
The book covers the period from the early days of his life, his tenure with kiss, solo career up to today. Ace frehley interview part 12 done by ginger 2009 by layitplayitdown. Of the four kiss solo albums released simultaneously in 1978, the best of the bunch is guitarist ace frehleys. This configuration, eomlp5473, is the dynasty blue vinyl edition. After the comet disbanded, ace continued to pursue a solo career until he reunited with kiss in 1996.
Paul stanley and ace frehley at guitar expo ny 192000. Unfollow ace frehley to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. Ace frehley is best known for being the former lead guitarist for kiss at the beginning stages of the bands popularity. View ace frehley booking agent, manager, and publicist contact info here. It is a covers album which features guest appearances from slash, lita ford, john 5, mike mccready, and frehleys former kiss bandmate paul stanley.