Never a big KISS fan, I did like the guitar work of Mr. Frehley,and his solo record was certainly the best of the four individual
albums released by the bands members back in (gasp!) 1978. Frehley's Comet never worked for me, either...too contrived. So when the new KISS album came out last year, for Gene Simmons' sake, I gave it a chance. Lame, lame, lame. Recorded as if it was the 70's, but played like the old farts they are. So imagine my surprise when I learned of a new record from Ace. Isn't he dead? Nope, and this is a fine album if you were ever a fan of the first one.
Eerily similar in several spots, yet fresh sounding, this is far superior to 2009 KISS. He sings of his life in that same NY voice, the voice of a guitarist, not a singer. Crunchy guitars, hooks, it's all there, just 30 years later. Only weak spot is the cover of the mighty Sweet "Fox On the Run". Could have done without that. But hey, it sold enough to crack Billboard's Top 30. Mad Rocker approved!
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