Saw 'Ace' Frehley

[P. Aaron]

Went with a friend. Not a real big KISS fan but I dig some of their tunes.

It was LOUD! 19 Marshall-type 4x4's barking full tilt the whole night. I stuffed bits 'o' bar napkin in my ears...kinda helped but not really.

Cold Gin was killer. He did Duce. In all, about a dozen KISS tunes and most of his solo album.

It was free so I dug it, I wouldn't have gone on my own.

My apologies for the cheezball camera pics; what the heck, it's a freebie!













Ace played this killer 3-tone-3-pickup Les Paul all night. The 2nd guitarist had the same, only black. Nice gear. The bassist had a black P-bass that looked good and his own wall-o-10 x 10's. The backup band knew their stuff...a good gig. I watched them as much as 'Ace'.

Being a mercenary like that would be a grueling but good experience to hone serious chops, stage manners & a pro attitude. I learned alot just watching.

So I guess you could say I did get something positive out of it.

Enjoy!

[ButchRG]

Thanks for the pics and the summary of the show. I haven't seen or heard Ace in many years. It's nice to see him out playing again.

Love him or hate him, there's no denying Ace Frehley's impact on guitar players and rock music in general. For millions of kids during that era (myself included), Ace and Kiss were the reason they started playing guitar.

[skrewflanders]

Thats cool too bad not many good "guitar" based shows come here, did see Vai back in '05, that was sweet!

[bammbamm]

Ace was the loudest show I ever saw, too.
I had earplugs in and my ears were still ringing for the rest of the night.
Great show.

My fave part of the night was his "interaction" with the crowd.
"How may of you people have been in jail?"
*silence*
"huh, well I have, it SUCKS"
"Here's one called BREAK OUT ! ! !"

[evolvedmb]

I just looked at my Kiss card collection last week, ummmm...along with
Queen and A-Team cards, haha!
They were the first rock band I heard way back in kindergarten
in '77. Damn I feel old (36)

[surfdog777]

Originally Posted by ButchRG

.......... For millions of kids during that era (myself included), Ace and Kiss were the reason they started playing guitar.

Add one more to the total.
When I saw this photo, my only thought was "yeah....I wanna do that"

[rgr]

I saw them here in Denver a few weeks ago, it was a great show! I wouldn't have gone but I was on the guest list and I was glad I did. The bass player is Anthony Esposito that was with the Lynch Mob, the drummer is Scot Coogan who played with Brides of Destruction, basically a killer band, and all of them were really nice guys. If you get the chance and are into Kiss or Ace's music, go, you won't be disappointed.

-R

[ButchRG]

Originally Posted by surfdog777

Add one more to the total.
When I saw this photo, my only thought was "yeah....I wanna do that"

Me too! Same pic as well!!! Then a few years later I said "I want THAT Les Paul"!!!

[bammbamm]

Is that a real 'Ace' pic or the surrogate 'Ace'?
Kinda looks like the back up guy they used when 'Ace' couldn't make it out for one reason or another.

[ButchRG]

Damn! You mean that for all those years I stared at that pic on my wall, that it wasn't even "the real" Ace? Do you mean to tell me that I started playing guitar because of the backup guy? An UNDERSTUDY?????

It's Ace. They didn't start using the poor schmuck dressed as him until 5 or 6 years ago. That shot was taken long before Kiss became a parody of itself.