Ace Frehley Talks KISS, Hotter Than Hell, Dressed to Kill & Alive - The Disc Dive w/ Ryan J. Downey
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- Опубликовано: 14 сен 2020
- KISS legend and solo artist Ace Frehley takes The Disc Dive with Ryan J. Downey! We are talking about EVERY single KISS album featuring Ace, as well as his solo records, and Frehley's Comet. In this first episode (of six!), we go over KISS, Hotter Than Hell, Dressed to Kill, and Alive.
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ALBUMS:
KISS (1974) @ 1:21
Hotter Than Hell (1974) @ 6:10
Dressed to Kill (1975) @ 9:02
Alive (1975) @ 9:48
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There's never been a cooler rockstar than Ace Frehley, Ace has had fun in his music career and that's the way it should be, Ace Frehley will always be my favorite member of Kiss.
He HAS to have a guardian angel.Car wrecks and drug and alcohol abuse and he's still going .🤟🎸
yeah it seems like a bad edit,after all out of all thier albums that 1 is the poorest production wise
@@jeffhodge7272 I know right, I mean you have Ozzy, Vince Neil, Keith Moon, Rick Allen and numerous others along with Ace, There's a lot of truth to the saying "Rock and roll will never die".🙏🚔
Robert Lee Pearce
I agree that the first 3 albums were the best ones, and I also bought and liked Rock and Roll Over. On Destroyer, I only liked the radio played trax, Shout it Out Loud, Beth, and Detroit Rock City, but never bought the CD. Love Gun and Christine were good songs from the Love Gun CD, again I only heard the radio play trax. After that I liked Ace's Rock Soldiers, and New York Groove got a little radio play but not one of my favorites by Ace. Paul was a great song writer, but Ace's Lead solos is what I loved about Kiss the most. Now I pay $70 for an Ace Frehley show , and would never pay $500 to see Kiss. Paul and Gene get too critical of Ace's drug use, and rehearsal no shows. Who cares that Ace missed the European Tour and they had to cancel on the reunion tour? The Kiss barbie dolls and memorabilia are childish. I'm glad I gave Paul's interviews and documentaries a chance, and he's probably the most articulate member. I was wrong thinking that Ace wrote the best Kiss songs, but Paul did. I still think that Ace's lead solos make the first songs legendary instead of pretty good. I think Aces laughter on the Tom Snyders show is hilarious, and I'm glad Paul thinks it's at little funny. But seriously, I would have thought he was on LSD. Most drunks are totally obnoxious, but he came off only buzzed to me. Its cool to make new songs, but not just to make money. They could live off the original songs concerts and do fine. I think the Peter Criss comments that he's not the drummer he was and was never a John Bonham drummer are cruel. Thats the beauty of the early drum Trax, any semi-good drummer can duplicate them. the intro to Strutter is a classic opening drum riff. I could've lived without hearing the Ace dick stories when he was intoxicated. Peace
Got my biggest wish come true in 2017, met him in Seattle, got to talk to him and got to tell him what I always wanted to tell him how he's an inspiration, and he hugged me... Very cool... Very nice guy and so chill....
The solo on Strange Ways is one of Ace’s best with KISS.
I totally agree.. but if you listen carefully, it seems that the end comes very suddenly...
Christine awesome, I’ve referred to it a his best for years
My favorite solo of Aces. Love Gun and Dr. Love right behind it.
Yup!
As a teen back then getting Hotter Than Hell LP after Alive and Destroyer then that Originals 3 pack , Strange Ways was one of the last sings I heard and thought that was by far the best solo .I did not know at the time he did not sing the song.
It is a song that should have been done Live back in the 70s .
I got KISS on my 7th birthday in 1974. I ran to my room and played it over and over and over using a hockey stick as a guitar.
I did chores in order to get money to buy each KISS album when they were released all the way up to Unmasked.
After Peter and Ace left, KISS lost the magic for me. But those first six studio albums, KISS, Hotter Then Hell, Dressed To Kill, Destroyer, Rock and Roll Over and Love Gun were an important part of my youth. Alive! and Alive II were also awesome as well.
“Going Blind” is a very underrated song.
"Actually, I'm a plumber........!"
"Tell me about it..."
a trout player
"cows in the audience"
Ace was my very first inspiration. Ace is the reason I learned to play guitar.
I'll never forget the first time I saw them live, Ace was playing his solo and he had the A C E flashing on his guitar, the smoking guitar... OMG that was it, man! I wanted to be Ace!
The first time Ace sang Shock Me live was in Halifax, Nova Scotia. First night of the Love Gun Tour.
He said he was pretty nervous too as I recall.
I really like this fact
And that’s crazy because he’s got the coolest voice of the four.
Was there - what a show.
"Firehouse" was the first Kiss song I heard but "Let Me Know" was the song that hooked me in to ride the Kiss train back in the 70s. The jam at the end of the song rocks.
Ace is looking great! Looks like he's lost a little weight since I saw him last May. Hope he's able to tour soon, I'd love to go see him play again.
Love his silver hair on kiss debut!
ACE is so talented, spontaneous ! GREAT sp'ACE man ! So unique tune 🧡ACE💛ACE💚
Ace sure does sound good and look great for his age, wish they would let him be apart of the final tour in some way. Peter too.
Unless Peter has gotten his arthritic condition under control and can play,that's not going to happen.
@@jeffhodge7272 Not a full tour, maybe 1 to 3 last shows, featuring everybody and then close the curtain to say.
J S missed opportunity especially with this virus and the way the world is today, a reunion would be uplifting!
Ace can do it but I think it's too late for Peter
He lost weight, he was getting hefty at one time.
I love listening to Ace reminisce about his early career. He's a great storyteller.
great interview, about time the host has class and is different than most interviewer....Hope Ace is happy bout everything
Wow, thank you!
Those 4 were magic,, the band and those albums /..... goes for destroyer, rock and roll over love gun......still love Dynasty!
Ace has been my hero since 76, his solo album picture is tattooed on my arm🎸
Awesome!
Blackmore my hero no tats but if I chose 1 it would be rainbow rising cover 1 of best album and covers period
Listened to Hotter than Hell during the commute today. Killer songs...fine second release. The San Francisco show from that tour (commercially released) is a epic to say the least.
Love that album. I still have the LP. The production could have been better though.
@@thomasandersson9605 For sure. First three were all great. They really were all released within a short time span. Then it exploded.
A great interview with Ace! Cool that you asked him about Getaway!
Rad, thanks, Robbie!
Getaway is pretty good song and i think Peters voice are perfect
Ace is getting really good at interviews these days. I remember a Japanese Magazine thought Ace was half Japanese when they first went to Japan lol. Being half Japanese myself & the Hotter Than Hell cover, I was hoping for a “yes i am” lol. “Cocaine” makes sense with Peter being the bpm maker lol
Ace has been my favorite through the years, along with Paul. When he was on, he was fantastic.
You guys hit the scene and WE. JUST. COULDN'T. GET. ENOUGH!!
Wow, he mentioned Diamond Darrel from Pantara. That means a lot. May he rest in peace.
In a 1993 issue of Guitar World magazine both Dimebag and Dave Sabo of Skid Row interviewed Ace. All 3 were on the cover and the 2 guys wore Ace's makeup
ACE FOREVER !!!!!!!!!!!!
Seen ACE in Durham theater a few years back and he was fantastic! of course i seen them in concert back in the 70-80 era lots of fun
"We didn't have suits. We raided Bill Aucoin's closet." LoL. Classic Ace!!
😂
Thanks, guys! I love this music of Ace Frehley is guitar! KISS is wonderful had him then.
One of my favorite guitar players of all time
First album Cold Gin. Second album - Parasite, Strange Ways and co wrote Comin’ Home . Third album Getaway. An excellent vocal by Peter. All this was well before Shock Me. He then produced the best solo album. The rest as they say is Kisstory. A true legend
Mad props for the awesome questions you asked Ace. Every single question. Loved it.
This is the best comment I could imagine seeing on a Monday morning. I sincerely appreciate it. More Ace episodes to come!
Good taste in cars Ace. I love my old Jag too the lady we bought it from put sheep seat covers. I love it. Keep rocking Ace. I follow everything you do
Dressed to Kill was my first Kiss album but after that I had all of the Kiss albums with all original members
Dude is legendary. Pretty sharp abt the industry as well. Been through a lot.
Humble as hell.
Man,I luv Ace....would luv to hang out with him....Although know he doesnt party anymore,but Still....he is just freaking cool,I dont hang with anyone reallyIve got a lung tumor,but would with him....good show dude,keep it up peace!
Keep the faith Todd, you’ve got the KISS army backing you up, and you’re in every KISS fans thoughts and prayers!
Sorry to hear about your tumor. I will pray for you, with your permission of course. Don't let any diagnoses bring you down. You can beat it. Blessings and Brotherly Love from Wild Wonderful West Virginia. 🙏
Hope everybody enjoys this! Ace is a blast.
Very entertaining interview. Thank you, Ryan.
@@funzjag thanks, appreciate it!
U did a great job bud
@@dwgwnr1969 thank you!
Good stuff. Thanks for giving us some Ace!
Destroyer best ever album!!! I hear it and all the sudden I’m 15 not 56,,,,,,,,,, Thank You Ace!!!
I met Ace in 2017... top of my bucket list....got to tell him thanks... really nice guy....
REALLY COOL!
Thank you!
Ace's book ( No Regrets ) explains alot, it's a good read.
this interview was awesome long time kiss fan saw them at Old Boston Gardens ages ago ...as a fellow recoverer I am proud of him having met him when we were both screwed up in 80's. . Ace Thumbs up bro.....decided to subscribe ....great interview
Thank you! Very much appreciate the positive encouragement. And the sub! More episodes with Ace to come, it was a 90 minute chat LOL.
@@RyanJDowney_ your welcome
I first saw them on Aug. 16, 1977 (the day Elvis died). Fantastic show! My wife was pregnant with our first child and she remembers "Jeni" kicking her all night to Peter's bass drum. Me, I was blown away with Ace's guitar solo & just his stage presence. Very, very cool guy.
NO KISS WITHOUT FREHLEY N CRISS
I know ace has said before it was a slow process in him taking a lead vocal on a kiss album! But can you imagine if ace had been confident enough to sing on say the first 3 lps. What a treasure that would of been to hear him sing back then!!!!! Keep rockin ace !!!! Space ace Ron
Good interview Man!! Ace and Kiss Were a huge influence on Me. Thanks again
Thank you!
Rock soldiers all I can say
I grew up on alive 2. The ace years are just epic. Its kiss. Even psycho circus. Ace brings magic to all those. I hope they can just do one more original session. Please.
Great interview
Thank you! More episodes to come!
Ack
I love Ace....
Great questions, refreshing interview with ACE!
Thank you! Be sure to check out the next few parts! II and III are already up. New ones every week, six in total.
Awesome stuff!! I accidentally deleted my last comment but I see what you said, watching part 2 now!
Ace was always my favorite I would love to meet him and hang out with him for a day. I grow up listening to them. So ace think it possible I can meet and hang out with let me know.
That solo for rock and roll all night on KISS alive definitely inspired me to get rocking and pick up a Les Paul 😊
nice job Ryan!
Thank you so much!
ACE FREHLEY! SHOCK MEEEE!
🤘👀🤘
the first album kiss edition history 1973 i lovet forever okey ace frehley My idol as guitar in kiss and solist tanks you My friend bye
First song I ever listened to was either Shock Me or Ozone due to my big brother ,John must have been like two....was born in the '70's my older brother was five years older.....So love The Doors,Alice Cooper,Motley Crue and Many many other classic an punk .....and have Tons of Fav songs. But no matter what,Kiss was Always number one period.An also remeber when I was in elementary school,aid call the radio station asking them to play Kiss an nothing was ever played....that sucked bad....my favorite song period,out there is "Get Away"Did Not know Ace wrote that song!No shiznat!Literally thought it was. a Peter Criss song hinting about leavin the band an breaking ties was his old lady....lol.My first instrument I learn an I can still fiill a pocket,is the drums,an Everyday all day throughout the summer,I played Alive 2 over an over again lol Thanks for this video dude brought back some awesome memories,an great show btw!Hope to see more....adding you now,well subscribing....ty,again peace
Thanks for the sub! More episodes to come!
Space With Ace !!! Come back to Perth Australia A.S.A.P my Brother from a different Mother 🙃
Ayyy Perth here too. I was there... Had a VIP pass 👍
In a way Daft Punk has still maintained their identity pretty well to this day since they started covering their faces in the mid to late 90's. Yes, there are photos of what they looked like when they were starting out, and some supposed recently photos. But I think it's very much possible today.
In terms of hiding identities, the closest modern take would be Ghost.
In the '80s there was also a band doing it called Crimson Glory, I think.
I'm still waiting for an interviewer to ask about quality control on touring and exclude redundancy.
Grandpa Shirley freely will be very proud of you blessings on you Cuzz
I remember rolling stone magazine publishing a photo of gene when he was dating cher.
strange way to hell is my favourite song.
My favorite album in years yeeeeeah men fantastic music and sound bi lovet forever kiss alive the Best album forever okey guys okey ace frehley My friend tanks you so much okey bye
Hope Ace revisits the "COMET'" era stuff like "RISE UP BACK FROM THE GRAVE" (SPOTIFY) for re-release!
Ace disses Hotter Than Hell a bit, but that is my favorite KISS album with Strange Ways and Hotter Than Hell - both anthems of stone age hard rock. Also both of this tracks showcase Paul and Ace as flashy rockers.
I wish someone could get ace to explain the process recording his solo on strange ways.
I like his Queen shirt
The glory years are over in every walk of life. It's over folks. Say goodnight..
Gets Ace to talk about HTH and does not mention “ Strange Ways. “ Holy shit.
Ace did BASS on all Original Six KISS studio albums before the 80s Gene played in concert. Or was Overdubbed except in the 1990s wait Bruce did bass on all of Carnival of Souls.
Isn't the picture (screensaver) host refers to, isn't that actually from the Dress To Kill-esque reshoot that was with Tommy and Eric, its not from the DTK photoshoot???
It's from the DTK era.
Ace sure loves his "spoats cahs"
What Ace Failed to mention and maybe because he really has a hard time remembering, But Kiss had most of that Material for their first three album shortly after they started. Some of those songs were actually written by some of the original Wicked Lester Members.
Ace contributed to three songs that he gave to Peter Criss to sing and two he gave to Gene to sing, Not to mention how he also came up with that really cool intro to Rock Bottom.
Those early Ace songs were 1. Getaway, 2. Mainline, 3. Strange Ways, That Peter did,
1.Cold Gin & 2.Parasite that Gene did vocals for.
Strange Ways should have been played on the Alive album as it's one of the Best tunes on Hotter Than Hell. But in order to do that, one song would have had to have been discarded to make room for it. I believe the album would have been better if they had let go of C'mon and Love Me & Replaced it with Strange Ways.
Kiss Destroyer wasn't a solid Kiss Album, as Ace didn't play on Sweet Pain or God of Thunder on that album. He was replaced for several tunes in the studio with Dick Wagner, Alice Coopers lead guitar player and the creator of the Welcome To My Nightmare album. He's an awesome guitar player. He also did an amazing job on those kiss tracks, but it wasn't Ace. Also they received a lot of songs for that album that they in fact didn't actually write.
They did have quite a few tunes they had been working on at that time and decided to release those on a different Album a few short months later, and that album became Rock And Roll Over.
Peter Criss played on every kiss recording except Love Gun, because he was having trouble with that tune in the studio. By the time Dynasty was being recorded, Peter Criss was recovering from a car crash that he had and Kiss hired Anton Fig for those recording sessions, However, Peter did play the drums on one song off of that Album, and that song was Dirty Livin'. Every other track on that album was Anton Fig on the drums.
Peter only played drums on One Track on Psycho Circus, and if it wasn't for Ace insisting on Peter to drum on that tune, Peter would have been completely excluded from that album's recording sessions.
I felt the need to explain the truth here as Kiss never gives the truth, Ace does as best as he can remember, but he also doesn't like to go out of his way to expose all the lies that Paul & Gene constantly spout. Like the BS of how Peter Criss joined. Gene Never mentions how he and Peter met and played together in the studio making recordings before Kiss, or should I say, Wicked Lester was in need of a drummer. Ace also did some early recording in the studio before joining kiss and I bet the story of how the ad that Ace answered was most likely BS too. But the band did put out some great music from 74-78 and even managed to put out the album Dynasty in 79 with great success. & even though that's what Ace called a Kissco Album, it was a great Album. The Song Hard Times was a left over tune from his 1978 solo album. It's one of the best tunes on that album.
So there you have it. A fan that actually knows the truth. It took years to learn what I know. Peace..Joe
great wig Ace
real hair
He might wear a wig on stage? But thats too flat and oily. Died blackk no doubt but wigs are just not that lifeless
I liked Got to Choose the best, Parasite is good and I know Ace wrote it. Hotter than Hell is OK, I like the song Firehouse better. I agree with Ace that Kiss Alive is what made the band popular and I bought their first Kiss album, Dressed to Kill, and Kiss Alive. Me and my hi school buddies cut class, smoked weed to Kiss Alive, and went to the 1976 concert in San Antonio. If I could interview Ace, I would ask him which is his favorite guitar. I have a Gibson Les Paul and Flying V. I've seen Micheal Schenker play leads without a pick and I know I could do it too if I had a real quality guitar. Kinda like riding a Wheelie, I used to get a 10 foot wheelie, but not like the bad motor scooter riders did them.
Are there more vids of ace finishing up the albums after RnR over
Yep! New episodes every Tuesday, six in total.
4:17 Does anyone know what year that happened?
ONE BY ONE HE KILLZ EM
Ace I lost weight and rejuvenated. It got cooler.Good feeling💋
Was this aired live?
It was not. But there are several more episodes to come, so be sure to subscribe to see them. It was a 90-minute chat!
Ace is right about today’s music, It’s trash.
My first album was Rock and Roll Over . It was ok but not near as good as their first album . It was years after that I eventually listened to the first album . I felt gipped . ROCK AND ROLL OVER seemed so formulaic and slick in comparison .
i lovet sorry okey bye
When did the KISS wig wearing begin?
Something like 1983 or 84 for Gene
There is a six member German band called RAMMSTEIN who were inspired by KISS,
big fire, lights and pyrotechnics. They wear a copper color face makeup.
RAMMSTEIN is coming to America in 2021.
No matter who does the interview with any particular rock star they always seem to ask the same lame questions never about the recording process itself which is what many die hard fans would love to know.
Others can paint their face but they will never be Ace
Agreed!
Happy for Ace choice of the right car, Jag XK. No regrets for sure.
Ryan u got a weird back drop thing going on man.......lol..looks like 70's stuff with the way the picture keeps popping in and out and around your neck...its kool....
Yes haha. It's my actual bookshelf, but not where I actually sat, so I used it as my Zoom background and it's, like, CGI haha... My chair disappears whenever I move!
@@RyanJDowney_ Haa[Ha kool Ryan keep up the great work man!
@@RyanJDowney_ thats kool as can be man!
[MxQ]Kdog here...i got killer live video, front row ...petaluma, CA...check it..much love ace
[MxQ]Kdog is my channel...great video
It's not KISS without the makeup and Ace and Peter.
Check out the next episode where we talk about Destroyer!
@@RyanJDowney_ "Destroyer" was my first KISS album I bought with my allowance and my favorite.
Hey, you guys. I’m a fan but not quite the kisstorian any of you are. Is there any truth to the things Ace’s X is saying or is she just kooky or looking for money? .
There private-lives were of little interest to me, I just grew up during the big Kiss craze in the 70’s, still love the material and have a soft-spot for Ace .. he’s probably why most of us picked up a guitar 🎸
She’s trying to do anything and everything to ruin Ace because he dumped her. I don’t believe it at all. As for as truth goes she has no proof she’s all talk.
Saturday Night Vinyl I had a hunch. My younger brother is BIG into Kiss & I wanted some info from other fans before I talk to him later. ☮️
She's desperate for money and revenge. They may be some hint of truth to her allegations. But most of her rambling comes from a bad case of KISS-ITIS.
ACE VINNIE IS WOMAN now can Vinnie do dishes, laundry. and XXX!
There's evil spirits dancing around behind Ryan.
They could be good.
Ace looks like he lost some weight, he got his neck back, good for him!
He has a funny accent (I'm not a native english speaker)
New York!
@@RyanJDowney_ do younger people talk like that in ny?
Dude was buying the debut, not Lovegun, cashier could not have cared less.