Folks, I see a lot of negative comments, I'd like to remind ya'll he's in his 70's and is in bad shape health wise do to a long life of drug an alcohol abuse. Yes he's been sober for like 15 years but the drugs an alcohol already did its damage long ago. Why so many folks are so hard on him beats me. He won't be around much longer folks, if you're an ACE fan just appreciate and enjoy him while he's still here no matter what he looks or sounds like. At least it's really LIVE music, most bands nowadays are lip syncing to auto tracks. He really is trying to please his fans the best he is able at his age an the shape he's in. There's many ACE fans that don't care much about his playing and singing being sub par, we just love ACE and appreciate him no matter what out of respect. He is and always will be the original "Space Ace" KISS guitarist, they're just not Kiss without Peter and Ace in my small tiny little opinion.
You don't get it, @ktrn2b Guy sells tickets and performs, and should deliver. He should have called it a day long time ago. In his 70's + bad health, exactly, time to throw in the towel.
@@rabarebra Oh but I do get it sir. There's a lot of critical folks complaining about a rock guitarist that's old and can't play as good as he used to. What's not to get about it? I understand, I really do..... there's always gonna be Critical folks complaining about something, always something.
Same here, he wont be with us much longer, and these same critical folks will still be complaining about something, it's in their DNA, always have to point out the negative and put something down.
Loved this and really love the New Ace songs. Sounds great andvlooking a lot healthier. 17 years sober for him. Proud of the Space Ace Man. You wanted tge best you got it !!!
and that's what makes you a sucker. Ace doesn't and never has cared about his fans. That's why he can get away with these awful performances and still have people show up. Kiss fans and Ace fans are complete rubes that allow themselves to be used and ripped off over and over, and you all seem so proud of it - perhaps the strangest thing about all of it.
I just saw him again last week for the 2nd time. He put on a phenomenal show as usual. Interacting with the crowd we all had a great time. Can't wait to see him and Kore Rozzic again.
for all the people saying he sucks and he’s lost passion he said at this concert he had fallen down the stairs a week ago. 70 years old falling down the stairs and still playing. ofc he isn’t gonna be top notch he’s is pain
Wow he's in his '70s and he fell down a week before and he's up there playing. I'm 60 and if I fall down the stairs I'm out of commission for 2 weeks! Good for him
Ace is 72 years old and still doing what he loves and was born to do. Gotta love him. My favorite live version of "New York Groove" is with KISS Live at The Brooklyn Bridge - 1996. Check it out on RUclips if you have not already. It's AWESOME SAUCE!!
You mean the farewell tour that never ends that’s pre-recorded and lip synced to onstage without half of the original members being present? That Kiss show for over a decade?
@@kirkmcknight7595 yep those are them. I'd rather watch KissStory or other shows I recorded. Pretty much nothing without Ace though I have a couple of songs from after.
Hello Kiss Army- I was there in 1973 when Kiss came out saw Kiss in 1975 Dressed to Kill tour. Chances are you know more than I do about their Kistory. My friend was in FREHLEY's COMET and I met ACE - Such a nice guy. Am blown away by his playing at Peekskill New Yawk!!!!
Still remember the first day I got his solo album as a kid took it over to my friends house to listen to it just like it was yesterday. It's disrespectful how Gene and Paul treated him and still treat him but the most important thing is he overcame his demons and proved everybody wrong.
Ace's lead guitarist is pretty good. The band itself sounds really good. Fascinating that Ace started playing Gene Simmons' signature song "God of Thunder". It always seems weird to me to see Ace without his signature 3 pick-up gloss black Les Paul. The guitar Ace and Peter Frampton made famous. Ace on the cover of KISS Alive and Peter on the cover of Frampton Comes Alive.
70 is the new 40 ...hes got 10-20 more years...his vocals are on point...the new record and single sound great...his chops seem fine Keep riding that rocket Spaceman!
I've been so hard on my idols, but I now realize they are getting old. It makes me realize I'm getting old, and it sucks. You want them to be around forever, you want to be around forever, but it ain't happening. None of us are getting off this rock alive.
What would Peter and Ace do if they always didn't have the best musicians in their band covering up for them ? At the beginning of this video when the guys were playing without Ace, they sounded freaking awesome, better than Ace has ever sounded in his life.
ACE is such a laid-back cool dude. He's having fun doing what he's always done: being himself. Not a fake poser like those two goons in his 'old band'. Don't get me wrong, KISS was a great band back in the day, thanks largely in part to this man!
Mannnnn this is sad. Ace looks like hammered shit. I grew up as a teen in the seventies listening to KISS. I rather remember him in that time period. Saw them in 76 and experienced one of the hottest bands in the land but this is sad.
With his level of abuse of alcohol and drugs, this is the residual effects… glad he’s still sound at least… may not go see him live, but his albums still rock!
To be truthful, how motivated is anyone to play Nashua, New Hampshire? Talk about stops on the lost cities tour, sheesh. Thats a long way up The Bronx River Parkway. "Good evening, New Hampshire! please.
You guys he’s done so much even Elvis when he heard him was like who’s that nasty guitar player he loves it he’s in poor health yes but that’s a band with no backing tracks he won’t spend the money or sell out like gene and Paul so yeah that’s a real live concert
I don't see anything subpar here. It's called LIVE. Dummies. No autotune. No backing tracks (yeah, looking at YOU, KISS!) Ever hear any bootlegs of Kiss from the 70's? The ones that are really live with no overdubs? They mostly sound like dung compared to this. Ace is great. Rock on, Spaceman!
ITs truly sad to see him in this terrible condition. He is totally embarrassing himself. Just stop Ace!!!!!!!!!!!!!! He was so great. I will always be a fan.
Been an Ace fan I’ve 40 years, seen him six times, got everything he’s ever done, but his band is carrying him. I’m sad to say it but the only thing I can blame Paul for is not giving Ace and Pete a better deal when they did the reunion. Mabye they would’ve tried harder to stay sober but 40 million for Paul and 2 million for Ace had to have hurt.
Ace is from another planet. Have some respect youtube rubes who stay anonymous. If you want perfection go back to your Americas Gt Talent, XFactor, etc.😻
We were all young once. What a drag it is getting old Some of us do better than others He's in no shape to join Kiss for a final show and it would break my heart to see him live
True - when he was raving that he would want back to KISS in the beginning of the The End of the Road tour, I really felt he could do it without a problem. Now there would be a problem.
É muito triste e patético ver o Ace neste estado deplorável visivelmente bêbado tocando. Ele tem que saber quando parar e terminar sua carreira com o mínimo de dignidade.
Folks, I see a lot of negative comments, I'd like to remind ya'll he's in his 70's and is in bad shape health wise do to a long life of drug an alcohol abuse. Yes he's been sober for like 15 years but the drugs an alcohol already did its damage long ago. Why so many folks are so hard on him beats me. He won't be around much longer folks, if you're an ACE fan just appreciate and enjoy him while he's still here no matter what he looks or sounds like. At least it's really LIVE music, most bands nowadays are lip syncing to auto tracks. He really is trying to please his fans the best he is able at his age an the shape he's in. There's many ACE fans that don't care much about his playing and singing being sub par, we just love ACE and appreciate him no matter what out of respect. He is and always will be the original "Space Ace" KISS guitarist, they're just not Kiss without Peter and Ace in my small tiny little opinion.
Yeah, well, he ain't grandpa at Thanksgiving, pal. He's A musician getting paid. He should at least play as well as Tommy Thayer does.
@@VoodooCosmonaut i understand you critical fellas out there, really i do. it takes all kinds
You don't get it, @ktrn2b Guy sells tickets and performs, and should deliver. He should have called it a day long time ago. In his 70's + bad health, exactly, time to throw in the towel.
@@rabarebra Oh but I do get it sir. There's a lot of critical folks complaining about a rock guitarist that's old and can't play as good as he used to. What's not to get about it? I understand, I really do..... there's always gonna be Critical folks complaining about something, always something.
@@ktrn2b Exactly, you didn't get it.
I'm just glad the man is still here with us...still playing...God love him!!
Same here, he wont be with us much longer, and these same critical folks will still be complaining about something, it's in their DNA, always have to point out the negative and put something down.
Still rocking these songs in 2024.
Loved this and really love the New Ace songs. Sounds great andvlooking a lot healthier. 17 years sober for him. Proud of the Space Ace Man. You wanted tge best you got it !!!
If you think he’s sober you’re nuts. He’s clearly abusing medication. He might not drink anymore but he’s popping stuff like candy.
Ace Frehley is a legend and will live on forever. That can’t be said about everyone. Thanks much!
Love this guy. He is a true/real Rock Star. He has lived the part and plays the part for real. An old school rock star. Love him.
Love this band! Saw them in Jamestown NY and it was Ace's B.D.Week! Wish They would come back and party in Jimmytown again!❤🎵🤘✌🎼
Finally getting to see my idol from my kid tom....cant wait to see you Ace in Rutland!
DONT CARE WHAT PEOPLE SAY ABOUT ACE?? I WILL CONTINUE TO SEE ACE AS LONG AS HE IS STILL PLAYING!⚡🎸
and that's what makes you a sucker. Ace doesn't and never has cared about his fans. That's why he can get away with these awful performances and still have people show up. Kiss fans and Ace fans are complete rubes that allow themselves to be used and ripped off over and over, and you all seem so proud of it - perhaps the strangest thing about all of it.
I just saw him again last week for the 2nd time. He put on a phenomenal show as usual. Interacting with the crowd we all had a great time. Can't wait to see him and Kore Rozzic again.
Ace will be always a kiss guitar leader and an icon of the best kiss' songs
50 years after the start of KISS this man is still doing it. I’m 56 and I sit in my recliner. This guy is still jamming!
Even while in a recliner, you must strive to produce 10,000 volts. I wish you good health dude!
My back gets sore just sitting in the recliner
Love Him, Stay Strong Ace!⚡⚡
Always good to see Ace…love that he’s still pumping out songs … his knees look really bad though cause he can barely bend them…hope he’s ok.
I love his voice
Oh my...... oh my.......
The one and only Space Ace. Never be another like him. Enjoy him while you can.
Great live consert. Ace Frehley Forever!
Was great to see Ace in my home town.
Love you ace !!
Great bass sound!
for all the people saying he sucks and he’s lost passion he said at this concert he had fallen down the stairs a week ago. 70 years old falling down the stairs and still playing. ofc he isn’t gonna be top notch he’s is pain
Wow he's in his '70s and he fell down a week before and he's up there playing. I'm 60 and if I fall down the stairs I'm out of commission for 2 weeks! Good for him
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did he fall down the stars before the Eddie Trunk 40th anniversary show? How about every date on the 2023 summer tour? 2022 tour? I could keep going!
Ace is 72 years old and still doing what he loves and was born to do. Gotta love him.
My favorite live version of "New York Groove" is with KISS Live at The Brooklyn Bridge - 1996. Check it out on RUclips if you have not already. It's AWESOME SAUCE!!
Better than watching the same kiss show for over a decade.
You mean the farewell tour that never ends that’s pre-recorded and lip synced to onstage without half of the original members being present? That Kiss show for over a decade?
@@kirkmcknight7595 yep those are them. I'd rather watch KissStory or other shows I recorded. Pretty much nothing without Ace though I have a couple of songs from after.
At 5:59, the drummer hits snare with his left stick, tosses his right stick up in the air.
Awesome 😎 ⚡🪐
Hello Kiss Army- I was there in 1973 when Kiss came out saw Kiss in 1975 Dressed to Kill tour. Chances are you know more than I do about their Kistory. My friend was in FREHLEY's COMET and I met ACE - Such a nice guy. Am blown away by his playing at Peekskill New Yawk!!!!
Still remember the first day I got his solo album as a kid took it over to my friends house to listen to it just like it was yesterday. It's disrespectful how Gene and Paul treated him and still treat him but the most important thing is he overcame his demons and proved everybody wrong.
Love Ace!
ACE IS AWESOME saw him with ACE COOPER 2 years ago in Bridgeport, CT.
My favorite ACE IS NEW YORK GROOVE
Excelente!!!
Ace's lead guitarist is pretty good. The band itself sounds really good. Fascinating that Ace started playing Gene Simmons' signature song "God of Thunder".
It always seems weird to me to see Ace without his signature 3 pick-up gloss black Les Paul. The guitar Ace and Peter Frampton made famous. Ace on the cover of KISS Alive and Peter on the cover of Frampton Comes Alive.
The Les Paul on the cover of ALIVE! is actually a tobacco sunburst model, not all black.
Love it !!!!
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Play this video at 1.25 speed and it sounds amazing!
that's a stretch LOL
Love FREHLEY ❤❤❤❤❤
Ace fucking rocks! 😊
I'd go to see Ace and Peter any day, anywhere...
I like Ace but you couldn’t pay me enough to see Peter play. I’d rather walk blindly into traffic
70 is the new 40 ...hes got 10-20 more years...his vocals are on point...the new record and single sound great...his chops seem fine
Keep riding that rocket Spaceman!
10 to 20 more years? C'mon now, be real.😮
You’re insane.
I like this he has returned to his pre kiss days melomio and his psych rock group magic people
Love the God of Thunder intro
ほんとかｴーｽ！がんばれｴーｽ！
ずいぶん変わったと思ってだけどやってることは同じだねー😉
Lovely Ace💛
Ace had a'great carreer most from 89-96 was lost his recent lps are pretty good live has sunk....he's 71yo
He fell down the stairs a couple of days before the show I was at the show.
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Love it 5:51, Fuck NY, lol😂
Oh man God of Thunder
I've been so hard on my idols, but I now realize they are getting old. It makes me realize I'm getting old, and it sucks. You want them to be around forever, you want to be around forever, but it ain't happening. None of us are getting off this rock alive.
Sounds and looks like Ace only moves at half speed now. 🫣
The passion has gone... 😔
Silly observation!
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He’s a fat trump supporter now who used to give Peter Criss head.
At this point, I think the heartbeat has gone!!!
9:12
What would Peter and Ace do if they always didn't have the best musicians in their band covering up for them ? At the beginning of this video when the guys were playing without Ace, they sounded freaking awesome, better than Ace has ever sounded in his life.
He's still the Spaceman to me. Ace will always be my guitar hero.
Ace Frehley was the best member of Kiss hands down.
Puh-leeeze!😂
Shock me! 🎵🎶
You know what, it'd shock me if the dude practiced his instrument.
Ace can't be bothered. 😂
Say no to alcohol and drugs, kids
sounds like bar band from the 80s
ACE is such a laid-back cool dude. He's having fun doing what he's always done: being himself. Not a fake poser like those two goons in his 'old band'. Don't get me wrong, KISS was a great band back in the day, thanks largely in part to this man!
All you haters out there🤪 Ace is 72 years old a rock n roll legend🎸.Im still enjoying his shows! ⚡🎸
Father Time may slowed ace down a bit. But he still keeps rocking!
Ace is going to record an album for Simmons Records!!!!!!
Simmons Records doesn’t even exist anymore.
@@thefonzkiss gene is resurrecting it with a Universal distribution in 2024!!!!!
He plays better than any critic here. Where's your gold and platinum records?
Well said. Thank you!
On the wall of my studio.
So he plays good because of his gold and platinum records? The most stupid comment I’ve ever read. His playing is beginner level.
At home
Ace doesn't even have 'em anymore, pawned long ago to pay gambling debts
The Pete Best of Kiss
Ace just gave David Coverdale the middle finger on his "no turning his back to the crowd" rule.
Since when did Covercopy make the rules? Ace always played, sang and lived outside the rules :)
Mannnnn this is sad. Ace looks like hammered shit. I grew up as a teen in the seventies listening to KISS. I rather remember him in that time period. Saw them in 76 and experienced one of the hottest bands in the land but this is sad.
Even when Ace is sober, he seems drunk.
I was at the show he fell down the stairs two days before the show
He hasn't been sober since the second grade!!!
With his level of abuse of alcohol and drugs, this is the residual effects… glad he’s still sound at least… may not go see him live, but his albums still rock!
@@aaronperry3238 🤣😂🤣😂
To be truthful, how motivated is anyone to play Nashua, New Hampshire? Talk about stops on the lost cities tour, sheesh. Thats a long way up The Bronx River Parkway. "Good evening, New Hampshire! please.
It's called getting whatever you can get. Its not like Ace can fill an arena - or even a decent sized theater.
He should be motivated to play wherever there are fans that are willing to go out of their way to see & pay to see him.
Sad but true...Ace is a Wreck...
The jerks knocking Ace are probably living in their mom’s basement living off of their money working at Dairy Queen.
Burger King actually.
You guys he’s done so much even Elvis when he heard him was like who’s that nasty guitar player he loves it he’s in poor health yes but that’s a band with no backing tracks he won’t spend the money or sell out like gene and Paul so yeah that’s a real live concert
9:20 Ace totally ignores him lol.
Amazing what clueless people think they see! 😂
Looks like he's just going through the motions? The magic is gone!
F the haters. Ace is the man.
Bands great. Until Ace arrives...
I don't see anything subpar here. It's called LIVE. Dummies. No autotune. No backing tracks (yeah, looking at YOU, KISS!)
Ever hear any bootlegs of Kiss from the 70's? The ones that are really live with no overdubs? They mostly sound like dung compared to this.
Ace is great. Rock on, Spaceman!
ITs truly sad to see him in this terrible condition. He is totally embarrassing himself. Just stop Ace!!!!!!!!!!!!!! He was so great. I will always be a fan.
He can’t stop he needs the money
Love Ace, but is he still on the wagon?
Crashed the wagon. Burned the scraps as firewood.
Spaceman is tanked up!!
Guy can hardly stand up. Embarrassing. What a terrible "performance " though I use the word very hesitantly.
Ace might've fucked up atleast he's not Paul Stanley who is using backing tracks
Tommy Thayer blindfolded could play better than Ace in this video. 🥴
Fried
Sounding better.
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better than what? LOL
At least he's not faking it like syncing stanley lol
Been an Ace fan I’ve 40 years, seen him six times, got everything he’s ever done, but his band is carrying him. I’m sad to say it but the only thing I can blame Paul for is not giving Ace and Pete a better deal when they did the reunion. Mabye they would’ve tried harder to stay sober but 40 million for Paul and 2 million for Ace had to have hurt.
Ace is from another planet. Have some respect youtube rubes who stay anonymous. If you want perfection go back to your Americas Gt Talent, XFactor, etc.😻
Nothing new here. He's still fumbling with his mic back and forth. Hard to watch.
I don’t think he is well.👀🙏
I have no clue what happened to Ace, his playing and singing have completely deteriorated over the past year or so.
We were all young once.
What a drag it is getting old
Some of us do better than others
He's in no shape to join Kiss for a final show and it would break my heart to see him live
@@AlmostReady504 Paul Stanley's voice hasn't been in good shape for years (hence the use of backing tapes) but I guess you won't bitch about that.
True - when he was raving that he would want back to KISS in the beginning of the The End of the Road tour, I really felt he could do it without a problem. Now there would be a problem.
*No clue* cause...you know theres no thing as age. Jesus man... lol
É muito triste e patético ver o Ace neste estado deplorável visivelmente bêbado tocando. Ele tem que saber quando parar e terminar sua carreira com o mínimo de dignidade.
Sounds a lot better than Paul Stanley these days, eh?
no, not at all
Gotta hand it to him though... Gene and Paul are still out there doing it and so is he...
Ace is not in a good place. Hope he finds his way back.
he'd better hurry up, not much time left before the sun sets....
The only shocking .is he can't play SHOCK ME ..HE LOOKS WEAK
Ace.....phoning it in. Zero effort. Strictly, do the gig....get paid. then leave. Ace doing the minimum.
I am thankful for videos like this.... I now know not to buy tickets! And to think... HE said Tommy Thayer was going to be on a breadline.....
Tommy's worth millions!
Ace seems very slow singing in this video
Ace was the only member of Kiss I ever liked! He left they sucked!!! His solo album was awesome and the others were jealous!!!
Wow, he is wasted. I thought he was sober?
At this point I wouldn't be surprised if Ace came out with his guitar strapped on upside-down. They need to hire Tommy to finish the tour!!!
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