Ace crafted brilliant, unique, explosive and memorable solos that fit the songs, without aimless "noodling" and unnecessary notes. Instantly recognizable.
Exactly! It wasn't about doing the longest or most difficult solo. It was one that actually sounded great and made every song better. Who wants to listen to a 5 minute solo of crap? Not me. But I could listen to Ace all day long!
Man, I respect him and I like him as a guitarist. He s the original spaceman and deserves his place in rock n roll hall of fame. But if you think he was the soul of kiss, then..you re wrong. Everybody in kiss was important; just think about the band, it wouldnt exist without Paul s amazing voice, gene s bass and even singing skills or Peter s drum abilities.
@@benn_bazaa well for kiss in the roots of what kiss is, meaning aside from alot of the 80s stuff, ace is the perfect guy for the job but skill wise there's tons of people with alot more knowledge I mean Vinnie Vincent was a full on fuckin shredder and that was the problem, that didn't fit kiss
Ace may not have been a virtuoso, but his solos are memorable, always serve the song, and he has his own style. Hearing these leads played by someone with great technique is awesome.
Actually, I would consider Ace a virtuoso for those facts you mentioned. His solo's blended very good with the structure of the songs. Definition of Virtuoso is "person highly skilled in music, and Ace was very skilled, Sure, He's not a shredder, But being a shredder does not define a musician, and surely doesn't define a virtuoso
i believe the makeup really hindered that albums' success. deuce, strutter, firehouse, cold gin, black diamond. some of their best live material is on the first album. too bad for those that didnt take a listen, they missed out on a great album.
His most tasteful solo IMHO. I still remember when I was kid staying up late to watch them on tv (pre MTV). They played Black Diamond, smoke from the guitar and all.
@@studio-flash just to clarify, obviously the makeup had its purpose, but i can imagine that uptight music reviewers probably saw the makeup and dismissed them as a carnival act instead of taking a listen. the first 3 albums all seem to have more emotional input from the band on every track whereas starting with destroyer it starts getting lost (detroit rock city is a classic) while flaming youth and shout it out loud were trying to recapture the ingenuity of rock n roll all nite. again, i loved the makeup and the characters, i think some stick in the muds though otherwise though.
Thanks so much for all the beautiful comments and support, thanks again, specially to the new subscribers! i will upload soon a second tribute to Ace Frehley, Bruce Kulick! and many other guitar legends! be safe!
After all these years I finally understand Ace’s playing. It wasn’t really his technique. He simply felt what he was playing. He played to people. Not at them.
Yeah, exactly! A great lead guitar player plays solos that sound great. And Ace's solos do sound great. Sure there are and there were a lot faster and more technically advanced players aound. But how does that matter? They don't out the Nobel price in litterature to an author because he or she can type type really, really fast. The give to authors who's got something profound to say.
You are a true aficionado! Ace knows how to build a solo, when to be melodic, when to rip and he always had a bluesy quality. But the main thing is fitting the solo to the song, the chord changes. You get it!
"Bravo and thank you Ignacio for reminding us that Ace Space Frehley is a fantastic guitarist with incredible feeling, in short Ace Frehley is an original and unique guitarist"
It’s like a tasty classic rock licks seminar. All Ace solos are bluesy AF and have great feel. This guy is great playing these. Really makes you appreciate Aces work. I always really enjoyed Aces singing and his songs. They were unique and didn’t sound like everyone else. Rocket Ride is awesome.
How can 80 people give this guy a thumbs down? That was some really good playing and the tone of the guitar ripped my face off. Im 54 years old and been a KISS fan since day ! and he nailed the solos from what I could tell. My favorite Ace solo is from Strange Ways. You Kiss fans know what Im talking about. Peace!
Wow! The best interpretation of Ace I have ever heard. I can always hear the difference between Ace & Tommy in a second, but I probably couldn't distinguish your solos from Ace's original solos. Fantastic!
I'll second that WOW ! Even though I was born in 1992 I've been a fan of Ace' since I was 10. One of the best lead guitarists of all time. One thing's for sure he was the best lead KISS ever had.
@theh1n1shot No we're not deaf. Whether he was perfect at everything or not it seems like your personal reason to hear this video is to look for mistakes more then just enjoy the video. Common problem that all haters have.
We can never get through a comment section about a rock great without the "underrated" douch bag. Something like "John Lennon is the most underrated song writer ever" Or "Freddie Mercury is the most underrated singer ever" STFU
Ace rocksss!!!! Tom Morello, John 5, Andreas Kisser, DIMEBAG DARRELL, and a big etc!!!! They could not exist without Ace!! They have said it themselves and they always say it!
I think most kids in America growing up wanted to be Ace Frehley or Joe Perry, in the UK it was Jimmy Page or Ritchie Blackmore....Im English and always wanted to be Ace!!
Damn, everytime I watch this, which is often, I have to go back to my KISS play list and listen to that for a couple of days. Thanks for keeping Ace's legend fresh!!!! Fantastic playing
Amazing job. Ace was brilliant, almost dirty and raw, but SO memorable. I could go 100 years without hearing his solos and still remember them. Shock Me is my fave.
@@spaceace5621 i dont disagree at all . But he literall cannot play the kiss solos anymore. not physically and not from memory for sure. hey we all get older. I think Ace is great still
What always bugged me was how during Ace's solos, the cameras would always stay on Gene and Paul. Guitar solos are about the lead guitarist, not 2 narcissistic jerkoffs who can't handle anyone else getting any camera time.
Very great Job!!! I'm a Kiss fan since 1978 when i was ten years old. I hear absolutly Ace!! Kiss Music ends after Ace leave Kiss in 1982...but "Creatures" was very good. Greetings from Bavaria
Maybe I'm just too old school but idk.. Ace's solos had so much feel and soul to them that i chose them over modern rock and metal solos any day. Shredders are awesome and i love metal but bro, these solos are the tits and you sir played them too the best I've heard so far 🤘🏼🤙🏼
I was born in 2004. My dad was a huge fan of kiss and I learned guitar because of them then I know almost every song. Kiss is life. It’s wayyyy better than today’s stuff. Old school is actually filled with feels and not just a bunch of people being high and making music.
Heard a kid nailing Ace solos at Guitar Center last weekend. He said Ace is his #1 and all of his buddies love Ace. 16 year old kid. Gives me hope! Fan myself since '76 and Ace blows me away more and more the older I get.
Love' Em Leave En , is a hard solo to play ! Rocket Ride is hard too . Love Gun is medium , Ace have some easy solos , but have hard solos too . Shock me is hard to play with this clean note per note , like Nacho plays . Great job , by the way . It's very hard to play perfect like him ...
All a solo needs to do is make the guitar sing, the technicality of it shouldn't matter, it's music not sports. Most of those flashy solos, sure they're cool and take a lot of skill to pull off, but a lot of times they lose they're swing and seem to take away more from a song then they add.
The faster you play notes, the harder it is to put any dynamics and inflection into them. Guys who make solos on fire, aren’t playing the fastest, and choose their fast played notes wisely. Randy Rhoads was perhaps the fastest player that could manage inflection and feel into the flurry of notes he played. Everyone else that plays at that speed or faster is just a shredder
Says who? He regularly makes it into the top 100 guitarist lists out there. He’s like the guitarist’s guitarist. He may not be technically gifted but he inspired a bunch of super famous guitarists, from dimebag to Dave grohl. Criminally underrated… pfft.
I grew up with Ace’s solos. They are so stuck in my mind from hearing them 4 million times. You have definitely done them justice. Thanks for the awesome video.
*A)* I know every single note of each of these songs since I was 9 years old. *B)* I can not tell the difference between your solos and Ace Frehleys. Flawless.
Ace was and still is my guitar God. He's the reason I learned guitar and some of my solos on my albums actually sounds like his style. But Ace is unique and no one will make solos like him again. He IS rock n roll roll.
@@frankkuth5635 Ok, drink Paul's Koolaid, nice quote. I'd rather listen to the solo on Stranger in a Strange Land than the whole Crazy Nights album. He was killing it long after KISS.
What always bugged me was how during Ace's solos, the cameras would always stay on Gene and Paul. Guitar solos are about the lead guitarist, not 2 narcissistic jerkoffs who can't handle anyone else getting any camera time. Great job - you nailed Ace - he'd be proud of you!!!
unsexynstupid as a former camera operator (not for Kiss or any band) who’s on camera at any given time is the directors call. I totally agree with you for sure!
@@TheNoizepolution Thanks for noticing - saw a video of KISS in their prime doing Shock Me - they basically left Ace alone during his one song, with the cameras always on Gene and Paul. No wonder that Ace was pissed off with the group.
Arnie Alexander Nope, Rocket Ride was written and played entirely by Ace. Bob Kulick played solos on the other songs but RR is pure Ace. Check your facts before spreading nonsense, you are like Fox News lol.
@@martingimenez339 Well, you could be right......but so could I. The thing is w Kiss, there's so much smoke and mirrors that it's almost impossible to know what's true or not unless you were actually in the room - which I doubt you were. So many ghost musicians..... So where's your facts?? Your last sentence shows me all I need to know about you so, good day sir......peace.
Arnie Alexander Rocket Ride is pure Ace Im telling you. I met their stage sound engineer in the 90's a guy named Tony Pieras and we spoke a TON about KISS and ghosts players. But Rocket Ride is something Ace came out with and it was almost finished with his solo and all, and Anton Fig plays drums in the song. He also told me Gene barely played in most 90's albums (the bass tachnician plays). Plus if you are an Ace fan you know when he is playing and his fingers are moving. He has his peculiarities as a guitar player. I've been a fan for more than 40 years.
If these freakin blistering balls out “ turn the Marshall up to ten “ solos were played by Clapton or Page or Hendrix they would be heralded as the GREATEST ROCK SOLOS OF ALL TIME . PERIOD . Thank you for sharing and great playing my friend . Johnny G
Ace's solos have a touch of Jimi in all of them.. Ace is one of the greatest hands down. This young man does Ace justice to a tee. Absolutely blown away!
there was never a lead guitarist in rock music whose style fit the songs better than Ace.such a huge influence on players from the 70s/80s along with EVH and others
I am 58yrs old and lived the KISS early years in person. As far back as seeing them open for Billy Preston at Evansville In. So... by my ear sir you were spot on really enjoyed the video great great job! Throw on some make up and you are the Ultimate KISS tribute Ace! Bravo 👏!! And thanks
zippy61 I was in college at Western KY Uni 1974 Kiss played a very small venue there. I was up-against the stage. They did their flame cannons and I felt almost roasted! Saw them in Evansville about 4-5 times 74-78.
Ignacio Torres is an incredibly great electric guitar player just Amazing and a True KISS fan %100 no doubt. Fukn Amazing to play just like the Great Ace Frehley in his prime. 👏
@@jjville1 Agreed, just sad the clueless ones write articles and compose BS list of Greatest Guitarist. Ritchie Blackmore barely gets a mention these days.
Now that's how you rip Ace solos, with integrity and accuracy!! I don't think Ace even played them anything close to the actual recordings. Excellent job bro 👍
Wow amazing guitar playing Paul and gene should've called you for the spaceman gig you play more like ace . ace would be proud. You nailed all of these solos . and the bruce solo video as well amazing
So great to hear these, and played perfectly! I eventually became a drummer, but when I listened to Kiss alone in my room, as a kid, it was air guitar all the way.
I swear I watch this at least 10+ times a day!!! Am I the only one that goes in to the dadadadadadadadadadadadadadadadadadadadadaDA at the end of 100,000 years??
What I like about KISS songs is that they don’t overplay them. And if the song don’t require a solo, then it didn’t have a solo. They might have some jamming during their earlier period, but they always put the song first. And Ace have a genius approach to his solos in the songs.
what an incredible excellent guitar player you are. If I listen you playing those memorable solo’s, I got a flashback to the seventies, when Kiss became this superband and Ace made me pick up a guitar and start teaching myself guitarplaying. what a great video. Thanks. all regards to you👍🏼
I love how you included "100,000" years, and "Making love". As a drummer I always wanted to be a lead guitar player like Ace. The one and only! You are very skilled. You ripped it!
Now I remember why my world revolved around Kiss when I was a boy in the 70s! Thank you for reminding me! When you played "Rocket Ride" I almost pulled a facial muscle from the smile it brought me.
Oh man!!!. Unbelievable...I'm 59...been into Kiss from the beginning..you nailed it...how many hours spent in front of my Mom's full length mirror pretending to be Ace Frehley...would loved to have heard Love Her All I Can but this was awesome, thanks!
Excellent excellent and might I say EXCELLENT JOB!! You nailed Ace's tone and movements which are key ingredients to properly playing his solo's. I was wondering if you were going to do Strange Ways, no you didn't, but that's OK the ones you picked were all excellent examples of some of his great work. Ace is truly one of the most underrated guitar players in rock music. His solos are like singing but with the guitar and not just a bunch of notes played fast to show off how fast the player can move their fingers. Lol when the video first started to play I thought you were a younger Ace!
Parasite 00:00 Calling Dr.Love 00:40 Deuce 01:15 Love 'Em Leave 'Em 02:50 Love Gun 03:21 Shock Me 04:16 Rocket Ride 05:17 Firehouse 05:52 Let Me Know 06:29 100.000 Years 07:32 Makin' Love 08:34 Room Service 09:00 Black Diamond 09:36
Very good covers! Just gotta say that I'd rather see you then Tommy lol. Also, I think that let me go rock and roll should take the place of 100,000 years. Just my view lol.
Love it! Ace played with feel. May not have been the most technical guitarist out there, but he was one of the most influential and he definitely shined in KISS.
