Year : 2009 (Deluxe Digipak Edition 2017)
Style : Hard Rock
Country : United States
Audio : 320 kbps + all scans
Size : 146 mb
Bio:
Paul Daniel "Ace" Frehley (/ˈfreɪli/; born April 27, 1951)is an American musician best known as the former lead guitarist and founding member of the rock band Kiss. He took on the persona of the "Spaceman" or "Space Ace", and played with the group from its inception in 1973 until his departure in 1982. After leaving Kiss, Frehley embarked on a solo career, which was put on hold when he rejoined Kiss in 1996 for a highly successful reunion tour.His second tenure with Kiss lasted until 2002, when he left at the conclusion of what was purported to be the band's Farewell Tour. His latest album Anomaly, was released on September 15, 2009.Guitar World magazine ranked him 14th Greatest Metal Guitarist of All Time.
Album:
Former KISS guitarist Ace Frehley has always fared better than the band’s other members when it comes to solo efforts and 2009’s “Anomaly” was a big hit with fans- and it’s not hard to see why as it was a real return to form and some of his best post KISS output (well, the second exit anyway).However, the album has been out of print since 2010 and has now been granted a deluxe edition re-release. Remastered and boasting three bonus tracks – two unreleased and the other only previously available on the original vinyl release.If you already own the album then you would probably need to be a completest to add the reissue to you collection as the bonus tracks are not earthmoving- “Pain In The Neck” is a slowed down version of the earlier album track, it has a heavier feel but as such also feels slightly sluggish. “Return of the Space Bear” would have been a great instrumental but has some very strange laughing and vocal outburst that may be a little too reminiscent of Frehley’s past life on the sauce!! The final “new” track is “Hard For Me” and whilst this is classic Ace it is also a bit too close to a couple of songs on the original release.Talking of which, if you haven’t had the pleasure, please let me briefly introduce you to “Anomaly”. From bombastic opener “Foxy & Free” in the album has a solid feel with tracks like “Outer Space” (it’s where he’s from you know!!), instrumental “Fractured Quantum” (the previous three parts to which reside on earlier solo albums) and “Sister”, which is an old Ace song that has now been dusted down and brought up to date, giving the album a familiar Ace glow to it.“Genghis Khan” has echoes of Led Zep to it whilst Frehley really does make his rendition of Sweet’s “Fox On The Run” his very own. “Space Bear” is another instrumental but this one feeling a little repetitive at times. “Change The World” is slower and has a slight spiritual feel to it whilst “A Little Below The Angels” is acoustic and almost biographical.The recommended starting point, in my opinion, has to be “Pain In The Neck” and “Too Many Faces” which are my personal highlights amongst the album’s original twelve tracks.Ace Frehley is a legend amongst KISS fans and guitar players worldwide and his recent output has been very good, however, as great as “Anomaly” is this deluxe reissue is really only going to complete the collection.
Line Up:
Ace Frehley (guitars, lead vocals) (EX-KISS)
Anthony Esposito: Bass
Anton Fig, Brian Tichy: Drums
Marti Frederiksen: Bass, Keys, Backing Vocals
Derek Hawkins: Guitar
Scot Coogan: Backing Vocals
Tracklist:
01. Foxy & Free 3:41
02. Outer Space 3:46
03. Pain In The Neck 4:08
04. Fox On The Run 3:30
05. Genghis Khan 6:06
06. Too Many Faces 4:20
07. Change The World 4:08
08. Space Bear (extended) 5:37
09. A Little Below The Angels 4:14
10. Sister 4:46
11. It’s A Great Life 3:58
12. Fractured Quantum 6:17
13. Hard For Me (previously unreleased) 3:42 (Bonus Track)
14. Pain In The Neck (slower version, previously unreleased) 4:46 (Bonus Track)
15. The Return Of Space Bear (first time on CD) 5:47 (Bonus Track)
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