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ACE FREHLEY Cleans Up After KISSFrom: Niagara Falls Review Posted: February 28, 2008 At his lowest point a few years back, ACE FREHLEY took a good long look at his options: He could either be a living rock icon, or a dead one. He had flirted with the second one far too long as the lead guitarist for KISS. It was time to give the other one a try. Bottoming out after yet another KISS ‘farewell’ tour in 2001/2002, Frehley decided his life – and legacy – was too good to waste. He’s a founding member of one of the biggest rock bands in history – what more reason do you need to get out of bed? "By all rights, I shouldn’t even be alive," says the man who cranked out KISS classics like "Shock Me" and "Cold Gin." "I get up in the morning and thank God I’m alive. I’m just thrilled to be able to have another chance to get up there and play rock and roll at this stage of the game. I’m not a kid, you know. I’m 56-years-old." The last piece of the KISS puzzle in the early ‘70s (Frehley joined after answering an ad in the Village Voice), he’s often embraced by fans as the band’s backbone. While co-founders GENE SIMMONS and PAUL STANLEY had the merchandising and showmanship down cold, and drummer PETER CRISS was the quiet anchor, Frehley delivered some of the band’s best songs and blistering solos. Even rock snobs who hated KISS in the ‘70s gave Frehley his due. But as KISS grew bigger, so did Frehley’s frustration and alcohol/drug abuse. By 1980, KISS had become a watered-down cartoon, and he bailed after 1982’s "Creatures of the Night." A solo band, Frehley’s Comet, kept him busy in the ‘80s and ‘90s until KISS came calling again in 1996. A reunion tour with all four original members was the biggest road show of the year, leading to another tour in 1998. And another in 2001. It was too much. By this point, old grudges had resurfaced, Criss had left again, and Frehley closed the KISS chapter of his life. Last Halloween, he opened another chapter with a stellar solo show at New York’s Hard Rock Cafe – his first time on stage in five years. It went so well, the Frehley show is back on the road, including two shows at the Seneca Niagara Casino Feb. 29 and March 1. |
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