"Ace Frehley was the last of the quartet to join Kiss, and when he left, the band were beginning their slow descent through the 80s. By the time Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley wrestled the brand back to the big stages, Frehley who has died aged 74 was little more than a face-painted pattern to the generations of new fans who came to gawp at the fireworks."
"But one shouldn't underestimate his contribution to Kiss: almost all of Kiss's setlist to the end was made up of songs he had played on. And though he was not a prolific writer, one of his compositions Cold Gin remained in their setlist until Stanley and Simmons quit in 2023, more than 40 years after Frehley left the band (the less said about the 1998 reunion album, Psycho Circus, the better)."
"Ace Frehley born Paul; Ace was the character in Kiss was a Bronx kid, the proud delinquent in a middle-class family, who first played an electric guitar aged 12, and had his own Fender and Marshall setup by 14. At 21, he successfully auditioned for Kiss, and by 24 he was one of the biggest stars in the US. His bludgeoning guitar was central to the Kiss sound the monster plod, that behind-the-beat throb with the weight of a dinosaur and he was the most proficient musician in the original Kiss lineup, by"
Ace Frehley was the last member to join Kiss and died aged 74. His departure coincided with the band's decline through the 1980s, and later reunions left him a visual presence for newer audiences. Almost all of Kiss's later setlists consisted of songs he had played on, and his composition Cold Gin remained a staple until 2023. Frehley's 1978 solo release was the strongest of the four simultaneous solo albums and featured the hit New York Groove. He began playing electric guitar at 12, auditioned for Kiss at 21, and became a major US star by 24. His heavy, behind-the-beat guitar style defined much of Kiss's sound.
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