What Are You Listening To?

[CRAZY-HORSE]

ACE FREHLEY "kiss" 1978, vinyl, Russian picture disc and cd #48 Aust, #26 US

not sure whether this will upset some guitat purists, but IMO Ace Frehley is one of the greatest Lead Guitarists ever...what he cant do with a pick and a fretboard aint worth doing!, he had it all...talent,charisma and a prescence that commands attention....along with flying guitars and one that could shoot rockets LOL!
up until this solo album Ace had only written a handful of tracks for KISS so a lot of people eagerly awaited his solo album to see what he could do, well half the album is reasonable, the other half total rubbish. the album opens up with two very good tracks, then theres two tracks that deal with substance abuse(three in all on the album-and the reason he was eventually asked to leave KISS!). track six is a cover of New York Groove(never heard the original version) but this is a classic version IMO.
i guess the final track "fractured mirror", an instrumental is one of the best on the album, it features multi-layered guitars and ebbs and winds for five and a half minutes, and shows exactly what Ace is capable of playing.
as im not really into this heavy guitar drenched album it doesnt get the rating of someone who is as it is too much of a muchness to listen to in one stint with plugs in the ears....sort of like aural rape!

worst track: ozone
best track: new york groove

tracks:

1. rip it out**
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d2sMi8mtE_s audio
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XwIBlGMJVis live
2. speeding back to my baby**
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9vzQK9CSAy0 audio
3. snow blind*
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V1oMiyB76fw audio
4. ozone*
5. what's on your mind*
6. new york groove*** #29 Aust, #13 US
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qWIo1lnMy2I live
7. im in need of love*
8. wiped-out*
9. fractured mirror**
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZsaAivtoiDU audio

3s=1
2s=3
1s=5

rating 1.6