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  • Ace was an innovator along side the likes of Hendrix and Clapton...

  • Wait...He really use tapping ? In 1977 ? Eddie Van Halen really didn't invent anything -_-

  • Ace looks wasted and i love it!!!! He's a true Rock Star.

  • at 3:40 gene and paul smash heads. nobody prob ever noticed that. =)

  • God that was sloppy

  • @mehtabb1 nobody's perfect

  • @KevinVanRillaer ..especially drunk and high as hell....

  • BTW Ace IS a Guitar Lord!!!!

  • Why is Gene using a Gibson Firebird Bass?

  • @KISSFanDan1995- because in the concerts, gene switches his guitars in the middle of the concerts for his blood spiting bass solo!!!!

  • @KISSFanDan1995 Because there is nothing KISS cannot do! He uses one in Phantom of the Park as well.... which I guess you've never seen

  • Frehley #1

  • Sweet..... I was at one of the Largo shows. They played Dec 19th and 20th.The 20th was also Peter Criss' birthday. This is from the second night,I was there on the first. Thanks for the post

  • 34 years later and still causing a stir... enough said.

  • Undeniably BAD-ASS ACE!!!

  • I think what I did not state implicitly was that I was hoping to find the note for note version of the solo from KISS Alive II. And it's just my opinion, but it did seem like the tone and sound quality changed. I was disappointed and so just voiced my opinion.

  • @anael169 you will never find the Alive II version anywhere other than Alive II, because that was edited, as it was to be released in an audio-only format (LPs and 8-tracks). The special effects section of the solo only makes sense if you can see the performance, it wouldn't have worked on an LP. And I think you have the words "implicitly" and "explicitly" confused ;)

  • @dandylion18 I think you are putting way too much energy into this. The effects are lame and cheesy-sounding and actually, in the end, either implicitly or explicitly, what I really wanted to do was note the comparisons between the Alive II solo and Eruption... there are similarities and i was curious how much Van Halen influenced his playing at this time... But thanks for the information and the vocab lecture.

  • @anael169 Alive II was in 77, VH I was in 78, so, if anything, Ace influenced Eddie. If you look at some of the stuff Ace was doing as early as 75, such as the Midnight Special TV show in the sidebar over here--->

    you will see that Ace was already doing some finger-tapping stuff on the neck (although he used a pick)

  • @anael169 Trivia: The 2 bands were familiar with each other: Gene produced an early VH demo and tried to convince Casablanca to sign them, but that didn't happen. And then Gene got Eddie and Alex to play on the demos of the songs he had writen for Love Gun.

  • @dandylion18 Uhm... like I said, I am a fan. I know all of this. I have seen them live three times including original lineup before the split on Dynasty tour and later in the first farewell tour... However it is also common knowledge that Ace did not play on many albums, and that in fact many of "his" solos were actually, for instance, Bob Kulick's solos (among others) that he had to learn to perform live on tour, it's a bit of a stretch to fault me for thinking this could be faked...

  • @dandylion18 Did you happen to notice how much Rockin in the USA and Can't wait to feel your love tonight sound the same?

  • @anael169 not really, haven't listened to either in a while... both near the bottom of either band's catalog.

  • @dandylion18 The point I was making is that they have the same riff... Is there a limit to the trivia based on quality of music? Kind of funny thought there... So the three chords in Detroit Rock City are better than the three chords in Rockin' in the USA? It makes it seem kind of funny that you said it like... this crap beer is way better than that crap beer... it's all the same!

  • @anael169" ...a limit to the trivia based on quality of music"??? Ich verstehe nicht! But yes, the chords in DRC are juxtaposed with a bassline, lyrics, and other song components in a way that makes it a much better song than Rckn in USA. To use your beer analogy, DRC is an unpretentious, "folksy" beer, while Rckn in USA is a crap beer.

  • ...and like I said, I am a KISS fan, I just didn't care for this video. I have heard Ace play a heck of a lot better.

  • @Fakename70 To answer your question: I have a story published in the internationally distributed When God Winks at You to help people who are suicidal, I am a special education teacher for mentally ill children, and have helped many become high school graduates. I also take care of my mother who has Alzheimer's, and I also have 2 kids who think I'm cool. Unfortunately for you you probably think that's nothing compared to being a drug addled alcoholic rocker. To each his own. Happy Holidays!

  • ...and the solo was crap. I'm sorry I play guitar and any musician would know that he just repeated a bunch of very simple simple riffs and then added some echo effects and other trick sounds... I love the show, and i am a KISS fan but this was terrible.

  • @anael169

    Wow, thanks for sharing, Debbie Downer. Hey, I have an idea. 34 years from now, let's see if an entire generation are still moved by something you did today in 2011. Say what you will about Frehley's technique, but, all I know is, I was 7 when I first rocked out to this tune and I'm still doing the same at age 41. It's nice that you play guitar and all that --- I'm sure you're impressive at it, too --- but, what've you accomplished in comparison to Frehley?

  • @anael169 so which is it? completely simplistic stuff that anyone could do, or something so hard that they would have had to dub it? Anyway, who cares about the technical complexity as long as it sounds good? Somebody like Yngwie Malmsteen might be a lot more technically complex, but to me it has no rock 'n' roll 'feel' to it, which is what Ace has, in spades.

  • @anael169 . About the camera not showing the fret work: it's always like that with KISS: Paul and Gene are acting up for the cameras, so they show that instead of Ace. But you do see enough of the fretwork, at (approxmately) 2:50, 4:36, 5:04, 6:30, and 8:00, to know that it would have been almost impossible to dub something in that would fit seamlessly with the video.

  • @anael169 And why would they have gone to such trouble? The market for videos was absolutely tiny in 1978, it would not have been worth the expense and effort. So this is in fact what he played that night, and he was rockin' out!

  • @anael169 my responses below should be read from the bottom up

  • Uh... seriously they went through the whole solo in the middle section and didn't show him playing at all? Very obvious tome that the tome of that guitar is much different the low quality of the rest of the video... overdubbed to be sure... why did they not show him play the solo? Ridiculous if you ask me...

  • Ace had killer Les Paul w distortion humbucker pickup through a 70's "mv" Marshall tone. But very little sustain. I got to see his guitars up close at a gig he did in my hometown. My friends band got to open and i helped set up. His pickups are set SUPER close to his strings. He gets great attack and a killer crunch tone but alot of the notes just die. His tone in 74-75 was better. Check out the winterland show ! KILLER TONE !

  • ace frehley and peter chris are Kizz. Forget Gene Simmons comments is a jealous fool.

  • Gene is a thunderbird?? Wow!!! IS the first time!!!

  • insane ace!!!!!!

    

  • Ace Frehley and the smoking guitar ! The most iconic picture in rock n roll !!!

  • This is why i love KISS, i mean i am mainly a Beatles fan, but i was into KISS well before The Beatles. Ace Frehley is a great man and guitarist and always will be.

  • @ShadowPheonix12 Beatles or KISS, both great choices. Just think about it this way, KISS' biggest influence, was The Beatles.

  • @catfish754

    You're not far off on that. I actually wrote an essay on the 2 bands for my Mass Media class when I was a junior in high school that said something about KISS being "the Beatles in face paint". For those of us who were kids in the '70's I don't think that was too far a stretch to suggest.

  • I swear to god that I can not hear Pauls guitar at any time during that song at all

  • His voice sounds soooooooooooooooooooooooooo young! But the two others (Gene and Paul) have a bad voice.

    I love this solo! It is awesome!

  • I love this song! Ihave it on my cell phone! I am Brazilian! Brasileiros, cliquem no botão "gostei"!(Por que ELE nunca veio a Fortaleza? Por que NENHUM grande astro do rock de verdade(digo isso devido a umas bandas de jumentos,otários e palermas que acham tocar rock) nunca veio a Fortaleza?)

  • this is proof that ace frehley is the best guitarist ever!

  • Can't say I've ever seen Simmons playin' a Gibson Firebird before....

  • @OnceAroundTheRide Same as well never seen him play a firebird.

  • @OnceAroundTheRide He use to play a few Gibson up until Kramer started making the Axe Bass and The Punisher bass for him. Kramer is essentially Gibson anyways, same company. But no, you do not see many videos of Gene playing anything but the Axe or Punisher bass.

  • yeah

  • 7:55- 8:07 proof that Eddie Van Halen didnt invented tapping, but made it famous.

  • @Kernisher Ace made it famous aswell, i think tapping was invented by a jazz guitarist. :)

  • fuckin bad ass

  • Buckethead is fag... Guy playing guitar with kfc bucket on his head... That just aint cool, no matter how skilled you are.

  • Buckethead plays shit like that with his butt hairs

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  • great fukin' video!

  • i dont think god had ever made another guitar player better than ace

  • Love that big ass PA system!

  • THIS people is the REAL Kiss!!! Ace is GOD!!!!!

  • Dude is legit

  • Mind blowing! How is this entire show not on a KISSOLOGY volume??? I would've traded Largo 79 for this one!!

  • Once again, why the hell is the camera on Gene and Paul during most of Ace's solo?...

  • Delay pedal

  • ACE was my childhood hero....well,lifelong hero as it turns out.I love the man.KISS army for life.(Meaning the original 4 KISS members)

  • Ace rocks

  • I think if the original members arent in the band, the makeup comes off. At least then Tommy and Eric can be themselves instead being forced to copy Ace and Peter at gunpoint

  • HEY! GET THE CAMERA ON THE LEAD GUITARIST WHEN THEY'RE PLAYING THE LEAD....!

  • @wickedcurve I hate when they don't show the lead when he's playing. Esp on epic solos like this.

  • The "good ol days"

  • Peter Criss is not a bad drummer at all......

  • This sounds like protopunk.

  • jimi hendrix was much better

  • @robertsasyannick

    No. Nowhere even close.

  • This is why Ace is imitated, but never duplicated. The most talented member and magic of KISS. I wish a time machine exists so that we can bring the Ace Frehley of 1974-78 into the 21st Century.

  • i got nothing against tommy thayer or eric singer, but the whole wearing ace and peters costumes just bothers me.

  • @BlackDiamond77100 wearing the make up bothers you,well it's your right.Just remember had Ace & peter thought as much of it as you do,they would not have sold their makeup rights...Had it not been sold for profit,no one else could wear it..

  • Holy crap! I was at this show!

  • Tommy who? Get the fuck outta here

  • The smok'n solo is still Fuck'n killer today as it was back in '77 , Right??? Tommy Thayer or anyone else for that matter should never ever put makeup on and try to be the one and only ACE FREHLEY !

  • Kiss suck reeaaalllly bad. Seriously

  • That solo was so AWESOME!!!

  • @SoutherngurlNC24 Indeed!

  • @SoutherngurlNC24 ace is awesome

  • Respond to this video...  that was smokin

  • @SoutherngurlNC24 dont you mean ACESOME

  • Ace Frehley es el dios de la guitarra manito para arriba a los q opinan lo mismo :)

  • 6 cocksuckers were not shocked by this one... Mayber there not into Space Ace!!

  • AWESOME!!!

  • WOWWOWWOWWOW!!!

    

  • THAYER SUCKS COCK!!!!!

  • FUCK TOMMY THAYER!!!!!!!

  • favolosi!

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  • tommy stop singin!!!

  • Rules.

  • Wait, is that a Gibson Thunderbird Gene is playing?! I think this the only time I've seen him playing one. Well, the android Gene is playing one in the Rip And Destroy sequence in Kiss Meets The Phantom Of The Park, but in a REAL Kiss concert, I've never seen it.

  • @Kohntarkosz Good lord I think it is. That is fucken strage

  • Drums sound like dead shit.

  • ACE FREHLEY is the greatest ever !!!

  • ACE FREHLEY is the greatest !!!

  • This rocks, but he was piss poor soloist. Very Spinal Tap.

  • @raceyboy fuck you man. Go watch the cobo hall gig and say that

  • CINCO PERSONAS TIENEN PROBLEMAS......SERIOS

  • @sp3ci4lkpo ace doesn't sing bro he shreds the guitar so hard it smokes

  • amazing!!

  • God he's awful.

  • This shit ain't funny. ACE IS God. You're arse proved it. 4:30 Saw Ace in concert, he can't sing, my boy PLAYS. 6:20...

  • This shit ain't funny. ACE IS God. You're arse proved it. 4:30 Saw Ace in concert, he can't sing, my boy PLAYS.

  • 7:56 -8:06 Eddie Van Halen must have stolen that cord from Ace.

  • This is the real KISS, there is no KISS without Ace and Peter

  • Why the f**k is there 5 dislikes ???

  • There will never be another KISS!

  • lol @ paul and gene's hair fight

  • Here is My List of Ace Frehley songs that Tommy Thayer Should Never, Ever Play

    1 Shock Me- This is Ace's 1# Song and One of My Favorite KISS songs but Only Ace can play it on his Solo tours or if he rejoins KISS ever again (probably not but I can hope for lightning to strike twice).

    2 2000 Man- Though the Stones wrote it, Ace Made it Great

    3 Cold Gin- I know Gene sang it but Ace Wrote it (and plays it while solo)

    4 Parasite- Again, same as #3

    5 New York Groove- Its a long shot But NEVER!!!!!

    5

  • @msmdude68 All songs you mentioned but one are on KISS albums,not Ace albums.Like Journey,Styx,AC DC,Metallica,Foreigner ,Van Halen,Black Sabbath,Iron Maiden,and many other big name bands KISS will continue to play any song off of any KISS album....

  • @MRTTMT Yes but none of the other Bands wore Specific Make Ups and Costumes so its different with KISS!! Also, Sabbath almost NEVER played Ozzy Songs while with Dio and visa versa! Also, The Other Bands Didn't have a former member who wrote a song about Being Fucking Electricuted on Stage!!! So While your Logic makes sense with other bands, For Me, KISS is A Different Story. I guess we all have our own opinions!

  • @msmdude68 And yet Live Evil has no less than 5 OZZY era songs on it..You keep forgetting the the makeup was sold back to KISS for profit,had it not been sold it could not be used.I understand how you feel and that's your right.BUT this is a business and if one party sells something , the other party will use it.Once again I understand how people could not like it,maybe Ace&Pete should not have sold their make up.

  • @msmdude68 Dude i cannot believe they have Thayer in Ace's makeup and outfit they ACE designed and singing ACES song..i about shit when i heard him sing shock me it made me sick. I understand thayer is a decent guitarist but to be ace is impossible..make the guy write his own damn songs and wear his own damn makeup..dont be an Ace imposter.

  • @msmdude68 NEw York Groove should never be played by anyone. Ever.

  • @msmdude68 how bout we just get rid of tommy because hes already ruined ace's figure

    

  • @msmdude68 rocket ride also

  • Again, Like Many KISS Army Members, I Hate Hearing Tommy Thayer Playing Shock Me!! I respect Tommy as a Great Guitarist and If He Wants to Play Ace's Solos like on She, Thats Okay (Also, sadly it was Tommy that Helped Ace Relearn a lot of his solos for the Reunion!). Like I am with Eric Singer Playing Peter Criss' songs, Its okay as long as He doesn't Play Beth!! (I know I hate that he does it too) The Next Comment will include my list of songs tommy shouldn't play

  • This is when KISS was in their embryo stage

  • Jimi Hendrix, Johnny Ramone, Tony Iommi, Chuck Berry, Ace Frehley..thats my five. Ace was and still is the man. I mean holy shit, watch him play when hes at his best, its incredible. He could walk the walk and put on a awsome theatrical show and also play his ass off and impress anyone, see the people's faces in amazement.

  • Gene with a Thunderbird ??

  • @ringel099 Yeah,that was his 3rd bass I believe. I actually know someone who owns one of his original Gibson grabber's. Ive played not that one but another my friend bought off craigslist, the necks are very comfortable.

  • hahahaah bello pieno come sempre... uaaaa uaaa uaaauooooooo shoooooooot meeeeeeeee ahahaha..

  • BEST SOLO EVER!!!

  • BEST SOLO EVER!!!

  • Dude that must've been awesome as hell to be at the first concert where Ace sung Shock me

  • you can tell ace was pretty sick of this song by now. he was more energetic about it on the first show of this tour in houston

  • aces voice was sooo cool with this song!

  • Great.

  • sloppy sloppy sloppy!!!

  • How Can 5 People NOT Love This! One of the Greatest Guitarists Ever in my Favorite Live Version of one of KISS' Greatest Songs!!!!!! Ace Frehley Still Is Fucking Awesome (Even if he can't remember anything do to Drugs and Booze)

  • Gene, played a different bass, in this along with Christine Sixteen!

  • LOOK ME PLAYING! PLEASE! ;D

    Link => /watch?v=7GexQFrfvPI

  • You know, it's sloppy as shit, but in the best way possible. What a showman!!

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  • @SUPERsaiyan4248 tommy is better than you :P

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  • @SUPERsaiyan4248 because Gene owns Ace's makeup and can do wtvr the fuck he wants with it. it doesn't bother Ace, why does it bother u?

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  • @SuperJewTV1 dude gene dose so not own aces make up dose he where it dose he put it on him no i dinent think so and ace came up wiht the KISS logo if you have any kind of kiss book it will tell you and dont try to tell me about kiss ok and if we have a prob i will give you my adress and we can settle it if this gets out of hand ok.

  • @SUPERsaiyan4248 fine, give it to me. and did u read what i posted (obviously not so i'll say it again). IF IT DOESN'T BOTHER ACE, WHY DOES IT BOTHER U?

  • Ace was my hero!!! And he still ROCKS!!!! A guitar legend!!!!! When he left KISS wasn't the same.

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  • 1:50 greatest head scratch ever :D

  • i hear that KISS is going to do another reunion tour after there new album is released

  • @crafter99983 where the hell did u hear that?

  • KISS did two sold out shows in Mexico City last weekend... Ace is the reason why I didn´t even try to get tickets...

  • Ace je prostě skvělej.Vždycky byl.Proto je to Ace! Škoda že jeho maska a image nepatří jemu-tomu nerozumím.....Tommy je trapas,to se na mě nikdo prosím nezlobte.

  • greatest guitar bend ever 5:11

  • im down to the Bare Wire!!! love it

  • pauls makeup is like messed up in dis video

  • oh men, ace is like the ultimate guitar god

    i mean, he looks like a god, "the spaceman", he plays god like no other, he's the coolest,

    everyone should know that,

  • I hope everyone who loves THIS,the REAL KISS isn't going to the bullshit BOGUS KISS shows that Gene and Paul are dragging around now with those 2 imposters in Ace and Peters makeup. If u support what they are doing then you should be ashamed of yourselves because all they are doing is cheapening KISS and the contributions of Ace and Peter.

  • @Chrisdrumz I agree with you somewhat , eric singer and tommy thayer are talented musicians , IMO the only "fitting" replacement was eric carr.. the sydney show in 1980 you notice the power he braught to them , they blended very well , back to the "bogus kiss" yes , they should of called it quits back in 2000 .. (gene and paul have a 13 BILLION dollar combined net worth for a reason) but they didn't ..fans would respect them more if they had they're own image like vinnie,bruce,eric...

  • Ace HAD to be one of the top 3!! in the 1970's!!!... dude was awesome!

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  • ACE FREHLEY IS THE BEST!!!

  • ACE!! ... luv ya !!!

  • his solos reminds me a bit of Jimmy Page

  • Ahh Ace Frehley, My Favorite Member of KISS! If Only Ace and Peter Could have Stayed away from the Drugs and Alcohol! Also, Who the Fuck Disliked this, appearently 5 People Who must be Mentally INSANE!

  • kick ass

  • @tumblingdice66!!!! Is he a dick , or a pussy!!!! What do you people think? I say he is Both!!!!!! Fucking asshole!!!!! Ask s stupid question, get a stupid answer !!! But you are a dumb fuck !!!!

  • ACE RULES!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • Kiss = legit band or clowns? What do people think?

  • Ace Fucking FREHLEY!!!! At his best!!!!! Sweet solo .. This one and the 77 japan solo are two of his best!!!! Rock on ace!!!!

  • Four legitimate lead singers in addition to the great playing. I was there! Thanks for the upload. Takes me back with a vengeance.

  • @ultramagnusreturns

    cool :D

  • @ultramagnusreturns Thats a good point = never realized it before - cant think of any other band with 4 legitimate singers. (Though i think Paul a standout vocalist - really really good.)

  • @ultramagnusreturns

    Wow! How friggin cool was that mate?! *High fives

    Lucky!

  • Tottally cool I wish I was a kid then...

  • LOVE ACE!!! Gene playing a firebird bass is kind of weird looking though

  • @dreadzeppelin85 isnt it a thunderbird

  • i LOVE this song!! sooo much ace is my guitar playin idiol!! he is amazing this is my fav song!!! in the hole world except for modern day dehlilah i saw kiss alive 35 i wish ace was there! :(((( it was amazing modern day delilah was very awesome i loved when whts his name (not ace but the new dude)'s guitar caught on fire it shot out sparks it is better when ace plays tho srry!! :)

  • @zoso209 i saw them in new york, and when tommy thayer played ace's solo he messed up a bunch of times. then i saw ace for the anomaly tour a few months later and ace played everything perfectly, the only thing was he missed the mic a few times lol

  • @bunchabullsheet haha he missed the mic? And ace frehely rocks! shock me is my fav song by KISS :))