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Ace Frehley, the founding lead guitarist from KISS, and most prolific ex-member in terms of a solo recording career, passed away in October of 2025. His death shocked the rock music world. He was in the process of recording anew album of cover songs: Origins Vol.3. Whether any recordings from this project will ever be released is unknown.
During his tenure in KISS, Ace provided all the lead guitar solos and was a contributing songwriter on almost every KISS album from 1974 until 1981. In 1978 KISS made history as the first band to have all 4 members release solo albums simultaneously. Ace's solo album was the most successful, and can be seen as the true start of his solo career, which he began in earnest following his departure from KISS in 1982.
He released 3 albums from 1987 -1989, then had a hiatus until reuniting with KISS in 1996. He recorded and toured with KISS until 2002, when he again left the band and resumed his career as a solo artist. From 2009 through 2024 he would release 6 more albums: 4 original albums and 2 albums of cover songs: Origins Vol 1 & 2. It is worth noting that on the 'Origins' albums he re-recorded several KISS songs, singing the lead vocals on each. Several of these selections are songs he wrote in their early days, but would let the other 3 members of KISS sing vocals on the official recordings. Ace was not confident in his vocal abilities until later years.
For a thorough overview of Ace's best songs, from those he sang lead vocals on in KISS to each of his solo albums from 1987- 2024, check out this playlist on Spotify: Ace Frehley- The Space-Ace's Best.
If you are a collector of rare music, then you may want to track down the following songs by Ace:
-Cherokee Boogie
-One Plus One
-Take me to the City
Rest in peace, Ace.
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