The best way to describe "The Ace" is that in a world full of copies, he remains an original. Let's face it, Ace was everyone's favorite when he was in Kiss - nobody is cooler than ACE. The smoking guitar, the original a... more »nd screaming lead guitar, the voice, the songwriting...ACE is an extremely talented musician. This collection of live songs represents some of his best work during the period after his highly publicized departure from one of the greatest rock bands of all time. Included on this GREATEST HITS LIVE CD with INCREDIBLE LIMITED EDITION 3D cover art, are tracks from the Megaforce days and features members of Ace Frehley's Comet: Anton Fig, John Regan, Ted Howarth and Richie Scarlett with Jamie Oldaker on drums live in London, plus other special guests. Sit back and enjoy Ace Frehley in an atmosphere where he does his best work...LIVE!« less
The best way to describe "The Ace" is that in a world full of copies, he remains an original. Let's face it, Ace was everyone's favorite when he was in Kiss - nobody is cooler than ACE. The smoking guitar, the original and screaming lead guitar, the voice, the songwriting...ACE is an extremely talented musician. This collection of live songs represents some of his best work during the period after his highly publicized departure from one of the greatest rock bands of all time. Included on this GREATEST HITS LIVE CD with INCREDIBLE LIMITED EDITION 3D cover art, are tracks from the Megaforce days and features members of Ace Frehley's Comet: Anton Fig, John Regan, Ted Howarth and Richie Scarlett with Jamie Oldaker on drums live in London, plus other special guests. Sit back and enjoy Ace Frehley in an atmosphere where he does his best work...LIVE!
CD Reviews
Why was this even released?
BUFFY/CHARMED/Star Wars Finatic! | RHODE ISLAND | 09/01/2006
(5 out of 5 stars)
"first off, the cd gets 5 stars for the music of ACE that's featured on the cd BUT I just don't get why this was released since it has the same songs found on the two best of ACE CDs=Loaded Deck & 12 Picks...It's only good to get if you have all the Ace solo cds from the 80's..But if you are looking for THE BEST OF ACE=both with hits,studio tracks and live stuff, then buy BOTH 12 picks and Loaded Deck...just makes no sense having this out with the other two best of's already released.."
Back In The New York Groove!
Amy Jackson | New York City | 01/30/2006
(5 out of 5 stars)
"As a HUGE Ace fan I am always so excited when new material surfaces and went out to buy this on Tuesday when it came out. The 3D cover is AWESOME!! The Amazon website just cannot do it justice. The best part is that Megaforce used 2 covers, the 3D one and a 'normal' one underneath so you can frame the amazing 3D photo of Ace in action without messing up the look of the CD! COOL!! Ace is just an amazing musician live and this album really captures him at his most rockin'. Stand out tracks have to be "Rip It Out" and my personal favorite, "NY Groove". This album really takes you back to the good ole days of rock 'n' roll. Legendary stuff!"
Good collection of live songs from Ace Frehley's solo career
Some Gravity | Indiana, USA | 05/21/2006
(4 out of 5 stars)
"Ever since I have been a die hard KISS fan,I have always loved Ace Frehley's guitar playing,and it is a shame that Frehley is no longer a member of KISS (especially after KISS' long-awaited reunion which happened in 1996). However,while it may be sad that Ace Frehley is no longer with KISS and a tad pit pathetic as to how it has taken Frehley over ten years to release his new studio solo album,"Ace Frehley--Greatest Hits Live" is a good album that is worth owning. Most of the live tracks on here (according to what the liner notes of this record say)come from a concert that Ace did with one of his post KISS bands (Frehley's Comet)in England,at which Ace's fellow Comet bandmates (John Regan,Tod Howarth,and Jamie Oldaker)were accompanying Ace in his performance (the only live tracks on here that aren't from the concert in England are "Strangers in a Stange Land" and "Rock Soldiers",which were recorded in Chicago and find Ace performing live alongside John Regan,Tod Howarth,and Anton Fig). The live tracks that are on here sound good--Ace Frehley gave some good guitar work and singing to the live performances of songs that were included on this record,and his band members sounds in top form,as well. I also like the two previously unreleased solo songs from Ace that are on this CD,"One Plus One" and "Give it to me Anyway",which are both catchy and well written songs ("Give it to me anyway" even has Peter Criss performing on it as a guest,as well as former/current Skid Row band members Sebastian Bach,Dave Sabo,and Rachel Bolan),while the limited edition 3-D cover that is accompanying this CD (it shows Ace performing at one of his solo concerts,holding up his smoking Jackson guitar)looks really cool and is a collector's item. My only complaint is that most of the songs that are performed live here are actually KISS songs,which leaves some (but not enough)room for Ace's solo material to be on this CD with this album being issued as a single disc (I would have preferred a two disc set here,to even out live performances of KISS songs and live performances of Ace's solo material),yet everything else here is fine. Hopefully Ace will put out his new studio solo record in the near future,and if you miss the days from when Ace was still with KISS and happen to be one of the several guitarists out there who was inspired to play guitar by Ace himself,this CD will serve as a nice treat for you.
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"Ace Frehley Lead Guitar"
"The Woj" | Downers Grove, IL | 02/12/2006
(4 out of 5 stars)
"The title says it all, "Greatest Hits Live"...and what you see is what you get. Ace performing all his best from his years with Kiss and his minimal output solo career. Some of the performances are far from stellar, hence the 4 instead of 5 star rating. Ace's guitar work on the Kiss songs included here are not quite up to to par with the recordings on "Alive!" and "Alive II" (if you do not have the remastered versions of the first 2 "Alive" albums definitely get those first). His guitar seems slightly out of tune and the tone is not as threatening as in days gone by. But hey, a mediocre Frehley performance is still better than most! The album sounds great with Ace's guitar right up front in the mix. Plus, you can not argue with the track selection, every song is great. Gotta love the killer 3-D cover too!!! This album is pretty much a must purchase for any longtime Kiss fan. Ace "is" the sound of Kiss and this album does not disappoint. I sure hope Ace gives us some new studio recordings in the near future. ****By the way, I usually recommend hitting zShops to save some cash, but because of the Limited Edition 3-D Cover, get this one now while you can!!!****"
Track Listings (12) - Disc #1