Worth a listen.
sauerkraut | 11/03/2000
(3 out of 5 stars)
"I think that Live + 1 is a pretty good album from Ace Frehley. There is a total of five tracks--four of them are live, and the other one is a studio tune particularly recorded for this album. All of the material is in a straight-ahead hard rock musical direction. The live material was recorded in Chicago at the Aragon Ballroom on Sept. 4, 1987. The four live tracks are taken from various releases. "Rip-It-Out" is from Ace Frehley's debut solo album, "Rocket Ride" is taken from Kiss' album Kiss Alive II, while "Breakout" and "Something Moved" come from Ace Frehley's second solo album. I find all of the songs on this release to be listenable and energetic. The musicianship and production are solid and satisfying. There is also a tight and impressive drum solo from Anton Fig. Ace Frehley sings on three tracks, while Tod Howarth sings on the other two. The studio song "Words Are Not Enough" is pretty enjoyable, too. I admit that it would have been cool if a few more songs had been included. Other than that, I still think that Live + 1 is pretty good. Worth a listen."