It's difficult to put into words when one of your heroes passes away. KISS has always been such a huge freakin' part of my life that you somehow just assume they're indestructible and will always be around. And of course they will be, in the album loads of great music and concert footage, and miles upon miles of classic photos and other assorted, magnificent merchandise and memories. But Ace Frehley was truly a guitar player like no other, and this is the thing that planet Earth has truly just lost. His distinctive style and image added so much to the overall KISS concept, --it's impossible to imagine what the greatest band in the land / world would've sounded (and looked) like without him, especially during the most important, and most formative, early band eras. I've been a KISS fan since the mid 70's, still listen to them constantly, and absolutely follow all of the awesome social media groups devoted to them even to this day. We've already lost a few other major rock 'n roll icons this year like Brian Wilson and Ozzy, so to lose Space Ace now is just ::SHOCK ME:: unfathomable. May he eternally rest --though still rock out and rocket ride through the stars-- in peace.
[Mr. Karswell notes: second photo below is actually me as Paul Stanley with my friends on Halloween '78 (I guess we didn't need 3 Aces!) And the very last photo is part of my vintage Halloween mask collection where you can see my 70's Collegeville Ace Frehley mask proudly displayed, of course!]
3 comments:
Ace was the most important member of KISS, IMHO. Was he a main song writer? No, but he was the swagger and the rock and the roll; the others were more showmen and talented hook writers but Ace was always a character, in real life, make-up or not.
So much of modern rock is from people who started playing guitar because of Ace. Also his solo album was a mile better than any of the others, there, I said it :)
RIP Spaceman!
I don't know what to say that won't sound stupid or insensitive, but I know that this hits too damn hard and hurts too deep.
Mourn his loss the way you think best- a week of memorial posts, a dedication post, whatever is best for you.
And I repeat, I don't know if what I am writing is stupid or insensitive but it isn't meant to be.
Take it easy Steve, do what you need to do, we hurt because you're hurting, its just what online friends and supporters do to support each other.
Not fully agreeing with everything you've said Brian,I mean, as much as I love Ace, I have a very different opinion about whose '78 solo album was the best. But this is not the time to hold a Kiss pissing contest, especially about this sort of pointless / subjective thing. And yes, there you've "said it" and a lot of things for the whole world to read too, lol.
And thanks JMR, I appreciate your thoughts :)
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