“I’M A SLOPPY GUITAR PLAYER! I’LL BE THE FIRST TO ADMIT THAT”
As the lead guitarist in the original line-up of KISS, Ace Frehley is a hugely influential figure in American rock ’n’ roll – an inspiration to countless guitar players that emerged in the ’80s and ’90s, including Dimebag Darrell, Tom Morello, Kim Thayil of Soundgarden, and Stone Gossard and Mike McCready of Pearl Jam.
Ace’s guitar wizardry is most powerfully illustrated in the songs he wrote and recorded with KISS in the ’70s – , , and more. In 1978, when solo albums from the four members of KISS were released on the same day, it was Ace’s record that rocked the hardest – and sold the most. And between his two tenures with KISS – the first from 1973 to 1982, the second from 1996 to 2002 – Ace has made some fine albums
