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Kiss

Along with Eddie Van Halen, Kiss' Ace Frehley inspired numerous up-and-coming rockers to pick up the guitar in the 1970s -- and come the '90s, was listed by just about every contemporary rock guitarist (Soundgarden's Kim Thayil, Pearl Jam's Mike McCready, Pantera's Dimebag Darrell, etc.) as an important influence. Born Paul Frehley on April 27, 1951, in the Bronx, NY, Frehley began playing guitar when he received an electric six-string for his 14th birthday in 1965. Already a big fan of the Rolling Stones, Frehley was blown away when he caught a multi-band live show in N.Y.C. in early 1967, featuring both the Who and Cream among others, which solidified his desire to pursue rock guitar more seriously (and put a promising art career on the back burner). Frehley began playing in local bands soon after, adding both Led Zeppelin and Jimi Hendrix to his influences -- and around this time, adopted the nickname "Ace." Although none of the bands he played with had taken off, he answered an ad in a local paper for a new hard rock, theatrically based group in early 1973.

A few weeks after his initial tryout, Frehley was hired as the lead guitarist for the new quartet, joining bassist/singer Gene Simmons, rhythm guitarist/singer Paul Stanley, and drummer Peter Criss to form the band Kiss. By year's end, the greasepaint- and costume-wearing band was signed to Casablanca Records, and by 1978, had become one of the world's top hard rock bands. A string of platinum albums and sold-out tours lasted from 1975-1979, until the trappings of fame threatened to break up the band. Frehley's best friend in the band, Criss, left Kiss in 1980, as the group unsuccessfully experimented with non-metal styles. Ace Frehley's use of alcohol and drugs increased due to his ever-increasing unhappiness in the band, and, by 1982, he'd exited Kiss.

Within a year or two after his split from Kiss, Ace began putting his own solo band together, Frehley's Comet. The band played local N.Y.C. clubs, but failed to issue a record until 1987's self-titled debut for Megaforce Records. Instead of following the heavy metal direction of his exceptional 1978 solo album, Frehley's Comet tried to keep pace with the current pop-metal movement (Mötley Crüe, etc.), issuing two other albums (and a live EP) by 1989. Around this time, Frehley put his old art talents to use once again through computer graphics, with a few of his images even being featured in an art exhibit. Despite mud slinging in the press between Simmons/Stanley and Frehley in the early '90s, all four original Kiss members made up in time to reunite for a 1995 taping of MTV Unplugged. The taping was such a success that it led to a full-blown reunion of the original lineup, resulting in the massively successful 1996-1997 Alive Worldwide Tour.

Frehley continued as a member of Kiss until the end of their Farewell Tour (lasting longer than fellow original member Peter Criss, who dropped out in 2001). Live appearances, including gigs at the massive Rocklahoma festival, kept Ace busy until 2009 when he released the album Anomaly on his own label, Bronx Born Records. ~ Greg Prato, Rovi
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Track List: Alive! 1975-2000 (Alive II)

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Track List: Kiss Gold

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Comments

jasonktani
Nice Ace Frehley biography and his solo band pic, but how about an actual KISS biography with matching band pic, though?

Wake up, Pandora.
I could right a bio 10x that long no problem. All this does is skim over the 70s and talk about Ace a bit. Even though Ace is my favorite member there is much much more to kiss then this little Blurb of nonsense.
kiss is the best band in the world and shame the person who wrote the bio becuase they are the best bands in the world
Who the hell wrote the bio? Definately NOT a KISS fan!!!!!
They say in the bio that most kids were infatuated with their look rather than their music.. I say BS ! I was 7 when I heard all of Destroyer for the first time. I wore that album out in a week and so did all my friends.
I love classic KISS! I saw them in the 90s and they still put on a fantastic show!
I Love the old KISS but wont see them. Just can't. Thanks Jakob1010 - so wonderdering if the rumours that ACE & PETER didn't play on most of Psycho Circus were true. Great great album.
Kiss is one of the best rock bands ever. To screaminriem a n , Paul and Gene own Criss' and Frehley's makeup, costumes, and all the songs on Smashes, Thrashes, and Hits, so Criss and Frehley wouldn't be able to collect royalties. I love Space Ace and Cat Man as much as anything, but you have to deal with it.
dave.gurr
I enjoy some of their music - was never a huge KiSS fan. Found them more of a carnival act than a real music act. However, one cannot discount the HUGE impact they have had on the music scene. Many guitar players have stated that ACE was a huge influence on them. ACE commented that had he known that - he would have practiced more.

Funny how radio makes it seem like KISS only has 2 songs - R&R all night and Detroit Rock City. Me - I enjoy their older stuff - my band does Cold Gin and me a
I've always found it interesting that people that don't like certain bands/artist s (KISS in this case) get on the comment section and proceed to slam them. If you don't like them don't listen to them...nobod y is forcing you to.
Oh and for them to allow others to use ACE and Peters makeup is just wrong. I won't see them anymore for that reason alone. Dont care if they signed whatever.
Did Gene and Paul re-record their hits on smashes thrashes... just so Ace and Peter didn't get royalties ?
Well if you LIVED the KISS experience in the 70's you might understand the hype and love them for what they are a GREAT band. They are a HUGE reason Rock is what has been and will become!! Thanks for all the memories and keep em coming!

FWIW Iron Maiden is my ALL TIME Fave band, but KISS will always be among the top.
Amen to that James Glover!!!!
KISS is the best rock and roll band ever.. period
RU Kidding?? Kiss is the best.. My god, they have been around & marketed what they could. Money hungry? yes. Who wouldn't market what they could? Good for them. Plus they do a lot to give back like music foundation and wounded soldiers. Thank you to KISS.. I have been to many concerts over the year and KISS is without a doubt the BEST CONCERTS I have ever been to. No matter what you say about their music(who hasn't had some songs that just weren't up to par) they put on the best concert !
Kiss bores me, honestly. I know that's sacrilege to some. I like a few of their songs, but just a few. Like others have said, they're not good musicians and a lot of their lyrics read like the masturbatory fantasies of the average 12 year old boy, IMHO. But they found a shtick and a look and ran with it all the way to the bank with millions and millions.
Let's see... where was I? Oh yeah going on a rant about Kiss sucking. So their sorta like Metallica, but less talented and did about a zillion best hits records, and did some disco, and Kiss came first but by what, 6 years or so
I hear you jdcollie! Except I'm a little younger than you, and my parents haven't shoved Kiss down my throat. My dad likes them, and said they helped with creating metal and crap. But for reals?! Black Sabbeth was already out and so was Rainbow, Ozzy was on his own with Randy Roads, Judas Priest was soon to come, Iron Maiden was out for crying out loud!!!!!!!! ! And Maiden is metal! And Kiss is a sell-out money thirsty band that did some disco even! So their sorta like Metallica (please read on)
jdcollie
I'm only 16 and my Parents loved Kiss so i grew up listening to Kiss and they're good in my book but your right they are VERY over-rated normally i listen to a band that was inspired by Kiss called Lordi. They're more heavy metal but i like them
Kiss is WAY over-rated and way untalented for how huge they are. They have a few good songs but for real? I've heard them admit they weren't that talented and yet people still call them the greatest band ever. Their writing wasn't great either, the reason most people love them so much is because the do fireworks for their stage show. In my opinion Alice Cooper has the best stage show. I can respect their opinion although I think it's a little on the crazy side.
So great in their earlier days !!!! I saw them two times in Providence ,R.I. 1978 and 1979 !!! so great back then ...but sadly they are now just money hungry ....I feel bad for Peter and Ace !!! they rule in my eyes !!
prussell758
I can see the similarities in those artist they are hard rockers! KISS is myh favorite and are the symbol of great time rock n roll
teresac1961
I have loved KISS since I was about 12 years old! And Lick It Up is one of my favorites!
veedubguy9
why does it say Similar Artists are:
AC/DC
Ozzy Osbourne
Van Halen
Guns N' Roses
Motley Crue

Thats just wrong.
Peter Criss got me into drumming when I heard his drum solo off of Alive!. To this day he is my idol in drumming along with Neil Peart. I just wish that Gene and Paul werent so harsh on Peter and Ace cuz they are the ORIGINAL KISS and always will be!!! I had the fortune of seeing the AliveII tour at Redrocks and then the reunion tour in Albuquerque and Peter and Ace really made the reunion tour what it was. Too bad they kicked Ace and Peter out AGAIN....cmo n Gene and Paul!!!! You wanted the best
I have a friend who claim that Kiss is the best rock band ever. I don't think he would have a lot of company when it comes to that opinion, but to each their own.
Saw them in Salt Lake with Nugent and skidrow it was awesome!
one of the best light show concerts i have been too
Once the makeup came off the music really started to suck! Old school KISS RULES!
I notice that some of you became fans at a very young age just like I did. I think you almost had to be exposed to KISS early to become a loyal follower. I think that is what pulled them through the eighties and then nineties and beyond. All of the children fans from the seventies and early eighties remained latched on.
WHY IS IT PETER CRISS ????????????
I do not agree KISS is the total package.And I even had a copy of some of KISS's rare stuff(Movie soundtracks) A mask says,'Not the total'Just like -artist- does not say'Sum of a person'A persons(in total)name says that.
Kiss is the total package. Anyone who thinks otherwise is missing the point.
"Kiss" all that needs to be said!!!!!!!
js.js.world
I thought I was reading a bio of KISS, not a bio of Peter Criss. Granted, he's an excellent artist, but if I wanted his bio, I would read the bio of Peter Criss. Can we get a rewrite?
Kiss is not heavy metal. Kiss is hard rock. Heavy metal and hard rock are not the same. Although folks who do not know better - like Greg Prato - sometimes confuse the two.
lfosterrocks
Yes I agree the bio is not accurate,too many kiss fans to screw that up!
Ace was the most successful solo album, get it right! This band was the first to be larger than Life Love them like family!!!
lol bio fail..... c'mon pandora
Kiss did become corporate over time, but, c'mon, who wouldn't jump at the chance to take advantage of that kind of marketabilit y . We ALL would. All I know, is back in the 70s, before they got that way, they were a hard working band with great songs and an energy perfect for a 12 year old boy. Freakin awesome! Thanks Kiss for making my childood a blast!!
YES!! FIX THE BIO!!!!!!!!! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !
msoni3
WE NEEDED A KISS BIO NOT PETER OR GENE'S!!!!!1
msoni3
FIX THIS BIO!!!!!!!!! ! ! ! ! 1 ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !
ds2465
www.sterling m o v i e f a c t o r y . c o m
Ok, i cannot find a edit button, but when God of Thunder plays, and it shows the Alive1 picture,sayi n g it is from that album is incorrect. The version that is played is straight from Destroyer. Hope Pandora can correct this :)
kiss is the best
Funny how bio is Gene. He couldn't have arranfged it better with payola......
I agree with mesagerardo! In addition, Ace's solo album is the best!
BRING BACK ACE & PETER.
GREAT
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