ACE FREHLEY has debuted a second song today from his forthcoming inspirational covers LP due out later this month. Ultimateclassicrock.com is exclusively debuting Ace's take on the Thin Lizzy classic "Emerald." Recently reunited Guns N Roses axeman SLASH is featured front and center.
Rock and Roll Hall of Famer ACE FREHLEY will release Origins Vol. 1, a collection of 12 newly recorded classics from Ace’s formative years featuring some of the biggest names in rock and roll, on April 15, 2016. Most notably, KISS frontman PAUL STANLEY joins ACE on Free's hit "Fire and Water." This collaboration marks the first time that Ace and Paul appear on the same studio recording since KISS' 1998 reunion album Psycho Circus.
Ace spoke with Rolling Stone about the new record, his guest players and recording with Paul after all these years. Rolling Stone writes: Regarding his reunion with Stanley, Frehley shrugs off any residual tension between the two of them. "We've always been friends," he says. "The press seems to amplify negativity. I guess it makes good copy."
Rolling Stone debuted "White Room," a few weeks ago, the classic hit originally performed by Cream. Other guests are none other than Slash trading leads on Thin Lizzy's classic "Emerald," Lita Ford singing and playing lead on The Troggs staple "Wild Thing," Rob Zombie guitarist John 5 playing guitar alongside Ace as he sings his classic KISS composition "Parasite" for the very first time, as well as Jimi Hendrix's "Spanish Castle Magic," and Pearl Jam's Mike McCready also plays guitar with Ace as he finally sings his KISS “Alive!” mainstay "Cold Gin." "White Room" is also an iTunes instant gratification track, meaning fans who pre order the LP on iTunes will receive the Cream cover song instantly.
4/1 - Ponte Vedra, FL - Ponte Vedra Concert Hall 4/2 - Clearwater, FL - Capitol Theatre 4/3 - Sunrise, FL - Markham Park - Rockfest 80's 4/5 - Atlanta, GA - Variety Playhouse 4/7 - Danville, VA - Carrington Pavilion 4/8 - Washington, DC - 930 Club 4/9 - New Hope, PA - Havana New Hope 4/11 - New York, NY - BB King's Blues Club 4/12 - New York, NY - BB King's Blues Club 4/13 - Huntington, NY - The Paramount 4/15 - Wilkes Barre, PA - The F.M. Kirby Center 4/16 - Poughkeepsie, NY - The Chance
Ace will be as active as ever on the road in 2016, having just announced 3 weeks worth of tour dates in the U.S., including two nights at the B.B. King Blues Club in New York City. Ace will be joined on the road by Richie Scarlet (rhythm, guitar and vocal duties), Chris Wyse on bass and vocals (The Cult), Scott Coogan on drums (Nikki Sixx’s Brides of Destruction).
Origins Vol. 1 will be the follow up to Space Invader, released in 2014. Space Invader was Frehley's first studio album in five years, and the LP debuted at #9 on the Billboard Top 200 Chart, scoring the highest charting position of any KISS solo album ever, and marked Frehley's first return to the Top 10 since KISS' aforementioned 1998's Psycho Circus in 1998.
Space Invader, received high praise from critics. Rolling Stone wrote, "Gene Simmons has claimed Ace Frehley doesn't deserve to wear Kiss' Kabuki clown paint, but the former Spaceman's first solo LP in five years says otherwise," while Associated Press hailed, "The original Kiss lead guitarist has recorded his best solo album since his groundbreaking self-titled album in 1978." Paste Magazine also confirmed, "Space Invader is a good rock album, and it’s an even better guitar record."
1. White Room (Cream) 2. Street Fighting Man (Rolling Stones) 3. Spanish Castle Magic (Jimi Hendrix) *John 5 4. Fire and Water (Free) *Paul Stanley 5. Emerald (Thin Lizzy) *Slash 6. Bring It On Home (Led Zeppelin) 7. Wild Thing (The Troggs) *Lita Ford 8. Parasite *John 5 (KISS) 9. Magic Carpet Ride (Steppenwolf) 10. Cold Gin *Mike McCready (KISS) 11. Till The End Of The Day (Kinks) 12. Rock and Roll Hell (KISS)
