Post the monent Face Really/Acne Freckley decided he didn't need to pracite any more.

[Kapo_Polenton]

One of the grooviest songs KISS did and just happens to have a face melter solo by Ace.



Some other Ace songs I really dig



And this total banger..

Thing is, how do we know what Ace REALLY played on. Seems to me they were able to get session guys to sound like a "better" Ace and cut solos when he was too ripped or hungover to do so. I thought the Elder was one such album where they used studio guys to fill in gaps. Remember, KISS was always a brand, a production, not really a band after the early years. That said, that solo does sound like the rudimentary simple shit Ace would do lol. Some of his solos really worked, this one is meh and showed his limitations as a player.

 

[Speeddemon]

That said, that solo does sound like the rudimentary simple shit Ace would do lol. Some of his solos really worked, this one is meh and showed his limitations as a player.

Agreed. It reminds me of early Venom in a sense, that they were trying to play something slightly above their level, and therefore sounding rough and sloppy because of it. I mean, IMO, Ace's best lead work are on songs like Deuce, Firehouse, Black Diamond and Shock Me. There, he works within his limitations, but the phrasing and idiosyncrasies are working well and they are solos that are memorable throughout.