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ACE FREHLEY ‘IT’S ACE DOWNUNDER’
AUSTRALIAN TOUR FEBRUARY 2010
NEW DATES ANNOUNCEMENT
Ace Frehley’s “It’s Ace Downunder” tour is now scheduled for February 2010.
This is the first ever solo tour to Australia by the former KISS Spaceman.
Without a doubt, Ace Frehley is one of the most influential guitarists in rock history and his trademark KISS black-white-and-silver face paint is one of the most recognisable images in rock history. He is the only axeman who has played on every major KISS album. Frehley played with KISS from its inception in 1973 until his departure in 1982. He rejoined KISS in 1996 for a highly successful reunion tour, with his second tenure with the band lasting until 2002.
From his captivating persona as KISS’ Spaceman to his infamous Halloween ‘79 interview with Tom Snyder (uproariously commemorated in an iTunes exclusive “The Return of Space Bear”), Ace Frehley is one of the most beloved personalities in rock ‘n’ roll. He’s the man who designed the KISS iconic logo, he delivered an all-time stadium classic in ‘New York Groove’ and he continues to stay relevant and beloved by the likes of sludge-metal kingpins The Melvins and by popping up onstage at Madison Square Garden to rock with the likes of Pearl Jam.
On September 15th this year, Ace Frehley released ‘Anomaly’, an album that’s set to become his most successful solo release to date. Including the stone cold instant classic track ‘Outer Space’, this is the first time in nearly 20 years that the legendary guitarist has concocted an explosive new solo effort. Flaunting fiery riffs, pristine production and jaw-dropping craftsmanship, ‘Anomaly’, on Frehley’s own Bronx Born Records, ties together the original KISS axeman’s trailblazing past, present and future.
Ace Frehley’s first solo album was his 1978 self-titled classic, the most successful of the four KISS members’ solo albums and the only one to spawn a hit single ‘New York Groove’. Following from that he released 1987’s ‘Frehley’s Comet’, 1988’s ‘Second Sighting’, 1989’s ‘Trouble Walkin’ – and now his fifth solo album ‘Anomaly’.
As for the lengthy delay between solo albums, “I don’t know why it’s taken so long,” he confesses. “I had to put the record on the back burner when I reunited with KISS. But I knew it would be important, so I kept listening to my old records to try to capture what the fans like.”
Sure enough, Ace Frehley graciously offers listeners clever nods to his solo work throughout ‘Anomaly’. On the closing epic ‘Fractured Quantum’, the fourth song in his ‘Fractured’ series, the guitarist recaptures a particularly cool effect from 1978’s original ‘Fractured Mirror’ with a dexterous display of pickup acrobatics. The debut single ‘Outer Space’ features a thunderous guitar riff and on his personal favourite ‘Genghis Khan’, Frehley meticulously tweaked the reverb no less than six times with mixing guru Anthony Focx, employed the vocal talents of Meat Loaf’s daughter Pearl Aday, then went out with the bang of a searing wah-wah solo.
The months of hard work were facilitated by the steady studio hands of Focx & Marti Frederiksen. Both contributed to mixing and mastering, while Frederiksen briefly took the reins from Frehley, who produced ‘Anomaly’ to turn the knobs for the album’s cover song ‘Fox on the Run’.
To commemorate Ace Frehley’s latest solo release, Gibson has created their second Ace Frehley signature Les Paul guitar - the first one (in 1997) was one of the best-selling signature models of all time.
This is Australia’s first chance to catch rock legend Ace Frehley in action SOLO!
