ACE FREHLEY - 18 de Septiembre de 1978

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En Septiembre de 1978 KISS completo uno de los proyectos mas ambiciosos en la historia de la música. Ace Frehley, Gene Simmons, Paul Stanley y Peter Criss lanzaron simultáneamente a nivel mundial sus propios discos solistas, estableciendo un nuevo récord de tremendo éxito. En los EEUU, 1,25 millones de copias de cada uno de los discos fue enviado a las disquerías, apoyado con la mayor campaña publicitaria jamas montada para un grupo de rocanrol. Como a los Beatles, los fans de KISS amaban a cada uno de los miembros del grupo igualmente. Tener un disco dedicado enteramente a un solo miembro del grupo no podía fallar en un mundo dominado por la KISS ARMY!
Poco después de terminar un modernísimo estudio de grabación en su mansión de Connecticut, Ace Frehley se puso a trabajar fervientemente en su primera aventura solista. Contratando al viejo productor de KISS Eddie Kramer (a quien Frehley admiraba por su trabajo con Jimi Hendrix, Derek y los Dominoes y otras influencias de los '60), Frehley elimino la timidez que mostraba como vocalista en KISS. A diferencia de sus compañeros, Frehley era reacio a cantar y eludía la tarea, hasta que canto Shock Me en 1977, del LP Love Gun. Con el apoyo de Kramer, Frehley pudo sacarle el jugo a sus talentos y cantar en ocho de los nueve temas incluidos en el disco. Considerado como el de sonido mas pesado de los cuatro, ACE FREHLEY fue inesperadamente el mas vendido del grupo. Desde las fuertes guitarras de Rip it out hasta el espacial I'm in need of love, o desde los insinuantes Snowblind y Ozone, el disco de Frehley destilaba un fuego espontaneo de energía musical, una frescura que ninguno de los otros tres tenia. Un remake de New York groove de los Hello fue el Top Single y la acústica Fractured Mirror se convirtió en la influencia de muchos guitarristas actuales para ejecutar sus primeros acordes, esperando emular a su héroe de cara plateada del planeta Jendell.Con ACE FREHLEY, el as del espacio se expandió musicalmente en las direcciones que siempre soñó. Su calidad musical continuo creciendo en los siguientes discos de KISS, donde se los encuentra a menudo cantando la voz principal. Desgraciadamente, esta aventura solista fue una señal de lo que vendría: como su compañero Peter Criss, Frehley creía que la única forma verdadera de ser musicalmente feliz era ser un solista. Dos años después de la partida de Criss, Frehley lo siguió y dejo la banda en 1983.

Texto: Robert Conte, de los CDs remasterizados
Traducción: Papu Cassagnet

Rip It Out - Ace Frehley, Larry Kelly, Sue Kelly

Now I know, you've been cheatin' and lyin' all the time
I didn't know you were gonna be so unkind
I've been trying just to find out how we went wrong
But I know that I can't trust you girl anymore
Chorus:
Rip it out, take my heart, you wanted it from the start
You got it now, so goodbye, so rip it out, watch me cry

It's so sad, I'm not glad to be with you today
And it's bad, 'cos I can't stop the pain day by day
If I knew how to stop you, I don't think I'd try
I think it's better if we just part and don't say goodbye

chorus

I hope you suffer!

chorus repeats 2x

Rip it out (repeats out)

 


 

Speedin' Back To My Baby - Ace Frehley, Jeanette Frehley

I'm drivin' down the road, doin' 95 miles per hour, oh yeah
My radio's blastin' and I'm passin' cars faster and faster, aha
I'm feelin' kinda down 'cos I left her with a frown, my baby, oh yeah
We always seem to fight when things are goin' right and maybe, aha
Maybe I should turn around, maybe I should stop, maybe I should turn around

Chorus:
Speedin' back to my baby, and I don't mean maybe
Speedin' back to my baby, and I don't mean maybe

You know, maybe I should turn around, maybe I should stop
Maybe I should turn around

I'm lookin' for a station, 'cos there's no acceleration to get back, oh yeah
My gage is showin' red and my battery's dead, I'd better find one fast
The whole thing began 'cos I saw her with a man, my baby, oh yeah
I really wouldn't mind, but you know I've got my pride to think of, aha

Maybe I should turn around, maybe I should stop, maybe I should turn around

chorus

I found me a station, now I got acceleration to get back, oh yeah
She's my only girl and to me she's just the world, so maybe, aha

Maybe I should turn around, maybe I should stop, maybe I should turn around

chorus repeats out

 


 

Snow Blind - Ace Frehley

It's so hard to feel right baby
When I'm travelin' around and you're far behind
Guy, I wish I could see my lady, girl, I hope you don't mind, 'cos
Chorus:
I'm snowblind, I can't see a thing, I'm snowblind, I don't wanna sing
I'm snowblind, need a familiar face, I'm snowblind, think I'm lost in space

Lookin' out my window, sometimes I wonder
Am I ever gonna get to where I'm gonna go home
Maybe tomorrow, maybe next summer, girl, I just don't know, 'cos

chorus

Movin' around, I get in trouble, when I'm feelin' so low and out of my mind
Babe, I don't wanna burst your bubble, girl, you know the reason why, 'cos

chorus

 


 

Ozone - Ace Frehley

I'm the kind of guy who likes feelin' high
Feelin' high and dry, and I really like to fly
I'm your kinda guy, girl I'm not too shy
And I want you to fly, so I think you oughta try
Ozone, ozone, ozone, ozone

I'm your kinda guy and I'm not too shy
Feelin' high and dry, and I want you to be mine
So I think it's time, girl, to start feeling fine
Feeling good all the time, so I think you oughta try

Ozone, ozone, ozone, ozone

Now I'm the kinda guy who likes getting high
Getting high and dry, and I do it all the time
If you think it's a crime and you don't wanna try
Something that'll make you high, then I think I'll say goodbye

'Cos I'm the kind of guy who likes getting high
Getting high and dry, and I do it all the time
Now I'm much too high, I am high and dry
And I'm feelin' fine, I'm feelin' good all of the time... (to fade)

 


 

What's On Your Mind? - Ace Frehley

You're breakin' my heart, I'm fallin' apart, you make me crazy, crazy
You're breakin' my heart, I don't wanna start a new day, new day
I'm wreckin' my brain, I'm feelin' insane, you make me crazy, crazy
I'm changin' my ways, I'm leavin' today, but things look hazy, hazy
Chorus:
I can't express the words to tell you 'bout the feelings I got,
locked up inside
If only you would give me a reason why you're so uptight, what's on your mind?

Maybe we could make it one more time, maybe we should try it again
Maybe we could make it one more time, baby please let me know when

You're breakin' my heart, I'm fallin' apart, you make me crazy, crazy
You're breakin' my heart, I'm spinnin' apart, I'm lookin' this and that way

chorus

What's on your mind, what's on your mind, what's on your mind - tell me

Maybe we could make it one more time, maybe we should try it again
Maybe we could make it one more time, baby please let me know when

chorus repeats 3x

 


 

New York Groove - Russ Ballard

Many years since I was here, on the street I was passin' my time away
To the left and to the right, buildings towering to the sky
It's outta sight in the dead of night
Here I am, and in this city, with a fistful of dollars
And baby, you'd better believe

Chorus:
I'm back, back in the New York Groove
I'm back, back in the New York Groove
I'm back, back in the New York Groove
Back in the New York Groove, in the New York Groove

In the back of my Cadillac
A wicked lady, sittin' by my side, sayin' 'Where are we?'
Stop at Third and Forty-three, exit to the night
It's gonna be ecstacy, this place was meant for me

Feels so good tonight, who cares about tomorrow
So baby, you'd better believe

chorus

I'm back, back in the New York Groove (repeats out)

 


 

I'm In Need Of Love - Ace Frehley

I need some love, so give me some
You know I want some love, so turn me on
Sometimes I feel so low, sometimes I feel I'm on top, you know
Now girl I hate to start, 'cos then you gonna stop
Chorus:
I'm in need of love, I'm in need of love, I'm in need of love
And I'm hopin' you're in need of me

Now I want some love, so give me some
You know I need some love, so turn me on
It's just that devil in me that keeps on comin' thru - all the time
When things start lookin' good, some things start lookin' blue

chorus

Now I want some love, so give me some
You know I need some love, so turn me on
Things keep on turning 'round, when things should be sittin' straight
- now turn around
Girl it's not my fault, I guess it's just my fate - you know me

'Cos all I want is love, so turn me on - you've got to
And all I need is love, so give me some - just a little
'Cos all I want is love, so turn me on - one more time
All I need is love, so give me some - ooh yeah do it like that
'Cos all I want is love, so turn me on - and on and on
All I need is love... (to fade)

 


 

Wiped Out - Ace Frehley, Anton Fig

Wiped Out!
I went to a party, just so smartly, cool as cool could be
I knew I could make it, knew I could shake it, lose some fancy free
So I went to the table and reached for a bottle
And poured me a glass of wine
Took a few sips and looked around, I was feelin' fine
But an hour along, comin' on strong, I was gettin' drunk
The next thing I knew I looked at you, I was blind as a skunk, I was

Chorus:
I was wiped out, I had my lights out
Was fallin' right out, 'cos I was wiped out

Through the smoke-filled room I caught your eye
And I think that you caught mine
And I knew in a minute or maybe less, it was just a matter of time
Then you started to move with such a groove, stronger than sneakin' slow
Then you looked at me with your big blue eyes, they had such a glow
Then I took your hand and tried to stand and ended up sittin' back down
Then you smiled at me and gave me a wink, how quick I lost my frown, I was

chorus

So I looked at you and then I knew that we were gonna have some fun
So I thought to myself, why was I wishin' I'd switched on rum
So when I went light 'n burned, we flew to another place
I pretty soon we were in some moon steps, miles out of space
The room was turnin', we were burnin', things became a haze
It seemed that already I had too many, firewater caused the blaze, I was

chorus repeats out

 


 

Fractured Mirror - Ace Frehley

Instrumental

 

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