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ACE FREHLEY: 'Anomaly' U.S. Release Date Announced
- June 30, 2009
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According to the Rocket Science music label services organization, which lists original KISS guitarist Ace Frehley as one of its clients, Frehley's new solo album, "Anomaly", will be released on September 15. The CD was produced and recorded in Westchester County, New York between 2007 and 2009 and was mixed in Los Angeles by Marti Frederiksen, who has previously worked with AEROSMITH and DEF LEPPARD, among many others. "Anomaly" official track listing: 01. Foxy & Free02. Outer Space03. Pain In The Neck04. Fox On The Run05. Genghis Khan06. Too Many Faces07. Change The World08. Space Bear09. A Little Below The Angels10. Sister11. It's A Great Life12. Fractured Quantum13. The Return of Space Bear (Dedicated to Tom Snyder) (iTunes exclusive) Check out the cover artwork below. Video footage of Ace Frehley laying down a solo on one of his new tracks, "Pain In The Neck", in the recording studio can be viewed below. Ace says, "I've been tweaking the solo and this is pretty close to what you'll hear on the [upcoming Frehley solo] album." In an early 2008 interview with Billboard, Frehley stated about the CD, "Basically, I'm trying to get back into the mindset I was in when I did my first solo record [1978's 'Ace Frehley']. That record seemed to have all the elements everybody liked — a real cool instrumental, a hit single, some real heavy rockers, a nice variety of different genres of music." Among his favorite new tracks are "A Little Below The Angels", hard-rocking "Pain In The Neck" and an instrumental called "Fractured Quantum", which is a follow-up to his previous instrumentals "Fractured Mirror" and "Fractured Too". Another favorite is "groove song" titled "Genghis Khan", which he likens in tone to LED ZEPPELIN's "Kashmir". Frehley last year spent time on the road fronting a band that featured second guitarist Derrek Hawkins, drummer Scot Coogan (ex- BRIDES OF DESTRUCTION) and bassist Anthony Esposito (ex- LYNCH MOB). 
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COMMENT | Suck it bitches...
posted by : Sonic Titan
7/1/2009 12:14:22 AM
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The album is coming out this year!
Can't f'n wait.
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COMMENT | worst
posted by : megal0maniac
7/1/2009 12:48:13 AM
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cover i have ever seen !
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COMMENT |
posted by :
7/1/2009 1:15:27 AM
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The cover is retarded, much like Ace and his plaing
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COMMENT | oops
posted by :
7/1/2009 1:16:04 AM
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I type too fast, I meant playing
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COMMENT | rac1965
posted by :
7/1/2009 1:58:30 AM
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fuck off... both ace and the cover is awesome... youre the one thats retarded
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COMMENT | OMFG
posted by :
7/1/2009 2:20:51 AM
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Hey, Pentatonic called and he wants his blues scale back.
Break the box already, it's only been 40 years.
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COMMENT | No its not the worst cover
posted by : Dogface
7/1/2009 2:23:01 AM
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The new Europe album cover is the worst cover ever, this looks great in comparison...
Im looking forward to hearing this and congrats to Ace for getting this done and released, hope it goes really well for him, the man is ACE!!!
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COMMENT |
posted by :
7/1/2009 3:03:06 AM
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Is it coincidence that Ace just happens to be releasing this long awaited solo album the same month that KISS will be dropping their new one?
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COMMENT | You're pathetic....
posted by : Neoshredical
7/1/2009 3:05:41 AM
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It's funny how everyone who has a negative comment about his playing or his album cover will never achieve the success or the respect that Ace has.
He's not the greatest player.... But he made it in the music business and has influenced millions ... Did you?
Nope, didn't think so.....
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COMMENT | I can't fucking wait for this..
posted by :
7/1/2009 3:13:17 AM
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I love Ace. His 78 solo album is one of my alltime faves.
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COMMENT | early gift for me
posted by : bigbuciach
7/1/2009 3:47:46 AM
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Seeing as my birthday is the 19th,I will take this as my early birthday gift from the REAL spaceman.The original.The one,the only.Thanks Ace!!
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COMMENT | ..
posted by :
7/1/2009 5:35:01 AM
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I really hope this one is a killer. I love Ace. But I agree with what some of you have already said – that album cover is the worst thing since I don't know when. Unfortunately, I'm not to excited about the song titles either.
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COMMENT | i love ace
posted by :
7/1/2009 6:40:24 AM
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but man that cover is horrible.
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COMMENT | Ace and KISS
posted by : oldmetal69
7/1/2009 7:03:38 AM
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Album cover is super stupid. New album from Ace and a new album from KISS......good news for fans. That being said, the KISS record will dominate Ace's record in sales and songs. The KISS tour vs. Ace's tour.....once again no comparison as the KISS/Buckcherry Fall tour coming up will dominate Ace playing in dive bars across the US (nthing wrong with that, I am just saying).
Question - if Ace and Peter were carrying on with KISS with someone else as the Demon and Starchild would anyone even care? Of course the answer is no. But, with Paul and Gene being the brutal force behind KISS since it's inception you see what they can do by replacing the Toxic Twins known as Peter and Ace.
Honestly - Peter Criss has to be the luckiest SOB ever - a subpar drummer who never fully understood tht he was not as talented as Ace, Paul and Gene. Yet, he still bit the hand that fed him.
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COMMENT | Finally, the return of the Space Lord
posted by : Get up and make it work
7/1/2009 7:38:36 AM
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Haters are idiots. The $cab Ki$$ Cd will be a financial disaster. Gene can't take the make-up off, that's the only reason people come to see the band.
Say what you want about Ace, but Kiss with Ace fills all the seats in 20,000 seat arenas. The $cab$ being superior musicians and all struggle to fill 1500 seat casinos and are now playing state fairs and hog roasts.
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COMMENT |
posted by : me...?
7/1/2009 8:08:30 AM
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"a subpar drummer who never fully understood tht he was not as talented as Ace, Paul and Gene"
not as talented as gene simmons? what the fuck are you smoking?
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COMMENT |
posted by : ManOwaR
7/1/2009 8:27:27 AM
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1) Ace,Paul and Gene are talentless douches themselves. Don't let them get away with fooling anyone.
2) I think Frehley is out of his mind.. He's trying to trigger "Star Power"....
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COMMENT | If KISS meets their September release date...
posted by : KISSOFF 2004
7/1/2009 8:45:00 AM
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...then September will be great indeed. BOTH albums around the same time? Make it so...
I hope the Ace cd is worth the wait. I like what I've heard. Don't care for the song titles that much though. (The Return of Space Bear?)
The new KISS cd will do fine, but I hope Ace sells too. I'll be doing my part in both cases.
Seeing PRIEST tonight in St. Louis!!
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COMMENT | ACE rocks
posted by : THRASHMONGER
7/1/2009 8:53:06 AM
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This album will kick ass.
I am sure the so-called "Kiss" album will do better sales-wise but Britney Spears sells millions too, there's a lot of brainless sheep out there. And despite the inevitable lower sales numbers, Ace will make more money off his own release than the pitiful salary he got from the last real Kiss tours. Paul and Gene can have all the gold-plated dreidels they can spin, I'll be rockin out to the ACE album.
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COMMENT | what?
posted by : Sharon Tate Baby
7/1/2009 9:55:20 AM
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why are people that don't like the same music as you or take music as seriously as some people here called "sheep"? i bet most Kiss fans today started liking them in grade school because of the makeup and stage antics.
There is no way Ace will make more than he did touring with Kiss on the last 3 tours he did with them. He made well over $15 million. I doubt he will make $100 grand on this effort, tour and album sales combined. He should have stayed with Kiss and raked in the dough while recording his solo album. Maybe even sold his cds and opened for Kiss on tour and got some exposure. Ace left in 2001 to make time to record his solo album but he is the last original member that has yet to release one.
I'll be at the record store passing both the Kiss and Ace cds to get to the new Slayer cd.
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COMMENT | get up & make it work
posted by : BSlash24
7/1/2009 10:06:44 AM
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you contradict yourself, you get mad at people for being "haters" yet then go on "hating" about KiSS. I mean, I agree with you in that case, but shut the F up. Put your opinion & stop worrying about others that don't have the same opinion as you, such as with CF....you're a hypocrite, you "hate" just as much...and if someone says "I don't like Ace's new cover" doesn't make them a Hater. Its a very 80's sort of cover....only YOU can Hate I guess....and yes, Scab KiSS is ridicules.
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COMMENT | Looking foward to it!
posted by : Javelin
7/1/2009 10:18:32 AM
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I will pick this up for sure, probably the new Kiss too!
Maybe Kiss should get Ace to open for them. That would please the Kiss fans....
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COMMENT | Javelin
posted by : Sharon Tate Baby
7/1/2009 10:26:45 AM
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that would be smart for both parties. Then have Ace jam with them on the encore. Then reunion talks would start all over again.
Gene said he would never work with him again but if it means more money for Gene he will look the other way. Ace probably hates him too.
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COMMENT | Can't Wait
posted by :
7/1/2009 10:30:50 AM
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I cannot wait for this album and will be in line the first day.
Like another guy said, say what you want about Ace, but in my book he's the man. Head and shoulders above anyone else.
I have a feeling this album will absolutely crush anything Kiss does. (And yes, I'll probably buy that too .. but more out of curiosity than anything else).
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COMMENT | Will see...
posted by : Hellavator
7/1/2009 10:57:55 AM
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I like the stuff Ace has done in the 80's with Frehley's comet. The 78 album was the best of the 4 individual albums. Lets see if mister F can still write some interesting stuff. As for Ace playing abilities. Yes he is sloppy, repetetive but this is exactly the appeal of Ace. From today's standards Ace is not very original but his style has been imitated so many times in the past. Maybe thats why it sound irrelevant now? Pretty much the same thing as happened with Angus Young. I'm not comparing Ace and Angus here but you've heard all those AC/DC wannabees i'm sure. Both old school guitar players, both widely copied.
Hope the album will be good.
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COMMENT | oldmetal69
posted by : Neil Young's Cocaine Booger
7/1/2009 11:30:23 AM
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That's the difference......KI$$ needs bands like Buckcherry, Aerosmith, Ted Nugent,etc.... these days to help them sell tickets. Ace just does his solo thing, taking smaller bands on tour to get them some exposure.
As for KI$$ outselling Ace's new CD????? Not so sure about that!!!!! How many copies did Gene's "Asshole" and Paul's "Live To Win" sell??????
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COMMENT | C'mon...
posted by : KISSOFF 2004
7/1/2009 12:39:45 PM
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...if you think the majority of concert goers will be buying tickets to see Buckcherry this tour, or did for Nugent on previous tours, you're not being honest with yourself. KISS (who just played to over 20,000 plus in Milwaukee) are simply taking out good support acts like every other freakin' band.
As far as Ace outselling the new KISS cd, puh-leeze. I will take that bet. Now, I do think Ace will sell more than Gene and Paul's solo cds. I truly hope that Ace's cd does well, and I'm glad to see there are people excited about it.
NP: Praying Mantis "Time Tells No Lies"
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COMMENT | Finally!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
posted by : RiotAct666
7/1/2009 2:00:19 PM
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COMMENT | Pathetic
posted by :
7/1/2009 2:41:43 PM
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All you haters are so freakin pathetic... KISS is a HUGE draw... they don't need you there ... they don't need you to buy the new album, they don't need your opinions... the fact is that they're STILL one of the biggest bands of ALL TIME... go play with yourself ... I'm sure no one else wants to...
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COMMENT | i love ace.
posted by : megal0maniac
7/1/2009 3:03:34 PM
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the cover is SHIT !
the music can be good. But the cover is bad.
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COMMENT |
posted by : ManOwaR
7/1/2009 3:20:59 PM
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COMMENT | Pathetic
posted by : trikja
7/1/2009 2:41:43 PM
All you haters are so freakin pathetic... KISS is a HUGE draw... they don't need you there ... they don't need you to buy the new album, they don't need your opinions... the fact is that they're STILL one of the biggest bands of ALL TIME... go play with yourself ... I'm sure no one else wants to...
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All Kiss fans are pathetic. They would mortgage their house 50x over just to smell Gene's wig or lick his tooth brush. Who gives a flying fuck how big they are how big of a draw they are.? If that's why you like a band...
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COMMENT | Finally!!
posted by : brianca
7/1/2009 3:57:00 PM
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What's wrong with the cover? I've definately seen way worse! It's very "Ace".
I don't know how this album will be recieved, but at least Ace is true to himself and his fans. I'm looking forward to hearing it! Ace is a true original and, even if he isn't the most technical or perfect guitarist, he has his own style and he's influenced many! You can't take anything away from him!
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COMMENT | Well said brianca
posted by : KISSOFF 2004
7/1/2009 4:29:34 PM
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I'm really excited about the Ace disc myself. Some goofy song titles aside, I like the bits of tracks played in the video clips. First day buyer here (of course).
I'm off to see the mighty PRIEST...
NP: Judas Priest "On The Run" (Point of Entry)
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COMMENT | Woke Up Dead
posted by : zeets
7/1/2009 4:30:08 PM
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how many gold or platinum albums do you have fuckstick?
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COMMENT | Ace Is Back...
posted by : AAronDavidRocks
7/1/2009 5:50:53 PM
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The Title is Strange...
The Cover kinda Lame...
...but who gives a Crap! Ace Frehley's New Disc is FINALLY coming out. AWESOME!!!
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COMMENT | wtf??
posted by : Haymaker
7/1/2009 9:38:13 PM
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why is everyone so down on the album cover. i heard that ace designed it himself using computer graphics. let's not forget who designed the ki$$ logo! i think the graphics are cool - it's those glasses that make it look funny - take them out and it's a great design. but again, it's a cover, who cares? can't wait to hear what's inside! ace rocks!
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COMMENT |
posted by : skiierdude
7/2/2009 4:32:02 PM
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Unfortunately for Ace, his cd will be greatly overshadowed by the KISS cd. The older KISS fans who want the Ace cd already know about it and when it's being released. The newer KISS fans, and public in general, are only going to know that KISS has a cd out (thanks to their superior promotion) and not know the relation.
As much as I'd like to see Ace succeed, doing things half-assed won't work. The industry is just too tough nowadays.
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COMMENT | Ace Rocks
posted by :
7/2/2009 6:47:26 PM
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I hope the cd does well, that being said...no way in hell it outsells the new KISS cd.....come on people, it's just your hatred for KISS showing when you make statements like that. KISS will rake in millions on the new cd and tour, Ace hopefully makes thousands.
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