ACE FREHLEY DEBUTS “GIMME A FEELIN'” VIA ROLLING STONE ALL NEW LP “SPACE INVADER” OUT THIS SUMMER!
Founding KISS guitarist and 2014 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee Ace Frehley has debuted an all new single titled Gimme a Feelin’ exclusively through
Rolling Stone today (May 29th). The new effort serves as the first single from his all new LP Space Invader slated for a summer release via eOne Music.
Gimme a Feelin’ is available for purchase on iTunes and Space Invader is available for pre-order via Amazon.
Widely known as the original “Space Ace” and founding guitarist for 16 cumulative years (over 2 tenures) of the multi platinum selling rock band KISS, Frehley is demonstrably the most popular original member. In addition to having the best selling solo album career (vintage or current) among the original foursome, Frehley’s self titled Ace Frehley, released in 1978, went on to sell over one million copies, producing the only Top 40 single, New York Groove, from any of the legendary KISS solo albums; (peaking at #13). The massive hit was most recently featured in an episode of cult show Entourage and was also KISS’ second best selling download in 2012, besting such KISS Army anthems as I Was Made For Lovin’ You, Beth and Calling Dr. Love even after 36 years.
Since departing from KISS, Frehley went on to release four more solo albums and one live EP including his most recent effort, Anomaly in 2009, which debuted at #27 on the Billboard Top 200 chart and received a welcoming response among critics.
You can catch Ace Frehley accepting his award at the 29th annual Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction Ceremony on May 31st at 8pm on HBO.
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Cool song but please Ace, drop the sunglasses and shave the goatee already… It’s been done to death with Anomoly…
Can’t sing. Never could. Nothing to see here.
Uhh then why are you here Robin?? Obviously you liked it….Joe in The Cuse
He is here to make the same kinds of comments as you Joe–what’s wrong with that?
Rock & roll has never been about singing! Don’t kid yourself…………… As long as the vocals don’t sound as bad as Paul’s it shouldn’t be a problem. Go listen to Mariah Carey and Whitney Houston if you care about vocals.
Hmm Fudge…I guess somebody should tell Steve Perry, Paul Rodgers, Freddie Mercury, Chris Cornell, Layne Staley, Dio, Lou Gramm, Rob Halford, Robin Zander, Brad Delp, Coverdale, Myles Kennedy on and on etc… that Rock & Roll isn’t about singing.
Seems to have a different version of all the classic records on my shelf … maybe the playback versions?? Do you honestly think the majority of people will go see a concert just for the guitar playing? Songs is what we want. Songs in the rock genre need vocals. Songs in almost every genre need vocals.
Your opinion.
Fair enough.
The vocals are refreshing! To be honest I like the vocals on this track more than anomaly. I felt ace over emphasized his vocals on anomaly. These vocals sound more grounded and meshes in well with the riffs. The lyrics are okay but they have never been a strong point in ace or kiss music so who cares. At first I thought it was so-so but after another listen the chorus stuck with me and carried the song into what I consider good.
As a 53 year old into ACE since I was 13, I know mostly what to expect. As a true fan I’m just glad the guy is still alive and making new music for me to enjoy. Don’t know if it was intentional on his part but I think the intro sounds like the two “stretches” he does in his live solo before the finger tapping segment and the guitar starts smoking. Real catchy, almost bluesy, kickoff. Certain segments have an almost ’60s feel to me. A small part sounds a bit like a segment of the Peter Criss song “what you’re doing” from his EP. Love the echos in the solo. Just enough quirky ACE stuff to make it not just another verse, chorus, bridge etc. tune. His voice is different because he is not drinking and smokin’ whatever like he seed to. And as far as the lyrics are concerned, let’s face it, not as bad as they could be. Wonder if this is one of the songs written with Rachael. And I mean that as a compliment. I never followed ACE for his lyrical ability. I love ACE for his unique solos and his overall rock and roll enigma. Looking forward to the rest of the album. Mind you, this is just my humble opinion….lol.
Just listened to the new song and–I must admit that I am pleasantly surprised. Something about the album cover and the fact that the same artist that did the Destroyer and Love Gun albums sparked my enthusiasm for this album. Now, after hearing the song, I am more hopeful (I wasn’t crazy about Anomaly) and think this will be his big comeback. The lyrics were cool, the guitars (especially Ace’s lead) sound really good. I wish Ace could be on the bill with KISS this year instead of Def Leppard (nothing against them, but I am not a fan).
Good for Ace–he sounds focused and really strong in this song. I cant wait to hear the entire album!