Born Paul Frehley on April 27, 1951, in the Bronx, New York, Frehley began playing guitar when he received an electric six-string for his 14th birthday in 1965. Already a big fan of the Rolling Stones, he was blown away when he caught a multi-band live show in N.Y.C. in early 1967, featuring both the Who and Cream, among others, which solidified his desire to pursue rock guitar more seriously (and put a promising art career on the back burner). Frehley began playing in local bands soon after, adding both Led Zeppelin and Jimi Hendrix to his influences -- and around this time, adopted the nickname "Ace." Although none of the bands he played with had taken off, he answered an ad in a local paper for a new hard rock, theatrically based group in early 1973.
A few weeks after his initial tryout, Frehley was hired as the lead guitarist for the new quartet, joining bassist/singer Gene Simmons, rhythm guitarist/singer Paul Stanley, and drummer Peter Criss to form the band Kiss. By year's end, the greasepaint- and costume-wearing band was signed to Casablanca Records, and by 1978, had become one of the world's top hard rock bands. A string of platinum albums and sold-out tours lasted from 1975 until 1979, until the trappings of fame threatened to break up the band. Frehley's best friend in the band, Criss, left Kiss in 1980, as the group unsuccessfully experimented with non-metal styles. Ace Frehley's use of alcohol and drugs increased due to his ever-increasing unhappiness in the band, and, by 1982, he'd exited Kiss.
Within a year or two after his split from Kiss, Ace began putting his own solo band together, Frehley's Comet. The band played local N.Y.C. clubs, but failed to issue a record until 1987's self-titled debut for Megaforce Records. Instead of following the heavy metal direction of his exceptional 1978 solo album, Frehley's Comet tried to keep pace with the current pop-metal movement (Mötley Crüe, etc.), issuing two other albums (and a live EP) by 1989. Around this time, Frehley put his old art talents to use once again through computer graphics, with a few of his images even being featured in an art exhibit. Despite mudslinging in the press between Simmons/Stanley and Frehley in the early '90s, all four original Kiss members made up in time to reunite for a 1995 taping of MTV Unplugged. The taping was such a success that it led to a full-blown reunion of the original lineup, resulting in the massively successful 1996-1997 Alive Worldwide Tour.
Frehley continued as a member of Kiss until the end of their Farewell Tour (lasting longer than fellow original member Peter Criss, who dropped out in 2001). Live appearances, including gigs at the massive Rocklahoma festival, kept Ace busy until 2009, when he released the album Anomaly on his own label, Bronx Born Records. In 2011 he published No Regrets, a detailed and frank memoir that recounted, among other things, his aforementioned struggles with alcohol and cocaine addiction. In 2013 he celebrated seven years of sobriety and spent much of that year appearing at horror, sci-fi, and pop culture conventions.
The following April, after a long wait, Kiss was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, before August brought the release of Space Invader, a solo album that took a heavier approach than Anomaly. Released in 2016, Origins, Vol. 1 was an all-covers album featuring songs from Ace's favorite bands, up to and including Kiss, with new versions of "Parasite" and "Cold Gin" sitting next to songs from Thin Lizzy and Cream. The following year, Frehley joined Kiss bassist/vocalist Simmons on-stage at a Hurricane Harvey benefit for the Children Matter organization in St. Paul, Minnesota. It was the first time the former bandmates had performed together in over 16 years. In 2018 Frehley issued his eighth solo long payer, Spaceman, which featured a power pop cover of Eddie Money's "I Wanna Go Back" and the rowdy single "Rockin' with the Boys," the latter of which was written during Kiss' '70s heyday.
In the fall of 2018, Frehley revealed that he was changing his entire solo backing band from guitarist Richie Scarlet, bassist Chris Wyse and drummer Scot Coogan to Gene Simmons‘ solo band members consisting of Philip Shouse on guitar/vocals, Ryan Cook on guitar/vocals, Jeremy Asbrock on guitar/vocals, and Christopher Williams on drums.
He then released a second covers album, Origins, Vol. 2, in September 2020.
Biography by Greg Prato
Website: http://www.acefrehley.com
Ace Frehley (1978)
Frehley's Comet (1987)
Second Sighting (1988)
Trouble Walkin' (1989)
Anomaly (2009)
Space Invader (2014)
Origins Vol. 1 (2016)
Spaceman (2018)
Origins Vol. 2 (2020)
10,000 Volts (2024)
Remember Me
Ace Frehley Lyrics
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My mind is thinking back to when the world was right
Your guns and bombs keep rolling off the assembly line
And people keep on starving and you think that's just fine
[Chorus]
With my head in the clouds its easy to see
You know the world is still your family
So keep it straight, remember me
It's not too late, remember me
Well I'm floating and spinning and flying
above the Earth's atmosphere
And I've got a few things to say
That you may not want to hear
Now there's just enough time to repair it
As long as you don't let it get you down
But there's not a whole lot you can do for yourself
when you're buried underground
[Chorus]
There's so much yelling an screaming
and lying and cheating
and robbing and preaching
That we've heard it all
We need some loving and caring
And kissing and hugging
And helping each other
Or we're gonna fall
And that'll be all
So remember me
[Chorus]
Ace Frehley’s “Remember Me” is a call to humanity to live together in peace and understanding. The song starts with the singer staring down from Venus in the dead of night, reminiscing about times when the world was right. As the song progresses, Ace Frehley’s lyrics become more profound as he observes that guns and bombs keep rolling off the assembly line, and people keep on starving, yet the powerful think that everything is fine as long as they have what they need. The chorus emphasizes the importance of living together peacefully and remembering that the world is still our family, insisting that there is still time to repair and that it's not too late.
As the song goes on, Ace Frehley highlights the growing tensions and negative emotions between people, which can lead to a collapse of society unless we start to love and care for each other. The song ends with the singer insisting that humanity should remember him and his message. Frehley reminds us that there is still time to change the world and that we need to start by living together peacefully and working towards unity.
Line by Line Meaning
Well I'm staring down from Venus in the dead of night
From my perspective, looking down from Venus during the night, I'm reminded of a time when things were better.
My mind is thinking back to when the world was right
I'm thinking about the past when life was better, simpler, and more peaceful.
Your guns and bombs keep rolling off the assembly line
Endless production of weapons perpetuates war and destruction, and the people who control the factories couldn't care less about the consequences.
And people keep on starving and you think that's just fine
Despite the ongoing human suffering resulting from war, poverty, and injustice, many people in positions of power continue to ignore the problem.
With my head in the clouds its easy to see
When you remove yourself from the worldly chaos, the solution becomes quite apparent.
You better live together peacefully
If the people of the world intend to survive and thrive on this planet, they must learn to coexist peacefully.
You know the world is still your family
Despite all our differences, we come from the same planet and we're all part of the same global community.
So keep it straight, remember me
Let this message be a reminder to stay on the right track and persist in the face of adversity.
It's not too late, remember me
Despite our mistakes and setbacks, there is still time to make a positive change and create a better world.
Well I'm floating and spinning and flying above the Earth's atmosphere
I'm in a different dimension in which I can see the Earth from a distance.
And I've got a few things to say that you may not want to hear
I know what the people of the world need to hear and it's not necessarily what they want to hear.
Now there's just enough time to repair it
We still have a chance to fix things if we act now.
As long as you don't let it get you down
Don't lose hope or give up in the face of adversity.
But there's not a whole lot you can do for yourself when you're buried underground
Once you're dead, it's too late to make a difference for yourself or for the world.
There's so much yelling an screaming and lying and cheating and robbing and preaching
There's a lot of noise and negativity in the world, with people lying, cheating, and stealing for their own benefit, and religious leaders preaching intolerance and hate.
That we've heard it all
We are tired of it all.
We need some loving and caring and kissing and hugging and helping each other
We need to show love, compassion, and kindness to one another and help each other, rather than hurting or taking advantage of each other.
Or we're gonna fall, And that'll be all
If we fail to turn things around and create a more peaceful, just, and sustainable world, we will inevitably destroy ourselves and our planet.
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management
Written by: ACE FREHLEY, CARTER CATHCART
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
septemberfire
bought the cassette in virginia back in 1989 and STILL jammin to it
Rainy Day
Well, he sure got over his shyness in singing.
Swiss Miss
Great song, great lyrics, great voice, awesome solo ! Pure ACE as we love him ! Blues style suits him very well ! Long life to sp'ACEman, king of cooooooooool 😎🤘🎸
Ann Wilkiemeyer
I still love Trouble walkin album and Tour
Granville Friel
Awesome song
Marcelo Maia
I miss my youth.
Michael Bragg
My favorite off of this album
Daniel martins de almeida
alguem sabe me responder se essa musica e um cover !!
Tammy Sharon Loretta Stafford
Ace Rocks!