Frehley's Comet

Frehley 's Comet was a music group founded by Ace Frehley in 1984, which released three albums in the late 1980s. Frehley was known until then, particularly as a guitarist and founding member of Kiss.

  • 6.1 albums
  • 6.2 Video

Band History

Ace Frehley had been the most successful musicians of the group with his, published in 1978 Kiss solo album and had so place 26 on the Billboard reaches 200. In addition, the Single New York Groove was a veritable hit, which meant that Frehley wanted to be taken more into account as a songwriter for Kiss. This claim led to frictions within the group, additional alcohol and drug problems were partly responsible for that Frehley had to leave the group in 1982. In 1984 he founded Frehley 's Comet and took with Eddie Kramer, who had produced the Kiss solo album, as well as using the producer Vini Poncia, Chris Kimsey and Tony Bongiovi some demos.

The Autrittsdebüt graduated from the group in November 1984 in the " SIR Sound Studios " in New York. One of the earliest known live recording is a bootleg ( Back in the Groove ), which was recorded on 9 March 1985 at New York club " L' Amour " and on the already three titles, namely, dolls, Stranger in a Strange Land and We Got Your skirt are included which can also be found on the first studio album by the band. The cast of Frehley 's Comet belonged to this time Frehley, John Regan, Richie Scarlet, Arthur Stead and Anton Fig An already signed record contract with Bronze Records declined after the label went bankrupt, but Frehley succeeded in getting a contract with Atlantic / Megaforce to secure.

Albums

Frehley 's Comet

This album was recorded in the ' Right Track Studios "and the" Sound Ideas Studios " in New York City as well as in the " Master Sound Studios " ( Astoria, NY) and" Bear Tracks "( Suffern, NY) and was published in 1987. It was produced by Eddie Kramer and Ace Frehley. Although it was an album by the group, the name Ace Frehley was on the cover, probably for marketing reasons, placed so that it looked as if it were Frehley solo album with the title Frehley 's Comet. Frehley 's Comet contained ten tracks, the first of which, Rock Soldiers, Frehley alcohol escapades from the period after his banishment from Kiss ( particularly the chase with the police in April 1983 when he drunk the Bronx River Parkway in New York with his DeLorean in the wrong direction and sailed in an accident caused ) discussed. In addition, the song written by Russ Ballard Into the Night was on, which was known by the television series Miami Vice.

The title breakout was posted to Frehley time at Kiss with Eric Carr, where the song was titled Heaven. The basic pattern of the song was used by Kiss in 1992 for the title Carr Jam 1981, but the guitar tracks of Bruce Kulick been re-recorded. The title Calling to You is originally from the band 707, had played in the death Howarth, but there he had the title Megaforce. For Frehley 's Comet, he has been completely revised and re-recorded. The closure was the instrumental Fractured, Too, which was the continuation of the acoustic instrumentals Fractured Mirror by Frehley 's 1978 solo album Kiss to published.

The debut album of the band reached on June 20, 1987 No. 43 on the Billboard 200 and stayed 23 weeks in the charts.

Live 1

In 1988, the band released Live 1, an EP with four live tracks that were recorded in Chicago on September 4, 1987 at the Aragon Ballroom. In addition, the CD contained the studio track Words Are Not Enough. Live 1 was death Howarth and Scott Mabuchi produced by Ace Frehley, John Regan, reached on March 12, 1988 number 84 on the Billboard 200 and stayed in the charts for nine weeks.

Second Sighting

The last album from Frehley 's Comet Second Sighting was. For Anton Fig sat Jamie Oldaker on drums, who was primarily known for his work with Eric Clapton. The album reached only number 81 on the Billboard 200 and remained seven weeks and it was produced by Ace Frehley and Scott Mabuchi. It contained 10 tracks, including an instrumental ( The Acorn is spinning). As singles Insane and It's Over Now were released.

Video

At about the same time as Second Sighting a VHS video entitled Live 4 was released, the title contained, which had been at the concert of Frehley 's Comet on March 19, 1988 at the Hammersmith Odeon in London (Queen Caroline Street, W6 9QH ) was added were. In addition, the tape containing the video clips about titles Into The Night and Rock Soldiers from the debut album and Insane and It's Over Now by Second Sighting.

Ends of the belt

In the months after the release of Second Sighting the band toured as the opening act, among others, by Iron Maiden. The last concert of Frehley 's Comet was held on 2 August 1988 in New Orleans, shortly thereafter Howarth left the band shortly afterwards went Jamie Oldaker. As of mid- 1989, the name Frehley 's Comet was no longer used and the band, which included now Richie Scarlett (rhythm guitar) and Sandy Slavin (drums), was only called Ace Frehley band.

Although John Regan was involved in the album Trouble Walkin ', Anton Fig for the recordings again sat on drums and Richie Scarlet belonged to the group, the album did not appear as a product of Frehley 's Comet, but as an album by Ace Frehley. The back of Eddie Kramer produced ( with Ace Frehley and John Regan ) album never reached the charts despite the (then) known associates (Sebastian Bach and Dave " Snake" Sabo of Skid Row and Peter Criss ).

Trivia

  • Fractured Mirror learned a total of three acoustic sequels, namely Fractured, Too on Frehley 's Comet, Frehley Fractured III on Ace album Trouble Walkin ' (1989 ) and Fractured Quantum on Anomaly ( 2009). In addition, the Panteras Dimebag Darrell and song by John 5 has been covered.
  • John Regan produced two compilations with music from Frehley 's Comet, the album appeared in 1997 Loaded Deck two previously unreleased songs contained, namely, One Plus One, and Give It to Me Anyway.

Discography

Albums

  • Frehley 's Comet; Atlantic / Megaforce Worldwide in 1987; 781749-2
  • Live 1 (EP ); Atlantic / Megaforce Worldwide in 1988; 781826-2
  • Second Sighting; Atlantic / Megaforce Worldwide in 1988; 781862-2

Video

  • Frehley 's Comet Live 4; Atlantic Video in 1988; 50131-3
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