Ace Frehley – Second Sighting – 1988
So, what did we learn from last year’s outing, Ace?
Not much, apparently. But why should he? First off, he’s ACE FREHLEY, universally accepted “most talented musician” in the original Kiss quartet.
Secondly, this is 1988, not 1998 or even 2008. Hair metal hadn’t been swept away by Nirvana yet and there was no reason to think that it would. The well was no where near dry.
Thirdly, spending 10 years studying at the feet of the master of self-promotion, Gene Simmons, can teach you only one thing, if nothing else: Balls out hubris. If YOU like it, they MUST buy it.
But Ace is no Gene. He believes in the first article as much or more than the other two. So, his hubris is sadly misplaced. He’s a fine musician but as an arbiter of pop taste, he’s a drunk. The album has all the pitfalls and trappings of the era; processed drums, high pitch testicle squeezing vocals, muddy mix, nonsense songs. It’s an excuse to waste people’s time and money.
So, Second Sighting is Frehley’s Comet part 2. And the first trip wasn’t that great to begin with.
Grade: F+
ASide:
BlindSide: Loser in a Fight
DownSide: Time Ain’t Running Out, It’s Over Now…ugh, there’s not enough room to list the badness on this record.
