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RATINGS: A = must own B = buy it C= average
D = yawn F = puke |
Rating: B
Space Ace has
returned to earth long enough to grace us with twelve new tracks
on his latest release, titled Anomaly. There is no
telling when he will depart to lands unknown again but hopefully
there will be a full-fledged and long lasting tour to back up
the release. Frehley does not rely on his Kiss past nearly
as much as Kiss fans rely on him. In fact, he is content
to keep the two groups separate. He is very happy to be
his own boss and not have to worry about answering to two other
people.
Anomaly
rocks hard and, in places, shows Ace regain the reputation as a
rocker who likes to let it all hang out and crank it up on the
spot. The best tunes have a dangerous, impromptu feeling
to them. "Foxy & Free" starts it off and brings smiles to
all the faces who were worried that Frehley might not have what
it takes. Ace beats the naysayers back with "Outer Space,"
a song not only worthy of five stars but also a great tribute to
his past. "Fox on the Run" is a remake from the band Sweet
and Ace stamps his personality all over it.
The most rocking
tune on the disc is "Genghis Khan." No matter how juvenile
this tune obviously is, one can't help but rock out and be ready
for this six minute onslaught to be performed on stage.
At the end of the
day ,Anomaly is not Ace solo Part II. It is a fine
return to form for the once makeup, masked man. Now that
Frehley has his feet firmly planted on the ground we may all
soon realize there is much more to his musical cannon than
we once realized. Perhaps sex and drugs have been more
important to Ace than the rock n' roll in the past, but for now,
on Anomaly, the music comes first.
By Jeb Wright
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