Ace Frehley: 10 Awesome Solo Tracks You Need To Hear Again

5. €œCalling to You€ from Frehley€™s Comet, 1987

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZVkq7w0vvKc Speaking of insane, after having denigrated Tod Howarth for his contribution to the €œSecond Sighting€ album, here you'll see that I'm singing his praises. "Calling To You" is one of two Howarth penned tunes on the debut. However, before you lambaste me either mentally or in the comments section please listen to the song. On any other album this tune would have been a top ten radio hit, especially in €™87 when glammy hair metal was in its heyday. Big, ballsy and with a great sing along melody throughout this one deserved a better fate. Is it a great Ace Frehley song? I€™ll leave that up to you to decide, for me it€™s just too good a tune to ignore.

4. €œInto The Night€ from Frehley€™s Comet, 1987

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X45b2gD1wYo This one€™s busy so try to keep up€ €œInto The Night€ is actually a Russ Ballard song, the writer of Ace€™s hit from €™78, €œNew York Groove€ as well as the guitarist/vocalist on the Argent classic, €˜72€™s €œHold Your Head Up€. Ballard left Argent in €™74 to pursue a career as a writer and worked with the likes of Roger Daltrey and Santana. One of the most mature tunes on any Ace release, €œInto the Night€ has an epic, grandiose feel to it. If and when you get sick of hearing Frehley singing about getting loaded this is a nice alternative that has some tasty fretwork. Great in headphones!
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Ross Ingall is a 52 year old ordained Canadian baptist minister who has been listening to hard rock and metal quite literally since each was invented. A second career pastor who attended seminary in his 40's, the Rev hosts Too Metal For Church on Metal Nation Radio. Writing both under his own name as well as the psuedonym/nickname Reverend Rock, Ross has been writing music articles on the web since 1999.