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JAM Magazine has uploaded video footage of original KISS guitarist Ace Frehley performing live at the Bomb Factory in Dallas, Texas on February 28. Check out the clip below.

Frehley will release “Origins Vol. 1”, a collection of twelve newly recorded classics from Ace‘s formative years featuring some of the biggest names in rock and roll, on April 15. Most notably, KISS frontman Paul Stanley joins Ace on FREE‘s hit “Fire And Water”. This collaboration marks the first time that Ace and Paul appear on the same studio recording since KISS‘s 1998 reunion album “Psycho Circus”. Other guests are none other than Slash trading leads on THIN LIZZY‘s classic “Emerald”, Lita Ford singing and playing lead on THE TROGGS staple “Wild Thing”, ROB ZOMBIE guitarist John 5 playing guitar alongside Ace as he sings his classic KISS composition “Parasite” for the very first time, as well as Jimi Hendrix‘s “Spanish Castle Magic”, and PEARL JAM‘s Mike McCready also plays guitar with Ace as he finally sings his KISS “Alive!” mainstay “Cold Gin”. “White Room” is also an iTunes instant gratification track, meaning fans who pre order the LP on iTunes will receive the CREAM cover song instantly.

Robert Kinsler | OC Register

It’s no surprise there were plenty of Kiss fans on hand at the Coach House on Friday night to catch the local debut of singer-guitarist Paul Stanley’s new group dubbed Soul Station. But what may have been a bit surprising to some unschooled members of the capacity crowd was not only the complete lack of any KISS classics in the set list, but the fact that “the Starchild” performed sans makeup and never even touched a guitar during the 90-minute performance.

The good news is the 64-year-old hard rocking icon’s performance was very good and made for a fun-filled night of music courtesy of his outstanding backing 12-member ensemble, Soul Station. Stanley and company crackled life into more than a dozen soul and Motown classics in versions that featured arrangements mostly faithful to the studio versions while gaining an additional edge played live.

Opening with a rousing version of the Temptations’ “Get Ready,” this was a performance where every song covered was a bona fide classic. As Stanley noted after the opener: “Tonight’s about a lot of the music I grew up loving.”

Stanley used his falsetto as the instrument of choice throughout most of the night, generally able to hit all the high notes associated with iconic ballads – the Delfonics’ “La-La (Means I Love You),” an especially impressive take on the Miracles’ “Ooo Baby Baby” – and uptempo soul standards, such as Stevie Wonder’s “Signed, Sealed, Delivered I’m Yours.” Stanley even showed off some dance moves on Al Green’s “Let’s Stay Together.”

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