Being a KISS fan from way back in the day I can remember what a huge impact it had on my life but as life goes on things changed in my life and in the KISS world. Fans wishing ACE was back in KISS and many hoping for a reunion but since the fiasco at the Rock and Rock Hall of fame KISS letting the fans down turning true KISS Fans into haters. But on the horizon we look to the future of Ace Frehley and his new release “Space Invaders”. KISS fans have been salivating and chomping at the bit for this album and we would like you to know the wait is almost over.

The disc starts off with the title track “Space Invaders” and in typical Frehley style guitar work is legendary. Really the highlight for me is the background vocals that elevate Frehley’s lead vocals. Ace goes off the hook with killer licks that shine thoughtout the release.  “Gimme a Feelin” is one of those tracks that could have come off Frehley’s KISS solo album.  If you close your eyes you can imagine past KISS and the great times they had through the simplistic lyrics with hooks that draw you in.

For me “Change” has to be the best song off “Space Invaders”. Kinda has that “Rock Soldier” sound yet but a bit more melodic. Ace outdoes himself on this one. Truly a god among men, Frehley’s vocals are amazing and throws the gauntlet down on this phenomenal track. “Toys” takes some strumming from “100 Thousand Years” and there’s no doubt about getting out of that KISS mold and I’m sure fans are delighted to reminisce with each track on “Space Invaders” because I sure did. Fans will be taking every track and putting it under a microscope and comparing it to different KISS songs
And that’s cool.

You want something different check out “Immortal Pleasures” really a change in direction, which is a good thing, and it’s a good song too. It’s another one of my favorite tracks.  “Inside the Vortex” is another stretch for Ace going outside his comfort zone and doing an amazing job on a song I wouldn’t expect to hear on a Frehley release but I’m lovin’ it. This song sounds like a track out of the seventies but not a KISS sounding song. This could be a single for sure. “What Every Girl Wants” has that great beat that will keep the head-bopping and the feet taping with a heavy dose of Frehley trademark solo’s.

“Past the Milky Way” will show you Ace is back with a multitude of different sounding tracks that gives some diversity, which I find, fans will latch onto.

With a rendition of Steve Miller’s “The Joker” a song that is legendary as it stands I don’t think I would have touched this one myself. Not a favorite on the album.

Ending the disc is the instrumental “Starship” and it’s really just a waste of disc space. If Ace just kept it to the ten tracks this would have been a five star album. The last two tracks were not necessary.