"Anomaly" has been long underway and finally Space Ace can deliver a product to the fans. The last we heard from Ace Frehley was the brilliant "Trouble Walkin", which dates back to 1989 plus the weak Kiss reunion album "Psycho Circus" from 1998.

"Anomaly" does his name justice and I am sure that it would please most fans. The weakness has always been Frehleys singing, but we already knew that and weren't expecting Ace to turn into Chris Cornell overnight.

The easy way to please the fans was to make a copy of his 1978 self titled solo album. However, Ace has some aces in his sleeve for "Anomaly". Foxy and Free, Outer Space, Pain in the Neck (great solo) and Too Many Faces are great songs centered around his Gibson Les Paul. Most songs have a 70's feel to it, but yet with a contemporary feel as well.

After Frehley's battle with alcohol you gotta give him thumbs up for making this album in the autumn of his career. The lyrics are pretty simple. I expected the lyrics to be more self-centered around Ace Frehley's problems but only A Little Below the Angels is about the alcohol.

The first week Ace Frehley scanned a sale of 17.000 in US alone so "Anomaly" is already a success. "Anomaly" is a must have for all Ace Frehley fans and certainly worth checking out for Kiss fans. If you are not familiar with Ace Frehley's solo work this is not the worst place to start.

If this was a John Doe guitarist this album would have been mediocre - just listen to the toothless cover of Fox on the Run.., but c'mon it is ACE FREHLEY. After all he's been through "Anomaly" is a great way to bounce back. RESPECT!

Written by Michael
Sunday, October 18, 2009
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View Profile Comments: 166 Ratings: 46 There are some good rock tracks on this CD and has Ace's signature written all over it. A Little Below The Angels is the one odd piece (comparatively to the rest of the Cd's grove) to throw into the mix, though it would not be Ace if he had not done this track. His daughter sings back up on this one. This is his first true studio release with original material since 1989 and 20 years latter he still knows how to have a good time with his brand of rock. However I wished it was the Trouble Walking line up. Most notably John Regan (bass) and Richie Scarlet (guitar) not in the line up at all. I really though there was something special with the line up from 1989. However Anton Fig does play drums for most of Anomaly. Yes I am an Ace fan but I am willing to admit that this CD can not touch his other efforts (except Second Sighting as there was to much material written specifically to push sales...the Tod Howarth songs). Overall a fine outing to a veteran artist who has not released a full out Solo in 20 years. NOTE WORTHY: the last time his daughter had a special vocal appearance was for Frehely's Comet (1987) on the track Dolls. She was around 8 years old at the time. Rating: 7/10 Posted by Little Drummer Boy Sunday, October 25, 2009