The KISS solo albums (by the 4 original members)

Ace's was the only one worth a damn. That fact got under Gene's and Paul's skin a good bit.

The only one I had was Paul's.

I have/had all four of them (can't seem to find them, though).

I played the shite out of Ace Frehley's. It was leaps and bounds better than the others. There were more good songs on Ace's than could be found on all three of the others combined. "Snow Blind", "Back in the New York Groove", "Speedin' Back to My Baby", "Ozone", and "Rip it Out".


I seem to remember liking Peter Criss' album 2nd best, mainly due to his cover of "Tossin' and Turnin", which I had no idea was a cover of a classic (I was 10 years old). I could have sworn he also did "Splish Splash", but I guess not.

I remember nothing about Paul Stanley's album. Nothing.

Gene Simmons' effort was not bad, as I recall. A couple of memorable tracks, of which "Radioactive" is the most memorable for me.

I remember

I had them as a kid and treasured them more than anything... in fact every Kiss record.

I eventually traded them to the older dude in the neighborhood for booze, one by one, over the years...

It would foreshadow a life of booze, regret and shame...

Paul and Ace both had good solo albums. Not sure where Gene was trying to go musically but it was a piece of crap. Peter was just boring and nonchalant.

"Fractured Mirror" -- an instrumental, but a great one on Ace's, nonetheless.

I wonder if any other band will attempt this again?

I had Gene's and it was okay. Radioactive was the best track. My cousin had Ace's and it was much better. Of all the members I got the sense that Ace cared more about the music than the show.