Spacewalk: A Salute to Ace Frehley

• Artist: Various Artists
• Release Date: May 21, 1996
• Type: Collection (various artists)
• Genre: Rock

Review

Kiss guitarist Ace Frehley is one of the most widely recognized major influences on hard rock six-stringers since the '70s, as such wide-ranging players as Soundgarden's Kim Thayil, Skid Row's Snake Sabo, Pearl Jam's Mike McCready, and Pantera's Dimebag Darrell have all worshipped at the alter of Ace during their formative years. With the never ending influx of tribute albums in the mid- to late '90s (and with Ace's former band already the subject of two tribute albums, Hard to Believe and Kiss My Ass), the Shrapnel label assembled a cast of metal musicians to pay tribute to Frehley in 1996, titled Spacewalk: A Tribute to Ace Frehley. Featured are fun readings of such Kiss/Ace nuggets as "Shock Me" by Gilby Clarke and "Parasite" by Tracii Guns, as well as tracks from Ace's 1978 solo album ("Rip It Out" by Scott Ian, "Snowblind" by Snake Sabo, "New York Groove" by Bruce Bouilett, and, perhaps the album's highlight, "Fractured Mirror" by Dimebag Darrell). Spacewalk: A Tribute to Ace Frehley proves once and for all what an important influence the Space Ace proved to be on a legion of up and coming guitarists. ~ Greg Prato, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Deuce	Gene Simmons	Marty Friedman	(3:47)
Shock Me	Ace Frehley	Gilby Clarke	(3:23)
Rip It Out	Ace Frehley, Larry Kelly	Scott Ian	(3:47)
Hard Luck Woman	Paul Stanley	Ron Young, Jeff Watson	(3:11)
Snowblind	Jeanette Frehley	Snake Sabo	(4:01)
Rock Bottom	Paul Stanley, Ace Frehley	Sebastian Bach	(3:07)
Parasite	Ace Frehley	Tracii Guns	(3:16)
Cold Gin	Ace Frehley	John Norum	(4:10)
New York Groove	Russ Ballard	Bruce Bouillet	(4:52)
Fractured Mirror	Ace Frehley	Diamond Darrell	(6:35)

Credits

Zachary Throne (Guitar), Bruce Bouillet (Guitar), Vinnie Paul (Engineer), Bruce Bouillet (Guitar (Rhythm)), Billy Sherwood (Mixing), Ron Young (Performer), Ramón Bretón (Mastering), John Norum (Performer), Billy Fogarty (Producer), Sebastian Bach (Performer), John Alderete (Bass), Diamond Darrell (Producer), Frank Bello (Bass), Snake Sabo (Guitar), Tracii Guns (Guitar), Billy Fogarty (Vocals), Vinnie Paul (Producer), Vinnie Paul (Percussion), Scott Ian (Performer), Bruce Bouillet (Producer), Brian Sperber (Engineer), Tracii Guns (Performer), Kevin Roentgen (Vocals), Diamond Darrell (Guitar), Marty Friedman (Guitar), Scott Travis (Percussion), Ron Young (Vocals), Jeff Watson (Guitar), Gilby Clarke (Performer), Bruce Bouillet (Performer), Tommy Pons (Illustrations), Jason McMaster (Vocals), Scott Ian (Guitar), Gilby Clarke (Vocals), Bruce Bouillet (Engineer), Marty Friedman (Performer), Scott Travis (Drums), Billy Sherwood (Producer), Jared Tuten (Engineer), Russ Parrish (Guitar), Diamond Darrell (Performer), Charlie Benante (Drums), Tommy Gattis (Vocals), Jeff Watson (Performer), John Alderete (Producer), Sebastian Bach (Vocals), Gilby Clarke (Guitar), Billy Sherwood (Engineer), Charlie Benante (Percussion), John Norum (Guitar), Diamond Darrell (Bass), Zachary Throne (Vocals), Scott Ian (Vocals), Vinnie Paul (Drums)