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Cómo cambia el cuento cuanto lees una biografía de KISS autorizada cuando cada miembro detalla su opinión sobre aquello que le llevó a abandonar el grupo y seguir por su cuenta. De todas maneras se puede comprobar cómo percibe cada uno todo aquello que favoreció el surgimiento de KISS y que cambiara de componentes con el tiempo.

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An absolute must for Kiss fans, a not to be missed book. Well worth the time for rock fans in general.

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After starting and burning through Peter's book, jumping right into Ace's book was amazing. The generic, and often conflicting accounts of the band's story - from all the various interviews and rumors, etc. can now be analyzed through the prism of each member. Paul's book is out on 4/8/14 and I cannot wait, but let me stick to Ace's "No Regrets," as that is what is being reviewed here.

Just reading Ace's book, right after Peter's, gives the reader an awesome ability to cross-reference and fact check, as there are many repeated stories in both books, from their epic journey, but you can compare the stories, and come to your own conclusions. This is as close as you can get to the real truth, and cutting through a lot of the BS and hard feelings. I am putting Ace with Peter, as they had similar upbringings, both joining gangs, and learning street smarts that you can only get growing up in the inner city.

Now - right off the bat, you either love, or hate the band. If you hate them, I don't think you would be here reading this review.

"No Regrets" is touching and inspirational, and like Peter's book, gives you an awesome mix of the pre-fame start of Kiss, after an introduction to the tales of pre-fame growing up, with running with gangs, to forming jam sessions with others that liked music. Then Ace mixes tales from the road, the rocket fueled ride to the top, going from a $75 weekly salary (each member), to superstardom, and making over $25 million each, in a short 18 month period! With a well meaning manager, and being the first band on the newly formed Casablanca record label, the guys ALL together decided that, if they weren't going to get airplay, and the label was teetering on insolvency, and couldn't really promote the band properly, they were going to just work their a$$'s off, and build a following. They started in small dumpy bars, but treated the people watching (there were no fans yet) like they were at a sold out arena - giving it all they had - and it worked, and payed off in spades!

Now here is the part that may raise an eyebrow. I said it was inspirational. With the two party animals (Ace & Peter) combining with two workaholic, driven, but straight laced bandmates (Paul & Gene) - any fan knows the general rumors of Ace & Peter's excessive drinking and drugging pitting the 2 factions against each other. As Ace clearly states, after Peter was forced out, there was no more balance, no more democracy, and the new lopsided ability of Gene & Paul (control freaks - as per both Ace & Peter's books, and never denied by Gene & Paul) to vote Ace down constantly (as Ace tells it). Ace freely admits he had insecurities, and was drinking way too much, but the ganging up of two against one, turned the band into a living hell for Ace. He admits that the alcohol and drugs just made it all the worse, but the new politics led to the band truly imploding. To their credit, Gene & Paul, right or wrong (they both felt the excessive drinking and drugs would have destroyed the band anyway), fired Peter, and not too long after, Ace quit, but gene and Paul kept the band together with replacement musicians. This actually started before Ace really left, with session musicians taking Ace's place in the studio, while Ace was still the official lead guitarist. Ace admits he didn't show up to the studio when he was supposed to, but justifies it by how he was treated. The truth lies somewhere in between ALL the various accounts.

Now none of this is news to any long time fan, and most of what is told is never really disputed by any of the members. It comes down to this, in broad strokes, as I don't want to ruin any of the books - was Peter Criss pushed out when he deserved a few more chances (as per BOTH Peter & Ace) and then did the power shift of two against one make life a living hell for Ace, to the point he quits the band, forfeiting millions of income.

Undisputed is the fact that Ace was as much a star as anyone else, and was becoming one of the most admired lead guitarists in the world. For those out there saying no way, future guitar legends like Slash from Guns N' Roses were inspired to play lead guitar by Ace. Many other now legendary guitar players, and other musicians, many mentioned right in the book, picked up a guitar, or other instrument, after seeing Ace play.

The inspiration comes from Ace's openness about his struggles with addiction, his long term battles and attempts at sobriety, his own insecurities being used against him (again, as he tells it) and while reading he book, you feel like you are sitting in his living room, just getting the truth, as ugly as it gets, as he recalls it. There is a sincerity that comes through, and the book (with the assistance of literary pro's) is extremely well written, and comes off as a pretty sincere account.

Ace admits how is partying became a problem for the band, and for himself as well. Maybe he glosses over some of the uglier stories, but there is plenty of candor. If you want the story, from Ace's perspective, you get it all - from the groupies and sex, and the drug filled world of rock and celebrity. Honestly, if you are a fan, you cannot miss this one (nor Peter's). I am saving Gene's to read right after Paul's comes out, to get the whole picture, from all four angles. I have been a fan of the band since their start (I was 12 when I got "ALIVE," and "Rock and Roll Over") which were their breakthrough albums, and haven't looked back.

This book is well worth the price of admission, and honestly, I couldn't put it down.

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This book serves as an enlightening clinical view into the narcissistic mind of an alcoholic and drug addict. The title, "No Regrets," says much. While Frehley does lend some insight into the politics of KISS, he is far too lenient on himself when it comes to his bad behavior. Frehley sees himself as the link that made KISS successful, a notion, I believe, that originates with his being the last one to join the band, coupled by the success of his first solo album and the success of "NY Groove," a song he did not write. To this day, he deludes himself into thinking that he is a stellar musician, when we all know that KISS (with or without him) was a middle-of-the-road pop band that would never have gotten noticed if not for Gene's insistence that KISS be KISS. That said, I think Frehley makes some interesting observations on Gene (although he fails to connect the dots and reach any meaningful conclusions). Most notably, he points out that, as a kid, Gene had never been popular with women. Once famous, he overcompensated, sleeping with anything that moved. Ace deems his behavior as "sex addiction." This is likely accurate (and one sees this exhibited on "Family Jewels" with Gene's incurable wandering eye). I would go much further. I believe that Simmons's idea to paint their faces and disappear into characters was his way of coping with his profound self-loathing. They changed their appearance, hid behind pseudonyms, and wrote songs that were hardly concerned with human understanding so much as the things we do to avoid feeling and knowing ourselves. So much of their song catalog (especially the early songs) are fixated with themes of prostitution, infidelity, groupies and all things sex. ("Strutter," "Ladies in Waiting," "Nothin' to Lose," "Black Diamond," "Hotter Than Hell," "Room Service," "She." Nearly all of the songs touch specifically upon hookers, brothels, street walkers, and continue through the band's second phase in songs like "Charisma," "Christine Sixteen," "I Stole Your Love," "Plaster Caster," "Ladies Room.") Frehley also makes mention that Gene would never shower with the other guys after a concert and disappear and go off by himself, a glaring symptom of someone who harbors great sexual shame. Simmons needed (and continues to need) masks to prevent himself from being "found out," a typical symptom of people with esteem issues, always feeling that their success is somehow fraudulent. On his own KISS solo album, Gene features songs like "Man of 1,000 Faces" and "Mr. Make Believe," and perhaps more revealing, "Living in Sin." This is not charging Gene with anything more than being human, but it does help one understand his motivation and need for commercial success (which is a yearning for money and societal approbation) above artistic success (which yearns for the expression of self). Recognizing that, in spite of the myriad conflicts, both personal and professional, Ace has with Gene, one would think that, in spite of it all, Ace would recognize that it was Gene's idiosyncrasies, particularly his need for order, that contributed to his success and longevity, and perhaps saving his life.

The more I sit with this book the more agitated I become with Frehley. Notwithstanding his antics from the early years, as recently as five years ago he was speeding around Westchester and Connecticut in possession of cocaine and illegal weapons, and using his celebrity to wriggle his way out of trouble. He seems to think that by merely confessing his sins that he is magically redeemed, yet the tone of his writing belies any suggestion of contrition. To this day, Frehley thinks these antics - driving drunk, speeding, drug use, reckless use of firearms, etc -- is charming and still good for a laugh. He expresses very little understanding that other people share the planet and they would prefer not to be murdered on their drive home from work by a speeding, coked-up, out-of-control, self-involved has-been celebrity.

It's also worth noting that while he accuses Gene of deferring to money over art, Frehley himself has a clear obsession with status and wealth, always making sure to point out that he was in a limousine, or sprinkling a story about a near traffic accident with little nods to the fact that the cars were a BMW and a Mercedes. He goes on for what seems like pages about his acreage in Connecticut and the luxurious studio he built and rents out to other musicians. He can't help himself but talk about the long circular driveway and the number of luxury cars competing for space. He even provides photos, albeit very bad ones.

When all is said and done, Paul Frehley reveals very little about himself other than that, after years of substance abuse, he is just as unaware of what caused his plummet into the void. He offers no insights into his childhood, nothing substantial about his relationship with his parents or siblings and how that may have contributed to his addictions. I was actually struck (not in a good way) by how quickly he glossed over the deaths of his parents. On the one hand, he claims that when his father died, he felt a breeze in his room, an apparent claim that he is imbued with some supernatural sensitivity. Elsewhere, he notes that his father was nearly fifty when he was born and they had something of a chilly relationship. (Perhaps that explains the breeze.) Elsewhere, he relates that his parents were in attendance at KISS's first headlining performance at NY's Beacon Theater where, he says, he could tell his father was proud of him. On the other hand, his mother seemed to be consistently supportive, driving him to his KISS audition on 23rd Street in Manhattan. He claims that when she was in her final hours he gave her permission to die, which she did only hours after he left her side. Talk about delusions of grandeur.

Prior to reading "No Regrets" I actually harbored sympathy, maybe even admiration, for Ace Frehley, which explains my buying the book. Having read it, I think far less of him. He strikes me as a self-interested one-trick-pony who, as he approaches his sixties, may be less intoxicated but may be more deluded than ever. This notion that has long been propagated (if only by Frehley himself) that he is one of rock music's greats is a crock. This guy can't hold a candle to the true greats like Clapton, Beck, Page, Rory Gallagher, Gilmour, Hendrix, Brian May. Let's get a grip. Frehleys's guitar stylings were seriously appropriated from a generous herd of musicians from Chuck Berry and Hendrix to Dave Davies and Wayne Kramer.

I'm giving this book three stars with a strong recommendation for stalwart KISS fans. But my personal feeling about the book and Frehley are mixed, at best. I'm glad the guy survived his life. But for heaven's sake, show some humility.

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Interesting read, but mainly one sided

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ACE FREHLEY IS AND ALWAYS WILL BE MY FAVORITE KISS LEAD ("GOD" OF GUITAR) GUITARIST. (NOTICE I DIDN'T SAY FORMER) I READ "NO REGRETS" TWICE, AND DISCOVERD THAT ACE'S FOCAL POINT IS ON HIS DRUG AND ALCOHOL HABITS WITH LESS EMPHASIS ON HIS CAREER AS A ROCK MUSICIAN. ACE REMINISCENCES VIVIDLY ABOUT DURGS, PARTIES AND WOMEN WITH DETAILED INFORMATION ON NAMES, WHEREABOUTS, AND MOST IMPORTANTLY HIS DRUG AND ALCOHOL BEHAVIORS AS AN ORDINARY AND EXTRAORDINARY INDIVIDUAL. IT SEEMS TO ME THAT HE ENJOYED LIVING THIS LIFESTYLE AS WELL AS LIVING ON THE EDGE WHILE UNDER THE INFLUENCE AS HE HAD A NUMBER OF NEAR DEATH EXPERIENCES, AND CLOSE CALLS WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT. YOU WOULD THINK THAT THIS IS A SIGN OF SELF-DESTRUCTION, BUT I INTERPRETED HIS WILD ANTICS AS A POSTIVE INSTEAD OF A NEGATIVE BECAUSE HE DOESN'T REALLY DELVE INTO THE MATTER OF HAVING A DRUG PROBLEM AND THE CONSEQUENCES TO GO ALONG WITH IT. THIS IS MORE OF AN ESCAPE MECHANISM, AND FORM OF SELF-MEDICATION FROM THE PRESSURES OF HIS CELEBRITY ROCK STATUS AND ORDINARY LIFE. I CAN'T SAY I BLAME HIM SINCE THIS WAS THE NORM FOR MANY ROCK STARS. ONLY FELLOW KISS MEMBER PETER CRISS CAN RELATE AS HE PARTIED WITH ACE ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHILE PAUL STANLEY AND GENE SIMMONS KEPT THEIR NOSE CLEAN. ACE'S TOLERANCE WITH DRUGS IS AMAZING, AND TO THIS DAY LIVES TO SHARE HIS EXPERIENCES IN HIS INVOLVEMENT WITH THEM. ACE EVENTUALLY COMES TO TERMS WITH PEACE AND SOBRIETY IN THE LAST CHAPTER.

IN THE MIDST OF ALL THIS ACE GREW INCREASINGLY DESPONDENT AS KISS WAS AT THEIR PEAK WITH EACH ALBUM BECOMING MORE PROFITABLE. AT FIRST THEY WERE A "THEATRICAL" ROCK BAND, BUT THEIR IMAGE STYMIED THE IMPORTANCE OF WHAT "ROCK MUSIC" IS SUPPOSED TO BE, AND BECAME COMMERCIALIZED ATTRACTING MORE KIDS THAN ADULTS WITH RIDICULOUS MEMORABILIA OTHER THAN THE IMPORTANT MERCHANDISING OF ALBUMS AND T-SHIRTS. GENE SIMMONS WAS SO OBSESSED WITH THE FINANCIAL ASPECT OF THE BAND THAT HE WAS WILLING TO DO ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING IT TOOK FOR KISS TO BE SUCCESSFUL. ACE HOWEVER WASN'T TOO CONCERNED FINANCIALLY, BUT REALIZED IT TAKES MORE THAN JUST LOOKS TO BE A ROCK BAND. ACE DID CONTRIBUTE TO KISS, BUT WAS LIMITED IN THE DECISION MAKING PROCESS. THE CREATIVE SIDE AND SPONTANEITY WITH THE AID OF DRUGS MADE HIM FEEL POWERFUL AND IMPORTANT TO THE BAND. THAT IMPORTANCE LATER BECAME CONSTRAINED AS THEY BECAME REHEARSED, AND THAT DISTURBED ACE, THUS WASN'T "FUN" FOR HIM ANYMORE. HE DIDN'T LIKE THAT TYPE OF PRESSURE AND ANXIETY AS HE WAS SO ACCUSTOMED TO PLAYING MORE FREELY (INTERESTING FREELY, FREHLEY-NO PUN INTENDED). DESPITE KISS'S GROWING RECOGNITION, AND REPUTATION WITH THE FANS, ACE SAW THE DIRECTION OF THE BAND AS MORE OF A DETERIOATION, AND AFTER CAREFUL CONSIDERATION DECIDED TO PART WAYS.

I WISH ACE COULD ELABORATE A BIT MORE ON HIS SOLO PROJECTS, BUT I DON'T BLAME HIM ONE IOTA ABOUT THE KISS REUNION, AND FAREWELL TOUR. IT BASICALLY TOOK A TURN FOR THE WORSE. AND TWO THINGS I THOUGHT THAT MADE IT WORSE: A CAMEO ROLE HIS DAUGHER MONIQUE HAD IN THE MAKING OF "DETROIT ROCK CITY" TO FIND OUT LATER THAT THE SCENE WAS DELETED WHICH WAS A BROKEN PROMISE FROM GENE SIMMONS, AND KISS CREW MEMBER TOMMY THAYER WEARING "ACE'S" MAKE-UP WHILE ACE WAS ABSENT OR TARDY WHILE THE BAND WAS TOURING. EVENTUALLY ACE PARTED WAYS WITH KISS AGAIN.

DESPITE ACE BEING MONOTONOUS REGARDING HIS LIFE EXPERIENCES WITH DRUGS AND ALCOHOL, ACE TELLS IT LIKE IT IS, AND BY DOING SO IS TRULY A FUN CHARACTER AS AN ORDINARY AND EXTRAORDINARY INDIVIDUAL. AH YES "THE GOD OF GUITAR"!!!!

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A Fractured Mirror...

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For anyone that is a KISS fan this is a must read. I was interested in it to hear stories from someone other than Gene Simmons about the goings on inside the KISS camp during the 1970's. While Lydia Criss gave some inside information in her book "Sealed With A KISS", Ace gives a bit more. I wasn't really looking for dirt, I was looking more for the way the KISS machine operated from the perspective of another person that was involved.

Once I started reading I was in for much more than I expected. There is some good information and stories on KISS, many that most KISS fans have heard before. Ace tells his side of the story about getting his audition with KISS and how they went from four guys with a dream, to one of the biggest bands in rock and roll history. Ace does shed some light and a little dirt on the workings on the band, but does not dwell on the problems or take pot shots at Gene or Paul which he could have easily done. He does make some comments about Gene, his attitude, and ego, but really only touches on those aspects and focuses on his own life.

Ace shares some great stories about growing up as well as how he worked his way in to the rock scene and was able to rub elbows with some top name artists long before he became a member of KISS. There is information on the early years of KISS, but after the first few years, the details on the workings of the band fade. There is not a lot of information on the Reunion with KISS and his second departure. While a bit more information on those aspects would have really added to the book, in no way does it fall short on entertainment. Ace has some of the greatest rock star stories I've ever read. He talks openly about his addictions with drugs and alcohol. It's amazing to see how much trouble he managed to get himself in to as a result of his substance abuse, and he somehow managed to walk away from it all while at the same time not seriously hurt anyone else in the process.

One disappointment for me was that I would have liked to hear more about the workings of his solo band. Ace seems to just glide over this period of his life. There are plenty of great stories during those years, but it would have been nice to hear more about his band members and the writing and recording process.

In the case of autobiographies, it is obvious that it cannot cover every aspect of ones life. Some may want to hear all about KISS while others want lots of details on all the equipment used and the recording process (which by the way is not an autobiography). Some may want only behind the scenes information that they have not read a million times already. Ace gives a fairly good blend of all aspects of his life which I feel is what autobiographies should be.

"No Regrets" focus' on Ace's life in general and the behind the scenes happenings in his life. If you're looking for a book strictly on KISS and lots of dirt, this is not it. If you're looking for lots of craziness, excess, interesting, and great stories in the life of a rock star, then this is your book.

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Valerie J.Smith

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I originally read this book when it first came out in November 2011. I had been looking forward to reading it and couldn't wait to dive in. It was worth the wait. If a high-brow novel is what you're looking for, you will surely be disappointed. This book was as light and fun as they come although I'm not entirely sure that's the angle Frehley intended as I believe he hoped it would showcase not only his high intelligence but take a deeper introspective look into his battle for sobriety. He begins the book with some history on his family and upbringing. As is the way for most readers, I feel, I didn't want to get too deeply into that. I had one purpose in picking up this book and that was what happened after that fateful day in December of 1972 that he waltzed into that audition in the now oft-repeated tale of one red sneaker and one orange sneaker (yes, he confirms, that was not just a KISS urban legend although the "Flash and Balls" ad was). Happily for us, the bulk of this book does indeed cover his years with KISS. In fact, I was surprised he did not delve more into his Frehley's Comet years (surprised but pleased. Again, lets face it. It's KISS I want to know about) and even more shocked he did not delve too deeply into the "Reunion" years (Here I would have enjoyed a bit more retrospection on that). Peter Criss's autobiography has some speculations about why he did not but that's best left to decide after reading both books. Having read all 3 KISS autobiographies, there are a lot of discrepancies between the lines that are indeed just that. Blanks between the lines. They all have a different recollection of the events that unfolded in the turmoil of becoming and touring as "the hottest band in the world". It is fun to compare all 3 stories; memories certainly vary from member to member. And soon we can look forward to Paul's version! In any event, the book reads like a Jackie Collins novel about the excess of the rock and roll high life; sex, drugs and plenty of them. The references to all the beautiful women he slept with and all the actions he got away with owing to his celebrity status ad nauseam do deviate from the self-deprecating image he is trying to show (and I say this as a huge Ace fan) but overall, it does not take away any enjoyment of the book itself. Personally, I found it hard to put down and indeed when I was about half-way through, I remarked to several people that I was wishing it would not end. It was just too enjoyable. Unfortunately, it is clear that he too has been unable to let go of his bitter feelings toward his former band mates, in spite of his claims. His struggle with sobriety, although acknowledged, mercifully does not turn it into a "finding yourself" mission. He treats that topic with respect. Ultimately, this is a must read for any KISS fan. Enjoy!

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