TJR's Classic Rock Corner Podcast

Episode 28 KISS Destroyer (A Tribute to Ace Frehley 1951-2025)

Classic Rock Brainiac

Terrence pays tribute to the late KISS co-founder/guitarist.songwriter Ace Frehley by looking at the masterpiece Destroyer which I originally intended for an episode in 2021/22 but sat on it until now and is the least I can do for Ace. Plus KISS news and unlike  ⁨Dr Fukk and Ian Wadley and the schoolgirls at Rock and Metal Combat I don't goof on Paul Stanley's speech impediment because it's cruel and childish and they need to GROW UP and make amends with  ⁨Free Form Rock Podcast's Marc Alden Taylor and TJR (yours truly) before it's too late and if losing Ozzy and Ace can't cause people to reconcile and be friends NOTHING WILL.

0:00 Intro
1:02 Losses up to speed
3:27 Eulogizing Ace Frehley
8:24 Eulogies from Paul Stanley, Gene Simmons and Peter Criss
13:25 Making of Destroyer and History of the Album
21:46 My Intro to the Destroyer album
23:32 Detroit Rock City
31:45 King of the Night Time World
36:28 God of Thunder
44:15 Great Expectations
48:46 Flaming Youth
52:17 Sweet Pain
56:32 Shout It Out Loud
1:00:08 Beth
1:07:17 Do You Love Me
1:10:45 Rock and Roll Party
1:13:18 Release, reception and success
1:15:07 Reissues, remasters, remixed Destroyer Resurrection and Super Deluxe Destroyer Box
1:20:18 Updates, box set reissues, new Peter Criss album and the band honored by Trump at Kennedy Honors
1:32:53 Picks of the Moment
1:34:12 Plugs
1:41:08 Ending and Credits

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