Vinnie's solo is excellent, he's not cloning Ace's style but added heaps of his own flare. Vinnie was adding so much new energy to the older Kiss songs and with Eric Carr on the drums it was a refreshing change that Kiss needed at the time.
Exactly! We got a different take on it with a totally different style.......not some employee mimicking the original step by step, note for note, costume for costume
I dont want to disturb Ace's fans but the original solo sounds like a guitar pentatonic exercise and Vinnie gets It sounds more powerful and faster , It sounds a mix between Randy Rhoads and Vinnie Vincent style
I love Ace's original version but also this version, at least Vinnie put his stamp on the solo. Nothing worse than a talented guitarist who just copies someone else's solo, that's just lazy.
My first concert was KISS and the Plasmatics in 1983. At that time most people didn’t even know Ace wasn’t in the band anymore. To say I was disappointed to see someone else on stage in stead of Ace would be an understatement. Vinnie Vincent tore it up, and I was an instant fan. Years later I realize most of his solos sound like a cross between Randy Rhoads and a car wreck.
That's right, Vinie Vincent uses Randy Rhoаds moves in his solo, that's for sure. Yes, and the guitar is either from Vini Vincent or from the Jackson brand; it was Randy Rhoаds who came up with this particular form of this guitar in 1981, and ordered it from Grover Jackson.
Always enjoyed his take on this classic. He didn’t always hit the mark when playing KISS’s 70’s songs, but this is a great example of Vinnie TASTEFULLY executing a bit of flash.
I'll never forget hearing KISS live on the K-Biscuit Power Hour and Vinnie's version of all of the songs. As a teen and brand new guitar player it was exactly what I needed to hear. The shred door had been opened up to me and I would never look back. These day's (I'm 54 now) I can appreciated both Ace and Vinnie for what they brought to the table. But Lick it up will always have a place in my top list with Revenge just after it.
Everything i hear and see about this guy just makes it more tragic that he couldnt pull his head out of his ass in time to save his job. Kiss would have been so much better if they found a way to keep him. Nothing Kiss or Vinnie ever did after was as good as it was when they were together.
I totally agree with you about Vinnie. Ace and Vinnie for me. Never was a fan of Bruce. I like Tommy because I liked Black ‘n Blue. However, I don’t like Tommy wearing Ace’s makeup.
Not only he was a talented guitar player but expecially an excellent song writer.........Bruce Kulic style however far more clean and precise style......
Maybe I just like originals better. Vinnie can play, but I prefer the original solo. It fits the song better. This seems rushed. Almost faster than the song.
In the solo, it's very noticeable that Vini Vincent is using Randy Rhoаds moves, that's for sure. And the solo immediately comes to life and sounds more colorful. And the guitar is either from Vini Vincent or from the Jackson brand, the shape of this guitar was invented by Randy Rhoаds himself in 1981, and ordered from Grover Jackson.
@@Lerxstification Yesterday, March 19, we remembered the great guitarist Randy Rhoаds. March 19, 1982 is a tragic date for all of Нard and Heavy. I always wonder why you Randy got on that damn plane.
I don't know but that was way better than expected. Some of those note choices were surprisingly good. And a suggestion: slow the speed down to 75% and it gets even better! 🤘😁
It's easy to imitate I seen Vinnie in concert he's a talent ace is an innovater and a child who accomplished a dream that's why there is a patent pending office originators are in a league all there own!
When you hear whatever Vinnie played on his own, you can tell that he was under surveillance in Kiss and thanks Paul and Gene (or Michael James Jackson) for that, specially on the records (Lick it up and a few songs from Creatures). In VVI everything is fast and meaningless. You could switch the solos from song to song without noticing it. He did a great job in Kiss, no doubt about it but it's obvious that he need someone to tell him "shut up" once for a while. This live solo is pretty cool by the way keeping some of the spirit adding some of that 80's flashy stuff. Luckly, he didn't have time to fuck it up, hahahah (just kidding)
Vinnie's solo is faster and more technical but, I prefer Ace's, I'm sure I'm a little bias and to this day when I listen to it on the albums/cd's most versions are of Ace.
I'm not a kiss fan, but I've listening to a lot of their music over the last few weeks. It's my opinion that Vinnie was the most technically able guitarist that Kiss ever had. It's a shame that his personality didn't fit the band, as I think that they could have done a lot of great things.
When he came in. His look totally hooked me. I thought it was also Ace on the album. Then I saw the concert shirt for Creatures n I was sold right away. Then learning he played on the album. I am Vinnie fan with Kiss. Not solo stuff.. Long live the Ankh Warrior..
I don’t give a fuck what anybody on here says, Vincent CUSANO KILLED this solo. They literally kicked him out for being too good. Maybe I’m biased because I listen to death metal but this solo shreds and in my opinion makes the song so much better.
Because Tommy is a cheap Ace clone with nothing of his own to say,Vinnie and Bruce brought something new to the band,Tommy is just cheaper to pay than Ace.
@@siberiaenfhesm Tommy may be more than we have seen. He plays kiss tunes the way he is told to play. I never cared for Vinnies playing really. More cords faster does not make you better.
You can really hear how good Vinnie was here; but after Kiss I think he really lost his way-it became all about speed and his solos lost their musicality.
Vinnie's solo is excellent, he's not cloning Ace's style but added heaps of his own flare. Vinnie was adding so much new energy to the older Kiss songs and with Eric Carr on the drums it was a refreshing change that Kiss needed at the time.
Exactly! We got a different take on it with a totally different style.......not some employee mimicking the original step by step, note for note, costume for costume
Vinnie Vincent legend .
Both are .
I dont want to disturb Ace's fans but the original solo sounds like a guitar pentatonic exercise and Vinnie gets It sounds more powerful and faster , It sounds a mix between Randy Rhoads and Vinnie Vincent style
I love Ace's original version but also this version, at least Vinnie put his stamp on the solo. Nothing worse than a talented guitarist who just copies someone else's solo, that's just lazy.
doesnt matter ace and aces solos are better
When we were 13 and 14, that pentatonic run was the shit and had to learn it. Foundational lead. Vinnie shreds, preferred his solo stuff.
pretty fitting that Vinnie uses a Jackson Rhoads in his performances, the guitar obviously being commissioned by the late randy rhoads
There's just not much to this solo, not much to improve on in such short time.
Get off da nuts
My first concert was KISS and the Plasmatics in 1983. At that time most people didn’t even know Ace wasn’t in the band anymore. To say I was disappointed to see someone else on stage in stead of Ace would be an understatement. Vinnie Vincent tore it up, and I was an instant fan. Years later I realize most of his solos sound like a cross between Randy Rhoads and a car wreck.
That's right, Vinie Vincent uses Randy Rhoаds moves in his solo, that's for sure.
Yes, and the guitar is either from Vini Vincent or from the Jackson brand; it was Randy Rhoаds who came up with this particular form of this guitar in 1981, and ordered it from Grover Jackson.
Kick ass solo. Got goosebumps.
Always enjoyed his take on this classic. He didn’t always hit the mark when playing KISS’s 70’s songs, but this is a great example of Vinnie TASTEFULLY executing a bit of flash.
He’s such a weird dude, but i absolutely love his over the top take on everything
Vinnie is magnific lead guitarist from Kiss, Ace is the first and unique, but Vinnie is then hot metal style ... I love it VV
I like Vinnie's playing the most because it's so destructive.
I'll never forget hearing KISS live on the K-Biscuit Power Hour and Vinnie's version of all of the songs. As a teen and brand new guitar player it was exactly what I needed to hear. The shred door had been opened up to me and I would never look back. These day's (I'm 54 now) I can appreciated both Ace and Vinnie for what they brought to the table. But Lick it up will always have a place in my top list with Revenge just after it.
same vintage. I totally agree. Lick It Up brought them back on my radar.
Vinnie ROCKS !
Vinnie Vincent is the best 🔥
Wow, I just remembered seeing the Vinnie Vincent Invasion some 30+ years ago with that neon pink guitar. Damn im getting old. 😂
Me too. LoL
Everything i hear and see about this guy just makes it more tragic that he couldnt pull his head out of his ass in time to save his job. Kiss would have been so much better if they found a way to keep him. Nothing Kiss or Vinnie ever did after was as good as it was when they were together.
I totally agree with you about Vinnie. Ace and Vinnie for me. Never was a fan of Bruce. I like Tommy because I liked
Black ‘n Blue. However, I don’t like Tommy wearing Ace’s makeup.
Not only he was a talented guitar player but expecially an excellent song writer.........Bruce Kulic style however far more clean and precise style......
I love how Vinnie sounds. He had his moment to shine.
Ace solo iconic ...vinny solo is forgettable he's an excellent guitarist....but Ace is Kiss.....period
Vinnie was no joke. I think he killed his solos. I think he is very underrated. Still drama with Gene and Paul but when isn't there.
Ace is good but vinnies is no doubt true classic
Maybe I just like originals better. Vinnie can play, but I prefer the original solo. It fits the song better. This seems rushed. Almost faster than the song.
In the solo, it's very noticeable that Vini Vincent is using Randy Rhoаds moves, that's for sure. And the solo immediately comes to life and sounds more colorful.
And the guitar is either from Vini Vincent or from the Jackson brand, the shape of this guitar was invented by Randy Rhoаds himself in 1981, and ordered from Grover Jackson.
RIP to the Great Randy Rhoads, 42 years ago today!!!
@@Lerxstification Yesterday, March 19, we remembered the great guitarist Randy Rhoаds. March 19, 1982 is a tragic date for all of Нard and Heavy.
I always wonder why you Randy got on that damn plane.
Ace will always be my favorite but Vinnie was I think the best musician ever in the band. But still Ace's style was all his own.
I don't know but that was way better than expected. Some of those note choices were surprisingly good. And a suggestion: slow the speed down to 75% and it gets even better! 🤘😁
It's easy to imitate I seen Vinnie in concert he's a talent ace is an innovater and a child who accomplished a dream that's why there is a patent pending office originators are in a league all there own!
So much better than Bruces solo, Bruce should just have played the original Ace one. This is original and cool af
Such a great guitar-layer
Fenomenal , increíble🔥🔥🔥
The guy had chops but would hang himself when being offered the keys to the kingdom.... to paraphrase Gene
vinnie is g00fy but he did a great job on this s0L0
Vinnie was a talented lady.
I thought it was Bob Kulick whorecorded the original solo on the record. That said, Vinnie does his thing while maintaining the theme.
When you hear whatever Vinnie played on his own, you can tell that he was under surveillance in Kiss and thanks Paul and Gene (or Michael James Jackson) for that, specially on the records (Lick it up and a few songs from Creatures). In VVI everything is fast and meaningless. You could switch the solos from song to song without noticing it. He did a great job in Kiss, no doubt about it but it's obvious that he need someone to tell him "shut up" once for a while. This live solo is pretty cool by the way keeping some of the spirit adding some of that 80's flashy stuff. Luckly, he didn't have time to fuck it up, hahahah (just kidding)
Does anyone have the tab for this solo?
Vinnie's solo is faster and more technical but, I prefer Ace's, I'm sure I'm a little bias and to this day when I listen to it on the albums/cd's most versions are of Ace.
Best ever!
dude is a complete crack and genius!
Killer interpretation of Ace Frehley's solo
I like Ace's solo better, this is too much for me, but at least he came up with something of his own
Like Ace solo
Vinnie best solo
I'm not a kiss fan, but I've listening to a lot of their music over the last few weeks. It's my opinion that Vinnie was the most technically able guitarist that Kiss ever had. It's a shame that his personality didn't fit the band, as I think that they could have done a lot of great things.
Existiu 2 vinnie vincent,o mais novo,nao sei para onde foi.....era gênio.....
Died after being kicked out of his own band due to resentment
So great solo! Vinnie is great
Vinnie was a shredder. Ace had a different style of playing
When he came in. His look totally hooked me. I thought it was also Ace on the album. Then I saw the concert shirt for Creatures n I was sold right away. Then learning he played on the album. I am Vinnie fan with Kiss. Not solo stuff.. Long live the Ankh Warrior..
I don’t give a fuck what anybody on here says, Vincent CUSANO KILLED this solo. They literally kicked him out for being too good. Maybe I’m biased because I listen to death metal but this solo shreds and in my opinion makes the song so much better.
Vinnie Rhoads ❤
One thing you can say for sure, at least he didn't just copy paste the solo like their current imposter...
It’s definitely faster, some changes. Not bad
sounds like a wild monster snarling!
Lol well they’re playing it at 90mph faster then recorded
very Randy roads
The best gitarist of kiss
Great
Vinnie plays too good for these KISS songs as this clip proves....
Faster yup better meh.
I like more ace
What is that one note on last run..
Is there more then one examples
Vinnie destroyed this solos wtfff
ACE HES THE BEST THATS IT
WHERE
Why is it that Tommy Thayers KISS solos are spot on perfect, but Vinnie can never play the same solo twice??
Because Tommy is a cheap Ace clone with nothing of his own to say,Vinnie and Bruce brought something new to the band,Tommy is just cheaper to pay than Ace.
@@gregjohnson298 Tommy can play. He does what he is told. Faster does not make anyone a better gitfiddle player.
@@YellowjacketGTOTommy was a good guitarist, but he can't even dream of playing like Vinnie
@@siberiaenfhesm Tommy may be more than we have seen. He plays kiss tunes the way he is told to play. I never cared for Vinnies playing really. More cords faster does not make you better.
@@YellowjacketGTO Tommy probably hasn't gotten better at guitar since joining Kiss.
ACE FOREVER !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
FOREVER WHERE!!!!!!
@@LOUIS-np6be ...FOREVER in awesome space.
I’ll take Ace over Vinnie any day !
Ace’s solo was WAY better. Vinnie was a HUGE mistake for the band.
Нееет,когда пришел Винни ,группа еле дышала ,но с его приходом группа вновь расцвела
Wich paul & gene heated so much.
Awful! Sounds like angry bees!
What song is he playing?
This sucks compared to the studio version,it’s like he doesn’t understand phrasing lol
Yup faster does not one a better player.
Heavy metal Kiss. I still prefer Ace's solo.
You can really hear how good Vinnie was here; but after Kiss I think he really lost his way-it became all about speed and his solos lost their musicality.
velocity no soul
B.S. Say what you will about Vinnie, but this is alpha-like. Definitely.
Vinnie:
" What this solo needs is absolute masturbation with no musicality whatsoever."
Gene is right. A annoying bumble bee
he right did play metal? 😂
he play metal didn't right?😂
@@deekay2 Oops, I wrote it wrong😅
What are all you talking about? This sounds too fast and out of tempo.
TEMPO 😂
Atleast Vinnie didn't try to clone ace like Tommy
Tommy does what he is told. The man can play.
Vinny Vincent blew it he was a great player but he just wouldn't play the stuff the right way look at him now he is a waste of time now
Absolute garbage
No thanks.
Not impressed.....fk vinnie
Too much cocaine for ace he looks like the walking dead