The experience inspired Kiss guitarist to write the song “Shock Me”, which became one of the classics in the band’s history.
The history of rock music is full of behind-the-scenes incidents. The amount of equipment and electrical power operating on stage creates a significant risk of serious shock to a person. One night in 1976, it was time Ace Frehley Suffer from fate.
the kiss He was in Lakeland, a city in central Florida, USA, for a show on December 12. During the first song of the set, the guitarist — who left us last October — hit a railing that wasn’t grounded and was electrocuted.
In an interview with Music RadarFrehley recalled the situation. He said:
“I was supposed to die that night. The fact that I was electrocuted and didn’t fall forward was a miracle. There must have been angels pushing me backwards. I was standing on four Marshall boxes when I got hit. I had a heavy Les Paul hanging around my neck, and my body was supposed to fall forward — but I didn’t.”
According to the guitarist, when he fell backwards, the team was able to catch him, in addition to taking him down the escalator and pulling him backstage to provide first aid. The most impressive thing about this whole story is that Frehley came back to finish the show.
He remembers:
“I was like, I don’t know, half-fingered at the end of the show. It was crazy, man, but he gave it to me.” “She shocked me”. So it was not in vain.”
Ace Frehley, Kiss and “Shock Me”
“She shocked me”A song composed by Ace Frehley inspired by the accident was released as part of the album Love gun (1977). According to the singer and guitarist Gene SimmonsWhen the guitarist presented the piece to the band, it was already completely finished, right down to the arrangement.
The track was his first time as a lead vocalist and he became a regular fixture in Kiss’s shows and solo career. The song is also known for its chosen guitar solo Guitar world As one of the 50 best of all time in 2021.