Episode two of ACE FREHLEY Biography Forever covers the turbulent years from nineteen seventy-nine through two thousand and two, documenting Ace's departure from KISS, solo struggles, and eventual return. The episode explores the creative tensions that erupted when KISS moved toward disco and pop with "Dynasty," Ace's worsening substance abuse, and the disastrous "The Elder" album that preceded his nineteen eighty-two departure. It chronicles the formation of Frehley's Comet, three solid albums that couldn't match KISS's commercial success, and Ace's descent into the wilderness years of the early nineties. The narrative then shifts to the mid-nineties reunion driven by grunge musicians' reverence for KISS, the commercially successful but artistically hollow reunion era, and the revelation that Ace and Peter Criss were essentially hired guns rather than equal partners. The episode concludes with Ace's second departure in two thousand and two following the Winter Olympics performance, examining how creative partnerships can fracture irreparably despite financial success.
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