Ace Frehley sings “Shock Me” live for the first time

On 8. July, 1977, Ace Frehley sang live for the first time, playing “Shock Me” in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, on Kiss’ opening night of the “Love Gun” tour.

“Shock Me” was added to Kiss’ setlist starting with the “Love Gun” Tour. Frehley’s guitar solo, previously performed during “She” and then “Cold Gin”, was added to the song. The song was dropped from the setlist after the 1977–78 “Alive II” tour. Kiss did not perform the song again until Frehley returned to the group for their 1996–97 Alive/Worldwide Tour.

Ace Frehley:
“I got electrocuted in Florida and I survived. The guys said, “Why don’t you write a song about getting electrocuted?” And I came up with “Shock Me.” I knew it was definitely a good riff. Paul and Gene pushed me to sing lead vocals on the song. They said, “It’s time you should do a lead vocal.” I was still nervous and I ended up singing it on my back. I had Eddie Kramer lower the lights in the studio. Then the first night I did it I was very nervous. After the first performance of “Shock Me” in front of ten, twenty thousand people, I was fine. I’d been doing backgrounds and they realized my voice was strong enough to carry a lead vocal.”
– “Kiss Behind The Mask: The Official Authorized Biography” by Ken Sharp & David Leaf.