Aerosmith

SATCHMO · 06-02-2005, 10:15 PM

They were so much better Back then. What most people consider to be old Aerosmith (Done with Mirrors, Permanent Vacation) is actually the beginning of their decline into ubiquitous mediocrity. I'll give them credit for keepin' on, but Steven Tyler should hang up his lips and call it a career by now.

Static-Fear-Shot · 06-03-2005, 12:49 AM

Aerosmith can go jump off the Sydney Harbour bridge .................................................. .................................................. ..................................... with a bungee cord or course

06-03-2005, 01:49 AM

i really really really dislike you..

blackTshirt · 06-03-2005, 03:05 AM

^^ was that supposed to be funny? no, really... i don't get it.. if you wanna be funny and you say something, at least add some brackets and say "THIS IS SUPPOSED TO BE FUNNY. LAUGHING TIME. GO ON, don't be shy"

Gaara · 06-03-2005, 03:09 AM

I most likely wouldnt buy any of their albums, but that is due to the fact I discovered a few in my basement the other day.

06-03-2005, 04:58 AM

no that wasnt supposed to be funny... i really dislike the guy

06-03-2005, 05:00 AM

yeh i just realised you probly werent talking to me... jeez im slow today....

Kurt_Cobain · 06-03-2005, 09:52 AM

I love Aerosmith. They're one of those bands that can mix songs, like do a rock song, then do like a funk tune. I love 'Angel' and 'Dream on' they were great. I think they get forgotten allot coz obviously there were bigger things to come from the 70's. But they're musics great just good old fashioned rock. I had a friend that was a massive rap fan and went to see Run DMC live. He said Tyler and Perry stuck their heads through the stage curtain and the other band members followed (as guest stars) and rocked the sh!t outta them. As he put it 'the grizzly old guys knew what they were doing, Run DMC didn't have to be there.'

Urban Hat€monger ? · 06-03-2005, 01:31 PM

Ok time I made an effort to do a proper post...

THE URBAN GUIDE TO AEROSMITH`S ALBUMS

Aerosmith - 1973
Decent enough start to their career if not a little unspectacular. You can really hear the Rolling Stones influence on this album.The stand out track is obviously Dream On (Which actually flopped when it came out , it wasn`t a hit until it`s re-release in 1976).There`s also Mama Kin which has been in their live show forever & a solid cover of Rufus Thomas`s Walkin The Dog. There`s not really any bad tracks on this album , it`s just there`s nothing really great either & the flat production lets it down a little also.But on the whole worth listening to.
Rating ***/5

Get Your Wings - 1974

This is probably Aerosmiths most druggy album , some of the tracks almost verge into stoner rock. Most notably Spaced & Lord Of The Thighs.Highlights for me on this album for me are Same Old Song & Dance , which is one of my favourite album openers ever & also Seasons Of Wither which is the best ballad Aerosmith ever wrote , Dream On INCLUDED. The rest of the album is filled up with high quality rockers like SOS (Too Bad) & Pandoras Box , not to mention a decent cover of the Yardbirds Train Kept A Rollin.
Rating ****/5

Toys In The Attic - 1975

Ahh now we`re talking , this album is a landmark in 70s rock & deservedly so. The title track to start the album doesn`t so much begin as crashes in & doesn`t give up until the final song on the album , the slow & tender 'you see me crying'. What can I tell you about this album , you all know Walk This Way & Sweet Emotion. Adams Apple & Uncle Salty are wonderful mid paced rock songs with great hooks & then there`s Big 10" Record , a blues parody complete with a Steven Tyler harmonica solo. Not a bad track on this album , and thats said having first heard it & listened to regually almost every month for almost 15 years
Rating *****/5

Rocks - 1976

When asked by a journalist why this album was titled 'Rocks' Tyler replied with 'Because it does' , and he`s not bloody kidding either.This is Toys In The Attic part 2 but with a dirtier , nastier Aerosmith.This is probably Aerosmiths heaviest album. This album is pure sex (Lick & a Promise , Combination) drugs (Sick as a dog ) & Rock n Roll (Get The Lead Out).Added to that the white boy funk of Last Child & the low down dirtyness of Rats In The Cellar , and you`re in for a hell of an album. Essential.
Rating *****/5

Draw The Line - 1977

This my friends is MY personal favourite Aerosmith album.The recording of it was filled with drug fuelled arguements between Tyler & Perry & the whole tone of the album is full of bitterness.The album itself is the rawest the band have ever put out, it`s rough & uneasy but to me it compliments the lyrics & the tone of the band.Highlights on this album are the title track (With some nice slide guitar from Joe Perry) Kings & Queens is another ballad that I think is much much better than Dream On. If you are in any doubt of the tensions in the band at the time you only have to listen to Steven Tylers lyrics of the song 'I Wanna Know Why (Another album highlight) to see exactly what it was like. Joe Perry gets his first vocal appearence on Bright Light Fright , And then there`s the Hand That Feeds , a forgotten gem of a song long since forgotten about but ultimatley my favourite Aerosmith song ever.A lot of critics said that this was the start or Aerosmiths decline.The cracks were there but it hadn`t really affected the quality of the music yet.
Rating *****/5

Night In The Ruts - 1979

Oh dear , this is where it started going a bit wrong. Perry & Whitford left the band shortly after this album was completed. To be honest there`s really only 2 songs on this album worth bothering with & thats the opener No Surprise & the 2nd track Chiquita (with it`s full brass section). Other than that the rest of the album isn`t that spectacular, the filler tracks sound exactly like fillers & their cover of the Shangri-Las' "Remember (Walking in the Sand), is just an embaressment.There`s also a cover of The Yardbirds song Think About It , but I don`t even remember that.
Rating **/5

Rock In A Hard Place - 1982

With Perry & Whitford gone & with Tyler in a bad motorcycle accident & badly hooked on drugs many people thought the band would split , but somehow Tyler managed to get Jimmy Crespo and Rick Dufay to join the band & somehow make this album , and to be honest it`s not that bad. There`s some great songs on this usually forgotten album.The first 2 tracks Jailbait , Lightning Strikes are uptempo rockers worthy of the band in their mid 70s peak, The Aerosmith funk returns in the songs Bolivian Ragamuffin & Jig Is Up and there`s the wonderful ballad Joanie`s Butterfly, possibly one of Aerosmiths most overlooked songs.
Rating ***.5/5

Anyway I shall finish the rest of this later.

ZeppelinAir · 07-05-2006, 01:56 AM

how many of you like aerosmith, hate them, or like me used like them, now overheard and sick of them,
though i have to say Dream On is one of the best songs i have ever heard, to bad was the one of the few i like anymore

06-03-2005, 12:49 AM	#12 (permalink)
Static-Fear-Shot Music Addict Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 134	Aerosmith can go jump off the Sydney Harbour bridge .................................................. .................................................. ..................................... with a bungee cord or course __________________ Fight or be Finished

06-03-2005, 03:05 AM	#14 (permalink)
blackTshirt The Randomness Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: romania.. shut up Posts: 854	^^ was that supposed to be funny? no, really... i don't get it.. if you wanna be funny and you say something, at least add some brackets and say "THIS IS SUPPOSED TO BE FUNNY. LAUGHING TIME. GO ON, don't be shy" __________________ My rims never spin, to the contrary You'll find that they're quite stationary.

06-03-2005, 09:52 AM	#18 (permalink)
Kurt_Cobain Alan Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: In bed, with Cheryl Tweedy Posts: 275	I love Aerosmith. They're one of those bands that can mix songs, like do a rock song, then do like a funk tune. I love 'Angel' and 'Dream on' they were great. I think they get forgotten allot coz obviously there were bigger things to come from the 70's. But they're musics great just good old fashioned rock. I had a friend that was a massive rap fan and went to see Run DMC live. He said Tyler and Perry stuck their heads through the stage curtain and the other band members followed (as guest stars) and rocked the sh!t outta them. As he put it 'the grizzly old guys knew what they were doing, Run DMC didn't have to be there.' __________________ http://kungfucrazy.forum-motion.com/

06-03-2005, 01:31 PM	#19 (permalink)
Urban Hat€monger ? The Sexual Intellectual Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Somewhere cooler than you Posts: 18,605	Ok time I made an effort to do a proper post... THE URBAN GUIDE TO AEROSMITH`S ALBUMS Aerosmith - 1973 Decent enough start to their career if not a little unspectacular. You can really hear the Rolling Stones influence on this album.The stand out track is obviously Dream On (Which actually flopped when it came out , it wasn`t a hit until it`s re-release in 1976).There`s also Mama Kin which has been in their live show forever & a solid cover of Rufus Thomas`s Walkin The Dog. There`s not really any bad tracks on this album , it`s just there`s nothing really great either & the flat production lets it down a little also.But on the whole worth listening to. Rating */5 Get Your Wings - 1974 This is probably Aerosmiths most druggy album , some of the tracks almost verge into stoner rock. Most notably Spaced & Lord Of The Thighs.Highlights for me on this album for me are Same Old Song & Dance , which is one of my favourite album openers ever & also Seasons Of Wither which is the best ballad Aerosmith ever wrote , Dream On INCLUDED. The rest of the album is filled up with high quality rockers like SOS (Too Bad) & Pandoras Box , not to mention a decent cover of the Yardbirds Train Kept A Rollin. Rating /5 Toys In The Attic - 1975 Ahh now we`re talking , this album is a landmark in 70s rock & deservedly so. The title track to start the album doesn`t so much begin as crashes in & doesn`t give up until the final song on the album , the slow & tender 'you see me crying'. What can I tell you about this album , you all know Walk This Way & Sweet Emotion. Adams Apple & Uncle Salty are wonderful mid paced rock songs with great hooks & then there`s Big 10" Record , a blues parody complete with a Steven Tyler harmonica solo. Not a bad track on this album , and thats said having first heard it & listened to regually almost every month for almost 15 years Rating */5 Rocks - 1976 When asked by a journalist why this album was titled 'Rocks' Tyler replied with 'Because it does' , and he`s not bloody kidding either.This is Toys In The Attic part 2 but with a dirtier , nastier Aerosmith.This is probably Aerosmiths heaviest album. This album is pure sex (Lick & a Promise , Combination) drugs (Sick as a dog ) & Rock n Roll (Get The Lead Out).Added to that the white boy funk of Last Child & the low down dirtyness of Rats In The Cellar , and you`re in for a hell of an album. Essential. Rating */5 Draw The Line - 1977 This my friends is MY personal favourite Aerosmith album.The recording of it was filled with drug fuelled arguements between Tyler & Perry & the whole tone of the album is full of bitterness.The album itself is the rawest the band have ever put out, it`s rough & uneasy but to me it compliments the lyrics & the tone of the band.Highlights on this album are the title track (With some nice slide guitar from Joe Perry) Kings & Queens is another ballad that I think is much much better than Dream On. If you are in any doubt of the tensions in the band at the time you only have to listen to Steven Tylers lyrics of the song 'I Wanna Know Why (Another album highlight) to see exactly what it was like. Joe Perry gets his first vocal appearence on Bright Light Fright , And then there`s the Hand That Feeds , a forgotten gem of a song long since forgotten about but ultimatley my favourite Aerosmith song ever.A lot of critics said that this was the start or Aerosmiths decline.The cracks were there but it hadn`t really affected the quality of the music yet. Rating */5 Night In The Ruts - 1979 Oh dear , this is where it started going a bit wrong. Perry & Whitford left the band shortly after this album was completed. To be honest there`s really only 2 songs on this album worth bothering with & thats the opener No Surprise & the 2nd track Chiquita (with it`s full brass section). Other than that the rest of the album isn`t that spectacular, the filler tracks sound exactly like fillers & their cover of the Shangri-Las' "Remember (Walking in the Sand), is just an embaressment.There`s also a cover of The Yardbirds song Think About It , but I don`t even remember that. Rating /5 Rock In A Hard Place - 1982 With Perry & Whitford gone & with Tyler in a bad motorcycle accident & badly hooked on drugs many people thought the band would split , but somehow Tyler managed to get Jimmy Crespo and Rick Dufay to join the band & somehow make this album , and to be honest it`s not that bad. There`s some great songs on this usually forgotten album.The first 2 tracks Jailbait , Lightning Strikes are uptempo rockers worthy of the band in their mid 70s peak, The Aerosmith funk returns in the songs Bolivian Ragamuffin & Jig Is Up and there`s the wonderful ballad Joanie`s Butterfly, possibly one of Aerosmiths most overlooked songs. Rating *.5/5 Anyway I shall finish the rest of this later. __________________ Urb's RYM Stuff Most people sell their soul to the devil, but the devil sells his soul to Nick Cave.**

07-05-2006, 01:56 AM	#20 (permalink)
ZeppelinAir Long time no see Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: somewhere in Michigan Posts: 512	Aerosmith how many of you like aerosmith, hate them, or like me used like them, now overheard and sick of them, though i have to say Dream On is one of the best songs i have ever heard, to bad was the one of the few i like anymore __________________ not that old signature

06-02-2005, 10:15 PM	#11 (permalink)
SATCHMO Al Dente Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Texas Posts: 4,708	They were so much better Back then. What most people consider to be old Aerosmith (Done with Mirrors, Permanent Vacation) is actually the beginning of their decline into ubiquitous mediocrity. I'll give them credit for keepin' on, but Steven Tyler should hang up his lips and call it a career by now.

06-03-2005, 01:49 AM	#13 (permalink)
pastor of muppets Guest Posts: n/a	i really really really dislike you..

06-03-2005, 03:09 AM	#15 (permalink)
Gaara Groupie Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Surrey, British Columbia, Canada Posts: 24	I most likely wouldnt buy any of their albums, but that is due to the fact I discovered a few in my basement the other day.

06-03-2005, 04:58 AM	#16 (permalink)
pastor of muppets Guest Posts: n/a	no that wasnt supposed to be funny... i really dislike the guy

06-03-2005, 05:00 AM	#17 (permalink)
pastor of muppets Guest Posts: n/a	yeh i just realised you probly werent talking to me... jeez im slow today....