Towelie Posted April 6, 2016 Share Posted April 6, 2016 (edited) I remember this album getting some pretty harsh reviews when it came out in 2012. I returned to it a few days ago and it's a lot better than it was given credit for. It's a much better album than Just Push Play, I just feel the excessive amount of tracks on the record (17 songs is a large amount to digest) made people gloss over some pretty great material. Granted, there is the odd stinker (Beautiful and the sappy Carrie Underwood duet detract from the overall proceedings). I made my own 11 track version which I personally feel is all killer, no filler: 1. Luv XXX 2. Oh Yeah 3. Legendary Child 4. Out Go The Lights 5. We All Fall Down 6. Lover Alot 7. Street Jesus 8. Oasis In The Night 9. Sunny Side Of Love 10. Something 11. Another Last Goodbye Edited April 6, 2016 by Towelie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Len Cnut Posted April 6, 2016 Share Posted April 6, 2016 (edited) The thing about like...blues based rock groups in that Stones mould is that, really and truly speaking, they're kind of about parody. Those sort of double entendre, wise-crackey Stones lyrics that are sort of like...y'know, they take clear pointers from the blues, they're kind of parody, Brown Sugar for instance can't be anything but a parody, can it? And this is what gives Aerosmith, by definition, something that was never gonna stay cool forever, they're kind of a parody of a parody of a parody. I mean it's just too easy, isn't it? Heres Aerosmith lyrics in a nutshell, talk about sex, add in references to Americana like...i dunno, a 38 special on a saturday night or whatever, throw in some double entendre and some sleaze imagery (a strip club or a prozzie standing under a neon beer light) and there you go, Aerosmith lyrics. The Stones lasted at it cuz theres an originality there but after a point, at least with Aerosmith, it just becomes intolerably hackneyed. They should've chucked it in around the time of like Crazy and Cryin and all that game. At a certain point things become so formulaic as to sound positively dispassionate. Edited April 6, 2016 by Len B'stard 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silverburst80 Posted April 6, 2016 Share Posted April 6, 2016 Aerosmith were never really that great. At their best they had a grimey,raw dirty rock thing happening around Rocks era but even then AC/DC were doing it better. Songs like Back in the saddle, Rats in the Cellar,Combination, Sick as a dog etc undeniably kick ass though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZoSoRose Posted April 6, 2016 Share Posted April 6, 2016 I was horribly disappointed in that record I really like Out Go The Lights, Street Jesus, and Oh Yeah Everything else was alright to terrible on it for me @The Real McCoy loved it if I remember right Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Towelie Posted April 6, 2016 Author Share Posted April 6, 2016 22 minutes ago, ZoSoRose said: I was horribly disappointed in that record I really like Out Go The Lights, Street Jesus, and Oh Yeah Everything else was alright to terrible on it for me @The Real McCoy loved it if I remember right You don't even like Another Last Goodbye? I love how it's so reminiscent of their early ballads, almost like a cousin to You See Me Crying. And Steven Tylers singing on that one is truly spine-tingling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChineseDemocracy2004 Posted April 6, 2016 Share Posted April 6, 2016 Out Go The Lights and Street Jesus are album highlights for me. Legendary Child reminds me of The Wanton Song. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Towelie Posted April 6, 2016 Author Share Posted April 6, 2016 Lover Alot is a great rocker too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Towelie Posted April 6, 2016 Author Share Posted April 6, 2016 1 hour ago, Silverburst80 said: Aerosmith were never really that great. At their best they had a grimey,raw dirty rock thing happening around Rocks era but even then AC/DC were doing it better. Songs like Back in the saddle, Rats in the Cellar,Combination, Sick as a dog etc undeniably kick ass though. No Rocks/Toys, no AFD. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZoSoRose Posted April 6, 2016 Share Posted April 6, 2016 19 minutes ago, Towelie said: You don't even like Another Last Goodbye? I love how it's so reminiscent of their early ballads, almost like a cousin to You See Me Crying. And Steven Tylers singing on that one is truly spine-tingling. Forgot about that one. Yeah, that's a pretty good song Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Towelie Posted April 6, 2016 Author Share Posted April 6, 2016 1 minute ago, ZoSoRose said: Forgot about that one. Yeah, that's a pretty good song You should revisit the album man. It's got some good shit on there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieselDaisy Posted April 6, 2016 Share Posted April 6, 2016 Aerosmith. Decent bluesy rock band destroyed by ballads. They are proof if none is needed that ballads can ruin a good rock band. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Len Cnut Posted April 6, 2016 Share Posted April 6, 2016 21 minutes ago, DieselDaisy said: Aerosmith. Decent bluesy rock band destroyed by ballads. They are proof if none is needed that ballads can ruin a good rock band. Or you could say sobriety made them shite Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Towelie Posted April 6, 2016 Author Share Posted April 6, 2016 49 minutes ago, DieselDaisy said: Aerosmith. Decent bluesy rock band destroyed by ballads. They are proof if none is needed that ballads can ruin a good rock band. Nah, I love me a good ol' cheesy Aerosmith ballad. Hole In My Soul is one of the best songs they ever did. Steven Tyler could sing the fuck out of the phone book and give me the chills! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Len Cnut Posted April 6, 2016 Share Posted April 6, 2016 9 minutes ago, Towelie said: Nah, I love me a good ol' cheesy Aerosmith ballad. Hole In My Soul is one of the best songs they ever did. Steven Tyler could sing the fuck out of the phone book and give me the chills! So do i actually but don't tell no one cuz it makes me look a quim Not really heard none post the Armagedeon one to be fair but i must say he don't half belt em out, ol' Stevie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Towelie Posted April 6, 2016 Author Share Posted April 6, 2016 1 minute ago, Len B'stard said: So do i actually but don't tell no one cuz it makes me look a quim Len, you're such a hipster!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Len Cnut Posted April 6, 2016 Share Posted April 6, 2016 5 minutes ago, Towelie said: Len, you're such a hipster!!! I take that as a compliment, to me a hipster is a man with a white t shirt and blue levis drinking coffee and reading beat poetry...Daddy-O 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PsychoKiss344 Posted April 6, 2016 Share Posted April 6, 2016 I've never listened to it...all the bad reviews put me off I guess Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocknroll41 Posted April 6, 2016 Share Posted April 6, 2016 and then this happened... https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/steven_tyler_aerosmith_calling_it_quits_farewell_tour_next_year.html?no_takeover Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PsychoKiss344 Posted April 6, 2016 Share Posted April 6, 2016 1 hour ago, rocknroll41 said: and then this happened... https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/steven_tyler_aerosmith_calling_it_quits_farewell_tour_next_year.html?no_takeover It's probably the best thing for them to do at this point I would go see the tour for sure Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Real McCoy Posted April 6, 2016 Share Posted April 6, 2016 9 hours ago, ZoSoRose said: I was horribly disappointed in that record I really like Out Go The Lights, Street Jesus, and Oh Yeah Everything else was alright to terrible on it for me @The Real McCoy loved it if I remember right Still do! I actually bought it three different times to track down all of the different versions / bonus tracks... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Towelie Posted April 7, 2016 Author Share Posted April 7, 2016 9 hours ago, The Real McCoy said: Still do! I actually bought it three different times to track down all of the different versions / bonus tracks... What are your favourite songs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GivenToFly Posted April 7, 2016 Share Posted April 7, 2016 22 hours ago, Towelie said: It's a much better album than Just Push Play I cannot overstate how much I disagree with this statement! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Towelie Posted April 7, 2016 Author Share Posted April 7, 2016 Seriously? I thought Just Push Play was utterly dreadful. Songs like the reggae-infused title track and Trip Hoppin are the complete nadir of their career. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
classicrawker Posted April 7, 2016 Share Posted April 7, 2016 (edited) I have been Aerosmith fan since the beginning and saw them live a bunch of times back in the 70's starting in 1974 and they were a kick ass band back in the day. Loved all their 70's studio albums up "Rocks" as I think the drugs pretty much killed "Draw the Line" While they were never as good to me after they got back together in 86 I did enjoy their comeback albums but think their last decent album was PUMP...........I lost interest in their studio stuff after that album as they kept chasing hit ballads...............the one exception is "Honkin for Bobo" which was a great blues cover album IMHO Edited April 7, 2016 by classicrawker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Real McCoy Posted April 7, 2016 Share Posted April 7, 2016 12 hours ago, Towelie said: What are your favourite songs? Luv XXX, Oh Yeah, Out Go the Lights, Legendary Child, Street Jesus, Lover Alot 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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