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I don't like an AMERICAN ROCK🤘🏼🇺🇲
Yes it is all about sex and a bunch of 40 somethings writing a really horny sex filled album, but something about it works. Yes his voice is a lot and on its own can be annoying, but somehow it meshes well with the music and songs. They completely buy into the big hair rock of the 80's. But if you are going to follow a trope you need to do it well and they do This project has made me look back on a lot of 80's rock bands and realize they are a lot softer than I remember, but not Aerosmith they still rock out and its catchy, enjoyable, head banging rock. Then What it Takes is such a perfect heartbreak song from this age. But stupid Steven Tyler and being a creep (too gentle of a word)...you have helped ruin the legacy of a band and make this one way more complicated. Without his history this would be an easy 4 for me, but knowing his history it just makes each song hit slightly different and slightly creepier. Also Janie's Got a Gun (an amazing song!) is about a woman taking revenge on her sexually abusive father, WTF Steven and crew, you recognize that sexually abusing a child is wrong except when you do it!
If you don't like this album then you probably don't like Aerosmith, one of the greatest butt rock hair bands. Yes, they are kind of cheezey and sleazy but they know how to rock and roll. This is probably the pinnacle of Aerosmith's career. I've heard Love in an Elevator so many times that I get motion sickness when I hear it. Janie's Got a Gun, The Other Side, My Girl, Voodoo Medicine Man, and What It Takes are my favorites on this album. I'm not an especially big fan, but Stephen Tyler & Joe Perry have a talent for writing really catchy, big energy, rock songs (at least on this album and Permanent Vacation). I like that this is a nice short 10 song album. It's a good ride from veterans at the top of their game.
Pump is a classic. I went through my Aerosmith phase back in high school and college, and this album is, without a doubt, their best. Some of the songs have not aged well. Hell, they were cringe in 1989…I’m looking at you Love In An Elevator (and Dude Looks Like A Lady from Permanent Vacation). Despite that immaturity, these songs rock and hold way the hell up. Side two has always been my favorite. The Other Side, Don’t Get Mad Get Even, Voodoo Medicine Man and What It takes are as great as Aerosmith have ever been. I’m going with a 5 for nostalgia sake. I don’t listen to this album with the awe I had at 16, but it’s will always be a core album for me no matter where my musical tastes evolve to.
I've never been super in love with Aerosmith, but they're a band I've always liked just fine. Listening to this now though, most of the lyrics are pretty cringey and juvenile. The songs are fun and rockin' but it's hard to really get into them, especially the ones about sex, knowing he's yet another creepy dude into underage girls (or at least he has been in the past). And there's really nothing THAT special about this music. It had a place in time but I don't feel like it aged well. I do like What It Takes and Janie's Got a Gun though.
Jesus Christ. Aerosmith again? Already? I know it took forever for me to get my first of their three albums on the list, so the waits between albums would naturally be lower at this point in the project, but did the wait between my first and second Aerosmith albums really need to be 8 days? I liked Rocks well enough, but not enough for me to be excited for more Aerosmith, especially considering that that album has seen a considerably higher amount of praise over the years than Pump. This was one of their late 80s comeback albums apparently, and maybe I'm just not feeling fully there, but I did not vibe much with this album. There are some decent things I can say, but those are just the things I said 8 days ago about Rocks. Well, some of them. The strong instrumentation is still there, that's for sure. Other than that, I feel like this album is a definite downgrade for the band. Steven Tyler's vocals aren't as enjoyable for me this time around. Too much moaning this time around. Speaking of moaning, this album sure does focus on sex with the lyrics, doesn't it? Is it wrong of me to think that these guys probably should've moved on to slightly more mature songwriting over the 13 years it'd been since Rocks by this point? Am I missing something? I guess there are some interesting things here. The album has interludes, I guess? They're whatever. They're attached to the songs though, which makes it a bit harder to go back to the actual songs themselves. I don't know. This whole thing kinda feels like a parody of what Aerosmith once was. This still isn't horrible, but I'm just not feeling this like I did with Rocks. Maybe I'm in a bad mood or something. I still think this has merit, but I'm not in love with it right now. Light 3/5.
A good reminder what a good vocalist Steven Tyler is. Album rocks from start to finish with almost no filler.
rauwch, dees vond ik wel echt een vibe. Goeie gitaren en een marginale tekst, wat meer wil je in het leven.
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Some of the trashiest rock music I’ve ever heard. I just can’t tell how self-aware they are?
songs for smoking in the bathroom. Love in An Elevator is a timeless classic for me. "Livin' it up when I'm goin down" is just a catchy and crude hook. Riddled with other catchy but forgettable tracks I'm left with a final rating of 3.5
I hated this album when it came out and I still hate it.
Gut
It has a similar vibe throughout the entire album, except those brief moments where it simply goes nowhere near you would've thought. It was good, nevertheless. High three I'd say
Do straight men *actually* like women, or...?
My friend recently told me to listen to full Aerosmith discography. I haven't started it for longer time, then I got this album from 1001, shit. So I went and listened to all the albums chronologically up to Pump, one time like 5 albums in a row, including Pump. It might've been a bad idea cause at the point I reached Pump, I wanted to strangle Aerosmith members and put them into black disposable boxes. Anyway, I was quite tired of hearing them but I still tried to form an authentic opinion. That said, I think Pump was alright. Now I have the rest of Aerosmith albums to listen to but at least withour any pressure.
This is three Aerosmith albums in this book and I think this one deserves to be in here. I may have left out Toys in the Attic, if one had to be left out, because this is an album with 10 tracks which influenced music in the late 80's and early 90's. I know people don't like Aerosmith and some people don't like their Desmond Child-era music. Understandable. As someone who doesn't think Aerosmith has put out a good album of original music since 1997, I can agree their music can be a bit too Aerosmith-y at times. Not Pump though. I think this album best combines the 70's version of Aerosmith that does not rely on too many ballads with the 80's and 90's era Aerosmith who hired professional songwriters to help clean up the songs. My favorite tracks: Young Lust Love in an Elevator Janie's Got a Gun The Other Side Don't Get Mad, Get Even What It Takes
I spent the first half of the album wondering if there’s any real difference between Aerosmith and Def Leppard and Aerosmith annoys me more because of how insulted I bet they’d be by that comparison. Also, why is a song about a BJ in an elevator 6 minutes long? The back half of the album is slightly better, I kind of liked Dulcimer stomp/other side so I’ll give it a 2
2.5 Three Aerosmith albums, really? There is only so much cock rock I can take, and I can take quite a bit. No diddy
Aerosmith is probably one of the best examples of a band that spiraled down the tubes as soon as they got clean. It really is astonishing how bad they got once they got off the sauce and the dope. This album however may be an exception. With the exception of "Janie's Got A Gun" (it's hard to articulate how much I HATE that song), this really is quite good. You can hear the remnants of a great rock band in the majority of these songs, but it's all too bittersweet as the soft, ballad driven, "I Don't Want To Miss A Thing" era was looming in the distance like a black cloud of chick rock ready to rain it's shittiness down upon the world.
240626 15:21 2.5
70s-era Aerosmith had a couple of good tunes here and there but this is ear pollution. It's lunkheaded hard rock with skeezy lyrics that sound like they were written by a guy who hangs out in the park wearing a raincoat and nothing on underneath.
We have moved into the era of Aerosmith that I do not prefer. At their worst, they sound like a parody of themselves. There are some fun tracks here that I had forgotten that I enjoy when they pop up.
It's not really a great album, but it's goofy and pretty fun to listen to. I can't really take it all that seriously and I hope the band didn't either. The cover is two trucks humping each other and the most famous song on here is about having sex in an elevator. It's 80's dumb rock, but in a fun way rather than a cringey way like Def Leppard or Motley Crue. It has some decent songs and the 80's cheese isn't all that bad on here, even.
Listening to two Aerosmith albums so close together allows me to scrutinize them against each other, which is not something this project allows for often! This one didn’t quite match up to “Rocks” and for the reason, I can’t give it the same score.
Loved this way back when—still love it today. ★★★★★
Worse than Coldplay
Solid hard rock. One of those albums that you know what they sound like before hearing the first track on side one. You don't? OK. A slightly watered down version of Aerosmith during their salad days of the mid 1970s- Rocks (the album) this is not but enough riffs and double entendres to keep the lap dances going into the wee hours.
The sound was tight. Each instrument compliments the next so well, and the vocals are the perfect match for this type of music. Easily a 5
groovin but also clutching my pearls
Oh hey I have a tshirt of this album cover. Love in an Elevator is a banger.
I think this style of old school hard rock is just not my thing. Most of these types of songs give me a headache, though the album *was* good. If I could give it 3½ stars I would. Also, IS THAT A JOJO REFERENCE????
Surface bowl rock album from back in the day, some solid hits but nothing crazy. Three stars, it’s pretty good.
They’re good I just don’t love them personally
I was never a huge Aerosmith fan back in the day. They were always on the radio, always loud, always a little larger-than-life in a way I didn’t fully connect with. Listening to it today feels a little different. It is like a time capsule that got cracked open. I enjoyed it a little more, but I think it is just the memories I had forgotten about. It was good to hear these songs again.
"Don't get mad, get even" kinda lost me. But other than that, is this the greatest Aerosmith album?? They've always been a great rock band that really leans into their bluesy roots (not going to acknowledge the late late years) but this was stellar front to back. 4.5/5
Dumb and fun. I can't believe this was their 10th album. 3.3.
Personal enjoyment: 4/5 Relevance to this list: 3/5
Hell yeah
Generally not a fan of 80's Aerosmith. Do not like Janie's Got A Gun, and I think Love in an Elevator is stupid. But there is good stuff here. I like the songs that aren't hits. But don't know if I really need to hear this before I die. Toys in the Attic? Absolutely. Pump, not so much. I'm gonna give it a four though, cuz it is a solid album. 4
Unpopular opinion- I don't like Aerosmith. There are songs I like but they could easily be performed by someone else and I would easily prefer the cover.
Very nice
They certainly picked the right singles. Otherwise dross, saved by a couple of tracks where Lips McScarf doesn't come over as a total creep
Good road trip album
2/19 Classic album. Love in an Elevator, Janie's Got a Gun, and The Other Side are bangers.
I've never cared for Aerosmith and there's nothing here to change my mind
I loved a couple of these songs back when I first heard this album in the early 90s. Notably, What it Takes was one of these, though if I had have known at the time how it hinted at the smarmy soft rock that they would soon flood us with on Get a Grip I may not have been so enthusiastic. I still love a few of these songs but they are weighed down by a lot of filler.
Pump
Water Song/Janie's Got a Gun was such a throwback!! I quite enjoyed this album, especially compared to some others on this list
Não estava à espera de gostar tanto do álbum, visto que os Aerosmith nunca foram muito a minha cena. O mesmo posso dizer do hard rock, mas gostei. Foi uma boa surpresa.
man, I really do not like 80s hard rock. Aerosmith are very much a greatest hits band - I don't think they can truly fill out an album, as evidenced by most of these songs being forgettable to outright laughable (shoutout to the "Steven Tyler eats ass" anthem). Only the hits were really of any worth to me, and even then, Love in an Elevator could've easily cut off where the radio version does, instead of looping its final chorus for the entire back half of the song. One final cherry that really tanked my rating solidly into 4/10 territory was when I thought it was over and then they did a minute and a half long bluegrass ditty at the end of the final track. Just not enjoyable at all to me.
I’m about to be a hater on this one unfortunately. The hits aren’t even their best hits, and the rest was mostly just annoying noise. This could be because I just wasn’t in the mood to hear Steven Tyler yelling at me, but this brand of big arena 80s rock kinda sucks. This is like Def Leppard but worse and also weirdly sexual.
Real raunchy rock. They're objectively sick with the guitar, but the music somehow does absolutely nothing for me. Standouts: Going Down/ Love In An Elevator • Dulcimer Stomp/ The Other Side
I like Aerosmith a lot. I know that's silly but I have been listening to them longer than most bands in my repertoire. They are absolutely a greatest hits band but this is a very solid album, possibly their best. I just wish they had a little more variety, but I can never blame anyone for going hard as hell.
Boring. 2.3
Bad but good. Love in an elevator is one of the better of the shithead Aerosmith songs and What it Takes is one of the better non-shithead Aerosmith songs. Really weird career, can’t believe this album was 15 years after they started
I didn't know what to expect, but this was excellent. Surprisingly filthy - the final verse on “F.I.N.E” may have even been too far. My favourite was “What It Takes”.
It has been a very long list of albums since I pressed play and didn’t want to skip a single song. I haven’t listen to Aerosmith like for 10+ years and I remember now why I considered them ultra cool. Steven is amazing vocalist. Jennie’s got a gun amazing song
Few songs in and I absolutely f ing LOVED Turns out I do like hard rock actually!
This is like my least favorite music. Best track Dulcimer Stomp (without The Other Side)
Has two popular songs on it, not a huge fan
Surprisingly good, always though later era Aerosmith was pure rubbish. Still not quite reaching the heights of their early work.
This is objectively a totally fun, entertaining album that is better than average, hence the 4 stars. I will probably not come back to it because it’s not my vibe, but I do enjoy it enough to recognize its quality.
all i can think about is that mid 2000’s elmo’s got a gun parody…never heard the original
Yep, pretty much all of these songs are about pumping.
Isn’t it odd that Aerosmith to my generation would be classic rock… but now, to my kids , a band like Nirvana is classic rock. This record is all sorts of nostalgia for me. My parents owned this record when I was growing up and it made it into the Sunday cleaning playlist. I think I know every song in this record. I’ve always been impressed with Steven Tyler. His voice is one of those voices in music that will be recognized until the end of days. He knows how to write hooks too. Every song has incredible hooks. His melodies are great. Joe Perry has great tone and his riffs are great, All around a great band. Despite some lyrics being really bad… this band gets a bit of a pass on that for me.
It’s Aerosmith so there are limits to my enjoyment of it. Second half falls flat in their efforts to diversify the overall sound. Going Down/Love In An Elevator is really catchy, and Janie’s Got A Gun is good too.
Presence of Janie’s got a gun and love in an elevator elevate it slightly. Liked the closing track too.
Only reason to hear this before you die is to know just how bad albums can really be
They were in their 40s here. Unfathomably horny. Album art 1/5 pure embarrassment.
I liked this album a lot when I was a kid. Before this album I thought they were a made up band for a Run-DMC video. They becamse MTV darlings and I watched their videos many, many times. I am not a kid anymore...
I'm not sure I've ever listened to a full Aerosmith album. Partly that's because other than some of their hits, I never really loved them. Dream On and Sweet Emotion are really the only super good tracks they've done in my opinion. Some of the other singles are decent, but also not super original. This album seems like the epitome of that sound. Love in an Elevator is decent and Janie's Got a Gun pretty classic. I just don't feel this like I do other rock albums in this era. Sounds like Nickelback of another era. 3/5
Classic Aerosmith here, with the instrumentals and the vibe that comes without saying with them. Very solid album.
Extremely fun! Lots of great energy. Amazing for a run (or really any workout).
For some unknow reason I never clicked with Aerosmith. This album bored me to death...
bas mi se nesto nije slusao aerosmith, ne znam sto, ali mi je mnogo drago da sam poslusala album jer mnogo volim ovaj tip(?) roka; ne znam, meni je u mojoj glavi ovaj zvuk prvo sto mi padne na pamet kad kazem rok, klasika otprilike. u svakom slucaju bas sam uzivala sve je super, nisam neke detalje trazila niti su mi sami dosli, ali nije ni vazno, dok god je melodija dobra, a bubnjevi jaki, ja se ne zalim!
Simply the best! Never seen Aerosmith albums on lists like these other than “Toys in the Attic” and “Rocks.” Hope more stuff like this by Aerosmith and other bands like them is on the list.
If you don’t take it too seriously it’s kind of a fun listen in places. Certainly not a challenge to listen to!
Aerosmith are very good at adapting to their surroundings and here we have their 80s version in full on sleaze, tongue in cheek, ball breaking vocals mode. It is very much of the time and feels dated but is packed full of great songs including Janie’s Got A Gun and The Other Side which are my favourites.
The more I’ve read/heard about Stephen Tyler over the years makes me feel rather ‘ick’ about him. So an album full of shagging songs doesn’t help matters. Trying to separate that out, it’s an OK album. It’s upbeat hair rock, and more of their obvious style compared to the earlier albums we’ve had here.
I checked out on Aerosmith around Draw The Line/Night In The Ruts. Familiar with the hits from this one and wasn't expecting much from the other tunes but I genuinely like them a lot more than the singles. The interstitial sounds and songs bleeding into each other was pretty cool too. I scrubbed past the first five minutes of that power ballad dreck to hear the little hoedown thingy at the end, that was fun. I practically have an allergic reaction to power ballads, really suck the fun out of an album.
Running and burning, they are OK to me but just ok, can’t raise my interest -_-
Rv
Not my thing but a few good songs
Better than expected
55/100. It’s alright. I’ve personally never been much of an Aerosmith fan and this didn’t really change that. As a hard rock record, it does the job well enough.
I prefer earlier Aerosmith when they were still leaning into their blues influences. As it is, this album is absolutely fine, and has a few of the band's biggest hits, songs that I've heard a million times in various contexts. This isn't my favorite Aerosmith album, but it's as solid as an album like this can be.
Rock and Roll from the late 80's Take with a shot of whiskey and chase with a grain of salt.
Well, this didn't hold up.
Not for me
Alright nkt necessarily my vibes
2nd Aerosmith album from the generator and I had really low expectations because I didn't like the 1st album I got. But honestly it was actually quality? Once all the big hits began I couldn't help but enjoy it 3/5
Bra trøkk
Album No. 0139 on my list. I had no prior connection to this album and am not a huge fan of Aerosmith to begin with. I had been aware however that some people consider this a great record, because the German edition of the Metal Hammer magazine awarded it an extra point beyond its usual grading scale in its original album review (don't ask me why I know that). I guess "Pump" is pretty much what I had expected - straightforward, catchy hard rock, very "masculine" lyrics (for a lack of better words). Just what you'd expect from an Aerosmith album. I'm not a particular fan, but things come together on this album quite well. I will add "Young Lust", "Water Song/Janie's Got A Gun", and "Going Down/Love In An Elevator" to my playlist - the latter being a perfect example of a song with overtly masculine, borderline sexist lyrics that however is still somewhat catchy. 3/5 stars.
This is the musical equivalent of a good action movie. Don't worry about the plot, you're just there for the experience and the special effects! I bought this back in the day and played it a lot (and LOUD). Probably doesn't stand up to analysis too much, but its still enjoyable for me. Was always a harsh and compressed sounding record to listen to though. With the master tapes allegedly gone in the Universal Studios fire, it'll probably never get any better sadly. 3
Some classic songs here
good but carried by janies got a gun
Altså overraskende bra! Er noen gode sanger der assa
Listenable. Like the different musical interludes.
Since I just had Aerosmith the other day, even though they were from different decades, this album just felt like a continuation of the other one. That being said, if I was a bigger Aerosmith fan I would be very happy cause the band doesn't stray or try to be anything different than before. They are the same old reliable band they've always been, with a couple more hits.
The main thing I will praise this band for is their hologram in the Rock n Rollercoaster queue at Disneyland Paris.
Good but not my jam.
Wow not for me. The screaming high pitched rock music thing. Seems like it was targeted at teenagers back in the 80’s. There were a couple of songs that I didn’t dislike as much as the others but mostly not good.
Ew
I don't like the lyrics and popyness that much
Fondly remembered album. Some big hits on there.
This will be the fifth album from my aunt's CD collection. As someone from Massachusetts, I consider Aerosmith one of the most recognizable acts from my home state. The "Bad Boys from Boston" have been at it for five decades now, though there are two distinct periods when the band were their most successful - their 1970s run and their resurgence from the late 1980s into the early 1990s. Pump is from the latter of those periods, as they sought to explore a more raw edge in their sound compared to the commercial polish of Permanent Vacation. I don't think there's any doubt that the album is one of the best-selling records Aerosmith put out, but how does it hold up? Well, I generally enjoy the pivot towards glam metal and heavier blues rock that Aerosmith employed during this period. The first half pretty much epitomized the sound, as Steven Tyler howled behind the mic, all the while Joe Perry and Brad Whitford traded potent guitar licks, and the rhythm section of Tom Hamilton and Joey Kramer kept these compositions biting. Tracks like "Young Lust", "F.I.N.E.", and "Love in an Elevator" are the sexually-explicit affairs expected from the group at the time. Though they did balance them out with more socially conscious songs about child abuse in "Janie's Got a Gun", drug abuse in "Monkey on My Back", and even mankind's devastation on the Earth in "Voodoo Medicine Man". My one complaint with this record is with the interludes done in collaboration with multi-instrumentalist Randy Raine-Reusch. It's not that they were badly played so much as they felt incongruent with the rest of the record. In particular, "Dulcimer Stomp", "Hoodoo", and the hidden track at the end of "What It Takes" not only do not match the tone of the song they're respectively attached to, but come off at best as pastiches of folk and world music that don't sit well with me. If they had gone with the single edits of these songs instead, this would have been a slam dunk in my eyes. Nevertheless, I had a good time with Pump, and I look forward to the other Aerosmith records on this album journey.
Aerosmith no se merece tener dos discos entre los 101 elegidos. este album no tiene ningún interés especial.
Loved it
plump
amazing album
This is quality cock rock, but it's still cock rock, which I don't think will ever elevate itself beyond, y'know, headbangin' party sounds and corny ballads. This is miles better than The Cult album, which was a pale imitation, but I have to assume this is on the list because Love In An Elevator is the hair metal eidolon. Janie's Got a Gun, on the other hand, sounds like someone had a stroke on a sound machine.
Boring
There was a time you couldn't escape Aerosmith, but it is catchy rock and roll.
This is the more commercial Aerosmith, but this is a lot of good energy and good tunes, with Tyler giving DLR good competition.
I hadn’t heard a lot of these songs since my childhood, sitting in the backseat of my mom’s minivan with my dad on air drums, and I’d forgotten about their existence entirely until now. Aerosmith has a LOT of good songs on this album, and now that I have remembered them my respect for Aerosmith is greatly increased.
Tylers voice is impressive, but not so listen to for me. I dont like dont want to miss a thing which is softrock at its best. They seem to be at their best going for that style imo. Them trying to do anything heavier does not resonate with me unfortunately.
3.5 it's a shame that Aerosmith practically ruled the radio back in the day.
❤️
The production on this album is top notch, every song sounds huge
The first two tracks were so generic, did nothing for me. Boring album, one good pop song in Love in An Elevator, and Janie's Got a Gun is ok I guess. Fave Tracks: Love In An Elevator 2/5
It's conflicting; the raw masculinity and general horniness are almost too much here, but tracks such as "Love in an Elevator" and "Janie's Got a Gun" are incredible in their own right. Aerosmith clearly still had it well into the 80's, I guess there's no denying that. Whether or not you can bear this glam metal, cock rock, well that's up to you. I can't help but enjoy it (just a little).
Mixed feelings on this one. Its definitely technically skillful. And the hits are certainly hits. But some of the other songs are written to exemplify "Sex, Drugs, and Rock & Roll" to a cheesy extend (especially the sex part). Overall- some good, some bad
Hmmm. Going Down so funny. Dulcimer unexpected
I feel like Aerosmith are my guilty pleasure
Some real gems on here. Listening to this instantly transported me back to being babysat in the 90s by my older cousins (especially remember being terrified in the back of their cars with Aerosmith blaring).
Fine
Haha this sucked. I don't even hate Aerosmith, but they are a bit of a joke. Like they shouldn't be on this list once, let alone 3 times.
i couldnt do it. made it 1.5 songs in
I really don’t understand the hate Aerosmith gets. A bunch of the critiques mentions their songs about sex. Okay. Have you listened to modern rap music? We don’t complain about that. What’s the difference? Not much other than Aerosmith doesn’t do it in a disgusting or vulgar way. It’s fun. It’s cliche yet enjoyable. It’s not difficult music to listen to. Tyler has an iconic rock and roll voice.
Solid
More than surprised by this album. In fact, Aerosmith is consistently interesting as a band. Love in an Elevator is catchy as hell but the real show stopper is Water Song/Janie Got a Gun. It’s strange, it’s poignant, and iconic. This was a nice surprise and it prompted me to check out their other stuff. I would have given this a 4 but I found another Aerosmith album that I liked more. But this is really great.
Good energy!
sure! i like old aerosmith more but steven tyler is something special and that shines through on this album like it does on their earlier works
My third Aerosmith album and both previous albums have scored a single star due to their sleazy, immature and uncomfortable lyrics and themes I went into this one with a heavy heart but an open mind. It appears they grew up a bit. The stuff that made me feel like i needed a wash after listening had mostly gone and now its a bit more love based. You cant deny that they can write a pop hook and the playing is well done, with enough blues to cut the hair metal. Not one i'm going to come back to, but a definite high water mark for them.
I'm just not an Aerosmith guy, a band with bangers but full album doesn't do it for me, sorry.
Maybe it's just not my favorite album but I think their best songs must be on other albums. This was alright but nothing to write home about.
I liked the album overall! I think Aerosmith may have honestly peaked in the 70’s but this album had a couple bangers. I especially liked the Dulcimer song
Janie's got a gun is such a catchy song for me. Aerosmith feels a little kitchy compared to the grungy rock and metal bands that would follow, but I just had a lot of fun with most of these songs!
Janey’s got a gun is such a weird song. They clearly NEEDED a hit and they just throw everything at it.
Standouts Love in an Elevator Janey's Got a Gun The Other Side
It’s hard to hear this album the same way knowing what we know now, but I try not to let the artists personal life change the ratings
Upbeat album. Lot of energy.
Fun.
Janie’s Got a Gun is a good song. Mostly though I found this album pretty tiresome, especially lyrically.
I've heard Aerosmith songs over the years but never listened to a full album before. Overall a good rock album with decent music and strong vocals. I don't know this would make Aerosmith a favourite for me but I won't avoid their albums as I might have done in the past (not ignored for any rational or logical reason though).
I guess it’s good at what it does. The singles are pretty good, lyrics are crazy bad. Very of the time production sometimes ruined it for me. Too much Dx7 and gated drums.
Shut up.
I guess I missed the lyric "I get an EMHO woody when I sit in the seat." at age 11. I did no what rubbers were. It's Aerosmith at the too of their post-Sober Comeback game. But pre-Armageddon schlock. It's fun , it rocks.
Pure musical joy and excitement.
pretty good! hate Janie's got a gun. always have. was so overdone when it came out, i could never recover. good solid album though
ARTE!
My first awareness of any song on this album was "Cheney's got a gun" jokes rip bozo. It's okay turn my mind off rock
meh
3/10 - I remember hearing Aerosmith for the first time in Middle School and thinking “these guys kind of suck”. My music taste has evolved over the years but it’s nice to know my gut reaction to these guys was correct. They do kinda suck personally and professionally, respectfully.
I wish Janie would give me her gun so that I didn't have to listen to this whole record. 2/10
dogshit, terrible vocals, overproduced guitar and drums, horrible arrogant people. Didn't fully listen because its a waste of time. Overall round 2/10
A good album, I liked F.I.N.E, My Girl and Don't Get Mad Get Even the most.
Good album.
Horny. Waaaaaaaay to horny. Aggressively horny. And considering the history with Steven Tyler... not a particularly comfortable listen 2/10
Big, loud and dumb. Not a guilty pleasure. This was all over the place in my grade 11 year and it has not aged well. Aerosmith are one of those unfortunate bands that were better when they were on drugs (Toys in the Attic, Rocks) than when they were clean and sober.
I thought this was pretty awesome. A hair away from a 5 actually. Aerosmith from this era comes off a bit too campy/silly to me sometimes. I’m not sure what that is actually - I’m a big fan of AC/DC, The Darkness,…. Campy stuff! Maybe the constant classic rock radio play wore the shine off? Anyway this is good and I would listen to this pretty much anytime.
This was a nice palate cleanser of hard rock compared to some of the albums we've gotten lately. Pump includes some classic Aerosmith songs; "Janie's Got a Gun" is such a cool track in my eyes and who doesn't love "Love in an Elevator". Other than "What it Takes", nothing about the rest of the tracks really stand out to me but it's definitely a solid enough album to earn a 3. Top tracks: Janie's Got a Gun, Love in an Elevator, What it Takes
I like Toys in the Attic a lot better, but this one's still got a couple bangers. By 1989, Aerosmith were probably considered part of the old guard of rock and roll but they definitely answered the bell and outdid the likes of Poison, Motley Crue, etc. with this one. Arena Rock has never really been my thing but there's no disputing that Aerosmith did it really well.
Some fun tracks on here but had me wanting to listen to 1984. The singles off this; Janey's Got a Gun, Love in an Elevator, The Other Side are why you're probably here (provided you bought this in 1989) but I like Don't Get Mad, Get Even a fair bit.
Some great classic, but otherwise an eh album
Definitely a very Aerosmith album. I liked it more than Hotel California but less than Toys in the Attic. I had some fun with it, but it gets very generic sounding at times, like I’ve heard this before.
Standard
Guter, unterhaltsamer Rock.
- Of course there's a highbrow, critical part of my brain that hears this and sneers at the basic Zeppelin-lite riffs and cheap, shallow innuendos of a group of 40-year-old men. - However, there's another, arguably larger part of that same brain that hears 𝙇𝙤𝙫𝙚 𝙞𝙣 𝙖𝙣 𝙚𝙡𝙚𝙫𝙖𝙩𝙤𝙤𝙤𝙤𝙤𝙤𝙤𝙤𝙤𝙤𝙧𝙧𝙧 and just wants to rock out. - Three Aerosmith albums is almost definitely excessive but I've sat here again and enjoyed a number of deeper cuts that I'd never had heard before and I feel happier for it. I gotta go with my gut here.
good rockin album from a bunch of old rockers.
The Good: We get automotive pornography! The Bad: We’d rather hear our partner moan… The Ugly: The cloud of smoke once the diesel engine is rev’d… Spring Break 1990! If only I could go back in time… This album blaring out of the car speakers as we headed south for a week of drinking, getting shot down by all the ladies we were interested in, and not giving a shit as we contemplated hitting on the next one! Little did we know that grunge was going to be showing up shortly… these marked the hay-days of rock n roll… the way that it was “meant” to be. I really don’t know what to say about this album except that it is tattooed on my brain! For me, every song is great… however, based on what I like, I am certain most people won’t agree with it! 5* let’s all be F.I.N.E!!!!!!
I can barely hear the lyrics. Just noise without any crisp clean sound to it, maybe bad bitrate idk.
Some good songs on here, but overall felt it was just above average at best.
They have done better than this
I liked this a lot more than Rocks. Lyrics were better I thought, and the songs felt a little more varied, a little more layered/complex musically speaking. Overall really solid and I liked.
seriously-why is this on the list??? they have better albums. this is late 80's hair metal/glam/MTV promo'd videos.
From one band's last album i looked at to another band's last album i looked at, Pump is certainly a really great way to end my journey with Aerosmith on this project because it's an absolutely fantastic album. I really like Aerosmith's heavy style of hard rock and this album has that in spades along with a lot of more extravagant sounding playing. I also liked how each song encapsulated the styles of hard rock from a catchy, hard hitting song to a softer ballad. I also think that this album never had a bad moment as these guys just really knew how to keep this album enjoyable. This certainly is a really fun album that i really enjoyed the whole way through. Best Song: Hoodoo/ Voodoo Machine Man Worst Song: Young Lust Side note: Since like i mentioned, this is gonna be my last Aerosmith album, here are my rankings: 1. Rocks 2. Pump 3. Toys In The Attic
It has a few memorable, cheesy songs that I enjoyed singing along to, but the rest is forgettable. Pump marks the beginning of Aerosmith’s slide into smarmy, cookie-cutter ballads.
No complaints about Aerosmith
Sophomore year of high school, right here.
Honestly, better than I expected.
more like this album needs to die before I hear it, amirite? I kid. This is fine. The singles are good.
I LIKEEEE ITTTT DAMNNNN YOUNG LUST IS A BANGER
Solid album with a lot of variety! Personal favorites were "Going Down/Love In An Elevator", "Dulcimer Stomp/The Other Side", and "What It Takes" (great album closer!)
Vibes: 4/5 Instruments: 3/5 Production: 3/5 Emotional Value: 3/5 Storytelling: 3/5 Album Cover: +0.5 Stand Outs: Going Down/Love In An Elevator, Water Song/Jaine’s Got a Gun Overall Rating: 3.3
It's interchangeable but also pretty fun.
I haven't reviewed any of the 7 Beatles albums, 6 Rolling Stones albums, 5 Led Zeppelin albums, or 4 Pink Floyd albums on this list, but this is my 2nd Aerosmith album in less than a month. As someone who lived through Aerosmith's resurgence in the wake of the movie Armageddon, I've had enough Aerosmith. And I swear to god if I get a Bon Jovi album next... Even casual Aerosmith fans will already know 1/2 of this album and the other half sounds essentially the same and will go down just as smooth. Aerosmith is basically the original version of Buckcherry - remember Buckcherry? It's just kinda raunchy hard rock party music and I really can't think of anything else to say about it. Aerosmith hits heard here: "Love In An Elevator" "Janie's Got A Gun" "What It Takes"
Trash.
Not bad for an Aerosmith album. The lyrics are what you would expect from Steven Tyler. Corny, obnoxious, terrible, cheesy, you name it. Except Janie's Got A Gun. That one is really a highlight.
I remember listening to this when it first came out. It has probably their two biggest post-RunDMC songs with "Love in an Elevator" and "Jamie's Got a Gun." The rest of the album is ok, but not memorable.
Boa intro, já chega com tudo, parece jogo tipo Destruction Derby 64. Todas as músicas caberiam num Guitar Hero huauhahua, deve ser por isso que fizeram um próprio deles. Imagina uma banda tocando uma parada dessa autoral no Bovary, que foda. Going Down é muito boa, não conhecia. Muito bom o álbum, energia foda. 4*
Favourite Track: What it Takes
It doesn't get much more Aerosmith than this. This is the kind of album that gets you incessant radio play for the next 35 years. This is the kind of album that gets you a fucking Roller Coaster. (But it’s no Honkin’ on Bobo)
Nah
Was looking forward to trying some Aerosmith. But its just not very fun.
Aerosmith feels very much like a product of its time (aka the 80s) now, but I can't deny that I still enjoy Love in an Elevator. The song, I mean.
Aerosmith only made two good songs; one of them is not on this album. That song is called "Dream On", a classic song. The other one happens to be "Janie's Got a Gun". I hate Aerosmith and 80s glam rock with a passion. When will I get an actual good album for once? 1 star for "Pump".
Standard rock album, Steve Tyler has a good voice, some good songs some ok songs
This was an enjoyable listen. The songs were fun and were just nondescript dad rock. I wouldn’t seek this out but I wouldn’t turn it off if I heard it on
Really solid Aerosmith album. It’s very true to their sound and if I was introducing someone to Aerosmith I’d play this album. Fav Song: Take me to the other side
- It's a rocker ..... -
The blues based hard rock arena bombast of Led Zeppelin, the chaotic energy of CBGB glam punk, gnarly guitars and a megalomaniac singer. How does it end up so boring? Why does this suck when Guns and Roses rule and even Motley Crue have their moments? There's no inspiration, no fun, tired riffs, stock solos and the best high spec coke fueled production that their 80s corporate behemoth record label could splurge on, designed to max out radio airplay. Janies got a gun is good because it's a least a little weird, the rest sounds like them ripping off the generation of bands who ripped them off. Tap water hard rock.
There are fun songs here, but goddamn if this isn't the horniest album ever made. That's not necessarily a bad thing, but I think Aerosmith are somewhat of a one or two trick pony
Classic!
Previously rated: #527 - Rocks (5/5) #589 - Toys In The Attic (4/5) ******************************* Album #975 I had this album when I was a teenager, but I haven't heard it in a long time (except for the singles they still play on the radio). It's still really good. I don't think there are any bad songs here. For the non-singles, I really like Hoodoo/Voodoo Medicine Man.
It’s good but it all sounds the same. A bit of variation would have improved the overall experience.
aerosmith im 2. frühling, guter alter r‘n‘r.
Sicher ein solides Rockalbum
Decent rock album
The year is 2003. I am deep into a passionate love of Aerosmith, having seen them five years before as my first ever famous band concert. I was inexplicably attracted to Stephen Tyler and I found myself cruising around on the relatively new internet to find music videos of him and his weird sexy face. "Toys in the Attic" was my favorite album by Aerosmith. And then I heard "Pump."
Tracks to Track: Water Song/Janie's Got A Gun
dudes rock
Solid album. Plenty hits.
9 - EXCELLENT
Baby shit
Waste of time
Definitely very Aerosmith. It was okay! Never realized how kind of bluegrass and country it was.
It might not be their best album, but it’s a solid rock album with several classic songs and not much filler. Lyrics are questionable, but I’ll forgive that. Very good! 4/5
i’m too young to have witnessed aerosmith in real time so i mostly associate these songs with my lanky seven year old self getting thrown around at the aerosmith themed roller coaster at disney world
Horny hair metal written by 40 year olds but there are some hits on there and is some of the more enjoyable hair metal in my opinion. This record actually had a few instrumental moments that I enjoyed quite a bit.
I think this is why blues and blues rock is kind of dead. (though it is kind of making an underground comeback?). To me, it feels like Kurt Cobain heard this record and decided to do the exact opposite. And then the blues were dead for 30 years. Thanks Kurt. Thanks Steven Tyler. Honestly though.. I don't hate this. Its fabulously cheesy, but I think that's kind of the point. And for what it is, it works. A few songs did really stand out to me: Janie's Got a Gun, Dulcimer Stomp, and What it Takes were all pretty fun. I do like the blues influence, but this is definitely on the wrong side of appropriation. The thing is, is that it doesn't feel like they're ripping off BB King, its more like they're ripping off The Rolling Stones and making it fabulous. The 80s were weird.
Second album proposé après 'Rocks' que je n'avais pas particulièrement apprécié (noté 2/5). Après plus d'une semaine d'albums qui ne m'ont pas plu (mon dernier 3/5 date de 9 jours ... ), voici enfin un album que j'ai pris du plaisir à écouter ! Une section rythmique basse/batterie qui envoie, des riffs sympas, quelques bons chorus, c'est vraiment efficace, pas très original mais bien mieux que ces derniers jours. Par contre je n'aime toujours pas trop le chant, cet album ne rejoindra donc pas ma collection. =>3/5
This was the album I learned how to use a CD player with when I was a kid. When my dad got our first CD player, this was one of the albums that came with it. Since it was their most current release at the time, I’d play it every morning until my mom finally got out of bed. But now, other than those nostalgic memories, the album doesn’t have much left to offer me. I overplayed it as a kid, and with every radio station playing these tracks constantly, I’ve grown pretty sick of them.
this was, in my opinion, their most well sequenced, wittiest, humorous and best performed album i've heard so far. this was really good, it all just worked and there were some bangers on it.
Many times I appreciate variety between tracks within an album, but being Aerosmith’s 10th album they should have it narrowed down a bit more. Not my favorite but not awful, 2.75/5
Ok
Aerosmith is usually a solid choice in my book. Young Lust - 5/10. Not bad. Nothing special about it, but not bad. F.I.N.E. - 5/10. Not bad. Nothing special about it, but not bad. Going Down/Love in an Elevator - 8/10. Much more of the classic Aerosmith sound. Monkey on my Back - 6/10. More classic Aerosmith, but I can see why this one didn't get as much play. Water Song/Janie's Got a Gun - 8/10. Aerosmith in ballad mode is pretty great. Also, that guitar solo in the middle cooks. Dulcimer Stomp/The Other Side - 8/10. Dulcimer Stomp is a really fun opening. It's too bad that it gets cut off of the single so often. This is fun and the musicianship is class. My Girl - 6/10. Not bad, but not on the same level as Janie or Other Side. Don't Get Mad, Get Even - 6/10. Interesting to have a Didgeridoo at the beginning. Again, not bad, but not as good as the top tracks on the album. Hoodoo/Voodoo Medicine Man - 6/10. Not bad, but not on the same level as Janie or Other Side. What It Takes - 8/10. Again, Aerosmith in ballad mode is excellent. Overall Rating - 3.30/5 (6.60/10). It is absolutely a fair criticism of Aerosmith to say that they are a Singles band not an Album band.
Inauthentic my ass.
I don’t really like this album.
I might be biased because this was the first Aerosmith album I bought when I was a kid. But I still think it rocks despite its flaws, and Joe Perry's riffs are always a blast. As others have said, not exactly musical poetry... but, I mean, you guys have seen Steven Tyler, haven't you?
Horny, radio-friendly, hair-band rock at its peak. Loud, slick, and built for FM airplay — exactly what you’d expect from late-’80s Aerosmith, for better or worse.
Kind of like it more than I was expecting but would probably never listen again. Janie’s got a gun is good. 2.5 down to 2..
To the people surprised about the albums hornyness: It has a car humping an other car with the word „pump“ on it as a cover, what else did you expect! That‘s not my complaint, since hornyness has inspired great music. Still, while Aerosmith might rock the glam metal thing and the members are all capable musicians - I just don‘t manage to like this genre. „Janie’s got a gun“ is decent though.
118/1089 “masturbating with a noose, now someone’s kicking out the chair” is an INSANE lyric the epitome of 80s american trucker rock. it was a good project, didn’t overstay it’s welcome and had a few that stood out to me: Young Lust, Monkey On My Back, What It Takes 59/100
Hard rock is very different from metal and I don't enjoy it.
Classic rock , well made and produced , enjoyed immensely and was much better than I had anticipated
Given some of the singles on here, I wasn't expecting this to be such a horny dude album, but considering it's Aerosmith, I guess I shouldn't be surprised. "Janie's Got A Gun" is one of my favorite songs and is far and away the standout on this album. "The Other Side" and "What It Takes" are also fantastic songs, and for what it is, "Love In An Elevator" is fun and enjoyable. No coincidence those all ended up being singles because they are far and away the best songs on the album. The rest are young girls being lusted over by creepy older men songs and whatever the fuck "Voodoo Medicine Man" was supposed to be. All I know is a band of white dudes have no business singing that song. It was also just a bad song. I actually expected to rate this 5 stars because I generally enjoy Aerosmith, but maybe they're just a singles band for me. I expected to give this 5 stars, but it's getting 3 from me. If I could give half stars this would be a 3.5, but despite how much I love "Janie's Got A Gun" it just couldn't bring this album up to a 4 for me.
2.5 Nothing wrong with it, I found it a fairly easy listen, it’s just not particularly special in my opinion. Special shout out out to Hoodoo/Voodoo Medicine Man though, which sounds like proto-grunge. That’s a good track, my favorite off the album.
Nah dude. Nah.
What it Takes es una favorita mía, Live in an Elevator es muy entretenida y The Other Side conocí en una compilación que lanzaron en los 90, pero el resto del disco es Hard Rock clásico que no debería estar en esta lista.
Great album! It made me like Aerosmith.
Perfectly mediocre Dad rock
Wow, I did not expect to hate this SO MUCH. Couldn't finish it.
I can see why 𝘗𝘶𝘮𝘱 was such a big success — it’s sharp, confident, and full of big, catchy choruses tailor-made for late-’80s rock radio. But that’s also what turns me off. The ultra-polished production gives everything a glossy, commercial sheen that makes the record feel a bit sterile and overworked. It’s not a bad album by any means, just one that sounds more like a product than a passion project.
Excellent hooks, premium vocals, and ripping guitar. I see the negativity towards hair metal, I’m a doubter myself when it comes to the genre. However, Aerosmith were experts and their talent and knack for flair elevate the genre past its inability to see through its blond locks. This album exhibits excellent production and a myriad of instruments. While the lyrics suffer a bit, the tunes are powerful and make the saddest soul want to belt out the chorus’.
God, that was dreary.
Kinda shit but still enjoyable
Rösten! Några standoutlåtar. Annars ganska rak och fantasilös amerikansk hårdrock. Trea
LOL I don't remember ever seeing the cover of this album. I would have loved that in 1989. The return of Aerosmith! I was a big fan of their first greatest hits album in middle school, owing largely to Run-DMC and peer pressure. I still like that old stuff but never really got into this Bon Jovi-esque turn for them. The videos were great though - I was, after all, a teenaged boy. It never occurred to me at the time how creepy it was for Steven Tyler to have his own daughter portrayed that way. Ah, youth. But that all came later, I suppose... Pump - let's see, I only recognize a couple of track titles here. And all of them are just because of MTV. Had never heard the "Dulcimer Stomp" intro to "The Other Side," that was kind of cool. I love how they just ran out of lyrics in "Don't Get Mad, Get Even" lol. There are some interesting ideas here (probably mostly from the brain of Jim Vallance) but this is ultimately just bland late-'80s MTV rock. When I scanned the track titles, "What It Takes" did not look familiar to me, but when the lyrics started I was singing along - I know this song! Bumped it up from a 2 to a 3. (Also, never having listened to this album I didn't know that "F.I.N.E.-fine" was a callback to another song on the album.)
Solid effort from the rockers. 3.5 stars.
Top notch. Not a bad song on the album. Starts with a banger (Young Lust) and ends with, in my opinion, the best song on the album (What it Takes)... Great stuff and highly recommend a listen !!
Just really don't like this sort of music, but can appreciate the guitar playing at least
Perusrokkia muutamine hitteineen. En tidä miksi kuuluisi listalle ihmeemmin. 2/5
Tasaisen tehokasta klassista rock'n'rollia.
Hair metal.
Rather inappropriate, albeit a very solid album that was enjoyable to listen to.
Their versus are way better than their choruses
Lekker album toch wel goede muziek gemaakt.
This sounds like an Aerosmith album. Neither great, nor terrible. The album after this had more hits, but I like the singles off this one. Janie's Got a Gun is the best one on here. This is a middle of the road album. 3
I thought his was a really strong album. So many good songs on it that just jam and Steven Tyler sounds great.
I had thought that an album like this coming out when it did would be a soulless attempt by an artist to stay relevant. But the truth is this album rocks with a ton of heart
5/5
Great record. I think this is my favorite Aerosmith album.
Just what you would expect, nothing more / nothing less. The radio hits held this one together.
J'adore Aerosmith.
Dans le quelconque, on fait pas mieux! Il y a trucs bluesy quand même cool à droite à gauche mais ça s'arrête là. Dans le genre, AC/DC est mieux. Une des tounes, il y a un riff dans le chorus qui ressemble d'ailleurs drôlement à Giving the dog a bone. Une des seules choses que je savais sur Aerosmith avant hier, c'était que le père de Liv Tyler était dedans.
Hard rock un peu quelconque. Comme on se disait Félix et moi, si on voulait écouter un tel style et faire un peu de fist pumping, j’irais vers AC/DC bien avant ça!
It's late-stage Aerosmith. Sure, it rocks out. But once they made their comeback with Permanent Vacation, the quality declined. It's F.I.N.E. -- but nothing out of the ordinary.
I wasn't very excited to listen to this, for two reasons: 1. It's Aerosmith. 2. The cover is so goddamn fucking stupid it angers me. Now that I have listened to it, I'll just say I'm very glad we've moved away from rock like this in the modern era.
A smattering of decent stuff (i love what it takes!) but not their finest. Mid to high three
Aerosmith's catalog is, without a doubt, wildly uneven. From the stellar early works to the absolutely dismal "Rock in a Hard Place" and back to the blockbuster hit machine of the 90's, the band had endured and found a way to stay relevant until time finally caught up to them in the 21st century and relegated Aerosmith to "Legacy Act" status. "Pump" has some brilliant moments and even the deeper album tracks have some sparkle that was missing from their mid-career slump. I personally prefer the prior album, "Permanent Vacation", when the reunion of Steven Tyler and Joe Perry was fresh and their post-rehab clarity sparked a creative resurgence. This album still has an undeniable quality and hits like "Love in an Elevator" and "Janie's Got a Gun" received massive radio and MTV airplay. Tyler's sexual innuendo and double-entendres once again come across as clever, while the songwriting, musicianship, and production hit a high mark. Best of all, the album just rocks. Their next albums after this lean much harder into radio-friendliness and lack the edgy energy that the "Toxic Twins" wrote into the music here. Give an added half-star for the fact that the fight that originally ended the Perry-Tyler partnership happened right here in Cleveland, Ohio. The backstage scene at the (in)famous 1979 "World Series of Rock" festival at Cleveland Municipal Stadium must have been a scene straight out of "Spinal Tap."
I liked this more than I thought I would. Probably a 3.5, but I'm rounding down because of Steven Tyler's skeeviness.
It's a really great sounding record but I'm still not sure that Aerosmith is for me(about halfway through at this point). The songs are mostly excellent but something about their brand of sexually turbocharged blues-rock just doesn't hit for me. Just finished the album. In my opinion, it's fantastic for an Aerosmith record but they still aren't my cup of tea. Might still give it a second listen just to see how I feel afterwards.
Pretty lame dudes
281/1089 - I think it's slightly better than Toys in the Attic but this was really forgettable. Now I'm interested to see how long this streak of 3s will be.
I don't think Aerosmith aspired to anything higher than horny rock so my expectations rose no higher than that. I'm not really an Aerosmith fan but I thought this album was fun and I enjoyed it. 3.5/5
There's a time and a place for generic shitrock - and 8AM at work while drinking a coffee is not it. That being said, not bad. Solid 3.
Steven Tyler makes a pterodactyl sound in Monkey On My Back.
Sometimes I think I maybe slept on Aerosmith. This was quite enjoyable.
not bad at all. Haven't listened to Janie's got a gun in a while that song is pretty good.
young lust- 4 fine- 4 going down- 4 monkey on my back- 4 water song- 4 dulcimer stomp- 4 my girl- 4 dont get mad get even- 4 hoodoo- i like the first bit but not the rest 4 what it takes- 4
Really good classic rock album
I dream of having the confidence exuded by these songs
Pretty good example of it’s type
Nostalgic to listen to. Hits lack depth but are super fun. The rest is mostly filler and I just don’t need to hear 40 year olds and their corny lyrics about sex. Not sorry to listen to it again and I appreciate the significance of the ways this relaunched Aerosmith.
Fun and uplifting.
UGHHHHH. Why? 1989? Are we serious with this? What is this album cover? Why do I ask so many rhetorical questions? Yes, I’m glad we’ve omitted the death metal catalog in favour of a mid career Steven Tyler and the gang shambling their way through attempted radio hit after attempted radio hit. Presumably. I do love to judge a book by its cover. One of my favourite pastimes. Young Lust - Gross. Hubba bubba bah unnnnnnn. This is rancid. The musicianship isn’t horrible or anything, but this is just so generic and evocative of dive bars rife with the stench of F.I.N.E - That was almost a nu-metal riff. What the hell?? Right into a boogaloo riff where we talks about getting a “woody” over a woman with “hoochie coochie eyes.” This is the antithesis of art. Going Down/Love in an Elevator - I’ll take things that never happened for $200, Alex. I believe this is the second time on this release that we’re hearing about the really gross lead singer having relations in an elevator. Has somebody alerted the people at OTIS?? The riff is alright, but the god damned whoa oh’s, the friggin’ concept and the repetition? Just unlistenable. Monkey on my Back - OH MY GOD YOURE BEING TAILED BY A RABID CHIMP. Oh wait, nope, he’s running away. He can smell this album and he is revolted. Water Song/Janie’s Got a Gun - Where did this come from? I know it’s a huge radio hit for some odd reason, but it starts off so complex. The vocals and shitty piano kill it, but that opening is pretty chilling. Can’t you just hear Bryan Adams on this? Not a compliment to either party. Dulcimer Stomp/The Other Side - Dulcimer?? I want to hear a mournful Appalachian ballad. Not this. Anything but hearing a singer say “mama.” My Girl - This poor woman. Jeez I hope she’s a full-grown woman. Who knows with these boomerly types. Don’t Get Mad, Get Even - Digeridoo into more unwashed ass rock. Hoodoo/Voodoo Medicine Man - They needed more funny sounding words so they threw in geographic term “hoodoo.” What it Takes/Hidden Instrumental - Oh I was worried that we wouldn’t get a ham-fisted ballad. Have no fear, Steven Tyler is done saying things like “my hoodoo hugabaloo boogaloo mama turns my crank and is also is 16” and now he needs to express his heartbreak. The dumb accordion stabs, are pretty funny and quirky. The instrumental is the true dulcimer hour I was hoping for. I am so tired of this kind of music. I know that as a late-stage millennial, my generation is already feeling the ire of the generations that have come since, and as we enter into the “generation beta” years, I’m sure that ire will only grow. If the young folks feel half the boredom and disgust that I do towards the jukebox rockin’, leather jacket fetishizing, boogieing, motorcycles and young mamas aesthetic of this brand of stink rock, then may they find solace in knowing that apartments painted grey or whatever they hate about us, can’t even compare to this anti-art movement. Aerosmith in 1989 is like going to see an Aerosmith show now. We’re many years removed from the prime, and even that wasn’t that prime to begin with. 1 HIGHLIGHTS: Generational lament.
Kinda cheesy a lot of the time but quite good
This was "The Black Album" for Aerosmith, marking a divide between their older releases and the new incarnation of the band and their sound, and all the awards, fame and money that came with it. It is a really good album, even if you don't consider yourself a major Aerosmith fan.
These guys are like cartoon characters by this point in their career. If I never hear another song from this album again, it’ll be too soon.
Fuck Aerosmith.
Musically complex? No. Lyrically complex? Not unless you're a 13 year old who just discovered jerking off. Fun listen? Absolutely. As someone raised on classic rock, this is the quintessential 80s rock album: calling it complex in any way would be an a horrific mistake, but you can't help banging your head with a massive grin during most of the album. The simplicity does wear thin, especially towards the last 3 tracks, but by and large, it's a perfect album for what it's trying to do, though, admittedly, those aspirations for itself are frighteningly low. A fun listen that I see myself coming back to a few times a year. Best: Young Lust Worst: Hoodoo/Voodoo Medicine Man Liked songs: 7/10, 70% High 3
Listenable.
What did I do to deserve this? Not a fan.
I hate this, it is hard to believe the same band who made Dream On or Sweet Emotion also made this. I struggled to finish this. Terrible lyrics, hated the production, nothing redeemable about this to me.
7/10
This is the second aerosmith album i'm listening to and it seems to be the thing with this band that i only like one track on the album. I liked hoodoo / voodoo medicine man and the other tracks were meh. 3 stars since there was something to like
Dope
Overall a decent sound but largely forgettable. Hoodoo/Voodoo Medicine Man is probably the most interesting song. The dulcimer parts were very surprising in what is otherwise a wall of sound. I somehow wasn't prepared for how horny Tyler was. No songs Liked.