Reviews (page 4 of 9)
Ain't too proud to say this ain't bad
Bold
Classic rock. They have better albums imo.
Perfect. The only thing I would change is the 90 second intros on some of the tracks, I like to just get straight into the song.
Naja.
Great
I loves me some Aerosmith. This album was very much a part of my high school experience. Great songs, Steven Tyler is a crazy lead vocal, tons of range and so much attitude. The band is tight and rockin'. I did, however, come to the shocking revelation that as much as I love Aerosmith, I really don't love Joe Parry's guitar solos all that much. I'm a guitar guy so it's so weird to be able to over look that and still enjoy the music as much as I do. It's all about the songs, my friends.
I. HATE. AEROSMITH.
Unfortunately this is a good album, low 4
I love how this album attracts the most polarized reviews – from one-star one-liner putdowns ("Dump by Aerosmith", "Gross", "band should’ve died with the ’70s") to full-on five-star worship. I wish there were some kind of stats here showing the rating distribution – it would probably be one of the starkest in the whole project. For me, it’s a solid 4/5 because their next one, Get a Grip (1993), still reigns supreme. Standout track: Janie's Got a Gun (and I've always wondered if they were nodding to Def Leppard's Billy's Got a Gun)
I do not like this
fun late 80's rock. All you need! Hoodoo/Voodoo Medicine Man containing the lyrics "masturbating with a noose" really sold it for me. It made me wonder, is Buckcherry just an evolved Aerosmith? Anyway if you want 45 minutes of just fun rock with tons of sexual overtones and living fast, then Aerosmith has your number on this one.
Surprised how much I enjoyed this album. The Toxic Twins could write a kickass rock song! Love In An Elevator is great, loved how weird Hoodoo Vodoo was was, Dulcimer Stomp was very Led Zeppeliny. Yeah overall this was a fun album with an iconic album cover
Kurt died to save us from shit like this.
The first thing I thought of when I saw this album cover was the gif of 2 rocket league cars humping each other. While I did enjoy the transition between [b]Young Lust[/b] and [b]F.I.N.E.[/b], this is from 1989?? What's up with these 1989/1990 records being either ahead of their time or holding onto sounds from the past? I think this would have gotten more of pass from me if it was released in the late 70s, but this is some hard content to listen to - musically and lyrically. The second half of the LP was better but I'm not really a fan, especially not of that harmonica.
Åh herre min skapare...pudelrock med en uns av bluesrock "Janie's got a gun" går att lyssna på, resten är helt omöjligt
Det är vad det är.
Här finns tendenser till nått som låter helt okej. Men ofta slarvas det bort och blir nån trist bredbent boogie woogie. Avslutande Desond Childs What it takes är en helt okej låt, men sen har vi riktiga bottennapp som Love in a elevator. Hade kunnat få ett sämre betyg om jag orkat lyssna en gång till. En helgslumpning vi kunde ha varit utan.
Jag orkar inte med detta. Helt obegripligt att det kom med på listan.
I was leaning towards a 4 halfway through the album, but I'm really not an Aerosmith fan. Maybe it is Steven Tyler's voice, maybe it was overplayed on the radio, maybe a combo. it's probably a 4 but I don't like Aerosmith.
I think I was anticipating this one to be better. Janie's Got A Gun and Love In An Elevator are popular rock hits, but nothing else was engaging beyond that.
This eked out a 3 despite my disdain for Aerosmith. I don't like his high pitched voice. I'm not generally a fan of the southern rock sound. Glam rock/stadium rock makes my skin crawl. But this album is decent no matter how much I want to hate it. Not good, but decent. The last 3 tracks were the best on the album, IMO.
Plutôt cool
Ça c'est pas de la musique de tapette 🤟🤟🤟🗣🗣🗣🎸🎸🎸
Du rock 'n' roll comme on en fait plus, que demander de plus ? Des sons que j'avais jamais entendu, encore une fois sûrement moins profond si t'écoute les lyrics mais putain qu'est ce que ça rock !
Ah…pump. I get that this had Aerosmith’s most popular songs for strippers to dance to, and an effort to strip the pop sheen off their last record, but in the context of their classic records, many of these songs are retreads of earlier better songs. Young Lust is a watered down Toys In The Attic. F.I.N.E. Is just dumb with its honky tonk rhythm and horrifically stupid dad jokes passing for entendre. Similarly , Going Down/Love In An Elevator with its repetitive Love In An Elevator repetitive line becomes nauseating and is 2 minutes too long. I do note that the guitar on this track is excellent and Joe Perry’s playing is technically precise but more importantly interesting. Weird trivia- the video for this song shows Aerosmith walking through the then Bullocks Wilshire in Los Angeles where Angela Lansbury once worked as a teen. 5 years after the video was released it became Southwestern University School of Law, where I went to law school. The highlight of this record is Janie’s Got a Gun. I do note that the weird intros to each of these songs is a little distracting but for Water Song/Janie’s Got a Gun it actually works. Hands down this is the one track that comes close to Aerosmith’s classic hits. It’s not Dream On or Rats in the Cellar but at least it’s interesting and the guitar solo has an interesting tone - a little ragged contrasting nicely with Tyler’s more restrained vocal with fewer whiney moments. After this, the record is a cliff. This is a tough record to listen all the way through. The Dulcimer Stomp with it’s woops and dulcimer are just dumb. The Other Side signals the decline for this, the other side of the record. And I shit you not this song won the MTV Video Music Award for Best Rock Video in 1991. For context, Nirvana’s Nevermind was released on September 24, 1991. Aerosmith’s style of rock died this year. They were old and uninteresting and the second half of Pump demonstrates that Aerosmith was largely out of ideas. The power ballad, What It Takes emphasizes how insipid the once great Aerosmith had begun. Maybe it was the accordion. This is a brutal way to end a record. Tyler’s vocals are painful to listen to and this is 6:28 of misery. I immediately thought - did Michael Bolton write this turd? Anyway, other than Janie’s got a Gun and perhaps Young Lust, this is album is a dud.
Pretty good and solid, but like Motörhead yesterday, I'm just not that into Aerosmith in general.
Great album. I enjoyed it. Good fast pace to the start of the album
I legitimately absolutely fucking hate Aerosmith.
This is a fun album. There's something to be said about an act that doesn't take themselves too seriously, and doubly so when they are genuinely talented. Good vocals, good guitar work, good times, and great garage beer jams.
Quite enjoyable indeed
Does it rock? Yes. Is it stupid? Also yes. I could feel my IQ going down as I listened. Would be a 2.5 star, but I'm sticking to my round-down policy. And as I learned from the Doughboys Podcast, "Love in an Elevator" is about eatin' pussy!
Never realized how horny Aerosmith was before this list. Decent hard rock
Never been a big fan of their music. Thisl seems very juvenile. Raunchy for the sake of being raunchy.
Sleazy but fun. Many of these tracks sound like homages to 50s blues or the Beatles and that’s all right with me. Of the songs I hadn’t heard before my favorite was “The Other Side”. I often find Steven Tyler to be annoying but his voice truly shined in “What it Takes”.
I was talking with someone a while back who surprised me with the assertion that he thought Aerosmith didn't really get the kind of love he thought you'd expect for a group that has been so big for so many years. But when I look at the average rating for an album like TOYS IN THE ATTIC and see that it's pretty comparable to average ratings for albums by groups like Supergrass, Moby, Beck, and The Jesus and Mary Chain, I have to concede he probably has a point. And I think it's probably albums from this PUMP era that diminish their reputation. Big hits and Grammy winners of their time, albums like this showed that Aerosmith could certainly still play in their 40s, but they hadn't really evolved (especially lyrically) in nearly two decades (at the time) of existence. They never actually did, so they're often seen as entertaining, but ultimately frivolous, especially when you know them through videos for songs like "Janie's Got a Gun" (highly pretentious) and "Love in an Elevator" (just silly). Unless you're a long-time hardcore fan, it IS hard to take them seriously.
Awesome
Pu
Aerosmith hair metal pior Aerosmith
Aerosmith's mid 80s reunion and subsequent run of albums on Geffen must surely be the most unreal comeback in music, each one was a banger, peak pop rock hair metal. This isn't the best one (that's Get A Grip), but it might be the peak of that era, it has "Love In An Elevator", "Janie's Got A Gun" and "The Other Side" as killer singles, a kick ass opening in "Young Lust". Just a fun rocking album
Not my jam. One or two songs were ok
J'en reviens pas qu'il y a plus d'albums d'Aerosmith dans cette liste que d'albums de King Crimson. Après avoir eu cette révélation, je me suis mis en quête de lister tout les artistes avec seulement deux albums compris dans la liste originale, mais c'est ben trop long guys
Fantastic Aerosmith!! Classic
Dissapointing listening, expected more fun and melody.
Petty mediocre expression of corporate rock only saved from 2 stars by a couple songs and the skill of the band otherwise blah.
Um Clássico do Aerosmith. Muita energia e boas músicas. CVJ Neko.
ok
Absolute masterpiece
Can't complain too much about Aerosmith. This album was HUGE when it came out and to be fair, it's one of their best if not the best from the 80's. Good blues rock about sex, drugs, and rock n' roll. 3.5 / 5 stars
Just gave a mid review to a Brian Eno album only to be handed Aerosmith's 10th album which has two cars DOING IT on the cover...... karma is real
what the eff is this sheet
Not bad, some of the songs were quite good and had a good vibe to them. I liked Janie's Got a Gun. The rest were okay. 3/5 stars.
Butt rock! Det er meget dumt!
Spinal Tap energi på den her plade, de lyder som liderlige idioter men det er stadig rimelig effektivt. Ikke særlig vild med singlerne.
Hehe, the trucks are fucking.
After the couple of albums that are on this list I think I can firmly say Aerosmith is not for me. 2/5
Young Lust 2.8 F.I.N.E. 2.7 Going Down/Love in an Elevator 3 Monkey on My Back 2.9 Water Song/Janie's Got a Gun 3.1 Dulcimer Stomp/The Other Side 3 My Girl 2.8 Don't Get Mad, Get Even 2.7 Hoodoo/Voodoo Medicine Man 2.8 What It Takes 2.5 Score:2.83
honestly, just incredibly surprised I‘d never heard it because I loved it!!!!
Not a big fan but entertaining at least.
Day 33 Big dumb rock music, always a place for big dumb rock music 7/10 Highlights Love in an elevator The other side What it takes
Meh, it’s ok I guess but it’s just not my thing. I can get why people would dig it though.
I don’t have anything to really say it’s pretty good 6/10
Pretty much what I was expecting.
6/10 - some decent songs but nothing crazy
Exactly what you’d expect
1.6 Rock is clearly the best genre of all time. But these fucking guys. Fuck me it's so bad. I've heard of punchable faces but these are just punchable songs. They just come across as such bellends. Who is enjoying this and why, it's a disgrace to rock. It's the rock version of the horrible mysognistic, egotistical rap that everyone seems to love. The only thing saving this from oblivion is Janies got a gun isn't that shit, love in an elevator is slightly catchy if you forget you know English, and there are worse genres out there that this list dutifully covers. But fuck Aerosmith.
I don’t know if I’m tired of having heard the hits hundreds of times or just tired of the “bad boys” shit. In any case, I’m just tired of it.
Boże i znowu dochodzę do wniosku, że mam gust muzyczny starego, białego, heteroseksualnego mężczyzny. I bardzo mnie to smuci. Ale no słuchałam tej płyty w samochodzie i myślę, że właśnie do tego została stworzona. Nie mogę jej dać mniej niż 7/10. Nie kiedy tak cudownie się do niej stuka butem w deskę rozdzielczą.
#701. Super cringey cock rock, and also Steven Tyler's voice is terrible. This album has i think 4 top 40 hits, which should get it at least 3 stars, but I'm going to round down because I'm a hater. 2/5: boo! Your album is bad and you should feel bad.
Surprisingly great. Close to 5*
This album rocks. 4 all time tunes - cheesy or not.
I can't get into Aerosmith. Good songs but intentionally cool and without soul.
very 80's rock
High pace, great riffs and a feel good album.
I had it on in the background so didn’t focus too much but it didn’t bother me
Fun rock n roll! Steven Tyler’s voice isn’t my favorite, but he uses it to its best here.
I listened to this for most of the day, very inoffensive
Pump is my fave Aerosmith record. There are better Aerosmith songs on other records (although What It Takes is probably one of my all time faves of theirs), but this is the first one I think I ever heard. I think I was like 12 and just starting to really get into music, and so there’s this nostalgic connection I have to this record. And it’s one of their more solid efforts as a complete record. I dunno, Pump isn’t technically their best record, but it’s my favorite of theirs. 4.5/5
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# Album Name: Pump # Artist: Aerosmith # Rating: 3/5 # Comments: Not a bad listen. Generic american rock with a couple of good tracks. # Top Tunes: Janies got a gun / love in an elevator # Would I listen to it again? Maybe
Good ol rock music. Some classics, good beats. Maybe not the most hits but a good solid album
I’m kinda shocked. I liked this a lot. Catchy, upbeat and fun. I thought they had sold out, maybe they did but I slept on this. I’m giving it 4 stars and I’m gonna listen to it again.
3,5
Классный альбом классического рока
Now THIS is some rock and roll, man. Every song a banger while also having consistently unique sound. Will absolutely be listening again
Best Song: Dulcimer/The Other Side. The bari-sax carries a lot of the weight here. Worst Song: Going Down/Love in an Elevator. A song whose whole existence is built around this one gimmick, and the gimmick is stupid. Overall: The whole album feels like an exercise in missing the mark. It tries to be sexy but ends up just being horny in a way that feels sexually predatory. It tries to be slick, but it comes off as greasy. Music that makes you feel like you need to take a shower.
Straight booty with one good song I think
Du Aerosmith, ça s'écoute bien mais on n'est pas surpris encore une fois. Je ne connaissais pas cet album, plutôt cool mais bon j'ai rien appris de nouveau sur ce groupe que je connaissais déjà.
Album sympa, groupe sympa. C’est quand même la voix qui porte tout le projet, ça apporte vraiment une ambiance et une certaine profondeur aux morceaux ! Je me rends compte que j’aime bien ce groupe mais sans plus finalement, je pense pas que je puisse écouter tout le temps. C’est à écouter sur la route des vacances…
Malheureusement pas trop ma came, mais objectivement c'est pas mal. 2/5
Good rock record
Listens: 2 Standout Tracks: Water Song/ Janie's Got A Gun, Dulcimer Stomp/ The Other Side I barely got two listens in. Not because I didn't have time. Simply because I don't really care for Aerosmith. Never was a fan of what I have since come to understand is the Glam Rock genre. A song here or there isn't terrible; in fact they have several quite good songs, I just can't bring myself to listen to Aerosmith for extended periods of time like I can other bands and genres. I can't throw on a Glam Rock radio station and listen to this for 3 hours in car ride.
Have never liked Aerosmith.
Tremendo y rockerísimo álbum de los Aerosmith antes de que sus discos se convirtieran en una melosidad azucarada digna de Bon Jovi (no es queja, me gusta también su etapa melosa y me gusta Bon Jovi), pero aquí tenemos puro rock duro y sabroso, y la única canción melosa del disco, What it takes, es un hitazo de proporciones épicas. Me encantó.
This album is practically a singing erection.
cock rock, no sock
Is what it says on the tin, Aerosmith do their thing and do it well. Sometimes you don’t want anything particularly intellectual, just some good old fashioned rock. And Love in an Elevator is a ripper.
Comeback album of the 70s rock band.
MTV rock n'roll. Never really got on with Steve Tyler's vocals which is why I never got into Aerosmith. Good loud blues rock but ultimately the songs are forgettable even if the Love In A Elevator harmony chorus sticks
Brilliant showcase of their style and influences. True rock and roll, which elements of blues and country front and centre, alongside the heavy guitars and incredible drum sound. A couple of classics on here like Love in an elevator and Janie's got a gun but some others I was pleased to discover. This will be worth revisiting, although I don't expect it will be any time soon.
Some belters. Pleasing proper rock. Toyed with 4 star.
Found this another tricky one to rate. Ultimately I have gone for a 4 star. Some crackers on here, particular favourites being Janie's Got a Gun, The Other Side and What It Takes. There is some filler in my view. Great combination of Aerosmith's early blues with the more hard rock and glam rock. I was in between 3 and 4 star possibly because I prefer their more bluesy early stuff from their self titled album, Get Your Wings and Toys in the Attic. I suspect they will be somewhere in this list.
Solid mixture of rock through this
Janies got a gun and then trash
Solid album. Not much my cup of tea, despite usually being a fan of this type of stuff.
Only know the one single from this. Can't believe he was in his forties when they made this. Only Janie's Got a Gun is surprising at all. The rest is fine, what you'd expect, Love in an Elevator is plenty 80s soft metal for me. It's ok. Won't listen again.
Lyrics by David St Hubbins. This was a struggle, there’s better Aerosmith albums. 2.1/5.0 Best Track: Love In An Elevator
Absolute grot if I'm honest. The only redeeming factor is love in an elevator, because that song is massive. I'm shocked this is on the list. 1.5/5
Day 14 is the first album I am absolutely dreading having to listen to start to finish. How dare a British organization choose this to represent 80s American rock! Where's the Dü for fuck's sake. Album opens with a 40 year old Steven Tyler singing about young lust. Just awful. I'm shocked that I can sorta enjoy listening to this. Again, it's a band I adored during my first phase of music appreciation which we'll call the Limewire Classic Rock/Kanye era. I haven't bothered with Aerosmith much since I was 17, half my lifetime ago. Pop Metal, which I don't really think is a thing, is a worst genre for me for sure. This might be the peak of Pop Metal though. I could almost give "Janie's Got a Gun" 4 stars but it's too long and repetitive. I'm sorta really interested in examining the singles for the albums on this list. "Janie's Got a Gun" has a single edit that's just 10 seconds shorter than the album version but also a clean version for radio that comes in over 72 seconds shorter than that and will probably prove to be my favorite version of the song. Similarly to how the much shorter single version of "Love in an Elevator" would be my favorite. Interesting that Hollan-Dozier-Holland successfully sued for songwriting credit on "The Other Side". Hidden track at the end gets 5 stars but it ain't really Aerosmith.
Brings nothing interesting to the table, especially for its time. At least imo
Surprised that I love this. Steven Tyler might be a cheat code at frontman and the lyrics are great. I could do without one or two tracks, though.
pretty fun
Aerosmith are a pop band masquerading as a hard rock band. And not a very good one.
Sounds pretty modern, I LIKE
Pump down the volume. 2/5
"Fine" classic rock. a few tunes I knew already. Stephen Tyler creeps me out
This is the hundred ninety sixth album I’m rating. This reminds me of that guy who died from manual cranks. Adding to my Playlist - Young Lust, F.I.N.E., Going Down/Love in an Elevator, Monkey on my Back, Water Song/Janie’s got a Gun, Dulcimer Stomp/The Other Side, My Girl, Don’t Get Mad, Get Even, Hoodoo/Voodoo Medicine Man, and What it Takes. Not Adding to my Playlist - Nothing. All in all I liked 10/10 songs. Classic classic rock from a classic band.
Great guitar and drums but not something I enjoy listening to.
This is the Aerosmith I don't like. Toys in the Attic is the good stuff. This is lame. I like sex, hell even more than the next guy, but the constantly talking about it in every context is boring and juvenile. Hell, even the trucks are fucking on the cover. This doesn't go hard...
чесно, не дуже розумію, чому я прям мала послухати цей альбом, що в ньому такого видатного. є багато іншого металу та хард-року, який звучить більш цікаво, більш концептуально і менш... дженерік? я ніколи особливо не слухала аеросміт, але хіба це не... поп-метал? якщо це так можна назвати. не знаю. не моє. більш за все сподобалася фраза "im gonna kiss your booboo honey"
Eh, it's not a bad record but i'm not a fan either. I don't usually care too much about mixing quality but honestly this album is deafening at times. The gated drums, the compressed ass guitars, the complete lack of dynamic range... It passes as a radio friendly mix but it surely tires me as a headphone listener. Even those gang vocal call and response bits, they just highlight the worst stereotypes of eighties hair metal. What captivates me about bands like Van Halen and Twisted Sister is the raw energy they provide, it is fun to headbang, move around and sing along to their shit. "Pump" sounds like it was made to play in football matches. Most of the tracks are slow and just exhale a fake swagger that Tyler's hoarse vocals just does not provide. "F.I.N.E", "Don't Get Mad, Get Even" and "Voodoo Medicine Man" are some examples of pretty bad offenders. There sure are some fun songs, I love the way they did the chorus on "Love in an Elevator", "What It Takes" has a pretty emotional performance and some actually good writing and of course "Janie's Got a Gun" is a classic. Shoutout to "Young Lust" too, very fiery intro tune. Eh... If i need a kicker i'd rather bump 1984.
Aerosmith is simultaneously the most overachieving and the most underachieving band in history, depending on which song you're listening to.
3.5 stars. Raunchy hard rock/hair metal with a few hits ("Love in an Elevator", "Janie's Got a Gun"). Steven Tyler's singing/screaming range is impressive, but I don't really care for this style of rock.
Really not good outside of major hits.
Unnecessarily horny.
It’s dudes singing about love and sex. It can feel a bit generic at times, almost like a parody of hard rock. It doesn’t sound very 80s to me, and I appreciate all the instruments I’m hearing (how many albums can you think of that feature didgeridoo?). I love the little dialogue intro before “Love in an Elevator” which is also one of the top tracks. I adore songs that sound upbeat and accessible, yet tell a dark, unsettling story when you actually listen to the lyrics, so “Janie’s Got a Gun” is another winner here. I think the closer, “What it Takes” is the absolute highlight for me, with its soaring chorus and bluesy ache. Don’t know if the album will ever make it into my rotation, but there’s some great singles. Could grow on me in time. I only know Aerosmith’s hits so it’s a fantastic first foray into the deeper cuts of the boys from Boston. Also my wife hates Aerosmith, so it’s going to be a middle of the road 3/5.
Not a big Aerosmith fan
Well executed, but super dates and childish. Aerosmith at their best are more than sexy sex songs about sexy sex.
Ok 2/5
Great LP! A few staples of the era and lets be fair, this is fun. Jamies Got A Gun is a fanfuckingtastic song, same with several others here. Great LP
Pretty good, spawned lots of hits of course.
Enjoyable
Nice album good couple of songs, others are a bit less enjoyable but still not bad.
Cool 80s rock
Absolute 💎
It's Aerosmith, you know exactly what you're going to get. I've always found them a bit overrated though if I'm being honest, and this album is a fairly middling effort from them. Nothing wrong with it really - I don't mind a bit of cock rock once every so often, but there's not enough right with it either to even vaguely justify its inclusion in the 1001.
Pas encore réécouté...depuis des années
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Jos mää oisin syntynyt 70-luvulla, mää oisin ollut varmaan kova Aerosmith fani. Aerosmith on kyllä parasta klassista rokkia mitä on ja tää ei oo ees (luultavasti) niiden paras levy. Pari tuttua kappaletta tälläkin. Parhaat: Going Down/Love In the Elevator, Water Song/Janies Got A Gun
Not my favorite Aerosmith album and definitely not as influential as their 70s material, but still a good rock album. This was most probably their commercial peak as well, with the music videos, the Desmond Childs of the world contributing to songwriting, it is no surprise it sold over 7 million records. I like Love in an Elevator(its dumb and catchy, sue me!) and Janie's Got a Gun is banger.
Hell yeah! Straight rocker cover to cover.
Boring plodding stodgy noise pollution. The lead single love in an elevator is ok in a kind of brainless chanting way but there is little else of interest. Eating a bag of vomit would be more appealing than listening to this turdbowl twice.
si j’avais été habillée autrement aujourd’hui probablement que je lui aurais donné 3☆
First off, can we appreciate the fact that Pump was Aerosmith’s tenth studio album and it still landed with this much punch? That’s impressive, especially for a band releasing it in '89. “Young Lust” kicks it off as a straight-up '80s metal banger, setting the tone for what's ahead. Then you've got classics like “Love in an Elevator” and “Janie’s Got a Gun,” two songs burned into my memory from growing up. “Dulcimer Stomp” stood out as a killer intro to “The Other Side.” It honestly gave me Zeppelin vibes, which I didn't see coming from an Aerosmith record. Bonus points because some of these songs are featured on Rock 'n' Roller Coaster, arguably the coolest way to experience Aerosmith's music.
70s Aerosmith>90s Aerosmith
Love in an elevator Jaines got a gun
Fun loving drug-fueled cheesy late 80s rock pop. Hard to dislike a lot of what’s here. Also hard to take it too seriously when it comes to its ranking among the best albums. Steven Tyler’s voice is strong, the riffs are powerful and they do a decent job of switching it up. I have always loved the slowed down “tell me what it takes” and it’s bluegrass outro.
Aerosmith is usually pretty enjoyable, if not the most exciting or groundbreaking music to listen to. Unfortunately, this album fell a bit flat for me and I'm not sure why.
I hadn't heard of this Aerosmith album by name before, somehow, but seeing how many of their hits are on it, it makes sense that it showed up here. Damn it, it rocks. And it's pretty deep into their discography to boot. "Young Lust" is a perfect opener and just a great track, as are "Love In An Elevator," "Jamie's Got A Gun," "The Other Side," and all their opening "sub tracks." So many hits on one album. Pump is the perfect length, sounds great, and goes pretty hard. There really isn't a terrible song on here. Pop it in and go for a drive. I tend to like Aerosmith too so this one hit for me. I grew up with them and it reminds me of learning about rock and roll. They were the first band I saw live, with Cheap Trick. Maybe Aerosmith has kind of a sketchy rap today, but let's be honest, anyone who can't find something good in this is a snob. Whatever, I'm a sucker for this... 5 stars.
Did not like at all.
30/07/2025 I was actually surprised how good this album was. I've never done Aerosmith before.
Sigh. Aerosmith became a parody of themselves at some point in the 90s, but definitely Steven Tyler by the early 00s. This album started them on that course, the production is so bloated, it’s like they were trying to go for their version of “Pet Sounds.” “Going Down/Love in an Elevator” still slaps though.
***** Another classic Album!
low-key really liked this one
Pre-listening thoughts: I'm really confused why we need ANY Aerosmith albums, let alone 3. But whatever, it could be worse I guess. Post/during listening thoughts: hey wait... this was kind of good... I'm not happy that I enjoyed this. This was literally like the most juvenile lyrical subject matter ever. It's all just like "hehe get it cause SEX". But damn it, it's set to some really catchy tunes. Love in an Elevator is so fucking fire I cannot get it out of my head. Anyways oopsie giving this a 7.5/10 DID I NEED TO HEAR THIS BEFORE I DIE: nah Fav tracks: Going Down/Love in an Elevator, Water Song/Janie's Got a Gun, What It Takes Least fav tracks: n/a
Janie’s Got a Gun is one of the best songs of the 80s. What it Takes is also a great song that just builds and is so satisfying. The other songs are good…….not great. Overall, a very enjoyable album.
This was F.I.N.E.
Fav: Whatever It Takes Least Fav: My Girl It’s Aerosmith, it’s ok, it’s basic
В копилку к Guns N' Roses. РРРокешник, выверенный и просчитанный, "стиль рррок".
They are obviously very talented musicians but they are also very obviously trying to chase and capitalize on trends and make as much money as they possibly can (some would argue good for them), but it just comes across as so disingenuous across their discography. I did not need 47 minutes (save a couple minutes) of Steven Tyler singing songs about sex in high school, how much he wants to have sex, and how much he just needs to bust. He’s a great vocalist, Janie proves he can be versatile lyrically, the rest of the album does not. Joe Perry is complicit in creating this garbage but his guitar playing is worth listening to this. It is astounding that there was a cultural moment where this was so good that they had a themed ride in a Disney park. Say what you will about grunge but thank God it nuked this sound and attitude.
Parts of me hate this. Parts of me think it's decent. So cheesy and shallow, but mostly in a bad way. Sometimes it's pretty funny, but it is hard to distinguish the intention. Idk this is not my genre at all, but I'm feeling generous and will give it a 3.
Goddamn Aerosmith is so stupid, but this is another example of what I wish AC/DC sounded like. 2 trucks humping and named Pump... amazingly stupid. The first two tracks are creepy as hell and so dumb. Great. I like that hit on here - all chorus no verses, great idea again mr smith. Anyway's feeling a positive light 4 on it. Not expecting this to be popular with the class
Always did not like this band don't ask me why... Maybe it was the lead singer trying to sabotage other acts when they received more applause. Just ask Kansas.
Everybody has that first album that they bought with their own money that had an outsized influence on their life. This was mine.
Now firmly back in the saddle, Aerosmith wanted to pump some realism into their repertoire and this album was the result of that vision. Looking to be a part of, while at the same time be ahead of, the rollicking glam metal pack that had dominated the latter part of the 80s, the vets not only succeed at stamping their place, they largely do so with finesse and a dose of lived in mechanisms. As ubiquitous as some songs may be, they still pack a punch after all this time and the others look to be rediscovered anew for awaiting listeners. Pump up the jams? Aerosmith can do that in spades. Favorites: F.I.N.E., Going Down/Love in an Elevator, Water Song/Janie's Got a Gun, Dulcimer Stomp/The Other Side, Don't Get Mad, Get Even, Hoodoo/Voodoo Medicine Man.
Has its moments but 80s American rock doesn't do it for me
Big hair wanky rock bullshit. If i never hear this again it is a good thing. its not so unbearable that i cannot listen, but very close. 2 stars
Hard rock, unpretentious, well-arranged and composed, by some of the best in the business. I'm a philistine, perhaps, but I'll have to disagree with anyone calling this metal (of any sort: hair, glam, etc.). I also don't get the hate for the band or the album in these reviews. It's possible I like Aerosmith so much because they were a staple of my musical taste development. They were pretty much the biggest mainstream rock band when I was a kid. They released albums for my parents in high school, and then for me in high school. Hate on, haters. I guess..? ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
picks: janie’s got a gun, what it takes
"Young lust Sometimes you need it so bad It's enough to drive a young girl mad And so what you gonna do about it? "Yeah, yeah, a little bit of nasty You look a little sleazy But don't get any on you "Young lust You better keep your daughter inside Or she's going to get a dose of my pride" --- "In 1973, Tyler obtained guardianship of 16-year-old Julia Holcomb so that she could live with him in Boston. They dated and took drugs together for three years." "Holcomb, who later took the name 'Julia Misley', filed suit in December 2022, alleging that Tyler sexually assaulted her and forced her to undergo the abortion, plying her with drugs and alcohol after promising to care for her in the guardianship agreement."
JEEEE-SUSSS! Van Halen Monday, Aerosmith Tuesday......please, not Bon Jovi Wednesday, I need a break.
It's easy to hate on Aerosmith. I'm an easy kind of guy.
A classic
On Pump, Aerosmith very successfully reinvent themselves by adding a glossy coat of late '80s glam metal paint to their classic sound, to great commercial success, I would like to add. However, I don't really love Aerosmith's classics, and I hate '80s glam metal so this album mostly just burns what relatively little goodwill I had towards Aerosmith. As far as the positives go, Janie's got a gun is alright, it's a good single, has a good bassline and probably has the most interesting lyrics of any song on here. And The Other Side has a good chorus with some harmonies that I like, but aside from these things, there isn't a lot I like here. The glam metal production takes a lot of the teeth away from Aerosmith's sound, and a lot of this album sounds really dated because of the production as well. The songs all feel very blatantly written to pull a mainstream hit, which isn't necessarily a problem on its own, but the effort feels very contrived here. The lyrics are super obnoxious, it's the hair metal thing where its hypersexual, but like in a way where to get anything out of the lyrics, it feels like you need to simultaneously take them as tongue in cheek, and seriously be willing to assume the band are sex Gods. I don't think Aerosmith really pull it off either way, a lot of these lines are just too ridiculous, like it's especially bad on Love In An Elevator, which is a song that I am *very* familiar with, and have never liked. Additionally, some of these lyrics feel kind of ugly towards women, not necessarily a dealbreaker on its own, but if the lyrics (and album at large) are already kind of annoying to me, something like this is going to be harder to ignore. I also don't think the little song intros on a lot of these tracks are really necessary, like Water Song is kind of a weird vibe to start Janie's Got A Gun with, and I don't think dulcimer stomp really belongs here at all, like it really just does *not* segue from Janie to The Other Side in any way. A few positives aside here, I think a lot of this material is annoying, I don't like most of the songwriting, I don't like the lyrics, and I don't enjoy Aerosmith in this kind of ultra clean glam metal pocket. This just really isn't for me.
How did I know this was the album with Love in an Elevator without hearing the album before? I know some people (my husband) HATE Aerosmith but I think the songs are catchy and I’m a fan of Joe Perry’s guitar work.
Solid album that gives you everything you would expect from Aerosmith. Rounding up to a 4 here, albeit barely. 3.5
Sometimes grating and cringe and I want to give it less than a one. Other times, I admit, I get swept up in it and find myself rocking out. It has two undeniable classics and some interesting transitions between songs. But it also has a lot of harmonica and ugly trucks on the cover. Was this the beginning of the end for rock? Hard to say. Going middle of the road on this one.
Not really an Aerosmith fan but I respect the song writing. Kinda.
Not my favorite, honestly. Steven Tyler really likes young girls, and he wants you to know it. Love in an Elevator is cool though. You can really hear the Bon Jovi producer putting his fingerprints on this sonically. I just don’t care for it much
Pretty standard stadium rock, and likeable enough. The opening number, Young Lust, is a fireball number with a vocal hook the singer obviously really liked given how much it's repeated. The song is memorable and earwormy, and it doesn't stop there. It turns out, though, that most songs here can be described that way. Everything here is driven, upbeat, glamorous, slick. Very much imitative of Bon Jovi, Def Leppard, and other contemporaries. And they weren't like this with their 70s output. This is a response to the stadium/glam-metal movement throughout the 80s, which I think really takes away from the album's historical value. Anything made to appease the masses will always be overshadowed by a group at the forefront of a genre. I've never appreciated bands who follow trends for the heck of it, because it goes wonky more often than not. The guitars, though, are great. The solo lines in Going Down/Love In An Elevator must sound incredible love, plus of course the high echoey vocal harmony during the chorus. And there are a few tracks that stand out like a healthy thumb (because they're unexpectedly good). One of them is Water Song/Janie's Got A Gun. The addition of wind instruments and other acoustic elements, plus several sections of varying texture/volume, works wonders here. Dulcimer Stomp/The Other Side is also a standout, for its heavily acoustic intro and its melody that kind of serves as an development of the previous track. Hoodoo/Voodoo Medicine Man has a distinctive intro, at least, but falls prey to a fairly anonymous/acceptable/crowd-pleasing 80s stadium atmosphere thereafter. Still decent, though. Weird choice to include an accordion and a didgeridoo, among others. I guess that was Aerosmith's attempt at pushing the limits of the genre? Probably would've been the same quality without them. 3/5 Key tracks: Going Down/Love In An Elevator, Water Song/Janie's Got A Gun, Dulcimer Stomp/The Other Side
Aerosmith is so sleazy its easy to forget they have some great musicians. And they can write a damn good rock song. But listen, man. I'm not 14 anymore. These lyrics just don't cut the mustard. Does Steven Tyler just walk around with notebooks full of double entendres? How many ways can you refer to your dick without saying the word "dick?" He sings about how horny he is for 15 minutes then pivots to a song about a girl taking revenge on her dad for molesting her? WHAT!?!?! I shouldn't knock it so hard. It achieves what it sets out to do, so on its own term it's a very good record. I'm just too old for this shit. TWO STARS
Not as good as the other Aerosmith album (Rocks) that I've already been served up. It sounded a little bit too polished for me. Not at all 'bad' though, so 3 stars feels about right.
I vastly prefer their toxic-twins days, Toys in the Attic in particular. Compared with their early work this one sounds like what it probably was - an effort to sell CDs and concert tickets more than an effort to create interesting art. That said, their songwriting skills are impressive, and Janie's Got a Gun, as a song, belongs in the conversation with their best work. Unfortunately the FM Synth instrumentation on the track has not aged well. All in, I won't be listening to the album, but when I'm out and about and one of the hits comes on a playlist or radio, I'll smile and tune in.
There are better examples of this genre for the time, but it’s not terrible. Janie’s Got A Gun was pretty good. Needs more Run DMC!
It was fine. Simpsons: Yes
Listened to this in the gym a few weeks ago and forgot to rate it. Think my feeling was that I'd like to listen to more Aerosmith in the future, haven't given them much of a chance before.
This album smells like teenage boy.
It's Aerosmithy. Not much more to say. You know what you're getting.
I really really hate Aerosmith. At what age does someone writing a song called "Young Lust" go from pretty creepy to borderline pedophilic to just straight pedophilia? Cause Steven Tyler was 41 when this was recorded. Gotta figure out where on that spectrum this places him
Fucking awful cock rock shite. Bailed ten seconds in. That bad.
Sleazy 80s-90s rock. I'm familiar with the hits but really couldn't enjoy this album knowing Steven Tyler's gross history.
70s art rock. Very weird. Experimental. Distorted vocals over eerie beats.
Cool band, not my album
this is perhaps the best aerosmith album
My first reaction was to dismiss this entirely and I did not listen to the whole thing but then saw that there are a few good songs on this record - Janie's got a gun for one. But I have not space in my soul for Aerosmith. I do love Liv Tyler tho, so Steven Tyler did one good thing for the world.
Dreadful stuff. Soulless juvenile cock-rock. Is the joke that the trucks are humping on the cover?
För allan del.
On of the best Aerosmith albums, if not the best…..
They were really horny when they made this one
Almost gave it two stars because the playing was a lot better than that last Aerosmith album I got, but after reviewing the music as a whole again it dropped back down
Wow sexual, but Steven Tyler has some pipes.
It's rather something to consider where Aerosmith was at the start of the 80's versus where they were at the end. Aerosmith had been one of the biggest blues-y hard rock bands of the 70's, with monster albums like GET YOUR WINGS, TOYS IN THE ATTIC and the widely acclaimed ROCKS (heck, the latter two are on this list). They were damn near on top of the world. However, in the early 80's Joe Perry had left the band following an argument backstage with Steven Tyler — or Perry was fired, depending on who you ask. Either way, the album that came out following, NIGHT IN THE RUTS, can charitably be considered... Not their best. For that matter, neither was the one put out after that, ROCK IN A HARD PLACE. Not to mention, there were so many drugs flying around that, legit, there was a show where Steven Tyler passed out on stage and didn't wake up for the rest of the set. These were wild times for certain, where the future of the band was uncertain. Fast-forward, then, to the late 80's, and 1989 specifically. Joe Perry had rejoined the band, they'd all gotten sober, the group had become a reliable touring act, and had gained a whole new MTV generation of fans thanks to a collaboration with Run-D.M.C. on a cover of "Walk This Way". On top of all that, they'd proven once again that they were hitmakers. Although their first attempt at a comeback failed (1985's DONE WITH MIRRORS), they struck gold and then some with their second: 1987's PERMANENT VACATION. Y'know, the one with "Dude (Looks Like A Lady)". That album proved that even a decade-and-change into their career, they still had what it takes to hit the top. Though, let's be real about that album: it was a safe shot. After DONE WITH MIRRORS had underperformed, they needed a hit record, so with PERMANENT VACATION they shifted into a pop metal sound and brought in outside songwriters to help with the lyrics (sometimes one word in the case of "Rag Doll"). So while it kept Aerosmith popular, it was a small ways away from the sound they were known for. Thus, we come to 1989's PUMP. And, y'know, that's a lot of historical context for this album I wouldn't otherwise give normally. After all, while history and context **can** be important, I've always valued what the album meant to me more overall. However, in the case of this album, I think it's important to understand where exactly it fits in Aerosmith's discography — I've always liked this thing, but with this new information in mind, I think I like it even more. 'Coz let's be clear: this is the best album they put out in the entire 80's. Not that there was much competition, of course — again, go look at NIGHT IN THE RUTS — but regardless it's because of what they accomplished here that puts it over the top. To quote something I read Stephen Thomas Erlewine say (on Wikipedia), they were able to "revels in [pop concessions] without ever losing sight of [their] dirty hard rock core[.]" That's the trick of it — that's what makes this album so great. It's the most perfect balance between what Aerosmith had become in the late 80's, versus who they were in the 70's. On the one hand, you have the poppier tracks: "Love In An Elevator", "What It Takes", and "Janie's Got A Gun" — and yes, that last one is poppy, despite its subject matter. In fact, let me say right now that it might probably be the best song here. I mean, hell, it won a GRAMMY, for whatever that's worth. It's an experimentation in mood that I can't recall ever hearing from the band before, and yet it pays off in spades. Seriously, the "run away" bridge has to be one of the highlights of the whole record. Then we have "Love In An Elevator", which, true, is 20% verse, 40% chorus and 40% guitarsolo, but, heck, it's a fun song; I've always liked it. The chorus **is** a great chorus, even if they just hit the trick of repeating it forever, and the solo **is** a great solo. Joe Perry can damn **play**, let's not kid ourselves. And, hey, "What It Takes" is a damn good ballad closer. I wouldn't say it's on the exact same level as the ones TOYS and ROCKS have, but, damn, it's up there. Then we've got the hard rock songs: "Young Lust", "F.I.N.E.*", "Monkey On My Back"... All proof that Aerosmith can jam the fuck out without having to worry about a catchy chorus. I mean, I just really do enjoy that PERMANENT VACATION had been such a hit for a band that they were comfortable mixing in more of their old hard rock style, and it hardly feels out of place. I know for a lot of people this kind of music is nothing more than horned-up dad rock, but dammit, I ain't gonna lie to you and say I don't have a dad's music taste at heart sometimes. These songs rock like hell, and at the end of the day, that's all I need. "Gimme a good guitar" and all that. Put 'em all together with a few neat-o intros on a couple of the songs to act as transitions, it's no wonder this thing turned out to be an even bigger hit than PERMANENT VACATION was. Just goes to show, it doesn't need to be all "Dude (Looks Like A Lady)" to be a hit with the general public. And I really do wanna stress how much of a perfect balance this album is by comparing it to their next album, GET A GRIP. Now, there's a number of songs off of GET A GRIP that I enjoy ("Livin' On The Edge", "Cryin'"), but there were way more outside songwriters on that thing than either PERMANENT VACATION or PUMP had. So, as much as I have an affection for that album (despite its "early CD" album bloat), I gotta say: PUMP feels like the last great Aerosmith album. Certainly, the albums they released after GET A GRIP didn't hit as high (NINE LIVES and JUST PUSH PLAY), and I've still never heard a thing from MUSIC FROM ANOTHER DIMENSION. (And who even cares about HONKIN' ON BOBO?) But with all said, yeah, if I were to recommend only three Aerosmith albums, PUMP would be one for sure. It's just a blast, with some of the best tunes of their career. It's proof that just because you're leaning in a poppier direction doesn't mean you hafta give up on the dirty white blues fool you were. And, y'know... Damn, it's just good. I ain't even got any other ways to put it. Just find a copy and pump it the hell up. "Fine" indeed.
Aerosmith always kicks ass. 4.5 bumped up to 5.
Pretty damn easy 5. Juvenile as hell & a bit suspect lyrically for some dudes in their 40s, over-produced to high heaven & dated like a motherfucker to 1989, with Steven Tyler belting like there’s no tomorrow & the band playing with an energy that’s beyond reminiscent of Bon Jovi’s “Slippery When Wet”. It is yet another encapsulation of 1980s hard rock, and it’s just a style that I am an unabashed complete sucker for. Don’t get me wrong; I see the haters, I understand the haters, and I honestly kind of get where it’s coming from. With that said, I could give less of a shit about any of their entirely valid complaints. I am a simple man with a simple rule for 80s hard rock, which is “just rock the fuck out and let me enjoy it”. They rocked the fuck out, and I enjoyed it. I enjoyed it a LOT, really. Give me some power guitar, some loud drums, & Steven Tyler belting to some totally fine lyrics on a decent variety of styles, no matter how vaguely one-note it ends up feeling, and you’ve got a successful formula for an album. This is, ironically, my first full Aerosmith album. The extent of my Aerosmith knowledge is probably like most people’s: “Sweet Emotion”, “Dream On”, “Walk This Way”, & the eternally cheesy classic “I Don’t Want to Miss a Thing”. None of those are on this album, so I truly had no point of reference, but I’m very glad I didn’t come into this with an expectation. 3 of those 4 tracks are the slower, more ballad-y ones, and in the case of “Walk This Way”, it’s much closer to the Thin Lizzy school of 70s rock. They’re all very different from what this album goes for, which is just pure 80s hard rock, flaws & all. I hit a complete zen state with this one, so as far as the individual tracks go, I don’t really have much to say. The bigger ones on this album (mainly the singles & especially “Janie’s Got a Gun”) lived up to their acclaim, but this thing is just peppered with high-energy stuff throughout, a lot of which is well written when it’s not horny as hell. Even when it is horny as hell, it’s so over-the-top cheesy that I can’t in all seriousness really think that a 41-year-old Steven Tyler actually wants “young lust”, or that he’s actually “masturbating with a noose” on Voodoo Medicine Man. I really wish I could touch more on a lot of these tracks, but I was extremely locked in on the vocal progressions (killer when he hits the one syllable at a time thing), the drum fills & guitar solos. Obviously, my brain caught the lyrics, but they’re secondary here to the energy everyone brings. For my first full Aerosmith album, I think this was pretty damn good. Obviously, I’m biased, but again, it’s a style that works for me. I know “Toys in the Attic” is the one with the classics, and I’ll be ready whenever we get that one, but I’m glad to get something from their comeback phase in here as a primer. Pretty easy 5 for me.
Aerosmith at the top of their game, a one of a kind album. I had several memories associated with this album. But, one I would be ok not listening to again.
#17 Pump ~ Aerosmith I mean, it's an Aerosmith record that does what it's meant to do: produce hard rock. This time though, with Aerosmith in it's mainstream period that they will continue to carry until the mid 90s, this is probably the album which feels the most cohesive and enjoyable, as Aerosmith indulge in their love of classic rock. Tyler sings pretty good on this one. The drums have kick. The guitar riffs are pretty catchy. And they more or less do this for every song, which you can't really complain about, but it makes writing something about this album a bit difficult. It's just nice hard pop rock, and probably their apex mainstream-wise. Verdict: Decent stuff to pump onto the player.
I've never been a huge Aerosmith fan. More of certain album type of guy. Love Rocks and Draw The Line and ignored a lot of it including this but man was I wrong. Pump is a classic that starts off strong and while there are weak songs even those aren't that bad. Ranks right up there with Rocks and has has now become one of my favorite Aerosmith albums.
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Er is een heel klein groepje mensen die deze muziek stoer vindt. En dat staat me dan toch altijd een beetje tegen als ik dit aanzet. Die 80's glamsound die er aankleeft helpt voor mij niet. Dikke 80's reverb stadium rock drums en dat gemaakte 80s metal-achtige zingen. Toch is dit als ik het dan eenmaal aanzet best goed te doen. Het is nog steeds niet dat ik het uit mezelf ga draaien en er zijn tal van dingen waar ik m'n tijd liever aan besteed, maar het kan allemaal nog een stuk erger. En heel af en toe is het dan nog best catchy, zoals bij 'Water Song/Janie's Got A Gun'. Ook als je ze nooit zelf actief hebt opzocht ken je Aerosmith waarschijnlijk van de radio of tv en je hebt waarschijnlijk ook al een globaal idee van wat hun geluid ongeveer is. Voor mij klinkt dit album echt exact zoals ik had verwacht, ook al herken ik geen nummers. Dat vind ik wel geinig. Het zijn de meest saaie beoordelingen die er zijn, maar dit krijgt een 3. Dit is echt een ontzettend gemiddelde plaat wat mij betreft.
I’ve always been perplexed by the Aerosmith thing, but I met them in the 90s when that music video with Liv Tyler came out and even in that proto-internet age everyone found out she was Steven Tyler’s daughter and was like ew gross, so they’ve always had a higher bar to overcome for me than other bands.
Bought this when it came out and it still holds up.
Pretty silly, bluesy, not gonna last with me but man did it feel like rock and roll from the year 1989. That's for sure.
Good album! Lots of classic Aerosmith songs! I was impressed with how the whole album really was pretty good, Aerosmith are pretty hot or miss for me but this was good!
Parece bom em filmes, só gostei de um
solid layered sound and real rock. unfortunately the lyrics and meanings did not live up to the greatness of the musicality
I'm giving this album 2 stars because quite frankly, it creeped me out. They say to try and separate the art from the artist, but based on Steven Tyler's disgusting experiences with children, and the content of song 1, it is impossible to separate when the content of the art is disgusting. It sucks because musically this album is so rockin, but the content of the lyrics (especially the 1st song with Steven Tylers past) soil it for me. Its a shame because my favorite Aerosmith song is on here, it would be much higher if Steven Tyler wasn't a creep.
2.91
Singer has a great voice really GOING DOOOOWN Song 3, really cool so far Sick alb
Favorite songs: Going Down/Love in an Elevator, Water Song/Janie's Got a Gun, Young Lust, F.I.N.E., Dulcimer Stomp/The Other Side, Hoodoo/Voodoo Medicine Man Least favorite songs: "Don't Get Mad, Get Even" 4/5
It was decent, aerosmith are always slightly sleazy but we'll try not to hold it against them too much.
Perfectly cromulent midlevel Aerosmith.
Not offensive, just a bit of stereotypical hair metal. I don't have a lot of thoughts about this album, or Aerosmith in general, but I liked the Other Side and the ballad.
Used to love it but guess I grew up
A few nostalgic hits, but not good nostalgia.
I think I just don’t like Aerosmith.
Sonic mush if I’m being honest
Aerosmith is not good. There were a couple ok songs on here but I don't and never will appreciate their sound.
I had a pretty decent run of album recently and I had a good feeling about todays album, but when I refreshed this page and saw this album I think I got some kind of psychological damage. There was a time in my life when I thought Aerosmith were one of the best hair metal bands, now I just can't stand them or any hair metal for that matter. They definitely have worse music, but I still didn't really enjoy this. If you like Aerosmith you'll like this, if you don't you won't. Mid 2.
I just hate Aerosmith
Love in an elevator is nog een banger. Young lust, ondanks de bedenkelijke lyrics, waar ik de context niet van hoef te weten, is ook nog cava. Maar Aerosmith blijft wansmakelijke, plat Amerikaanse muziek met nogal speciale songteksten. 2.5
Over-produced hair metal crap. Two stars.
Not really my cup of tea but had some decent rock tracks on there
I didn't mind this album too much, despite it not being my cup of tea. It is not the usual plodding tub thumping rock you would expect from this period. A bit tongue in cheek and silly in places but infinitely better the Metallica etc...
Very of the times. It's "in-offensive", but still not the kind of rock I want.
It fine, I guess.
Didn't love it. Lots of nostalgia from this period.
Esta guapo
just some horny boys playing their guitars and having some fun
Excellent rock album.
why was the hardwear on the same floor as children's wear and lady's lingerie? (do men have lingerie?) Good Morning Mr Tyler
Awesome
I suffer from overexposure to Aerosmith but I can acknowledge that they are a good band, if you like that sort of thing.
Album from another time that really put Aerosmith on the map. Doesn’t quite pump it up like it used to…
Couldn't get past like the first 4 songs so bad
Kinda okay, had a vibe of listening on a shitty speaker in a shitty man cave garage
Good stuff but not yet the classic were all know and love
It has its qualities. But contrary to my 16 year-old self, I don't and can't appreciate them any more. This is all much too dad-rock for me. My 16 year-old self also hadn't realised how much of this album, including the cover, is really about sex. Not sure if that lack of awareness at 16 is reassuring or not.
A fine Aerosmith album. I don't think it's their best, and it's too much standard pop rock to fully appreciate it. I like the better songs, but it just doesn't connect. A quality 3 star album, but not deserving of 4 stars - Noisy! But also upbeat - Fun first song, lets see where it goes from here. I don't think this is their best album so idk - Not quite shouting, but not my favorite vocals so far - "Love in an Elevator" is more like it! good song. What I want to be hearing in rock music - Feels like he's singing to a stadium. I've never really heard that in a studio album before - More poppy than I was expecting honestly. Doesn't fully connect with me
Aerosmith is a weird band. Their biggest hit came 25 years after their most famous song, and it's a love ballad for a movie starring the lead singer's daughter, who wasn't even born when Dream On came out. This is an odd album choice, since it doesn't particularly stand out as Aerosmith's best, most interesting, most popular, or most acclaimed album. I guess you could call this the start of an upswing, but I'll take Get a Grip over this, even if it is a "sellout" album. I'd also go for their first two albums. Still, it's solid.
My immediate reaction when this popped up..."Oh god..." Tenish songs later and I still think that response is justified. Really horny with some interesting surprises. Was hoping it was gonna be even hornier. 2 out of 5 horns
The album definitely improves starting with Janie's Got A Gun. 4 stars or B-.
Loooooved this album. Such an iconic rock sound with the right amount of sleaze.
3.5
This album needs a pump. This is paint by numbers pop metal by a band that should be better. To be fair, I am not a fan of Aerosmith, but this album will not win an on the fence listener at all. Pass.
Meh. Not my favorite album by not my favorite band.
I do like Aerosmith, and it's kind of entertaining to listen to some of this music that's a window to a not-so-distant past where rock groups could croon lyrics that would never fly today.
It's rare for me to feel strongly against an album, sometimes even the most typical of hard rock middle of the road stuff is okay in my mind, but not this album, much less when it's like the worst amalgamation of Aerosmith's typical sound with the usual huge production and tropes of 80s arena rock/hair metal aesthetics which only makes this album more annoying and gross than I can bear for FIFTY MINUTES. It's also this feeling in my gut where I know the music not only doesn't gel with me it genuinely just makes me feel weird to listen to because, what's in this album than another hard rock album before, during or after this period can't provide me that is more creative and fun? Many do, even some I've gotten thru this generator that I didn't like as much in the past. Just, ugh...
The hits are familiar and good but not much else to interest me on this album. Don’t Get Mad, Get Even was a bit more bluesy and interesting.
I need a 1-10 scale. Better than a 3, not as good as a 4.
I liked the unexpected instrumental interludes. The rest was Aerosmith. 3.5
even by the standards of aerosmith they were really in their bag here. indulgent. over the top. too much. fine for the most part.
Unapologetic fave in the dad rock while garage workin genre
Hot take: Janie's Got a Gun is overrated. I don't think it's that good a song. I'm also not really loving the double tracks, or the songs that have the "/" in them. Let me listen to one song at a time if I want lol. That's a minor complaint, though. I'm not sure why, but the lyricism of Aerosmith was not something that was in my book. I'm genuinely impressed at the lyrics that I'm catching in these songs. And a lot of them are really clever too. You can tell that this is a later album from a well-established band. They have a sweet spot that they really know how to hit, but they also aren't afraid to try out some new sounds or do some things a little differently. The songs that aren't their bread and butter are honestly pretty good too. I'm a bit torn on how to rate it, because I think it does a lot of stuff well, and a couple of things great, but it never really feels like a great album, if that makes sense. Favorite Song(s): Love in an Elevator, The Other Side, Don't Get Mad, Get Even
Favorite song: going down/love in an elevator. Overall socre: 4.3/10
biked to this, that was fun . Its catchy here and there and like the upbeat energy.
Fortunately this bunch of knobs never really made it across the Atlantic when I was a teenager. I have a vague recollection of love in an elevator and finding it grating then, but this appeared after I'd moved on enough from shitty rock music to have a bit more maturity. Not very good. Dated and pretty shit really.
I’m not old or horny enough for this album. Aerosmith is a worse version of your favorite rock band. And, if you’re gonna call this the album with your “serious” material, maybe don’t make the cover two trucks fucking.
Pretty good rock album. It feels like canonical, but forgettable, rock.
Nah. Not a fan of this style of music
I didn't want to like this, but the sound is so big and energetic and fun. -1 for allegedly too much fun.
Riff-heavy 80s rock. Was a fairly decent listen
cool though it feels like i'm intruding on something steve tyler probably likes that though
some dumb fun here and there, nothing much, but I expected to like it less so I guess there's that
3.5
Better than it should have been
Nothing special really.
A couple of really great songs here. And then, a lot of disposable ones as well.
This album was F.I.N.E.
Du rock efficace, du type crowd-pleaser, mené par un Steven Tyler qu'on ne peut imaginer qu'échevelé
its almost kind of a relief to confirm that aerosmith are indeed, or certainly were at this point, a WEIRD weird band. their approach here is extremely dense and hyperactive and exhausting, with a sort of fidgety twitchy energy even in the less traditionally rocky songs...essentially led zepplin 2 overclocked to the point of exploding. for a 48 minute record this style is rly pushing it for me personally...im not sure the musical information itself is rich enough to carry me thru such a battering (tho i think they are at least trying), esp with their whole hard rock self-aggrandizing horny rancid vibes...more than being offputting, im not sure theres anything actually interesting in it. all of this also kinda ties into steven tyler and like. i dont know if i like him as a performer tbh but he's certainly memorable, and perhaps everything has to be this overly pronounced just be heard over him. this is definitely not for me in aesthetic or listening experience, but it doesnt contain any of the aerosmith singles that i hate (the previous album contains most of those) and i do have a respect for its wild frenzy , this aint no boring mid tempo stompy hard rock. i even embarrassingly kind of like what it takes...the aforementioned ingredients lend an interesting chemical composition to ballady tracks
This was a fun listen. Good ol’ classic rock vibes but overly sexed up. Janie’s Got a Gun and Don’t Get Mad Get Even were the highlights for me.
Every song is basically a pick-up line in leather pants.
One listen was plenty for me.
I've had a run of critically acclaimed and influential albums in the last week including math rock and religious songs. I've had some artistic and culturally diverse albums in that mix. It's been, frankly, a struggle. Then along comes this. An up and down mainstream rock album with some guitars and some songs and it was a timely reminder that music doesn't have to be clever or influential or complex or arty. Sometimes it just has to be simple and superficial. I enjoyed this a lot. Probably as a result of where it was placed in my feed of albums but so what. Don't think too hard, just enjoy it.
Is this better than I expected an Aerosmith album from 1989 to be? Yes, but that doesn't mean it's good.
Not the biggest Aerosmith fan but respect where it’s due. Dude has pipes
This is pretty darn close to perfection! 4.75 stars!
A classic
En bammm... Aerosmith loopt even de studio binnen en knalt een plaat vol met de van hen bekende powerrock. En dat is me effe een partijtje lekker. Niet moeilijk doen, maar er vol tegenaan, zo horen we het graag. Dat mag ook wel eens beloond.
Weer eens een poging om de 1001 aan te zetten met het gezin in de auto. En, volgens mij voor het eerst, mag het album helemaal afgespeeld worden. De meer standaard rock nummers liggen ook erg makkelijk in het gehoor natuurlijk. Wat mij meer verbaast is dat wordt meegezongen met 'Janie's got a gun'. Ook dit blijft op de een of andere manier makkelijk in het hoofd zitten. Maar het is toch niet een nummer waar je gedachteloos je hoofd mee laat laat knikken. Ik krijg nog wel de vraag of ik niet de betere versie kan opzetten, Nou nee, ik zit achter het stuur hè....en dan kan ik lekker door met het 1001-huiswerk, want mijn luistermaatje likt mij in te gaan halen. Voor het album maakt zo'n nummer wel het verschil. Het geeft variatie en eigenheid en het dwingt om beter te luisteren.
Lekkere pot hard rock cq glam metal uit de jaren 80. Love in an Elevator was samen met Bad Medicine van Bon Jovi zo ongeveer een glam-anthem, karakteristiek voor een bepaalde periode in de muziekgeschiedenis. Anderen zullen misschien andere nummers noemen hoor, maar deze twee staan voor mij symbool voor die periode. Ik heb dit album niet heel veel gedraaid, meer het album hierna, Get a Grip. Dat we hopelijk nog krijgen in onze snoblijst, al weet je het nooit. Gelijk even gecheckt, en nee dus, de snobs hebben voor dit album gekozen en voor Rocks. Het is al een wonder dat we het 10e album mogen beluisteren en niet alleen het debuut en Toys in the Attic. Bij Genesis werden namelijk ook aparte keuzes gemaakt. Maar gelukkig hebben de snobs in ieder geval nog een kaskraker uit een tweede of derde muzikale leven van Aerosmith ook opgenomen. En ze hebben zowaar keuzes gemaakt, hulde! Ik word vrolijk van de uptempo rocknummers, maar de wat experimentelere nummers zoals Jane's got a Gun of de ballads (waar ze later monsterhits mee scoorden) zoals What It Takes hebben Aerosmith toch ook opnieuw op de kaart gezet. Het is soms wat te zoet en er klinkt soms iets teveel jaren 80 doorheen (synths en reverb), maar de tijd vliegt bij het luisteren van dit plaatje. Ik zou hem zo weer opzetten. Heerlijke 5 sterren.
Great album that takes the bluesy stomp of 70’s Aerosmith with the glossy 80’s production and songwriting assistance. Does it lose the authenticity of 70’s Aerosmith? Of course. Are they enjoyable poppy rock songs? Absolutely.
Some great jamz and some fillers. This album took them to another level. Not my favorite in their catalog, but still very enjoyable, nonetheless.
I hate the sounds he makes at the beginning of janies got a gun
The hits really hit but didn’t love the space between.
Eh it was fun, I liked it
Don’t love the “hard rock cafe” genre of music, but not terrible. My parents really liked this.
alltså första spåret är en jäkla banger, o hade resten varit som den så hade detta varit en enkel fyra, men känns slarvigt, ointressant, oinspirerat o trött. Dom populära spåren är ännu värre.
Trodde jag skulle gilla detta mer! Finns andra bra låtar med bandet
En bra låt! Resten bedrövligt