Reviews, Health, and Other Stuff: Aerosmith

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Saturday, October 11, 2025

CD/Music Review: Aerosmith: Big Ones

Big Ones, released in 1994, is an album that is mostly a compilation of recent (at the time) hits from Aerosmith. The album includes 15 songs in all. It is not really a greatest hits album as it does not include songs spanning their entire career. Instead, it features the hit songs from their late 80s/early 90s albums Get a Grip, Pump, and Permanent Vacation, such as "Rag Doll, and" Janie's Got a Gun." Crazy, "Livin' on the Edge," etc. It also includes a couple of previously unreleased songs that the band recorded during a break on one of their tours.

The CD liner unfolds like a poster. On one side, it has pictures and production notes, and on the other, it has the lyrics for all the tracks. Ultimately, if you are a fan of Aerosmith's late '80s and early '90s hit songs, this is absolutely worth listening to.

Friday, October 10, 2025

CD/Music Review: Aerosmith: Get a Grip

Get a Grip, released in 1993, was Aerosmith's 11th studio album. It continued to blend hard rock and pop that characterized their sound throughout the 1980s and 1990s. It featured 14 tracks, including the hits "Livin' on the Edge," "Crazy," "Cryin'," and "Amazing," as well as the popular track "Eat the Rich." Cryin' and Crazy were massively popular due to their music videos, both of which featured Alicia Silverstone at the height of her fame, and the latter featuring Steven Tyler's then relatively unknown daughter, Liv.

The CD liner includes pictures, lyrics for each track, and a thank-you note from the band. Ultimately, the album has an excellent mix of songs and features some of the band's biggest hits of the '90s. It is absolutely worth listening to and has many songs that are worth adding to a playlist.

Monday, October 6, 2025

CD/Music Review: Aerosmith: Permanent Vacation

Permanent Vacation is the 1987 studio release by Aerosmith. It was their 9th studio album and is seen as their resurgence album after Joe Perry and Brad Whitford returned to the group in 1984. The album features 12 tracks in total, including the massively popular songs "Rag Doll," "Dude (Looks Like a Lady)," and "Angel." It also features a cover of the Beatles song, I'm Down. The album is a blend of pop and hard rock/heavy metal, which defined the band's sound throughout the 1980s and 1990s.

The CD liner contains the lyrics to the various songs, pictures, production notes, and thank yous. Overall, the album is very good. It (along with the music videos for the hit songs that received massive airplay on MTV and VH1) revitalized the band's career, and arguably made them more popular than they were in the 1970s. If you are a fan of hard rock and metal that does not get too loud and aggressive, this is absolutely worth listening to.