Search - Aerosmith :: Nine Lives

3 1/2 Stars, Aerosmith's last solid album (of the modern er

T. Gore | Neu Joisy | 01/29/2008

(3 out of 5 stars)

"Even though Aerosmith's "Nine Lives" was released almost llyrs ago, I still consider it more "Modern" Aerosmith, and not since "Done with Mirrors" has Aerosmith released an album that has more of a feel of the older material. Now, first off, I am not a huge Aerosmith nut. I own very few albums from them, but I am a fan of the older material from the 70's, and the only album that I liked from the 80's was "Done with Mirrors" After that, the band seemed to fall into the pop "toilet" with some lousy album, horrendous pop songs, and whiny lite-rock type ballads. Of course there are fans that happen to like that side of Aerosmith, and there is nothing wrong with that, so I guess this review would be more slated toward the fans of the golden years of the band. "Nine Lives" is far from perfect, but it does avoid the problems of past albums before it. There are hardly any la-de-da ballads, and the hard rock edge of the band comes through on such cuts as "Nine Lives" and "The Farm (clearly the best song they have recorded since "Kings and Queens" There are some more poppy type songs such as Pink, but they are actually enjoyable. So this would be the Aerosmith album to get if you are looking for the modern sound of the band, without all the pop type songs and ballads that have plaqued the band. ENJOY"

Sub-par for this band

Bryan S. Sampsel | Colorado Springs, CO United States | 09/03/2008

(2 out of 5 stars)

"Aerosmith has cranked out truckloads of awesome albums. I guess eventually, the odds would end up that they'd make a stinker.



This album lacked the energy and direction of previous albums. It was as if Aerosmith was having an identity crisis.



"Pump" or "Toys in the Attic" are much better representations of what Aerosmith can do."

Snoozefest from the Toxic Twins

WillyMcCabe | Minneapolis, MN | 01/17/2009

(1 out of 5 stars)

"Maybe one of Aerosmith's lamest albums. Utterly uncharming, dull and unimaginative. They have made far better albums before and since and you still have a lot of good Aerosmith albums to choose from, this just aint one of em."