Audio CD review:
Aerosmith - Box of Fire

Aerosmith - Box of Fire

Band: Aerosmith Title: Box of Fire Rating: Release Date: 22 November, 1994 Media: Audio CD Tracks: 1: Make It 2: Somebody 3: Dream On 4: One Way Street 5: Mama Kin 6: Write Me 7: Movin' Out 8: Walkin' The Dog 9: Same Old Song And Dance 10: Lord Of The Thighs 11: Spaced 12: Woman Of The World 13: S.O.S. (Too Bad) 14: Train Kept A Rollin' 15: Seasons Of Wither 16: Pandora's Box 17: Toys In The Attic 18: Uncle Salty 19: Adam's Apple 20: Walk This Way 21: Big Ten Inch Record 22: Sweet Emotion 23: No More No More 24: Round And Round 25: You See Me Crying 26: Back In The Saddle 27: Last Child 28: Rats In The Cellar 29: Combination 30: Sick As A Dog 31: Nobody's Fault 32: Get The Lead Out 33: Lick And A Promise 34: Home Tonight 35: Draw The Line 36: I Wanna Know Why 37: Critical Mass 38: Get It Up 39: Bright Light Fright 40: Kings And Queens 41: The Hand That Feeds 42: Sight For Sore Eyes 43: Milk Cow Blues 44: Back In The Saddle 45: Sweet Emotion 46: Lord Of The Thighs 47: Toys In The Attic 48: Last Child 49: Come Together 50: Walk This Way 51: Sick As A Dog 52: Dream On 53: Chip Away The Stone 54: Sight For Sore Eyes 55: Mama Kin 56: S.O.S. 57: I Ain't Got You 58: Mother Popcorn 59: Train Kept A Rollin'/Strangers In The NIght 60: No Surprize 61: Chiquita 62: Remember (Walking In The Sand) 63: Cheese Cake 64: Three Mile Smile 65: Reefer Head Woman 66: Bone To Bone (Coney Island White Fish Boy) 67: Think About It 68: Mia 69: Dream On 70: Same Old Song And Dance 71: Sweet Emotion 72: Walk This Way 73: Last Child 74: Back In The Saddle 75: Draw The Line 76: Kings And Queens 77: Come Together 78: Remember (Walking IN The Sand) 79: Jailbait 80: Lightning Strikes 81: Bitch's Brew 82: Bolivian Ragamuffin 83: Cry Me A River 84: Prelude To Joanie 85: Joanie's Butterfly 86: Rock In A Hard Place (Cheshire Cat) 87: Jig Is Up 88: Push Comes To Shove 89: Train Kept A Rollin' 90: Kings And Queens 91: Sweet Emotion 92: Dream On 93: Mama Kin 94: Three Mile Smile/Reefer Head Woman 95: Lord Of The Thighs 96: Major Barbra 97: Back In The Saddle 98: Walk This Way 99: Movin' Out 100: Draw The Line 101: Same Old Song And Dance 102: Last Child 103: Let The Music Do The Talking 104: Toys In The Attic 105: Rats In The Cellar 106: Lick And A Promise 107: Chip Away The Stone 108: No Surprize 109: Mama Kin 110: Adam's Apple 111: Nobody's Fault 112: Round And Round 113: Critical Mass 114: Lord Of The Thighs 115: Jailbait 116: Train Kept A Rollin' 117: Sweet Emotion (1991) 118: Rocking Pneumonia And The Boogie Woogie Flu 119: Subway 120: Circle Jerk 121: Dream On (MTV Anniversary)

Customer Reviews All the great "old" albums. Bulk is cheap. But this is overkill. Some history might clear this up. I see a lot of reviews that seem clueless as to why this box set was released the way it was. Aerosmith started off on the Columbia label, under which they released 12 official albums. This box set includes those 12 specific albums in their entirety, along with a bonus EP of rarities. After cleaning up their drug problems in the mid-1980s, they switched to Geffen in 1985 and stayed with them through 1994. November 1994 saw the release of both "Big Ones" (a compilation of hits from the Geffen years) and "Box of Fire". This was no coincidence, because the band was ending their contract with Geffen and returning to Columbia (on which they released everything from 1997's "Nine Lives" onwards). You have to realize that in the music world, a band's label largely determines how the release of compilations and box sets are made. When a band with a huge back catalog signs to a new label, it's not unusual to see the new label re-release the old catalog themselves, because a new label is not interested in promoting a band that has classic albums that still sell on a different label! In this case, Aerosmith returned to Columbia, who in turn remastered and rereleased the Columbia catalog here in "Box of Fire". Some people are complaining about the redundant tracks, or the fact that you could use less discs to fit the same music. Again, this is a re-release of the first 12 Aerosmith albums, as a collector's set. They're going for completeness. They were however released for individual sale too, so boxing 12 of what they were selling separate seemed simple enough I'm sure. Unfortunately, the band is notorious for having way more than their share of live albums and official studio compilations. In the case of their first dozen albums, 3 were live, and 2 were compilations! So who would want to buy the first 12 at once? Especially with "Greatest Hits" included? (The other compilation, "Gems", is at least unique in that it has the rare single "Chip Away at the Stone"). Granted the box is beautifully put together, the music is classic, and buying this is cheaper than buying the discs individually. But die-hard fans would no doubt already own the CDs, and casual fans of old Aerosmith would be happy with the 1991 "Pandora's Box" box set. One last thing to keep in mind is that in 1994, many were finally replacing their cassettes and vinyl with CD. So for fans who didn't make the switch yet, this was a good all-in-one buy! It worked for The Police box set and "complete studio" Led Zeppelin too (then again these had no redundant tracks to deal with). "Box of Fire" is still good for the price, but these days I'd say it's overkill for all but the die-hard fan. . Great cd but whys the best of in it???? thats really dumb i wish i knew whos bright idea it was to but aerosmiths greatest it cd wen al the songs on it are in te first 5 albums before it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! plus i think tey could have puttin other albums instead of live stuff on some cds but overall great collection!. Aerosmith - 'Box Of Fire' (Sony) 13-CD box set 'Box Of Fire' includes all twelve of their albums from '73's self-titled Aerosmith to '87's 'Permanent Vacation' plus one five-track EP that has some real tough-to-find songs of theirs including the instrumental "Subway" and "Circle Jerk". A superb 13 - CD box set and all,but WHO has time to listen to this? You obviously need to check out,say several discs at a time to make it fun. A great find,but 'Box Of Fire' is obviously aimed toward the HUGE Aerosmith fan, with a hunk of disposable income. A must-have, but PRICEY. . You can see a complete list of all Aerosmith discography, or go back to the Aerosmith tabs