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Aerosmith - Get a Grip Audio CD

A fair review of the Aerosmith "Get a Grip" Audio CD. Please note that the below review is the views of the authors, and authors only. You can get a complete list of all Aerosmith reviews here, or go back to the Aerosmith tabs.

Aerosmith Band: Aerosmith
Title: Get a Grip
Rating:
Release Date: 2001-11-20
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: Intro 2: Eat The Rich 3: Get A Grip 4: Fever 5: Livin' On The Edge 6: Flesh 7: Walk On Down 8: Shut Up And Dance 9: Cryin' 10: Gotta Love It 11: Crazy 12: Line Up 13: Amazing 14: Boogie Man

It's a classic
The first one got lost in a divorce. This is the second time I have bought this CD. It still sounds just as good the second time around. The songs are all classic Aerosmith. I had to have it bad enough to buy it twice.


Commercial bliss!
" While each of those albums had a few great songs and a bunch of other filler tracks. They had been building up to this album! The trilogy of commercial works which began with "Permanent Vacation" and moved on to "Pump. "Get A Grip" was packed with radio friendly and video friendly singles. Song after song took them to stardom far beyond the "classic rock" legends they had become. After 1993 they never looked back. They were mega stars that found themselves in movies, TV and all around Hollywood callings. While it gave us good rock n roll songs and one unforgettable album, it sadly moved them into the arena of taking themselves "too serious!" An end to one era and the beginning of another.


Not much to hold on to
Asides from the major hits that came from this disc, most of the album sounds like overproduced, underwritten 90's blues-tinged arena rock. 2 1/2

What sounded like their most polished and accessible album at the time has not seemed to have aged so well.


great rock that leaves you scratchin' for more
Their rock sounds are classic and catchy at the same time; and their rock ballads move me very much. Aerosmith enjoys popularity these days decades after they formed their band. This CD, entitled Get A Grip, gives us Aerosmith at their very best.

"Eat The Rich" gets some of its power by switching back and forth rapidly from major and minor keys; the electric guitars also make this number special. Love that percussion--Steve Tyler and Joe Perry sing like no other duo! The underlying beat from the drums and percussion work to make this a song that rocks hard; and Aerosmith lets people rail against the rich to express their anger that some people are "more equal that other" simply because they are wealthy. Great! "Get A Grip" also uses drums and percussion for the underlying main beat of this number; and the use of major and minor chords in "Get A Grip" proves to be a strong tactic to make this "Get A Grip" rock hard! You will like "Get A Grip" very much!

"Livin' On The Edge" gives us a beautiful rock ballad by this stellar band; Aerosmith cries out against everything bad in this world. The electric guitars work to bolster this number; and Steven Tyler sings this flawlessly with Joe Perry helping him well. Great! Good chorus, too. "Cryin'" rocks hard but remains squarely in the realm of rock ballad; Steven Tyler sings of how he was sad without a true love before he met his girlfriend; but now that she's gone he's equally sad once again. "Cryin'" uses the drums and percussion very well; and those classic chord and tempo changes make this a beautiful rock ballad. "Cryin'" is worth the price of admission all on its own!

"Amazing" recalls Steven Tyler's true story of how he used drugs that didn't help him at all even though at the time he thought they were making his life less painful. This passionate ballad moves me with its beauty; and Steven sings with without a superfluous note! The band back him up flawlessly; "Amazing" is easily a highlight of this album; and I believe that it's one of their best songs ever as well. I especially like the way Aerosmith uses the strings to lift this number even higher; and the band jams like they never did before on "Amazing. "

The CD track set ends with the instrumental "Boogie Night. " The electric guitars start playing softly and then as they get louder "Boogie Man" takes off like a jet! Good bass from Tom Hamilton, too.

The liner notes include great artwork and we also get the lyrics to all the songs on this CD. Awesome!

Aerosmith scored a major coup with Get A Grip; and if we're lucky they'll never stop!

Rock on, Aerosmith!
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Rockin' It Soft
The three singles "Amazing," "Cryin'," and "Crazy" in particular seem like commercialized pop-rock. There's some really good music on this album, though it's not nearly as hard rocking as fans of the older Aerosmith would expect (or perhaps want). That isn't to say that I don't like them. As much as I generally hate rock that sounds like it was especially made for radio/MTV, those three songs are just too good to dislike. Then there are the other songs like "Livin' On the Edge" and "Eat the Rich," which also got some attention and aren't too bad. Overall, while it's not nearly as rocking as the classic Aerosmith stuff, it's perhaps just as good. .


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