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"Aerosmith is continuing along the same lines as on "Permanent Vacation", namely US hard rock that may be hyper-produced, but leaves no stone unturned when it comes to the ingredients needed for a varied, dynamic and powerful album."
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After a difficult period, marked in particular by a stormy split with its crooked manager, Aerosmith kept us waiting with a few unreleased tracks on various compilations. However, we had to wait 4 years before finally being able to put a true successor to the legendary "Get A Grip" on our turntables. For this "Nine Lives", Aerosmith has partially renewed the team, surrounding itself with Kevin Shirley on production, while Glenn Ballard and Marti Frederiksen replace Jim Vallance alongside the inescapable Desmond Child and Mark Hudson on the list of associate composers.
Although a little darker, "Nine Lives" is the logical follow-up to "Get A Grip", combining energy, melody and heavy production, the whole being carried by 5 musicians at the top of their game. Once again packed with 14 tracks, this new opus renews the feat of being sufficiently varied to avoid any weariness, and if we find many elements already present on its predecessor, it is also the occasion to discover some experimentations, like the sitar and the Indian atmosphere of a bewitching "Taste Of India" with a haunting chorus, or the jazzy intro of "Ain't That A Bitch", a disillusioned ballad reinforced by a string section. Aerosmith also takes the opportunity to bring out the frustration and rage accumulated over the past 4 years on tracks of almost punk energy and aggression ("Something's Gotta Give" or "Crash").
As for the rest, we find the genre's essentials, with some powerful, dynamic and irresistible tracks ("Nine Lives"), with devastating humor ("Farm") or more radio-friendly packaging ("Falling In Love (Is Hard On The Knees)"), even flirting with US pop-rock accents (the single "Pink"). As for the ballads, they are as effective and varied as ever ("Hole In My Soul" and "Kiss Your Past Good-Bye)"), sometimes bluesy ("Full Circle"). We can only regret that the successful "Fallen Angels" is a little muffled between an intro and an outro that are a little too long, and aim to plunge us back into the Indian ambiences we've already experienced earlier on the album.
In fact, it's towards the end of the album that a slight in level is felt, particularly on "Falling Off", a good big rock song handicapped by the vocals of Joe Perry, who is decidedly a much better guitarist than singer. Despite this, Aerosmith's "Nine Lives" lives up to our (long) expectations and confirms the quality of "Get A Grip". Another must-have album! - Official website
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TRACK LISTING:
01. Nine Lives - 4:01 02. Falling In Love - 3:25 03. Hole In My Soul - 6:09 04. Taste Of India - 5:53 05. Full Circle - 5:00 06. Something's Gotta Give - 3:36 07. Ain't That A Bitch - 5:25 08. Farm - 4:27 09. Crash - 4:25 10. Kiss Your Past Good-Bye - 4:31 11. Pink - 3:55 12. Falling Off - 3:02 13. Attitude Adjustment - 3:44 14. Fallen Angels - 8:16
LINEUP:
Brad Whitford: Guitares Joe Perry: Chant / Guitares Joey Kramer: Batterie Steven Tyler: Chant / Claviers / Harmonica Tom Hamilton: Guitares / Basse
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