Aerosmith - The Stuff That isn't On 'Young Lust'

As Peter pointed out, Aerosmith like compilations. Actually, some of them were put out by record companies eager to milk a departed / missing in action / presumed dead band, hence the Columbia Greatest Hits, Live Classics Volumes 1 & 2, Live Bootleg and so on. To add to the list there is also Gems, Young Lust, Gold and a live double too. Young Lust, the album that Peter gave a shockingly low score to, albeit heavy with the later pop efforts, still contains enough songs to pull itself up to the 9's - the Joe Perry Song 'Let the Music Do the Talking' (which I think first appeared on his solo album), 'Dream On' and 'Sweet Emotion' (both live as they are from the Columbia days, which also explains the inexplicable inclusion of a couple of forgettable numbers off the Geffen comeback album 'Done with Mirrors').

So, in an attempt to counterbalance the pop, and drag up their score a bit in Peter's eyes, here are some non Young Lust songs that don't have women in bikinis in the video.

Young Lust: The Aerosmith Anthology Disc 2

Disc 2 today and its shaping up to be better, the 80’s rock quotient is still high, but its Aerosmith so its like complaining that there is cheese in a cheese sandwich. They are heading for a little later career fodder on the second disc, Crazy, Eat the Rich and a faithful cover of The Doors love me two times, I think vocal duties on the latter are given over to Joe Perry as it doesn’t sound too much like Steven Tyler. Yesterday they did Hangman Jury which tellingly has been the best song so far, but you know as it goes, 5 out of 10 for this disc so for the album, an average of 4.5 out of 10.

Young Lust: The Aerosmith Anthology Disc 1

Continuing the Rock, Young Lust: The Aerosmith Anthology. One of many many Aerosmith Greatest Hits that exist, including boxsets I think they have about 8, they like compilations it seems. This album being long and a double album might mean that it stretches over two days. I am part way through the first disc, so in all likelihood it will be disc 2 tomorrow.
I asked for this one Christmas form Lisa and I think chopped down it would absolutely fantastic, of the 13 tracks listened to so far I like about half, that should indicate really that this is going to get a 5?
I quite like Aerosmith though, I like their image, their ethic, what they do and how they sound, I like that they remind me of the Stones, I just want more tunes out of them that this G.Hits isn’t giving me. It may happen on disc 2 and it this was an original album it would have got a 5, but as they are professing that the hits are great. 4 out of 10.