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Surprisingly Good
Aerosmith was living off of the success of their previous album, the awful Get a Grip (The first four singles were the only good songs). They had almost broken up thanks to their messed up manager Tim Collins, but thankfully they fired Collins and resolved their differences. Unfortunately they still use a bunch of outside writers and Tom Hamilton did was not credited for writing a single song. All that aside this is actually really good and one of their top five heaviest albums. Here's how the songs stack up:
1. Nine Lives 10/10- Great hard rocking opener, fast paced and fun. The only bad part is the cat mewing in the beginning gets old fast.
2. Falling in Love(Is Hard on the Knees) 10/10- Clever title and lyrics. Sounds great with horns and Joe Perry sounds great on slide guitar.
3. Hole in my Soul 8/10- Alot like "Crazy" except this song does not suck. Likeable but extrememly sappy.
4. Taste of India 9/10- Good hard rocking song with great sounding guitars to compliment the strings.
5. Full Circle 4/10- Terrible ballad, completely fake sounding and not true Aerosmith.
6. Something's Gotta Give 9/10- Good song with poor production and sound.
7. Ain't That a B*tch 6/10- Okay, but too slow and no high points.
8. The Farm 8/10- If it is possible to get past the stupidity of the song, it's not that bad. It sounds good with orchestra and it is really funny hearing Tyler and Perry doing clips from Wizard of Oz.
9. Crash 10/10- Sounds like Aerosmith of Rocks era. Impossible not to air guitar the solos.
10. Kiss Your Past Goodbye 10/10- Great sound with great vocals by Tyler, going higher than anyone thought possible at that age.
11. Pink 7/10- Biggest hit off the album, is not really that good and kind of dirty. Tyler's vocals make this worthwhile.
12. Attitude Adjustment 9/10- Great guitars carry this one.
13. Fallen Angels 5/10- Fairly weak ballad with more strings than rock. A poor ending.
This album was originally recorded in Miami, but was rerecorded several months later in a different location and that seems to have made the difference (listen to the Miami version of "Pink" on O Yeah! Ultimate Aerosmith Hits).

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Aerosmiths Most Underrated Album?
Could it be that Nine Lives is Aerosmiths most over looked gem in the catolog? Yes it is true this gem is over shadowed by Get A Grip, Pump, and Permanant Vacation when really Nine Lives is better then all three of those albums. You wount find any filler here. Now dont get me wrong I love those other albums but Nine Lives is just better. The first half of the album rocks the hardest with songs like 'Nine Lives' 'Falling In Love' 'Somethings Gotta Give' and 'Taste of India'. The second half of the album is a little less hard but still kicks the [crud]out of most any other album of the 90's. This album does have an unusual amount of ballads, even for Aerosmith but its all good, you wount find a flaw. Steven Tylers voice is the best voice you will ever hear and he shows that of well hear. Joe Perry plays slide on all but to tracks (Nine Lives, Falling In Love) and he pulls it off extremly well, I think he is the most underrated slide guitar player ever. But then I also think Perry is the greatest guitar player to ever pick the instrument up. Brad and Toms rythm is tight as always. Joeys crashing drums are Over The Top as always. Out of all the studio albums Aerosmith has made this is in the top for with Aerosmith, Get Your Wings, and Toys In The Attic. I personaly think this is slightly better then Rocks, and that is saying a whole lot. Get this, play it loud, and sit back and enjoy!

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Really good Aerosmith!
This album brought Aerosmith back into both hard rocking and radio pop play. This album, to start with, is one of the heaviest albums they have done. I liked that a lot.
The title track and first song is the perfect begining for what's about to come, screams! The guitars rock hard and the rhythm section drives you in the record.
As the songs go by, the record only keeps getting better, maybe not heavier, yet the songs are catchier. Great job on the oriental sound of "Taste Of India", interesting melodies on "full circle" and great horns section on "Falling In Love". The song "Thorn in my soul" is also another great one, specially in the lyrical section.
The remainding of the songs are interesting yet they didn't catch my attention as much as the first ones. "Crash" is pretty hard rocking. "Pink" is the lowdown definitely. Other songs such as "The Farm" sound more like Aerosmith joking rather than playing songs worth of an Aerosmith album.
Yet, the best is to come, the last song "Fallen Angels" is just masterfull. Great passion into this song. Still has a little bit of that oriental sound that keeps repeating throughout some melodies in the album, which for Aerosmith is a change. yet this song is amazing, and definitely the best of the album.
Gotta get it, it might not be the Aerosmith of the 70's, neither the one of the 80's or the one that followed this record, but still leaves a great record to remember.
Highlights: Nine Lives, Fallen Angels