NINE LIVES
well, since nobody is ready to write a review about this fantastic
album, being an aerosmith fan, I ll take this arduous job of writing the
review.
Let me start with some facts. Nine Lives is the twelfth
studio album of Aerosmith, released March 18, 1997. this is the only album of
aerosmith that has reached #1 at the Billboard Charts. After the Sucess of
their previous album Get a Grip, lead singer Steven Tyler had a motorcycle
accident and was bed ridden for months. Fans thought aerosmith was over, but
the singer proved he was only down but not out with this come back album, hence
the title Nine Lives.
Nine Lives
The album kicks off with the title track. Dont turn the volume high in
the beginning, because the cat’s screaming at the intro may scare your
neighbors. this song is a very typical aerosmith song that has the sound of the
fast paced tracks of the album but a fresh sinister tune. every musician is
loudest in this song, singer screaming his lungs out, lead guitar blowing off
the amplifier and the drums are thunderous. a perfect song to say that they are
not yet dead but still alive and rocking.
Fallin in Love(is hard on the knees)
this song take us to the new sound of the band which is followed
throughout this album and the next album’just push play’. melodies in the
verse section and gets loud at the chorus and then rocks out in the solo and
towards the end. a new style that make you and keep you’fallin in love’
with this song. there are also a lot sexual innuendo lyrics that sound funny,
like
’My old libido has been blowing a transistor’, ’Don’t give me no
lip, I’ve got enough of my own’
Hole In My Soul
this is a Ballad. this song is not as loud as the previous aerosmith
ballads. they have kept this one simple yet beautiful. the lyrics are more sad
and angrier than the usual. the intro and ending part is most gracious
about this song. it’s one of those song that steven tyler makes you feel the
pain through his voice and the way he exaggerates on certain words. a sure
heart touching song. the video is also very interesting, it has an ironic theme
but has a happy ending.