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.
Taste of India
dont be carried away by the the title, this song
has nothing much to do with India except for the Indian instruments played for
few seconds in the starting. It is rumored that, its about Steven Tyler’s
sexual experience with a priestess when he visited India.
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