AEROSMITH

AEROSMITH
PANDORA'S BOX (1991)
320 KBPS

Aerosmith were written off by the pop pundits in the early '80s as a drug-ravaged bunch of Rolling Stones clones who would go down in music history as little more than a hard-rock footnote. The band, however, rose from the ashes to become an even mightier hit machine in the '90s, even if they ended up selling their soul to pop über-songstress Diane Warren in the bargain. This three-CD compilation is a marathon tour of their first glorious, casualty-ridden decade and a body of work that proudly wears its influences on its sleeve: Chicago and Delta blues, early R&B, the Yardbirds, Led Zeppelin, and, of course, the Stones. Virtually all the early hits and concert crowd pleasers are here, along with nearly two dozen rare, unreleased, and live cuts, thoroughly documented with refreshing doses of self-deprecation as it bravely traces the band's arc from Boston bar-band supreme to stadium superstars to seeming dissipation. If there's a gaping hole in the "A" section of your hard-rock library, this is a fine introduction to the Aerosmith that influenced a generation of musicians, stretching from Van Halen to R.E.M. to Guns N' Roses.

Cd 1
1. when i needed you 2:36
2. make it 3:47
3. movin' out 5:43
4. one way street 7:02
5. on the road again 3:37
6. mama kin 4:27
7. same old song and dance 3:54
8. train kept a rollin' 5:33
9. seasons of wither 5:40
10. write me a letter 4:19
11. dream on 4:27
12. pandora's box 5:44
13. rattkesnake shake 10:28
14. walkin' the dog 3:15
15. lord of the thighs 7:13

Cd 2
1. toys in the attic 3:07
2. round and round 5:04
3. krawhitham 4:00
4. you see me crying 5:13
5. sweet emotion 4:36
6. no more no more 4:34
7. walk this way 3:41
8. i wanna know why 3:04
9. big ten-inch record 4:02
10. rats in the cellar 4:07
11. last child 3:54
12. all your love 5:29
13. soul saver 0:53
14. nobody's fault 4:23
15. lick and a promise 3:06
16. adam's apple 4:50
17. draw the line 3:44
18. critical mass 4:52

Cd 3
1. kings and queens 5:33
2. milkcow blues 4:15
3. i live in connecticut 0:55
4. three mile smile 3:46
5. let it slide 2:55
6. cheese cake 4:16
7. bone to bone (coney island white fish boy) 3:01
8. no surprize 4:27
9. come together 3:46
10. downtown charlie 2:34
11. sharpshooter 5:32
12. shit house shuffle 0:36
13. south station blues 4:11
14. riff & roll 3:18
15. jailbait 4:40
16. major barbara 5:06
17. chip away the stone 4:07
18. helter skelter 3:16
19. back in the saddle 4:49