I had heard Aerosmith for years - back when I was in high school (I'm 45 now), and this CD made me an Aerosmith fan. All of the songs are equally worth listening to, but I would have to say the best songs in my opinion on this CDare by far "Monkey On My Back," "Hoodoo/Medicine Man," with some very good instrumental mixed in ("The Otherside"). This CD (and "Permanent Vacation") has shown that Aerosmith is a very versatile rock group, which is no wonder why they have lasted this long!! If you are an Aerosmith fan, you will not be disappointed!!

Just how this album always makes me feel... I'm a youngster at 28 as far as most Aerosmith fans go, but I remember listening to this on tape with my Dad when I was 10 years old and I still get that "feeling". And a few years later when "Get a Grip" came out it was almost no different. By far the BEST Rock and Roll band America has ever produced... I listen to EVERYTHING, from Death Metal to Country, and AEROSMITH still hits the spot. Amazing band... Pun intended.

This album was not Aerosmith's "comeback" album, it was their crowning jewel, where they showed their musicianship, energy, and determination.

Nearly every track spawned an awesome single and I spent many teenage nights rocking out to the entire album.

This was Aerosmith's best. Ever.

Admittley, I'm not an Aerosmith fan (though I'm not a fan of any band besides 311). I like their hits and really haven't gotten the urge to crack open even their seventies albums such as Rocks and Toys in the Attic (though I might in the future). As a matter of fact, most of their stuff hasn't really done much to impress me, as a matter of fact, this is my first Aerosmith album, and one where I gave a good listen to.

I must say, from what I've heard, this rocks and is more energetic and more rocking than anything from the 70's (Back In The Saddle, on a side note, is weaksauce). For one, just check out those drums! The drumming is quite powerful compared to anything else they did, just awesome, pumping, funky, rock and roll drumming! It reminds me of the punch that made John Bonham a legendary drummer. And Steven Tyler is more sleazy and more wild than he was in the 70's, his voice has definitely changed. There is a wide variety of music styles, ballads, rockers, bluesy songs, and hoedowns! I do enjoy the bits such as the Water Song. There is quite a bit in the variety department, and the album just flows better because of that. Here's an overview of the 10 songs
1.Young Lust-A glorious rock and roll song. It doesn't get any better than this!
2.F.I.N.E.-See Above
3.Love in an Elevator-See Above
4.Monkey On My Back-backed by a deep, rocking groove, Steven Tyler pumps it up and sings about getting rid of a drug addiction. Catchy, classic Aerosmith. Complete with some Whoo-hoo's that put michael jackson to shame.
5.Janie's Got A Gun-An almost great song with a good intro, but one thing that makes me mad is how they changed "He raped a little bitty baby" to "He jacked a little bitty baby". That just makes me mad, because the subject matter is serious, and why water something like it down for commerical purposes?
6.Take Me To the Other Side-Good horns go into a good, but not great poppy rock and roll song. It's one of my least favorites, but it gets the job done and sounds great, with good lyrics.
7.My Girl-One of my favorites, with a funky groove so irrestible. Hate if it was taken off.
8.Don't Get Mad, Get Even-A somewhat uninteresting chorus, but the verses are deep fried country, heck yeah!
9.Hoodoo-Voodoo Medicine Man-I like the bit at the beginning, but it turns into the only poor song on the album.
10.What It Takes-A ballad with any of the awful hair metal syndromes. Great jam at the end, more country.

Well, one thing I do know, Aerosmith wouldn't create something like this after release, instead getting the help of their producers and other people not in the band to make music a lot more (some helped on this, but it's mostly Aerosmith material). Too bad, though Just Push Play is an awesome song. They wouldn't release an album that's consistent near all the way.

9/10

The biggest album of Aerosmith's career? Well, some will argue Toys in the Attic was, but this album was more popular when it was first released because of the "big comeback" tag that was attached to it by many fans and disc jockeys. And how can I have a problem with that? The band had a severe drug addiction, and they were able to beat that dreadful addiction and make a quality album.

All the big hits from the album that you've heard (plenty of times) are gold, but even the lesser known songs are quite strong, melodically. Steven Tyler's singing is right on the money most of the time, and this album avoids being dominated with all kinds of stinky ballads the band would start making a couple years after this albums release. Worth picking up.