Aerosmith - Music From Another Dimension! (2012)
I hope my prejudice didn't affect my ears. Coming in, my
feelings could have been summed up as, after 11 years in between
original studio albums, "This had better be good." And to be honest, it
is pretty good - though perhaps my prejudice ended up working in the
band's favor, as my expectations were so low that it was a pleasant
surprise that this album sounded like Aerosmith. At 64, Steven Tyler's
voice hasn't lost very much, and Joe Perry's guitar talent still shines
through. On the other hand, the album's first single, Legendary Child,
just seems kinda forgettable and "meh" to me. I do like several of the
other songs though. Right now my favorites are Freedom Fighter, and Something, which coincidentally both feature Joe Perry on vocals.
So, while Music From Another Dimension is not an embarrassment, Aerosmith is the "Bizarro World" Rush at this point. While both bands are legends, Rush has spent the last 11 years on top of their game, thrilling their fans, and breaking new ground, while Aerosmith has spent it on again/off again, injured, and often bickering.
(Oh, are you surprised that I shoe-horned Rush into a review that had otherwise nothing to do with them? Well it just so happens that I'm seeing Rush tomorrow, and, making it even more special for me, they chose Dallas and Phoenix to be the two performances filmed for their Clockwork Angels Tour DVD.)
Okay, so back to Aerosmith. At this rate, Music From Another Dimension could be their last album, and if it is, they went out with a performance that was just okay.
Grade: B-. Good music by most standards, but not up to the high standard Aerosmith themselves set from 1973 to 2001.
So, while Music From Another Dimension is not an embarrassment, Aerosmith is the "Bizarro World" Rush at this point. While both bands are legends, Rush has spent the last 11 years on top of their game, thrilling their fans, and breaking new ground, while Aerosmith has spent it on again/off again, injured, and often bickering.
(Oh, are you surprised that I shoe-horned Rush into a review that had otherwise nothing to do with them? Well it just so happens that I'm seeing Rush tomorrow, and, making it even more special for me, they chose Dallas and Phoenix to be the two performances filmed for their Clockwork Angels Tour DVD.)
Okay, so back to Aerosmith. At this rate, Music From Another Dimension could be their last album, and if it is, they went out with a performance that was just okay.
Grade: B-. Good music by most standards, but not up to the high standard Aerosmith themselves set from 1973 to 2001.
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