CD Review:
The only great album this band made was its first and it was downhill from there. With the exceptional great song standing beside a large number of mediocre ones, all albums after Appetite For Destruction were great examples of how difficult it is for bands to overcome a great start. GnR was not a great band, they had a great album, the talent wore off too quickly. This album is a great example, Lies is basically a stop gap for fans until the band could release the Use Your Illusion CDs. The first half of the album was just a rehashing of some of the band's early live work (previously put out as Live! Like a Suicide). The original EP gained them attention from Geffen with an eventual signing by the label.
The second half of the album was an Axl tirade covering his hatred for women, blacks, immigrants, homosexuals etc. etc. This half of the album (esp. "One in a Million") could be used as theme music for a political rally for the intolerant.
"Patience," a song that many critics call syrup is the only redeeming song on the whole album. The live cuts at the beginning are awful, the misogyny of "I Used to Love Her" was funny the first couple of listens, but then gets old, the no-holds-barred hatred of "One in a Million" was just "neanderthalic" and stretches all boundaries of good taste let alone shows where the limits of free speech can be drawn.
This is a forgettable album that leads to more forgettable ones, with perhaps, only Use Your Illusion II giving a bit of a reprieve. For a band that has only one great album, they sure did make an impact on all that listened to them, including myself.
Full Spectrum Staff
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| Band |
Aerosmith |
| Album Title |
Get a Grip |
| Date Of Release |
1993 |
| Genre |
Rock |
| Official Website |
www.aerosmith.com |
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CD Review:
Aerosmith continued the popularity they resurrected in the '80s with Permanent Vacation. The album had six songs that received airplay on most rock stations but critics thought the album shallow and without Aerosmith's soulful grit. Where Permanent Vacation marked the band's resurrection,, Get a Grip was its return to obscurity.
This album includes one of the few songs I can handle from the band and it probably isn't even considered as one of their great songs ("Eat the Rich"). If you liked Permanent Vacation and Pump you will also enjoy this album. Other popular songs on this album include "Living on the Edge" and "Amazing."
Full Spectrum Staff
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