All Time Top 1100 Albums (Aerosmith - Big Ones) P265

So far, we've had an old fave of mine from the T Heads, some weak-to-awful records by artists I know, and a record by an artist I didn't know. Now we have a band I haven't listened to in decades but which I certainly remember hearing a TON on AOR radio 40+ years ago. Sure enough, 7/8ths of these tunes were buried deep in my memory. I always thought these fellows a bit better than okay -- good/decent/fine/solid, never great. I wouldn't turn up their songs when they came on 105.3 FM, but I wouldn't flip the station over either.

Re-listening, I enjoyed re-hearing these old creaky numbers more than I thought I would -- I even kind of missed them a bit ("Can't Get Enough" and "Movin' On" for example, and "Bad Company" particularly -- I always loved the drums before the tempo change in the chorus). Wow, nostalgia! Having said that, they are good like Foreigner was good, not like Led Zep was good. There are blues rockers I like more than these guys (plenty), but this was a nice trip down memory lane. And I 100% concur with those (@Marklr, ahem, cough, cough) who think a spliff would be a nice accompaniment.

6-point-something out of 10, rounded down to 6/10.
 
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BimboBob said:
It's not their best album, Straight Shooter wins that prize, but it is an album I own and quite enjoyed listening to again. Bad Company is my favourite song they have done but as a whole it's not as good as the follow up.

7.2 / 10
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Cheers Bob! Yeh read SS seems to be their better album

Score is 7/10 , no decimals allowed!
 
Enjoyed it. It's certainly nothing special, but the fact that it is by far the best of the albums to come out of the randomizer so far says more about what's come before.

7/10.
 
I still play this classic album regularly having transferred my original vinyl to iPod. Heavy but subtle. Musicianship without self indulgence. Rogers has one of rock's greatest voices. 8 out of 10.
 
If someone stuck some headphones on me and told me I had to sit and listen to this whole album , I’d consider it as a mild form of punishment.. I liked a couple of tracks & would happily listen again, but the rest,erm no thanks. 4/10
 
flook said:
Still play the odd one or two off this when I'm in the mood, though its probably 3 decades since I heard it as an album, it's a 7 from me for Paul Rodgers voice alone, Feel like making love now
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Thats on Straight shooter :-) but seem rather apt with what you have in mind.
 
Great album. After the sad passing of Free it was great to hear one of the best male singers again. Has to be a big 9 from me.
 
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