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Aerosmith signed a multi-million-dollar contract with Columbia Records before they had completed their deal with Geffen, which meant that a lot was riding on their Columbia debut, Nine Lives, when it was finally delivered in 1997. During recording, the band nearly broke up, and they worked with a number of producers -- including Glen Ballard, the man behind Alanis Morissette -- before settling on Kevin Shirley, an in-house producer responsible for Silverchair and Journey. Perhaps that's the reason why Nine Lives sounds so calculated, as if it was assembled by a band trying to sound like Aerosmith. In a sense, it is -- not one of the 13 songs were written without the assistance of professional songwriters. Of course, some of the best moments of Pump and Permanent Vacation were also written with professionals, but they had an appealing, slick surface that made them infectious. Nine Lives, in contrast, is overlabored, with Aerosmith making a conscious effort to sound hip and vibrant, which ironically simply makes them sound tired. Not only are the performances perfunctory, but the songs aren't catchy -- no matter how hard it tries, "Falling in Love (Is Hard on the Knees)" never develops a hook, and it is not an exception. A handful of cuts approximate the raunchy appeal of prime Aerosmith, but Nine Lives is hardly the triumphant comeback it should have been.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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Marti Frederiksen, ComposerLyricist - Brad Whitford, Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Rory Romano, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Kevin Shirley, Producer - Leon Zervos, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Kevin "Caveman" Shirley, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Steven Tyler, Keyboards, Organ, Percussion, Piano, Vocals, Dulcimer, Harmonica, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Tom Hamilton, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - John Webster, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Aerosmith, Producer, MainArtist - Joe Perry, Guitar, Slide Guitar, Dulcimer, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Joseph Perry, ComposerLyricist - Joey Kramer, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1997 Aerodisc Partnership
Brad Whitford, Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - David Campbell, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Rory Romano, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - GLEN BALLARD, ComposerLyricist - ELLIOT SCHEINER, Recording Engineer, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Kevin Shirley, Producer - Leon Zervos, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Kevin "Caveman" Shirley, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Steven Tyler, Keyboards, Organ, Percussion, Piano, Vocals, Dulcimer, Harmonica, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Tom Hamilton, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - John Webster, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Aerosmith, Producer, MainArtist - Joe Perry, Guitar, Slide Guitar, Dulcimer, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Joseph Perry, ComposerLyricist - Joey Kramer, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1997 Aerodisc Partnership
Brad Whitford, Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Rory Romano, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Desmond Child, ComposerLyricist - Kevin Shirley, Producer - Leon Zervos, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Kevin "Caveman" Shirley, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Steven Tyler, Keyboards, Organ, Percussion, Piano, Vocals, Dulcimer, Harmonica, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Tom Hamilton, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - John Webster, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Aerosmith, Producer, MainArtist - Joe Perry, Guitar, Slide Guitar, Dulcimer, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Joseph Perry, ComposerLyricist - Joey Kramer, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1997 Aerodisc Partnership
Brad Whitford, Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Rory Romano, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - GLEN BALLARD, ComposerLyricist - Kevin Shirley, Producer - Leon Zervos, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Kevin "Caveman" Shirley, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Steven Tyler, Keyboards, Organ, Percussion, Piano, Vocals, Dulcimer, Harmonica, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Tom Hamilton, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - John Webster, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Aerosmith, Producer, MainArtist - Joe Perry, Guitar, Slide Guitar, Dulcimer, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Joseph Perry, ComposerLyricist - Ramesh Mishra, Strings, AssociatedPerformer - Joey Kramer, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1997 Aerodisc Partnership
Taylor Rhodes, ComposerLyricist - Brad Whitford, Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Rory Romano, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Kevin Shirley, Producer - Leon Zervos, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Kevin "Caveman" Shirley, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Steven Tyler, Keyboards, Organ, Percussion, Piano, Vocals, Dulcimer, Harmonica, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Tom Hamilton, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - John Webster, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Aerosmith, Producer, MainArtist - Joe Perry, Guitar, Slide Guitar, Dulcimer, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Joey Kramer, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1997 Aerodisc Partnership
Marti Frederiksen, ComposerLyricist - Brad Whitford, Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Rory Romano, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Kevin Shirley, Producer - Leon Zervos, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Kevin "Caveman" Shirley, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Steven Tyler, Keyboards, Organ, Percussion, Piano, Vocals, Dulcimer, Harmonica, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Tom Hamilton, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - John Webster, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Aerosmith, Producer, MainArtist - Joe Perry, Guitar, Slide Guitar, Dulcimer, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Joseph Perry, ComposerLyricist - Joey Kramer, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1997 Aerodisc Partnership
Brad Whitford, Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Rory Romano, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Desmond Child, ComposerLyricist - Kevin Shirley, Producer - Leon Zervos, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Kevin "Caveman" Shirley, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Steven Tyler, Keyboards, Organ, Percussion, Piano, Vocals, Dulcimer, Harmonica, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Tom Hamilton, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - John Webster, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Aerosmith, Producer, MainArtist - Joe Perry, Guitar, Slide Guitar, Dulcimer, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Joseph Perry, ComposerLyricist - Joey Kramer, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1997 Aerodisc Partnership
Mark Hudson, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Steve Dudas, ComposerLyricist - Brad Whitford, Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Rory Romano, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Harold Arlen, ComposerLyricist - Kevin Shirley, Producer - Herbert Stothart, ComposerLyricist - Leon Zervos, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Kevin "Caveman" Shirley, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Steven Tyler, Keyboards, Organ, Percussion, Piano, Vocals, Recording Engineer, Dulcimer, Harmonica, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Tom Hamilton, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - E. Y. Harburg, ComposerLyricist - John Webster, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Aerosmith, Producer, MainArtist - Joe Perry, Guitar, Slide Guitar, Recording Engineer, Dulcimer, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Joseph Perry, ComposerLyricist - Joey Kramer, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1997 Aerodisc Partnership
Mark Hudson, ComposerLyricist - Brad Whitford, Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Rory Romano, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Kevin Shirley, Producer - Leon Zervos, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Kevin "Caveman" Shirley, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Steven Tyler, Keyboards, Organ, Percussion, Piano, Vocals, Dulcimer, Harmonica, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Tom Hamilton, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - John Webster, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Aerosmith, Producer, Assistant Producer, MainArtist - Joe Perry, Guitar, Slide Guitar, Dulcimer, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Joseph Perry, ComposerLyricist - Dominik Miller, ComposerLyricist - Joey Kramer, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1997 Aerodisc Partnership
Mark Hudson, ComposerLyricist - Brad Whitford, Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - David Campbell, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Rory Romano, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Kevin Shirley, Producer - Leon Zervos, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Kevin "Caveman" Shirley, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Steven Tyler, Keyboards, Organ, Percussion, Piano, Vocals, Dulcimer, Harmonica, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Tom Hamilton, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - John Webster, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Aerosmith, Producer, Assistant Producer, MainArtist - Joe Perry, Guitar, Slide Guitar, Dulcimer, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Joey Kramer, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1997 Aerodisc Partnership
Richard Supa, ComposerLyricist - GLEN BALLARD, ComposerLyricist - Kevin Shirley, Producer - Steven Tyler, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Aerosmith, Producer, MainArtist - Archie Avila, Producer
℗ 1997 Aerodisc Partnership
Marti Frederiksen, ComposerLyricist - Brad Whitford, Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Rory Romano, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Kevin Shirley, Producer - Leon Zervos, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Kevin "Caveman" Shirley, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Steven Tyler, Keyboards, Organ, Percussion, Piano, Vocals, Dulcimer, Harmonica, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Tom Hamilton, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - John Webster, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Aerosmith, Producer, Assistant Producer, MainArtist - Joe Perry, Guitar, Slide Guitar, Dulcimer, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Joseph Perry, ComposerLyricist - Joey Kramer, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1997 Aerodisc Partnership
Brad Whitford, Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - David Campbell, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Richard Supa, ComposerLyricist - Rory Romano, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Kevin Shirley, Producer - Leon Zervos, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Kevin "Caveman" Shirley, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Steven Tyler, Keyboards, Organ, Percussion, Piano, Vocals, Dulcimer, Harmonica, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Tom Hamilton, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - John Webster, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Aerosmith, Producer, MainArtist - Joe Perry, Guitar, Slide Guitar, Dulcimer, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Joseph Perry, ComposerLyricist - Joey Kramer, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1997 Aerodisc Partnership
Albumbeschreibung
Aerosmith signed a multi-million-dollar contract with Columbia Records before they had completed their deal with Geffen, which meant that a lot was riding on their Columbia debut, Nine Lives, when it was finally delivered in 1997. During recording, the band nearly broke up, and they worked with a number of producers -- including Glen Ballard, the man behind Alanis Morissette -- before settling on Kevin Shirley, an in-house producer responsible for Silverchair and Journey. Perhaps that's the reason why Nine Lives sounds so calculated, as if it was assembled by a band trying to sound like Aerosmith. In a sense, it is -- not one of the 13 songs were written without the assistance of professional songwriters. Of course, some of the best moments of Pump and Permanent Vacation were also written with professionals, but they had an appealing, slick surface that made them infectious. Nine Lives, in contrast, is overlabored, with Aerosmith making a conscious effort to sound hip and vibrant, which ironically simply makes them sound tired. Not only are the performances perfunctory, but the songs aren't catchy -- no matter how hard it tries, "Falling in Love (Is Hard on the Knees)" never develops a hook, and it is not an exception. A handful of cuts approximate the raunchy appeal of prime Aerosmith, but Nine Lives is hardly the triumphant comeback it should have been.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 13 track(s)
- Total length: 01:02:49
- Main artists: Aerosmith
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Aerosmith P&D - Sony
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock
© 1997 Aerodisc Partnership ℗ 1997 Aerodisc Partnership
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