Aerosmith - Nine Lives (1997/2014)
 FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/96 kHz | Time - 63:57 minutes | 1,46 GB
Studio Master, Official Digital Download | Artwork: Front cover

 Nine Lives is the 12th studio album by American rockers Aerosmith, released March 18, 1997. They had 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 first Columbia LP since '82. During the 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. The album peaked at No. 1 at the Billboard charts and hit single "Pink" won a Grammy for Best Rock Performance.


 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.  


Tracklist:

 01 - Nine Lives
 02 - Falling In Love (Is Hard On The Knees)
 03 - Hole In My Soul
 04 - Taste Of India
 05 - Full Circle
 06 - Something's Gotta Give
 07 - Ain't That A Bitch
 08 - The Farm
 09 - Crash
 10 - Kiss Your Past Good-bye
 11 - Pink
 12 - Attitude Adjustment
 13 - Fallen Angels