It brings back good memories… and for me, that’s enough.It is a database of traced logs of installed programs stored on our web site prepared and maintained by Revo Uninstaller Pro’s team. But ‘Just Push Play’-though deserving of all its harsh criticism-is where it began for me. Anything beyond ‘Night in the Ruts’ sounds too slick, too polished, too commercial. These days, I mostly listen to the first six Aerosmith albums. As for studio albums, I’m only missing ‘Rock in a Hard Place.’ Over the next few years, I would slowly acquire most of Aerosmith’s back catalogue. The rest is listenable (if you aren’t “jaded”) but its far from essential. The tracks “Beyond Beautiful,” “Jaded” and “Face” (glad I’m not alone in liking that one!) are great. I bought ‘Just Push Play’ thereafter and enjoyed it for what it was. They were touring ‘Just Push Play’ and the concert was phenomenal. And, to a large degree, that criticism still holds true.īut my respect for Aerosmith changed in 2001 when I saw them live in San Diego. Their ballads were predictable and boring, their sexual innuendo schtick old an annoying. Simply put, Aerosmith felt like corporate rock. I heard ‘Get A Grip’ when it came out, thought it was terrible, then subsequently ignored ‘Nine Lives.” As a teenager, I was very familiar with ‘Permanent Vacation’ and ‘Pump,’ but I never thoroughly enjoyed those albums enough to want to own them. This was, for better or for worse, the very first Aerosmith album I purchased. Just Push Play deserves the dreaded Flaming Turd. It’s certainly not going to become a lost favourite, but if you find a copy at the right price, consider it. It’s closest to “Jaded” in sound, and sounds looser than most of the rest of the album. “Face” is an acoustic track that sounds a bit like a B-side. That 2 CD Japanese edition might be worth tracking down for the bonus material, but “Face” remained exclusive to Europe. US and Canada got nil, but Europe got “Face” while Japan received “Won’t Let You Down” and a bunch of other stuff including five live tracks from 1978 (California and Texxas Jams). There were different bonus tracks for different regions. “Jaded” had the kind of chorus that Aerosmith used to be able to write in their sleep, but now apparently need help to do. If you go that way, you can still enjoy a couple different versions of the charismatic single. Fortunately you don’t have to buy the album to get it, as there was a five track EP you could buy instead. “Jaded”, the first single, is a great Aero-hit, one of the few from this era of co-writers and collaborators. Aerosmith thought it was necessary to revisit that sound 15 years later, and once again the result is a blurry facsimile that pales in comparison. The Run-DMC version of “Walk This Way” is the definitive Aero-rap, a masterpiece of serendipity and cutting edge ambition. Nobody asked Aerosmith to do a rasta-hip-hop track. The result is that they appeal to nobody.Īs bland and unappealing as these forgettable ballads are, none are as offensive as the title track “Just Push Play”. These new ballads like “Luv Lies” and “Sunshine” are written specifically by hitsmiths in order to appeal to people who would not normally buy an Aerosmith CD. That was a long time ago and a long way from being flat broke and banging out a song in the middle of the night on a piano. It is true that one of Aerosmith’s first hits (“Dream On”) was a ballad. These blatant attempts to repeat past glories are among the most offensive on Just Push Play. Ballads like “Fly Away From Here” sound as if faxed in from the office. “Beyond Beautiful” is a close imitation, a robotic and stiff carbon copy. If their heads weren’t in the clouds ( coming off their biggest hit single ever) they might have made a rock album. At no time were all five members in the studio together, according to Joe, and that’s exactly how it sounds. Only Joe Perry appears to know what band he’s in. Look at the sleek haircuts in the band photo. Hi-tech digital tracks written and produced with outsiders make up Just Push Play, a weak attempt to be young hip and cool when Aerosmith were anything but. It’s an embarrassing state of affairs that deserves every inch of scorn we’re about to unload upon it. They’ve pandered for hits before, but never as blatantly contrived as Just Push Play. The sad and depressing fact of the matter is, Aerosmith could have retired long before Just Push Play, and we would have lost nothing terribly valuable. Just Push Play is my least favorite.” – Joe Perry “I don’t think we’ve made a decent album in years. AEROSMITH – Just Push Play (2001 Sony, includes bonus track “Face”)
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