Aerosmith – Nine Lives (1997/2015) [Qobuz FLAC 24bit/96kHz]

Aerosmith – Nine Lives (1997/2015)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96kHz  | Time – 01:02:49 minutes | 1,39 GB | Genre: Rock
Official Digital Download – Source: Qobuz | ©  Columbia Records
Recorded: September-November 1996 at at Avatar Studios, NYC.

Nine Lives is the 12th studio album by American rock band Aerosmith, released March 18, 1997. The album was produced by Aerosmith and Kevin Shirley, and was the band’s first studio album released by Columbia Records since 1982’s Rock in a Hard Place. It peaked at #1 at the Billboard Charts. One of the album’s singles, “Pink”, won a Grammy for Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal.

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

Tracklist:
1 Nine Lives 4:01
2 Falling In Love (Is Hard On The Knees) 3:26
3 Hole In My Soul 6:10
4 Taste Of India 5:53
5 Full Circle 5:01
6 Something’s Gotta Give 3:36
7 Ain’t That A Bitch 5:26
8 The Farm 4:27
9 Crash 4:26
10 Kiss Your Past Good-Bye 4:32
11 Pink 3:55
12 Attitude Adjustment 3:44
13 Fallen Angels 8:17

Personnel:
Steven Tyler – lead vocals, harmonica on “Pink”
Joe Perry – guitar, backing vocals
Brad Whitford – guitar
Tom Hamilton – bass
Joey Kramer – drums
Additional:
David Campbell – arranger, conductor
Ramesh Misra – sarangi
John Webster – keyboards, backing vocals

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