Big Ones

Big Ones

by Aerosmith
Big Ones

Big Ones

by Aerosmith

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Overview

Big Ones serves up the hits and nothing but the hits; Aerosmith's excellent debut for Geffen, Done with Mirrors, is conveniently overlooked. So what's left is some of the finest mainstream hard rock of the late '80s and early '90s -- the fruits of one of the most remarkable comebacks in rock & roll history. Unfortunately, there's precious little of the classic Aerosmith raunch; in fact, the two new tracks are the hardest, slinkiest tracks here. Otherwise, the up-tempo tracks bog down in over-production ("Love in an Elevator"), and the frequently embarrassingly overwrought power ballads ("Angel" and "Crazy") dominate too much of the album. So what's left? The band's best stab at social commentary ("Janie's Got a Gun"), a sublime slinky throwaway ("Deuces Are Wild"), deliciously sleazy blues-rockers ("Rag Doll," "[Dude] Looks Like a Lady"), and their best ballads ("What It Takes" and "Cryin'"). ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date: 11/01/1994
Label: Geffen
UPC: 0720642471623

Tracks

  1. Walk on Water
  2. Love in an Elevator
  3. Rag Doll
  4. What It Takes
  5. Dude (Looks Like a Lady)
  6. Janie's Got a Gun
  7. Cryin'
  8. Amazing
  9. Blind Man
  10. Deuces Are Wild
  11. The Other Side
  12. Crazy
  13. Eat the Rich
  14. Angel
  15. Livin' on the Edge

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Aerosmith   Primary Artist
Desmond Child   Guest Artist,Keyboards
Don Henley   Guest Artist,Vocals (Background)
Jim Vallance   Organ
Brad Whitford   Guitar
Steven Tyler   Vocals,Mandolin,Harmonica,Keyboards
Joe Perry   Guitar,Dulcimer,Vocals (Background)
Ian Putz   Sax (Baritone)
Bob Dowd   Vocals (Background)
Tom Hamilton   Bass (Electric),Vocals (Background)
Drew Arnott   Mellotron
Richard Supa   Keyboards
Bob Rogers   Trombone
Joey Kramer   Drums,Percussion
Henry Christian   Trumpet
Tom Keenlyside   Clarinet,Horn (Alto),Sax (Tenor)
John Webster   Keyboards

Technical Credits

Jim Vallance   Composer
Richie Supa   Composer
Mike Plotnikoff   Engineer
Michael Beinhorn   Producer
Rhodes   Composer
Bob Rock   Engineer
Brendan O'Brien   Mixing
Brian Holland   Composer
George Marino   Mastering
Adam Kasper   Engineer
Tommy Shaw   Composer
Shaw   Composer
Taylor Rhodes   Composer
Steven Tyler   Arranger,Composer
Bruce Fairbairn   Producer
Holly Knight   Composer
Ken Lomas   Engineer,Assistant Engineer
Joe Perry   Composer
David Thoener   Engineer
Tom Hamilton   Composer
Chris Albert   Engineer
Thomas Hamilton   Composer
Richard Supa   Composer
Norman Seeff   Photography
Lamont Dozier   Composer
Jack Blades   Composer
Don Nix   Composer
Ed Korengo   Engineer
Eddie Holland   Composer
Mark Hudson   Composer
Desmond Child   Composer
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