Label: Columbia Records (US), CK 32847
Style: Hard Rock, Hard Blues Rock
Country: Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Time: 38:03
Format: Flac Tracks 16/44,1 kHz
Size: 227 Mb
Charts: US #74. CAN: Platinum; US: 3x Platinum.
Same Old Song And Dance has a great beat and rhythm with some killer guitar licks from both Joe Perry and Brad Whitford. The brass performance by The Becker Brothers is stunning and was the perfect addition as it makes it more of a standout than it would have otherwise been. However, I've always felt that the drum track is inadequate on Same Old Song And Dance. It’s almost as if the skin tension is loose on the drum heads, or the microphone placement was poorly chosen, for the drum track lacks depth and makes the overall rhythm section sound as if it’s concealed. It could even be a result of a mixing decision but it is not as prevalent on the other songs on Get Your Wings; a shame considering it’s a killer tune.
As Lord Of The Thighs begins, the drum track is noticeably cleaner and more authoritative, remaining this way throughout the rest of the album. As a song, Lord Of The Thighs is exceptional with a killer infectious blues rhythm throughout and is foundational as far as Walk This Way is concerned, from Toys In The Attic, as the rhythmic beat is repurposed on that legendary tune to great effect.
Spaced commences with low, audible, atmospheric sounds. I don’t know about you, but I thoroughly enjoy it when rock and roll songs start this way and there’s so much complexity to be heard in Spaced that I never tire of the experience it offers.
Woman Of The World is blues-driven rhythmic rock 101.
S.O.S. (Too Bad) has nothing to do with saving souls, although that may have seemed appropriate for the band as they were regularly on the precipice of destruction. Instead, it stands for Same Old Shit and that’s one adage I’m sure we can all get behind. S.O.S. (Too Bad) is a fantastic bluesy rock song with a beautiful intermingling of guitar, bass guitar, and a drum rhythm that holds the song together.
Train Kept A-Rollin’ is arguably the most successful song from the album, despite not charting upon release. Aerosmith may not have written or performed it initially, but the boys from Boston certainly mastered it.
Seasons Of Wither begins with almost a minute of faux audience and wind sounds in an attempt to set the seasonal stage, yet it is the gorgeous guitar work that stands out here. It’s subtle and doesn’t overshadow the song itself, but is notable nonetheless. But, is it a great tune? Yes and no. Without the extensive introduction, it becomes much more appreciable but it’s also true to say that it isn’t one of Aerosmith’s better ballads. It should, however, have been the closing song on Get Your Wings.
I do wish that Pandora’s Box was re-tracked to appear before Seasons Of Wither. It isn’t that it’s a bad song; it just doesn’t flow well after the soothing Seasons Of Wither. Plus, the long-held guitar riff and drum outro on Seasons Of Wither would have made for a far better closer than Pandora’s Box; a solid tune nonetheless.
Overall, Get Your Wings is a must-own for any fan of Aerosmith or 70s rock and roll. It really is quite exceptional and has stood the test of time.
(subjectivesounds.com/musicblog/aerosmith-get-your-wings-album-review)
Album recorded and mixed in the analog domain - AAD. That is, a minimum of digital processing.
A=Analog. D=digital. The first letter stands for how the music was recorded. The second letter for how it was mixed. The third letter stands for the format (all CD's will have D as the last letter).
01. Same Old Song and Dance (03:54)
02. Lord Of The Thighs (04:14)
03. Spaced (04:21)
04. Woman Of The World (05:46)
05. S.O.S. (Too Bad) (02:51)
06. Train Kept A Rollin (05:45)
07. Seasons Of Wither (05:33)
08. Pandora's Box (05:34)
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