Big Ones - Aerosmith > Reviews

Advantages: Some classic rock tracks
Disadvantages: Can be a bit samey

...lead guitarist Joe Perry. The Big Ones compilation was issued in 1994 and features their strongest material up to that point. One surprising omission I feel is that ‘Walk This Way’ the co-operative track with Run DMC is not included. Although perhaps it was predominantly a Run DMC track it was carried by the Aerosmith contribution. It could be argued it probably also partly re-launched Aerosmith at a comparatively barren part of their ... Read review

Advantages: 15 great songs, 16 if you include Dude ... twice.
Disadvantages: None I can think of

Released in 1994 Big Ones is a compilation of the best songs from Permanent Vacation, Pump and Get A Grip along with a song from The Beavis And Butthead Experience and two new recordings. For those unaware Aerosmith are an American rock band that have been together for over 30 years (if you forget about a five year absence of two members in the early 80's). Perhaps that's an understatement, they are THE American rock band. The band comprises of ... Read review

Advantages: The very best of Aerosmith.
Disadvantages: It didn't have one of my favourite Aerosmith songs (Pink)

...was right, £16 for Aerosmith’s Big Ones. The thing is, though; I would probably have paid twice or even thrice that if there were no other way to get hold of this compilation album. Yes, this is a collection of Aerosmith’s best hits - at the time of this release, that is - and so some people whine about the originality of the lyrics and yet another moneymaking scheme. I don’t think that that gripe is entirely justified in this case though. The ... Read review

Advantages: Mostly the best of 3 albums
Disadvantages: A couple of weak tracks

For a band that only made it back out of obscurity because Run DMC covered one of their tracks and subsiquently got it into a film (the Lost Boys) - you soon realise that they have done a lot of good music and have been around for a very long time. They have since gone on to other successes, doing the music for a couple of other films (eg Armageddon - which included a band interview and introduction to their song) and have realeased a couple more ... Read review

Advantages: classic songs, great air guitar potential
Disadvantages: maybe one too many rock ballads

*UPDATED 14 FEB 02* "Of all the things I've lost, I miss my mind the most". (Steve Tyler, lead singer, Aerosmith) Yes, quite. Despite your opinion of Aerosmith, there is no denying that as a rock band they have certainly stamped their mark on music. This album is the 1994 release from them, and is a 'best of' culminating from the previous 3 studio albums. The track listing speaks volumes - even if the only Aerosmith songs you've heard are the ... Read review

Advantages: Easy listening, variety of tracks, classic
Disadvantages: Only a few tracks will be timeless

...but only selected tracks. Big Ones is a good all rounder for the rock fan. CONCLUSION I would recommend this to an Aerosmith fan but not to any rock fan… it’s light hearted and fun to listen to with a few weepies if you’re in the mood. You can buy it for between £8 - £12 from places such as Coda Music, Virgin Megastores, HMV or online at cd-wow.co.uk / 101cd.com. ... Read review

Advantages: Good ol fashioned rock
Disadvantages: Only so much squeaky guitar you can take

These boys really have been around a very long time. I remember getting some of their greatest hits collections on tape back in the early 80's. Then for some (well known) reasons, the band disappeared up its own backside in a mixture of drugs and alcahol! (alledgedly!) Anyway - time has moved on and the boys have now firmly re-established themselves - doing title tracks for a number of films and the lead singer now having a very famous (and very ... Read review

Advantages: Brilliant music
Disadvantages: None!

If you really like Aerosmith but can't afford to buy all the albums, then this is the one for you. Released in 1994, it features pretty much all of the songs that they should be rememebred for - like Love in an Elevator, Janie's Got a Gun, Cryin etc. Considering the band broke up for quite a while pre-Permanent Vactation, you'd never know it from the quality tracks on this album, which takes the best of Permanent, Get a Grip and Pump and puts them ... Read review

Advantages: Great collection of their best songs
Disadvantages: None

Aerosmith have been around for twenty years or more and it is difficult to advise people new to Aerosmith which album to listen too. I take the easy way out and suggest 'Big Ones' which is a compilation of many of their greatest hits of the first fifteen years. This album captures the essence of Aerosmith showing off their diverse music that ranges from heavy rock to soft rock to love ballad, with the odd jazzy song thrown in. Steven Tyler, the ... Read review

Advantages: Head banging heart thumping
Disadvantages: More polished than the originals

For a band that only made it back out of obscurity because Run DMC covered one of their tracks and subsiquently got it into a film (the Lost Boys) - you soon realise that they have done a lot of good music and have been around for a very long time. They have since gone on to other successes, doing the music for a couple of other films (eg Armageddon) and have realeased a couple more albums that have done reasonably well. The album is actually ... Read review

Advantages: good range of songs
Disadvantages: none

Aerosmith Big Ones is not just an album, it's a classic. Released in 1994 it contains some of their more well known tracks from the late 80's to the early 90's. The songs range from "Love In An Elevator" to the thought provoking "Blind Man". I am surprised that "Walk This Way" with Run DMC is not on this album as it was the song that revived their career in the 80's. They are now without doubt one of the biggest rock bands today and "Big Ones" comes ... Read review

Advantages: The strength of the tracks
Disadvantages: Having to look at the sumo wrestlers on the back

Essential Listening? You bet. The best of... which this album essentially is, except for the two new tracks WALK ON WATER and DEUCES ARE WILD, shows some of the best from "The quintessential rock band of all time". If you haven't heard of Aerosmith then this is the place to start. WALK ON WATER is the lead track collaborating Joe Perry's dirty rhythm and Steven Tyler's vocal acrobatics and this is built on throughout the album. LOVE IN AN ELEVATOR ... Read review