Aerosmith
Night In The Ruts

THE REVIEW

What I am about to review is one of the albums by the Boston band that has been quite criticized. Released in 1978, after two works like "Rocks" and "Draw the Line", the former is considered by many to be the group's best album, while the latter is a good work but pales in comparison to the first. Everything seemed to be going as usual, with the usual excesses in drugs, alcohol, and sex, the manifesto of rock'n'roll, in short. But something wasn't right, as guitarist Joe Perry, tired of singer Steven Tyler's excesses, had a very heated argument with him, and in the end, he decided to abandon everything (he would later form The Joe Perry Project) and left the band during the recording of the album.

Tyler & co. were then forced to look for a new guitarist, and the choice fell on Jimmy Crespo, who undoubtedly had talent but little live experience, and here began the darkest period for Aerosmith. In fact, the following year, the other guitarist, rhythm guitarist Brad Whitford, also left and was replaced by Rick Dufay, but that's another story. Despite all this, the LP was not a flop, as it reached the fourteenth place on the American charts. It wasn't even a bad work because all the tracks are really good, and indeed, the sound would be further hardened.

Critics probably stopped at the appearance, that is, at seeing, or rather listening to the album, imagining not having the real Aerosmith in front of them, since many of the guitar parts were completed by Crespo. But if, like me, you stumble upon this work by chance, unaware of who these Aerosmith are, you will find this album truly fine and notice that while listening to a song like "Mia" or "No Surprize", you will experience really beautiful emotions.

We dedicate this part of the review to the description of the songs. It starts with the aforementioned "No Surprize", a truly driving rhythm, and in my opinion, we have one of the best songs by Aerosmith in front of us. With "Chiquita", there is a return to blues, guitar riffs mixed with those of sax and Tyler's voice is very incisive. Now comes the first cover, a track by Morton: "Remember", a slow piece that, however, doesn't capture me and leaves me quite indifferent. The following "Cheese Cake" is another great rock track, in "Three Mile Smile" we find fairly rock blues riffs for a simple song. "Refer Head Woman" has the structure of the previous one, but Tyler goes much lower; it's another. "Bone to Bone", on the other hand, is the most technical on the album, with elaborate guitar lines and normal singing. The penultimate is another cover, "Think About it", a song I think is by The Yardbirds, but I could be wrong, with a fast rhythm and a memorable chorus. Now it's time for the masterpiece, "Mia", Tyler is in great shape, and his voice is very delicate, with very sweet high notes and slow solos that gave me chills.

To conclude, I can confirm what I initially stated, it is a great album, in perfect Aerosmith style, with the fall and also the "resurrection" following shortly after.