Just Push Play [Enhanced, Extra tracks, Import]

Aerosmith | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 26, 2001)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Enhanced, Extra tracks, Import
• Label: Columbia Europe
• ASIN: B00005A40X
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MiniDisc  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (299 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #351,120 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Beyond Beautiful

2. Just Push Play

3. Jaded

4. Fly Away from Here

5. Trip Hoppin'

6. Sunshine

7. Under My Skin

8. Luv Lies

9. Outta Your Head

10. Drop Dead Gorgeous

11. Light Inside

12. Avant Garden

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

It's difficult to separate Aerosmith from their glorious/inglorious history--one that's seen more revivals than West Side Story. For better or worse, the stalwart Boston quintet carry a load of preconceptions that are impossible to shake. Thus Just Push Play begs the question: If this 12-song set was the product of a bunch of upstarts, would it cause much of a commotion? The answer: Absolutely! Working with coproducers and song collaborators Marti Frederiksen and Mark Hudson, Aerosmith have forged an album that gracefully fuses '70s hard-rock grit with contemporary gloss. The pop-infused likes of the sweeping "Jaded" and the insistent "Sunshine" best demonstrate the formula that Tyler, Perry, and company have settled on for now, while gliding strings surge over Tyler's patented screech and the no-nonsense grind of the four instrumentalists. Mailed-in lyrics and a few self-conscious nods to the times mar Just Push Play, but the pleasures to be had here overwhelm the album's deficiencies. --Steven Stolder

Product Description

UK edition of their 2001 studio album includes one bonus track 'Face', that's not available on the Japanese edition or as a B-side on the 'Jaded' single. 13 tracks in all.2001 release. Standard jewelcase. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Customer Reviews

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48 of 56 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Doesn't compare to their 70's material, but still decent mainstream rock, March 6, 2001

By 

R. Gorham "RCG2" - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Just Push Play (Audio CD)

THE BAND: Steven Tyler (vocals, piano, harmonica), Joe Perry (guitars), Brad Whitford (guitars), Tom Hamilton (bass), Joey Kramer (drums & percussion).

THE DISC: (2001) 12 tracks clocking in at just under 51 minutes. Included with the disc is a 14-page booklet containing band pictures, song credits, song lyrics, and thank you's. Recorded and mixed at the Bone Yard (South Shore, MA). Label - Columbia.

COMMENTS: There are two types of Aerosmith. The 1st is the hard rocking raunch & roll band from Sunapee, NH... wrote great songs during the 1970's because they wanted to and that's what they loved doing... whether they got paid big bucks or not. The 2nd is the commercially successful corporate american business version of the band. Depending on which Aero you like - this will either be middle of the road noise, or it will be wonderful music to your ears. Aerosmith is growing - they are keeping up with the times and incorporating the sounds that are popular today. You will hear drum loops and even rap ("Just Push Play") present. They are growing with the times and I can accept that. If your a fan of the old Aero, like me, this probably isn't going to floor you. In my book, the classics "Get Your Wings", "Toys In The Attic" and "Rocks" were probably three of the greatest rock records of the (70's) decade. If you enjoy the new & more recent releases by Aero (90's), you will dig this album. Previous albums like "Nine Lives" and "Get A Grip" were saturated with the power ballads and were not the true band in their best form (also - movie soundtracks like Armegeddon's "I Don't Want To Miss A Thing" is a great example). While containing some familiar tongue in cheek rockers, most of the songs were middle of the road AOR tunes with mixed fillers of soft "heartbreak" lullabies geared toward the female audience. On "Just Push Play", the same format is used. While a few hard rockers are present (the best being "Outta Your Head), this album lays down to many ballads ("Avant Garden", "Beyond Beautiful" and "Luv Lies" may be the best of a mixed bag of 'em). I have to admit, when this album first come out I wasn't impressed (not to mention hating the album cover). However, over the years it has absolutely grown on me (especially the title track). The album starts off with an extremely solid 1-2-3 punch ("Beyond Beautiful, "Just Push Play" and "Jaded"). In my opinion, the Aero of 2001 is closer to FM-Lite radio than it is to rock & roll. Not that it's a bad thing, but rather where your likes & dislikes are (3.5 stars).

13 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars It Just Rocks, March 17, 2001

By 

Jessica Wagstrom (Ft. Worth, Texas United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Just Push Play (Audio CD)

Ok, so you've picked up this Aerosmith album, and you're looking at the cover thinking, "What the h-e-double hockey sticks is up with this robot lady and all that dang pink?" I mean, we all know that Aerosmith isn't a band that one would associate with the color pink. (At least not until 1997, that is.) This was my big problem when I gave the record its first spin. I couldn't get past that cover. It's just so...NOT Aerosmith! And to tell you the truth, the first time I listened to the album, it didn't really strike me as worthy. But I love this album. There is just a certain way you have to listen to this album. If you listen to it with "Don't Wanna Miss A Thing" as the last Aero song you've heard, you're gonna think it's a bomb. You're approaching the music in totally the wrong way. Put down the cd case. Bury that cover under your bed somewhere and don't look at it at all. Now take out "Toys". Take out "Pump". And listen. Listen to that. NOW, put "Play" back in. And listen to it again. I think you'll find it's a different experience, and I'll tell you why. Because this time, you're not listening for something to explain that cover. This time, you're listening to the music. You're hearing what Steve, Joe, Tom, Joey and Brad heard when they wrote the stuff. You're hearing the connections between songs like "The Other Side" and "Under My Skin". You can feel the way that "You See Me Crying" evokes the same kinds of emotion as "Fly Away From Here", and that Steven's harmonica hasn't rusted between "Crazy" and "Luv Lies". Can you hear it? Once you get past all the hype and the promos, you'll realize it's still Aerosmith, and it's still rock'n'roll. And it just rocks. What's that? You don't hear anything? Well, my friend, just push play.

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars This album is Jaded!, February 9, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Just Push Play (Audio CD)

I first heard a few of these songs at a school dance. When the DJ put "Jaded" on, i thought at first it was a Matchbox 20 song~ surprised to find out that it was a lousy and overrated song from one of my favorite classic rock bands. Stay away from this, Rock band gone pop's album. If you want some Aerosmith stuff from when they were still good, get "The Greatest Hits."