Pump

Aerosmith | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 20, 2001)
• Original Release Date: 1989
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Geffen Records
• ASIN: B00005QEO1
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (59 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,789 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #76 in Music > Classic Rock > Glam

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12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Hardrocking Post Comeback Masterpiece, November 17, 2003

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scriptmasterj "scriptmasterj" (No Cal) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Pump (Audio CD)

In 1987 Aerosmith made a huge comeback after being considered 70s has beens. Still riding high on Permnant Vacations success the band entered a studio in Vancouver. With the sessions done in 1989, Aerosmith unleashed another hardrocking masterpiece. This album recaptured their 70s swagger & took it to new levels. The band fires on all cylinders and this album contains no weak spots. This album is fun, fast, and is a goodtime like a rock album should be.

1. Young Lust. 10/10 Starts the album with a bang. Great drum solo ending.

2. F.I.N.E. 10/10 Great hard driving song. I love the sexual innuendo.

3. Love in an Elevator. 10/10. Amazing guitar solos drive this song. Brillant sleazy lyrics, dripping with innuendo. One of their best ever.

4. Monkey on my Back. 9/10 Another great hard driving rock song.

5. Janie's Got a Gun. 10/10 Covers the serious topic of child abuse and manages to flat out rock. Very gutsy, dark song, and a true masterpiece. I know people who hate Aerosmith but concede this is a great song.

6. The Other Side. 10/10 Starts with some Dulcimers then they unleash on another great hard rock song.

7. My Girl. 7/10 The album dips a bit at this point only because those first 6 songs were so blistering. This is still a good song just overshadowed by the preceding songs.

8. Don't Get Made Get Even. 8/10 Captures the attitude towards and ex.

9. Vodoo Medicine Man. 7/10 Good song, but another one that is overpowered by the earlier better songs.

10. What it Takes. 9/10 Very good album closer about surviving a break up & moving on. It is a power ballad but holds up unlike most 80s power ballads.

Many consider this Aerosmith's best album. It is their best after the 70s for sure. Must have for hardcore fans and a good place to start for those just getting into Aerosmith.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One Of Aerosmith's Best "Second Wind" Albums, May 21, 2007

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K. Fontenot "Prairie Cajun Lives!" (Louisiana) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Pump (Audio CD)

Hot on the heels of their successful "Permanent Vacation" and still enjoying a resurgence as rockers, Aerosmith cranked out "Pump." It is, in my opinion, the best of their second successful run of albums. While "Vacation" set the table, "Pump" kicked things into high gear. From the opening track, "Young Lust," Aerosmith does not let up with their bluesy, dirty, driving sound. Songs like "F.I.N.E." and "My Girl" solidified this album as real rock, but it was the deep contrasts in their major releases that set this album apart from the pack. From the socially-conscious and touchy subject of "Janie's Got A Gun" to the slow, emotional "What It Takes" to the raw, sex-laden "Love In An Elevator," Aerosmith took this album in a million directions and managed to hold it all together. They also threw in a lot of experimental sounding segues as with "Dulcimer Stomp" and the wonderful "Hoodoo Voodoo Medicine Man."

In short, if I had to pick one album from their second run in rock history, I'd have to go with "Pump." It proved that older rockers could hang with the best of the young guys at the time and it came before their more homogenized and stale sounding albums like "Get A Grip."

Highly recommended.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Aerosmith's best studio album of the 80's, July 6, 2006

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

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

THE DISC: (1989) 10 songs clocking in at approximately 48 minutes. Included with the disc is a 6-page foldout containing band photos, song titles/credits, and thank you's. Recorded at Little Mountain Sound Studios, Vancouver BC, Canada. Label - Geffen.

COMMENTS: "Pump" is Aerosmith's finest album of the 80's. Absolutely positively no filler. As good as the mega hits are ("Janie's Got A Gun", "Love In An Elevator"), the deeper album cuts are what makes this album great. The opening 1-2 punch of rockers "Young Lust" and "F.I.N.E. (F**cked up, Insecure, Neurotic & Emotional)" set the tone of the album. "Monkey On My Back", "The Other Side", "My Girl" are wonderful songs proving the Toxic Twins were able to separate themselves from their past demons (in the late 70's and early 80's). One of my favorite obscure Aero tunes is here... "Hoodoo/Voodoo Medicine Man"... great lyrics and layers upon layers of ultra heavy guitars. This latter day Aersomith feels the need to incorporate a power ballad into each album. Where its predecessor ("Permanent Vacation") serenaded us with "Angel", "Pump" scored an even bigger ballad hit with "What It Takes". A good song, even if it is geared toward the female population. Later albums (i.e. "Get A Grip", "Nine Lives", "Just Push Play") are simply saturated with the rock ballads... and I can't and won't rate them as high. Aerosmith is best when they're rockin' the house - bluesy raunch & roll style. Aerosmith got their act together after several sub-par albums (well, certainly not 'classics' anyway) in the late 70's and early 80's, and they've rebounded nicely. Dare I say they were almost starting from scratch after "Rock In A Hard Place" (1982). Thankfully Perry and Whitford rejoined the band and have been cranking out albums ever since. I don't rank "Pump" as high as "Rocks" or "Toys In The Attic", but it's still in that special 1st tier of their albums. Classic Aerosmith 80's style (4.5 stars).