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Tribute records are typically either hit or miss and this one is no different. The standout song is "Dream On" with a heaven-sent combination of Ronnie James Dio with Yngwie Malmsteen. Dio makes this tune his own by not doing a paint by the numbers rendition, instead he adds his own take on it with tuneful vocals and a passion. Yngwie's guitar part is what you'd expect...a million notes per minute. Mark Slaughter shines on "Back In The Saddle", Vince Neil rocks "Chip Away At The Stone", Jeff Keith and Tommy Skeoch of TESLA fame totally rock out on "Draw The Line", as does the combo of Jack Russell (GREAT WHITE), Jeff Pilson (DOKKEN) and Bobby Blotzer (RATT) on "Same Old Song And Dance", WARRANT'S own Jani Lane delivers on "No Surprize" and set ender "Toys In The Attic" is ripped on by Stephen Pearcy (RATT) and Tracii Guns (LA GUNS). Stinkers include songs by Ted Nugent, Jack Blades & Tommy Shaw, Mickey Thomas of STARSHIP and Fee Waybill(TUBES) abomination of "Walk This Way". I recommend it based on the strength of the winners. RATING: 7/10
This is an excellent collection of artists doing some great Aerosmith songs. I'm rather suprised at some of the other reviews listed for this album. This is a Tribute TO Aerosmith. Not Aerosmith doing a "Greatest Hits" collection. If you bought this cd and expected Steven, Joe and the rest of the boys, then I guess it is a disapointment to you. It's a collection of different artists that wanted to show their appreciation to a very important rock group. And I think they did a wonderful job. "Dream On" is probably my top pick of this album. Ronnie James Dio, Yngwie Malmsteen and Stu Hamm was an excellent combination for this song. "Sweet Emotion" was rather good also. So get this album. Give it a listen, but just remember what I said at first. This is a TRIBUTE. Not a "Greatest Hits" album.
Reviewed in the United States on September 10, 1999
More than an average tribute put together in haste, this set of songs and the tasteful pairings of musicians is solid! I think a good amount of thought was put into the selections of music and people to play each song....very well matched to style and tempermant of the artists normal concepts! My Biases would lean me towards the exciting mix of Yngwie and Dio due to my avid following of both Rainbow and Malmsteen's Rising Force. Ted Kicked like I knew he would too~ Hell the whole thing ROCKS! Eddie Newmiller
Reviewed in the United States on November 24, 1999
Why would anyone call this a tribute album?This is mostly a bunch of guys whose careers prospered during Aerosmith's absence, trying to get some dough out of Aerofans pockets while we are waiting for a new album.For the most part everyone misses the essence of what aerosmith is all about(ATTITUDE) .The magic of Aerosmith comes from the fact that they really are a garage band with limited musical skills,this is something they admit,yet they are able to ROCK like no one else can! Paying tribute to them by playing overly complicated arpeggios and rapid fire scales in all kinds of wierd modes is ridiculous as is out singing Tyler, anyone can do that. The question is can they groove a simple three chord song in to a classic piece of American musical history sadly the answer here is no.Stripping these songs down to their basic elements and just jamming with minimum studio magic would have been the way to go.Oddly enough the GAP commercial featuring Tyler and Perry, is the musical blueprint that these guys should have followed because thats what Aerosmith is all about bare bones rock and roll and ATTITUDE, not posing.
As a hardcore Aerogirl I have to say that I really enjoyed the various covers choosen here and the different interpretations, especially Jeff Keith and Tommy Skeoch....buy it!
Reviewed in the United States on December 23, 1999
I am an Aerosmith fan, so I bought this CD. I took it to my home and found that it was wrapped in plastic. I removed that after a time and then proceeded to open the CD. However, I found that there was also a small tracking device lining the top of the jewel case. I removed that and burnt it. I played the CD backwards first to make sure that nothing was going to be transmitted subliminally. Everything was alright there. I played the CD and to my surprise, it wasn't even Aerosmith! That's all I wanted to say.
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