Aerosmith - Done With Mirrors (1985)

[Magic]

Re: Aerosmith ~ Done With Mirrors (1985)

The songs sound like they could be written between the "Toys in the Attic" to "Draw the Line" era, Lynch. Very similar sounds to that time frame.

 

[Lynch]

Re: Aerosmith ~ Done With Mirrors (1985)

Cool, I will definitely give the links you were kind enough to provide a listen when I'm at work tonight.



(time permitting of course, gotta make sure to get work done as well as get in some midget porn and some time on warcraft as well )

 

[That 70s Guy]

Re: Aerosmith ~ Done With Mirrors (1985)

love the lyric....

"The reason a dog got so many friends,he shakes his tail instead of his tongue."

 

[Magic]

Re: Aerosmith ~ Done With Mirrors (1985)

I love that line too, 70's Guy

 

[rtbuck]

Re: Aerosmith ~ Done With Mirrors (1985)

The songs sound like they could be written between the "Toys in the Attic" to "Draw the Line" era, Lynch. Very similar sounds to that time frame.

Great review & the above is quote is perfect!!!

 

[Vic2010]

Re: Aerosmith ~ Done With Mirrors (1985)

I really dig this album. There are a few Aerosmith albums I haven't heard that came before this one. I think after that classic run of albums up to/including "Rocks" this album is their best. I never bothered with anything from the 'smith after Done With Mirrors (not counting "Honkin' On Bobo").

 

[aeroplane]

Re: Aerosmith ~ Done With Mirrors (1985)

Used to enjoy playing a few cuts from this on my old radio show(s). I always preferred playing deep album tracks and stuff from lesser known albums whenever I had Aerosmith on the playlist.

The cuts I used to play were "The Reason A Dog", "Darkness" and "Let the Music Do The Talking."

This was a good album and like most of you have been saying, I feel Aerosmith hasn't made a "better" album since. When I first bought Done With Mirrors on cd, it was out of a clearance or cut-out bin in some music store.

 

[Magic]

Re: Aerosmith ~ Done With Mirrors (1985)

Pump isn't all bad....it has a few good tracks...but for the most part anything after "Done with Mirrors" reflects a big change in Aerosmith......and "Honkin' on Bobo" is the worst album, IMO...

I will review all these at some point, but I hate reviewing albums that I know I will have to give a low rating to.

 

[aeroplane]

Re: Aerosmith ~ Done With Mirrors (1985)

I think one problem with Done With Mirrors is the number of tracks. For a mid-1980's album, nine songs doesn't look like a whole lot compared to other albums on the market place. Some time back, probably during the 80's, the climate for albums started to shift from quality to quantity. Now the casual music buyer (i.e. nobody from these forums) would rather see 12-13 songs on an album than 8-10. Who gives a damn if all of those songs are good? To some people, the more songs an album has, the better. This obsession with more and more songs is why you see people craving unreleased tracks, demos or b-sides that quite honestly weren't good enough to make a regular album and weren't included for a reason.

Thus people tend to be disappointed occasionally with albums that are too short and don't have "enough" songs. DWM sort of falls into that category.

Just a random thought there.

 

[Magic]

Re: Aerosmith ~ Done With Mirrors (1985)

Good point. I always thought the formula from the past was 10 tracks to an album. Of course there were time constraints on vinyl that you dont have now with digital CD technology.

To be honest, I like to see at least 13-15 tracks on a CD. In the 70's, I could buy an album for 10 bucks, hot off the press. Which actually was a lot of money, all things considered. Today, a new release goes for 13 bucks on debut....sometimes more. Which I consider pretty economical, especially when you see 13 tracks or more.

I would love to see a full cost analysis comparison from the 70's and 2000's for the costs to produce that first CD.