Aerosmith Rock in a Hard Place 1982 Columbia Promo LP w/Insert NM Vinyl
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Rock in a Hard Place Studio album by Aerosmith Released August 27, 1982 Recorded 1981–1982 Studio
- Power Station, New York City
- Criteria, Miami, Florida
- Jack Douglas
- Steven Tyler
- Tony Bongiovi
(1979) Rock in a Hard Place
(1982) Done with Mirrors
(1985) Singles from Rock in a Hard Place
- "Lightning Strikes"
Released: 1982 - "Bitch's Brew"
Released: December 1982
Rock in a Hard Place is the seventh studio album by American hard rock band Aerosmith, released in August 1982 by Columbia Records. It was certified gold on November 10, 1989. It is the only Aerosmith album not to feature lead guitarist Joe Perry, following his departure from the band in 1979. Rhythm guitarist Brad Whitford also left during the recording in 1981. The band spent $1.5 million on the recording of this album, which saw them reunited with producer Jack Douglas.
Background
Aerosmith had released six studio albums during the 1970s. But as the decade concluded, multiple problems arose. Guitarist Joe Perry had left the band in 1979 after incidents at the World Series of Rock in Cleveland, Ohio and was replaced by Jimmy Crespo. Meanwhile, Steven Tyler's drug abuse increased. After recording the single "Lightning Strikes," guitarist Brad Whitford also left Aerosmith in 1981 and was replaced by Rick Dufay when the recording of the album was finally complete.
Critical reception
Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating AllMusic Classic Rock Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal 8/10 The Philadelphia Inquirer The Rolling Stone Album GuideFrom contemporary reviews, J. D. Considine lamented in Rolling Stone how the band had decided to maintain their old sound on the album, despite new heavy rock "fast power chords had made Aerosmith’s bluesy boogie almost obsolete". He praised "Perry lookalike Jimmy Crespo"'s guitar playing, but wrote that "despite an occasional burst of primal energy, much of the LP rocks by rote." Ken Tucker of The Philadelphia Inquirer gave the album a one out of five star rating, opining that "It's sad when once-vital hard rock bands outlast their usefulness, if only because there are so few of them around."
AllMusic Greg Prato wrote that Aerosmith "didn't possess the magical chemistry of their '70s classics" without Perry and Whitford, but the band could "still rock out" producing their "most studio-enhanced and experimental record up to this point" with "a few pleasant surprises", like "the psychedelicized 'Joanie's Butterfly'". Canadian journalist Martin Popoff described the album as "a bit patchy" with highlights being "Jailbait", "Lightning Strikes" and "Joanie's Butterfly" and the rest "variously lumbering, untuneful and forced", and concluded that, although Aerosmith "could barely function", they "never made a bad record." "In theory a disaster," observed Classic Rock magazine, "in practice, an unlikely triumph. Never mind the Spinal Tap-anticipating Stonehenge cover – Rock in a Hard Place is one kick-ass album… 'Lightning Strikes', 'Bolivian Ragamuffin' and 'Joanie's Butterfly' are classic Aerosmith songs – no matter who played on them."
"The record doesn't suck," wrote drummer Joey Kramer in his 2009 autobiography, Hit Hard: A Story of Hitting Rock Bottom at the Top. "There's some real good stuff on it. But it's not a real Aerosmith record because it's just me, Steven, and Tom [Hamilton] — with a fill-in guitar player ... It's Jimmy Crespo doing the guitar work."
Track listing
Side one No. Title Writer(s) Length 1. "Jailbait" Steven Tyler, Jimmy Crespo 4:38 2. "Lightning Strikes" Tyler, Crespo, Richard Supa 4:26 3. "Bitch's Brew" Tyler, Crespo 4:14 4. "Bolivian Ragamuffin" Tyler, Crespo 3:32 5. "Cry Me a River" Arthur Hamilton 4:06 Side two No. Title Writer(s) Length 1. "Prelude to Joanie" Tyler 1:21 2. "Joanie's Butterfly" Tyler, Crespo, Jack Douglas 5:35 3. "Rock in a Hard Place (Cheshire Cat)" Tyler, Crespo, Douglas 4:46 4. "Jig Is Up" Tyler, Crespo 3:10 5. "Push Comes to Shove" Tyler 4:28price rating
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