Aerosmith 1988 Gems[

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Aerosmith - Gems
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Artist...............: Aerosmith
Album................: Gems
Genre................: Hard Rock
Source...............: CD
Year.................: 1988
Label................: Columbia
Codec................: Free Lossless Audio Codec (FLAC)
Version..............: reference libFLAC 1.1.2 20050205
Quality..............: Lossless, (avg. compression: 69 %)
Channels.............: Stereo / 44100 HZ / 16 Bit
Tags.................: VorbisComment

Included.............: NFO SFV
Covers...............: Front Back CD

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Tracklisting
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1. (00:04:07) Aerosmith - Rats In The Cellar
2. (00:03:06) Aerosmith - Lick And A Promise
3. (00:04:02) Aerosmith - Chip Away The Stone
4. (00:04:28) Aerosmith - No Surprize
5. (00:04:28) Aerosmith - Mama Kin
6. (00:04:35) Aerosmith - Adam's Apple
7. (00:04:22) Aerosmith - Nobody's Fault
8. (00:05:06) Aerosmith - Round And Round
9. (00:04:53) Aerosmith - Critical Mass
10. (00:04:16) Aerosmith - Lord Of The Thighs
11. (00:04:41) Aerosmith - Jailbait
12. (00:05:42) Aerosmith - Train Kept A Rollin'

Playing Time.........: 00:53:26
Total Size...........: 352.24 MB

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Review by Greg Prato

With 1987's Permanent Vacation successfully restoring Aerosmith's reputation as one of hard rock's finest,
Columbia Records (their first record company) decided the time was right to issue a follow-up of sorts to
their 1980 compilation, Greatest Hits. The result, 1988's Gems, features almost all the tracks that were
missing from the first collection, focusing more on their harder-rocking album cuts instead of the hits.
Such favorites as their superb cover of "Train Kept a Rollin'" (a perennial concert showstopper) and the
early classic "Mama Kin" are included, as well as tracks unfamiliar to the casual fan. Three selections are
featured from their definitive album, Rocks ("Rats in the Cellar," "Lick and a Promise," and "Nobody's
Fault"), plus other '70s highlights: "No Surprize," "Adam's Apple," "Round and Round," "Critical Mass," and
"Lord of the Thighs." And a previously unreleased studio version of "Chip Away the Stone" will undoubtedly
interest hardcore fans (only a live version from Live Bootleg had been issued before). Like the Stones and
Zeppelin, Aerosmith's album cuts often eclipsed their more renowned material, making Gems an indispensable
collection.