Aerosmith
Aerosmith
℗ 1973 Columbia Records CK 32005
Over the years, Aerosmith have voiced dissatisfaction with their 1973 self-titled debut. While the songwriting may not be as exceptional as future releases, and Steven Tyler's singing style wasn't fully developed yet, the album succeeds on the band's raw, loose, and bluesy performance. The now legendary quintet was unfairly labeled as a Stones/New York Dolls rip-off at the time, but Aerosmith were more technically proficient at their instruments than the Dolls, and were much more hard rock-based than the Stones. Aerosmith spawned one of the first true rock ballads ever, the reflective "Dream On" (a hit single when re-released in 1976), while the rocking "Mama Kin" was one of the band's best early anthems, receiving further attention after Aero disciples Guns N' Roses covered it on 1989's G N' R Lies. Other tracks such as "Make It," "Somebody," "One Way Street," "Write Me," and "Walkin' the Dog" serve as the perfect snapshot of the young band finding its foothold, while the oft-overlooked, long-and-winding storyteller "Movin' Out" remains one of Aerosmith's all-time best. Aerosmith is one of their most underrated records. — Greg Prato. |
- 1. Make It (Tyler) [03:38]
- 2. Somebody (Emspack — Tyler) [03:43]
- 3. Dream On (Tyler) [04:24]
- 4. One Way Street (Tyler) [06:59]
- 5. Mama Kin (Tyler) [04:24]
- 6. Write Me a Letter (Tyler) [04:08]
- 7. Movin' Out (Perry — Tyler) [05:01]
- 8. Walkin' the Dog (Thomas) [03:10]
Тексты:
Make It
(Tyler)
Good evening people, welcome to the show Got somethin' here I want you all to know When laughin' people bring on primal screams You got to think of What it's gonna take to make your dreams Make It Don't break it I said Make It Don't break it Do then you feel like the world's coming down on you You know that history repeats itself But you just learned so by somebody else You know you do, you gotta think up fast You gotta figure what it's gonna take to make it last Make It Don't break it I said Make It Don't break it Then you do Better weather, pull yourself together Don't be catchin' the blues Better weather, pull yourself together What have you got to lose You're only paying your dues Too stinkin' proud but you're gonna pay If you're gone I'll get you anyway Although you know what you've been going through Your only dreams feel like a tattoo Make It Don't break it I said Make It Don't break it Then you do Better weather, pull yourself together Don't be catchin' the blues Better weather, pull yourself together What have you got to lose
Somebody
(Emspack — Tyler)
I need a lady, not somebody shady Need someone to be close to Somebody cozy, not somebody nosy Help me see my whole day through Someone to share the load Somebody to walk the road I live on, live Good Lord send me, good Lord mend me Send me down someone for me Said I won't be choosy You could send me a floozy Send me anybody you please Somebody say you will Somebody further still Somebody, some, Somebody for me Now won't you send me Somebody Yeah, Somebody Won't you send me Somebody Now won't you send me Somebody Well, call for Somebody Scream loud and bloody Call woman, woman, come on to me Save for tomorrow Share all your sorrow Misery enjoys company Yes it does, yes it does
Dream On
(Tyler)
Everytime that I look in the mirror All these lines on my face gettin' clearer The past is gone It went by like dust to dawn Isn't that the way Everybody's got their dues in life to pay I know nobody knows Where it comes and where it goes I know it's everybody's sin You got to lose to know how to win Half my life's in books written pages Lived and learnd from fools and from sages You know it's true All these things come back to you (All the things you do, motherfucker, come back to you)** Sing with me, sing for the years Sing for the laughter 'n sing for the tears Sing with me, if it's just for today Mabye tomorrow the good Lord will take you away Dream On, dream on, dream on Dream yourself a dream come true Dream On, dream on, dream on Dream until your dream comes true Dream On, Dream On, Dream On Dream On, Dream On, Dream On, Dream On Sing with me, sing for the years Sing for the laughter 'n sing for the tears Sing with me, if it's just for today Maybe tomorrow the good Lord will take you away
One Way Street
(Tyler)
Hey look yonder What's that I see Well that old bogus, honey Comin' after me I goin' told you Was out of town I wonder how she knowed I was hangin' around Say, listen babe Don't go wastin' your time You keep comin' 'round You'll hear the same old line You got a thousand boys You say you need 'em You take what's good for you And I'll take my freedom 'Cause lately it's been so hard I've been make ends meet And honey, your head's a One Way Street And I gotta go the other way (heh, heh, heh) I thought I knew her My cagey lady How come my sunshine's Was so damn shady She'll say she love to talk A conversation But I'm the one Who makes my situation This one way city That I thought I knew It's such a pity, honey That's it for you 'Cause lately it's been so hard I've been make ends meet And honey, your head's a One Way Street And I gotta go the other way There's nothing over here I never showed you I made it pretty clear I'm glad to know you You know your brother Spike He's on the level But you always lookin' Like you're mad at the devil Don't say I cop a 'tude It's all forgotten It's just you're much too rude Your fruits are rotten You know I work so hard to keep it alive Now all I hear from you Is nothing but jive Lately it's been so hard Now to make ends meet And honey, your head's a One Way Street And I'm goin' on the other way Yes I do! And lately it's been so hard To make ends meet And honey, your head's a One Way Street And I really been feelin' Like I could be movin' on Your head's like a one way street You're foolin' everybody you meet I said, your head's like a one way street You're foolin' everybody but me I said, your head's like a one way street You're foolin' everybody you meet I said, your head's like a one way street You're foolin' everybody but me… You got to get yourself back on your feet
Mama Kin
(Tyler)
It ain't easy Livin' like a gypsy Tell ya honey how I feel I've been dreamin' Floatin' down the stream n' Losin' touch with all that's real Whole earth lover Keepin' under cover Never know where ya been You've been fadin' Always out paradin' Keep in touch with Mama Kin Well you've always got your tail on the wag Shootin' fire from your mouth Just like a dragon You act like a perpertual drag You better check it out 'Cause someday soon you'll have to Climb back on a wagon It ain't easy Livin' like you wanna It's so hard to find peace of mind Yes it is The way I see it You gotta say shit But don't forget to drop me a line Bald as an egg at eighteen And workin' for your daddy just a drag You still stuff your mind with them dreams You better check it out 'Cause someday soon you'll have to Climb back on the wagon Keep in touch with Mama Kin Tell her where you've gone and been Livin' out your fantasy Sleepin' late and smokin' tea Keep in touch with Mama Kin Tell her where you've gone and been Livin' out your fantasy Sleepin' late and smokin' tea It ain't easy Livin' like you wanna It's so hard to find peace of mind Yes it is The way I see it You gotta say shit But don't forget to drop me a line Bald as an egg at eighteen And workin' for your daddy just a drag You still stuff your mind with them dreams You better check it out 'Cause someday soon you'll have to Climb back on the wagon Keep in touch with Mama Kin Tell her where you've gone and been Livin' out your fantasy Sleepin' late and smokin' tea Keep in touch with Mama Kin Tell her where you've gone and been Livin' out your fantasy Sleepin' late and smokin' tea
Write Me a Letter
(Tyler)
Write Me A Letter Write Me A Letter Write it today I'm goin' away (yes it has) Write Me A Letter Write Me A Letter Write it today I'm goin' away (yes it is) Well I've been away forever Suicide's crossin' my mind Well I'll never, never get so far behind I said, the ways of the night are evil Without that Lord of Day But you can write me a letter But I'll never get so far away I said write me Write me Write me Write me I said write me Write me Write me Write me Write Me A Letter Write Me A Letter Write it today I'm goin' away (yes it has) Write Me A Letter Write Me A Letter Write it today I'm goin' away (yes it is) Well there's nothin' I can see That'd ever make me Want to be without her She's good, she good to me Said there's no way to explain The kind of feelin' that you get out in the She good, she good to me She good, she good to me I love her Well I've been so many places Hidin' from the wind and the rain But you could write me a letter For to save me from goin' insane Write me Excite me Write me Write me Write me Write me...
Movin' Out
(Perry — Tyler)
We all live on the edge of town Where we all live ain't a soul around People start a-comin' All we do is just a-grin Said we gotta move out 'Cause the city's movin' in I said we gotta move out 'Cause the city's movin' in Tell me who you know And I'll tell you who, too Go see my friend and he'll set you free Tell me what you see and Maybe I can go too No one knows the way but maybe me Nobody knows there Nobody shows where Nobody goes where you can find me, ah Good mornin' glory, Hallelujah to you What is the story, what's been goin' through ya Livin' like a king of the fat of the land Workin' like a dog in a rock n' roll band Movin', we're gettin' out Movin', without a doubt Movin', we're goin' far We're movin', oh yes we are Nobody knows there Nobody shows where Nobody goes where you can find me Nobody knows there Nobody shows where Nobody goes where you can find me, ah Oh, Lordy, Lordy, Lordy… Level with God And you're in tune with the universe Talk with yourself And you'll hear what you wanna know Gotta rise above 'Cause below it's only gettin' worse Life in time Will take you where you wanna go Where you wanna go, where you wanna go Where you goin'… Good mornin' glory, Hallelujah to you What is the story, what's been goin' through ya Livin' like a king of the fat of the land Workin' like a dog in a rock n' roll band Movin', we're gettin' out Movin', yeah, without a doubt Movin', we're goin' far We're movin', oh yes we are Nobody knows there Nobody shows where Nobody goes where you can find me Nobody knows there Nobody shows where Nobody goes where you can't find me Round n' round… We all live on the edge of town Where we all live ain't a soul around People start a-comin' All we do is just a-grin We gotta move out 'Cause the city's movin' in I said we gotta move out 'Cause the city's movin' in Yes we do…
Walkin' the Dog
(Thomas)
Mary Mac, dressed in black Silver buttons up and down her crack I know, 'cause I love her so She-a broke a needle Now she can't sew Walkin' the dog I'm just a-walkin' your dog Well if you don't know how to do it I'll show you how to walk your dog Ask yo' mama for a-fifteen cents To see the elephant jump the fence It jumped so high, touched the sky Didn't get back till the fourth of July Walkin' the dog I'm just a-walkin' your dog Well if you don't know how to do it I'll show you how to walk your dog Mary Mary, quite contrary How does your garden grow Well, well, silver bells And little bitty bitty white shells Pretty maids all in a row Walkin' your dog I'm just a-walkin' your dog Well if you don't know how to do it I'll show you how to walk your dog Well if you don't know how to do it I'll show you how to walk your dog Well if you don't know how to do it I'll show you how to walk your dog