Aerosmith - 1986 - Classics Live! - FLAC

Aerosmith - Classics Live!

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Artist...............: Aerosmith

Album................: Classics Live!

Genre................: Rock

Source...............: CD

Year.................: 1986

Recording Date.......: 1977-1983

Label................: Columbia

Codec................: Free Lossless Audio Codec (FLAC)

Version..............: reference libFLAC 1.1.2 20050205

Quality..............: Lossless, (avg. compression: 67 %)

Channels.............: Stereo / 44100 HZ / 16 Bit

Tags.................: VorbisComment



Included.............: NFO

Covers...............: Front Back CD



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Tracklisting

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1. (00:03:21) Aerosmith - Train Kept A Rollin'

2. (00:04:47) Aerosmith - Kings And Queens

3. (00:05:13) Aerosmith - Sweet Emotion

4. (00:04:50) Aerosmith - Dream On

5. (00:03:41) Aerosmith - Mama Kin

6. (00:04:54) Aerosmith - Three Mile Smile & Reefer Headed Woman

7. (00:07:05) Aerosmith - Lord Of The Thighs

8. (00:04:03) Aerosmith - Major Barbra



Playing Time.........: 00:37:54

Total Size...........: 256.49 MB



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Review by Greg Prato



Out of all Aerosmith's live albums released over the years (Live Bootleg, Classics Live II, etc.), 1986's

Classics Live is the least effective. The main reason it doesn't meet the high standards of their other in-

concert releases is simple -- the band had little input in deciding the song selections and performances --

plus, it was released by their then-former label, Columbia, to cash in on the newly reformed band's reunion

tour. The majority of the tracks were taken from a show at the Orpheum Theater in February of 1984, while

replacements Jimmy Crespo and Rick Dufay were still standing in for the departed Joe Perry and Brad Whitford

resulting in often lackluster performances. The song selection is also peculiar, instead of featuring songs

previously unreleased as live versions, six of the eight selections were already included on the

aforementioned Live Bootleg ("Dream On," "Train Kept a Rollin'," "Mama Kin," "Sweet Emotion," etc.). The

underrated "Three Mile Smile" proves to be one of the album's few bright spots, while a studio outtake, "Major

Barbra," from their 1973 self-titled debut album, is intriguing but hardly essential. Stick with the band's

other live recordings.