I always knew he could sing, but had rarely heard an example of his vocal talent. One of the most unexpected and enjoyable perks of this album is the number of vocals by other members of the band, particularly Joe Perry. “Lover A Lot” is another tune that has a great guitar vibe that reconnects Aerosmith to its roots. “Street Jesus” reminds me of the days when a good guitar riff or two carried an entire song it actually manages to pull off sounding like the Chicago blues at the start but successfully evolves into a rock anthem which sounds more modern than a return to the 70’s, ’80’s or ’90. “Oh Yeah” is a tune which continues this rocking pace. Heavy rock, often with a hint of blues vibe, is felt again in such new tunes as “Out Go The Lights,” which is especially addictive after the 4:15 mark.
Not so for the greater part of this record. While some of the band’s more recent tunes have been enjoyable in their way, it has felt to me that Aerosmith was missing their potential in favor of the flavor of the moment.
It has been far too long since we’ve heard anything like this from the band. The album starts out with a bang as “Luv XXX” brings us an infectious groove and a catchy chorus. There are many positive things to say about it which will encourage old fans and new ones as this is one of the more consistent efforts at a return to the band’s roots that I have seen in a number of years. It may lack a single as immediate as "Fallin' in Love (Is Hard on the Knees)" - or the subsequent "Jaded" from 2001's Just Push Play - but it faithfully follows Aerosmith's '90s blueprint, getting nothing wrong but never quite feeling right.Aerosmith’s new album, their first of new material in 8 years, Music From Another Dimension is a welcome addition to their catalog. And, in a sense, as an overall piece of product, Music from Another Dimension! is no worse than Nine Lives. Nobody breaks the bank attempting to make a rock album that's everything to everyone, and Aerosmith sound entirely oblivious to this state of affairs, carrying on like it was 1997. Simply put, nobody makes albums like this any more. This bright blare conveniently camouflages the raggedness of Tyler's voice as well, but Aerosmith truly show their age by the very nature of the album itself. Both the rockers and ballads are big, big, big, dressed in countless overdubs, so much clatter that it can be hard to hear hooks initially. Carrie Underwood may pop up for a duet on "Can't Stop Loving You," but that's the only nod to the present on an album that's living every day like it's 1997.
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That schism can be heard on Music from Another Dimension!, particularly toward its conclusion when Perry muscles his way to the mike for a pair of bracing rockers reminiscent of the band at full flight, but more than anything, this big-budget blockbuster telegraphs that Aerosmith is indeed broadcasting from another dimension, a dimension where splashy kitchen-sink albums from rock bands could sell millions of copies on sheer momentum alone. Joe Perry, the Keith Richards to Tyler's Mick Jagger, never was happy about Tyler's leap to the small screen but it was just one of many interpersonal squabbles that bled their way into the public. 2012's Music from Another Dimension! may be their first album in eight years - and their first record of original material in over a decade! - but the band has never been far from the headlines during those missing years, and not just because Steven Tyler screeched his way into America's homes as Simon Cowell's replacement on American Idol.
"How can we miss you when you won't go away?" It's a question that sounds as if it could be the title of an Aerosmith power ballad co-written by Diane Warren, but it's a sentiment that also applies to the Boston quintet themselves.
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