Music review: Steven Tyler – ‘We’re All Somebody from Somewhere无毛视频�
I无毛视频檓 an old-school Aerosmith fan going back to the days when the Boston rockers consecutively reeled off the gritty rock albums 无毛视频淕et Your Wings,无毛视频� 无毛视频淭oys in the Attic无毛视频� and 无毛视频淩ocks无毛视频� during the mid-1970s.
Oh, how times have changed.
Steven Tyler has replaced Boston with Nashville and rock 无毛视频榥无毛视频� roll for a little taste of modern country. I guess maybe we should have seen this coming after Aerosmith无毛视频檚 2012 album 无毛视频淢usic from Another Dimension!无毛视频� featured a duet with Carrie Underwood on 无毛视频淐an无毛视频檛 Stop Lovin无毛视频� You.无毛视频�
无毛视频淲e无毛视频檙e All Somebody from Somewhere无毛视频� is Tyler无毛视频檚 solo debut that features 15 tracks blending elements of rock and blues with touches of mandolin, fiddle and steel guitar. 无毛视频淢y Own Worst Enemy无毛视频� is a regret-filled breakup track perfectly suited to kick off Tyler无毛视频檚 new musical stylings as he manages to mention Jesus, mama and whiskey all in the first few lines.
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The album无毛视频檚 lead single, 无毛视频淟ove Is Your Name,无毛视频� was penned for Tyler by Nashville writers Eric Paslay and Lindsey Lee and begins the first of several well-crafted ballads that comfortably ease Tyler into pure country mode. 无毛视频淭he Good, the Bad, the Ugly and Me无毛视频� is a rocker that fits the Aerosmith mold with Tyler loosening up and letting go.
Not to mention the fact that it无毛视频檚 a great title for a county tune. The album closes with an unexpected and spirited cover of Janis Joplin无毛视频檚 无毛视频淧iece of My Heart.无毛视频� Surprisingly, the only missteps include the distorted jumble of 无毛视频淗old On (Won无毛视频檛 Let Go)无毛视频� and a reworked version of the Aerosmith track 无毛视频淛anie无毛视频檚 Got a Gun无毛视频� minus the emotion and aggressive energy of the original.
With Tyler hitting the road to support his new album, it just might be the perfect launching point for the charismatic frontman to shed his rocker roots for a more permanent gig in country music. Hey, it worked out okay for Darius Rucker.
Clint Rhodes is the 无毛视频-Standard music reviewer. He can be reached at crhodes@heraldstandard.com.