| Permanent Vacation | 
 enlarge | Artist: Aerosmith
Label: Geffen Records
Category: Music
List Price: $9.98
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Avg. Customer Rating:  46 reviews
Sales Rank: 9467
Format: Original Recording Reissued, Original Recording Remastered
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
MPN: 493096
UPC: 606949309626
EAN: 0606949309626
ASIN: B00005QEO0
Release Date: November 20, 2001
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| Tracks:
| • | Heart's Done Time - Aerosmith, Perry, Joe | | • | Magic Touch | | • | Rag Doll | | • | Simoriah | | • | Dude (Looks Like a Lady) - Aerosmith, Child, Desmond | | • | St. John | | • | Hangman Jury | | • | Girl Keeps Coming Apart | | • | Angel - Aerosmith, Child, Desmond | | • | Permanent Vacation | | • | I'm Down - Aerosmith, Lennon, John | | • | The Movie |
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Amazon.com
While Done with Mirrors marked the beginning of Aerosmith's remarkable career comeback (and a gratifying return to rollicking '70s form), this is the album that both reclaimed their widespread fame and made even longtime cynics take notice. Fresh from rehab, Steven Tyler and Joe Perry lead the band through a strong collection that rivals such previous high points as Toys in the Attic and Rocks, though in a much more pop-oriented vein. That's largely the province of producer Bruce Fairbairn and hired-gun songwriters Desmond Child and Jim Vallance (hired upon Mirrors' commercial disappointment). But on this record, those outside influences are still largely invisible, even if Fairbairn's production sheen now seems '80s generic. Fueled by the playful staples "Rag Doll" and "Dude (Looks Like a Lady)," and seasoned with the Delta blues fetish of "Hangman Jury" and, of course, a patented Big Power Ballad ("Angel"), it's an album that's become all but ubiquitous. Thankfully, the band's own gritty sensibility still informs tracks like "St. John" and "Girl Keeps Coming Apart," as well as a rambunctiously reverent take on the classic Beatles B-side, "I'm Down." --Jerry McCulley
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 A couple bad tunes, but who's keeping track? June 27, 2005
10 out of 12 found this review helpful
Heart's Done Time and Magic Touch are, let's be quite honest, pretty rooted in the 1980s and sound quite silly nowadays. Unfortunately, they're the opening tracks, but once you get by them, it becomes clear why this was such a powerful comeback album for Aerosmith.
Rag Doll and Dude (Looks Like a Lady) are permanently uptempo, fun songs to listen to, regardless of whether or not you've owned the album since it came out (now pushing 20 years). Girl Keeps Coming Apart also features a nice, gritty sort of sound from the band, that reminds me of some of their albums from the 1970s. Angel stands as a testament to the band's ability to write power ballads like no other, and this is probably their best power ballad too (though I know of many people who would disagree).
However, it's the middle of the album that contains the stand-out tracks. One is St. John, a gritty, slightly bluesed up track, featuring the band at their strongest. Following that is Hangman Jury, which stands as one of the best songs they've written, drawing in their own breed of Delta blues - anyone who needs proof that Joe Perry is a bluesman at heart should give this track a listen.
Permanent Vacation is not Aerosmith's best album, by any stretch of the imagination. However, it remains an excellent album, and one that holds up after closer to 20 years of listening.
 A Necessary Disaster December 2, 2005
8 out of 16 found this review helpful
I regard this as the band's "one year of sobriety" record. Coming out of the drug fog, reenergized but unsure and unfocused in execution, making nice and willing to embrace new ideas from anyone and everyone willing to facilitate their comeback, the song doctors are everywhere and it shows. The result is an almost cartoon-like potpouri of Aero riffs grafted onto hair-metal power chords and the gimmickery popular of that era. It's an awkward marriage. While older Aerosmith records were loaded to the gills with rockstar arrogance, humor, perversity, darkness and a certain gravitas, "Permanent" asks the listener to embrace a new, kinder, gentler, fun-loving Aerosmith. And while the performances may be at times inspired (Rag Doll, St. John, Dude), overall the creative dressings, new collaborations, goofy sound effects (whales!) and big 80's "party" production relegate "Permanent" to imminent bargain bin status. Still, as a footnote, it's understood that this record was a necessary disaster the band had to embrace for it's own survival.
The beginning of their second Era... February 13, 2006
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
The timing couldn't have been better for the band, or the rock music landscape in general. By the time of it's release in August of 1987, The dregs had come out of the woodwork to be the next "big hair" band and get rich quick with a powerful sappy "love ballad". Enter the grandfathers of big hair rock to take the reins and keep some things in perspective with the release of Permanent Vacation, which sent a message: "WE were here before you, and we will be long after you are gone".
"Angel" was a powerful and moving song that allowed the band to create their own version of a "power ballad" without being tossed into the frey of the other cookie cutter hair bands that by now were dotting the landscape. "Magic Touch" "Hearts done time" are also genuine rock songs that help prove that Aerosmith was here to stay for another era. They top it off with the fun, rocking track "Dude (Looks like a lady)" that has seen a ton of radio play since it's release. Not every song is a smash hit on this record, but the one's that are stand out BIG TIME and also prove the diversity in songwriting and composition structure that the band has. Overall a great rock record.
recapturing the lightning July 21, 2005
6 out of 7 found this review helpful
I remember when I was a kid listening to FM radio by the turn dial light on a old stereo. I heard the classic tracks like "Dream on", "walk this way","toys in the attic", among others. I know they were amazing then and when I heard that they had cleaned up and reunited the original line up I was definately curious. When Permanent Vacation came out I was shock they had managed to catch lightning in a bottle for the second time. that is an amazing feat to say the least. This recording brought a whole new legion of fans. I went to see these guys in '88 and was amazed that peopel had brought their kids with them to show them what real amaerican rock n' roll was all about. This cd is more commercial than their early recordings but is definate a nice piece of work. Aerosmith is the greatest American rock band to ever walk on stage.
Modern Classic - Start to Finish September 11, 2005
5 out of 6 found this review helpful
One of Aerosmith's greatest albums. Well written and produced and contains a long list of modern classic tunes. Anyone into music in the 80's hairband-era, can appreciate the higher caliber of sound that Aerosmith could continue to put in, despite over a decade of playing, partying, recording and touring!
One for the ages.
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