Done with Mirrors

One of Aerosmith’s best albums of the 80’s.

I agree with Brooksie, this is the last good Aerosmith album, everything after this one became more pop oriented and commercial. This album doesn't compare with their first five albums but it tries hard and does rock. You can at least hear the spirit of a once great rock band with this. I am a guy in his 50's and was 14 years old when I heard the album "Rocks", that one rearranged my DNA... turned my underwear inside out...

For those of you who thought Permanent Vacation was Aerosmith’s first album with the original line-up, get ready for a shock. Done With Mirrors was the first album with all five original members and sounded completely different than the Aerosmith many may know today. It’s different in that it picked up right where classics like Toys In The Attic left off but with an updated sound. It rocks from starts to finish. The only reason for 4 stars over 5 was “The Reason A Dog”, while not a bad song, just didn’t seem to fit in with rest of the album. However, the other songs rock from start to finish. The newly sober band sounded raw and full of high energy on every track. Joe Perry’s playing was possibly his best and most aggressive & the rest of the band roared through every track. Steven Tyler’s vocals were on fire with none of the pop stylings he attempts now. It was a fiery comeback for a legendary band and why this album didn’t do better is a mystery. Why they changed direction after this record is an even bigger mystery. I remember hearing “Dude Looks Like A Lady” and later “Angel” thinking “WHAT HAPPENED?!” And it was never the same after that. So take a listen to the last good Aerosmith record and think what could have been?