Aerosmith-The Greatest Live Band Ever!

They may be one of the top 5 bands ever- this is hardcore rock and roll, you got the legendary songs that gave Aerosmith its spot as one of the top bands of the 70's such as Sweet Emotion, Walk This Way, and Dream On. You have the powerful ballads that brought Aerosmith back from the rock and roll gutter such as Angel, Cryin', Crazy, What It Takes,Amazing, and Hole In My Soul . And you have timeless hits that anyone would just want to stop what they're doing and get up and dance to such as Mama Kin, Same Old Song And Dance, Rag Doll, and Dude(looks Like A Lady). The only songs that were left out were Full Circle (i guess im the only one who really thinks that song kicks ass), Pink, Toys in the Attic, and Draw the Line. Other than that, this is a must have for any Aero Fan

Best album Aerosmith has cut since Rocks.

I'm serious, all their albums between Rocks and a Little South of Sanity are very mediocre. Listen to the track Same Old Song and Dance, it really kicks!

I had to give up on this one

Great track list on "A Little South Of Sanity". I'm quite fond of Aerosmith, and I bought this double live album right after it came out. I listened to it several times, and then I sold it on eBay.

I just couldn't come to terms with this CD...the noise of the crowd is way too prominent in the mix, which also manages to be both cluttered and slick, sanding away all of the grit.



Sure, there are many great songs here, but they're all swamped by the hideous production. There is no separation, and the sound is just not realistic, it's synthetic and flat, and I never got to terms with it.

Weird, noisy album. And not in a good way. Go for "Live Bootleg" instead, that one sounds like a REAL live recording.

I think this cd rox!

I luv Aerosmith sooo much! When i bought this, I wasn't sure if it would be any good because a lot of live cds are no good~ but this one was terrific! I'm so used to listening to the live versions of songs now, that when i hear one on the radio i think i actually like the live one better! This cd is absolutley fabulous! Any and Every Aerosmith fan should go out and buy this~ it's an absolute MUST in your collection!!!

Kicks @ss!!

This Ladies and Gentlemen is why Aerosmith has stayed

at the top for oh so long. There are ltos of other good

and great rock groups... But almost none of them can

give you a double CD that is this good.



I will not lie, there are some songs on here I don't

care for such as "Eat The Rich" "Hole In My Soul"

"Cryin" and "Crazy" as the main ones. But the 70's

and a great deal of the 80's stuff sounds great

here. The truth is while the band sounds great

you can tell that some songs Steven really shines

and some the rest of the band shines.



After you get past the below average you get to

one of the better Aerosmith 80's songs "Love In

An Elevator" and it's one songs the band all

shines. It sounds just about as good as the

studio version. Then we got to "Falling In

Love" which is a fairly good tune considering

it's a ballad. But then we get to one of classics

in "Same Old Song And Dance" and Brad/Joe just

cook on this tune!



Here it starts to sputter just alittle bit as

we get alittle drugged down by the poor mans

Dream On. This one should have been left off

in favor of "Train Kept Rollin" or "Draw The

Line" and it's pretty much the same with

"Livin On The Edge" but luckly we get the

hard rocker "Monkey On My Back" in between

those two mediocre songs. It's not on par

with the stuff on disk two, but it's still

a great rocker.



We then get down to another ballad with

"Cryin" which really isn't a bad song

music wise, but the lyrics are just

alittle to whiney for my taste. But it

is a good enough tune to play every once

and a while. "Rag Doll" is up next and

it just rocks! I honestly prefer this

live version over the studio version and

while some old school fans might not like

it, it IS a Aerosmith classic and Steven

really shines and shows off that age hasn't

taken his voice away.



When the get to "Angel" a song that seems

to be hated by old school fans. However, I

think this is a great ballad. There really

is nothing wrong with a ballad every once

and a while and "Angel" is one the ballads

that do sound as good live as it does in

the studio.



The live version of "Janie's Got a Gun" is

really great! It really helps give a boost to

the weaker half of the album. Like "Angel"

Steven sounds great! Listening to the song more,

I think this is also better than the studio

version!



Amazing is another song that really doesn't

belong. Just another ballad on a disk that

has a few too many of them. Sick As A Dog or

even one of the Vacation songs could have

went here.. Or maybe even Adam's Apple!



2.5 out of 5



Now this is where the action really starts!

One of the better versions of "Back In The

Saddle" that I have ever heard! The whole

band just smokes and the old Aerosmith

starts to show up after lots of weeping

on disk one. Tyler plays to the crowd abit

before the smoking intro hits! Steve really

lets go and starts his pattened screaming

and it's just amazing how he hits these

notes! Just amazing!



We then get to one of the real highlights of

the album! Whitford really tears it up on this

tune! He takes the lead and boy does he do a

h*llva job! Last Child you can argue is the

best song on the album... And it's all thanks

to Brad. Truly underrated guitar player that

will leave you breathless with the power and

soul he puts into this song.



The Other Side is pretty much filler and isn't

worth talking about. Just skip it.



Coming of just hearing Brad Whitford tearing

it up on "Last Child" Joe Perry gets to take

charge with a pretty good version of "Walk On

Down" which is a nice addition to the disk.

Some might enjoy Joe as singer and some might

not... I really enjoy it and want to hear him

sing more in the future.



When now get into the meat of Aerosmiths long

catalog with one of the best versions of "Dream

On" that you are ever going to here. This song

always manages to bring out some real emotion

in me and it does so here. The haunting music

sounds just as good as it does on any of the

studio versions and Steven shows off his voice.



Then you should just skip 'Crazy" and get onto

In my opinion the highlight of the album with

"Mama Kin" as this is the song it REALLY comes

together for the entire band. It's also happens

to be the best Tyler vocals you are going to

get! You can feel the entergy really pickup

in this song after coming off one of the

dreadful ballads. This will always be my

favorite Aerosmith tune. The band just

connects on every level on this song.



We then get to "Walk This Way" which to

be honest, it isn't one of my favorite

Aerosmith songs... But here it sounds

fresh that I have to listen to it over

and over again. Glad that Run DMC isn't

here=)



Then we get to a "Dude(Looks Like A Lady"

and it's also well done. It really is hard

to tell that this is live. It matches the

studio version every step of the way. And

now the album closes with Aerosmiths country

like "What It Takes" that is rock solid. It

isn't the filler tune that "The Other Side"

is and you might find yourself surprised if

you give it a chance.



Sweet Emotion closes the album in good fashion.

It is alittle slower than I really would like,

but even slowed down the band manages to keep

good entergy with it.



I'm honestly not a fan of these type of albums

at all... But one day I just had an itch that I

had to scratch so I picked this up. The first

disk really doesn't deliver and is inconsistant

due to a number of ballads. The music is good

even on the ballads. It's just they just don't

fit what Aerosmith truly is and that is easy

to tell. I feel the second disk makes this

album worthy of 5 stars by it's self. Songs

like LIAE,SOSAD,JGAG and such are just gravy

to a great second disk.



5 out of 5 stars.

Something's gotta give...

...But it certainly won't be the Bad Boys from Boston. This Masterpiece rocks for sure. Lacks only Taste of India, Pink and Round and Round, but that's my taste only. Let yerself a-roll, and use carefully. Causes addiction.

They're still "Livin' On The Edge".

A casual fan like myself might have been happy with one 15 track disc, but fanatics would be "Crazy" not to love this. 2 discs and 23 tracks of live Aerosmith. The sound is pretty good, or at least not bad enough to complain about. There's a wealth of 90's songs here, but at this point that is a big portion of their material. "A Little South Of Sanity" does have the hits covered pretty well, be they old or newer, and tosses in a few gems like "Mama Kin" and "Monkey On My Back" as well. Overall a good collection, and clearly proves that Aerosmith still has "What It Takes" to rock your socks off.

Three Decades of Hits

I bought this CD the day after I saw Aerosmith in concert. I saw them in 1990 and they were even better in 1999! I wanted something with all my favorie songs on it and that's what I found! I was a fan back in high school in the late 70's so not only does it have the big hits from back then it has some hits from the 80's and 90's. What more could you ask for. Any band that is still going this strong after three decades has got to be GREAT! If you're an Aerosmith fan you've GOT to get "A Little South of Sanity"!

WOW!

This Live CD is just outstanding! I was amazed at the quality that it shows! Is Aerosmith at its best! If you have never been to an Aerosmith concert, then buy this CD, and you'll just want to be there, with Aerosmith, on stage, between Steven and Joe!