Tracks:
CD 1:
1. Eat the Rich
2. Love in an Elevator
3. Falling in Love (Is Hard on the Knees)
4. Same Old Song and Dance
5. Hole in My Soul
6. Monkey on My Back
7. Livin' on the Edge
8. Cryin'
9. Rag Doll
10. Angel
11. Janie's Got a Gun
12. Amazing
CD 2:
1. Back in the Saddle
2. Last Child
3. Other Side, The
4. Walk on Down
5. Dream On
6. Crazy
7. Mama Kin
8. Walk This Way
9. Dude (Looks Like a Lady)
10. What It Takes
11. Sweet Emotion
When AEROSMITH returned to its original label in the '90s, there were still
contractual obligations to Geffen, where they pulled a Lazarus and resurrected
their moribund career in the mid-'80s. "A Little South Of Sanity" completes the
Geffen cycle and unlike most groups who toss together something in order to move
on, AEROSMITH took great care in compiling this 2CD live collection. Recorded
during tours for "Get A Grip" (1993-94) and "Nine Lives" (1997-98), this release
also marked a reunion with Jack Douglas, the band's producer during their '70s
salad days, who helped the boys from Beantown compile the performances on this
collection.
It becomes readily apparent here that AEROSMITH still tore it up live regardless
of how many power ballads they unleashed on radio since the late '80s. Of
course, the Zippo-waving songs are here in abundance ('Crazy,' 'Angel')
alongside ribald double-entendres ('Falling In Love Is Hard On The Knees') and
vintage material ('Mama Kin'). If 1978's "Live Bootleg" gave us Aerosmith at
their ripsnorting peak, then "A Little South Of Sanity" provides a reflection of
a classic band that's aged gracefully without losing any of its spark.
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