Draw The Line de Aerosmith
Álbum de Aerosmith
- Fecha de lanzamiento: 1 de Diciembre de 1977
- Sello Discográfico: Columbia
- Compositores: Steven Tyler, Joe Perry
- Productores: Jack Douglas, Aerosmith
Draw The Line es un álbum de Aerosmith, publicado en 1977 por Columbia. El disco incluye 9 canciones, entre ellas «Draw The Line», «I Wanna Know Why», «Critical Mass» y «Get It Up».
Lanzado en 1977, Draw the Line es el quinto álbum de estudio de Aerosmith. Este disco es el sonido de una banda en la cima del mundo, pero también en el pico de sus excesos y su disfunción interna. Creado en un ambiente de caos, drogas y fiestas interminables, "Draw the Line" es un álbum de hard rock y blues rock crudo, sucio y a menudo desenfocado. Pese a su problemática creación, el álbum contiene la energía visceral y la arrogancia que definían a la banda en esa época y cuenta con algunos clásicos potentes como la canción titular y la épica "Kings and Queens". Fue un éxito de ventas masivo, pero marcó el comienzo de un período oscuro que llevaría a la desintegración de la formación original.
Contexto y grabación
Tras el éxito de "Rocks", Aerosmith era una de las bandas más grandes del planeta. La presión y el dinero llevaron a un estilo de vida hedonista que se salió de control. La grabación del álbum es legendaria por su caos. La banda alquiló un antiguo convento cerca de Nueva York, llamado "The Cenacle", para grabar. El lugar se convirtió en un centro de fiestas y excesos, con muy poca música grabándose. Las sesiones, de nuevo con el productor Jack Douglas, se trasladaron finalmente a los estudios Record Plant de Nueva York, pero el ambiente de disfunción continuó. El resultado es un álbum que, para bien o para mal, suena exactamente como las circunstancias en las que fue creado: caótico y al borde del colapso.
Claves musicales
El sonido de "Draw the Line" es hard rock sucio y sin pulir. La producción es deliberadamente cruda, con un sonido de guitarra afilado y una sensación de "directo en el estudio". Es un álbum menos cohesivo que sus predecesores, con un estilo que va desde el blues-rock más pesado hasta el rock and roll más desenfrenado. Las letras reflejan el estilo de vida de la banda, con temas de sexo, drogas y la vida en el límite.
Las canciones del álbum
La canción que da título al disco, "Draw the Line", es un potente tema de rock con un memorable riff de slide guitar. La pieza central del álbum es la épica y majestuosa "Kings and Queens", una de las composiciones más complejas de la banda en los 70. "I Wanna Know Why" es un rock and roll enérgico. "Get It Up" y "Sight for Sore Eyes" son otros dos de los temas de rock más destacados.
Diseño y portada
La icónica portada del álbum fue dibujada por el famoso caricaturista Al Hirschfeld. El dibujo, que muestra a la banda como una caricatura exagerada, se ha convertido en una de las imágenes más reconocibles de Aerosmith.
Estreno y listas de éxitos
"Draw the Line" fue un éxito comercial instantáneo, alcanzando el estatus de doble platino en Estados Unidos.
- USA Billboard 200: 11
- Canadá (RPM): 10
La crítica especializada
La crítica de la época fue mixta, con muchos señalando la falta de cohesión y la producción cruda en comparación con sus trabajos anteriores. Con el tiempo, ha sido apreciado por su energía visceral y por ser un honesto reflejo de una de las bandas de rock más grandes del mundo viviendo al límite. Es el sonido del final de la fiesta.
Listado de Canciones
- Draw The Line3:23
Letra
Checkmate honey, beat ya at your own damn game no dice honey, i'm livin' on the astral plane feet's on the ground, and your head's goin' down the drain oh, heads i win, tails you lose, to the never mind where to draw the line an indian summer, carrie was all over the floor she was a wet net winner, and rarely ever left the store she'd sing and dance all night, and wrong all the right out of me oh, pass me the vile and cross your fingers, it don't take time nowhere to draw the line hi ho silver, we were singin' all your cowboy songs oh, you told carrie, and promised her you wouldn't be long heads i win, tails you lose, lord it's such a crime no dice honey, you're the salt, you're the queen of the brine checkmate honey, you're the only one who's got to choose where to draw the line Checkmate, don't be late take another pull that's right impossible when you got to be yourself you're the boss, the toss the price, the dice grab yourself a slice nowhere to draw the line - I Wanna Know Why3:09
Letra
Kickin' down the road feelin' mighty slowed with the likes of you gettin' mighty spaced never had a taste of what you're goin' through i can't bitch went from rags to riches then to ragtime screamin' the blues i wanna know why everybody's good intention try to make a fool out of me i wanna know why everybody's good intention gotta make a fool gotta make a fool try to make a fool out of me swing low sweet cherry o when a strange love showed me the way ya see more can't keep a score when the whore's comin' on for the play e. poe eatin' crow wonder if he knowed that the raven was mad time passed and words lost the last of the best thing he ever had oh play rough can't get enough so they try to make a fool out of me, lordy ain't foolin' me ya ain't ghoulin' me ain't foolin' me ya ain't ghoulin' me - Critical Mass4:51
Letra
Arriving in boats, black hooded coats tormentors climbed into my room i crawled under my bed, covered my head but they're flushin' me out with a broom the leader, she's small, pinned my ass to the wall for my seeds or she'd be losin' her past time after time, she'd be readin' my mind but she never got the feelin' to last celebrate, celebrate, celebraid it this is the critical mass so far so good, i heard the other say so good so far, they're takin' me away i drink to you, your mind, her ass we'll take a drink and break the glass celebrate, celebrate, celebreak it this is the critical mass now the tallest of two, with a brush full of blue paints surrealist scenes on the wall so i tell her for fun, that it's really well done but she just ain't listenin' at all she points to my heart, tellin' me if i'm smart i'll practice and phase out and admit, when the shoe doesn't fit and i went screaming out down the hall need it need your love just then i heard a poundin' on the door we're all here, sang the voice of twenty more i drink to you alas, we'll take a drink and break the glass celebrate, celebrate, celebreak it we are the critical mass time and space, is takin' me away time erase, don't know the time of day - Get It Up4:02
Letra
Take me on your rocking whores.(yes...not rocking horse) hit the lights and shut your doors. grab your ankles , ev'ryone. ain't my way of having fun. can't give it up, gotta give it up,give it up, c'mon nancy. can't give it up, get it up, for your fancy. gotta get it up, get it up, c'mon nancy. can't get it up, gotta get it up, get it up, for your fantasies my a*s don't speculate. i'm just your slave, your master's bait. and lots of luck into the night. just waitin' for the bright light fright. can't give it up, gotta give it up, get it up, c'mon nancy. really have a good time really have a good time suckin up the moonshine. up underneath her clothesline. really have a good time. love me til the sun... can't get it up, gotta get it up, gotta get it up, get it up, c'mon nancy. can't give it up, gotta get it up, get it up, get it up, for your fancy. gotta get it up, get it up, get it up, c'mon nancy. can't get it up, gotta get it up, get it up, get it up and down and all around. take a ride and paint the town. slow me down and make it fast. scream almost and make it last. you know you gotta really have a good time. you know your really gonna, really have a good time. suckin up the moonshine. up underneath the her clothesline. you know your really gonna, really have a good time. you know you really wanna love me till the sun can't get it up. get it up. - Bright Light Fright2:20
Letra
It's the dawn of the day and i'm crashed and i'm smashed as it is i'm feelin' like my chips are cashed all of my clothes strewn all over the room the crisis at hand is i'm all out of zoom Chorus: i got the sunlight blues i can't find my shoes the only thing on tv is the good morning news The tricks of the night keepin' me in a daze open a bottle and i'll pull down the shades glance in the mirror back into bed forget that it's day, time to party again Chorus bright light fright, bright light fright, bright light fright, gimme the knife (give me the night?) bright light fright, bright light fright, bright light fright, gimme the knife(give me the night?) Chorus (repeat and fade) - Kings And Queens4:55
Letra
Long ago in days untold were ruled by lords of greed maidens fared with gold they dared to bare their wombs that bleed kings and queens and guillotines taking lives denied starch and parchment laid the laws when bishops took the ride only to deceive oh i know i lived this life afore somehow i know now truths i must be sure tossin', turnin', nightmares burnin' dreams of swords in hand sailing ships, the viking spits the blood of father's land only to deceive living times of knights and mares raising swords for maidens fair sneer at death, fear only loss of pride living other centuries deja vu or what you please follows true to all who do or die screams of no reply they died screams of no reply and died died lordy, lordy, they died - The Hand That Feeds4:22
Letra
Doctor, doctor, doctor please, doctor, doctor, please doctor, doctor, doctor feel like a old disease doctor, doctor, doctor get your sweet ass off the floor doctor, doctor, doctor i can't refuse any loose hearted lady anymore I scream your name into the crowd you feel the flame but you ain't proud maybe your attitude ain't right so all that's left for me to do is bite the hand that feeds me feeds me Doctor, doctor, doctor doctor, doctor, please All things you put me through what the hell you want me to do all the things that uncle john needs i ain't the dog that bites the hand that feeds me In the middle of, with a spittle of et tu like birds of a feather when another day, love another way push, shove, make love, play never never, never ever never ever, never ever na na na na na Doctor, doctor, doctor please do a-what you can doctor, doctor, doctor would you please give my life a hand All things you put me through what the hell you want me to do all the things that uncle john needs i ain't the dog that bites the hand that feeds me, yeah Doctor, doctor, doctor please, doctor, doctor, please doctor, doctor, doctor doctor, doctor, doctor, doctor, doctor doctor, doctor, doctor, doctor, doctor doctor, doctor, doctor, doctor, doctor... - Sight For Sore Eyes3:52
Letra
Sight for sore eyes Goin' downtown, goin' down, goin' down 'neath the city, eatin' ground round underground is pretty gritty I turned the screw she held the light that's when I knew she was a sight for sore eyes She was a sight for sore eyes playin' no fair, sleepin' under stairs downtown's a pity, takin' fair square under where it's pretty gritty I turned the screw she held the knife oh holy Jesus, she's a sight for sore eyes sight for sore eyes (she's a nitty gritty) turnin' in style, walk a mile for your titty naked foul while under there under where it's pretty gritty hey, don't you know people she's a love lust hussy she left, oh, she rust me dear old girl she was a sight for sore eyes but she was sittin' pretty a sight for sore eyes she was a nitty gritty sight for sore eyes peeled back and parted even at the start it was delight or demise I feel like a leopard king sight for sore eyes she was a sight for sore eyes - Milk Cow Blues4:15
Letra
Well i tried everything just to get along with you and i'm gonna tell you just what i'm gonna do well i'm sick of all your cryin when you should be leavin me alone if you don't believe me you pack me bags, i'm gone wontcha please don't that sun look good goin' down you almost lost your love girl when your ol man ain't around chorus: won't you please don't that sun look good goin' down when your ol man ain't around won't you please don't that sun look good goin' down and you best believe i love ya baby when your old man ain't around chorus (repeat) round and round