Night In The Ruts de Aerosmith
Álbum de Aerosmith
- Fecha de lanzamiento: 1 de Noviembre de 1979
- Sello Discográfico: Columbia
- Compositores: Steven Tyler, Joe Perry, Jimmy Crespo, Richie Supa
- Productores: Jack Douglas, Gary Lyons
Night In The Ruts es un álbum de Aerosmith, publicado en 1979 por Columbia. El disco incluye 9 canciones, entre ellas «No Surprize», «Chiquita», «Remember (Walking In The Sand)» y «Cheese Cake».
Lanzado en 1979, Night in the Ruts es el sexto álbum de estudio de Aerosmith y es, tristemente, el disco que documenta la desintegración de la formación original. El título es un juego de palabras con "right in the nuts" (directo en los testículos), un reflejo del estado caótico y doloroso en el que se encontraba la banda. El guitarrista y co-compositor Joe Perry abandonó la banda a mitad de la grabación, dejando un vacío que tuvo que ser llenado por guitarristas de sesión. Pese a su problemática creación, "Night in the Ruts" es un álbum de hard rock y blues rock sorprendentemente sólido, un regreso a un sonido más crudo y directo que es a menudo subestimado por la crítica y los fans.
Antes de entrar al estudio
La grabación del álbum fue un desastre. Las tensiones entre Steven Tyler y Joe Perry, exacerbadas por el abuso de drogas, llegaron a un punto de no retorno. Tras una fuerte discusión, Joe Perry abandonó Aerosmith. La banda se vio obligada a completar el álbum con la ayuda de varios guitarristas, incluyendo a su futuro miembro Jimmy Crespo y a Richie Supa. El productor Jack Douglas también fue despedido a mitad del proyecto, siendo reemplazado por Gary Lyons. Este caos se refleja en un álbum que, aunque contiene grandes canciones, carece de la cohesión de sus obras maestras.
El estilo musical
El sonido de "Night in the Ruts" es un regreso al hard rock y al blues de sus primeros años. Es un álbum mucho menos producido que "Draw the Line", con un sonido más de "banda de bar". La ausencia de Perry en la mitad del disco es notable, aunque los guitarristas de reemplazo hicieron un gran trabajo emulando su estilo. Es el sonido de una banda luchando por sobrevivir a su propia implosión.
Las canciones del álbum
Pese a todo, el álbum contiene varias joyas. "No Surprize" es una autobiografía de la banda. La versión del clásico de The Shangri-Las, "Remember (Walking in the Sand)", se convirtió en el único sencillo del álbum. "Cheese Cake" y "Three Mile Smile" son dos potentes temas de hard rock. "Mia" es una balada dedicada a la hija recién nacida de Steven Tyler.
Lanzamiento y cifras
El álbum fue un éxito comercial, pero no alcanzó las ventas masivas de sus predecesores, reflejando el estado de declive de la banda.
- USA Billboard 200: 14
- Canadá (RPM): 10
Valoración crítica
La crítica fue mixta, viendo el álbum como un trabajo irregular pero con grandes momentos. Con el tiempo, "Night in the Ruts" ha ganado un estatus de culto, apreciado por su sonido crudo y por ser el canto del cisne de la era clásica de Aerosmith.
Listado de Canciones
- No Surprize4:26
Letra
Nineteen seventy one we all heard the starters gun new york is such a pity but at max's kansas city we won we all shot the shit at the bar with johnny o'toole and his scar and then old clive davis said he's surely gonna make us a star i'm gonna make you a star just the way you are but with all his style i could see in his eyes that we is goin' on trial and it was no surprize the boys kept kickin' ass as usual time will tell but some bitch in the choir threw waters on the fires of hell she loved to show and tell lord she loved to tell but with all our style you could see in our eyes that we is still on trial baby it's no surprize, no surprize, no surprize, no surprize midnight lady situation fetal vaccinate your ass with your phonograph needle i say lookie here friend of mine scratch like you need calomine flamingo boots soles a-creakin' still in love and puerto rican too ridin' on the wheels of hell smokin' up our axle grease oh the backstage is rockin' and we're coppin' from the local police that's right the local police or the justice of peace Chorus Rock and roll junkie whore got my foot inside the door knock knock, knock knock, knock nobody's keepin' score bad times go away come again some other day topaz and sassafraz will keep the blues away candy store rock and roll corporation jelly roll play the singles it ain't me it's programmed insanity you ascap if bmi could ever make a mountian fly if japanese can boil teas then where the fuck's my royalties? - Chiquita4:25
Letra
Ooh, on the beach at cartegena she, salty baby with the name-a oh, chiquita oh, love chiquita she, takes to walkin' in the sunshine she, she'll be lovin' till the moon shine love chiquita oh, love chiquita she, got the poppy-eyed desire tease, till the boys put out the fire love chiquita oh, love chiquita oh no no, now don't you wake me up i'm dreaming no no no, if you shake me i'll be screaming love chiquita oh love chiquita - Remember (Walking In The Sand)4:05
Letra
Seems like the other day my baby went away she went away 'cross the sea it's been two years or so since i saw my baby go and then this letter came for me It said that we was through she found somebody new oh, lemme think, lemme think, what shall i do? oh no, oh no, oh no no no no no... (remember) walking in the sand (remember) walking hand in hand (remember) the night was so exciting (remember) her smile was so inviting (remember) then she touched my cheek (remember) with her fingertips (remember) softly, softly we met with a kiss whatever happened to that girl that i once knew the girl that said she'd be true oh, whatever happened to that night i gave it to you what will you do with it now - Cheese Cake4:16
Letra
I met a babe in a backseat drive-in back in the saddle she'd sit pulled on the reins just to keep me risin' she loved to chomp at the bit daddy do it, ooh, just do it daddy do it, please let me see do it, please just do it daddy do it, do it, drivin' me crazy she always walks with her eyes down on her bootlace she lives to give it away she don't believe in the right time or the wrong place she's always liable to say (cheese cake) looser than her sister (cheese cake) mmm, her sugar gets me high she knows i can't resist her (cheese cake) got my fingers in her pie (cheese cake) (cheese cake) sneakin' out the back door (cheese cake) rollin' down the lawn everybody's kissed her (cheese cake) at the crack of dawn (cheese cake) - Three Mile Smile3:43
Letra
Take a walk in the warm new england sun ain't no time to look for clues you get the point from uncle sam's loaded gun who be the hand that light the fuse take a look, take a look at my old billy goat he used to raise all kinds of hell he took a dose of radiation dope back in the barn is where he fell, like hell lucy, chromosome lucy, superdome what makes you think you patronizin' my old friends after you ride in my car, car what you do when your oil's mexican? opec boys you went too far, too far lucy, papadum lucy, sing the song ah, dig it up ah, live it up ah, dig it up ah, live it up look out - Reefer Head Woman4:03
Letra
I got a reefer headed woman she fell right down from the sky i got a reefer headed woman she fell right down from the sky well, i gots to drink me two fifths of whiskey just to get half as high when the good lord made that woman he sure went to town ooh, when the good lord made that woman he sure went to town well, when he was feelin' high ooh, he sure shoulda been feelin' low - Bone To Bone (Coney Island White Fish Boy)3:00
Letra
Flatbush boy cruisin' sheepshead bay his boardwalk mama just a sniff away underground dmt ridin' thunder train the coney island whitefish boy is on the run again ooh, runnin' with the pack ooh, never lookin' back ooh, knows just where he's been that coney island whitefish boy's been there and back again sixteen years with his boardwalk queen n' at steeplechase she used to wet his dreams she combs her hair, that flaming jewel, streaked with clorox bleach coney gettin' down and dirty, snortin' up the beach she'd be screamin' coney she'd be dreamin' coney go get 'em coney coney bone to bone screamin' coney she'd be screamin' coney get back in town get back in town get back, get down get back in town coney she'd be screamin' coney best believin' coney - Think About It3:35
Letra
When will the clouds all blow it away when will the good people have a say now, i hope you're still around to see the day take a while, think about it (3x) who can tell what is up or down who can believe a king or be the clown * then climb your tree, take a look around *** that which is now, will be again who can decide, who is insane - Mia4:13
Letra
Hush-a-bye my baby soft and new ooh her loveliness, gypsy dance in the rain hush-a-bye my baby what you do ooh, the baby cries, the wind she's a-callin' your name mia where you came from you ain't alone live and loved from the old jaw bone ahh don't you cry, you're home sweet home rock-a-bye sweet lady gypsy blue ooh, the nightingale's singin her song in the rain hush-a-bye sweet lady soft and new ooh don't you cry, the wind she's a-screamin' your name come too soon that sunny day you give your heart away no divorcee, no repouise