Permanent Vacation de Aerosmith
Álbum de Aerosmith
- Fecha de lanzamiento: 25 de Agosto de 1987
- Sello Discográfico: Geffen Records
- Compositores: Steven Tyler, Joe Perry, Desmond Child, Jim Vallance, Holly Knight
- Productores: Bruce Fairbairn
Permanent Vacation es un álbum de Aerosmith, publicado en 1987 por Geffen Records. El disco incluye 12 canciones, entre ellas «Heart's Done Time», «Magic Touch», «Rag Doll» y «Simoriah».
Lanzado en 1987, Permanent Vacation es el noveno álbum de estudio de Aerosmith y el disco que marcó su espectacular y triunfal regreso comercial. Tras años de adicciones y fracasos, la banda, ahora sobria, decidió modernizar su sonido para la era de la MTV. Para ello, colaboraron por primera vez con compositores externos de éxito, como Desmond Child, y con el productor Bruce Fairbairn. El resultado fue un álbum de hard rock y glam metal con una producción impecable, estribillos masivos y una colección de sencillos que dominaron las radios y la televisión. Impulsado por los éxitos "Dude (Looks Like a Lady)", "Angel" y "Rag Doll", "Permanent Vacation" vendió más de cinco millones de copias y convirtió a Aerosmith en una de las bandas más grandes del mundo por segunda vez en su carrera.
El origen del álbum
Tras el fracaso comercial de "Done with Mirrors", la banda se dio cuenta de que necesitaba un cambio. Siguiendo el consejo de su A&R, John Kalodner, todos los miembros completaron un programa de rehabilitación de drogas. Una vez sobrios y enfocados, aceptaron la idea de colaborar con compositores profesionales para crear éxitos de radio. La grabación con el productor Bruce Fairbairn en Vancouver fue un proceso disciplinado y profesional, muy diferente al caos de su era anterior. Esta nueva ética de trabajo, combinada con el talento de compositores como Desmond Child, fue la fórmula del éxito.
El estilo musical
El sonido de "Permanent Vacation" es la quintaesencia del glam metal y el hard rock de los 80. La producción de Fairbairn es grandiosa, con baterías potentes, coros masivos y un uso prominente de secciones de vientos. Es un álbum de pop-metal perfectamente diseñado para la radio y la MTV. Pese al sonido comercial, el álbum no pierde la esencia de Aerosmith, con su característico groove de blues-rock presente en muchas de las canciones.
Las canciones clave
El álbum es una colección de éxitos. "Dude (Looks Like a Lady)", con su sección de vientos y su estribillo inolvidable, se convirtió en un himno. La power ballad "Angel" fue un éxito Top 5. "Rag Doll" es un rock con un ritmo contagioso. El álbum también incluye una versión del clásico de The Beatles, "I'm Down".
Debut y resultados en listas
"Permanent Vacation" fue un éxito masivo en todo el mundo, marcando el inicio de la segunda era dorada de la banda.
- USA Billboard 200: 11
- UK Albums Chart: 37
- Canadá (RPM): 7
Lo que dijo la crítica
La crítica aclamó el álbum como un regreso triunfal y espectacular. Fue elogiado por su energía, su sonido moderno y su increíble colección de sencillos. "Permanent Vacation" no solo salvó la carrera de Aerosmith, sino que los reinventó para una nueva generación, demostrando que eran una de las bandas más resistentes de la historia del rock.
Listado de Canciones
- Heart's Done Time4:42
- Magic Touch4:40
Letra
Somebody better call a doctor, doctor or wake me up with a shove i'm gonna knock you off you're rocker, rocker cause i think i'm in love i tried to get a message to ya but you walked the other way I need your magic touch, don't you know i got a habit and i can't let go feel the fire burnin' slow you better get it while it's hot now babe cause i can't let go Don't need a wedding with a shotgun, shotgun so don't you push me too far don't try to take me for a fool child, who child do you think that you are you really got it coming to ya it's gonna come as no surprise I need your magic touch, don't you know i'm after you and now i can't let go take it easy, take me slow you better get it while it's hot now babe cause i can't let go You never know what you got till they take it away i'm comin ready or not gonna get you someday I need your magic touch, don't you know i'm after you and now i can't let go feel the fire burnin' slow i got a habit and i'm back for more your magic touch don't you know i'm after you and now i can't let go feel the fire burnin' slow you better get it while it's hot now babe cause i can't, can't, can't let you go - Rag Doll4:21
Letra
Chorus: Rag Doll livin' in a movie Hot tramp Daddy's little cutie You're so fine they'll never see ya leavin' by the back door, mam Hot time get it while it's easy Don't mind come on up and see me Rag Doll baby won't you do me like you done before I'm feelin' like a bad boy Mm just a like a bad boy I'm rippin' up a Rag Doll Like throwin' away an old toy Some babe's talkin' real loud Talkin' all about the new crowd Try and tell me of an old dream A new version of the old scene Speak easy on the grape vine Keep shufflin' in a shoe shine Old tin lizzy do it till you're dizzy Give it all ya got until you're put out of your misery Chorus Yes I'm movin' Yes I'm movin' Get ready for the big time Tap dancing on a land mine Yes I'm movin' Yes I'm movin' Old tin lizzy do it till you're dizzy Give it all ya got until you're put out of your misery Rag Doll livin' in a movie Hot tramp Daddy's little cutie You're so fine they'll never see ya leavin' by the back door, mam Hot time get it while it's easy Don't mind come on up and see me Rag Doll, baby won't ya do me, baby won't ya do me, baby won't ya do me like you done before Yes I'm movin' Yes I'm movin' Get ready for the big time Get crazy on the moon shine Yes I'm movin' I'm really movin' Sloe Gin Fizzy, do it till you're dizzy Give it all ya got until you're put out of your misery Chorus Chorus - Simoriah3:21
Letra
Walkin the live of a razor's edge Take it as far as she goes Slice of the sky on a silver wedge Higher and higher we go Ooo simoriah Ooo simoriah Ladies in black put a spell on me Feels like my head is going round and round Round and upside down Ladies in white ain't my cup of tea So be it, i need it, long legs, big eyes She drives me crazy Ooo simoriah Ooo simoriah Countin the eyes of the dragonfly Callin on dreams from within She knows the way and she makes me high So be it i need it Long hair, blue eyes She drives me crazy - Dude (Looks Like A Lady)4:23
- St. John4:12
Letra
John was bad he gave it everything he had John he prayed for all the people ever made John was cool he never did no afterschool Late at night when he praised the lord He laid his hand down upon the sword Lay down upon the sword Lay down upon the sword Lay down upon the sword Lay down your bloody sword John st. john be cool Tell the people they'll follow you John st. john be cool Tell the people they'll follow you Late at night when he praised the lord He lay his hands down upon the bloody sword Laid down upon the sword, down, down upon the sword Laid down upon the sword, getting down upon the sword Laid down upon the sword, laid it down upon the sword Laid down upon the sword, late night tv roared - Hangman Jury5:33
Letra
Me old my lady sittin' in the shade talkin' about the money that i ain't made singin' o boy dontcha line the track a lack a o boy dontcha line the track o boy dontcha line the track a lack a o boy dontcha line the track If i could, i surely would stand on the rock that moses stood singin' o boy dontcha line the track a lack a o boy dontcha line the track o boy dontcha line the track a lack a o boy dontcha line the track Drank so much hooch it made my eyes be gettin' blurry they say i nailed her to the wall a stich in time don't mean a thing no hangman jury could make me crawl cause i'm a poor boy dontcha line the track a lack a o boy dontcha line the track o boy dontcha line the track a lack a ooo Whacha do with the gun that's loaded shot her dead and her heart exploded tell me baby now d-dontcha worry like lying to a hangman jury I swear i didn't know that 45 was loaded in fact my memory ain't so clear that's not to say she didn't get what she deserved least that's the way it looks from here boy when you line the track a lack a hey boy dontcha line the track Ooo my love came tumblin' down ooo love came tumblin' down ooo (let's get outta here) love come tumblin' And every night she take her thing into the city and in the mornin' make me beg cause if i'd taken all her real titty gritty i'd smack her right upside the head boy dontcha line the track a lack a o boy dontcha line the track o boy dontcha line the track Ooo my love came tumblin' down ooo love came tumblin' down ooo love come tumblin' Poor boy sweatin' in the hot summer night hangman waitin' for the early morning light singin' o boy dontcha line the track a lack a o boy dontcha line the track o boy dontcha line the track a lack a o boy dontcha line the track If i could, i surely would stand on the rock that moses done stood singin' o boy dontcha line the track a lack a o boy dontcha line the track o boy dontcha line the track a lack a o boy dontcha line the track - Girl Keeps Coming Apart4:12
Letra
She's right peculiar she'll try and fool ya but the girl keeps coming apart She's so appealing right off the ceiling yeah, the girl keeps coming apart What did i tell ya she buy and sell ya 'cause the girl keeps coming apart She's so affected i'm so rejected and the girl keeps coming apart don't, don't, don't, don't let it get me down don't let it get me down She's just a screamer a nightmare dreamer yeah the girl keeps coming apart She's like a call girl loose ends and all girl but the girl keeps coming apart White lace and leather she's so together but the girl keeps coming apart I feel so sedated boxed up and crated 'cause the girl keeps coming apart don't, don't, don't, don't, don't, don't let it get me down don't let it get me down So there she was buns up and kneelin' i was wheelin' and a dealin' my ace in the hole so to speak - Angel5:10
Vídeo
- Permanent Vacation4:52
Letra
I got a letter from a friend the other morning he say it's hot down in montego bay i got the point and now i think it's finally dawning yeah, yeah, i got to get away I got to take myself a permanent vacation the sky's the limit but my plane won't fly my nose is clean and lordie don't need no sedation yeah, yeah, and that's the reason why I really need it, really, really need st. tropez i want a tan where the sun, it never shines i really need it, really, really need st. tropez you best believe it that i go to get away I got a sister man she really got a pinhead she think she kinky but she can't get straight she say she livin' but i kinda think she brain dead just excess baggage on a late night freight I gotta take me on a permanent vacation the girl's be cummin' down in cayman brack i gotta hand it to a firm situation yeah, yeah, i got to cut me some slack - I'm Down2:20
- The Movie4:00