Aerosmith's Greatest Hits (1980)

Best mangled request I ever got at the classic rock station was for "Dream On" by Gary Weaver.

hahahaha

what did you end up playing?

I'm baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaack
Critics use cliches like larnyx shredding a lot but honestly every time I hear that song I'm sorry of amazed Tyler ever sang again

I'm not 100% the fan that others itt are, but I'm still pretty much with Joan's assertion that the band would have had Big Star- or New York Dolls-levels of crit regard had they called it quits after they got clean

Agree. I guess they thought paying off their mortgages was a little more important.

I bet a young Aerosmith woulda ate the Dolls lunch if they opened up for them

Big Star just seems like....a whole different thing and not really comparable to the other two

Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.

The correct answer is "Back in the Saddle," come on now

Especially if you're going by the versions/edits actually featured on "Greatest Hits" - "Sweet Emotion" loses its entire coda.

“Sweet” is great but it’s diminishing returns as the song goes on and the coda is garbage.

This is a rare case where a ten-song Greatest Hits could actually be a really great overview despite the brevity, but personally I never liked "Kings and Queen," and "Remember (Walking in the Sand)" was a poor choice of a single for Night in the Ruts. I would've preferred the studio version of the non-LP "Chip Away the Stone" and "No Surprize" over those two.

Sounds like you want Gems
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gems_(Aerosmith_album)

I know that compilation! Honestly, it's a waste - anyone who likes the band should have Rocks and Toys in the Attic, and that's most of Gems right there. It also sounds like they remixed "Chip Away the Stone" and unfortunately since the compilation came out in 1988, they remixed it to sound like 1988. Pandora's Box has a better vintage-sounding mix, though that box set in general feels like overkill.

not liking Kings and Queens, madness!

the main reason "Remember (Walking in the Sand)" was chosen is because all of the songs on the album were singles, and all but "Same Old Song and Dance" charted (but that snuck in as it was their first single from Get Your Wings. nothing else was a single from Night in the Ruts except for "Remember", and they probably didn't want to release live songs, and only the live "Chip Away the Stone" charted.

of course this was before bands largely interpreted Greatest Hits to mean "our best songs chosen by what we play the most live and other criteria that have nothing to do with charts"

I can think of a lot of adjectives to describe Gems but wasteful would be near the bottom

worst Aerosmith Greatest hits: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tough_Love:_Best_of_the_Ballads

not only plays fast and loose with the definition of ballad, and also, despite there being several quality ballads from the 70s, only "Dream On" makes the cut from that era.

xps I think the question was why "Remember (Walking in the Sand)" was originally chosen as the single to be released in conjunction with Night in the Ruts instead of a different track from that LP (or time period).

I'd imagine it was due to the label being pissed off at the lackluster sales for Draw the Line, demanding another hit, and then hearing the album and going "fuck, I don't HEAR a hit - other than the cover of a 60s hit that might be a sure bet for its nostalgia".

kinda pissed about how NITR gets shit on, it's top quality! I would disagree with there being no obvious hits, but the NITR-hate comes from pretty far and wide, and I often wonder how much the negative press leading up to its release plus Joe Perry leading had to do with that.

"Chiquita" is one of my favorites.

Also, I'd forgotten that post-Draw the Line they had a big hit with their "Come Together" cover, so the '60s had already worked once

xxxp They should've included Adam Sandler's 'Cryin' Crazy Amazing Crazy' as a joke.