- hard rock, rock, blues rock, album rock
- 40 min
- 10 tracks
- CBS
Rock in a Hard Place is the seventh studio album by American hard rock band Aerosmith, released on August 27, 1982, by Columbia Records. It was certified gold on November 10, 1989. It is the only Aerosmith album not to feature guitarist Joe Perry, following his departure from the band in 1979. Fellow guitarist Brad Whitford also left during the recording in 1981. The band spent $1.5 million on the recording of this album, which saw them reunited with producer Jack Douglas.
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Character
Spare, classical in form, earnest and grave.
- sparerichly built
- classical in formformally daring
- earnestironic
- gravecomic
- character-ledplot-driven
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- AllMusic1.5/5 ★
- Classic Rock3.5/5 ★
- Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal8/10
- The Encyclopedia of Popular Music2/5 ★
- The Philadelphia Inquirer1/5 ★
- Rolling Stone2/5 ★
- The Rolling Stone Album Guide1/5 ★
- Sounds5/5 ★
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Tracks
- A1Jailbait4:39
- A2Lightning Strikes4:26
- A3Bitch’s Brew4:13
- A4Bolivian Ragamuffin3:33
- A5Cry Me a River4:06
- B1Prelude to Joanie1:30
- B2Joanie’s Butterfly5:32
- B3Rock in a Hard Place (Cheshire Cat)4:41
- B4Jig Is Up3:10
- B5Push Comes to Shove4:27
10 tracks, 40 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Aerosmith
- Label
- CBS
- Released
- 1982
- Type
- Album
- Format
- 12" Vinyl
- Country
- PT
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