AerosmithNine Lives

Late-period Aerosmith firing on grit and gloss, riffs sharpened to a point and Tyler still shrieking like a man half his age. The title track churns on a snaky, exotic groove, 'Falling in Love (Is Hard on the Knees)' bumps and grinds, and 'Pink' oozes pure innuendo. Messy to make, but it lands with a sweaty, hard-rock kick. Proof the old cats still had claws.