Track Listing

1. Young Lust
2. F.I.N.E.
3. Love in an Elevator
4. Monkey on My Back
5. Janie's Got a Gun
6. The Other Side
7. My Girl
8. Don't Get Mad, Get Even
9. Hoodoo/Voodoo Medicine Man
10. What It Takes

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #4343 in Music
• Released on: 2001-11-20
• Number of discs: 1
• Formats: Original recording reissued, Original recording remastered
• Dimensions: .22 pounds

Amazon.com
Building on the success of the more pop-oriented Permanent Vacation, this 1989 release banished any doubts that Aerosmith's unlikely late-'80s comeback was a fluke of nature--or merely the product of shrewd record company calculations. That Aerosmith could produce a pair of albums to rival Toys in the Attic and Rocks after a decade-and-change of decay and despair seemed all but unnatural. While Vacation's other key players (producer Bruce Fairbairn, outside songwriters Jim Vallance and Desmond Child) are still part of the mix, it's the band's familiar, tough swagger that powers this collection from the get-go. And while the Vallance-Child collaborations ("The Other Side" and the power ballad "What It Takes," respectively) were successful, it's telling that the album's twin pop-rock evergreens, "Love in an Elevator" and "Janie's Got a Gun," originated entirely within the band; the old dogs had not only learned a few new tricks, they seemed bent on tutoring their would-be trainers in the bargain. Pump is the high point of Aerosmith's improbable second chapter--and one of their best albums, period. --Jerry McCulley

Customer Reviews

Hardrocking Post Comeback Masterpiece
In 1987 Aerosmith made a huge comeback after being considered 70s has beens. Still riding high on Permnant Vacations success the band entered a studio in Vancouver. With the sessions done in 1989, Aerosmith unleashed another hardrocking masterpiece. This album recaptured their 70s swagger & took it to new levels. The band fires on all cylinders and this album contains no weak spots. This album is fun, fast, and is a goodtime like a rock album should be.

1. Young Lust. 10/10 Starts the album with a bang. Great drum solo ending.

2. F.I.N.E. 10/10 Great hard driving song. I love the sexual innuendo.

3. Love in an Elevator. 10/10. Amazing guitar solos drive this song. Brillant sleazy lyrics, dripping with innuendo. One of their best ever.

4. Monkey on my Back. 9/10 Another great hard driving rock song.

5. Janie's Got a Gun. 10/10 Covers the serious topic of child abuse and manages to flat out rock. Very gutsy, dark song, and a true masterpiece. I know people who hate Aerosmith but concede this is a great song.

6. The Other Side. 10/10 Starts with some Dulcimers then they unleash on another great hard rock song.

7. My Girl. 7/10 The album dips a bit at this point only because those first 6 songs were so blistering. This is still a good song just overshadowed by the preceding songs.

8. Don't Get Made Get Even. 8/10 Captures the attitude towards and ex.

9. Vodoo Medicine Man. 7/10 Good song, but another one that is overpowered by the earlier better songs.

10. What it Takes. 9/10 Very good album closer about surviving a break up & moving on. It is a power ballad but holds up unlike most 80s power ballads.

Many consider this Aerosmith's best album. It is their best after the 70s for sure. Must have for hardcore fans and a good place to start for those just getting into Aerosmith.

One Of Aerosmith's Best "Second Wind" Albums
Hot on the heels of their successful "Permanent Vacation" and still enjoying a resurgence as rockers, Aerosmith cranked out "Pump." It is, in my opinion, the best of their second successful run of albums. While "Vacation" set the table, "Pump" kicked things into high gear. From the opening track, "Young Lust," Aerosmith does not let up with their bluesy, dirty, driving sound. Songs like "F.I.N.E." and "My Girl" solidified this album as real rock, but it was the deep contrasts in their major releases that set this album apart from the pack. From the socially-conscious and touchy subject of "Janie's Got A Gun" to the slow, emotional "What It Takes" to the raw, sex-laden "Love In An Elevator," Aerosmith took this album in a million directions and managed to hold it all together. They also threw in a lot of experimental sounding segues as with "Dulcimer Stomp" and the wonderful "Hoodoo Voodoo Medicine Man."

In short, if I had to pick one album from their second run in rock history, I'd have to go with "Pump." It proved that older rockers could hang with the best of the young guys at the time and it came before their more homogenized and stale sounding albums like "Get A Grip."

Highly recommended.

Digitally remastered, PUMP is back with power
Aerosmith's 1989 release of PUMP following the success of "Permanent Vacation" (which I feel was the beginning of their second era) launched the band into the commercial mainstream for good. The album's songs are slower and more rich with feeling and fun. "F.I.N.E." is great track with Steven Tyler proving he hasn't lost his voice just yet. The Powerful Ballas "Janie's got a gun" about an abused woman is by far far the most moving and emotional song on the whole album, not to mention popular. "The Other Side" is a good modern day rocker that features some good songwriting and great rythym, compliments of guitarist Joe Perry. As with the album before this, not every song on PUMP is a diamond, but the ones that are shine enough to carry it through and stand out a bit in this rock bands large and diverse discography.