Track Listing

1. Train Kept A Rollin'
2. Kings And Queens
3. Sweet Emotion
4. Dream On
5. Mama Kin
6. Three Mile Smile/Reefer Head Woman
7. Lord Of The Thighs
8. Major Barbra
9. Back In The Saddle
10. Walk This Way
11. Movin' Out
12. Draw The Line
13. Same Old Song And Dance
14. Last Child
15. Let The Music Do The Talking
16. Toys In The Attic

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #34471 in Music
• Released on: 1998-08-24
• Number of discs: 1
• Format: Live

Customer Reviews

Mediocre
The lions' share of "Classics Live", Aerosmith's second live album, was recorded during a February, 1984 concert. At that time, the rift between Steven Tyler and Joe Perry had not yet healed, and Jimmy Crespo and Rick Dufay were standing in for original guitarists Perry and Brad Whitford.

This is not really a bad record, but it certainly isn't an essential one, either. The mix is slightly muddled, the music sounds a little uninspired, and six of these eight songs were also on the "Live Bootleg" album (why Columbia Records chose to release those instead of material which hadn't previously been available live is beyond me).

"Train Kept A-Rollin'" is pretty good, though, and so is "Mama Kin", but "Lord Of The Thighs" and "Kings And Queens" are messy and unfocused, and "Sweet Emotion" and "Dream On" both sound more inspired on "Live Bootleg". And why tag a studio outtake ("Major Barbra") on to the end of a live album?

The least of Aerosmith's four live albums, "Classics Live" is mainly for hardcore Aerosmith fans. The sound and the playing simply isn't up to the band's usual standarts, and "Classics Live II" and "Live Bootleg" are much better records.
2½ stars.

air guitar heaven
All the classic aerosmith licks are there with a kinda live feel. Theres no track spacings so it sounds like one long concert. Much better sound than 'live bootleg', a must get.