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- Artist: Aerosmith
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- Release Date: November 20, 2001
- Type: Compilation (best of)
- Genre: Rock
Review
The Geffen hits were already summarized on Big Ones, so the 2001 collection Young Lust takes the next step, providing an "anthology," which apparently means that it delves deeper than those hits, providing two discs of latter-day Aerosmith, including album tracks, concert favorites, rarities, non-LP B-sides, and cuts only available on compilations. A better idea in theory than in practice, since Young Lust is typical of collections of its time in that it simultaneously contains too much music and not enough. Too much because these 34 songs simply constitute a lot of material, especially because there are a few album cuts that aren't particularly distinctive, plus live material at the end that feels extraneous. Not enough because certain hits aren't here in the hit versions: the acoustic version of "Livin' on the Edge," the orchestral version of "Amazing," a live "Falling in Love (Is Hard on the Knees)" (not to mention the live performances of Columbia classics "Dream On" and "Sweet Emotion"). That said, this still fulfills its goals pretty nicely, offering an in-depth summary of Aerosmith's comeback, which indeed wasn't limited to just the hits; cuts like "Hangman Jury," "Monkey on My Back," "Blind Man," and especially the non-LP "Deuces Are Wild" are proof that the group was revitalized during this time, only starting to run out of steam around 1993's Get a Grip. Much of the best of this time is available here, but the collection feels a little off, probably because it is so much material in such a concentrated burst, which is not only a little tiring, but the density brings the weaknesses to the forefront in a way such tight albums as Pump couldn't; but it still does offer a lot, even if it doesn't have all that it should. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music GuideTracks
CD 1
| Track Title | Composers | Performers | Time |
| Let the Music Do the Talking | Joe Perry | Aerosmith | (3:45) |
| My Fist Your Face | Aerosmith | Aerosmith | (4:21) |
| Shame on You | Aerosmith | Aerosmith | (3:20) |
| Heart's Done Time | Joe Perry, Desmond Child | Aerosmith | (4:41) |
| Rag Doll | Joe Perry, Holly Knight, Steven Tyler, |
Aerosmith | (4:24) |
| Dude (Looks Like a Lady) | Joe Perry, Desmond Child, Steven Tyler | Aerosmith | (4:23) |
| Angel | Desmond Child, Steven Tyler | Aerosmith | (5:06) |
| Hangman Jury | Joe Perry, Steven Tyler, |
Aerosmith | (5:33) |
| Permanent Vacation | Steven Tyler, Brad Whitford | Aerosmith | (4:48) |
| Young Lust | Joe Perry, Steven Tyler, |
Aerosmith | (4:19) |
| The Other Side | Lamont Dozier, Eddie Holland, Brian Holland, Steven Tyler, |
Aerosmith | (4:06) |
| What It Takes | Joe Perry, Desmond Child, Steven Tyler | Aerosmith | (5:10) |
| Monkey on My Back | Joe Perry, Steven Tyler | Aerosmith | (3:57) |
| Love in an Elevator | Joe Perry, Steven Tyler | Aerosmith | (5:21) |
| Janie's Got a Gun | Aerosmith | (5:27) | |
| Ain't Enough | Joe Perry, Steven Tyler | Aerosmith | (4:57) |
| Walk This Way | Joe Perry, Steven Tyler | Aerosmith, Run-D.M.C. | (5:11) |
CD 2
| Track Title | Composers | Performers | Time |
| Eat the Rich | Joe Perry, Steven Tyler, |
Aerosmith | (4:32) |
| Love Me Two Times | The Doors | Aerosmith | (3:15) |
| Head First | Joe Perry, Steven Tyler, |
Aerosmith | (4:42) |
| Livin' on the Edge [Acoustic Version] | Joe Perry, |
Aerosmith | (5:37) |
| Don't Stop | Joe Perry, Steven Tyler, |
Aerosmith | (4:02) |
| Can't Stop Messin' | Joe Perry, Tommy Shaw, Jack Blades, Steven Tyler | Aerosmith | (4:34) |
| Amazing [Orchestral Version] | Aerosmith | (5:34) | |
| Cryin' | Joe Perry, |
Aerosmith | (5:08) |
| Crazy | Joe Perry, Desmond Child, Steven Tyler | Aerosmith | (5:16) |
| Shut Up and Dance | Joe Perry, Tommy Shaw, Jack Blades, Steven Tyler | Aerosmith | (4:50) |
| Deuces Are Wild | Steven Tyler, |
Aerosmith | (3:32) |
| Walk on Water | Joe Perry, Tommy Shaw, Jack Blades, Steven Tyler | Aerosmith | (4:53) |
| Blind Man | Joe Perry, |
Aerosmith | (3:57) |
| Falling in Love (Is Hard on the Knees) [Live] | Joe Perry, Glen Ballard, Steven Tyler | Aerosmith | (3:25) |
| Dream On [Live] | Steven Tyler | Aerosmith | (4:53) |
| Hole in My Soul [Live] | Joe Perry, Desmond Child, Steven Tyler | Aerosmith | (5:37) |
| Sweet Emotion [Live] | Aerosmith | (5:52) |
