WherePermanent Vacationseemed a little overwhelmed by its pop concessions,Pumprevels in them without ever losing sight of Aerosmith's dirty hard rock core.
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Aerosmith continues its winning streak.Pump, the follow-up to 1987'sPermanent Vacation, slams one point home with particular force: that the renewed vigor displayed by the band onPermanent Vacationwasn't just a fluke.
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After having accomplished the goal of getting back on the rock/pop radar with its previous album, Aerosmith decided the Great White North, particularly Vancouver, was the place to set about making an enormous comeback in the United States.
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