Aerosmith - Done With Mirrors (1985)

Artist:  Aerosmith
Title:  Done With Mirrors
Release: 1985
Format:  LP
Label:  Geffen Records
Catalog#  GHS 24091

“Done with Mirrors” is the eighth studio album by American rock band Aerosmith, released November 9, 1985. The release marked the return to the band of guitarists Joe Perry, who had left the group in 1979, and Brad Whitford, who had left the band in 1981. It was also the band's first album released by Geffen Records. It was intended as their "comeback" album, and while it got good reviews during its release, it did not live up to commercial expectations.
In keeping with the title, all the text on the original releases of the album was written back-to-front, and could be read normally by holding it up to a mirror. All subsequent releases flip the artwork so that it can be read without a mirror, and also add the band's logo.
The title is a double entendre, referring both to illusions that are "done with mirrors", as well as members of the band quitting their drug use (such as cocaine, which is traditionally snorted off of a mirror).
In an interview, Brad Whitford revealed that Ted Templeman wanted to capture the band's aggressive "out of control freight train" sound by removing the red light that indicated that the band was recording (a technique he used to capture Van Halen's sound). He informed the band to run through the songs in the studio and recorded them without the band's knowledge. Whitford referred to the nerves generated when knowingly recording songs as "the red light blues".
Joey Kramer, who was a guest on VH1 Classic's That Metal Show, expressed his dislike of Done with Mirrors, claiming that the band "never really finished it".[6] Joe Perry was similarly dismissive of Done with Mirrors in an interview with Noisecreep, stating that he "really didn't like [the album].


Side one
1. Let the Music Do the Talking  (3:48)
2. My Fist Your Face  (4:23)
3. Shame on You  (3:22)
4. The Reason a Dog  (4:13)

Side two
1. Shela  (4:25)
2. Gypsy Boots  (4:16)
3. She's on Fire  (3:47)
4. The Hop  (3:45)

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