Aerosmith: Nine Lives

For those who simply can't stand a compilation of Aerosmith songs without their share of power ballads, "Nine Lives" does not disappoint. "Hole in My Soul," a catchy tune in the unabashedly sentimental tradition of "Dream On" and "Crazy," should have fans in arenas across the country waving lighters, as should "Full Circle," with its anthemic chorus and bolerolastic arrangement. The album reaches its melodramatic climax in the final track, "Fallen Angels," a more than eight-minute opus that ends with a swirl of howling guitars and wailing strings.