This is a great CD to have for the variety of hits. Many of the "Best of" collections are missing a few songs because Aerosmith jumped around between recording companies. This one has Dream On which is missing on many of the collections.

Aerosmiths music stopped being relevant after "Draw the Line", perhaps before that... everything since has been AOR pop drool!!! What's this??? another scooped together "greatest hits" package? wow...thanks (yawn)


Like the Stones and countless Heart, Styx, BOC, etc... bands that continue to tour americas backwaters....know when to "hang it up" and bow out with grace.

It's time to stop wearing spandex and chasing teenagers when your AARP card shows up in the mail

This is not a bad collection of songs by any means. My problem lies in what is absent. There is a WHOLE LOT missing from Aerosmith's 70's heyday. Thirty songs on here and only ten are from the 70's. I'm sorry but that is just too much post-70's material. Where is "Walking The Dog", "Train Kept a Rolling", "Chip Away The Stone", "Kings And Queens". But in all fairness the name of the collection is "Ulitmate Hits" not "Best Of". And for better or worse Aerosmiths "greatest hits" came from 1987 on. And there is really nothing wrong with that material. "Permanent Vacation" was my first real introduction to the band back in 87 when I was in high school when they made there comeback, but where I have a problem is that there are umpteen Aerosmith 80s/90s greatest hits packages already. "Big Ones" and "Young Lust" were already out there with most of this material already on it. Did we need another double CD that was primarily dedicated to this same period. To me it would have been more beneficial for a pre "Permanent Vacation" era compilation. Pretty much the only thing available as a compilation that covers this early era of the band are the old "Greatest Hits" (not enough material) single album and the box set "Pandoras Box"(a bit too much material). All in all the material is not bad but much like my complaint of the Bruce Springsteen "Greatest Hits" package, too much is dedicated to late 80s/90s material and the early era is far too ignored.

As other reviews have mentioned, all the classic material from the band's heyday is absent.....How you could issue a collection and not have Toys in the Attic is beyond me.........What a let down...they should have called this Greatest Hits from the bands reunion...forward. Way, way too many tracks on here that had outside writers...I want to hear Aerosmith, not writers...that's what Country music is for.

Check out the Fozzy All That Remains Reloaded Cd for some great american rock and roll.All That Remains Reloaded (W/Dvd)

I bought this Cd for my husband but I love it too. Which we rarely agree on music.

this is a great cd. good listening.
Aerosmith is cool to listen toooo.

This is what a compilation should be: a collection that spans the career of an artist, and gives the listener a good idea of what they have to offer, without being centered around one of two albums (doesn't Britney have a compilation?). Fortunately for me, this one was either lost or stolen, which gave me the perfect excuse to buy their albums! This compilation, combined with a great live show I attended, really got me into Aerosmith, and for that I am grateful. I limit my compilation ratings at 4/5, because they're designed to be all killer and no filler. This one is...it's not a standard studio album to that effect, but it's the best compilation I've ever owned.

Great album !! Thought it was too good to be true but it's great! Thought it might be a poor recording but its clean and clear!!! It's always in my car. All Aerosmith or even just true music fans will LOVE it !!!

Any one who is a big Aerosmith fan, or just looking for one or two of their songs, this set is amazing.

aerosmith has no shortage of greatest hits on the market but this is the best available that spans their entire career.that being said this collection does suffer from some probelms. weak cuts, alt. mixes, and only giving only 1/3 of the set to their 70's material when it deserves half. but the point is it delivers the hits and if thats what your looking for then it should supply your needs.

o,yeah!ultimate aerosmith is the ultimate aerosmith collection. it is split into thr columbia and geffen eras.from the columbia era you get dream on,same old song and dance,last child,walk this way,and come together. from the geffen era you get dude(looks like a lady),angel, rag doll,love in an elevator,janie's got a gun,what it takes,the other side,livin'om the edge,cryin'crazy,(liv tyler and alicia silverstone anyone?)and amazing. you also get the remake of wslk this way with run dmc.there's also falling in love(is hard on the knees),pink,and i don't want to miss a thing. if you like aerosmith,you will love this collection. ed wilson

Aerosmith , thank god that there are still bands that sing about dirty women , drink and , well , you know what I mean ! as a mature rock fan who grew up in glorius late 60s and 70s this is what it's about .
In a world of political correctness it's hard to write good old fashioned rock and roll lyrics well , you've missed the plot if that's your mindset rock music is about having a good time , aerosmith are the good time band ! This album is full of classics from there early days to the recent present and , are then a band !
So , forget about your corporate lifestyle , your investments , that new car and big house get back to were it was when you had long hair dirty jeans drank like a fish chased a few babes and , well you know what i mean ! God bless aerosmith !!
P.S. Apologies to anyone who finds this review offensive but as you know the truth hurts .

Aerosmith have released over the years nine "Greatest Hits" Compilations!!! Outside their first and best back in 1980, this one, dubbed Ultimate Hits, is perhaps the best purchase a casual fan who was not around in their 70's hey day should pick up. It covers their entire output save the 77-86 period thus representing better value and wider appeal. Die hard fans should already have the original albums.

Disc One boasts one of the best collection of hard rock/blues recorded in the 70's. Each song is a classic representing the band on top of their game. Hungry, raw, rocking, sleazy and fun. There are a few tracks that should be included from this period but you can't fit them all in can you?
"Walk This Way" "Sweet Emotion" and "Dream On" all the big ones are here. "Season's Of Wither" is one underrated song, a highlight really.

The bands commercial comeback and commercial peak weaves into disc one and dominates disc 2 with well known material from their albums "Permanant Vacation" through to "Just Push Play", the latter providing the minor hit "Jaded" and a cool remix of the title track of that album. A couple of bonus tracks don't add much but "Come Together" and "Toys In The Attic" are good additions.

#1 smash hit, "I Don't Wanna Miss A Thing" the most well known of their latter, albeit uninspiring period. These days Aerosmith still have it in concert, but besides a decent middle of the road rock album half a decade ago, are in a flat spot as a recording entity and the release of another Hits compilation really highlights their lost muse for creating music.

Let's hope Aerosmith are back with one more classic album if they can steer clear of the gimmicks and focus on delivering like they once did.

Aerosmith is a band that has done more then stand the test of time,they have showed bands half their age how to really rock!
This collection 'O Yeah' shows them from the 70s beginnings all the way through the 90s and beyond!

I would recommend this collection to any Aerosmith fan and really any fan of music in general,but I would also recommend getting the other 'greatest hits' package 'Young Lust' because it features a lot of songs from their Geffen years that aren't included on this release...O Yeah focuses on the Columbia years (it has some Geffen years songs but not enough) and the combination of this along with 'Young Lust' would give anyone a perfect overview of this group of music legends
I would still tell people who can afford it to go out and buy the entire catalog because it's really worth it but having 2 CDs with all the great hits is very convenient to have in your car

there are some new re-mixes of songs from their more recent albums which makes this worth having for those (like me) that already have the whole catalog,but really the two new songs alone are worth buying this,Girls Of Summer and Lay It Down are both great songs..but Girls Of Summer is actually one of the best Aerosmith songs ever recorded
I don't know how they do it but this band gets better all the time! (with the one exception of 'honking on bobo' but I hope they learned from that disaster)...if anyone would walk up to you and ask who Aerosmith is,this and Young Lust are the CDS you should play for them!

The Upside - an almost perfect overview of a brilliant career!This covers the early years,the Geffen years,and the columbia years

The Downside - Missing some important Geffen years songs,they completely ignore 'Done With Mirrors' on this release,and 'Night In The Ruts' and 'Rock In A Hard Place'

The Bottom Line - If someone asks you who Aerosmith is,play this and Young Lust..these are great packages and well worth the price...donutman says so!!!

I remember Aerosmith from when I was younger my parents were 70's and 80's rockers and that is what I remember growing up. I love this CD pack (two CDs) it has their greatest hits and it is good. I'd recommend it to anyone who wants to see what Aerosmith is like. For those of you who already love them I'd go with buying their other CDs.

This CD is an excellent compilation of Aerosmith's hits- it's even a better deal than the other Aerosmith complitaions because you get a few more songs! Bought for my bro for the holidays and i think i might listen to it more than him!

I bought this for my Mom for her birthday. She loves it. It is her wind down cd that she leaves in her car and listens to very loud. She had me program Aerosmith on her cell phone as her ring. The best of Aerosmith.

Don't waste your money on any other CD set of you are an average Aerosmith fan. This CD set has all the popular songs while the others aren't complete. If you are an average Aerosmith fan, this is all you'll ever need.

Admittedly, the 70s were Aerosmith's raunchy heyday. From the runway tale of "Mama Kin" to the slow and dirty funk of "Back in the Saddle," the band just exhuded an unrepentant sleazyness that made them oh-so-great. This era is represented by about 10 tracks.

And then, the compilation takes us to 1987. After the rift between Perry and Tyler has been fixed, the band re-enters the public conciousness after the collaboration with Run DMC '86. The band goes on to create alright tunes for the rest of the decade. Alas, most of these tracks are subject to the overwrought productions values of the time. Well, at least the songs still have echoes of the old Aerosmith.

Disc 2, however, sees the band's sound utterly smothered. For some unknown reason, they opt to barrage us with the schlockiest ballads this side of Manillow. The compilation leads us to believe that the 1990s were entirely dedicated to the creation of such dross. Only in the new millenium does the band hit its stride again; "Jaded," "Just Push Play" & "Girls of Summer" see some bits of the old attitude re-emerge, albeit subdued and filtered through the banal production values of '00s.

The perspective offered on these discs is terrible. The first CD should have focused on the band's 70s peak, while the second should've accomodated the inferior 80s/90s/00s efforts. If anything, it should've also given us stuff from 77-86. Do you expect us to believe that the band was inert during that decade? Please.

Overall, the casual fan who wants the biggest hits should get this. However, he/she should be warned that this collection places to much emphasis on the "cleaner" era rather than on the raunchier 1970s.

Aerosmith were one of the worst most annoying bands of all time. They only made 3 decent songs in Same old song and Dance, Seasons of wither, and Janies got a gun. Rest of the songs just stink explosively. Avoid most albums from this hugely overrated band, steven tyler screams, he can't sing at all??? this is music for drug addicts.

Aerosmith are one of the great rocking bands besides Metallica.
This is a fine collection of hits from this good band that has
legends including Same Old Song And Dance, the sweet and lovely
Seasons Of Wither(which kind of reminds me of Foreigner's Waiting
for a Girl Like You), Sweet Emotion, Love In An Elevator, and Janie's Got a Gun. I would like for you to buy this album along with albums from Metallica, Dire Straits, Foreigner, GNR, Nirvana, and Green Day but stay far away from the crappy bands like the Beatles and Lynyrd Skynyrd who suck.

I've been a fan of Aerosmith for about 20 years. This collection is a great way to be introduced to the band, and also a great collection for the hard-core fan.

How i have enjoyed this band through the years. i recall listening to "toys in the attic" ( a birthday gift ; loved "dream on", wanted the album - ) and i don't recall having any thoughts, at that time, of aerosmith becoming one of metals all time power house greats. but - they did it ! what a portfolio, too - and most of it is on this hits album. just fantastic.

It's 2006, and the cultural gnat Aerosmith has yet to be swatted. Year after year, decade after decade, they relentlessly innundate our airwaves with hours of hair-brained nonsense. And now, after all of the abuse, they have the nerve to puke out yet another "Greatest Hits" album. Will someone please stop the madness!!!

Fearing that FM corporate radio will continue to play these bums in perpetuity until the end of time, we need a grass-roots effort to rescue the world from this scourge. If we don't start now, we all might end up listening to "Janie's Got A Gun" with blue hair and enlarged prostates. How's that for a pessimistic view of the future?

Hey Aerosmith, doesn't a "permanent vacation" sound pretty good right now? After all, the universe itself has grown tired of your worn-out comedy act. Thank you all. -DW

This is a pretty good album. Some of my favorite tracks from Aerosmith are, Same Old Song & Dance, Seasons Of Wither, Sweet
Emotion, Janie's Got A Gun, and Love In An Elevator. You got to
get this.. Aerosmith are more heavy metal than GUNS N' ROSES.

This is the best Aerosmith hits collection to get. Much better than 'Greatest Hits', 'Big Ones', or 'Gold/Young Lust'. There are a few songs missing like Kings and Queens and No Surprise though. But overall it is worth getting.

HEY AEROSMITH, IT WOULD BE A GREAT IDEA TO RELEASE SOME KIND OF BOX SET WITH ALL OF YOUR UNRELEASED SONGS, SIMILAR TO WHAT BON JOVI DID. I KNOW THERES PROBABLY LOTS OF EXTRA SONGS LYING AROUND.

I JUST CANT GET ENOUGH OF AEROSMITH.THEY ARE AS GOOD AS LED ZEPPELIN,THE WHO and THE ROLLING STONES.THIS COMPILATION IS THEIR BEST SO GO AND BUY IT IF YOU LIKE LISTENING TO GOOD ROCK MUSIC.PLEASE AVOID ALL ALBUMS FROM OVERRATED BANDS LIKE GREEN DAY AND NIRVANA.

I had enough of Aerosmith for a while. I HEAR THEM ON EVERY RADIO STATION IN THE WORLD. THEY ARE JUST AS OVERPLAYED AS LED
ZEPPELIN, AND THE ROLLING STONES. WHY DO I NEVER HEAR GOOD BANDS
LIKE DIRE STRAITS ON THE RADIO? DON'T BUY THIS OVERPLAYED COMP.

EXPRESSO LOVE.

O, Yeah! Ultimate Aerosmith Hits, released in July 2002, is an Aerosmith compilation.

Aerosmith is, with out a doubt, "America's Greatest Rock "N" Roll Band." There are many other great classic rock bands, but they were from different countries. Pink Floyd (England), Led Zeppelin (England), Queen (England), The Beatles (England), The Rolling Stones (England), and Rush (Canada). Do we see a pattern here? There are many legendary classic rock bands from England. So Aerosmith isn't the best ever, just in America they are.

Kicking this album off is 'Mama Kin' and 'Dream On', both from Aerosmith's debut album, "Aerosmith." I'm always happy to see 'Mama Kin' on a compilation, because it's an excellent song. 'Dream On' is also here, but that's no surprise, since it's one of Aerosmith's top five songs of all time.

From "Get Your Wings" come the songs 'Same Old Song And Dance' and 'Seasons Of Wither'. This is the full version of 'Same Old Song And Dance' and not the heavily edited copy found on "Aerosmith's Greatest Hits." (Note: I'm going to bash Aerosmith's Greatest Hits, because it has major editing problems.) 'Seasons Of Wither' is a nice song, but not the second best song on "Get Your Wings." 'Train Kept A Rollin' holds that title, but it's not here. Why? Who knows? It's an excellent cover but it's not found on "O, Yeah!".

'Walk This Way', 'Big Ten Inch Record', and 'Sweet Emotion' are the songs from Aerosmith's best album, "Toys In The Attic". This is the full, four-and-a-minute version of 'Sweet Emotion' and not the edited version found on Aerosmith's Greatest Hits. Two excellent songs missing from "Toys In The Attic" are 'No More No More' and 'Toys In The Attic'. It's nice to see 'Big Ten Inch Record' appear on an Aerosmith compilation, but 'Toys In The Attic' would have been a better choice.

From the album "Rocks" come the songs 'Last Child' and 'Back In The Saddle'. 'Back In The Saddle' is one of Aerosmith's best songs, along with 'Last Child'. But where's 'Rats In The Cellar', one of Aerosmith's most underrated gems?

'Draw The Line' is the only song on "O, Yeah!" from the album "Draw The Line". 'Draw The Line' has an excellent riff, and it's a very catchy song. But where in the world is 'Kings and Queens'. It's just one more missing gem, not making the cut for "O, Yeah!".

Now the compilation skips three albums, "Night In The Ruts", "Rock In A Hard Place", and "Done With Mirrors". These definitely are not Aerosmith's best albums, but they still had a few good songs. Songs like 'Remember (Walking In The Sand)', 'Jailbait', and 'Let The Music Do The Talking'. It's not a huge disappointment, but they should have at least put 'Remember (Walking In The Sand)' on "O, Yeah!".

"Permanent Vacation" kicked off Aerosmith return to the spotlight, with songs like 'Dude (Looks Like A Lady)', 'Angel', and 'Rag Doll'. All three of these songs deserve to be here. 'Permanent Vacation' would have been nice, but it's no big deal. 'Angel' was Aerosmith's first major ballad and they would have many more ballads in the albums to come.

Next we come to one of my personal favorites, "Pump". It's just one of those albums where every song is excellent. Making the cut for "O, Yeah!" are 'Janie's Got A Gun', 'Love In An Elevator', 'What It Takes', and 'The Other Side'. Other excellent songs on Pump that didn't make it were 'Young Lust', 'F.I.N.E.', and 'Monkey On My Back'. No huge disappoint about those songs not making the cut.

Now on to the so-called ballad album, "Get A Grip." The album's not all ballads, there are still rock songs, but they are not as well known as the ballads. The songs from "Get A Grip" include 'Livin' On The Edge', 'Cryin', 'Amazing', and 'Crazy'. All but 'Livin' On The Edge' are ballads. The non-ballad songs that didn't make O, Yeah! were 'Eat The Rich', 'Fever', and 'Walk On Down'.

From the album "The Beavis and Butt-Head Experience" comes the song 'Deuces Are Wild'.

'Falling In Love' and 'Pink' from "Nine Lives" made their way onto O, Yeah. 'Falling In Love' was a good choice, but I'd rather have 'Hole In My Soul' over 'Pink'.

Next, from the "Armageddon Soundtrack" is Aerosmith's only Billboard Hot 100 number one hit, 'I Don't Want To Miss A Thing'. This is easily one of my favorite Aerosmith songs of all time, and it deserves to be here with other Aerosmith classics.

From their 2001 album "Just Push Play", come two songs, 'Jaded' and 'Just Push Play'. "Just Push Play" is one of their worst albums ever, and these two songs are no exceptions.

To close the album off, you have two bonus tracks and a rap version of 'Walk This Way'. That's terrible. Rap and Aerosmith just don't go together. It was a bad idea to recorded the song in the first place, let alone place it on an Aerosmith greatest hits compilation. The bonus tracks are ordinary songs, and nothing to get excited over.

In the end, you get an Aerosmith compilation loaded with 30 unedited songs, for a sale price of under 20 bucks. That's not a bad deal considering it's the best Aerosmith compilation out there. I'll end my review with a list of missing songs and a list of excellent Aerosmith albums to start a collection with.

Missing Songs:
1. Train Kept a Rollin'
2. Toys In The Attic
3. No More No More
4. Rats In The Cellar
5. Kings And Queens
6. Remember (Walking In The Sand)
7. Permanent Vacation
8. Monkey On My Back
9. Eat The Rich
10. Fever
11. Hole In My Soul

The Six Albums Every Aerosmith Fan Must Have:
1. Get Your Wings
2. Toys In The Attic
3. Rocks
4. Pump
5. Get A Grip
6. A Little South Of Sanity (Two-disc live album)

well, i'm not going to go in to the ones that are good, i'm going into the ones that should be on here because they were big hits.

Get Your Wings: Train' Kept A Rollin
Rocks: Home Tonight
Draw the Line: Kings and Queens

They completly skip the awsome period of when they were written off the face of the musical universe.

Night in the Ruts: No Suprize
Rock In A Hard Place: Lightning Stikes
Done With Mirrors: Let the Music Do The Talking

Pump: Monkey On My Back
Get a Grip: Shut up and Dance
Nine Lives: (this is where they messed up) Taste of India & Hole in My Soul (two really good tracks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!)
Just push play: Sunshine & Fly Away From Here

If they would have put those tracks on there it would have been so much better. But this is by far the best compilation of Aerosmith's career.

AEROSMITH are amongst the most underrated bands and are really GREAT.This compilation has some of the best,greatest and most entertaining songs in WALK THIS WAY,AMAZIN,LOVE IN AN ELEVATOR,I DONT WANT TO MISS A THING,BIG TEN INCH RECORD and JANIE'S GOT A GUN..Hugely recommended along the greatest hits of Queen for people with a good taste in music.

This is it...Aerosmith's Oh Yeah Greatest Hits, it's not all that great. It has some really irritating, simple, and boring songs, why do I have to always hear Walk this way or Sweet emotion on the radio???? They get old. Aerosmith are really overrated, plus they've only made like 3 really good songs. The 2 from Get Your Wings, and Janies Got a Gun. Other than that, this is junk.......and Aerosmith are for babies. Get that Joe walsh greatest hits album that had Lifes been good insted.

Everytime a great band comes out with a "hits", or "best of" compilations. There is always going to be that fan that says there is missing tracks.

I really need to know who put this 2 disc together. I have heard it countless interview with Steven Tyler that he thinks the best song Aerosmith has done was "Kings and Queens" and that is nowhere to be found on this set. I'm not going to complain about all the newer crap that is on here, because that is what sells and if that is what is most important to these guys now that they are into their 60's, they will have to live with that.

With this set, you get some good aerosmith songs, but calling this ultimate is sad

This is an amazing cd. I love having all the hits on 2discs. Thanks so much

Sure this is definitely a great collection of Aerosmith songs. If you are a new fan to Aerosmith then its definitely worth picking up. However if you already have a Greatest Hits CD from them then don't bother. Or maybe I'm the only one who doesn't want 18 CD's with 'Dream On' on them. It is a great song.. but come on guys get with the program. You have more Greatest Hits CD's out than most bands have albums overall. Only gave a rating of 3 because they have so many Greatest Hits albums out.