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List Price: $11.98 | | Label: Geffen Records
Salesrank: 48606
Released: September 8, 1989 |
| Our Price: $2.58 |
| Used Price: $0.01 |
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| Media: Audio CD |
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Pump Track Listing:
1. Young Lust
2. F.I.N.E.
3. Love in an Elevator
4. Monkey on My Back - Aerosmith, Perry, Joe
5. Janie's Got a Gun
6. The Other Side
7. My Girl
8. Don't Get Mad, Get Even
9. Hoodoo/Voodoo Medicine Man
10. What It Takes
Editorial Review:
Having established their reputation as Comeback Kids with 1987's Permanent Vacation, Aerosmith proceeded to cement it with 1989's Pump. With hit singles like the expectedly raunchy "Love in an Elevator" and the unexpectedly socially relevant "Janie's Got a Gun" (which, unlike most socially relevant songs by hard rock bands, manages to avoid the cheese factor), Pump was proof positive that the boys were back. Everything that makes Aerosmith what they are is present here: a solid bluesy base, tight arrangements, sexy rhythms, and a heavy dose of fun. There are some nice touches too; check out the bass line on "Voodoo Medicine Man," or the blues-folk ending tacked onto "What It Takes" that, more than anything else on the album, reveals the band's roots. --Genevieve Williams
Pump Reviews:
The second coming - 4.5 stars 
2007-10-22 - In the annals of blues based hard rockers Aerosmith are right up there. And this album truly shows their class in terms of showing that if you've got the fire and the passion, a couple of extra years under your belt are no reason why you can't rock out with aplomb.
This album of hard rock staples are smothered lovingly in a high sheen production job courtesy of Bruce Fairbairn and the budget certainly sounds like it was impressive. Luckily the band paid back such faith from the record company execs. What the band produced here was state of the art party hard rockers with more genuine blues infused into their structures than all the Poisons combined (ya gotta remember that discovering the blues was the in thing to talk about in interviews circa the late 80's).
The album kicks off witha number of rockers in the form of Young Lust, FINE and Love In An Elevator. The first two have a very bouncy party rocker party blues style to them with the former having a particularly lothario bent. Love In An Elevator has more space in it's arrangement with big dollops of roll with it's rock and was one of the major hits of the album festooned as it was with big harmonies and a somewhat bizarre video clip to help propel it up the charts. Rather than take their foot off the accelerator as per the usual rock album script Aerosmith then dive into Monkey On My Back which is a worthwhile rocker with a histrionic Steve Tyler vocal treatment.
Next up we get another big hit at the time, Janies Got A Gun. A thought provoking song and lyrically mature in the same way that Livin' On The Edge from their next album was. Unless you've lived under a rock for the last however many years you know this song, and if you don't I won't spoil it for you by discussing the songs meanings. Suffice to say it's a mid paced rocker propelled by gentler music with Tylers vox up front.
After that we get a whole slew of party rockers, just about every one hitting the mark to some extent. The Other Side sports a funky, jangly vibe as does My Girl making them excellent bed fellows on the track listing, bouncy tunes great for stress relief as your sitting in a traffic jam. Or whatever. Don't Get Mad, Get Even is musically similar with lyrics that have a twinkle in their eye, Aerosmith enjoying themselves on this track and most others on the album for that matter - you can just feel the enthusiasm of a rejuvenated band.
Voodoo Medicine Man was always one of my favourites off this album, a dark horse of a track that was tacked on towards the end of the album. But it's somewhat menacing rhythm than Aerosmith were wont to use makes it stand out for me and the studio trickery used on this track also makes it a breed apart from so many of the light hearted hard rockers on this album.
And finally we have What It Takes, a great song that was also blessed with a good MTV adored video clip. An alt-country rocker of a love song so much better than much of this bands latter day ballads that you just wanna cry.
And that pretty much sums up the album. Pretty much the perfect, well played and cleanly produced hard rock party album, great for road trips or for chillin' out at home. Five stars all the way for this foundation of Aerosmiths second coming.
Great Rock And Roll Lives Forever 
2007-02-12 - I give credit to Aerosmith...after so many years of writing by themselves to realize that in order to stay on top of the game they needed some outside contributions I'm sure was not an easy thing to admit
but thankfully they did and the results were some of the greatest music not only of the late 80s early 90s but possibly some of the best in rock
I know,I am in the minority liking this period of Aerosmith far more than classic 70s era Aerosmith but I'm sorry the classic stuff was full of hit or miss albums,usually 2 or 3 great songs and 5 or so ho hum cuts...not so on Permanent Vacation,Get A Grip,Nine Lives or this one Pump...this is pure songwriting genius,and Steven Tyler and Joe Perry and the rest of the band function perfectly when in the framework of very well written song structures
Young Lust - a great rocking tribute to the best thing about being young
F.I.N.E - this one is awesome,should have been a single,great lyrics too
Love In An Elevator - yeah it was overplayed,but there's a reason,it is that darn good! This song rocks and to all the Desmond Child haters out there I say this,in 50 years his songs will STILL be appreciated and sung and how many Nirvana songs will anyone remember? Enough said..Love In An Elevator has clever lyrics and a melody so powerful it will stick with ya for days
Monkey On My Back - a bit more of the classic sounding Aerosmith,good tune
Janie's Got A Gun - Great song,very filled with atmosphere
The Other Side - Filled with hooks and grooves,you gotta at least respect 'em for that..this song rocks
My Girl - The weakest song..a bit on the simple side
Don't Get Mad Get Even - I LOVE these lyrics...one of my favs from this CD
Voodoo Medicine Man - it took me a few listens to get into this song,but it's cool and it has atmosphere and personality
What It Takes - Absolutely beautiful,this is how to write a great rock love song!
The Upside - Great Songs,great production (far better than done with mirrors),the band sounds awesome and the vocals are amazing
The Downside - I can't think of any
The Bottom Line - This many great songs on one CD is not easy to find...you should run out and buy this now..especially with a starting price of 1 penny used...holy smokes this is definitely worth that!!! This is Aerosmith in their prime...Donutman says so!!!
Excellent...Almost TOO excellent
2005-08-13 - Few musicans can produce works that leave their audience speechless, and Aerosmith is one of them. Pump treats us to such classics as Love In An Elevator and Janie's Got A Gun, but this is also brings us wonders like Young Lust (with its air of youthfulness), Don't Get Mad, Get Even (with Tyler working some magic on the harmonica), and What It Takes (with its melancholic tune of bad break ups and moving on). Get this CD and you'll see what I mean. If you enjoy it, then good for you. If you don't, then you might need to seek some sort of psychiatric help. If you do get psychiatric help and still don't like this album, then I suppose that Aerosmith just isn't your thing.
EVERY SONG WINS!
2005-08-06 - What an awesome album!! Every song is so great. Aerosmith has never been better than this. You definitely NEED this album. There are so many songs you'll find catchy and funny. The other cool thing about this album is that it's after steven tyler quit drugs so it should be interesting to anyone. Buy this album PLEASE!
2 best songs: My Girl & What it Takes
Not F.I.N.E. but pretty G.O.O.D. anyway
2005-02-07 - While I'm not into metal, I do enjoy some good hard rock every now and again. Steven Tyler's crew, at least on this CD, are a lot better than much hard rock in that it dares to mess with the "bass/guitar/drums" formula.
Among the unusual instrumentation/ideas you'll hear here are: the subtle accordion (PERHAPS it's harmonica, since Tyler is credited with that, but the liner notes are almost non-existent, and it SOUNDS like accordion to my ears..) on bluesy ballad "What it Takes", dulcimer and banjo ("Dulcimer Stomp"), Australian didjeridoo at the intro to "Don't Get Mad, Get Even", and the guitar solo on "The Other Side" that sounds like a crazed Sun records era rockabilly solo. These things elevate it above other 80s hard-rockers that don't wear well with time (Tesla, Warrant, etc.)
Another surprise is a rock band actually taking an ANTI-drug stance (probably through hard experience as several members once had serious drug habits..) in "Monkey on my Back". "Janie's Got a Gun" drew attention to parent sexual abuse of their children.
Now, the downside: As you'd expect from the cover, an awful lot of these songs deal with sex, which isn't in and of itself so bad, but given the ages of the guys singing, there's a big creepiness factor to songs like "Young Lust" (with gems like "checkin' out the ladies who didn't bring their boyfriends who love to get in trouble, I got to say I'll see you later, meet me in the elevator...") and "F.I.N.E." ("Let's put our clothes back on, and by the way girl..What's your name again?"). They also tend to undercut the serious message in "Janie's Got a Gun" (sure, "Janie's" dad was making it with his daughter, but for crying out loud, the skirts Aerosmith's chasing in "Young Lust" are SOMEONE'S young daughters!)
At least in "My Girl" the testosterone factor is leavened with a witty line ("day after day it's the same ol' grind...and grind..and grind..and grind..and grind..."). As it is, the album's still very listenable and holds up well nearly 15 years later.
3 1/2 stars
