We're all somebody from somewhere

"... it's clear that nobody involved with We're All Somebody from Somewhere had a conception for the music: they just wanted to cut a record that would be everything for everyone in the hopes it'd appeal to somebody from somewhere. They wound up with a record that tries hard to please but never does because the labor is always too evident".

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"... intentionally or not, much of the album serves as a fascinating case study on how, these days, the term "country music" is more of a marketing label than a genre, as Tyler and his collaborators manage to distill the alleged death of arena rock and its rebirth as modern-day pop country into a 55-minute runtime. Unfortunately, in equal measure, it's also a testament to the depths to which Tyler is willing to superficially pander in order to remain commercially relevant".

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"Steven Tyler's solo debut, recorded in Nashville and leaning heavily on radio-friendly country music, is refreshingly distinct from the stadium hard rock he's been making for almost half a century as Aerosmith's frontman. It starts very promisingly (...) But the quality control suffers elsewhere (...) And a 68-year-old man calling a song Gypsy Girl in 2016 is wearyingly anachronistic".

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