The Hump Day Picker-Upper November 24, 2021.Pix & Clips: The Beatles/Get Back (Teaser) November 24, 2021.Clips & Pix: The Rolling Stones/Gimme Shelter November 24, 2021.Time Again For a Nice Thanksgiving Tradition November 25, 2021.Clips & Pix: Steely Dan/Black Friday November 26, 2021.I could well see Aerosmith mirror Deep Purple and embark on a “never-ending” farewell tour. It seems to me drama has been a near-constant during much of Aerosmith’s long history, and there’s a reason why Steven Tyler and Joe Perry have become known as the “Toxic Twins.” But while the band’s best days may be over, I think it’s safe to assume they still have a ton of fans out there who would love to see them once concert tours can resume. And, I don’t really care because, um, truthfully, I’m not interested any more.” According to Wikipedia, citing ongoing dysfunction within the group, Whitford said, “I don’t really know what they want to do. Following some drama and lawsuits at the beginning of the year over the band’s refusal to allow drummer Joey Kramer to rejoin the line-up after his recovery from a shoulder injury, Brad Whitford during an interview on the Steve Gorman Rocks radio show in August 2020 expressed doubts over Aerosmith’s future. The band’s current outlook does appear to be somewhat uncertain. A European tour that had been planned for the summer of 2020 and a 50th anniversary show at Boston’s Fenway Park in September have all officially been rescheduled until next year. For much of last year, Aerosmith did a concert residency called Aerosmith: Deuces are Wild, mostly in Las Vegas. Eventually, Aerosmith was certified 2x Platinum.īetween 20, Tyler and Perry largely focused on side projects. While the album wasn’t a success initially, in addition to Dream On, it included tracks like Mama Kin and Walkin’ the Dog that became staples during Aerosmith’s live shows and on rock radio. 59 on the Billboard Hot 100 and made it to No. But, as hinted above, there has been good deal of drama throughout their history.Įven though it’s perhaps a bit lame to select the obvious tune, I’d like to kick off this playlist with Dream On, written by Tyler, which also became Aerosmith’s first single. That’s no exactly an extensive catalogue, considering the band has been around for five decades. Soon thereafter, Aerosmith went into the studio to record their eponymous debut album that appeared in January 1973 – the first of 15 studio records to date. The following year, Tabano was replaced by Brad Whitford, completing the line-up that went on to sign a deal with Columbia Records in mid-1972 and that remains in place to this day. in November 1970, the band hired Ray Tabano, a childhood friend of Tyler, as rhythm guitarist. Prior to playing their first gig as Aerosmith in Mendon, Mass. Apparently, it was Kramer who came up with the name Aerosmith, after he had listened to Harry Nilssen album Aerial Ballet and recalled writing the word “areosmith” all over his notebooks when he was in school.įrom left: Tom Hamilton, Joe Perry, Steven Tyler, Joey Kramer & Brad Whitford The other guys agreed, and the members of the new band moved together to a place in Boston where they stared rehearsing and writing songs. Tyler immediately was turned on by Jam Band’s sound and proposed to combine the two bands, insisting he’d front the combined group as their lead singer. Steven Tyler (lead vocals), who was in a band called Chain Reaction, and Joe Perry (guitar, vocals), Tom Hamilton (bass) and Joey Kramer (drums), who all were members of Jam Band, aka Joe Perry’s Jam Band, first met in 1970 when their respective bands performed at the same venue. This means they’ve been around for 50 years, which is remarkable though not without drama, as you’d probably expect. I think it’s fair to say the tune has been burned a bit by overexposure, but I still dig it.īefore getting to some music by Aerosmith, here’s a bit of background on the band that was formed in Boston in 1970. The song that started my Aerosmith journey was the power ballad Dream On, which I first heard on the radio in Germany sometime during the second half of the ’70s. Like Zeppelin, “the Bad Boys from Boston” were an acquired taste.
While bands like Deep Purple and Led Zeppelin typically remain my first choice when I’m in the mood for more heavy-oriented rock, I’ve also come to appreciate Aerosmith over the decades.