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This thread can be used to talk about anything that has to do with Aerosmith. What's your favorite songs and albums?

My favorite albums are Pump, Get A Grip, Permanet Vacation, and Toys In The Attic.  [ok]

I love Jamie's got a gun... and Livin On The Edge... those are my fav songs by them!!! yup yup! I dont dig there new stuff too much but its alright

My favorite songs are Angel and What It Takes

A Little South Of Sanity. Definately amazing and one of the best Bes Of Live albums ever.
Best songs IMO: Janie's Got A Gun, Dude Looks Like A Lady, Love In An Elevator, Eat The Rich, Crying, Same Old Song And Dance


/lastroots

Yeah Angel is a great song and it was also Aerosmith best song on the top ten Billboard. It made it to number 3. But the song I Don't Wanna Miss A Thing went to number one but, they did not write it.  Still it's a cool song.  ;)

I like most of their 1970s stuff. They got some good stuff in the 1980s.

Dream on...

Definitely two of my faves!  Reminds me of high school, riding around with my boyfriend....ahh the memories.  

Best song ever by Aerosmith= Dream On  Gives me chills!

I like Aerosmith a lot...

Though the only records worth buying have for me been:
Get a Grip
Big Ones and
A Little South of Sanity

Aerosmith Contemplating OzzFest-Style Tour

Aerosmith has just a few dates left on its current tour, which kicked off in the summer of 2001. The Boston group will be recording a new album in 2003--possibly a collection of blues covers--but it also plans to be out on the road again next summer.

Guitarist Brad Whitford tells LAUNCH that it won't just be another round of touring, as the band has some pretty big plans. "We're looking at going out again next summer, but we kinda want to do something a little different, and maybe put on our own event. We're looking at doing something more like an OzzFest-type thing, and making much more of an event out of it, rather than just what we've been doing the past couple of years. That's something we're trying to put together, and we'll see what happens with that."

Whitford says it's too early to identify any bands that might be on an Aerosmith festival bill.

The group next plays tonight at Van Andel Arena  Grand Rapids, MI.

source was http://launch.yahoo.com/read/news.asp?contentID=211578

I think Aerosmith should talk to Guns N' Roses about joining the tour with them. That tour would be the best-selling tour of 2003 and would also kick ass.  [drooling]

Yep definately AG, excellent tune.


Axlhogg

definitely Crazy, Love in an Elevator, Rag Doll, Angel...

do they have any plans to tour in the UK?

They don't have any plans for a UK or a US tour at this time but, they did say they will be touring in 2003.  :D The tour they are on now ends this Saturday in D.C.  [ok]

I love Aerosmith but strictly in the 70's sense when they wrote all their own songs and weren't concerned with scoring top 10 hits. Check out Rocks or Toys In the Attic when they rocked like motherfuckers.

Aerosmith-Kiss Tour Back On For Summer '03

The joint Aerosmith and Kiss tour is apparently back on for this summer. Promoters are reporting that the two bands are currently putting together an itinerary that is likely to play mostly in arenas, although some stadium dates are also possible.

Neither band is officially confirming the tour, however. Aerosmith, in fact, spoke with us earlier about plans for an OzzFest-style festival package for the summer, but that's apparently gone by the wayside.

Kiss singer-guitarist Paul Stanley was asked last year about touring with Aerosmith, when the rumors first began, but declined to confirm any plans with Aerosmith. "We're in this enviable position that we're still finishing up our farewell tour, and we've already had about two million people say, 'Don't stop,'" Stanley said. "And at that point, we're kind of scratching our heads and wondering what we're going to do next, so we're really kind of keeping our options open. If the right situation came along, anything's possible."

Kiss, meanwhile, is preparing for a February 28 show with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra in Australia, as well as three dates (March 11-13) at Budokan Hall in Tokyo. Drummer Peter Criss will be rejoining the band for these shows, while lead guitarist Ace Frehley has not officially confirmed his participation.

Aerosmith plans to record a new blues-oriented album this spring before the tour.

Yeah PUMP is a great album

Aerosmith.....the early stuff is amazing,it rocks!!! but in the 80's for ome reason things changed too much and they began to sell out sadly....I own "Pandoras box" which is made of 3 cds all with their 70's music,the best.

Aerosmith in the 90's is really weird,they have become some kind of rock n' gum band but I still have hope that their new one will see them retirn more to their roots. They are a legend anyway.

AEROSMITH and KISS will embark on a co-headlining North American tour beginning in August and running through October, according to Billboard.com. The tour of approximately 40 dates will be produced by Clear Channel Entertainment and is expected to play 90% amphitheaters, with arenas and possibly a couple of stadiums also in the mix. KISS will perform in full makeup, sources say, and AEROSMITH will be touring in support of a new Columbia blues album.

"We want to really try to get everybody in a room at the same time," bassist Tom Hamilton told Billboard.com about the album last September. "It's funny because it triggers all of the competition and uncomfortableness that we've always had going into the studio, and it's going to mean everybody is going to have to be open, vulnerable, and brave, and go in there and do that process like we used to do it."

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I was hoping for the Aerosmith OzzFest-Style Tour.  

they ar recording a "blues rock album"....you know what that means? kick ass back to their roots Aerosmith! yes sir.

Kiss/Aerosmith that will be a good tour!

KISS suck now!  Aerosmith should be with a much better band.

Aerosmith AND KISS?

Damn it..

That's it.

I'm moving to America A.S.A.P.

     Speaking of KISS, I've benn a HUGE KISS fan for all my life, and if you wan to hear an awesome song, get "Do You Remember Rock & Roll Radio? (Ramones Cover)" of the new "We're A Happy Family: A Ramones Tribute Album"  It's awesome.

Did the tribute to the Ramones come out already or when?

Kiss was the first hard-rock/ metal band I ever liked.

No, if you listen to the radio, you'll probably hear it on the radio in a few days. It hasn't come out yet but I got it on the internet.   :o :) It comes out on Feb. 11.

The long-rumored Aerosmith/Kiss tour is a go. Early word is that the bands will be on the road for about 40 dates between August and October, playing amphitheaters and arenas primarily, and with a few stadium dates also a possibility. Marketing meetings involving representatives for Kiss, Aerosmith, and promoter Clear Channel are taking place this week, and the official announcement is expected shortly.

Aerosmith will be supporting its upcoming blues-oriented album. Kiss members Gene Simmons, Paul Stanley, Peter Criss, and Tommy Thayer (wearing the makeup of and replacing Ace Frehley) will perform in full regalia. It's unknown whether or not the bands will rotate opening and closing duties.

For its part, Kiss isn't waiting around for the tour to begin. In addition to the already announced February 28 date with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra in Australia, and the three-show (March 11-13) run at Budokan Hall in Tokyo, the band has set a concert for March 15 at the Yokohama Arena in Yokohama, Japan, after which they'll get on a plane and fly to Las Vegas for a March 16 gig at the Rain In The Desert nightclub at the Palms. Tickets for that show, priced at $125 and $300, go on sale Saturday (January 25) through Ticketmaster.

Aerosmith has been added to the bill of the all-star Salute To The Blues on February 7 at New York's Radio City Music Hall. Others performing at the event--the kickoff to what Congress has designated the "Year Of The Blues"--include Gregg Allman, Bonnie Raitt, Robert Cray, Living Colour's Vernon Reid, Dr. John, David Johansen, B.B. King, Buddy Guy, Mavis Staples, and Keb' Mo. The concert will also be filmed by director Antoine Fuqua (Training Day, The Replacement Killers) for a theatrical release.

I have to get tickets for this one.  [yes]  [beer]

Willie Nelson's upcoming album, The Essential Collection, will feature an unreleased duet between Nelson and Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler called "One Time Too Many."

"To some," writes Tyler in the albums liner notes, "his imperfections and outlaw image ruffle feathers, to the rest of us it only raises the question, 'Why f--k with perfection?' He's the elder statesman of cool and the ambassador of good will and high times. He's 'Crazy,' 'On The Road Again,' and 'Stardust' in our eyes forever."

Nelson's The Essential Collection, which celebrates his 70th birthday and features 41 songs, will be in stores on April 1.

The official itinerary has been released for the forthcoming AEROSMITH/KISS U.S. tour. It is as follows:

Aug. 02 - ctnow.com Meadows Music - Hartford, CT
Aug. 04 - Tommy Hilfiger at Jones Beach Th. - Wantagh, NY
Aug. 09 - Nissan Pavilion - Bristow, VA
Aug. 11 - P.N.C. Bank Arts Center - Holmdel, NJ
Aug. 13 - Riverbend Music Center - Cincinnati, OH
Aug. 15 - TBA - Detroit, MI
Aug. 17 - Verizon Wireless Music Center - Noblesville, IN
Aug. 19 - Germain Amphitheater - Columbus, OH
Aug. 21 - Post-Gazette Pavilion @ Star Lake - Burgettstown, PA
Aug. 23 - Darien Lake Six Flags P.A.C. - Darien Center, NY
Aug. 25 - Tweeter Center - Mansfield, MA
Aug. 27 - Tweeter Center - Mansfield, MA
Aug. 29 - Tweeter Center At The Waterfront - Camden, NJ
Aug. 30 - Hersheypark Stadium - Hershey, PA
Sep. 03 - Blossom Music Center - Cuyahoga Falls, OH
Sep. 05 - Tweeter Center - Tinley Park, IL
Sep. 06 - Alpine Valley Music Theatre - East Troy, WI
Sep. 12 - Sound Advice Amphitheatre - West Palm Beach, FL
Sep. 14 - HiFi Buys Amphitheatre - Atlanta, GA
Sep. 17 - Verizon Wireless Virginia Bch. Amp. - Virginia Beach, VA
Sep. 19 - Verizon Wireless Amp. Charlotte - Charlotte, NC
Sep. 20 - Alltel Pavilion @ Walnut Creek - Raleigh, NC
Sep. 23 - AmSouth Amphitheatre - Antioch, TN
Sep. 25 - Verizon Wireless Amphitheater - Bonner Springs, KS
Sep. 27 - UMB Bank Pavilion - Maryland Heights, MO
Sep. 30 - Fiddler's Green Amph. - Englewood, CO
Oct. 02 - Smirnoff Music Centre - Dallas, TX
Oct. 04 - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre - Selma, TX
Oct. 05 - C.W. Mitchell Pavilion - The Woodlands, TX
Oct. 08 - Cricket Pavilion - Phoenix, AZ
Oct. 10 - Shoreline Amphitheatre - Mountain View, CA
Oct. 12 - White River Amphitheatre - Auburn, WA
Oct. 15 - Coors Amphitheatre - Chula Vista, CA
Oct. 18 - Hyundai Pavilion Of Glen Helen - Devore, CA

As previously reported, the trek will last three months and will feature KISS in the middle slot, with SALIVA as the support act. KISS will perform with Tommy Thayer playing Ace Frehley's parts, and AEROSMITH will reportedly be touring in support of a new Columbia blues album.

WTF?? Are those tour dates official??  NO TORONTO SHOW?!??!

Seriously wtf... Kiss and Aerosmith are fuckin great (even if you think Kiss' music is shit, there is NO better live show, not even the circus..... well maybe Axl Rose's circus), and I really wanted to see them play.  Are there going to be more dates announced??


Anyways, I've always been a fan of Aerosmith, not a HUGE fan of their new music, but I can stand it.  I thought Nine Lives was good.  My favourite songs are Dream On (obviously), DEUCES ARE WILD, Falling In Love is hard on the knees, Sweet Emotion, and Rag Doll.

Hell yes, I'm gonna go see the opening night show right next to me in Hartford  ;D
Best songs are Dream On, and I can't believe no one else mentioned it, BACK IN THE SADDLE!!!

Yes these dates are 100% official they are on Aerosmith's official site. Yeah that sucks for you they are not playing in Toronto but, hey you had Guns N' Roses there in the fall.  ;)    

Hey Crepndeth8 that's cool you are going to see them openning night.  8) I'm going to go to one of them. Just don't know which one yet.  :-\  Yeah Dream On is a great song and is Back In The Saddle. I like Dream On live from 1994 Woodstock.  [ok]    

I was there and it was awesome.  I have seen Aerosmith so many times that I can't count!  ;D

You are lucky that you were at that amazing show in 1994.  [drooling]  I hope someday I can say that about Aerosmith and Guns N' Roses that I can't count how many times I seen them live.  ;)

yeah they are coming to pittsburgh this summer so I am definately going.  Kiss aint too bad either  :)  so it should be fun

I already saw Aerosmith once so I don't need to see it again...really cool band,looking forward to their new album which it's gonna sound "rocks"like according to Joe Perry

Im going to go see them to!  :D

Dream on is definitely their finest song ever....the 70s Aerosmith has a lot of kick ass songs.

Fav. songs: Dream on and What it takes

AEROSMITH To Begin Recording Blues Album - Apr. 20, 2003
 
AEROSMITH will likely enter the studio sometime in the next two or three weeks to begin recording their much-discussed blues album for Columbia, guitarist Joe Perry told Billboard.com.

Among the songs being worked up by the band are BLIND WILLIE MCTELL's "Broke Down Engine", LITTLE WALTER's "Temperature", and "I'm Ready", the latter of which was previously recorded by both WILLIE DIXON and MUDDY WATERS.

"By the time we're finished here, I think we're gonna have some tracks we're gonna have to beat when we go into our studio," Perry said, referring to the band's Boston-area recording facility, which is nearing completion. "At this point, looking at what the song list is, I'd say it's about two-thirds old standards and a third original.

"We're putting our spin on our influences," he continued, "There are some things we're taking kind of a cue from more modern versions. Some of it, like, 'Broke Down Engine', [Bob] Dylan recorded that in '94, but it was a BLIND WILLIE MCTELL song that I think was recorded in 1930-something. So we're listening to both versions and making our own version of it.

"We're not making an album for blues purists, we're not making an album to educate people in the blues, we're not making an album to try and copy MUDDY WATERS. What we're doing is taking songs that when we heard them made the hair on the back of our neck stand up and playing them the way we feel.

"In the end, we're gonna have some songs that sound kind of traditional, and other songs that sound like they come from the 'Rocks' era," he added.

The band have thus far prepared about 10 songs for the release, which the group is co-producing with Jack Douglas, who helmed such band classics as "Get Your Wings" (1974), "Toys in the Attic" (1975), "Draw the Line" (1977), and "Rocks".

AEROSMITH are hoping to release the as-yet-untitled record in September, not long after the band begin an amphitheater tour with KISS, whom Perry has called an "icon onto themselves."

"Just to be touring with them is cool," Joe said. "And then the whole thing about, 'Well ... they're cartoony,' and all that. If you have that kind of attitude, then you're taking your rock'n'roll way too seriously. To me, it's all about entertainment. I went to see them on this comeback tour and I didn't sit down the whole time."  

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my fave songs hafta be  "Mama Kin" and "Dream On"  [hihi]

I'm so pissed, I really wanted to go see the show, but the tickets were $130 and $90 without the service charges, so I just said fuck it.  I'll catch them on tour next year when I won't have to pay for Kiss too.

How bout some Milk Cow Blues, Seasons of Wither, Adam's Apple, Lord of the Thighs, Sick as a Dog, Three Mile Smile, Let the Music do the Talkin, St. John, Janies Got a Gun, Everything on Get a Grip, and the lyrics to the song Sunshine are so fucking hilarious!  I Love Aerosmith!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I love early aerosmith,fave albums definatly get your wings and rocks,although toys in the attic is a classic too.fave songs,hmnn, Kings and Queens is my fave i also like you see me cryin,toys in the attic,sweet emotion and loads more.hope they tour UK soon.

Cool Forum.  [yes]

Aerosmith simply rocks, my 2nd favorite band. Dream On for me is one of the top 5 songs off all time, especially the one from the MTV Anniversary Video, w/ orchestra.

I just own 3 albuns: Live bootleg, Permanent Vacation and Nine Lives, they're all great, but the best is Rocks

All the songs in rocks are amazing, especially Rats in the Cellar (incredibly awesome) and Back in the saddle

Buy Pandora's box...it'll leave you like [drooling]....a compilation of songs from their early albums,I not only have Pandora's Box but have it autographed by Joe Perry thank you.

Lucky bastard, I jyst love Joe Perry, he's my biggest influence along with slash

 [rofl] [rofl] [rofl]

Well my friend sorry to make you jealous but I was not only abl eto have him sign my cds but also to shake his hand....

By the way, good influences...hope you take it somewhere,the world needs a real guitar player.

hehehe thanks, I agree the world needs a real guitar player. But I'm afraid it wont be me  :-\ Not that I'm bad in guitar but you know...

The one I have is the mini box set with the 3 cds.....he signed the cover of the "lyrics booklet".

when did you meet him?

I met the guy almost a minth ago now...I was so nervous,shaking like a girl and sweating.

I'd be that way too. But it'd be worth it, the guy for me is a God

i wanna congratulate the man who dedicate this to Aerosmith!

I  got evry single album Aerosmith has released , and i would like to add something , if we talk about covers, i love im down from the beatles , i think Aerosmith gives this song the energy it needed .  [yes]


Keep on going this Aerosmith Topic rocks!!!!

New Aerosmith Album Bumped To January

Aerosmith has finished cutting the tracks for its new blues album, which will be mixed over the summer and fall and will most likely be released in January by Columbia, guitarist Joe Perry tells Billboard.com. "All the basics are done, we're probably three-quarters done with the overdubs. And there really aren't many to do, because we cut the album basically live," he says.

Co-produced by the band and Jack Douglas, who helmed such Aerosmith classics as "Toys in the Attic" (1975) and "Rocks" (1976), the as-yet-untitled set will probably feature covers of Muddy Waters' "I'm Ready," Little Walter's "Temperature" and a couple of Mississippi Fred McDowell cuts, including "You Gotta Move."

Born out of sessions held in the basement of Perry's Boston-area home and then recorded nearby at the band's recently built studio, the album will most likely include a couple of songs featuring Perry singing lead. In April, Perry told Billboard.com one such track could be the early Fleetwood Mac cut "Stop Messin' Round."

The album will also include a few new Aerosmith originals. "There's one song that we wrote in Hawaii," he says. "It's got a real R&B feel to it; it kind of has the same feel as 'Crazy.'"

Previously, Perry said the band was shooting for a September release date. Pushing the album back roughly six months ought to prove helpful, he says: "By having the record come out in January, it gives us a little more time, and if something else comes along, it will be real easy to cut it and throw it on there," he says.

The decision certainly seems like a reaction to the warm response with which fans have greeted the band's forthcoming, co-headlining tour with Kiss. Perry says that most likely, the tour -- on which Aerosmith will close each show -- will last until Christmas, moving from amphitheaters into arenas.

"We always figured we'd be on the road until Christmas," he admits. "And, apparently, in spite of what some of the other tours are doing, we're doing pretty well. There's certainly an offer for us to go indoors, and I think that we'll make that decision pretty soon."

The opening show, to be held Aug. 2 in Hartford, Conn., will mark the first time the bands have shared a stage in nearly 30 years. "Certainly following them is not going to be easy," says the guitarist, who guested on Kiss bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons' 1978 solo album. "They're certainly headliners in their own right. It's just gonna make for more inspiration. I don't think there are too many people that I wouldn't follow, just because of my natural competitive instinct, and how much faith I have in my own band.

"But that's the kind of thing that makes for a great show," Perry continues. "Any time you get to follow a band that, whether they've got great songs, or they put on a great show, ya know, there's something about them that gets the audience crazy. It always inspires us to go on and top it."

Source: http://www.billboard.com/bb/daily/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1924946

I'm going to see Aerosmith and Kiss in less than a month!   8)

Much respect I have for the Aerosmith guys(man I'm speaking like Yoda), wait I can't for their new album, live I saw them and blown away I was, Joe Perry I met and he is the coolest.

Aerosmith Leaders Record Song With Chuck D And Busta Rhymes.

-- Aerosmith leaders Steven Tyler and Joe Perry have teamed with some of the biggest names in hip-hop on the theme song for the upcoming ESPY Awards. The song is called "Let's Get Loud," and it was written by Public Enemy's Chuck D and Gary G-Wiz.

Tyler and Perry were brought in by Chuck D to add a rock hook, and the goal is to have the track become a stadium anthem along the lines of Queen's "We Will Rock You" and Gary Glitter's "Rock And Roll, Part 2." A video was also filmed, and it will air at the beginning of the awards show.

Chuck D says the song will then be released under the heading the Spitballers. Besides Aerosmith and Chuck D, that version will also feature hip-hop stars Busta Rhymes, Phife Dawg, MC Lyte, and Public Enemy's Flavor Flav. The exact release date hasn't been announced yet.

The ESPY Awards, which honor sporting achievements from the past year, will air July 16 on ESPN.

It's not the first time Tyler and Perry have joined forces with rap stars. In 1986, they partnered with Run-D.M.C. on a remake of "Walk This Way," which peaked at Number Four on the pop chart and Number Eight on the R&B chart.

Source: http://launch.yahoo.com/read/news.asp?contentID=214088

If you did not get to see the ESPY awards on July 16 on ESPN they are show it over a few times.  [ok]

my fave aerosmith songs are :

Walk This Way
Sweet Emotions
Angel
Dream On
Hole In My Soul
Crazy
Cryin

theres probably more i'm forgeting.

Best songs from old Aerosmith...
Kings and Queens
Dream On
Last Child
Same Old Song and Dance

"Newer" Aerosmith...
What It Takes
Janie's Got A Gun
Angel
Rag Doll

There's some good songs on "Get a Grip", a couple of DECENT songs on "Nine Lives", but I've hated everything they've done since then


--pjv

Aerosmith is easily my favorite band, ever. But they've done so much shit, it's not even funny. Aerosmith was a good album, Get Your Wings was ok, Toys rocked, Rocks rocked, then Draw the Line is one of their worst, Night in the Ruts has a couple good tunes, Rock in a Hard Place is a waste, done with mirrors blows, Permanent Vacation wasn't very good at all, Pump rocked, get a grip is wrecthed, Nine Lives has some wicked songs and Just Push Play is passable.

Fuck A Little South of Sanity too, wanna hear a real live Aerosmith album? Pick up Live! Bootleg. That's far superior to ALSOS ANYDAY.

Kiss Glad To Share The Bill With Aerosmith.

The fans aren't the only ones happy about the Kiss/Aerosmith coheadlining tour, which starts Saturday (August 2) in Hartford, Connecticut. The musicians are just as excited.

Even though Kiss will go on before Aerosmith every night, singer-guitarist Paul Stanley told LAUNCH that his band is happy to share the stage with Aerosmith, and there's no ego involved.

"Well, you know, somebody has to go on first, and it really doesn't matter to us," Stanley said. "I mean, honestly, we do what we do, and nobody can do it better, as Aerosmith does what they do, and nobody does it better. This is a win-win for the audience, and it's a great chance for us to be sharing the bill with arguably the other premiere American band."

Saliva will open every show, followed by Kiss, before Aerosmith closes each night.

Kiss is touring to promote its new album the Kiss Symphony: Alive IV, as well as an upcoming DVD from the concert where it was recorded. The show took place February 28 at the Telstra Dome in Melbourne, Australia, with Kiss accompanied by the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, the Melbourne Chamber Orchestra, and the Australian Children's Choir.

Aerosmith is expected to release a blues-based album in January.

Source: http://launch.yahoo.com/read/news.asp?contentID=214248

 Aerosmith and Kiss launched their coheadlining tour on Saturday (August 2) at the Ctnow.com Meadows Music Center in Hartford, Connecticut. Befitting their status as heavyweight champions, both bands came to win, but Aerosmith was declared the victor at the end of the night.

Following a quick opening set by Saliva that was received fairly, if not enthusiastically, Kiss came out to their traditional "You Wanted The Best, You Got The Best" introduction and played a hit-filled 14-song set including "Detroit Rock City," "Shout It Out Loud," "I Love It Loud," "God Of Thunder," and "Rock And Roll All Nite."

However, the concert did not go off flawlessly. At the start of the show, Gene Simmons, Paul Stanley, and Tommy Thayer descended to the stage on a riser as lights and pyro started firing, but a problem with the curtain diminished the effect of their entrance. There were other glitches, including a bad sound mix that had Simmons' bass much louder than on past tours while Thayer's lead playing was sometimes buried, and Simmons messing up the lyrics in the second verse of "Let Me Go, Rock 'N Roll."

Even with that, the band tried their best to deliver the usual Kiss spectacle. Stanley, Simmons, and Thayer were all over the stage throughout their set, which was filled with enough lighting and pyrotechnic effects to truly demonstrate the meaning of "shock and awe." Special notice is due Thayer, who has replaced Ace Frehley in the band, for not only looking the part, but playing Frehley's solos virtually note for note, much to the crowd's delight.

Kiss trimmed their set back due to time constraints, which meant Simmons didn't breathe fire, and there were no extended guitar or drum solos. Simmons, did, however, spit blood before "flying" to the top of the lighting rig for "God Of Thunder," and Peter Criss drum kit did rise off the stage during "Black Diamond." Simmons and Thayer also rode lifts off the stage while Stanley broke a guitar at the end of the set-closing "Rock And Roll All Nite," which also saw the drum set rise again.

There were a few surprises in the Kiss set. One was the video history they played during the song "Do You Love Me" that charted the band from their earliest days through the release of their solo albums in 1978. It featured a lot of pictures and footage of Frehley, which might have been understandably edited out considering his decision not to work with the group again. Frehley's status wasn't discussed from the stage, and Thayer wasn't introduced. Another was their failure to use a ramp which ran about 20 rows into the audience from the center of the stage. Finally, the decision to go without the traditional confetti for "Rock And Roll All Nite" had a lot of people scratching their heads.

The fans seemed to enjoy the show, but there was a feeling that they had seen a great fighter on an off night--still able to execute the moves, but not as crisply as usual, and susceptible to a knockout.

Before the tour began, Simmons told LAUNCH he was so confident in how well it would do, he even promoted it as a weight-control assistant. "The Kiss/Aerosmith tour, which is gonna be the tour of the year--this is a tour that's gonna kick anybody's butt," Simmons said. "This tour is gonna drop five pounds off any fat girl within a thousand yards of that stage."

Aerosmith lead guitarist Joe Perry didn't go that far, but he told LAUNCH the tour would provide some serious entertainment. "Well, I'd say that it's gonna be as close to a circus as you can get," Perry said. "It's gonna be a lot of fun."

After a short intermission to change the stage, Aerosmith's road crew opened the curtain as the band kicked into a rousing version of "Let The Music Do The Talking," delivering a not-so-subtle message. Steven Tyler and Joe Perry spent a good amount of time out at the far end of the audience ramp, where they and bassist Tom Hamilton would return throughout their show.

Playing on a fairly minimalist stage in contrast to Kiss, Aerosmith was tighter and more focused on the music. In keeping with that idea, Tyler didn't spend a lot of time talking to the crowd between Aerosmith's 16 songs, as Stanley had done throughout Kiss's set.

Aerosmith's set included hits such as "Walk This Way," "Love In An Elevator," "Dream On," and "Sweet Emotion." Without taking a break, they also had the road crew spin their stage amps around to create the effect of a bandstand in a small club, at which time Tyler said, "Blues album time. We're gonna break off a little piece. Joe, you ready?" They then played three blues songs--Little Walter's "Temperature," Aretha Franklin's "I Never Loved A Man (The Way I Love You)," which was renamed "I Never Loved Another Girl Like The Way I Loved You" on the setlist, and the blues standard "Baby Please Don't Go."

The new staging also revealed some neon-style signs, including one that said "Honkin' On Bobo," which is the working title of the blues album Aerosmith will release in January.

Perhaps not surprisingly, a lot of people decided to use the blues portion of the show to make their runs to the bathrooms and concession areas.

Oddly, there was no formal encore for Aerosmith. Following "Back In The Saddle," Perry looked at his watch and asked the crowd, "You wanna hear one more?" After some hearty cheers, he asked, "How about two?", and the audience roared. Perry then said, "I think we got time," and Aerosmith played their last two songs--"I Don't Want To Miss A Thing" and "Sweet Emotion."

In contrast to the little mistakes that Kiss suffered through, Aerosmith's set appeared flawless, including a much better sound mix that allowed each member of the band to be heard clearly.

While their set was about the music, Aerosmith did do something straight out of the Kiss handbook. Aerosmith set off a blizzard of confetti during two different songs--"Back In The Saddle" and "Sweet Emotion."

Only the most partisan of fans would say that Aerosmith scored a clean knockout--after all, even on a bad night, Kiss puts on a better show than most bands ever dream of doing. However, the general feeling in the venue was that Aerosmith won the first night's battle on points.

Kiss and Aerosmith will go for a rematch on Monday (August 4) at the Tommy Hilfiger At Jones Beach Theatre in Wantagh, New York. The tour is currently scheduled to run until October 18, but they're expected to add shows that will keep them on the road until later in the year. Discussions are also underway to extend things until next year, which could include some overseas concerts.

The Kiss setlist: "Detroit Rock City," "Deuce," "Shout It Out Loud," "King Of The Night Time World," "Do You Love Me," "Let Me Go, Rock 'N Roll," "Firehouse," "I Love It Loud," "I Want You," "God Of Thunder," "100,000 Years," and "Black Diamond,? with the encore of "Beth" and "Rock And Roll All Nite."

The Aerosmith setlist: "Let The Music Do The Talking," "Walk This Way," "Love In An Elevator," "Jaded," "Rag Doll," "Cryin'," "What It Takes," "Temperature," "I Never Loved Another Girl Like The Way I Loved You," "Baby Please Don't Go," "Dream On," "The Other Side," "Back In The Saddle," "I Don't Want To Miss A Thing," and "Sweet Emotion."

Source: http://launch.yahoo.com/read/news.asp?contentID=214289

The first two arena dates for Kiss and Aerosmith have been announced. The bands will bring their coheadlining tour to the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on October 24 and 25, less than a week after they finish their outdoor run in Devore, California, on October 18. The indoor dates are expected to go until about the end of the year, with further touring in 2004 a good possibility.

Public ticket sales for these two shows haven't been set yet, but Aerosmith's Aero Force One fan club has a presale scheduled for its members on Tuesday (August 12) at 10 p.m. ET. For more information, go to aeroforceone.com.

Kiss is also expected to offer presale tickets to its fans, as they've done for every show announced so far, but that information wasn't available at press time.

Aerosmith and Kiss started their coheadlining tour, with opening act Saliva, on August 2 in Hartford, Connecticut. Their next show is Monday (August 11) at the P.N.C. Bank Arts Center in Holmdel, New Jersey.

Source: http://launch.yahoo.com/read/news.asp?contentID=214343

I saw Aerosmith Saturday night and they sucked.  My uncle was with me, and he's seen Aerosmith seven times, and says it was their worst performance ever.

They came onstage late so they only had an hour to play before curfew.  Steven Tyler was obviously drunk off his ass, he sang off-key and missed words all night long.  The audience sang the songs better than he did.  Joe Perry (also probably drunk) started songs wrong on numerous occasions and at one point, couldn't get his guitar working right, so Tom Hamilton had to deliver a five minute bass solo while Perry fucked with it!  Their stage theatrics were less than mediocre (especially in comparison to Kiss).  The band huddled around the drum kit a lot as if they were in band practice, and they played with their backs to the crowd half the night.  And then, they staggered offstage at 11:00 without saying goodnight, and there was no encore.

All told, a completely horseshit performance.  A far superior performance by Kiss completely kicked Aerosmith's asses on that night.

Hey Dizzy that sucks about the show man. Hey what show did you go to the Aug. 09 - Nissan Pavilion - Bristow, VA? Hey do you remeber any of the songs they played? Just wondering if they played any of my favorites.  ;) Thats sucks about that curfew. I read that Guns N' Roses on the UYL tour played pasted crurfews a few times but they just had to pay fines. I don't see why Aerosmtih could'nt do that.  :-\  

Yes, that was the show.  Saw concerts there two consecutive nights--Poison/Skid Row/Vince Neil on Friday night and Saliva/Kiss/Aerosmith on Saturday night.


From memory, here are some...

Mama Kin
Dream on
Dude Looks Like a Lady
Sweet Emotion
Walk This Way
Jaded

They did NOT play songs such as "Last Child", "I Don't Wanna Miss a Thing", "Same Old Song and Dance".


Playing past curfew wouldn't have stopped them from sucking on Saturday night.  Though it would've given my uncle and I the chance to leave during the encore so we could've beaten the traffic.   >:(

AEROSMITH,AEROSMITH,AEROSMITH!!!!!!!!!!!
Aerosmith are up there with GNR for me!!  Legends that keep on making great music!  I can honestly say that I like every album.  Not all classics, but all having at least a few great songs!!  Here are my fav's off each CD.

Aerosmith - Movin' out, One way street and walkin the dog
Get your Wings- Lord of the thighs and Season's of Wither (what a ballad shoud be!)
Toys in the Attic - round and round, walk this way and sweet emotion
Rocks - Nobody's fault (top 5 favorite song ever!), rats in the cellar and back in the saddle
Draw the line (sooo under rated)- kings and queens, draw the line and get it up
Live Bootleg- mother popcorn, chip away at the stone, dream on (always great live)
Night in the ruts - bone to bone, reefer head woman and remember
Greatest hits - come together  
Rock in a Hard Place (also very under rated)- bolivian ragamuffin, jailbait and Joanie's butterfly
Done With Mirrors- she's on fire, darkness and let the music...
Classics live - reffer head woman, kings and queens and dream on
Classics Live 2- last child, draw the line and toys in the attic
Permanent Vacation - Heart's done time, hangman jury and girl keeps coming apart
Gems - the whole thing!!  this is what a compilation cd should be.  
Pump - Young lust, fine, and voo doo medicine man
Pandora's Box - rattlesnake shake, let it slide and helter skelter (plus many more)
Get A Grip - eat the rich, flesh and livin' on the edge
Big ones - walk on water (back in the saddle of the 90's), deuce's are wild
A Little South of Sanity - Monkey on my back (flubbed words and all), last child and same old aong and dance
Nine Lives (my favorite) - the farm, crash, somethings gotta give and pink. (plus most the rest)
Just Push Play - beyond beautiful, sunshine and drop dead gorgeous
Young Lust the Anthology - all the b sides and other non album tracks
O Yeah - The only one I don't have.  I have all the songs already except fot the 2 new ones which I don't care for really.  
I can't wait for the blues album!  Not many bands can pull of an all blues album.   I am pretty sure Aerosmith can!


C.

I hope January comes fast...the new album has to kick ass...I don't wanna hear more stuff like Jaded, girls of summer and basically any song down that line.

Aerosmith has many kick ass tunes, but most of their albums, as a whole, as pretty shitty.

BTW, Young Lust was released, against the band's will. Mostly be'cos they still owe an album or two to Geffen. So they put out O'Yeah to counter it..........that's why we got two Greatest Hits albums back to back.

Been trying to get into Aerosmith lately, got one of the numerous greatest hits to get me on the way, i gotta say  Crazy is my fav Aerosmith song..and the video is, well........

I like there 70's stuff but there 80's, 90's stuffs inferior. All the albums are sterile sounding and have horrid ballads.
They also bring in big songwriters.

I dont like tyler, perrys attitude.
They were saying 'we can blow the stones anytime off stage''
and i just thouht fuck off, no way does aerosmith even come anywhere neither the stones.

fave tracks...
Walkin the dog
Adams apple
sweet emotion
Back in the saddle
Draw the line

Fave albums:
Toys In The Attic
Rocks

Fave songs:
Mama Kin
Train Kept A Rollin
Toys In The Attic
No More No More
What It Takes
Adam's Apple
Last Child
Sick As A Dog
Get The Lead Out
Back In The Saddle
and so on...

Now you know ;)

Did anyone catch the guys at the NFL opening night? man are those guys amazing or what? it is so great how at their age and at this point in their career they still look so cool! anyway, they played 3 songs, "walk this way","Back in the saddle" and "Dream on"...it was great.

I don't want to miss a thin- This is a quality song eventhough it is on the soundtrack to a crap movie (Armageddon)

 :beer:

where can I download that??

It's a great song..shame they didn't write it and that it became a pop song....

That was so fuckin great!!   I loved to hear Back in the saddle live , is one of the best Aerosmith and rock n roll songs i ve ever listened .  Aerosmith still kick ass !!!  :yes:

The Kiss/Aerosmith concert scheduled for Virginia Beach, Virginia, this past Wednesday (September 17) was postponed due to safety and weather concerns from the threat of Hurricane Isabel. The date will be rescheduled.

Source:  http://launch.yahoo.com/read/news.asp?contentID=214658

Here some more dates than they have added to the tour.

Mon, Oct 20 Journal Pavilion Albuquerque, NM
Wed, Oct 22 Delta Center Salt Lake City, UT
Fri, Oct 24 MGM Grand Garden Arena Las Vegas, NV
Sat, Oct 25 MGM Grand Garden Arena Las Vegas, NV
Thu, Nov 6 Qwest Center Omaha, NE
Sat, Nov 8 Alerus Center Grand Forks, ND
Mon, Nov 10 Target Center Minneapolis, MN
Wed, Nov 12 Van Andel Arena Grand Rapids, MI
Fri, Nov 14 Arena at Harbor Yard Bridgeport, CT
Sun, Nov 16 Madison Square Garden New York, NY
Thu, Nov 20 MCI Center Washington, DC
Sat, Nov 22 Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC
Mon, Nov 24 Verizon Wireless Arena Manchester, NH
Wed, Nov 26 Fleet Center Boston, MA
Fri, Nov 28 Pepsi Center Albany, NY
Sun, Nov 30 Palace of Auburn Hills Detroit, MI
Wed, Dec 3 St. Pete Times Forum Tampa, FL
Fri, Dec 5 Jacksonville New Arena Jacksonville, FL
Mon, Dec 8 Freedom Hall Louisville, KY
Wed, Dec 10 Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, TN
Fri, Dec 12 Mark of the Quad Moline, IL
Sun, Dec 14 Ford Center Oklahoma City, OK
Thu, Dec 18 The Forum Los Angeles, CA
Sat, Dec 20 Save Mart Center Fresno, CA

Aerosmith Annouces 2004 North American Tour

Band to Tour In Conjunction with Forthcoming Album Release Honkin? On Bobo

Cheap Trick Announced as Special Guests!

Boston, MA- January 16, 2004- Aerosmith has announced a 40-city North American tour in support of their 14th studio album, Honkin? On Bobo. Scheduled to kick off in the US in March 2004, the tour will hit cities in both the US and Canada through June. Clear Channel Entertainment, the world?s leading promoter and marketer of live entertainment, will promote and produce the tour. Cheap Trick has been announced as the tour?s special guest.

Universally renowned as America?s premiere rock band, Aerosmith?s tour promises to be nothing short of spectacular with the band performing classic hits from their 30+ year career, as well as new material from their upcoming album, Honkin? On Bobo. Aerosmith?s 2004 arena tour comes on the heels of their co-headlining tour with Kiss, which received critical acclaim from both fans and critics alike, and was also one of 2003?s top-grossing concert outings.

Aerosmith also recently announced that they will headline the Super Bowl XXXVIII pre-game show at Reliant Stadium in Houston on Sunday, February 1st. Aerosmith opened the NFL season with a performance in Washington, D.C. at ?NFL Kickoff Live,? will perform in the finale of the pre-game show featuring a tribute to NASA.

With over 20 album releases and more than 100 million albums sold worldwide, Aerosmith continues to be one of the most enduring and exciting forces in American rock music today. The band - Steven Tyler (vocals), Joe Perry (guitar), Brad Whitford (guitar), Tom Hamilton (bass) and Joey Kramer (drums) - has obliterated the generation gap and has also spearheaded some of the most important trends in pop music with each new release-- from groundbreaking early 70?s heavy metal to the invention of the power-ballad to the first fusion of rock and hip hop. Their new album, Honkin? On Bobo, will hit record stores in spring 2004.

Aerosmith 2004 tour dates are as follows:

Thursday, March 11 Lubbock, TX
Saturday, March 13 El Paso, TX
Monday, March 15 Hidalgo, TX
Wednesday, March 17 Laredo, TX
Friday, March 19 Little Rock, AR
Sunday, March 21 Bossier City, LA
Tuesday, March 23 Tupelo, MS
Thursday, March 25 Lafayette, LA
Saturday, March 27 Biloxi, MS
Monday, March 29 Pensacola, FL
Thursday, April 1 Tallahassee, FL
Saturday, April 3 Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Monday, April 5 Orlando, FL
Wednesday, April 7 Columbia, SC
Friday, April 9 Atlanta, GA
Wednesday, April 14 Philadelphia, PA
Friday, April 16 Dayton, OH
Sunday, April 18 Quebec City, QC
Tuesday, April 20 Montreal, QC
Thursday, April 22 Hamilton, ON
Saturday, April 24 Green Bay, WI
Tuesday, May 4 Ames, IA
Thursday, May 6 Peoria, IL
Saturday, May 8 Madison, WI
Monday, May 10 Evansville, IN
Wednesday, May 12 Sioux City, IA
Friday, May 14 Winnipeg, MB
Sunday, May 16 Saskatoon, SK
Tuesday, May 18 Edmonton, AB
Thursday, May 20 Calgary, AB
Saturday, May 22 Portland, OR
Monday, May 24 Boise, ID
Wednesday, June 2 Dallas, TX
Friday, June 4 Houston, TX
Sunday, June 6 Birmingham, AL
Tuesday, June 8 Indianapolis, IN
Wednesday, June 9 Buffalo, NY
Saturday, June 12 Atlantic City, NJ
Monday, June 14 Scranton, PA
Wednesday, June 16 Virginia Beach, VA
Friday, June 18 Pittsburgh, PA
Sunday, June 20 Holmdel, NJ
Tuesday, June 22 Long Island, NY
Thursday, June 24 Boston, MA
Saturday, June 26 Hershey, PA
Monday, June 28 Cleveland, OH

Aaaarrrggghh! They've been touring the US non-stop for the past three years... when are they gonna come to the UK, damnit?! And will they bring Cheap Trick along with them if they ever do (I for one, hope so - they really are the kings of power pop-rock).

HONKIN' ON BOBO due out March 30

Due out March 30--the band's return to its roots promises to be a hard driving gritty collection of tracks unmistakably Aerosmith, and brimming with interpreted covers of blues greats such as Muddy Waters, Fisher / Hopkins and Blind Willie McTell.

Reconnecting with class of '77 Aerosmith alum and producer Jack Douglas, whose last fully original project with the band was Draw The Line, is bound to take Bobo to place that is both familiar and exciting for longtime fans of the band.

Track Listing
1 Road Runner
2 Shame, Shame, Shame
3 Eyesight To The Blind
4 Baby, Please Don't Go
5 Never Loved A Girl
6 Back Back Train
7 You Gotta Move
8 The Grind
9 I'm Ready
10 Temperature
11 Stop Messin' Around
12 Jesus Is On The Main Line

Picture of album cover.

(http://www.aerosmith.com/images/bobo_cover.gif)

Honkin' on Bobo?  LOL.  Cool title, but who's Bobo and why are they honkin' on her?

Does anyone know who's opening for them this year?

im so excited to get this cd next tuesday!

i heard a song on the radio and i have never heard it b4 it sounded just like aerosmith it was a love type song, i know it cant be on this cd cause this cd is strictly blues but i just wonder what song it couldve been? was the song they did for the disney movie soundtrack a love song?

Favorite song is Dream On

Where did you hear that from? Is the movie not out yet? I never heard anything about this before.

they did a song for the rugrats movie i believe and yeah its out, i heard this incredible song on a classic rock station sounded just like aerosmith but was a song ive never heard before and its buggin the shit out of me cause i dont know what is from it was out last year sometime

That Rugrats song isnt part of any Aerosmith album. Dont know the song title though...

Anyway, Im excited about Honkin on Bobo. By the 30s samples Ive heard, I think it will be great, esp. roadrunner

I found the name of that song on the soundtrack for "Rugrats Go Wild" it's called "Lizard Love". I never thought they would do a song for that movie. I have to hear that song and see how it is.

i was jus listenin to the album ands its pretty ok
i mean its sounds pretty dated...but not a bad album anyways...much better than good charlotte and the other stupid stuff around

Cheap Trick

I'm going to see them April 3rd in Ft. Lauderdale. I'll post a review probably Monday morning (April 5)

Aerosmith kicks ass,i cant wait to hear all the new tunes..joe perry said it felt like they were all kids again makin tunes..so i cant wait to hear it..i went to see thwm with kiss in darien lake it was a great show

im on my way to buy honkin on bobo, im absolutely excited as fuck to get this! ill listen and post a review!

Got "Honkin' On Bobo" this afternoon. I've only listened to it once so far, but my first impression is very good. As a longtime Aerosmith fan who has enjoyed all their releases since their reunion in the 80's, I have to say this is a long over due return to the glory days of the 70's.

Calling this a blues album might throw some people off. I for one love blues music, but this album is not in the style of what you might think goes with that style. This isn't the slow moody style of a Muddy Waters or B.B. King. This is blues on steroids. This is dirty, in your face, amps turned up loud as they will fucking go Blues/Rock.

Steven Tyler seems to be in very strong voice and Joe Perry lets loose with some licks the likes of which I wasn't too sure he was still capable of. Listen to "Baby, Please Dont Go" for the best example. The Super Bowl performance didn't do this song justice. The biggest surprise for me was their total redesigning of The Whos "Eyesight To the Blind" from the classic rock opera "Tommy". Good stuff.

I'll be interested to see the reaction from their "newer" fan base that got into Aerosmith because Alicia Silverstone and the "Beyond Beautiful" Liv Tyler were in their videos.

I think the fans that have been with them from the beginning will love the return to their roots. Hopefully the Rolling Stones will give this a listen too before they get the idea to do release anymore albums.

4 days until I get to hear it all Live :beer:

fuckin A this shit rocks out with its cock out, im a new breed aerosmith fan that got into them from permanent vacation on, and i love this cd! i got the cd that came with the free harmonica keychain, did u get that one?

anyhow this cd is the fuckin shit!

Yeah, I got the Harmonica also.

It's odd to consider someone thats been into the band for almost 20 years now a "new breed" fan. Just another testament to how long this group has survived. I think Permanent Vacation was the last album that fit the old Aerosmith style. I love all the stuff that has come out since but thats the last one that when I listen to it, I think it fits with the Toys In the Attic, N(R)ight In The R(N)uts era.

I should add that on this new album there is one true Blues style song. "Jesus Is On The Mainline" would fit perfectly into the "Oh Brother Where Art Thou" soundtrack and nobody would even think twice about it. I missed that song somehow when I first listened to the CD.

Goin to pick the CD up tonight..i hers some of the untes live and they kick ass : ok:

Honkin On Bobo, fantastic album, blues, rock an roll, down and dirty and hyperactive in one CD

it beats the crap out of their last album

IMO their best album is clearly "rocks" it`s a great pure rock n`f`roll album

Okay, here is a late nomination for the 'daftest question ever asked on the HTGTH board' award. Isthe Harmonica Keychain an actual functioning (or even partly functioning) harmonica? I need to know so I don't waste a couple of extra quid on the deluxe edition for the sake of a mere keychain. (Though it probably isn't available in the UK anyway).

Honkin' on Bobo is a piece of shit! What a waste of money.

yes the keychain functions

it has about 4 notes or so on it

its cool i play that shit all the time! i annoy the fuck out of my friends with it!

Was this cd recorded live(meaning that they all played their instruments at the same time and place)?

Good cd...definitely the closest they?ve been to being the old Aerosmith even though sometimes I feel a bit of commercial crappy bubble gummy type of Aerosmith.

Picked it up yesterday and just finished reading it since I had off today. A real good read, I reccomend it even if you're not a huge aerosmith fan like I am. A couple of GnR mentions, touring with aerosmith in 88' and a funny quote from slash to open up one of the chapters. Anyone else ever read it?

i read it, not as entertaining as motley crue's the dirt but still an interesting read.

very sad when steven tyler made his underage wife have an abortion when she was very close to 9 months, he said it bothered him and made him feel bad

very interesting stuff in there, i recommend everyone read it.

its something how Geffen and John Kalodner gave aerosmith so much shit over their Get a Grip and Nine Lives albums, makes u wonder what they are putting Axl through right now.

Yes, I also thought it was a pretty good autobiography.  You should also pick up a book called "dream on" it's bebe newell's side of the story.

It's pretty good. Sanitized, but not as much as it could be.

AEROSMITH will release their first-ever live concert DVD, You Gotta Move, on November 23rd. The two hours of music and interviews from the band's tour supporting Honkin' On Bobo will premiere that same night at select Regal movie theaters nationwide

awesome, aerosmith are great in concert. Seen em twice and fucking loved both shows.

I 've already seen this show. It's fuckin awesome. Go to your local Regal movie theaters and watch it.

Christos, do they play train kept a rollin? they did it the 2nd time I saw them live and it blew my fucking mind. I loved it so fucking much. The version on get your wings is great and all but the way they played it then was a million times better and I hope a version is on there similar to it.

I don't remember, I'll check the dvd's and I'll let you know.

Ok, so I found out that aerosmith just released their first live concert dvd and rushed out to get it since I am a huge aerosmith fan.  It was a concert from their latest tour, Honkin on Bobo.  I have to say that the concert was awesome and that the band has not lost anything over the past 30 years.  However the editing crew who put this dvd together should get a big kick in the face.  They ruined the concert.  Let me tell you why.  The cameras spent more time filming the fans then they did the actual band.  They must hired some 20 something year old models and stuck them in the front rows.   They would do a band shot then switch to the audience.  This would happen every couple of seconds which ending up being really annoying and made me dizzy.  I mean don't get me wrong its nice to see everybody rocking out to a concert but the dvd was named "Aerosmith" not "The fans of Aerosmith attend a concert". 

But the worst thing of all which made it so horrible was after each song the editors stopped the concert and showed some behind the scenes action of the band in the studio or on the road or somewhere.  Thoses little clips lasted for a couple minutes each.  It disrupted the whole flow of the concert.  It even got to be so bad where the members of the band would still be talking and the song would start and you would miss 15-30 seconds of the song.  It made me so mad.  And during the song "Draw the Line" as soon as Joe Perry was going to go into his solo, all of a sudden his head      popped up and started yapping about some stupid crap.  I mean, come on!  You should put all of that kind of stuff on a separate dvd.  Some of the behind the scene stuff was cool but you don't need to put it after each song they play. 

However there was some real gems though in the dvd.  There were five songs not on the concert and were put as extras and they must of been done by someone else because there were no shots of the audience and it was just the band playing.  Don't get me wrong though it was a really good concert, it was just frustrating to watch it with all of those breaks in it.  It is a shame that this is there first live dvd, hopefully they will release some of their older stuff.  Anyways I just needed to vent a little about this dvd, if anybody else saw this let me know what you think about it.  So I know that I'm not crazy. 

I pretty well agree with what you said about the editing  - the fast cuts and the audience shots really do my head in too. And the interview bits should either have been extras, or perhaps something you could call up at certain parts of the concert at the press of a button.

The version of 'rats in the cellar' included here also dissapointed me.

Dug up this thread to give yas some new news:

AEROSMITH guitarist Joe Perry has told MTV.com that he will support his recently released solo album with select shows and rejoin his bandmates when AEROSMITH start rehearsing at the end of August for a fall tour. While the band won't have a new studio disc to support, it will likely be touring behind an upcoming live CD and DVD.

"We don't have that much live stuff out, and one of the things fans have been requesting is a straight live DVD that's a whole concert rather than something cut up with backstage footage," Perry said. "So we're looking at a few shows, some of which are from the last tour, and that's something we'd really like to do."

At this point, AEROSMITH plan to finish the tour, then return to the studio in 2006 to work on the follow-up to last year's blues album, "Honkin' on Bobo". Perry expects the new AEROSMITH record to sound like a hybrid of the loose, freewheeling "Bobo" and 2001's more technical "Just Push Play".

"We have 30 years of playing live together, and that's a real asset," Perry said. "And that's what we drew from on 'Bobo'. We didn't have time to do a full studio record, but we wanted to press the reset button and do something that was less layered and precise. I hope some of that rubs off on our next recording experience so there's still some of that live edge."

What I want to hear is an album free of Desmond Child, Jim Vallance, and Bruce Fairbairn.  Not that I don't still love the newer stuff, but they need to go back to that old sound from back in the day.  Their best material is still the stuff they did in the 70's before they utilized professional song writers to help them out.  I know they're still capable of writing a great album themselves.  Joe Perry didn't have any song writing help on his new solo release and its awesome.  I want an old school Aerosmith album.

Live! Bootleg
Classics Live
Classics Live II
A Little South of Sanity 2 CD set

No, they don't have very many live albums out........ :o

Anyway, whatever it is, I'll buy it......

Well Bruce Fairbairn is dead, so u got your wish there! : ok:

I loved Just Push Play, it is actually one of my fav New Aerosmith albums.

I didn't know he was dead.  Damn, I didn't want him gone that bad...or did I?

i totally agree, Pump is one of my faves, but the rest of the post-comeback albums are decent, but rather dissapointing. My fave pre-comeback is probably Rocks. Honkin' was pretty good, Aerosmith still have amazing potential, i think this new album is gonna kick ass... They are not dumb, they know that they've alienated alot of their older fans and sacrificied alot of their musical integrity to stay relevant.....but this may be their last album (i'm not sure, does anyone know what kind of record deal they have??like how many more albums their expected to make?) so i think they will deliver...and deliver big.

The only "crappy" albums I've heard from Aerosmith since I've been digging them since 1976 was Rock in a Hard Place ( I could get through it, but it wasn't the same without Joe and Brad, plain and simple...and that feeling was pretty much the consensus, because even the replacement players, Rick Dufay and  and Jimmy Crespo were telling them to get their shit together and rejoin) and Just Push Play (which I couldn't get through one entire listening...)...as far as the opinion that they've lost their long time fans to stay relevant, I politely disagree...maybe you didn't catch the Honkin on Bobo tour...the mix is that of a Stones Show, parents with their kids, and their kids with their kids, and so on, and so on...like that old shampoo commerical  :hihi:
btw...Joe Perry's new solo album is awesome and if you take the time to play the DVD portion, you'll have the pleasure of listening to a genuine musician talk about his passion...for guitars and rock n roll. : ok:
What was really interesting was that Joe's first Project show, Steven and couple of the guys showed up to see 'em...I did not know that :o

I think Aerosmith as a live band and Aerosmith as a song making band are going in two different directions.  In my opinion they're a better live band now than they ever were.  They're in better physical shape cause they take way better care of themselves, and they've been playing so long that they've become even more talented musicians.  However, when it comes to there original songs they have gone steadily downhill since Pump.  Nine Lives was decent, and Just Push Play was pretty bad for Aerosmith standards.  It had its moments, but a lot of it was just way too poppy.  The musicianship on the album was also lackluster.  Even on very poppy songs like Cryin' and Angel (not that I don't love those songs) the musicianship was still impressive.  They need to find a way to capture that attitude and energy in the studio with new material.  They were able to do it in the 70's.  I don't see why they can't still do it if they really tried.

i never listened to them really, then the other day i heard the album pump and permanant vacation and i love them. Hope they tour again, i gotta go see em. I can also hear some of the influences that perry dude has on slash.

Go get their self-titled album and Rocks that's where the real class lies : ok:

Well, I have all the CDs.....You're getting into the old shit......Go pick up some of the ancient shit, like Rocks (as mentioned), Toys in the Attic and Live! Bootleg........

just buy box of fire youll have all the early albums and you will be properly into one of the best if not the best Blues Rock n Roll bands in the world

my first Smith album was Get A Grip.

kick arse 8)

Great band choice. If u want an album of their greatest hits, get 'O Yeah! Ultimate Aerosmith Hits',  the best Aerosmith compilation.

 stay away from "Nine Lives" and "Just Push Play"

i listened to that album with "shut up and dance" on. Its a fairly decent album. : ok:

agreed,

honkin on bobo is excellent too

Aerosmith Gems has it all.  Greatest Hits was the record company's GH; Gems was Aerosmith's.

Oh Yeah! Ultimate Aerosmith Hits was released by Aerosmith as a "rebuttal" of sorts to the release of Young Lust: Anthology....which Aero had no say in. That's why there were two 2-disc Greatest Hits albums back-to-back.

Oh Yeah! is a pretty good compilation, but to truly appreciate Aerosmith you gotta buy the old albums.  The first 5 albums are all great.  That includes Aerosmith, Get Your Wings, Toys In The Attic, Rocks, and Draw The Line...all classics in my opinion.  Of the newer albums, the best ones are Pump, Bobo, and Permanent Vacation.  Get A Grip is also pretty good.  Nine Lives and Just Push Play are definitely subpar.  I wouldn't recomed Just Push Play unless you're a hardcore fan that wants to complete the collection.  Live Bootleg is a great live album, and the new You Gotta Move live DVD is one of the best live DVDs I've ever seen.

I have to agree, especially since I'm in it :beer:

You have to listen to Toys In The Attic, in my opinion it is their best.

i find the early things a bit strange because of how different his voice is. Ive never heard it like that before.

You should read their book called "Walk this way" Steven explains why he sang that way in the beginning.

i really like the old aerosmith (sweet emotion, walk this way etc). i already have the big ones cd so i think i have enough of their 80s stuff. i only want to buy one album of their old stuff though cause i aint gotta lot of money to burn. should i buy an old aerosmith album like toys in the attic or get a greatest hits?

Personally i would say buy an old album like Aerosmith or Toys if you wanna get a Greatest Hits get their 1980s one it's got great stuff like Sweet Emotion, Dream On, Back In The Saddle, Same Old Song And Dance etc.  Best place to find recommendations is in the Aerosmith thread.

I've gotten into Aerosmith recently and am really starting to like them a lot. They're definitely in my top 20 bands now. Anyways, I bought their debut (Aerosmith) today, and since Steven didn't sing in his trademark high-pitched voice I wondered did he get some sort of training or operation done or if he just decided he prefered singing like that (as there was certain points in some of the songs on the album where he did sing like that) or if his voice just changed naturally. Thanks.

Not really sure, but voices definitely change over time.  And Steven's been siging for almost 40 years.  I'm sure any number of things could've happened.

Yeah, like Hetfield's voice changed from a squeal to a growl...

Buy the recent latest hits compilation:  'O Yeah! Ultimate Aerosmith Hits'. It's got all their best songs as well as some new ones and bonus tracks.

this is a great band.

AEROSMITH have reportedly set "Rockin' the Joint" as the title of their upcoming live album, tentatively due in October. The CD is believed to have been recorded at The Joint at The Hard Rock in Las Vegas, Nevada on January 11, 2002.

In a recent interview with MTV.com, AEROSMITH guitarist Joe Perry said that AEROSMITH will likely start rehearsing at the end of August for a fall tour in support of the upcoming live CD and accompanying DVD.

"We don't have that much live stuff out, and one of the things fans have been requesting is a straight live DVD that's a whole concert rather than something cut up with backstage footage," Perry said. "So we're looking at a few shows, some of which are from the last tour, and that's something we'd really like to do."

At this point, AEROSMITH plan to finish the tour, then return to the studio in 2006 to work on the follow-up to last year's blues album, "Honkin' on Bobo". Perry expects the new AEROSMITH record to sound like a hybrid of the loose, freewheeling "Bobo" and 2001's more technical "Just Push Play".

"We have 30 years of playing live together, and that's a real asset," Perry said. "And that's what we drew from on 'Bobo'. We didn't have time to do a full studio record, but we wanted to press the reset button and do something that was less layered and precise. I hope some of that rubs off on our next recording experience so there's still some of that live edge."

AEROSMITH have set an October 25 release date for their new live album, "Rockin' the Joint". Recorded on January 11, 2002, the CD/DualDisc features such AEROSMITH classics as "Beyond Beautiful", "S.O.S.", "Light Inside", "Draw the Line", "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing", "Rattlesnake Shake" and "Walk This Way". The DVD portion will mix live performances with behind-the-scenes footage.

"When you can play in front of 3,000 fans, it's an opportunity to pull out some of the earlier and more esoteric songs," guitarist Joe Perry said.

AEROSMITH plan to return to arenas for another concert trek this winter. The band will then commence work on the follow-up to last year's blues album, "Honkin' on Bobo". Perry expects the new AEROSMITH record to sound like a hybrid of the loose, freewheeling "Bobo" and 2001's more technical "Just Push Play".

"We have 30 years of playing live together, and that's a real asset," Perry told MTV.com in a recent interview. "And that's what we drew from on 'Bobo'. We didn't have time to do a full studio record, but we wanted to press the reset button and do something that was less layered and precise. I hope some of that rubs off on our next recording experience so there's still some of that live edge."

A Little South of Sanity was released, if memory serves, Oct 26........


Anyway, fuckin' awesome, I'll so be buying it.

Aerosmith's best song ever is Dream On. I can't see'em doing a better song..? You gotta Dream On..

yea i'd say "Rocks" and "Pump" are their best, i hope they really go back to basics and kick ass on the next album.

 According to MelodicRock.com, AEROSMITH have finalized the track listing for their upcoming live album, "Rockin' the Joint", due on October 25 via Columbia Records. Recorded on January 11, 2002, the CD/DualDisc will include a DVD portion featuring live performances with behind-the-scenes footage.

"Rockin' the Joint" track listing:

01. Beyond Beautiful
02. Toys In The Attic
03. Love In An Elevator
04. Just Push Play
05. Same Old Song And Dance
06. Jaded
07. Big Ten Inch Record
08. Pink
09. Sick As A Dog
10. Seasons of Wither
11. Light Inside
12. No More, No More
13. Dream On
14. Drop Dead Gorgeous
15. Stop Messin' Around
16. Draw The Line
17. I Don't Want To Miss A Thing
18. Cryin'
19. Mother Popcorn
20. Walk This Way
21. Uncle Salty - Sweet Emotion
22. Encore - Rattlesnake Shake
23. Livin' On The Edge
24. What It Takes
25. Train Kept A Rollin'

AEROSMITH plan to return to arenas for another concert trek this winter. The band will then commence work on the follow-up to last year's blues album, "Honkin' on Bobo". Perry expects the new AEROSMITH record to sound like a hybrid of the loose, freewheeling "Bobo" and 2001's more technical "Just Push Play".

"We have 30 years of playing live together, and that's a real asset," Perry told MTV.com in a recent interview. "And that's what we drew from on 'Bobo'. We didn't have time to do a full studio record, but we wanted to press the reset button and do something that was less layered and precise. I hope some of that rubs off on our next recording experience so there's still some of that live edge."

 According to the SonyMusicStore, AEROSMITH's upcoming live album, "Rockin' the Joint", will be released in two versions: a single-disc version containing just the CD, and the DualDisc version featuring the CD plus the DVD portion.

Recorded live at The Joint at the Hard Rock Hotel in Las Vegas in January 2002, "Rockin' the Joint" gives AEROSMITH fans a snapshot of the band at its fighting best! "Rockin' the Joint" contains 11 smoking tracks covering the band's entire career ranging from the revolutionary "Walk This Way" to the killer chart-topping ballad "I Don't Want To Miss A Thing".

The CD Audio Side of the DualDisc contains the entire album "Rockin' the Joint". The DVD Side of the DualDisc contains four live performances: "Draw the Line", "Sweet Emotion", "Dream On" and "No More No More". Plus you'll also get exclusive behind-the-scenes-footage of the band and the entire album in Enhanced PCM Stereo.

AEROSMITH plan to return to arenas for another concert trek this winter. The band will then commence work on the follow-up to last year's blues album, "Honkin' on Bobo". Guitarist Joe Perry expects the new AEROSMITH record to sound like a hybrid of the loose, freewheeling "Bobo" and 2001's more technical "Just Push Play".

"We have 30 years of playing live together, and that's a real asset," Perry told MTV.com in a recent interview. "And that's what we drew from on 'Bobo'. We didn't have time to do a full studio record, but we wanted to press the reset button and do something that was less layered and precise. I hope some of that rubs off on our next recording experience so there's still some of that live edge."

"Rockin' the Joint" is scheduled for release on October 25 via Columbia.

So do you think the new Aerosmith album will sound like a hybrid of the loose freewheeling Bobo and 2001's more technical Just Push Play.  Also how long has Aerosmith been playing together?   ;D

i disagree, its a great blues album. If blues is what you are looking for then thats the album to go for of the "modern age"

i thought it was ok...... as a matter of fact i haven't listened to it in a while, have to do that...

I also thought "The Grind" was pretty cool, they managed to avoid the usual sappiness of their recent ballads...

Bobo's their best album in a friggin' while.  I think its their best since Pump.  Its a return to their old sound that's been long overdue.

man loved Pump, that album plain fucking rocks out....wicked tunes, love Young Lust, man those were the days.... the recent albums....eh, decent, but Pump was just amazing.... Pump was  one of the first of their albums that i got, then after i listend to it i bought almost all of their other albums and none really compared... Toys In The Attic and Rocks are damn good tho.

yo im an aerosmith n00b and i was wondering what to get next. i got rocks & toys so far n like em, not so sure about the 80s stuff ive heard (dude looks like a lady, love in an elevator)

thanks

i'd recomend....PUMP!!!!! easily their best 80's album.

I'd get Pump or Live! Bootleg. Or just pick up Oh Yeah! The Ultimate Aerosmith collection for a good range of all eras.

read my post again, then slap yourself in the face

*slaps himself*

dude, u mentioned two songs..... im sure you'll like Pump, thats why i reccomended it...i know u said u were unsure of the 80's stuff, but trust me once u listen to pump you'll be slapping yourself in the face lol.

fine ill send you the bill for the album if i dont like it.











:P

PUMP, TOTALLY CLASS ALBUM!!!! ITS AWESOME!

So it "permenant vacasion" however its spelt.

AEROSMITH will be teaming up with LENNY KRAVITZ for a U.S. tour beginning in October. Confirmed dates so far are as follows:

Oct. 30 - Mohegan Sun ? Uncasville, CT
Nov. 01 - Mohegan Sun ? Uncasville, CT
Nov. 03 - MCI Arena ? Washington, DC
Nov. 23 - Wachovia Center ? Philadelphia, PA

AEROSMITH's upcoming live album, "Rockin' the Joint", will be released in two versions: a single-disc version containing just the CD, and the DualDisc version featuring the CD plus the DVD portion.

Recorded live at The Joint at the Hard Rock Hotel in Las Vegas in January 2002, "Rockin' the Joint" contains 11 smoking tracks covering the band's entire career ranging from the revolutionary "Walk This Way" to the killer chart-topping ballad "I Don't Want To Miss A Thing".

The CD Audio Side of the DualDisc contains the entire album "Rockin' the Joint". The DVD Side of the DualDisc contains four live performances: "Draw the Line", "Sweet Emotion", "Dream On" and "No More No More". Plus you'll also get exclusive behind-the-scenes-footage of the band and the entire album in Enhanced PCM Stereo.

"Rockin' the Joint" is scheduled for release on October 25 via Columbia.

I love Aerosmith and all, but this is like their 600th live album now.  Do they really need that many?

Isnt it like there 2nd?

3rd. Theres classics live 1 and 2. thats all i am aware off.

Live! Bootleg
Classics 1
Classics 2
A Little South of Sanity

so thats 3. Since bootleg isnt official.

I'm pretty sure Bootleg is official.  It was released by Columbia.  Its not really a bootleg, that's just the title. 

AEROSMITH guitarist Joe Perry and singer Steven Tyler have commented on the upcoming release of their new live DualDisc effort, "Rockin' the Joint (Live at the Hard Rock Hotel Las Vegas)". Recorded in January 2002 during an intimate club date at The Joint in the Las Vegas Hard Rock Hotel, "Rockin' the Joint" showcases prime AEROSMITH in rare performances of vintage album cuts and recent rock tunes in front of 3,000 hardcore fans. "Rockin' the Joint" will be in stores on Tuesday, October 25.

The audio-only side of "Rockin' the Joint" contains 11 tracks, including the live album debut of the fan favorite "Seasons of Wither" from 1974's "Get Your Wings", "No More No More", a seldom-played album track from 1975's "Toys in the Attic", and a cover of the FLEETWOOD MAC chestnut "Rattlesnake Shake", one of the first songs the band ever played together and a staple of early tours. Also included are the live debuts of "Beyond Beautiful" and "Light Inside" from 2001's "Just Push Play" and "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing", the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame inductees' first mega-hit that went to No. 1.

"'Seasons of Wither' is one of my all-time favorite AEROSMITH songs, but we never used to play it live in the old days," recalled Steven Tyler. "Over the years, it's really become an Aerocult favorite and always gets a major reaction on the rare occasion we drop it into the set list. It means a lot to me to finally give fans a killer live version of this song."

"We went back to the beginning of the band's career for some of these songs," said guitarist Joe Perry. "We had fun knocking the dust off them but it was a little nerve-racking too, because we hadn't played some of the songs in a while. I think we've only played 'No More No More' live a total of 20 times in our entire career. We were going on muscle memory for some of these, which gave our performance an edge."

New live versions of songs available on previous live albums include "Same
Old Song And Dance", which first appeared on 1978's "Live Bootleg", "Big Ten Inch Record", last heard live on AEROSMITH's 1991 career compilation "Pandora's Box", plus inspired new versions of "Train Kept A Rollin'" and "Walk This Way".

The DVD side of "Rockin' the Joint" boasts the entire album in Enhanced PCM Stereo along with four explosive performances filmed at The Joint, including "No More No More" and "Draw the Line", plus the DVD-only tracks, "Dream On" and "Sweet Emotion". The DVD also captures some behind-the-scenes footage shot during the Vegas show and on the road during AEROSMITH's triumphant "Just Push Play" tour.

The band plans to return to the studio this spring to record the follow-up to 2004's critically acclaimed and commercially successful blues album, "Honkin' on Bobo".

"Rockin' The Joint (Live At The Hard Rock Hotel Las Vegas)" DualDisc track listing:

Audio:

01. Beyond Beautiful
02. Same Old Song And Dance
03. No More No More
04. Seasons Of Wither
05. Light Inside
06. Draw The Line
07. I Don't Want To Miss A Thing
08. Big Ten Inch Record
09. Rattlesnake Shake
10. Walk This Way
11. Train Kept A Rollin'

DVD:

01. No More No More
02. Draw The Line
03. Dream On
04. Sweet Emotion

Yeah, Live! Bootleg is official. It was released by Columbia. The title is a joke and it's a "concept" album. They didn't do a polished live record. They took actual open air recordings and some stuff off radio shows they did and released it. Calling Bootleg was meant to be ironic. A lot of people, including Columbia, didn't get it.

 More dates have been announced for AEROSMITH's upcoming North American tour with LENNY KRAVITZ. The schedule is shaping up as follows:

Oct. 30 - Uncasville, CT - Mohegan Sun Casino
Nov. 01 - Uncasville, CT - Mohegan Sun Casino
Nov. 03 - Washington, DC - MCI Center
Nov. 08 - Uniondale, NY - Nassau Coliseum
Nov. 10 - East Rutherford, NJ - Continental Airlines Arena
Nov. 16 - Ottawa, ON - Corel Centre
Nov. 18 - Toronto, ON - Air Canada Centre
Nov. 23 - Philadelphia, PA - Wachovia Center
Dec. 02 - Atlantic City, NJ - Borgata Hotel / Casino


Im hoping to get tickets for ther Toronto show

does anyone know any of the radio station passwords for the Aerosmith show on Nov.18 in Toronto?

It would be greatfully appreciated

 According to The Boston Globe, word is drummer Joey Kramer may not be with AEROSMITH when the band hits the road next month to promote their new live CD "Rockin' the Joint". Kramer, who attended the Boston Music Awards the other night, is recovering from a shoulder injury, so the band will play without him, at least temporarily. One possible replacement is Kramer's son, Jesse.

As previously reported, AEROSMITH have tapped LENNY KRAVITZ as the opening act for a fall North American tour, which will kick off with an October 30-November 1 stand in Uncasville, Conn.

AEROSMITH's DualDisc release "Rockin' the Joint" is due October 25 via Columbia. The album features highlights from a January 11, 2002, club show at the Las Vegas venue of the same name.

Unfortunatly I could get tickets for the toronto show

AEROSMITH's much-anticipated tour kicks off Sunday, Oct. 30, 2005, and members of Aero Force One, AEROSMITH's official fan club will be among the elite first group to have access to purchase concert tickets. AEROSMITH's "Rockin' the Joint" tour is expected to include more than 100 concerts.

Confirmed tour dates and ticket pre-sales dates for Aero Force One (AF1) members are as follows:

Oct. 30 - Uncasville, CT - Mohegan Sun Casino
Nov. 01 - Uncasville, CT - Mohegan Sun Casino
Nov. 03 - Washington DC - MCI Arena
Nov. 08 - Uniondale, NY - Nassau Coliseum
Nov. 10 - East Rutherford, NJ - Continental Air. Arena
Nov. 12 - Boston, MA - TD Banknorth Garden
Nov. 14 - Providence, RI - Dunkin' Donuts Center
Nov. 16 - Ottawa, ON - Corel Centre
Nov. 18 - Toronto, ON - Air Canada Centre
Nov. 20 - Columbus, OH - Nationwide Arena
Nov. 23 - Philadelphia, PA - Wachovia Center
Nov. 26 - Pittsburgh, PA - Mellon Arena
Nov. 30 - Albany, NY - Pepsi Arena
Dec. 02 - Atlantic City, NJ - Borgata Event Center
Dec. 04 - Cleveland, OH - Wolstein Center
Dec. 06 - Minneapolis, MN - Target Center
Dec. 08 - Winnipeg, MB - MTS Centre
Dec. 10 - Chicago, IL - United Center
Dec. 15 - Detroit, MI - Palace of Auburn Hills

Additional tour dates will go on sale at staggered intervals thereafter.

The band has come up with special staging whereby fans on the floor will have the chance to get up close and sweaty with the band who will perform on the ramps leading from the stage to the middle of the auditorium. This staging also ensures that everyone in the venue will have a better view of the performance.

Fan club members, even those who join right now, will have a distinct advantage over the general public in purchasing tickets. Tickets are expected to go incredibly fast. AF1 is excited to offer AEROSMITH's most loyal followers an early opportunity to get some of the best seats available.

Multiple Grammy winner Lenny Kravitz, who recently wrapped up his own world tour behind his latest hit album, "Baptism", will perform as a special guest as AEROSMITH starts its tour.

AF1 members can purchase a maximum of six tickets per show, from a variety of fan experience packages that include tickets, backstage tours, pre-concert parties with prizes, potential opportunities to meet AEROSMITH band members, and exclusive AF1 memorabilia. Additional travel packages include hotel accommodations, welcome receptions, premium tickets and transportation to the concert. Prices and available offers may vary by venue.

The limited number of tickets and ticket packages will be sold on a first-come, first-served basis. A portion of the best seats available for the fan club in all venues will be reserved for the most senior members of AF1 independent of the level of ticket package they purchase. The number of tickets available to AF1 members will vary per venue.

Launch Radio Networks reports: AEROSMITH is asking fans to help with something special on their upcoming tour. The band is thinking about doing two of their albums live at the shows, and they want to know which ones you'd prefer. Go to the fan club web site Aeroforceone.com and vote for your favorites from throughout the band's career. The poll is open until October 15, which would give AEROSMITH two weeks to rehearse the winners, since they hit the road with LENNY KRAVITZ beginning October 30 in Uncasville, Connecticut.

Lead guitarist Joe Perry recently told Boston radio station WZLX-FM that the idea to focus on an album or two has been around for a while. "It's been something we've talked about for years, you know, like, actually doing a kind of a mini-set in the middle of a big set, you know, where you do an album from front-to-back, in that order," he said. "So if we got enough of a groundswell from our fans to do something like that, we would definitely do it."

AEROSMITH will release the live "Rockin' the Joint" set on October 25. The DualDisc features a live performance on the CD side and footage from the show on the DVD side.

wow i think thats awesome, i voted for "Rocks" and "Pump", i think thats a really cool idea playing albums like that...

Yeah, this is the coolest idea I've heard in a while.  The only thing is I don't know which albums to choose.  Its a tough decision.

Launch Radio Networks reports: If an online post is to be believed, AEROSMITH drummer Joey Kramer is in a lot worse shape than anyone knows. "Therockojpp" at the fan-run AeroFANatic web site wrote that he spoke to guitarist Brad Whitford at an autograph session at the First Act Guitar Studio in Boston on Saturday (October 8). Rumor has it that Kramer might miss some of the early shows on the AEROSMITH tour due to a shoulder injury, and Whitford supposedly said that Kramer was willing to try and play, but his doctors said he'd be risking the rest of his career if he went out on the road. There's been no official comment from AEROSMITH on Kramer or his health, but the Boston Globe reported that Kramer's son Jesse might sit in until his dad is ready to go.

Tour dates continue to pile up for Aerosmith  and Lenny Kravitz , who kick off a joint tour later this month.New to the itinerary--which still begins Oct. 30 with a two-night stand at Connecticut's Mohegan Sun Casino--are November stops in Providence, RI; Columbus, OH; Pittsburgh; and Albany, NY; as well as December stops in Cleveland; Minneapolis; Chicago; and Auburn Hills, MI. Details are shown below

October 2005
30 - Uncasville, CT - Mohegan Sun Casino

November 2005
1 - Uncasville, CT - Mohegan Sun Casino
3 - Washington, DC - MCI Center
8 - Uniondale, NY - Nassau Coliseum
10 - East Rutherford, NJ - Continental Airlines Arena
12 - Boston, MA - TD Banknorth Garden
14 - Providence, RI - Dunkin Donuts Civic Center
16 - Ottawa, Ontario - Corel Centre
18 - Toronto, Ontario - Air Canada Centre
20 - Columbus, OH - Nationwide Arena
23 - Philadelphia, PA - Wachovia Center
26 - Pittsburgh, PA - Mellon Arena
30 - Albany, NY - Pepsi Arena

December 2005
2 - Atlantic City, NJ - Borgata Event Center
4 - Cleveland, OH - Wolstein Center
6 - Minneapolis, MN - Target Center
8 - Winnipeg, Manitoba - MTS Centre
10 - Chicago, IL - United Center
15 - Auburn Hills, MI - Palace of Auburn Hills

I haven't got any of their early albums... But I love songs like Dream On and Sweet Emotion..
Could anyone recommend some of their other great songs?

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http://www.heretodaygonetohell.com/board/index.php?topic=21098.0

Thanks! Sorry, didn't notice this thread... : ok:

The last great Aerosmith album, IMHO, was "Rock in a Hard Place," with Jimmy Crespo on guitar. Great album, wayyy underrated. The 80s stuff was okay, but they have sucked balls since the early 90s.

I do think RIAHP is very underrated.  Same goes for Night In The Ruts, also a good album that doesn't get much credit.  Even Draw The Line doesn't get the credit it deserves...one of their best.  What ever happened to Jimmy Crespo and Rick Dufay after they left the band?  Jimmy was too good a guitarist to just not do anything else.

 According to the Boston Herald, on-the-mend AEROSMITH sticksman Joey Kramer won't entirely sit out the Boston Bad Boys' new tour that kicks off at the end of the month. The band's longtime drummer, who is recovering from rotator cuff surgery, will be performing with the group when they hit the road with LENNY KRAVITZ.

However, Joey's sticks-wielding son Jesse will be ready to pound the skins when Dad's pain becomes overbearing and he takes time out from the group's set to ice his shoulder backstage.

Word is, Jesse, 24, is rehearsing with the band after getting a quickie primer on the old and new AERO-tunes from the old man.

"They really, really didn't want to go out of the family to get a drummer," said a backstage spy. "It was actually Brad (Whitford) who called Steven [Tyler] to put the bug in his ear about Jesse, who has been playing the L.A. club scene for quite a while. And it's not like they didn't know what he could do. He's been touring with them since he was a little kid!"

i cant be bothered to log on to the message board at aerosmith.com but does anyone know if they are coming to the UK anytime soon the last concert they played was July 1999 at wembley. thats 6 1/2 years ago christ its only been 3 years 3 months since GNR played here i would love to see them again any help

Heres some setlists from Aerosmiths fall tour with Lenny

30-Oct-05
Mohegan Sun, CT
Walk This Way
Same Old
Cryin'
Edge
Angel
Dude
Jaded
Shakin' My Cage
Sweet Emotion
Other Side
Janie
Ragdoll
Don't Wanna Miss
Walkin' Dog
Dream On
No More
Elevator
Encore:
Seasons
Helter

01-Nov-05
Mohegan Sun, CT

Walk This Way
Same Old
Cryin'
Edge
Crazy
Dude
Jaded w/Jesse
Shakin' My Cagew/ Jesse
Sweet Emotion
Other Side
Janie
Ragdoll
Don't Wanna Miss
Thighs
Dream On
No More
Elevator
Encore:
Saddle
Draw the Line

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Last one for now

07-Nov-05
MCI Center, DC

Walk This Way

Same Old

Cryin'

Edge

No More

Jaded w/Jesse

Shakin' My Cage w/ Jesse

Sweet Emotion

Seasons

Don't Wanna Miss

Dream On

Baby Please

Janie

Thighs

Other Side

Come Together

Ragdoll

Elevator

Encore

Saddle

Draw the Line

I wanted to go see the Toronto show soo bad, but couldnt get tickets

Cool seems a very Bluesy set list im dying to see them again

wait so their playing Shakin My Cage, which is from Joe Perry's solo album right??? does anyone own this album what do they thnk of it?

I own Joe Perry's new album.  It fuckin' rocks.  If you like songs like Bright Light Fright, Stop Messin' Around, and Back Back Train you'll definitely like it.  I think I read somewhere that a lot of the songs were Aerosmith tunes that they couldn't find a place for on any albums.  Its good stuff.  His first solo album, Let The Music Do The Talking, is also very good.  I highly recomend both of them.

Pretty good. He does a cover of the Doors "Crystal Ship" which I am still unsure about. It's ok, but I can't say I like it or dislike it.

AEROSMITH have announced the following dates in January:

Jan. 05 - Orlando, FL- TD Waterhouse Center
Jan. 12 - Charlotte, NC- New Charlotte Arena
Jan. 19 - Fort Lauderdale, FL- Bank Atlantic Center
Jan. 21 - Greensboro, SC - Greensboro Coliseum
Jan. 23 - Houston, TX - Toyota Center
Jan. 25 - San Antonio, TX - SBC Center
Jan. 27 - Dallas, TX - American Airlines

AEROSMITH guitarist Joe Perry has told The Providence Journal that the band will start work on a new studio record in the spring. Ever since the second album of their comeback, 1987's "Permanent Vacation", the band have worked with outside songwriters such as Desmond Child, Diane Warren and Jim Vallance. Perry says he's not sure yet whether that'll happen again, but whatever happens, he's OK.

"It's inspiring. When you bring someone in, they have an idea of what an AEROSMITH song should be, and it's interesting to hear what their interpretation of the AEROSMITH sound is ? whatever that is," he explained. "It's always fun to do.

"We've got piles of stuff ? some of it works and some of it doesn't. . . . It depends on what the vibe is when we start rolling."

AEROSMITH are currently on tour in support of their latest disc, "Rockin' the Joint". Recorded live at the Hard Rock Hotel in Las Vegas, the new disc has renditions of hits such as "Same Old Song and Dance", "Draw the Line", "Walk This Way" and "Train Kept A-Rollin'" (and the video side of the DualDisc includes the warhorses "Dream On" and "Sweet Emotion"), but the band also rips through such less-known songs as "Beyond Beautiful", from 2001's "Just Push Play" album; "No More No More", from 1975's breakthrough "Toys in the Attic"; and "Seasons of Wither", said to be singer Steven Tyler's favorite AEROSMITH song, from 1974's "Get Your Wings".

"They're all favorites of ours," Perry said of the songs on "Rockin' the Joint".

"At this point," he added, "you have such a backlog of songs that you could almost go out there and play a whole set of 'new material' that you wrote 5 years ago, 8 years ago, 15 years ago. And it's all new stuff because it never really got played live."

The record is taken from one performance, rather than pieced together from many shows on a tour, as most live records are. The Joint, at the Hard Rock Hotel, is much smaller than most of the giant venues AEROSMITH plays, and Perry says that helped.

"You just feel like you can cut loose a little more when you know it's going to be packed," he said. "You give yourself a little more latitude to play the esoteric songs, the so-called album cuts that we don't often play in the big shows. . . .

"We try and represent each record when we're writing up the set list, but on this particular night ? you know you're playing to people who have most of the records."

ouch, joe your killing me, i dont absolutey hate the new stuff, and wasnt a HUGe fan of Permanent Vacation, my favorite post comeback album is Pump by far, but please i really hope they stay away from outside writers.... i'm a sucker for a ballad i'll admit it but most of their new ballads have not been good.... i wish they'd just hunker down and make a gritty bluesy rock n roll beast with no outside writing help and some blistering solos!!

Launch Radio Networks reports: AEROSMITH just released a new live album called "Rockin' the Joint", but they've also got a few other projects in mind. Lead guitarist Joe Perry told the Rhode Island newspaper The Providence Journal that the band will start work on a new studio album in the spring, while two other records are in the works ? one is a covers record featuring pop and rock classics from the 1960s, while the other will have them re-recording some of their classic songs. Perry said, "I'm certainly a better guitar player than I was in 1973." There's no word on when any of the albums will be released.

AEROSMITH and LENNY KRAVITZ bring their tour to the Dunkin' Donuts Civic Center in Providence tonight (Monday, November 14).

OUTSIDER WRITERS KEEP AWAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Just listen to Joe Perry's new CD, he stilll knows how to rock. Just don't have Tyler sing in that bombast, like he has for the past 20 years, and you go a great album.

Aerosmith  and Lenny Kravitz , who are in the midst of a late-fall roadtrip, have unveiled their first batch of 2006 concerts
The rockers will get the New Year started with a series of January dates that are currently scheduled to launch Jan. 5 in Orlando, and so far focus on Florida, North Carolina and Texas. Tickets for most of the newly announced shows are scheduled to hit the box office on Saturday (11/19), and those for the remaining pair of shows are scheduled to go on sale Dec. 3. Details are included in the itinerary below.

In an effort to give concertgoers a better view of the shows on the current tour, the band devised a stage set-up that features ramps that lead from the main stage into the middle of venue, according to a press release.

November 2005
16 - Ottawa, Ontario - Corel Centre
18 - Toronto, Ontario - Air Canada Centre
20 - Columbus, OH - Nationwide Arena
23 - Philadelphia, PA - Wachovia Center
26 - Pittsburgh, PA - Mellon Arena
30 - Albany, NY - Pepsi Arena

December 2005
2 - Atlantic City, NJ - Borgata Event Center
4 - Cleveland, OH - Wolstein Center
6 - Minneapolis, MN - Target Center
8 - Winnipeg, Manitoba - MTS Centre
10 - Chicago, IL - United Center
15 - Auburn Hills, MI - Palace of Auburn Hills

January 2006
5 - Orlando, FL - TD Waterhouse Centre (on sale 11/19)
12 - Charlotte, NC - New Charlotte Arena (on sale 11/19)
17 - Tampa, FL - St. Pete Times Forum (on sale 12/3)
19 - Sunrise, FL - BankAtlantic Center (on sale 11/19)
21 - Greensboro, NC - Greensboro Coliseum (on sale 12/3)
23 - Houston, TX - Toyota Center (on sale 11/19)
25 - San Antonio, TX - SBC Center (on sale 11/19)
27 - Dallas, TX - American Airlines Center (on sale 11/19)

AEROSMITH have added a number of dates to their current itinerary. Their schedule is shaping up as follows:

Nov. 18 - Toronto, Canada @ Air Canada Centre
Nov. 20 - Columbus, OH @ Nationwide
Nov. 23 - Philadelphia, PA @ Wachovia Center
Nov. 26 - Pittsburgh, PA @ Mellon Arena
Nov. 30 - Albany, NY @ Pepsi Arena
Dec. 02 - Atlantic City, NJ @ Borgata Event Center
Dec. 04 - Cleveland, OH @ Wolstein
Dec. 06 - Minneapolis, MN @ Target Center
Dec. 08 - Winnipeg, Canada @ MTS Centre
Dec. 10 - Chicago, IL @ United Center
Dec. 15 - Detriot, MI @ Palace of Auburn Hills
Dec. 17 - Grand Rapids, MI @ Van Andel Center
Jan. 05 - Orlando, FL @ TD Waterhouse Center
Jan. 07 - Jacksonville, FL @ Jacksonville Arena
Jan. 12 - Charlotte, NC @ Charlotte Arena
Jan. 15 - Atlanta, GA @ Philips Arena
Jan. 17 - Tampa, FL @ St Pete Times Forum
Jan. 19 - Ft Lauderdale, FL @ Bank Atlantic Center
Jan. 21 - Greensboro, NC @ Greensboro Coliseum
Jan. 23 - Houston, TX @ Toyota Center
Jan. 25 - San Antonio, TX @ SBC Center
Jan. 27 - Dallas, TX @ American Airlines Arena
Jan. 30 - Denver, CO @ Pepsi Center
Feb. 01 - Phoenix, AZ @ Glendale Arena
Feb. 03 - San Jose, CA @ HP Pavilion
Feb. 06 - Sacramento, CA @ Arco Arena
Feb. 08 - Oakland, CA @ Oakland Arena
Feb. 10 - San Diego, CA @ IpayOne Center
Feb. 13 - Portland, OR @ Rose Garden
Feb. 15 - Seattle, WA @ Key Arena
Feb. 18 - Las Vegas, NV @ MGM Grand Garden Arena
Feb. 20 - Fresno, CA @ Save Mart Center
Feb. 22 - Los Angeles, CA @ Staples Center
Feb. 24 - Anaheim, CA @ Arrowhead Pond

As previously reported, AEROSMITH guitarist Joe Perry told the Rhode Island newspaper The Providence Journal that the band will start work on a new studio album in the spring, while two other records are in the works ? one is a covers record featuring pop and rock classics from the 1960s, while the other will have them re-recording some of their classic songs. Perry said, "I'm certainly a better guitar player than I was in 1973." There's no word on when any of the albums will be released.

Wanted to post this fucking kick-ass review cause I wanted to be at this show soo bad

Air Canada Centre, Toronto - November 18, 2005
TORONTO - Rock 'n' roll of all kinds -- blues-soaked, hard, classic, funky, psychedelic, and soulful -- took over the Air Canada Centre last night as Aerosmith and Lenny Kravitz co-headlined a sold-out show in front of 17,000 fans.

The two-for-one nature of the event, both acts could likely fill the hockey arena on their own, wasn't lost on the excitable crowd who slowly trickled in during Kravitz's opening hour-and-five-minute set that kicked off with Where Are We Runnin'?.

It was the second time this year that Kravitz, backed last night by an eight-piece band including a two-man horn section, Cindy Blackman on drums (celebrating her birthday) and Toronto native Craig Ross on guitar, has played our city.

In fact, the singer-guitarist's frenzied solo stop at Massey Hall back in April was one of the concert highlights of the year. "Toronto's always a magical spot for us," said Kravitz, 41, who, despite severely spraining his ankle during just the second show of this fall tour with Aerosmith, was in good physical form. (He's got the cast off and now wears a leg brace underneath his skin-tight jeans.)

"It's so good to see you all this evening. I thank you for coming to check us out. You always give us a really positive, beautiful energy."

The undeniably sexy Kravitz, always a favourite of the ladies, earlier checked out two amorous female fans near the front, who would figure prominently in his set later: "Hello? How are you? Can I sing you a song?"
   

Still, his injury meant that Kravitz couldn't take full advantage, as he might have, of the two enormous catwalks that stretched out from the stage to encompass the crowd on the floor. However, Kravitz did make full use of one of two ramps that extended to each side of the stage, shaking his bum towards the audience so they could actually touch it, while those two aforementioned female fans were plucked from the audience to gyrate together, Brass Rail-style, on centre stage.

Kravitz would later join them for a Lenny sandwich.

But the real highlight was when Kravitz scrambled off stage during Let Love Rule to high-five, shake hands and hug fans both in the stands and on the floor. He actually climbed on top of a bunch of cases at the back of the floor, stripped off his leather jacket to reveal a T-shirt that said, "Let Love Rule," and whipped the crowd into an even bigger frenzy.

By the time he got back to the stage for the set-ending Are You Gonna Go My Way?, he'd ripped off his shirt to reveal tattoos and piercings aplenty, not to mention a well-defined upper body.

"This is exciting," he said earlier.

You said it Lenny.

Other Kravitz set highlights were the rockers Dig In, Always On The Run, Fly Away and his cover of The Guess Who's American Woman.

Needless to say after that impressive demonstration, Aerosmith -- seasoned performers who have been together for 35 years -- had a lot to live up to. Their stage presentation was much more elaborate than Kravitz's, with plenty of lights, lighting panels, video screens and the one-two punch of 57-year-old frontman Steven Tyler and 55-year-old lead guitarist Joe Perry.

The band, rounded out by drummer Joey Kramer, bassist Tom Hamilton, guitarist Brad Whitford, and a touring keyboardist, hit their stride early. To be more specific: The second, third, fourth and fifth songs were the Aerosmith classics Walk This Way, with both Tyler and Perry taking a stroll down opposing catwalks, Same Old Song And Dance, Cryin', and Living On The Edge.

"1975! Where were you? Maple Leaf Gardens?" asked Tyler playfully, after Living On The Edge.

Despite his advancing years, Tyler seldom stopped moving during Aerosmith's 95-minute set as he prowled the stage and all available catwalks, performing his trademark dance moves, while dragging his microphone stand draped in its trademark scarves. "Oh yeah, I feel real good tonight!" screamed Tyler, before whipping off his black leather jacket and sunglasses to reveal a black tank top and patchwork jeans.

The audience, meanwhile, reached out to him and his backside, in a sea of outstretched arms.

Tyler only left the stage once to let Perry, dressed inexplicably in a puffy shirt and pirate-like boots, take over on lead vocals for one song.

"Canada, you've been so good to us, or should I be more specific and say Toronto?" said Tyler, before the first set highlight Sweet Emotion, which included a crazy guitar solo from Perry.

Aerosmith upped the ante even further during the anthemic Dream On, which saw Tyler, Perry andWhitford leaning together back-to-back on one of the catwalks, as Tyler impressively hit that song's impossibly high notes.

Perry accurately introduced Tyler later as "the demon of screamin'!"

Kravitz, by the way, could be seen on the sidelines throughout the Aerosmith set, arm-in-arm with Blackman, leaving only after Dream On.

Later highlights proved to be the band's cover of the blues classic Baby, Please Don't Go and the incendiary encore song Back In The Saddle, the latter complete with Perry in a black cowboy hat and Tyler waving his microphone stand over his head.

Ah *@*#*@!!!  I really wanted to see Lenny / Aerosmith in Toronto.  God damn, I am so mad I missed this show.  All tickets were sold out before I was able to buy any via ticket master and eBay was selling seats for an arm and a leg.

Good to hear it was a great show.  Gosh... I would have loved to hear Sweet Emotion and Backi n the Saddle.  Double Arrgh!!!

Did anyone see them in Toronto?  How did you like the concert?

Maybe I will try to live vicariously through ya or something :P :) 

Aerosmith  and Lenny Kravitz have rolled out more 2006 tour dates, tickets for most of which will hit the box office this weekend.

November 2005
26 - Pittsburgh, PA - Mellon Arena
30 - Albany, NY - Pepsi Arena

December 2005
2 - Atlantic City, NJ - Borgata Event Center
4 - Cleveland, OH - Wolstein Center
6 - Minneapolis, MN - Target Center
8 - Winnipeg, Manitoba - MTS Centre
10 - Chicago, IL - United Center
13 - Milwaukee, WI - Bradley Center
15 - Auburn Hills, MI - Palace of Auburn Hills
17 - Grand Rapids, MI - Van Andel Center

January 2006
5 - Orlando, FL - TD Waterhouse Centre
7 - Jacksonville, FL - Jacksonville Arena (on sale 12/3)
12 - Charlotte, NC - New Charlotte Arena
15 - Atlanta, GA - Phillips Arena (on sale 12/3)
17 - Tampa, FL - St. Pete Times Forum (on sale 12/3)
19 - Sunrise, FL - BankAtlantic Center
21 - Greensboro, NC - Greensboro Coliseum (on sale 12/3)
23 - Houston, TX - Toyota Center
25 - San Antonio, TX - SBC Center
27 - Dallas, TX - American Airlines Center
30 - Denver, CO - Pepsi Center (on sale 12/3)

February 2006
3 - San Jose, CA - HP Pavilion (on sale 12/3)
6 - Sacramento, CA - Arco Arena (on sale 12/3)
8 - Oakland, CA - Oakland Arena (on sale 12/3)

Can I just be controversial for a minute.

I've read on this site for the few years I've been part of it that Aerosmith Rocks is one of the great albums and that is must be owned.  I've had it on my long list of albums to buy for a few years but only recently bought it.  I like Aerosmith and it would be good in my collection generally.

Can I just say I think it's overrated!!  For a start I think Toys In The Attic is a better album, with some much more classic tunes.  Rocks has a few really nice parts, but a great album  ???

Maybe it was great for its day or something, or I don't like Aerosmith as much as I thought I did.

Will they ever tour the UK you think?
Or do they only stick to america?

I agree that Toys is a better album, but I don't think Rocks is overrated at all.  I think its right there on that level of Toys.  If Aerosmith never made Rocks, who knows what Slash would've done?  That album inspired him more than any other ever made.

I like Toys better, I can't comment on which is musically better, because I wouldn't know. But Toys definately made Rocks sell better. People were excited to see the follow-up. Think of it this way, Toys was followed by the amazing Rocks. Rocks was followed by the horrible Draw the Line.

i wish i knew i went to see them twice in 97 for the Nine Lives Tour and then again in 99 for the Twin Towers Ball at wembley and since then thats it they aint been back  :'(

come back to England Aerosmith we miss you  :peace:

Whoa, wait a minute...the horrible Draw The Line?  DTL is an excellent album, very underrated.  Maybe you're just not an Aerosmith fan there buddy?  You think Rocks is overrated and Draw The Line is horrible.  I don't think Aerosmith is the band for you.

I'm a huge Aerosmith fan, got all their albums. Draw the Line isn't one of their best. They're some good songs, Draw the Line, Kings and Queens...but even by their own admission, Draw the Line is not a good album.

"The Beatles made their White Album, right? Well Draw the Line is our blackout album." Joe Perry

Draw the line isn't as good as toys but it is still a good album

Launch Radio Networks reports: AEROSMITH is out on the road promoting its new concert album, "Rockin' the Joint (Live At The Hard Rock Hotel Las Vegas)". But the group is already thinking about its next studio effort. Guitarist Joe Perry told Launch that things are still in the early stages, but recording could get under way in the spring. "Well, we're just getting the tour up and running and plotting out the next year-and-a-half, and then kind of etching out time when we plan on working on the record ? in the spring, at this point," he said. "Everybody in the band has pieces of music. We just need to get together and assemble it."

08-Dec-05
Winnipeg, Canada

Helter Skelter
Walk This Way
Same Old
Cryin'
SOS Too Bad
Edge
Shakin My Cage
Sweet Emotion
Seasons
Miss A Thing
Dream On
Walkin Dog-Last Minute Addition
Baby Please
Train-Slow Train
Encore
Come Together - Last Minute Addition
Draw The Line

Cool set...that's one of my favorite things about Aerosmith, they vary their setlists so much.  I love Motley Crue and all, but they played the same damn set every night for pretty much their entire tour this past year.  With Aerosmith you never know what you're gonna get.

Ill say it again and some of u should be ashamed that mick jagger beat out Steven Tyler.

Steven Tyler can out sing any rock n roll frontman.

He is almost 60 and CAN STILL hit the high notes on Dream On.

Aerosmith are fuckin hated on and it pisses me the fuck off.


Pump was a great record, Get A grip was a great record, Nine LIves was a great record, Just Push Play was a great record.

I wish people would get the fuck off their back and realize this aint 1975 anymore, their music has to evolve or else they'd be ACDC or Creed or someone.


Steve Tyler's collaboration with Carlos Santana "Just Feel Better" is probably one of my favorite songs of 05 and it is incredible.

So people need to realize that Tyler is the greatest frontman of all time and they have to evolve and grow.

they cant write walk this way or sweet emotion again. Theyve been there, done that.

D I can agree with almost everything you said .



But Just Push Play isn't a great album.

D, I'm totally with you barring a couple things.  Steven is definitely a better frontman than Jagger.  They're both great, but Steven is on another level.  Aerosmith is my 2nd all-time favorite band, topped only by GN'R.  And they still all perform at a level that most bands can only dream of.  But I also have disagree with the Just Push Play comment.  That is not a great album.  Its an ok album, and by Aerosmith standards its kinda bad.  Its got some good songs on it, but its also got some songs that are just not that good.  I also wouldn't say Nine Lives is great either.  I'd say its quite good, but for me Pump was their last great album.  Get A Grip was very good/almost great.  I'm looking forward to a new Aerosmith album big time.  And I really hope they ditch the songwriters and go it themselves.  I know they still got what it takes to put out a classic album.

What are u judging it on?

Does every song have to be a 10 for it to be a great record?

Get A Grip and Permanent Vacation are my least Fav new era Aerosmith records.

Nine Lives has the following great songs:

Falling IN love is hard on the knees
Hole In my soul
Taste of India
full circle
Attitude Adjustment
Pink
Kiss Your Past Goodbye
Fallen Angels

True a lot of that album isnt great but 8 very good songs is still pretty damn good.

On Just push Play, the following songs are Great

Beyond Beautiful
Just Push Play
Jaded
Sunshine
Trip Hoppin
Under My skin
I love you Lies
Avant Garden


I have a feeling some of u may not have gave this CD a proper chance.

those above songs are some of my favorite Aerosmith songs ever. Under My Skin is fuckin Amazing and I have no idea why it wasnt a single.

Just Push Play to me sounds like they're trying to be a little too modern.  And Joe Perry definitely isn't doing enough either.  There's some songs that don't even really have guitar solos.  Every song doesn't have to be a 10 for a great record, but all or at least most songs need to be good.  If some other band put out JPP I'd probably think a little more highly of it.  But I hold Aerosmith to a higher standard than other bands.

D your right Under My Skin is a Very good fuckin' song.

But It's to me atleast the only bright spot on that album.

ok getting a bit excited just read in Classic Rock that Aerosmith are planning a trip to the Uk at the end of Spring finally like 6 1/2 years later i can see them again :hihi: 8) :D :) ;D :beer:

really?! can you please please please type up the EXACT quote? i can't believe that this could be true, returning to the UK, to promote nothing? in the spring? SHIT. seriously you're totally getting my hopes up now you evil evil person!

Awesome, if they come to the UK i would be there in a flash, one of the many bands on my have to see list, opportunity has never arisen before though.....

dude my hopes are up too i didnt buy the magazine but it said at the end of an article about them  Aerosmith will be returning in late spring to the Uk to support the album Rocking the Joint but can i find fuck all mention of it anywhere else  :no: so i dont know it its true if its not true ill be  :crying: and  >:(

well they're touring for RTJ in the US until april, then theres a gap until probs around august for the crue tour, leaving late april to july...its possible they could tour in june/july but thats more summer. thinking about it, its unlikely a tour will be going on in two months and nothings been announced yet, let alone tix going on sale. we'll see, but my hopes are up despite myself. i don't think its going to happen, though ifthe band are mulling a visit to the UK it bodes well for coming here to support a new album in early-mid 07.

this may put a spanner in the works

ContactMusic.com is reporting that AEROSMITH have hinted their touring days may soon be over, after recognizing that they're not going to "live forever". The band admit their hectic schedule, which included a U.S. tour with LENNY KRAVITZ at the end of last year, is becoming increasingly hard to sustain and they are looking at life beyond music.

Guitarist Joe Perry says, "We're definitely closer to the end than to the beginning, and the number of times that we are going to play is a finite number. When you're young or even middle-aged, you figure that you're going to live forever and you don't care. But it's different when you get to the end of it. First of all it's pretty strange to have a rock band when you're this age, and even stranger to have one with this much energy. You can go out there and walk through this stuff, but we always try to keep the edge."

In the same inteerview, Perry reveals that he decided to quit AEROSMITH in 1979 because he was so ashamed of his inability to honour the rockers' loyal fanbase.

Perry, who rejoined the band five years later (1984), was suffering from a well-publicized drug problem and was fed up with AEROSMITH's unreliable behaviour letting people down.

He says, "There's a contract that you have with your audience that every band is sworn to. When someone out there works a nine to five job all week and they decide to spend the money that they've earned on your band then you have to deliver. Whether it's making an album or that person coming to see you in concert, you have an agreement with each other that they believe in you and you have to give them that reason to believe. At the end of the 1970s, we got really stupid and lazy. We were making mistakes that a band of our class shouldn't be making. We were breaking our contract with the people that believed in us and when you can't keep up your end of the bargain then that's when you call it a day and that's exactly what I did."

http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=46727

NAH thats nothing to worry about really other than the obvious, which is that aerosmith are getting older and can't continue forever. i think that quote about retirement is at least a year old if not 2 years old.

basically someone made a very good point on another board that in europe it will be world cup crazy this summer, not the best time for a tour when you really need to sell tix. looks like a no go, though i'm interested to know where classic rock got the info from.

AEROSMITH bassist Tom Hamilton recently told Tampa Bay Online that he knows AEROSMITH can't tour like road dogs forever. Just don't expect them to stop anytime soon.

"You get to the point where you're tired of [touring], but you still can't be away from it for long. That probably isn't a very healthy obsession," Hamilton said.

"In the future we probably won't tour as many months out of the year," he added. "You start thinking about all the things you want to do in your life and realize you don't have unlimited time. We're at a point where we need to make serious decisions about how we want to live."

AEROSMITH are currently scheduled to stay on the road until April. Then they'll head out again this summer (possibly with M?TLEY CR?E, if unconfirmed reports are to be believed).

Launch Radio Networks reports: AEROSMITH gave the fans in Tampa, Florida, last week a special treat when they brought CHEAP TRICK's Robin Zander onstage. Zander joined AEROSMITH on a cover version of THE BEATLES classic "Come Together", and he traded vocals with both Steven Tyler and Joe Perry. Thanks to modern technology, a fan was able to capture the performance, and the video is now online. To check it out, just go to YouTube.com and search for "Zander."

AEROSMITH first recorded "Come Together" in 1978 for the film "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band", in which they played the FUTURE VILLAIN BAND. The song also came out that year on AEROSMITH's "Live Bootleg" album.

AEROSMITH and CHEAP TRICK are old friends, and they did a joint tour in 2004.

The next stop for AEROSMITH is Wednesday night (January 25) at the SBC Center in San Antonio. They're expected to announce more shows very soon.

Zander turned 53 years old Monday.

looks like they wont be coming to england sorry

AEROSMITH To Team Up With CHEAP TRICK For Spring Tour - Jan. 24, 2006 
 
Launch Radio Networks reports: Was the deal sealed last week when Robin Zander joined AEROSMITH onstage? We'll probably never know, but following that guest appearance in Tampa, Florida, AEROSMITH has announced a run of dates for the spring, and they're taking CHEAP TRICK along as their special guests. The two bands hook up starting March 2 at the Seminole Hard Rock Live in Hollywood, Florida, and they'll cross North America for five weeks, ending up at General Motors Place in Vancouver, British Columbia, on April 9th. The two bands have known each other since the '70s, and they toured together back in 2004.

AEROSMITH hits the SBC Center in San Antonio, Texas, tomorrow (Wednesday, January 25). CHEAP TRICK's next show is February 2 in Milwaukee.

The AEROSMITH/CHEAP TRICK itinerary (subject to change):

Mar. 02 - Hollywood, FL - Seminole Hard Rock Live
Mar. 04 - Pensacola, FL - Pensacola Civic Center
Mar. 07 - Lexington, KY - Rupp Arena
Mar. 09 - Manchester, NH - Verizon Wireless Arena
Mar. 12 - Hershey, PA - Giant Center
Mar. 15 - Wilkes-Barre, PA - Wachovia Arena
Mar. 17 - East Lansing, MI - Breslin Events Center
Mar. 19 - Montreal, QUE - Bell Centre
Mar. 21 - London, ONT - John Labatt Centre
Mar. 23 - Des Moines, IA - Wells Fargo Arena
Mar. 25 - Grand Forks, ND - Alerus Center
Mar. 27 - Peoria, IL - Civic Center Arena
Mar. 29 - Oklahoma City, OK - The Ford Center
Mar. 31 - Omaha, NE - Qwest Center Omaha
Apr. 02 - Green Bay, WI - Resch Center
Apr. 05 - Saskatoon, SASK - Credit Union Centre
Apr. 07 - Edmonton, ALB - Rexall Place
Apr. 09 - Vancouver, BC - General Motors Place 
 

god its like only america and japan exist sometimes in bands tours.

we already knew about the third leg of the tour, i'm fairly sure i mentioned it in my posts.

its look like they won't be coming to england not because of the 3rd leg, but because between this tour, and the next tour with motley crue/cheap trick, they have booked studio time. i think the plan is tour/record/tour/finish record and ideally put it out spring 07. we'll see.

shame they aren't coming to england, i keep meaning to email classic rock and ask them where they got their info from cos its interesting such a rumour was floating about.

sadly it seems to be all about the money and its big bucks to tour the US and Japan, small beans to tour europe often.

I kind of know what you mean. For the last few years it seemed that South Florida didnt exist for most of the shows I wanted to see. Now that we have the new Hard Rock Casino, an awesome venue, we've been getting alot of big name bands playing in a relatively small venue.

BTW, I have the link for the Pensacola Pre-Sale if anyone is interested

Ricardo Baca of The Denver Post recently conducted an interview with AEROSMITH guitarist Joe Perry. A few excerpts from the chat follow:

On AEROSMITH's durability:

"This AEROSMITH thing constantly blows my mind, and it does the other guys' too, that we're able to carry on like this. It's been interesting, this classic rock swelling up underneath all the pop stuff that's going on. I don't know, there's something about good music and it isn't just that I have a soft spot in my heart for those songs that I grew up with, that I cut my musical teeth on."

On the band's nostalgia-hungry fans who have helped the group's current tour sell out nationwide:

"I've never been in any other band, so I can't say why they stayed together or why they didn't, but I know that everybody here gives the best they can from night to night. It all ties in with the whole idea about being together for 35 years and how come we're still out there and playing. It's a legacy, and we have a certain amount of respect for that ? and a lot of respect for our fans who have supported us throughout the years."

On his relationship with his bandmates:

"It still has its bumps and grinds, and we still have our arguments about stuff, but they seem a lot further apart. We still have a bigger mountain to climb, and that's keeping the band strong and keeping the music strong. And that hasn't changed in 30 years. We're constantly trying to play a better show than the one last night."

"There's a lot less ego involved. Speaking for myself, I'm a lot less inclined to slam my point home. You know what I mean: There's a lot more parity amongst the band members as far as working things out, and everybody's got their strengths and weaknesses, and we all recognize them for what they are and it makes it a lot easier to make decisions and work together creatively.

"There are times where we're sitting in the room going over stuff, deciding on dates on a tour or talking about the color of T-shirts, and I swear it could have been 30 years ago," he said. "It's the same people, and when you feel those feelings about what the band is as a touchstone, it seems timeless. In our personal lives, we all have our own system for making it work, but as the five guys putting it together and playing rock 'n' roll, we do all that together."


On the band's enduring live popularity:

"You still have to go out and prove to the audience that you're worth the money they paid to see you. We managed to keep up with the technology, so the fans really get the whole thing ? the lights and sound ? and everything is better than it used to be.

"They don't want to watch people falling down, and nor do I. If I go see a band, I don't give a (expletive) about the personal problems. I paid my money. All it took for me to realize this was putting myself in their seat for three seconds and I saw, 'This has to be good.' "

On the Grammy nomination for Rock Instrumental Performance for his solo track "Mercy":

"It really hit me sideways. With the solo record, I had a pile of music I felt I had to get out there. And it was a different set of circumstances than the solo record I put out 20 years ago. (This one) was from loving and recording music and playing my guitar and putting it out there, and that still burns inside for me ... It's still all there, intact, and it still blows my mind."

I am curious as to what new breakthrough they have from the time they were last here(2 weeks ago) that caused the price of a cheap seat to increase $50 and a prime seat to increase $225

 The AEROSMITH performance originally scheduled for Friday, February 3 at HP Pavilion in San Jose, California has been postponed due to illness, according to The Mercury News. The rescheduled date for this concert will now be Tuesday, April 11 at HP Pavilion and CHEAP TRICK will now replace LENNY KRAVITZ on the bill. Tickets from the Friday, February 3 performance at HP Pavilion will be honored at the door on the newly rescheduled date. Refunds will be made available at point of purchase. Deadline for refunds is March 17.

 According to TheDenverChannel.com, AEROSMITH, who were scheduled to perform at the Pepsi Center on April 12 after postponing this week's concert, have moved the concert date again.

The new show date is Thursday, April 13. AEROSMITH will be performing with CHEAP TRICK and not LENNY KRAVITZ. Showtime is 7:30 p.m. Doors open at 6:30 p.m.

The concert was previously postponed because of an undisclosed illness in the band.

I went to see lenny and Aerosmith live, and trust me is one of the best concerts i ve been to!  I saw them at staples center, so i u have a chance to see them live, do it! : ok:

Launch Radio Networks reports: AEROSMITH resumes their latest tour tonight (Thursday, March 2) in Hollywood, Florida, with CHEAP TRICK along as the opening act. Lead guitarist Joe Perry told Launch he hopes that for this leg of the tour and the rest of the year, AEROSMITH will continue digging into their catalog for rarely-played gems. "One of the things that I've noticed at this end of a 35-year career, as with a lot of other bands ? there's not a lot of us out there ? but there are a lot of albums and a lot of album cuts that the band likes hearing," he said.

AEROSMITH has 21 dates scheduled for their latest tour, which ends April 15 in Sacramento, California.

Their latest release is the concert set "Rockin' The Joint (Live At The Hard Rock Hotel Las Vegas)", which was recorded at a January 2002 show. It's available on both CD and DVD.

Perry said that AEROSMITH hopes to start working on a new album in the spring. It will be their first studio project since 2004's "Honkin' On Bobo"

 The AEROSMITH/CHEAP TRICK performance at the Verizon Wireless Arena in Manchester, New Hampshire, originally slated for Thursday, March 9, has been cancelled. There is no plan to reschedule the date. Refunds will be made available at the point of purchase.

AEROSMITH have been forced to cancel a few concerts this week due to frontman Steven Tyler's health, according to Launch Radio Networks. The first one was Saturday (March 4) in Pensacola, Florida, and the second came last night (Tuesday, March 7) in Lexington, Kentucky. Both shows got dropped without much notice ? Florida in the early afternoon, and Kentucky just a little more than two hours before show time. No official reason has been given for either cancellation, but the Lexington Herald-Leader newspaper said it was because Tyler was ill. There are no plans to reschedule either concert.

Aerosmith  has called off the remaining nine dates on its "Rockin' The Joint" North American tour so that frontman Steven Tyler can undergo surgery.

"Despite Aerosmith's desire to keep the tour going as long as possible, Tyler's doctors advised him not to continue performing to give his voice time to recover," reads a statement posted at Aerosmith's official fan club website. "Tyler will be on total vocal rest and can not perform for an extended period of time."

Tyler's specific voice ailment hasn't been revealed.

Since March 4, scheduled Aerosmith concerts in Pensacola, FL; Lexington, KY; Manchester, NH; Hershey, PA; Wilkes-Barre, PA; and East Lansing, MI; were canceled, some with little notice.

Just last week, a publicist for the band told liveDaily that Aerosmith expected to perform its Sunday (3/19) concert in Montreal as scheduled, but that show was later scrapped along with Tuesday's (3/21) planned show in London, Ontario.

The group's statement apologized for the inconvenience to their fans, adding that the group "is now on hiatus but look forward to being back in the saddle with a new album and tour dates."

CANCELED:

March 2006
23 - Des Moines, IA - Wells Fargo Arena
25 - Grand Forks, ND - Alerus Center
27 - Peoria, IL - Civic Center Arena
29 - Oklahoma City, OK - Ford Arena
31 - Omaha, NE - Qwest Center

April 2006
2 - Green Bay, WI - Resch Center
5 - Saskatoon, Saskatchewan - Credit Union Centre
7 - Edmonton, Alberta - Rexall Place
9 - Vancouver, British Columbia - GM Place

You should buy:
Get Your Wings
Toys in the Attic
Rocks

These are the albums that gave the band their reputation.

According to People magazine, AEROSMITH frontman Steven Tyler has a new "squeeze": tour promoter Erin Brady. The two are vacationing in Mexico while the rocker, who had throat surgery in March, rests his voice. He's due to begin recording the band's 15th studio album in Boston May 20.

^ I'm not sure how I feel about that... I liked Teresa. Does anyone know what actually happened? Why they divorced? Just seems so unfortunate - she was with him through all that horrible stuff only to break up NOW?!? :(

The only thing I can think of is he cheated on her.  That's pure speculation, but I really can't think of anything else it could be.

heh, of course he cheated on her... a lot. But that was back in the day and she knew it happened.? Maybe he did it recently...? ? or maybe it's a drug/alcohol thing if he starting doing something like that again... I mean, there could be a million reasons, I was just wondering if anyone knew anything concrete. If you read the autobiography, it just seems so shocking... all the shit she put up with for years and years, so why now?

I find it very hard to believe Steven would re-lapse. I just can't picture him going back to doing drugs. What happened between Theresa and Steven, well, anyone's guess is as good as mine. I have no idea. Do hope he will recover from his surgery. I love Aerosmith, saw them live a couple of times, always enjoy their interviews. Haven't kept an eye on them for a while, I just prefer their old stuff over their new music, but if they come to Europe again, I will definitely get tix.

Scam Warning - Fake Aerosmith Concert Promotion

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Not touring intill Septmber. Wonder if they might tour with anyone.  ;)

Aerosmith...
The band that introduce me in the music.  :)
I have special affection for Aerosmith.

.....in the 1970s.

I wish I could have made it to see them on the KISS tour - not a huge KISS fan, but I'd like to see them at least once. 

Seen Aerosmith 5 times - they have never disappointed me.  I have always been impressed by their live performances - Joe Perry is great.  I love it when they play their old songs live.

 

I seen the Kiss/Aerosmith tour in Buffalo...Great show, Kiss playred the hits and Aerosmith did to with a few new songs and stuff..Id still rather see each band seperately though

Sarah Rodman of The Boston Globe recently conducted an interview with AEROSMITH guitarist Joe Perry. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow:

The Boston Globe: You'll perform with the Pops on Tuesday. Do you know what you and Steven Tyler will be playing yet?

Perry: "I know we're going to do 'I Don't Want to Miss a Thing' and 'Dream On' and the third song we're still not sure yet because it's more of a rocker and we're working with (Pops conductor) Keith (Lockhart) on that as far as what's going to work the best for both so it carries across."

The Boston Globe: You've been in major television situations before like the Super Bowl, so is this July Fourth show a big deal for you?

Perry: "It is for a lot of reasons. One, it's celebrating the Fourth of July in the heart of where you celebrate the Fourth of July. This is the seat of rebellion, this is the seat of freedom. And to celebrate the Fourth of July here is the ultimate, and then to be part of it and to work with Keith Lockhart and the Pops is, on a lot of different levels, an exciting thing."

The Boston Globe: How's the new album coming?

Perry: "We have probably 15 songs in different states of readiness. We had originally thought we could get it done before the tour started, but with various things getting thrown in during the summer it just isn't possible. But we will have a pretty good head start on it when we start working in January. We're definitely going to look at it for a late spring, early summer release."

i know im getting boring with this but

no your not getting boring. i 2nd that request!

Launch Radio Networks reports: AEROSMITH won't finish their new album before they go on tour with M?TLEY CR?E this fall, but that's actually a good thing. The band had hoped to get everything finished, but lead guitarist Joe Perry told Launch the record has now been pushed into next year because they didn't want to rush things and have the music suffer. "We're definitely not gonna be able to get it out before the tour starts," he said. "We just can't do the songs justice. We are getting a fair amount of work done on it, and it'll probably be about half done by the time we start working on it again in February. So we're hoping to have a late spring-early summer release."

The AEROSMITH/M?TLEY CR?E "Route Of All Evil" tour starts September 14 in Holmdel, New Jersey, and the bands have announced shows until the end of November.

AEROSMITH frontman Steven Tyler has told Roger Friedman of FOXNews.com that the band is getting a "best of" album together for Christmas and may include one new song as well. Then they will begin thinking about a totally new album early next year.

Tyler recently told Rolling Stone magazine that his goal ? inspired by a July 4 performance backed by the Boston Pops ? "is to take songs like 'Home Tonight', 'Dream On' and a shitload of the good ones and go out with a fifty-piece orchestra." Also, "I want to do a string of shows at Madison Square Garden where the first night we do 'Toys in the Attic' and 'Rocks', in order, the second night 'Pump' and 'Aerosmith', etc." And look out for Tyler on TV's "Two and a Half Men", where he'll play an annoying neighbor who rocks out all night and all day.

The AEROSMITH/M?TLEY CR?E "Route Of All Evil" tour starts September 5 in Columbus, Ohio, and the bands have announced shows until the end of November.

Me again, another best of for fucks sake that is bollocks how many do you need i think thay have more best offs than sudio albums just come to England i might consider buying the bastard then :rant:

so how is it with stevens throat?..

With its next studio album pushed back until 2007, Aerosmith plans to release a best-of, "Devil's Got a New Disguise" Oct. 10 via Columbia, in the midst of its fall tour with Motley Crue.

"We were working on getting a studio record out, but we just couldn't do it. There wasn't enough time," guitarist Joe Perry tells Billboard.com, calling the hits set "a good holdover."

"Devil's Got a New Disguise" takes its title from one of two new songs that will be included on the 16-track album. Perry describes it as "a classic Aerosmith rocker," while the other fresh track, "Sedona Sunrise," has been around for awhile and was considered for other Aerosmith albums. "We felt like it really had to come out, Perry says.

The rest of the set will be a "pared down" single-disc version of 2002's two-CD set "O, Yeah! Ultimate Aerosmith Hits," containing single mixes of 14 favorites from the band's tenures with both Columbia and Geffen.

Perry says Aerosmith plans to resume working on the new album in February. The group has been spending a lot of time mining its vaults for old songs and ideas, most of which he says "sounded like just old-fashioned Aerosmith songs" but "weren't perceived as being right for that time."

"There's a lot of the stuff that inspired the 'Pump' songs, and even before that," the guitarist explains. "There's a lot of songs there that I think have the grit and the meat of what a lot of people expect from Aerosmith. We thought we'd take another look at that stuff, and that's what's going to be the backbone of this next record."

The Aerosmith/Motley Crue tour kicks off Sept. 5 in Columbus, Ohio.

ANOTHER greatest hits ??
come on guys, get your act together....release atleast something different....even b sides or remixes

[Insert bitching about another GH here]...........I'll be buying it.

I love seeing them live, but they are very steadily falling into the Kiss category of trying to suck every last dime they can out of their fans with minimal effort.

the bassist has gotten cancer and wont be touring on the american tour.

Tom Hamilton recovering from radiation treatment

Aerosmith bassist Tom Hamilton is recovering from radiation treatment for throat cancer and will skip the beginning of the band's upcoming tour, the band's publicist said in Los Angeles.

Hamilton, 55, will be recovering with his family after a seven-week radiation treatment he just completed, publicist Marcee Rondan said Thursday. He will join the ''Route of All Evil'' tour in mid-October.

Rondan said she had no further information about Hamilton's condition.

David Hull, a longtime friend of the band who played in the Joe Perry Project, will fill in as bassist, she said.

The tour is set to launch Sept. 5 in Columbus, Ohio, according to the band's Web site.


oh fuck he is such a funny guy:'(

get well soon Tom

Yeah, I just heard this afternoon.........this totally sucks. Get well, Tom. We love you.

Aerosmith was better when they were on drugs.

I love Aerosmith as well!! And REM and The Darkness and of course the legendary QUEEN!!!  ROCK ON FREDDIE!!!!!!   Has anyone seen the vid where Steve Tyler, Joe perry and GNR did Mama Kin together???? It was so cool!!!  ;D ;D ;D

http://www.amazon.com/Devils-Disguise-Very-Best-Aerosmith/dp/B000HEZF2M

These fucking guys release more "best-ofs" and "greatest hits" and "very best ofs" and "super-mega-collections" than any band in history. Honestly. Their last fucking album was a Best-Of, was it not?  ???

EDIT: Their least release was indeed a Greatest Hits. They also re-packaged Young Lust (Greatest Hits) in 2005 as "Aerosmith Gold," but it was the exact same tracklist with a new album cover.

I just read on Amazon that this is being released because they are contractually obligated to deliver an album this year and Brad has cancer and Tyler's throat has prevented them from playing. They only managed to do one new song before splitting up again.

The other new song on this album is a demo from Pump or something.

i thought their last album was Honkin On Bobo.? that was a covers album though.? i think with one original tune.? that was a damn good album.? better than that Just Push Play bullshit.? i think there is going to be one original tune on this greatest hits package.? its really good i think, the best they have come up with in a long time.? i forgot the name of the song though.

greatest hits cds are just ways for bands to make an extra buck, as if Aerosmith needed it.

I think Bobo was 2004 and they repackaged Young Lust as Aerosmith Gold in '05. And didn't Oh Yeah! The Best of Aerosmith just come out two years ago?

Ya they are, Get over it

That's pretty fucking lame.

how cheesy is this?!?! i doubt i will ever see these guys again!

losers  :confused:

Actually they began work on their new album, then decided they'd finish it after their tour with Motley Crue. Aerosmith is on tour right now, not in a cave somewhere, I see them in November.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yLrytSCTydY

A track from their new album, due next spring... a return to their bluesier style.

this isn't a new song from the upcoming 2007 album, it's the title track of their new Best Of record, already in stores...

this and "Sedona Sunrise" are the only new songs on it... both are pretty good.

a demo version of s sunrise has been around since the 80s however.

Yeah it's a pump left-over.

I love Aerosmith and I see them live whenever they come around, but their habit of releasing a new greatest hits CD has now reached the absurd. Their is now another new one out that features two new songs. What is really pathetic is that there wasn't even a new studio CD released since the last Greatest its CD.

They have now reached a level of absurdity only previously discovered by Kiss. Do they need the money this bad?

No KISS is much worse with all the merchandising. Besides Aerosmith was working on their album before the tour while KISS has no plans to do another album. I've seen a bunch of new KISS compilations in the past few years, the difference is that none of them have ANY new songs. They're probably releasing the greatest hits so they have something to tour to and possibly to help fufill a contract.

and ANOTHER Aero greatest hits

They should just follow in GN'R's footsteps instead, they've been touring for years without anything new out... :hihi:

Hmmm.. dind't think too much of this song. It's ok, but doesn't really sound like a return to the roots, more like a return to something off Pump. I thought a few tracks off the Nine Lives album were pretty good too.

I love Aerosmith usually, but it's crazy that they have another "best of" cd now.  They already have "Greatest Hits," "Big Ones," "Gems," and a bunch of others. 

Regarding the new songs, I would love to hear them without having to buy the whole CD - I already have all the other songs.  iTunes doesn't have this cd yet.  From what I heard during a 30 second clip of each song, they definitely sound more like Aerosmith from the late eighties to early nineties.  It's actually kinda refreshing to hear. 

Aerosmith is my favourite band after Guns N' Roses.

A really kickas band : ok:

noone can answer this?

What about that album  'rockin' with mojo or boho or whatever it wasZ? Was that all covers? I liked it, although I can never remember the name. But it did come between greatest hits albums. I agree, enough is enough. They clearly are milking their name, but...their name is great and they have earned where they are. So more power to them. At least they have more than 3 albums..unlike some bands I could name that are on tour RIGHT NOW that are living off their first album....hmmm, who could that be...?

All their songs have sounded the same since Permanent Vacation. They need to explore a little bit. They suck.

i think not dude.

Well that's my opinion

no its fact that they dont sound the same.

listen to say, young lust then the crappy sweet taste of india.

They have experimented more after Permanent Vacation than before.  Look at Nine Lives and Just Push Play.  That's not to say that I like their experiments that much.   I hope their next album is good. 

I've seem them 4-5 times now in concert, and they put on a great show.  Joe Perry is a great guitar player. 

I just like their music from the 70's alot better. I just went to their show here in Raleigh last week with Motley Crue and they both sounded like crap. It was a free show by the way my wife works for the sponsers of the venue. Otherwise I would not have wasted my money. Alot of the people there thought it was a bad show. So I say they still suck.

the only post comeback album that i think is classic is Pump. other than that i love Rocks, i think that and Pump are my favorite albums.

I agree

AEROSMITH bassist Tom Hamilton has issued the following update:

"Well, I got sprung for a couple of days last week and got to do some stuff with the band finally. You've probably heard about the NASCAR thing. In case you haven't, they're going to use a modified 'Back in the Saddle' for their theme music for next season. Along with the song they asked us to do a video of us performing the new version. Who wouldn't. Well, we ain't WHO so we would!! The band did the main shoot at a show in Las Vegas at the beginning of November. I wasn't in shape to do it yet so the producers generously offered to do another shoot later in the month at a gig at a really cool place called Mohegan Sun. It's a giant hotel/casino/arena complex on the Mohegan Reservation in Connecticut. The arena is about a ten thousand seater with awesome acoustics and, best of all, great dressing rooms.

"Doing my part a month later worked really well for me. I have to say, the recovery phase of the chemo and radiation is pretty slow but that month made a big difference.

"I got to the gig early and shot a take right around when we would usually do a sound check. They only needed Steven and I so it went quick. As a matter of fact they got what they needed with that one take. Later on we would put 'Saddle' in the set and film that too. So the plan was to put 'Saddle' early in the set so the band would look fresh and un-sweaty. I would come out for that song and then split until close to the end of the show when I would come prancing out and play the last four or five songs, including 'Sweet Emotion'. It was kind of fun to have people look at me with concern and try to make sure that I wasn't taking on too much after my long ordeal. The night went really well and was over in like a second. I almost felt cheated. It's a good thing I had my New York trip to look forward to.

"About a week later we all met in New York for a special show at a place called the Beacon Theater which is a small theater with a balcony. It reminded me of a gig we did in New York centuries before when we were looking for a manager who could get us a record deal. That's an old story that you've probably heard a hundred times before. I'm sure you'll be hearing about it a hundred more but not right now. It was a big day for me because it would be my first full show since all the cancer stuff. The cancer's gone by the way. I had a P.E.T. scan about a week or two before and it showed that the tumor and the cells in the adjacent lymph gland were gone. I never really experienced the disease but the treatment is something I hope I never have to experience again. It truly sucked.

"I think the band might have been a little apprehensive about me playing a whole show and being right up to speed. After all, those guys had been out grinding away for three months. I knew I was good to go and I hope the show that night proved it. I had a great time as did everybody else. It was an amazing feeling and made me reflect on why I've wanted to do this so bad ever since I was in Junior High School.

"After New York I had to say goodbye to everybody. I still have doctor stuff to take care of. As good as I feel I'm not quite 100% yet so I had to head home while everybody else headed out to finish the tour. What an odd feeling. You'd think I'd be kind of used to it but I'm not. Every day I'm aware of those guys being out there on the road with me not there. I can feel the pull. It really makes me look forward to our European tour we're planning for next spring. We haven't been there in over ten years so it's going to be an awesome experience.

"Book your flights now!"

does europe mean england?

Mono= 1
Rail= Rail

---------

Well, I'd imagine they'd hit England if they're in Europe.

YESSSSSSS I SEE THE LIGHT!

i like them,my favorite band after gnr and skid row

but i don't like his music in last ten years

yeah after about 94 they have sucked studio.

man i am hooked on their new song Devil's Got a New Disguise

I saw Aerosmith in November, the rocked.  :yes:

Saw Aerosmith in the summer of '01, when they played outdoor venues and added a small second stage to the general admission areas.  They walked through the crowd, to the little stage, and played about 3-4 songs...and not shitty ones!  Poor folks like me, in GA, got Dream On and Back in the Saddle.  Great show!

me too its great aint it ;D : ok:

Anyone heard about them possibly coming to Holland? There's been some rumours about that over here lately.

I think I hear they'd be touring Europe after the album was finished.

meh..when's that? ???

later this year, or 2008

http://www.tmz.com/photos/steven-tyler/134526/

nice speedos Steve? :no:

why...did you have to post that

What are you jealous that at 58 he probably has a better body than yours?

What are you jealous that at 58 he probably has a better body than yours?
there is no probably about it, he is in much better shape then me, but it still doesnt excuse the speedos.   

VELVET REVOLVER drummer Matt Sorum revealed during this past weekend's Camp Freddy Radio broadcast on Los Angeles' Indie 103.1 FM that the band will be teaming up with AEROSMITH for some South American dates in April. The trek is expected to include stops in Brazil, Argentina and Colombia. Currenttly the group is booked for the following shows (note: these dates have not yet been officially confirmed by VELVET REVOLVER or its management):

Apr. 12-15 - Quilmes Rock 2007 @ Estadio River Plate - Buenos Aires, ARG
Apr. 18 - Parque Sim?n Bol?var - Bogot?, COL
Apr. 18 - Palacio De Los Deportes - Bogot?, COL

there is a good chance they'll be headlining at donnington for the download festival this year.

Hmmm...I'll see what happens.

Doubt it I'll be in the UK then though. ???

Ultimate-Guitar.com recently conducted an interview with AEROSMITH guitarist Joe Perry. An excerpt from the chat follows:

Ultimate-Guitar.com: AEROSMITH has been one of the very few bands to have emerged during the '70s and not only still be around but be at the very top of their game, how does it feel after all these years?

Perry: Right now, I feel like a tired motherfucker [laughs] I've just spent three months on the road in the States and Canada. I know the reason we did this was because we had to cancel so many gigs last spring because of Steven's [Tyler] throat, like we had this tour we had to finish so it all kind rolled into this thing this fall. Now that we're wrapping this up, it kind of clears the decks so next year can start to focus on working in the studio and hopefully do a world tour. What we're looking at is coming back and playing some places we haven't played a long time. And places we've never played. It's been eight years since we've been in Europe and I don't how long it's been since we've been in Australia, and these are all things I want to do and I know all the other guys in the band feel the same way too we want to get back and play back out in the world. We've played America enough for different reasons and we've stayed here but it's time for playing in other parts of the world. We're an international band and we've played out there and it's time to get back and go to a lot of places we haven't played in awhile.

Ultimate-Guitar.com: Your last album "Honkin' On Bobo" was the very first time in many years that you all went into the studio together and recorded an album that way, so how's the recording aspect changed for you over the years?

Perry: The way people record records or can record records now, like recording on computers has really changed the way you make records because you can make them any way you want. It used to be you'd go in and you had to play pretty much as a band and get a good take and that was it. When we did our first couple of records that were done, I think on 16-track tape, though we first got a taste of being able to overdub and that kind of thing, it still relied pretty much on a good performance from the band. Over the years it just changed where it's this thing where you can put albums together and songs together piece by piece. The guys don't even have to be in the same studio to do a take when they're making an album. So it really has widened all your choices and doing "Honkin' On Bobo" kind of brought us back to what we do best and that is, play together as a band. And you turn on the tape and you hopefully capture that and that is where an album like "Just Push Play" wasn't. That was done in bits and pieces and though there were some good songs on there I know that record would have sounded different if we had recorded it the way we did "Honkin' On Bobo". But you try different things and live and learn. But this next record we're going to do, I think we will probably incorporate the best of both worlds.

Ultimate-Guitar.com: AEROSMITH have weathered through an ever changing musical climate that has seen a lot of changes in styles and sounds in music over the years. How do you think your sound has evolved from the early days to now?

Perry: Again there are so many different choices now. It used to be that you were desperate to get a kind of distortion and a certain kind of sound. But now you've got so many choices where because everything from reissued guitar amps to reissued guitars is available, you no longer have to buy these old original guitars from the '50s to get a certain sound. I mean, you can get a half decent sound plugging right into a computer. It's not what I choose to do but it certainly adds another color to your paint palette. So overall with my style I kind of lean towards a cleaner sound with a little more drive out of it. And it sounds a little more fresher too when it sounds a lot cleaner. I know when I'm writing songs and when I'm laying down basic tracks down and even when I'm playing live that I tend to go with a cleaner sound.

Ultimate-Guitar.com: Speaking of guitar sounds, looking back over your whole AEROSMITH catalogue, is there any album or albums that stick out that you are the most happy with and where it captures you at your best?

Perry: Well, looking back at some of the first few records I know I was still trying to figure out what the studio was all about. When I was a kid I thought that once I could get into the studio it would be really easy to get this kind of sound or that kind of sound. But then you realize that once you're in there, all it is about is just a microphone picking up the sound you're making and I think that the first few records, I was learning that. But I wouldn't go back and change it because that kind of naivety gives those songs a feel that they have. And in some ways I'd kind of go back and try and get it sounding like that again, but it's kind of hard. So I suppose in my own kind of ignorance, I've ended up making these guitar sounds that I think are classic now. I think I'm now able to kind of just pick the sounds that I think will work best for the song. And that is always an art. Once again it's what your ears hear once you go into the studio and then you try and get that on tape so it's always a big experiment

Now that is good news there is a rumour that they will be Headlining Download this Year hope that turns out to be true

i heard that rumour too last week - Aerosmith or ACDC.

Hope they make it to Australia soon!!! :beer:

God I fucking love Aerosmith. So fucking much.

They're such an amazing band.

According to WorldTicketShop.com, AEROSMITH will perform at the Arrow Rock Festival 2007, set to take place June 30 at Evenemententerrein Walibi World in Biddinghuizen, The Netherlands. The band is also scheduled to play at Bercy in Paris, France on June 19.

AEROSMITH is planning to mount a massive world tour this year. In an interview with Ultimate-Guitar.com, guitarist Joe Perry said, "What we're looking at is coming back and playing some places we haven't played a long time. And places we've never played. It's been eight years since we've been in Europe, and I don't how long it's been since we've been in Australia, and these are all things I want to do and I know all the other guys in the band feel the same way, too ? we want to get back and play back out in the world."

Perry added, "We've played America enough for different reasons and we've stayed here, but it's time for playing in other parts of the world. We're an international band and we've played out there, and it's time to get back and go to a lot of places we haven't played in awhile."

AEROSMITH and VELVET REVOLVER are expected to play dates in South America in April.

AEROSMITH is working on a new studio album that they hope to release by the middle of this year.

Aerosmith rocks! :yes: I?ve been a fan since Pump...

http://www.aerosmith.com/tour.htm

dates added for France Germany and Argentina

dates for Uk and other countries coming later this week

fuck im going to have a busy year especially if Velvet Revolver come to England as well

please say they will do a couple of uk venues, not just london, or download.

Swedish newspaper Aftonbladet reports in its Feb. 8, 2007 edition that AEROSMITH will be one of the headliners at this year's Sweden Rock Festival, set to take place June 6-9 in S?lvesborg, Sweden. The last time AEROSMITH played in Sweden was in 1999.

Sweden Rock Festival representative Ingolf Persson refused to comment on the report, but admitted that "a band like AEROSMITH is every festival's dream ? there's no denying that."

According to Aftonbladet, Sweden Rock Festival organizers will officially announce AEROSMITH's participation in the event as a headline act in late February.

AEROSMITH guitarist Joe Perry recently revealed that the band is planning to mount a massive world tour this year. In an interview with Ultimate-Guitar.com, Perry said, "What we're looking at is coming back and playing some places we haven't played a long time. And places we've never played. It's been eight years since we've been in Europe, and I don't how long it's been since we've been in Australia, and these are all things I want to do and I know all the other guys in the band feel the same way, too ? we want to get back and play back out in the world."

Perry added, "We've played America enough for different reasons and we've stayed here, but it's time for playing in other parts of the world. We're an international band and we've played out there, and it's time to get back and go to a lot of places we haven't played in awhile."

AEROSMITH and VELVET REVOLVER are expected to play dates in South America in April.

AEROSMITH is working on a new studio album that they hope to release by the middle of this year.

Steve Tyler let slip to Lauren Laverne on the ITV2 Brits warm-up show that Aerosmith are playing at the Hard Rock Cafe in London on Monday and announcing European dates this Summer.


 :peace: :beer:

argh - yeah!  brilliant!  thanks for this!

i hope they play more UK dates than just bloody london.

just looked at their website and some Euro dates are up.  My guess is they will play a big Hyde Park gig over the second to last weekend in June.  As they havent been over here for years - it would be great if they didnt ignore the rest of the country.

Why does everything great happen in UK when I am not there????

You guess correctly :)

http://www.nme.com/news/aerosmith/26528

http://www.hydeparkcalling.co.uk/launch/

Nme are missleading with the date - sloppy journalism.

sunday it is then - clashing nicely with Glastonbury. sigh.  :-\  still - lets hope they announce some more Uk dates after the gig tonight  :beer:

AEROSMITH will return to Europe for the first time in eight years in June of this year, according to NME.com.

Fresh from their U.S. with M?TLEY CR?E, and on the back of the 2006 release of the best-of compilation "Devil's got a New Disguise", the band will warm up their European leg of their tour with select dates in Dubai and India.

Speaking of their plans, singer Steven Tyler joked, "I always look forward to touring across the pond because life's a pisser when you're European."

The scheduled AEROSMITH dates are as follows:

May 31 - Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Autodrome
Jun. 02 - Mumbai, India, Bandra Kumla Ground
Jun. 06 - Randers, Denmark, Randers Stadium
Jun. 08 - S?lvesborg, Sweden, Sweden Rock Festival
Jun. 10 - Frankfurt, Germany, Hessentag Fair
Jun. 12 - Karlsruhe, Germany, DM Arena
Jun. 14 - Munich, Germany, Olympiahalle
Jun. 16 - Venice, Italy, Heineken Festival
Jun. 19 - Paris, France, Bercy Arena
Jun. 22 - Dessel, Belgium, Graspop Festival
Jun. 24 - London Hyde Park Calling
Jun. 26 - Dublin Marley Park
Jun. 28 - Cologne, Germany, Cologne Arena
Jun. 30 - Biddinghuizen, Holland, Arrow Classic Festival
Jul. 03 - Latvia, TBA
Jul. 05 - Estonia, TBA
Jul. 07 - Helsinki, Finland, Hartwell Arena
Jul. 10 - St. Petersburg, Russia, SKK Arena
Jul. 12 - Moscow, Russia, Olympissky Arena

is that pathetic one date in the UK tickets up for sales yet?

On Thursday I think

Anybody know the support acts for Marley Park Dublin : ok:

well ill be going to Hyde park then it seems

been waiting 8 years for the buggers to come back

its a shame with have to travel from midlands all the way over there, instead of getting a gig over here with our own crowd.

I was expecting some more UK dates too. Oh well, I'll be at Hyde Park

i'll be going, might try and film it too.

I'll be going to hyde park i reckon.  i'd rather see aerosmith than go to Glastonbury which i was planning on.
one date for the whole UK after 8 years is lame though. thought they would be at new wembley or even twickenham, plus at least one for Scotland.
ah well - gotta take it while you can i guess.

I can't believe it, I'm going to see Aerosmith! :drool: What a fuckin' nice rock-summer in Finland this year..

not as great as swedens though, or maye you'll get the exact same artists :hihi:

According to NME.com, AEROSMITH played a surprised show at the Hard Rock Caf? in London Monday night (February 19) to celebrate the announcement of their forthcoming European tour.

Ripping through hits from their debut album right up to the present day, a few hundred watched the bare-chested rockers stripped down to the basics.

"When I heard them playing this song, I knew I had to join the band," frontman Steven Tyler announced before launching into a cover of FLEETWOOD MAC's "Rattlesnake Shake". "If they weren't going to let me in I was breaking in," he continued.

The group's setlist was as follows:

01. Walkin' The Dog
02. Love In An Elevator
03. Living On The Edge
04. What It Takes
05. Draw The Line
06. Rattlesnake Shake
07. I Don't Want To Miss A Thing
08. Baby Please Don't Go
09. Cryin'
10. Walk This Way
11. Train Kept A Rollin'

(http://i.thisislondon.co.uk/i/pix/galleries/music/aerosmith/aerosmith5PA_350x250.jpg)

Nokia Ticket Rush has a pre-sale for the Hyde Park Gig on until Friday morning: www.ticketrush.co.uk. Thanks to this, my six years of twiddling my thumbs waiting for Aerosmith to come t the UK are almost over  8)

Well right now there's NIN, Ozzy Osbourne, The Who, Aerosmith and Metallica. And the biggest festivals hasn't published their bands yet. Now we just need VR and Gn'R : ok:

But I mean, usually we have like one BIG band per year.

Anybody have some recent Aerosmith shows on DVD/CD and willing to trade?? : ok:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j2PxDbixjVM 2 clips and an interview 2 min vid
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G7SExkxIK8U 40 sec real close audience video

that sky news clip had me scared for a second. bastards said it was the 23rd aerosmith were playing.

While i was bored i uploaded these two vids of Aerosmith form 1997 on TFi Friday


Fallin In Love is Hard on The Knees
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ee4nPFYX0Ls

Steve Tyler interview and Walk this way
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LXyxl_0fqbM

And for fuck's sake, now we have VR too :drool:

Anybody know of any Aerosmith DVD cover art sites?? : ok:

maybe if you searched some Aerosmith forums?

I'am looking for dvd covers for the following aerosmith shows if anybody has them:

-Texas Jam 78
-Unplugged 08/11/90
-Tokyo 02 Fifa World Cup Concert
-Houston 02/02/88
-San Bernadino 11/11/06

If anybody has them or links to them I would really appreciate the help!!

Go hard

http://images.google.ca/images?hl=en&q=Aerosmith+DVD&gbv=2

Going to see Aerosmith on June 2nd, Palace Grounds, Bangalore. I'm so excited, I can't wait. :beer:

Rollingstone.com reported yesterday under a picture that Aerosmith are no more.

The reps are denying this though. I think it's crap and untrue.

Aerosmith are a good band even though they've not released anything "good" since 1997.

ultimate-guitar.com

that is my source.

they are on tour in europe aint they?

at least they are supposed to play in sweden this week.. i don't believe it

No still in Asia, but they are headed this way...i keep my fingers crossed to see them june 30.

They are not broken up, this is false and has already been proven false, it was a joke by Rolling Stone to a column in the new york times

I'm seeing them in a few weeks so fawk off with that shit... almost had a heartattack...

I don't think they'll ever break up.. They went through too much shit to break up at this point.. They might retire though, which is a different thing

I'm glad I got to see them in March.. Best show I've ever seen. Joe Perry rocks :beer:

They didn'y break up.

have fun at the show! I know you will

Even though the show I was they didn't play many 70's songs it rocked! I just wish they'd played Mama Kin

thank God they didn't, they're to good a band :headbanger:

If they did break up, lemme tell you what a sad day in rock that would be. That would just fuckin suck. Period.

Saw them on June 2nd. Rocked!

Motherfucker dont do that to me jesus. 

We can only hope.

that fucking had me worried.  >:(

phew.   ;D

Aerosmith will never break up, they re simply the best rock and roll band ever!!!

Boston hard rock legends AEROSMITH kicked off their European tour Wednesday night (June 6) in Randers, Denmark. The group's setlist was as follows:

01. Love in an Elevator
02. Dude (Looks Like a Lady)
03. Falling in Love (Is Hard on the Knees)
04. Cryin'
05. Eat the Rich
06. I Don't Want to Miss a Thing
07. Jaded
08. What It Takes
09. Baby, Please Don't Go (BIG JOE WILLIAMS)
10. Seasons of Wither
11. Dream On
12. Last Child
13. Livin' on the Edge
14. Stop Messin' Around (FLEETWOOD MAC)
15. Sweet Emotion
16. Draw the Line
Encore:
17. Walk This Way

there u go

Boston hard rock legends AEROSMITH kicked off their European tour Wednesday night (June 6) in Randers, Denmark. The group's setlist was as follows:

01. Love in an Elevator
02. Dude (Looks Like a Lady)
03. Falling in Love (Is Hard on the Knees)
04. Cryin'
05. Eat the Rich
06. I Don't Want to Miss a Thing
07. Jaded
08. What It Takes
09. Baby, Please Don't Go (BIG JOE WILLIAMS)
10. Seasons of Wither
11. Dream On
12. Last Child
13. Livin' on the Edge
14. Stop Messin' Around (FLEETWOOD MAC)
15. Sweet Emotion
16. Draw the Line
Encore:
17. Walk This Way

There is no reason why they shouldn't be able to pull 20 songs plus encore/misc.

They have a massive catalog of like 16 albums or so. They charge a good price and I would expect so get 20 songs minimum. That's a load of crap, 17 songs?

meh they are old, and suffer from various diseases.

Yeah I think they should crack out 1 more album then tour and retire. Like I've always said after so many albums you run stale. I would rather have 3 solid good albums then 10 albums with 1 or 2 songs off each.

That's what made Guns N' Roses so special. You knew you were getting a "album".

man, change the title of this thread!! what are you trying to do, give people a heart attack?  lol  :o

glad to see it was just a lame rumor.

ya, change the thread title to false or something. I was tired and logged on today and almost had a heart attack :hihi:

Aerosmith are at the spot in their careers where it would be impossible
if they broke up. It's like ; "Are they working?" or "Are they on a break?"
"Is Joe Perry still doing his solo project?"

Nobody breaks up anymore , they just put bands on hold now , until
everybody can get free or work out disagreements.

IMPORTANT: TOMORROW'S SHOW HAS BEEN CANCELLED DUE TO A VIOLENT THUNDERSTORM THAT DESTROYED THE AREA BEFORE THE MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE SHOW. THERE ARE 10 WOUNDED  AND 8 TOWERS THAT STEADY AMPLIFIERS AND SPOTLIGHTS HAS COLLAPSED.

Here you can find the communication of the Italin promoter in Italian lenguage
http://www.milanoconcerti.net/hjf/index.html

At 21:00 we'll have more information   

did MCR get injured?

No they didn't. Someone of the crowd and the security staff has been injured.
The entire festival has been cancelled.

Hahaha, you'd love that, woulnd't you?  ;D

But, seriously, what a bummer, hope no one is seriously injured

Anyone of the band, but there are 25 no seriously injured

Another one here going to Hyde Park Calling

Is there any meet-up planned? Seems a lot of us going from on here...

That set-list seems pretty strong although yeah a little short. As long as they play Sweet Emotion I am happy

-Greg

Hi Greg! :wave:

Yeah, I'm going to, although I'm not sure if we are going to be able to meet up, we have fan club tickets and we have to get in early apparently

No worries Graciela - I just have a bog standard ticket so I guess I will have to mingle with the rest of the scum.

Enjoy your fan club tickets  : ok:

-Greg

Finally after 8 years of waiting im going to see these guys again tonight, really lookin forward to it, just wish i didnt have a hangover. Also prayin it does not rain as well.

I hate you!!!  So gutted I didn't buy a ticket. 

I'm pretty sure I could blag one now, but I don't fancy driving to London on my own etc etc.  Just wish I'd been more organised, so that I could've gone with a group of mates.

Well it was cold it was wet the early access for the Fanclub members was a farce yeah you could get to the front,but that was at 2pm now you have to be pretty hardcore to stay there 7 hours without pissing or getting a drink and once you move your plce has gone, Chris Cornell was worth watching none of the other bands i had heard of really, and anyhow i was tired. Aerosmith played well looked great didnt miss a beat, but only played 90mins, they said the police were rushing them, ok yeah they played a lot of songs but fuck its been 8 years since they played i was expecting 2 hours or so.

But glad i went

my first time seeing Aerosmith - fkn loved seeing them...but agree with stephen - a 14 song set is pretty short for a headline act that aint played these parts for a fair few years.  Wont complain tho as I am so happy to have seen them.  Dream on was amazing.
Chris cornell was also good.  man oh man - the rain tho! my decision not to go to glastonbury this year because of aerosmith was a definate good move.

Setlist:

01. Love In An Elevator
02. Same Old Song and Dance
03. Cryin'
04. Eat The Rich
05. I Don't Want To Miss A Thing
06. Jaded
07. Baby Please Don't Go
08. Hangman Jury/Seasons Of Wither
09. Dream On
10. Livin' On The Edge
11. Stop Messin' Around
12. Sweet Emotion
13. Draw The Line

Encore:

14. Walk This Way (w/ DMC)

Ill post a couple of pictures and videos later not to my normal standard but passable

First time seeing Aerosmith for me. I was so excited about it. The band didn't disappointed me, but the whole experience was a bit of a let down, if that makes sense. First the weather.... The fan club tickets thing didn't work too well either, I was expecting like a gold circle area, kinda like they did last Sunday at Wembley with Muse, but the only advantage we had was getting in 10 minutes before the rest of the public. The short set, due to the police rushing them, I was looking forward to hear some songs that were left out: Dude Looks Like a Lady, Janie's got a gun, Mama Kin.... But still, they sounded great and I loved every minute of it.

But I have to say, Hyde Park is a horrible, horrible place for gigs. It's completely flat, so if you are not right at the front and you are not very tall, all you can see is the back of people's heads. At some points I couldn't even see the screens!

Oh! Thanks a lot to whoever showered me in piss!! Very much appreciated!!!? :rant:

There are a few pics here:

http://www.wireimage.com/SearchResults.aspx?igi=280167&s=aerosmith&sfld=C&vwmd=e

those are cool pics - thanks for the link graciela!

yep - i was surprised to hear about the fan club ticket thing - didnt seem to be very well set up.  I think its far more to do with hyde park calling than the band though. What was with only allowing 20 mins / 30 mins between the bands for set-up??  prob the reason why Aerosmith were late on.  i was def missing a few songs (fallin in love, ragdoll, mama kin) - but what they played was great. they are total showmen.  I was stood a bit back from the catwalk and had quite a good view in the end.

thats so fkd you got showered in piss....  karma will get them (here's hoping!)

Really hope the band noticed how much they've been missed and get their asses back to UK soon for their own gig.

In a way she was lucky next to us some guys had a pot which has contained Marshmallows, well i think 4-5 of them pissed into it so it was half full and lauched it forward, whoever got that would of been very very unhappy.

Hey we must of been close i was probably 10meters back from the end of the catwalk, with fuck all chance of getting any further forward 

thats really grim.....  why not just drop it on the ground??? or why not just piss on the ground?   :no:

 I had the misfortune of standing next to the reincarnation of tommy vance for a bit, which was funny for a while then everyone around us grew very tired of him.  Last seen, he was shirtless and hugging that inflatable giant cock in front of the right screen, yelling along to Cryin'.... classic  :hihi:

I was rather lazy and only went for Chris and Aerosmith, so didnt get there till just after 6.30pm - so I couldnt get anywhere further than where I was and didnt really expect to - and to be honest at my height, standing further back was an advantage! 

Thought Joe Perry did a good "I'm a guitar god" routine....maybe that's because he is. Anyway was very impressed with him. Yeah it was short but while it lasted it was great.

Need to start new threads on Black Stone Cherry and Rose Hill drive who I thought were both excellent. Satriani bored me senseless although I did notice he was rather good at the guitar....guess I just wanted a 20min Surfing with the Alien

-Greg

They did kick arse
Joe Perry was immense, i loved it when he sang a song
Did anyone else notice Brian May watchin from the side of the stage during Cornell n Aerosmith?
And all those who missed Black Stone Cherry seriously missed out, theyre awesome  :peace:

Some Pictures

(http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j121/anythinggoes_album/2007_0624aerosmith0097.jpg)

(http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j121/anythinggoes_album/2007_0624aerosmith0076.jpg)

(http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j121/anythinggoes_album/2007_0624aerosmith0044.jpg)

(http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j121/anythinggoes_album/2007_0624aerosmith0042.jpg)

(http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j121/anythinggoes_album/2007_0624aerosmith0081.jpg)

thanks man :beer:

they got run dmc there :o

Cheers

another 25 or so here

http://s79.photobucket.com/albums/j121/anythinggoes_album/?start=all

Just wish i was closer

Just 'dmc', but still really cool  :D

thanks for the pics mate - you were def closer than me. the DMC one is great! god I want to see them again now...

Great pics, as always?? :D

Yeah, I know how you feel, Babydolls, I really hope they do a proper UK tour sometime soon. Anyone knows what their plans are now?


Oh well, it happens, I guess...? ::) Nothing that a good shower when I got home didn't solve? ;D

Aerosmith will be back in North America next month for a few shows following the band's current tour of Europe.

So far, the rockers have four North American dates on the books--two in Canada and two in California--beginning July 19, according to Aerosmith's official fan club website. Those gigs are listed below.

July 2007
19 - Sarnia, Ontario - Sarnia Bayfest
21 - Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island - Blast at the Beach
25 - Paso Robles, CA - California Mid-State Fair
27 - Kelseyville, CA - Konocti Harbor Resort

Saw them 2 weeks ago in Munich.

FUCKIN AMAZING...

I guess I got a much better setlist than Stephen...  ;D

This setlist was right out of my best dreams...

Love In An Elevator
Falling In Love (Is Hard On The Knees)
Cryin'
Eat The Rich
I Don't Want To Miss A Thing
Jaded
Rag Doll
Janie's Got A Gun
Baby Please Don't Go
Hangman Jury/Seasons Of Wither
Dream On
SOS Too Bad
Livin' On The Edge
Stop Messin' Around
Sweet Emotion
Draw The Line

~~~~~Encore~~~~~

Walk This Way

I would love to see them play SOS. You're lucky dude. I like that Seasons of Wither has become almost a staple in the set the past couple years. Great song. Seeing "I don't Want To Miss A Thing" in there makes me cringe tho. They should be using that time to play "F.I.N.E." or "Lick and a Promise".

I hope they add a decent venue in the Los Angeles area.  State Fairs aren't my cup of tea.  :-X

Only like 6 hours to go and they'll climb on stage in Hartwall Arena :drool: Goddamn this is great..

cool man, have a great time and get back with your review :D

Hey dude, can you let me know how the show was? Im not a hardcore Aerosmith fan but have seen them twice and just foundout there coming to the Molson Amphitheate with Joan Jett and im trying to decide where to see them or not...Also has anyone has any good/bad excperiences with there fanclub?

Aerosmith - Biddinghuizen - Holland - 2007-06-30 AUDIO

cd1:

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=Z5JX3PMF

cd2:
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=O33YXLL7

enjoy
(source dimeadozen upload)

Can't write a long review now, but it was fucking amazing : ok: You gotta see them! Check www.aeroforceone.com for more info, there are photos, reports, reviews and setlists from their shows. You won't be dissapointed if you go see them :smoking:

damn, i just realized that sawyer from lost is in the cryin' video :hihi:

the 1st album is my favourite  :smoking:

Great and underrated album... Has some gems like Make It, One Way Street, Movin Out, Walkin the Dog, and the classics Dream On and Mama Kin

Rocks is still my favorite though... Not a single bad song on there  :smoking:

Like Slash said, "Rocks is a forever album" and I agree.

Aerosmith Wants You To Pick Their Setlist

http://www.knac.com/article.asp?ArticleID=5800

haha yeah, i noticed that when i watched it a few months ago.

For those (like me) who loves Aerosmith music and for those who thinks that Fergie is extremely hot, here's some stuff:

Aerosmith
Fashion Rocks Live
September 7th, 2007

01- Walk This Way [w/ Fergie]
02- Dude (Looks Like A Lady)

DivX ''Walk This Way'' [w/Fergie] PRO-SHOT (http://rapidshare.com/files/55299162/AEROSMITH-FERGIE-WALKTHISWAY-090707-FASHIONROCKS.avi)

AUDIO MP3: ''Walk This Way'' / ''Dude (Looks Like A Lady)'' A++ (http://rapidshare.com/files/55299721/AEROSMITH-FASHIONROCKS-090707.rar)

feel free to post these links wherever you want.

Caught Aerosmith in concert last night..... WOW!   :o

Anyone else think that this is total fucking bullshit?

Their ticket prices are insane the way it is - this is just another HUGE slap in the face to all of their fans that have stuck with them over the years.

I guess since I can't afford their ticket prices or meet and greet prices that I'm not the type of fan that they want at the shows anymore?

Aerosmith's management may be responsible for that and not so much the band itself.

Ozzy's charging $1000 bucks on his new tour as well

...and how many seconds/minutes do you get with him personally?

Not much, I think.

What do you expect from rock's #2 biggest corporate whore?

Kiss did the same thing. A grand to get your photo taken with the band, and this was after Ace & Pete left.

....


... Aerosmith has a long way to go if they want that #1 spot.

totally LAME.

whoever would pay that is pretty dumb if you ask me!

Their tickets here were reasonable at $45. The meet and greet is a bit too much though.

Meet and greets should be free for fuck sakes. ::)

I was thinking the #1 spot was held by Bon Jovi...

These meet and greet things are getting to be pretty ridiculous.

But hey!  We gotta recoup some of the losses from downloading, right?

Aerosmith is not worth $1000 to me.

at this point i don't even know if i'd pay 10!

Not a chance!  Until you start seeing Bon Jovi coffins and they start labelling their next 5 tours a "farewell tour", Kiss has that spot locked up.

A bit? :hihi:

It's crap.

It makes VR's $250 seem like a bargain. I'm glad I went to that, but theres no way I'd pay 1000 for Aerosmith.

^ yeah, I'd might fork out $250 to meet Slash and the guys(but probably won't), but I wouldn't pay $1000 to meet anyone.

250 is still way too much.
i wouldn't pay that to meet someone.  i might join a fan club for 30-40 bucks if i had a chance for meet n greet though.

I've met some of my favorite acts after shows, becuase they are down to earth(including Dizzy this last weekend)...
Granted they're no where near the status of aerodeath or ozzy, they coulda charged $15, $25 and had fans there pay it.. But no, they know the value of fans  ::)

Anybody have this show in lossless format on cd, no mp3

Aerosmith 12th of March 1998 Yokohama

Also looking for some recent shows.

Please PM me your list and we can sort something out. : ok:

how about visiting an aerosmith forum for this? : ok:

Good place to start I guess :hihi:

Do you know of any??

dunno if they have any good forums to be honest with you.

try torrents sites

ive got a cool 1988 bootleg, A quality id say in sound.

aeroforceone.com

http://throwndown-videos.net/

used to be an aerosmith site, its down I guess?

Interesting....



AERO-SMART MOVE
TYLER CAPITALIZES ON TAX LAW AND DEALS CATALOG
By PETER LAURIA

January 10, 2008 -- In a deal that capitalizes on a recent change in tax law, Aerosmith front man Steven Tyler has formed a strategic partnership that includes the sale of an interest in his band's publishing catalog to Primary Wave Music Publishing, The Post has learned.

Terms of the deal, expected to be announced today, were not disclosed, but music industry sources estimate the pact - which covers 160 songs written or co-written by Tyler - is worth about $50 million.

Included in the deal are the rights to many of the hit songs that led to Aerosmith's reemergence on the rock scene beginning in the late 1980s, including "Love in an Elevator," "Dude Looks Like a Lady," "Janie's Got a Gun," and "Jaded."

Tyler doesn't own the rights to Aerosmith's 1970s-era hits like "Dream On," "Sweet Emotion," and "Walk This Way," which have led critics to refer to Aerosmith as the American version of The Rolling Stones.

Founded by former Arista and Virgin Records head Larry Mestel, Primary Wave has grown into one of the 10 largest music publishing companies in the US thanks to an acquisition pace that is averaging more than one deal per month.

The Tyler partnership marks the company's 19th purchase since it was founded just 18 months ago.

Primary Wave also holds an equity stake in the rights to The Beatles' songs written by John Lennon and the publishing catalogs of Kurt Cobain, Daryl Hall and John Oates, Steve Earle and others.

The deal with Tyler, however, may have more to do with a recent tax law change than anything else.

Prior to 1996, a songwriter of Tyl er's stature would have been subject to an ordinary in come tax rate of 38 percent if he sold his copyrights. However, two years ago, the government changed the tax code so that Tyler and others are subject to a capital gains tax of about 15 percent.

In an interview with The Post, Mestel said that he saw "enormous opportunities to market Steven's music."

According to Tyler's attorney, John Branca, the large-lipped singer has been impressed with how Mestel has promoted the other works under his aegis.

"Steven's a creative guy, and seeing what Larry has done with Cobain's catalog was very persuasive for him," Branca said.

Mestel has managed to find commercial uses for Cobain's music that avoided outraging Nirvana purists, including having the plot line of an episode of the CBS show "Cold Case" told through eight Nirvana songs.

"I love the passion and commitment that Larry and his team put into marketing songs," said Tyler. "Primary Wave's expertise will ensure that my catalog will continue to rock generations well into the future and boldly go where no songs have gone before." peter.lauria@nypost.com

Any word on the new album??

New Guitar Hero gives sweet emotion to Aerosmith fans
By Scott Hillis Fri Feb 15, 10:16 AM ET

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Activision Inc on Friday unveiled a new "Guitar Hero" video game focusing on the rock band Aerosmith, taking the billion-dollar franchise in a new direction.

Called "Guitar Hero: Aerosmith," the new game will arrive in stores this summer, a surprise to many analysts and fans who had expected the next title to come out closer to the year-end holiday shopping season.

Aerosmith, known for hits such as "Dream On" and "Sweet Emotion," is the top-selling American rock band of all time, with sales of 66.5 million albums in the United States alone.

The game will feature about 30 Aerosmith songs as well as others from various acts that have opened for the band. The price has not yet been set.

"The premise is that it's going to cover the 30-plus years of the band, from high school all the way through the rock superstardom of today," Kai Huang, head of Activision's RedOctane unit, which guides development of the franchise, told Reuters in an interview.

In the "Guitar Hero" games, players try to press colored buttons on a guitar-shaped controller in time with notes cascading down the screen. If the notes are hit, the song plays properly, and the player earns points.

Since the original "Guitar Hero" was released in late 2005, the series has gone on to sell more than $1 billion. Depending on the version, a bundle including the game and a controller costs from $80-$100, while the stand-alone game costs $40-$60.

When Activision reported quarterly earnings last week, analysts grilled the company on its plans for the franchise, expressing concern that sales would slow this year because many players who bought earlier versions with guitars would opt to buy the lower-price stand-alone game disks.

Huang said Activision had not yet decided whether it would offer a special controller with the Aerosmith game.

NEW DIRECTION

The focus on a single band marks a new twist for the franchise, whose three main titles featured dozens of artists spanning classic rock, grunge, metal, punk and other rock subgenres. Last year, Activision also released "Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80s" with songs from that decade.

"It's just a completely new way to interact with this music and with Aerosmith, and we think there's more opportunity to do that in the future," Huang said.

By spotlighting a single band, the company has also come up with a way to counter rival music game "Rock Band" from Viacom Inc unit MTV and Electronic Arts Inc, Activision's top competitor.

"Rock Band," which includes drums and a microphone as well as a guitar, each week has offered new songs that can be downloaded to consoles like Microsoft Corp's Xbox 360 and Sony Corp's PlayStation 3.

The music industry is eyeing "Guitar Hero" and "Rock Band" as a way to revive flagging sales. "Rock Band" and "Guitar Hero 3," both launched last fall, have together sold millions of songs at about $2 each via download.

Speaking of Aerosmith's willingness to work on the project, Huang said: "They recognize that it can deliver their music in an innovative and new way. It's a new distribution platform for them."

To recreate the sense of attending an Aerosmith concert, developers held motion-capture sessions with band members, including energetic frontman Steven Tyler and lead guitarist Joe Perry.

"As you play," Huang said, "you're going to be seeing Joe and Steven doing their moves onstage."

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080215/music_nm/activision_guitarhero_dc

the interesting part for gnr fans.

The game will feature about 30 Aerosmith songs as well as others from various acts that have opened for the band.


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could one of the mods explain how this isn't related to gnr. preferably the one who moved it.

gnr opened for aerosmith,
new aerosmith version of guitar hero has songs from various acts which opened for them
gnr songs on new version of guitar hero seem quite likely....

AEROSMITH guitarist Joe Perry was the featured guest on Eddie Trunk's "Friday Night Rocks" radio show on New York's Q104.3 FM last night (Friday, February 15). Some highlights:

* Joe is doing two shows with his sons' band TAB THE BAND. They will play deep AEROSMITH cuts ("Combination"), some JOE PERRY PROJECT stuff, some covers, and more. These special shows take place at the Hard Rock in Boston on February 29 and Hard Rock Caf? in New York City on March 1. Tickets are available from Ticketmaster.

* AEROSMITH has had many starts and stops on a new CD. They will start very seriously recording a new CD in a month or so. Perry feels the band is better than ever as players and is ready to make a great new CD.

* Joe spoke about the value and chemistry of bands having original lineups. Making the point that AEROSMITH and CHEAP TRICK are the only two from the '70s still intact.

* Perry said he can understand why Eddie Van Halen would want to play with his son, but can not understand how they would not have had Michael Anthony back in VAN HALEN when they were that close to a true reunion and they could bury the axe with David Lee Roth.

Steven Tyler: Dude Looks Like a Rehab

Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler, 60, has checked himself into Las Encinas Hospital drug rehabilitation clinic -- the place Dr. Drew practices -- in Pasadena, Calif.

It's the same facility where the reality show "Celebrity Rehab" was filmed. Tyler is getting treatment for substance abuse.

Tyler's reps had no comment.

Story developing ...

Plenty of pain to go around for Steven Tyler

Thursday, May 22, 2008

Some friends of rehabbing rocker Steven Tyler are blaming the Aerosmith frontman?s rocky two-year relationship with galpal Erin Brady for his relapse into substance abuse.

But others surmise that the legendary lead singer?s poor health over the past few years may have led to a dependence on painkillers.

TMZ.com reported yesterday that the Boston bad boy, 60, signed himself into Las Encinas Hospital in Pasadena - the site of VH1?s ?Celebrity Rehab.? Before Steven fell off the wagon and decided to seek out the help of Dr. Drew Pinsky, Las Encinas? drug counselor-to-the-D-List-stars, he reportedly had been drug-free for some 20 years.
 
But two years ago, Tyler?s wife of 17 years, Teresa - who friends call ?the love of his life? - left him for a much younger handyman. Shortly thereafter, Tyler and Brady began dating, and rumors began to circulate that the longtime 12-stepper had fallen off the wagon.

Brady, a 30-something rocker chick and former Clear Channel tour accountant, seemed to embrace the rock ?n? roll lifestyle with a vengeance. In December, she brawled with a tribal VIP?s daughter at the Florida Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino during a night of wild partying with Tyler.

Steven sent her packing after the nightclub incident, much to the relief of some of his pals. But the pair reunited shortly thereafter.

The couple showed up at Opening Day at Fenway Park [map], where the former Toxic Twin warbled through the national anthem on unsteady footing - which brings us to the other theory about Tyler?s entry to rehab.

?He?s had throat surgeries, a long bout with hep(atitis) C and two foot surgeries,? said one F.O.S. ?He?s been in a lot of pain. And she?s a party girl. Not a good combination.?

One source said Tyler ?looked like he was going to topple over? on the field during the national anthem. ?He had a wide-foot stance and he was weaving. At one point, he spun around to wave to the crowd and I thought he was going to go down.?

After singing oh-say-can-you-see, Tyler, who was recovering from foot surgery, took in the game from the Monster Seats with his on-again lady.

Ironically, just two weeks ago Tyler took part in a star-studded benefit concert for MusicCares? MAP Fund, which helps addicted musicians get into rehab. Steven belted out ?Mama Kin? and presented the sober Slash of Guns N? Roses and Velvet Revolver with an award.

During the concert, there was a tribute to Bob Timmons, a well-known drug counselor in the music biz, who died in March. Timmons used to go out on tour with Aerosmith in the ?80s and ?90s when the band was managed by Tim Collins.

The band fired Collins in 1996 despite the fact that he had managed the Bad Boys for 12 years, got all the members off drugs and rebuilt Aerosmith into one of America?s hottest rock acts.

Collins said Tyler, et al, were weary of being poster boys for sobriety but the deposed manager also suspected that the lead singer had fallen off the wagon - a rumor Tyler denied.

According to Web site TMZ.com, the Las Encinas Hospital rehab clinic where Tyler will detox is the same facility where ?Hollywood Madame? Heidi Fleiss and pop star Aaron Carter will be treated as they make a public attempt at sobriety on VH1?s ?Celebrity Rehab? next month.

http://news.bostonherald.com/track/inside_track/view/2008_05_22_main_track_story/srvc=home&position=also

Sucks..

I say they'll do 1 more album and one more tour and then call it quits...

It's about that time.

AEROSMITH Frontman Comments On Rehab Stint - May 29, 2008

AEROSMITH frontman Steven Tyler checked himself into a rehab facility earlier this month after a series of surgeries and post-operative physical therapy (to correct long-time foot injuries resulting from his trademark athletic performance onstage).

"The doctors told me the pain in my feet could be corrected but it would require a few surgeries over time," 60-year-old Tyler said in a statement released earlier today (Thursday, May 29). "The 'foot repair' pain was intense, greater than I'd anticipated. The months of rehabilitative care and the painful strain of physical therapy were traumatic. I really needed a safe environment to recuperate where I could shut off my phone and get back on my feet. Make no mistake, AEROSMITH has no plans to stop rocking. There's a new album to record, then another tour."

Blabbermouth.net

well he basically said nothing in a paragraph...although im guessing he was hinting towards pain killers..

AEROSMITH guitarist Brad Whitford has told LiveDaily that the group is on track to launch a spring 2009 tour.

"We've been offered to go out and do a tour next year starting in March, I guess," Whitford said. "Providing the sky doesn't fall, that's what we'll be doing."

Whitford said AEROSMITH has the "guts of a new album," and a lot of new material not recorded yet.

"I don't know if we're actually gonna get that together before we go out," he said. "Typical AEROSMITH: everybody's off in their own little world and I'm not sure we're going to get it done before we go out, which is unfortunate, because it would be nice to have some new music to play. But I don't see it happening, so it will be a run through of the old favorites at this point, anyway," he added.

They put on a good show.  But I'd rather have a new album WITH GUTS.   

I think Aerosmith will never stop...But they do need to go back to their more rocking 70s day instead of the more recent pop sounding era.

Yeah I know, what is wrong with doing a cd that sounds like Rocks or Draw the Line?

THat's a good sound.

You don't have to sound modern.

I like era of the albums Permanent Vacation, Pump and Get A Grip.

Give me everything up until Rock And A Hard Place.

Keep the stuff after that.

same here, aerosmith in their prime.

I love nine lives and Just push Play

I like all the Aerosmith albums but Rocks, Permanent Vacation, Pump and Get a Grip are the best.

http://www.rockpages.gr/detailspage.aspx?i...e=1&lang=EN

Rockpages.gr: When should we expect your next studio album?

Tom Hamilton: Oh, I don?t know! (laughs) The band is kinda working individually for the time being. So, we haven?t gathered as a group to listen to everyone?s ideas?but that will happen soon. We?ll probably do that in the next month or two and hopefully when we tour next year we will have a studio album out to support! I am pretty optimistic about it! I?ve been in my studio recording riffs and making a pile of cool sounds which I think they could be useful to the band.

Rockpages.gr: So, we won?t have a ?Chinese Democracy? case?

Tom Hamilton: (laughs) No, I got a feeling that we are gonna get to the finish line before Axl. (laughs) But, I?ll tell you this?when ?Chinese Democracy? comes out I will be the first to come out and buy it! I have a tremendous respect for the guy and I think he is a superb singer! I really admire the fact that he is a perfectionist, although he certainly takes his time!

Even Aerosmith didnt know the CD was out  ::)


Monumental campaign my ass

Is this interview not from a while ago then?

Oh might be... Just kinda figured it was new

technically G'n'R beat them to the "finish line" because CD is out now ::)

DUH!!! :P

Stiil the best 1-2 punch I ever saw in concert.

August 24, 1988. Aerosmith and Guns N' Roses.

LOL. When I saw the thread title, I thought it was gonna be about what he thought of the album. LMAO.

I'm betting he will like it. Aerosmith has always been a huge supporter of gnr and axl.

that is pretty cool of him to say.

that's way cool.

 According to BostonHerald.com, AEROSMITH will handle the induction honors when pioneering Queens, N.Y., rap group RUN-D.M.C. enters the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in April.

"They're like gods of rock," RUN-D.M.C.'s Darryl "D.M.C." McDaniels told BostonHerald.com. "People think that we did 'Walk This Way' to get white people. We did [a version of AEROSMITH's] 'Walk this Way' because before rap records was made, we used to always have to find beats to rap over. So we used a lot of JAMES BROWN, but that AEROSMITH beat was one of our favorites to freestyle over.

"So we did 'Walk This Way', it did what it did for the music, then we did the video, which literally broke down the wall, so it'd be dumb not to have them induct us, because of what we did together and who they are. They're legends, like pioneers."


   

Here are some rehearsal videos and tour dates...

2009 Rehearsal Video with Tom
http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=31176254&blogId=494255732

Steven Tyler Teaser
http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=31176254&blogId=493647966

Rehearsal Sneak Peek
http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=31176254&blogId=493647550

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http://undercover.com.au/News-Story.aspx?id=8543

Aerosmith Toy Missing From The Attic
by Paul Cashmere - June 16 2009


Aerosmith`s bold move to perform their classic `Toys In The Attic` album live has hit a snag. Steven Tyler cannot sing the last song anymore.


?You See Me Crying? has become too difficult for Tyler to recreate.

Aerosmith announced they were taking the album on tour and playing in from start to finish but it ain?t gonna happen folks.

?Toys In the Attic? gave us their now classic ?Sweet Emotion?.

Aerosmith will do the album for another two weeks and then switch to the follow-up, 1976?s ?Rocks?.

Rocks is their best album anyway, so this is grand news for me.

Absolutely.

figured he would have the same trouble on "Home Tonight" as "You see me Crying" though...they could have just slowed "You see me Crying" down and did an alternate version that he could sing...

So what are they doing right now?  Playing the rest of the album and stopping before the last song, or is he attempting "You See Me Crying" for the next two weeks only?

Someone said they went to see them the other night and they played all the album except for that song.  They play other songs too, not just the sos from Toys.

I assumed that considering the album doesn't run for that long...  I'm also under the impression that when they say they are playing all of "Toys in the Attic", they mean they are playing it according to the tracklist.

I agree with Bodhi, they could just alter the way the play the song.  I guess it doesn't matter, Rocks is good too.  It just seems like more trouble for the band to switch albums mid-tour.

They're both relatively short albums, and it probably helps prevent them from tiring of playing one.

I was thinking the same thing when I read that. Home Tonight isn't exactly the easiest song for a 61 year-old to sing....

Steven Tyler Broke Shoulder In Concert Fall
by Paul Cashmere - August 8 2009


Steven Tyler really hurt himself when he fell on stage in Dakota this week. The Aerosmith singer broke his shoulder.


Tyler was three songs into the set while performing the Aerosmith classic ?Love In An Elevator? when he tripped and fell during the Buffalo Chip Campground concert in South Dakota on Wednesday night.

Guitarist Joe Perry has now revealed is now back home in Boston and being attended to by his own doctor.

The 61-year old singer was dancing around the sound crew who were trying to replace a blown fuse during the song.

Amateur video captured the singer?s accident.

The band has cancelled their Winnipeg show and the remaining 18 dates on the tour now also seem uncertain.

An announcement of the future of the band is expected in coming days.

Watch what happened here:

http://undercover.com.au/News-Story.aspx?id=8952

AEROSMITH Cancels Remainder Of Summer Tour

Legendary rockers AEROSMITH have canceled the remainder of their summer tour, it was announced today.

Due to injuries Steven Tyler sustained last week when he fell from the stage during a concert in Sturgis, South Dakota, doctors have advised the lead singer to take the time to properly recuperate from the accident that resulted in a broken shoulder and stitches to his head. In his current condition, Tyler is unable to tour and the band wants to give him time to get healthy.

http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=125244

Steven Tyler -- Down, But Out on a Liquor Run

Posted Aug 16th 2009 1:50AM by TMZ Staff

Aerosmith may have cancelled the rest of their tour because of Steven Tyler's broken shoulder, but the 61-year-old rocker managed to remain upright long enough to make a run to a local liquor store.

Video: http://www.tmz.com/2009/08/16/steven-tyler-video-liquor-store/

You can't really see if he's buying booze or not.

I agree, that's TMZ.  At least he's well enough to be out...and although they cancelled the tour, it looks like they will play that court ordered show in Maui in Sept. or Oct.

So youze two think that LIQUOR store had a really really great sale on slim-jims or package-goods or something that he just couldn't resist??  :hihi:


Best Wishes For A Speedy Recovery!!! : ok:

I don't think I'd run a headline saying "Out On A Liquor Run" unless I saw what he bought.

Just giving him the benefit of the doubt. :hihi:

Here is an interview with Joe Perry from Friday with WAAF in Boston and he talks about what happened at the Sturgis show when Steven Tyler fell off the stage.  And some good footage of Steven Tyler being helped back on stage...

Joe Perry Talks About Steven Tyler's Fall

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iMd1iZPAA-k&feature=related

Steven Tyler Gets Back on Stage at Sturgis - Front Row View

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YI6LHooY_GM

LMFAO  :hihi: :hihi: :hihi: :hihi: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:


That was the funniest shit I've ever seen....  Now hes got a reason to do that stupid WHAOOOOOOO WWWOWW, thats ruined every potential good aerosmith song since 1980

Aerosmith ready to strike back at frontman Steven Tyler

Thursday, August 20, 2009

Aerosmith  isn?t breaking up, but the rock ?n? roll legends are going on strike until lead singer  Steven Tyler  straightens up - and sobers up, according to band sources.

?Truthfully, he?s a liability for the band,? one source told the Track . ?He?s uninsurable because of all the accidents and cancelled dates.?

Steven, 61, who had been the poster boy for the 12 steps, has fallen off the wagon hard and was partying like a teenager at the 69th Annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally in South Dakota where he fell off the stage during a show, we?re told.

As you know by now, the Bad Boys of Boston had to scrap their summer tour last week after Tyler?s fall, which left the frontman with a broken left shoulder and 20 stitches in his head.

Since the Sturgis drama the frontman hasn?t picked up the phone to call his longtime bandmates Joe Perry, Tom Hamilton, Joey Kramer and Brad Whitford, sources said.

Instead, we hear, Tyler?s new management company, Union Entertainment Group, dispatches health updates and other Steven news via e-mail to the band?s longtime managers Howard Kaufman and Trudy Green .

(Steven?s manager John Greenberg at UEG didn?t return e-mails yesterday seeking comment.)

?Everyone is very worried about him,? said another source who wished to remain anonymous. ?All of this didn?t happen overnight. Sturgis was just the final straw.?

So now, Tyler?s bandmates have decided to go on strike from working on their final album for Sony until Steven is ?sober and gets healthy,? sources told the Track.

The tough love comes a week after a YouTube video was posted of a frail Tyler making a purchase at Pembroke Center Liquors .

But the real scary part of the packie run was the photo that showed the cadaverous singer posing with a fan while wearing a sling and what looked like a pair of Johnny Depp?s Willie Wonka shades.

The frightening photo of the father of four was quite the talker on the Internet where, you know, people are so polite and respectful . . .

?Steven is delusional if he thinks the band is going back into the studio this fall,? said one of our Aerospies. ?It?s not happening.?

In other words, Dream On, Steven.

Other F.O.T.s think that Tyler, who took up with now-former Live Nation tour accountant Erin Brady after his 17-year marriage busted up, has surrounded himself with sycophants and other hangers-on who ?think they?re going to cash in on this guy.?

?The band fears he?s going to end up broke,? said the source, adding that Tyler was talked into selling his publishing company for $20 million a few months ago.

Tyler?s frail bod has taken many a blow over the past year. The summer tour, which kicked off June 10 and was supposed to wrap up Sept. 16, seemed to be medically cursed.

Steven had a sore leg muscle forcing the cancellation of seven shows in July. (Over the past year, he?s been treated for pneumonia and went into rehab in May 2008 when he got hooked on painkillers after foot surgeries.)

But Tyler hasn?t been the only member of Aerosmith beset by poor health this year. Bassist Tom Hamilton, who has been battling cancer, had to leave the summer tour for ?noninvasive surgery.?

And guitar man Brad Whitford missed seven shows after surgery for an injury he suffered after hitting his head exiting his Ferrari.

So, as ever, do stay tuned.

http://news.bostonherald.com/track/inside_track/view.bg?&articleid=1192184&format=&page=1&listingType=trak#articleFull

Its a shame, after him being clean and healthy for so long hes let himself get so fucked up again.

SCARY!!!!


http://multimedia.heraldinteractive.com/images/477691d53f_Tyler_08202009.jpg

Damn!  He looks like an old grandmother.

That's it.

I'm going to the second-hand music store and selling all my Aerosmith crap.

Nice glasses, Elton :hihi:

Grandma Tyler had to get some cooking sherry.

Dude looks like a lady :hihi:

Nicely played.  And a real old lady at that.  I hope that picture was tampered with a bit, but something tells me it wasn't.

Its funny... Last week ET had a "Guess That Celebrity" segment with that picture.. The guy in the red sux hat was half cut out, and it was zoomed a little bit and they show it really quick ... I go "BRUCE WILLIS!!" They came back from commercial and said Steven Tyler, and I go "Oh shit, I thought that was some old lady I was looking behind him!"

AEROSMITH Frontman: 'I Respect The Power This Band Has' - Aug. 25, 2009

David Browne of RollingStone.com recently conducted an interview with AEROSMITH frontman Steven Tyler. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below.

RollingStone.com: Care to comment on that clip on TMZ of you in a liquor store?

Tyler: Oh, Jesus Christ. A good friend of mine and Joe's [Perry; AEROSMITH guitarist] ? the brother of the guy who works on my house, my housekeeper ? passed away. I was at the funeral. And after the funeral, they're Italian and had a feast at the house, a wake, and I stopped at the liquor store and paid for the booze. I did not buy any for myself. It was never proven that I did. Some kid whipped out a phone and took a picture. Anything to sell papers. It was for the wake. I would do it over and over a million times.

RollingStone.com: How do you respond to reports of dissent within the band?

Tyler: Someone is leaking stuff, pretending to know, and you know, I don't even care. Has the band done things to me where I've wanted to quit? Positively. But I've stuck in there for the sake of a few sounds we got. I respect the power this band has in and of itself regardless of who says what.

RollingStone.com: When did you last speak with the other guys?

Tyler: Two days ago. Shit's good. I'm not the leader. No one's the leader, we're just one for all, all for one. It's probably why we've never quit. No one's got enough money! We split it evenly.

RollingStone.com: But you have signed with a different management company than the band, and you're working on a solo album.

Tyler: I would imagine ? I can't tell you for sure, but I think there's a little animosity that I went with another management agency. Which is for me to know and you to find out. I'm certainly not in outs with the guys. But look, I do what I do. The easiest thing in the world is to say he's drunk or stoned. But what are you gonna do?

Read the entire interview from RollingStone.com.

http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=125842

Dream On' With AEROSMITH-Branded Lottery Tickets

GTECH Corporation announced in March 2009 that it had signed a multi-year licensing agreement, brokered by Primary Wave Music, with AEROSMITH, giving GTECH the exclusive rights for the lottery business to utilize one of the most powerful brands in the music industry.

GTECH plans to develop innovative lottery games across all channels that will include, in addition to cash prizes, exclusive AEROSMITH merchandise, and once-in-a-lifetime experiences including "VIP All Access" passes to AEROSMITH's tour. "Knowing that AEROSMITH's music has a huge multi-generational demographic fan base, we are confident that the brand, the music, and the value-added merchandise, and experiential prizes will provide our customers an opportunity to drive revenue with innovative and fun lottery games," said Ross Dalton, GTECH's Senior Vice President, Printed Products and Licensed Content.

GTECH is a leading gaming technology and services company. With 6,200 people in over 50 countries, GTECH provides innovative technology, creative content, and superior service delivery to effectively manage and grow today's evolving gaming markets. GTECH is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Lottomatica, one of the world's largest commercial lottery operators and a market leader in the Italian gaming industry.

Regarding the rumors that AEROSMITH was breaking up following the cancellation of the group's U.S. tour with ZZ TOP, Perry stated, "The band is on hiatus. I think that for the last couple of tours, Steven's [Tyler, vocals] been through a bunch of different physical things. He's always felt like we've gone out a little bit too early every time and that kind of thing... I really don't know for sure. We just want him to get completely healthy ? from head to toe, whatever ailment it is ? and then we'll talk about getting back together. So the band is by no means breaking up; we are just taking some time off. And we're gonna take a good bit of time off so that everybody can re-evaluate our original mandate, which was to go out there and entertain the fans, put the fans [at] number one ? which I always do, and I constantly will, with the [JOE PERRY] PROJECT ? but with AEROSMITH, we're all there on that. And make a great studio record and go out and get on the road and tour until we're finished."

When asked to clarify his statement that for the last couple of tours Steven's "felt like [AEROSMITH has] gone out a little bit too early," Perry said, "It takes a lot of planning, and the thing is, you've gotta know that you wanna go out on the road three months, four months, five months before you go out, 'cause it takes that long to build the tour ? everything from finding the right guys and facilitating... structurally building the whole thing... getting the right PA, getting the right monitors, getting the right guys... A lot of them are people that we've had for a long time. There are new people that we'll bring in. And it just takes a long time to get it going. You look at the U2 thing; they were showing pictures of their stage a month ago. And that's when it's finally done, and you know they started planning that six months before that. So it takes a while to get a tour up and running, and you've gotta know... And that's why you can't put that off. It's one thing to take a little extra time on a release of a record, but you really can't mess around with that [tour] opening date, 'cause you're selling tickets three months in advance, and then you're ready to go. And that's when it's... The show must go on. That little bit of entertainment bylaws have never changed; that's never changed. And that's why we ended up not getting the this last studio record done. We were all set with Brendan [O'Brien, producer] to cut tracks, and we had the songs pretty much lined up, and Steven got a throat thing and then it got to pneumonia and he was out of the picture for six weeks. And Brendan said, 'Look, we just don't have time before the tour to finish this record, so we'll just do it after the tour is over.' And this was, obviously, before we had this whole business about cancelling and all that stuff. So that's when I flipped the switch and went in and started cutting a solo record; I just had too much music inside to let it sit there. I knew I was gonna do a solo record sometime again ? another one ? because I realized I could do solo things parallel to AEROSMITH without it hurting either one. So I was ready to do it some day, but 'some day' happened a lot quicker than I thought; I just wasn't gonna waste any time."

Tyler spoke with RollingStone.com on August 24 to refute rumors that he was drunk when he fell off the stage in Sturgis, South Dakota on August 5, leading to the cancellation of the band's summer tour and reports that the group was in turmoil. When asked how he's doing, Tyler responded, "I've been better. I've got my arm in a sling (from a broken shoulder). I'm on all the drugs I'm not supposed to be on. But I'm dealing with the pain pretty good."

Tyler said he was "as sober as you can be" when he fell, adding that he didn't know how it happened. He said, "It could have been my knee buckling or an ankle. The last thing I remember before I hit the ground was people grabbing for me . . . I stood up and couldn't raise my arm and knew I'd broken something."

As for the footage of Tyler in a liquor store viewed widely all over the web a short time after the Sturgis incident, the singer responded, "A good friend of mine and Joe's ? the brother of the guy who works on my house, my housekeeper ? passed away. I was at the funeral. And after the funeral, they're Italian and had a feast at the house, a wake, and I stopped at the liquor store and paid for the booze. I did not buy any for myself. It was never proven that I did. Some kid whipped out a phone and took a picture. Anything to sell papers. It was for the wake. I would do it over and over a million times."

Tyler also addressed reports, like the one posted last week at BostonHerald.com, that suggest that his alleged return to drinking and drugs is causing dissent in AEROSMITH. Tyler says, "Someone is leaking stuff, pretending to know, and you know, I don't even care. Has the band done things to me where I've wanted to quit? Positively. But I've stuck in there for the sake of a few sounds we got. I respect the power this band has in and of itself regardless of who says what."

He added that he last spoke with his bandmates "two days ago" and that "shit's good."

As for the seemingly cursed tour, which also saw medical problems befall guitarist Brad Whitford and bassist Tom Hamilton, Tyler said, "I'm just so pissed it was such a great tour. I had to ruin it all by falling and I'm sorry. I've said that to the fans and my band and everybody else. I fucked up . . . And I only hope they forgive me for having to cancel such a fucking awesome tour."

They really should have stopped making records after Draw The Line.

Audio and photos here: http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=126005

Joe Perry interview with WXLX in Boston on Aug. 27, photos and podcast.

http://wzlx.zipscene.com/photos/view/8269

Aerosmith's Joe Perry: what The Beatles mean to me

Guitar star writes exclusively for MusicRadar

Joe Perry, Tue 8 Sep 2009

http://www.musicradar.com/news/guitars/aerosmiths-joe-perry-what-the-beatles-mean-to-me-219308/2

Steven Tyler will be doing David Letterman's Top Ten List tonight, any quesses as to what that could be. :hihi:

And Joe Perry will be performing at the Viper Room on Oct. 6th, ticket go on sale tomorrow.

http://www.joeperry.com/index.cfm/pk/content/pid/400034

Listening to the classic Aerosmith at the moment.. they have a couple of underated albums out there, I really dig Night In The Ruts and Done With Mirrors. The latter one is way too hated by both the band and most of the fans. In my opinion it has some great tunes and riffs on it, altough I have to admit the lyrics aren't the best Steven. They should do a couple of these songs live again, I don't think they've played any song from the album since the DWM-tour.

i bought Done With Mirrors on CD. i dig on that album.

Sure it doesnt make me wanna go back n listen over n over like its three successors.

But "Let the music do the talking", "my fist your face"  are some of the best Aerosmith tracks ever recorded.

Joe Perry frustrated over Steven Tyler accident

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090917/ap_en_mu/us_music_joe_perry


hope steven gets his act together!

The AP has posted video of the entire interview, there is a little bit more here:

Joe Perry Frustrated Over Steven Tyler Accident

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ACrCoDhU7Hc

AEROSMITH's JOE PERRY: 'Maybe We Have Three More Records In Us' - Sep. 23, 2009

On Tuesday, September 22, Jed Gottlieb of BostonHerald.com conducted an interview with AEROSMITH guitarist Joe Perry. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below.

BostonHerald.com: Your interview with Associated Press (see video below) got fans worried. What's the real story about the future of AEROSMITH?

Joe Perry: AEROSMITH is taking a breather. We had to postpone some dates at the end of two or three tours and that kind of pushed our touring problems into the forefront and didn't give us a lot of time to make a studio record. After having to cancel this last tour we need to stand back, take a deep breath and let everybody come back down to earth. We're going on hiatus like most bands do, we're not kids anymore we don't need to pound the pavement every day but we got locked into that after postponing gigs and having to make them up.

BostonHerald.com: So did that Associated Press story exaggerate your frustration with Steven Tyler?

Joe Perry: Sometimes certain things come out. I always try to be as honest as I can and that's it. I stand by everything I said. In the context of a longer interview it probably would have seemed less harsh, but it is still the truth. I'm still getting over the fact that tour was canceled. It was the best one we'd put together in such a long time.

BostonHerald.com: What surprised me the most was hearing that you and Steven haven't been writing together for some time. Is that really true? Nothing in a decade or so?

Joe Perry: Relationships go through changes, songwriting partnerships go through changes. When we started using outside songwriters it definitely helped with our success in the '80s and '90s. I don't know, maybe it got too comfortable to rely on that. I don't think anybody really cares who writes the songs as long as they sound like AEROSMITH songs and, at least to me, there have been times when we drifted away from (sounding like AEROSMITH). I don't mind using outside songwriters but I'd still like to see an AEROSMITH where the core of the music comes from the guys in the band.

BostonHerald.com: Will that happen? Will there even be another AEROSMITH record?

Joe Perry: Maybe we have three more records in us. Maybe we have [between] five (and) seven years of touring.

Read the entire interview from BostonHerald.com.

http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=127443

Hmmm, I wonder why he's being so negative. Tyler had a broken shoulder and 20 stitches. It's not like they had to cancel because he didn't show up or something...

He was fucked up beyond belief when he injured himself.

wish, when they all get better, they would tour the UK.

Aerosmith are probably the only "big" band I want to see but haven't

Joe Perry: "Aerosmith are not splitting up"

Guitarist speaks of band drama, solo album

Joe Bosso, Mon 28 Sep 2009, 4:30 pm BST

"Aerosmith are definitely not splitting up," Joe Perry tells MusicRadar, putting to rest rumors that have circulated since the Rock And Roll Hall Of Famers ended their injury-plagued summer tour prematurely.

"The band still has their best record in them," the guitarist says. "I know people say that all the time, but I firmly believe that. But it's going to take some doing to get there. Everybody's got to chill out, take a breather and then we'll have dialogues."

That neither Perry nor singer Steven Tyler have spoken in a month and a half did much to fuel breakup chatter, but Perry says, "The clock is ticking on that one. Things have to happen in due course."

Until then, Perry is busying himself with Have Guitar, Will Travel, his fifth solo album and one he recorded in a brisk 47 days. "Which just proves you don't have to spend a year in the studio dickin' around," he says. "If only Aerosmith worked as fast."

Have Guitar Will, Travel features 10 gale-force rockers, which Perry cut at The Boneyard, his state-of-the-art home studio in suburban Boston. Whereas the guitarist played most of the instruments on his last solo effort (Joe Perry, May 2005), the new album was more of a band affair - bassist David Hull, drummers Ben Tileston, Marty Richards, Scott Meeder and Paul Santo all contributed.

But the biggest change to The Joe Perry Project (that's what he's calling the live band once again) is the addition of Hagen, a German vocalist who Perry's wife, Billie, found on YouTube. "Who needs the classifieds anymore when you've got YouTube?" Perry jokes.

Hagen belts it out impressively on the album's first single We've Got A Long Way To Go. But does Perry mind stepping out of the spotlight on what is, after all, supposed to be a 'solo' endeavor?

"Not at all," he says. "I've always played right alongside one of the best singes in rock. For me to sing half the songs on a record is enough."

Continue reading here: http://www.musicradar.com/news/guitars/joe-perry-aerosmith-are-not-splitting-up-221691

From Joe Perry's solo album...

"Talking about music is like dancing about architecture.. the music speaks for itself"

Joe Perry gives us a look in to his world with this clip about the first single off of his new album "Have Guitar, Will Travel." - The song, "We've Got A Long Way To Go" is available on iTunes now!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PpRmmsPb9As

Aerosmith playing corporate gig after setbacks

Wed Oct 7, 2009 7:39pm EDT
 
BOSTON (Reuters) - Aerosmith singer Steven Tyler is back in the saddle, two months after the rock band was forced to cancel its troubled North American tour when he fell off the stage and broke his shoulder.

The group will perform a private concert next week at a San Francisco convention sponsored by Oracle Corp, the software giant run by billionaire Larry Ellison.

"Aerosmith is a go," Oracle spokeswoman Karen Tillman said on Wednesday. The event was scheduled before Tyler's accident.

Tyler, 61, broke his left shoulder and needed 20 stitches in his head after the August 5 mishap at a show for thousands of motorcycle aficionados in Sturgis, South Dakota. Several earlier dates had been scrapped when Tyler hurt his leg, and guitarist Brad Whitford and bassist Tom Hamilton also missed shows because of medical ailments.

It was just the latest misfortune for the singer, who was stricken by pneumonia earlier this year and checked into rehab in May 2008 to recover from painful foot surgeries.

Aerosmith -- whose hits include "Dream On," "Sweet Emotion" and "Back in the Saddle" -- is also scheduled to play two shows in Hawaii later this month.

But the band is in a state of flux, with Tyler not having spoken to his bandmates since the accident, according to guitarist Joe Perry, who is on the road promoting his new solo album, "Have Guitar Will Travel."

(Reporting by Jim Finkle; editing by Dean Goodman)

I wonder who he is talking about. :D

Video Q&A: Joe Perry of Aerosmith

October 12, 2009

As for Aerosmith, Perry is circumspect. "The thing that bothers me the most is how it affects the fans," he says. "The only reason you're there is because of the fans. You owe them a lot, and when you start taking them for granted its just wrong. I think that a lot of what happened with Aerosmith over the last two or three years has been a case of that. And I'm not talking about everybody in the band. I think at this point the four band members are willing to not play for a while until the fifth member gets together and decides to come and join us again."

Video: http://www.billboard.com/#/news/video-q-a-joe-perry-of-aersomith-1004021422.story

That Brad Whitford has always been an asshole.

AEROSMITH guitarist Joe Perry has told MTV News that the band is effectively off the road (they have a pair of Hawaiian gigs slated for this weekend) while he continues to focus on promoting his new solo album, "Have Guitar, Will Travel".

"Well, from where I sit, and from the latest I have heard from the other guys ... I talk to the three guys probably every week or 10 days or so, because we have a couple of gigs left to do. We're gonna be on indefinite hiatus, I think, at this point," Perry said. "We need some time apart. For myself, it's worked out great, because I've got this project going, and I'm getting all kinds of offers to do things I would normally have to turn down. ... Being in charge of the ship, I can say, 'Well, we're not going to work that night. I'm gonna go do this show.'

"I think that AEROSMITH needs some time apart to get back into the same headspace of making the record," he continued. "We need to do a great studio record, and I want to do with an A-list producer. ... I think we need some space at this point. That's from me. You'll have to ask everybody else and ask Steven [Tyler, vocals] what he thinks, but that's where I'm at."

yeah they need to take a break until they can come up with a good batch of songs!!

From their show in Hawaii on Oct. 18th 2009.

"Dream On"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kDTj-uEHtTE

didn't know they were playing again

Technically, no.

Maybe some good came out of that show?

It was part of a settlement from a lawsuit filed by fans after they cancelled a show, so kind of a unique situation.

Aerosmith to settle lawsuit with Maui performance
http://www.usatoday.com/life/music/news/2009-04-26-aerosmith-maui_N.htm

Absolutely amazing performance and video...hopefully this show will bring them back so they can get to work

Aerosmith returned to the live stage this past Sunday (October 18) to play a gig at Honolulu, Hawaii's Blaisdell Arena. It marked the band's first "official" gig since frontman Steven Tyler was injured during a performance in Sturgis, South Dakota, prompting several cancellations. (Note: AEROSMITH's actual first performance since the Sturgis incident took place last week at an Oracle private event in San Francisco.)

The band's setlist was as follows:

01. Eat The Rich
02. Fallin In Love (Is Hard On The Knees)
03. Ragdoll
04. Walkin' The Dog
05. Dream On
06. Last Child
07. Same Old Song and Dance
08. Stop Messin' Around
09. Love In an Elevator
10. Cryin'
11. Draw The Line
12. Livin' On The Edge
13. Walk This Way
14. Sweet Emotion

Encore

15. Guitar Hero Joe
16. Train Kept A Rollin'

Cheers for that Malcolm.  Wonder how they all felt being back on stage together on these last 2 shows..  Inspired hopefully.

Steven Tyler presentation to rock Concord

October 26, 2009 12:22 PM

Tickets go on sale, Friday, Oct. 30, for DREAM ON, An Intimate Evening with Steven Tyler, Saturday, Jan. 23, 8 p.m., at the Capitol Center for the Arts in Concord.

The event features a multi-media presentation including video of Aerosmith concert footage, images captured through Tyler's and the band's remarkable history, stories of life on the road, discussion of Tyler's personal journey including his struggles with addiction, a special solo presentation of two renowned songs, and a question-answer period between Tyler and the audience. All proceeds from the event will benefit Child and Family Services' adolescent substance abuse treatment and child abuse prevention initiatives.

Having spent much of his life in New Hampshire, Tyler has become the state's preeminent living rock legend and success story. ?We are thrilled at this opportunity and honored that Steven Tyler will take to the local stage on our behalf,? says Mike Ostrowski, CEO/president of Child and Family Services, in a press release. ?Tyler's willingness to share such intimate details of his life, from the challenges of the band's early years of survival to the effects of realizing the rock star dream?and the road to recovery in between, will make for a rare, meaningful and memorable presentation.?

http://www.seacoastonline.com/articles/20091026-ENTERTAIN-910269979

Here is some footage of Aerosmith playing at the Abu Dhabi F1 Grand Prix last night.  Sounds good...

"I don't Wanna Miss A Thing"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g7PYaYEcKLg

"Walk This Way"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=41DGr_aLJMk

http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?col=&section=theuae&xfile=data/theuae/2009/November/theuae_November48.xml

Are AEROSMITH Headed For A Permanent Vacation?

November 04, 2009

Classicrockmagazine.com is reporting:

Classic Rock exclusive: Steven to work on ?Brand Tyler? as band members ponder a future without him?

?Once the band hit the final note and I walk off stage ? then I?ll tell you the whole story,? an exuberant Steven Tyler announced to Classic Rock minutes before AEROSMITH played a triumphant set to a crowd of over 50,000 adrenalized punters at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.

The future of Aerosmith looks uncertain at moment as they approach their 40th anniversary in 2010.

Since falling off stage whilst the band were on tour with ZZ TOP, Tyler has decided to pull out of a planned South American tour at the end of the year and seems intent on pursuing solo projects, as he revealed to Classic Rock.

?I don?t know what I?m doing yet, but it?s definitely going to be something Steven Tyler: working on the brand of myself ? Brand Tyler.?

Good riddance.

Aerosmith without Steven? I don't think so! To the dude above me get a life. you spend way to much time on this board.

looks like his ego has gone straight up his ass and back out his mouth

http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2009/nov/06/joe-perry-steven-tyler-has-quit-aerosmith/




/jarmo

I don't believe this shit. I guess they didn't learn their lessons from the previous breakup.

It sounds less about drugs this time, more about egos-Joe Perry says they plan to move on with another singer it sounds like

Hmm yes, those recent clips from Hawaii and Abu Dhabi, although they sounded good, there didnt seem to be much in the way of onstage camaraderie, though i can appreciate there's only a few clips to base that on. I've only seen them once, and relatively recently (2007 in Hyde Park) and they seemed then to be enjoying themselves as a band more, rather than going through the motions.

I'll be pretty fkn gutted if tyler does leave em, though undeniably some shit needs to be sorted.

Wow that's pretty intense if Tyler leaves the band.  At this stage in their career I thought they were doing the right thing by toning it down, touring once and a while and doing an album every couple of years.  That at least leaves them with some time to get away from each other (as I'm sure working together for about 40 years gets to you after a while).  I can see maybe one year Tyler does his own thing, then gets back with the group and does something then breaks again.  But to just leave the baby or child you helped create and give it up after 40 years is pretty much crazy! Hopefully they can work something out and get it together.