Aerosmith Thread.

[anythinggoes]

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.   

[Malcolm]

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

[Alan]

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

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

[Polly Parrot]

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

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.

[Malcolm]

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

[anythinggoes]

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.

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

[babydolls]

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

[metallex78]

Hope they make it to Australia soon!!!

[adnan]

God I fucking love Aerosmith. So fucking much.

They're such an amazing band.

[Malcolm]

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.

[Selene Papillon]

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

[anythinggoes]

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

[mrlee]

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.

[Malcolm]

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.

[Red1]

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.


 

[babydolls]

argh - yeah!  brilliant!  thanks for this!

[mrlee]

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

[babydolls]

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.

[Krispy Kreme]

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

[TAP]

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. 

You guess correctly

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