Aerosmith Contemplating Playing Toys In The Attic In It’s Entirety Live
April 23, 2009 by Scott
A lot of bands are looking to bring something different to their live shows. Lately a lot of bands are planning on playing the entire track list of one of their classic albums, live. I don’t know if it’s to build hype and sell tickets or just to keep things kind of interesting. Whatever the reasoning behind it, I love it and think it’s a great idea. Metal icons Slayer did it with Reign In Blood as well as NWOBHM pioneers, Judas Priest are planning on doing it with British Steel. Mastodon are playing their new album Crack The Skye in it’s entirety, which is an amazing album that should surely be a classic 20 years from now. Hell, it’s already a classic in my opinion.
The latest band to propose the idea is Aerosmith with their 1975 classic album, Toys In The Attic. No solid details have been released or even talked about really. According to Gibson.com guitarist Joe Perry mentioned to VH1 radio’s Dave Basner, that he’d love to play the album in it’s entirety on their upcoming tour with ZZ Top. Tyler still has the pipes and I would love to see that happen. Toys In The Attic has gone platinum 8 times since it’s release 34 years ago.
Van Halen The Latest Rumored Guitar Heroes
March 9, 2009 by Scott
Aerosmith pretty much started the band based Guitar Hero line and the latest band rumored to get an upcoming release on the game is Van Halen. Deservingly I guess, Eddie Van Halen is a guitar hero. How many rock and metal guitar players has he influenced over the years. While his playing and style may be slightly dated compared to some of the guitar players out there today, he’s still an amazing talent. Besides, I don’t like to compare guitar virtuosos of yesterday to players of today. A lot of guitar players these days play for speed more than feeling.
Aerosmith Preparing To Hit The Studio
February 19, 2009 by Scott
Aerosmith is preparing to enter the studio to record a new album. Tom Hamilton posted an update at Aeroforceone.com that said:
The big news is that we had our first meeting and strategy session with our producer Brendan O’Brien. We’ve been wanting to work with him for a while. The meeting came on the heels of the band all working together for the first two weeks. Things are moving along and it’s now on the fast track. We had a day where we all got to listen to everyone’s songs and ideas. In the next few weeks we’ll be narrowing down what we’ve got.
You can read the rest of the update at Aeroforceone.com. The thing a lot of people are thinking about with Aerosmith these days is, do they really need to make another record. I used to love Aerosmith back in the day, but I honestly haven’t enjoyed an entire album of theirs since Permanent Vacation. Pump was alright, but everything after that started to seem like it had a more pop-ish approach and failed to really rock. Perhaps they have changed with the times instead of writing the same album 14 times like other classic rock bands, but I just haven’t been moved by Aerosmith in a long time.
On a side note, Tom Hamilton looks like death and Joey Kramer has been wearing that same vest for like 20+ years now. Much respect though.
Image: PR Photos
Joe Perry Run, Rudolph, Run Free Download
December 19, 2008 by Scott
Aerosmith’s Joe Perry recorded a version of Run, Rudolph, Run and has made it available for free download at Aeroforce.com. They state:
Joe has always loved Chuck Berry’s and Keith Richards’ version of this song and has wanted to record it for years now. He also wants to share it with all the fans right here at AF1.
Download Joe Perry: Run, Rudolph, Run
Image: Newscom.com
Guitar Hero: Aerosmith. A ‘Uge Success
September 11, 2008 by Scott
When I lived up in near Watertown NY there was a car franchise with this heavy Italian dude that owned it called Fucillo Auto. Everywhere you would go you would hear the stupid commercials on T.V. and the radio and his tag line was “It’s Gonna Be ‘Uge”. Every damn sale was gonna be ‘Uge. So then I move to NC and now I have to put up with Marc Jacobson and his stupid dog. Enough of my griping.
Guitar Hero 1, 2, 3 and Rock The 80’s have been a huge success as well as Rock Band, so it really wasn’t a big surprise that Guitar Hero: Aerosmith saw the same success. Gamedaily.com reports the following:
Want To Sound Like Joe Perry On Guitar?
July 31, 2008 by Scott
Well there is a big difference between sounding like Aerosmith’s Joe Perry and playing like Joe Perry. But if you want to at least start out by learning how to sound like him (His tone), Gibson.com can actually show you how you can capture his tone when recording. While each guitar great has his signature tone that is almost impossible to re-create, here is your chance to make a good attempt in doing so. Check it out!
To create Perry’s tone at a home computer I’ll be using Native Instruments Guitar Rig 3 to build Joe Perry’s tone. (Don’t have Guitar Rig at home? Click on the contest link at the bottom of this page, and you may win virtual amp and cab emulation from Native Instruments’ Guitar Rig—and a Les Paul Traditional, to boot!) I will also give you the settings for the tone, so if you’re using another software product, you can build the tone yourself. If you are using Guitar Rig, you can just download my tone at the bottom of this article and start using it.
Learn the rest here:
How to Capture Joe Perry’s Aerosmith Guitar Tone
Daily Dose 7/11 Aerosmith - Janie’s Got A Gun
July 11, 2008 by Scott
“She had to take him down easy
And put a bullet in his brain
She said cause nobody believes me
The man was such a sleeze
He aint never gonna be the same”
Aerosmith - Janie’s Got A Gun~
Closing out the week of Aerosmith Daily Doses with Janie’s Got A Gun. Great song, great video. Now a few words…there is absolutely no denying that Aerosmith know how to put on a great show. With one of the biggest mouths and widest ranges of vocals Steven Tyler has it all. One of the greatest front-men in rock and roll backed up by such a cohesive and talented band, there is nothing anyone can really say to discredit a band that has been going strong for over 35 years. There are only a handful of bands still around that can fit into that bracket. The band has seen their ups and downs, ins and outs of rehab but have still held strong throughout the years and still never sold less than gold records even in the digital age of today. Although the band has always had a pop-driven sound to them, these days it’s more evident but I still can’t find a negative thing to say about Aerosmith. How much longer can we expect Aerosmith to keep on doing what they do? Who honestly knows but Aerosmith. No matter where they go or when they stop we will always have everything they have left in their wake of their rock n roll legacy. Lyrics after the fold… Read more
Daily Dose 7/10 Aersomith - Big Ten Inch Record
July 10, 2008 by Scott
“Got me the strangest woman
Believe it, this chicks no sinch
When I wanna get her goin
Then I whip out my big ten inch”
Aerosmith -Big Ten Inch~
Big Ten Inch what?? You’ll have to listen to the song or read the lyrics to find out…but chances are if your not an Aerosmith fan or have never heard the song before, your guess is probably not correct. Another older classic Aerosmith hit. The blues are obviously an influence of the band, and why wouldn’t the blues be an influence. The blues pretty much influence every rock song in history and if you think I’m wrong then you need to check the history of rock and roll. Lyrics after the fold.
Daily Dose 7/9 Aerosmith - Sweet Emotion
July 9, 2008 by Scott
“You talk about things and nobody cares
You’re wearing other things that nobody wears
You’re calling my name but you gotta make clear
I can’t say baby where I’ll be in a year “
What’s there to really tell about Sweet Emotion. Another classic Aerosmith hit about groupies and living the rock star, love on the run lifestyle. Lyrics after the fold.
Uncovered: Guns N Roses Cover Aerosmith’s Mama Kin
We all know how cover songs can go from a classic original to a badly butchered peice of rotten meat real quick, right? Luckily for us this isn’t the case, but honestly, can anyone think of a cover song that Guns N Roses did that was actually bad? Their Spaghetti Incident cd was quite cool and featured cover songs of all sorts with that G n’ R feel to them. This cover of Aerosmith’s Mama Kin was on the Gn’R Lies album which had all sorts of great tunes on it. Enjoy the a live version by Aerosmith first and then the cover by Gn’R.