The legendary band Aerosmith is a real icon of rock music. The musical group has been performing on stage for more than 40 years, while a significant part of the fans are many times younger than the songs themselves.
The group is the leader in the number of records with gold and platinum status, as well as in the circulation of albums (more than 150 million copies), is one of the "100 Great Musicians of All Time" (according to VH1 Music Channel), and has also been awarded 10 MTV Video awards Music Award, 4 Grammy Awards and 4 International Artist Awards.
The line-up and history of Aerosmith
Aerosmith was founded in 1970 in Boston, so there is another name for it - "The Bad Boys from Boston". But Stephen Tallarico (aka Steve Tyler) and Joe Perry met much earlier in Sunapee. Steve Tyler at that time was already performing with the group "Chain Reaction", which he himself put together, and managed to release several singles. Joe Perry, together with his friend Tom Hamilton, played in the group "Jam Band".
The genre preferences of the musicians coincided: it was hard rock, and glam rock, and rock and roll, and Tyler, at the request of Parry, assembled a new team, which included: Steve Tyler, Joe Parry, Joey Kramer, Ray Tabano. This was the first line-up of AEROSMITH. Of course, over the time span of 40 years, the composition of the group has changed several times, and the current line-up of the group consists of musicians:
Steven Tyler - vocals, harmonica, keyboards, percussion (1970-present)
Joe Perry - guitar, backing vocals (1970-1979, 1984-present)
Tom Hamilton - bass guitar, backing vocals (1970-present)
Joey Kramer - drums, backing vocals (1970-present)
Brad Whitford - guitar, backing vocals (1971-1981, 1984-present)
Members who left the team:
Ray Tabano - rhythm guitar (1970-1971)
Jimmy Crespo - guitar, backing vocals (1979-1984)
Rick Dufay - guitar (1981-1984)
AEROSMITH Band (1974)
AEROSMITH (then called "The Hookers") gave their first concert at Nipmuc Regional High School, and in general, the group initially performed only in bars and schools, earning only $ 200 per evening. USA.
The word "AEROSMITH" was invented by Kramer, although it is said that it was his nickname. The group then moved to Boston, but still copied Eric Clapton and The Rolling Stones. Only after some time did Aerosmith manage to form its own recognizable style.
The guys performed at the Max' Kansas City club in 1971, and Clive Davis (President of Columbia Records) rested in the same club. He noticed them, promised to make them stars and fulfilled his promise.
But the musicians themselves could not bear the burden of wealth and fame - drugs and alcohol became an integral part of the musicians' accompaniment on tour and at home, but at the same time the number of fans multiplied exponentially.
In 1978, Lost, Jesus Christ Superstar, and Grease producer Robert Stigwood invited the AEROSMITH guys to star in the production of Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Night Club Band.
In 1979, Joe Perry left the group and started the "Joe Perry Project". His place in the group was taken by Jimmy Craspo.
A year later, Brad Whitford left. Together with Derek St. Holmes from Ted Nugent, Brad Whitford created the group "Whitford - St. Holmes Band". His place in the group was taken by Rick Dufay.
Release of the album "Rock In A Hard Place"
In this line-up, AEROSMITH released the album "Rock In A Hard Place". However, it soon became clear that no one needed such changes. The group was made successful again by manager Tim Collins, who accompanied Joe Perry's project, and later in February 1984 he made friends with former colleagues at a show in Boston. Collins insisted on the musicians undergoing a drug addiction rehabilitation course. Also, at his instigation, the group signed a contract with producer John Kalodner and the Geffen Records label.
Kalodner did not like the AEROSMITH album "Get a Grip" (1993) and forced the musicians to re-record it, after which the album took 1st place in the Billboard hit parade and became 6 times platinum. John Kalodner can also be seen in the video clips for the songs "Blind Man", "Let the Music Do the Talking", "The Other Side". In the video "Dude (Looks Like a Lady)" the producer, due to his passion for the color white in clothes, even played a bride.
In the future, the position of producer of the AEROSMITH group will be occupied by such personalities as guitar drive lover Ted Templeman, ballad lover Bruce Fairbairn, Glen Ballard, who will demand that the musicians remake half of the album "Nine Lives". Liv Tyler, Steve Tyler's daughter, will appear in the video clips.
The Aerosmith group will collect many awards and titles, the musicians will try their hand at acting. Steve Tyler will undergo ligament surgeries and also surgery on his leg after a microphone stand fell, Joey Kramer narrowly escapes death in a car crash, Tom Hamilton recovers from throat cancer, and Joe Perry suffers a concussion after being hit by a cameraman at a concert will crash.
In 2000, Slash, a member of the Guns'n'Roses group, will give Joe Parry his own guitar in honor of the 50th anniversary, which Joe Parry pawned in the 70s to raise money, and Hudson bought this instrument in 1990- m year. In March 2001, AEROSMITH was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Composition "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing"
Creativity of the AEROSMITH group can be considered conceptual and very innovative: the material is used in computer games, compositions become soundtracks for films.
That's how the track "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" became the soundtrack to the blockbuster "Armageddon". The music video for this hit featured some of the most expensive suits in music video history, 52 suits worth $2,5 million each.
The discography of AEROSMITH contains 15 full-length studio albums, as well as more than a dozen recordings and collections of live performances.
Aerosmith early work
AEROSMITH's first studio album, titled "AEROSMITH" by its own name, features the band's iconic song "Dream On".
After some time, rapper Eminem used a fragment of this composition in his work. In 1988, the group Guns'n'Roses covered the song "Mama Kin" in their album "G N'R Lies".
The album "Get Your Wings" brought recognition to the group: the guys began to be distinguished from Mick Jagger's group, and Steve Tyler himself, thanks to his tin throat and snake-like antics on stage, gained fame as a vocal acrobat.
One of the best is the album "Toys in the Attic", which made it into the top ten of the Billboard 200 and is considered a classic of hard rock today. The composition from this album "Sweet Emotion" was released as a separate single, took 11th place in the Billboard 200 hit parade and sold 6 million copies.
Released in 1976, the album "Rocks" went platinum, while the albums "Live! Bootleg" and "Draw the Line" sold well, but the tour in the UK was a failure, the musicians were credited with borrowing from the Rolling Stones and Led Zeppelin, and, according to critics, the musicians were in a drug-induced haze.
A new round in creativity
The composition "Done With Mirrors" (1985) showed that the group had overcome their previous problems and was ready to dive into the mainstream. A joint project with rappers from Run-DMC in the form of a remix of the composition "Walk This Way" provided AEROSMITH with a return to the top of the charts and a new influx of fans.
The album "Permanent Vacation" with a cover version of the Beatles' song "I'm Down" sold 5 million copies. According to the British publication Classic Rock, this album is included in the "100 best rock albums of all time". The 10th studio album "Pump" was also included in this list, having sold 6 million copies.
Songs like "Angel" and "Rag Doll" give Bon Jovi serious competition when it comes to ballads, while hits like "Love In An Elevator" and "Janie's Got A Gun" feature pop elements and orchestration.
Thanks to the video clips "Crazy", "Cryin'", "Amazing" Liv Tyler began her career as a film actress, and the album "Get A Grip" itself became 7-times platinum. Lenny Kravitz and Desmon Child took part in the recording of the songs. Joe Perry and Steve Tyler produced the album "Just Push Play" themselves.
Aerosmith today
In 2017, Joe Perry announced that the AEROSMITH group plans to give performances until at least 2020, Tom Hamilton supported him, saying that the band has something to please the fans. Joey Kramer doubted that, they say, health already allows. to which Brad Whitford stated that "it's time to put up the final labels".
AEROSMITH's farewell tour is titled "Aero-viderci, Baby". The route and dates of the concerts are published on the band's official website http://www.aerosmith.com/, the main page of which is decorated with a corporate logo, which Tyler attributes to himself, but is believed to have been invented by Ray Tabano.
On Instagram, the AEROSMITH page from time to time features photos of fans who have used this image for themselves in a tattoo.
Rock legends warned that they would not immediately break with the stage, but would stretch this “pleasure” for more than one year. The AEROSMITH band visited Europe, South America, Israel, and visited Georgia for the first time. In 2018, AEROSMITH performed at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival and the MTV Video Music Awards.
On April 6, 2019, AEROSMITH opened the Deuces Are Wild concert series in Las Vegas with a grand show. The show was produced by Grammy winner Giles Martin, known for his work on Cirque du Soleil's The Beatles Love.
Set list:
- 01. Train Kept 'A-Rollin
- 02. Mama Kin
- 03. Back In The Saddle
- 04. Kings And Queens
- 05. Sweet emotion
- 06. Hangman Jury
- 07. Seasons Of Wither
- 08. Stop Messin' Around (FLEETWOOD MAC cover)
- 09. Cryin '
- 10. Living On The Edge
- 11. I Don't Want To Miss A Thing
- 12. Love In An Elevator
- 13. Toys In The Attic
- 14. Dude (Looks Like A Lady)
- 15. Dream On
- 16. Walk This Way
AEROSMITH plans to play 34 more shows before the end of this year, and, according to Joe Perry (July 2019), plans to release a new album "when the time is right."
Discography:
- 1973 - "AEROSMITH"
- 1974 - “Get Your Wings”
- 1975 - “Toys in the Attic”
- 1976 - "Rocks"
- 1977 - “Draw the Line”
- 1979 - “Night in the Ruts”
- 1982 - “Rock in a Hard Place”
- 1985 - “Done with Mirrors”
- 1987 - “Permanent Vacation”
- 1989 - "Pump"
- 1993 - "Get a Grip"
- 1997 - "Nine Lives"
- 2001 - “Just Push Play”
- 2004 - “Honkin' on Bobo”
- 2012 - “Music from Another Dimension”
- 2015 - "Up in Smoke"
Aerosmith video clips:
- Chip Away the Stone
- Lightning strikes
- Let the Music Do the Talking
- Dude (Looks Like a Lady)
- Love in an elevator
- The Other Side
- Eat the Rich
- Crazy
- Falling in Love (Is Hard on the Knees)
- Jaded
- girls of summer
- Legendary Child
