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Mullin
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| Tell a Friend Posted: Tue Sep 21, 2004 11:38 am Post subject: Aerosmith |
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In my opinion Aerosmith are probably one of the most dynamic bands of our time... to start off with, they've lasted for years. Yes, the Stones have lasted in the same way, but Aerosmith's roots are firm. Their release of a blues album is sure evidence of how they've taken a sound, polished it, and redefined it. And it's more than just people from their day that listen to them! Me included.
The Aerosmith adventure began in Sunapee, New Hampshire in the summer of 1969 with two talented teenagers named Joe Perry and Tom Hamilton. Bass player Hamilton and guitarist Perry played together in a local band known as the Jam Band, while Perry had a summer job at a local restaurant called the Anchorage, an establishment frequented by a drummer and vocalist from Yonkers, New York named Steven Tallarico. Tallarico, a New York man, had summered at Lake Sunapee since childhood. Perry and Tallarico met over french fries: Tallarico was really impressed by the french fries that he headed back to the kitchen to say hello to the guy who'd made them.
The two got talking and Joe invited Steven to see his band perform at a local venue known as The Barn. Steven had nothing better to do, so he decided to head over and check the band out. He was unimpressed until the band performed a cover version of Fleetwood Mac's "Rattlesnake Shake."
Aerosmith spent late 1970 and early 1971 performing constantly at high school dances, college mixers, ski lodges, town halls, teen centers - wherever they were welcome. Most days they set up and played outside of the Boston University student union at noontime.
In 1971, guitarist Ray Tabano had become a problem within the band. His playing wasn't up to the standards of the others and friction was between the members became to much, so he was replaced by Boston born Brad Whitford, who, at just 19 years old was already a highly accomplished and skilled guitarist. With Brad in the band, the puzzle was complete. The lineup that would someday fill the largest stadiums in the world was now in place.
In the fall of 1971, Aerosmith got to play their first big show in New York city, opening for Edgar Winter and Humble Pie at New York's Academy of Music. It was the biggest gig they'd ever had, quite a step up from the usual high school dances, this is where they met their future manager Frank Connelly.
In 1972 Columbia Records offered the band a $125,000 record deal. In October of that year, they started working on their first record at Intermedia Sound Studios on Newbury St. in Boston.
For their first "real" tour, Aerosmith opened for the jazz-rock fusion band the Mahavishnu Orchestra, which was quite an odd pairing. The new age hippy crowd hated Aerosmith. But "later, we realized that it was good for us because we had to play that much better to win [Mahavishnu's] audience," says Joe. It wasn't very much fun to get booed, but the band stuck the tour out. After that, they toured the Midwest as the Kinks opening act.
Aerosmith got little attention, but when they did get some press, they were usually accused of copying the Rolling Stones. When the album bombed, Columbia almost dropped the band because they hadn't lived up to expectation. The record label didn't have a lot of faith in Aerosmith because Columbia was a company built on folksy musicians like Paul Simon, wheras Aerosmith was a rock band-- the antithesis of what the label was all about. However, Steve Leber and David Krebs pulled some strings to convince Columbia to not drop Aerosmith and to release "Dream On" as a single.
Columbia released Same Old Song and Dance as the first single, which didn't chart, but the album did. Get Your Wings peaked at number100 and stayed on the charts for a year because the band was touring constantly throughout 1974. They opened for bands like Santana, Proco Harum, The Guess Who, Blue Oyster Cult, REO Speedwagon, Deep Purple and Black Sabbath. They began headlining shows in New England and Detroit where they were already fairly well-known. The record didn't get much airplay, but the constant touring worked wonders. By the end of 1974, Get Your Wings had sold half a million copies and was a gold record!
Aerosmith toured throughout 1975, promoting the album that had launched them into rockstardom. They headlined sold-out shows at Cobo Hall in Detriot and the Los Angeles Forum. Suddenly, they were selling out huge arenas and stadiums all around the country. Led Zeppelin was sidelined with injury and the Rolling Stones were on hiatus for most of 1975, which gave Aerosmith an opportunity to move into that top level. By the end of the year, they were one of the top rock and roll bands in the world. They'd finally made it all the way.
And that is the way they have stayed since then, In 2001, Aerosmith was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, which they more than deserve, considering all that they've been through and all they've achieved! |
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ash_the_minx
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| Tell a Friend Posted: Tue Sep 21, 2004 5:31 pm Post subject: |
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wow How long did that take you to type!!!
And I f***ing love Aerosmith!!! |
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Mullin
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| Tell a Friend Posted: Wed Sep 22, 2004 9:29 am Post subject: |
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| f***ing ages! But I didnt have much to do yesterday afternoon! :D |
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ash_the_minx
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| Tell a Friend Posted: Wed Sep 22, 2004 6:28 pm Post subject: |
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| s*** anyway good piece! |
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Mullin
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| Tell a Friend Posted: Thu Sep 23, 2004 8:32 am Post subject: |
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| Thanks hun! :D |
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ash_the_minx
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| Tell a Friend Posted: Thu Sep 23, 2004 6:04 pm Post subject: |
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| :lol: |
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Mullin
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| Tell a Friend Posted: Fri Sep 24, 2004 8:37 am Post subject: |
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| Any good Areosmith albums to recommend then? |
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ash_the_minx
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| Tell a Friend Posted: Fri Sep 24, 2004 9:40 pm Post subject: |
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| their greatest hits obviously! :D |
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Mullin
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| Tell a Friend Posted: Mon Sep 27, 2004 8:33 am Post subject: |
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| Aahh I may have to add that to my list of Albums To Get! :D |
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ash_the_minx
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| Tell a Friend Posted: Thu Sep 30, 2004 8:53 pm Post subject: |
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| you have to!!! right now im listening to Pink by aerosmith (not the artist!!) |
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Mullin
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| Tell a Friend Posted: Fri Oct 01, 2004 11:04 am Post subject: |
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| Ooh cool! |
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ash_the_minx
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| Tell a Friend Posted: Fri Oct 01, 2004 6:59 pm Post subject: |
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| pink is my favourite colour! |
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Mullin
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| Tell a Friend Posted: Sat Oct 02, 2004 10:45 pm Post subject: |
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| You reakon!! :shock: |
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ash_the_minx
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| Tell a Friend Posted: Sun Oct 03, 2004 1:52 pm Post subject: |
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| hell yeah!!! :D :D |
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Mullin
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| Tell a Friend Posted: Mon Oct 04, 2004 10:00 am Post subject: |
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| I havent really got a favourite colour! Probably baby blue or light purple not to sure! :D |
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