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Stephen Tyler is an American rock legend. The biography of the musician is closely connected with the history of the leader in the release of platinum discs. Combining different directions, the group influenced the work of many American and European artists.
Childhood and youth
The famous vocalist and instrumentalist hails from New York. The future Steve Tyler was born in 1948 in the family of a pianist. Future, because at birth he was given a different surname - Tallarico. In the 70s, the leader of the newly created group took a creative pseudonym, sonorous and memorable.
Until the age of nine, Tyler lived in the Bronx. The family then moved to Yonkers. The father of the future rock star got a job as a teacher at a local music school. Mother worked as a secretary. Tyler's father was of German-Italian descent. Mother is Polish.
The musician has repeatedly noted that Ukrainian blood also flows in his veins. The maternal grandfather came to the United States from of Eastern Europe. However, most likely from Belarus. The name of the great-grandfather of the rock musician is Chernyshevich. After emigrating, he replaced her with Blanch. Among Tyler's ancestors there is also an African American.
As a child, Steve attended school. Years later, at the peak of his fame, the son of a modest music teacher will become the constant hero of newspaper articles. The "yellow press" will write about his personal life, musical achievements, drug addiction.
Steve became addicted to illegal drugs in his youth. He was expelled from college. But Steve did not refuse from the funds that expand consciousness even after: alcohol and drugs were considered part of the life of a successful rocker.
Tyler was fond of music with early years. After all, the son of a pianist. True, unlike his father, he was not interested in fugues and sonatas. Young man attracted to hard rock. In 1965, 17-year-old Steve went with friends to Greenwich Village for a concert. Rolling Stones. Tallarico was struck by the game. Friends only talked about Steve's amazing resemblance to.
Music
Future rock stars meet in the late 60s. The meeting of Tom Hamilton, Joe Perry and Steve Tyler takes place in Shunapi. Young people have nothing to do with Boston. However, later, when the group will record the first album, the participants will be associated with the capital of Massachusetts. It is explained simply. In Boston, young performers began their creative journey.
Rock musicians did not go to fame for long. Soon they were already touring the country, releasing records, one more successful than the other. In free minutes, they paid tribute to the traditions of true rocker life. That is, they used drugs and alcohol, which did not in the best way affected creativity.
Whitford and Perry left the group. True, the last one returned in 1984. In the late 70s, Aerosmith was on the verge of breaking up. Tim Collindz, the band's manager, miraculously managed to keep the musicians. In the 80s, a new period began in the history of Aerosmith. The musicians have achieved more than at the beginning of their journey.
The virtuoso playing of the guitarists and the drummer, the expressive songs and the powerful, slightly hoarse voice of the soloist - this is Aerosmith's success formula. In addition, Tyler already in the 80s developed a unique, slightly eccentric style of behavior on stage. He is unpredictable, incredibly plastic. The group became famous for several lyrical ballads. In an unusual, rude, slightly unbridled performance by the leader of Aerosmith, who has the widest vocal range, the songs acquired an unexpected sound.
The appearance of Tyler in the 80s and now is far from the image of a handsome man. Height - 175 cm. Angular, thin, he became the object of desire for millions of fans in America and Europe. Steve Tyler is charismatic, behaves naturally on stage, at ease. If you add a charming voice to this, then his popularity is easily explained.
However, Tyler is not only a talented singer. He is a professional musician who plays several instruments. The talent of the soloist of the famous group was not killed by alcohol or drugs. Creativity leader Aerosmith became the starting point for musicians who became famous in the 90s and 2000s.
The first album, released in 1973, was considered by critics to be ill-conceived and raw. The musicians were accused of imitating Rolling Stone. Nevertheless, the debut album cannot be called unsuccessful. It includes compositions that have become classics of the genre. An important event in the work of the group - the release of Toys in the Attic. After the release of the 3rd album, Aerosmith was put on a par with the brightest rock artists. The musicians recorded songs that became hits in the mid-70s and are not forgotten today.
After Perry's return, the band toured again and participated in grandiose festivals. Rock musicians recorded Done with Mirrors. Collins then proposed to the musicians. The band's manager promised to turn them into the biggest rockers of the 90s. But on condition - the musicians must completely abandon drugs. Aerosmith received a Grammy in 1989.
Collins kept his promise. In the early 90s, the Aerosmiths gained worldwide fame. Get a Grip included compositions that are still popular today. Crazy, Amazing, Cryin are ballads loved by millions of fans, but criticized by experts. It was successful project from a commercial point of view. The songs reached the peak of popularity after the release of clips featuring the young. She played in one of them.
In the late 90s, the book of memoirs Walk This Way, jointly created by the band members, was published. It contains stories of interest to fans of "Aerosmith": the first success with the public, concerts, creative crisis. The book includes photos. On one of them - Mick Jagger, and behind him, in the distance, an unknown 17-year-old guy. The photo was taken in 1965. The young man behind the rock star is Steven Tallarico.
Personal life
In the mid-70s, the musician began an affair with a young admirer of Aerosmith. There was little romance and tenderness in this relationship, but a lot of drugs. When the girl announced her pregnancy, Tyler insisted on an abortion. This relationship ended.
As a result short novel with Tyler, Bibi Buell had Liv. The girl found out who her father was at the age of nine. Bibi tried to hide the truth in order to protect the child from communicating with an odious parent. Liv became an actress, in the late 90s she starred in Armageddon, a film for which her father wrote the soundtrack.
In 1978, the musician married Sirinda Fox, who gave birth to a daughter, Mia. For Taylor, known for his fickleness, it was long marriage. It went on for ten years. Mia also became an actress and model, but not as popular as her older sister.
The second wife of the singer is Teresa Barrick. In this marriage, a daughter, Chelsea, was born, who took real name father, and son Taj. Steve broke up with Teresa in 2005. Soon, information appeared in the press about the romance of a rock musician with Erin Brady. The relationship continued for five years.
Steven Tyler now
In 2016, the lead singer of Aerosmith announced. The farewell tour took place in 2017. Officially, the group still exists. In 2009, the rock musician underwent treatment for drug addiction.
On the personal page "Instagram" the living legend regularly uploads photos of children and grandchildren, which creates the impression exemplary family man.
Whether Tyler is ready for another marriage is unknown. In 2016, photos of the musician appeared in the media with Ann Preston, who is forty years younger than him. But the soloist of Aerosmith did not inform journalists about any cardinal changes in his personal life.
Discography
- 1974 - Get Your Wings
- 1977 - Draw the Line
- 1985 - Done with Mirrors
- 1987 - Permanent Vacation
- 1993 - Get a Grip
- 1994 - Box of Fire
- 2001 - Just Push Play
- 2012 - Music from Another Dimension
- 2013 - The Essential Aerosmith
- 2015 - Up in Smoke
One of the most popular hard rock bands in the US, Aerosmith, despite its thirty-year existence, seems to be as ageless as its vibrant and energetic lead singer Steve Tyler. Perhaps that is why among her loyal fans, a large part of the audience is, who are sometimes younger than the songs that the band members sing.
The history of Aerosmith began in 1970. It was then that drummer and vocalist Steve Tyler and guitarist Joe Perry met. By this point, Steve Tyler, who had played in various bands, had already released two singles: "When I Needed You", recorded with his own band Chain Reaction, and "You Should Heve Been Here Yesterday", performed with William Proud and by The Strangers. Joe Perry then worked in an ice cream parlor and played in the Jam Band. His Jam Band mate was bass player Tom Hamilton. When creating their team, Tyler and Perry invited Hamilton, as well as two others: drummer Joey Kramer and guitarist Ray Tabano. IN new group Tyler had to play the role he was born to play - the role of vocalist.
Rey Tabano didn't stay with the group for long. Instead, the team was joined by guitarist Brad Whitford (Brad Whitford, 02/23/1952. Winchester, Massachusetts, USA), who began performing at the age of 16 and had in track record bands Justin Time, Earth Inc., Teaport Dome and Cymbals Of Resistance.
The first performance of the quintet took place in the regional high school Nipmuc, and shortly thereafter the name "Aerosmith" appeared. The name is said to have been suggested by Joy Kramer and was the only one that the rest of the musicians didn't object to (although there were plenty of other options, such as "The Hookers").
In late 1970, Aerosmith moved to Boston, Massachusetts and spent the next two years playing bars, clubs, and school parties in Boston and elsewhere. In 1972, Clive Davis, manager of Columbia/CBS Records, turned up at the band's concert in Kansas City. A $125,000 advance followed, and in the fall of 1973, the band's first album, The Aerosmith, was released. The success of the album was modest, and the now classic ballad "Dream On" took only 59th place on Billboard.
Aerosmith continued touring and his fan base grew. At this time, the group's second album "Get Your Wings" (producer Jack Douglas) went on sale.
In 1975, "Toys In The Attic" was released, which is rightly considered one of the best albums of the group (the number of copies sold to date exceeds 6 million copies). The single "Sweet Emotion" reached number 11 on the Billboard, and the band's increased popularity drew attention to their older work, with "Dream On" reaching the top ten. The next album, "Rock", achieved platinum status within a few months.
Despite its success with audiences, "Aerosmith" was not well received by critics. Music reviewers later did not indulge the team with praise, and at that time they generally called it a "derivative" from other groups, in particular from Led Zeppelin and the Rolling Stones. The latter was facilitated by resemblance Tyler with Mick Jagger.
The group got into the spotlight of the public and extracted from it all the most negative possibilities. The tour, the invitations were accompanied by drinking and drugs. This is not to say that Aerosmith has lost style. "Draw The Line" (1977) and the powerful "Live! Bootleg" (1978) brought them universal recognition. And yet the team was losing power.
In 1978, Aerosmith undertook a concert tour of the United States, and at the end of the year, the quintet recorded the soundtrack of the film "Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band". Their movie heroes, the Future Villian Band, sang a cover version of the Beatles song "Come Together". This composition entered the USA Top30.
Meanwhile, divisions grew within the group. The conflict between Tyler and Perry has reached highest point, and after the release of "Night In The Ruts" in 1979, the guitarist left the band. Perry began working with the Joe Perry Project and was replaced by Jimmy Crespo. Brad Whitford left the following year. Together with former Ted Nugent guitarist Derek St. Holmes, he formed the Whitford - St. Holmes Band. Whitford was replaced by Rick Dufay. With two new guitarists, Aerosmith released their last successful album, Rock In A Hard Place, in 1982, which no longer had the inspiration that the band's classic recordings had.
Perry and Whitford's solo projects did not live up to their expectations. Aerosmith didn't get any better without the old guitarists. On Valentine's Day 1984, during a show at Boston's Orpheum Theater, Perry and Whitford met backstage with former colleagues. To the delight of the fans, the group reunited. The Back In The Saddle tour took place, and in 1985 Done With Mirrors was recorded on Geffen Records (produced by Ted Templeman). Its sales were not very great, but the album showed that the band was back. After the release, Tyler and Perry successfully completed a rehabilitation program for alcoholics and drug addicts, and the quintet continued their way up.
In 1986, Aerosmith performed with the band Run-DMC, accompanying them on their composition "Walk This Way". Collaboration with old school rappers resulted in an international hit, and the former USA Top 10 single hit the top 10 again.
Released in 1987, Permanent Vacation became a best-selling album (5 million copies) and the first Aerosmith album to hit the UK charts. The single "Dude (Looks Like A Lady)" reached number 14 on the US charts. The album "Pump" (1989) sold 6 million copies, and the single "Love In An Elevator" entered the USA Top 10. The album "Get A Grip" in 1993 (compositions "Cryin", "Crazy" "Amazing" received No. 1 on Billboard and went platinum. Music video played a significant role in the phenomenal success of these three albums (produced by Bruce Fairbairn). The Aerosmith clips were constantly repeated on MTV, which allowed the younger generation to get acquainted with the work of the group, and the quintet dramatically increased its number of fans.
This was followed by "Big Ones" (1996), an album recorded on Geffen Records. And then Aerosmith triumphantly returned to Columbia Records, where their first steps began, signing a multi-million dollar deal with Sony Music. The result was the Nine Lives album (March 1997) and Aerosmith's tour of Europe and then the US. The Pollstar tour brought in $22.3 million and became one of the top ten most successful tours of the year. And in September, the band was awarded the MTV award in the category "Best Rock Video" for the song "Falling In Love (Is Hard On The Knees)".
The same month saw the release of the band's autobiography Walk This Way, co-written with Stephen Davis (author of the Led Zeppelin book). The sincere, open book became a bestseller.
1998 brought the group new fame, but was accompanied by life's hardships. During the concert, the microphone stand apparently fell off, and Tyler injured his leg so badly that it required surgery. Joey Kramer had an accident. He himself was not injured, but the car in which the percussion equipment was located burned down completely. As a result, the expected tour of North America postponed several times.
But the group continued to work. At this time, the composition "I Don't Want To Miss A Thing" was recorded for the film "Armageddon" ("Armageddon"). The soundtrack of the film about a space disaster brought its creators fame, which was measured on a cosmic scale: "Aerosmith" received the "Best Video from a Film" award from MTV, the composition won No. two Grammy nominations: " Best Song in the movie" and "Best Song of the Year".
This year was generally marked by the successful performance of musicians in the cinema. Perry played in the television series Homicide: Life On The Street, and in the film adaptation of Elmore Leonard's novel Be Cool, the group took part in full, distributing the main roles among themselves. However, musicians are accustomed to the movie screen. The filmography of Steve Tyler alone has almost two dozen films.
In October, the band released "A Little South Of Sanity", a double CD recorded while on tour, the latest album from Geffen Records.
In the spring of 2000, Aerosmith began work on a new disc. Steve Tyler and Joe Perry acted as producers, the musicians prepared more than 20 songs for the disc, and the best of them were included in the Just Push Play album. In the fall, Joe Perry turned fifty years old, thirty of which he gave to the group. And the most wonderful gift he received was from former Guns N' Roses member Slash. In the distant and difficult 70s, Joe laid down his guitar. He repeatedly tried to get her back, but to no avail. Slash owned it for the last 10 years, but for the sake of such an opportunity, he parted with the legendary rarity.
The unfading Aerosmith celebrated the beginning of the new millennium with the release of the Just Push Play album and a big world tour. In March 2001, the band was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. But the musicians do not intend to stop there. “In our business, the main thing is not to live in yesterday. We would be just fools if we told our fans: "You know, we have already done our job, nothing can be better than our old songs, and therefore we stop writing anything new." We don't want to give up," said Joe Perry. And how could it be otherwise. After all, as Steve Tyler has long argued: “Rock and roll is a mindset. This is the freedom to express yourself. It means to be alive."
Aerosmith is a legend, an icon of rock. The musicians have been on stage for half a century, some of the fans are many times younger than the songs they perform. Their work was marked by 4 Grammys, 10 MTV Video Music Awards and the 4th International Artist Award in the history of the award. In addition, Aerosmith is the leader among American bands both in terms of album circulation - over 150 million, and in terms of the number of records with "precious" gold and platinum statuses. The music channel VH1 included the group among the 100 great musicians of all time.
Band history and line-up
The biography of the Aerosmith group began in 1970 in Boston, because the team is sometimes called "The Bad Boys from Boston". According to some reports, future members Stephen Tallarico, known as, and Joe Perry met in Syunapi long before that. The former has already performed with the Chain Reaction team he assembled and released a couple of singles. The second played in the Jam Band with a friend - bass player Tom Hamilton.
Since the performers matched in genre preferences - hard and glam rock, blues and rock and roll, Perry suggested that Tyler assemble a new team. Friends were joined by TURNPIKES drummer Joey Kramer and Ray guitarist Tabano, who gave way to Brad Whitford about a year later. In addition to the guitar, Brad could play the trumpet.
The first concert of the new band took place at Nipmuc Regional High School, still under titled The Hookers. The word "aerosmith" came to Kramer's mind, according to rumors, this was generally his nickname. At first, the group performed in bars and schools, earning $ 200 per evening, then moved to Boston, but still copied, and. Only with time and experience did Aerosmith find its own recognizable face.
In 1971, at a performance at the Max "Kansas City club, the guys from Boston heard the president of Columbia Records, Clive Davis. The manager promised to make the musicians stars and kept his word. But the performers could not bear the burden of fame and fortune.
Aerosmith's companions on tour and at home were drugs and alcohol, but the fan base grew exponentially. And in 1978, the guys managed to star in the production of "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Night Club Band" with Robert Stigwood, the producer of the films "Jesus Christ Superstar", "Lost" and "Grease".
In 1979, Perry was replaced by Jimmy Crespo, and Joe took over the Joe Perry Project. A year later, Brad Whitford left. Together with Derek St. Holmes of Ted Nugent, he created the Whitford - St. Holmes Band. He was replaced by Rick Dufay.
With this line-up, Aerosmith released the album "Rock In A Hard Place". However, it soon became clear that no one benefited from the changes. The group owes a new round of success to manager Tim Collins, who accompanied Perry's project, and in February 1984 brought former colleagues together at a show in Boston. At the initiative of Collins, the musicians underwent a rehabilitation course from drug addiction and signed with Geffen Records and producer John Kalodner. This man stood at the origins of success and.
Kalodner forced the band to completely re-record the album "Get a Grip", which in 1993 took first place on the Billboard charts and became 6x platinum. In addition, he starred in videos for the songs "The Other Side", "Let the Music Do the Talking", "Blind Man". In the "Dude (Looks Like a Lady)" video, the producer is dressed in a bride's suit due to his passion for white clothing.
Subsequently, Aerosmith will be produced by Tad Templeman, a fan of guitar drive, Bruce Fairbairn, who will add a lot of ballads to the band's repertoire, Glen Ballard, because of which the team will half-remake the Nine Lives album. The video will begin filming Steve's daughter -.
The musicians themselves will collect a scattering of awards and titles, try their hand at acting and plunge into harmless stories: Steve will undergo surgery on his ligaments and on his leg after the fall of the microphone stand, Kramer will almost die in an accident, Hamilton will recover from throat cancer, and Perry will earn a concussion when a camera crane crashes into him at a concert.
In 2000, for his 50th birthday, Perry received a gift from a member of Guns "n" Roses of Slash own guitar, which he pawned in the 70s to raise money, and Hudson bought the instrument in 1990. In March 2001, the band was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Song "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" by AerosmithConsidered innovative and conceptual, Aerosmith's music is used in computer games and sounds in films, such as the composition "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" from the blockbuster "Armageddon". The video for this hit uses the most expensive costumes in the history of filming music videos - 52 space suits worth $ 2.5 million each.
Music
Aerosmith's discography includes 15 full-length studio albums, with a dozen collections and recordings of concert performances. The group called the debut studio album by its own name, it includes the band's calling card - the song "Dream On". I used an excerpt from this track in my work. "Mama Kin" in 1988 was covered by Guns "n" Roses in the album "G N" R Lies.
The song "Dream On" by AerosmithAfter the release of the Get Your Wings album, the performers finally began to be distinguished from the team, and Tyler gained fame as a vocal acrobat thanks to his puffy throat and snake-like frills on stage.
One of the best is the album "Toys in the Attic", now called a classic of hard rock and hit the top ten of the Billboard 200. The composition from it "Sweet Emotion" was released as a separate single and sold 6 million copies, taking 11th place in the charts "Billboard".
Song "Sweet Emotion" by AerosmithThe album "Rocks", which was released in 1976, also went platinum, and in the subsequent "Live! Bootleg" and "Draw the Line", although they were successfully sold, the narcotic dope that seized the performers affected, according to critics. The tour in the UK failed, and the musicians again began to be accused of borrowing from the Rolling Stones and Zeppelins.
"Done With Mirrors", released in 1985, signaled that the band had dealt with the old problems and were ready to return to the mainstream. The remix of "Walk This Way", a collaboration with rappers from Run-D.M.C., was constantly playing in clubs, which ensured Aerosmith's return to the top of the charts.
The song "Cryin'" by AerosmithThe follow-up album "Permanent Vacation" with a cover version of the Beatles song "I" m Down "filled the collections of 5 million people, and the British edition of Classic Rock included it in the top 100 rock albums of all time. The 10th studio album "Pump", released 6 million copies.
With the songs "Angel" and "Rag Doll" Steve Tyler has proved that he can compete in the performance of ballads. The hits "Love In An Elevator" and "Janie's Got A Gun" featured orchestrations and elements of pop music.
The song "Crazy" by AerosmithWith the 7x platinum album "Get A Grip", and more specifically with the videos "Cryin", "Crazy" and "Amazing", Liv Tyler's cinematic career began. Desmon Child also participated in the recording of the songs. Record "Just Push Play" Joe Perry and Steve Tyler self-produced.
Aerosmith now
Back in 2017, Joe Perry said that Aerosmith plans to perform until at least 2020, he was supported by Tom Hamilton, saying that the group has something to present to the fans. Joey Kramer doubted, they say, health is not the same. As a result, Brad Whitford said that "it's time to hang out the final labels."
The farewell tour was called "Aero-viderci, Baby". The route along which the musicians will pass with the final concerts is published on the official website of the group. His home page decorates the company logo. It is believed that the "wings" were invented by Ray Tabano, but Tyler attributes the authorship to himself. From Aerosmith's page "Instagram" periodically there are photos of fans who have tattooed themselves with this image.
Rock legends warned that they would not immediately break with the stage, but would stretch this “pleasure” for more than one year. The group traveled to Europe South America, Israel, visited Georgia for the first time. In 2018, Aerosmith performed at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival and the MTV Video Music Awards. In the spring of 2019, they plan to arrange a grandiose show Deuces Are Wild in Las Vegas of 18 performances.
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"
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
The history of Aerosmith began in 1970. That's when we met... Read all
One of the most popular hard rock bands in the US, Aerosmith, despite its thirty-year existence, seems to be as ageless as its vibrant and energetic lead singer Steve Tyler. Perhaps that is why among her loyal fans, a large part of the audience is, who are sometimes younger than the songs that the band members sing.
The history of Aerosmith began in 1970. It was then that drummer and vocalist Steve Tyler and guitarist Joe Perry met. By this point, Steve Tyler, who had played in various bands, had already released two singles: "When I Needed You", recorded with his own band Chain Reaction, and "You Should Heve Been Here Yesterday", performed with William Proud and by The Strangers. Joe Perry then worked in an ice cream parlor and played in the Jam Band. His Jam Band mate was bass player Tom Hamilton. When creating their team, Tyler and Perry invited Hamilton, as well as two others: drummer Joey Kramer and guitarist Ray Tabano. In the new band, Tyler was to play the role he was born to play - that of vocalist.
Rey Tabano didn't stay with the group for long. Instead, the team was joined by guitarist Brad Whitford (Brad Whitford, 02/23/1952. Winchester, Massachusetts, USA), who began performing at the age of 16 and had the bands "Justin Time", "Earth Inc.", "Teaport Dome" and Cymbals Of Resistance.
The quintet's first performance was at Nipmuc Regional High School, and shortly thereafter the name "Aerosmith" was born. The name is said to have been suggested by Joy Kramer and was the only one that the rest of the musicians didn't object to (although there were plenty of other options, such as "The Hookers").
In late 1970, Aerosmith moved to Boston, Massachusetts and spent the next two years playing bars, clubs, and school parties in Boston and elsewhere. In 1972, Clive Davis, manager of Columbia/CBS Records, turned up at the band's concert in Kansas City. A $125,000 advance followed, and in the fall of 1973, the band's first album, The Aerosmith, was released. The success of the album was modest, and the now classic ballad "Dream On" took only 59th place on Billboard.
Aerosmith continued touring and his fan base grew. At this time, the group's second album "Get Your Wings" (producer Jack Douglas) went on sale.
In 1975, "Toys In The Attic" was released, which is rightly considered one of the best albums of the group (the number of copies sold to date exceeds 6 million copies). The single "Sweet Emotion" reached number 11 on the Billboard, and the band's increased popularity drew attention to their older work, with "Dream On" reaching the top ten. The next album, "Rock", achieved platinum status within a few months.
Despite its success with audiences, "Aerosmith" was not well received by critics. Music reviewers later did not indulge the team with praise, and at that time they generally called it a "derivative" from other groups, in particular from Led Zeppelin and the Rolling Stones. The latter was facilitated by Tyler's external resemblance to Mick Jagger (Mick Jagger).
The group got into the spotlight of the public and extracted from it all the most negative possibilities. The tour, the invitations were accompanied by drinking and drugs. This is not to say that Aerosmith has lost style. "Draw The Line" (1977) and the powerful "Live! Bootleg" (1978) brought them universal recognition. And yet the team was losing power.
In 1978, Aerosmith undertook a concert tour of the United States, and at the end of the year, the quintet recorded the soundtrack of the film "Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band". Their movie heroes, the Future Villian Band, sang a cover version of the Beatles song "Come Together". This composition entered the USA Top30.
Meanwhile, divisions grew within the group. The conflict between Tyler and Perry came to a head, and after the release of "Night In The Ruts" in 1979, the guitarist left the band. Perry began working with the Joe Perry Project and was replaced by Jimmy Crespo. Brad Whitford left the following year. Together with former Ted Nugent guitarist Derek St. Holmes, he formed the Whitford - St. Holmes Band. Whitford was replaced by Rick Dufay. With two new guitarists, Aerosmith released their last successful album, Rock In A Hard Place, in 1982, which no longer had the inspiration that the band's classic recordings had.
Perry and Whitford's solo projects did not live up to their expectations. Aerosmith didn't get any better without the old guitarists. On Valentine's Day 1984, during a show at Boston's Orpheum Theater, Perry and Whitford met backstage with former colleagues. To the delight of the fans, the group reunited. The Back In The Saddle tour took place, and in 1985 Done With Mirrors was recorded on Geffen Records (produced by Ted Templeman). Its sales were not very great, but the album showed that the band was back. After the release, Tyler and Perry successfully completed a rehabilitation program for alcoholics and drug addicts, and the quintet continued their way up.
In 1986, Aerosmith performed with the band Run-DMC, accompanying them on their composition "Walk This Way". Collaboration with old school rappers resulted in an international hit, and the former USA Top 10 single hit the top 10 again.
Released in 1987, Permanent Vacation became a best-selling album (5 million copies) and the first Aerosmith album to hit the UK charts. The single "Dude (Looks Like A Lady)" reached number 14 on the US charts. The album "Pump" (1989) sold 6 million copies, and the single "Love In An Elevator" entered the USA Top 10. The album "Get A Grip" in 1993 (compositions "Cryin", "Crazy" "Amazing" received No. 1 on Billboard and went platinum. Music video played a significant role in the phenomenal success of these three albums (produced by Bruce Fairbairn). The Aerosmith clips were constantly repeated on MTV, which allowed the younger generation to get acquainted with the work of the group, and the quintet dramatically increased its number of fans.
This was followed by "Big Ones" (1996), an album recorded on Geffen Records. And then Aerosmith triumphantly returned to Columbia Records, where their first steps began, signing a multi-million dollar deal with Sony Music. The result was the Nine Lives album (March 1997) and Aerosmith's tour of Europe and then the US. The Pollstar tour brought in $22.3 million and became one of the top ten most successful tours of the year. And in September, the band was awarded the MTV award in the category "Best Rock Video" for the song "Falling In Love (Is Hard On The Knees)".
The same month saw the release of the band's autobiography Walk This Way, co-written with Stephen Davis (author of the Led Zeppelin book). The sincere, open book became a bestseller.
1998 brought the group new fame, but was accompanied by life's hardships. During the concert, the microphone stand apparently fell off, and Tyler injured his leg so badly that it required surgery. Joey Kramer had an accident. He himself was not injured, but the car in which the percussion equipment was located burned down completely. As a result, the expected North American tour was postponed several times.
But the group continued to work. At this time, the composition "I Don't Want To Miss A Thing" was recorded for the film "Armageddon" ("Armageddon"). The soundtrack of the film about a space disaster brought its creators fame, which was measured on a cosmic scale: "Aerosmith" received the "Best Video from a Film" award from MTV, the composition won No. two Grammy nominations: "Best Song in a Motion Picture" and "Best Song of the Year".
This year was generally marked by the successful performance of musicians in the cinema. Perry played in the television series Homicide: Life On The Street, and in the film adaptation of Elmore Leonard's novel Be Cool, the group took part in full, distributing the main roles among themselves. However, musicians are accustomed to the movie screen. The filmography of Steve Tyler alone has almost two dozen films.
In October, the band released "A Little South Of Sanity", a double CD recorded while on tour, the latest album from Geffen Records.
In the spring of 2000, Aerosmith began work on a new disc. Steve Tyler and Joe Perry acted as producers, the musicians prepared more than 20 songs for the disc, and the best of them were included in the Just Push Play album. In the fall, Joe Perry turned fifty years old, thirty of which he gave to the group. And the most wonderful gift he received was from former Guns N' Roses member Slash. In the distant and difficult 70s, Joe laid down his guitar. He repeatedly tried to get her back, but to no avail. Slash owned it for the last 10 years, but for the sake of such an opportunity, he parted with the legendary rarity.
The unfading Aerosmith celebrated the beginning of the new millennium with the release of the Just Push Play album and a big world tour. In March 2001, the band was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. But the musicians do not intend to stop there. “In our business, the main thing is not to live in yesterday. We would be just fools if we told our fans: "You know, we have already done our job, nothing can be better than our old songs, and therefore we stop writing anything new." We don't want to give up," said Joe Perry. And how could it be otherwise. After all, as Steve Tyler has long argued: “Rock and roll is a mindset. This is the freedom to express yourself. It means to be alive."
In 1979, Aerosmith leaves Joe Parry, unable to find common language with Steven Tyler. Joe creates his solo project. At the time, the band was recording their sixth album, Night in the Ruts, and changed two guitarists. The album turned out to be unsuccessful.
Many rock bands tend to break up or end on a more tragic note, especially if drugs or even just a drop in popularity are involved. Aerosmith also experienced drugs and drinking, quarrels and reconciliations, but they got out of these difficult situations, started all over again and even survived a single take-off.
Members of the Aerosmith band underwent a course of treatment, and in 1984 Joe Parry played in the team again. Albums Permanent Vacation and Pump became very popular, Aerosmith again at the top of commercial success. In the nineties of the last century for Aerosmith, times became even more successful. The album Get a Grip became a legend, especially since it included the band's defining songs Crazy, Cryin' and Amazing. The clips for Crazy and Cryin' have become historic for the world of rock and roll.
During these times, the manifestation of the group in the cinema became noticeable. In addition to the song "I Don't Want to Miss A Thing", written especially for the film "Armageddon", Steven Tyler starred in the film "Wayne's World 2" in 1993 with the whole group, and in 2005 he appeared in the film "Be cool" . In addition, the Aerosmith group appeared in an episode of the famous American animated series The Simpsons - this, by the way, is also an indicator of the group's popularity, because only stars are shown in this animated series. What can I say, if Liv Tyler (daughter of Steven Tyler) played a major role in the movie "Armageddon". By the way, the Aerosmith group was nominated for an Oscar with a song for this film.
Aerosmith's latest album, 2004's Honkin' on Bobo, was the starting point for a world tour. They performed for the first time in the United Arab Emirates and India. Gave two concerts in Russia. The next album is expected in spring 2008. Looking at these already elderly Joe Parry and Steven Tyler, one wonders what kind of energy these musicians have, how much they can still on stage and how much more they can in the studio. For so many years Vital energy only increased and, despite their age, the Aerosmith group remains forever young, if not outwardly, then in musically exactly.
