Remember when Aerosmith were great?

PopTodd · **Posted:** Mon Oct 10, 2005 10:24 am

Seriously.
This is no joke.
I mean, they are a bit of a joke now, but back in the 70's they were a pretty goddamn great hybrid of Led Zeppelin and the Rolling Stones. (Some might say "imitators", but they be haters.)

Toys In the Attic
Rocks

Those are some seriously fucking great rock and roll records.
It makes me sad to hear them now.

Prince of Darkness · **Joined:** Mon Oct 25, 2004 11:41 am **Posts:** 11048

I love Rocks.

Dalen · **Posted:** Mon Oct 10, 2005 10:39 am

Rocks kicks serious ass.

Rick Derris · **Posted:** Mon Oct 10, 2005 11:03 am

Dalen Wrote:

Rocks kicks serious ass.

Hell, I'll admit to liking both "Permanent Vacation" and "Pump"

I still love the power ballad "Angel".

Dunwoody Dude · **Joined:** Wed Nov 03, 2004 11:20 am **Posts:** 2869

Their stuff up through Rocks is damn good and there is stuff to enjoy on some of their 80's albums when they made their comeback....with the help of some professional song doctors.

Steve

Yail Bloor · **Posted:** Mon Oct 10, 2005 11:14 am

Rick Derris Wrote:

I still love the power ballad "Angel".

I can almost picture you lip syncing this in your apartment.

Derris, you probably dont even remember this, but you were really wasted when you called me on Saturday night. WRECKED!

"Toys In The Attic" is a monster song. They've got a few other really good ones as well.

I have a morbid curiosity about hearing those albums they made in the late 70's/early 80's when they were so gahhhhhhhh, they dont even remember cutting them.

andyfest · **Posted:** Mon Oct 10, 2005 11:20 am

"What it Takes" is the power ballad I've always favored. Even that doesn't out-weight my hatred for the band though.

Todd, I agree with you about their classic recordings. If they'd never made it to the 80s and beyond, Aerosmith would be remembered as a classic, respectable band. They've screwed that up, though if you ask me.

Harry Monster · **Posted:** Mon Oct 10, 2005 11:39 am

Like Derris I think"Pump' and "Permanent vacation" are both great albums. Some really great tunes (singles and others) on these.

The Mayor of Simpleton · **Posted:** Mon Oct 10, 2005 12:25 pm

PopTodd Wrote:

Seriously.
This is no joke.
I mean, they are a bit of a joke now, but back in the 70's they were a pretty goddamn great hybrid of Led Zeppelin and the Rolling Stones. (Some might say "imitators", but they be haters.)

Toys In the Attic
Rocks

Those are some seriously fucking great rock and roll records.
It makes me sad to hear them now.

Interesting that you brought this up, as I was "lucky" enough to hear the ASU marching band's interpretations of "Sweet Emotion," "Dream On," "Walk This Way" and "Ragdoll" this weekend during halftime at the Sun Devils game. It came off a lot better than their Paul Simon "tribute" a couple weeks back. This is what you miss when you watch games on TV.

Diggity Dawg · **Posted:** Mon Oct 10, 2005 12:26 pm

andyfest Wrote:

If they'd never made it to the 80s and beyond, Aerosmith would be remembered as a classic, respectable band. They've screwed that up, though if you ask me.

Word. Their last respectable album was "Done With Mirrors" , IMO. And everything since has been so bad it taints the earlier reputation so much that I can't get past it.

DumpJack · **Posted:** Mon Oct 10, 2005 12:31 pm

I never forget that Aerosmith was great because I play Rocks at least once a week.

Rick Derris · **Posted:** Mon Oct 10, 2005 12:39 pm

Mot, no hoople Wrote:

Interesting that you brought this up, as I was "lucky" enough to hear the ASU marching band's interpretations of "Sweet Emotion," "Dream On," "Walk This Way" and "Ragdoll" this weekend during halftime at the Sun Devils game. It came off a lot better than their Paul Simon "tribute" a couple weeks back. This is what you miss when you watch games on TV.

Agreed. I found out that at halftime of the UGA/Tenn game Kenny Rogers came out and performed in full UT regalia. The UT marching band apparently spelled out "Kenny" on the field.

He did "Ruby don't take your love to town", "The Gambler", and something else.

How random is that?

Senator LooGAR · **Posted:** Mon Oct 10, 2005 12:40 pm

Rick Derris Wrote:

Mot, no hoople Wrote:

Interesting that you brought this up, as I was "lucky" enough to hear the ASU marching band's interpretations of "Sweet Emotion," "Dream On," "Walk This Way" and "Ragdoll" this weekend during halftime at the Sun Devils game. It came off a lot better than their Paul Simon "tribute" a couple weeks back. This is what you miss when you watch games on TV.

Agreed. I found out that at halftime of the UGA/Tenn game Kenny Rogers came out and performed in full UT regalia. The UT marching band apparently spelled out "Kenny" on the field.

He did "Ruby don't take your love to town", "The Gambler", and something else.

How random is that?

I thought the Muthafucka LIVED in Athens.

Yail Bloor · **Posted:** Mon Oct 10, 2005 12:42 pm

Senator LooGAR's #9 Dream Wrote:

I thought the Muthafucka LIVED in Athens.

He actually lives in Buckhead, now.

The IRS or whoever came and took that big ol' mansion/spread he had up in Athens.

Also heard that Kenny and Lionel Ritchie are doing some sort of "Storytellers" thing on TNT.

MontyTheMongoose · **Posted:** Mon Oct 10, 2005 12:44 pm

Senator LooGAR's #9 Dream Wrote:

Rick Derris Wrote:

Mot, no hoople Wrote:

Interesting that you brought this up, as I was "lucky" enough to hear the ASU marching band's interpretations of "Sweet Emotion," "Dream On," "Walk This Way" and "Ragdoll" this weekend during halftime at the Sun Devils game. It came off a lot better than their Paul Simon "tribute" a couple weeks back. This is what you miss when you watch games on TV.

Agreed. I found out that at halftime of the UGA/Tenn game Kenny Rogers came out and performed in full UT regalia. The UT marching band apparently spelled out "Kenny" on the field.

He did "Ruby don't take your love to town", "The Gambler", and something else.

How random is that?

I thought the Muthafucka LIVED in Athens.

Hey! Ye gotta eat...

thisotherkingdom · **Posted:** Mon Oct 10, 2005 1:21 pm

Like I said in a different thread the other day, Aerosmith was the first real rock band I got into. They'll always have a place in my rockin' heart no matter how pathetic they've become. I'm still holding out hope that they continue to let Bon Jovi be the biggest douche in the world.

Senator LooGAR · **Posted:** Mon Oct 10, 2005 1:23 pm

Yail Bloor Wrote:

Senator LooGAR's #9 Dream Wrote:

I thought the Muthafucka LIVED in Athens.

He actually lives in Buckhead, now.

The IRS or whoever came and took that big ol' mansion/spread he had up in Athens.

Also heard that Kenny and Lionel Ritchie are doing some sort of "Storytellers" thing on TNT.

AKA "Melting the Panties off of women 50+"

Where then GILFs? I FUH!!

rogneeb · **Joined:** Mon Oct 25, 2004 1:07 pm **Posts:** 12618

i was only in kindergarten, so no.

FT · **Posted:** Tue Oct 11, 2005 3:24 pm

DiggityDawg Wrote:

andyfest Wrote:

If they'd never made it to the 80s and beyond, Aerosmith would be remembered as a classic, respectable band. They've screwed that up, though if you ask me.

Word. Their last respectable album was "Done With Mirrors"

Double Word. DWM is BY FAR their most underrated album! "Sheila" is one of my all-time favorite Aerosmith tunes, and "My Fist Your Face" would make the perfect soundtrack to the unreleased documentary on the life and times of The Right Honorable Senator LooGAR.

Kit · **Joined:** Mon Oct 25, 2004 2:47 pm **Posts:** 3052

I didn't mind "Living on the Edge" so much, and that was one of their 90s songs.

Cap'n Squirrgle · **Posted:** Tue Oct 11, 2005 3:36 pm

Senator LooGAR's #9 Dream Wrote:

Rick Derris Wrote:

Mot, no hoople Wrote:

Interesting that you brought this up, as I was "lucky" enough to hear the ASU marching band's interpretations of "Sweet Emotion," "Dream On," "Walk This Way" and "Ragdoll" this weekend during halftime at the Sun Devils game. It came off a lot better than their Paul Simon "tribute" a couple weeks back. This is what you miss when you watch games on TV.

Agreed. I found out that at halftime of the UGA/Tenn game Kenny Rogers came out and performed in full UT regalia. The UT marching band apparently spelled out "Kenny" on the field.

He did "Ruby don't take your love to town", "The Gambler", and something else.

How random is that?

I thought the Muthafucka LIVED in Athens.

I rode horses on his ranch, up north of athens once. UGA rented space there from him for the equestrian dept.

Traitor.

Cotton · **Joined:** Mon Oct 25, 2004 6:12 pm **Posts:** 17155

Actually had a conversation about Aerosmith over the weekend, the general opinion being that SOBER AEROSMITH FUCKING BLOWS. It's not even something that I'd say about most of my favorite bands, but the post-sobriety decline there is atrocious.

it should be pointed out that I don't like their earlier work much either. but their recent stuff is just that bad.

A Northern Soul · **Joined:** Mon Oct 25, 2004 12:23 pm **Posts:** 3742

Radcliffe · **Posted:** Tue Oct 11, 2005 4:53 pm

I remember when I liked them, but I don't remember when they were great.

Diggity Dawg · **Posted:** Tue Oct 11, 2005 6:09 pm

Cotton Wrote:

Actually had a conversation about Aerosmith over the weekend, the general opinion being that SOBER AEROSMITH FUCKING BLOWS.

While the sobriety point is a valid one, you could extend it & have the more accurate if not less wordy "SOBER-AND-STARTED-APPROACHING-EVERYTHING-FROM-A-CORPORATE-STANDPOINT-BY-MAKING-HOKEY-VIDEOS-AND-TRENDY-ALBUMS-THAT -PANDERED-TO-THE-GOOBEREST-OF-ROCK-FANS" opinion.

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