This is the definitive review of the career and work of Aerosmith a band that can truly say that its seen and done it all. For more than 35 years, the bad boys from Boston have been bringing their unique brand of blues-rock to audiences all over the world. In selling 140 million albums, they became the biggest selling US hard rock act of all time! Now, we can hear the story of the bands rise to fame told by some the people closest to them.
This DVD features tons of in-depth interviews revealing the many aspects that made Aerosmith one of America’s greatest Rock and Roll bands. They have stood the test of time, performing with their original lineup for the past 23 years. They have sold 150
Nominated for a 1998 Grammy award for Best Rock Album and featuring the single, “Falling in Love (Is Hard on the Knees),” nominated for a Best Rock Performance, Nine Lives is Aerosmith’s first album in their lucrative re-signing to Columbia Records. Together over 25 years, the Boston band has always been known for their gritty sex anthems, hard-buckling rhythms, and bic-flicking power ballads. Not nearly as flat-out rock as previous releases, Pump or Get A Grip, Nine Lives experiments with a multitude of instruments, including hammered dulcimer, Indian fiddle, and Chapman stick. This Noah’s Ark approach allows the band to experiment within its rock parameters with the appropriately titled “A Taste of India.” They haven’t sworn off the ballads (“Fallen Angels” is what you’d expect) and they still riff like the Aerosmith of old (“Crash”). –Rob O’Connor
Aerosmith’s 12th Album from 1997 was the First Marking their “re-debut” with Sony/Columbia Music, the Labe (more…)
