Sharing an apartment at 1325 Commonwealth Avenue in Boston, the band defines itself in the best possible conditions for a young rock n' roll band to do so. He newly named Aerosmith play gigs outside of Boston University's Student Union building recognizing that getting close to their fans is the key to success. The Jam Band's wild, unadulterated improv-ability was successfully merged with Chain Reaction's tight, disciplined control to produce the furious but steady blast we know as AerosmithĪerosmith is well received at their first public appearance, playing at Nipmuc Regional High School in Mendon, MA in the late fall (Steven Tyler interview Circus Magazine 6/75)Īerosmith's most vital and (often) most overlooked element was synthesized in this union. He always played out of tune and real sloppy and I just loved it." "They did this song so well that I knew if I could get together with these guys, we could pull the same feeling off with some songs I wrote, so I got together with them.I loved Joe's style". Tyler witnesses the Jam Band playing Fleetwood Mac's "Rattlesnake Shake" (Tom Finn - Bass Player, The Left Banke) 1969Ĭhain Reaction play occasional high profile gigs, opening for The Beach Boys (Iona College,) and the last lineup of Yardbirds with Jimmy Page (Staples High School in Connecticut)Ĭhain Reaction and the Jam Band both play gigs at Sunapee, NH's "The Barn". "He was hungry and a good singer, so I put him on there" October - NYC - Tyler, still with Chain Reaction, guests in the studio on backup vocals with The Left Banke, who had a hit with "Walk Away Rene". March - Chain Reaction opens 4 shows for the Yardbirds One Yardbirds set, at New York's Anderson Theater, is recorded and released as the controversial "Live Yardbirds" Meanwhile, Perry and Hamilton form a combo, "Pipe Dream" in Sunapee, NH which by 1969 had become the blues-based, free-form "Jam Band" "You Should Have Been Here Yesterday / Ever Lovin' Man" (Verve) 1966Īt the age of 18, Steven Tyler enters the studio for the first time with his band Chain Reaction. Once Barry Shapiro joined the group in 1965 their first performance was opening for the BYRDS at Westchester County Center in White Plains, New York. Though the group changed personnel over the three years, the core (Steve, Don Solomon (keyboards), Peter Stahl (lead guitar and/or bass) and himself (drums)) maintained. Shapiro is playing the drums on that recording. Their recording of 'WHEN I NEEDED YOU' is the original recording and it is on the box set "PANDORA'S BOX". How did he know this? Barry was the drummer for both "Thee Strangeurs" and the "Chain Reaction" from 1965 through 1967 when the group disbanded shortly after he left the group. Though Tyler was originally A drummer, he did NOT play drums for either the Strangeurs or the Chain Reaction, unlike reported elsewhere. In 2001 Barry Shapiro left a message in the guestbook, correcting some wrong info previously posted here: The band also covers Beatles, Stones, Animals and Yardbirds. Tyler would later change the band's name to Chain Reaction, writing songs with their keyboard player, Don Solomon (with whom he co-wrote "Woman of the World"). Steven Tyler forms his first "serious" band, Thee Strangeurs, in Sunapee NH. And that's really too bad, because if there's one audience that buys into event movies, it's adolescents - and, for all of its many flaws, Godzilla at least knew that much.This is a chronological ordered history of the band Aerosmith, starting from the foundation of Steven Tylers first band in 1964 all the way through the first singles, major awards and other achievements. Of course, stumbling post-grungsters Our Lady Peace and fledgling folk chanteuse Chantal Kreviazuk are added as attractions for younger audiences, but they don't add much to the stodgiest "event movie" soundtrack in memory.
AEROSMITH ARMAGEDDON STRIP CLUB SONG PLUS
Nevertheless, the album features no less than four Aerosmith tunes, including the singles "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" and "What Kind of Love Are You On," both of which are pretty standard latter-day Aerosmith songs that are outclassed not only by "Sweet Emotion," but even their hamfisted cover of "Come Together." Those four songs provide the core of an album that is clearly aimed at a "mature" audience - well, with new songs from Shawn Colvin, Patty Smyth, Jon Bon Jovi, Trevor Rabin, and Journey (complete with new vocalist Steve Augeri), plus oldies by ZZ Top and Bob Seger, the album was never really intended for a young audience. That was before Nine Lives bombed and the group lost much of their teen following. Sometime during production, Columbia evidently bet that Aerosmith, whom they recently acquired for millions of dollars, would be a big draw. A would-be blockbuster soundtrack for a would-be blockbuster, Armageddon is a strange album, as far as carefully tailored soundtracks go.