aerosmith is an american hard rock band, sometimes referred to as “the bad boys from boston” and “america’s greatest rock and roll band”. their style, which is rooted in blues-based hard rock, has come to also incorporate elements of pop, heavy metal, and rhythm and blues, and has inspired many subsequent rock artists. the band was formed in boston, massachusetts in 1970. guitarist joe perry and bassist tom hamilton, originally in a band together called the jam band, met up with singer steven tyler, drummer joey kramer, and guitarist ray tabano, and formed aerosmith. in 1971, tabano was replaced by brad whitford, and the band began developing a following in boston. [wikipedia]
my favourite aerosmith songs which are all from get a grip include:
“livin’ on the edge”, “amazing”, “crazy”, “crying”, and “i don’t wanna miss a thing”.
aerosmith is the best-selling american rock band of all time, having sold more than 150 million albums worldwide, including 66.5 million albums in the united states alone. they also hold the record for the most gold and multi-platinum albums by an american group. the band has scored 21 top 40 hits on the billboard hot 100, nine #1 mainstream rock hits, four grammy awards, and ten mtv video music awards. they were inducted into the rock and roll hall of fame in 2001, and were included among both rolling stone’s and vh1′s lists of the 100 greatest artists of all time. [wikipedia]
the band took a brief break before recording their follow-up to pump in 1992. despite significant shifts in mainstream music at the beginning of the 1990s, 1993′s get a grip was just as successful commercially, becoming their first album to debut at #1 and racking up sales of 7 million copies in a two-and-a-half-year timespan.[31] the first singles were the hard rocking “livin’ on the edge” and “eat the rich”. though many critics were unimpressed by the focus on the subsequent interchangeable power-ballads in promoting the album,[9] all three (“cryin’”, “crazy” and “amazing”) proved to be huge successes on radio and mtv. the music videos featured then up-and-coming actress alicia silverstone; her provocative performances earned her the title of “the aerosmith chick” for the first half of the decade. steven tyler’s daughter liv tyler was also featured in the “crazy” video. get a grip would go on to sell more than 7 million copies in the u.s. alone, and over 15 million copies worldwide. the band won two grammy awards for songs from this album in the category of best rock performance by a duo or group with vocal: for “livin’ on the edge” in 1994 and “crazy” in 1995. [wikipedia]
