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Aerosmith? (nsc)
Dec 29^th, 2009 at 12:42am

i know we have another aerosmith thread going on here, but i just have to know...what do people think of this group? i liked them for about a year after hearing "toys in the attic", but that was in high school...before "pump"...before the luster of "toys" wore off after hearing the album more than ten times and "sweet emotion" and "walk this way" on KQRS every fifteen minutes.

i have always assumed that we, as stones fans, collectively hated the band, not quite as much as we hate the eagles, but close. am i wrong? if i am, why do i hate them so much?

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corgi37 Rocks Off Regular Offline Rocks Off Rules You Bastards Posts: 1,559 Aussie land Gender:	Re: Aerosmith? (nsc) Reply #1 - Dec 29^th, 2009 at 4:25am I discovered them very late. It was there 44th comeback or whatever, back in the 80's. This was before "Walk this way" got reborn though. Really dug them for awhile. But their time has well and truly come and gone for me.
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Heart Of Stone Rocks Off Regular Offline Rocks Off Rules Posts: 4,001 Charlottetown Prince Edward Is Gender:	Re: Aerosmith? (nsc) Reply #2 - Dec 29^th, 2009 at 6:52am I liked them in the 70's when "Get Your Wings" came out, I liked "Dream On" but I didn't care for the 80's period, so just the mid 70's for me.
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Teiz Rocks Off Regular Offline Rocks Off Rules You Bastards Posts: 573 Almere, Amsterdams ugly twin Gender:	Re: Aerosmith? (nsc) Reply #3 - Dec 29^th, 2009 at 6:56am They're good but not great. Their early stuff is pretty strong. Toys In The Attic and Rocks are great. Saw them live once and that was a blast.
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Re: Aerosmith? (nsc)
Reply #4 - Dec 29^th, 2009 at 7:54am

A fixture here in PROM (Peoples Republic Of Massachusetts) & all of New England
Joe Perry hails from a town two away from me.
I've been there since the start.
They played every VFW, Elks, Masonic Hall, ballroom in the area back in the day.
Right after Get Your Wings came out they played our High School, organized
by the Student Council. Terrific show, I was directly in front of JP.
My uncle who was a janitor at the High School nearly had heart failure from the
sound & the "long haired freak show" (as he describred Tyler) that night.
Undeniable success, owing more to Yardbirds, Zepp, early Fleetwood Mac
than anything else. They openly applaud the Stones as early heros.
Recall seeing all of them sitting next to each other in a row about five rows from the stage at a
Keith Richards solo show @ The Orpheum in '89
They are not uncommon from any arena based rock band, using outside
writers, movie theme songs, drug rehabs, squabbles where band members
leave & return. Each has overcome severe medical & life threatening accidents.
Use corporate ties for income. Owe mid career rebound to alliance with
Run DMC in early 90's which also brought new audience.
Their music is timeless, they will rise again.

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Re: Aerosmith? (nsc)
Reply #6 - Dec 29^th, 2009 at 2:29pm

Starbuck wrote on Dec 29^th, 2009 at 12:42am:

i know we have another aerosmith thread going on here, but i just have to know...what do people think of this group? i liked them for about a year after hearing "toys in the attic", but that was in high school...before "pump"...before the luster of "toys" wore off after hearing the album more than ten times and "sweet emotion" and "walk this way" on KQRS every fifteen minutes.

i have always assumed that we, as stones fans, collectively hated the band, not quite as much as we hate the eagles, but close. am i wrong? if i am, why do i hate them so much?

Starbuck, I pretty much share your opinion of Aerosmith.

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Re: Aerosmith? (nsc)
Reply #8 - Dec 29^th, 2009 at 6:27pm

left shoe shuffle wrote on Dec 29^th, 2009 at 5:51pm:

will there be a tour?

aerosmith are watching the results of the poll....right now we're dead even, straight down the middle. however, my aliases have yet to vote.

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left shoe shuffle Rocks Off Regular Offline Posts: 4,141	Re: Aerosmith? (nsc) Reply #9 - Dec 29^th, 2009 at 6:38pm Those half dozen noms de post could certainly sway things...
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Bitch Rocks Off Regular Offline I always get my Rocks Off! Posts: 4,904 FL - USA Gender:	Re: Aerosmith? (nsc) Reply #10 - Dec 29^th, 2009 at 8:37pm none of the above. Aerosmith is a good American band but they are just for fun, entertaining but not up to the level of the Stones.
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Re: Aerosmith? (nsc)
Reply #11 - Dec 29^th, 2009 at 9:03pm

Bitch wrote on Dec 29^th, 2009 at 8:37pm:

none of the above.

Aerosmith is a good American band but they are just for fun, entertaining but not up to the level of the Stones.

sounds like a "meh" to me.

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Bitch Rocks Off Regular Offline I always get my Rocks Off! Posts: 4,904 FL - USA Gender:	Re: Aerosmith? (nsc) Reply #12 - Dec 29^th, 2009 at 9:23pm ok i voted for 'meh'
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Bitch Rocks Off Regular Offline I always get my Rocks Off! Posts: 4,904 FL - USA Gender:	Re: Aerosmith? (nsc) Reply #14 - Dec 29^th, 2009 at 9:29pm OK whatever, no big deal.
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Re: Aerosmith? (nsc)
Reply #16 - Jan 1^st, 2010 at 11:02am

lotsajizz wrote on Dec 29^th, 2009 at 9:26pm:

Starbuck polls=shitty waste of time attempt to impose orthodoxy held by a gang of four a decade ago and even then it was stupid and stale

happy kwanza sean!

(aerosmith still sucks.)

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Boomy Rocks Off Regular Offline Posts: 375 Indiana Gender:	Re: Aerosmith? (nsc) Reply #19 - Jan 5^th, 2010 at 12:44pm They're alright. I like "Rocks". http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v396/Boomy/cassette1.jpgt=1262717029
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Re: Aerosmith? (nsc)
Reply #20 - Jan 5^th, 2010 at 3:05pm

Boomy wrote on Jan 5^th, 2010 at 12:44pm:

They're alright. I like "Rocks".

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v396/Boomy/cassette1.jpgt=1262717029

boomy, would you go for aerosmith over return of the jedi?

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Re: Aerosmith? (nsc)
Reply #21 - Jan 5^th, 2010 at 4:29pm

Starbuck wrote on Jan 5^th, 2010 at 3:05pm:

Boomy wrote on Jan 5^th, 2010 at 12:44pm:

They're alright. I like "Rocks".

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v396/Boomy/cassette1.jpgt=1262717029

boomy, would you go for aerosmith over return of the jedi?

Lame one Bucky!- Star Wars is so 80's!

I've seen Aerosmith about 3-4 times (hazy memory) in concert many years ago- always enjoyed their concerts- like Bitch says - they are great fun!

Do I play their albums or keep their music playing when it comes on the radio or on my itunes (it is not on my iPod)? - not at all...

Aerosmith not quite an Eagles sesspool

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Boomy Rocks Off Regular Offline Posts: 375 Indiana Gender:	Re: Aerosmith? (nsc) Reply #22 - Jan 6^th, 2010 at 12:18pm Starbuck wrote on Jan 5^th, 2010 at 3:05pm: Boomy wrote on Jan 5^th, 2010 at 12:44pm: They're alright. I like "Rocks". http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v396/Boomy/cassette1.jpgt=1262717029 boomy, would you go for aerosmith over return of the jedi?
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Re: Aerosmith? (nsc)
Reply #23 - Jan 6^th, 2010 at 1:49pm

Lame one Bucky!- Star Wars is so 80's!

I've seen Aerosmith about 3-4 times (hazy memory) in concert many years ago- always enjoyed their concerts- like Bitch says - they are great fun!

Do I play their albums or keep their music playing when it comes on the radio or on my itunes (it is not on my iPod)? - not at all...

Aerosmith not quite an Eagles sesspool [/quote]

Like Meg, I don't have mich Aerosmith on the ol' i-pod, but would be a big fan of their '70's stuff! Albums like 'Rocks', 'Night in the Ruts' & 'Toys in the Attic' have some righteous rock'n'roll. They went all Bon-Joviin the '80's and '90's; hiring song doctors, going for the big cheesy power ballads.

Concerning the Eagles - I had thought them a wee bit of a sesspool also..before I saw them at the RDS this past summer. They were brilliant!!

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Re: Aerosmith? (nsc)
Reply #24 - Jan 6^th, 2010 at 7:07pm

PartyDoll MEG wrote on Jan 5^th, 2010 at 4:29pm:

Starbuck wrote on Jan 5^th, 2010 at 3:05pm:

Boomy wrote on Jan 5^th, 2010 at 12:44pm:

They're alright. I like "Rocks".

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v396/Boomy/cassette1.jpgt=1262717029

boomy, would you go for aerosmith over return of the jedi?

Lame one Bucky!- Star Wars is so 80's!

I've seen Aerosmith about 3-4 times (hazy memory) in concert many years ago- always enjoyed their concerts- like Bitch says - they are great fun!

Do I play their albums or keep their music playing when it comes on the radio or on my itunes (it is not on my iPod)? - not at all...

Aerosmith not quite an Eagles sesspool

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Question: What are your feelings about Aerosmith?
Best band this side of the Stones! 2 (8.0%) I've been a fan since I first started banging chicks in the back of my Nova listening to Permanent Vacation 8 (32.0%) Meh. 8 (32.0%) Bad, but not quite as annoying as REM 4 (16.0%) I'd rather have a chlamydia popsicle than be forced to listen to these talentless hacks. 3 (12.0%) Total votes: 25 « Last Modified by: Starbuck on: Dec 29^th, 2009 at 12:43am »