AEROSMITH To Tour With ZZ TOP

I hope they're still adding dates to this tour. So far, the closest place to me is north Jersey* and I'm not investing in a bullet-proof haz-mat suit just to make the trek.

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thejokeriv wrote:

7thSaviour wrote:

I can't go to this show as it's during the week.

It's far enough out - get a day off!!!

I'll have to trade one of my off-days, and I am a creature of habit like no other.

tickets in the front sections of the amphitheaters are $175.00-200.00.

vanillaviking wrote:

tickets in the front sections of the amphitheaters are $175.00-200.00.

You'll find me out on the lawn, then.

i hope they play europe, im not fussed about seeing aerosmith but would love to see zz top just once

The Gooch has returned!!! I am afaird Gooch this might just be an American summer tour since both bands are preping to record new studio albums.

oh well i can only hope, yes the gooch has returned after a very busy semester at university

Aerosmith guitarist Brad Whitford hopes to rejoin his bandmates early next month after a head injury prevented him from playing on their newly launched tour, fellow guitarist Joe Perry said on Sunday.
Whitford, 57, is recovering from surgery for internal bleeding after he apparently banged his head while getting out of his Ferrari about a week before the tour began last Wednesday in St. Louis.
"It built up pressure and gave him this whoopin' headache," Perry told Reuters. "He's not prone to getting migraines, so knew something was wrong. He went right in, they did what they had to do, and now he's getting better."
The target date for Whitford's return is July 7th, when the band is scheduled to play a show in Raleigh, North Carolina, Perry said. Subbing for him is Bobby Schneck, who has played with Green Day and Weezer.
Rocking out with Aerosmith can be hazardous for your health. Four out of five group members have disclosed major medical problems in the last three years, including Perry who has been plagued by a bad knee ever since he fell off a stage in Dallas 25 years ago.
He underwent knee-replacement surgery in March 2008, but was "devastated" to learn around Christmas that the area had become infected, like a "rotten grapefruit," he said, and he would need to go through the whole procedure again.
The various ailments and touring obligations mean the band has not released an album of original material since 2001's "Just Push Play." Perry said the band has recorded about 15 songs for the next disc and hopes to pick up the thread in the studio sometime after the current tour ends in the fall.
The third stop on the tour will be on Tuesday at the Comcast Center in suburban Boston. The band has been playing its classic 1975 album "Toys in the Attic" in its entirety, with the notable exception of the closing track "You See Me Crying."
Perry said the song is too difficult for vocalist Steven Tyler to sing right now, but Tyler hopes he will be able to do it after a few more shows. At any rate, the band expects to swap out "Toys in the Attic" in about two weeks, and play all the tracks from its 1976 follow-up "Rocks," Perry said.

This would be cool, if Joe Perry gets his way.

But what Perry really wants to do is exhume is the unloved 1979 album “Night in the Ruts,” recorded during the band’s lengthy, drug-fueled nadir. Perry plays on only some of the tracks because he left the band before the album was released.
“I think there are probably two songs on there that we could play pretty much right off the bat,” he said. “The rest of them we’d have to sit down and really take them apart, relearn all the guitar parts. There are some rockin’ songs on there and it would be fun to play them live.”
So far on the tour Perry takes to the microphone for the “Rocks” cut “Combination,” and he envisages adding other solo outings such as “Bright Light Fight” (from 1979’s “Draw the Line”) and “Walk on Down” (from 1993’s “Get a Grip”).

The band members are falling apart. Getting old. I recently watched an A&E Biography on Aerosmith and Brad Whitford looks like a frail, old man. And Joe Perry. Joe, I love ya, buddy. One of my top 5 guitarists of all-time. But you're looking like an old lesbian.

MetalGuy71 wrote:

The band members are falling apart. Getting old. I recently watched an A&E Biography on Aerosmith and Brad Whitford looks like a frail, old man. And Joe Perry. Joe, I love ya, buddy. One of my top 5 guitarists of all-time. But you're looking like an old lesbian.

find an offstage pic of Tyler from the other day in alpine--i could not believe my eyes--he had the most straggly long parted unkempt hair i've ever seen--hard to believe he was out in public like that!? i'd post a pic but my friends on facebook probably wouldn't like that...

vanillaviking wrote:

MetalGuy71 wrote:

The band members are falling apart. Getting old. I recently watched an A&E Biography on Aerosmith and Brad Whitford looks like a frail, old man. And Joe Perry. Joe, I love ya, buddy. One of my top 5 guitarists of all-time. But you're looking like an old lesbian.

find an offstage pic of Tyler from the other day in alpine--i could not believe my eyes--he had the most straggly long parted unkempt hair i've ever seen--hard to believe he was out in public like that!? i'd post a pic but my friends on facebook probably wouldn't like that...

Does it really matter what he looks like? Can he still play? YES. And that's all that matters.

GrandNational wrote:

vanillaviking wrote:

MetalGuy71 wrote:

The band members are falling apart. Getting old. I recently watched an A&E Biography on Aerosmith and Brad Whitford looks like a frail, old man. And Joe Perry. Joe, I love ya, buddy. One of my top 5 guitarists of all-time. But you're looking like an old lesbian.

find an offstage pic of Tyler from the other day in alpine--i could not believe my eyes--he had the most straggly long parted unkempt hair i've ever seen--hard to believe he was out in public like that!? i'd post a pic but my friends on facebook probably wouldn't like that...

Does it really matter what he looks like? Can he still play? YES. And that's all that matters.

there kidneys may be failing they're hearts may be stopping,they're hair may be thinning but they wont stop rocking!

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Does it really matter what he looks like? Can he still play? YES. And that's all that matters.

No. It's all about looks.

MetalGuy71 wrote:

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Does it really matter what he looks like? Can he still play? YES. And that's all that matters.

No. It's all about looks.

you want a piece of that?

Am I Evil? wrote:

MetalGuy71 wrote:

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Does it really matter what he looks like? Can he still play? YES. And that's all that matters.

No. It's all about looks.

you want a piece of that?

Sure. Can you help me make this dream a reality?

MetalGuy71 wrote:

Am I Evil? wrote:

MetalGuy71 wrote:

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Does it really matter what he looks like? Can he still play? YES. And that's all that matters.

No. It's all about looks.

you want a piece of that?

Sure. Can you help me make this dream a reality?

ok here's how it goes.You walk up to Steve Tyler and ask "hey,does this smell like chloroform to you".

Step 2.PROFIT!?!?!?!?

Am I Evil? wrote:

MetalGuy71 wrote:

Am I Evil? wrote:

MetalGuy71 wrote:

Quote :

Does it really matter what he looks like? Can he still play? YES. And that's all that matters.

No. It's all about looks.

you want a piece of that?

Sure. Can you help me make this dream a reality?

ok here's how it goes.You walk up to Steve Tyler and ask "hey,does this smell like chloroform to you".

Step 2.PROFIT!?!?!?!?

A plan so simple, yet so perfect.

MetalGuy71 wrote:

Am I Evil? wrote:

MetalGuy71 wrote:

Am I Evil? wrote:

MetalGuy71 wrote:

Quote :

Does it really matter what he looks like? Can he still play? YES. And that's all that matters.

No. It's all about looks.

you want a piece of that?

Sure. Can you help me make this dream a reality?

ok here's how it goes.You walk up to Steve Tyler and ask "hey,does this smell like chloroform to you".

Step 2.PROFIT!?!?!?!?

A plan so simple, yet so perfect.

Is your celler cleared out from when you took dime bag?

What is up with Aerosmith, one health issue after another!!!!


Dean Goodman of Reuters reports that according to the band's publicist, Aerosmith bass player Tom Hamilton has become the third member of the group to be sidelined by health problems since its troubled tour kicked off a month ago.
Hamilton, a 57-year-old cancer survivor, is recovering from "non-invasive surgery" and will miss "some dates," according to a statement. The publicist did not have additional information.
In 2006, Hamilton underwent a seven-week course of radiation treatment for throat cancer, forcing him to miss many of the dates on a concert tour underway at the time. As was the case then, he will be replaced by David Hull, who previously played on Aerosmith guitarist Joe Perry's solo outings.
Hamilton, who co-wrote two of Aerosmith's biggest hits with singer Steven Tyler, "Sweet Emotion" and "Janie's Got a Gun," has been with the quintet since its inception in 1970.
Aerosmith's current tour began on June 10th, but ground to a halt after seven shows when singer Steven Tyler tore a leg muscle. His daughter, plus-size model Mia Tyler, wrote on her MySpace blog on Tuesday that the 61-year-old rocker is in a cast.
To date, seven concerts have been postponed. But the publicist said Wednesday's scheduled show in Atlanta would go ahead. It will mark 57-year-old guitarist Brad Whitford's first appearance on the tour. He underwent emergency surgery just before the tour began, having hit his head while getting out of his Ferrari.
The various ailments come amid some apparent strife in the Aerosmith camp. Tyler recently parted ways with the band's long-time handlers, HK Management, and signed as an individual with Union Entertainment Group, whose roster includes Canadian rock band Nickelback and Kevin Costner's rock band.
But Tyler's bandmates have stayed put at HK Management, which has represented Aerosmith since 1999.
The news of Tyler's switch was imparted to fans on Saturday through a Twitter message sent by Perry's wife, Billie, who has emerged as the band's unofficial spokeswoman.
Perry, meanwhile, is finishing work on his fifth solo album, while drummer Joey Kramer is promoting his memoir "Hit Hard," a deeply personal recounting of his battles with childhood abuse, drugs and depression.
Aerosmith has not released an album of original material since 2001's "Just Push Play." Recording sessions were interrupted earlier this year when Tyler was stricken by pneumonia.

manny wrote:

What is up with Aerosmith, one health issue after another!!!!

Well, they ain't getting any younger....

Fat Freddy wrote:

manny wrote:

What is up with Aerosmith, one health issue after another!!!!

Well, they ain't getting any younger....

Too true. They might have survived the '70s, but they won't make it to their 70's. They are all rapidly falling apart.

Fat Freddy wrote:

manny wrote:

What is up with Aerosmith, one health issue after another!!!!

Well, they ain't getting any younger....

Very true, but the Rolling Stones who are older than the Aerosmith boys do not seem to have these kind of health issues. Other than Keith Richards falling out of a tree you never hear of these guys cancelling a show.

I think Aerosmith did even more drugs than Keith Richards

"Keith Richards is telling kids not to do drugs. KEITH RICHARDS? Keith, kids can't do any drugs because THERE ARE NONE LEFT! YOU DID THEM ALL! We have to wait until you die and smoke your ashes. Talk about the pot and the f**king kettle!" -- Denis Leary