Aerosmith Help Please?!
Question:
Aerosmith Help Please?
Where and What cities did they become popular in??
Any other info about them is kool to
Answers: Hi there,
They come from Boston and they became famous there too.
Steven Tyler - Vocalist
Joe Perry - Lead Guitarist
Brad Whitford - Rhythm Guitarist
Tom Hamilton - Bassist
Joey Kramer - Drummer
Some facts about Aerosmith:
They just finished a worldwide tour
Joe Perry has over 600 guitars
Despite their looks, most of the band members are shy of 60 years old!
Dream On was their first hit
They appeared in, The Simpsons, Lizzie McGuire, Two and a Half Men, and Be Cool.
Considered one of the most sucessful American rock bands of their time
Walk This Way is ranked number 215 by Rolling Stone's top 500 songs ever written.
"Cryin" won The Best Video of the Year at the 1994 MTV Video Music Awards.
"Done With Mirrors" was the first album Aerosmith recorded with Joe Perry back in the group.
"Sweet Emotion" was written about Steven Tyler's bitter relationship with Elissa Perry.
The band's only number one single to date was "Don't Wanna Miss a Thing."
"Don't Wanna Miss a Thing" is the soundtrack for the movie "Armageddon." Steven Tyler's daughter, Liv, starred in the movie.
"Walk This Way" was a top 10 hit for nearly 3 weeks in 1977.
In 1979, Joe Perry left the band because of differences with Steven Tyler.
Aerosmtih is #11 on VH1's 100 Greatest Artist of Hard Rock.
Steven Tyler and Joe Perry were known as "The Toxic Twins", because of their notorious abuse of drugs on and off the stage.
The trademark scarves tied to Steven Tyler’s microphone stand were used to hide Quaaludes and Tuinals for his use throughout their concerts in the 1970's.
The band's first gig was held on November 6, 1970 at Nipmuc Regional High School in Mendon, Massachusetts.
Their fanbase spans three generations.
Their fanbase is known as the Blue Army, and numbers over 1 million people worldwide.
They have won four Grammys.
Aerosmith have had 21 Top 40 hits.
They are the second best-selling American rock band of all time, after The Eagles.
The band has sold 66.5 million albums in America alone.
The band has sold 140 million albums worldwide.
The band was very popular in the 70s, but they almost split due to substance abuse and drug addictions in the early 80s (some members left the band, but later returned).
Aerosmith’s debut album was released in 1973.
In 1970, Steven Tyler, Joe Perry, and Tom Hamilton decided to start a band in Boston.
Tom Hamilton is from New London, New Hampshire.
Joe Perry is from Hopedale, Massachusetts.
Steven Tyler is from Yonkers, New York.
Steven Tyler, Joe Perry, and Tom Hamilton originally met in Sunapee, New Hampshire in the late 1960s, but did not form a band at the time.
Although many people see Aerosmith as a Boston band, none of the band members are actually from that city.
The band was formed when Steven Tyler met Joe Perry in an ice cream parlor.
Hope that helps!
Jason Source(s):
I'm a HUGE Aerosmith fan and I saw them in concert on July 19, 2007 :D aerosmith.com They were from the Boston area I think. They played around Mass. and Ct. before getting signed to CBS in 1973 after a gig at Max's Kansas City, where they were spotted by CBS signers. Their first album sold 100,000 copies...not a lot. I bought one, in the first couple of weeks of its release...I was one of the first A. fans. They invented the form called Power Ballad. world wide baby !!! You have two great answers. Don't forget that Steven Tyler (nee Talerico (sp) had a huge heroin habit that pretty much tore the band apart. I believe the sexy Joe Perry also suffered from drug addiction. Check out the Aerosmith site, though.