ericbinford's "Aerosmith CD's"

Aerosmith is a prominent American hard rock band, sometimes referred to as "The Bad Boys from Boston"² and "America’s Greatest Rock and Roll Band"³⁴⁵. Their unique style, rooted in blues-based hard rock, has also come to incorporate elements of pop, heavy metal, glam, and R&B, which has inspired legions of rock artists that came after them. They are the bestselling American hard rock band of all time,⁶ having sold 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.⁷ The band has scored 21 Top 40 hits on the Billboard Hot 100, nine #1 Mainstream Rock hits, four Grammy awards, and ten Video Music Awards. They were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2001.

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. By 1971, Tabano was replaced by Brad Whitford, and the band began developing a following in Boston. They were signed to Columbia Records in 1972 and released a string of multi-platinum albums, beginning with their 1973 eponymous debut album. In 1975, the band broke into the mainstream with the album Toys in the Attic, and their 1976 follow-up Rocks cemented their status as hard rock superstars. By the end of the 1970s, they were among the most popular hard rock bands in the world and developed a loyal following of fans, often referred to as the "Blue Army". However, drug addiction and internal conflict took its toll on the band, which resulted in the departures of Perry and Whitford, in 1979 and 1981 respectively. They were replaced by Jimmy Crespo and Rick Dufay. The band did not fare well between 1980 and 1984, releasing a lone album, Rock in a Hard Place, which was a critical and commercial flop. Although Perry and Whitford returned in 1984 and the band signed a new deal with Geffen Records, it wasn’t until the band sobered up and released 1987’s Permanent Vacation that they regained the level of popularity they had experienced in the 1970s. Throughout the late 1980s and 1990s, the band scored several hits and won numerous awards for music from the multi-platinum albums Pump (1989), Get a Grip (1993), and Nine Lives (1997). After 37 years of performing, Aerosmith continues to maintain a high level of popularity and success and continues to tour and record music to this day.

CD’S AEROSMITH

Aerosmith 1973

Get Your Wings 1974

Toys In the Attic 1975

Rocks 1976

Draw The Line 1977

Live! Bootleg 1978

Night In The Ruts 1979

Rock In A Hard Place 1982

Done With Mirrors 1985

Permanent Vacation 1987

Pump 1989

Get A Grip 1993

Nine Lives 1997

A Little South Of Sanity (live) 1998

Just Push Play 2001

Honkin’ On Bobo 2004

Rockin’ The Joint 2005

Rockin’ The Joint 2005 (Dual disc CD & DVD)

COMPILATIONS

Cryin’

Greatest Hits

Ultimate Aerosmith Hits

Classics Live

Classics Live 2

Hard Nox + Dirty Sox

Young Lust: The Aerosmith Anthology

SINGLE CD’S

Cryin’ / Love In An Elevator/ Janie’s Got A Gun

Livin’ On The Edge / Don’t Stop/ Flesh

Falling In Love/ Fall Together

Hole In My Soul/ Falling In Love/ Nine Lives

Pink

I Don’t Want To Miss A Thing/ Taste Of India

Jaded/ Won’t Let You Down

JOEPERRY

Joe Perry