Aerosmith


Great band featuring Jagger look-alike screamin' Steven Tyler and memorable guitar licks.  This band rocks.


Aerosmith I (1970 - 1970)
  • Steven Tyler - vocals/drums/percussion - Born Steve Tallarico, March 26, 1948, New York City, New York.
  • Joe Perry - guitar/vocals/bass - Born September 10, 1950, Lawrence, Massachusetts.
  • Tom Hamilton - bass/guitar - Born December 31, 1951, Colorado Springs, Colorado.


Aerosmith II (1970 - Summer 1970)
  • Steven Tyler - vocals/keyboard/harmonica/percussion
  • Joe Perry - guitar/vocals/bass
  • Ray Tabano - guitar
  • Tom Hamilton - bass/guitar
  • Joey Kramer - drums/percussion/vocals - Born June 21, 1950, New York City, New York.


Aerosmith III (Summer 1970 - 1979)
  • Steven Tyler - vocals/keyboard/harmonica/percussion
  • Joe Perry - guitar/vocals/bass
  • Brad Whitford - guitar - Born February 23, 1952, Winchester, Massachusetts; formerly of Earth Inc.
  • Tom Hamilton - bass/guitar
  • Joey Kramer - drums/percussion/vocals
Albums:
  1. "Aerosmith" (1973) - Single: "Dream On" (1976)
  2. "Get Your Wings" (1974)
  3. "Toys In the Attic" (1975) - Single: "Walk This Way" (1977)
  4. "Rocks" (1976)
  5. "Draw the Line" (1977)
  6. "Live! Bootleg" (1978)
  7. "Night in the Ruts" (1979) - Following this album, Joe Perry left to form the Joe Perry Project ["Let the Music Do the Talking" (1980), "I've Got the Rock 'n' Rolls Again" (1981), "Once a Rocker Always a Rocker" (1984)] and Brad Whitford left to form the Whitford/St. Holmes Band ["Whitford/St. Holmes" (1981)] with Derek St. Holmes (ex-Ted Nugent guitarist).


Aerosmith IV (1979 - 1984)
  • Steven Tyler - vocals/keyboard/harmonica/percussion
  • Jimmy Crespo - guitar- from New York; former member of Flame
  • Rick Dufay - guitar
  • Tom Hamilton - bass/guitar
  • Joey Kramer - drums/percussion/vocals
Albums:
  1. "Rock in a Hard Place" (1982)


Aerosmith V (1984 - Present)
  • Steven Tyler - vocals/keyboard/harmonica/percussion
  • Joe Perry - guitar/vocals/bass
  • Brad Whitford - guitar
  • Tom Hamilton - bass/guitar
  • Joey Kramer - drums/percussion/vocals
Albums:
  1. "Done With Mirrors" (1985)
  2. "Classics Live" (1986)
  3. "Classics Live 2" (1987)
  4. "Permanent Vacation" (1987) - Singles: "Dude (Looks Like a Lady)" (1987), "Rag Doll" (1988), "Angel" (1988)
  5. "Pump" (1989) - Singles: "Love in an Elevator" (1989), "Janie's Got a Gun" (1989), "What It Takes" (1990), "The Other Side" (1990)
  6. "Get a Grip" (1993) - Singles: "Livin' on the Edge" (1993), "Cryin'" (1993), "Crazy" (1993)
  7. "Nine Lives" (1997)
  8. "A Little South of Sanity" (live) (2-CDs) (1998)


Compilations:
  1. "Greatest Hits" (1980)
  2. "Gems" (1988)
  3. "Big Ones" (1994)
  4. "Pandora's Box" (3-CD box set) (1993)
  5. "Box of Fire" (1994) (deluxe boxed set of Aerosmith's 8 Columbia albums)


DVDs and Videos:
  1. "Aerosmith - Live Texxas Jam '78" (1978) - VHS
  2. "Aerosmith - The Making of 'Pump'" (1990) - DVD
  3. "Aerosmith - The Making of 'Pump'" (1990) - VHS
  4. "Aerosmith: Big Ones You Can Look At" (1994) - VHS
  5. "Aerosmith Video Scrapbook" (1996) - VHS


Hartman Recommends:
If you're only going for one Aerosmith album and you're not crazy about greatest hits compilations, get "Toys in the Attic".


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Date Revised:  February 16, 2000