Category: 00’s

“LET’S GET LOUD” the rock/hip-hop collaboration Tyler/Perry did for the ESPY Awards

1 April, 2022

In 2003, Aerosmith’s Steven Tyler and Joe Perry teamed up with hip-hop legends Chuck D, Flavor Flav, Phife Dawg, and MC Lyte for an unlikely collaboration titled “Let’s Get Loud”, the official anthem for ESPN’s annual ESPY Awards. The track was credited to The Spitballers, a one-off supergroup that merged classic rock energy with rap … More “LET’S GET LOUD” the rock/hip-hop collaboration Tyler/Perry did for the ESPY Awards

“SEX, GUNS & ESKIMOS” the UNRELEASED AEROSMITH/STEVEN TYLER documentary recorded by Casey Tebo 2006/2007

31 March, 2022

In 2006, Steven Tyler commissioned director/producer Casey Tebo to follow him around and record his life for a full year. Presumably, the recordings went from, at least, October 2006 to September 2007, covering Route Of All Evil and World Tour 2007 Aerosmith tours from Steven’s point of view. Steven Tyler’s “ST here” reports from the … More “SEX, GUNS & ESKIMOS” the UNRELEASED AEROSMITH/STEVEN TYLER documentary recorded by Casey Tebo 2006/2007

“SEDONA SUNRISE” Aerosmith’s country song from Pump 17 years in the making!

22 March, 2022

“Sedona Sunrise” was an Aerosmith outtake from the Pump 1989 sessions co-written by Steven Tyler, Joe Perry and Jim Vallance. It’s country flavour differenced it from all the other songs in Pump and was likely the reason it was omitted by the record label. According to Vallance: “Sedona Sunrise” was started during the writing sessions … More “SEDONA SUNRISE” Aerosmith’s country song from Pump 17 years in the making!

“HONKIN’ ON BOBO” Outtakes, demos, sessions and leaks!

13 February, 2022

Honkin’ on Bobo is the 14th studio album by American rock band Aerosmith, released on March 30, 2004, by Columbia Records. Recorded during 2003 at Joe’s studio, The Boneyard”, the album includes 11 covers of blues and blues-rock songs from the 1950s and 1960s, with one new song, “The Grind”. Douglas’s original vision was to … More “HONKIN’ ON BOBO” Outtakes, demos, sessions and leaks!

“WRITTEN IN STONE” the Rick Dufay riff the band jammed to while on the tour bus

27 January, 2022

“Written in Stone” is a song based on a Rick Dufay riff that Aerosmith used to jam to while on their tour bus. It was part of a few pre-production sessions that took place after RIAHP was released, but with the replacement members (Crespo and Dufay), thinking of the “next album” for THAT lineup of … More “WRITTEN IN STONE” the Rick Dufay riff the band jammed to while on the tour bus

“PAINTED ON MY HEART” the Diane Warren song AEROSMITH denied ever recording!

26 January, 2022

“Painted On My Heart” is a song written by Diane Warren, who offered the song to Aerosmith after the success they had with IDWMAT. In April 2000 MTV News reported Aerosmith had recorded the song for the upcoming Nicolas Cage movie ”Gone in 60 Seconds”. Columbia was supposed to do the soundtrack with Matt Serletic … More “PAINTED ON MY HEART” the Diane Warren song AEROSMITH denied ever recording!

BRENDAN O’BRIEN 2009 AEROSMITH sessions, why they fail and were considered a nightmare!

9 November, 2021

Part 1: 2001-2005: The Struggle for Direction From the release of “Just Push Play” in 2001, Aerosmith faced a challenging period marked by critical reception issues and evolving musical directions. A follow-up album using leftover songs was discarded in 2002 due to poor reception. Instead, the band recorded “Girls of Summer” and “Lay it Down” … More BRENDAN O’BRIEN 2009 AEROSMITH sessions, why they fail and were considered a nightmare!

“YO MAMMA” a fun, sexy and playful song about ‘doing your mother’ that screams of Aerosmith’s style

24 August, 2021

“Yo Mamma” is an amazingly fun rock & blues song believed to be left from the 1992 Get a Grip sessions. It made it almost all the way to the end of the production process during the albums first attempt at the A&M studios. The song starts with Joe’s guitar hitting the E chord, with … More “YO MAMMA” a fun, sexy and playful song about ‘doing your mother’ that screams of Aerosmith’s style

“TAKE IT EASY” the Karmer/Hamilton jam that got played live a full tour!

21 March, 2021

“Take it Easy” is a song Aerosmith considered during the recording process of their 1987 album, Permanent Vacations. The song may have started production in early 1986 during an aborted session with producer Rick Rubin (rather than with Bruce Fairbairn).  It’s an upbeat 205BPM song driven by a Hamilton/Kramer jam, the song runs the same bass … More “TAKE IT EASY” the Karmer/Hamilton jam that got played live a full tour!

“LIZARD LOVE” the weird sexy rocker re-worked for kids that made it a decade later

16 March, 2021

“Lizard Love” is an Aerosmith song originally written by Steven Tyler, Joe Perry & Jeff Lynne during the January/February 1992 sessions for Get a Grip with producers Jeff Lynne and/or Bruce Fairburn at A&M Studios in Los Angeles. Copyright seems to be owned by Swag Song Music, Inc., the publishing entity for Aerosmith. The 1992 … More “LIZARD LOVE” the weird sexy rocker re-worked for kids that made it a decade later

MARTI FREDERKISEN open to writing and producing NEW Aerosmith songs and talks details of their outtakes during Rock N’ Roll Fantasy MasterClass

29 July, 2020

Aerosmith’s longtime songwriting collaborator, Marti Frederiksen, participated in the Rock N’ Roll Fantasy camp program with a virtual Master Class via Zoom on 2020/07/27. He interacted with +20 fans from around the world for 90 minutes, including stories about the writing process of Aerosmith‘s songs with Joe Perry and Steven Tyler (Jaded, Nine Lives, Beyond … More MARTI FREDERKISEN open to writing and producing NEW Aerosmith songs and talks details of their outtakes during Rock N’ Roll Fantasy MasterClass

“OH YEAH” outtakes, sessions, demos and leaks!

8 July, 2020

Not much is known about the short sessions for the 2002 “Oh Yeah” compilation album. Steven and Joe went to Mauii to write and record new material, from which “Girls of Summer” and “Lay it Down” came. During those same sessions the cover of the “Spider-man Theme” was recorded. 2 others songs were presented by … More “OH YEAH” outtakes, sessions, demos and leaks!

“2006/2007 SESSIONS” for Aerosmith’s aborted outtake-based album!

2 August, 2019

In the wake of Honkin’ on Bobo (2004) and Rockin’ the Joint (2005), Aerosmith had grand plans to return to the studio with a fresh album of original material—their first since Just Push Play in 2001. But instead of ushering in a new creative era, 2006 and 2007 became a frustrating detour in the band’s … More “2006/2007 SESSIONS” for Aerosmith’s aborted outtake-based album!

“INNOCENT MAN” a fully produced song about tragic drug abuse revisited 3 times

24 March, 2019

“Innocent Man” is a song left out of the Nine Lives album. Originally written by Tyler, Perry, Hudson during the 1992 session, the song was revisited in 1996 and 2000, with Frederiksen adding on to the demo later. At the time Sony rejected it as “they were looking for something else”, while the band said … More “INNOCENT MAN” a fully produced song about tragic drug abuse revisited 3 times