“Is Anybody Out There?” is a melodic mid-tempo song written by Steven Tyler, Joe Perry and Jim Vallance in Vancouver, 1987. It could be considered a 3-time Aerosmith outtake, as the band worked on it during the sessions for Permanent Vacations, Pump and Get a Grip. The song might have taken inspiration from Pink Floyd’s … More “IS ANYBODY OUT THERE?” the melodic mid-tempo 3-time outtake
“Good Thang” is a ballad written by Steven Tyler with Diane Warren (IDWTMAT and Devil’s new Disguise) in 1991 as part of pre-production sessions to write new material for what would later become the Get a Grip album. Everything seems to indicate that it was written during a solo session between Tyler and Warren (maybe … More “GOOD THANG” the Diane Warren ballad that wasn’t a hit
‘When the Monkey Comes’ is an Aerosmith outtake from Nine Lives album. It was recorded during the 1996 sessions at the South Beach studio. A version of the song was later reworked under a new name, ‘Angle’s Eyes’, and released for the Charlie’s Angels movie soundtrack in 2000. A demo of the song was found … More “WHEN THE MONKEY COMES” the Perry/Frederiksen rough that turned on to Angel’s Eye
“Give it Away” or “Give it a Push” is the working title of a rock song that didn’t make the final cut of Aerosmith’s Nine Lives album. It’s speculated that it was originally written by Perry and Frederiksen during the 1995/1996 early pre-production session, and demoed at the Avatar studios in NY, possibly under Glen … More “GIVE IT AWAY” a Perry/Frederiksen rough demo for Nine Lives that Steven Tyler liked enough to try
“Roll Away the Stone” is a song Aerosmith considered during the 1996 sessions for their Nine Lives album. Most likely just an early demo that Richie Supa bought to the band but remained un-used. The song has a very obvious “Chip Away the Stone” feel to it, and would seem like a spiritual sequel to … More “ROLL AWAY THE STONE” Richie Supa’s happy spiritual sequel to Chip Away for AEROSMITH’s Nine Lives
This song is a 1996 Nine Lives outtake according to ‘Aerofanatic’, so we can’t be too sure about when this was written. What we do know for sure is that it’s a song written by Child/Tyler/Perry; as it wasn’t used by the band, Desmond Child decided to take it to other artists. That’s how in … More “WHEN THE RAIN STOPS” Desmond Child’s broken hearted ballad written with Perry and Tyler
On March 5, 1999, MTV reported that Aerosmith recorded Diane Warren song, “Blue Eyes Blue” for the film “Runaway Bride”. They later opt out of the project leaving Eric Clapton to record the song for the film soundtrack (released July 1999). Aerosmith recently recorded a ballad called “Blue Eyes Blue” for the soundtrack to Runaway … More “BLUE EYES BLUE” Diane Warren’s perfect follow-up to IDWTMAT that Aerosmith rejected
“Thirteen” is the working title of an unreleased song from the 1992 Get a Grip sessions. “13” was most likely used because it was the 13th song on the song chart they were working on and as the song didn’t have lyrics they just refereed to it as “13”. The song “13” initiated its recording … More “13” Aerosmith’s greatest dark ballad that never saw the light of day
This album was delayed a lot and was really hard to produce and finish. The album was recorded 3 times in different studios. They had been off the road since Dec 19, 1994, and the new album was supposed to be out in November 1995, that’s the promise they had with Sony. At the time … More “NINE LIVES” outtakes, demos and leaks from the Miami and New York sessions!
“Where the Sun Never Shines” is a song left from the 1996 sessions for Nine Lives. It is believed that Marti Frederiksen and Joe Perry wrote the music earlier in 1996, when they first meet, working on an iteration of the demo with alt scatting lyrics from Marti with working title “Cheating Nights”. This earliest … More “WHERE THE SUN NEVER SHINES” is yet another AEROSMITH playful song that got cancelled for talking about ass*
“Bridges are Burning” is a pop-rock song that didn’t make the final cut on the Nine Lives album. It was originally written by Tyler and Perry with Marti Frederiksen and Joel Edward Perry during the 1996 session at the South Beach studios under Glen Ballard’s production. The ASCAP copyright information lists “Can’t Compare” as an … More “BRIDGES ARE BURNING” an explosive pop-rock guitar overload from Tyler, Perry and Frederiksen
“Bacon Biscuit Blues” is a song left from the 1996 sessions for Nine Lives. It was written by Tyler and Perry with Richie Supa, a long-time friend of the band and co-writer of songs like Pink, Chip Away and Lightning Strikes. “Bacon” is believed to have made it all the way to the end of … More “BACON BISCUIT BLUES” Aerosmith’s raunchiest blues by Richie Supa that almost made it!
“Loretta” is an Aerosmith outtake from the Nine Lives album, written during the 1996 South Beach sessions with Glen Ballard as a producer. Being a fast-paced pop/rocker with a slight punk feel (as much of the guitar parts are mostly played in 5ths), it is believed to have made it all the way to the … More “LORETTA” the Beatles-Inspired, Never-Released Aerosmith Song About a Trans Girl’s Battle with Addiction!
“Heart Of Passion” is an unreleased ballad from Aerosmith’s Nine Lives era. The demo tape is dated 18 May 1996, and it appears linked to the Glen Ballard mixes that were rushed by the label for review during the South Beach sessions. Musically, it is a gentle, slow-burning track with an almost Christmas-like warmth, running … More “HEART OF PASSION / THROWS OF EMOTION” the sweetest AEROSMITH ballad that could fit a Disney movie
“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
“Trouble” is an Aerosmith outtake written by Steven and Joe, with Richie Supa, during the 1992 sessions at the A&M Records, in Los Angeles, for the first attempt of the Get a Grip album with producer Bruce Fairburn, and later revisited during the initial 1996 sessions of Nine Lives with Glen Ballard. The song “Trouble” … More “TROUBLE” the unfinished rocker that got played live twice
“Black Cherry” is an Aerosmith outtake written between the ’88/’89 Pump sessions – when it was referred to as “Hot Toddy” with unfinished lyrics – and the early 1991/2 sessions at the A&M Records, in Los Angeles, for the first attempt of the Get a Grip album with producer Bruce Fairburn. The evolution of “Black … More “BLACK CHERRY” an amazing dark rocker omitted for being too sexual!
Written during the 1992 demo sessions for Get a Grip at the A&M Studio in Los Angeles, for the first attempt at the album. It got to the end of the recording process, from a simple demo (October 14, 1992) to a final mix mastered track (February 1, 1993). The song “Strange” began its recording … More “STRANGE” a bizarre and promising rocker that should have been finished during AEROSMITH 1992 sessions for GET A GRIP!
“MeltDown” is an amazing Aerosmith song left out of the Get a Grip sessions, getting to the very end of the production process, this is a properly called outtake. Written by Steven Tyler in 1992 and produced by Bruce Fairbairn, the song has been revisited by the band several times and keeps being mentioned in … More “MELTDOWN” the epic 7-minute song about climate change that feels more relevant than ever TODAY
‘Wham Bam!’ was originally recorded in 1991/92 and intended for the Get A Grip album. It was written by Steven Tyler, Joe Perry and Richie Supa. Supa co-wrote other Aerosmith songs such as ‘Chip Away The Stone’, ‘Lightning Strikes’, ‘Amazing’ and ‘Pink’. Wham Bam was kicked off the album after the A&M attempt in 1992. … More “WHAM BAM!” a sexy comic-like rocker SUPA wrote for AEROSMITH
