Rockitt Rant – Aerosmith Part II
The Aerosmith insanity continues to spill into 2010 with more rumors of Aerosmith seeking out a new singer. While the band continues talks with Lenny Kravitz, Billy Idol, Amy Winehouse, Lady Gaga, Howard Stern, Oscar the Grouch, Spongebob Squarepants and countless others that will complete dilute and destroy the Aerosmith name, Steven Tyler seems to have completely lost his mind, singing Aerosmith karaoke in Home Depot stores. What the hell is going on with Aerosmith?!?
If Aerosmith carries on with a different singer, they will completely harm the band’s megaband status. No one will want to see another singer with Aerosmith at this stage in the band’s career.
My sound advice for Steven Tyler, if your band mates choose to carry on without you, you need to do two things. First, finish your rehab session and get healthy. Second, when you are of sound mind, make one phone call, NOT to your manager, NOT to Joe Perry. Call Slash!
A Velvet Revolver fronted by Steven Tyler would escalate VR to uber band status. Slash and company are heavily influenced by Aerosmith, and with you joining them, the band would reach new heights, and leave your former band in the dust. If the relationship between you and your former band is beyond all repair, this is the only move that makes sense at this stage in your career.
Of course, I would think that the grown men in Aerosmith could work out their issues, and stop all the nonsense. I would prefer Aerosmith to keep Tyler as their front man, and move away from all the drama, but I guess this is only way they can keep the band’s name out there now.
If Aerosmith can’t continue with Steven Tyler, Velvet Revolver would be damn cool with him. Give it some thought!
I agree that I can’t imagine anyone but Tyler in lead in Aerosmith. They’ve had their differnces in the past included drug issues and they were able to resolve it in time. Although, tyler isn’t getting any younger so I do believe if he takes a fall again that will be it. AS far as Velvet revolver, I haven’t listened to them in a long time. Yesterday I listened for the first time perry project and it sounded instrumentally similiar to Aerosmith. when you break out on your own you should have your on sound and the singer whoever he was very forgettable voice wise. I didn’t stay on more than maybe 5 mins and lost interest.
My history with Aerosmith is as follows. I saw them when “Get Your Wings” came out and after “Toys in the Attic.” The last time was just after hit the stores “Rocks”. In my own veiw I dis-owned them that album. IN the 80′s they got into the rap-crap and started doing the wussy stuff like “Pink” and what have you it was over for me. They left their raw Rock N Roll roots and became something else. But good or bad without Steven they are not Aerosmith and putting another singer into the line up just is not going to cut it. Kind of like trying to replace Freddy in Queen, that was fucking stupid. No one can replace that voice.
Stir the pot? Got me riled up, at least….
Don’t misunderstand me – I own Appetite For Destruction, and the first 2 or 3 STP albums. In other words, I’m a fan of everyone in the band, but I’ve never been too impressed with VR. It sounded boring and vanilla to me. Much like the long-awaited Chinese Democracy. Love Axl, hate the new album.
I just can’t see Tyler being interested in this. But here’s an interesting question (IMO, anyway) – what would sell better – Tyler fronting another band, or a different singer fronting Aerosmith?
It is just me, but I think Tyler fronting VR, or another band (with a very good guitar player), could outsell Aerosmith with Billy Idol, or whatever other character they hire as a singer. Who knows, Aerosmith might be able to find someone younger with the swagger of Tyler, but I seriously doubt it. I love Joe Perry and company too, but Tyler and Perry are far better together than they are apart IMHO.
Alright, alright, you’re not an idiot anymore. Watch yourself. :^\
Sorry – that s/b from Frank Furter. Not sure where that ID came from. (?)
100 million albums… you should be a politician. How many have VR sold? 2X-3X platinum on their debut (expected, especially considering being marketed as Guns N Roses without Axl). How well did Libertad do? Oh yeah. Not very. It seems the band didn’t live up to the hype. Slash is easily one of the most overrated guitar players in history – right along with Ace Frehley and Kirk Hammett. These guys are all STELLAR within their respective bands, but as individual musicians? Eh. Not so much.
Point is, VR is hardly legendary. Slash is the only thing that sells VR albums, and that’s due to people like you who are blinded by the character. He’s an interesting guy to read about, see, etc. But Steven Tyler and them? Nah. Tyler may be losing his mind, but I doubt we’ll see him stoop to that level.
He should try something different, but with some unknowns, IMO. VR will realize they can only ride the GNR train so long…..
I was trying to stir the pot a little with this one Frank. I have to admit that the VR albums never really tripped my trigger, I always thought Slash’s Snakepit was far better IMHO. VR could use a boost with a real front man. I never thought Weiland was a good fit for them. Tyler seems like a man without a band. I don’t know what the beef is within the rest of the guys in Aerosmith, but there is obviously a lot of internal drama that we don’t know about. I would prefer to see classic Aerosmith, but it doesn’t sound like that is going to happen. I have to agree that Tyler would probably not stoop down to VR, but I still think it would be interesting to see it happen. Tyler is probably too old to work with a cast of unknowns.
Hmm. First time I think I’ve heard Aerosmith and Velvet Revolver in the same sentence. This guy is an idiot. Why would someone of legendary status (Tyler) give two shits about a band full of has-beens? Velvet Revolver. Please.
Velvet Revolver is a band full of has beens? Someone better inform Slash & Company of this. The former members of Guns N’ Roses have sold over 100 million albums. This would put them third on the all time hard rock list behind AC/DC and Aerosmith. And while they may not have the Guns N Roses name anymore, Tyler combined with Slash could start something new and interesting. It isn’t like Aerosmith has put out any truly great album in the last ten years. Why not try something new if he can’t iron out his differences with the rest of the Aerosmith clan? If they are so desperate to talk to different singers, they apparently don’t want Tyler anymore.