History Music / Aerosmith

The band ran into more problems in the late 2000s. Tensions arose as Tyler took time out to treatment for painkiller addiction and surgery as well as blindsiding the other members by becoming a judge on ''Series/AmericanIdol''. With Tyler & Perry at loggerheads things got to the point where it was reported the band were looking for a new singer, however the band patched things up, are working on a new album and completed a combined South America/Asia tour in late 2011. After recording and touring in 2012, and an ill advised appearance on ''Series/SixtyMinutes'' that threatened to re-ignite old tensions in the band, ''Music From Another Dimension'' their fifteenth studio album was released in November 2012 to mixed reviews before Aerosmith completed the second leg of their tour in December 2012. The band continued to tour over the next couple of years and Tyler released a solo country album in 2015. The band are currently not under contract to any record label. A sixteenth and possibly final studio album is under discussion and the band have embarked on what they say might be their final tour in 2016 - the European dates have been advertised as the final chance to see Aerosmith live in those countries.

* CoverAlbum: "Honkin' on Bobo", in which they cover old blues songs.

* LastSecondWordSwap: Subverted in "Falling in Love (Is Hard on the Knees)":

--> "But I know you ain't wearing anything underneath that overcoat\And it's all for show"

* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnothing: ''All over the place'' in the video for "Amazing".

* ConceptVideo: "Janie's Got A Gun", "Livin' On The Edge", the "Crazy", "Cryin'", "Amazing" trilogy, "Hole in My Soul", and "Jaded".

* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnothing: ''All over the place'' in the video for "Amazin'".

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** "Ain't That a Bitch" has a very subtle one to ''ArsenicAndOldLace''.

** "Falling In Love" borrows a lyric from TheRollingStones ("[[DoubleEntendre But you like the way I hold the microphone]]").

Aerosmith is the best-selling American hard rock band of all time, 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. The band has scored 21 Top 40 hits on the Billboard Hot 100, nine #1 Mainstream Rock hits, four Grammy Awards, and ten {{MTV}} Video Music Awards. They were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2001, and in 2005 they were ranked #57 in Rolling Stone magazine's 100 Greatest Artists of All Time.

* BreakTheCutie: What happens in the song [[MurderBallad ''Janie's Got a Gun'']]. [[AbusiveParents Poor Janie]].

* FadingIntoTheNextSong: "Young Lust" segues into "F.I.N.E.*" in ''Pump''.

* MetalScream: Steve is an expert in this.

** "Jailbait" (1982) mentions the song title "Bitch's Brew".

** "Simoriah" mentions the song title "Round and Round", and Steven Tyler briefly duplicates his throaty delivery from that song's chorus.
** "Push Comes to Shove" mentions the song/album title "Toys in the Attic".
** "Jailbait" mentions the song title "Bitch's Brew".

* SexDrugsAndRockAndRoll: One of the iconic examples, though no drugs since their break-up and reformation in TheEighties. Not for nothing were Steven and Joe called the Toxic Twins. [[TheGratefulDead Jerry Garcia]] once said they were the druggiest bunch of guys he's ever met. ''Jerry Garcia.'' Think about that for a second. After he got clean, Steven Tyler reportedly said, "Sex, Drugs, Rock and Roll. Get rid of the drugs, more time for the other two!"

The band ran into more problems in the late 2000s. Tensions arose as Tyler took time out to treatment for painkiller addiction and surgery as well as blindsiding the other members by becoming a judge on ''Series/AmericanIdol''. With Tyler & Perry at loggerheads things got to the point where it was reported the band were looking for a new singer, however the band patched things up, are working on a new album and completed a combined South America/Asia tour in late 2011. After recording and touring in 2012, and an ill advised appearance on ''Series/SixtyMinutes'' that threatened to re-ignite old tensions in the band, ''Music From Another Dimension'' their fifteenth studio album was released in November 2012 to mixed reviews before Aerosmith completed the second leg of their tour in December 2012.

%%* MohsScaleOfLyricalHardness: Mostly 4-6 given their reliance to talk about sex and hardships. "Janie's Got a Gun" is probably a 8.
%%* MohsScaleOfRockAndMetalHardness: The ballads go from 2-4. The regular rock stuff is 5-6 bordering on 7 in case of songs such as "Toys in the Attic".

The band also starred in two video game thus far: the arcade LightGunGame ''VideoGame/RevolutionX'', and a ''VideoGame/GuitarHero'' game with their namesake. Apparently, they have made more money off ''Guitar Hero: Aerosmith'' than they have off any of their albums.

* Jimmy Crespo - guitar, vocals (1979-1984)
* Rick Dufay - guitar, vocals (1981-1984)
* '''''Tom Hamilton''''' - bass, guitar, backing and lead vocals, synthesizer (1970-Present)
* '''''Joey Kramer''''' - drums, percussion, vocals (1970-Present)
* '''''Joe Perry''''' - guitar, backing and lead vocals, talkbox, bass, synthesizer (1970-1979, 1984-Present)
* '''Ray Tabano''' - guitar, vocals (1970-1971)
* '''''Steven Tyler''''' - lead vocals, keyboard, guitar, piano, harmonica, percussion, bass, mandolin, organ, drums (1970-Present)
* ''Brad Whitford'' - guitar, vocals (1971-1981, 1984-Present)

* 1973 - ''Aerosmith''
* 1974 - ''Get Your Wings''
* 1975 - ''Toys In The Attic''
* 1976 - ''Rocks''
* 1977 - ''Draw The Line''

* 1979 - ''Night In The Ruts''
* 1982 - ''Rock In A Hard Place''
* 1985 - ''Done With Mirrors''

* 1993 - ''Get A Grip''
* 1997 - ''Nine Lives''
* 1998 - ''A Little South Of Sanity''
* 2001 - ''Just Push Play''
* 2004 - ''Honkin' On Bobo''
* 2005 - ''Rockin' The Joint''
* 2012 - ''Music From Another Dimension''

* DudeLooksLikeALady: TropeNamer. The song itself was a ShoutOut/friendly TakeThat to MotleyCrue's Vince Neil.

* UnfortunateName: Former managers Steven Leber and David Krebs, or Leber-Krebs. Their surnames put together translate to "liver cancer" in German, a point illustrated by the band in their autobiography ''Walk This Way''.

* MohsScaleOfRockAndMetalHardness: The ballads go from 2-4. The regular rock stuff is 5-6 bordering on 7 in case of songs such as "Toys in the Attic".
** MohsScaleOfLyricalHardness: Mostly 4-6 given their reliance to talk about sex and hardships. "Janie's Got a Gun" is probably a 8.

'''Aerosmith''' is an American hard rock band, sometimes referred to as "The Bad Boys From Boston" and "America's Greatest Rock And Roll Band." Their style, rooted in blues-based hard rock, has come to also incorporate elements of pop, heavy metal, glam, and rhythm and blues, which has inspired many subsequent rock artists. The band was formed in [[HollywoodNewEngland 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, Brad Whitford had replaced Tabano, and the band began developing a following in Boston. Their first gig under the name Aerosmith was at Mendon Nipmuc High School.