AEROSMITH Frontman Steven Tyler - "A Year Ago, Nobody Wanted To Do An Album"
June 13, 2012, 12 years ago
Edna Gunderson at USA Today recently caught up with AEROSMITH frontman Steven Tyler. An excerpt from the story is available below:
Not long ago, an Aerosmith powwow, much less a tour and album, seemed implausible, as singer Steven Tyler and guitarist Joe Perry openly squabbled.
Frictions remain, but the two have called a truce to record 15th studio disc Music From Another Dimension! and get back on the road.
The Boston quintet, which also includes guitarist Brad Whitford, bassist Tom Hamilton and drummer Joey Kramer, kicks off its Global Warming tour Saturday in Minneapolis. Dimension, Aerosmith's first all-new set since 2001's JustPush Play, arrives Aug. 28th.
"A year ago, nobody wanted to do an album," says Tyler, 64. "Now we're all on the same page and we've been burning the candle at both ends. It all comes together when the band gets on stage. It's nothing but beautiful and all the crap melts away. That's when the band is a band, no matter what else is going on."Click here for the complete story.
Aerosmith will release their long-awaited studio album, Music From Another Dimension, on August 28th. The first single from the album called 'Legendary Child' is out now. The song was originally written and recorded in 1991 during the early sessions for the group's 1993 album Get A Grip but had remained unreleased.
A brand new teaser for the Casey Patrick Tebo-produced 'Legendary Child' video - Aerosmith's first in eight years - can be viewed below:
Music From Another Dimension tracklisting:
'What Could Have Been Love'
'Beautiful'
'Street Jesus'
'Legendary Child'
'Oh Yeah'
'We All Fall Down'
'Another Last Goodbye'
'Out Go The Lights'
'Love Three Times a Day'
'Closer'
'Shakey Ground'
'Love a Lot'
'Freedom Fighter'
'Up on the Mountain'
Check out the first single 'Legendary Child' (on SoundCloud below):
Aerosmith hit the road in June on the Global Warming Tour which will feature CHEAP TRICK. Dates include:
June
16 - Minneapolis, MN - Target Center19 - Cleveland, OH - Quicken Loans Arena
22 - Chicago, IL - United Center
27 - Toronto, ON - Air Canada Centre
July
1 - Uniondale, NY - Nassau Coliseum3 - Bristow, VA - Jiffy Lube Live
5 - Detroit, MI - The Palace of Auburn Hills
7 - Milwaukee, WI - Marcus Amphitheater, Summerfest
10 - Montreal, QC - tba
12 - Quebec City, QC - tba
14 - Grand Falls, Newfoundland - tba
17 - Boston, MA - TD Garden
19 - Boston, MA - TD Garden
21 - Philadelphia, PA - Wells Fargo Center
24 - East Rutherford, NJ - IZOD Center
26 - Atlanta, GA - Philips Arena
28 - Dallas, TX - American Airlines Center
30 - Houston, TX - Toyota Center
August
1 - Denver, CO - Pepsi Center4 - Oakland, CA - Oracle Arena
6 - Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood Bowl
8 - Tacoma, WA - Tacoma Dome