AEROSMITH Premier 'We All Fall Down' And 'Freedom Fighter' Tracks; Band Members Comment
November 1, 2012, 12 years ago
AEROSMITH will release their new album, Music From Another Dimension!, on November 6th via Columbia Records. It marks the band’s 15th studio album and their first studio album of all-new material in 11 years.
RollingStone.com are premiering the album, one track at a time, in the weeks leading up to the release.
Aerosmith have a long history of hit-making, with a winning streak of Top 40 singles spanning four decades, from 1975's 'Sweet Emotion' to 2001's 'Jaded'. Most of those songs were written by members of the band, but they've also reached outside for material from the likes of pop composer Diane Warren. She provided Music From Another Dimension! with 'We All Fall Down', another tortured, romantic ballad sung by Steven Tyler: "I will catch you / Never let you go / I won't let you go through it alone."
Read more about 'We All Fall Down' and hear the track at this location.
Politics doesn't come up a lot in Aerosmith songs, and that's just as Joe Perry likes it. But the guitarist has been outraged by the story of African warlord Joseph Kony, whose Lord's Resistance Army has been widely condemned for abducting thousands of children as soldiers and sex slaves in and around Uganda. Perry learned of the atrocity as a result of documentary footage that has gone viral (Jason Russell's Kony 2012), and found himself deeply inspired by the documentary filmmakers behind it.
Perry sings 'Freedom Fighter' himself, growling across jagged layers of rock guitar of the documentarians he calls "freedom fighters." Kony has been indicted for war crimes by the International Criminal Court. In the song, Perry attacks the warriors behind him who are kidnapping children and spreading death: "The guns you carry and the bombs you make / Cause too many tears, too many hearts to break."
Read more and hear the track, 'Freedom Fighter', at this location.
Commentary and audio of other tracks from the album can be found via the links below:
- 'Lover Alot'- 'Can't Stop Loving You'
- 'Street Jesus'
- 'What Could Have Been Love'
- 'Legendary Child'
- 'Out Go The Lights'
- 'Tell Me'
- 'Beautiful
- 'Oh Yeah'
Billboard is reporting that Aerosmith has it's first Adult Contemporary chart hit since 1998, when 'I Don't Want To Miss A Thing' reached #13. 'What Could Have Been Love' from the band's 15th studio album, Music From Another Dimension!, debuts at #28.
Aerosmith recently released the video for 'What Could Have Been Love'. The clip can be seen below:
A deluxe version of Music From Another Dimension! will include:
- Four live performance videos: 'Rats In The Cellar', 'Train Kept A Rollin'', 'Oh Yeah' and 'Same Old Song and Dance'- Exclusive interviews with the members of Aerosmith band members
- Three exclusive new bonus tracks: 'Up On A Mountain', 'Oasis' and 'Sunny Side of Love'
Music From Another Dimension! tracklisting is as follows:
'LUV XXX'
'Oh Yeah'
'Beautiful'
'Tell Me'
'Out Go The Lights'
'Legendary Child'
'What Could Have Been Love'
'Street Jesus'
'Can’t Stop Loving You' (with CARRIE UNDERWOOD)
'Lover A Lot'
'We All Fall Down'
'Freedom Fighter' (with JOHNNY DEPP)
'Closer'
'Something'
'Another Last Goodbye'
Check out BraveWords.com scribe Martin Popoff's new interview with Aerosmith guitarist Brad Whitford, in which he discusses the band's new album, at this location.
Aerosmith are known for throwing a helluva party, and they’ve got a special one planned for their beloved hometown, Boston, on the day before Election Day, Monday, November 5th.
They’re planning to show up somewhere in the city, around noon, and play on the streets. That’s all the band are telling us for now. Well, they would like to tell us more, but they’re cooperating with authorities who will let them reveal the location the morning of November 5th.
Says Joe Perry, "People, get out and vote! For whomever you like. Just do it. Be a 'Freedom Fighter'”, to quote a song title from the band's new album. “Anyone who votes is a Freedom Fighter.”
Aerosmith recently announced the second leg of The Global Warming Tour, which will include support act CHEAP TRICK. Tickets are on sale now at LiveNation.com. For VIP ticket packages, including opportunities to meet band members, backstage tours, great tickets and more, visit Aeroforceone.com.
Dates:
November
8 - Oklahoma City, OK - Chesapeake Energy Arena11 - Wichita, KS - INTRUST Bank Arena
14 - Kansas City, MO - Spring Center
16 - Austin, TX - Frank Erwin Center
20 - New York, NY - Madison Square Garden
23 - Atlantic City, NJ - Revel Resorts – Ovation Hall
25 - Columbus, OH - Nationwide Arena
27 - Toronto, ON - Air Canada Centre
December
1 - Las Vegas, NV - MGM Grand Garden Arena3 - Los Angeles, CA - STAPLES Center
6 - New Orleans, LA - New Orleans Arena
9 - Fort Lauderdale, FL - BB&T; Center
11 - Tampa, FL - Tampa Bay Times Forum
13 - Nashville, TN - Bridgestone Arena
According to the Late Night TV Page, Arrosmith will guest on CBS's Late Night With David Letterman, on Thursday, November 1st. For more details visit CBS.com.
Also, Steven Tyler and Joe Perry will be guests on ABC's The View on Friday, November 2nd at 11AM, EST/10 AM, PST. For more details and air-times visit this location.