Aerosmith
In 1970, Aerosmith burst out of New Hampshire bearing more than a passing resemblance to the Rolling Stones. Lead singer Steven Tyler insisted “the only thing Mick Jagger and I have in common is that we both bought our lips at the same store,” but the band’s aggressive hard rock blues style also encouraged comparisons.
Aerosmith
In 1970, Aerosmith burst out of New Hampshire bearing more than a passing resemblance to the Rolling Stones. Lead singer Steven Tyler insisted “the only thing Mick Jagger and I have in common is that we both bought our lips at the same store,” but the band’s aggressive hard rock blues style also encouraged comparisons. Once original members Steven Tyler, Joe Perry, Tom Hamilton, Brad Whitford and Joey Kramer found each other, they moved to the closest big city— Boston, Massachusetts. After gathering some momentum there, an appearance in New York at Max’s Kansas City caught Clive Davis’s attention, and he signed them to a deal with Columbia Records. Suddenly the band found itself opening for acts like Mott The Hoople and the Kinks. After a regional success with “Dream On,” Aerosmith’s second album, Get Your Wings, brought them their first gold record. Platinum soon followed with Toys In The Attic and Rocks (considered by some to be the very best American rock ’n’ roll album ever made).
