One of the more popular bands known to the music industry is the band Aerosmith. Aerosmith is an old time favorite for both millennials and their parents that come from the Baby Boomer/ Post-Baby Boomer generations, who grew up listening to their music. It was a band, that even if you are not a hardcore fan or were not familiar with who they are, you may have heard some of their songs and at least like one of the songs. The songs they created are timeless and fit almost every mood imaginable. This is despite the fact that they represented drugs and sex on top of the rock and roll aspect of their band. To really appreciate this rock band, one must take a step back into the history of the band, understand the personal look (through my eyes),
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As stated on the Encyclopedia.com section dedicated to Aerosmith, it states that the “group formed in Boston, MA, 1970” (“Aerosmith” 1). This was after “Steven Tyler met guitarist Joe Perry while working at a Sunapee, New Hampshire, ice cream parlor” (Erlewine 1). In Rolling Stone magazine, it mentions that after the fact that the group formed in 1970, it was signed into Columbia Records. As Rolling Stone writes, “Clive Davis saw the band perform at Max’s Kansas City in New York and signed them to Columbia” (Rolling Stone 1). Columbia Records, as we learned throughout this semester is one of the biggest music records to sign into and is a huge step to take as an artist looking to step foot in the music industry. From here the band toured around a lot and “its members’ heavy drug use...had begun to take their toll” (1). This was in “1977” when they were “constantly touring” (1). Steven Tyler and Joe Perry, as strictly put, “were nicknamed ‘the Toxic Twins’ for their substance abuse” (1). This was frowned upon by some, such as parents, but was mimicked or imitated by others that may have wanted to fit in or were following the hype that was made about the band during that time. As many site, including Yaia.com,
As stated on the Encyclopedia.com section dedicated to Aerosmith, it states that the “group formed in Boston, MA, 1970” (“Aerosmith” 1). This was after “Steven Tyler met guitarist Joe Perry while working at a Sunapee, New Hampshire, ice cream parlor” (Erlewine 1). In Rolling Stone magazine, it mentions that after the fact that the group formed in 1970, it was signed into Columbia Records. As Rolling Stone writes, “Clive Davis saw the band perform at Max’s Kansas City in New York and signed them to Columbia” (Rolling Stone 1). Columbia Records, as we learned throughout this semester is one of the biggest music records to sign into and is a huge step to take as an artist looking to step foot in the music industry. From here the band toured around a lot and “its members’ heavy drug use...had begun to take their toll” (1). This was in “1977” when they were “constantly touring” (1). Steven Tyler and Joe Perry, as strictly put, “were nicknamed ‘the Toxic Twins’ for their substance abuse” (1). This was frowned upon by some, such as parents, but was mimicked or imitated by others that may have wanted to fit in or were following the hype that was made about the band during that time. As many site, including Yaia.com,