Icons Became a BIG JOKE After They Had 3 Diff Hits That Were the EXACT SAME SONG!--Professor of Rock

[@ProfessorofRock]

Poll: What is the WORST SONG from a GREAT Artist or Band?

[@christineml1476]

Starship "We Built this City"

[@surlechapeau]

My Dingaling - Chuck Berry

[@TerrickTerran]

Weird Al-Trapped in the Drive Thru

[@Chapps1941]

O Bla Di, O Bla Da Beatles

[@TerrickTerran]

@@christineml1476 It's definitely not as good as the old Jefferson Airplane stuff but I have a soft spot for that song.

[@Torkeep]

Whereas Angus Young famously once said: “I'm sick to death of people saying we've made 11 albums that sound exactly the same, In fact, we've made 12 albums that sound exactly the same.”

[@e-handle9634]

And they all sound just like AC/DC ☺️ Buuttt .. Nobody else sounds quite like that❗

[@Heartwing37]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@sody2000]

facts

[@kevinramsey417]

With AC/DC NOBODY wants them to change.

[@Andi.Mitchell.Designs]

I came here to say this lol

[@hudgensmovie]

The three hits that were described as sounding like the same song with different lyrics are "Cryin'," "Amazing," and "Crazy." For people that don't have 20 mins to spend on a video.

[@Orangeflava]

Thank you!!

[@bergencounty6602]

He already wrote them in the description of the video.

[@padawan9127]

​@bergencounty6602 hey, I don't got the time to check the comments 😂

[@jspaulding4106]

#TLDW #HERO #iConsideredWatching2xSpeedJustToFindOut

[@paulpetock2836]

I mostly watch for the Zenni eyeswear commercials !

[@beenaplumber8379]

I reluctantly saw them with my wife on their Pump tour, and they played their newer pop stuff early, as if to get it out of the way. The rest of the show was all hard rock from the 70s, and they had that old sound. I had the impression they weren't thrilled with their new pop & power ballads either. I was SO glad I went! It was like seeing the old Aerosmith!

[@Jcruzer70]

Pump was a few years before those pop power ballads of the 90's.

[@JohnShields-xx1yk]

They played a little dive bar in my neighborhood in the early 70's before they became famous, they lived in that area just south of Boston and in the city. Them and J. Geils and the band Boston were the big local bands, rock music was everything to me, I still listen to those songs today 50 yrs later. Thanks Professor for keeping the music alive.

[@brucevidito4923]

I'll be 70 in a couple of months, and Aerosmith's first three albums will always be my favorites from them.

[@joycecharles8293]

@@brucevidito4923 me too I'm 58...

[@andrewpulda7969]

Rocks is great too

[@lisascorp]

​@BrianLutgen-ScoonoverI'm almost 59. Their first 4 were fantastic. I think i like Get your Wings the best.

[@jjwallnutts]

Was at an Aerosmith show and they actually played the SNL clip before their encore. So, yeah, they definitely found it funny haha

[@EitherEndofAugust]

It's pretty cool they have a sense of humor about themselves.

[@standardofexcellence]

They were probably making fun of there audience

[@derekp308]

@@jjwallnutts I don’t think the SNL skit was intended to insult Aerosmith. It isn’t much different than Mad Magazines parodies of blockbuster movies.

[@joermnyc]

SNL’s parody of this was epic. “Cuz I’m cryin’, and I’m crazy, cuz I’m cryin’amaza’crazy.”

[@danmccarthy4700]

I still crack up thinking about that sketch.

[@Orangeflava]

​@@danmccarthy4700how do i find the sketch?

[@deadlyoneable]

Immediately what I thought of too.

[@danmccarthy4700]

@@Orangeflava I think someone posted it on TikTok.

[@Orangeflava]

@@danmccarthy4700 dang i dont have tick tack did anyone post it on youtube or a website?

[@NoOne-zo6gj]

Their 70's music was their best work.

[@ProfessorofRock]

No question!

[@stevenspeeduk]

I prefer the 80s and 90s stuff but that’s just cos I grew up with those albums

[@williambenner701]

​@@stevenspeedukokay, I'll forgive you!😎

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

And Pump. But everything else is inferior.

[@rrdream2400]

what made them so great was they had an element of funk in the 70's, James Brown was a big influence on their music. That funk pretty much disappeared in the 80's and ever since.

[@lewiscrow]

Too many bands from the mid/late-80s onward came to depend on formulaic power ballads to sustain their success. Some played the game better than others, but in general it turned rock into a safe, mellow product to be consumed under different "brand names."

[@ProfessorofRock]

I know what you mean.

[@stinkypinkeee5085]

@@lewiscrow My Friends and I called it "The Fourth Track Ballad Syndrome"...L.A. Metal was ate up with it...

[@earlgrey691]

'Don't wanna miss a thing' often offends my ears if Aerosmith could be called a 'great band'.Bunch of degenerates with Zepp and Stones pretensions imo.

[@waynevanstanley3795]

Could not agree more. Corporate suits got their way by making everyone they could make safe, watered-down tunes. And I say 'tunes' intentionally. A tune is a mere ditty, but a song is not a tune; it requires innovation and imagination, and that certain je ne sais quoi one can never quite put their finger on, but they know it's there, and that makes all the difference.

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

Like Diet Coke.

[@shybynon6382]

My mother was in her 30's when Get A Grip came out and grew up listening their music from the 70's and 80's. I know every word from that album because that was usually the one she started her Friday nights with.

[@stinkypinkeee5085]

A Friend of mine will sometimes break into our parody of these three songs..."i am crazy, 'cause I'm crying, it's amazing, that I'm crazy, we used one tune, for three songs!"

[@ProfessorofRock]

Ha ha ha!

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

I don’t blame him! Same song, no variety.

[@deebedwell580]

MadTV or SNL did a skit on that.

[@trixonic6934]

Aerosmith sucks

[@alk3myst]

Cannot unhear that now. Just played one...hahah

[@justinjoseph6966]

The Adam Sandler Aerosmith bit is one of my all time faves!😂

[@ThePyramidone]

If Aerosmith had 3 top hits using the same music with different lyrics, they didn't rip themselves off - the fans got ripped off.

[@badmojo0777]

if they enjoyed it, they didnt ge truipped off

[@tjc525]

Aerosmi

[@standardofexcellence]

Yea it is only ripping off if it is someone else creatively and even sometimes it is open to interpretation and influence, if a band does it then they are unimaginative and formulaic exploiting it and the fans were getting ripped off, subconsciously admiting they are susceptible to being marginally exploited

[@Out_of_My_Head]

Exactly.

[@doktormcnasty]

I wish getting ripped on was a thing. Might help to balance out all the getting ripped off that's been going on.

[@patricklopez1799]

There was this SNL bit that lives forever in my head where they did like an Aerosmith greatest hits CD and they were all some combination of Crying/Amazing/Crazy

[@ProfessorofRock]

We cover it !

[@wykydone564]

Tell me you didn't watch the video without telling me you didn't watch the video.

[@standardofexcellence]

I wish I could find it that was hilarious adam

[@Out_of_My_Head]

What about You're My Angel and Don't Want To Miss A Thing?

[@arribaficationwineho32]

So funny!

[@Kalbuir66]

I find it Amazing that so many people are Cryin` about all this Crazy stuff. The Prof asked, what changed between their earlier work and their later work. They got older and sober. It's really that simple. Would people rather they had just given up and stopped creating music that millions of people loved? They needed help and they were smart enough to get that help and do what was needed to continue to produce hit song after hit song. How anyone could begrudge them of that is beyond me. As someone else in another comment pointed out, it was still the band creating that music and playing that music night in and night out at their concerts.

[@reprintranch]

Exactly. I got into Aerosmith when Rocks was their current album and although I still prefer their 70s output I find a lot to like in their later albums and sure as hell find it preferable that they survived and continued to make music. I mean, if they’d used that busted-a** plane back in ‘77 and lost Steven and Joe in a crash, would that really have been preferable? Ask any Skynyrd fan if they wish Ronnie Van Zant had made music for another 20 years.

[@BlackHatCinephile]

Liv: "Mom, I was at a concert, and the lead singer looked just like me!" Bebe: "Was it Aerosmith?" Liv: "Yeeeeeaaahh...?" Bebe: "We need to talk." LOL!

[@williammcgee4690]

Hahahaha! Yeah. We need a professional.

[@Seekthrax]

“Cryin’” and “Crazy” are definitely fraternal twin songs: same key, same time signature, virtually identical melody on the hook with two-syllable ‘cr’ words. But there isn’t a case for lumping in “Amazing” with them: different key and time signature, different melodic hook, etc. Alicia Silverstone is the only common factor.

[@BigBri550]

"Amazing" is how I would describe the guitar lead in it!

[@dantillson8702]

I hear Amazing and Crying, and cryin and Crazy, but not crazy and amazing. weird huh?

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

And Alicia is an eye grabber.

[@rrdream2400]

that's not the only common factor, throw in Don't Wanna Miss a Thing and Angel too. It's all miserable dreck. It's contrived ballad formula from a band that used to hit you in the gut with funky rock n roll topped with fantastic lyrics loaded with double entendre that sounded like nobody else. All these ballads sound like everybody else.

[@JulieWeigand-e5t]

"Get a Grip" sounds like "let's write a song that sounds like Aerosmith " Not terrible,but not up to their best work

[@CowGirlKat8691]

Woke up July 5th with all 10 finger!!! 🤣😂Have a great Friday Adam & crew! 🤠

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

Something happen yesterday?

[@Mr-Flibble]

I thought you were Crazy for making this video, But it is Amazing, & left me Crying.

[@sblagg527]

Just a shout out for having Big Generator in the background! Just listened to it again last night-- Immensely underrated album.

[@mremusic999]

Beat me to it!

[@mr.intensity2685]

Big Generator...Suddenly, I'm a Freshman in high school, '87-'88.

[@robpaxson4455]

1993 Aerosmith songs appeared in three hit movies, Wayne’s World 2, Mrs Doubtfire, and of course Dazed and Confused

[@dougpeters1625]

Toys in the attic is a masterpiece and that's what originally turned me on to Aerosmith. They certainly paid their dues and I don't blame them for finding a formula and cashing in in the 90s.

[@markiefufu]

I knew exactly who you were talking about in the first 5 seconds. My younger sister, who is 10 years younger, wanted me to check out this new band. I discovered Aerosmith with Toys in the Attic. She didn't believe me they had been around forever until I pulled out my vinyl and played it for her.

[@willingexile3374]

Chuck Berry basically played the same riffs for most of his songs, and some of Carl Perkins' work was derivative as well. Purists will always complain about this. We can fault the record companies to keep on double-dipping in the same well. The pressure of having to churn out hits within a short span of time takes its toll on the creative process. I was a teenager when "Walk This Way" was remade. I wasn't a big fan of their work since then, but over time, and with a heavy whiff of nostalgia, I can still appreciate the later songs of Aerosmith. As I got older, and finally got to listen to their earlier songs, it got me to thinking that Steven Tyler lost a lot of his creative juice while rehabbing from drug abuse.

[@icaanul]

*cough* alicia silverstone in those videos took me from boyhood to manhood *cough*

[@kingrex1931]

Those videos did more for Alicia Siverstone than they did for Aerosmith.

[@the_original_jt]

Alicia did more for me than Aerosmith did.

[@donaldpaluga]

AS IF!😎

[@alanhill3677]

To me Ragdolll was the one hit I loved in their rotation of 80s classics from Aerosmith

[@a2ndopynyn]

That's my favorite from that era also. Co-written with Holly Knight.

[@maryrowe3981]

I have always wondered about the inspiration for the “Ragdoll” lyrics….

[@DukesMusic84]

One of my favorite Aerosmith performances was in the Sargeant Pepper's movie, doing Come Together as the Future Villain Band. FIRE

[@ProfessorofRock]

Thanks for sharing.

[@pauljazz818]

Aerosmith was the best part of that rubbish movie. The worst part is they got beat up by the Bee Gee’s! Nooooooooo!!!

[@DukesMusic84]

@@pauljazz818 In real life Aerosmith would destroy the Bee Gees, Aerosmith tough as nails.

[@pauljazz818]

@@DukesMusic84 I totally agree

[@brandonpuckrin7514]

My favourite Rock and Roll band. Saw them Live in Toronto at the Sky Dome in December of 93, January of 94 Big Ones. They played an amazing concert. Jackal opened for them. Another great video Adam, much appreciated.

[@ProfessorofRock]

Thanks for sharing!

[@garrett6064]

I heard a girl arguing with her mother in a bar that Aerosmith was a new band. I played her a song off Greatest hits and showed her the album cover to prove they were around long enough to have a grestest hits album. Edited bcs my thumbs can't spell.

[@ProfessorofRock]

Ha ha. I had a similar experience!

[@williamgaines9784]

Glad to see the edit. One should never play a dong to a girl arguing with her mother.😂

[@tristramcoffin926]

BTW why is your device trained to aitocorrect to dong?

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

They’ve been around since the 70s!

[@garrett6064]

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 yeah, the daughter hadn't heard of them until their comeback in the 80's

[@andyinmichigan9058]

love this channel.... I have a friend who's like "man your some kind of music nerd"...but gen again he's a super sports guy , especially about 70's and 80's. It's just all what you're in to.

[@karentrimmer]

I thought this was going to be about Casey and the Sunshine Band. I was with a band in the 70s. 'Get Down Tonight,' "That's the Way," "Shake Your Booty," and "Boogie Man" are all the exact same music. We only had to learn one song to perform four.

[@ProfessorofRock]

Ha ha!

[@karentrimmer]

@@ProfessorofRock We were covering Boz Skaggs, ELO, Doobies... we needed some easy fillers.

[@theunknownatheist3815]

KC, Not Casey.

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

Haha it would be so funny if we got an episode on that!

[@rrdream2400]

KC had great grooves. If you think those songs are all the same your band wasn't very good.

[@Tamsxoxo]

Saw them at the Capital Centre in 1983 and the Hampton Coliseum in 1991. '83 was ok/nothing to write home about. '91 was a joke. They were condescending and acted like they were bored out of their skulls. Low negative vibes happening... thanks for the awesome memories dudes!

[@meurdesoifphilippe5405]

1991 was a joke... It must have been, Aerosmith didn't play a gig in 1991.

[@Tamsxoxo]

@meurdesoifphilippe5405 Thank you for refreshing my memory! I've been to a deafening amount of concerts, no doubt. 1990 was the year with Aerosmith, not 1991. In 1990, Aerosmith sucked balls big time.

[@michaelsteding7720]

Their last great album was Toys in the Attic. I met Steven and Joe in Columbia SC in either 97 or 98. They were sober by then. Joe was a recluse in his hotel room, but Steven was wide open. You can check if you want too. It was the Adams Mark Hotel. Quite a coincidence, don't you think Adam. Steven wanted me to show him around downtown Columbia, but unfortunately, I needed the job. I was always a big fan of their music. I preferred their 70s stuff because it had a harder edge. Uncle Salty is one of my alltime favorites. Anyway, I always look back and wonder what would have happened . I would have taken the day off and shown Stephen Columbia. He was interested in the souther heritage of the town. What do you think?

[@MeltWithU]

God bless Desmond Child! He wrote some of the best songs for so many bands in the 80’s and 90’s. Like You Give Love A Bad Name, Livin On A Prayer and pretty much every hit from Bon Jovi, Aerosmith, you name it. Talking about a powerhouse songwriter. I implore people to go look at his résumé of songs that he has written over the years. Starting in the 70s continuing through the 2000s. Just amazing. I can’t imagine if he would’ve had a band himself. Would’ve been the most successful band or artist in history. With more number one songs than anybody. But I’m sure he enjoyed collecting the royalty checks and not having to be on the road. Essentially kick his feet up and watch the money come in. Enjoy life to its fullest. God bless him for that.

[@duromusabc]

My college years when those 3 hits were popular on MTV - my 2nd and 3rd year in college - great memories watching those music videos on MTV in a time when there was only CABLE TV !

[@ProfessorofRock]

Thanks!

[@demetriuscooksey7147]

It may not be considered their prime, but Pump will always and forever be my favorite. It just came out at the right time in my mid-teens.

[@grumpysnail81]

I loved Aerosmith as a kid. I learned the lyrics for "Sweet Emotion" before I learned my ABC's. However, "I Don't Want To Miss A Thing" was the unceremonious end to all that. Oh well, it was good while it lasted.

[@ProfessorofRock]

Cool!

[@moe45673]

I was actually really put off by "Fallin in Love is so hard on the Knees", which felt like it was phoned in by Tyler. But I loved "Pink" (and still do), I felt like that was closer to 1990 Aerosmith and Tyler sang that like he felt it. When "Miss a Thing" came out, that was just the nail in the coffin for me. I was graduating high school then, and I was like "these are the same guys who wrote Walk This Way? For real? Those guys were dangerous, not this Good Morning America musical guest"

[@capitanchunk]

When you started introducing this I went "this has to be Aerosmith" 😂😂😂 Great video!

[@Whisper_292]

There were some amazing collaborations with the band. A really diverse selection, and yet Aerosmith never lost their unique sound.

[@ProfessorofRock]

For sure.

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

Run-DMC will always be their best.

[@amsterdamoriginalsaustralia]

This channel is one of the best if not the best

[@StevenEveral]

People talk a lot of smack about Aerosmith's late 80s-early 90s output and how they were using so many outside writers, but they were taking advantage of that resurgence and wanted to put out as many memorable songs as possible. When you look at it like that, the use of so many outside songwriters on Get A Grip makes some sense.

[@beenaplumber8379]

I prefer it when artists have something to say, and they express themselves rather than trying to rack up the hits. There's nothing wrong with that, but it almost never connects with me.

[@LeatherRebel75]

I have always loved Get a Grip. That album was a huge part of my summer '93 soundtrack after finishing 11th grade and getting ready for my senior year. I even saw Aerosmith in concert for the first time with that tour. I got to see them twice for the Get a Grip tour. I actually like all three of the ballads, but it did really annoy me that they released all three back to back as singles. People seem to overlook that Get a Grip is also loaded with some great hard rocking songs that just got overlooked. They made a point to really beef up the rhythm guitars on that album after the more tamer sounding Pump and Permanent Vacation. One review I remember reading from the time it came out called Get a Grip "Pump Harder."

[@pariah076]

This is the first video of his in which I figured out who the band was going to be in the first 15 seconds

[@JayCail]

Same here. They were known for four major hits in the 70's ... Dream On, Sweet Emotion, Walk This Way, and Back In the Saddle. After that they had 2-3 good songs like Jamie's got a gun, but most of it is just hot pop garbage for me. They remind me EXACTLY of what Jefferson Starship / Starship did.

[@DapperDubuOT9]

They adapted to the times and I’m grateful for the memories I have and the feelings I felt during those times due to those adaptations that Aerosmith made. So, THANK YOU GUYS for all the great music, MVs and memories 🤘😎🤘

[@petercena9497]

The 90s were Aerosmith's biggest decade as far as units sold, however when I think of 90s music they seldom come to mind. Lucky for them the seventies remain their definitive decade. I thought at first you were gonna feature Gary Puckett and the Union Gap whose four million selling singles all sound alike.

[@ProfessorofRock]

So true.

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

And are all about a young woman or a young girl whatever.

[@thewordlove4316]

I can only recall three: 'Lady Willpower' 'Over You' 'Young Girl' off the top of mein kopf, mind you ... 🤌🥔👁️🍅🙊🤌

[@petercena9497]

@@thewordlove4316 Woman Woman

[@robotorch]

The Janie's Got a Gun video was directed by David Fincher, one of this century's greatest film directors (one of my faves)

[@RicoCosta317]

You neglected to mention Tyler and Perry's collab with Run-DMC on Walk This Way in '86. This was the rap group's biggest hit by far and the video was on constant rotation on MTV. This boosted Run-DMCs career but also put Aerosmith back on the map being played on rock and urban stations alike.

[@MrBobPilarski]

From what I heard it almost didn't happen because Aerosmith didn't want anyone covering their work.

[@solkinar]

Aerosmith didn't know who Run DMC were up until then. We can thank Rick Rubin for crossing boundaries.

[@michelleb7399]

Yes, 💯! This video on MTV was a great boost for both. I was 15 and all my friends and I loved this and talked about both bands, comparing which style we like better… I was a very clever way to drive their familiarity and make Aerosmith seem “fresh” for Gen X.

[@tcarper]

Diane Warren, you can't deny she's had an amazing list of top 10 songs, including 'I don't want to miss a thing'.

[@BigTimeRushFan2112]

Sorry Professor but 90's Aerosmith was a true let down compared to their 70's and early 80's material. 55 years old here, I'm sure lots of older rockers agree. If a 90's Aerosmith song come's on the radio when I'm driving, I change the station...

[@derricktrottier6763]

i couldn't agree more...once they got sober their music turned to pop/rock crap.

[@BigTimeRushFan2112]

@@derricktrottier6763 so true...

[@mikek5958]

100%

[@ProfessorofRock]

Ok!

[@Anaris10]

YUP

[@ckatheman]

Winger did it twice with “Without the Night” and “Miles Away”. There’s a video of Kip making light of it

[@ThePatcore]

Proof, Aerosmith was at their best while on drugs..

[@mikecumber5326]

Unless you saw them live. Hot trash.

[@brentcox7772]

Cool story Professor! Saw them in ‘77 and ‘78! Awesome show!🤘🔥

[@ProfessorofRock]

THanks Brent!

[@DrWaites]

I still haven't listened to "Don't Wanna Miss a Thing" in its entirety. I leave a store if it comes on, change the radio dial. Not that it's a bad song - I haven't heard it. I just have it as a source of pride that I've avoided it for decades.

[@ProfessorofRock]

I know what you mean.

[@LazyIRanch]

It also reminds me of that terrible movie it was in. Don't remember the name, but Liv Tyler was in it.

[@theunknownatheist3815]

@@LazyIRanchArmageddon. I saw it at a free screening when it came out. It was fun to see at the theater back when our country wasn’t filled with assholes. 😂

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

Me too. It’s easily their worst song.

[@sicsiksam]

Wow , I thought I was the only one that held musical grudges!!!! I agree with you 💯 Done with mirrors was a decent album though .

[@fratberry]

Mark Hudson contributed to Living on the Edge. From The Hudson Brothers. From the Saturday morning , "The Hudson Brothers Razzle Dazzle Show"! Holy crap! Who remembers that show?

[@deb4578]

@@fratberry I do. I actually do. I was 16 and my friend and I had the biggest crushes on them. She liked Bill - actress Kate Hudson's Dad and I had a thing for Brett. They never really made it into mainstream music popularity but used an emu on TV decades before the Liberty Mutual ads. Insane 😳

[@fratberry]

@@deb4578 I remember the emu! I had totally forgotten about that. I'm going to have to look them up on KZbin now.

[@deb4578]

@@girlofthewest964 Oh my! I forgot all about Chucky Margolis.

[@cannonball666]

Talkin' about Aerosmith? We're not worthy.! We're not worthy!

[@ProfessorofRock]

Ha ha!

[@RobbieWilkinson-f9l]

@cannonball666...Excellent!!!

[@a2ndopynyn]

@@RobbieWilkinson-f9l - Nope. That was Alice Cooper, in _Wayne's World._

[@RobbieWilkinson-f9l]

@@a2ndopynyn ...guess you never saw Waynes World 2 or any of the original SNL skits . Lol

[@a2ndopynyn]

@@RobbieWilkinson-f9l - Hmmm. If I did, I don't remember 'em. My mistake. 🙃

[@afishcalledminnewawa]

I was 17, those videos were crazy amazing, and had me cryin'.

[@Weareconnected167]

My word, I remember seeing Aerosmith at the Montreal Forum on the Pump tour with Skid Row as support. Jan 1990

[@ProfessorofRock]

Who was better?

[@Weareconnected167]

@@ProfessorofRock honestly.. SKID ROW, they looked they had something to prove. Although I gotta say Steven Tyler doing forward flips on stage was a sight to see

[@stinkypinkeee5085]

@@Weareconnected167 I can top that: Aerosmith with Guns N' Roses on the Permanent Vacation Tour...$16.50 a ticket for the entire building...1988 was awesome...

[@kennelson6055]

I can top that...Texas Jam 1978. Ted Nugent, Van Halen, Heart, Journey, Eddie Money and Head East. $15.00

[@musicnutzunite]

Saw that tour at Reunion Arena in Dallas with Bonham/The Cult/Skid Row and Aerosmith. Great show to my ears. Love 70s Aerosmith. Never liked "Love in an Elevator" or "Janie's Got A Gun" too much. Aerosmith is definitely hit or miss with me . But they put on a hell of a show in Dallas. Ironically Jason Bonham is playing drums on the Best of All Worlds Van Halen Tribute with Sammy Hagar, Joe Satriani and Michael Anthony. I'm seeing them in Houston. I actually saw Van Halen with DLR on the "1984" tour. I saw Van Hagar/Sam Halen 3 times including the very first show on the "5150" world tour at the Hirsch Coliseum in Shreveport, Louisiana. I've loved Satch since the 80s so this will be an awesome show. Can't wait. I'm also seeing Kansas in October and Iron Maiden in November in Fort Worth. Sweeeet! 🤘

[@scottburton9701]

Aerosmith is definitely one of my favorite bands of all time-Great episode!

[@jesserussell7242]

I am a huge fan of not only rock ‘n’ roll but I’m a huge fan of power ballads it’s the best thing in the world it makes romance I think come alive.

[@rrdream2400]

Marvin Gaye, Barry White, Sade, that's romance. Aerosmith singing this drek can make any man go soft.

[@AliciaGuitar]

Yeah, i really dont get why ppl hate power ballads so much. Variety is the spice of life.

[@jesserussell7242]

@@AliciaGuitar you are absolutely right Alicia power ballots are the greatest songs ever in order to fall in love with someone and it melts all the girls hearts that’s why I love our ballad so much I always have and I always will. people who hate power ballads don’t realize and understand what they are and why they make an impact the way that they do. especially with songs like I’ll be there for you by Bon Jovi. Heaven isn’t too far away and open arms by journey and keep on loving you by REO Speedwagon. without having variety, life would be boring. Long live romance, long live power ballads. and long live love.

[@jonathanfoster2263]

I think what makes many bands and artists early work more iconic is that hunger, sometimes literal hunger. touring in real life situations where you are not sure where your next pay day is coming in. sleeping in your crappy tour van trying to break through. The hardships of living make for great RELATABLE lyrics that listeners can latch onto. Later in their careers the very successful bands no longer have that hunger, what are you going to write about from your life if you no longer have to strive for anything? you live in a multi million dollar mansion, you make more in interest a year than most people make in their lifetimes. that will be reflected in the lyrics and music and people can sense that. Just my opinion

[@flavellinator]

I actually never once thought about those songs sounding the same but having different lyrics until you mentioned it!

[@johntackett1853]

Did you ever actually listen to them? It is painfully obvious.

[@ProfessorofRock]

Interesting.

[@amywade4035]

wow that's amazing

[@krokovay.marcell]

@@johntackett1853welp, they have different chord progressions, different time signatures (4/4, 6/8 and a shuffle) different tempos. The only thing they have common is that they are power ballads

[@marklechman2225]

In the early 90s, I was working at a discount store as music manager. One of my duties was handling all of the used CD buybacks. There were a few albums that I saw coming in way more of than the rest. Get a Grip was one of those. That live Poison album was another lol. Also 12 Inches of Snow.

[@nishav101822]

"Young Girl" "Lady Willpower" "This Girl is a Woman Now"

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

And “Woman, Woman”

[@donaldpaluga]

​@strippingears9052 funny you should mention him, I heard his version of I WANT To Know What Love Is. It was as bad as any Yoko Ono record

[@ElementUncovered]

I knew it, but my friends didn't believe me. Thanks for proving me right!

[@bildo1977]

Personally, I think that “Pump” was Aerosmith’s truly last good album. Cryin’, Crazy, and Amazing weren’t identical, but they were congealed from the same blob of blandness.

[@sdub81sw]

Get a grip sometimes makes me cry when I listen to it. It instantly brings me back to when I was in middle school when life was fun, simple and care free.....most importantly, all the music around me was just awesome back in the first half of the 90's.

[@Exotic3000]

I like Aerosmith.... from all decades! ❤

[@lisascorp]

Same here.

[@williamgaines9784]

Fomulaic melodies with different lyrics have worked for various artists, Merle Haggard did it, George Jones, Conway Twitty also, to name a few.

[@VicSouders]

Happy 4th weekend! I love a good conspiracy theory.

[@ProfessorofRock]

Ha ha!

[@Chapps1941]

I hate all the horrible ones

[@GarethAsch]

my favourite Aerosmith song ever is AMAZING. I do think that CRYING and CRAZY are great and interchangeable, but AMAZING is an epic original piece that to me , stands on its own. Love the lyrics, music, vocals and guitar solo at the end.

[@reprintranch]

Yeah, lyrically “Amazing” is a truly uplifting song and I’m probably not the only person that found motivation in it.

[@jonathanmartin3767]

90s Aerosmith is the exact reason I turn the station whenever any Aerosmith song comes on.

[@drchico40]

Same hear. Their music is so bad, maybe with the exception of the 70's stuff.

[@jwr2904]

I guess you could say, you do want to miss a thing

[@MrTommytater]

Aerosmith suuuuccckkkkssss

[@italianviking80]

My first exposure to Aerosmith was in 1993 when they released their "Get A Grip" album. Their music videos, featuring Alicia Silverstone, were frequently played on The Box. (Remember that channel?) Years later, when I discovered they had been around since the 1970s, I was astounded that they had never crossed my radar before.

[@thesjkexperience]

Now I remember why I stopped listening to them after Rocks.

[@SeanTheSarcastic]

When I think of Aerosmith songs, the ones that immediately came to mind was: Dream On, Sweet Emotion, Dude looks Like a Lady, Love in an Elevator, Walk This Way, Janie's Got A gun. I remembered Cryin' only when I read the description, but couldn't even think of what Crazy and Amazing sounded like without looking for them and playing them. I think Living On the Edge from that album made more of an impression on me (though that might be because of Weird Al). To be honest, when I saw the title of this video, Nickleback was the band that immediately came to mind, not Aerosmith.

[@JohnHoganN8]

Saw Aerosmith at an outdoor concert delayed by 911, security was the USMC and other members of the military. It was very emotional.

[@ProfessorofRock]

Where was this?

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

This was a sad day!

[@JohnHoganN8]

@@ProfessorofRockBristow, Virginia, think it was the Nissan Pavilion back then.

[@henrykujawa4427]

I saw the same thing happen with HEART. From the mid-80s up, a large percentage of the songs on their Capitol-era albums were both LA songwriters. Which obviously wasn't a bad idea, as they did 4 albums in a row that were better than anything they did in the early 80s.

[@joelhalter6495]

Cheap Trick too

[@rrdream2400]

Aerosmith lost their funky bone when they got back together in the 80's. I went from loving just about every song on every album to not loving anything they put out.

[@beenaplumber8379]

Yeah, they went from gutsy hard rock to jumping in with the hair bands and making calculations rather than compositions. In the 70s they had something to say. Later they were simply responding to popular demands.

[@standardofexcellence]

I didn't like anything but pink by aerosmith in the 90's on. In fact I think rolling stones did a better version and video of crazy etc with angry and sydney sweeney very recently

[@beenaplumber8379]

@@standardofexcellence The Stones kept developing their sound, and they've always offered something new and genuine, even as old farts. They never tried to reduce their art to a series of calculations.

[@Ninjanimegamer]

Back in the 70's, I remember the group driving through our state in this funky bus with a dude and their name painted on it. They played often at Staples h.s., because the h.s. was built to double as a concert hall for the Westport community. My parents thought I was too young to go see them, but my babysitters took me. It was a blast.

[@TribalGuitars]

Aerosmith got really formulaic, especially with their sound, when they hit with "Angel". Their stuff used to sound different song to song but you always knew it was them. "Angel" hit and that over-process, heavy-on the vocal doubling and the reverb, big synth sound. They're not the first band to rehash songs, some on purpose, some by accident.

[@ProfessorofRock]

Too true.

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

Far from it.

[@Jagangela]

It was not Aerosmith, it was and is the music business....listen to music now...if you want to call it music.

[@TribalGuitars]

@@Jagangela It was Aerosmith. They're big boys, they had a say.

[@whitedevil2]

Aerosmith appearing on the SNL sketch of Wayne's World and then featured in the Wayne's World sequel were also big boosts for them.

[@sirmister4411]

Growing up in Boston. It was Aerosmith and J Geils as the big party hit music …love the 70s

[@sirmister4411]

Oh ya and wbcn for the greatest radio station of that time

[@ProfessorofRock]

For sure J GEILS!

[@JayCail]

Don't forget the Cars for the Boston scene.

[@aerofool66]

Aerosmith will always be the best ever in my mind. I am a permanent member of the top 1% of Aerosmith’s listeners on Spotify. Their second act happened during my teenage years. My first album was Pump, and it wasn’t long before I had Permanent Vacation in my mitts. My parents encouraged my new obsession by getting me Pandora’s Box and the Box of Fire box sets which got me hooked on the classic ‘Smith. From ‘89 on, the bad boys from Boston was my life’s soundtrack until the Another Dimension album ended their studio album run. Professor, could you please do an episode on Aerosmith’s Honkin’ on Bobo album?

[@lisascorp]

That honkin on bobo tour was really good. I have watched the You gotta move documentary that came out in 2004 but performed in 03 i believe. They were in their early and mid 50s by then. All their years of playing and experience really showed. They were consumate professionals by then were at the top of their game. I don't think I ever saw Joe play as well as he did there.

[@Smedleydog1]

It doesn't matter who writes the songs. It all boils down to Joe Perry on lead guitar and Steven Tyler screaming out the vocals. Tyler has a recognizable style.

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

I wonder if he got a sore throat often because of his constant screaming

[@Bergarita]

Like almost all great artists/bands, the early years were their best because thats when they're creative juices were flowing.

[@therealstuffedzebra]

If the listening public loves a formula, why not keep serving it to them? A win-win arrangement for all!

[@ProfessorofRock]

Depends on the formula!

[@Ribberflavenous]

@@ProfessorofRock I will disagree, and I have always hated the elitist 'sell out' cry. If you are interested in the art at a high level and the subtle nuances or originalities matter to you, kudos to you, and this is a great place for discussions of that type. Some of us don't have that depth of interest, or just need some decent quality background music while you work. That is an honorable space to fill in music and it pays well. If Picasso and Rembrandt spin your dials, go for it. I just need a nice southwestern landscape on the wall most of the time and that isn't evil.

[@RickCaldwellvoluntaryist]

I disagree. A formula serves a particular era, and makes hits for the bands that follow it in the short term. Then, the formula becomes a joke in the next decade, and becomes chart poison to that band, even if the band adapts. Aerosmith and Heart are examples of bands that fell into formula hit making later in theor careers, who became legends anyway, largely because they were already legends due to their early material. But other bands that followed the same formulas that hadn't already had memorable careers, became embarrasing punch lines once their brief hit making runs were over. Jefferson Airplane and Jefferson Starship are revered variations of that bands lineups. But nobody talks about Starship without a smirk. Following a formula is a great plan for short term success. That much is true. But it becomes an albatross around a band's(or artists's) neck in regard to their longer term legacy.

[@dpjacobs28]

If $ is to be made….someone will fill whatever the void may be….guaranteed!

[@Ribberflavenous]

@@RickCaldwellvoluntaryist You are talking artisanal values, i.e. quality, There are many genius pieces that have massive accolades from credentialed experts that have not made much if any money, but they still need to be done to feed those that can appreciate it. However, remember, that half the people who listen to music are below average and the entertainment business is about money, so catering to the less demanding listener is a successful plan/formula. Yes it is McMusic, but it satisfies the simpler ear, and if they will buy it, producers will sell it.

[@danieldillard9778]

I was always exposed to Aerosmith as my dad’s music. I was 12 years old when Get A Grip was released. I immediately bought it. I thought it was brilliant! It felt like it was made for someone my age. It felt relevant and Livin On The Edge is still one of my favorite songs! Fever is fantastic too, even Garth Brooks covered it!

[@CasualSpud]

Eat The Rich is the best song on that album.. singing that one a lot lately... fits the times. As for the song doctors... look up Lizard Love.

[@austintrousdale2397]

Adam, I hope that you and yours had a nice Independence Day celebration 🇺🇸 🎆 🎇 🎉 BTW, I think that we need from you a tier list of Aerosmith songs! 😁 Maybe could be a monthly feature on your channel with various artists (80s Michael Jackson, Bruce Springsteen, Tom Petty, Pink Floyd…)

[@davidlaw689]

Pump was Aerosmith's last great album. I find their 90s output to be cookie cutter schmaltz. Still an awesome band

[@ProfessorofRock]

I love Pump!

[@BigTimeRushFan2112]

great? lol. It was commercial drivel at best.

[@ProfessorofRock]

@@BigTimeRushFan2112 What about Janie?

[@PatrickMersinger]

@@ProfessorofRock I think their last great full album, to me at least, is 1979’s Night in the Ruts. (A takeoff on right in the nuts.) Yes there was internal tension in the Band , but that album was a great one. It sent Joe and Brad out of the band for years. They tried to replace them with two other guitarists. I saw that tour , it was a good show but just not the same without Joe and Brad. Tyler was incredibly wasted too, not yet cleaned up his act.

[@BigTimeRushFan2112]

@@ProfessorofRock drivel.

[@robertweldon7909]

When "Arrowsmith" hit the scene (1970?) with "Dream On' it was an instant smash. The song has much more in it than some may think too. I often refer to it when talking about where we learn from (fools and sages). Then there was silence, "false" roomers spread about a break up. We (in Cleveland) wondered what had happened. Then this tune came on the radio "Sweet Emotion", followed quickly by "Walk This Way" (or maybe the other way around). Who is this? (we asked) "Arrowsmith? That doesn't sound like Arrowsmith. Ah, but it was, and the rest is rock and roll history. The slight change in style, made the difference. Once the mid 1980's came I (personally) lost track of Arrowsmith. That changes nothing. They are, in fact, one of rock's greatest bands. ;-)

[@DonaldMerrit]

Arrow Smith? Are you referring to the first TV appearance, where they listed Aerosmith as Arrow Smith? If not, it's just plain wrong to spell the name that way.

[@robertweldon7909]

@@DonaldMerrit Ah, I just checked my post. I did not spell the name as two words. Honestly, I haven't the slightest idea what you're talking about.

[@DC8091]

heh, well, wonder if they ever debated suing themselves for ripping off their own songs 🤣🤣🤣

[@Whisper_292]

It wouldn't be the weirdest lawsuit ever.

[@JohnHoganN8]

Don would!

[@jennycraigadventures3314]

@@Whisper_292John Fogarty sued himself.

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

Oh man!

[@Whisper_292]

@jennycraigadventures3314 Really? That's great! I'll have to look that story up.

[@elbowdropdub]

Also featured in Lost when it was one of the most popular shows on TV. Love the Desmond and Charlie scene.

[@rrdream2400]

Add in Don't Wanna Miss a Thing and Angel if you want to torture yourself.

[@bradyoung6663]

Alicia Silverstone. Full blown puberty instantly.

[@Whisper_292]

Hey, y'all. 🎉🎉

[@LaManteca76]

Hi 👋

[@LazyIRanch]

Howdy!

[@kellysmith2303]

Love the VH and YES albums behind you!

[@jeromethiel4323]

Saying an Aerosmith ballad sounds like an Aerosmith ballad is like saying AC/DC sounds like AC/DC. No shit, of course they sound similar.

[@turnaround2219]

Aerosmith wrote crappy lyrics and set them to crappy music for three different songs that all sound the same. Please do not compare that to AC/DC.

[@AndreaP76]

@@turnaround2219 The three songs are completely different. The same can not be said about 80% of AC/DC songs. Try again.

[@jeromethiel4323]

@@turnaround2219 My point is as soon as an AC/DC song comes on, you know it's an AC/DC song. Because is SOUNDS like an AC/DC song. I could say the same thing about a lot of bands, AC/DC was just the first one that popped into my head.

[@turnaround2219]

@@AndreaP76 Ok, so if we gave those three songs by Aerosmith to Band X and AC/DC's entire catalog to Band Y, that YOU, AndreaP76, would stand up in front of god (SRV) and everyone you have ever known or loved and say, "I choose Band X!"? Every single important person in rock history would question your hearing, intelligence aptitude and/or sanity if you did. Now granted, this is all based in opinion, I agree. But just know, your opinion sucks. Try again. Actually, give up.

[@turnaround2219]

@@jeromethiel4323 I hear ya, and understand the point you're trying to make. I just agree with the other guy that those three MTV hits/ballads are a pretty far cry from Dream On, for better or for worse. (Worse, much much worse =-) ). Cheers.

[@whardin1960]

As a teen in the Stoner Seventies that was their best work. True story: a guy I knew wore out the "S" section in the record stores trying to find this great new artist he had heard on the radio. Wasn't sure whether his name was Earl or Errol Smith.