They RULED Rock in the 70s BUT by the 80s They Were a JOKE-Until This Surprise HIT-Professor of Rock

[@ProfessorofRock]

Poll: SO many great albums came out in 1987. What is your pick for the best album of 1987?

[@Code.Name.V]

Cure - Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me Heart - Bad Animals

[@catherine6653]

Kick, INXS Joshua Tree, U2 Steve Winwood, Back In the Highlife My mistake! The Steve Winwood album was released in 1986. I ❤️ this record.

[@christineml1476]

"Music for the Masses" Depeche Mode

[@dwells37]

Whitesnake is a good one!

[@DC8091]

This questions So F*ckin Easy: APPETITE FOR DESTRUCTION

[@N1RKW]

Learning that Dude (Looks Like a Lady) was based on an encounter with Vince Neil makes the song 10x funnier than it already was!

[@brentjeralds777]

This dis track coupled with the run DMC had the surprise lyrics later of I let the wrong ones in, I kicked the right ones out

[@Douglas-zd7mz]

Even moreso ironically because IT, those words came from the mouth of loose lips Steve the sleeve tootsie-Tyler..! HeyooooooooOOOOO!! GREAT ROCKER, but AND BUTT just like "QUEEN"-King of self-absorbed "they, them etc (We) R The CHAMPIONS" of girly-CHUMPS..!!

[@skylx0812]

Col. Flagg: _"Hey, up close you're a man!"_ Cpl. Klinger: _"Yeah. From far away too."_

[@NeversurrenderMM66]

When I was little, I thought Edward Winter, who played Col. Flagg, was so handsome. I didn't realize he was older than my Dad!

[@homeaccount5943]

M.A.S.H. was awesome.

[@dashjustice1148]

@@NeversurrenderMM66 Flagg was a GREAT recurring character.

[@sportsygirl8]

🤣🤣🤣Yeah, almost every time I hear Dude (Looks Like A Lady) I either think of that line or think of Klinger. Love M*A*S*H that line comes from my fav episode.

[@dacritter8397]

@@dashjustice1148 And, they had Flagg on the show... just enough. Like a hilarity spice for a comedy cake... a little bit is delicious, but too much kills the recipe. His character was just about as perfect as that blend gets.

[@robertorr2878]

Such great guys too. I live in Marshfield, Mass and Tyler & Kramer live here and Perry lives one town over. We see them at the gas station..grocery store...pizza place....they're just cool people and the cool residents just give them a smile and say hi and let them be.

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

That’s awesome! How I would kill to move there!

[@trynsurviven2440]

1987 was an amazing year. The music was awesome and that was the summer my girlfriend and I reconciled our differences and spent the next 35 years together 33 of those happily married until her passing in May of 2022. Aerosmith was heavily played in our home over the years and the song Angel brings tears to my eyes thinking about mine.

[@chaoskid4601]

87 was amazing! Great story and thanks for sharing.

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

So sorry for your loss.

[@trynsurviven2440]

@@chaoskid4601 Thank you.

[@trynsurviven2440]

@@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 Thank you.

[@williamh4172]

Sorry to hear of your loss.

[@AstheFlywheelSpins]

Steven Tyler is awesome singer always captivating. I was blown away by his Kennedy honors performance for Paul McCartney, I played it over and over! Absolutely stole the show.

[@ProfessorofRock]

I agree! So great!

[@KSpirit54]

Good one, but best Kennedy Center performance remains Ann & Nancy Wilson with orchestra and choir on Stairway to Heaven. Robert Plant in tears with Jason Bonham on drums....but I digress... 🎶 🥁 🎸

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

That performance was amazing!

[@AZ-vt7dt]

I thought Dave Grohl with band on the run was pretty good.......tyler is a satanist...ick.

[@metalmike570]

@@KSpirit54 Apples and Oranges.

[@scooterinvegas1]

In 1988 I found myself with two other friends from high school being held at gun point in an abandoned school bus out in the NV desert at daybreak by a transvestite with a shotgun. To break the nervous tension, I started whistling "Dude looks like a lady" while my two horrified friends both looked at me while shaking their heads 'no'. God I miss the 80s.

[@silverbackag9790]

That really needs to be scene in a movie. Shame they don’t make good ones anymore.

[@fredtaylor9792]

Transvestite with a shotgun sounds like the name of a movie.

[@MF-hq7pv]

Was her name…Janie?

[@ZDiddy7777]

THAT happened to you TOO?!?! How long did it take until you could sit down without pain.... and I could never figure out, maybe you did, why it insisted I call it Mr, Sanderson, while it referred to me as Mrs. Esterhouse throughout the whole ordeal? Regardless, that was definitely a strange way to lose my virginity.....

[@Dave-lq2le]

Never cared for Aerosmith in the 80's, however, nothing was bigger than Dream On, Toys in the Attic, and Rocks! Those albums still get played at my parties today!!😂 My personal favorite is " Get Your Wings." Great stuff!! 😎👍

[@ProfessorofRock]

Right on!

[@dmitryowens]

70's Aerosmith rocked hard! Their 80's stuff not so much.

[@Dave-lq2le]

@@dmitryowens Yeah, I always thought they were sell-outs when they did that rap song. Anything to get big on MTV.

[@dmitryowens]

@Dave-lq2le I thought that was pretty cool and different for the time. I just didn't like the pop-influenced songs they were writing with desigated hit-making co-writers.

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

And Train Kept a-Rolling!

[@karmab4391]

I loved Angel so much that I wore out my cassette from rewinding it. When the tour came to Atlanta we had a girls' night out, both Aerosmith and White Lion were amazing live, but my fondest memory of that show came before either band took the stage. Pre-show the house played "For Those About to Rock by AC/DC. We might have been a little drunk and the five of us began hyping up the crowd by singing along at the top of our lungs. When we got to the FIRE! part, the entire floor seating (and some in the seats above us) in The Omni answered us back with "We salute you" when we yelled "For those about to rock" One of the best nights of my life.

[@splenderella9]

Wow! Sounds fantastic!!😂👏

[@davecurda2350]

My god what a great decade of music, what the hell has happened to music.

[@A_Bit_of_Thought]

Too much computerized electronics being used today. All that computer processing sucks the life out of the music.

[@bobbys4327]

Same thing that happened to the US.

[@brianstrutter1501]

​@@A_Bit_of_Thought- and manufactured bands.

[@foreverealm]

Not sure, but back then, you would never call anyone you care about a b-tch; and love songs were real.

[@Wolfwolveswolf]

50's, 60's, 70's, 80's the rest is history. Gold vein dried up. (4-)

[@Nito1974Reis]

I got that record in 87 too. Great year for us music lovers. Great review, keep them coming. Many years later I finally got to see them Live, twice. Despite not being a huge fan of their latest records, they still put up a great show live. Happy memories.

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

When was the last time you saw them?

[@Nito1974Reis]

@@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 I kept the tickets, it was 1994 and 1999. Still waiting for the dates on the Peace Out Tour.

[@SPak-rt2gb]

Got into Aerosmith when i heard the song Sweet Emotion on the radio and asked myself why aren't these guys big yet. Rocks is my favorite album from them. Love the song Nobody's Fault off that album it's probably the heaviest sounding song they made.

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

Dream On hooked me on them forever.

[@Lige]

Nobody's Fault is a jam!

[@blazerhawkdarren68]

We owe Run DMC a HUGE THANKS for reviving Aerosmith's career. Great comeback! I had Permanent Vacation and I loved every song on this cassette.

[@mytruthslays1303]

Reviving their career? You serious?

[@tothemax0729]

We owe Aerosmith a huge thanks for boosting Run and DMC's careers along

[@littlecatfeet9064]

@@tothemax0729 Run DMC were pretty big at the time and put fresh energy and excitement into the song. A lot of us bought the album from the song. Loved the video where they’re trying to drown each other out and then realise they’re better collaborating.

[@cjgia4898]

Have you read Tyler's autobiography? He credits Run DMC for giving him the kick in the ass he needed at the time! .

[@flowerchild89]

Me too! The whole album is awesome!!!

[@trinaq]

I love this song, especially the music video. Two different musical groups are coming together to create some sweet sounds, and literally breaking down the barrier which separates them! ♥️

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

One, two, three, FOWAHH!

[@tonilarimore8863]

Aerosmith, one of the core bands of my young adult life. At 18, I enlisted in the service, got married then shipped off to Korea. Aerosmith was a constant companion in a (personally) very confusing and chaotic time. Being a child of the Big Hair era, I never gave "Dude looks like a lady" much thought. Of course, I wasn't worldly enough to know there were people the song could offend. To be fair, I didn't give many things to much thought at that time. Thanks for another great video!

[@riproar11]

We didn't give it any thought back then and neither do we now.

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

Thank you for serving.

[@jeromethiel4323]

People being too easily offended should not bother you. Being offended is THEIR problem, not yours.

[@riproar11]

@@jeromethiel4323 Great point. I heard someone say something similar and your statement would have even more truth with, ""Being offended is 'a' THEIR problem, not yours."

[@jersydvl]

It wasn't offending anyone back then. That trend hasn't started yet.

[@kinjunranger140]

They were the 1st band I saw in concert, Thin Lizzy was the opening act. Tyler was so trashed he was falling down on stage and just mumbling. They turned up the guitar to cover it up and you couldn't tell what any songs were. Worst concert I have ever been to. My running joke is "Steven Tyler has owed me $5 since 1978." hahaha

[@earleholt4380]

If you've ever marveled at the kid in school that could solve a Rubik's cube in seconds and you couldn't even get one side lined up...

[@jeanninebagley6354]

One of the few bands I’ve seen multiple times … every time AMAZING! I absolutely love orchestral rock! - Keep Dreaming On!

[@flavellinator]

Great bands like Heart, The Rolling Stones, and Aerosmith found a way to reinvent themselves in the '80s and remain current... and that catapulted them into legendary status

[@ProfessorofRock]

Well said! Who's comeback was your favorite?

[@flavellinator]

​@@ProfessorofRockProbably Heart, since they really had to turn a different direction to remain relevant by adding keyboard infusion and having more of an '80s progressive sound. I don't think sticking to the '70s rock routine would have worked for them...

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

One instrument here. THE SYNTH. 🎹

[@beverlywilliams7278]

I know this isnt quite the same as "rock bands," but the Bee Gees were constantly reinventing themselves. They were and are amazing.

[@gerrylambert5225]

I jumped around in the theatre seat hearing Dude looks like a lady with my children Best part of Mrs Doubtfire film

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

Mrs. Doubtfire is a classic!

[@jmartin4396]

I absolutely loved them back in the day. I can honestly say I still do. I saw them co-headline a World Series of Rock in '79 and it was the worst performance I've ever seen line in my life.

[@jmartin4396]

@@glennjpanting2081 This was the last tour before the "breakup". They were all just so wasted that nothing sounded right. You could hardly understand a word that came out of Steven mouth. I think what made it even worse was Journey performed immediately before them. No one could have followed that performance. I still love them though,

[@AbleBodied]

"Living on the Edge," sets the record straight. Just can't help noticing society, and then singing about it. Whatever it is. Music does NOT have to be politically correct unless we now have, "The Dream Police."

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

Truth.

[@robsanz9746]

Check out CHEAP TRICK's 1st album. TRULY UNBELIEVABLE. Honestly, Every song so Incredible. 💚

[@rogerdeahl9629]

❤ Ah yes, Dude Looks Like A Lady. Which could be used to describe Steven Tyler. 😅😅😅 Who would have ever thought a remake done freshly with a rap group would trigger the biggest comeback in rock history. Thanks for this, Professor. Have a great Hump Day.

[@cannonball666]

Beavis and Butthead made that joke back in the day.

[@blackmacs1748]

Dude looks like an old cat lady.

[@rogerdeahl9629]

@@blackmacs1748 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

He does look like a lady…

[@margaretreefer1145]

I love the premise of the music video...Run DMC being interrupted by Aerosmith playing in an adjacent studio and Run DMC messing with them back by rapping their song. Steven Tyler looked so pissed off in that video when I was a kid! 😅

[@homeaccount5943]

I can't get over how your musical journey is so parallel to my own. I started out listening to my Father's records, only to go to Heavy Metal, and then going to New Wave as well.

[@joyhowell4699]

Every time I hear "Dude looks a Lady" I always see that scene from Mrs. Doubtfire 💜🌹

[@flowerchild89]

I remember this RunDMC song! It's how I became familiar with Aerosmith. I've seen them twice in concert! They don't disappoint!!! I had the Permanent Vacation music cassette! 😊 I didn't know that song was about Vince Neil.

[@randytessman6750]

Music aside it when the guys began recovery that Areosmith started their true comeback ! To go from the excess of the 70s and the balls to the wall 80s and survive intact and sober ....BRAVO The guys making epic music afterward isnt surprising because of that willingness to change.

[@grantbaechler3529]

got to see them on this tour. Steven announced that MTV had banned the video and then proceeded to play the song lol. Joey Kramer did a drum solo with his bare hands and his head which was pretty cool.

[@kraigpeterson3667]

If this story hits the mainstream imagine the stories that they DON'T want people to know lol. Rock on Brother!

[@ProfessorofRock]

Rock on Kraig! How are ya?

[@kraigpeterson3667]

I am good, how are you? @@ProfessorofRock

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

The secrets they keeping up in the attic with the toys.

[@Whisper_292]

The thing about Aerosmith's ballads is, theyre just as intense as their rockers.

[@ProfessorofRock]

Janie!

[@donwhite7141]

Absolutely. Maybe even more intense

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

ESPECIALLY Janie’s Got a Gun.

[@CowGirlKat8691]

This song always reminds me of my cousin & I driving through a parking lot & a person on a 10-speed was pedaling in front of us. We were chatting how we was so jealous of this gal's gorgeous long waist length coal black hair was so beautiful. Well we came up on them & they turned to look at us & it was a guy with a toothless [well every other tooth] grin! We busted out laughing & still laugh about it today! 🤣😂 Aww the 70's our HS years!

[@realPenrodPooch]

I love this channel. If you love music, you can't help but love this channel. It gives us all the meat behind the music. And that adds another dimension to the song, album, whatever. It adds another layer to the listening experience, cuz now the history carries right along with the music. Thank you, dude, for all the care and effort you and your crew put into every video.

[@waynevia6976]

1987 was a great year for rock music.

[@ProfessorofRock]

HUGE!

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

So many great records from 1987.

[@donnadubyak6504]

I saw Aerosmith in 1974 at a small park outside Pittsburgh for free. I was 15 my first concert.

[@MyName-pl7zn]

Fantastic stories behind this fantastic album!! I remember thinking I would never buy another Aerosmith album after I bought Night in the Ruts and Done with Mirrors, then permanent vacation came out and I bought it after hearing a couple tracks, loved it and it became one of my favorite Smith albums ever. Love the line " then she whipped out a g un and tried to blow me away" similar incident in my younger years,lol. Hangman jury is still my favorite track on the album. Vince does look like a Lady, lolol. Fantastic stories and episode professor. 87 was a great great year in rock music ❤

[@georgemathie8123]

Permanent vacation was my introduction to the mighty Aerosmith and was the first cassette I owned of their music from that opening intro to the fiery opener heart's done time I was instantly hooked

[@danielsolano602]

Wow! Living under a rock kind of thing! I knew "Dude Looks Like A Lady" was a roast of that 80's metal vibe, but I didn't know that it was about an actual person. Kind of surprised Vince took it so well!!😉

[@crusherbmx]

I never heard that Dude Looks Like a Lady was about Vince Neil, that's hilarious.

[@heathercampbell9496]

Growing up, I didn't ever realize or know that Aerosmith 'came back'. They were always there. To me, more and more albums came out. I didn't even know or realize that a lot of their songs were from the 70's. They've been there, in my musical life, the whole time. I'm 47.

[@L.Alchemy]

My mom was such a superfan of Aerosmith, I got to know their music Very Well growing up. "Dude Looks Like A Lady" is a classic, but I've always LOVED "Angel". The song is Perfect, and I almost never use that word!

[@ZDiddy7777]

"Almost never use that word".... I wouldn't wanna live a life where I couldn't talk about the greatest TV show ever- 'PERFECT Strangers'. Considering that theres not a day that goes by where I or somebody else, doesn't start a deep, impactful conversation about Larry, Balki, or just 'Perfect Strangers' in general. I couldn't live happily without using the word 'perfect' multiple times, everyday, if only for this reason. But you know what Balki would say about your refusal, 'dont be ridiculous!!'

[@L.Alchemy]

@ZDiddy7777 Well, I don't Restrict my speech, I just tend to reserve absolute descriptors for emphasis... But I get your point.

[@lananiella]

This is one of my favorite misheard lyrics. On "She had a body of a Venus / but imagine my surprise" for years I thought it was " ... with a Crackerjack surprise!". i still think that is the better lyric personally. ))

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

That is hilarious!

[@charleyanne]

When I moved to Southern PA in the early 80's, none of my newfound friends new who Aerosmith was & just the same, when I moved to MI in the mid 80's no one knew who Kix were. Well, we all know who was the more popular band but it was funny how I introduced 2 different sets of friends to new music...oh the memories! Thanks Adam, PoR, for this class today!!

[@ProfessorofRock]

Thanks Charleyanne! What's your favorite by them?

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

Kix! I forgot about those guys.

[@charleyanne]

@@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 oh yeah, really big in PA/MD area still. Too bad for the health issues of the drummer, they played their last show in Sept as a band.

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

@@charleyanne Oh, that is unfortunate!

[@charleyanne]

@@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 yeah, but it's time. He had 2 health scares while playing on stage last year so they decided to end this year. They're not getting any younger 🤣😂

[@terryhollis1787]

I grew up listening to them and still love them

[@ProfessorofRock]

Awesome!

[@jeffk8391]

Darryl McDaniels (DMC) is a big fan of screaming guitars and rock music too. He loved Walk This Way even before that collaboration. He even said his favorite MTV moment was when Axl Rose did his shoulder shimmy in the "Sweet Child O Mine" video.

[@perrygoround]

Yeah, Heart´s Done Time is a perfect album opener. The whole album is just fantastic.

[@brianpattison9195]

Permanent vacation along with Dokken back for the attack cassettes were always in my walkman on my bus ride from camp Pendleton to Long Beach. Thanks for the vid today

[@ProfessorofRock]

Great memories!

[@brianpattison9195]

@@ProfessorofRock full disclosure I also had expose's point of no return as well.

[@jennyjenny4501]

In Steven’s defense, Vince Neil was a hottie back in the day!

[@ProfessorofRock]

Ha ha!

[@Lodgerizer]

"Simoriah" is my second favorite track after "Dude..." on "Permanent Vacation". It's short, dirty and weird and sounds a bit like GNR at the time. And as a Crüehead, you have to like "Dude (Looks Like a Lady". ;)

[@caseycorbin]

My introduction to Aerosmith was through RunDMC. When Permanent Vacation came out I wore out the writing on the tape. Saw the tour in Ottawa summer of 88. Sadly, because GNR already came through Ottawa earlier that year in support of Iron Maiden, we didn’t get them opening for Aerosmith. We got some dude named Raymond May. Regardless Aerosmith was awesome that night and would be the first of many times I would see the band.

[@stevepower6616]

In 87, my one year old would hear Angel on MTV and come running out of his room and stand in front of the TV completely entranced. Brings back that great memory every time I hear that song.

[@howardosden3112]

Nice to know the background. I trust Vince Neil didn't pull a gun on Steven Tyler, though. 😅

[@christineml1476]

Glad Steven Tyler saw the humor in the mistake. Someone else might've been too embarrassed and never, ever wanted it mentioned again. Aerosmith made it a great song and video.

[@ProfessorofRock]

Funny story! Thanks for watching Christine!

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

That was heartwarming.

[@responder2246]

He'll. My girlfriend in 87 bought me a cassette tape with ''chicks" faces on it. Turned out it was 4 men. Poison 😂

[@devonbrooks246]

I was a 80s and 90s Aerosmith fan for a long time. Loved Get a Grip. It was a huge album when I was in high school. As I grew older, the older Aerosmith fans told me that the 70s Aerosmith was their prime. So I gave it a chance. Rocks and Toys in the Attic and Get Your Wings replaced my rotation with Get a Grip. But I will say Pump is a pretty darn good album too.

[@constipatedinsincity4424]

I heard this story from the band when this song was 1st released!

[@ProfessorofRock]

You are such a mystery man!

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

Did you get to interview Steven Tyler?

[@constipatedinsincity4424]

@@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 Not really just partied with them!

[@constipatedinsincity4424]

@@ProfessorofRock That's what the Spice Girls said. The tribute band

[@hollyking2580]

Permanent Vacation will always be my go-to Aerosmith album. "Rag Doll" is my favorite song on it. Sweet memories of youth!

[@themachine8277]

Tyler thought Vince was so beautiful, he called up Vinces parents and wanted to become his guardian....

[@ProfessorofRock]

Oh boy!

[@Rhett-Christopher]

Well played!

[@jeffmcginnis8051]

😂

[@barbarosasmth2104]

Savage !

[@cjgia4898]

Wow, they really went there, huh? Lol​@@ProfessorofRock

[@bobruff7049]

Summer of 87 I was working my first summer job, cutting hiking trails in the bush. I literally saved every penny I made and at the end of the summer I made two purchases. A black leather jacket and a CD player. I was the first out of my gang to own CD's, and the first one I bought was Permanent Vacation

[@ericbgordon1575]

I'm pretty sure that if it wasn't the live performance Aerosmith did of "Dude Looks Like a Lady" during Wayne's World 2 that introduced me to the band's name, it was the singles from the *Permanent Vacation* album that did. And of course, listening to classic rock radio in the 90s helped clue me in to their initial commercial success.

[@micheleruest2866]

Well, being from Massachusetts we never felt like they fell from grace. ;)

[@anonymustly7818]

Pre comeback Aero was what I refer to as a "guys" band. We girls tolerated them for the sake of the company of our guys. I was so impressed by their drug rehab, and the infusion of new collaborators that post comeback I became & remain a fan.

[@LewisShieldsUS]

Feather boas, leather pants, hairspray and high heeled boots. Hey Kettle, talkin' to you!

[@ProfessorofRock]

Ha ha! Good point. What was your top Aerosmith song of the 80s?

[@LewisShieldsUS]

@@ProfessorofRock Even though not exactly theirs "Train Kept A'Rollin" was Aerosmith guitar boot camp; played many times as first song to show a beginner.

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

Ahhh…the 80s.

[@chadchesney3858]

Oh Aerosmith’s comeback was the comeback of all comeback. I mean they came and dominated. They became bigger than they ever were. Kept going through the 90’s during the grunge thing when so many other classic rock bands stalled. They became legends after the comeback.

[@kristinrathbun1408]

I fully agree. As an ancient Millennial leaning towards grunge/alternative (and anything within) growing up, I'd long considered Aerosmith one of two (three, maybe with Clapton) 'baby boomer' rock acts continuing on into the 90's some of those same Alt kids could get into (the other would be Tom Petty, either solo or with the Heartbreakers). Hell, I even still have Nine Lives with the original album cover.

[@DLR329]

Every time I hear this song I think of the movie Mrs. Doubtfire and Robin Williams dancing around with the vacuum! R.I.P.!

[@javiermoretti1825]

BIG CORRECTION: Brad Whitford is NOT the "rhythm guitarist." In fact, besides the fact he has formal music training from Berklee College of Music, Whitford played lead guitar on about half of all of Aerosmith's songs.

[@Whitleythe13th]

ahh memories of day's gone by man...1987 and 1988 and 1989 and 1990 and 1991...were the last of "that" sound, before every genre went gloomy for a while... from Aerosmith PV to Michael Jackson Bad to Bon Jovi New Jersey to When In Rome to Van Halen 5150 and so many more great Albums from that time... thanks to Run DMC and Rick Ruben bringing back Aerosmith...

[@jlglover4592]

Some of us never left the "I love Aerosmith" group, however, it was a bit tougher in the late 70's, early 80's. BTW, DWM is a great album!

[@wesdoobner7521]

Saw them at the Amarillo Civic Center Coliseum in 1986. One of the best concerts ever here in Amarillo.

[@bakstabbath]

1987 was a landmark year for music. I wore out my cassette of Inxs Kick. Motley's Girls Girls Girls, Kiss Crazy Nights and many many more great albums!

[@tnrodgers]

PV was my actual first CD, and it’s loaded with solid tunes. Rag doll, St John, Janies got a gun, Dude looks like a Lady and more. Like Toys in the attic, it can play at right through. But COMPLETELY different. Glad Aerosmith survived the drop and made it back. Thanks Adam.

[@Whitleythe13th]

JGAG is from Pump album...correct...

[@tnrodgers]

@@Whitleythe13th correct.

[@jasonuren3479]

1987 was without doubt the best rock music year of the 80's for me. So many great artists and albums. Not forgetting what turned into the end of the year's Pogues and Kirsty McColl Christmas classic.

[@ProfessorofRock]

Love Fairytale!

[@TheRetroManRandySavage]

True. Bon Jovi, whitesnake, def leppard and motley crue. Awesome year.

[@littlecatfeet9064]

@@ProfessorofRock it’s my favourite Christmas song ever, though tinged with extra melancholy now that Shane McGowan is no longer with us 😭. RIP McGowan and McColl.

[@jasonuren3479]

​@@littlecatfeet9064Fairytale for Christmas No.1? 🤔

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

Fairytale of New York!

[@NekoArts]

I immediately knew what this video was about when I saw the notification. I love the story behind "Dude looks like a lady".

[@WayneBarroncffcs]

I remember a lot of people were interviewed by MTV and they were saying how great it was that Run DMC discovered that rock band. Reminds you of when Paul McCartney did that song with Kanye and then kids posted on Twitter how Kanye is gonna give that Paul McCartney guy his first big break. People just surprise me.

[@melanieshaw3210]

Good lord...

[@boseman75]

I feel like we saw the same thing with Post Malone and Ozzy

[@homeaccount5943]

Aerosmith needs to put out a follow-up song called "Dude looks like a Fat Old Lady." After all, that's what Ol' Vince "Meal" Neil looks like nowadays. 😅

[@markjolyn94]

Always liked Aerosmith! Just great talent throughout the band. Love the story of how Dude Looks Like a Lady came about that's great!

[@hollydatsopoulos7998]

I loved Permanent Vacation! My brother bought the cassette, and I kept sneaking into his room and stealing it. But, he kept sneaking into my room, and stealing my Skid Row cassette, so we were even! 🤣

[@fivestring65ify]

This was a joke that relaunched Aerosmith. What can you say? It's only rock and roll, but I like it.

[@ProfessorofRock]

That's right!

[@fivestring65ify]

@ProfessorofRock Hey professor, could you do an episode on Iron Maiden. Maybe Wasting Love, or Stranger in a Strange Land. Both of these showcase Bruce Dickinsons incredible vocal abilities.

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

Yes you do. 🎼

[@EmetYAHU]

Steven Tyler was no homophobe. I was working as a waiter at The Palace Bar & Grill (as the tolken straight hiree) from ‘93-‘97 which was traditionally a “gay” frequented restaurant on South Beach / Miami Beach FL and Steven would show up for breakfast around 8:30am walking in from his stay at the Marlin Hotel 1 block away @ 1200 Collins Ave. The Art Deco Marlin Hotel was the first hotel owned by Chris Blackwell, who founded Island Records - the label that signed Bob Marley. It also houses South Beach Studios, where Aerosmith and Pharrell Williams, among many others, have recorded their music. Steven Tyler would order a white 3 egg omelette of Tomato/ Basil / Mozzarella Cheese with fruit wedges and cottage cheese, Evian water, and double espresso…. Decent tipper too 🤔👍

[@ChipChippersonsBBF2]

Don't know why they would be worried about Angel. Both "You see me crying" and "Home tonight " can be considered Power ballad of the 70's. All three great tunes. 🤘

[@redsideburnz]

I have a great memory from a when the single “Dude looks like a lady” came out. Someone spray painted those lyrics on the main sidewalk in the courtyard of my high school, giant 4’ letters stretched out for 60’. 😂

[@davidjohns2772]

I had always heard that this song was about Vince, but I dismissed it not knowing the full story behind it. Now I know. Thank PoR!🤘

[@ProfessorofRock]

You are welcome!

[@007smithson]

I still have my permanent vacation cassette with the yellow logo emblazoned the plastic cover

[@omarvasquez445]

"Crazy" is one of my favorites after their comeback. One of the best in the 90s. Thank you Professor, sometimes I forget how great Aerosmith are. 👓

[@juliepoolie5494]

My daughters first concert was Aerosmith in 2012. She’s was nine years old. Second concert was Hannah Montana. Lol. Loved Aerosmith and Run DMC my junior year of college. Happy memories in the dorms.

[@georgeedward1226]

It seems everybody is looking for a reason to be offended. Victimhood is social status these days.

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

Sad. Whatever you do, it will end up pissing off some poor, unfortunate soul.

[@redgumtreeiv5956]

Would love to hear some stories about APRIL WINE. An often forgotten band with great riffs and hard rock sound that hit the charts with a few songs, but never really became a supergroup because of the era.

[@briansnow9865]

Didn't Aerosmith pretty much have ANOTHER comeback with I Dont Want To Miss a Thing in 1998? Love that one too.

[@ProfessorofRock]

Many comebacks for these guys!

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

So they’ve had hits in three different decades.

[@jersydvl]

That wasn't a comeback. They were still riding the same comeback then. It was their first #1 hit though.

[@angryredninja]

The very 1st CD I ever bought was Permanent Vacation! Loved it and played it constantly. Hope you do a video, about the band that did my 2nd CD purchase ...Tesla- Mechanical Resonance.

[@ProfessorofRock]

Going to be interviewing Tesla. Stay tuned!

[@angryredninja]

I hope to see a Rick Springfield, part two. He was a cartoon character I watched at the tender age of of seven on ABC Saturday morning. He has way more (better) songs than just Jesse Girl. The entire album Living in Oz is from beginning to end a complete masterpiece.

[@ricksatterstrom7461]

Rick does have lots of good songs. I saw him live this year, but he was disappointing, he admitted taking an edible before playing. Whacked out of his mind between songs.

[@schmidington]

Aerosmith became a staple of mine through that era with Permanant Vacation, Pump, and Get a Grip being played very often by myself and with friends. We'd rock out in my buddy's house and would have to turn "Dude" down a bit as not to offend and/or confuse his mother. In Jr. High School, my friend Ben and I would sit in the back of class and scat Tyler's part from the songs closing. I'd heard the story of Vince and the song's origin before and being a huge Crue fan I totally believed it, with his short stature and golden locks. Certainly wouldn't happen today. lol

[@glennjpanting2081]

I feel your pain, Mr. Tyler! Something very similar happened to me during my freshman year of college in 1989-90. I was walking across campus alone one day when I looked a good distance ahead of me, and saw someone walking the same way I was whom I knew I wanted to follow for as long as I could: tall, thin, tiny waist, long legs, tight jeans, long dark hair .... I was smitten! That is, until this person happened to turn around and I got a good look at his beard and mustache! 😳 Luckily for me, I was alone, so none of my friends were there to see that and rag my ass for the next four years.

[@cygnustsp]

There's almost an exact match to your story in a Beavis and Butthead video.

[@cygnustsp]

@@glennjpanting2081 Billy Corgan also once wrote about how he picked up someone at a bar and later felt "her" up and recoiled in horror that "she" was a he. I'm a cis hetero male, and I don't care what anyone says, if I'm mistaking a guy for a girl I'm in a world of shit.

[@cygnustsp]

@@glennjpanting2081 I'm the guy of guy that is embarrassed about something I said to someone 45 years ago but I yeah I get it

[@chaoskid4601]

I remember sharing headphones with a buddy during recess at school listening to Permanent Vacation and not wanting to go back into class. Needless to say, right after school I went to the mall and bought my own cassette and jammed with him everyday that year talking about all the songs. Permanent Vacation opened the door for me to all the amazing Rock and Roll that was no longer being played on the radio. Thanks to that album I became obsessed with Rock/Metal/Blues/Jazz. Between playing sports, my friends and I started a band (we sucked) that was about Rocking as hard as we could along with having the most fun kids could possibly have (I played drums). There will always be a special place in my heart for that album and I've seen them (Aerosmith) live five times and was ready for the last tour until Steven needed surgery. I still have the ticket and can't wait to see them one last time, hope the Black Crowes is still joining them, love that band! God Bless Rock and Roll!!!

[@dkratos2640]

I live in the ozark mountains on the arkansas missouri state line and there is a bird around here that sounds like that guitar stutter effect that you talk about 11:01 every time I hear that bird I think of Aerosmith

[@mutantryeff]

Loved their first release of the first album. Don't know why people didn't catch on until the second release. Totally turned against the band when they played a Day On The Green in Oakland, CA when Steven Tyler thought it was appropriate to call all the fans 'M*rF*rs' and other names.

[@ProfessorofRock]

Thanks for watching my friend.

[@cherriehearn6950]

Thank you for this!❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@ProfessorofRock]

You are so welcome!

[@MarkSchimmelpfenig]

The concert was full of energy. Everyone on stage was focused on the music and the performance. Great comeback indeed!

[@leonelfederico245]

My brother went to a concert in Phoenix in '86 and told me that Aerosmith stole the show. I hadn't heard an Aerosmith song since Come Together. I dismissed the Run DMC collaboration as a gimmick. (Good thing I'm not in the music biz.) So when Permanant Vacation came out, I was really excited to hear it. Wow! What a great album and the videos were really fun. Thank you to Run DMC and Aerosmith getting clean for the run of great music Aerosmith brought us afterwards. Unfortunately, I give best album of 1987 to U2 and The Joshua Tree. Another home run professor!

[@richardcox6935]

IMO, Last Child is Aerosmith;s most underated song.

[@genburke2656]

Abso-fuckin'-lutely.

[@debbiebasche5337]

I like that song too but "Crazy" is my favorite....

[@randywollin5732]

I always loved Aerosmith and thought they were great. I didnt know how much they went through to make it, glad they did because we would have missed out on some great music.

[@barrysmith8920]

Steven Tyler’s talent puts him “On a Mission from God!” - D. Ackroyd 🥳 Incredible musician as well as singer. 🌹 LOVE this collab with RUN 🙏🏼

[@ProfessorofRock]

Thanks Barry!

[@barrysmith8920]

@@ProfessorofRockThank you for your incredibly consistent content!

[@markeggerman8301]

Hey.. that's is Rush Limbaugh"s saying

[@barrysmith8920]

@@markeggerman8301 😳 Dang! I meant quote from Blues Brothers: “We’re on a Mission from God!” kzbin.info/www/bejne/eGeth3hojK2eh9ksi=skSYlDa8Q8TzoOuN