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Boston, United States (1970 – present)

Aerosmith is a prominent American band. Three of the members, Steven Tyler, Joe Perry, and Tom Hamilton first met in Sunapee, New Hampshire in the late 60’s, but it wasn’t until 1970, in Boston, Massachusetts, that the three decided to form a band together. Later they met up with Joey Kramer (drums) and Brad Whitford (rhythm guitar).

The band enjoyed major popularity throughout the 1970’s, with rock anthems like “Dream On” - but they split from 1979-84 due to serious substance abuse and drug addictions that contributed to their decline. The Grateful Dead’s Jerry Garcia reportedly said they were “the druggiest bunch of guys I’ve ever seen.” Jimmy Crespo replaced Joe Perry during those five years. However, in 1984, chiefly due to the tireless efforts of Joe Perry’s then manager, Tim Collins, to reform the band, Aerosmith was born again. Despite his own client Perry’s insistence that it was unthinkable, Collins succeeded in helping the band resolve old differences and ultimately overcome their addictions. By 1989, the band had completely stopped their drug abuse. They went on to enjoy a resurgence in popularity that has made them one of top-selling and most popular bands in the world today. Their greatest worldwide hit was “I Don’t Want To Miss A Thing,” from the blockbuster-hit movie “Armageddon”.

Part of that renewal came in the form of a 1986 collaboration with Run- D.M.C. on a rock/rap version of Walk This Way. This song also served as an early step in bridging the gap between the rap community and rock and roll.
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  • maplejet

    I Don't Want to Miss a Thing is definitely over-rated. Aerosmith has by-far better songs...their top song is one of them

    4 hours ago

  • VirtueFilms

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    yesterday evening

  • MaximusTDM

    I don't want to Miss a Thing doesn't sucks at all. I think that's a good song to listening to on the headphones in the lonely night on max volume. But Aero has many better ballads.

    yesterday afternoon

  • KingsAndQueen

    Think about it, a song originally offered to Céline Dion (and no disrespect to her and her fans, I think she's a good singer) becoming a part of Aerosmith's catalogue. That's what I Don't Want To Miss a Thing is. Diane Warren should keep writing for pop stars. Aerosmith has done better stuff with Desmond Child

    Saturday afternoon

  • POYIM

    I don't want to Miss a Thing really sucks [4]

    Saturday morning

  • GNR27

    Now, I Don't Want to Miss a Thing really sucks. (3)

    Friday evening

  • Kallian_arcadia

    'Sweet Emotion' the Ultimate Aerosmith song?

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  • JuniorWaldorf

    Cryin' <3

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