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Aerosmith - Live Bootleg Audio CD

A fair review of the Aerosmith "Live Bootleg" Audio CD. Please note that the below review is the views of the authors, and authors only. You can get a complete list of all Aerosmith reviews here, or go back to the Aerosmith tabs.

Aerosmith Band: Aerosmith
Title: Live Bootleg
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Release Date: 1993-09-07
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: Back in the Saddle 2: Sweet Emotion 3: Lord of the Thighs 4: Toys in the Attic 5: Last Child 6: Come Together 7: Walk This Way 8: Sick as a Dog 9: Dream On 10: Chip Away the Stone 11: Sight for Sore Eyes 12: Mama Kin 13: S.O.S. (Too Bad) 14: I Ain't Got You 15: Mother Popcorn 16: Train Kept A'Rollin'/Strangers in the Night 17: Draw the Line

The most helpful review not so helpful
I have had the vinyl edition of this album since high school, and it is still one of my most sentimental favorites (along with "KISS Alive!") of all time. I know that the "Most Helpful Critical Review" is almost 9 years old, but I have to say that either the reviewer was extremely picky or he just didn't "get it" to begin with. What I mean to say by the reviewer not "getting it" is that this was intended to be Aerosmith from their early days to their peak (I believe one of the songs was actually recorded when they were small time enough to still be playing shopping centers in Boston), live and almost completely raw. The essence of this album and it's charisma is it's almost complete lack of polish and post production pretense, these are the things that make it so great rather than so terrible, as the other reviewer would have you believe. Therefore it has earned a permanent place in my collection alongside the select number of vinyl albums I've taken care to keep track of over all these years. I defy anyone to compare their rendition of "Train Kept A'Rollin'" on this album to the version from their most recent live offering "Rockin' the Joint" and tell me that this version doesn't have more energy and soul. I bought "Rockin' the Joint" and felt the same disappointment when I listened to that song as the critical reviewer expressed regarding this album. I expected to get a dose of the same old energy and thrill hearing them perform that track live again, but it just wasn't there. If I had to lay out money for any of Aerosmith's live albums to date, this would hands down most definitely have to be the one. As far as I'm concerned this is THE definitive Aerosmith live recording.


a note from The Dark Angel
Delivery was within the guaranteed time period. This is a very excellent cd. Was very pleased with the packaging. If you love Aerosmith this is a must have for your collection. Never saw it anywhere else except on Amazon. com. I've never gotten the chance to see Steven Tyler and the boys in concert. So this is a real treat. It's worth the whole cd just for TRACK 3 LORD OF THE THIGHS and TRACK 15 MOTHER POPCORN. A special new kick for all the other originals from other cds. .


it is what it is!
this was a band that really knew how to jam and improvise in a live setting!

to this day, i still think they're one of the best live bands out there but they're certainly not the same group that recorded "get your wings" or "rocks"!

these recordings serve as a great example of what it was like to see a live concert in the 70's, be it a club, or a 20,000 seat arena. being a big fan of live music, i love this album!!!

the songs are taken from a-smith's first five records with a few great cover versions thrown in.

there's a lot of energy here!

warning: if you're not a fan of raunchy, live, heavy rock, then this probably isn't for you.


a live album for your big record collection
While some people probably will point at this album as an obvious example of what happens when band members experiment with too many drugs, I don't really think that's a problem. Aerosmith Live Bootleg is a pretty good album. The way the album was recorded is very muddy and old-sounding, but that's the appeal, and some of the songs are faster and more exciting compared to their studio versions. That's enough to recommend a purchase.


I Know It's Only Rock-n-Roll


In a mock salute of the illegal taping, this October 1978 release gives the appearance of the oftentimes poor production of bootleg albums, including an incorrect track listing. In the 1970s, Aerosmith was one of top acts to be taped by bootleggers, which paralleled their popularity as a huge draw on the wordwide arena/festival circuits. But the way the selections were pulled is that of a typical supergroup during the era when double-live sets were all the rage.

Recorded from nine venues, the majority of the 16 tracks are from the 1977 and 1978 Aerosmith Express Tour, with the two most intriguing pulled from a 1973 simulcast on WBCN-FM.

While the tracks capture the band at their blues-drenched rawness, it also marked a swift decline - after the 1978 Live! Bootleg Tour - due to any number of demons. But this set highlights the group before they spent many nights in the ruts - which lasted nearly a decade - and as five members piloted the private jet of incredible international stardom. .


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