1971: The Road Starts Hear (Remastered) Aerosmith

• 1 Intro (1971: The Road Starts Hear) 01:58
• 2 Somebody 04:35
• 3 Reefer Head Woman 05:37
• 4 Walkin’ The Dog 04:54
• 5 Movin' Out 05:55
• 6 Major Barbara 05:07
• 7 Dream On 04:35
• 8 Mama Kin 04:54
• Total Runtime 37:35

Info for 1971: The Road Starts Hear (Remastered)

Archive recording: Rehearsal Tape "1971: The Road Starts Hear". Just in time for the band's 50th birthday, Aerosmith have a special treat ready for their fans.

In 1971, a year before Aerosmith signed a deal with Columbia Records worth $125,000, the band tracked a seven-song record using guitarist Joe Perry‘s reel-to-reel tape machine. Mark Lehman, Aerosmith’s one and only road-crew member at the time, handled the recording process which took place either at the quintet’s Boston, MA rehearsal space or during a soundcheck at an early show.

The album would lay dormant in the Vindaloo Vaults for nearly 50 years before seeing a release on cassette and vinyl for Record Store Day in 2021. Now for the first time ever, The Road Starts Hear will arrive on CD and streaming platforms. The album features the original (and current) members, Steven Tyler (vocals), Joe Perry (guitar), Tom Hamilton (bass), Joey Kramer (drums), and Brad Whitford (guitar) playing through the earliest versions of songs that would later become worldwide hits. 1971: The Road Starts Hear includes “Dream On”, “Reefer Head Woman”—which would later appear on 1979’s Night In The Ruts—”Somebody”, “Movin’ Out”, “Walkin’ The Dog”, “Mama Kin”, and “Major Barbara”.

Fans can pre-order/pre-save The Road Starts Hear on the official Aerosmith website. Furthermore, the band has also unveiled a collection of exclusive merchandise available here.

Commemorating this momentous announcement, the five-piece has shared the early recording of “Somebody”. The recording features a young and hungry Aerosmith delivering a raw telling of a song that would later appear on the band’s 1973 debut, self-titled album. Listen to “Somebody” via the player below and scroll down for a full track-list of the album.

Steven Tyler, vocals
Joe Perry, guitar
Tom Hamilton, bass
Joey Kramer, drums
Brad Whitford, guitar

Digitally remastered

Aerosmith
Legends. Icons. Idols. These are the words used to describe those rare bands that have been adored for a lifetime and immortalized as distinct creators of rock and roll. But what these reverent words are missing is the notion of now. How do you reconcile a generation-spanning word like icon with the quick beat of the present? Aerosmith does it. The band members are legends, icons and idols, dynamic in the present; as cool and innovative now as they were thirty years ago. They are a phenomenon, a force of nature, trail-blazing, unstoppable, showing no signs of slowing down.Unique even among the select handful of rock bands who are still active after their Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction, Aerosmith has sold over 100 million albums.

Think for a second about how big a number that is and how many people have heard their music. Huge! Steven Tyler on vocals, Joe Perry and Brad Whitford on guitars, Tom Hamilton on bass, and Joey Kramer on drums. They’ve outdone the trends and fads of rock and roll to become one of the most powerful and electrifying forces in popular music.

Rewind for a minute to the early ‘70s, when the phrase “sex, drugs and rock & roll” was a rebellious teenager. Enter Aerosmith with a sexy swagger and thrusts ofmetal, glam and boogie woogie. Tyler’s lyrics laced with double entendres and witty humor perfectly complimented by the entire group cool urban charisma. Beyond driving rock and roll tunes, Aerosmith created quintessential power ballads such as Dream On. This dual skill set gave the band a string of gold and platinum albums, including Get Your Wings, Toys in the Attic and Rocks.

The early ‘80s were rockier times, with Perry and Whitford temporarily leaving the Aero fold to pursue solo projects. The guitarists returned in 1984 and soon after, Aerosmith was back in the saddle again. And they have been on top of the charts ever since. Albums like Permanent Vacation, Pump, Get a Grip and Nine Lives, Just Push Play, and their latest release, the blues-inspired 'Honkin' on Bobo', have all been huge successes. And the killer videos – a driving force of the video medium, these Boston rockers led the look, style and attitude of the ‘80s MTV generation. Videos for Dude Looks Like a Lady, Livin’ On the Edge and Crazy (starring Liv) are solid MTV classics. And later, with videos like Pink and Jaded, Aerosmith continued to cut the edge.

Always a step ahead of the pack, Aerosmith’s Just Push Play is the first album to be produced by band members Steven Tyler and Joe Perry (along with Mark Hudson and Marti Frederiksen). The unforgettable pop melodies and bone-shaking rock riffs that are Just Push Play sent Aerosmith even further on their path to musical immortality.

'Honkin' on Bobo' was released in March 2004, and as one Rolling Stone review put it: "Aerosmith don't have much time for pain on Honkin' on Bobo. The songs are mostly about gettin' some, then gettin' outta there -- Dixon's "I'm Ready," Bo Diddley's "Road Runner" -- and the attack is heavy Sixties shindig: snarling guitars, thunderclap drumming, Steven Tyler's 3-D snake hiss and widescreen yowl. Bobo is really a combined tribute: to the originators of the blues' core repertoire and the explosive, electric inventions of 1960s British bands such as the Yardbirds, Mayall's Bluesbreakers and the Peter Green-era Fleetwood Mac." (David Fricke, Rolling Stone)

With such an unstoppable passion for creating great music, a unique creative vision and an unyielding appreciation for their fans, there are no limits to what the future holds for Aerosmith.

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