These days Aerosmith have their wings again thanks to “I Don’t Want to Miss a Thing,” the MTV Video Music Award-winning smash from the Armageddon soundtrack (for which the group filmed a BBC Top of the Pops video at Pine Knob). Each time you count ’em out, the quintet seems to storm back with some new hit or multi-million selling album or even, of all things, a best-selling book to remind us that it’s still a force on the American musical landscape, stirring Rolling Stones swagger, Led Zeppelin crunch, blues roots and pop smarts - not to mention deft showmanship - into a stew that never seems to sate older fans and always lures a new generation to the table. ![]() Staying relevant is a hallmark of Aerosmith’s history, of course. “This one’s dedicated to Clinton,” guitarist Joe Perry announced as he lectured the beleaguered president with a rendition of the appropriately titled Fleetwood Mac blues chestnut “Stop Messin’ Around” during the first of the Boston group’s two sold-out shows at the Pine Knob Music Theatre outside Detroit.Ĭommenting on a “Joe Perry for President” sign held up by one fan, the axeman cracked that “at least I like cigars, too,” a reference to one of the juicier details in the Ken Starr report on Clinton’s affair with Monica Lewinsky. At least we know the bad boys of Aerosmith keep abreast of current events.
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