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In a genre like rock, it's not uncommon for a great band at the peak of success to decide to rediscover its musical roots. Often, one finds oneself facing a creative void that only a little brushing up on the past can fill. Perhaps this is exactly what happened to Aerosmith. With "Just Push Play" from 2001, the band definitively shifted its focus towards more commercial and immediate music, a distant relative of the dazzling hard rock of their beginnings.
After a flood of relentless criticism (famous is the comparison with another band like Bon Jovi), Steven Tyler and Co. decided to record a blues cover album to give a vintage touch to a sound that had become too flat and conventional. "Honkin' On Bobo" is a selection of old blues tracks by more or less famous artists (Willie Dixon, Bo Diddley, Sonny Boy Williamson II, etc.) readapted to the old Aerosmith style. The strength of the CD lies in making the blues discoverable to new generations of musicians and enthusiasts. How? Simply by adapting everything with a remarkable dose of hard & heavy, but keeping the original matrix intact. Essentially, a masterfully executed modernization. Aerosmith plays the CD excellently, paying great attention to each track, with a musical care that few bands can boast. The tracklist features, among others, the energetic opener "Road Runner," the excellent "You Gotta Move" (also chosen as a single), the super famous "Baby Please Don't Go" (a song often covered by many bands, famous in this regard is the 70's version by AC/DC, with Bon Scott on vocals) and the excellent "I'm Ready." Aerosmith also included an unheard track, "The Grind," a good song with a great rhythm and excellent riff by Perry.
The album was released in 2004, and was received positively by critics and had a respectable economic return. Despite this, Mr. Tallarico and his mates are now almost considered missing in action. For years they have announced the imminent arrival of a new album, but then suddenly we see Steven as the leader of a well-known American reality show and Joe Perry coming out with his solo projects. Even Tyler himself, recently released a few solo songs with moderate success. In 2010 they were guests at the Heineken Jammin' Festival and those who were present that evening swear they witnessed a unique show. At this point, my hope is that there will be other shows worthy of being experienced, and perhaps if I really have to dream, since 2012 is the year of the return of Van Halen...
A nice encore with Aerosmith? Maybe I'm asking too much. Or maybe not.
Tracklist and Lyrics
01 Road Runner (03:45)
Ladies and Gentlemans...
Step right up...
Let's go see the elephant
Well i'm a road runner honey... Yeah!
I'm a road runner honey
And you can't keep up with me
When i'm a road runner lover
And you can't keep up with me
You gotta a green light baby
Baby Baby you'll see
Well...Move over honey
Baby let me by
Move over honey
C'mon! let me by
I'm gonna show you baby
Cheers... Here's mud in your eyes
Well...
(eat my dust!)
Let's have road runner wedding
and we gotta get it right
There'll be a road runner wedding
yeah! but it can't be white
Wear the dress that i wanted
and burn some rubber tonight...
(hahahaha!)
Well i'm a road runner, honey
(beep, beep)
Well i'm a road runner, honey
(beep, beep)
Yeah! i'm a road runner, honey
(beep, beep)
Well i'm a road runner, honey
(beep, beep)
When i'm a road--
(beep, beep)
When i'm a road--
(beep, beep)
When i'm a road runner
a road runner
a road runner
a road runner, honey!
(yeaaaaah!)
08 The Grind (03:46)
I never thought a first time love would ever last
How could a kiss like that knock me flat on my ass
Heh ha..
The burning bed
The roses dead
And now I'm dancing with myself
Yeah I'm missing you
Just like you want me to
You made me trip into the grind
Now I can't get you off of my mi-i-i-i-ind
Yeah... your sweet talking hip shaking wobblin gonna blow a man away
Kiss butt... and guess what
Even double crossin' dogs have their day... ha
So forget about... regret about... ya i ain't afraid to say
Yeah I'm missing you
Just like you want me to
You made me trip into the grind
Now I can't get you off...
And the more I try
Leads to the same old lie
You made me slip into the grind
Now I can't get you off of the cloud we was on
And now it's all gone
Tell me why... why... why... why...
Why ain't I getting thorugh
Ain't no lie that i wont do..
Tell me was it good... for you
Tell me what you want
Yeah cause I'm missing you
Just like you knew I'd do
You made me trip into the grind
Now I can't get you off...
And the more I tried
Leads to the same old lie
You made me trip into the grind
Now I can't... get...you..yeah
Get you...
Get you...
Get you...
Get you...
Get you...
Get' you...
Get' you...
Off of my mind...
09 I'm Ready (04:15)
Well I'm ready... ready as anybody can be
I am ready... a ready as anybody can be
I'm ready for you
I hope you ready for me
Got an out of town pistol with the graveyard frame
It shoots tombstone bullets... wit da ball and chain
I'm drinkin' TNT... and smokin' dynamite
I hope some schoolboy pick a fight
'Cause I'm ready... ready as anybody can be
Well I'm ready for you... I hope you ready for me
Now listen...
All you pretty little chicks with'chor curly hair
Know you feel like I ain't nowhere
But stop what'chor doin' honey... come over here
I'll prove it to ya baby that I ain't no square
'Cause I'm ready... ready as anybody can be
Now I'm ready for you... I hope you ready for me
Look out...
Look out...
Well I been drinkin' gin like never before
I'm feelin' so good... honey that's for sure
One more drink... honey I wish you would
Take a whole lotta lovin' to make me feel good
'Cause I'm ready... ready as anybody can be
Well I'm ready for you... I hope you ready for...
A ready for...
A ready for...
Well I'm ready for...
Oh baby...
You know I'm ready for you
10 Temperature (02:51)
My baby gimme high temperature
My baby gimme high temperature
Yeah... 101 when we... kiss and dance
102 honey... for a late night romance
103... 4 and 5... it get to hot to stay alive
My baby gimme high temperature
My baby gimme high temperature
When I see her comin'... down the street
I be the fever giver... high to the beat
103... 4 and 5... it get to hot to stay alive
My baby gimme high temperature
My baby gimme high temperature
97... 98 is just a... false alarm
My temperature 105 when I hold her... in my arms
103... 4 and 5... it get to hot to stay alive
13 Jaded (03:34)
Hey, Jaded
You got your mama's style
But you're yesterday's child to me
So jaded
You think that's where it's at
But is that where it's s'posed to be
You're gettin' it all over me
Exer-ated
My my baby blue
Yeah, I've been thinkin' 'bout you
My my baby blue
Yeah, you're so jaded
And I'm the one that jaded you
Hey, Jaded
In all it's misery
It will always be what I love
And hated
And maybe take a ride
To the other side we're thinkin' of
We'll slip into the velvet glove
And be jaded
My my baby blue
Yeah, I been thinkin' 'bout you
My my baby blue
Yeah I'm so jaded
And baby, I'm afraid of you
You're thinkin' so complicated
I've had it all up to here
But it's so overrated
Love and hate it
Wouldn't trade it
Love me Jaded, yeah
Hey, Jaded
There ain't no baby please
When I'm shootin' the breeze with her
When everything you see is a blur
And ecstasy's what you prefer
My my baby blue, yeah
I'm a talkin' 'bout you
My my baby blue
Yeah, I been thinkin' 'bout you
My my baby blue
Yeah, you're so jaded (baby)
Jaded (baby)
You're so jaded
'Cause I'm the one that jaded you
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By let there be rock
The first 5 tracks are really beautiful, tough, and create a truly explosive mix.
The thing to save here is the singer’s voice, which deserves five stars.
