It's something we haven't done in forever. I've been listening to it and I think it's over the top. Before we knew it, it sounded so country and western, so why not have someone like that on the record? I remember calling Carrie up one night and … she took the second verse and I sang the harmony with her.
Instead of trying to define it, change it and get a horn player on it, we let the song reveal itself for what it was. Sometimes you write a song and it tells you what it is. Tyler: When we wrote the song, it spoke for itself. This is your first duet with an outside artist on an album. The album includes "Can't Stop Loving You," a duet with Carrie Underwood. Those life experiences all play into the energy that happens when the band gets into the room. It wouldn't sound the way it sounds if we hadn't gone through all the stuff. All the stuff that we went through to get here has had, either in a big way or a small way, a positive effect on this record. Joe Perry: Yeah, but that's all the stuff that makes the album what it is. Some of them turned into scars, but not many. It must be somewhat of a relief to finally get it out, because you certainly have the bruises to show for it.
Music From Another Dimension! is your first full album of original songs since 2001's Just Push Play. Currently on the second leg of their Global Warming tour with fellow classic rockers Cheap Trick, recently caught up with Tyler and Perry to discuss the past, present and future of Aerosmith. 5 on the Billboard 200 upon its release in November.Īerosmith are not only still standing, but flourishing. It all proved to be worth it, with the album debuting at No.
Few American rock bands have a more illustrious history than Aerosmith.įor more than four decades, the four-time GRAMMY-winning lineup of frontman Steven Tyler, lead guitarist Joe Perry, rhythm guitarist Brad Whitford, bass player Tom Hamilton, and drummer Joey Kramer have entrenched themselves into musical immortality with millions of albums sold and timeless hits such as "Dream On," "Sweet Emotion" and "Janie's Got A Gun."Ī testament to their survival is their new 15-song album, Music From Another Dimension!, which took five years, several health scares and a couple near-breakups to complete.