This week on The Collection, we are going to start going through my Box of 45’s. We will only go from AC/DC to Cinderella this time around for Part 1. You will see some from Bon Jovi, Cheap Trick, Billy Idol and many more so I hope you enjoy. We even have a rare Billie Eilish Single, you read that right.
I have been collecting 45’s since I started collecting vinyl and I love the ones from the 80’s with the picture sleeves. We have a few from the 70’s as well, but the 80’s rock ones are my sweet spot. And when I see them out in the wild, I will rescue them and adopt them in to my collection.
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The album, ‘Nine Lives’ saw the light of day on March 18, 1997. Aerosmith released 5 singles off the album, it went all the way to #1, they won a Grammy and the album sold over 2 million copies. It is not quite as good as their last album did, but I would say it is still pretty damn good. The third single off the ‘Nine Lives’ album was for the song “Pink” and was released on November 18, 1997. The song was written by Steven Tyler, Glen Ballard and Richard Supa. It went all the to #1 on the Mainstream Rock Charts and it made the Top 40 hitting #27 on the Billboard Hot 100. The single went Gold selling over 500,000 copies. A time when rock wasn’t at the top of it’s game, Aerosmith was still going strong.
The song itself is a very suggestive and dirty. The word “Pink” is referencing a certain part of the girls anatomy. Every line in the song starts with the word “Pink” as well and if you listen you quickly understand what they are talking about. The music video for this song was just as suggestive and pushed things to where they were eventually censored if they wanted the video shown. This song definitely hits the “Sex” part of “Sex, Drugs & Rock & Roll”.
There are two versions of “Pink” on this single. The first is a non-album version called “The South Beach Mix” which was produced and mixed by Glen Ballard along with help on the mix by Christopher Fogel. This mix still opens with Tyler on harmonica, but it feels less bluesy then the original. They’ve taken it a brightened it up giving it a more pop feel to it. It isn’t a bad version, but I prefer the original album version.
We are doing something different this time around and going to do the wrap-up in video form. So, if you want to see everything and hear a little more discussion on the items, go check out the video. It will air tonight at 7pm on Youtube.
You’ll get some of the usual suspects like Kiss, Aerosmith, Needtobreathe, AC/DC and so much more. And I think I hit almost every format this month with vinyl, CD, Cassettes and even an 8-Track. No reel-to-reels though so not every format.
Ok, I won’t leave you empty handed in…here is everything in one shot…almost everything as the big box of Needtobreathe collectibles I bought we covered in Episode 1 so didn’t want to repeat anything…
Please check out the shot at 7pm tonight, Tuesday, February 27, 2024. Thanks for stopping by!!
I haven’t added anything new to my Aerosmith collection in a long time. The last post was over 19 months ago, but thankfully that bleak emptiness of a streak has come to an end. While I was out looking for music, I found this E.P. from Aerosmith that I did not have in the collection. It is the E.P. ‘Made in America’ which was released by the label on March 18, 1997. Which is the same day as the release of their album ‘Nine Lives’. This E.P. was exclusive to Wal-Marts across the U.S. and Canada and was purposely released to coincide with the new album.
The E.P. contains 6 tracks, 5 of which are basically studio album tracks. The song on here to get is the final track which is “One Way Street” (Live) as it hasn’t ever been released any where else. At least I don’t think it has. So, let us walk our way through the tracks and see what we have.
The album kicks off with the song that kicks off the album ‘Rocks’ and that song is “Back in the Saddle”. The song has a slow build with the drums and guitar and includes a wicked bass line from Mr. Hamilton and then explodes into a heavy rocker. The song includes a whip sound and some clanking spurs that were fastened to Tyler’s boots with the help of New York Dolls frontman David Johansen. If you were expecting the Gene Autry song, “Back in the Saddle Again” you’d be disappointed, but otherwise you love this song that kicks start the album and includes so many double entendres and even a quick yodel. What a way to kick off the album.
Welcome to monthly wrap-up of what 2 Loud 2 Old Music added to the collection and it was another good month. I will be honest, I don’t know if December is shaping up to be as good as this one and that is okay. I need a break. I will be in New York City and hope to hit a couple stores so there is still hope, but as far as what has already been ordered, not much. I know there is Christmas, but that list I gave my family was pretty light as I’d like a new laptop and that will drown out most everything else. For now, sit back and enjoy what we have this month.
The month started out with a sale at 2nd & Charles with a Buy 2 Get 2 Free sale on CDs. Well, you don’t have to tell me twice. My daughter and I hit up a different one then our normal haunt as I have picked that one clean and boy did that pay off. I picked up 20 CDs and 1 DVD as well. So technically, the first photo I bought, then the 2nd one was free.
And the DVD was for Robbie Williams’ TV concert show called “The Robbie Williams Show” and a review if forthcoming…
For My Sunday Song #385, we are going with Tim’s next selection which is “Subway” by Aerosmith. This one is unusual as it is simply an instrumental. The song was written by Brad Whitford, Tom Hamilton and Joey Kramer. Yep, no Joe Perry to Steven Tyler on this one. The song was never released on a studio album, but finally was released as a B-Side to “Sweet Emotions” when it was re-released sometime in 1991 for the “Pandora’s Box’ box set. It was also on the Aerosmith ‘Box of Fire’ release on a bonus disc.
The song was recorded during the ‘Draw the Line’ sessions and this was back when Joe Perry and Steven Tyler were so messed up that they wouldn’t show up for days. Meanwhile, Brad, Tom and Joey needed to keep busy so they would write their own stuff and this was a result. This would’ve been during the 1977 ‘Cenacle’ sessions I believe. The band rented an old estate known as the Cenacle, a 300-room former convent near Armonk, NY., where they would be isolated without drugs around so they could focus on writing new songs. However, the drug dealers and the drugs found them!!
The song is an instrumental, as I said above. It sounds like the guys are just jamming away and it is the basic blueprint for a song that is missing vocals and a guitar solo. It is very repetitive repeating that same riff and rhythm throughout. It is a little bluesy and there is a familiarity to it that I can’t place. Maybe that is because it sounds like Aerosmith from the 70’s. Despite no Tyler on vocals or Perry on guitar, this sounds like Aerosmith because the backbone of the band is here and all their glory. I dig when bands finally release this kind of stuff that shows more insight in to the band. Things that they worked on that didn’t get fully developed are precious treats for me.
Another month comes to a close so it is time for another monthly wrap up of what landed in 2 Loud 2 Old Music’s collection this month and it was another decent month, if I do say so myself. It started off with a couple of new releases. First being the vinyl for the 2nd Mammoth WVH album and I like it as much as the first one…
And the second that item that came out the same time was the new album for Rick Springfield. 20 songs on one disc and it is classic Springfield and I have enjoyed it a lot as I do most of his albums.
Happy Friday! Welcome to another week of new releases and we have over 40 for you this week including a new Greatest Hits package from Aerosmith. How’s this one different, well, it is a deluxe package so I guess that makes it different. And we also have one from The Dead Daisies. With a multitude of singers and players, the best of the bunch are gathered here for your listening pleasure. Outside of that, for me there really isn’t anything else I’m overly interested in, but I hope there is something for you with this varied batch of artists. Let me know what you want to hear this week or what we may have missed. Thanks for stopping by and I hope you all have a wonderful weekend!
Aerosmith – Greatest Hits Deluxe – (Universal Music / Queen of Denial / Aerodisc Partnership)
The Dead Daisies – Best of The Dead Daisies – (Dead Daisies)
For My Sunday Song #317, we are going to talk “Long Time Coming” by Cheap Trick. The song is off their 2017 album ‘We’re All Alright’ which I think is one of their best. It was the only single from the album and only hit #36 on the Mainstream Rock Chart but it is way better than that. A band that has been around for over 40 years comes along and delivers a song and album like this shows they still have a ton of gas in the tank. The song was written by Rick Nielsen, Robin Zander, Tom Petersson and producer Julian Raymond and it was released as a single on April 27, 2017.
“Long Time Coming,” a crunchy hard rocker driven by a Kinks-flavored riff, is a bit of a one-song tribute to Cheap Trick’s influential forebears. “It’s our interpretation of Slade and MC5 and AC/DC and Aerosmith — a lot of riffs that are reminiscent of the Move, but they’re not steals,” Nielsen says. “It’s just, like, all the bands we like.” The song also features a synthesizer underbelly that was a signature in “Surrender,” “Dream Police” and other Cheap Trick songs.
There is nothing I can say that will summarize better than Rick Nielsen does. It is full of that classic angst of early Cheap Trick with their influences laid out on their sleeves. It rocks out and is about as heavy as these guys get. And though they are 40 years in, you don’t know that based on this song. They sound, hungry and fresh as ever! And if you want to sound like The Kinks and AC/DC and mix the two together, sign me up.
Give the song a listen and let me know what you think. These guys are still going strong and seem to be getting better and better. Not too many old bands still excite me like these guys do!! Thanks for stopping by and I hope you have a wonderful and Happy Sunday!!
“Long Time Coming”
I’m in the middle of something And it sure feels good It makes me feel better Do I look like a should?
Get me on the tour bus Then put me on a plane Take me to the city Before I go insane
I can feel, I can think, I can show ya What you want, what you need, get to know ya I don’t care what they say all the time Believe me, you’re gonna feel fine
It’s been a long time coming (long time coming) It’s been a long time coming down (long time coming) It’s been a long time coming (long time coming) It’s been a long time coming down (long time coming)
Shake it, shake it, shake it About to blow my mind A real pole grinder I leave my troubles behind
I can feel, I can think, I can show ya What you want, what you need, get to know ya I don’t care waht they say, I can tell all the time Believe me, you’re gonna feel fine
It’s been a long time coming (long time coming) It’s been a long time coming down (long time coming) It’s been a long time coming (long time coming) It’s been a long time coming down (long time coming)
I can feel, I can think, I can show ya What you want, what you need, get to know ya I don’t care what they tell all the time Yeah, believe me, you’re gonna feel fine
It’s been a long time coming (long time coming) It’s been a long time coming down (long time coming) It’s been a long time coming (long time coming) It’s been a long time coming down (long time coming)
Long time coming (long time coming) Long time coming down (long time coming) It’s been a long time coming (long time coming) It’s been a long time coming down (long time coming)
It’s a long time!
Written by Rick Nielsen, Robin Zander, Tom Petersson and producer Julian Raymond
For My Sunday Song #310 and the final in the 10 Song Aerosmith set, we will discuss my all time favorite track, “Sweet Emotion”. The song is another off ‘Toys in the Attic’ and was the first single off the album. It kicks off side two of the album and actually went all the way to #36 just cracking the Billboard Top 40 song chart.
The song is supposedly about Joe Perry’s ex-wife and the riff she caused in the band. I guess she was the Yoko of the band as they did eventually part ways briefly with Joe Perry (he came back after his marriage ended). Steven blasts her for “Talking about things that nobody cares/ wearing things that nobody wears”. And how she was on the side of the stage just shaking her ass for Joe and he was soon eating form her hand. No, no tensions there! The song also is about the infighting in the band as not only were the wives getting in the way, but so were the drugs and egos.
Another Tom Hamilton and Steven Tyler penned track which explains that killer bass opening to the song. Damn Tom is on fire with this one. That bass line is so hauntingly cool and then throw in Perry on the Talk Box and you have a memorable, killer opening. And that vibraslap you hear in the opening, actually broke on their third take from what I’ve read. Tyler’s vocals are pristine and no one can deliver a lyric like him. Perry’s guitar playing is on fire just like the pants in the lyrics. Kramer lays down a great rat-tat-tat right before Perry’s solo and his fills throughout are over the top as he is playing on the twos and fours rather than than ones and threes of the beats which totally blew producer Jack Douglas away. The band shows a more sophisticated side to their writing and they deliver one of my all time favorite Aerosmith tracks. It is a freaking masterpiece.
Aerosmith – Greatest Hits Deluxe – (Universal Music / Queen of Denial / Aerodisc Partnership)
The Dead Daisies – Best of The Dead Daisies – (Dead Daisies)
2 Loud 2 Old Music 