ROCK BAND #31 - AEROSMITH Traditional Cache
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ROCK BAND #31 - AEROSMITH
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I remember sitting in our families 1969 Pontiac Catalina Station wagon, while out on a camping trip, listening to Aerosmith tapes (were the 8 tracks out yet?). My favorite songs are from their early years; Aerosmith, Get your wings, Toys in the attic, and Rocks. We saw them in concert for the first time a few years back when they came to the Virginia Beach amphitheater.
So what are you waiting for? Get "Back in the saddle" and "Come together" to seek this cache. You'd be "Crazy" not to. So get out that I-Pod and put on "Train kept a Rollin" and get on over to GZ. You won't have to "Chip away the stone" to find it. So get "Movin out" even if your feeling "Sick as a dog" because the fresh air may help and you will be back "Home tonight" anyway. So stop procrastinating and "Get the lead out" and "Don't stop" until you find it. This cache is not the "Same old song and dance" though. "Dream on" if you think it is. So "Think about it" and start searching "Round and Round" and maybe on "The other side". It's "Nobody's fault" if you have trouble securing this cache. Just don't open "Pandora's box" trying to "Make it". You will feel "Sweet Emotion" once you do find it. You'll be "Cryin" if you don't. But don't dispare, just log a DNF and we will send a hint your way. We don't want this to feel like a "Season of Wither" and we will, "Draw the line" at one DNF. So if your on a "One way street" with this cache we assure you like a "Lick and a promise" that we will do "What it takes" to help guide you to a smiley! :-)
Aerosmith is an American rock band, sometimes referred to as "The Bad Boys from Boston" and "America's Greatest Rock and Roll Band". Their style, which is rooted in blues-based hard rock, has come to also incorporate elements of pop, heavy metal, and rhythm and blues, and has inspired many subsequent rock artists. The band was formed in Boston, Massachusetts in 1970. Guitarist Joe Perry and bassist Tom Hamilton, originally in a band together called the Jam Band, met up with singer Steven Tyler, drummer Joey Kramer, and guitarist Ray Tabano, and formed Aerosmith. In 1971, Tabano was replaced by Brad Whitford, and the band began developing a following in Boston.
They were signed to Columbia Records in 1972, and released a string of multi-platinum albums, beginning with their 1973 eponymous debut album, followed by their 1974 album Get Your Wings. In 1975, the band broke into the mainstream with the album Toys in the Attic, and their 1976 follow-up Rocks cemented their status as hard rock superstars. The band released two more albums, toured extensively, and charted a string of Hot 100 singles. By the end of the 1970s, they were among the most popular hard rock bands in the world and developed a loyal following of fans, often referred to as the "Blue Army". However, drug addiction and internal conflict took their toll on the band, which resulted in the departures of Perry and Whitford, in 1979 and 1981 respectively. They were replaced by Jimmy Crespo and Rick Dufay. The band did not fare well between 1980 and 1984, releasing a lone album, Rock in a Hard Place, which went gold but failed to match their previous successes.
Perry and Whitford returned in 1984 and the band signed a new deal with Geffen Records. After a comeback tour, the band recorded Done with Mirrors (1985), which won some critical praise but failed to come close to commercial expectations. It was not until the band sobered up and released 1987's Permanent Vacation that they regained the level of popularity they had experienced in the 1970s. Throughout the late 1980s and 1990s, the band scored several hits and won numerous awards for music from the multi-platinum albums Pump (1989), Get a Grip (1993), and Nine Lives (1997). The band also became a pop culture phenomenon with popular music videos and notable appearances in television, film, and video games. Their comeback has been described as one of the most remarkable and spectacular in rock 'n' roll history. Additional albums followed in 2001 and 2004. After 41 years of performing, the band continues to tour and record music. The band's next album is expected to be released in the spring of 2012.
Aerosmith is the best-selling American rock band of all time, having sold more than 150 million albums worldwide, including 66.5 million albums in the United States alone. They also hold the record for the most gold and multi-platinum albums by an American group. The band has scored 21 Top 40 hits on the Billboard Hot 100, nine number-one Mainstream Rock hits, four Grammy Awards, and ten MTV Video Music Awards. They were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2001, and were included among both Rolling Stone's and VH1's lists of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time.
Formation (1969–71)In 1964, Steven Tyler formed his own band called The Strangeurs—later Chain Reaction— in New Hampshire. Meanwhile, Perry and Hamilton formed the Jam Band (commonly known as "Joe Perry's Jam Band"), which was based on free-form and blues. Hamilton and Perry moved to Boston, Massachusetts in September. There they met Joey Kramer, a drummer from Yonkers, New York. Kramer had known Steven Tyler and had always hoped to play in a band with him. Kramer, a Berklee College of Music student, decided to quit school to join Jam Band. In 1970, Chain Reaction and Jam Band played at the same gig. Tyler immediately loved Jam Band's sound, and wanted to combine the two bands. In October 1970, the bands met up again and considered the proposition. Steven Tyler, who had been a drummer and backup singer in Chain Reaction, adamantly refused to play drums in this new band, insisting he would only take part if he could be the frontman and lead vocalist. The others agreed, and a new band was born, although it was still missing a name.
The members of the band reportedly spent afternoons getting stoned and watching Three Stooges reruns. One day, they had a post-Stooges meeting to try to come up with a name. Kramer said that when he was in school he would write the word aerosmith all over his notebooks. The name had popped into his head after listening to Harry Nilsson's album Aerial Ballet, which featured jacket art of a circus performer jumping out of a biplane. Initially, Kramer's bandmates were nonplussed; they all thought he was referring to the Sinclair Lewis novel they were forced to read in high school English class. "No, not Arrowsmith," Kramer explained. "A-E-R-O...Aerosmith. "The band settled upon this name after also considering "The bananas" and "Spike Jones."
Soon, the band added Ray Tabano, a childhood friend of Tyler, as rhythm guitarist and began playing local shows. Aerosmith played their first gig in Mendon, Massachusetts at Nipmuc Regional High School (now Miscoe Hill Elementary School) on November 6, 1970. In 1971, Tabano was replaced by Brad Whitford, who also attended the Berklee School of Music and was formerly of the band Earth Inc. Brad Whitford, being from Reading, Massachusetts, had played at Reading's AW Coolidge Middle School. Other than a period from July 1979 to April 1984, the line-up of Tyler, Perry, Hamilton, Kramer, and Whitford has stayed the same.
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This cache is part of what we are calling the B&C (Bike and Cache) trail we are putting together to give cachers a nice streach along a established cycling path to get some cycling & caching in. There will be more caches to come as we work to complete this over the next couple of months.
Congrats to WINWINTERS for the FTF!
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