On
September 8, Aerosmith performed at Fenway Park for a one-night-only concert in
Boston. Aerosmith, an American rock band, has sold as many as 150 million albums worldwide and has been able to form a strong fan base of classical rock music.

The band is going to perform next on September 14 in Las Vegas, at Dolby Live and then again on September 17 at the same venue.

What is Aerosmith?

Aerosmith
is an American rock band formed in 1970 in Boston. The members of the group
include Steven Tyler (lead vocals), Tom Hamilton (bass), Joe Perry (guitar),
Brad Whitford (guitar), Joey Kramer (drums). Their genre is mostly blues-based
hard rock, but they have often added elements of glam metal, heavy metal, pop
rock and rhythm and blues. Their later songs also had a touch of country
influence.

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The
band has set inspiration for a number of rock artists in subsequent times.
Their fans refer to them as ‘Bad Boys from Boston’ and also ‘America’s Greatest
Rock and Roll band’. The main songwriters of the band are Tyler and Perry who
are referred to as the ‘Toxic Twins’. This name was given to them because of
their drug addiction, both on and off stage.

Perry
and Hamilton were initially part of another band called Jam Band. Later, they
met Tyler and Steven and Ray Tabano and formed the band.

About
one year after the formation of the band, Whitford replaced Tabano.

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With
25 gold, 18 platinum, and 12 multi-platinum albums, the band holds the record
for the highest number of  total certifications by an American group.

Two
of their best selling works include Toys in the Attic (1975), and Rocks (1976.
Due to drug abuse, the band had been inactive for some time in the early 1980s.
In 1986, they came to limelight after Run-D.M.C. created a rap version of ‘Walk
This Way’ – one of the hits of the band.

Aerosmith
is a four-Grammy winning hard rock band of America.

The
band has received ten MTV Video Music Awards. In the categories of Best Rock
Video and Viewer’s Choice, Aerosmith has been honoured as the most awarded
artist of all time. The band has won one ASCAP Pop Music Awards and six
American Music Awards, one BMI Pop Awards among many others.

The
band is still very popular and largely followed. Their shows are always very
well attended.