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Saturday, May 11, 2019

American Music Icons Ahead of My Time - Aerosmith

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Aerosmith classics that one generation before me grew up with are songs that I do not necessarily have to research, but don't generally land in my iTunes collection.  The Aerosmith "anthem" for my mother's generation was "Dream On."

Let's stay with "Dream On" -
- From the 1973 debut album, Aerosmith
- "classic rock radio staple" (Wikipedia)
- No. 59 on Billboard Hot 100

Genres considered - Hard Rock, Blues Rock

Certification -
UK Silver (250,000)

As for "Back in the Saddle" -
- A feature on the 11x Platinum Greatest Hits album (Wikipedia)
- Released as a single in 1977 from the 1976 album, Rocks
- A favorite rock song noted by Slash
- "a staple on classic rock radio and in concert" (Wikipedia)

Aerosmith is an American icon in the music industry.  Their debut album was released ten years after my mother was born and ten years before me.  Therefore, I am a fan because of one generation ahead of me and I imagine generations after me have discovered Aerosmith as well.

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