Aerosmith Delivers
Pioneer Press, MN
December 8, 2006
...Thursday night at Minneapolis' Target Center...
Aerosmith stepped in and delivered a professional, energetic and loveable show that had the up-for-it crowd of about 10,000 cheering along, even to second-tier songs like "Rag Doll."
The boys from Boston are recovering from a few heavy hits. Vocalist Steven Tyler underwent throat surgery earlier this year, guitarist Joe Perry took a concussion-causing blow to the face last month from an errant camera boom and bassist Tom Hamilton is still on the mend from treatment for throat cancer. (David Hull, a longtime pal of Perry's who performed on his early solo albums, filled in for Hamilton Thursday night — and even got his own bass solo out of the deal.)
Eager to prove he's still got it, Tyler gave his healed pipes a workout, singing the hell out of songs like "What it Takes," "Cryin'" and "Dream On." The only real gimmick — fake snow fell onstage during "Seasons of Wither" — wasn't necessary.
These guys generated plenty of cool on their own.
December 8, 2006
...Thursday night at Minneapolis' Target Center...
Aerosmith stepped in and delivered a professional, energetic and loveable show that had the up-for-it crowd of about 10,000 cheering along, even to second-tier songs like "Rag Doll."
The boys from Boston are recovering from a few heavy hits. Vocalist Steven Tyler underwent throat surgery earlier this year, guitarist Joe Perry took a concussion-causing blow to the face last month from an errant camera boom and bassist Tom Hamilton is still on the mend from treatment for throat cancer. (David Hull, a longtime pal of Perry's who performed on his early solo albums, filled in for Hamilton Thursday night — and even got his own bass solo out of the deal.)
Eager to prove he's still got it, Tyler gave his healed pipes a workout, singing the hell out of songs like "What it Takes," "Cryin'" and "Dream On." The only real gimmick — fake snow fell onstage during "Seasons of Wither" — wasn't necessary.
These guys generated plenty of cool on their own.
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