Thursday, 19 June 2014

Download Festival, Part 6 - Aerosmith


Avenged Sevenfold brought the pyros. Linkin Park brought the classic album. And Aerosmith? They brought the film crew for a live recording that will hopefully surface as a live DVD in the near future. One thing is certain though – they filmed on the right night. Starting off with a live feed from backstage was coolAvenged Sevenfold brought the pyros. Linkin Park brought the classic album. And Aerosmith? They brought the film crew for a live recording that will hopefully surface as a live DVD in the near future. One thing is certain though – they filmed on the right night. Starting off with a live feed from backstage was cool enough – especially when the camera enters Steven Tyler's dressing room and several women walked out in little clothing – but as the band take the stage and launch into 'Train Kept A-Rollin' it becomes very clear that they're here to do more than show Download that they've still got it in every aspect. No, they're here to blow us away. When they closed the festival in 2010 a huge criticism of their set was how many ballads there were. Here there were three in the entire 19 song set; the rest was pure, fast classic rock that has defied the generations to be as catchy and brilliant now as it was then. Tyler may need to rely on pre-recorded backing vocals on some of the lines to keep his voice in check but he continues to ooze charisma and charm. Joe Perry doesn't [...]

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