Destroying Steven Tyler:

Steven Tyler fell on to the stage. He was helped up twice and peed his pants. I was talked into going to the concert. Of course I had to pay for vomit girl and monkey girl. It was a bad night and the ladies showed up as high as a kite. Then I wanted to go but they kept saying he will be fine. I left them. I sat in traffic for two hours and they beat me to my house. I thought I was safe because they were never at my house. I will never figure that one out.
After that night I never liked Steven.
 
I respect and appreciate his technique, tone and unique phrasing. Its incredibly difficult....

Prodigious technique, no doubt. But I can say that seeing him live was one of the most boring concert experiences of my life. The show was basically what I wrote: endless flurries of non-musical notes played over the top of mediocre mid-'80's rock, and every once in a while he'd walk to the front of the stage and raise his arms for applause before the wankfest continued. It was awful, and did a lot to reinforce the idea in my head that just because you can do something doesn't mean you should.
 
Steven Tyler fell on to the stage. He was helped up twice and peed his pants. I was talked into going to the concert. Of course I had to pay for vomit girl and monkey girl. It was a bad night and the ladies showed up as high as a kite. Then I wanted to go but they kept saying he will be fine. I left them. I sat in traffic for two hours and they beat me to my house. I thought I was safe because they were never at my house. I will never figure that one out.
After that night I never liked Steven.

You're describing the quintessential mid-'70's concert-going expereience!!

But yeah, that sounds lame.
 
Prodigious technique, no doubt. But I can say that seeing him live was one of the most boring concert experiences of my life. The show was basically what I wrote: endless flurries of non-musical notes played over the top of mediocre mid-'80's rock, and every once in a while he'd walk to the front of the stage and raise his arms for applause before the wankfest continued. It was awful, and did a lot to reinforce the idea in my head that just because you can do something doesn't mean you should.
You mean, that not even his constant martial arts style high-kicks would give you a lil stiffy?

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Not my cup of tea. That intro solo did NOTHING for the song. Just guitar gymnastics with no thought to the melody or atmosphere of a great rock ballad. I like Dio but that cover did NOTHING for me. Sorry. I'll take feel and a bit of flying by the seat of your pants slop over pristine technique any day.
 
Let me start by saying I like Dio. I saw him play in Los Angeles at the Holy Diver tour. Great voice, great show. That being said, I prefer the original version by Aerosmith when it comes to this song.
 
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