So Matt and I went to the Aerosmith concert at the Ford Amphitheatere on Saturday. It was pretty awesome! As anyone worth their musical salt knows...Aerosmith has been around for a long time. They've been around for a lot of different musical trends. They really haven't changed their sound that much, but I wouldn't have it any other way. I can tell a few bars into any Aerosmith song who they are. It helps of course that Aerosmith front man, Steven Tyler has such a unique and distinct voice. There has been talk of Aerosmoth replacing their lead singer, and I just have to say, do that, and you don't have Aerosmith anymore. I don't know if he is a diva. Probably. They have been around a while, and he is un-doubtably the most famous member of the group (though Joe Perry can stand his own). But there is just no way that you could duplicate that scratchy and soulful voice. So hopefully, they won't try it.
Anyone who knows me knows that it was somewhat of a "bucket list" item for me to see Aerosmith live. I have been waiting for a long time to get the chance. After many many MANY instances of BARELY missing their concerts in one town or another, I finally got the chance.
Everyone got the chance to shine, and everyone got a solo or two (or in Joe Perry's case about 15). I must say though that there was one thing that outshined quite a bit....and that was Steven Tyler's mic stand.
No one really uses mic stands anymore. Not unless they are singing a ballad. And sitting down. I have seen plenty of pictures of Steven Tyler with his scarf'd up mic stands, as it is certainly a trademark of his...but what i didn't count on, was that it would be such a huge part of the show. That mic stand was thrown up in the air like a baton, flung around above Tyler's head and over the lucky first rows. (I myself kept waiting for it to hit someone square in the face). He carried it up and down the (what I can only discribe as) catwalk. Sometimes dragging it, sometimes energetically pumping it in the air. It kind of made me wish that more people use mic stands nowdays, though I doubt it would be done with such flair by anyone else.
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I have been wondering how the concert went. I am glad that you had such a good time. Seeing Aerosmith in concert is certainly a once in a lifetime experience! :)
I myself advocate the HUGE use of mic stands at ALL times as standard equipment because they can be so much fun!!! You're right, I think performers today are afraid of them and inexperienced as to how to use them to make their performance not just okay but stellar.
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