Dream On

I'm sure by now, most of you have heard that Steven Tyler has left his long-time band, Aerosmith, and that guitarist Joe Perry has said that they will go on without him. I'm also quite certain that this bold statement made a few of you chuckle. Hell, some of you reading this now might be asking yourself, "is Aerosmith still a band?" Well, they are and at the moment they are a singer-less band. But that is all about to change. It has been rumoured that Perry has approached 2 singers to fill the spot vacated by Tyler, Paul Rodgers and Billy Idol. I know, get up off the floor and keep reading. Try to control your laughter and disbelief. Rodgers, of course, the legendary frontman of Free and Bad Company has been singing for Queen for the last few years which is weird all by itself. But Billy Idol fronting the Bad Boys from Boston would be like electing Barack Obama President of The United States. Oh wait, we did that. Nevermind. Anyway, for some reason Joe Perry thinks that we care about his band and that we will rush out to buy their next God-awful offering, Steven Tyler or not. I can't deny the mark that Aerosmith left on rock in the 70s. Nor can I downplay their awesome rise from the ashes in the early 80s. But their sell-out 90s and the nail in the coffin "Armageddon" theme song sealed their fate as insignificant and just plain old. I hope generations from now, kids will discover "Back in the Saddle" or "Toys in the Attic" among other great songs from Aerosmith and respect them. But the longer Perry and the boys keep up this charade, the more Aerosmith's image will be tarnished. Just walkaway Joe.