Monday 1/9/23 9pm ET: Feature LP: Aerosmith – Honkin’ On Bobo (2004)

Honkin’ on Bobo is the fourteenth studio album by American rock band Aerosmith, released on March 30, 2004, by Columbia Records. The album includes 11 covers of blues and blues rock songs from the 1950s and 1960s, with one new song, “The Grind”. The album pays tribute to Aerosmith’s earliest influences and showcases a rawer sound, reminiscent of their 1970s work, when compared to their more recent commercial efforts. Honkin’ on Bobo was produced by Jack Douglas, who was Aerosmith’s producer on a vast majority of their 1970s output.

The album sold over 160,000 copies in its first week, reaching number five on the Billboard 200. Honkin’ on Bobo was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America on May 11, 2004.

1. “Road Runner” 3:46
2. “Shame, Shame, Shame” 2:15
3. “Eyesight to the Blind” 3:09
4. “Baby, Please Don’t Go” 3:24
5. “Never Loved a Girl” 3:12
6. “Back Back Train” 4:23
7. “You Gotta Move” 5:30
8. “The Grind” 3:46
9. “I’m Ready” 4:13
10. “Temperature” 2:52
11. “Stop Messin’ Around” 4:29
12. “Jesus Is on the Main Line” 2:51

Steven Tyler – lead vocals, harmonica, piano on “Never Loved a Girl”, backing vocals on “Stop Messin’ Around”, percussion, production
Joe Perry – lead guitar, backing vocals, lead vocals on “Back Back Train” and “Stop Messin’ Around”, production
Brad Whitford – rhythm and lead guitar
Tom Hamilton – bass guitar
Joey Kramer – drums
Tracy Bonham – vocals on “Back Back Train” and “Jesus Is on the Main Line”
Johnnie Johnson – piano on “Shame, Shame, Shame” and “Temperature”
The Memphis Horns – brass on “Never Loved a Girl”
Paul Santo – piano, electric piano, organ, engineering

Tuesday 12/27/22 11pm ET: Feature LP: Aerosmith – Get A Grip (1993)

Get a Grip is the eleventh studio album by American rock band Aerosmith, released April 20,1993 by Geffen Records. Get a Grip was the band’s last studio album to be released by Geffen before they returned to Columbia Records.

Get a Grip featured guests including Don Henley, who sang backup on “Amazing”, and Lenny Kravitz, who offered backup vocals and collaboration to “Line Up”. As on Permanent Vacation and Pump, this album featured numerous song collaborators from outside the band including: Desmond Child, Jim Vallance, Mark Hudson, Richie Supa, Taylor Rhodes, Jack Blades, and Tommy Shaw.

Get a Grip became Aerosmith’s best-selling studio album worldwide, achieving sales of over 20 million copies. The album became the band’s first album to reach number one in the United States and tied with Pump for their second best-selling album in the U.S., selling over 7 million copies as of 1995 (Toys in the Attic leads with eight million). This also made it their third consecutive album with U.S. sales of at least five million. Two songs from the album won Grammy Awards for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal, in 1993 and 1994. The album was voted Album of the Year by Metal Edge readers in the magazine’s 1993 Readers’ Choice Awards, while “Livin’ on the Edge” was voted Best Video.

1. “Intro” 0:24
2. “Eat the Rich” 4:11
3. “Get a Grip” 3:59
4. “Fever” 4:15
5. “Livin’ on the Edge” 6:07
6. “Flesh” 5:57
7. “Walk On Down” 3:39
8. “Shut Up and Dance” 4:56
9. “Cryin'” 5:09
10. “Gotta Love It” 5:58
11. “Crazy” 5:14
12. “Line Up” 4:03
13. “Can’t Stop Messin'” T 3:30
14. “Amazing” 5:57
15. “Boogie Man” 2:17

Steven Tyler – lead vocals, keyboards, mandolin, harmonica, additional percussion
Joe Perry – guitar, backing vocals, lead vocals on “Walk On Down”
Brad Whitford – guitar, lead guitar on “Fever”, “Gotta Love It”, and “Flesh”
Tom Hamilton – bass guitar, bass solo on “Gotta Love It”
Joey Kramer – drums
Paul Baron – trumpet
Desmond Child – keyboards on “Crazy”
David Campbell – orchestra arrangements on “Crazy” and “Amazing”
Bruce Fairbairn – trumpet
Don Henley – background vocals on “Amazing”
Sandy Kanaeholo – log drums on “Eat the Rich”
Tom Keenlyside – saxophone
Lenny Kravitz – background vocals on “Line Up”
Melvin Liufau – log drums on “Eat the Rich”
Wesey Mamea – log drums on “Eat the Rich”
Ian Putz – baritone saxophone
Bob Rogers – trombone
Richard Supa – keyboards on “Amazing”
Liainaiala Tagaloa – log drums on “Eat the Rich”
Mapuhi T. Tekurio – log drums on “Eat the Rich”
Aladd Alationa Teofilo – log drums on “Eat the Rich”
John Webster – keyboards

Tuesday 12/6/22 11:15pm ET: Feature LP: Aerosmith – Rock In A Hard Place (1982)

Rock in a Hard Place is the seventh studio album by American hard rock band Aerosmith, released on August 27, 1982 by Columbia Records. It was certified gold on November 10, 1989. It is the only Aerosmith album not to feature lead guitarist Joe Perry, following his departure from the band in 1979. Rhythm guitarist Brad Whitford also left during the recording in 1981. The band spent $1.5 million on the recording of this album, which saw them reunited with producer Jack Douglas.

1. “Jailbait” 4:38
2. “Lightning Strikes” 4:26
3. “Bitch’s Brew” 4:14
4. “Bolivian Ragamuffin” 3:32
5. “Cry Me a River” 4:06
6. “Prelude to Joanie” 1:21
7. “Joanie’s Butterfly” 5:35
8. “Rock in a Hard Place (Cheshire Cat)” 4:46
9. “Jig Is Up” 3:10
10. “Push Comes to Shove” 4:28

Steven Tyler – lead vocals, keyboards, harmonica, percussion, piano on “Push Comes to Shove”, producer
Jimmy Crespo – lead and rhythm guitar, backing vocals, additional vocals on “Bitches Brew”
Tom Hamilton – bass guitar
Joey Kramer – drums
Rick Dufay – rhythm guitar (credited as a band member but does not play)
Brad Whitford – rhythm guitar on “Lightning Strikes”
Paul Harris – piano on “Push Comes to Shove”
John Turi – saxophone on “Rock in a Hard Place (Cheshire Cat)”
Reinhard Straub – violin on “Joanie’s Butterfly”
John Lievano – acoustic guitar on “Joanie’s Butterfly”
Jack Douglas – percussion, producer, additional engineer

Wednesday 11/16/22 8pm ET: Feature LP: Aerosmith – Done With Mirrors (1985)

Done with Mirrors is the eighth studio album by American rock band Aerosmith, released on November 4, 1985. It marked the return to the band of guitarists Joe Perry, who left in 1979 and Brad Whitford, who departed in 1981. The band’s first album on Geffen Records, it was intended as their ‘comeback’. However, the record didn’t live up to commercial expectations despite positive reviews.

1. “Let the Music Do the Talking” Joe Perry 3:48
2. “My Fist Your Face” Steven Tyler, Perry 4:23
3. “Shame on You” Tyler 3:22
4. “The Reason a Dog” Tyler, Tom Hamilton 4:13
5. “Shela” Tyler, Brad Whitford 4:25
6. “Gypsy Boots” Tyler, Perry 4:16
7. “She’s on Fire” Tyler, Perry 3:47
8. “The Hop” Tyler, Hamilton, Joey Kramer, Perry, Whitford 3:45
9. “Darkness” Tyler 3:43

Steven Tyler – lead vocals, piano, harmonica, percussion
Joe Perry – guitar, slide guitar, backing vocals
Brad Whitford – guitar, acoustic guitar
Tom Hamilton – bass guitar
Joey Kramer – drums, percussion

Tuesday 8/30/22 10pm ET: Feature LP: Aerosmith – Get Your Wings (1974)

Get Your Wings is the second studio album by American rock band Aerosmith, released in March 1, 1974. The album is their first to be produced by Jack Douglas, who also was responsible for the band’s next three albums. Three singles were released from the album, but none reached the singles charts.

The album has been released in stereo and quadraphonic, and certified triple platinum by the RIAA.

1. “Same Old Song and Dance” 3:53
2. “Lord of the Thighs” 4:14
3. “Spaced” 4:21
4. “Woman of the World” 5:49
5. “S.O.S. (Too Bad)” 2:51
6. “Train Kept A Rollin'” 5:33
7. “Seasons of Wither” 5:38
8. “Pandora’s Box” 5:43

Steven Tyler – lead vocals, acoustic guitar, piano, harmonica, percussion
Joe Perry – rhythm guitar, 12-string guitar, acoustic guitar, slide guitar, backing vocals, lead guitars on “Woman of the World” and “Pandora’s Box”
Brad Whitford – rhythm guitar, lead guitar on “Lord of the Thighs”, “Spaced”, “S.O.S. (Too Bad)”, and “Seasons of Wither”
Tom Hamilton – bass guitar
Joey Kramer – drums, percussion, backing vocals
Steve Hunter – lead guitar on “Train Kept a Rollin'” (first half)
Dick Wagner – lead guitar on “Train Kept a Rollin'” (second half) and “Same Old Song and Dance”
Michael Brecker – tenor saxophone on “Same Old Song and Dance” and “Pandora’s Box”
Randy Brecker – trumpet on “Same Old Song and Dance”
Stan Bronstein – baritone saxophone on “Same Old Song and Dance” and “Pandora’s Box”
Jon Pearson – trombone on “Same Old Song and Dance”
Ray Colcord – keyboards on “Spaced”

Tuesday 7/12/22 10pm ET: Feature LP: Aerosmith – Nine Lives (1997)

Nine Lives is the 12th studio album by American rock band Aerosmith, released March 18, 1997. The album was produced by Aerosmith and Kevin Shirley, and was the band’s first studio album released by Columbia Records since 1982’s Rock in a Hard Place. It peaked at #1 at the Billboard Charts. One of the album’s singles, “Pink”, won a Grammy for Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal.

1.	“Nine Lives”		4:01
2.	“Falling in Love (Is Hard on the Knees)”		3:26
3.	“Hole in My Soul”		6:10
4.	“Taste of India”		5:53
5.	“Full Circle”		5:01
6.	“Something’s Gotta Give”		3:37
7.	“Ain’t That a Bitch”		5:25
8.	“The Farm”		4:27
9.	“Crash”		4:26
10.	“Kiss Your Past Good-Bye”		4:32
11.	“Pink”		3:55
12.	“Attitude Adjustment”		3:45
13.	“Fallen Angels”		8:16

Steven Tyler – lead vocals, keyboards, hand organ, piano, harmonica, hammer dulcimer, percussion
Joe Perry – guitar, slide guitar, dulcimer, backing vocals
Brad Whitford – guitar, acoustic guitar
Tom Hamilton – bass guitar, Chapman Stick
Joey Kramer – drums
David Campbell – arranger, conductor (track 2)
Ramesh Mishra – sarangi
John Webster – keyboards, backing vocals
Suzie Katayama – strings, conductor

Sunday 7/3/22 3pm ET: Feature LP: Aerosmith – Permanent Vacation (1987)

Permanent Vacation is the ninth studio album by American rock band Aerosmith, released August 25, 1987 by Geffen Records.

The album marked a turning point in the band’s career. It was their first to employ songwriters outside the band, instead of featuring songs solely composed by them. This came at the suggestion of executive John Kalodner. He also pushed the band to work with producer Bruce Fairbairn, who remained with them for another two albums. It was also the first Aerosmith album to be promoted by heavy music video airplay on MTV. Though Done with Mirrors was intended to mark Aerosmith’s comeback, Permanent Vacation is often considered their true comeback, as it was the band’s first truly popular album since their reunion. “Rag Doll”, “Dude (Looks Like a Lady)”, and “Angel” became major hits (all three charted in the Top 20) and helped Permanent Vacation become the band’s greatest success in a decade.

The album features a cover of the Beatles’ “I’m Down”, which originally appeared as a B-side to their single “Help!” in 1965. This was Aerosmith’s second commercially released Beatles cover, after “Come Together”.

Permanent Vacation has sold over five million copies in the U.S.

In the UK, it was the first Aerosmith album to attain both Silver (60,000 units sold) and Gold (100,000 units sold) certification by the British Phonographic Industry, achieving these in July 1989 and March 1990 respectively.

1. “Heart’s Done Time” 4:42
2. “Magic Touch” 4:37
3. “Rag Doll” 4:25
4. “Simoriah” 3:22
5. “Dude (Looks Like a Lady)” 4:25
6. “St. John” 4:10
7. “Hangman Jury” 5:33
8. “Girl Keeps Coming Apart” 4:13
9. “Angel” 5:08
10. “Permanent Vacation” 4:49
11. “I’m Down” 2:20
12. “The Movie” 4:00

Steven Tyler – lead vocals, piano, harmonica, organ, plunger mute
Joe Perry – guitar: lead guitar (all except 10 & 12), lead and rhythm guitar on track 1, backing vocals, pedal steel guitar on “Rag Doll”
Brad Whitford – guitar: lead and rhythm guitar on track 1, lead guitar on tracks 8, 10 & 12
Tom Hamilton – bass guitar
Joey Kramer – drums
Drew Arnott – mellotron on “Angel” and “The Movie”
Tom Keenlyside – clarinet, tenor saxophone, horn arrangement on “Dude (Looks Like a Lady)” and “Rag Doll”
Ian Putz – baritone saxophone on “Dude (Looks Like a Lady)” and “Rag Doll”
Bob Rogers – trombone on “Dude (Looks Like a Lady)” and “Rag Doll”
Henry Christian – trumpet
Bruce Fairbairn – trumpet, cello, background vocals
Scott Fairbairn – cello
Mike Fraser – plunger mute
Morgan Rael – steel drums
Jim Vallance – organ on “Rag Doll” and “Simoriah”
Christine Arnott – backing vocals on “The Movie”

Thursday 5/26/22 6pm ET: Feature LP: Aerosmith – Rocks (1976)

Rocks is the fourth studio album by American rock band Aerosmith, released May 14, 1976. AllMusic described Rocks as having “captured Aerosmith at their most raw and rocking.” Rocks was ranked number 366 on the updated Rolling Stone’s list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time in 2020. It has greatly influenced many hard rock and heavy metal artists, including Guns N’ Roses, Metallica, and Nirvana. The album was a commercial success, charting three singles on the Billboard Hot 100, two of which reached the Top 40 (“Back in the Saddle” and “Last Child”). The album was one of the first to ship platinum when it was released, and has since gone quadruple platinum.

1. “Back in the Saddle” 4:40
2. “Last Child” 3:26
3. “Rats in the Cellar” 4:05
4. “Combination” 3:39
5. “Sick as a Dog” 4:16
6. “Nobody’s Fault” 4:21
7. “Get the Lead Out” 3:41
8. “Lick and a Promise” 3:05
9. “Home Tonight” 3:15

Steven Tyler – lead vocals, keyboards, harmonica, bass guitar on “Sick as a Dog”
Joe Perry – guitars, six-string bass on “Back in the Saddle”, bass guitar on “Sick as a Dog”, pedal steel guitar on “Home Tonight”, percussion and outro solo on “Sick as a Dog”, backing vocals, harmony vocal on “Combination”
Brad Whitford – lead guitars on track 1,2,5,6,9 and rhythm guitars
Tom Hamilton – bass guitar, guitar on “Sick as a Dog”
Joey Kramer – drums, percussion, backing vocals on “Home Tonight”
Paul Prestopino – banjo on “Last Child”

Sunday 5/22/22 3:15pm ET: Feature LP: Aerosmith – The Road Starts Hear (1971)

1. Intro – Somebody 1:59
2. Reefer Head Woman 5:58
3. Walkin’ The Dog 4:53
4. Movin’ Out 5:54
5. Major Barbara 5:10
6. Dream On 4:34
7. Mama Kin 4:54

Wednesday 4/6/22 8pm ET: Feature LP: Aerosmith – Toys In The Attic (1975)

Toys in the Attic is the third studio album by American rock band Aerosmith, released April 8, 1975 by Columbia Records. Its first single, “Sweet Emotion”, was released on May 19 and the original version of “Walk This Way” followed on August 28 in the same year. The album is the band’s most commercially successful studio LP in the United States, with nine million copies sold, according to the RIAA. In 2003, the album was ranked No. 228 on Rolling Stone’s list of The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. The album’s title track and their collaboration with Run-DMC on a cover version of “Walk This Way” are included on the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame list of the “500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll”.

1. “Toys in the Attic” 3:05
2. “Uncle Salty” 4:10
3. “Adam’s Apple” 4:34
4. “Walk This Way” 3:40
5. “Big Ten Inch Record” 2:16
6. “Sweet Emotion” 4:34
7. “No More No More” 4:34
8. “Round and Round” 5:03
9. “You See Me Crying” 5:12

Steven Tyler – vocals, keyboards, harmonica, percussion
Joe Perry – lead guitar (except track 8, second solo on track 9), rhythm guitar on track 8, acoustic guitar, slide guitar, backing vocals, percussion
Brad Whitford – rhythm guitar (except tracks 8–9), lead guitar (track 8, first and coda solo on track 9)
Tom Hamilton – bass guitar, rhythm guitar (track 2)
Joey Kramer – drums, percussion
Scott Cushnie – piano on “Big Ten Inch Record”, and “No More No More”
Jay Messina – bass marimba on “Sweet Emotion”
Mike Mainieri – orchestra conductor on “You See Me Crying”
Uncredited – horn section on “Big Ten Inch Record”

Tuesday 3/8/22 9pm ET: Feature LP: Aerosmith – Just Push Play (2001)

Just Push Play is the 13th studio album by American rock band Aerosmith, co-produced by song collaborators Marti Frederiksen and Mark Hudson and was released in March 5, 2001. The album’s first single, “Jaded”, became a Top 10 hit in the US and around the world. As a result, Just Push Play was certified Platinum within a month of its release.

Subsequent singles “Fly Away from Here”, “Sunshine”, and “Just Push Play”, though garnering some airplay, failed to impact the Hot 100, although the latter two reached the US Mainstream Rock chart and the former appeared within the Adult Top 40.

1. “Beyond Beautiful” 4:45
2. “Just Push Play” 3:51
3. “Jaded” 3:34
4. “Fly Away from Here” 5:01
5. “Trip Hoppin'” 4:27
6. “Sunshine” 3:37
7. “Under My Skin” 3:45
8. “Luv Lies” 4:26
9. “Outta Your Head” 3:22
10. “Drop Dead Gorgeous” 3:42
11. “Light Inside” 3:34
12. “Avant Garden” 4:52

Steven Tyler – lead vocals, piano, squeezebox, harmonica, percussion, additional guitar and drums, conga, backing vocals on “Drop Dead Gorgeous”, mixing, production
Joe Perry – guitar, slide guitar, pedal steel guitar, hurdy-gurdy, backing vocals, lead vocals on “Drop Dead Gorgeous,” mixing, production
Brad Whitford – guitar
Tom Hamilton – bass guitar, fretless bass
Joey Kramer – drums
Jim Cox – piano on “Fly Away From Here”
Paul Santo – keyboards Kurzweil on “Fly Away from Here”, Hammond organ on “Avant Garden”
Tower of Power – horns on “Trip Hoppin'”
Dan Higgins – clarinet, saxophone on “Trip Hoppin'”
Chelsea Tyler – backing vocals on “Under My Skin”
Paul Caruso – loop programming on “Drop Dead Gorgeous”
Liv Tyler – whispers on “Avant Garden”
Tony Perry – scratching on “Just Push Play”
David Campbell – strings arrangements, except on “Sunshine”, “Luv Lies”, and “Avant Garden”
Jim Cox – string arrangements on “Sunshine”, “Luv Lies”, and “Avant Garden”, horns arrangements

Wednesday 2/16/22 9pm ET: Feature LP: Aerosmith (1973)

Aerosmith is the eponymous debut studio album by American rock band Aerosmith, released on January 5, 1973, by Columbia Records. “Dream On”, originally released as a single in 1973, became an American top ten hit when re-released in December 1975. The album peaked at number 21 on the US Billboard 200 album chart in 1976.

1. “Make It” 3:41
2. “Somebody” 3:45
3. “Dream On” 4:28
4. “One Way Street” 7:00
5. “Mama Kin” 4:25
6. “Write Me a Letter” 4:11
7. “Movin’ Out” 5:03
8. “Walkin’ the Dog” 3:12

Steven Tyler – lead vocals, piano, harmonica; electric harpsichord and mellotron on “Dream On”, flute on “Walkin’ the Dog”, percussion
Joe Perry – guitars, backing vocals, second guitar solo on “One Way Street”
Brad Whitford – guitars, first guitar solo on “One Way Street”
Tom Hamilton – bass guitar
Joey Kramer – drums
David Woodford – saxophone on “Mama Kin” and “Write Me a Letter”

Monday 1/10/22 1pm ET: RadioMaxMusic Special: The Music of 1973 A to Z – Part 10

This RadioMax special features our Library of music from 1973 A2Z.

We continue with the completion of letter L and start with M and feature music from: Buckingham Nicks, Grass Roots, Brighter Side of Darkness, Jethro Tull, Abba, Paul Simon, Conway Twitty and Loretta Lynn, O’Jays, Aerosmith, Four Tops, David Cassidy, Lobo, Robert Knight and many more.

1pm to 4pm ET

Tuesday 1/4/22 2pm ET: RadioMaxMusic Special: The Music of 1973 A to Z – Part 6

This RadioMax special features our Library of music from 1973 A2Z.

We continue with land complete letter G into H and feature music from: Dells, Main Ingredient, Elton John, BW Stevenson, Stealers Wheel, Chicago, Jackson 5, Montrose, Cher, War, Bobby Darin, Ringo Starr, Sonny James, Cliff Richard, Paul McCartney & Wings, Bobby Womack and many more.

2pm to 6pm ET

Monday 1/3/22 2pm ET: RadioMaxMusic Special: The Music of 1973 A to Z – Part 5

This RadioMax special features our Library of music from 1973 A2Z.

We continue with land complete letter E into G and feature music from: Ohio Players, Doobie Brothers, Merle Haggard, Chicago, Freda Payne, Hues Corporation, Elvia Presley, Genesis, T.Rex, Chairmen of The Board, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Queen and many more.

2pm to 6pm ET