Joe Perry – Perfectenschlag

Hollywood Vampires – LP

Not a big fan of super groups but this one is a little different than most, in that they actually sound good and original. Though this is mostly a covers record, the covers themselves are done right with just the right amount of homage given yet with a sound purely ‘Vampirish’. Whole lotta love is a great example. Great guitars and vocals give it a fresh yet classic feel. Side two starts with the classic written by Randy California (cool story) of Spirit. Next up is a medley of Five to one/Break on through with Alice and Johnny Depp sounding great on the words and with Robby Krieger as guest. Other standouts are Schools Out/Another brick in the wall, Jeepster and My dead drunk friends. Come and Get It is cool too with Paul’s distinct voice rounding it out. Actually the whole record is good. Look forward to their follow up. The guest list on this first one reads like a who’s who in rock with Perry Ferrel, Robby Krieger, Brian Johnson, Joe Walsh, Paul McCartney, Slash, Joe Perry, Dave Grohl, and even has Kip Winger playing bass on a track lol. Cool packaging, double gatefold, 180 gram vinyl.

The bands name comes from the legendary LA drinking club with the same moniker.

Hollywood Vampires

The Hollywood Vampires was a drinking club of celebrities that was formed by Alice Cooper in the 70’s. The hazing to join the club was you had to out drink the other members. There is still a plaque in the upstairs loft portion of the Rainbow Bar and Grill with some of the members listed. John Belushi, Joe Walsh, Bernie Taupin, Marc Bolan, Keith Emerson, Keith Moon, Ringo Starr, and Mickey Dolenz, John Lennon and Harry Nilson were all mainstays.

Alice Cooper was recently jamming with Johnny Depp in a LA studio. Joe Perry was literally down the hall and joined their impromptu jam. They formed The Hollywood Vampires recording many covers of their favorite classic rock songs, many of which were by ex members of the drinking club. They have now recorded original music which should be out soon. Tonight they play the Grammys playing one original and Ace of Spades as a tribute to Lemmy. With there was more Rock on the show but they sure will fill a spot missed on the Grammys for some time.

Aerosmith – Rocks LP

My favorite Aerosmith record and in my top ten all time great list. Great from first song to last. Perry later said he was high as hell on heroin when he write Back in the Saddle that the riff ‘floated through him’.

As the cover of this copy may indicate, this is an original ’76 pressing of the record. Love the inner sleeve painting of the band.

Aerosmith – Live Bootleg Double Live Album

Aerosmith – Live Bootleg LP

I love a rainy Friday afternoon, hanging out with my honey, looking at records and eating chili.

This is an original 78′ release of this double live gatefold sleeve album. The band didn’t want to put out a live album like its peers at the time which was basically a bands songs, with audience noise dubbed in, lots of filters to clean up the sound to make the live sound clearer. They did it their way by mis labeling the track list, like many true bootlegs got the track listing wrong. They used songs from a couple of different concerts at the time and two cover songs recorded at a live radio broadcast. The album also features a secret live instrumental cover of “Strangers in the Night” following their cover of “Train Kept A-Rollin'”. Great classic Aerosmith at their best.