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Aerosmith Live Bootleg Release Date: 1978 10 zz Running Time: 71:01 Label: Sony Music Distribution Since Aerosmith had become one of America's premier rock & roll concert attractions by 1978, it was only natural that an in-concert collection was issued that year, the double album, Live Bootleg. Unlike other live albums at the time, it's obvious that not a lot of overdubbing was involved to fix up the tracks, which results in a refreshingly authentic representation of Aerosmith at the group's most drugged-out and rocking. All of the performances were taken from Tyler and company's 1977-1978 U.S. tour (with the exception of a couple from 1973), while the album's packaging and title were a joke on all the poor-sounding, unauthorized live recordings that were in circulation at the time. Just about every classic is included -- "Back in the Saddle," "Sweet Emotion," "Walk This Way," "Come Together," "Last Child," "Mama Kin," "Train Kept A'Rollin," etc. -- as well as key album tracks ("Sick as a Dog," "S.O.S.," etc.). But the album's high point has to be the aforementioned pair of long-lost tracks from 1973 -- loose and groovy covers of the Yardbirds' "I Ain't Got You" and James Brown's "Mother Popcorn." Although the performances may lack the fire of the shorter Classics Live II set from 1988, Live Bootleg is an excellent representation of one of rock & roll's elite live acts. Note: to tie in with the careless bootleg theme of the album, the track "Draw the Line" is unlisted. Greg Prato, All Music Guide Tracks: Title Composer Time 1 Back in the Saddle Perry, Tyler 4:25 2 Sweet Emotion Hamilton, Tyler 4:42 3 Lord of the Thighs Tyler 7:18 4 Toys in the Attic Perry, Tyler 3:45 5 Last Child Whitford, Tyler 3:14 6 Come Together Lennon, McCartney 4:51 7 Walk This Way Perry, Tyler 3:46 8 Sick as a Dog Tyler, Hamilton 4:42 9 Dream On Tyler 4:31 10 Chip Away the Stone Supa 4:12 11 Sight for Sore Eyes Tyler, Douglas, Johansen, Perry 3:18 12 Mama Kin Tyler 3:43 13 S.O.S. (Too Bad) Tyler 2:46 14 I Ain't Got You Carter 3:57 15 Mother Popcorn Brown, Ellis 7:00 16 Train Kept A'Rollin'/Strangers in the Night Bradshaw, Kay, Kaempfert, Singleton, Boothe, Snyder 4:51 17 Draw the Line Releases: Year Type Label 1993 CD Sony Music Distribution 1993 CD Columbia 2004 CD Sony Music Distribution

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