On through the night, high n' dry, and pyromania; all 3 of their earlier records, they all rock out. Hysteria and on are all overproduced mutt lange regurgitated pop ballads... imo Motley Crue's TOO FAST FOR LOVE records blows all those bands out of the water. Although Motley Crue's influnces are more drawn upon (punk) Johnny Thunders/Dolls, Hanoi Rocks lines...Their still considered "hair metal" Manny, I encourage you go to pick some HANOI ROCKS albums up. It's the "hair metal" band that never was. YOu'll be amazed. no comment on bon jovi.
i prefer these guys: http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-6739710473912337648&q=chinese&pr=goog-sl
Neither are bad--certainly better than anything from Aerosmith did over the last 3 decades, but neither are all that great. Let's not put them with Van Halen, AC/DC, The Crue, Metallica, or probably Judas Priest as most of the hard rock/metal leaders of that time. If you wan't to go more pop/alternative, they don't stack with U2, Smiths, and a host of other bands. (Let us not even bring up comparisons to Zeppelin, Stones, or Pink Floyd). I do have a friend that said if you got over the screaming girls and could put down your macho side for a second Bon Jovi put on a kick ass show back in the 80s. I never tested him on his theory, but did see Def Leppard in the mid 80s I think and it was a good (not great) concert.
damn, what a difficult question, they are both so awesome. that's like asking if you like batman or robin better. hmmmmmm.
and The Smiths In all seriousness though, a one armed drummer is pretty kick ass... Imagine if T-mac only had one leg or Ryne Sandberg only one hand. We'd remember a one armed athlete. Sincerely, Man who hates Jim Abbot
I'd put Aerosmith as one of the top two or three rock/hair bands of all time. Way ahead of Lepard and Bon Jovi. They are still well loved. People still like their old tunes. People like their new tunes. They never broke up, died, or got killed. They put thought into their lyrics and videos. They picked rap up by its bootstraps and threw it into mainstream, and they stayed true to themselves while doing it.
My top 25.... 1. Led Zeppelin 2. Aerosmith 3. Metallica 4. Nirvana 5. Guns N' Roses 6. Van Halen 7. Rush 8. Black Sabbath 9. The Who 10. KISS 11. Queen 12. Pink Floyd 13. AC/DC 14. The Doors 15. Cream 16. Ramones 17. Mötley Crüe 18. Red Hot Chili Peppers 19. Bon Jovi 20. Def Leppard 21. Soundgarden 22. Nine Inch Nails 23. Pearl Jam 24. Judas Priest 25. Iron Maiden
Survivor should make the list. Not my era but I still love their music. The songs they made for the Rocky movies are great.
Off the top of my head... 1. Stairway To Heaven Led Zeppelin 2. Dream On Aerosmith 3. Like A Rolling Stone Bob Dylan 4. Light My Fire The Doors 5. My Generation The Who 6. (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction Rolling Stones 7. Purple Haze Jimi Hendrix 8. Smells Like Teen Spirit Nirvana 9. Walk This Way Aerosmith 10. Free Bird Lynyrd Skynyrd 11. Brown Sugar Rolling Stones 12. Bohemian Rhapsody Queen 13. Born To Be Wild Steppenwolf 14. Won't Get Fooled Again The Who 15. Whole Lotta Love Led Zeppelin
I thought the pre 75 stuff was great. I enyoyed their work with RunDMC too. But the rest of their stuff the last 2-3 decades I just see (hear) nothing in, and get frustrated that it takes up so much airplay up on rock stations. Just my opinion of course. Rolling Stones stuff the last 3 decades or so haven't been much better either, but that doesn't mean they were not great. I guess break ups can be a good thing.
The thing that aggravates me about Bon Jovi is his need to be seen as a "talented" artist in the Springsteen vein. He's a fifth rate John Mellencamp at best. His acting sucks too. Pyromania rocks anyway.
