Recorded in 2002 at a rare club appearance in Las Vegas, ROCKIN' THE JOINT: LIVE AT THE HARD ROCK presents a live set that, in large part, pays homage to Aerosmith's early days. Performing in support of their 2001 album, JUST PUSH PLAY, the swaggering Bostonians break in new cuts "Beyond Beautiful" and "Light Inside," both fitting neatly into the band's canon. Concert staple "Same Old Song and Dance" features a fine midsection vamp, followed by gleaming renditions of "No More No More" and the moody "Seasons of Wither." "Draw The Line" spotlights Joe Perry's bluesy slide work, while the requisite (if not sappy) power ballad "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" is handmade for a swaying crowd of late-to-the-party fans. The 'smiths then dust off Bull Moose Jackson's risqu? boogie "Big Ten Inch Record," pushing into an extended jam of "Rattlesnake Shake." This fevered version of the Peter Green-penned classic is profoundly apropos: seeing the Jam Band (featuring future Aerosmith cohorts, Tom Hamilton and Joe Perry) play it in 1970 gave Steven Tyler the itch to drop everything and follow his rock-star dreams. This DualDisc presents the CD version of ROCKIN' THE JOINT: LIVE AT THE HARD ROCK on one side and a DVD version on the other.

release year: 2002

star(s): Aerosmith