# RIP Aerosmith and thanks for the great Rock N Roll! **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** music\ **Created:** [August 3, 2024, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-aerosmith-and-thanks-for-the-great-rock-n-roll/1005178 "2024-08-03T02:17:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2024, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-aerosmith-and-thanks-for-the-great-rock-n-roll/1005178/1 "2024-08-03T02:17:31Z")
All geat things have to end eventually. I never heard of a fractured larynx. Didn’t know it could happen by singing. But it’s an insurmountable injury for Stephen Tyler. Honestly, it’s amazing that Stephen performed that style of high-energy music for decades. His throat had to be shredded after every tour. > **[Aerosmith retires from touring permanently due to Steven Tyler injury: Read...](https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/music/2024/08/02/aerosmith-retires-from-touring-steven-tyler-vocal-injury/74654154007/)** > > The rockers have made the "difficult, but necessary" to retire, they said on social media. The postponed Peace Out tour has been canceled. Share your memories listening to Aerosmith! At least now Stephen can get a haircut. 🤣 He hasn’t changed his styling in 45 years. Aerosmith was always on the Cassette players at my college parties. The music is always great for drinking and making out with the latest girlfriend or wife What’s your favorite songs? > [@](#): > > After only a few shows, [Aerosmith](https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/music/2023/09/03/aerosmith-says-peace-out-in-peak-form-at-farewell-tour-kickoff-review/70739258007/) pressed pause on the tour and shifted dates to 2024 after Tyler fractured his larynx during a New York gig. [They’d planned](https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/music/2024/04/10/aerosmith-rescheduled-peace-out-farewell-tour-dates/73277333007/) on a rescheduled 40-date run starting Sept. 20 in Pittsburgh, with the tour concluding Feb. 26, 2025, in Buffalo, New York. ---
**Author:** ![DavidNRockies](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidnrockies/32/6279_2.png) [@DavidNRockies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DavidNRockies)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2024, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-aerosmith-and-thanks-for-the-great-rock-n-roll/1005178/2 "2024-08-03T02:21:03Z")
WTF? Are you telling me that Aerosmith will be no more, no more??? Shit. ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2024, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-aerosmith-and-thanks-for-the-great-rock-n-roll/1005178/3 "2024-08-03T02:23:47Z")
This seems appropriate tonight. 😞 [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/qfNmyxV2Ncw/maxresdefault.jpg "Aerosmith - Cryin' (Official Music Video)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qfNmyxV2Ncw) ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2024, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-aerosmith-and-thanks-for-the-great-rock-n-roll/1005178/4 "2024-08-03T02:24:59Z")
This is what I get for closing my eyes and falling asleep. ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2024, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-aerosmith-and-thanks-for-the-great-rock-n-roll/1005178/5 "2024-08-03T02:26:30Z")
They’re specifically retired from _ **touring** _, according to that article (and another one I saw earlier today). I imagine that that probably also means they’ve retired completely, but they very specifically did not actually say that in the official statement. That said, they haven’t released a new studio album in 12 years, and it’s hard to picture how Tyler would be able to sing in the studio, if he’s not able to sing on stage, but who knows? ---
**Author:** ![SuntanLotion](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suntanlotion/32/16165_2.png) [@SuntanLotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanLotion)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2024, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-aerosmith-and-thanks-for-the-great-rock-n-roll/1005178/6 "2024-08-03T02:30:44Z")
I loved I Don’t Wanna Miss a Thing. ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2024, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-aerosmith-and-thanks-for-the-great-rock-n-roll/1005178/7 "2024-08-03T02:32:03Z")
It appears to be a permanent disability. Aerosmith’s style is absolutely brutal for any cover band. Songs like, _Dream On_, are insanely difficult on any singers voice. **My favorite Aerosmith song,** _Dude Looks Like a Lady_. Because it’s making fun of Aging Rock Stairs with the long 1960’s hair thats now grey. I always thought Stephen was lightheartedly poking fun at himself. A look back at their hits. > **[The Best Aerosmith Songs: 20 Rock Classics](https://www.udiscovermusic.com/stories/best-aerosmith-songs-feature/)** > > Aerosmith is one of the most iconic rock 'n' roll bands of the era, with hits in multiple decades. Here are just a few of their best songs. > [@](#): > > “As you know, Steven’s voice is an instrument like no other. He has spent months tirelessly working on getting his voice to where it was before his injury. We’ve seen him struggling despite having the best medical team by his side,” the band’s statement read. “Sadly, it is clear that a full recovery from his vocal injury is not possible.” Oh yeah, 🔊 I love it. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/nf0oXY4nDxE/maxresdefault.jpg "Aerosmith - Dude (Looks Like A Lady) (Official Music Video)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nf0oXY4nDxE) ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2024, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-aerosmith-and-thanks-for-the-great-rock-n-roll/1005178/8 "2024-08-03T02:34:44Z")
> [@aceplace57](#): > > It appears to be a permanent disability. Yeah, the quote: > [@](#): > > “Sadly, it is clear that a full recovery from his vocal injury is not possible.” …would strongly suggest that he’s unable to sing any longer (or, at least, not sing in the way he had been). Given that, it’s curious that the statement only referred to a retirement from touring. _shrug_ ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2024, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-aerosmith-and-thanks-for-the-great-rock-n-roll/1005178/9 "2024-08-03T02:38:00Z")
I saw them on their first US tour, opening for The Kinks. The thing I most remember is Joey Kramer’s drum solo, where he tossed his sticks into the crowd and continued the solo not only bare-handed, but with his head as well. ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2024, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-aerosmith-and-thanks-for-the-great-rock-n-roll/1005178/10 "2024-08-03T02:52:45Z")
They were probably touring in yhis van. What a piece of Music History. Still has the original band graphics. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/BejhhwjyDHA/maxresdefault.jpg "American Pickers: Aerosmith Gets Back in the Saddle (Season 20) | History") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BejhhwjyDHA) ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2024, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-aerosmith-and-thanks-for-the-great-rock-n-roll/1005178/11 "2024-08-03T03:16:39Z")
They are getting up there in age. But it is sad. Nice way to _Dream on_ ---
**Author:** ![Southern\_Yankee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/southern_yankee/32/2800_2.png) [@Southern\_Yankee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Southern_Yankee)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2024, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-aerosmith-and-thanks-for-the-great-rock-n-roll/1005178/12 "2024-08-03T03:22:38Z")
One of the great American rock bands. The cross-over with Run DMC was magical. ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2024, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-aerosmith-and-thanks-for-the-great-rock-n-roll/1005178/13 "2024-08-03T03:26:33Z")
My Aerosmith story: 1994, my sophomore year of college, Aerosmith came to Detroit on their Get a Grip Tour. My buddies and I came to the conclusion that this could be the last time these old timers go on tour (ha!), so we better get tickets. The four of us each bought a ticket for $25 or so. The week of the show, I start taking to a girl in my astronomy class. Really hit it off. We started taking about Aerosmith, and she mentioned she loved them and how lucky I was to be going. I asked her if she’d like to go if I could get an extra ticket. She excitedly said yes. So the next 48 hours I go into hard negotiation mode with each of my buddies to buy their ticket off of them so I could take her. Like an idiot, I ended up posting $150 to one of my friends for his $25 ticket. Ended up being the first and only date the young lady and I ever had, but whenever we saw her around campus, my friends never failed to remind me of my idiocy. I don’t even remember the show. But, dang, that gal was gorgeous. ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2024, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-aerosmith-and-thanks-for-the-great-rock-n-roll/1005178/14 "2024-08-03T03:34:24Z")
One of the things I find the most interesting about them is that they were huge from 1974-1978 or so, then drug problems and interpersonal conflicts sidetracked them for years. The Run-D.M.C. collaboration in '86 absolutely revived them, and their “second act” was arguably bigger, and certainly far longer, than their first. ---
**Author:** ![Odesio](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/odesio/32/20003_2.png) [@Odesio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Odesio)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2024, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-aerosmith-and-thanks-for-the-great-rock-n-roll/1005178/15 "2024-08-03T03:35:05Z")
> [@Southern\_Yankee](#): > > One of the great American rock bands. The cross-over with Run DMC was magical. That was my introduction to Aeorosmith and they continued to be in regular rotation throughout the 1990s when I listened to music. They’ve had a 54 year run and they’re all in their 70s (I think), so they’ve done really well. While we all knew something like this would happen eventually, I’m sad they weren’t able to retire on their own terms. ---
**Author:** ![Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmer_j.fudd/32/1211_2.png) [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elmer_J.Fudd)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2024, 5:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-aerosmith-and-thanks-for-the-great-rock-n-roll/1005178/16 "2024-08-03T05:14:25Z")
Aerosmith recorded for Columbia House so I never paid more than 1 cent for any of their records. ---
**Author:** ![eschereal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschereal/32/18939_2.png) [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2024, 5:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-aerosmith-and-thanks-for-the-great-rock-n-roll/1005178/17 "2024-08-03T05:37:40Z")
They are just [_Movin’ Out_](https://youtu.be/47fW9Zcdgxc?si=0u2TKEHSUhlfchZm) ---
**Author:** ![Cervaise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cervaise/32/16693_2.png) [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2024, 8:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-aerosmith-and-thanks-for-the-great-rock-n-roll/1005178/18 "2024-08-03T08:11:05Z")
> [@Happy\_Lendervedder](#): > > my friends never failed to remind me of my idiocy A good memory and a great story are worth a lot more than $150. No idiocy here. ---
**Author:** ![Chad\_Sudan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chad_sudan/32/4509_2.png) [@Chad\_Sudan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chad_Sudan)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2024, 8:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-aerosmith-and-thanks-for-the-great-rock-n-roll/1005178/19 "2024-08-03T08:24:33Z")
Was just thinking about the wistful lyrics in “Dream On”: “Every time that I look in the mirror All these lines on my face getting clearer The past is gone” And how they came from a guy in his mid-20s… who is now 76! ---
**Author:** ![DKW](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dkw/32/3118_2.png) [@DKW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DKW)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2024, 8:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-aerosmith-and-thanks-for-the-great-rock-n-roll/1005178/20 "2024-08-03T08:38:32Z")
A 70’s rock band finally hanging it up in 2025. Day-um. I still can barely fathom that they had a Midway arcade shooter in 1994, a Guitar Hero game in 2008, and a pinball machine in 2017. The video game industry goes through celebrities like social media goes through memes. To have that kind of lasting name recognition is all but unheard of. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-aerosmith-and-thanks-for-the-great-rock-n-roll/1005178.md?page=2)