Aerosmith

After fifty years of playing their blues-based rock music with full throttle, Aerosmith is now one of the biggest - and most whimsical - rock 'n' roll bands in the world. This thick, photo-filled celebratory volume takes us through the Boston bad boys' entire career for the first time. It reveals how they first came to be known across America in the 1970s and how they fought their way back to the top in the late 1980s, all the while battling each other. Music journalist Richard Bienstock gives a powerful account of the band's rise, fall and rebirth. The book is illustrated with nearly 400 photographs, rarities, concert posters, backstage passes, concert tickets, album covers and classic T-shirts. It features a comprehensive discography, and features reviews of the band's studio albums by such renowned rock experts as Daniel Bukszpan, Neil Daniels, Chuck Eddy, Bill Holdship, Greg Kot, Martin Popoff, Bud Scoppa, Phil Sutcliffe, and Jaan Uhelszki. The result is a fascinating portrait of what many consider to be America's greatest rock 'n' roll band. Richard Bienstock is a contributing editor to Guitar World magazine and the managing editor of Guitar Aficionado magazine. He also plays music, and his articles have appeared in numerous American and international magazines. He lives in New York.