Looks like Tyler was on to something.
FOX411 reports Aerosmith’s sales are up since the show’s premiere last week.
Aerosmith’s 1998 power ballad, “I Don’t Want To Miss A Thing” is currently #22 on Apple’s iTunes chart, and not one, but two versions of the band's 1973 hit “Dream On” are charting, at #77 and #115, respectively.
“Steven Tyler is such a character on the show, and that’s sure to boost interest in his work,” Richard Rushfield, author of “American Idol: The Untold Story” tells FOX411. “Just like we’ve seen in the past, when people appear on ‘Idol,’ it gives their sales a bit of a jump. Clearly, (Tyler’s band mates) didn’t see the potential that being part of the show could have for the band in a positive way.”
“So far, Steven Tyler has been a pretty striking presence on Idol,” added Rushfield. “He’s a wild character, and he’s pretty much pushed Simon Cowell out of people’s minds in just two weeks.”
Aerosmith Aerosmith – Dream On
MTV Unplugged
Ed Sullivan Theatre, NYC – aired August 11, 1990
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2 comments:
Actually, Joey Kramer (Aerosmith's drummer in case people don't know anyone besides Steven) SURE DID talk about the potential for exposure to their music and a new generation of fans. He said that months ago when it was announced the Steven would do Idol. Apparently Fox 411 didn't do their homework.
My prognistication was that most of the new fans would grok onto the standard show songs - Dream On, Sweet Emotion, Walk This Way and bigtime for IDWTMA. Since single songs can be downloaded on iTunes will they be buying Get Your Wings and Toys In The Attic album CDs? Some may but a majority of the kind of people that watch Idol probably won't. Thus they will play setlists adjusted to new fans as they have been doing. Hopefully some will find a bunch of those deeper track beauties.
All strong points and, you're right, Joey did make those comments. Let's hope the band continue to play depth tracks, too; there's lots of gold to be had there. Thanks for your input.
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