NEW YORK (Top40 Charts) There's nothing like a music getaway vacation for inspiration.
Music can be found just about anywhere - on a weekend getaway or sitting on a sun-drenched patio half way around the world.
Dream a little, start to plan a trip, and make your travel reservations - even the day dreaming will give you a boost.
We've combed the tour dates & places, and found the best events / destinations to visit each week. Look for them here,
every Thursday on this column by Top 40 Charts.com!
Leave that TV remote behind, get off that couch and do something different next weekend! Get yourself a lungful of fresh air and get back to music and life with our unbeatable range of irresistible weekend proposals. Every Top 40 Charts proposal is having always a 10-day delay (before), so you will have plenty time to be prepared for the next week's event/city/venue.
Also - don't forget to discuss your favorites on our forum. Whether you want classic music event, rock tour or a pop bestseller, make sure you come back from your weekend with a great story!
Aerosmith - Atlanta, Georgia
Philips Arena, Atlanta, GA
Fri, Apr 9, 2004 08:00 PM
Prices: $39.50USD - $55.00 USD - $75.00 USD
The arena is located adjacent to the MARTA Philips Arena/GA Dome/GA World Congress Center Rapid Rail stations (W1 on the East/West line).
Aerosmith
Aerosmith's tale starts a few years before signing to Columbia, when drummer Steven Tyler met guitarist Joe Perry at the Anchorage, a Sunapee, N.H., ice cream parlor where Perry worked in 1970.
By the end of 1970, they'd moved to Boston, and they spent the next couple of years playing bars, clubs, and college parties in Massachusetts and New York. In 1972, they were signed to a record deal by Clive Davis, then president of Columbia Records, and their self-titled debut album came out in the fall of 1973. Although the disc included the ambitious (and now classic) power ballad "Dream On," it created only a ripple on the charts.
With 1975's Toys in the Attic, considered by most to be Aerosmith's best album, the group achieved a new level of success, both artistically and commercially. The first single, "Sweet Emotion," was a terrific pop-hard rock crossover that led the album up to No. 11 on the Billboard charts (it eventually sold 6 million copies). As a result of this newfound success, "Dream On" was re-released, becoming a Top 40 hit the second time around. The super-funky "Walk This Way" followed it up the charts early in 1976.
Rocks, the band's solid fourth album, came out in May 1976, and it also quickly went platinum. The band was on top of the world - touring, partying, boozing it up, and taking drugs like they were going out of style. Well drugs weren't - not right then, anyway - but the toll they took sent the band on a long downward spiral.
Other releases: Draw the Line (1977) and Live! Bootleg (1978), Rock in a Hard Place (1982).
In 1987, with producer Bruce Fairbairn at the helm, they recorded the album that would put them back on top, Permanent Vacation. Aerosmith's best and biggest-selling non-greatest hits album since Rocks featured the hits "Dude (Looks Like a Lady)," "Rag Doll," and "Angel," and ultimately sold 5 million copies. Pump, released in 1989, did it one better, selling 6 million, driven by the Top 10 hits "Love in an Elevator" and "Janie's Got a Gun." 1993's Get a Grip broke new ground for the band: the album debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard chart.
Big Ones, a greatest-hits package chronicling the Geffen era, was released in 1996. Nine live, was released in March 1997, after which Aerosmith toured extensively throughout Europe and then the United States.
In 1998 the band contributed the song "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" to the Armageddon soundtrack, a suggestion of Steven Tyler's actress daughter, Liv, who was starring in the movie.
Aerosmith has finally returned last week with the new album "Honkin' On Bobo," to doing what they do best, rocking out! While technically this an album of blues covers, this is the blues amped up Aero-style. The guitars wail and Tyler's vocals screech like a giant locomotive.
Need proof that Tyler is one of the best vocalists in the business? Then check out the band's rendition of Aretha Franklin's 'Never Loved a Man' (retitled 'Never Loved a Girl'), where Tyler pours his heart out amidst Perry's & Whitford's weeping guitars. Need proof that Aerosmith hasn't lost any of it's edge after 30+ years? Then listen to their hyped up version of Mississippi Fred Mcdowell's 'You Gotta Move'. And if you need proof that Joe Perry and Brad Whitford provide the meanest twin guitar assualt in rock, then check out the Yardbirdsesque sounding 'Baby Please Don't Go' or their version of the Fleetwood Mac classic 'Stop Messin Around'. Finally if you need proof that Aerosmith can change their sound and do something completely different,then listen to Joe Perry singing 'Back Back Train'.
After years of subpar releases, this is truly Aerosmith back to form and is their best effort since 1989's 'Pump'. In fact this new album is so good that it ranks as one of their greatest ever. The kings of rock have reclaimed their throne, ironically enough with a blues album. The best choice for your next weekend travel!
Atlanta Area Travel & Tourism Guide: Atlanta, a historical and yet very contemporary city, is thriving. A cultural metropolis, Atlanta is the heart of the South and home of famous 'Gone with the Wind' author, Margaret Mitchell. While in Atlanta, be sure to go to the Margaret Mitchell House and Museum where she penned her famous novel.
Atlanta, site of the 1996 Summer Olympics, now has a magnificent 21-acre Olympic Park featuring the eyecatching Fountain of Rings and various artworks. Steeped in the history of the South, Atlanta's historic sights offer visitors a trip back in time. Visit the Antebellum Plantation at Stone Mountain Park or stop by the Atlanta History Center and Museum.
A must on any visitor's itinerary should be the Martin Luther King Jr. Natural Historic Site. Atlanta's Fernbank Science Center, offers visitors the opportunity to either view a star show at the planetarium or take a stroll through the Fernbank Natural History Museum located at the same site.
This city is a cosmopolitan metropolis in every sense of the word. The warm Southern hospitality that you receive here is common in many places South of Washington D.C., but is as sweet as a peach when served up Atlanta style.
Attractions:
CNN Studio: Come take a studio tour of CNN, a leader in global news broadcasting. Gain information on the latest multimedia technologies used to increase peoples knowledge of what is happening around the world.
World Of Coca-Cola: Created over 110 years ago in Atlanta and first served in the soda area of a small pharmacy, Coca-Cola is now a popular drink in many locations throughout the world. Gain knowledge of this famous beverage through exhibits and view the unique architecture of the building.
Martin Luther King Jr. National Historic Site: The most important place associated with the American Civil Rights Movement and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s role in this vital stage of U.S. history. The visitor's center displays exhibits, video displays, and film presentations pertaining to the life and times of Dr. King.
Hotels & Accomodation:
Best Western Atlanta Airport East
Rates: USD 50 - 80
Address: 301 North Central Avenue Atlanta GA 30354
Tel: 1 404 763-8777 Toll Free: 1 800 733-0298
AmeriSuites Buckhead:
Rates: USD 80 - 170
Address: 3242 Peachtree Rd. NE Atlanta GA 30305
Tel: 1 404 869-6161, Fax: 1 404 869-6093
Extended StayAmerica Atlanta Clairmont:
Rates: USD 30 - 60
Address: 3115 Clairmont Road Atlanta GA 30329
Tel: 1 404 679-4333, Fax: 1 404 679-0777
Residence Inn Atlanta Buckhead:
Rates: USD 80 - 200
Address: 2960 Piedmont Road Northeast Atlanta GA 30305
Tel: 1 770 239-0677, Fax: 1 770 239-0677
Residence Inn Atlanta Historic Midtown:
Rates: USD 80 - 180
Address: 1041 West Peachtree Street Atlanta GA 30309
Tel: 1 404 872-8885, Fax: 1 404 724-9218
