I always wondered why it was never included on ANY Aerosmith compilation. The biggest surprise was the inclusion of "Lightning Strikes" from "Rock in a Hard Place." No doubt this is a killer song. First of all it contains TWO songs from each of the neglected first two albums and three songs from the mega-huge "Toys in the Attic." The American version omits "Mama Kin," "Seasons of Whither" and "Big Ten Inch Record." It also includes an uncut, remixed version of "Sweet Emotion" as well as the "radio edit" version from the regular "Greatest Hits" collection. The 1996, remastered, Australian version of "Greatest Hits" is FAR better than the American and European versions. Probably the biggest omission is "Train Kept A Rollin?", one of the band's biggest and most well known songs. "No Surprise", "Chaquita" or "Three Mile Smile/Reefer Headed Woman" would have all been better choices.
Also, I can't believe "Remember (Walking in the Sand)" was the labels choice from "Night in the Ruts". Peppers Soundtrack." The version of "Sweet Emotion" on this album is a shortened radio edit that is missing the cool introduction. In retrospect, the only reason to really own this, other than you are an Aerosmith freak like me, is "Come Together," which was formerly only available on the terrible "Sgt. As of August 1996, "Greatest Hits" sold an amazing 9x Platinum. Unheard of for a hits collection of previously released material. Something about this combination of songs was infectious, so much so that "Greatest Hits" became a huge hit for Aerosmith, going multi-platinum. I can remember walking around with my boom box jamming my cassette version of "Greatest Hits". I played this thing over and over and over again. I was already an Aerosmith fanatic and had been since "Toys in the Attic" was release. "Remember (Walking In The Sand)" (4:04)ġ6. I'll have to dust off my vinyl copy when I get home from work and give it a spin.Īerosmith - Greatest Hits (Columbia) 1980ġ0."Remember (Walking in the Sand)" (4:03)Īerosmith's Greatest Hits 1973-1988 (Columbia) 1997ġ3. They are almost The White Stripes of their day. This version of the Joe Perry Project could easily have toured with bands as diverse as AC/DC and The Sex Pistols and sound and attitude wise would not seem out of place. I prefer the Aerosmith version of 'Let the Music Do the Talking' but this is a cooler version and Ralph Mormon not a great vocalist but works for this album. It sounds like it was recorded live in the studio and overdubs be damned. The album has a looseness to it and it is far from polished. Maybe a heavier version of the Stones 'Exile On Main Street', it does not sound like either album just close to that pure rock n roll spirit if that makes sense. This album is closer in spirit to Aerosmith's 'Draw the Line' then any other Aerosmith album. This album is a great album and the only reason it did not sell better is because it is not being fronted by Steven Tyler. I only have this on vinyl and I have not replaced it with a CD version, not surprising this album is loaded with guitars. I own this one on CD and vinyl, complete with picture sleeve. "Let the Music Do the Talking" sold well for Joe, selling over 250,000 copies in the U.S. Joe's band for this album consisted of Ralph Morman: vocals, guitar, David Hull: bass, vocals, Ronnie Stewart: drums, percussion and Joe performing rhythm and lead guitar, as well as sharing lead vocals.
Personally, I think the Project version came out better. The title track was a song Joe had written for Aerosmith and was later re-recorded with Aerosmith for the "Done With Mirrors" LP. (All of whom are heroes of Joe Perry.) The rumor was that Joe originally intended to call the album "Guitar Wars." That would have been an appropriate title for this bombastic rock and roll record. "Let the Music Do the Talking" is a guitar album that would rival anything put out by Jeff Beck, Jimmy Page, or Eric Clapton. "Let the Music Do the Talking" was produced by Jack Douglas, who had also produced some of Aerosmith's best works such as "Rocks" and "Toys in the Attic". Is this a bad thing? Of course it is, but at least we were blessed with a few awesome solo albums while he was absent from America's greatest rock and roll band. In 1978, prompted by his wife, Joe Perry decided to leaves Aerosmith. Joe Perry Project - Let the Music Do the Talking (Columbia) 1980