Perry Project Regardless of Everything Are You Okay Review
Joe Perry Project: Let The Music Exercise The Talking
Let the Music Do the Talking
Disharmonize of Interest
Discount Dogs
Shooting Sta
Break Vocal
Rockin' Train
The Mist Is Ascent
Prepare on the Firing Line
Life at a Glance
Taking a break from recordingNight In The Ruts to headline a stadium gig in Cleveland on July 28, 1979, Aerosmith came apart. Backstage during a heated argument, guitarist Joe Perry's then-wife Elyssa threw a glass of milk over bassist Tom Hamilton'due south wife, Terry.
Afterwards, vocalizer Steven Tyler confronted Perry nearly his wife's behaviour. The result was that Perry walked out of the ring (his version) or he was sacked (Tyler's). Either fashion, and as Tyler later remarked dryly, Aerosmith had really split over spilt milk.
The years that followed were not kind to anyone involved. Not long after, Tyler crashed his motorcycle and was hospitalised for two months. No sooner had he healed and the band started work on their side by side record,Rock In A Hard Place, than Brad Whitford followed Perry out of the exit door. That record tanked, and Tyler sank into a black depression, strung out on heroin and to all intents bankrupt.
Perry fared no ameliorate. He launched his ain band, the Joe Perry Project. Their first album, 1980's pointedly-titled Permit The Music Exercise The Talking, was a modest hit, and Perry too tumbled deeper into drug addiction. By 1983 he was divorced from Elyssa, their split perchance hastened by her biting him on the face during an especially tempestuous set-to.
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Other albums released in March 1980
- Nobody'south Heroes - Stiff Piffling Fingers
- The Psychedelic Furs - The Psychedelic Furs
- Angel Witch - Angel Witch
- On Through the Night - Def Leppard
- Dreams - Grace Slick
- For How Much Longer Practice We Tolerate Mass Murder? - The Popular Group
- Departure - Journey
- Keepin' the Summer Alive - The Beach Boys
- Progressions of Power - Triumph
- Women and Children First - Van Halen
- Welcome To The Club - Ian Hunter
- Duke - Genesis
- Look Hear? - 10cc
- Loverboy - Loverboy
- Animate being Magnetism - Scorpions
- Lost in Love - Air Supply
- Sacred Songs - Daryl Hall
What they said...
"Unlike his former band, which would now take excessive amounts of fourth dimension to tape albums that should have been cranked out apace, LTMDTT recalled the brash and trashy appeal of early Aerosmith. Possibly because he wanted to bear witness his former bandmates that he could succeed without them, the performances were extremely inspired, while the songwriting was sharp and focused." (AllMusic)
"It's not as consistent as their archetype records, but it beats the living dead out of anything they've done sincePermanent Vacation. In my estimation, four of the songs are corking instant classic Aero-rockers, and a couple others would exist as well if they weren't so frigfraggin' long and repetitive (particularly The Mist Is Rise, a plodding, queasy decease-riff that rules dickweed for near three minutes, and then continues for another three and a half minutes for no reason at all)." (Mark Prindle)
"Conflict Of Interest could take been a Smith outtake – it's that close. Disbelieve Dogs has a existent funky swagger until the cool time change for the chorus – with some killer Joe guitar. Meteor has the real big riff to start and could accept been a Smith vocal. Side closer, Intermission Vocal, is an instrumental, and is one of my favourite Aerosmith related tunes – this bad boy is all groove and enough of Joe." (The Grooveman's Collection)
What you said...
Keith Jenkin: Retrieve this coming out and I viewed information technology every bit a pretty good addition to my Aerosmith drove. The music sounded like the day job, Jack Douglas was in the producers hot seat simply Ralph Morman'south vocals were more traditional and bluesy. At the time of release I don't seem to remember anything else than it being viewed equally a companion album rather than a album that should be compared to Aerosmith's all-time long players. Under that guise at least I think even 40 years on, it however stands every bit a very adept record.
Shane Reho: This is my first time hearing this anthology, and while information technology isn't a bad album, I can't say I feel like I was missing much. Virtually of the songs are standard hard rock fare, although I'll give credit for the guitar piece of work. It might have benefited from Perry taking more of the vocals himself, considering Ralph Morman sounds similar he's reaching for some middle ground between Steve Perry (peculiarly on the title rails, which Steven Tyler did meliorate with on Done With Mirrors) and Derek St. Holmes (more than so St Holmes, which makes this sound non much dissimilar than a Ted Nugent LP). The Mist Is Ascension is pretty good. Overall, not a bad album, only not a neat 1 either.
Roland Bearne: I came to this with fresh ears as had never heard it. I played it "out loud" on the speakers first and my commencement impression was; wow that's about every bit subtle as kicked-in bus shelter! And I institute the vocals rather uninspiring, and then, very speedily, it was over. Information technology was like Perry went to a studio, vented then took a deep breath and presumably a practiced hitting of any recreational substance was flavor that calendar week.
I tried once more with loftier quality ear-habiliment and things got a bit clearer. The opener is a bit of a tension breaking shout in a padded room, to the point of, aye already, I get information technology! Permit the music do the talking, correct? Next. My next level impressions remain, great guitar sound, definitely Perry, lots slides and bends, check. Bits of funky stuff pop up as do most punk and AC/DC crunchiness.
The whole thing is rather fun even if it blats by like Taz of Tasmania in a cloud of whirling (presumably white) dust. Perry having his Johnny Thunders moment? It's absurd, fine (!), not great, only sounded similar he definitely needed to go and bash some pots and pans. Think I might go and put on Live Bootleg.
John Davidson: Not a archetype, but not bad at all..
Unsurprisingly the guitar work is great with a mix of mesomorphic riffs and solid solos.
The songwriting is ok, in that I happily listened to the album, but afterwards struggled to call back whatsoever specific songs beyond the get-go two (Let The Music Do The Talking and Conflict Of Involvement) and the Zeppish The Mist is Rising.
The vocals overall lack something. On the Perry-sung Conflict Of Involvement they accept a punky energy and Ralph Morman does a adept job on the hard rocking opener and on the funky Discount Dogs, but for the most part the vocals are competent rather than anything memorable.
Every bit a guitarist's solo album this inevitably all near the axe work and you tin't really fault it, in fact I'd argue he gets more room to play than on many Aerosmith albums and this could have been crawly but the songs aren't quite upwardly to snuff.
All the same I accept been prompted to buy the album... and so information technology must exist an 8.
Mike Canoe: For reasons I tin can't define, I've never been every bit big a fan of Aerosmith as it feels I should be. After spending a week with Let the Music Exercise the Talking, I can say information technology'due south not the fault of Joe Perry. This album has the riffs, hooks, and actual songs that i would hope for Aerosmith's best known guitarist.
While I would not call the Joe Perry Projection "punk rock," it certainly seems like Perry was aware of what sounds were happening exterior of arenas and big concert halls. Songs like Conflict of Involvement, Shooting Star, and The Mist Is Ascent wouldn't sound out of identify on a Ramones or Johnny Thunders album. It's not for nothing that those are three of the songs that Perry sings pb on. His voice matches the snarl and growl of his guitar, and those are the songs I generally gravitate towards. The instrumental Break Song shows Perry could shred similar the side by side gen of hard rockers likewise.
Ralph Morman, a guy in desperate need of a phase name, sings the other half of the songs. He sounds like he just graduated from the bar band circuit, which is essentially what happened when he got the call to bring together the Joe Perry Project. The title track, Discount Dogs, and Rockin' Train all ride big fat grooves and Morman easily surfs over the meridian of them. But you get the sense you could hear his vox on pizza or car commercials. That's not meant equally a jab, his vocalism is only a little 'fourscore's rock' anonymous.
Ultimately, while modestly successful, Allow The Music Exercise The Talking turned out to be what the business earth calls ;proof of concept,' a sign that Aerosmith could still be pretty great if they got their collective $@#% together. That would nevertheless take several years, just ultimately gave Aerosmith the fuel they needed to compete caput to head with bands they influenced in the hard rock renaissance of the Sunset Strip era.
Eric Mehta: One of the most underrated albums of all time. Some of Perry'south finest work. Groovy songs. I love the guitar tones he accomplished with his Fenders equally well on this. Lack of hit material doomed information technology to obscurity but a nifty rock'n'ringlet record nonetheless.
Darren Burris: Good album. Not groovy. Definitely suffers from not having Tyler sing these songs. The Aerosmith version of Let The Music Do The Talking blows this one away.
John Edgar: A Great anthology! Aerosmith was in a 'Estrus' and so Joe jumped ship and apace pumped out this underrated classic. It'southward 1 of those albums that I'll e'er listen to from kickoff to finish. There weren't any hits, simply it was definitely popular in the Northeast Texas area where I grew up. It was released in the spring of 1980, and by that summer y'all would always hear it playing wherever immature folks gathered upwards. If you've never listed to it, I highly recommend y'all exercise so.
James Southard: Decent but nowhere near every bit expert as his former band's release, Stone And a Hard Place. That'southward an oftentimes forgotten Aerosmith classic.
Jim Kanavy: Ralph Mormon was not the correct vocaliser for the Project. This is a decent album but I like his other two a lot more than. I've Got The Rock & Rolls Again is the best Aerosmith tape they never recorded. Every track is greasy grimy greatness.
Mike Toole: I liked these records when they came out. Kinda reminded me of the druggier good Aerosmith
Joe Cogan: I heard it when it showtime came out, and felt no need or desire to listen to it again. All the same don't. And I consider "Aerosmith on drugs" probably the neat American stone band, so it's not whatever animosity on my part!
John Ezell: I actually listened to information technology again the other day. The songs, production and overall quality just aren't in that location.
Richard Cardenas: While I've barely listened to the tape, I saw this band On tour and it was fantastic. Looking forwards to this.
Bryan Aguilar: Started listening to this album for the commencement fourth dimension last twelvemonth. I think it'south a great anthology overall and a hidden precious stone in the Aerosmith expanded itemize. That's just me though.
Neil Wilson: I like it, had it it was OK at all-time and the follow up on CD, many moons ago. The title track song was given a serious, boot in the ass past Aerosmith on Done With Mirrors!
Andrew Cumming: Love this album. Championship track a total archetype (reworked on Washed With Mirrors of course). Other standouts Shooting Star, Rockin Train, Life At A Glance. But very potent album overall. Better than either Night In The Ruts or Stone In A Hard Identify in my view. Things rapidly descended for the Project though. Next album - I've Got The Rock 'N' Rolls Over again - was adept, not great. And in that location's good reason why the terminal album - One time A Rocker - is impossible to find. But Let The Music... is a bully anthology. Well worth a listen and good choice for album of the week.
Greg Schwepe: Being a huge Aerosmith fan, I bought this probably the day it was released. And before the internet... how did I know about Perry leaving and releasing this? Probably from the Circus magazine I checked out in the school library!
I'grand big on first impressions, and the title rails rocked me right off the bat. Conflict Of Interest keeps the groove going. And though we'd heard Joe co-sing on a few Aerosmith songs, you notice that he's not a bad vocalizer.
Great guitar tones and riffs. Sure, about solo albums are 'lite' versions of the artist's mean solar day chore ring, and this is no dissimilar. It'south not going to make you forget Aerosmith, simply it'll continue y'all happy until Perry decides to come back somewhen. The Project'southward first three albums would feature three different vocalists.
Some other favourite of mine is The Mist is Rising with its swampy riff. And Rockin' Railroad train has a great boogie experience.
Kind of hard to be objective about this one equally I as well thought Joe Perry was just a bad-ass guitar role player with that total rock star look. And after wearing out Live Bootleg and Night In The Ruts I was eager to hear anything Joe might play on. Bought this and played over and over.
7 out of 10 for me here on this guitar-infused solo projection that helped me go along my Perry Fix until he reunited with his band mates.
Alex Hayes: Simply a quick warning for the uninitiated. The Joe Perry Project didn't practise ballads. Any casual Aerosmith fan hoping to find something along the likes of Angel or I Don't Want To Miss A Thing here will end up disappointed and should look elsewhere. There isn't even anything comparable to Dream On or Seasons Of Wither. Both proficient Aerosmith songs them but, again, The Joe Perry Projection didn't practice ballads.
In fact, they rocked like a bounder, particularly on this 1980 debut. Allow The Music Do The Talking is a terrific attestation to Joe Perry'due south talents, both as a musician and a songwriter. It'due south stood the test of fourth dimension well and, with hindsight, very much vindicates the tough artistic choices that Perry had to brand at a pretty difficult time in his life.
By July 1979, Perry had grown tired of the dysfunction and creative inertia that surrounded the Aerosmith camp, and had left the band, or been sacked, later on a fractious bust-up before a concert in Cleveland. At the fourth dimension of Perry'south departure, the sixth Aerosmith album, Night In The Ruts, remained unfinished and unreleased, stuck in a kind of musical limbo. Perry took his anger and frustration, not to mention a fresh batch of riffs and song ideas, and channelled them all into his new group, The Joe Perry Project.
Within a twelvemonth, both Dark In The Ruts and Let The Music Do The Talking were available, and both turned out to be damn practiced quality. Despite being a petty over-reliant on covers, Ruts... was a surprisingly well balanced and focused record, belying its lengthy and troubled gestation period. Perry's contributions were strong, and his guitar piece of work smokin'. Simply listen to the likes of Cheese Cake and Bone to Os (Coney Island White Fish Male child). Crawly stuff and very underrated.
Let The Music Do The Talking was merely equally good. Everything most it screams 'I'k gonna show those fuckers what they're missing!', and the album then gain to do exactly that. Full of corking riffs and hooks, it was Joe Perry at his electrifying and inspired best. It'due south easy to imagine the likes of Discount Dogs, Shooting Star and Rockin' Railroad train equally full on Aerosmith songs. All iii would fit Steven Tyler like a glove.
Of course, the title rails did later get a full Aerosmith makeover, on 1985's Washed With Mirrors. Gotta say, in this case I actually adopt the original. It rocks harder and purer to me. Regardless, with Night In The Ruts and Let The Music Do The Talking, fans got 2 fantastic new doses of Joe Perry within the space of half dozen months.
Unfortunately though, after Allow The Music Practise The Talking, the Project started to endure from diminishing returns. 1981's I've Got The Rock'n'Rolls Once more, although still pretty good, feels a fiddling pedestrian past comparing. I've never heard the third Project album, 1983'south Once A Rocker, E'er A Rocker. By the looks of things, not many other people bothered either, as, by then, sales had tanked. I might be being a tad harsh there, simply there'due south no question that the early momentum generated past Permit The Music Do The Talking quickly burnt itself out. At that place was just 1 logical career path open to Joe Perry by 1984, and, thankfully for us all, he took it.
Anyway, plenty rambling from me. The title track here says it all, Let The Music Do The Talking. This is a great album that very much achieves that noble aim. It's a must for any Aerosmith fan.
Concluding Score: 6.49⁄10 (53 votes cast, with a total score of 344)
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