Today's Five Favorites: Pearl Jam songs (of the moment)

Here's a top 5 - it's the 5 Pearl Jam songs I'm digging most right now! (Not my 5 all-time favorites!)




I GOT ID


YELLOW LEDBETTER


IT'S OK (originally by Dead Moon)


MAN OF THE HOUR


LOVE BOAT CAPTAIN

Harper's Island: 5 Most Suspicious Suspects Countdown

I'll preface this by saying, I really only have 3 Most Suspicious Suspects, so 4 and 5 are fillers.

It's nearly impossible to select ANY suspects, because the show keeps throwing all kinds of stuff at us - stuff from the past, people from the past, more plot complications. Seriously, my head is spinning from it all. And my suspect theories change on a weekly basis. But here is what I'm thinking this week...um...and I can't even go into motives - that's just too confusing right now.

Note: I will likely be adding to this.

5. Beth Barrington

No GOOD reason why. I just feel there is something more to this girl that we're not getting. Something that might come up in future episodes.

She DID make a concerned phone call to Lucy's voicemail (not knowing Lucy was dead). That alone makes me think she should be crossed off the suspect list, BUT if she's the killer and hopes to get away with it, such an act could make her less suspicious to authorities...if they were, for some reason, to check Lucy's phone. That's reaching a bit, but out of the remaining suspects, she's one that stands out to me.

And it seems she's been available for all of the murders.

4. Shane Pearce

He's a bad guy with a bad temper.

He has access to many of the murder weapons.

Okay, so he's been in jail for the past couple of killings...So he probably is not the killer, but he's still very suspicious in my book. Maybe next ep we'll find out ol' Sheriff Mills let Shane go at some point. Who knows with this show...

3. Joel Booth

Before the show started, I predicted that the killer might fake their own death, continue killing, and then pop up in the end for a big surprise. Joel's accidental, self-inflicted wound could have been faked.

In ep 1, there is a pretty pointless, blink-and-you'll-miss-it shot of Joel grabbing his luggage. And there are scuba tanks with his luggage, which may or may not have been a hint that he was involved in the death of Cousin Ben.

2. Jimmy Mance

He's got the skills and strength...and tools to commit the murders.

He's a local, so he knows the island well.

I don't think he has an alibi for ANY of the murders.

I have to admit, part of me would like Jimmy to end up with Abby. Happily ever after. So I don't really WANT him to be the killer. BUT another part of me thinks it might be some good tv. Jimmy gone bad!

1. Henry Dunn

• From what I can tell, he has been pretty much "available" for all the murders...

He's from Tacoma - just like the previous serial killer on the island - coincidence, or something more?

His parents died. But how? We haven't been given much explanation there. Mighty peculiar, eh?

His brother is the red herring. Nice way to deflect suspicion, I think. Make JD seem like the bad brother, Henry the good brother. But in reality, it's the opposite. (Elaborating on this, I think he could've swiped Uncle Marty's cell and planted it in JD's stuff. Not a lot of brotherly love here.)

And if they really want to fool us, why not have the nice guy be the killer?

AI COUNTDOWN #1

TAYLOR HICKS

"Takin It To the Streets"

season 5

AI COUNTDOWN #2

Matt Giraud

"Human Nature"

season 8

Unfortunately, performance vids for this season are obsolete on youtube, so this will have to do...

AI COUNTDOWN #3

MICHAEL JOHNS

"We Will Rock You/We Are the Champions"

season 7

And I have to include this bonus video - not an AI clip...It's a shame INXS wouldn't clear any of their songs for Michael to use on the show...Check it out...

AI COUNTDOWN #4

CARRIE UNDERWOOD

"Alone"

season 4

AI COUNTDOWN #5

RUBEN STUDDARD

"Superstar"

season 2

AI COUNTDOWN #6

BROOKE WHITE

"Love is a Battlefield"

season 7

AI COUNTDOWN #7

BO BICE

"Drift Away"

season 4

AI COUNTDOWN #8

BLAKE LEWIS

"I Need to Know"

season 6

AI COUNTDOWN #9

ACE YOUNG

"Father Figure"

season 5

AI COUNTDOWN #10

LATOYA LONDON

"Don't Leave Me This Way"

season 3

New countdown...

For the next 10 days, I'm going to count down my ten all-time favorite American Idol performances. Stay tuned...

Shaking my head at another VH1 countdown... (part 2)

50) Red Hot Chili Peppers - Give it away
OK, but ranked too high for a hard rock countdown, in my opinion.

49) Iggy Pop and the Stooges - Search and Destroy
OK

48) Korn - Freak on a leash
OK. Don't care for it myself, but it's fine.

47) Kid Rock - Batwidaba
I copied and pasted this list from a vh1 message board and the person who typed it didn't know how to spell this song - and neither did I. And I don't care. I don't like it. I don't - and have never - considered Kid Rock to be hard rock. I don't know what genre it is...but this is one of those "which one doesn't fit" things. I say no to this one.

46) Anthrax - Madhouse
For sure - Anthrax is a lock on a countdown like this.

45) Foghat - Slow ride
OK. I don't like it, but I agree it should be on the countdown.

44) Cream - Sunshine of your love
OK.

43) Dio - Holy Diver
I don't remember this one. No opinion.

42) The Clash - Should I stay or should I go
I don't like this song. Surely there was a better Clash song out there.

41) Quiet Riot - Cum on feel the noise
OK.

40) Poison - Talk dirty to me
OK.

39) Boston - More than a feeling
Tough one. My first instinct is to say "ridiculous!" But I suppose it does qualify. So I will say OK.

38) Queen - Stone cold crazy
OK.

37) The Who - My generation
YES! I love The Who!

36) Van Halen - hot for teacher
??? I don't know what to say. I mean, I guess it can be on the countdown, but maybe it should be in the BOTTOM 50 rather than top. We're getting to some really big song now...I don't feel like this one fits in. No dislike for the song, but putting it ahead of The Who is...just...weird. My opinion, of course.

35) Alice Cooper - School's out
OK.

34) Heart - Barracuda
Another song I don't like. I personally would not include this on a hard rock countdown.

33) Greenday - Basket Case
NO! I actually like this song, but NO. It has no place on this countdown! Green Day is NOT hard rock. No way. NO WAY.

32) Ted Nugent - Cat scratch fever
Not to sound like a broken record (pun intended) but I don't like this song either. However, I can accept Nugent on the hard rock countdown.

31) AC/DC - Dirty deeds done dirt cheap
Sure. I don't like AC/DC, but sure. They are allowed on the countdown.

30) Pearl Jam - Evenflow
BIG YES! Of course.

29) Joan Jett - bad reputation
I hate to see it ahead of Pearl Jam. I hate to see it ranked to high. Not feelin' it.

28) Foo Fighters - Everlong
OK...again, it's ranked a little high...and it's a strange choice of songs - there are harder Foo Fighters songs out there.

27) Whitesnake - Still of the Night
I don't know this song, but I do consider Whitesnake to be a hard rock band, so I will allow it. Gosh, I hope it's not some pansy ballad or something. If that's the case, NO. Otherwise, yes. I really should look it up and give it a listen, but I really don't care that much about it.

26) Lynyrd Skynyrd - Freebird
YUCK. I can't even say anything else. Just YUCK. And why?

25) The Ramones - Blitzkreig Bop
Yes, OK.

24) Iron Butterfly - In-a-gadda-da-vida
OK.

23) Ozzy Ozbourne - Crazy train
OK.

22) The Jimi Hendrix Experience - hey Joe
OK, but why this song?

21) Led Zeppelin - Kashmir
OK.

20) Bon Jovi - You give love a bad name
OK. I think this is the right song for the list.

19) Rush - Tom Sawyer
YES! I'm so happy to see this here - and ranked so high!

18) Scorpions - Rock you like a hurricane
OK...but 18? A bit generous in my book.

17) Twisted Sister - I wanna rock
OK.

16) Kiss - Rock and roll all nite
OK.

15) Motley Crue - Dr. Feelgood
Yes, definitely.

14) Iron Maiden - Run to the hills
OK.

13) Def Leppard - Photograph
OK.

12) Judas Priest - Breaking the law
OK.

11) Deep Purple - Smoke on the water
OK.

10) Motorhead - Ace of spades
Don't like it.

9) Van Halen - Running with the devil
This is a much better Van Halen song for this countdown. OK.

8) Aerosmith - Walk this way
Yes, good one.

7) Nirvana - Smells like teen spirit
Hate to say it, but OK.

6) The Who - Won't get fooled again
YES!

5) Metallica - Enter sandman
100% yes -- and I don't even care for the song...or Metallica in general, but if they weren't top 5, something would be wrong w/the countdown.

4) Black Sabbath - Paranoid
Same as above. Black Sabbath must be top 5 for a legit hard rock countdown!

3) Led Zeppelin - Whole lotta love
I've said before, I'm not a huge Led Zeppelin fan, so maybe it's that...but...I don't get this song being one of the top 5 hard rock songs EVER. Seems to me the other one on the list rocked harder.

2) AC/DC - Back in black
OK. Gosh, I really do not like AC/DC. Just thinking about this song hurts my ears.

1) Guns N' Roses - Welcome to the Jungle
OK...but...well...I like it - I think it is by far the best GnR song, however it's weird to think this is #1. I almost think the stupid AC/DC song at #2 would've been a better conclusion to the countdown. By the way, I rock this song on Guitar Hero. I'm quite impressive indeed.

Shaking my head at another VH1 countdown... (part 1)

100 Greatest Hard Rock songs.

Some easy answers come to mind.

Some songs I don't even like, but can acknowledge their worth.

But it seems VH1 and I don't quite agree.

(I realize viewers vote, but VH1 only gives certain songs to choose from...)

What else is new?

After the idiotic 80s and 90s countdowns, I swore I was done...

But, let's face it - I freakin' LOVE countdowns.

I couldn't resist.

So, here is VH1's countdown. All 100.

Accompanied by my comments.

What do YOU think?

100. Sammy Hagar "I Can't Drive 55"

Blah. Whatever. I don't care about this song, but I don't have anything against it. Guess it's fine on the list.

99. Grand Funk Railroad "We're An American Band"

Same review as above. Whatever.

98. Buckcherry "Lit Up"

Well...it definitely is hard rock. Not really a favorite of mine, but it represents for the late 90s - a time when hard rock was nearly obselete.

97. The Edgar Winter Group "Frankenstein"

Never heard of this before. It's fine on the list.

96. Kansas "Carry On My Wayward Son"

Not into this one, but it's fine on the list.

95. Creed "Higher"

You have GOT to be kidding me. Ridiculous. Lame. Laughable. NO. Just NO.

94. The Darkness "I Believe in a Thing Called Love"

Yeah, I guess. OK.

93. Autograph "Turn Up the Radio"

BORING!

92. Night Ranger "Don't Tell Me You Love Me"

OK...ish.

91. Smashing Pumpkins "Bullet With Butterfly Wings"

YES! Awesome!

90. Jethro Tull "Aqualung"

I hate this song.

89. Andrew W.K. "Party Hard"

I guess this one is okay.

88. Alice in Chains "Would?"

YES! There are several AIC songs that could've been in the countdown. And ranked higher. But I'm happy Would? is on here. Love this song!

87. Winger "Seventeen"

OK.

86. Marilyn Manson "The Beautiful People"

OK. I guess.

85. Velvet Revolver "Slither"

OK.

84. W.A.S.P "I Wanna Be Somebody"

Not a fan.

83. Evanescence "Bring Me Back to Life"

I don't dislike this song, but...it just doesn't fit in this countdown to me. I would've never classified this as hard rock. Never. So, I guess my answer is no for this one. Shouldn't be on this countdown.

82. Rainbow "Since You Been Gone"

I don't know. Kinda lame if you ask me. Especially considering the song/band that follows it in the countdown.

81. Black Sabbath "Heaven and Hell"

Finally a song that I actually consider to be hard rock. Yes to this one. Shame that this one is sandwiched between two very lame NON-hard rock songs.

80. Journey "Any Way You Want It"

Journey is not hard rock. Come on! It's practically pop music. Guess my criteria for hard rock is too strict. I do like Journey, but I don't feel this one as hard rock. Still...OK.

79. Billy Idol "Rebel Yell"

Sure, I like this song a lot!

78. Bad Company "Feel Like Making Love"

I'm sorry, did I just change the channel to "100 Lamest Songs Ever" countdown? Shouldn't this come between Barry Manilow and Elton John on some sort of soft rock countdown? NOT hard rock. Not at all. No. No. No. No. No.

77. Soundgarden "Black Hole Sun"

I'll say yes, but I personally would've chosen a different Soundgarden song. This one is not a favorite of mine...and I don't think it really "rocks". But as long as it gets Soundgarden on the countdown, I'll get on board.

76. Lita Ford "Kiss Me Deadly"

Yes.

75. The White Stripes "Seven Nation Army"

I guess. A half-hearted yes.

74. The Cult "Love Removal Machine"

OK.

73. Thin Lizzy "Jailbreak"

Never heard of it. There are some songs already covered that were way better than this, though.

72. Pat Benatar "Heartbreaker"

OK. Not my idea of hard rock, though.

71. Jane's Addiction "Mountain Song"

I dig Jane's Addiction. I'll second this one.

70. Foreigner "Hot Blooded"

OK.

69. Living Colour "Cult of Personality"

OK.

68. White Zombie "More Human Than Human"

Sure.

67. ZZ Top "Tush"

OK.

66. Europe "The Final Countdown"

I don't like this song, but OK. (I've got a lot of OKs in a row here - this countdown is lookin' better!)

65. MC5 "Kick Out the Jams"

Wouldn't be on MY personal countdown.

64. Rollins Band "Liar"

OK.

63. Survivor "Eye of the Tiger"

Another one that doesn't seem hard rock to me. But I guess it'll do. It's a good song.

62. Dokken "Breaking the Chains"

OK.

61. Ratt "Round and Round"

OK.

60. Skid Row - 18 and life

BIG YES! Love Skid Row!

59. Billy Squier - the Stroke

Ugh. Hate this.

58. Stone Temple Pilots - Interstate Love song

SOOOO not hard rock. There are WAY better STP songs to fit into this countdown.

57. The Kinks - You really got me

OK.

56. Warrant - Cherry Pie

OK, but shouldn't be ranked so high. Somewhere in the 80 range would be more fitting.

55. Blue Oyster Cult - Don't fear the reaper

OK. No - more than okay, because they included the SNL skit! Yay!

54. Faith No More - Epic

I like!

53. Steppenwolf - Born to be wild

Yes. I'm not wild about this song, but it's solid on this countdown.

52. The Runaways - Cherry Bomb

I wasn't familiar w/this song before seeing it on the countdown. My opinion...it sucks. Boo.

51. Megadeth - Peace Sells

Of course Megadeth belongs on a hard rock countdown! OK.

5 BEST SHOWS CURRENTLY ON TV - ACCORDING TO ME

#5

Ghost Whisperer

Friday 8/7c on CBS

I started watching this show for the first time this season, though I believe it's been on for a few years. Jennifer Love Hewitt talks to ghosts and solves the mystery of why they are lingering around the living world. It's better than it sounds, I promise, but it is what it is.

*4 stars*

#4

The Big Bang Theory

Monday 8/7c on CBS

I missed most of season 1, but I never miss an episode this season. I love it! It's about two scientist geeks named Sheldon and Leonard. Sheldon is the best - absolutely hilarious. And all of the uber-intelligent science jargon only adds to it!

* 4 1/2 stars *

#3

How I Met Your Mother

Monday 8:30/7:30c on CBS

One of my favorite shows. My husband and I always say that this show is better than Friends. While the premise is mildly similar (a group of pals living in New York), HIMYM is way more clever - and a lot funnier (thanks to the always awesome Barney Stinson). AND the characters are much more likeable as well.

* 4 3/4 stars *

#2

The Office

Thursday 9/8c on NBC

This season has been a little up and down for me, but it's still one of my all-time favorite shows. I guess it takes a certain sense of humor to get and enjoy this show and the characters working at paper company Dunder Mifflin.

* 5 stars *

#1

The Mentalist

Tuesdays 9/8c on CBS

I can't say enough about this show. It's clever, often humorous - great casting, well-written. Since the cancellation of Journeyman, I have latched onto this show as a replacement. Luckily the future looks a little bit brighter for The Mentalist. yay!

CBS description: Simon Baker stars as Patrick Jane, a detective and independent consultant with the California Bureau of Investigation (CBI) who has a remarkable track record for solving serious crimes by using his razor sharp skills of observation

* 5 stars *

Semi-harsh commentary on other shows I watch...

Grey's Anatomy

I don't know what's up with this show. Season 1 was great...Season 2 was pretty good...Season 3 was kind of terrible...Season 4 started off lame but turned out fine...Season 5 is decent so far - BUT there are some flaws, I think, in the show. First of all, do they know who their demographic is? Do they even care? I would assume that it's women in their 20s through 60s who swoon over the male leads. So what's up with the lesbian relationships and weirdo ghost sex? And why does everyone fall for George? My personal favorite storyline right now is Christina and Dr. Owen Hunt (Journeyman!!!) and I'm kind of digging whatever is happening with "Little Grey" and "McSteamy". Personal opinion: Izzie and George can go ahead and check out of Seattle Grace for good. Their characters have become useless. And bring back Dr. Hahn! Heck, bring back Dr. Burke!

* 3 stars *

90210

I loved BH 90210 "back in the day", so I had to give the new version a chance. And I have so many opinions about it. First of all, I can't stand the female lead - Annie. Terrible. Dreadful. Second of all, the show is more comparable to later seasons of 90210. In the beginning of the original, it was a GOOD show with GOOD messages. Very positive. It dealt with real life things, but ultimately it was positive. Then it turned into an outlandish soap opera glorifying drinking...drugs...sex...Maybe I'm just getting old. There are definitely some really good aspects of the show - of course I like the storylines featuring original characters (Kelly and Brenda - though I do so wish others would join in as well! Donna? DYLAN? Andrea? Brandon? Steve!?!) and also I think that there is a constant theme of the importance of friendships and relationships with parents/siblings. If you can find it in all the overblown drama, of course.......

* 2 3/4 stars *

MY Top 10 Frontmen...

When I voted in the original poll, I only voted for 9. I just couldn't settle on a number 10 (though I was leaning toward Gene Simmons, even though I am not a KISS fan). But now, after giving it some thought - reading the bios and watching videos - I have chosen a frontman to round out my list of 10. And I am including my own video evidence for 3 frontmen I think were robbed!!!

#10

Steven Tyler or Aerosmith

I didn't vote for him originally. I'm not an Aerosmith fan, though I do like a few of their songs. But after watching countless vids on youtube and reading more about him on wikipedia, I think he absolutely deserves to be included on the list.

#9

Robert Plant of Led Zeppelin

I don't care for Led Zeppelin, so my vote for this guy says something about his frontman talent.

#8

Mick Jagger of The Rolling Stones

Same as above. I'm not into The Rolling Stones at all, but you really can't deny MJ a place on the list.

#7

Geddy Lee of Rush

Robbed!

Lead vocalist, bass guitarist, keyboardist...Award winning musician...18 full length studio albums...AND ccording to the RIAA, Rush's sales statistics place them fourth behind The Beatles, The Rolling Stones and Aerosmith for the most consecutive gold or platinum albums by a rock band!

#6

Freddie Mercury of Queen

#5

Layne Staley of Alice in Chains

#4

Michael Hutchence of INXS

Robbed!

Lyricist and enigmatic frontman. He WAS INXS.

#3

Roger Daltrey of The Who

ROBBED!

The Who is considered one of the greatest rock bands EVER. But Axl Rose made the countdown instead? That's just WRONG.

#2

Jim Morrison of The Doors

#1

Eddie Vedder of Pearl Jam

BEST FRONTMAN #1: JIM MORRISON of THE DOORS

Jim Morrison was a singer, songwriter, poet, and film director. He is widely considered to be one of the most charismatic frontmen ever.

From answers.com:

As the lead singer and lyricist for the Doors, Jim Morrison ismost legendary and influential figures in rock & roll history. The disturbing, image-rich poeticism of Morrison's lyrics, perfectly supported by the Doors' swirling, eclectic psychedelic rock, have assured him continuing icon status, while his fondness for theatrical shock tactics and nihilistic angst have influenced countless imitators. Unlike other psychedelic artists, who tended to favor whimsy or mysticism, Morrison saw expansion of consciousness as a way of gaining access to the subconscious mind's dark, unacknowledged desires; his rampaging id dominated his songs with a lust for violence, sex, alcohol, drugs, self-destruction, anything forbidden for any reason by the authority of conservative middle America, and he tried to live out that lifestyle as best he could. Some of Morrison's work has been criticized -- both during his lifetime and afterward -- as too melodramatic and calculatedly outrageous, but even at his most frustrating, Morrison's ideas have achieved a lasting resonance with newer generations as well as his initial fans, and his best material remains some of the most original and visionary rock music ever recorded.

From wikipedia:
The single "Light My Fire" eventually reached number one on the Billboard Pop Singles chart. Later, The Doors appeared on the Ed Sullivan Show... Ed Sullivan requested two songs from The Doors for the show, "People are Strange", and "Light My Fire". The censors insisted that they change the lyrics of "Light My Fire" from "Girl we couldn't get much higher" to "Girl we couldn't get much better." This was reportedly due to what could be perceived as a reference to drugs in the original lyric. Giving assurances of compliance to Sullivan, Morrison then proceeded to sing the song with the original lyrics anyway. He later said that he had simply forgotten to make the change. This infuriated Sullivan so much that he refused to shake their hands after their performance. They were never invited back.

Fun fact: Out of everyone who participated in this frontman countdown, only four did not vote for Jim Morrison!

VIDEO EVIDENCE:

Ed Sullivan show:

BEST FRONTMAN #2: EDDIE VEDDER of PEARL JAM

"I look around the audience, and there's so many faces, and I've looked into the eyes of at least the ones I could see -- there's at least 1,000 faces -- and I've communicated directly to them and seen where they're coming from...One thing I don't feel is separation from the crowd. I don't feel like we're speaking from a platform, I feel like we are communicating on the same level."

-Eddie Vedder

Pearl Jam was formed in 1990, and their debut album, Ten, became one of the best selling alternative albums of the 1990s. Their sophomore album, Vs., set a record at the time for most albums sold in a week. The band quickly found itself overwhelmed by the sudden popularity of the Seattle music scene and the associated genre known as "grunge". A typical band and frontman would capitalize on that - over-promote their albums, make more videos, go on a world tour and sell tickets for top dollar. But not Pearl Jam, and not Eddie Vedder. Instead, Pearl Jam pulled back on album promotion, refused to make music videos, and launched a boycott of Ticketmaster for Ticketmaster's inflation of ticket prices AND set a cap on ticket prices to thwart ticket scalping. Less commercialism, more creativity.

Frontman Eddie Vedder is known for his intense live performances, thoroughly engaging with the crowd. In the early days, Vedder even participated in stage diving as well as crowd surfing. These days, Ed abstains from such antics, but delivers strong and very personal performances nonetheless. For example, he often waits until just minutes before taking the stage to formulate a setlist for the night's concert so he can get a feel for the setting and the crowd and put together a show to feed and feed off of their energy.

So far Pearl Jam has released eight studio albums and was named "greatest American rock band of all time" in a 2005 USA Today reader's poll and was named "the most popular American rock & roll band of the '90s" by Allmusic...

One of my personal favorites:

BEST FRONTMAN #3 (TIE): STEVEN TYLER of AEROSMITH

Steven Tyler wears many hats (er...scarves). Aside from being ranked #3 on Hit Parader's list of "Heavy Metal's All-Time Top 100 Vocalists" for his raw, sharp-edged vocals, Tyler also plays a wide range of instruments, including keyboards, harmonica, and various percussion instruments.

Aerosmith enjoyed some success in the 70s, but fell apart due to the fast-paced lifestyle and the friction of spending so much time together - both of which problems were fueled by drug use within the band. Fortunately, the band was able to reunite in the mid-80s, contingent upon Tyler's stint in a strict rehab program. A comment by Steven Tyler: "Sex, drugs, and rock 'n' roll... take out the drugs and you've got more time for the other two."

But the 80s marked a new era for the band. Aside from all attending rehab, the band made a mark on music when they collaborated with Run DMC to remake their hit "Walk This Way". This move introduced a whole new generation to the music of Aerosmith, and as a result, the band became more popular than ever. The success continued though the 90s with multiple hit albums and theatrical music videos.

Aerosmith still tours regularly and is known for their stellar live performances. From wikipedia:

Tyler is also known for his usage of the microphone stand as a significant part of his performances. He almost always uses the microphone stand in concert.

Throughout much of his career, Tyler has also been noted for playing the piano or keyboards onstage, particularly during songs such as "Dream On" and "Darkness". However, he has rarely done this since the 1980s, except during special performances, since the band employs a touring keyboardist, and the piano playing would take away from Tyler's raw performances as frontman. Nevertheless, his piano and keyboard playing continues to be an integral part of the band in the studio, as Tyler will often write songs this way.

Steven Tyler is also known for his musical interplay with the other members of Aerosmith, particularly with guitarist Joe Perry. The two will often perform very close together side-by-side, particularly when Perry sings backup or adds vocal harmony, or during sit-down acoustic performances.