Aerosmith @ Port Chester, NY 1980-04-22

Aerosmith
Detroit
Port Chester, New York
April 22, 1980.

Audience recording. Sound quality: B
    
Tyler Soundcheck
Back In The Saddle
Mama Kin
I Wanna Know Why
Big Ten Inch Record
Dream On
Three Mile Smile
Reefer Headed Woman
Rats In The Cellar
Remember (Walking In The Sand)
Lick And A Promise
Walk This Way
Lord Of The Thighs
Same Old Song And Dance
Milk Cow Blues
Toys In The Attic.

Notes: For a long time this show was known as Club Detroit, Boston 4/12/80. But there was no Club Detroit in Boston, but there was a club called Detroit in Port Chester. Confusing matters is that Club was on a street named Boston. Also Tyler says "Good evening hometown." But at this time Tyler was living in New York, not Boston. Lastly a ticket stub has turned up listing 4/22/80 as the date that I posted in the comments section. If anyone has other info, let us know!

Here, the band returns to the clubs for several shows. As Tom Hamilton explained it during a 1980 radio interview, Tyler had burned out from the road by the spring. The band then started to rehearse new material, but didn't want to go on a massive tour. So to keep their chops up, it was into the clubs.

Tyler can be heard singing “Heartbreak Hotel” during the soundcheck before the show as the taper is told to leave a couple of times!
“Good evening home town. Hello mommy and daddy,” Tyler says sluggishly after the opening pair of songs. The recording apparently was made stage right or Whitford's side as Crespo is barely audible for most of the gig. The recording makes for an excellent study of Whitford's playing.  More of subtleties of the songs come out in the small club and tunes seem more plodding on this night.  Someone in the crowd is obsessed with yelling “You are number one!”  at the band all night. During “Lick And A Promise” Tyler's vocals become harder to hear and remain so for the balance of the show.  Kramer's distinctive drum intros to “Lick And A Promise,” “Walk This Way,” and “ Lord Of The Thighs” are played back to back to back here. The unbalanced recording provides a unique version of the latter. Whitford's vibrato is super intense during “Milk Cow Blues.” An interesting show. Tyler is definitely under the influence, but still hits all his cues, but sometimes in a sluggish manner.

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