What was recorded on Joe Perry’s tape recorder by five guys living in Boston in 1971 has resurfaced 50 years later as part of a special release for Record Store Day 2021, “Aerosmith: The Road Starts Hear”. While the 7 song LP is a special release only for Record Store Day, Aerosmith did release “Movin’ Out”, which wasn’t released later until 1973, on their YouTube channel for the entire world to hear.
“Movin’ Out” is a significant song for Aerosmith because this was the very first song Steven Tyler and Joe Perry, the Toxic Twins, wrote together. This song started everything for this band and now this could possibly be the first EVER Aerosmith recording. It only makes sense that this was the first, and possibly only song released from this very special recording.
“All that is certain is that the tape captures a young, hungry rock band one year before being discovered and signing with Columbia Records and two years before their self-titled major label debut was released that helped catapult the band to one of the biggest rock acts of all time.” -Aerosmith.com
This recording of “Movin’ Out” is so unique because it actually takes you back to the time when Aerosmith started out. When listening, you feel the energy of that young, hungry, and at the time, no-named rock band. It’s honestly something I’ve never experienced.
As a young Aerosmith fan and someone who was raised in Boston where it all started, I feel like there was so much of their career that I missed out on, especially in their early days. Hearing this recording makes me feel like I was right there with them back in ‘71. Again, something I’ve never felt before when listening to any of their music, it’s a surreal feeling. This track gives you a glimpse of who Aerosmith was before they became the Bad Boys of Boston we all know and love today.
What blows my mind most about this is how even though the band had been together for about a year at that point, it sounds as though they had been playing together for an entire lifetime. Sure you can tell right away that this is a young, 70s, garage rock band doing everything they can to make it big, but at the same you hear the chemistry that they have with each other. For a couple of young guys that were just starting out, they sound so professional and like a real rock band that's been playing together forever. They were destined to be together, and they were surely going to become one of the biggest bands in the world.
“Aerosmith: The Road Starts Hear” is an extremely limited release. All details can be found on Aerosmith’s website.