YOU'RE ROCKIN'
THE BABY
TILL MY FACE IS
CHERRY RED
YOU'RE ROCKING SO HARD, BABY
FALL RIGHT OUT OF BED
Honkin' on Bobo
is the fourteenth
studio album
by American rock band
released on
March 30, 2004,
The album pays tribute to
Aerosmith's
earliest influences
and showcases a
rawer sound
when compared to
their more recent
commercial efforts.
Honkin' on Bobo
was produced by
Jack Douglas,
who was Aerosmith's
producer on a
vast majority of their
1970s output.
The album sold over
160,000 copies
in its first week,
reaching number five
on the
Billboard 200.
Honkin' on Bobo
was certified gold
by the Recording Industry
Association of America
on May 11, 2004.
Background
After their departure from
Geffen Records
in 1994,
the band wanted their
next record to be a
blues album.
"Then,"
said singer
Steven Tyler,
"we caught wind that
Clapton was doing it,
and we went,
'Fuck!'…
We did such incredible research
for this album, too…
We also thought about
our roots,
about paying homage
to the stuff we loved:
early Yardbirds
and all.
Some of
Little Walter's
early stuff.
Really obscure names…
I did some digging
around myself in Chicago.
We had some great songs
to work with
and then Clapton
came along and did it.
"Honkin' on Bobo
was recorded in
Joe Perry's ranch
near Boston,
with the band committing
to playing only
when they were in
a good mood.
"We wanted to do
something we haven't
done before and
that excites us,"
Perry said.
"That's what makes us
want to do
another record.
Otherwise,
we'd say, 'OK,
we've done everything
we can do,
so why bother even
going in again?’"
The album title was
suggested by Tyler,
who had heard the
phrase before,
possibly the song by
Canadian
country/bluegrass band
The Good Brothers,
and amused
the band with it.
Perry stated during
a radio interview,
"We just know that it's
a phrase that sounds ...
jazzish,
nastyish,
so it works for us.
"Many tracks feature
harmonica by Tyler,
including
Little Walter's
"Temperature".
This was played on
an episode of the
House of Blues Radio Hour
that was about
the harmonica.
A harmonica keychain
was included with
the limited-edition version.
Provisional artwork
featured the cover's
harmonica stuffed into a
model's denim cutoffs.
This was vetoed,
said its proponent Tyler,
"because I'm in a band
with four other guys."
"Stop Messin' Around"
a Fleetwood Mac cover,
sung by Perry
had never before appeared
on an Aerosmith album,
despite being a staple
of the band's concerts
for more than ten years
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