Classics Live I and II

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Classics Live and Classics Live II are a set of albums by American rock band Aerosmith, released in 1986 and 1987, respectively. Together, they constitute the band's second live offering, after Live! Bootleg. Classics Live I has gone platinum while Classics Live II has gone gold.

Classics Live[]

Classics Live
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Live album by
Aerosmith
ReleasedApril 1986 (1986-04)[1]
Recorded1977–1983
GenreHard rock, blues rock
Length36:03
LabelColumbia
ProducerPaul O'Neill, Tony Bongiovi
Aerosmith live chronology
Live! Bootleg
(1978) 		Classics Live
(1986) 		A Little South of Sanity
(1998)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic2/5 stars[2]
Rolling Stone2/5 stars [3]

Classics Live! is made up of concert recordings from 1978 and 1984. Some of the recordings include guitarists Jimmy Crespo and Rick Dufay, who had temporarily replaced Joe Perry and Brad Whitford respectively. Different live versions of most of these songs had already been released on Live! Bootleg in 1978. Venues and dates are not listed on the sleeve, and there is only the all-encompassing and vague statement "These songs were recorded at various concerts between 1977 and 1983." It is not listed which of the four guitarists played on which tracks.

The studio track "Major Barbra" was originally recorded for the album Get Your Wings but remained unreleased. An alternate version is available on the compilation, Pandora's Box.

Track listing[]

All Songs recorded at the Orpheum Theatre, Boston, Massachusetts, February 14, 1984, except where noted.

All tracks are written by Steven Tyler, except where noted.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Train Kept A-Rollin'"Tiny Bradshaw, Lois Mann, Howard Kay3:22
2."Kings and Queens" (Boston Music Hall in Boston, MA March 28, 1978 and re-recorded. Original recording appears on the compilation Pandora's Box)Steven Tyler, Brad Whitford, Tom Hamilton, Joey Kramer, Jack Douglas4:46
3."Sweet Emotion" (Huntington Civic Center, Huntington, WV, Dec. 12, 1982)Tyler, Hamilton5:13
4."Dream On" (Capital Center, Largo, MD, Nov. 9, 1978) 4:50
5."Mama Kin" 3:41
6."Three Mile Smile / Reefer Head Woman"Tyler, Joe Perry / Lester Melrose, J. Bennett, Jazz Gillum4:54
7."Lord of the Thighs" 7:05
8."Major Barbra" (Studio Outtake) 4:02
Classics Live II
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Live album by
Aerosmith
ReleasedJune 1987 (1987-06)[4]
Recorded1978–1986
GenreHard rock, blues rock
Length38:47
LabelColumbia
ProducerPaul O'Neill, Aerosmith
Aerosmith live chronology
Classics Live
(1986) 		Classics Live II
(1987) 		A Little South of Sanity
(1998)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic3/5 stars [5]
Christgau's Record GuideB+[6]
Rolling Stone2/5 stars [3]

Classics Live II[]

Classics Live! II mainly features tracks recorded at a New Year's Eve show in 1984, with all five original members once again reunited. The other two tracks were the first track of 1985s Done with Mirrors, "Let the Music Do the Talking", and a rendition of 1977s "Draw the Line" from California Jam II. Aerosmith photography by Paul McAlpine

Track listing[]

All Songs recorded at the Orpheum Theatre, Boston, Massachusetts, December 31, 1984, except where noted.

All tracks are written by Steven Tyler and Joe Perry, except where noted.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Back in the Saddle" 4:40
2."Walk This Way" 4:21
3."Movin' Out" 5:44
4."Draw the Line" (California Jam Festival, Ontario Speedway, Ontario, CA, March 18, 1978) 4:46
5."Same Old Song and Dance" 5:45
6."Last Child"Tyler, Whitford3:42
7."Let the Music Do the Talking" (Worcester Centrum, Worcester, MA, March 12, 1986)Perry5:44
8."Toys in the Attic" 4:03

Classics Live Complete[]

In 1998, Classics Live! Complete was released outside the U.S, compiling the two albums on one CD.

Classics Live: Complete
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Live album by
Aerosmith
ReleasedAugust 1998 (1998-08)
Recorded1977–1986
GenreHard rock, blues rock
Length74:50
LabelColumbia
ProducerPaul O'Neill, Tony Bongiovi
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic3/5 stars [7]

Certifications[]

Classics Live[]

Organization Level Date
RIAA – USA Gold July 22, 1991
RIAA – USA Platinum February 26, 2001

Classics Live II[]

Organization Level Date
RIAA – USA Gold October 28, 1994

References[]

  1. ^ Huxley 2015a, eBook, "Classics Live!, Columbia, April 1986."
  2. ^ "Classics Live I". AllMusic. Retrieved 2012-02-09.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b "Aerosmith: Album Guide | Rolling Stone Music". Rollingstone.com. Retrieved 2012-02-09.
  4. ^ Huxley 2015b, eBook, "Classics Live! II, Columbia, June 1987."
  5. ^ Prato, Greg. "Classics Live!, Vol. 2 – Aerosmith". AllMusic. Retrieved 2012-02-09.
  6. ^ Christgau, Robert (1990). "A". Christgau's Record Guide: The '80s. Pantheon Books. ISBN 0-679-73015-X. Retrieved August 16, 2020 – via robertchristgau.com.
  7. ^ Thomas, Stephen. "Classics Live!: Complete – Aerosmith". AllMusic. Retrieved 2012-02-09.

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