EUROSMITH
AEROSMITH TRIBUTE
BAND
The 1st Running Italian Aerosmith Tribute Band - Since 1997
They first named themselves "Yes Of Course" from the idea
of the singer, Luca Celletti. He was enthralled by the idea of creating
a band that could react, in an exclusive way, to any artistic al and
spectacular event, searching for spontaneity and costumes, ingredients
which have always characterized the great epoch-making Bands. "Yes
Of Course" were born under good auspicies and this meant the beginning
of a journey that wouldn't stop due to the unavoidable obstacles reality
places when it becomes a dream, and a dream turns real.
Songs belonging to Rock Bands which left an enduring mark in time,
such as "Dream On" or "One Way Street" played by
"Yes Of Course" are still re-echoing within the walls of Roman
pubs and clubs, ever since they were born as Tribute Band in 1993.
The facts that caused various changes in the Line Up made it possible
for "Yes Of Course" to settle down, until Luca set out to
look for a better groove, getting inspired by the undying and always
more present and brilliant American Rock Band "AEROSMITH".
In 1997 the name of the Band changes to "EUROSMITH". They
identify themselves as an Aerosmith Tribute Band, ranging in the old
and new hits by the five bad guys from Boston, paying attention to every
scenic and musical detail of the show. Since 1999 Eurosmith have got
widely recognized even by specialized reviews.
"We got in touch with the Aerosmith Italian Fan Club that showed
its interest and availability and was willing to help. This brought
to a mutual relationship and we got the chance to meet Aerosmith in
person. The 12th of July 1999 a dream came true!!! On the occasion of
the Aeromsmith's Meet and greet in Munch, Germany, on march 2001, Luca
gets in touch with Mr. Tyler. The poster Of Eurosmith in the hands of
Mr. Tyler's was testimonial in various specialized Rock magazines.
For a second time it was an important link of a chain of fundamental
events that would consolidate the style and makings of the Tribute Band.
"I would never have imagined our headway could be so unpredictable,
but if I look inside of me, going back in time, the image of an answer
so timely, so unexpected and determined, and yet unknowing, still amuses
me...".
As if everything had been already expected and determined, it's a journey
that won't stop when facing the inevitable obstacles that reality places
when it becomes a dream, and this dream turns real. Still today, even
more...
MÜNCHEN - Babylon - 24th
march 2001 - the AeroGospel according to St. Luca...
The
capacity of the Babylon Club in München (Bayern) is up to 1500
people. As to the posters in the streets nearby, the Living End are
expected... Their music is a kind of punk revival. And yet media and
fans from all over Europe are not here for them: they're truly here
for Aerosmith, unnecessary hidden after their meeting with the press
of yesterday, they booked up the show! With teutonic precision, at 9
o'clock P.M., five stunning models dressed in silver and yellow with
space helmets (as on the cover of Just Push Play) take place on incredibily
little stage (that's the strange thing for such a great band) that the
musicians will occupy later. The blues intro fades and Aerosmith take
place... Actually the sexy animal sweet figure of the singer dressed
in optical laced t-shirt, hair highlighted and shorter than usual, firm
biceps, was already comin' out from the dark. He comes out smiling and
staring, he kisses one of the girls'cheek, half covered by her helmet...
WOW!
The long-awaited Aeroshow is going to start, the most advertised secret
gig in history. A lot of shouts lead the primordial sound of Mama Kin
master fully played, the song fills up the atmosphere of the little
Babylon discoclub of München. The rumble of the people goes along
for half an hour of deafening hard rock, deafening, professionally coarse,
of everlasting hymns growing to dazzling jam sessions and new hit singles
(so few as so good). In Big ten Inch Record, Perry turns on a breath-taking
solo while the frontman fakes a sexual act with left cybermodel, just
to remind us that here the show plays the lord and master. Fun by trade,
not just customary professionism; risks (the voice of Tallarico springs
everywhere around like a rubber band) that means not daily routine.
Personally I've been enraptured by the chords of One Way street played
by Perry... One of the most worn out pieces of my Aero-collection!!!
I remember as I began to play it around in '93 with my at that very
moment Yes of Course and I remember as we tried to find a particular
live version of it, maybe in some bootleg... The break is to a sweetest
Miss A Thing that heads another outstanding blues session before "Walk
this Way", a must piece that the Aerosmith always use to celebrate
even after long years since they played it for the first time. "Sweet
Emotion" comes as well from far away, grows and blasts in the end,
the version is more or less arranged as in the double live "A Little
South of Sanity", when we quite forget the these five 50 years
old rockers are here to introduce their new album release. Here we are
with "Jaded", the only track from "Just push play",
it doesn't betray and pays off very well when played live as the most
attentive soon realized, as they had already played it live for the
American music Awards. The set ends with "Train kept a rollin'"
that takes 'em back to hard rock domain where Aerosmith move as ancient
experts.
One hour has elapsed, Perry is now in a red shirt and Tyler has become
dehydrated not only for the atmosphere but from the temperature which
is now like hell!! It's even difficult to know how he can reach now
such voice peaks. The audience found back that, when superlative band
concentrates all in a less than 80 minutes performance, a flaming exibition
comes out. Calls for encore are left to top-rank covers as "Come
Together" of the Beatles and a blasting "Toys in the Attic"
that causes the whole Babylon to jump. This time the show is really
over. The sensation is bitter-sweet: On one hand for not havin' listened
"Love in an Elevator" or "Pink", on the other because
of listening to a live of Aerosmith in such a little club as they had
the habit to perform in the oldest time of their career is a big score.
As Joe Perry said introducing "Jaded": "We came here
to meet media and fans but for once we came here with the aim to do
the thing that we're good at: playing".
Sure, and all of us learned from this evening the way to perform a
winning show. The true sensation after a couple of years since the latest
time I saw them live is that old good rock n' roll never grows old,
remaining a mind panacea. Differently from '99 when, owing to the Italian
fan club, I could luckily meet the band, spending a little time with
them (and being even invited by Steven Tyler to sing a part of "Fallin'
in Love" on the stage of Naples), this time it was quite impossible
to reach them. When I was quite tired out and had almost surrendered
to fate "with a blink of an eye, I finally saw the light".
So I could manage to greet Steven personally and give him a tribute
souvenir, an Eurosmith video recorded in Rome Hard Rock Cafè
on 26.03.1999 to pay homage to HIS birthday. After all the suspence,
finally I got the satisfaction of seeing him flattered, also for having
recognized, after 2 years, the singer of a Aerosmith Tribute Band from
Rome. I have given my thanks to my fate and to the cooperation of some
nice people: Barbara Caserta, Marinella Carraro, Giancarlo Passarella,
Marco Bellora of Italian Sony and the conclusive assistance and help
of super-Victoria from MTV. A special thanks also to Giovanni Volpi
of Aero-italian fan club and also thanks, in all modesty, to all of
the people like me that decided to join together contributing to fulfil
the expectations of all the Italian fans who were there.
An exclusive experience... if I can suggest something I would say to
all of you, even not excited like us, not to lose the next event even
if it could be more daring than this..., because, even after that incredible
resurrection of ten years ago, their show still results to be one of
the three or four best live shows all over the world... and in the meantime...
JUST PUSH PLAY!!! (Luca Celletti - EUROSMITH).
