Aerosmith
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Year:
2001
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Inducted by:
Kid Rock
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Category:
Performers
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Steven Tyler -
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Tom Hamilton -
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Joey Kramer -
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Joe Perry -
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Brad Whitford
Introduction
Aerosmith sound like the Yardbirds, Led Zeppelin and the Rolling Stones having a battle of the bands at a low-key dive bar.
In other words, the Boston-based bad boys—led by the combustible, magnetic duo of frontman Steven Tyler and guitarist Joe Perry—ooze confidence, danger and rebellion.
Kid Rock Inducts Aerosmith
Kid Rock Inducts Aerosmith at the 2001 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony-
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Kid Rock Inducts Aerosmith00:07:02 -
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Aerosmith acceptance speech00:06:16 -
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"Jaded" and "Train Kept a Rollin'"00:04:52 -
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"Sweet Emotion" -
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Aerosmith induct Led Zeppelin00:08:38 -
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Led Zeppelin and Aerosmith Perform00:18:16
Hall of Fame Essay
2001
In a three-decade career unparalleled in both the giddy exhilaration of its highs and the crushing depths of its lows, Aerosmith continues to embody the hormone-fueled liberation of the American teenage rock & roll experience like no other band of its era.
In the 1970s, the Boston-bred quintet played a major role in establishing the fundamentals of hard rock. But despite its seminal role in making rock sound bigger, Aerosmith has never abandoned its original mission as a gritty, unpretentious rock & roll outfit.
Aerosmith blew away the stereotypes and defied their critics
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Gallery
Photography: Kevin Mazur, WireImage; Getty/WireImage
