Aerosmith

Opening up with a balls-out cover of Bo Diddley's "Road Runner" and running through 12 inspired blues, rock 'n' roll and R&B covers, Honkin' On Bobo is a breath of fresh air for anyone who misses the days when Aerosmith were true bad boys. Heavy, distorted and lascivious as ever, Aerosmith prove they can still rock.

Of the many reasons why middle-class white boys such as Eric Clapton and Aerosmith
flocked to the music of older, impoverished black men in the 1960s and early 1970s, here is
one of the best: The great bluesmen were also great pop songwriters. Robert Johnson,
Willie Dixon and Mississippi Fred McDowell, to name just three, told real-life stories in hot,
tight packages of poetic vernacular and hard-won joy. Clapton and Aerosmith ta... More >