Honkin' on Bobo de Aerosmith
Álbum de Aerosmith
- Fecha de lanzamiento: 30 de Marzo de 2004
- Compositores: Varios
- Productores: Jack Douglas, Aerosmith
Honkin' on Bobo es un álbum de Aerosmith, publicado en 2004. El disco incluye 12 canciones, entre ellas «Road Runner», «Shame, Shame, Shame», «Eyesight to the Blind» y «Baby, Please Don't Go».
Lanzado en 2004, Honkin' on Bobo es el decimocuarto álbum de estudio de Aerosmith y es un apasionado regreso a sus raíces de blues y R&B. Tras una década de producciones de pop-rock muy pulidas, la banda decidió grabar un álbum de versiones de los clásicos del blues que los inspiraron en sus inicios. "Honkin' on Bobo" es una obra de blues-rock crudo y visceral, grabada en gran parte en directo en el estudio para capturar una sensación de autenticidad y espontaneidad. El álbum, que incluye una canción original, fue un éxito de crítica y público, y fue elogiado por mostrar a una de las bandas más grandes del mundo simplemente disfrutando de tocar la música que aman. Les valió una nominación al Grammy al Mejor Álbum de Blues Contemporáneo.
El proceso de grabación
Para este proyecto, la banda se reunió con el productor de su era dorada de los 70, Jack Douglas. La grabación tuvo lugar en la casa de Joe Perry, con un enfoque en la improvisación y la energía del directo. La idea era hacer un álbum de "garage rock" con un sonido sucio y sin pulir, un antídoto contra las superproducciones de sus discos anteriores. El álbum es un proyecto de pasión que muestra el profundo amor y respeto de la banda por la música blues.
Claves musicales
El sonido de "Honkin' on Bobo" es puro blues-rock. El álbum está dominado por la guitarra slide, la armónica y el piano de boogie-woogie. La producción es cruda y orgánica, capturando el sonido de una banda tocando junta en una habitación. La voz de Steven Tyler suena más desgarrada y bluesera que nunca, y los solos de guitarra de Joe Perry son un homenaje a sus héroes del blues.
Análisis de las canciones
El álbum es una colección de versiones de clásicos del blues de artistas como Muddy Waters, Bo Diddley y Little Walter. El primer sencillo, "Baby, Please Don't Go", es una potente versión del clásico de Big Joe Williams. "Road Runner" de Bo Diddley y "You Gotta Move" de Mississippi Fred McDowell son otros de los puntos culminantes. El álbum incluye una única canción original, la balada de blues "The Grind".
Debut y resultados en listas
El álbum fue un éxito comercial y fue muy bien recibido por los fans, que celebraron el regreso de la banda a un sonido más crudo.
- USA Billboard 200: 5
- UK Albums Chart: 28
- Japón (Oricon): 14
- Canadá (Billboard): 5
Reacción de la prensa especializada
La crítica aclamó "Honkin' on Bobo" como un regreso a la forma refrescante y auténtico. Fue elogiado por su energía y por la pasión con la que la banda interpreta los clásicos del blues. Es un álbum que demuestra que, bajo las capas de producción de sus megaéxitos, Aerosmith siempre ha sido, en su corazón, una banda de blues-rock and roll.
Listado de Canciones
- Road Runner3:46
Letra
Well I´m a road runner honey... yeaaaoooo yea I´m a road runner honey And you can´t keep up with me Well I´m a road runner lover And you can´t keep up with me You got a green light baby Baby baby you will see Well... move over honey Baby... let me by Yeah move over honey C´mon... let me by I wanna show you baby... cheers... Here´s mud in yo eye Wellll... eat my dust Let´s have a road runner wedding And we gotta get it right They´ll be a road runner wedding Yeah but it can´t be white Wedding bells tomorrow mornin´ And burn some rubber tonight... huh huh ha ha... Well I´m a road runner honey... beep beep Well I´m a road runner honey... beep beep Yeah I´m a road runner honey... beep beep Well I´m a road runner honey... beep beep Well I´m a road... run... ner Well I´m a road... run... ner Well I´m a road runner A road runner A road runner A road runner... honey Yeeeeaaahhhhh... - Shame, Shame, Shame2:15
- Eyesight to the Blind3:10
Letra
You've talking about your woman I wish to God... man... that you could see mine You're talking about your woman I wish to God that you could see mine Every time the little girl start to loving... she bring eyesight to the blind Lord... her daddy must been a millionaire... 'cause I can tell by the way she walk Her daddy must been a millionaire... because I can tell by the way she walk Every time she start to loving... the deaf and dumb begin to talk I remember one Friday morning We was lying down across the bed Man in the next room a-dying... stopped dying and lift up his head And said... Lord... ain't she pretty... and the whole state know she fin Every time she start to loving... she bring eyesight to the blind All right and all right... now Lay it on me... lay it on me... lay it on me Oh lordy... what a woman... what a woman Yes... I declare she's pretty and the whole state knows she's fine Man... I declare she's pretty... God knows I declare she's fine Every time she starts to loving... whoo... she brings eyesight to the blind I've got to get out of here... now... let's go... let's go... let's go now - Baby, Please Don't Go3:24
Vídeo
- Never Loved a Girl3:12
Letra
You're a no good heartbreaker you're a liar and you're a cheat i don't know why i let you do these thing to me my friends keep telling me that you ain't no good they don't know that i would leave you if i could i guess i'm on tight and i'm stuck like glue cause i ain't never i ain't never i ain't never... no... no... loved a girl the way that i i love you Sometimes i know i thought you would run out of fools but i was so wrong you got one that you'll never lose the way you treat me is shame how could you hurt me so bad baby you know that i'm the best thing that you ever had kiss me once again don't you never never say that we're through cause i ain't never never never no no loved a girl the way that i i love you I can't sleep at night i can't eat a bite i guess i'll never be free since you got your hooks in me I ain't never loved a girl i ain't never loved a girl ain't never loved a girl that hurt me so bad what am i gonna do about it i tell you i'm gonna hold on to her i'm gonna hold on to her - Back Back Train4:24
Letra
Back back train Well I look way down that lonesome road Well I look way down that lonesome road Way way down Way way down Way way down that lonesome road I know that back back train will get´cha home Back back train will get´cha home Back back train Back back train Back back train will get´cha home yeah Well I thought I heard that church bell toll I thought I heard that church bell toll Told´chor lie Told your lie Told your lie somebody told me so yeah Huh hu hu Ho oh oh oh Well I´m goin´ home on mornin´ train yeah I´m goin´ home on mornin´ train I´m goin´ home that´s right Goin´ home woooo I´m goin´ home on mornin´ train woooo Huh hu hu Ho oh oh oh Well that back back train will take ya home Back back train will take ya home Take me home Take me home (Take me home take me home) Take me take awww take me take me Huh hu hu Ho oh oh oh Take me home Arrr take me home Take me - You Gotta Move5:30
- The Grind3:47
Letra
I never thought a first time love would ever last how could a kiss like that knock me flat on my ass Ha ha... The burning bed the roses dead and now i'm dancing with myself Yeah... i'm missing you just like you want me to you made me trip into the grind now i can't get'choo off of my mind ai ai aii Yeah... your sweet talking hip shaking wobble gonna blow a man away kiss butt... and guess what even double crossin' dogs have their day... ha so forget about... regret about... you're right i ain't afraid to say Yeah... i'm missing you just like you want me to you made me trip into the grind now i can't get'choo off... And the more i try leads to the same old why you made me slip into the grind now i can't get'choo off of the cloud we was on and now it's all gone tell me why... why... why... why... why ain't i getting thorugh ain't no lie there out of love... love... love Tell me was it good... for you Tell me what'choo want Yeah... cause i'm missing you just like you knew i'd do you made me trip into the grind now i can't get'choo off... and i know i tried leads to the same old why you made me trip into the grind now i can't... can't... can't get you... get you... get you... get you... get you... get'choo... get'choo... get'choo... Off of my mind... - I'm Ready4:15
- Temperature2:52
- Stop Messin' Around4:32
- Jesus Is on the Main Line2:50