Steven Tyler, Tyler Pair

When fans arrive at the concert, they immediately fit in with the crowd. Every possible socioeconomic, demographic, and psychographic profile is in attendance-from the scantly clad, surgically enhanced twenty something girls to the black T shirt wearing 60year old guys who might recently have either fixed your plumbing or given your car a lube job. Look closer and you might see your boss or coworker, decked out in Dockers and button down shirt.

Suddenly the speakers rumble, an eerily sexual pulse coming from an unidentified instrument somewhere on the darkened stage. Bimbos, aged hippies, kids, grandparents, and yuppies alike unite in one enthusiastic cheer as Steven Tyler, the stick insect like lead singer, traverses the stage. From that moment on, and for the next three hours, the band and the crowd become one ball of rock and rolling energy, as each feeds off of the other’s passion.

Expect lots of high pitched screaming when guitarist Joe Perry and Tyler pair off together on stage during instrumental interludes, flexing their muscles and showing off physiques that should only be found on men half their age. But looking beyond their chiseled bodies, even former critics and skeptics have to admit that their sound is top shelf. Tyler hits every note and infamous scream with perfection; Perry’s guitars are slave to his magical touch; Tom Hamilton and Brad Whitford flawlessly conjure up all of the intense sound the other two don’t make; and Joey Kramer beats the drums like nobody’s business.

As with other classic rock bands, Aerosmith blasts audiences with its repertoire of 30 plus years of hits. “Sweet Emotion,”"Dream On,” and “Toys in the Attic” feed the nostalgic side of the older crowd, while “Crazy,” “Livin’ on the Edge,” and “I Don’t Want to Miss a Thing” satisfy those who were in high school in the 1990s. Sprinkled in between are the new songs of 2001-”Jaded,” “Fly Away,” and “Sunshine.” What makes this classic rock concert different is that the band has the current number one rock song in the country. In fact, “Jaded” even grabbed the Teen Choice Award honors for best rock song that summer, beating out much younger bands to define cool among American teens.