Aerosmith- Train Kept a Rollin'

[soxrock2007]

Okay- let's just settle this right now...that is a Les Paul Junior solo..that is NOT Joe Perry. I give Joe credit for many years of great work and composition BUT listen to Lou Reed's Sweet Jane solo and this solo and it is clearly Steve Hunter and Dick Wagner! They were no Aerosmith so someone give them some damn credit! I love Joe Perry BUT...Mr Perry...at the time....you were NO Steve Hunter!

[LaniRockster]

Wagner!!

[ikarooz]

OUTSTANDING! This was my first r&r album and my fav tune, next would be Lord of The Thighs. It is one of the reason I still play. The second half is off the charts. ROCK ON!

[sweetgyy]

excellent

[somekindaperv]

Dick Wagner , or Joe Perry , who cares ? , because dick or not , it's good guitar .

[sdrainbeau55]

"Airborne" fans in Central Illinois...remember this??? Blew up the R & R lounge back in the '70's with this song...Kevin used too much gunpowder and cleared the place out...great times!!

[tylertolivermusic]

man do I miss this shit.. those were the days

[tommyjoe3553]

Great song.Crank and listen to the guy whose got it right at 2:14 of the song.

[tedwyer]

What a great jam!

[GabeGuitarr]

the people trying to make clever jokes to the dislikers try too hard. oh well, i love this song

[gregorydee]

2 people have no soul, make love to their mother and suck at appreciating music.

[ZX2ManDave]

2 people missed their train.

[sickballs95]

this song is impossible on rock band

[joedalton155]

Wish i could find a version of this song without that crowd sounds, it ruin this amazing tune.

[BANGSTRUIN]

@joedalton155 There is'nt. That's the original recording believe it or not.

[7Blacksteel7]

2 dislikers were run over when the train kept a rollin'.

[801lilbebbo]

I would love ta ride that train.

[MsMeatloaf69]

i bought this in high school high we were me and jim meyers californiavalincia

[Syzygy60]

and I don't need someone else to tell me!

[Syzygy60]

this is rock

[LabelBob]

And that great Twin at The Record Plant

[LabelBob]

I think quite possibly the greatest rock tone ever...thank you Steve Hunter

[irule1212]

1 person lasted only 2 minutes..

[thefaketahare]

@irule1212 lol. is that what the songs realy about?

[irule1212]

@thefaketahare yep :D

[chemarubio1]

rock and roll heaven



[babykim9370]

i had to listen 2 how this song really sounds since i cant play it on rockband lol

[kbaruta1]

nagyon jo

[Syzygy60]

pothead



[Syzygy60]

we don't dig Seattle u hippie grunge coffee drinkin' jobless protester,did I miss anything?

[Unityyyy]

@Syzygy60

Is this comment really necessary? There was nothing wrong with what that dude wrote. Get the pole out of your ass and stop hating.

[fuckyou1894]

@Syzygy60 who the fuck is we? Seattle doesn't like you either.

[set46]

Oh cool, 1 "dislikes"

[SalandFindles]

@set46 2 now for some reason.

[dodsie9]

HOW COOL YA'LL still diggin this !! XOXO GEORGE in SEATTLE WA HAVE A MERRY CHRISTMAS ONE AND ALL !!!

[xMustaineIsGodx]

I fucking love this song. Real classic.

[NYtoTX]

@xMustaineIsGodx Amen. Best thing they ever did.

[dbpiercy1]

great classic

[goluigi10]

CP/CTF_WELL 

[182SilentKiller]

it kept going all night long ;)

[575rofl]

Everyone stop debating and enjoy the music. :)

[BuuCity]

This is when Aerosmith was good lol... IMO

[flyinv1967]

guitartabsdotcom free tab of this song

[outoworkdreamer]

aerosmith might've ended up in the upper echelon if they'd signed these two session lead players - Steve and Dick ? they are so badass..too bad aerosmith sold out for profit and now st is a judge of talent on some silly show..

[metalgilbert13]

sorry, Jimmy McCarthy from the Rockets played the first solo.

[GuiXtrem19]

c'est de la bonne <3

[TheCrazytexican]

I hate the part after 5:34

[HoosierLine]

(look for this title for the live version mentioned below ( Re: AEROSMITH - Train Kept A Rollin' ,1974 )

[flyinv1967]

@HoosierLine tea I saw that show one night in '74.I heard somewhere they partied too much then thought they put on a not too good preformance.

[HoosierLine]

Search this song live of the band doing Burt Sugarman's Midnight Special and see Joe struggle to play the solos. It was Steve Hunter who played the first solo & Dick Wagner on this recorded version of the song from the album Get your Wings. Joe & Brad couldn't cut it so Jack Douglas bought in a pair of hired guns to finish it.

[jair333]

@HoosierLine Even Jimi page and SLASH and Jimi hendrix would "Struggle" playing their solos live, its called Improv or BEING TO HAMMERED to play...

[HoosierLine]

@jair333 Theirs a difference between playing your own solos and playing someone elses. Joe didn't create the solos in "Train", Steve & Dick did. So that's why he struggled with it. Wasn't territory he was use too. I never seen Jimmy , Jimi or Slash struggle at anything they created in the studio first then live second. All 3 of those guitarist are well beyond Joe ability at his early beginnings with Aerosmith. Joe did blossom as he got older and matured in the band.

[jair333]

@HoosierLine Cant disagree with the last part BUT!!! i have seen jimi page played EXTREMLY SLOPPY at times look him up on youtube, so did has slash. I always thought train kept a rolling was an Old blues song Aerosmith covered..... so who "created" the solos is irrelevant.

[IoomiPerryMustaine]

@HoosierLine hahahahahaha ur funny slash better than perry haha good 1 and freakin jeff beck wrote the origional solo in the yardbirds and so wat if this isnt his his in sweet emotion and walk this way r far better than this anyway

[thinkinoutloud123]

MajorSecord is correct: Steve Hunter plays the first solo, Dick plays the second solo.

[daprettychic19193]

ROCKBAND!!

[MajorSecord]

Dick Wagner solos on the "live" version. Steve Hunter solos on the first version. Both guitarists were brought in to embellish this album. That's why it's the most musical of all the Aerosmith releases.

[artiebassplayer]

Sorry, It's Dick Wagner on he Solo.. I saw the Gold Record in his studio he got for it. Dick was a Studio Musician in New York and the producer of the record Bob Erin didn't like Perry version. He called in Wagner and he played over what Perry did. Oh, and the crowd is from Bangdel Des Concert to give it the live apperance.

[artiebassplayer]

Sorry, It's Dick Wagner on he Solo.. I saw the Gold Record in his studio he got for it.

[gzrmember1976]

dick wagner is a great guitar player period. he is on my top ten list

[mgjohnson10]

@gzrmember1976

Rockers like me that grew up in the Motor City during the 1960's and 1970's remember Dick Wagner's early playing days with The Frost and later, the original Alice Cooper Group.  He rocked Detroit something fierce and we're very proud of him. Man....I never knew his talents were used on this Aerosmith recording!!!

[drakmar68]

Dick Wagner & Steve Hunter were hired because Joe Perry could not play the 'live' seciton at all when it came about... that's whey Ezrin got the best to do it, Wagner & Hunter. Not a footnote in history at all these two guys!!

[SuperGothic89]

The Best Ever

[Vulture808]

nice!

[spikebuck53]

The solo on this song is Dick Wagner not Joe Perry...

[giorev33661]

@spikebuck53 PHAHA rumors... its not joe perry its brad withford on the solo (rofl) and they play allot better live so it dosent matter

[flyinv1967]

my goal in life is to a larn how to played this song on my yamaha guiartar as soon as i have the warp fixedted on the neck

[kauailove310]

"This was my favorite Aerosmith song too! Before I found out that it wasn't Joe Perry or Brad Whitford playing guitar on it. It was Steve Hunter and Dick Wagner. Two hired guns!! pfft. They played on Train and Same old song and dance. Uncredited too"they should have kept them on.i have not heard joe perry lay down anything this heavy.think he is over rated .this is sure to draw some neg responce.but if you can point out a lick he does that's better post it and i will listen

[LoganMctavish]

@kauailove310 Ask Steven what he thinks I betcha he would tell you Perry's better

[HotRodSixString]

@kauailove310 Listen to the Rocks album . There's a reason why Joe Perry is a legend . He is very badass at what he does . Listen to Toys in the Attic another great album . Dick who?Steve who ? Mere footnotes in rock history at best .

[mcolquitt]

This was my favorite Aerosmith song too! Before I found out that it wasn't Joe Perry or Brad Whitford playing guitar on it. It was Steve Hunter and Dick Wagner. Two hired guns!! pfft. They played on Train and Same old song and dance. Uncredited too.

[Grendelmonster8u]

@mcolquitt Yeah, that wasn't unusual for 70s records...found out about a bunch on my favorite bands where a band member wasn't up to snuff during recording and weren't credited. Session players should be credited, but I think for those groups that were just starting out (this in AS's 2nd album) they were afraid of turning people off on all-important records. But they can play it live and their 70s concerts were packed later. Love this cover.

[djstrano1]

My favorite Aerosmith song EVER :D Rock me, baby!!!

[swetergrl91]

@djstrano1 MINE TOO! IT'S PERFECT!

[sactothebay]

I LOVE THIS SONG!! :) LOVE STEVEN TYLER!

[prometalguitar]

sorry to say something is very wrong about the views on this band. I understand way ? but keep quiet man Billy.

[kawagagwa]

simple but effectiv !!

just pure rock n`roll

[rcepro]

it is

[Aliendear]

Damn, thats a good song.

[calvo618]

Aerosmith version of this song is better than the Yardbirds.