Content Music from Another Dimension!

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1.1 production , writing credits
1.2 music
1.3 album cover

content
production , writing credits

the album produced jack douglas, produced 5 albums band in 1970s , 1980s (get wings, toys in attic, rocks, draw line, rock in hard place) helped produce band s blues cover album honkin on bobo (2004). lead singer steven tyler , lead guitarist joe perry co-produced record, have on every record since 1997. marti frederiksen, has produced and/or co-written of band s material since 1997, co-produced and/or co-wrote 4 of album s tracks, including singles lover alot , have been love , , can t stop lovin .

tyler , perry remain band s principal songwriters, tyler having credits on eleven songs , perry on 7 songs; 4 of perry s credits solo credits. every song, other diane warren s fall down features @ least 1 aerosmith band member s songwriting credit. in addition, tyler , perry have renewed exclusive songwriting partnership, writing songs luv xxx , out go lights together, without outside help. marks first time since fever (1993) has happened. rhythm guitarist brad whitford , bassist tom hamilton have first songwriting credits since pump (1989), each of them co-writing 3 songs apiece. drummer joey kramer has first songwriting credits since permanent vacation (1987).

in addition diane warren, wrote don t want miss thing band (which remains #1 billboard hot 100 hit), album includes return of familiar outside songwriting collaborators desmond child ( last goodbye ) , jim vallance ( legendary child ), each co-wrote 1 track apiece. marked child s first contribution since 9 lives while vallance had been absent since grip. new aerosmith songwriting collaborator marco moir (brad whitford s current guitar tech), co-wrote lover alot . garnering first songwriting credits on aerosmith songs band s touring keyboardist russ irwin (who co-wrote have been love ) , kramer s son jesse sky (who co-wrote lover alot ).

music

perry says 2004 s honkin on bobo supposed album, energy wasn t right @ time. however, honkin on bobo, perry says album recorded live, in-the-room excitement . says that, albums 1970s (and unlike albums 1980s , 1990s), found himself going , listening completed tracks constantly. revealed album indeed include older material, including riff @ least 20 years old, stating may end in several songs, in mini-opera kind of way . during recording process, perry described sound of music [it] sounds dinosaurs eating cars - musical dinosaurs [a] sick beat. thing? legendary child , lover alot , , oh yeah described rockers. former 2 have been released singles , have garnered airplay on rock radio. american idol runner-up lauren alaina provides backing vocals oh yeah , song nightly staple throughout band s global warming tour . have been love described ballad, , has been released single , has garnered airplay on adult contemporary radio stations. luv xxx described steven tyler beatlesque , includes backing vocals john lennon s son julian lennon. freedom fighter described politically conscious rocker , includes backing vocals johnny depp. country star carrie underwood duets tyler on can t stop lovin , described country-western crossover ballad . in addition, former aerosmith guitarist rick dufay (who in band 1981–84) plays on song shakey ground , cover of r&b song done temptations in 1975. shakey ground slated appear on walmart exclusive version of record. tom hamilton set have first-ever lead vocal on song on mountain , planned release bonus track.

album cover

tom hamilton said album name suggested jack douglas, , said it’s kind of feel such connection our days working jack, created vibe familiar 70′s records. it’s these young punks dimension came out have influence on album. led b movie inspired cover, designed band s road documentarian casey tebo. album features 2 different covers: 1 regular release, , 1 deluxe release. vinyl version features similar cover deluxe edition, though vinyl includes same track listing standard edition of cd release, spread out on 2 red vinyl albums (a standard release cd included inside 1 of sleeves of vinyl release).

differences on deluxe version:

the aerosmith logo shading reversed. goes orange/yellow/white compared white/yellow/orange of regular version.
the font size used music in album title makes word stretch entire length of on second line.
a finger sticks top of in word music .
a white face appears on m in music . face of joey kramer appeared (as dog) in music video pink .
a skull appears in middle of o in word dimension!
the bus held giant robot labeled boneyard bus lines .
the robot holding bus has number 1325 on chest, reference 1325 commonwealth ave, band lived when first formed in 1970s.
the woman in front blonde red shirt rather red-headed pink shirt.
the members of aerosmith appear on right side in opening between woman’s head , hand.
producer jack douglas face , white hair visible in center of image near base of falling telephone pole. in regular version, figure black outline.
in crowd near base of collapsing building 2 faces: 1 appears john kalodner , other resembles album engineer warren huart.
two plumes of smoke rise tallest building on left side of image.
a billboard red gem on tallest building. appear reference cover of album rocks.
directly left of gem billboard person holding staff or walking stick.
also left of billboard horse, reference horse on cover of album toys in attic.
the building on far left sniper on roof has 3 square yellow windows in addition 3 rectangle windows.
a red demon sits on smoke cloud next lizard creature. wings resemble style of wings on logo of wings album.
the smaller building being attacked lizard monster has skeleton on roof.
the larger building being attacked lizard monster labeled max s kansas city towards base. legendary theater aerosmith scored first recording contract.
a billboard on roof says aerosmith in same font , style appeared on band s debut aerosmith.
a flock of 8 birds flying below aerosmith logo near lizard monster.




^ edwards, gavin (march 30, 2012). joe perry on aerosmith s new album . retrieved september 4, 2012. 
^ aerosmith: 3 months , . wphz. march 30, 2012. retrieved september 4, 2012. 
^ music dimension (walmart exclusive), aerosmith: rock . walmart.com. retrieved 2014-03-03. 
^ tom hamilton of aerosmith (november 2012)