(antiMusic) Anthony Kuzminski continues this week with his critical look at the music business. So far his editorials for antiMusic have sparked some fierce debate across the web. His latest focusing on Aerosmith should make some waves as well. Here is the intro followed by a link to the full article: On December 13th, 2005 Steven Tyler peeked out into the Bradley Center in Milwaukee right before the band hit the stage to see 15,000 empty seats. Steven was stunned into reality and immediately asked "Why are there so many empty seats?" There was silence all around him for a few gaping moments before a shy voice spoke up and said "Tickets are far too expensive" to which Tyler gave this person a look as if a cat and dog had just copulated in front of him. He heard what this person said but he had a deer in headlight look on his face; he didn't get it. Tyler asked what this person meant by their comment and they went on the explain that top tickets for the show cost upwards of $160, it was a Tuesday night, two-weeks before Christmas and that the band had been in Milwaukee or near it on the touring circuit eight of the last nine years. One thing I would have added was the fact that Aerosmith, on this portion of their never ending tour, were performing a measly 95-minute set.
I remember people telling me the $160 was worth it because the set was nothing but songs from their golden era in the 1970's (approximately $10 a song). In response I said "Well, if you cut thirty-five minutes from your show it's very easy to narrow your set down to one decade". As some of you read this you must immediately be thinking how I am making this up, but I am not because someone I trust implicitly saw it go down first hand.
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