Rockin' the Joint
2005 live album by Aerosmith
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Rockin' the Joint is a live album by Aerosmith, which was released on October 25, 2005. It was recorded in January 2002 in The Joint at the Hard Rock Hotel in Las Vegas on their Just Push Play Tour,[3] and consists of Aerosmith songs from throughout their career performed live.
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| Live album by | ||||
| Released | October 25, 2005 | |||
| Recorded | January 11, 2002 | |||
| Venue | The Joint (Las Vegas) | |||
| Genres | Hard rock, blues rock | |||
| Length | 58:28 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Producers | Marti Frederiksen and Steven Tyler | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [1] |
| PopMatters | (2/10) [2] |
This is the first Aerosmith album to be available in a DualDisc format, having one side of the disc being the CD side with the standard edition of the album, and a DVD side which featuring the album in enhanced stereo, behind the scenes footage, and 4 live tracks in video format. Multiple editions of this album contain bonus tracks, most notably the Japanese and Target Exclusive editions. Strangely, the bonus tracks are not included on the CD side of the Target dual disc release, only on the DVD side. While the non-DualDisc Target edition contains the bonus tracks in CD format.
The Japanese release was presented on two separate discs a CD and a DVD, as opposed to a DualDisc.
CD
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Good Evening Las Vegas" | 0:22 | |
| 2. | "Beyond Beautiful" | Steven Tyler, Joe Perry, Marti Frederiksen, Mark Hudson | 4:51 |
| 3. | "Same Old Song and Dance" | Tyler, Perry | 5:50 |
| 4. | "No More No More" | Tyler, Perry | 4:40 |
| 5. | "Seasons of Wither" | Tyler | 5:05 |
| 6. | "Light Inside" | Tyler, Perry, Frederiksen | 3:35 |
| 7. | "Draw the Line" | Tyler, Perry | 7:22 |
| 8. | "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" | Diane Warren | 4:33 |
| 9. | "Big Ten Inch Record" | Fred Weismantel | 4:17 |
| 10. | "Rattlesnake Shake" | Peter Green | 8:24 |
| 11. | "Walk This Way" | Tyler, Perry | 4:12 |
| 12. | "Train Kept a Rollin'/The Star Spangled Banner*" | Tiny Bradshaw, Howard Kay, Lois Mann | 5:13 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13. | "Toys in the Attic" | Tyler, Perry | 4:00 |
| 14. | "Livin' on the Edge" | Tyler, Perry, Hudson | 5:30 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13. | "Livin' on the Edge" | Tyler, Perry, Hudson | 5:30 |
| 14. | "What It Takes" | Tyler, Perry, Child | 5:23 |
- "The Star Spangled Banner" appeared as a hidden track at the end of "Train Kept A Rollin'"
DVD and DualDisc DVD Side
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "No More No More" | 4:40 |
| 2. | "Dream On" | 4:57 |
| 3. | "Draw the Line" | 7:22 |
| 4. | "Sweet Emotion" | 6:03 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 5. | "Toys in the Attic" | 4:00 |
| 6. | "Livin' on the Edge" | 5:30 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5. | "Livin' on the Edge" | Tyler, Perry, Hudson | 5:30 |
| 6. | "What It Takes" | Tyler, Perry, Child | 5:23 |
Personnel
- Aerosmith
- Steven Tyler – lead vocals, harmonica, mixing, producer
- Joe Perry – guitar, backing vocals
- Brad Whitford – guitar
- Tom Hamilton – bass
- Joey Kramer – drums, percussion
- Additional musicians
- Russ Irwin – keyboards, backing vocals
- Production
- Marti Frederiksen – producer, mixing
- Guy Charbonneau – engineer
- Sean Evans – art direction
- Ian Gittler – photography
Charts
Album
| Chart (2005) | Peak position |
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| Japanese Albums (Oricon)[4] | 16 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[5] | 97 |
| US Billboard 200[6] | 24 |
Release history
| Region | Date | Format | Tracks | Label | Catalog # | Barcode | Edition | Series | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USA | Oct 25, 2005 | CD | 14 | Columbia/SBME | CK 96522 | 827969652220 | — | Target Exclusive | [7] |
| USA | Oct 25, 2005 | DualDisc | 30 | Columbia/SBME | CN 97737 | 827969773727 | — | — | [8] |
| USA | Oct 25, 2005 | DualDisc | 32 | Columbia/SBME | CN 97738 | 827969773826 | — | Target Exclusive | [9] |
| USA | Oct 25, 2005 | CD | 12 | Columbia/SBME | CK 97800 | 827969780022 | — | — | [10] |
| USA | Nov 25, 2008 | CD | 12 | Columbia/SBME | CK 97800 | 886973609422 | — | — | [11] |