Let the Music Do the Talking

• Artist: Joe Perry Project
• Rating:
• Release Date: 1980
• Total Time: 37:52
• Type: Lyrics are included with the album
• Genre: Rock

Review

Joe Perry split from Aerosmith under less than favorable circumstances in 1979, directly assembling a solo band, the Joe Perry Project (with Ralph Mormon [vocals], David Hull [bass], and Ronnie Stewart [drums]), which soon released its first album, 1980's Let the Music Do the Talking. Unlike his former band, which would now take excessive amounts of time to record albums that should have been cranked out quickly, L.T.M.D.T.T. recalled the brash and trashy appeal of early Aerosmith. Maybe because he wanted to show his former bandmates that he could succeed without them, the performances were extremely inspired, while the songwriting was sharp and focused. The anthemic title track was aimed at all the in-press bickering that was going on at the time between Aerosmith and Perry. While subsequent Perry Project albums didn't contain many Perry lead vocal spots, the singing on the debut is split 50/50 between Perry and Mormon. Tracks such as "Conflict of Interest," "Discount Dogs," "Shooting Star," and "Rocking Train" were all up-tempo highlights, and the instrumental "Break Song" showed off the fantastic interplay between the new band, while "The Mist Is Rising" was more low-key. A truly great and underrated record, Let the Music Do the Talking could have been a classic Aerosmith release if the drugs hadn't split the band apart. ~ Greg Prato, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Let the Music Do the Talking	Joe Perry	Joe Perry	(4:43)
Conflict of Interest	Joe Perry	Joe Perry	(4:43)
Discount Dogs	Ralph Mormon, Joe Perry	Joe Perry	(3:42)
Shooting Star	Joe Perry	Joe Perry	(3:39)
Break Song	David Hull, Ronnie Stewart, Joe Perry	Joe Perry	(2:06)
Rockin' Train	Joe Perry, Ralph Mormon	Joe Perry	(6:02)
The Mist Is Rising	Joe Perry	Joe Perry	(6:30)
Ready on the Firing Line	Joe Perry	Joe Perry	(3:54)
Life at a Glance	Joe Perry	Joe Perry	(2:42)

Credits

David Hull (Vocals), Joe Perry (Producer), Lee DeCarlo (Engineer), Ronnie Stewart (Drums), David Hull (Vocals (Background)), David Hull (Bass), Ralph Mormon (Vocals), Joe Perry (Guitar), Joe Perry (Synthesizer), Jack Douglas (Producer), Joe Perry (Vocals), David Hull (Guitar (Bass))

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