You Gotta Move

• Artist: Aerosmith
• Rating:
• Release Date: November 23, 2004
• Type: Contains explicit content, Video, Live
• Genre: Rock

Review

Aerosmith's first official live DVD is a slickly produced affair that was originally made for and cablecast on the Arts & Entertainment network. The commercially released version is available in clean and parental advisory editions (for language) and also includes five bonus songs in a separate "extras" section not seen on the television version. The package also includes a second audio-only CD of six songs from the show and a "Umixit" version of "You Gotta Move" (interestingly the only time the title track of this show is present in the set). Part footage on the making of their back-to-basics Honkin' on Bobo album, but mostly performance video of the tour that supported it, the two-hour show takes clips from the full 30-minute documentary also included on this DVD and slots them between the live songs. While this makes for some choppy viewing, it nonetheless provides interesting background on the veteran rockers and their intentions for the bluesy studio disc. The live show -- recorded at an unnamed city and venue -- is edited in that annoying MTV style, which insists on not keeping a shot on a performer for more than a few seconds before cutting to another, or worse yet, a usually buxom female audience member singing the words to whatever song is playing. That may be fine for a few-minute clip, but spread over the course of two hours, the effect is tiresome and clichéd, and gets boring quickly. Much better are the five additional songs that are recorded in a rawer format, without the distracting audience shots that detract from the main video. The band rocks out with appropriate passion and the 5.1 mix is clean and defined, but there is definitely some post-concert sweetening. In particular, there are noticeable horns on "Cryin'" but they are never shown on stage, suggesting either a hidden synth player or substantial overdubs. There are other parts where Steven Tyler's vocals look to be too strong for the distance he is from the microphone, and seem to have been boosted in post-production. Thankfully, the band's predilection for power ballads is kept to a minimum, and the four Bobo tracks add a refreshingly rough edge to the performance. Aerosmith fans, especially those from the '70s, will lap this up, as it shows the band reinvigorated and less flashy than in the '80s and '90s. It also skips over many '80s hits such as "Dude Looks Like a Lady" and "Janie's Got a Gun," replacing them with older, harder-rocking, non-charting gems such as "Draw the Line" and "Back in the Saddle." But the hyperactive editing prevents this from being a totally successful performance DVD. ~ Hal Horowitz, All Music Guide

Tracks

CD 1

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Toys in the Attic [*]	Steven Tyler, Joe Perry	Aerosmith	(4:03)
Love in an Elevator [*]	Steven Tyler, Joe Perry	Aerosmith	(5:52)
Rats in the Cellar [*]	Steven Tyler, Joe Perry	Aerosmith	(8:54)
Road Runner [*]	Ellas McDaniel	Aerosmith	(3:47)
The Other Side [*]	Steven Tyler, B. Holland, E. Jr. Holland, Lamont Dozier, Jim Vallance	Aerosmith	(4:30)
Back in the Saddle [*]	Steven Tyler, Joe Perry	Aerosmith	(7:52)
You Gotta Move [Umixit Version][*][Version][Multimedia Track]		Aerosmith

CD 2

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Toys in the Attic [DVD]	Steven Tyler, J. Perry	Aerosmith
Love in an Elevator [DVD]	Joe Perry, Steven Tyler	Aerosmith
Road Runner [DVD]	Ellas McDaniel	Aerosmith
Baby, Please Don't Go [DVD]		Aerosmith
Cryin' [DVD]		Aerosmith
The Other Side [DVD]	B. Holland, Lamont Dozier, Jim Vallance, E. Jr. Holland, Steven Tyler	Aerosmith
Back in the Saddle [DVD]	Joe Perry, Steven Tyler	Aerosmith
Draw the Line [DVD]		Aerosmith
Dream On [DVD]		Aerosmith
Stop Messin' Around [DVD]		Aerosmith
Jaded [DVD]		Aerosmith
I Don't Want to Miss a Thing [DVD]		Aerosmith
Sweet Emotion [DVD]		Aerosmith
Never Loved a Girl [DVD]		Aerosmith
Walk This Way [DVD]		Aerosmith
The Train Kept A Rollin' [DVD]	Tiny Bradshaw, Lois Mann, Howard Kay	Aerosmith
Fever [DVD][*]		Aerosmith
Rats in the Cellar [DVD][*]	Joe Perry, Steven Tyler	Aerosmith
Livin' On the Edge [DVD][*]	Steven Tyler, Mark Hudson, Joe Perry	Aerosmith
Last Child [DVD][*]		Aerosmith
Same Old Song and Dance [DVD][*]	Joe Perry, Steven Tyler	Aerosmith
Bonus Materials [DVD][*]		Aerosmith

Credits

Steven Tyler (Producer), Ross Halfin (Photography), David Bett (Art Direction), Thom Cadley (?)

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