Culture | MusicSteven Tyler - We’re All Somebody From Somewhere, review: ‘a dead end’Aerosmith’s frontman goes it alone aged 70 – but it’s not much of a new beginningMysterious business: Steven Tyler gets a country makeover on his solo debutJohn Aizlewood15 July 2016Just to show that old dogs can attempt to learn new tricks, at the very moment he hurtles towards his 70th birthday, Aerosmith’s Steven Tyler has embarked upon a solo career.Steven Tyler - We're All Somebody from SomewhereWhy he should take such a step now rather than 30 years ago and where this leaves the mothership remains unclear. We’re All Somebody From Somewhere is a mysterious business all round: not least that it’s billed as a country album — Tyler does profess a love for cornbread at one point — although it’s more Bryan Adams in bar room noodling mode than Brad Paisley in full flight.It’s not wholly bankrupt — the inventive, off-the-wall title track is a glimpse of what might have been and Love Is Your Name has a vintage Bon Jovi-style chorus.Read MoreAerosmith’s Steven Tyler: ‘We’ll probably do a farewell tour next year’Aerosmith's Steven Tyler sings so powerfully that he smashes camera on This MorningBut with its clichéd giftcard lyrics (“I’m as free as a bird” etc) and an undernourished take on Aerosmith’s Janie’s Got A Gun, this is less a new beginning, more a dead end.(Dot)MORE ABOUTAerosmithSteven TylerAlbum Review
