Lord of the Thighs - Citizendia

"Lord of the Thighs" is a song performed by American hard rock band Aerosmith. A song is a Musical composition. Songs contain vocal parts that are performed 'sung' and generally feature Words ( Lyrics) commonly followed Aerosmith is an American Hard rock band sometimes referred to as "The Bad Boys from Boston " and "America's Greatest Rock and Roll Band" An album or record album is a collection of related audio or Music tracks distributed to the public Get Your Wings is the second studio album by American Hard rock band Aerosmith, released March 1 1974. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Record Plant Studios (also known as just " The Record Plant " were three famous Recording studios which were started and run by Gary Kellgren (who The City of New York A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Hard rock (also referred to as heavy rock) is a variation of Rock music which has its earliest roots in mid-1960s garage and Psychedelic rock In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Columbia Records is an American Record label founded in 1888 Columbia is the oldest surviving Brand name in pre-recorded sound being the first record company A songwriter is someone who writes the Lyrics to songs the Musical composition (chords or Melody to songs or both Stephen Victor Tallarico (born March 26 1948 in Yonkers New York) better known as Steven Tyler (and often nicknamed The Demon of In the Music industry, a record producer or music producer has many roles among them controlling the recording sessions coaching and guiding the musicians organizing Jack Douglas is an influential American Record producer. He was born in New York City. Get Your Wings is the second studio album by American Hard rock band Aerosmith, released March 1 1974. " Same Old Song and Dance " is a song by American Hard rock band Aerosmith. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Hard rock (also referred to as heavy rock) is a variation of Rock music which has its earliest roots in mid-1960s garage and Psychedelic rock Aerosmith is an American Hard rock band sometimes referred to as "The Bad Boys from Boston " and "America's Greatest Rock and Roll Band" It was written by frontman Steven Tyler, and released on the band's 1974 album Get Your Wings. Stephen Victor Tallarico (born March 26 1948 in Yonkers New York) better known as Steven Tyler (and often nicknamed The Demon of Get Your Wings is the second studio album by American Hard rock band Aerosmith, released March 1 1974. Drummer Joey Kramer has said it is one of his favorite Aerosmith songs. Joseph Michael "Joey" Kramer (born June 21, 1950 in The Bronx, New York City, United States) is the Drummer

Song Origin and Structure

"Thighs", as it is commonly abbreviated on setlists and elsewhere, was supposedly the last song written for Get Your Wings. The band needed one more song for the album, so they locked themselves in a studio and came up with this song. The result was a very dark-sounding song focused on prostitution. Prostitution is the act of performing Sexual activity in exchange for Money. The song is notable for the unique drum beat by Joey Kramer (which, in its opening, sounds very similar to "Walk This Way"'s) and some of the best lead guitar work by Brad Whitford. Joseph Michael "Joey" Kramer (born June 21, 1950 in The Bronx, New York City, United States) is the Drummer " Walk This Way " is a Song by American Hard rock group Aerosmith. Brad Whitford (born Bradley Ernest Whitford 23 February 1952, in Winchester Massachusetts, is the rhythm and lead Guitarist for The song also features piano playing by Steven Tyler.

Live in Concert

The song has long been a staple in setlists at Aerosmith concerts, and was featured on the live albums Live! Bootleg and Classics Live I. Live! Bootleg is a Live album by American Hard rock band Aerosmith, released in 1978 Classics Live and Classics Live II are a set of albums by the Boston -based rock band Aerosmith, released in 1986 and 1987 It was also featured on the B-sides collection Gems. Gems is a Compilation album released by Aerosmith in 1988 (see 1988 in music) under the label Columbia. The song has recently been resurrected as a live staple, being played at several concerts on the Rockin' the Joint and Route of All Evil Tours in 2005 and 2006. The Rockin' the Joint Tour was a North American concert tour headlined by Aerosmith, that ran from 2005 - 2006. The Route of All Evil Tour was a North American concert tour co-headlined by American hard rock bands Aerosmith and Mötley Crüe that took the bands

In concert, the band typically does an extended jam in the song, which often results in the song exceeding seven minutes in length. Steven Tyler also introduces Brad Whitford before he starts playing the song's riff.

Cover Version

The song was covered by alternative rockers The Breeders in 1993. The Breeders are an American Alternative rock band formed in 1988 by Kim Deal of the Pixies and Throwing Muses ' Tanya Donelly

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