Aerosmith haven't put out a music video in eight years, and now the Bad Boys from Boston are back with a Wild, Wild West-inspired video for "Legendary Child," a story of struggle, a story of triumph, and, according to the booming voice over the gritty words that crackle across the screen, four decades of battling bad sushi, shark attacks, shady managers, and "everything in between." The freakishly-fun video delivers so many cracked-out, rockin' roller derby delights."Legendary Child" was originally written and recorded in 1991 during the initial sessions for the "Get a Grip" album, but was never released. The song has been re-worked and is now slated for inclusion as the lead single on rock icons' upcoming fifteenth studio album, "Music from Another Dimension!," that hits stores in November. The slap-your-thighs-raw track finds Aerosmith leaning more on their hard rock roots than the poppier side of their sound, is a brilliant single that could only be bettered if the frontman Steven Tyler's trademark falsetto was put to greater use.
"This is the story of America's greatest rock band," goes the narration that opens the Casey Patrick Tebo-directed new video. The narrator goes on to detail the band's exploits - good, bad, hilarious and some totally fictional - and promises the clip will tell the story of the group as played "by girls on roller skates." Indeed it does just that, though, in a Fincher-esque move, it looks like you're gonna have to stay tuned for the next chapter to see what's in the box.
Mixed with footage from the upcoming film, "G.I. Joe: Retaliation," the clip begins with an announcer detailing the four decades of the band's accomplishments, setbacks, and everything else they've dealt with during their career. From there, Aerosmith does it old school. They're pretending to jam in a warehouse while the beautiful young heroine (played by "Spy Kids" actress Alexa Vega) goes up on roller skates battles against the men in black, the men who represent the bad sushi, the shark attacks and the shady managers. The video closes with "to be continued," implying that much more is to come from the legendary group.
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