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Classics Live and Classics Live II are a set of albums by the Boston-based rock band Aerosmith, released in 1986 and 1987, respectively. Together, they constitute the band's second live offering, after Live! Bootleg.

Contents 1 Classics Live 2 Track listing 3 Classics Live II 4 Track listing 5 Classics Live Complete 6 Certifications 6.1 Classics Live I 6.2 Classics Live II 7 External links

Classics Live
Live album by Aerosmith
Released	April, 1986
Recorded	1977 - 1983
Genre	Hard rock
Length	36:03
Label	Columbia
Producer	Paul O'Neill, Tony Bongiovi
Professional reviews
All Music Guide (2/5) link
Aerosmith chronology
Done with Mirrors (1985) Classics Live (1986) Classics Live II (1987)

Classics Live was recorded at a time when Aerosmith was imploding from personal and musical problems. They were heavy drug addicts, their guitarists were leaving and coming back, and their albums were not selling well. The album is often regarded as a failure because of the new guitarists' performances, and the redundant song selection (most of the songs were already released on Live! Bootleg). Even guitarist Brad Whitford said that he is ashamed to have this record in his collection.

It is hard to tell which of the four guitarists played on which tracks, and the only tracks that are with any certainty played by Jimmy Crespo and Rick Dufay are Train Kept A-Rollin', Mama Kin, Three Mile Smile / Reefer Head Woman and Lord of the Thighs. Although, perhaps due to internal tension or licensing issues, none of the tracks contain songwriting credits for Joe Perry, except for the one Aerosmith song he did not play on in the studio version.

Major Barbara was a song originally cut for Get Your Wings and thereafter cut. It appears on the Classics Live first album and an alternate version is available on the compilation, Pandora's Box.

1. "Train Kept A-Rollin'"* (T. Bradshaw, L. Mann, H. Kay) – 3:18
2. "Kings and Queens" (Tom Hamilton, Joey Kramer, Steven Tyler, Brad Whitford, Jack Douglas) – 4:39
3. "Sweet Emotion" (Steven Tyler, Tom Hamilton) – 5:00
4. "Dream On" (Steven Tyler) – 5:02
5. "Mama Kin"* (Steven Tyler) – 3:43
6. "Three Mile Smile"* (Steven Tyler & Joe Perry) / "Reefer Head Woman"* (L. Melrose, J. Bennet, W. Gillum) – 4:55
7. "Lord of the Thighs"* (Steven Tyler) – 6:42
8. "Major Barbra" (Steven Tyler) – 4:01

* Songs recorded at Orpheum Theater, Boston, MA - February 14, 1984.

Classics Live II
Live album by Aerosmith
Released	June, 1987
Recorded	1978 - 1986
Genre	Hard rock
Length	38:47
Label	Columbia
Producer	Paul O'Neill, Aerosmith
Professional reviews
All Music Guide (3/5) link Robert Christgau (B+) link
Aerosmith chronology
Classics Live (1986) Classics Live II (1987) Permanent Vacation (1987)

Classics Live II was mainly recorded on a New Year's Eve show in 1984, with all five original members once again reunited. The other two tracks were the first track of 1985s Done with Mirrors, "Let the Music Do the Talking", and a rendition of 1977s "Draw the Line" from California Jam 2.

Classics Live II is regarded as a much better album than the previous effort. The band themselves decided to take control of the album after Columbia's failure with Classics Live, and selected more energetic and commanding performances.

1. "Back in the Saddle"* (Steven Tyler, Joe Perry) – 4:39
2. "Happy Birthday"* (Patty Hill, Mildred Hill) / "Walk This Way"* (Steven Tyler, Joe Perry) – 4:22
3. "Movin' Out"* (Steven Tyler, Joe Perry) – 5:45
4. "Draw The Line" (Steven Tyler, Joe Perry) – 5:05
5. "Same Old Song and Dance"* (Steven Tyler, Joe Perry) – 5:23
6. "Last Child"* (Steven Tyler, Brad Whitford) – 3:44
7. "Let the Music Do the Talking" (Joe Perry) – 5:47
8. "Toys in the Attic" (Steven Tyler, Joe Perry) – 4:05

* Songs recorded at Orpheum Theater, Boston, MA - December 31, 1984.

There is also a 1998 version containing both volumes on one CD.

Organization	Level	Date
RIAA - USA	Gold	July 22, 1991
RIAA - USA	Platinum	February 26, 2001

Organization	Level	Date
RIAA - USA	Gold	October 28, 1994

• Classics Live! at MusicBrainz
• Classics Live! II at MusicBrainz

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Steven Tyler · Joe Perry · Tom Hamilton · Brad Whitford · Joey Kramer Ray Tabano · Jimmy Crespo · Rick Dufay
Studio albums	Aerosmith · Get Your Wings · Toys in the Attic · Rocks · Draw the Line · Night in the Ruts · Rock in a Hard Place · Done with Mirrors · Permanent Vacation · Pump · Get a Grip · Nine Lives · Just Push Play · Honkin' on Bobo
Live albums	Live! Bootleg · Classics Live I and II · A Little South of Sanity · Rockin' the Joint
Compilations	Greatest Hits · Gems · Pandora's Box · Big Ones · Box of Fire · Young Lust: The Aerosmith Anthology · O, Yeah! The Ultimate Aerosmith Hits · Devil's Got a New Disguise - The Very Best of Aerosmith
Videos	Video Scrapbook · Permanent Vacation 3x5 · Live Texxas Jam '78 · Things That Go Pump in the Night · The Making of Pump · Big Ones You Can Look At · You Gotta Move
Tours	Early Years · Aerosmith Tour · Get Your Wings Tour · Toys in the Attic Tour · Rocks Tour · Aerosmith Express Tour · Live! Bootleg Tour · Night in the Ruts Tour · Rock in a Hard Place Tour · Back in the Saddle Tour · Done with Mirrors Tour · Permanent Vacation Tour · Pump Tour · Get a Grip Tour · Nine Lives Tour · Roar of the Dragon Tour · Just Push Play Tour · Girls of Summer Tour · Rocksimus Maximus Tour · Honkin' on Bobo Tour · Rockin' the Joint Tour · Route of All Evil Tour · 2007 World Tour
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