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The Joe Perry Project is an American rock band formed by Aerosmith lead guitarist Joe Perry. Perry started working on forming the band shortly before his departure from Aerosmith in 1979. The Joe Perry Project signed a record deal almost immediately after Perry's exit from the band with Aerosmith's label, Columbia Records, who were disappointed with the chaos in the Aerosmith camp and hoping to maneuver Perry back into Aerosmith. ==History== The original band line-up consisted of Perry, singer Ralph Morman, bassist David Hull and drummer Ronnie Stewart. This line-up recorded The Project's 1980 debut album, ''Let the Music Do the Talking'', which was produced by long-time Aerosmith producer Jack Douglas. The album was fairly well received and sold a respectable 250,000 copies in America within its first six months of release. During the tour in support of the album, Morman's behavior became very erratic due to alcohol-related issues, and he was dismissed from the band in June 1980. He was temporarily replaced by singer Joey Mala, of the New York-based act Revolver, in order for Perry to fulfill concert obligations until a permanent vocalist could be brought in. Morman would go on to become lead singer for Savoy Brown a few weeks after being fired from the Perry organization. A permanent replacement for Morman was found in singer and rhythm guitarist Charlie Farren. Perry, Farren, Stewart, and Hull recorded one album, ''I've Got the Rock'n'Rolls Again'', which proved to be less successful than the group's debut effort. Columbia's reluctance to promote the album combined with Perry's continuing drug and financial problems led to the entire band quitting in 1982. Equipped with a new record label (MCA Records) and three new band members in singer Cowboy Mach Bell, bassist Danny Hargrove and drummer Joe Pet, the band released ''Once a Rocker, Always a Rocker'' in 1983. The album met the same fate as its predecessor, selling less than 50,000 copies. Despite the poor sales, The Project went out on a final tour in support of the album, adding then-former Aerosmith guitarist Brad Whitford to the line-up. During this tour, The Project performed in a series of co-bills with Huey Lewis and the News in Texas promoted by veteran concert producers Tom Young and Terrell Braly. It was during this tour that Joe formed a strong friendship with Huey Lewis. The News was booked by Fred Bohlander of Monterey Peninsula Artists and Huey felt that Joe should be with the same agency in a reformed Aerosmith. Fred Bohlander agreed and arranged a meeting between Joe and Steven Tyler. Monterey Penn Artist would arrange for a tour of the reformed legendary act should the principals agree. The following year, both Perry and Whitford would rejoin Aerosmith for a very successful reunion and began a two decade relationship with Monterey Peninsula Artists which in turn helped make the small agency the industry powerhouse it is today. A compilation album, ''The Music Still Does the Talking: The Best of the Joe Perry Project'', was released by an Australian Indie Record label in 1999. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Joe Perry Project」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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