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''Have Guitar, Will Travel'' is the fifth solo album by Aerosmith guitarist Joe Perry, released on October 6, 2009 on Roman Records. In addition to Perry (lead guitar, vocals), the album features German vocalist Hagen Grohe, Joe Perry Project bassist David Hull, pianist Willie Alexander, organ player Paul Santo, and drummers Marty Richards, Ben Tileston and Scott Meeder. According to Perry, one of the reasons for releasing another solo album is "because you can get out there and do whatever you want and you don't have to answer to anybody."〔Classic Rock, issue 142, pg. 52〕 The album's first single was "We've Got a Long Way to Go." The title is a snowclone of the phrase "Have Gun, Will Travel", and also possibly a reference to the 1960 album of the same name by Bo Diddley. In February 2010, the album received its UK release alongside issue 142 of ''Classic Rock'' magazine. Editor Scott Rowley states that: "To our knowledge, it's the first time that a music magazine has given away a complete album."〔Classic Rock, issue 142, pg. 15〕 The issue featured an exclusive interview with Aerosmith and a 'track-by-track' interview with Perry about ''Have Guitar, Will Travel''. ==Background and recording== For Joe Perry's next solo album, he originally planned to contact notable musicians and record an album featuring 'guest appearances'. Perry states that he considered contacting the likes of Jimmy Page, Slash, Scott Weiland, Robin Zander but ultimately decided not to.〔''Classic Rock'', issue 142, pg. 52〕 Following aborted plans to record Aerosmith's fifteenth studio album with producer Brendan O'Brien, Perry decided to record another solo album with his newly assembled band which included vocalist Hagen Grohe, bassist David Hull, pianist Willie Alexander, organ player Paul Santo, and drummers Marty Richards, Ben Tileston and Scott Meeder. Perry's wife, Billie Perry, discovered vocalist Hagen Grohe on YouTube after hearing about Journey discovering their vocalist Arnel Pineda in a similar manner. In early 2010, Perry stated that "after Steven blew the friggin' Aerosmith record we got on a bus and headed down south to play Brendan O'Brien the new material and he said "Yeah, (Grohe ) has pipes." So we thought, "Fuck it, let's put out our own record. We can't count on Tyler anymore, he's a fuckin' burnout."〔Classic Rock, issue 142, pg. 50〕 The track "Do You Wonder", was originally written for Aerosmith's thirteenth studio album, ''Just Push Play'', by Perry and frequent producer Marti Frederiksen, but was never finished. Upon showing the track to producer Brendan O'Brien, whilst working on material for Aerosmith's fifteenth studio album, O'Brien is said to have "loved" the track, and pushed for its inclusion on the forthcoming album. However, when the album sessions never came to fruition, Perry decided to include the song on ''Have Guitar, Will Travel''. Perry's wife, Billie, wrote the track's lyrics. Perry stated in a recent interview with ''Classic Rock'': "Fuck it! It's been almost ten years, Brendan thinks it's got potential, I think I'll put it on my record."〔Classic Rock, issue 142, pg. 52〕 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「Have Guitar, Will Travel (Joe Perry album)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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