Aerosmith has announced that it will play its seminal “Toys in the Attic” record in its entirety for its “summer” tour, but it’s not clear if that will include our local date at Xcel Energy Center on Sept. 8. I asked the band’s publicist, and she didn’t know, either. She pointed to the fact that Joe Perry said in an interview that they may switch to playing the “Rocks” album instead after a few weeks. Or they may drop the idea altogether and play more conventional sets by the time they get to us. So I guess we’ll be, um, livin’ on the edge until showtime.

Personally, I’d love to sit through either “Toys” or “Rocks” or maybe even “Draw the Line,” but that’s it. Please don’t do “Pump,” fellas! But I do think the band needs to offer something different this time, especially with Brad Whitford having to sit this one out.

I’d also like to see more classic bands take this approach. I suggested the Stones do “Exile,” “Let It Bleed” or “Sticky Fingers” their last time through. Likewise, the Who (what’s left of them) should do “Who’s Next;” AC/DC should tear through “Let There Be Rock” or “Highway to Hell” (they usually already do most of “Back in Black”); Van Halen (if they tour again) should revive the first album; Kiss should pull off “Destroyer;” the Allmans should attempt to do “Eat a Peach;” what else…?

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