Product Details

• Format: NTSC
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Sony
• VHS Release Date: July 1, 1991
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6301276906
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #208,289 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great historical Aerosmith recording, many great songs, June 20, 2002

A Kid's Review

This review is from: Live Texas Jam '78 [VHS] (VHS Tape)

This is a great video with great versions of "Seasons Of Wither", "Walkin' The Dog", and "Milk Cow Blues". Here is the set list:

1) Rats In The Cellar
2) Seasons Of Wither
3) I Wanna Know Why
4) Walkin' The Dog
5) Walk This Way
6) Lick And A Promise
7) Get The Lead Out
8) Draw The Line
9) Sweet Emotion
10) Same Old Song And Dance
11) Milk Cow Blues
12) Toys In The Attic
13) Lord Of The Thighs (Credits)

You can find "Lord Of The Thighs", "I Wanna Know Why", and "Big Ten-Inch Record" from this show on "Pandora's Box" box set.

16 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Entertaining Video of Truly Stoned People, October 17, 1998

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Roland WordStone ([e-mail]) (Fort Lauderdale, Florida) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Live Texas Jam '78 [VHS] (VHS Tape)

On July 4th, 1978, Aerosmith took the stage at the original Texxas Jam after a long and excruciatingly hot day with Head East, Van Halen, The Motor City Madman, amongst others. Aerosmith was headlining that particular evening, as they had done at Cal Jam a month prior. They were on tour for their album "Draw The Line."

In the video "Aerosmith Live Texxas Jam," several songs are edited out, but on the tape the set opens with "Rats In The Cellar" with Stephen Tyler spinning excitedly around the stage, before royally screwing up on the lyrics of the gutter-rock anthem.

The band - Tom, Brad, Joey, Joe - all perform quite admirably. Stephen Tyler didn't.

The video progresses through "Seasons Of Wither," (in which Stephen's voice breaks like a teenager's) "I Wanna Know Why," (which features great instrumentation, but Stephen repeats the second verse twice) "Walkin The Dog," (which is done quite well) "Walk This Way," (Stephen screws up the lyrics - "School girl sweety with a classy kinda sassy with the skirts climbin way up the knee/Singin hey diddle diddle with the kitty in the middle of the swing like ya didn't care") "Lick And A Promise," (Stephen doesn't remember any of the lyrics, and presents us with sort of a vocal collage) "Get The Lead Out," (decent!) "Draw The Line," (quite good) "Sweet Emotion" (Stephen's voice gives out a little), and "Same Old Song And Dance," which is quite well done.

That ends the first set. Then the band reappears for a two song encore. "Milk Cow Blues." Ted Nugent solos, but apparently Stephen had just ingested some mind-altering substances, and yelled out "Mr. Whitford!" as Mr. Nugent did his thing.

Then they go into "Toys In The Attic," which they perform adequately, and that's that.

All in all, the video was a fascinating look into what Aerosmith was like BS, before sobriety. (I was born in '82, so that's pretty much all I've experienced)

Maybe not studio quality, but fascinating and very much entertaining.

- Brandon Thorp END

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Aerosmith Live & On Drugs, February 9, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Live Texas Jam '78 [VHS] (VHS Tape)

Remember the old saying, "Drugs brings out the best in live bands." OK, maybe that was never said before...

Aerosmith headlined the Live Texxas Jam '78 concert. This VHS will give older fans nostlagic trips all day. Aerosmith in the 1970s, from what I've heard/read, were the greatest live band in the world. They had more of an edge - reckless like crazy! I still think they are the greatest band (live/studio) in the world...

The 70s were the glory years for Aerosmith. But it got ugly. In the late 70s, the band was crumbling. After all those years, the drugs caught up. Egos were clashes. The wives were fighting. Everyone was snorting away their fortunes. Joe Perry and Steven Tyler were neglecting one another.The band miserably failed to follow up on their multi-platnium selling album ROCKS with a ...poor, half-hearted effort in DRAW THE LINE.

Live Texxas Jam is a good example of Aerosmith allowing the drugs to take over. The band is wasted. The close-ups on Steven and Tom Hamilton are pretty bad. Steven screws up the first couple of lyrics on "Rats In The Cellar." I frequently notice him shouting out "mumba-jahba" for substitutes to lyrics he doesn't remember. Steven's swinging his mic stand, nearly hitting Joe Perry (on purpose) in the process.

BUT THE ENERGY....AAAHHH THE ENERGY....

This VHS is classic. As a teenage fan, I cherish this VHS because, well, I wasn't around during the band's glory years. So, what are my favorite songs on this tape? All of them of course, but "Season's Of Wither," "I Wanna Know Why," and "Walkin The Dog" are the songs I most often anticpate while watching.

Sure, 1978 wasn't Aerosmith most memorable year, but it sure is fun watching them on stage - raw, uncut and kicking [butt]...despite their condition.

This VHS is a must for all Aerosmith fans.

*I will be reviewing all of Aerosmith's albums over time, so make sure you remember my name*