LAMONT’S MUSIC NOTES-JUNE 6, 2019…NINETEEN YEARS AGO AEROSMITH RELEASED THE SINGLE ‘THE OTHER SIDE’. IT WAS THE 4TH SINGLE RELEASE FROM THE HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL ALBUM PUMP. THIS SONG ACTUALLY MARKED A FIRST FOR AEROSMITH. IT WAS THE FOURTH SINGLE FROM A SINGLE ALBUM OF THEIRS TO PLACE IN BILLBOARD’S TOP 4O CHART. ONLY THE ALBUM ‘GET A GRIP’ EQUALLED THIS FEAT. ‘THE OTHER SIDE’ ALSO REACHED # 1 ON THE “MAINSTREAM ROCK” CHART, WHICH MARKED THE THIRD SINGLE FROM ‘PUMP’ TO DO SO.
THE VIDEO FOR THE SONG INCLUDED LIVE FOOTAGE DURING THE BAND’S SWING THROUGH THE SOUTH. SHOWS FROM NEW ORLEANS, SHREVEPORT, TALLAHASSEE, AND JACKSON WERE USED IN THE VIDEO.
THE VIDEO WON THE MTV VIDEO MUSIC AWARD FOR “BEST ROCK VIDEO” IN 1991.
HERE’S THE AWARD WINNING VIDEO
