ok, so i am looking forward to hearing what eminem does with aerosmith's dream on. i heard an interview on tv last night of steven tyler, discussing the permission granted to the rapper to do a revisit to this classic tune- i can recall sitting with my little brother in the driveway of our house, sometime after i had my liscense- with the 8-track cranked up- listening to the orginal version, from the toys in the attic album. that could easily be 30 years ago......i appreciate the comments of the loyal opposition about songs with upfront lyrics- so many artists like to modulate the voice to the point that the words themselves become indistinct enough to be meaningless. i have often thought this about opera- it is as if the prima donna is actually just singing notes, and there really aren't words attached.......on the other hand, bob dylan tends to make up new lyrics to old songs as he gets older- either that or he can't quite recall the words he wrote so he just wings it..... and of course, some songs contains such mumblings he could be reading off his grocery list..........