

And by "virtually hangs out with Alicia Silverstone," I definitely mean "virtually cruises on over to MackTown with Alicia Silverstone, 'Bound 2'-style." The video truly lives up to the song's name. Then, utilizing some really advanced technology that is beyond my simpleton brain, the teen hacks into cyberspace, puts a toy motorcycle next to what I believe to be the latest version of Wonka Vision, and virtually hangs out with Alicia Silverstone. I can barely handle running updates on my laptop). It is one of their best albums of all time and it was an incredible comeback for the band.

After rehab, Aerosmith got back into the studio and released ‘Permanent Vacation’ in 1987. In the clip, a teen ( Dazed and Confused's Jason London) adds the blonde protagonist from Aerosmith's “Crazy” music video (Alicia Silverstone, duh) to the virtual reality he's created on his computer (at least, I think that's what happens. Steven sang the 1993 Aerosmith hit ‘Amazing’ and it explains the pain and drug abuse he experienced during the early ’80s during the band’s breakup. It'd been far, far too long since I put this magnificent virtual reality adventure in my eyes. When was the last time you watched the music video for Aerosmith power ballad "Amazing"? Was it at some point within the last decade? Yesterday afternoon? Never? Well, until it popped up in the middle of a '90s music video block on Vh1 Classics last Sunday morning, I think the vid and I last crossed paths in 1993, which was the year it made its debut.
