- Taste of India
Infobox Single |
Name = Taste of India
Artist =Aerosmith
from Album = Nine Lives
B-side =
Released = 1998
Format = Cassette, CD
Recorded = 1996
Genre =Hard rock ,raga rock
Length = 5:53
Label = Columbia
Writer =Steven Tyler , Joe Perry,Glen Ballard
Producer =Kevin Shirley
Certification =
Chart position = * #3 (USMainstream Rock Tracks )
Reviews =
Last single = "Pink" (1997)
This single = "Taste of India" (1998)
Next single = "Full Circle" (1998)"Taste of India" is a song by Americanhard rock bandAerosmith . It was released in 1997 on the band's twelfth studio album "Nine Lives". It was released as apromotional single to rock radio, where it peaked at #3 on theMainstream Rock Tracks chart in 1998. The song was written by lead singerSteven Tyler , guitarist Joe Perry, and songwriterGlen Ballard . The song, which clocks in at just under six minutes, contains elements of Indian music throughout, along with driving guitar riffs and a heavy backbeat, as well asarangi intro byRamesh Mishra . Joe Perry andBrad Whitford both playStratocaster s on this song.Live in concert
This song had not been played live since the
Nine Lives Tour until their concert inBangalore on the 2nd of June, 2007. It was the opening song at the concert, and was played with theIndian flag as a backdrop.
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