Aerosmith - Let The Music Do The Talking

What this video is

Released in 1985 as the lead single from 'Done with Mirrors,' this video documents a pivotal transitional moment: Aerosmith's reunification after years of personal and professional collapse, with Joe Perry and Brad Whitford returning to the fold in 1984. The choice to anchor the video in a live Orpheum Theatre performance — rather than a stylized studio shoot — signals a deliberate authenticity statement,…

Why it matters

A foundational document of mid-80s hard rock's live-performance video tradition, 'Let The Music Do The Talking' resists the era's dominant trend toward narrative or high-concept MTV clips. Its documentary approach aligns it with a strand of rock authenticity discourse that would become…

The director

Jerry Kramer was a music video director and producer whose career flourished in the 1980s. He directed videos for Jefferson Starship, ZZ Top, Rod Stewart, and Aerosmith before ascending to large-scale projects including 'The Making of Thriller' documentary…