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Aerosmith performed on stage at the TD Garden.

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Bassist Tom Hamilton.

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Frontman Steven Tyler walked the catwalk.

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No matter how battered or broken Aerosmith has appeared to be over the past couple of years, the band soared through the 90-minute homecoming.

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During the show, everything balanced out just right.

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Whenever Tyler took off for his flights of fancy, it seemed simply that he trusts his bandmates behind him.

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Guitarist Joe Perry let loose throughout the night.

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Tightly choreographed around visual pizzazz, the band never stifled the raunchy charm of the music

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One of Steven Tyler's many animated expressions.

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The set list favored the band’s more rocking side.

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Aerosmith returns to the Garden Thursday for another show.