If I remember, Aerosmith released Nine Lives in 1997 and then re-released it in 1998 with "I don't want to miss a thing" as the final track. This was quite a clever marketing move as their hardcore fans had already bought the album and now all the fans of the film (or even just the song) would buy it.
Their next album, Just Push Play was full of tracks that were quite similar to Idwtmat and was riding on the back of that success. If Aerosmith hadn't got involved in Armageddon, I'd have expected to see JPP to be aimed more at their hardcore fans and been more classic rocky and less ballady. Would they still have taken a long hiatus from releasing any new material after that though? JPP was released in 2001 and was the last all new album they did.
Interesting point: Armageddon soundtrack also features one of Aerosmith's most popular classics, Sweet Emotion - along with lots of other classic tracks from Our Lady Peace, Bon Jovi and Bob Seger. The soundtrack may have introduced lots of people to these artists.
Their next album, Just Push Play was full of tracks that were quite similar to Idwtmat and was riding on the back of that success. If Aerosmith hadn't got involved in Armageddon, I'd have expected to see JPP to be aimed more at their hardcore fans and been more classic rocky and less ballady. Would they still have taken a long hiatus from releasing any new material after that though? JPP was released in 2001 and was the last all new album they did.
Interesting point: Armageddon soundtrack also features one of Aerosmith's most popular classics, Sweet Emotion - along with lots of other classic tracks from Our Lady Peace, Bon Jovi and Bob Seger. The soundtrack may have introduced lots of people to these artists.