Steven Tyler and Joe Perry put on the glitz/ Star Tribune photo by Marlin Levison For Aerosmith, it was pretty much the same old song and dance for the Global Warming Tour opener Saturday at Target Center – except for the spangles and sparkles and a weird introduction that was a takeoff on Rod Serling's "Twilight Zone" rap (remember Aerosmith's forthcoming album is "Music from Another Dimension"). No surprise that singer Steven Tyler, a man in black, sported studs on his trench coat, colorful scarves on his mike stand and a few blond/gray streaks in his long hair. Guitarist Joe Perry was more glam than usual with a silver sequined sport coat, black sequined shoes and two gray streaks in the front of his hair (the Bonnie Raitt look). Bassist Tom Hamilton wore bright silver shoes right out of David Bowie's Spider from Mars closet, and drummer Joey Kramer's black T-shirt was covered with rhinestones and sequins. Heck, even guitarist Brad Whitford dressed up with brand-new brown shoes, a fedora and a tailored suit coat. As explained in my review, the camaraderie between the Aerosmith mates seemed genuine, and their playing (augmented by a keyboardist and female backup singer) was impressive. One of the two new songs from August's "Music from Another Dimension" connected (an unnamed blues-rock stomp, perhaps called "Oh Yeah") and one did not (the current single "Legendary Child," with its "Walk This Way" strut). Even if some of their material is inferior, Aerosmith, for a band 42 years into a career (with essentially the same lineup for all but the first year), sounded like they still matter. After rehearsing for three days in Minneapolis (including a 10-song show Wednesday at the Convention Center for Best Buy's charity arm), Tyler praised the Target Center crowd of 14,000 for being the opening city on the tour. "Minneapolis. What better place to do this," the singer declared at night's end. Opening the concert was Cheap Trick, which has been around almost as long as Aerosmith. The Rockford, Ill., quintet sounded like the smart mashup of Led Zeppelin and the Beatles that they've always been. I missed Bun E. Carlos on the drums (Rick Nielsen's son Daxx handles those duties because Carlos has a bad back) but Cheap Trick looked and sounded splendid. They could have made more effective use of the large stage but no one can argue with the repertoire, especially "Surrender," "Ain't That a Shame" and "I Want You To Want Me," a perfect power-pop song. Here is the Aerosmith set list from Saturday: Draw the Line/ Love in an Elevator/ new unnamed song; I believer it's called Oh Yeah/ Walkin the Dog/ Livin on the Edge/ Cryin/ Rag Doll/ Last Child/ S.O.S./ Combination (sung by Joe Perry)/ What It Takes/ Legendary Child/ I Don't Want To Miss a Thing/ Mama Kin/ Sweet Emotion > Walk This Way ENCORE Dream On (with Tyler in white playing a white baby grand piano and Perry in a white top, climbing on top the piano for guitar solo)/ Train Kept a Rollin