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jczopek35
There is no doubt to me that as the Stones and Zeppelins slipped off the throne mid-70s, it was Aerosmith that was the greatest rock & roll band in the world. "Toys in the Attic" was when they assumed the throne but it's the aptly named "Rocks" that they rocked the hell out of the old establishment. This record is NASTY, man. It is gritty, it goes by fast, it is quick. No bullshite, just pure rock filth. I mean, it literally starts off with "Back in the Saddle", and then goes right into "Last Child". Is this the greatest opening tracks combo? I think it might. Not a note wasted here. And I love how Tyler pays tribute to classic country tracks by subverting them into rock sexiness and decadence ("Back in the Saddle Again" , and "Hey Good Lookin'"). This is an A+ album. It's only right and natural that they'd follow it up with much more tired effort, albeit still good "Draw the Line". Like the Stones after "Exile on Main Street". Impossible to rock out this nastiness.
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Dylan17838
genuinely their absolute BEST. Perfect front to back and oozing with raw anger and energy enough to break a power grid of the highest voltage. The lyrics are at their peak, Steven Tyler absolutely knocks it out of the park with his vocal performance here, and Joe Perry's electric riffs shred!
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JamesHetfield13
1975’s Toys in the Attic broke this Boston group commercially, while the follow-up, 1976’s Rocks, the band’s fourth studio album, cemented Aerosmith’s reputation as the era’s most formidable hard rock band. Not nearly as radio-friendly (Attic had the title track, “Walk This Way” and “Sweet Emotion” leading its charge), Rocks came out firing on all cylinders. The hard-charging “Back in the Saddle” opens things brilliantly with guitarists Joe Perry and Brad Whitford working terse, syncopated riffs behind the quick-lipped sass of lead singer Steven Tyler, who plays it funky (“Last Child,” “Rats in the Cellar”), streetwise (“Lick and a Promise”) and sentimental (“Home Tonight”), alluding throughout to the band’s bad habits that would eventually knock them out of commission by the end of the decade. The thick, epic harmonies of “Sick as a Dog,” the nod to the Rolling Stones with Joe Perry’s “Combination” and the quaking metal assault of “Nobody’s Fault” and “Get the Lead Out” are pure Aero.
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RockstarMatt
Just listened to this album for the first time. Shit now I have to change my pants! the best Aerosmith album! [7]
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v_richardt
shit, Back In The Saddle and Last Child are live versions in the tracklist :O I guess that's why it have only a little number of plays.
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KatieeeLovesGNR
This album is absolutely AMAZING! I LOVE it!! All the songs on this album are just utterly and completely awesome!!
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