Rebecca’s Picks – Albums You Should Own: Rocks by Aerosmith

Track List
1. Back In The Saddle (Tyler,Perry)
2. Last Child (Tyler, Whitford)
3. Rats In the Cellar (Tyler, Perry)
4. Combination (Perry)
5. Sick As A Dog (Tyler, Hamilton)
6. Nobody’s Fault (Tyler, Whitford)
7.Get The Lead Out (Tyler, Perry)
8. Lick and A Promise (Tyler, Perry)
9. Home Tonight (Tyler)

Released May, 1976 Columbia Records
Produced by Jack Douglas and Aerosmith
Band members:
Steven Tyler-vocals, Joe Perry-guitars, six string bass, lap steel guitar, Brad Whitford-guitars, Tom Hamilton-bass, Joey Kramer-drums

The first track on “Rocks” starts off with a slow-building intro, then Steven Tyler screams “I’m back!”, and you are sucked in. This is Aerosmith’s hardest album…the blues are still evident, but the metal is dominate. Having been dismissed as “the American Rolling Stones” by many critics, this album showcases the band’s true essence. Bluesy, ballsy American rock that grabs you by the throat and doesn’t let go.
“We were doing a lot of drugs by then, but you can hear that whatever we were doing was still working for us”-Joe Perry
This is NOT the “We-have-a-ballad-on-the-soundtrack-of-a-cheesy-action-movie” Aerosmith. Were they a better band before they got sober? Hmmm…you tell me. Buy this album. Now.