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Aerosmith Draw the Line Release Date: 1977 12 zz Running Time: 35:14 Label: Sony Music Distribution Renting out an abandoned convent on the outskirts of New York City to record the follow-up to the hellacious Rocks may not have been the best idea, but 1977's Draw the Line still managed to be another down-and-dirty Aerosmith release. While it wasn't as awe-inspiring as their last two albums -- the members have said that the music suddenly got "cloudy" around this time (due to in-band fighting/ego clashes, excessive living, etc.), Draw the Line catches fire more times than not. Unlike their most recent album successes, the band shies away from studio experimenting and dabbling in different styles; instead they return to simple, straight-ahead hard rock. The album-opening title track features a gloriously abrasive Joe Perry slide guitar riff and has been featured in concert ever since, while the punk-esque "Bright Light Fright" featured Perry's first ever lead vocal spot on an Aerosmith record. Other highlights include a reworking of the blues obscurity "Milk Cow Blues," which Perry's pre-Aerosmith group, the Jam Band, played live, as well as "I Wanna Know Why," "Critical Mass," "Get It Up," "Kings and Queens," and "Sight for Sore Eyes." Draw the Line would turn out to be the last true studio album from Aerosmith's original lineup for nearly a decade. Greg Prato, All Music Guide Tracks: Title Composer Time 1 Draw the Line Perry, Tyler 3:23 2 I Wanna Know Why Perry, Tyler 3:09 3 Critical Mass Douglas, Tyler, Hamilton 4:53 4 Get It Up Tyler, Perry 4:02 5 Bright Light Fright Perry 2:19 6 Kings and Queens Whitford, Tyler, Kramer, Hamilton, Douglas 4:55 7 Hand That Feeds Hamilton, Tyler, Whitford, Douglas, Kramer 4:23 8 Sight for Sore Eyes Tyler, Johansen, Perry, Douglas 3:56 9 Milk Cow Blues Arnold 4:14 Releases: Year Type Label 2007 CD Sony Music Distribution 1993 CS Columbia 2008 CD Sbme Special Mkts. 1993 CD Columbia 1993 CD Sony Music Distribution 1990 CD Columbia

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