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Aerosmith Rocks Release Date: 1976 05 zz Running Time: 34:31 Label: Columbia Few albums have been so appropriately named as Aerosmith's 1976 classic Rocks. Despite hard drug use escalating among bandmembers, Aerosmith produced a superb follow-up to their masterwork Toys in the Attic, nearly topping it in the process. Many Aero fans will point to Toys as the band's quintessential album (it contained two radio/concert standards after all, "Walk This Way" and "Sweet Emotion"), but out of all their albums, Rocks did the best job of capturing Aerosmith at their most raw and rocking. Like its predecessor, a pair of songs have become their most renowned -- the menacing, hard rock, cowboy-stomper "Back in the Saddle," as well as the downright viscous funk groove of "Last Child." Again, even the lesser-known tracks prove essential to the makeup of the album, such as the stimulated "Rats in the Cellar" (a response of sorts to "Toys in the Attic"), the Stonesy "Combination," and the forgotten riff-rocker "Get the Lead Out." Also included is the apocalyptic "Nobody's Fault," the up-and-coming rock star tale of "Lick and a Promise," and the album-closing ballad "Home Tonight." With Rocks, Aerosmith appeared to be indestructible. Greg Prato, All Music Guide Tracks: Title Composer Time 1 Back in the Saddle Perry, Tyler 4:39 2 Last Child Tyler, Whitford 3:27 3 Rats in the Cellar Perry, Tyler 4:06 4 Combination Perry 3:39 5 Sick as a Dog Hamilton, Tyler 4:12 6 Nobody's Fault Tyler, Whitford 4:25 7 Get the Lead Out Perry, Tyler 3:42 8 Lick and a Promise Perry, Tyler 3:05 9 Home Tonight Tyler 3:16 Releases: Year Type Label CD Columbia 1990 CD Columbia 1993 CD Columbia 2000 CD Columbia 1993 CD Sony Mid-Price 1976 CS Columbia 1993 CS Columbia LP Columbia 1999 LP Simply Vinyl

Group Members: Jimmy Crespo Brad Whitford Tom Hamilton Steven Tyler Joe Perry More >> Similar Artists: Rainbow Mötley Crüe Guns N' Roses L.A. Guns Faster Pussycat More >>

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