Review of Aerosmith - Rocks
|
(This may not be actual album art)
|
Aerosmith came out of the early 70's Boston rock scene and were hyped to be America's answer to the Rolling Stones. After years of touring and two unsuccessful albums, Aerosmith hit pay dirt in 1975 with the release of their multi-platinum smash Toys In The Attic. The next year, they released their crucial follow-up album Rocks, and it picked up where its predecessor left off.
While most heavy bands just stomp you into submission, Aerosmith's blues-based hard rock swings and sways with seductive flare. The quintet's road-tightened, raw power threatens to break lose on the album'sng cut "Back In The Saddle," and the hit single "Last Child" bucks at the gate like a drag racer ready to burn rubber. That tension is the source of the magnificent, electrifying charge in Aerosmith's music.
Emergency first aid
The rhythm section, comprised of Tom Hamilton (bass) and Joey Kramer (drums) is solid, but unspectacular. Guitarists Brad Whitford and Joe Perry bring the noise, but it's lead singer Steven Tyler who steals the show. He woops and yodels riddles and rhymes like a talk show host gone bonkers. Tyler's euphonious underplay ricochets off the churning stop-start riff of "Rats In The Cellar," but it's the gorgeous ballad "Home Tonight" that completes this record and elevates the band above all other guitar-driven rock bands out to emulate the Rolling Stones.
Released Date: 1988
CBS
Netherlands
Tracks:
Back In The Saddle
Last Child
Rats In The Cellar
Combination
Sick As A Dog
Nobody's Fault
Get the Lead Out
Lick And A Promise
Home Tonight
Back
|