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After the commercial failure of Aerosmith's self-titled album , they were almost dropped from their record label. Good thing that did not happen. Constant touring and practicing made Aerosmith's songwriting and chops so tight that their next album "Get Your Wings" was like night and day compared with their first album. Steven Tyler's howl had been almost perfected and the songwriting became so much more aggressive. The addition of Jack Douglas as producer was ... a big turnaround for Boston's bad boys. A year after it's release, "Get Your Wings" went gold, which was a great accomplishment in 1974.
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Aerosmith is a prominent American rock band. Although they are known as a Boston, Massachusetts band, none of the members are actually from that city. Three of the members, Steven Tyler (father of famous actress Liv Tyler), Joe Perry, and Tom Hamilton had originally met in Sunapee, New Hampshire in the late 60's, but had not yet formed a band together. Tyler was from Yonkers, New York, Perry from Hopedale, Massachusetts, and Hamilton from New London, New Hampshire.
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Aerosmith had steadily improved with each release, developing their craft while seizing a major share of the American hard rock market. Although it contains no hits, Rocks showcases a really good hard rock band at the peak of their powers. Consistently catchy, the album is chock full of Aerosmith’s prime assets: memorable riffs and arrangements, plenty of attitude, and charismatic singing (including underrated harmonies). Beginning with the sinister guitar and squealing vocals of “Back In The Saddle” and then tearing into the funky “Last Child,” Rocks rarely lets up and is a cohesive, compulsive listen throughout. Although the aforementioned songs are the best known, there’s not a dog in the bunch, including the relentless “Rats In The Cellar” and the propulsive double-tracked vocals of “Sick As A Dog,” which showcases the band’s keen pop sense. Other highlights include the chugging metallic thumper “Nobody’s Fault,” the catchy “na na na’s” of the terrific “Lick And A Promise,” and “Home Tonight,” another convincing power ballad that closes out the band's best album in fine style.
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In early 1977, Aerosmith took a break and prepared material for their fifth album. Released late in 1977, Draw the Line was another hit, climbing to number 11 on the U.S. charts, but it showed signs of exhaustion. In addition to another tour in 1978, the band appeared in the movie Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band performing "Come Together," which eventually became a number 23 hit. Live! Bootleg appeared late in 1978 and became another success, reaching number 13. Aerosmith recorded Night in the Ruts in 1979, releasing the record at the end of the year.
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For their next album, Aerosmith decided to cover their favorite blues songs as an experiment. This made perfect sense, since Aerosmith's sound was based on hard rock blues and swagger. The resulting album, Honkin' On Bobo, was released in 2004. Their cover of "Baby Please Don't Go" charted in the top 10, proving that Aerosmith had not lost their popularity at all. In 2005, a live album, Rockin' The Joint, was released from a show in Las Vegas at the Hard Rock Hotel during the "Just Push Play" tour.
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In early 1977, Aerosmith took a break and prepared material for their fifth album. In addition to another tour in 1978, the band appeared in the movie Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, performing "Come Together," which eventually became a number 23 hit. Aerosmith recorded Night in the Ruts in 1979, releasing the record at the end of the year. Brad Whitford left the group in early 1980, forming the Whitsford-St. Holmes Band with former Ted Nugent guitarist Derek St. Holmes.
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