Reviews (page 3 of 10)
I know its Aerosmith and they have earned their flowers, but I always kinda look down on rock artists that insist on including penis jokes in their songs and on their albums. Just makes me feel like they have nothing better to put their songwriting abilities towards. Otherwise there are two classics on this album that most people know and the majority of it does rock. Could've been a four but I'll stick with a three.
I'm not the biggest Aerosmith fan, but it's undeniable how good "Walk This Way" and "Sweet Emotion" are. Just those songs alone make this a good album. I was surprised with some of the more bluesy songs (if you can call them that) on here. A bit more of a mix up than I was expecting. Overall, a good album from a band that I'm not that crazy about.
Seminal rock record. So influential on guitarists and singers.
Ok 2/5
not sure if anyone else can relate, but my exposure to Aerosmith started with Guitar Hero when I was a kid. needless to say, i've definitely listened to this a ton in the past, but it's been a while Toys in the Attic - 4/5 Uncle Salty - 4/5 Adam's Apple - 3/5 Walk This Way - 4/5 Big Ten Inch Record - 2/5 Sweet Emotion - 5/5 No More No More - 3/5 Round and Round - 3/5 You See Me Crying - 4/5 Average score: 3.5/5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️ it's a mixed bag score-wise, but this album is still a fun listen for the most part after all these years. i always found Big Ten Inch Record really corny, but Sweet Emotion is still as great as I remember
Wasn't bad, and had some great guitar parts... but sheesh yucky lyrics at times
Pretty alright.
mid-70's Aerosmith kicks ass, man
Sweet Emotion, I mean c'mon! An all-timer for radio rock that still goes hard in 2026. While that's definitely the high point, it's still a good ole 70s rock and roll album and a fun listen.
This becomes the sound of the next decade and when it gets totally blasted out in the coming years, I don't love it, but in 1975 it still feels super fresh and inventive. The closing track soars. Sweet Emotion is an all time classic rock song.
Getting kinda sick of this Aerosmith guy. 3rd album by them in like 3 weeks and none of them had Jaded or Angel. Sad!
Solid album. Good tunes. Great band.
lol cmon, delete this bs
The name matched the vibe it wasn't bad
This album is on the list primarily because of two songs, “Walk This Way” and “Sweet Emotion.” The first has a riff that’s been recognizable for 50 years. The second has some interesting production and feels unique in its mixture of the ethereal and the earthy. But you know what? These still don’t hold up for me. These great songs and the many lesser songs on the album fail to offer me any vision greater than Steve Perry’s pride in seducing young girls and evading the police. And while I don’t quite get his take on Adam and Eve in “Adam’s Apple,” I have a feeling that the bottom line is that he’s not taking blame for any of the fallout. I am rounding down to 2/5 what might be worthy of a 3/5, but others will balance that out…
Ok album, but known mostly for the big hits Sweet Emotion and Walk This Way. I was hoping for some other gems based on those, but they really stand out as the most complete and thought out tracks. Most of the other cuts sound less produced or at least less focused musically. I am probably missing something, but I wasn't compelled to engage further.
There’s more bite here than I expected. The riffs are tight, the band sounds locked in, and there are moments where it almost pushes beyond straightforward rock. It doesn’t fully lean into that, but the energy and occasional shifts keep it engaging throughout.
It’s better then the other Aerosmith record on the list but it’s still nothing I would come back to. There are simply better Hard Rock bands.
6 / 10 - solider Classic Rock - rockig & bluesy Favs: - Walk This Way - Toys In The Attic
Not a fair assessment just bc a bad day
Nope. Music for nonces, made by nonces. I really tried to separate the art from the artist here but each song either made me roll my eyes or my skin crawl.
Generally enjoyable blues-ish rock with enough songs that break the mold and elevate it in "Toys In The Attic," "Walk This Way," "Sweet Emotion" and "Round and Round." Good stuff!
This album was written like a mile from where i am standing right now
On ouvre ce fameux bouquin, on tourne les pages jaunies et on tombe sur la gueule de Steven Tyler en 1975. Toys In The Attic, l’album qui a fait d'Aerosmith les rois du pétrole, ou du moins les rois du stade de baseball local. Aerosmith, c’est le groupe "cul entre deux chaises" par excellence. On appelle ça le "middle of the road" pour faire chic dans les dîners en ville, mais pour être honnête, c’est surtout du rock qui ne sait pas s'il veut être dangereux ou passer en boucle sur les ondes FM entre deux pubs pour des déodorants. On est en plein milieu des années 70, le rock est devenu une industrie lourde, et cet album en est le produit manufacturé parfait. C'est un disque qui se veut poisseux, qui se veut sexy, qui se veut "Stonien" dans l'âme, mais qui finit souvent par sonner comme une version aseptisée et passée à la javel de ce que les Britanniques faisaient dix fois mieux cinq ans plus tôt. Il y a cette arrogance typiquement yankee, cette façon de poser avec des foulards et de hurler dans le micro comme si on inventait la roue, alors qu'on est juste en train de réciter une leçon de blues-rock bien apprise. L’album est porté par deux énormes locomotives, deux arbres qui cachent une forêt de titres parfaitement interchangeables et sans grande saveur. La première, c’est évidemment Walk This Way. Le riff de Joe Perry est indiscutable, c'est efficace et ça donne envie de taper du pied. Mais soyons sérieux deux minutes : l'intérêt de ce morceau a été multiplié par mille le jour où Run-DMC s'en est emparé. La version de 1975, est un peu poussive car elle manque de ce mordant, de cette insolence que le hip-hop lui a injectée dix ans plus tard. Sans la collaboration de 1986, est-ce que Walk This Way serait encore dans toutes les mémoires ou est-ce qu'elle traînerait dans les limbes des "tubes de l'été 75" ? On connaît la réponse. C’est le syndrome du groupe qui a besoin d'un coup de fouet extérieur pour vraiment briller. La deuxième locomotive, c’est Sweet Emotion là rien à dire c'est pro, c'est propre, c'est calibré. La ligne de basse au début fait son petit effet, on sent que Jack Douglas à la production a voulu donner du relief à l'ensemble. Mais ça reste du rock de confort, c'est le genre de musique qu'on met pour ne pas trop réfléchir ou pour combler le silence d'une soirée qui s'éternise. Ça manque tout simplement de cette urgence qui fait les grands disques. Le reste de l'album ? C’est un tunnel de rock générique. Des morceaux qui se ressemblent tous, avec cette même structure prévisible, ce même chant nasillard de Tyler qui essaie d'imiter Mick Jagger sans jamais en atteindre la morgue naturelle. On a l'impression d'écouter un groupe qui fait ses gammes avec beaucoup d'application en enchaînant les titres sans que rien ne vienne vraiment nous bousculer. C'est là le paradoxe d'Aerosmith sur ce disque : c'est techniquement irréprochable, les mecs savent jouer, la production est solide pour l'époque, mais c'est désespérément plat émotionnellement. C’est de la musique de supermarché pour fans de guitares électriques. On est loin de l'expérimentation, loin du danger, loin de tout ce qui rend le rock un tant soit peu excitant. On est typiquement face à un album qui a survécu grâce à son statut de "classique" institutionnalisé par les radios américaines. C'est un totem qu'on n'ose pas trop déboulonner, mais si on l'écoute avec une oreille un tant soit peu exigeante, on se rend compte que c'est très superficiel. Même la ballade finale, You See Me Crying, est un monument de kitsch. C'est l'archétype de la ballade de rockstar qui se regarde dans le miroir en versant une petite larme calculée. C’est pompeux, c’est dégoulinant, c'est exactement ce qu'on attend d'un groupe qui veut plaire au plus grand nombre sans jamais prendre le moindre risque artistique. Au final, Toys In The Attic, c'est l'album de la consécration pour un groupe qui a choisi la facilité. Ils ont trouvé le filon et ils l'ont exploité jusqu'à la corde. C'est efficace pour remplir des stades, c'est pratique pour vendre des produits dérivés, mais ce n'est pas ça qui fait vibrer les cordes sensibles de la grande musique. On reste à la surface des choses, le cul entre deux chaises. C'est pour ça que la note de 3 sur 5 est la seule qui fasse sens. C'est la note de la compétence sans le génie. C'est la note d'un disque qui fait le job, qui fournit ses deux singles réglementaires pour la postérité, mais qui ne propose rien d'autre qu'un ennui poli sur le reste de sa durée. C'est du rock de milieu de tableau, honnête mais sans aucune étincelle. On nous le vend comme un indispensable, mais la réalité est beaucoup plus nuancée. On peut vivre très bien sans avoir écouté cet album en entier. On peut se contenter des versions singles, ou mieux, de la version rap-rock de 86, et on aura l'essentiel de ce qu'Aerosmith a pu apporter de potable à l'histoire de la musique. Alors oui, on hoche la tête sur le riff de Perry parce qu'on est poli, mais on ne peut pas s'empêcher de penser qu'on perd un peu notre temps. Il y a tellement de disques plus intenses, plus profonds, plus radicaux, que s'arrêter sur cet entre-deux pendant quarante minutes ressemble presque à une punition. C'est le triomphe de la banalité rock élevée au rang de chef-d'œuvre par défaut. Un disque qui porte bien finalement bien son nom : des jouets au grenier. C'est vieux, c'est un peu poussiéreux, on s'en est bien amusé quand on était gamin, mais on a fini par grandir et on se demande pourquoi on les a gardés si longtemps.
Not my fave of theirs, but good.
Such an awesome rock out album
Two real belter rock songs on here. The Walk This Way version with Run DMC is definitely the canon version though, this original sounds like its missing an edge. I'm not that offended by this, but I also dont think its particularly good. Fave Track: Sweet Emotion 2.8/5
Liked this until I read the pedophile comments :(
Walk this way and sweet emotion carry the album
Un bon classique avec walk this way mais surtout sweeeeeeeeeettttt emoooootioonnnn! Belle découverte pour Adam’s apple. Mais en général, j’aime mieux du rock moins axé sur des solos de guitare rapide qu’on entend beaucoup dans cet album. J’aime mieux leurs chansons classiques plus slow à la dream on!
Pas grand chose à dire. C'est pas de ma mauvaise musique per se, mais aucune chanson m'a vraiment marqué, sinon celles que je connaissais déjà (Walk this Way et Sweet Emotion). Pas vraiment un album que je réécouterais sur une base régulière et je conseille surtout pas en étudiant, plutôt irritant. Chanson préférée : Sweet Emotion Mention honorable : Aucune :/
le guitar riff de Walk this Way est quand même cunty, Round And Round et You See Me Crying sont tolérables malgré la voix irritante de Steven Tyler, mais sinon c'était vraiment souffrant comme expérience et j'arrive pas à trouver une autre redeeming quality. je l'ai pas réécouté et j'ai pas porté attention aux paroles donc je suis peut-être injuste but Steven Tyler is a pedo donc je vais quand même dormir sur mes deux oreilles malgré cette offense. chanson préférée : Round And Round mentions honorables : ce doux moment à la trente-septième minute où la musique laisse place au silence
Ugh. 1.5 I guess for sweet emotion and walk this way.
Perverts and horrible music on top of it. 0/5
Sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet emotion.
Good
Albums fine
Big Ten Inch Record for the five star miss.
3.3 Meh. It's quite mediocre 70s rock, honestly never understood the Aerosmith hype. Walk this way terribly overrated. The only good song here is Sweet Emotion, it's actually interesting. Round and round is alright actually, shades of Sabbath in there, pretty groovy. The rest is just meh. Big Ten Inch Record almost ruins the entire thing, luckily immediately saved by Sweet Emotion.
Average
Do toys really play together when nobody is about? Nice concept unlike this album. 1/5 1/3/26
The big hits are great but the rest isn’t as good unfortunately
Better than that glam rock one, but still nothing I would spend time with
This was fine. Kind of uninspired and boring 2.5
Favorite tracks: Walk This Way, Sweet Emotion, Uncle Salty Brought up to 4 stars based on Joe Perry alone, who I am convinced makes Aerosmith (as cool as Steven Tyler thinks he is)
Fun.
Третий альбом Aerosmith — момент, когда они перестали быть «перспективной группой из Бостона» и стали машиной хард-рока. Здесь всё сходится: грязноватый блюзовый корень, уличная дерзость и хиты, которые пережили десятилетия. Walk This Way — это идеальный рифф Джо Перри и тот самый речитатив Стивена Тайлера, который позже перезапустит песню вместе с Run-D.M.C. Sweet Emotion — вязкий бас, перкуссионные трюки и атмосфера токсичной славы. Заглавный трек Toys in the Attic — скоростной, почти панковский по духу, а Uncle Salty и Adam’s Apple показывают, что группа умеет не только играть громко, но и строить драматургию. Продакшн плотный, но не стерильный: гитары дышат, ритм-секция качает, вокал Тайлера балансирует между визгом, блюзовой хрипотцой и театральной истерикой. Это альбом, где сексуальность и агрессия подаются как естественное состояние рок-н-ролла. Toys in the Attic — фундамент американского хард-рока 70-х. Без него не было бы ни глэм-эксцесса 80-х, ни половины стадионного рока, который ты слышал потом.
Not bad, not really the 80s Aerosmith but a more classic 70s rock record.
This one felt dated to me.
Crazy that Sweet Emotion wasn't the album opener. It's literally right there. Either way, a good old school bluesy rock album that is a peek at what Aerosmith would evolve into. I think Pump is a better album from what we've had on this list, but still a great listen.
2 banger hits & a bunch of crap I won't ever listen to again
If I ever met an alien, I would show them Aerosmith.
no where near as annoying as I thought it would be 2.5
Dreadful.
Such a vibe. Led Zeppelin influenced af
The band smokes; some sweet ass guitar tones and Hamilton and Kramer are locked in.Steven Tyler has always been my stumbling block with this band, and this does nothing to change that.
I’ve heard plenty of good things about this album. I love Aerosmith, but I’ve never gotten around to listening to this. Toys in the attic: 7/10 High energy. Good start to an album. Uncle Salty: 6.5/10 Nice riffs in there. Adam’s apple: 6/10 Walk this way: 9.5/10 Classic tune. Big ten inch record: 5.5/10 Sweet emotion: 10/10 Legendary. No more no more: 8/10 Great guitar. Very catchy. Round and round: 6/10 You see me crying: 6/10
Meh! Contains the original version of "Walk This Way". Also contains a cover of the 1952 song "Big Ten Inch Record" which apparently is one of the best double entendre songs of all time, but which I think is a bit childish.
Aerosmith is RHCP for boomers - both are pretty good instrumental bands ruined by a minimally skilled pedophile on vocals
About what you’d expect
Second Aerosmith. Been a while since their last - about 200 albums or so. I don't recall much from the time I listened to Rocks. That was just a perfectly fine hard rock album from what I recall. That being said, I do remember it being graciously short at a runtime of 34 minutes. With all the lengthy albums I've been subjected to lately, something on the shorter side would be a welcome breath of fresh air. Oh, yeah. This album is also the name of one of the better Cowboy Bebop episodes. I can't believe I didn't immediately notice that. It's been fun to connect all the musical dots from that series now that I'm making my way through this list. Honestly, some Aerosmithing was what I've been needing. This was a rejuvenating listen. It felt good to unplug my brain for a few and nod along to some decent, punchy rock tunes. Not every song was a heater and there were more than a few moments where my attention started to wane, but I'm not going to get my panties in a wad. The operatic air that much of this album has is pretty fun, and the guitars have a lot of bite to them despite their crunchy sound generally being alienating to me. There's some decent variety in the instrumentation too, which I appreciate. Overall, this was a solid outing. I've heard "Walk This Way" before. I'm not sure if it was this version or a cover - the chorus sounds a little off-key from what I recall. In any case, it's a good tune. The main guitar riff is pretty killer and iconic, but it's those verses which truly win me over. I like the rockabilly sound that the instrumental adopts during those stretches, and the songwriting is a fitting accompaniment with how it continually builds upon itself. A great listen overall. Book time. "...progenitors of "cock rock...". I'm not sure whether I agree with that. These guys are just a competent, commercial rock band, right? Was a make-or-break release for the band. Okay, maybe these guys are a butt rock band - the entry just went over some of the lyrics. A smashing chart success which put the band on the map. Brought the "Dream On" single back from the dead and made it a chart success. Yeah, I'm on board with this pick. Aerosmith are an iconic band and this was a pivotal release within their discography. I'm doubtful as to whether three list albums are warranted, however. These two albums that I've listened to seem like the perfect duology for an artist of this standing. I guess I'll just have to wait and see, but for now I cosign this inclusion
It has classics like sweet emotion and walk this way but I actually prefer there later albums to this.
Two all time classics on one album is an automatic 4, and the rest of the album is good enough to bump it up to a 5.
elevated by the iconic baselines. but otherwise kinda meh
What a load of fun!
Aerosmith annoys but I think there’s some great tracks on here.
Sweet Emotion is my fave, I loved it
good 70s rock, with the famous Walk This Way
The songwriting on this album is good. It is well performed, though the best part is definitely the middle. I think the beginning and end of the record leaves a little bit to be desired, and the mix is pretty dated overall. Many of the other older albums here have benefited from a 21st century remaster. I think that would make a big difference for this album. The hits from this record are deserved, and there are a couple other good tracks, but I'm not amazed by the totality of this record. 3.3/5
3⭐️/5 02.14.2026
A little flat and lacking drive.
Enjoyed it more than I thought i would. Some great classic/blusey rock.
Right from the rollicking opening riff of the title track, you can tell that 'Toys in the Attic' is going to be exciting, passionate and relentless. This is the sound of a band coming into their own, and Aerosmith would stake their claim as an American band with enough sleaze, swing and swagger to rival The Rolling Stones, the clear British equivalient. Steven Tyler not only has the 'Jagger swagger' down pat, but the impressive vocal range to match Freddie Mercury or Robert Plant, making him one of the most complete frontmen in music. He'd ably matched by the impressive guitar interplay between Joe Perry and Brad Whitford and the bustling rhythm section of bassist Tom Hamilton and drummer Joey Kramer. After they showed signs of finding their sound on their previous record 'Get Your Wings', 'Toys in the Attic' is where it all clicked for them. Just listen to 'Walk This Way', and it has everything you need to truly understand the brilliance of Aerosmith: strutty riffs, Tyler's sensuality and an earworm of a chorus. And as brilliant as that song is, the true highlight of this record is 'Sweet Emotion'. Starting with a hypnotic bass riff courtesy of Hamilton, 'Sweet Emotion' swirls ethereally into Tyler's pointed jabs at Perry and his then wife, Elyssa. Tyler and Perry soon became known as the 'Toxic Twins' for not only their problematic drug habits, but for their turbulent relationship. 'Sweet Emotion' is, in many ways, the first indication of turmoil between the two, and it would lead to Perry leaving Aerosmith from 1979 until 1984. Despite the obvious tension within 'Sweet Emotion', it's easily the standout track on 'Toys in the Attic', and is a prime example of how standout work can emerge from uncomfortable situations. Other great songs on this record include the Zeppelin-esque 'Round and Round' and the musically complex 'You See Me Crying', which sees Aerosmith utilise a piano-driven melody to lead some of Tyler's most heartfelt lyrics. This song no doubt set the template for the hair metal power ballads of the 1980s. In fact, the 1980s Sunset Strip hard rock scene (Van Halen, Mötley Crüe, Guns 'n Roses, Poison, Ratt etc.) owes virtually everything to Aerosmith, as they truly were the group who pioneered that harder-edged, sleazy rock sound that became the driving force of 1980s hair metal and hard rock. 'Toys in the Attic' is Aerosmith hitting their peak, and they'd maintain that peak with 'Rocks' the next year, which is just as good, if not arguably better. Best songs: Toys in the Attic, Walk This Way, Sweet Emotion, Round and Round, You See Me Crying
Obviously Walk This Way and Sweet Emotion are classics but I find the rest of their music to be a little corny lol. Not bad but didn't add any new songs to my rotation.
Temu Zeppelin with extra creepy pedo lyrics. Yuck. At least Joe Perry can play.
Didn't think I'd like it honestly, even though I really like "Walk This Way" because sometimes that classic rock is boring, but it's good! FAVORTES: Adam's apple: At first I didn't like it but then I realized it actually had some cool riffs and a cool melody. Walk this Way, Sweet Emotion: Classics Big Ten Inch Record: This song is really funny
Sublime classic rock with banger after banger
Terrible
I think the question any good Aerosmith has to ask themselves at some point is "What's better: 'Toys In The Attic' or 'Rocks'?" Which isn't a question meant to put down either album, I should say; they're both great. Hell, of the two, 'Rocks' might have the better claim to being the better one, just for living up to its title — and so consistently, at that! But as good as 'Rocks' is, for my money, my favorite Aerosmith album has to be 'Toys In The Attic'. I've come to two reasons for this. For one, let's be real, 'Toys In The Attic' has more hits. I worry that comes across as shallow, but I can't tell you it's **not** a reason. I mean, sure, 'Rocks' has "Back In The Saddle", and that's the better opener between the two. But 'Toys' has "Walk This Way". 'Toys' has "Sweet Emotion". It has "Uncle Salty" and "Adam's Apple" and "You See Me Crying" and, goodness, "Big Ten Inch Record". So many iconic Aerosmith songs live on this record. They're all ones I'd easily want to return to, time and time again, before most of the ones on 'Rocks'. And this is all for the second reason I've come to: variety. That's not to say 'Rocks' is a one-note record, of course; look at "Home Tonight" and "Nobody's Fault". It's not even to say that either of their previous records didn't have anything going for them, either ("Dream On" is on their debut). But 'Toys', more importantly, is where Aerosmith started to stretch their wings beyond just being a hard rock and blues rock band. Just the fact alone that this album has space on it for a song like "Big Ten Inch Record" is testament enough. Even if they're all identifably 70's hard rock, "Walk This Way" isn't "Sweet Emotion", and neither are "No More No More" or "You See Me Crying". Some people might not hear it, but for a mind like mine, each song has just enough of their own feel to keep me satisfied. It reminds me a lot of all the new stuff that Led Zeppelin was trying out on their second album — and what a coincidence, 'Zeppelin II' happens to be my favorite Led Zeppelin album for that reason. But above all, it's just simple fun 70's hard rock. I don't think you could ever ask Aerosmith for anything more in this decade, and besides 'Rocks', they'd never do it better anywhere else. Certainly, among other 70's hard rockers, Aerosmith and 'Toys' come out pretty far on top. What can I say? I'm a sucker for a good guitar and some wild, shouty vocals. So, that's about the size of feelings on 'Toys In The Attic'. Hardly complicated stuff, just like the album itself. I mean, what more could I really say about it? Heck, instead of saying anything more, I'm jus' gonna go put it on again. That by itself is the best answer you probably could've given to my question. Wings up and peace out.
Arguably Aerosmith's peak, and it's a pretty good album on top of it. 4.5 bumped up to 5.
It’s something higher than a 5. I’m not quite at a 10 with it, but… hell, maybe someday. I mean, look, everyone knows “Walk This Way” & “Sweet Emotion”. I can barely tell you what the latter is even about (it sure seems like a groupie issue though), and I can unfortunately tell you exactly what the former is about, but those tracks exist in perpetuity on the strength of either their choruses or their intros, feeling far ahead of 1975, unique for their era, & enduring all the same because of it. Yes, “Walk This Way” is juvenile as hell & it’s certainly a little awkward for a 26-year-old Steven Tyler to sing about high schoolers getting pussy but… that’s rock & roll for the era. Besides, let’s not act like there aren’t certain 26-year-old superstar singers right now asking about “house tours” & “getting wet at the thought of you” & all that. The purity test is dead, long live the purity test. So, with those two tracks casting a monstrous shadow over the whole album, the rest of the tracks have to keep up, and thankfully, they all do. There’s not a misstep here to my mind, & they all hold up well. “Toys in the Attic” is about… something, but it just sounds like it kicks ass. “Uncle Salty” could play the child neglect topic with a bit more tact & emotion other than an ‘aww, that sucks’ kinda vibe, but I think the blues-y instrumental sells the sad tones well. “Adam’s Apple” is a fellatio-driven retelling of Genesis, & the instrumental energy drives the track really, really well. Probably the big standout of the first half that isn’t “Walk This Way”. “Big Ten Inch Record” might be some people’s breaking point, but for 2026, completely goofy double entendres are all the rage, so it’s somehow aged pretty well, especially since it’s a cover from *1952*. Besides, we already ripped away all pretense when Da Vinci’s Notebook dropped “Enormous Penis” in 2002. The purity test is dead, long live the purity test. “No More No More” has a really fun structure – the lyrics do feel like they’re not super cohesive, implying cheating on the road at the same time as having a loving wife & home life, but apparently, it’s just a smorgasbord of road stories Steven Tyler threw together and called a track. The guitar is the star of the show here anyway, with Joe Perry absolutely fucking ripping at the end. The whole thing feels loosely like a Boston track, and that’s a big compliment. “Round and Round” is Aerosmith doing a metal track about a struggling relationship & the inability to cope with all the changes going on, and while it spams the chorus & goes a touch too long, I just fucking love the vibe of it all. “You See Me Crying” is one hell of a closer, feeling like a progenitor of all the ‘80s hard rock ballads to come (looking at Bon Jovi in particular) whilst foreshadowing Aerosmith’s own biggest hit roughly 20 years down the line. The scale & scope of it all is just really impressive, especially for a band that roughly 20 minutes beforehand were singing about “kitties in the middle” & doing a ragtime track about a 10-inch… record. The purity test is dead, long live the purity test. Ultimately, the whole thing just kicks ass, and if you can’t really feel that after listening to it, I don’t know what to tell you. Go have some fun out there, maybe. I do think the vast majority of my compliments being about the instrumentals & less about the actual substance of each track is what’s holding me back from being like “wow, holy shit, what a 10”, but it’s certainly higher than a 5. Between this album & “Pump”, I think I really, really like Aerosmith. We have one more album of theirs after this, “Rocks”, which I’ve genuinely never heard of, but it also has a spot in the Rolling Stone 500. I can only hope that one kicks as much ass as this does, and as far as this goes, this is a super, super easy 5, and certainly higher.
meh
Chato, entediante, genérico, morno, mais-do-mesmo, previsível, sem sal, sem graça, sem novidade, sem emoção, sem propósito, sem impacto, sem graça nenhuma e, no final, completamente irrelevante. Difícil ouvir até o final sem pular nada. 1/5
I'd rate this three stars if the 1001 albums list wasn't claiming to have picked up the all-time best music. Now, the album is certainly quite energetic, and I really liked "Big Ten Inch Record" and most of the mid-album tracks, but I cannot help realising that I was just basically wait for it to finish and be thankful that it is not a one-hour record. Besides, it might have been significant at the release time, given its date of publication. But I have stricter rating policy here, so it get just two.
This is a favorite that I haven’t heard in a while.
Pretty tedious, even bloated. Riffs aren't that good, some of the wordsmithing is a bit interesting but swaggering lothario singing about rock touring lifestyle is not appealing. This might be better than some other stadium rock of the era, that is very faint praise. I knew Walk This Way because of the cross-over, Rick Rubin had good intuition and remarkable ability to deliver, his version punches a lot harder than the original on this album. Could hardly wait for this to be over. (Favourite song: No More No More.) 1/10
Contains the only good Aerosmith song, Sweet Emotion, which can’t make up for every other Aerosmith song.
Two songs to the core. The rest is before my time and don’t register.
A lot better than I thought it would be, but Walk this Way is much better with Run DMC
Album No. 0144 on my list. „Toys In The Attic“ is the second Aerosmith album on my list within five days, “Pump” being the first. I say this not as a positive fact to be honest. I just really don’t like Aerosmith. It’s the same generic overtly masculine heavy rock. Both pretty boring yet somewhat annoying. Okay, maybe I’m a little unfair here. This is not completely bad. The album is well-produced, there are some catchy tunes on this and I get why it would have appealed to people at the time of its release. Maybe it’s really the fact that I’m too young, maybe I’m not in the target demographic, I dunno. The album is… well… okay I think. I will add “Walk This Way”, and “No More No More” to my playlist (leaving out “Sweet Emotion” on purpose, I think it’s rather one of the weaker songs on this album). The final rating is a narrow decision between 2 and 3 stars for me. I’ve let a coin toss decide and it came out at 2, so that’s my final decision: 2/5 stars.
This is great, really enjoyable with some really good riffs and rock and roll vocals. Having only ever heard Aerosmiths 'hits', I was going in a little blind but I'm left impressed. Title track is awesome and the majority are great tracks. 3.5/5.
Album 97. Toys In The Attic — Aerosmith (1975) Had two hit songs in my playlist, nothing was added after listening. The album is good, but kinda bland for me. 3/5 Liked songs: — Walk This Way — Sweet Emotion
Aquí Aerosmith todavía tenían algo de chispa, disco divertido sin muchas pretensiones. Walk this way es un temazo.
Coke's in the Attic
TRUÑACO!
Partía dunhas expectativas tan baixas que estivo ata preto de me gustar. Rock clasicote e machote, feito tras escoitar discos dos Stones, de Led Zeppelin e Black Sabbath e intentar replicalos con bastante menos gracia e tino. Hai momentos nos que só falta que se poñan a tocar guitarras e demais instrumentos coas pirolas. É prescindible, pero hai un par de cancións apañadas (mesmo a 'Walk This Way' logo reinterpretada con Run DMC). (#9 dos 1.001 discos que escoitar antes de morrer: 2,5/5
l'exemple perfecte de com agafar el glam i extirpar-li tot l'erotisme
Hacía años que no me ponía esto y la verdad es que lo recordaba peor. El arranque del disco es disfrutable, un fusile de los Faces, pero con bastante gracia. A partir de la quinta, Big Tech Inch Record, la cosa se va a la mierda. Qué manía de estos grupos de meter la típica mierda "swing". De ahí ya va todo cuesta bajo. PD: no recordaba la versión original de Walk this way y mucho mejor con RUN DMC. Solo por ese vídeo Aerosmith ya merecen menos la muerte que muchos de sus contemporáneos en la era del Jack Daniels maridado con cocaína.
I'm actually kind of shocked how much I enjoyed this. I generally enjoy Aerosmith's singles, but after getting Pump awhile back, I was actually shocked by how much I disliked the album as a whole. So I didn't have high hopes for this. But I was wrong. This is such a strong album top to bottom. "Walk This Way" and "Sweet Emotion" are the obvious hits, and are great of course, but "You See Me Crying" might be the best song on the album and is definitely up there for me for favorite Aerosmith song. This is a really well rounded record and shows they're more than just a singles band.
На самом то деле - очень хорошо. Зашло больше чему все предыдущие. На уровне с пикси. Но ничего в любимое не добавила, тк читала. 8/10
Round And Round was so annoying that I refuse to give this album anything above a 1. Sweet Emotion is overrated. Walk This Way is also overrated, and it sucks. This album will never be played again.
Aerosmith has never done it for me. This album did nothing to change that. Not awful, but nothing special.
I never listened to Aerosmith before 1986 (introduced to them through Run DMCs Walk This Way) and immediately bought this album on cassette. So a lot of it is nostalgia, but I spent a lot of time cruising while listening to this.
Very nice.
Walk this way!
A gratuitously mid album
Fantastic album with a lot of Aerosmith's greatest hits! Who doesn't love Aerosmith?
Never gonna not hate Aerosmith
Good album, would listen again
Yeah, that’s alright.
This is a great album that I actually own. "Walk This Way" and "Sweet Emotion" are obviously the classics. "Toys In The Attic" is a solid opener. "Uncle Salty" reminds me of "St. John" from Permanent Vacation. "10 Inch Record" is of course somewhat tongue in cheek. The other songs are not as memorable but nothing lacking here. This is top form Aerosmith.
Album 32 Top 3 favorites off the album: Adam's Apple, Big Ten Inch Record, Sweet Emotion I liked this one more than expected. I figured I'd be meh on the lyrics, I was largely correct, but not so much that it took away from my general enjoyment of the album. There's a good drive to the album that isn't exhausting or repetitive. It feels fresh across the whole work.
this was fine sweet emotion is the only song i’d relisten to though
Yeah. Not for me.
Nice!
Awrismith
This wasn't a bad album necessarily, it just didn't really connect much with me. It was something I could have playing in the background and have no issue with.
# Album Name: Toys In The Attic # Artist: Aerosmith # Rating: 5/5 # Comments: Bloody great album. Plenty of bangers on this. Give it a listen. # Top Tunes: Toys in the attic / walk this way / Big ten inch / sweet emotion / no more / round and round # Would I listen to it again? Yes
Musically I like this although there’s some questionable subject matter that distracts. ‘Sweet Emotion’ is beautiful.
Is it subtle? Well, of course not- and it’s not meant to be. Steven Tyler’s bluesy howl, and licks that don’t stop. Gritty, smutty and groove heavy in turns. It’s not here for a long time, but it’s definitely here for a good time
A full on rockin' album. Some real classics and some rock fillers. Worth a listen. 4/5
You know what, this is the second album by Aerosmith on his list and I would now say I'm a fan. Not as good as the other one but still very good
Overall Rating - 3.61/5 (7.22/10). Very much a singles band not an album band. Outside of the title track, those songs that aren't the big singles are fairly forgettable.
It rocks pretty hard.
Maybe it’s just nostalgic, but I like this one! Good gym music
Mejor de lo esperado. Pero en 1975 hubo mucha mejor música.
This is 100% pure, Grade A classic rock. As good as it gets. This has always been a favorite of mine. A lot to call out. The production is insane. Not only does it sound good but all kinds of unique sounds and even closes with an orchestra. The guitar sounds in particular stand out. The solo on Walk This Way sounds fucking gigantic. The individual performances are tremendous. Drums are sick and driving grooves everywhere, see Walk This Way. Guitar solos all impeccable and again, sound fucking great. Tyler’s voice has a ton of rhythm, dynamics and more importantly charisma. The horns and strings here and there are great too. There’s a lot of variety, opening with a head spinning riff and immediately hitting the brakes on Uncle Salty. Fun grooves, straight forward rock, emotional ballad, weird joke about Tyler’s 10? inch piece. Weird and interesting decisions. I played the solo from Mama Kin (not on this album) and it was really fucking hard. Very strange. Opened my eyes to how interesting and talented these guys were. This and “Rocks” rule. High high quality rock, fun as fuck. I’ve heard the Aerosmith hate and I think we just saw what they became and it poisoned our minds to what they were. You did a hero or live long enough to become an alcoholic guy that looks like a grandmother. Small chance there is some Boston bias in this review.
Aerosmith is about as good of an american rock band as you can be while also having seemingly nothing unique about them whatsoever. Steven Tyler has incredible singing range, Perry is a filthy guitar player with great tone, and their singles (especially Walk this Way and Sweet Emotion) rock. Yet, it all feels kind of empty, doesn't it? I don't think all art has to 'stand for something' and maybe coming out in 1975, Aerosmith's lack of pretention (or ambition, depending on your perspective) was something of an answer to the idealism of the 60s and early 70s, which had all amounted to something pretty close to nothing in the end anyway. Still, when I think of Aerosmith, I think of...actually, nevermind. Come to think of it, I don't think about Aerosmith at all.
The hits are pretty great. Im not too cool for Sweet Emotion (yet). A lot of the others dont live in the same league, so overall, im not super impressed Forced me to dive into Aerosmith more and I found that Dream On (their best song IMO) was off their first album. 2 good songs? 2.5 stars. Rounding down because Tyler is a questionable dude
Armageddon was a sick movie, but I cannot support this.
Fun enough rock of a bit too American
After listening to The Velvet Underground, jumping to Toys in the Attic was such a shock that it honestly made me laugh. The difference in scale, energy, and attitude is striking. But Walk This Way is, unsurprisingly, just pure fun. I had actually seen Steven Tyler singing at Ozzy’s Back to the Beginning show 2025, and hearing this album really made me aware of how long his career has been.
Just ok, didn’t think too much of it. 3 stars
Sweet Emotion and Walk This Way are classic rock staples for a reason, but the rest of the album is paint by numbers 70s rock that did not impress. 3/5
Unfortunately this was a underwhelming album for me, not a bad one but for sore not a memorable one 3/5
Some big songs
Sick record, has the hits, but other albums of theirs are better.
Strangely my wife liked it more than I did. It grew on me, had obviously heard the hits but never the full album. Will come back to it. 3.8
Not for me all the time but love the harmonies and there’s some solid songs.
They tell you to separate the art from the artist, but even so, the art itself isn't great.
I'm a rock & metal guy, and I enjoy a bit of Aerosmith, but I've never understood why critics have held this album up so much. A very middle-of-the-road 70s rock album, full of competent but unremarkable rock tunes. 'Sweet Emotion' is a classic, with some of the best production and instrumentation on the album, and the original version of 'Walk This Way' is a fun bop. Outside of these two tracks, the album is quite forgettable, and I've always preferred the follow-up 'Rocks' (1976), which I look forward to coming up later in this project. Music doesn't have to be serious or too challenging to be acclaimed or worth listening to, but even within the wider 70s hard rock scene, many better albums were being produced.
Great! A true rock classic. Love Big 10 inch Record!!!
This was always one of my favorites.
Middle of the road. Feel like this list maybe could’ve featured one Aerosmith album.
Not bad
Sweet Emotion a Banger, liked 1 or 2 others rest didnt do much for me. I must be maturing slightly, as found it a little juven/infantile overall...
I came into this album vaguely hoping for an Alice Cooper shaped surprise. It didn’t deliver. What I got instead with a predictable album of jock rock interspersed with some half decent, bluesy and stonesesque filler tracks. What really interested me more than anything else was that the lyrics in places seem to point to a nonce-hiding in plain sight. Ultimately, this solidified the fact that I never really needed to listen to an Aerosmith album, and most certainly never will again.
Some decent rockers/playing etc but the older I get the less I tend to gravitate to these blues rock / dad bands.
No
Aerosmith are very enjoyable. I don’t think this is quite their best but it’s a lot of fun.
The fuck is the 10inch song
Classic album, enjoyed it
Classic 70s hard rock. Essential.
Decent. Wish they weren't creeps
One of the same
Classic rock. Sweet Emotion is always nice to listen to.
Love in an Elevator is a good song. Some of the bluesy songs are alright. The rest I could do without.
бля тут така потужна гітара я хз шо сказать но ето ахуенно
Ech, no po raz kolejny rock. Co mogę znowu napisać o starym rocku z czasów moich rodziców? Że jest dobry, stabilny, czasem nudny. Takie małżeństwo z wyboru. Tu niestety w moim przypadku nie ma żadnej chemii. 6/10.
early classic from a long-lived band.
I forgot how old this album is.
Sweet Emotion and Walk this Way are stone cold rock classics, even without Run DMC! Still plenty of bluesy rock on there too.
not normally into aerosmith but i liked this a lot more than i thought i would. based on how much i already liked sweet emotion i shouldn’t have been surprised 4.5
i mean it’s hard not to like this album. it’s good; it’s solid. you can’t listen to sweet emotion without thinking of dazed and confused, which is such a fabulous movie. i personally love “You See Me Crying”, but all of the songs are great. an enjoyable listen!
Rock n Roll, baby! A quintessential rock album from a band that, in many ways, defined what was then called hard rock. I knew the hits, of course, but enjoyed the back tracks much more. Not really my jam, but I enjoyed the listen.
Forgettable.
Pish
"Walk This Way" and "Sweet Emotions" are legit good songs; the rest is meh at best. Steven Tyler is a pedophile and I've always thought Aerosmith were terribly overrated. This album deserves a 2 or 3, but this is rated too high by everyone else. I'm giving it a 1 to try to bring that back down.
Just no, these guys are no talented. Boring to the max!
A classic.
I like Aerosmith as long as I don't listen to the lyrics.
Uneven album but the highs are remarkable!
Not a big fan
A lot of classics on this one.
I thought the best song on this album was "Walk This Way." Well, I can't give this album more than a...
Ugh. I really want to like it but it just falls so flat. This seems to be their attempt at Glam Rock but it doesn't have the fun or adventure that goes with the aesthetic. The title track is good and maybe a few others, but that's about it. And I can go the rest of my life without ever hearing Walk This Way again. You know what? Screw this band and this album. Steven Tyler is a creepy predator. It was gonna lose a star or two just for that.
-hmm. i actually kinda fuck with this. fell too hard for the “Aerosmith sucks” propaganda i suppose -the blues rock wasn’t my absolute favorite, i much prefer their Walk This Way-adjacent hard rock material -this was fun to listen to. very solid 3.5 stars -Favorites: Toys In The Attic, Adam’s Apple, Walk This Way, Sweet Emotion
Definitely their best album. Way more rock than the pop sound they went with later in their career.
3/5 - Walk This Way is incredible, Sweet Emotion was really good, aside from that it was all good but nothing that stood out to me personally
No.
It's a classic rock, classic. Which means you know, it's predictable, isn't difficult to understand, fair portion of the album is filler because they need to pump out albums year in and year out, is anthemic, sex drugs and rock and roll. About the two iconic songs on this record, "Walk This Way" (the original one) I believe is inferior to Run-DMC's version, the original just sounds bland. "Sweet Emotion" on the other hand is by far my favourite on this bleh and meh album, favourite part being the verse. Highlight Song/s: "Sweet Emotion"
Største hard rock band i slut 70’erne i usa. Det er porto stadium rock inden det blev en ting senere hen. Det kom ud i en periode hvor blues og glam rock var dominerende, men aero smith havde sex appeal og swagger så de ownede det hard! De blev også virkelig bindeled mellem hard rock og metal og glam metal i 80’erne. Virkelig godt album med lidt forskelligt på menuen, der er jo også blues rock og der er også noget som nærmest er grunge virkelig tung riff, fuzzy guitar og massere af feedback. Rigtig godt album
not a big fan of rock. ' You see me crying' was a good song, did not add to library though. would not listen to again, unless someone else had it on.
It's alright. Some good tracks but a lot of filler. 10 inch record is absolutely awful.
A couple of great songs does not make a great album.
3.5
Favorite Songs - Sweet Emotion, No More No More, You See Me Crying
Toys in the attic - energetic Uncle salty - bg adam's apple - bg walk this way - riff sexy af, vocals bg big ten inch record - dont remember, lyrics stupid af sweet emotion - meh ... quit
It's Aerosmith. They're good, if not exciting.
They want to be Led Zeppelin SO BAD; the riffs, guitar tone, and lyrical content make it so obvious; I liked the hits ("Walk This Way" and "Sweet Emotion") and "No More No More" though
Run DMC was my album yesterday and they improved walk this way A LOT. This was average.
7/10
I liked the start, especially the one the sounded like strange kind of woman. Tailed off
“No More No More” is perfectly placed in the track listing. By then, I was thinking exactly that. 2 stars for “Walk This Way” and “Sweet Emotion” though.
classic.
Outside of "Sweet Emotion" and the worse non Run-DMC version of "Walk This Way" this album is pretty crappy, and the less said about the innuendo laden "Big Ten Inch Record" the better.
I like some of the musical sections but dislike pretty much all of the songwriting.
While I like some of the music on this—particularly when horns are part of it—the utter inanity of Steven Tyler's vapid cock-rock is insufferable. "Big Ten Inch Record"? Gimme a break. "Sweet Emotion" is a classic, though I prefer the version of "Walk This Way" with Run-DMC. Aerosmith is a legendary band and all that, but no thanks.
Five stars for Sweet Emotion, Walk This Way, and Toys In the Attic. One star for Big Ten Inch Record. Three stars for everything else. In the last several apartment buildings I've lived in, there is an elevator voice that says "going down" and 90% of the time I think of "going dow-ow-ow-own" from Love in an Elevator, and I think there's no higher honor for a band to be that eternally unavoidable in a listener's life.
Really good all round album. Sweet emotion is one of the greatest rock songs of all time and is classic. I really liked you see me crying which I’d never heard before. Toys in the chest was also pretty good and walk this way is iconic.
Loistava levy, pitää kuunnella lisää vanhempaa Aerosmithia. 4/5.
Am I become boomer, the enjoyer of rock?
Very good blues rock. Missing a little something to make it 5 star great.
Walk This Way and give this big Ten Inch Record a listen.
ok sure
Fav: You See Me Crying Least Fav: Uncle Salty I guess bro
6/10
Some bangers on here but also a lot of filler. Without walk this way and sweet emotion this would be a forgettable album.
Aerosmith are not my favourite band, though I like them just fine. Their style of music is not my favourite, though I don’t have a problem with it. That all seems to be a perfect recipe for a decidedly average score. However Toys in the Attic is better than average. ”Round and Round” is average. The rest is well written, well performed and with energy, ambition, fun and a knowing self-awareness that allows them to avoid taking themselves too seriously (a trait I find extremely welcome in a band). I enjoy some of their later albums and I’m sure there are more to come in the 1001, but I don’t think they’ll surpass this.
All these hard rock bands that classic rock stations have a love affair for are honestly so boring. The songs aren't memorable, the guitars don't even sound that great, there's just a whole lot of nothing to anything that wasn't released as a single ("Sweet Emotion" is alright though). You're telling me I'm going to have to listen to *three* of these? And this one's the only one that has any songs anybody has ever heard of? Come on, man, seriously?
I don't like american hard rock, but I've never think an album of the genre would drain my energies as much as this one did. It is so painfully boring and ordinary. I expected this album to be generic, but at least I thought it would have great vocals in it. After all, Steven Tyler is the guy who sings 'Dream On', a famous song due to its notorious singing performance. But this album has nothing like that. Is incredibly lacking in power, both from the instruments and the voice. Is full of generic riffs, generic solos, generic lyrics, generic everything. I have to say that there are some decent moments. The intro riff in 'Toys in the attic' is quite lively (but has the worst singing of the whole record); the bass intro in 'Sweet Emotion' is cool and the guitar riff in 'Round and Round' is quite heavy; but all these moments of enjoyment are so short that they are not worth keeping in mind. There is also 'Walk this Way' which has the classic riff everyone loves. However, there's no reason to listen to this version when Run D.M.C's one exists. It is so much better. The rappers bring a way more energy and the chorus in the real version is incredibly bland in comparison. Before giving my final thoughts, I want to mention the worst moment in the whole album. I think 'Big Ten Rich Record' is incredibly pathetic and unfunny. Listening to the singer talk about his dick is just disgusting. In conclusion. Terrible album. It is super bland and energy draining.
Good record, not amazing. I really like Aerosmith, always have. They have a ton of great songs and a few are on this record in Sweet Emotion and Walk This Way. There just wasn’t enough on the rest of this album to make it amazing. Still, it’s solid and worth the listen.
Eh? Sure?
Sweet Emotion //
++*: Walk This Way ++: Toys in the Attic, Sweet Emotion, No More No More, Round and Round +: Adam's Apple, Big Ten Inch Record, You See Me Crying +-: Uncle Salty 7,2/10
Toys in the Attic I LOVE Sweet Emotion, and Walk This Way is a great riff (although I probably prefer the Run DMC version) but this suffers from the same issue as Rocks in it being largely a collection of rather pedestrian to not very good songs enlivened only by some occasionally decent if derivative riffing, and in the context of knowing Steven Tyler, some horribly dirty, grubby lyrics. And it has Big 10 inch Record which might be one of the worst songs in the history of recorded music. It’s not a good album but despite Big 10 Record it’s not completely awful, and Sweet Emotion is superb, so I’ll go 2. 🧸🧸 Playlist submission: Sweet Emotion
Aerosmith must have the worst album covers outside of the thrash-metal crowd. Musically however, following the 'Rocks' debacle, this was a breath of fresh air. In fact how Aerosmith went from this bluesey, swampy, tight rock n roll to naffery in just one album beggars belief. It manages the feat of very much sounding like the Stones but with melodic Beatles touches - 'Adam's Apple' a good example where the chugging Stonesy verses are supplemented by horns and a Beatlesque descending bridge between chords. I was enjoying the more unique feel of 'Uncle Salty' until I realised the verses carry a very similar melody to 'Man! I Feel Like a Woman'. Once you've heard it there's no going back. The true original here is of course 'Walk This Way' - a classic that was somehow made even better by mashing it with hip hop. So what have we learned? That this was the album where Aerosmith realised they could distil the influence of American blues and RnB, via the British invasion, to produce something pretty punchy. Whilst highly derivative this new punchy formula feels a forerunner of The Black Crowes and the like. Most of the tracks are decent to good with a couple of classics. High three then.
Enjoyed it! I didnt realized Aerosmith started out so bluesy
I like Uncle Salty, very catchy do you think Shania Twain was a big fan of this song or just the opening riff? Apparently part of Feel Like a Woman is an homage to Aerosmith. This album is tight, and it flows well. They knew how to write songs, I appreciate that the drummer/guitarist/instrumentalists in general don't do too much, especially in the versus. Masters of catchy guitar riffs. I like the mixing of the vocals for most EXCEPT 'Round and Round', whatever that effect was annoyed me. Didn't like "Big Ten Inch Record" either, too many eye rolls. Overall, I enjoyed the album. I think they're good at writing songs.
I’m annoyed. The website didn’t save my write up from yesterday. Anyways some really good songs on here. Overall not bad. Some don’t sound like Aerosmith which is funny. 3.5
I didn't wanna like this album for some reason. I came in very cynical- probably from the amount of times I've heard Aerosmith in sports bars. But man I did dig it. Didn't realise how sexual the lyrics are though. The guitars are crunchy- riffs are tight, songwriting and creative sound elements keep things interesting. Felt like it had good variation, the orchestral joint at the end was pretty cool. Had nice energetic high end vs some of the other 70s records we've had thus far. But still a nice tape colouring to it. Speaking of tape- the slow downs and speed ups on a couple tracks took me off guard but I really like them, unsure if it was intentional or a recording error- either way, dope. Overall a nice full bodied well balanced coloured analogue sound which is my wheelhouse. Sweet emotion had some cool elements to it, the reverse crash- vocoder, or formant mouthpiece thing. Apparently they didn't have maracas so used a sugar bag- hilarious. Enjoyed it.
Aerosmith good but idk if in my top
3.5
Pretty underwhelming aside from the singles. A little too corny/cheesy for me.
Extremely inconsistent. Some awful lyrics. The vocals and production both go from solid to downright terrible on some tracks the few bright spots do keep this from being. a 1*
wouldve been improved with even more run dmc features imo
Great
It's very generic in comparison to other rock albums from that time. Anyway, what makes it cooler is Walk This Way and Steven Tyler's amazing vocals.
The triplet of Walk This Way, Song About Steven Tyler’s 10 inch “Blues Album” and Sweet Emotion has despite my best efforts made me enjoy this. Honestly - I was an impressionable youth when Aerosmith had their 90s hits and was into them (or maybe more precisely Alicia Silverstone). As I aged they became a joke band in my mind. Listening to this you realize they had some chops circa 1975.
Good old mid-seventies rocker
An album from a band I really enjoy is always nice to see in this list. Nothing new to me but some really classic hits that I really love on here.
It’s a rock album from the 60’s. It was good not great.
Seems like a solid enough rock album, and the everybody-knows-them hits are a couple steps extra solid Not captivating but it sounds good
Ah yes, the album that is brought up whenever I even hint that I'm not a big fan of Aerosmith. Look, it's jock rock at best but it probably the best of their albums.
classic
100%
Walk This Way and Sweet Emotion aren't just the best songs, they are the only ones that feel like they got all of the "juice". Good guitar licks, good production, better groove, cleaner, just more interesting. The rest of the album if it was missing those two would be forgettable, if a bit ahead of its time.
Classic Aerosmith, straight up rock and roll. Lots of dumb sexual innuendo, totally on-brand. Several of their big hits on this one. Plenty of cool guitar playing, as you'd expect.
#190/1001. I had low expectations, so I wasn't disappointed too much. Don't see a reason to listen to it again, it has a few ok songs and the rest are more or less fillers. The Run D.M.C version is better, but it is refreshing to hear the original Walk This Way once in a while.
As good as it gets for Aerosmith, a band that I never quite got into as much as others of the era.
Some classic Aerosmith songs. The remaining tracks were decent rock songs sounding like Aerosmith, just not as catchy
A good album, I liked Walk This Way and Big Ten Inch Record the most.
Such a mix of classic, future-looking rock with some surprisingly old, bluesy stuff.
Aerosmith definitely didn't put their best foot forward here. Starts out with Toys In The Attic, which is fairly decent rock and roll, nothing great. Uncle Salty was the low point of the album. Adam's Apple was also ok. And then Walk This Way shows up, one of their best songs. Totally ramps up the energy. And that energy keeps going. Big Ten Inch Record was a lot of fun, some old school rock vibes. And its kinda funny too. Sweet Emotion was also really fun, amazing shredding in it. No More No More is some good times, Round And Round and You See Me Crying end it nicely. I've only ever heard Walk This Way and Sweet Emotion before, but this was a fairly enjoyable album. Rock on! Best song: Walk This Way
*1975. *Key Tracks - Walk This Way and Sweet Emotion. *Only 38 minutes. *Not a fan of Aerosmith, although Sweet Emotion is a masterpiece. *Pretty big variety of music here - some jazzy/bluesy tracks, some country stuff, then more rock and roll numbers. Not a big fan of any of it though.... *Overall this isn't for me. RATING - 6/10
My Uncle in Law ; )
Rock aus der"guten alten Zeit"
I bought Night In The Ruts back in the day and liked it a lot, but I never explored their back catalogue (pre NITR) and never really followed up on them as they never toured in the uk (between 1977 and 1987) - so as far as I was concerned fuck them. Liked this album though. 3½
I don’t feel very strongly about this album. It’s a strange mix of styles but largely what you expect.
The two hits are so good. Rest of the album was a little all over the place.
3 - some classics but then the rest wasn’t great
Straightforward and fun hard rock album. Not much else to say. Every song hits, but none of them hit particularly hard. Decent riffs, good choruses. Enjoyable album but nothing to write home about. 7/10
Yes Aerosmith is silly 70s-80s hair band rock. But it’s fun and Steven Tyler’s voice is a great rock voice, I’ll listen to this anytime.
An older album with some of their classic songs.
Walk this way is a banger. The rest was fine
Blech, early
Not for me
I can smell this album. It smells like the cover looks. Cigarettes, dusty shit, gross guys. Steven Tyler should be in prison for what he did to women. Joe Perry, as much of an asshole as he is too, is an absolutely sick guitarist and artist. The classics, Walk this Way and Sweet Emotion are pretty great sounding, but the rest of this album kinda blows. The lyrics are also this really uncomfortable level of sexuality given what we know about the members of the band. I've always kinda hated Aerosmith.
This was the first album I had (CD), probably because it was a favorite of my parents. And in this way, I listened to it so much I can’t really separate my nostalgia.
Hang on, didn't I already have this one? Oh, no, that was another Aerosmith album. Didn't like that one. Didn't like this one.
Most of the big bands from classic rock's golden era have something that makes them unique, but I struggle to find what that is for Aerosmith, if it exists. "Adam's Apple" has some cool backing horns, but most of the songs follow the standard rock formula and are indistinguishable from most songs on rock raido. The guitar solos are good, the best part of the album; they're enough to trick you into thinking a song is decent. There are some good guitar licks, but no memorable riffs and almost no memorable choruses. Steven Tyler's voice is raspy and a bit grating, and the lyrics rely enough on innuendo for it to get old. And of course there's a sappy overdramatic ballad at the end. There is good rock from this era but this album is proof there's also stuff that's not worth remembering.
From the time when Aerosmith was still good.
Mildly interesting at times, particularly the big tracks that obviously hit hard. But 10 inch is creepy as fuck, especially when you know how big a creep Tyler was.
Very stupid really, and often - and maybe I'm the only person noticing this - very badly sung indeed. By which I mean aiming for a range he can't reach, needing a Strepsil and missing notes. Maybe people like that? I'm certainly not well attuned to what people who enjoy this enjoy it for. There are some highlights - the two singles actually, which rescue it to a point, but it's safe to say it's not for me. Oh also, immature lyrically - mainly on 10 inch record. Are these guys 13 years old?
Cracking American rock album with some all time classics on.
I had a very brief interest in Aerosmith when I was 13, but I outgrew them as soon as I discovered real hard rock and metal. Listening again decades later, I'm amazed at how tame they feel. It's much more old-school and conventional than I remembered. Not terrible, but not terribly good either, they sound a bit like a discount Led Zeppelin. That being said, I still enjoyed hearing them play with old standards ; tracks like Big Ten Inch Record are a lot of fun. A very forgettable album overall, but I still had a good time. 5/10
The songs aged, but I'll remember the iconic guitar riffs for both chorus and verse of Walk this Way, the spoken rhytmic flow that made it so easy to later make it a hip hop song with RDMC. I loved discovering here the bluesy Big Ten inch record in between Walk this Way and Sweet Emotions the seonc hit.
You can definitely feel the weight of years on this album, but it's like fine wine, it has aged very well. For me, it's a discovery and I'm pleasantly surprised.
I had never listened to a full Aerosmith album before. The little I knew didn’t really grab me, I’ve always preferred the epic vibes of good old Led Zep and Deep Purple over Aerosmith’s less ambitious hard rock. But this was a nice surprise. Some tracks are genuinely brilliant, the bass grooves hard, and Tyler’s vocals totally sell it. The whole thing holds together well enough that I could actually listen the album again, even if some parts lean a bit too glam or old-school grand-pa’s rock. Walk this way, dropped in the middle of those bluesy riffs, sounds shockingly modern. Not revolutionary, but definitely warm, punchy, and fun enough.
Un disco de Hard Rock clásico de los 70 que ya no da para Dad Rock, sino Grandad Rock. Hay algunos temas que han sobrevivido el paso del tiempo y otros que no son muy memorables. Supongo que este es uno de esos discos que te hacen pensar que "había que estar ahí" para apreciarlo. Personalmente, puedo soportar una lista de este tipo sin la presencia de Aerosmith, pero viendo que hay artistas con hasta 4 discos incluidos, pues qué le vamos a hacer
I mean yeah, it rocks but it's hard to shake Steven Tyler's predator shit when he's singing about jailbait.
it’s fine. not that good. walk this way is underwhelming.
Kinda fun if your into that
It's Aerosmith. You know what you're getting. It's not bad them, but it's also not awesome.
This was so good. I'd heard it before a few times and knew it was a good album, but every track was just so varied and great-sounding. The classic hits (Walk This Way and Sweet Emotion) were obviously great -- and I know them well, but the other tracks were almost as good and I really loved listening to them. In fact, I loved it so much I listened to it 3 times all the way through and almost went for a 4th. Five stars, easily.
Having not heard Aerosmith in their “glory” days I had low expectations for this. Fortunately, they were exceeded and this was a far more varied, interesting album than first expected. Solid guitar, vocals are decent if not my cup of tea, but lyrics are a bit inane. If you don’t pay attention and just listen generally it’s more than passable.
I purchased this album as part of a 3 album aerosmith multi-pack when I was about 15 on a whim. Funny as even that long ago it was old. I was pleased as got exposed to probably the beginning of what made Aerosmith the powerhouse they are now regarded as. I dont think I would ever consider Aerosmith amazing but what they gave me certainly (amongst others) is a heavy rock / metal link which featured heavily for me at this time. I would have been experimenting with all sorts around this era like Led zep, Van Halen, Black sabbath etc. 100% Aerosmith formed part of that "linking" me backwards and forwards in and around this genre. I can see many heavy rock bands I came to like in this album. Until I re-listened to this album I dont think I ever gave it any credit in my music journey until now. Interesting retrospective. It is not a dominant 4 but I think I can sneek this one in based on its wide scope and includes some significant top tracks.
Good classic rock noise. I enjoyed it all the way through but was never particularly captivated. It's a bit of a one trick pony that didn't ever seem to give me something I haven't heard before. Of course, there is always the argument of lasting influence (which I don't doubt) but, beyond being an interesting academic listen, I can't see me rushing back to this album again.
Walk this way is a banger, sweet emotion also fire. Legendary album for a legendary group. What else is there to say? 9.1/10
Toys in the Attic - kind of raw sound, very unpolished compared to more mainstream Aerosmith tracks Uncle Salty - blues influenced track. Pretty meh Adam's Apple - pretty rockin. Still nothing very standout about it, but fun track Walk This Way - absolutely classic. Maybe just from familiarity, but it seems so different from the rest of the album Big Ten Inch Record - comedy blues song. Probably considered more risqué back when it was released Sweet Emotion - another absolute classic. Not much to say about this song that hasn't already been said. No More No More - Relatively forgettable blues jam Round and Round - a bit of a different sound than the other tracks. I like it for the uniqueness. It has the fewest plays of all the tracks on Spotify, but it wasn't my least favorite track at all You See Me Crying - the typical piano ballad at the end of the album. Not terrible but also not memorable. I think it's pretty clear why Walk This Way and Sweet Emotion are the two standout singles from this album. The rest is honestly pretty forgettable. I generally try to be an album listener, but I can't imagine ever wanting to sit down and listen to this entire album again
It was ok but nothing mind blowing. Walk This Way and Sweet Emotion are great songs but the rest are quite forgettable.
Awesome
Solid album. Enjoyed it all the way through. Made me alittle agitated at work, but a great gym or run album. Great artistry and a perfect flow through the album.
I think Steven Tyler should be in jail.
I want to love this completely but I don’t. It definitely has highs but some pretty poor lows too. 3.5 stars really I think. I defo prefer when they went slightly more into hard rock later on
This one sucked, a long hard D- I expected nothing less from a group that created Honking On Bobo.
I used to listen to Walk This Way all the time over ten years ago, so it was nice to hear it again, even if this time I realised how aggressively OK it is aside from the recognisable riff. The rest of the album is surprisingly pretty good given it’s the sort of stuff that you’d hear on classic rock radio stations, apart from Big Ten Inch Record, which... is fucking terrible, and the presence of it on the album would be enough to dispel me buying it even if I liked the other songs enough. If it’s hard rocking you want it’s hard rocking that you’ll get here, especially with the B side, not just laden with Sweet Emotion but with the heavy punches of No More No More and Round and Round. And that’s about it. Some great hard rocking, that you can get from better albums made by better bands, albeit without Steven Tyler’s huge grin on the back cover.
The album for when you want to smoke some Marlboro reds and cruise Main Street in your Camaro on a hot summer night in the late 70’s. Sometimes you just have to stop sniffing your farts and enjoy stuff.
Original review a few months back still stands, 3: "Aside from a couple of tracks including “Walk This Way”, it’s rather generic and mostly forgettable. Not their best album at all. Midway house for me."
So many great Aerosmith songs throughout their career, but this is the one true classic, 5-star Aerosmith album!
Love it. Own it.
90/1089 a decent, slightly dated rock album. it didn’t overstay it’s welcome and the guitarring was satisfying to listen to. Sweet Emotion was the obvious stand out along with Walk This Way, i also quite liked Uncle Salty 64/100
At this point I'm not sure if I actually enjoy the megahits on here or were just conviced of that after hearing them 1,000 times each. The album tracks are just so mediocre and I cannot stand Steven Tyler's frontmanning style. 3/5
Some classics and some new (to me) stuff. Always fun hearing artists playing with different genres than you're used to hearing from them. All of it pretty good. Enjoyed this.
A classic. Fun to hear what they were like before persona kicked in
A rocking good time!
Guter Classic Rock
For whatever reason, I've only just scratched the surface with Aerosmith. Never explored beyond the hits. Steven Tyler is the weakest link here IMO (which is fine as he's a bit of a piece of shit). He's particularly irritating on "You See Me Crying". Man, the guitar on this album is awesome. Not sure I need to listen to them more regularly, but this was mostly a pretty fun listen.
I found this quite good, the album has a fair amount of variety although most of it is the riff-heavy, hair metal precursor stuff we might mostly associate with Aerosmith. It's mixed with ballads (You See Me Crying), old school rock and roll / dick jokes (10 Inch Record) and a very Led Zeppelin Kashmir sounding penultimate track in Round and Round. I suppose it wears it's influences a bit obviously for me to give it 5*, but I enjoyed
Liked the album, but expected more from Aerosmith. Walk this way is great, and there was a couple more songs I really liked, but the rest is just regular. I expected more of it.