Reviews (page 4 of 10)
Aerosmith’s best song is “Sweet Emotion,” but even that can’t lift this beyond average ’70s classic rock. It’s fine, but nothing special.
I was never a fan of Steven Tyler or Aerosmith. Walk This Way only became a real hit after the Run-D.M.C. cover. The music is standard '70s rock, and the lyrics are mostly abysmal.
No private session used for Spotify. This is the Aerosmith I actually like not the slow ballad crap artists that they unfortunately became..."You See Me Crying" has a hint of that, but is mostly overshadowed by some classic rocking. You still get the juvenile lyrics that the band never got passed, even in their 80's or however old they were when they wrote "Love in an Elevator". That was uncalled for, not because it isn't true, but because I should be focusing on this album. It mostly rocks and contains two awesome rock classics.
p340. 1975. 5 stars. Before they became washed up drug addled parodies, Aerosmith were genuine contenders. This is excellent - great riffs, great guitar work, great voice and some great songs. To what heights could they have aspired if they hadn't snorted away all that talent.
Sweet Emotion remains an all time classic
good
Aerosmith inhabits a niche that many other, better, rock bands of this era also inhabited. I don't find there is much that stands out beyond the two big singles. It's not bad, but Steven Tyler's voice also kinda sounds like it hurts on a few songs. I don't need knockoff shittier Robert Plant or Mick Jagger, do your own thing dude...
Ever so slightly worse than mediocre.
wasn't too crazy about the opening track so had low expectations for the rest of the album but honestly was pleasantly surprised. i found this fun and liked it a lot. i am an aerosmith fan now
Oddly enough, despite Hard Rock being my favourite genre, Aerosmith has never truly captured my attention beyond a handful of tracks, one of which, admittedly, appears on "Toys in the Attic". I own a few of their records, and this 1975 album is one of them. My core issue with Aerosmith has always been that they sound derivative. They have always struggled to forge a distinct identity for me, leaving them feeling like a collection of influences rather than an original force. "Toys in the Attic" is a very solid Rock album, there are no duds on it, but it just does not connect with me completely. 'Big Ten Inch Record' feels stylistically jarring. The record’s shining moments are 'Uncle Salty', the ubiquitous 'Walk This Way', and, above all, 'Sweet Emotion'; which is easily the album's best track. I first encountered its excellence on a compilation album called "Axe Attack", bought for me by my parents one Christmas, many years ago. It opens with Tom Hamilton’s instantly recognizable, haunting bass line before Joe Perry’s iconic talk-box effect kicks in. The track is a slow-burn, effortlessly shifting from a funky, laid-back opening groove into full-throttle heavy rock. I do not think Aerosmith have ever topped it, well not from anything I have heard of theirs. “Toys in The Attic” just earns a four-star rating. Side one 1 "Toys in the Attic" (4/5) 2 "Uncle Salty" (5/5) 3 "Adam's Apple" (4/5) 4 "Walk This Way" (5/5) 5 "Big Ten Inch Record" (3/5) Side two 1 "Sweet Emotion" (5/5) 2 "No More No More" (3/5) 3 "Round and Round" (3/5) 4 "You See Me Crying" (3/5) Total - 35 Average - 3.89 124/1001 65/124 albums reviewed were new to me.
Cringe dad music
A pure classic. 10/10
Eh, it’s whatever. Walk This Way is okay, but the Run DMC versions are better.
It's weird, this sets the table for damn near every other Aerosmith album I've ever heard. A couple of hit singles, a bad/overwrought power ballad or 2. Something dumb (yeah, big ten inch...record) and/or a straight blues "cover." Add in a couple of album filler songs and presto, instant Aerosmith. 2.5 for me rounded up to 3. It's fine - I do enjoy the song Toys in the Attic (REM even covered it). No More, No More should be as big a road weary song as Wanted Dead Or Alive is. Both are still way better than that Bob Seger song. Also...Yo Jay, get that record with the toys on it...(if you know, you know)
Best thing about this album is Walk this Way (when they performed it with Run DMC) so maybe there really isn't anything at all on this album.. Big Ten Inch Record is a ridiculously stupid song and I believe I lost IQ points listening to it.
good ol‘ rock‘n‘roll.
Ursprünglicher guter Rock!
3.75 gotta love 70s rock
(2.5) loved the bass but wasn’t that big into it
3/5
Obviously Walk This Wsy is a classic. Everything else is generic and bland so splitting this down the middle
This album is still pretty good but maybe didn't age great. The cover of 10 inch disk was hilarious. Cover: 3/5 it's fine. Didn't really grab me. I listened to this while playing Storage Hunters Simulator demo which was a good fit.
It was neat! Extremely juvenile, but in a fun way. I feel like I could have liked this a lot if it came around at the right place/time.
I was surprised how few songs I knew on this album. It was less “rock” than I expected in a good way.
I sort of lump Aerosmith in with just generic rock that isn't too special but listening to this album in it's entirely, I was pleasantly surprised. The rock is bluesy and confident with some nice production. The lyrics are one party nonsense one party juvenile sleaze, but most the songs are a fun time. It's not quite a 4/5 for me personally but a strong 3. The cover is very good and had a nice amount of detail, it is a 4/5 for sure.
Title track is the best song here, showing from where Guns n’ Roses (or mostly Slash) took their inspiration. Unfortunately, none of the other songs are as uptempo, but Walk This Way and Sweet Émotion are still quite good. Tracks 2, 3 and 7 are decent, I don’t really like the rest. Especially Big 10 inch is baaaad.
mid supremo
Some pretty good rock and roll on the deep cuts.
I think was a great rock album, I can absolutely see why it had mass appeal. It rocked just enough to be cool, but not enough to be offensive, hahaha.
The very definition of classic rock. Not huge on Aerosmith but an enjoyable listen
Big fan, quite a few songs I recognized and really like
I remember mostly randomly picking out this CD to buy from Borders when I was in 3rd grade or so. Turns out I had pretty good taste back then
Musically nowhere near as awful as I was expecting - they’re clearly a tight band with a well-developed 70s pop sensibility. Let down by drifting into the cheesy schmalz of some of their later work and some questionable lyrics. If ever any further evidence were needed that Steven Tyler was a wrong’un…
My general dislike of this genre of music means it has to be exceptional to make an impact on me. This was not. There is clearly one standout track but the others were either forgettable or shallow.
For a band that released this album at a time of great experimentation, this is surprisingly bland. It’s not awful (which to be fair, I was expecting it to be) but came away from it feeling very little.
Uff…
A lot of fun, a bit goofy at times, but mostly a good time. These guys don’t take themselves too seriously and that helps.
Toys in the Attic Walk This Way Sweet Emotion No More No More
Favourite Track: you see me crying
I was already familiar with this album before listening. It's a pretty good rock album which also happens to contain two of the best rock songs of all time in Walk This Way and Sweet Emotion. The other songs aren't bad, but certainly are not as good as those two. I would listen to the album again, but wouldn't mind just hearing Walk This Way or Sweet Emotion outside of the full album.
A bop
5/10
Awesome
Another Aerosmith album. Sweet Jesus. Why on Earth are three Aerosmith albums on this list? Upon listening. I don't hate this as much as the other two Aerosmith albums I've had to endure. Although there were points (Big Ten Inch Record) that came close. It is still however, very much a bad album.
I like this better than their self titled but still only the one hit really. 10 inch record was funny but....idk there were some heavy sounds in here but I honestly just don't think I'm an Aerosmith fan really. I like the hits but the rest is take it or leave it
I did listen. It's a mediocre album if you didn't much care for the hits in the first place. I never did. The filler adds little. I wish those who worship this album well nonetheless.
This album was fine. The production is good. The singing was pretty good. Everything was good but that's pretty much it. Big Ten Inch Record was pretty distasteful so that knocks the record a few notches but nothing else to hate or love about this. Yes there are two classics on here but this is just classic dad rock. It was overall just "good". Top 3: Toys In The Attic, Walk This Way, and Sweet Emotion Worst: Big Ten Inch Record 3,25-3.50/5
Steven Tyler is a pedophile
I'd like to re-iterate how irritating I find Aerosmith. This is one of the better ones but it's still not really good.
Incredible album from Aerosmith, legendary tracks came from here and it's raw power shines from beginning to end. It feels whole, exciting and very well crafted. Super recommended.
Atthic
A really solid album with great singles, but is hampered by deep cuts that feel derivative of other bands. Round and Round is straight up a Black Sabbath song, there's a couple songs on there that sound very Lynyrd Skynyrd. And the weakest track on it is easily Big Ten Inch Record. Those lyrics are painful. Understand that's a cover, but probably should have left it off. That said, like I mentioned, the singles are great, Walk This Way and Sweet Emotion. Solid album with good singles, just derivative.
I guess sometimes kinda good, 10 inch record is pretty insanely bad Will I listen to again: 1%
saved by walk this way and sweet emotion. nothin else to see
Goated album. Didn’t realize how many of Aerosmiths greatest hits came from this.
Uncle salty makes me feel mischievous Breaking news……….. the guitar on this album is nasty (complimentary) Big ten inch makes me wanna wear a poofy skirt and shuffle my feet left to right a-la Grease style
mid 70’s down and dirty blues based rock and roll. the bad boys from beantown have done it again with this one. this one has it all: an obscure blues cover (“big ten inch record”), a staple of classic rock radio (“sweet emotion”), the fast talking staccato delivery of “walk this way”. in my opinion the vocal delivery on “walk this way” could qualify the song as an early progenitor for the rap rock phenomenon that exploded in the mid to late 80’s. it totally makes sense why the band would partner with rap icons Run DMC about a decade later to re-record the track. solid album from start to finish.
People are ragging on this album but it’s A) a lot of fun, B) has a few hits on it that are still played, C) one of the bigger influential albums of all time, and D) Walk This Way is one of the greatest hard rock songs of all time. If we’re going to judge musicians on their non-music actions then we might as well shut it all down. Grow the fuck up.
It’s pretty cool - there are some bangers on here. It prefer the ones with the most catchy guitar riffs. I must admit, I’m a sucker for the late 80’s early 90’s Aerosmith. That’s what was on MTV in my youth. Along with Walk this Way of course
I was hoping for more than this, didn't really grab me tbh 😕
This pops. TWO bangers?!
Tricky. Good in places but generic in the majority. I hate Walk this Way, and also Steven Tyler has done some questionable stuff... If you're interested in 70s dad rock, rest assured this list had a plethora of alternatives.
When these guys are feeling it, they are raucous, loose, bluesy and groovy, even w their sharper edge - hard not to enjoy the middle of this album w cuts like Walk this Way, Sweet Emotion, and No More No More.
Mer tråkigt än outhärdligt, klar förbättring!
Första gången jag ändå kan se varför det här bandet är populärt, även om spridningen mellan låtarna är kolossal. Överlag rätt bra!
Rätt nice!
mycket bättre men mer än 3 nej inte den här gången
OK, not necessarily my thing, but pretty good.
ok it's official I don't really like Aerosmith. Sweet Emotion is an epic track and there are a few others I like, but I don't see / never have seen the importance of them. 3 for their musical talents
Another example of a greatest hits band. Never a good album, just a couple of bangers from each one. Joe Perry is overrated. I do love Sweet Emotion. Never gets old.
This one is hit and miss for me. The classics are phenomenal and what I consider their unique sound. But then, there are others that are filler and distracting.
A star each for the two hits - Walk This Way and Sweet Emotion and one more for a long time fave - No More No More. The rest is serviceable to good. And they may as much claim to influencing the coming generation as anyone (for better or worse).
I still had Beggar’s banquet on this morning in the car so I listened to a few songs before switching over to Aerosmith. The comparison was not favourable to Steven Tyler and Aerosmith. It was fine overall. Sweet Emotion the highlight, a lot of the rest felt like a bad Stones impression. 2.5
3.7 Pretty good rock and roll for the most part. If I had got this in a columbia house acquisition back in the day I would have probably really liked it growing up. Joe Perry's playing stands out. Ten Inch Record is a horrible song.
A band I knew but I never listened to any of their albums before, and today I understand why
This was somehow worse than I was expecting. At the very least, it moved fast enough.
my face when listening to this album: >:(
Favorite Track: Sweet Emotion
Aeeosmith has a few songs I like over all albums but overall but generally all I can think of when listening to him is that him looks like claymation of a creature that swallows children. Creepy
Reminds me of Metallica :)
This was a great album. A few racpgnosable songs but plenty of inmate talent and overall a pleasure to listen to!
Although I haven't really heard much early Aerosmith before, I feel like I could have lived and died without necessarily digging into Aerosmith's obscurities. And outside of their epic hits "Sweet emotion" and "Walk this way" (which I always enjoy hearing, the latter with or without Run-DMC), the rest of the whole album seems pretty deep in the obscure realm, although also more enjoyable the further you get into the album (except the painful last track "You see me crying"). Odd that it remains their most successful album, but I guess that speaks more to my ignorance of all things Aerosmith than anything else. And hilarious that "Young Frankenstein" was the inspiration for the title of "Walk this way".
enjoyed Sweet Emotion the most; solid album for the fans
I enjoyed this album quite a bit, no much to say about it. It is a classic Aerosmith album with a handful of massive hits and the other songs are that far behind
A few good songs, but a lot of rambling and pointless ones, too.
i wasn't sure whether to give this a 3 or a 4 but all of the top reviews are 1s and 2s so i'll just stir it up a bit
Sweet album. Sweet classics like Sweet Emotion. Many repeatable songs.
When I was in high school and just starting to play some guitar, “walk this way” was one of the first guitar riffs I learned. I then proceeded to download the entire album and listen to it on the school bus ride back and forth. I’m going to give this an album a 5 because it was so important for a pretty memorable time of my life. Has some banging tracks too that have really stood the test of time, despite people writing it off as “classic boomer rock”
I feel like Aerosmith albums tend to have like, a few good songs, and then a lot of filler. The only exception I can think of is Rocks, but Toys in the Attic might be close to being the second. Obviously, we got Sweet Emotion and Walk This Way (albeit without Run DMC, so it not in peak form yet), but stuff like the title track and You See Me Crying are also pretty good. There’s some weak corny stuff (the less I hear about Steven Tyler’s ten inch record the better), but the good songs balance this one out pretty well. Favorite track: Sweet Emotion Other hits: Walk This Way, Toys in the Attic, You See Me Crying, No More No More, Uncle Salty
It was OK. Not amazed by anything on it though.
8/10 love that like the only 2 songs I know by Aerosmith are both on here lol
Sweet emotion = brilliant. 10 inch record = embarrassing dreck. All things in between.
Kinda boring, no songs that I would personally return to. May have been a unique experience at the time, but not now
Quite a fun album, I’ve never paid much attention to aerosmith before. I appreciate the short length of old classic rock albums also, and some standout tracks on here like the title track, sweet emotions and round and round!
Pretty solid sound. Actually somewhat surprised. Great if you ever played Guitar Hero - Aerosmith before lol.
So the music is mostly instantly forgettable and only sometimes irritating. That would mean 2 or 3 stars however with Steven Tyler being a garbage human that means 1 star and that's because I can't give it 0.
First vinyl I ever owned. Doesn’t really hold up. Sweet emotion and dream have it..the rest don’t
Album 881 of 1089 Aerosmith - Toys In The Attic (1975) Rating : 3.5 / 5 I mainly knew the big radio hits and the cover art from my sisters’ album collection back in the day. Going in, I always assumed this one would rock a little harder than it actually does. Naturally, “Walk This Way” and “Sweet Emotion” stand out — and I’ll say again, I’ve always thought “Sweet Emotion” is one of the best singles ever recorded. Outside of those tracks, though, the rest of the album landed somewhere in the middle for me. Not bad by any means, and I can easily see why it’s a favorite for many, but as a whole it didn’t quite reach that point for me. A good listen, just not the knockout I half-expected.
A classic example of 70s hard rock that bubbles up in the disco era. Sweet Emotion is the highlight for me. I've never been a huge fan of Aerosmith but appreciate them on occasion, especially the 70s albums. Glad I saw them in concert during the Done With Mirrors tour back in 1986 just before they became the pop rock sensation of the late 80s and early 90s. 4/5 #168
Enjoyed it alot more than I was expecting, always kept my attention. Fuckin love Adams apple and walk this way, and their cover of big ten inch record is pretty fun. Can't believe I almost wrote off aerosmith as boring blues rock
Ok
Pretty solid, few forgettable songs, but a few bangers
Enjoyed this one more than Hotel California. Sweet Emotion is possibly my favorite Aerosmith song. Walk This Way is a classic. Most of the rest of the songs were solid rockers.
Good early days album
"Tyler and Weinstein should get fucked up in a cell for the rest they life"
Good cohesive album with a mix of hits and some high-quality deep tracks.
Some classic songs but not quite cohesive. 3.5 Stars
The 2 singles are classics, the rest is kind of a throwaway. Definitely could have left off the Bull Moose Jackson cover as it adds absolutely nothing to the album, nor are they adding anything to the song..
Ehh. I like No More and Walk this way and some of the more bluesy stuff but felt very milquetoasty.
Apart from Walk this Way, which let’s face it is better with RUN DMC, this just kind of washed over me. Not unpleasant but nothing really to make you sit up and take notice or want to play over again.
Is this a good album? Is it Great? No, not at all. The problem I have with this album is: Sweet Emotion & Walk This Way are too damn good & seem way too polished. They almost stick out like sore thumb. Big Ten Record plays like drunk, horny Weird Al song but it's not funny. Round & Round sounds like they are trying to ape Zeppelin. I want to score this higher but I cant.
Sonically it's not bad, but lyrically it's pretty gross.
It was okay. I liked Sweet Emotion.
aerosmith's third album is really fun. the title and album art immediately sets the mood here, a toy chest bursting with colorful and crazy trinkets and toys, plastic action-figure versions of steven tyler and the crew crawling out and giving the kiddies a good show. this album helped solidify the group's status as great rock musicians. a nice healthy blend of rock and blues to cleanse the mind and soul, tyler's voice characteristically scratchy, perry's riffs near-perfect... really what's not to like? i had an awesome time listening to this, and i'm sure you will too.
Awesome
Often hailed as a cornerstone of 1970s hard rock, and for good reason. The album bursts with energy, swagger, and a rawness that captures the band’s early fire. The hits—“Walk This Way” and “Sweet Emotion”—are undeniable classics, showcasing Aerosmith’s knack for riff-driven hooks and Tyler’s charismatic vocals. The title track opens the album with manic intensity, and “Walk This Way” still feels fresh thanks to its tight groove and lyrical flair. “Sweet Emotion” is a standout, with its layered production and moody atmosphere. However, not every track hits the same high. “Uncle Salty” attempts a darker narrative but feels musically underdeveloped, lacking the punch of the album’s stronger cuts. “Adam’s Apple,” while catchy, leans heavily on blues-rock clichés and doesn’t quite evolve beyond its initial riff. “Round and Round” is perhaps the weakest link—its heavy, plodding structure feels out of place and lacks the finesse found elsewhere on the record. Toys in the Attic is a vital album in Aerosmith’s catalogue, brimming with attitude and innovation. While not every track is a knockout, the highs are high enough to make it a defining moment in classic rock history.
Overall: 7/10 It's sleazy and gross and sexual and it's honestly kind of a good time. There's lots of fun, hard rocking riffs in this album and Steven Tyler had a killer voice. I try not to let people's personal lives affect my rating, but that isn't gonna stop me from pointing out that Steven Tyler is a disgusting human being. If you can separate the art from the artist then you'll probably enjoy this one quite a bit. Fav Song: Sweet Emotion
This was great, surprisingly. I thought it was going to be cheesy and boring. Yes, there is a big cringe factor but I’ve heard much worse. They are having fun, not taking themselves too seriously and there are some good tunes in there too
Zuhause, Heidenheim, Deutschland. Besser als gedacht.
Going in, I only knew Walk This Way. A lot of the album was along these lines in terms of style but I was surprised by some of the more 50’s big band beats on some tracks. I really liked the melody of You See Me Crying but my favourite on the album was Adam’s Apple so I added it to my ultimate playlist.
Sure, it’s got some classic tracks and it is a product of the time, but I Fucking hate Aerosmith.
Aerosmith was my first concert in middle school. I now hate them.
Classic Aerosmith, classic rock and roll.
Okay album. Nothing that I find really amazing.
Oh jeez yes Walk This Way gives you two stars. But the rest of the album is so unreconstructed seventies rock it surely can only live on FM radio and shrivels and dies when removed from its natural habitat.
204/1089 - Went in one ear and out the other. Sounded like music.
I like this one a bit less than Rocks.
4/5
Sweet Emotion is a classic. Walk This Way is better with Run D.M.C. Big Ten Inch Record is awful.
Finally a 5. I was going to go 4 because the follow up, Rocks, is better, but it's only a 1-5 scale after all. Seen them live 3 times, and oddly enough that includes one of the best and one of the worst concerts I've attended.
Again enjoyed it more than expected. Once again I was surprised that the album was as old as it was.
I have always hated Aerosmith and thought of them as a terribly cheesy act. I guess that is strongly influenced by my age and mostly knowing their latter output. This was really good though.
Sweet Emotion is pretty much a perfect song IMO, and some others are decent, but the rest of this is pretty middle of the road. Some great guitar playing, and if you pay no attention to lyrics, I can see why you'd rate it highly. But the lyrics are so creepy in places, especially knowing that Tyler was grooming a teenager just a few years prior to this. It's hard to argue for separation of art from the artist when you have a dude in his late 20s writing a song like Walk This Way, which features a sexy "young bleeder" high school cheerleader.
1. toyz - 1 2. zalty - 0 3. apple - 1 4 uualk - 2 5. record - 1 6. emotion - 2.5 7. more - 1 8. round - 1.5 9. crying - 1
Toys Toys Toys Other than the final song on each side (both of which are dogs), the album is filled with certified rockers. Hypocrisy note: I must note that I am full of shit for giving Black Crowes a 1 but this album a 4. The two bands have more in common than I would like to admit.
I wanted to like this as much as I love Walk This Way. I don't.
I'm a big Aerosmith fan...I've had a crush on Steven Tyler for decades...and while I don't love every song on this particular album, any album containing both Sweet Emotion and Walk This Way has got to earn it a 4. They're two of the most iconic rock songs of all time, which I honestly never get tired of hearing!
I guess it's Loathsome Human Beings week around here. Sweet Emotion and Walk This Way are unarguably great, Toys and No More No More are ok, and the rest is unremarkable jock rock and drippy power ballads.
its 70s to 90s rock, nuff said
"Toys in the Attic" is the third studio by American rock band Aerosmith. Hard rock and blues rock are the Wiki-listed genres. Oh, yeah. The band had become much better players from their year-long tour supporting their previous album and brought in more sophisticated writing which they did while recording the album. The producer was Jack Douglass and bandmembers included Steven Tyler (lead vocals, keyboards, harmonica, percussion), Joe Perry (guitars, backing vocals, percussion), Bob Whitford (guitars), Tom Hamilton (bass, rhythm guitar) and Joey Kramer (drums, percussion). The album actually had mixed reviews upon its release which have become more favorable over time. It is Aerosmith's most commercially successful album and reached #11 in the US. The band kickstarts the album with the rocker "Toys in the Attic." Dual guitar riffs, rolling bass. Aggressive vocals repeating the title. An edge to the guitar sound and searing solos. About going crazy in a ripping song. "Walking This Way" was inspired by a "Young Frankenstein" scene where Marty Feldman, "Igor," tells Gene Wilder to follow him and "walk this way" and he does, limp and all. I remember that scene. A drum roll with the snare leads to that famous guitar riff. Tyler comes in essentially rapping. The song has a groove. A classic chorus and a few guitar solos. A classic rock song about a boy losing his virginity. Speaking of classic rock songs, side two opens with "Sweet Emotion." Bassist Tom Hamilton came up with the bass riff, which begins the song, in high school. The chorus of sweet emotion are the first vocals. A hard edge guitar riff. It's a jealously song about Tyler's acrimonious relationship with his-then wife, Elyssa, who's stealing his best friend. An outstanding deeper cut is "No More No More." A melodic guitar intro and the band kicks in along with a piano. A no more no more chorus. Perry with some fantastic guitar work including a two-minute solo which ends the song. Everything works in this song about life on the road. The album ends with "You See Me Crying," a piano ballad which foreshadows their later 80's musical tilt. A symphony too. There's a bluesy, "Stonesy" tone and swagger which pervade this album and that's a very good thing. The band is confident and tight. Perry and Whitfield's guitars are top-notched. Two classic rock songs, a couple of great lesser-played songs and no fillers. The mix is great with every instrument clearly heard. Tyler has the perfect voice for this music. This is a great album!!! This album and their next album "Rocks" are must hears for any rock fan.
TITA is my second Aerosmith album from the list, and I have to again start by saying that I don't really like Aerosmith much at all. While I did like Rocks despite that, I can't say I enjoyed this one all that much. There were some good parts, but otherwise I found it unimpressive. To start with the good, Sweet Emotion is a great song. Everything about it just works. The music grooves, the vocals flow, and the way it sounds is just cool. The lyrics are the weakest part (more on that later), but they don't take away from it too much. I also liked Round and Round. Generally, there was some good guitar and bass work throughout the album. However, the bad stuck with me more. I don't really like Steven Tyler as a vocalist, which made it hard to appreciate many of the songs here. Even aside from his voice, the lyrics were off putting to me. He was 27 when this album came out, but many of the lyrics were more reminiscent of a 15-year-old's thoughts than an adult's. Aside from that, there were a few tracks I didn't find to be good or memorable. I must've zoned out during No More No More because I don't remember that one at all. Their cover of Big 10 Inch Record seemed out of place and an odd choice too, though I guess they get some credit for throwing in something different. I wouldn't really call this an actively bad album, but I wouldn't call it good and I didn't really enjoy it. It had too much of that douchey "I'm-a-rock-star"-ness I get from Aerosmith in place of actual heart and soul in the music. Outside of one or two songs, I don't see myself coming back to it. Those few songs that are good don't do enough to carry the record for me. As a whole, I'd call it fine at best. Overall: 2.4/5
1. Not what I expected vocally, because I've heard Steven Tyler voice growing up. Pass. 2. The Melody almost sounds like Shania Twains Feel Like a Woman, except this song is about an orphan girl that had to become a prostitute to survive and when she cried at night, no one gave a shit. Depressing. 3. I feel like he's blaming Eve for the fall of Eden. But I'm biased, so idk. Sounds kinda country fried rock. Feel like Kid Rock would listen to this. 4. Walk This Way. Iconic Song. Oh god the lyrics: "I met a cheerleader, she was a real young bleeder, oh the times I could reminisce, Cause the best things of lovin with her sister and her cousin". Idk if this was written when the boys where in high school. If not, this is now the creepiest song. Stay away from high school girls Steven! It is an iconic guitar riff though. Infantalizing up the wazoo though. 5. Swing Penis Song. Very blues. Raunchy. 6. Sweet Emotion. Didn't know this was their song tbh. Hooking up with (probably underage) groupies. 7. Being bored on the road type song. 8. "Sweet Sixteen". Very repetitive. 9. Please don't leave me ahh song/ballad. Vocals are more rasp than vocals at one point. Good brass section though. 4/10 Steven Tyler is a POS. Albums only on this list for the singles. Not my thing. Kinda creepy.
It’s whatever, Aerosmith has always been mid.
Bit of a guilty pleasure here. Also, their best album. It would go downhill after this. Sweet Emotion remains a banger. Title track is underrated. Still enjoyed listening to it even though Steven Tyler is a creepy human.
largely forgettable
Unexpectedly good album
This sounds like Aerosmith got into rock 20 years too late. Sabbath and Zeppelin were already around, but they still sound like a cover band going down the list of a Johnny Rockets jukebox.
Not enough honkin on bobo
Any album with with a song bragging about a massive song is going to get a bonus star. I think it’s kinda popular to not like Aerosmith but it’s a fun album. The singles are timeless for a reason.
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.
Amazing rock. Some real classics on here. Not a bad song on the album. Fave song: Walk This Way Honorable mentions: Sweet Emotion, Round And Round
I had higher hopes but was still good. Favourite Song: Walk This Way Honourable Mention: No More, No More
bumped this to a 3, feels like a more appropriate rating after further consideration
I always find Aerosmith to be one of those cool 70’s bands and this def lives up to that legacy !
A rock album that really doesn’t miss. Stella hit in walk this way and that 50s rock song in Big Ten Inch Record was so fun
Quintessential Aerosmith. Nothing more needs to be added.
Classic in every sense of the word. The songs sound as fresh today as when they were originally released.
Fuck Aerosmith and that pederast Steven Tyler. Sweet Emotion is cool, though.
stinks
I mean, for real this is another legendary band. Walk this Way, Sweet Emotion. Rock legends. Classic Songs that are always in any good list.
One of those bands that has been able to stay relevant across multiple decades. This offering has several solid hits that still carry the same swagger that they carried upon release. The intro of “Sweet Emotion”, is legendary. The song makes its mark upon the drums crashing in and doesn’t relent. I’ll never get tired of that intro…
This is the album where you really start to hear the band forming that rock n roll swagger that they’d always be known for. The title track, Sweet Emotion and Walk This Way are timeless and give it near top rating. And other tracks should not be ignored either. There’s good variety throughout. A solid rockin’ good album.
Never been a huge fan of these guys, but really enjoyed this one. Couple of all time tracks on here as well.
Just gimme a kiss! Man, Aerosmith is greatness. Maybe not my fav album of theirs but certainly some solid rock and 2 timeless songs. 3.5 and rounding up for Steven Tyler’s grandma style.
Thought this album was ok overall, but the two hits got me rounding up. 3.5/5
I know i was just side-eyeing how much dad rock was on this list, but c'mon it's Aerosmith it was a good time!!!! 3.75
Great album!
Favourite tracks - Toys In The Attic, Walk This Way, Sweet Emotion
Hell yeah, some more great classic rock. This album has the some of the best Aerosmith classics like Walk This Way and Sweet Emotion, but I'm interested to see if any other songs here stand out. After 1 listen...nope. Pretty generic sounding rock outside of the 2 singles. Actually feel a little disappointed. I can only get to a High 3.
Ripping out of the gates on the title track. Plenty of burbling bass. Walk This Way is a damned good classic rock song. As is Sweet Emotion. And yet they managed to squeeze a cover of the sexually loaded Big Ten Inch Record in between. :golf-clap: Far from my closest listen, but I enjoyed more of this than I didn't. Probably the least horny sounding Aerosmith record I've encountered; or at least, the least overtly so... Plenty of solid licks in here with Walk This Way and Sweet Emotion doing the heavy lifting. Round and Round was a nice sludgy addition on the second half. Soft 4 for me.
I had a Limewire version of Walk This Way 20 years ago that had a skip in the middle of the song and I still anticipate that skip to this day. Sweet Emotion still rocks. Rest of the album felt incohesive, but was fine.
I would guess this is probably one of their top two acclaimed albums based on the songs. Wild to me that Sweet Emotion used to rank #1 classic rock song of all time back on 100.7 the bay radio station. It's a very good song but that seems wild. Enjoyed the classic Aerosmith sound on this and it took me back to my days in middle school where I strangely listened to a bunch of Aerosmith. Low 4
Another Aerosmith album! Gotta say I haven't been entirely impressed by the 2 we had prior, but I at least know 2 of these songs on here and I like them a lot. Not a whole lot of the other songs did much for me tbh. Round and Round I liked though. High 3. Aerosmith just ain't for me
Truly classic Aerosmith.
Never been a huge fan, but this album does have some good bangers.
Quite listenable.
Lots of great songs here
Aerosmith was ruined for me before I could give them a chance. In high school we were bombarded with dude looks like a lady and I hated that song. I knew the classics but it was all ruined by that song. This album fucking rocks. Sweet emotion is an all time great and no more no more is a great deep cut find. I loved it. Easy 4 stars. Great fucking record.
Very easy to listen to. No weak songs, but nothing new in the genre.
Sweet emotion saves it from being a 2
A lot better than I expected, the first song went hard.
Très sympa
Normal
Besides the 2 hits, just not all that interesting. Plus it's not even the best version of "Walk This Way" so take what you will from that.
i suppose it was nice to hear the original for the REM cover Toys in the Attic. Still very traditional Rock, but not nearly as bad as I was expecting. Not going to listen to it again, but it was ok. First song and last song were as about as good as it got. Not sure what makes it so special it has to be on this list though 3 stars
Loved this.
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Sweet Disposition is a good track - bass playing lifts that. Rest of the album is OK (Walk this way) to terrible (Big 10 inch, You See me crying). It's real cock rock sung by a famous cock.
Not a bad listen.
“Toys In The Attic”, el tercer álbum de Aerosmith es una colección de 9 piezas musicales que destacan por sus ruidosas -aunque melódicas- instrumentaciones junto a las letras provocadoras y reivindicativas. Este disco es una de las joyas de su colección y uno de los más importantes del género Hard Rock. A lo largo del álbum, el grupo aborda varios temas: la locura, el abuso sexual, la prostitución, la sexualidad, el estilo de vida de los artistas o el desamor. Algo que distingue la narrativa de las letras de este álbum es la metáfora y el doble sentido en las letras de las canciones, sobre todo, en las que habla del sexo. El ejemplo más evidente es “Big Ten Inch Record”, en la que el grupo parece hablar de forma inocente una grabación de vinilo de diez pulgadas, pero en realidad se trata de referencias fálicas. Líricamente, otro de los puntos fuertes es la capacidad impecable de escenificar cada paisaje y entorno de las canciones, el jardín del pecado de Adán y Eva en “Adam's Apple” o el sol a través de la ventana del orfanato de “Uncle Salty”. En lo instrumental, es un álbum lleno de guitarras eléctricas, baterías y bajos, que en su conjunto, forman el esqueleto perfecto de una canción Hard Rock. Salvo en el último tema del álbum “You See Me Crying”, en el que las guitarras pasan a un segundo plano para dar protagonismo a los pianos y una sección de cuerdas que concluyen el álbum de manera emotiva y épica. A nivel vocal, la desgarradora y emocionante voz de Steven Tyler -con el apoyo vocal de Joe Perry- transmite todas y cada una de las emociones que el grupo busca expresar en cada uno de los temas del álbum. “Toys In the Attic” es una joya en la discografía de la emblemática banda de Hard Rock. He disfrutado y he logrado conectar con todas y cada una de las canciones del álbum, y podré hacerlo aún más con nuevas escuchas.
fire. 4.5 stars
Better than Coldplay
I’ve never listened to anything but the bangers from Aerosmith, and I’m leaning towards keeping it that way
mah
Jesus, this is 50 years old. It's easy to forget they've been at this for this long. They stayed relevant (enough) throughout the 90s/00s unlike their contemporaries. Solid sound as always.
Good classic rock. Get rid of “Big Ten Inch Record” and it’s a 4. With its is a 3.5.
So much guitar...
I'd rather listen to your beard scratching noises you kept making in the car.
Great rock album with two bona fide classics. Good stuff
Miserably dry cock rock. The type that just doesn't have much of a soul.
Not my usual musical choice however I enjoyed some of it.
Zo, de pleister is er af getrokken. Eind jaren 70 en begin jaren 80 is het tijdperk waaruit een gros van mijn favoriete albums komt, er gebeurde zoveel vets op alternative rock-gebied. Des te vreemder blijft het dat generieke rockbands als warme broodjes over de toonbank gingen. Ik kan er nooit echt bij waarom er specifiek Aerosmith fans bestaan? Wat heeft deze band wat tig andere bands niet hadden rond die tijd? Twee bangers, de rest is ongegeneerd saaie troep. Het rammelt, maar het prikkelt zelden. Twee keer tonen ze karakter, voor de rest doen ze vooral hun best om binnen het uitverkorene, harige rock profiel te vallen. 5/10 Highlights: Walk This Way Sweet Emotion
Ik liep niet echt warm voor deze plaat kan ik je zeggen. Steven Tyler wekt bij mij altijd een beetje ergenis op. Zijn hele verschijning, zijn stem en dan ook nog dat gekke sjaaltje aan de microfoon. Wel uniek, maar totaal niet rock 'n roll. De nummers laten me ook koud. Het is niet slecht, maar wel inwisselbaar voor andere 70's glamrock bands. Walk This Way en Sweet Emotion zijn twee hits die de tijdgeest aardig hebben overleefd. Walk This Way natuurlijk in het speciaal door de versie met/van RunDMC. Anyway. Snel naar de volgende? 5/10 Highlights Walk This Way
This is the 152nd album I’m rating. I’ve always liked Aerosmith but I’ve really only heard their hits. Adding to my Playlist - Toys in the Attic, Uncle Salty, Adam’s Apple, Walk this Way, Big Ten Inch Record, Sweet Emotion, No more no more, Round and Round, and You see me Crying. Not Adding to my Playlist - Nothing. Walk this Way - This song feels very nostalgic and I’m not sure why because nobody around me really liked Aerosmith. All in all I liked 9/9 songs. Just some nice classic rock for July 4th.
Boy they really pulled together every sound of this era, Sabbath, ZZ Top, Zepplin, it’s all in this album. The stuff unique to Aerosmith walk this way and sweet emotion, made it through. Everything else was pretty milquetoast. The irreverent “10 inch record” was unnecessary.
Maybe it's because I was heading to Disney world where rockn roller coaster starring Aerosmith is, but I was glad to hear this one. Sweet emotion is a jam
Uncle Salty sounds just like Man, I Feel Like a Woman! and I really love that for this album.
Great rock album. A classic
Good rock album to hear at the side. Not more, not less.
A rock and roll classic, now half a century old! If you haven't known at least half of these songs for most of your life, you haven't been listening to rock!
Sweet Emotion is Aerosmith’s best song for sure. A 5 star song. Walk This Way is of course great too. Much of the album is solid enough to push it into classic territory for a lot of people. Big Ten Inch Record is a stupid-ass idiot dumb song that almost single handedly subtracts two stars from me.
just some classic rock can’t rlly complain
Does any band have the highest highs and the lowest lows than Aerosmith? This is probably their best album. The two hits are great, but there are some low points too.
4.3
Stones-like swagger and Zepp-like riffing, with an Amercan accent. Good stuff, but not my first choice of US rock albums for 1975. Or even of that month...Tees Hombres also came out them . Obviously Walk This Way catches the attention, but it's all good.
3.5 I’ma be real, I enjoyed this more than I expected. Aerosmith for the most part annoys the shit out of me, falling too far on the “white guy blues” scale, which is one of my least favorite genres of music. And while there’s definitely a couple tracks here like that, it’s mostly tuneful, hook driven rock! Tyler’s voice is solid, and the production is really polished and draws you in. Also short!
Good album.
I wasn't aware that this is the album from which their songs "Walk this Way" and "Sweet Emotion" originated.
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Well-produced, catchy tunes with a hard rock edge. The deep cuts are as good as the hits, which is rare for a lot of the albums on this list.
Big Aerosmith fan, mostly of this era (though Permanent Vacation is fun and Pump is my favorite as a whole record). This record has some of my favorite Aerosmith songs, but there are a couple tracks that bog down the record a little bit. Even still, Joe Perry is an incredible guitarist and there’s some cool instrumentation on this record; Aerosmith is the quintessential “rock star” band, and Steven Tyler is a classic front man. Toys in the Attick is a classic.
Gross lyrically. Boring musically. Good news for the world they are finally done.
it was okay
Pre-listening thoughts: I used to get Aerosmith mixed up with Foreigner and Boston as a kid. To be so real I still sometimes cannot tell the difference Post/during listening thoughts: well this was certainly an Aerosmith album! I think it’s just pretty standard classic rock. Outside of their hits I’m not sure they’re a band worth doing a discography deep dive. Also I may be persecuted for this opinion but Run DMC’s Walk This Way is better. 5.5/10 DID I NEED TO HEAR THIS BEFORE I DIE: no Fav tracks: Big Ten Inch Record, Sweet Emotion Least fav tracks: Toys in the Attic
Great album!
Great 1970-1980 band.
I forgot how bluezy they were. It is more like a 4.5 but I rounded up. I did have a good time listening to it.
Another one I own a physical copy of. Such a great album. Personally, I’m more of an 80’s-90’s Aerosmith guy, but the classic stuff is fantastic too. Fizzles out a bit with the last two songs so 4.5 ⭐️
"Sweet Emotion" is STILL such a banger...without that and the (RUN DMC-less) "Walk This Way" it's a two.
Pretty good
Walk this way is in MY list of 1001 songs that make me want to blow my brains out
Hits are great but song in between bring it down.
The album that proved Aerosmith were a band to be reckoned with! All rock-n-roll with enough new twists to solidify their place in the pantheon
Some good ole rock n roll Couple classics here - also lmfao at the 10” song
Of course popular songs like walk this way and sweet emotion were to be expected but I didn't anticipate the genre shift with songs like big 10 inch record
Running the whole range from tolerable to terrible, via a bit of unintentional pastiche.
They have better albums but this was good.
3.5/10 I think this project is teaching me that a certain brand of American blusey hard rock is not for me. This album was quite poor. Pretty dead musically, which is why I’m surprised it is viewed as a classic album. The main thing it has going for it is an obviously charismatic frontman. Some embarrassing lyrical moments. Big Ten Inch Record is woeful. Best: Sweet Emotion
To be fair the album is very well produced and sounds great. Too bad the material is a bit, em, bland. And worse still, the things I've read about the singer are despicable, sinking this straight to the bottom of the ocean, never to be seen again.
Bit naff really. Bonus star for walk this way with Run DMC
Toys up your arse..
Which is worse? The dreadful generic music, or the gaslighting nonce that sang it? Don't care, both are terrible. Liked the cover of Run DMC's 'Walk This Way' though 😉
The album passed without registering at all.
Sweet Emotion is decent; Walk This Way is fine, but the Run-DMC collab is better; the rest is clichéd tosh.
3.5
2nd Aerosmith album listen, similar energy to "Pump", however I think I prefer Pump more. this was a solid 3, except for that crappy big 10 inch record song.
really mixed i feel? first bit felt rly boring, but it picked up a lot and became rly rly nice, overall pretty good!
Musically a few interesting moments, a lot of boring ones. Lyrically this is disgusting, I hate cock rock. These guys are disgusting and if it was released today they would be, as the kids say, cancelled. Will never listen to again.
Nice album. Rocks with good melodies.
classic album with two major banger hits
Gonna guess there are too many songs about sex with teenagers on here
Sounds like a lesser, commercially friendly version of their peers
Is this the consummate Aerosmith rock album? Maybe. Everyone who listens to rock music needs to listen to this album.
5/10 Pedestrian - kinda weak sounding for a hard rock album. Sweet Emotion is great, but the rest is fairly average fodder. Yes, even Walk This Way, which has an obviously excellent riff, but was strangely flat
I was 17 when this came, I know the hits but I’ve never played the album. It’s solid 70’s rock with two standards, Sweet Emotion and Walk This Way. It’s perfect for a high school, no parents, home party.
This held up much better than I had remembered.
Growing I thought Aerosmith was a way bigger deal than they are because they somehow got their own Guitar Hero game. 3 stone cold classics here and a bunch of mid. Fuck Steven Tyler. 6/10
2 sterne
Had a ton of exposure to this album as a kid from my dad so there might be a bit of nostalgia boost on this rating. Purely looking at the album and not the legacy of certain band members, this is a awesome blues rock album full of great hooks and riffs. Lyrically questionable but I think the music makes up for it.
Aerosmith were always better at writing singles than a full album experience, and this is proof. Of course it sold a ton of copies, it's got "Sweet Emotion" and "Walk This Way", arguably their best and most important songs (though the latter wasn't nearly as important until Rick Rubin talked Run-DMC into touching it). The rest of the album is fine by comparison, a mixed bag of solid songs and weak ones. None of it is especially terrible, thankfully, but it's safe to say most people won't remember the non-singles for very long after it ends. If you want a good collection of Aerosmith songs, your best bet is to make a playlist of them as it'll save you from all the filler.
Two big hits: Walk.This Way Sweet Emotion Uncle Salty has elements that are found in Shania Twain's 'I Feel Like a Woman'
Just not my vibe tbh 57/100
Not particularly exciting all across the board, but this record surprised me in many areas. For starters, the grand, orchestral production on the closing track "You See Me Crying" grants the album an epic, emotionally charged conclusion. "Adam's Apple" is an excellent deep cut, probably my favorite song from the band outside of "Dream On". Speaking of which, one of my biggest gripes with this album is Steven Tyler's voice. I don't know exactly how to describe it, but there's a timbre to his voice that I don't like very much. It's minor, but still worth noting. The hits on here do their job, for the most part. The biggest jab I can give "Sweet Emotion" is that I feel a lack thereof when listening. The chorus is far too blasé to match the kickass riff. "Walk This Way" doesn't see this tonal dissonance between its' constituent parts as much, but I still think the hook should be grander. Overall, not a bad record from Aerosmith at all.
Aerosmith more appropriately belong in the marketers hall of fame than the rock and roll one. They are a gimmick. An imitation of a rock band. They are skilled musicians, virtuosos in some ways, who understand iconography and anthemic sonography very well, and the instincts to show off their chops or create sub-Thuragood cliche rock clash on this album, with musicianship often losing. Why is it this Aerosmith album that we’re choosing to put in the time capsule and not Get A Grip or Nine Lives or something that more accurately portrays who they are when they stopped pretending they weren’t Beatles fans? Even this album can’t hide it with the harmonies on Sweet Emotion (the only stand out track) giving up the ghost and the horns on the otherwise idiotic “Adam’s Apple” clearly pinched directly from “Savoy Truffle.” It’s a juvenile record by people pretending to be more juvenile than they in a shrewd salesmanship maneuver.
A classic. I was only 11 when it was originally released, but "Walk This Way" and "Sweet Emotion" were FM radio staples my entire life from that point on. I've always enjoyed their hits, but I haven't been a fan in general or really dug very deeply into their catalog. I've heard this one all the way through before and enjoy it.
La face B dort un poil, mais ça reste un excellent album de rock classique.
Obvious why the hits are the hits. They’re bangers but everything else is forgettable.
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Good Album with a couple of great standout songs
Tweaking my rating scale a bit. Realized I was centering the 1-5 on 3 being ok/indifferent but I generally skew more positive on average so all my ratings were really 3-5. I was mostly indifferent to this album. Walk This Way is overplayed and was never a favorite to begin with. I do actually like Sweet Emotion a lot and is definitely my highlight of the album. Big Ten Inch Record is cringe. Rest of the album is forgettable.
I used to have this album on repeat in middle school and never need to revisit it again. It lives in my head as the word “toys” on endless repeat.
I'm not a classic rock guy and the songs on this album have been played to death on the radio, but I thought there were a few good riffs. 6/10
I’m giving this two stars because I liked it slightly more than that Taylor Swift album
Pretty meh album overall. Joe Perry's lead guitar shines in a couple moments but mostly this is a pretty paint-by-numbers rock album. There were a lot of really good albums released in 1975 and IMO you'd be out of your mind to be spending too much of your time on this one. I hope you find someone that loves you as much as Steven Tyler loves sex with minors.
HELLO ST. LOUIS!! I’ve read a few of my recent reviews back and the cognitive decline is on full display. Just riddled with half finished thoughts and typos that render a previously difficult read completely unconquerable. Whatever. Abject failure set aside (for now), we gaze towards former drugged up rock act and current haunted leather puppets, Aerosmith. Will their attic be filled with half-alive horrors of a realm unbeknownst to humankind? Or will it be one of those attics where there are just dead pigeons and the occasional vole? Only the press of the triangular play will answer these queries. Join me in the proverbial voyage to the centre of boomer-dom. Toya in the Attic - Pretty straightforward rock song, kicked off with some energy. Didn’t hate it. Uncle Salty - Almost wrote “Uncle Slay.” Sometimes the indiscriminate dropping of my missle-esque ham fingers onto this digital keyboard like so many Geneva convention violations, produces some real magic. Like Uncle Slay. Werk Queen. This song is boring. Adam’s Apple - I have to say this hasn’t been what I expected so far. The vocals are far more subdued and the riffs are cooler than I could’ve imagined. I had low expectations. However, this is the big band, diner jukebox shit moment that every old rock album seems to have. Pass. Walk This Way - Where is Run DMC??? Count me out. No, I am fully aware that this was an Aerosmith song well before the heavyweight crossover between those two later on in musical history. This is a great song. At least when it discusses high school girls, the narrator is also high school aged. Is that so hard?? Great bass and fantastic guitar riff. A true highlight. Big Ten Inch Record - How can ten inches be big? Aren’t records normally 12? So this is a below average record? Hmm. Over exaggerating size and doing 50’s diner rock without a sense of humour. And yes, I’m aware of the pun. I firmly stand behind my accusation of being humourless. Sweet Emotion - The song that launches a thousand transphobic Facebook comments every morning. The song that rips over the Bose sound system as that F250 engine roars to life in its suburban garage. I can’t hate the song, but it just sounds wrong without the crackle of the radio and the annoying voice of the DJ announcing that rush hour has indeed started again, as it does every day. Give the boomers their props on this song. It’s not too bad. No More No More - We need a ballad. Bring it home. Oh wait no, it’s a dancing on the bar Grease outtake featuring lines like “Jailbait, stalemate, ladies can’t refuse.” Snore. Round and Round - Oh I kept thinking this would be the start song. Holy hell, this is verging on a Black Sabbath riff. I don’t say that lightly. Missing all of the sinister feeling, but that is an excellent guitar sequence. Yeah this is the best song so far. Heavy as hell. You See Me Crying - Man, you see ME crying? Was this an attempted hit? Terrible way to close this thing out. Meat, meet potatoes. This is as barebones and basic as it gets for a rock album. The performances are fine to good. The songs offer a little more as they range from outdated garbage to excellent. Like a raccoon, I continue to sift through dumpsters in search of the delectable morsels, known as good music. They sustain me. This was more discarded batteries and dog shit than say, say-old donuts, but you can’t blame the poor fellas. This is your perfect C grade album. Sits right in the middle of my scale. Moments of enjoyment, a few dearths of musical destitution and numerous trips to the 50’s revival café, leave me sitting firmly on the fence. Don’t do drugs and clean out that damn attic, would ya? 2.5 HIGHLIGHTS: Walk This Way, Sweet Emotion, Round and Round
Wow this kicked absolute ass. A little bit of every genre too and the songwriting was super great. The bass playing is off the charts and Steven Tyler is an incredible front man
Oh yayuh. Seriously great album. Gonna give it 4.5 just based off first listen. Seriously strong middle section which is just so rare for this style of rock.
I like Aerosmith. I just feel like it's missing something that other 70s hard rock has about it. Not quite a 5.
Love it
I liked this a lot more than Hard Rocks
This album was actually a lot better than I expected. Walk This Way is a classic, but the Run DMC version is such a giant step up from the original. I found myself yelling "She told me to..." in between lines in the chorus. Liked Songs Added: Sweet Emotion
"Walk This Way" is decent. Not top tier, but decent. The rest is background music. 2,5/5
I grew up and still live in region of Massachusetts where everyone has an Aerosmith story. I have heard songs by this band on the radio on almost daily basis. They are an integral component to the soundtrack of Massachusetts. That being said, I am pretty burnt out when it comes to listening to Aerosmith. It’s not a bad album but I heard them all before.
Only "Walk This Way" and "Sweet Emotion" are good. Rest of the album was forgettable.
Really good Aerosmith here. This is one of their best and to be honest, one of the best straight up rock albums ever made. Can't really find a fault on this one, other than a couple of weak tracks (Big Ten Inch Record, Adam's Apple)... Still gets a 3.75/5 in my book. Can't miss tracks: Toys In The Attic Sweet Emotion Walk This Way Round and Round
It’s easy to forget that these guys used to make some really good rock music!
A tamer Tyler and the desire to bend genres created a dynamic album. David Lee Roth and U2 were probably influenced by this one.
4.5
This is pretty solid rock, with some classics that deserve the title. I'm not a huge Aerosmith fan, but I think this still merits a 4*.
Two all-time great songs in the middle of the record – "Walk This Way" and "Sweet Emotion" – and two decent/not-completely-stupid cuts to close the record. The rest is pretty meh. One deeply resents – and takes as a personal affront – their later work (Pump, Permanent Vacay, American Idol) so rounds down accordingly.
Classic rock, couple of hits.
Довольно типичный рок-альбомчик для той эпохи. Немного крутости, немного плаксивости, немного кожаных штанов и странных причёсок. Кокаина пока что тоже немного, это ещё будет в 80е. Сейчас это ещё не глэм-метал в цветастых трико с кислотными цветами гитар, сейчас это ещё только хард-рок в кожанке на мотоцикле (но уже с гламурными замашками). В целом, хороший альбом, немного ностальгический
I was introduced to Aerosmith by Run DMC and the wildly popular "Walk this Way" video. I used to play that song on a jukebox where my Mom worked. My next experience with the band was 2 or 3 years later when they put out Permanent Vacation. They then became a very prominent MTV band before becoming a caricature of an MTV band. This is ok. "Pump" is a lot better. 2/5
Walk This Way, yes. Sweet Emotion, all right. Otherwise they're still in the Rolling Stone Clone era. They're too serious and not as playful as they are later.
Ugh. Despite 2 really good songs, the rest of the album is pretty "meh". Just bland 70s rock. Middle of the road. Do yourself a favor. Give this one the 2-3 stars it deserves, and listen to a better album from 1975, I'll list a few below that I'd gladly take: - Wish You Were Here - Theres No Place Like America Today - Red Headed Stranger - Physical Graffiti - A Night at the Opera - Mothership Connection - Born to Run
80’s MTV Aerosmith made me hate Aerosmith and never go back to listen to their classics, other than when forced to on the classic rock channels or in movies. Sweet Emotion is a great song. The rest of it is just as bad as 80s MTV Aerosmith. 2.5
Two big hits and a bunch of filler. Nothing bad, just nothing to write home about.
1,5
Rätt så cool musik ändå. Ett par hits och ändå gött sound.
Underwhelming