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I've never really cared for Aerosmith, though I recognize that "Dream On" is a legit great song, and "Sweet Emotion" is pretty cool, too. So I went into this expecting to shrug my shoulders and give it a 2. But side two of this album is actually pretty dope. I dig how weird they can get at times. I actively dislike "Walk This Way," though. In fact, I found most of side one kind of mid-to-bad. So, this is more of a 2.5, but let's round up to 3.
Not the greatest collection of songs, but they're not bad, and they're well made with lots of energy and fun. Sweet Emotion is great
A solid album. Walk this way is clearly the stand out track though.
Bluesy, hard rock. Heavy metal influence/ innovation. The title track has a motorhead feel but a few years earlier. Better than expected but nothing truly stand out. Adequate. Highlights: walk this way. Toys in the attic. You see me crying.
Got swagger, sure. I like the blues element. that "suck my 10 inch record" or whavever offended me in a fun way.
Taking care of the obvious: "Walk This Way" has an all-time rock-and-roll hook (besides being maybe the first contemporary song one ever loved – sixth grade-ish) and "Sweet Emotion" one of the all-time vibes, plus a first-rate hook. And Steven Tyler was something like a Platonic ideal of the second-tier rock-god vocalist (behind Plant and Mercury in terms of sheer pipes; and not as idiosyncratically original as Jagger or as cool/poised as Morrison). The rest of this record is just dripping with mediocrity (which is never more apparent than when they go for the big, syrupy finish with the strings on the closer, which simply does not work. And oh, look, a song about having a big d*ck – how clever, how witty. While this is fine on its own terms, their later high crimes against music – not just rock and roll – simply cannot be forgiven.
:((
Nice bunch of songs. Can’t beat a bit of 70s blues rock. Love the guitar tones.
Only knowing the big two singles off this one, I wasn't sure what to expect and despite loving the singles was worried I'd hate it. Far from hating it though, it's a very solid rock n' roll album. Solid semi-sleaze. "Walk This Way" is, was and always will be an absolute BEAST. And it only got better when they remade it with Run-DMC!
7,5/10
Минус - альбом недоступен в России Плюсы - добротное звучание, довольно классический роцккк. Хз что особо добавить
Aerosmith я до этого много не слушал особо. Но мне очень нравилась Dream On, например. Ну так шикарно там Тайлер скримит... И вот чего-то такого я и ожидал от этой пластинки. С надрывом, с пронзающими эмоциями. Но не оправдались ожидания. Мне очень понравился звук альбома: однородный звук, с классным сведением (стерео не долбит в уши, я теперь всегда про это писать буду). Есть интересное решение в Walk This Way: чем-то уже рэп-кор напоминает, а не Led Zeppelin на минималках. Блюз иногда проскакивает. Переслушивать буду вряд ли, потому что не могу сказать, что запомнилось что-то, кроме главного вышеупомянутого сингла. Но звучит не отвратительно, поэтому 3/5.
Ну достаточно хороший приятный альбом, но не зацепило чет. Так что 3/5, послушать один раз в своей жизни определенно стоит
Sweet Emotion is an amazing song, but Aerosmith generally comes across very juvenile to me. In a bad way. I thought this might be the one album of theirs that I could enjoy throughout. Aside from Sweet Emotion though, this album didn't offer much to me. Walk This Way is better with RunDMC.
meh, just another aerosmith album
Hey, have you ever wanted to hear a man with a giant mouth shout into a tin can? Well I've got good news for you!. Steve Tyler is so far back in the mix he's in the fucking car lot out the back of the studio grinding the air next to the homeless man that has soiled himself, but that's just the version I listened to. Might give it a listen again on a better format to see, Liked about half the album, but the others weren't bad just didn't grab me. Favourite tracks Walk this way, Big Ten Inch Record and Sweet Emotion.
Totally had no idea sweet emotion was on this
The lyrics to Walk this Way didn't age well, but classic hard rock. Hard to beat Sweet Emotion.
Good album. Liked many of the songs
Nice, very easy to listen to and some catchy bits
Good
Not as much of an old school rock and roll fan as I thought
- Big Ten Inch Record is surprisingly a bop - I expected to like the album more, but You See Me Crying was a strong finish
Some classic Aerosmith on this one, but just good ole rock
This an alright rock album that has some pretty big hits on it.
Viendo el transcurrir de la historia del rock, podemos analizar a esta banda y específicamente a este trabajo, como una antesala o una premonición de lo que iba a ser el hard rock de los 80's. Se posicionaron como esa banda la cual te da rock, ni más ni menos, solo rock. Y bien ejecutado. Es el tercer álbum de su carrera, y tiene todos los ingredientes para su escucha sea ligera, instantánea y recorra todos los puntos que tiene un álbum de classic rock: un blues, balada, y mucho riff y desenfreno. Es correcto y entretenido, sin ir mucho más allá y manteniéndose en las bases durante sus casi 40 minutos de duración.
Prefs: Toys in the Attic, Walk This Way, You See Me Crying Moins pref: Sweet Emotion
Veilig
Not bad -- a few highlights, less "campy" than I usually think of Aerosmith. I guess that's true of a lot of these bands that got huge, they only became overexposed or whatever you want to call it because they were good before
Not an excellent record but still fun - it’s got the original pre RUN-DMC ‘Walk this way’ and ‘Sweet Emotion’, which are bangers but the rest is quite forgettable albeit agreeable.
Decent, some iconic songs on it. I've always like Aerosmith.
Not bad - a couple of cool songs but also not super exciting. Probably a different story if I had heard this in 1975 when it was released but rating it now I can't give it more than 3.5 stars.
The popular songs are good, but the songs surrounding don't have much replay value.
Streit bluesrock
Generic 70s feel good pop rock.
Solid
Pleasant surprise. I only know them from their hits - this album is definitely more old school and bluesy than expected.
I’ll hold my hands up here, I hate Aerosmith, they’re lame as fuck. But this album is pretty good. This is a far cry from the extremely safe, bland, anaemic square-dancing bollock rock they would go on to make, and even further from the cartoon rock band they would become by the end of the century. This album is far more interesting than anything I’d heard by Aerosmith previously. The combination of Joe Perry and Steven Tyler works to perfection at points on this record. Perry’s guitar work in particular is quite underrated on this showing. Tyler’s voice is a complete one-off but here he uses it to serve the song rather than prance about like a wannabe rockstar. He has a timbre very similar to Paul Westerberg in fact, and that’s not a throwaway comparison. Because while Aerosmith would lean in to bluesy, root-beer chuggin’ rock and/or roll, a lot of this album is straight up power pop - and I rate it. “You See Me Crying” draws the album to a painful halt. But “Uncle Salty” and “No More No More” are fantastic songs. I have a lot more respect for this band than I did this time yesterday. Fair play.
It definitely has some classics but the rest of the songs didn't really click with me Favorites: Toys in the Attic, Walk This Way
3,5/5 Best song: Walk this way Konnte ich mir nicht den ganzen Tag anhören etwas anstrengend
Nice...
Middle of this album fucks so hard.
I'm starting to think that the only reason Aerosmith is still well-known is because of nostalgia. The lyrics are a teen boy's idea of "cool". The songs are not too interesting musically, but they are in the popular style for the time, which is enough to attract an audience of high schoolers trying to follow along with the trends.
I can understand this is a legendary album. I just don't have much desire rn to return to it.
solid rock
Ok niks bijzonders geen persoonlijke verbinding met de nummers
Solid classic rock. One of the best from Aerosmith
Fairly enjoyable for someone who was not a big-hair-rock fan.
I have definitely heard stronger albums and songs by aerosmith, but this album is still pretty solid
An enjoyable record
Nothing too special. Good rock and roll, but nothing that compels me personally.
Good Rock and Roll.
6/10
First Aerosmith album, not bad
This a solid rock record. Groundbreaking? Pushing rock in any new directions? Not really. But a lot of fun anyway.
I enjoyed it, almost a 4. There are some classic tracks on here, but its not as consistent as some other Aerosmith I enjoyed more
was pleasantly surprised with this one….couple of them were stupid but that was expected tbh. wish i could give half stars :/
08/18/2022 I have been wanting to listen to this album since high school, but I never have until this app gave me an excuse to. Overall, the album is honestly super generic, there is nothing special about it to me. Not horrible, but definitely not great. Sweet Emotion really carries this whole album on its back bc without it, the whole album would probably suck. In other news, today was good. I met my student mentor today named Paul. We talked for a few hours and had a great conversation with lots of good insight and information about what to expect during this journey. After that I walked home and waited a few hours until heading back to campus for advising. I've got my schedule mostly figured out, now I just have to wait to start classes in 4 days :O
3.4⭐️
OK
Yea not bad I guess
It's here because it has two of the most ubiquitous, quintessential songs in the entire rock cannon. Interesting how Sweet Emotion has become more of a legacy song for the band (I credit it's appearance at the beginning of Richard Linklater's Dazed and Confused), but Walk This Way still slaps. Everything else begs to be skipped. The Toxic Twins were just Glimmer Twin wannabes.
Such a hit and miss band. When they're good (and they can be) they sound like themselves. When they're not, they sound like very bad Led Zeppelin or bad Rolling Stones. It's always amazing to listen to ST's vocals on 'Dream On' (as later covered by The Mission!) and then listen to how coke-ravaged his voice is by the time they did this album a couple of years later. This is such a mixed bag. I think they found their true place in the '80s with 'Permanent Vacation' and 'Pump' (with a few bangers on '93's 'Get a Grip'), with MTV playing a large part.
Heard before: yes I feel the same way about Aerosmith as I do the Rolling Stones. There’s some kind of mass hysteria by which everyone convinces themselves and each other that the bands are great, but they’re actually good. This is probably one of Aerosmith’s better albums. There’s some nice guitar work and drumming on here. There’s a couple of missteps- not a big fan of the novelty Big Ten Inch track. It’s neither good nor funny. Favourite tracks: Sweet Emotion Worst tracks: Big Ten Inch
Rocks is better
Some good songs but overall as an album it didn't really do it for me. Didn't bother me either but won't listen to it again.
I definitely see why people like this. It's not really my thing, but overall I found it decently enjoyable. Drops off in quality after Sweet Emotion, and I downright disliked You See Me Crying.
oof good one ! de klassiekers springen er uit.
Goed
The super hits like Sweet Emotion and Walk this Way are really great songs. There's a reason they're super hits. And Round and Round spoke to me. But the rest was just kind of ok. Not super impressive. This might be the first time I've listened to an Aerosmith album from start to finish.
3 1/2
couple classics
Good album in the dawn of Aerosmith career. I like its rock style, in the rise of hard rock, there combined energy with certain balance.
Good
If you were to make a movie set in the 70's about a mid-western stripper and her dysfunctional guitar playing, whiskey drinking boyfriend looking to strike it big as a pro darts player, while being on the run from her trucker stepfather, and also dodging the law along the way, breaking up, getting back together, finally riding off into the sunset together, this might be the soundtrack for you.
This was okay, pretty enjoyable but not something I'd listen to again. At times I considered going up to 3.5, but it was too cheesy overall to get there.
Toys in the Attack has two massive songs (one made better by the RunDMC mix) and a bunch of other stuff that was fine, though casual Aerosmith fans wouldn't realise it was them I think, such was the style. 3/5.
Listened to this not long after the generator first gave it to us. Clearly didn't generate a huge amount of energy in me! That said, listening to it again now, it's decent - not outstanding, but fits together nicely, doesn't outstay its welcome, and Walk This Way / Sweet Emotion elevate it a level. 3/5.
The best American rock album
one of their best with pump
Nice classic rock album. Not my favorite, but "Walk this way" is banger.
If I have to listen to an Aerosmith album this is the only one I really would be ok with.
Not as annoying as I thought it would be, some good songs I've never heard before
I mean, sounds influential af, and The rock n roller coaster is still a thing lol but the album drags and feels longer than 37 minutes
Okay, not bad, just not a huge Aerosmith fan.
Probably ahead of its time, but there's only, like, two tracks on here I actually liked. Overall pretty meh, as I'm fairly certain I can't remember anything much about it beyond the two I tapped my foot to.
Eigenlijk niet zo heel boeiend, en beetje saai. Maar een extra ster voor Sweet Emotion, dat is echt een top track!
Het kabbelde voorbij zonder dat ik het doorhad. Maar; best ok.
Aerosmith was the first band that I ever fell (briefly) in love with, so it's weird to reflect on their early career now that I've decidedly lost interest in the band that I was so infatuated with in the early-mid 90s. This is much more straightforward blues rock than I would have anticipated. Very much of its time and not showing many of the elements that would define their style in the 80s and 90s. Walk This Way is a notable exception, which is appropriate since that sound would kick start their success in the 80s. Sweet Emotion is another highlight of the album that sounds more like 80s Aerosmith. The rest of the album sucks ass and you can quote me on that (my name is Bill Gates) 3/5 and the two good songs on this album are pulling a lot of weight
Single entendre, double entendre, triple entendre. Something for everyone.
unaexpectedly aewsome
Some awesome guitar riffery, walk this way the star of the show. No filler, was close to a 4 star.
Año 1975 y ya están aquí "Walk this way" y "Sweet emotion". No hay más preguntas señorías.
The blueprint for Aerosmith's career is set here. Sleazy rock mixed with overblown pomp with a dash of FM blues. Not bad at all. Best Tracks: Walk This Way; Sweet Emotion; You See Me Crying
I went into this one only knowing their two big hits (which are insanely BIG hits… like who doesn’t know “Walk this way”, and have you ever seen a rock n roll playlist without “Sweet emotion” on it?!) The rest of the album is pretty great, too, particularly the guitar licks. Solid rock.
Aersomith have some bangers. But they're littered between mediocre tracks.
Hey ! I got this CD at home. It's nice somehow, probably one of Aerosmith's best albums. It's got the original version of "Rock This Way" in it. The thing is, should Aerosmith be included in a list of 1001 essential albums to listen to? No. And this here is why I won't say anything further about this record. Please, Dimery and associates, check your priorities a little. You need room for genuinely great or moving or grounsbreaking albums. You can't waste it like this. Number of albums left to review or listen to : more than 900, I've temporarily lost count here. Number of essential listens: more than a third so far. Number of albums I *might* include as essential listens: a quarter so far. Number of albums I *won't* consider as essential listen: more than a third so far (including this one)
Yeah, cool. I didn't think I was that into Aerosmith, but I can definitely appreciate 😁
In terms of Aerosmith albums, this is a strong candidate for their best. Least filler and fairly consistent. But that doesn't mean any of the songs are anything to write home about. "Walk This Way" and "Sweet Emotion" are well-deserved hits, and I'm glad they were re-popularized by Run-DMC, they're catchy and loud. The other tracks are mostly decent... it's polished and coordinated, but dull and uneventful. Their influences are very obvious. It's pretty safe blues rock mixed in with glam rock. They have hooks and riffs that stick out to any listener in all their songs. It's very much popular and riding on the wave of success of their predecessors. It's no surprise that their comeback in the late 80s was modeled on the very same concepts.
Better rock out there but sweet emotion is a damn good song
ekki vonlaust
Better than I expected
okily
Crazy
one big fat song and a bunch of alright but less imposing rock
aye, it's not bad. sweet emotion is a good song like. also, shorttttttt. so many of these albums are way too long, thank you aerosmith for knowing when to shut up.
Some classics but also some meh songs
Back in the 70s the boys loved this album because Boston's Aerosmith brought The Rolling Stones sound to an American band. The girls loved this album because of Steven Tyler and his big ten-inch… record. Great rocking album with instant classics Sweet Emotion and Walk This Way. 3.75/5.
Walk this way Sweet emotion Pas l'album du siècle mais bon, deux chansons marquantes
I like Aerosmith well enough so was happy to see this was today's album. When it got going though I found I wasn't enjoying it too much. Very jangly guitars, the first 3 songs were all just not doing it for me. Walk This Way and Sweet Emotion are obviously great songs and was nice to have them in the list, 10 Inch Record is a weird ragtime tune with not at all subtle innuendo. I did like No More No More, and Round and Round. Very up and down album, just couldn't grab me but had some solid moments in there.
Only giving a three for Walk This Way and Sweet Emotions. Rest of the album is ho-hum.
It's only as good as its weakest link. I could've listened to this a couple times more but then I heard ST talking about his "big" 10-inch... I'm no penis expert but I think Long Dong Silver and John Holmes were bigger than ten inches. I had enjoyed it up to that point, but if I'm going to listen to a dick song, it'd be this stellar piece of art: https://youtu.be/bbJDjNLzv8U Thankfully, Sweet Emotion followed that which has got to be one of the best tracks in classic rock. All in all, I liked most of this album, but had to deduct a star for the cockiness.
"Toys in the Attic" is very much carried by "Walk This Way" and "Sweet Emotion." I am so used to the Run DMC version that the original "Walk This Way" sounds a little weird, but "Sweet Emotion" is a six-star absolute classic. However, these two hits are not enough to carry the album to a more re-listenable level. "Big Ten Inch Record" is funny, in a "should I be bothered by this" kind of way, but the one pleasant standout was "Round and Round," with a grunge metal edge that could have been a Soundgarden inspiration... it was bizarre to follow that up with the Elton John-ish lead-in of "You See Me Crying." (Well... it turns out "Big Ten Inch Record" is a cover of a Bull Moose Jackson song from 1952. Jackson's other songs include "I Want a Bowlegged Woman." I am now half-way between appreciating it more for its full context and appreciating it less for another case of white rockers appropriating a black musicians song.)
So this album has two of the best rock songs ever written (Walk This Way and Sweet Emotion, as if there any doubt) and then some other songs. With the exception of 10 Inch Record, none of them are terrible - even the aforementioned is an amusing music hall pastiche. But the rest is just holding for the best bits.
I like to tease and roll my eyes at Aerosmith because I think the band and a lot of their hits have been overplayed and overrated, but damn the hard blues rock groove to open the album was killer! Truly unfortunate they let that energy die with Uncle Salty right after. I am still sick of Walk This Way, but it's groove is undeniable. || The lyrics are wildly, unabashedly horny throughout (esp big 10 inch record lol) which tracks with the era but is also more unsettling now considering some of Stephen Tyler's more salacious and predatory history (look up Julia Holcomb). || A few real good stand out songs and riffs make up for some filler. 3.5. I would round up to 4, but I already rated another Aerosmith album (Pump) a 5, and I don't think this album adds anything to the list that Pump doesn't.
This album is mostly forgettable, besides a few standout tracks. Overall mid, 5/10.
Was different but wasn't the biggest fan of it tbh.
S’alright. Bit more bluesy than I expected but, it’s Aerosmith, init? Like eating at McDonald’s, might not be amazing…but you know what you’re getting.
Probably Aerosmith’s best album yet still not an album that I thoroughly enjoy. Walk this way and sweet emotion are some of their best songs. Steven Tyler still finds a way to do some annoying things in this one. The sound was pretty good thought out but still just a over average to me. 6.8/10
If you are into the melding point between Southern and classic rock, here it is. Walk This Way is too big to be ignored. The boogie is real on Big Ten Inch Record. Sweet Emotion is the other pillar of this album. It's just not something I'm interested in. The singles keep this from being a 2 star.
3/5, fun listen but probably not going back to it
Didn't really enjoy this album, a bit dull
Rien de particulier à signaler au sujet de cet album.
Ganz nice, Mischung aus altem Rock und eher Richtung Rock'n'Roll. Würde ich natürlich so nicht hören, aber trotzdem ne stabile Platte denke ich.
average album. I don't like aerosmith at all. This was a nice surprise, though.
7/10
I've always hated the riff in sweet emotion with the weird backwards bit in it... also listening to this after Led Zeppelin iV, it just doesn't compare on any level....Walk this way basically saves this one
Blimey, Aerosmith have been going for ages. This wasn’t half bad actually, entertaining and more varied than I expected. 3.whatever.
Solid rock album, some good hits. Favorite Track: Sweet Emotion Relisten: No
// Favs: – Score: Decent 3
a solid mid 70s classic rock album - doesn't swing as much as I had remembered it as doing.
very much what you expect. doesn't over stay its welcome
Good, very 70s rock, easy to listen to
28th October 2021 Listened on the living room speaker while me and jen worked at the table. Went to M&S in the evening. Massive. Enjoyed bits of this but didn't give it my full attention.
Uno de los poquísimos discos de Aerosmith que ubicaba; varios sencillos clásicos muy buenos que todo mundo conoce y... varias canciones... estándar, me agrada que en general tienen un sonido algo crudo y creo esta debe haber sido su mejor etapa en cuanto a creatividad y productividad, pero fuera de esas cuantas canciones brillantes es una banda que nunca me ha llamado a adentrarme y de nueva cuenta escuchar todo el disco me deja igual. Buena música que tiene su lugar pero en cuanto a rock setentero no son mi máximo y ese grueso de canciones se me hacen un poco olvidables.
El disco no es nada malo y representa muy bien esa era de Aerosmith en la que todavía Steven Tyler se medía con el falsete y todavía no eran la banda de los videos con morras guapas. Pero me pasa como a Capser con los discos de Queen: el de éxitos, con sus 33 rolas, es una maravilla y lo escucho feliz; en cambio los discos individuales no me provocan lo mismo. Más allá de las obvias (Walk This Way y Sweet Emotion) me gustan mucho Toys In The Attic y Big Ten Inch Record.
This is how Blues Rock should sound: hyperactive riffs and smoked-out vocals trading blows; guitar licks lapping up your thighs like the sea before you pluck up the courage to dunk your rude bits; lyrics lamenting loves lost. It's just a bit of a shame that Blues Rock isn't really my thing, or I'd be all over it.
some enjoyable tunes, some dull ones
Lots of different styles here.
Good bluesy classic rock
I'm not a big fan of Aerosmith. There were better bands doing what they were doing and they've just never resonated with me. This album does not change my opinion. There are catchy riffs, some good hits, and decent vocal delivery, but even though this album is less than 40 minutes, it gets boring by the end.
Decent album by a decent artist. Heard most of the songs before, maybe a few of the too many times which put a damper on things...
Meh
Not bad. Never been super into Aerosmith, but never hated them before. The title track from this record is one of my favorites. Solid rock record. Call it a 3.5. Favorite tracks: "Round and Round", "Toys in the Attic"
Itselle useita uusia tuttavuuksia tällä levyllä. Tykkäsin menosta ja soundista.
Some decent 70s rock but other than Walk this Way and Sweet emotions, nothing stood out for me.
A few good songs. Sweet Emotion the highlight for me.
3/5, nothing impressive
There are a few tracks like Round and around that are much better than others. I could have seen me given this a third star, but in the end, oh hell, who am I kidding? This is a three star.
Honestly I was not that impressed with this album for as much as Aerosmith is revered. I like the breakout songs on here, but beyond that I wasn’t really entertained.
What stands out most for me is the bands potential and out of this world ability. It doesn't all quite hang together, but it's a hint of incredible tracks to come. Walk this way, never tires and Big Tench Inch Record for a change of style caught my attention.
Some decent tracks, but overall lacking anything special.
I actually enjoyed it. The heavy rock sound was enjoyable.
Not a fan of Aerosmith, but it was ok.
Weak ending, strong middle of the album, a few well known classics (walk this way, sweet emotion)
Good album and some good tracks
Nothing really stands out apart from Walk This Way. Enjoyed No More No More, but that was about it, rest seemed average
ok boomer
I thought this album was pretty average, but not bad. I liked most of the songs but there were a few I didn't like. 3/5 stars.
A mediocre classic rock album with two above average songs. 7.2/10
It was fine - typical Aerosmith - Walk this way and Sweet Emotion highlight it
A couple good songs with some long gaps between, for me
Adam's Apple y Walk this way son muy buenas. El resto del disco está bien, es divertido y se puede escuchar del tirón con facilidad.
It has Sweet Emotions. That makes up for the fact that it is a middling at best rock album otherwise. Round and Round is a solid deep cut
Done listening. 3/5
No es de mis álbumes favoritos de Aerosmith, encuentro rara la voz de Steven, tal vez porque son canciones del 75 y su voz es diferente actualmente
I'm not really an Aerosmith fan, probably because I grew up with the stuff they made in the 90s. This album changed my mind a bit though. I'm well versed in the singles released from this album, but the other songs were a treat to listen to. Overall a win.
Didn't love it but there's some great songs and riffs on here.
Meh
Solid guitar riffs throughout, Steve Tyler's voice rings in its full glory. Strong as far as blues-based 70s hard rock goes. "Sweet Emotions" is still a banger. Some good deeper cuts in this one - all around a good groove from start to finish.
Das ist optimistische Fickmusik! Großmäulig, gut gelaunt und gut gemacht. Hardrock auf neues Level gehoben und dabei direkt noch dem HipHop Vorschub geleistet. Eigentlich nicht meine Musik, aber ich finds gut - und die Welt könnte sowas dringend gebrauchen: 3,4!
Fun album, high energy, not entirely my cup of tea
Solid
7
Without a doubt, one of the albums of 1975.
A fine rock album.
I think the last time I listened to this entire thing was 1978, when I was in middle school. To me, "Sweet Emotion" is the only memorable track. Meh.
not so memorable
its alright
Rock N Roll chops! 2 rock masterpieces with Walk this Way and Sweet Emotion. The rest of the album is pedestrian bar band blues. Steven Tyler has a great rock n roll voice. The final track of the album seemed to be a blueprint for their ballad hits they went on to have 30 years later.
Sweet Emotion is still a classic banger, that intro and bass especially
Some of Aerosmith's best work. Highlights: Toys in the Attic Walk This Way Sweet Emotion Round and Round
I think i am marking this down because I expected more. 3-4 really good songs and the rest are standard rock songs.
Meh. Sweet emotion was cool, rest was pretty lukewarm
Pretty good rock album not really anything special though.
listening to these albums in the afternoon is so hard WHY. walk this way riff tho.
Meh, not a big fan, ok but boring
'Walk this way' and 'Sweet Emotion' are well known songs of Aerosmith to me. It was nice to have listend to the album.
Walk this way!
Not much of an Aerosmith fan. Round and Round is a good track. Never liked the title track. Trying to listen closer to see if it’s just me. Sweet Emotion is a classic.
Better than expected.
I'd never heard the full album before, and the popular tracks definitely carry it. Still, Aerosmith is closer to my wheelhouse than most other music of this era, and this one is definitely better than whatever nonsense that yesterday's 2-star offering earned. 3 stars.
Ikke de helt rigtige Aerosmith, men ok med et par gode numre på
Solid rock album with a lot of notable tracks. S/o Guitar Hero Aerosmith
Boomer guitar rock a bit too leopard for me but it has its highlights and lowlights but the songs that are iconic are iconic for a reason. The deep cuts sometimes just were far fetched still. Let me be specific. I don’t really enjoy sweet emotion I don’t think it adds anything exciting we haven’t already heard so when round and round comes on it’s like why are they doing a sabbath impression and then a solo at the end it’s just uninteresting it’s wait your turn music instead of truly meshing. When they do hit that high they don’t hold it not confident enough it seems. Just mediocre not ground breaking stuff
More cock rock hair metal nonsense. It's indistinguishable from guns and roses and Bon Jovi so I suppose it's worth 2
Pretty boring, also fuck you Stephen
after only giving this one a single slightly interrupted listen today, I'm just not getting it. It sounds ok, with a couple of very decent singles. I can understand this being popular at that point in time, but it's a bit basic by today's standards. I did a little reading to see if it's something I'm not appreciating, and apparently this is the more thought-out side of Aerosmith, where things really started gelling, and where we notice the quality of the pen and the vocals, how important they are to the music. Now, when I think about that, I do see some well written songs here, but there's an even more iconic soundtrack single that really sums those talents up entirely on its own. After a more careful listen with the lyrics and vocals, I'm unimpressed. The poetry has a stylistic ceiling, the quality of the message isn't generally that deep. They're just impressed with themselves for doing it in a professional setting, and the talent it takes to pull a couple of really good singles carries the weight of the rest of the effort. 2.4/5
*Triump voice* Steven Tyler seems like a good hang...from a GIBBET
back to back aerosmith. it's like you want us to off ourselves. some good ol' southern rock. meaning pedophiles are involved in some way (obvi). all i'm saying is that when i say "fuck indie sleaze" I'M the bad guy????? 2.3-3.1. "big ten inch record" is an affront to humanity. i liked the songs i'd already heard though (+ opener/closer).
Pretty fun
Never been into Aerosmith. They have some hits that are fine, sometimes good (I always liked the live version of “Dream On”) but this album just wasn’t doing it for me. I don’t think time has been as kind to this particular band as others
Extra star for Sweet Emotion, otherwise it’s very very dull.
4 / 10
Sweet Emotion is good, not much else here is though, Walk This Way is fine I guess, it wound up annoying me the longer it went, much like most of the album. I dunno, you can call it timeless rock but holy moly has it aged poorly, much like Steven Tyler himself. Plus, you know, being a garbage person certainly doesnt help. Glad to be past this one.
Boomer mid
This was fine I guess
sin máis
Sweet Emotion and Walk this Way are bangers. There's a reason they are on so many soundtracks and still get regular radio play. The album tracks on this album are bland, boring, and weird. Aerosmith is one of those bands where the Greatest Hits album can be a good time, but the albums are a hard pass.
Best Song: Walk This Way. It's the best song on the album, but it's not even that great of a song. The riffing is iconic, and fast-talking sections are decent, but once again Steven Tyler has to punctuate with these garbage adlibs. "Just gimme a kiss". Goddamnit Steven, can you please focus on the song for Christ's sake. Worst Song: Big Ten Inch Record. Who on earth wants to listen to Steven "Sex Pest" Tyler make the most juvenile "haha, big penis" euphemisms over a basic blue rock backing? There's absolutely nothing creative, interesting, or funny here. How did anyone ever think this was cool? Overall: I just don't want to listen to Steven Tyler sing about sex, especially with how frequently his lyrics emphasize the (young) age of women. In my opinion, Aerosmith is a wholly mediocre band, elevated by a few hits, and bolstered by some perception that Steven Tyler can really powerfully sing. He can't, he just wails, but at least that wailing is better than when he tries to ape the blues.
This is passable but, seriously Robert, get a grip. No, really. 'Get a Grip' really should be on your list, mate. It's more relevant and accessible.
Beside the couples of songs that I knew the rest was a dud. Those other songs are solid enough to get this out of One category
It's alright but not my genre
I have never heard any of these songs beyond Walk This Way, so firmly in the one-hit wonder bin. Otherwise just a bunch of super-70s weak white rock and roll without any hooks or riffs at all. A song called Round and Round could easily have been a foot-tapping, head-banging monster in the hands of other musicians, this sounds like a diluted Who. Two stars, not even boring enough to offend.
Broadly middle-of-the-road rock music, with the occasional highlight on the guitar. Don't particularly enjoy Aerosmith's vocals and from some brief research the singer is a disgusting human 4/10
not good
tedious
Maybe two good songs here
1 of 2 goede nummers en de rest fillers... compleet overbodig in mijn verzameling
Why did the week have to end with this album? "Toys in the Attic" is a bit better than the other two Aerosmith albums I reviewed. That's not to say I liked it. I learned that "Walk This Way" originated from "Toys in the Attic". The chorus of that version of "Walk This Way" is better than the version with Run-DMC. 2 stars for "Toys in the Attic".
So the most noteworthy aspect of this album, is the fact that ALL of the best Aerosmith songs are on this album. Toys in the attic, walk this way, sweet emotion, are genuinely their three greatest songs, they have plenty of other songs that are pop culturally relevant, but these three songs are what made them the biggest band in the world next to Kiss for a lot of the seventies. That being said the album as a whole is not great. In fact the only memorable song son this album are the songs I mentioned already. While it’s a pretty good rock album for the time, the genre has grown so much since this album was released, and I think Aerosmith will end up being a pretty small footnote in music history. But again, this is their most significant album.
Pretty generic radio rock. I can't imagine it was ground breaking when it came out...
I used to be ok with Aerosmith, but now I really don’t like them? Not sure what changed but I think most of their songs are corny and awful.
I came in with low expectations and was still disappointed. A rather redundant record.
Second time walk this way has been on the list. Feels really lax and sedated compared tot the Aerosmith I know from hits, walk this way excluded. Not entirely sure that that’s not a good thing. I think this does go squarely in the I will never come back to this category. Nothing on this album interested me as a listener or as a musician and that’s too bad.
stark tvåa pga bangern
Aerosmith has to be the most Aerosmith-y band, and while that sounds inane and tautological it's all true. They're the Platonic ideal of the inoffensive rock you'd imagine Hal from Malcolm In The Middle listens to: inoffensively riff-heavy hard-rock for dads who own a guitar they never learned to play. There's nothing really wrong with it, except in how completely unremarkable it is. Except the throwback-rock song 10 Inch Record. Weird as fuck. Fav tracks: Walk This Way
Lidt pøllet og dårlig smag... Walk this way var ikke engang så fed som jeg huskede.
Pik rock
Aerosmith’s best song is by Run DMC.
Didn't really like this that much. The guitar is good, but overall this album feels very disjointed at points. Especially dislike the distasteful elements that really didn't age well. Particularly '10 inch record' (I'm not double checking if that's its name cause it sucks). Anyway, 'Jump' is good. Fav track: Jump
Aerosmith in my mind are a bunch of weird looking fellas with unwashed long hair and poorly fitting clothing that bounced out generic movie rock (I’m thinking Armageddon, Mrs Doubtfire etc) in the 90s. I know very little of the Aerosmith that existed before this, but it does taint my view. Nothing hard rock about this. More akin to glam rock, which is fine if that floats your boat. It doesn’t float mine. The first track was an insipid and had glam rock vibes. It generally didn’t get any better. A few better tracks, but I wouldn’t ever choose to listen to this again.
I don’t like Aerosmith so this was never going to get a good score from me. I just can’t stand Steven Tylers singing. I did like some of the guitar riffs though so that earned it an extra star.
Don't like aero smith, Don't like this album really
A very forgettable rock album to me. Yes, Walk this Way and Sweet Emotion are great songs, but nothing else stood out to me at all.
A couple catchy classics, but otherwise not much special. Least interesting of the classic rock survivors, despite their long tail into the '90s as a pop band.
I didn’t really care for Aerosmith before, but all the other reviews mention that apparently Steven Tyler is a pedophile so that makes it even worse. The music is just kinda bland classic rock
whatever
Goed maar niet mijn smaak
Sweet Emotion and Walk This Way are monster hits, but it doesn't make up for the rest of the album being so... bad. 2/5
I love(d)Aerosmith, probably not my fav album of theirs. I like the slightly bluesy tracks. Unfortunately, I struggle to remove the art from the paedophile
Ok 2/5
Wasn't bad, and had some great guitar parts... but sheesh yucky lyrics at times
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…
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.
Liked this until I read the pedophile comments :(
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 :/
Ugh. 1.5 I guess for sweet emotion and walk this way.
Albums fine
Better than that glam rock one, but still nothing I would spend time with
This was fine. Kind of uninspired and boring 2.5
Aerosmith is RHCP for boomers - both are pretty good instrumental bands ruined by a minimally skilled pedophile on vocals
meh
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.
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.
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
Aerosmith has never done it for me. This album did nothing to change that. Not awful, but nothing special.
Never gonna not hate Aerosmith
Yeah. Not for me.
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
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.
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.
One of the same
Love in an Elevator is a good song. Some of the bluesy songs are alright. The rest I could do without.
Forgettable.
Not a big fan
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.
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
Run DMC was my album yesterday and they improved walk this way A LOT. This was average.
“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.
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.
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?
Sweet Emotion //
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
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*
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.
#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.
I don’t feel very strongly about this album. It’s a strange mix of styles but largely what you expect.
An older album with some of their classic songs.
Blech, early
Not for me
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?
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.
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
I think Steven Tyler should be in jail.
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.
Ever so slightly worse than mediocre.
Eh, it’s whatever. Walk This Way is okay, but the Run DMC versions are better.
(2.5) loved the bass but wasn’t that big into it
mid supremo
Some pretty good rock and roll on the deep cuts.
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.