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I gave Exile three stars, so this is automatically a one or a two. While this was terrible, it wasn't quite painful, so I'll go with two.
Somehow, this is metal. And I love it for it.
Jesus Christ, Aerosmith. They're minerals.
I was trying to explain to my wife why I hate Aerosmith so much. I'm not a fan of 70s-80s arena rock in the first place, but this band really encapsulates the most bland and uninteresting iteration of that sound My wife defended them by saying that there is a time and place for Aerosmith. "Like if you need some background music at a county fair or before a men's retreat," she said. I'm pretty sure she just proved my point for me
This album is 50 years old. What. Decent glam rock. It's all same same tbqh. Screechy, chunky guitars. It's fine. I say this thing about food when it is mid, "Food is food." Well, "rock is rock."
one of the slower albums. not bad but not a go to either
1st Aerosmith album: Yeeeeaaahhhh!!! 2nd Aerosmith album: yessss! 3rd Aerosmith album: okay
I didn’t think I’d like these guys for some reason. Definitely a great album though. Awesome guitar solos, fun to listen to, very 70s. It’s a bit more digestible than the kind of rock I usually listen to, but I liked it. Great stuff. 4 stars from me.
I kinda like this one. I'm as surprised as anyone.
Each of Aerosmith’s first four albums are good, hung on muscular riffs like the one underpinning “Back in the Saddle” and Steven Tyler’s considerable pipes and charms. It’s an undeniable formula, and not to be overthought: It’s simply good, raunchy rock and roll that pinballs between boogie, blues and metal for an era when the genre still reigned supreme among the kids. I feel like Van Halen kind of picked up the mantle for Aerosmith once they started flaming out at the end of the 70s.
Better than I thought it would be but hard to overlook how terrible they would become.
This makes me feel the urge to buy a motorbike and stay in a motel. Funky and fun, but also slightly...meh? It didnt have the soul, it just felt bland and lacked depth.
Yikes, I assumed this would be one I liked....
Meh? 2.75 rounded up to 3.
Just… forgettable Too much basic rock just turns into white noise
Aerosmith bring their all on this classic blues rock album that is climactic, high octane, and full of phenomenal riffs.
Might be the best Aerosmith album. I only heard the hits before, but Nobody's Fault and Home Tonight are both pretty solid standouts. Otherwise, the band never really did much for me.
Ik dacht erst dat ik aerosmith nie zo leuk vond, maar dit is toch best een leuk album. Very dad rock vibes. Als i keen rijbewijs had was ik nu over het snelheidslimiet gegaan.
Good
Not so bad, I can confidently say this is the best Aerosmith album I've heard so far as most of their shit sounds completely cheesy and dated. This is pretty solid, has some super anthemic guitar passages, doesn't feel overproduced. The energy is there. Still, the vocals aren't all that, the raunchiness doesn't always work either. Apparently this was one of Kurt Cobain's favorite albums and all I can say is I'm glad it didn't seem to influence him that much.
fine
This album has a few good numbers on it. Never thought it was one of their better LPs though. Back in The Saddle is a really good one.
Again with Aerosmith. They do seem to be the darlings of that 70s US rock scene with the critics, where as other bands don’t get a look in it seems. Just find them underwhelming, in their case they seem to have the right style (over substance.) Ever album I have heard of theirs On here I have heard many times before, I have gone in in a positive but come out flat. They are what they are, and guess just not into that anymore, 3 star
For a band that I haven't really listened to before, I sure as hell had a lot of preconceived feelings about their music, seeing as I disliked a lot of adjacent bands. And yeah, this album just left a sort of bland taste in my mouth. It's not atrocious, but it throws every unlikable 70s hard-rock cliché at you, especially the vocals; god, I can't stand the vocals here. I know Steven Tyler is labeled as somewhat of a legend in this genre, but he just didn't do much for me at all and is by far and away the worst part about this band. It's like he's purposefully trying to pick the worst possible note to sing every single time, and tries to compensate with his flat and empty high-pitched screeches. 'Home Tonight' might be the exception to this; he actually delivers a pretty heartfelt vocal performance on this one that borders on soulful. The guitar playing, riffs, and song structures, especially when the band is jamming out the outros, like on the ends of 'Rats In The Cellar', 'Combination', or "Nobody's Fault', weren't bad at all; in fact, they were pretty great. But that's all this album had for me in the end, small moments and neat bluesy and hard-rock riffs. Heard that a million times at this point. I don't really see myself revisiting any of the songs here in full.
It was okay. More rock-y than I expected.
mwah.
Album title. Yeah, it rocks. Fucking banger after banger. I'll never understand Aerosmith hate
This is a victim of "there is better by them" and I am openly wondering if this is on the list as a "oh did you know they did THIS" Back in the saddle is a bad ass tune, but unless you are judging this to other blues albums (and yes, Aerosmith is a blues band) this isn't great. As blues albums go, this is fantastic. But then again, no one is calling Aerosmith blues, even though they are absolutely blues. Get a Grip? Permanent Vacation? Pump? Done with Mirrors? all fantastic. I would even say Toys in the Attic is absolutely a must listen. This is not. But... it's a great blues album.
Wholly unremarkable - no real stand out tunes or moments. Sounded pretty shonky. Thought it was debut so was surprised this was 5th album and so far from the polished behemoth that's the later day Aerosmith.
Definitely an Aerosmith record. Less polished, heavier Stones, with some of the shouty '70s rock thrown in. Can see the influence on '80s heavy metal. Not a lot of variety in the songs.
solider rock von Aerosmith
Ein Meilenstein der Rockgeschichte. Kerniger Rock.
"Rocks" is a really solid classic rock album. I wish I liked it more. There's nothing wrong with it, exactly, I just only found a few of the songs catch me at all - "Back in the Saddle," "Last Child," "Rats in the Cellar," and "Nobody's Fault." Which - now that I think of it, is not quite half of the album's material. Maybe I need to spend more time with it, but - as it stands - THREE STARS
This album should be called Sucks. LMAO! Serious review: It's boring. You kind of need to like Aerosmith to enjoy this one, I think. To my ears, it just sounded like one long, smishing smashing NOISE. I'm sick as a dawg after listening to it.
3.5/5
Loved the way this started, first tracks production sound and riffs were immediate and awesome sounding. Surprisingly funky and groovey though it fell off for me at the end. Good album if I’m looking for this vibe specifically
el buen rock
Some unique riffs. Everyone here really knows their instruments. Missing a real standout song though.
Starts out great but hard in my book to beat Toys in the Attic or their debut album (which is my favorite before Steven Tyler became more Steven Tyler as time went on).
Good Album, just had nothing really sticking after listen...
After 48 years owning this album, it still delivers some of THE best tunes Aerosmith ever wrote. An easy 5/5.
Sailing on the seas of FM radio, my only companions, Blacklight Zepp, Baby ‘Stache, and Feathered Roach Clip.
Energetic, but nothing too interesting past the first track.
Fun album, only recognized one song and no takeaways, but still genuinely fun to listen to. I was trying to put the blinders on and not just give name recognition, but I do like this enough to say 3.75 range.
It surprises me that this is their fourth album. I thought it lacked energy and oomph. It's a pretty boring album all things considered.
Happy days, my final Aerosmith album on the list. I knew already that I wasn’t a fan of Aerosmith and the three albums on here confirmed that. Unless someone adds something from them to the User list, please don’t lol, I cannot see any scenario where I listen to one of their albums in full again.
This is half of an album. Side 1 is decent, side 2 is bad.
You know what, I quite enjoy some classic rock from time to time, and Aerosmith really delivered on this one. I never in my life thought I would be voluntarily listening to an Aerosmith album, but I admittedly had some fun with this one! There's nothing like a little blues guitar to soothe the soul (maybe not everyone's soul...but you get the point). Short and sweet, this album was rockin' in exactly the way I expect from Steven Tyler & company. 3.5/5 (rounded up because I had a great time) Favorite tracks: Last Child, Combination, Sick As A Dog
Eeeh, jag tycker bättre om deras hittar
“Back In The Saddle” is a banger of a song, and the rest of the album is good, but not great. A pretty strong first half, but then it fades significantly as it goes on. I understand why Pump and Toys In The Attic are on the list, but I feel like we could have skipped this one.
for some reason i always thought i hated aerosmith, turns out not as much as i thought. another 4
I don't know where ROCKS fits into Aerosmith's arc but if the first track is Back in the Saddle then I can only infer they've been here before, gone away and are now comin' back with something to prove. That this record is 9 songs in ~35 minutes suggests to me that they've focused themselves to take aim at something or they struggled to arrive at anything else that met their quality bar. The record is loaded like a shotgun with surprisingly funky riffs (it was the 70s after all), straight ahead rockers, some mid-tempo sleaze and a few tracks that reach for more of an early metal edge than I expected. Sure, it's still bluesier than I prefer but it's a surprisingly potent mix — it might even have snatched five stars while I was looking the other way if not for Get the Lead Out and the lyrics of Lick and a Promise which neatly distills what I like least about them.
Pretty fun rock album. Like that one reviewer said, though, the guitars have some pretty terrible mixing/recording, despite them being great. Favorite Songs: Back In the Saddle, Nobody's Fault, Get The Lead Out
Starts rocking, but goes through the blander in the end.
When this chugs along in is pomp you can hear the Nirvana influence in the likes of Nobody's Fault. You can absolutely here the G'N'R influence throughout and I love that it has a huge legacy. It's nowhere near as complete as Toys in the Attic however and has a fair amount of filler. Decent overall, but it's not something I'm rushing out to own.
It's aight. Doesn't hit like it used to rolling around in a lime green Pontiac Sunfire with a long grass high high.
I’m not an Aerosmith guy. It was OK
Jeg kunne fint have nøjes med 1 Aerosmith album fra 70’erne selvom de to på listen begge er helt fine. Minder meget om hinanden
Fed tråd osv!
Decent rock album. Less nasal than I thought.
This was ok. I'm not a huge Aerosmith fan but it was some good classic dad rock.
Aerosmith is hit or miss for me. The first 4 tracks are mostly hit with only a narrow miss in there. The rest of the album is fairly aggressively mid. 3 stars.
Classic
I'll give this a 4. It's solid enough throughout. First song is a banger
# Album Name: Rocks # Artist: Aerosmith # Rating: 4/5 # Comments: Very enjoyable little album. Doesnt have teh big hitters on there but theres a lot of funk and slick guitar licks to get you through. # Top Tunes: Back in the saddle / last child / nobodys fault / home tonight # Would I listen to it again? Yes
een onbekend album met voor mij totaal onbekende nummers... het was beter geweest als het zo gebleven was... alle nummers zijn totaal inwisselbaar met de andere op het album, maar ook met de miljoenen andere gepolijste, van de fabrieksband gerolde rock die in de seventies werden gemaakt
It's like if KISS had actual talent... but the same amount of pedophile behaviour (looking at YOU Steven Tyler).
More of this lot? Rubbish.
I knew the first song but had never heard the rest. It was ok. I was expecting a little more.
Cheesy rock album.
Well, this should be interesting… Yeah. Not really feeling this today. Appreciate it. But… yeah. 3 Boolean: True? Cause some other band I like said so? Cause Rolling Stone mag gives them props?
after listening to their more recent when it's easy to forget that they used to be pretty good. 4/5.
When I look at some of their similarities—the flamboyant, often raunchy, large-lipped singer, and the interplay with the equally famous guitarist—it's interesting to hear that The Rolling Stones considered Aerosmith a cheap imitation. Both featured blues-based rock, though Aerosmith served as more of a bridge from classic rock to metal. All of that said, this particular album—from a time when Steven Tyler, Joe Perry and crew were about to go off the rails with their drug use and exhaustion from touring—wasn't the greatest but offered clues to how the band would evolve, capping the album with a ballad. Back in the Saddle, the opening track, seems to be the only song with staying power from this one.
Day929 - eh, i like back in the saddle and last child but the rest didn’t do anything for me
Average
Good album
This kinda blows...70s butt rock?
First Listen; 2.5; Proto-butt rock. There's some fun guitar riffs in here, has very okay production and sound, and nothing really off-putting (except the last track). At the same time, it all sounds pretty similar and there's nothing that interesting or ground-breaking, and the production sounds kinda dull. Favorite Track: Nobody's Fault
That classic Aerosmith sound with elements of hard rock, blues, and metal. This is a great record. Steven Tyler (as always) sounds incredible, Joe Perry is ripping on the guitar, and Joey Kramer is amazingly pounding on those drums. “Last Child” is the biggest highlight for me but I also loved “Sick As A Dog” and “Home Tonight”
A raw and consistent record that can be a bit exhausting at times
Janie's got a gun
The best album ever recorded by Aerosmith. Solid hard rock record.
huh. didn't enjoy that even a little bit, ears not happy lol..but seriously what am I missing about Aerosmith, I don't get it - or appreciate them very much. only track of theirs that every knocked my socks off is Sweet Emotion. no love for them
It's the feeling after the first glass of alcohol when you are energized but also super relaxed. Fierce engagement soars, only to be outmatched by the lack of inhibitions. There's a swagger in your strut, or so it feels.
just straight up kick ass rock and roll. From moment one on Back int he Saddle the twin guitar attack is phenomenal throughout. Everything just works. The riffs, the vocals, they get a little punky on Rats in the Cellar and metal on Nobody's Fault and end with a sublime ballad on Home Tonight. it all worked so well the entire 80s metal scene just culled through the burning embers of this album and reassembled the parts. Great album.
A lot of the songs sound the same. Not bad, but lacking in variety.
Slightly overrated garage band
maybe if I was 50 with a bad hairline and two kids that hated me
Boston boys cannot be funky 🙅♂️
This rocks! (Ahahahaha!) But seriously, it does.
3 out of 5. This was certainly short but better than I thought for a first full listen of an Aerosmith album.
J'ai enfin trouvé cette année un vinyle usagé de Rocks en état et au prix qui me convenait. Ça faisait un bout que je cherchais.
Ça sonne comme du AC/DC. Comme du Iron Maiden des fois. Nobody's Fault j'ai un petit relent de Galaxie. C'est quand même bien. Ça groove, des bons riffs. Reste que j'ai de la misère à pas trouver ça caricatural.
Pretty solid
Not offensive, but completely unremarkable. The jam at the end of "Catch me if you can" was the only interesting moment for me.
Very rock big like
Pretty solid. And I'm not really a fan usually.
3.8 2x better than expected
The perfect halfway point between 70s and 80s rock. I was not excited to listen to this album but I was incredibly pleasantly surprised. This goes.
Yet another no-questions asked classic - rocks indeed!
Boring rock music. But not even bad.
Pure disgust
I feel like every one of their comebacks in later years is better than what they did here.
Didn’t enjoy. Skipped around a lot.
Not bad, but it has this AC/DC vibe I don’t really like.
Aina Aerosmithille löytyy pehmeä paikka minusta
I've always preferred earlier Arrosmith, their first album is one of my favorite albums. So this gets a solid 3 from me.
Mit "Rocks" liefert die US-amerikanische Hard-Rock-Band Aerosmith 1976 ihr viertes und wohl kompromisslosestes Studioalbum ab. Produzent Jack Douglas ließ dafür eigens den mobilen Aufnahmewagen des Record Plant nach Waltham, Massachusetts, in das bandeigene Studio "The Wherehouse" bringen, bevor die Aufnahmen im Record Plant in New York City fertiggestellt wurden – ein Vorgehen, das dem Album seine erdige, unmittelbare Klangqualität verleiht. Erschienen bei Columbia Records, markiert "Rocks" den Punkt, an dem sich Aerosmith endgültig vom Blues-Rock-Erbe löste und sich hörbar in Richtung Heavy Metal bewegte. Songs wie "Back in the Saddle", "Last Child" und "Rats in the Cellar" zeigen eine Band im Vollbesitz ihrer Kräfte, roh, riffbetont und ohne den Hochglanz späterer Jahre. Gerade "Back in the Saddle" mit seinem treibenden Groove und der fast schon inszenierten Live-Atmosphäre steht exemplarisch für die selbstbewusste Attitüde des Albums. Auch die Balladen wie "Home Tonight" fügen sich organisch ein und verhindern, dass die Platte in reiner Härte erstarrt. Was "Rocks" so bemerkenswert macht, ist die Ehrlichkeit, mit der hier musiziert wird – man hört förmlich, dass diese fünf Musiker zwischen Tourstress und Studioarbeit kaum verschnauften und genau das in die Musik einflossen ließen. Wer verstehen will, warum Bands wie Guns N' Roses oder Metallica später auf Aerosmith verwiesen, findet hier die Antwort. Ein Album, das zeigt, wie sich Rohheit und Songwriting-Handwerk gegenseitig nicht ausschließen, sondern befeuern.
Not my favorite rock band
Worthwhile as an excellent example of the classic style of hard rock that typified 70s FM radio – Aerosmith are definitely in the middle tier of classic rock groups, but their albums (at least back then) were never outright bad, and you could always count on a few tracks that rose above the rest. This time the standout is “Back in the Saddle,” the title line of which Steven Tyler sings so throat-scrapingly hugely that you can’t resist singing along with him. Better than some, worse than others, but certainly nothing embarrassing (as opposed to quite a few of this group’s later records). Best track: “Back in the Saddle”
Sounds like another Aerosmith album. Lucky i quite like Aerosmith.
I wasn’t expecting to enjoy this as much as I did. Solid 70s groove all the way through.
No impression.
...
Listens: 2 Standout Tracks: Back In the Saddle, Sick as a Dog Dreadfully boring generic rock music. I don't really have much else to say about the matter. Thankfully its short.
Great album. Good old rock n' roll
Not bad, but not as good as I would expect from Aerosmith.
Það stóð að platan væri 34 mínútur að lengd. Felt like 64 mín, am I right?!?
Yeah they are better than expected I'd say with a good feel for the roll of Rock'n'Roll. I don't need it on this list I'd say.
A beautiful opening song, Back in the Saddle is really the best of the lot. Hard to believe this song came out in the mid-70's. There are a few good songs on here, but the latter half is just ok. Better to buy the "Best of" album.
They rock, but at what price...
Solid rock. Quality stuff. Is it a 4? Maybe I'll return and give it a 4 (bump)
So shmid
I still prefer later Aerosmith than their older stuff. But a decent album altogether
Eh, not the best, not the worst.
real g que buen álbum
4/10
It is strange but it is not impressive, unfortunately.
3.5ish
Not bad
I was really surprised how much this album rocked. I played it in the car, and jammed all the way home.
Might relisten
Not big fan of it
My guitar teacher once said to me that Aerosmith were funky like a New Orleans band, and you can hear it in this album. Guitar riffs that could be horn lines and bass lines that are elastic and groovy. You can also hear the beginnings of glam metal before those bands sucked all the funkiness out. A solid but unremarkable piece of work
A classic album from a classic rock band.
Buono ma non il mio genere
"Rocks" does exactly what the title says. But "Toys In The Attic" is still the better album.
Favorite songs: Back in the Saddle, Last Child, Combination, Nobody’s Fault
Album 228. Rocks (https://open.spotify.com/album/5Uv5LmSKTT9okGkr3l9MjR?si=GuiZBMBiR_iJdooy-K005g) — Aerosmith (1976) Same vibes as it was with their Toys In The Attic album 3/5 Liked: — Back In the Saddle — Rats In The Cellar
I found this to be one of the weaker Aerosmith albums personally. Some good moments, but not enough to elevate this above "Toys in the Attic" or really anything else that was released around this time. Just an OK listening experience.
super mellow 80s rock that was a fun short listen
I've been begging for some classic rock (not obscure Brit shoegazer bands) for awhile and this week delivers Yes & Aerosmith. I am not sure if "Rocks" gets the nod but I see that "Pump" and "Toys In The Attic" are both included as well. "Back in the Saddle" & "Last Child" are the two hits this album is known for and were included on their first greatest hits collection (which I beat to death in high school). After that it's 7 seventies rockers with "Rats In The Cellar" and "Sick As A Dog" standing out from the rest. I thought "Nobody's Fault" sure sounded like a Zep song and you could feel the influence this song must've had on the 80's metal wave. While it's a good album, it's not great from top to bottom. It's not memorable, the firepower is only adequate compared to a number of their other albums and the longevity of this one isn't that strong. 3 stars.
Great album!
couple of great songs, repetitive after that.
Early rock is less heavy? Nice bit of harmonica?
It's a cool 70's glam rock album, starts off with 2 rocking tracks and goes a bit downhill from there. Couple really cheesy tunes but they follow them with some rockers like Nobody's Fault. Tyler's vocal style gets a bit grating for me after a few songs, great for a bit but after 15 or 20 minutes it has worn out it's welcome. The band is tight and they provide some kick ass riffs to rock out too. Glam rockers and 70's hard rock fans should appreciate this one.
Pretty solid classic rock album, learned a few new songs I didn’t know before. 3 stars
Pretty standard sort of stuff. Nothing I particularly liked.
I remember liking this more than I actually did.
There are parts of this album that are really quite good, and then a lot of really solid, dare I say, foundational rock. I don't think it'll sound exceptional to anyone 50 years(!) after it released, but it is very good and also very influential. Honestly, a pretty good inclusion on the list. Favorite Song(s): Back in the Saddle, Sick as a Dog
Aerosmith at its prime and untouchable. Rock, when it was still racy, raunchy and fast.
not bad
honestly i thought this would be much worse than it is, but instead it strikes me as an album that was probably crazy hard when it dropped in the mid 70s but by this point its like. kind of just lost to the sea of "classic" rock? idk its solid enough, there's a lot of great guitar work and i enjoy the high energy of "rats in the cellar" especially, but i think it kinda suffers from hard rock/heavy metal becoming such overcrowded genres? its definitely above average for it but when there's this much competition i feel like they'd really have to blow me the fuck away to stand out. like, it's not topping paranoid, yknow? im giving this a 3 for now but i will concede that these guys are really fucking good at ending their tracks, and i can already see myself coming back and just flicking thru the last 30 seconds or so of each one, so maybe ill come to appreciate it more with time. or maybe i wont. who can say....
Good hard rock record
Not one song I'd care to hear again
meh...
sounds good and clean but that's it. nothing really stood out, almost felt like listening to some generic rock music. this album definitely lacks the distinctiveness you hear in their hit songs.
Starts off strong, but fades to predictability pretty quickly. Not sure we need both this album AND Toys in the Attic, a far superior effort from the group that preceded it.
Aerosmith has some great songs but none of them were on this album. I often see people complaining about over representation of certain bands on this list but this one isn’t mentioned but should be. This is my first Aerosmith album but just the fact that this one is on it has to mean at least Get a Grip and one of the albums with their 70s if not more and that seems like too much Aerosmith representation.
You have to give it to Aerosmith: they’ve spent decades consistently making the trashiest, sleaziest music appealing to pop audiences. And sometimes it’s even good.
Music to smoke in the boys room to
Dear god another aerosmith? Not as bad as the last one i guess
p363. 1976. 3 stars. In the day, Aerosmith were contenders for the best rock band in the world. This is short, sweet and tight at just 34 minutes. All it's missing are standout tracks.
This one, likely more than any other Aerosmith record, seems to be the one that launched 1000 hard rock, hair, and metal bands in the 80s. It's a solid to very good record of Aerosmith doing what they do best. I thoroughly enjoyed it, maybe my favorite Aerosmith, though Toys in the Attic is tough to beat (that one is on the list too)
It’s good. Singer is good. Instruments sound good. But I can’t tell this apart from any other dad rock I’ve heard before.
I went through a bit of a Aerosmith singles phase in my musical discovery path and the more I delved in the more I noticed it wasn't my thing. Maybe blues rock isn't my thing. Back in the Saddle is a fun song and that's about it. All the macho bravado that was the main attraction of this style of hard rock is very repetitive to my ear, not much creativity going on throughout the album. It's a solid listen if this is what you are looking for, but maybe I'll find an album more to my likeing later on.
Third 'classic rock' album in a row and the second from 1976. I didn't mind this. It made for good company in the gym. Solid. Heard before ❌️ Listened this time ✅️ Revisit ❌️ ★★★☆☆ (6/10) Total reviewed : 337 Already owned : 76 Purchased : 16 To buy : 3 Nope : 242
Was expecting minds numbing boomer classic rock and was pleasantly surprised by some nice playing and grooves, still didn’t like it very much
Yeah sure
Liked the instrumentation, especially the guitar As far as individual songs, there wasn't a huge standout here. This may be an unfair comment, due to some of their iconic tracks in other albums Enjoyed listening to this, would definitely have this in the background
01) Back in the Saddle - 7,0 02) Last Child - 7,0 03) Rats in the Cellar - 6,5 04) Combination - 6,0 05) Sick as a Dog - 6,0 06) Nobody's Fault - 6,0 07) Get the Lead Out - 5,5 08) Lick and a Promise - 5,5 09) Home Tonight - 6,0 TOTAL: 6,17 (62/100) Current ranking: 689/928
Besides a few good songs, it was just okay. Easy listening.
A classic.
Here's a band with a strong best of collection in my adolescent memory. This album, is not the best of collection, and I felt it very, average.
3/5
Ei niin hyvä levy kuin muut, mutta ihan perus hyvää. Back In The Saddle tietenkin kova. Vähän sellasta jykevämpää kampetta. Parhaat: Back In Thw Saddle, Nobody's Fault
Like Aerosmith but this album didn’t really do it for me
A solid rock record but nothing special. I like a few songs but I won’t be revisiting this any time soon
decent rock album
Not as great as toys in the attic but I still liked it a whole lot. Some super catchy songs and back in the saddle is a RIPPER
Solid but not as ripping as toys in the attic. Some nice times though
Mildly interesting hard rock that doesn't aim particularly high, distinguished only by the standout cut "Back In The Saddle".
Not bad, not great either. Aerosmith was still an a couple of albums from their prime. There were a couple of gems here but they were still seemingly forming their identity.
i kind of already have a burning hatred of aerosmith from the radio hits. that being said, this sounds like shit.
Aerosmith Rocks, indeed! ★★★★
6.5/10
Much better than I thought it would be. I'd heard back in the same and last child but there were a few good numbers and a few clinkers.
Gritty bluesy rock. The hits are memorable. The filler is... filler. It's fun to listen to, but immediately fades from memory.
Funky at times. But meh on the whole.
This was fine for me. I’m not a huge rock fan, so this all sounded pretty much the same. 3/5.
Just a kick ass rock and roll record. Nobody’s fault is an amazing song. Never realized how good Aerosmith was. Glad to listen to these classics. 3.5. But not 4.
The start of Hair Metal? Passable album but I'll probably never listen to it again.
whatever man. already having a mid day and they give me an aerosmith album.
6/10 It's fine, but it is not on the same level as Led Zep. It's not even on either of the two below. It misses the invention, I guess, which makes it feel quite a cold, formulaic kind of rock.
just some vanilla but great classic rock
3.5/5 rounded up
The title of this album says it all about you need to know it about. Aerosmith shows you who they are…good old Rock n’ Roll band from America. Lyrics with sexual undertones and references, hard driving guitar, bass and drums. Singing on the verge of screaming. Some fine Rock n’ Roll.
Enjoyed it more than I thought I would
Lindo disco, todo disfrutable. Solo conocía las baladas así que estuvo bueno ver otro lado de la banda. Sape
Excelente álbum! Ritmo maravilhoso, rock dos anos 70 no auge!
Ah, ça fait bien plaisir ! Moi qui désespère d’avoir des albums de metal un peu cool (à quand Iron Maiden ou même Metallica ?), tomber sur un vieux hard rock des années 70 pas très éloigné du genre, ça me convient très bien ! Bon, je me suis écouté ça à 5h30 du matin après avoir dormi 4 heures donc mon jugement est quelque peu altéré, mais c’était quand même un album franchement sympa ! Ce genre de hard rock, c’est bien ma came et même si j’aurais bien écouté un petit Judas Priest de la même décennie, je suis très satisfait de mon écoute ! Bon, cependant, on n’oublie pas ma petite règle : les gens douteux, c’est minimum une étoile de moins, donc ce sera un petit 3 bien mid parce qu’il faut pas déconner !
34 minutes and this was still a drag.
Solid rock and roll!
Grafting new instrumental tech and production techniques to pop templates set in the ‘60s, we had Cheap Trick reaching for the Beatles and Aerosmith lunging for the Rolling Stones, at least before they decided it was more profitable to be awful. “Rocks” has the reputation of being the good Aerosmith album; I’d rarely got beyond the opening banger - “Back in the Saddle” is maybe the only hair metal adjacent track I’d take to Valhalla - so today’s been a pleasing surprise: it’s a solid, subtly off-center rock record. The songs have twists - “Get The Lead Out” is a simple strut until it decides it’s drone rock - and the odd baffling chord choice that makes me wonder where the inventiveness went. Coming close to full marks, but I’m not sure it transcends my earlier simplification, opener apart maybe, and the weird sex rock star stuff creeps in, never convincing for these rock-Barbie dolls - do they even have genitals?
Pesky grotesque degenerate and his team of desperate Led Zep-wannabes strive to make state-sanctioned child abuse sound really boring and derivative.
Helt ok, ikke det mest interessante jeg har hørt. Kul gammel driv, liker godt musikken men det treffer ikke i dag
Not my thing 😔
this album gives me a headache,
Pretty generic, it sounds like other Aerosmith albums but less good. No standout tracks, but I do like this style of guitar music generally
I didn’t know Aerosmith was this hard and fast, I think of them as more Ballady.
When I was young, maybe 8 years old, I was on vacation with my family in Hawai'i. I was tossing a baseball with my beloved dad on the warm, soft sand of Maui when, as if he were Poseidon himself, I witnessed Steven Tyler in all of his androgynous glory emerge from the sea draped by two gorgeous women on either side of him. My dad, a proud Bostonian and lover of classic rock, noticed him immediately, for how could he not. I recognized him as the guy with long hair who sang the national anthem at Patriots games. Mr. Tyler looked at me and said "hey kid! throw me the ball!", so of course I did. To this day, my love of Steven Tyler is a byproduct of this admittedly awesome experience. My love of Steven Tyler is not, though, a byproduct of his band making genuinely incredible music. Rocks is an easy listen and undoubtedly ahead of its time. That said, the time for which this album is ahead of is not a particularly remarkable one. One would think that this album came out in the '80s, as the meandering laziness of ZZ Top, nails-on-a-chalkboard screeches of David Lee Roth, and glam-metal bullshit of Judas Priest dominated rock airwaves. I have been forced -- against my wishes, to be sure -- to listen to those three "artists" for this project. Their drab performances have been reacted to with appropriate ratings: two stars for Van Halen and one star for ZZ Top and Judas Priest. Sonically, Rocks features many similarities to these other artists. However, it came out in 1976. For its time, it was heavy and probably perceived to be alternative to the pop-oriented, orchestral, and sophisticated psychedelia sounds that emerged after The Beatles called it quits. For that reason, this album is good. Not great, but good. For 1976, it was ahead of its time. And though the time that this album paved a path for was uninspiring and dull, I cannot, in good faith, fault Aerosmith for that. Plus, Dusty Hill nor David Lee Roth played catch with me on a beach in Hawai'i in my childhood. Mr. Steven Tyler of Aerosmith did. Favorite track: Back In the Saddle
Surprisingly funky - I see some influence on the Red Hot Chili Peppers in this album. Good stuff, but lacks a killer highlight or two.
After Pump, I was ready to hate this and damn it's pretty good. Not quite the highs of Toys, but solid. Probably 3.5 for me
5/10
Aerosmith is a fantastic band. Even here, with no hut songs they have a really strong sense of what they are as a bluesy straight driving rock n roll band
I already thought I hated Aerosmith. This confirmed AND amplified that hatred.
ніби і не слухала за цією писаниною
Eh, it was fine, nothing particularly noteworthy.
Highlights: Back in the Saddle, Last Child, Rats in the Cellar, Lick and a Promise
Good ol' American kickass rock and roll. The 70s were the best for a reason. This is one of them.
This is fine. Again, the list is too classic rock heavy. We don't need to hear Aerosmiths 4th album
Mad to think this kind of music is 50 years old. The first half was pretty solid. The second half was just dull filler. 2.5 rounded down because Aerosmith are a bit bollocks as a whole and this is their fourth album included here I think.
Great record. They sound so much more rock on this record than they do in their later year material, which is what I grew up with more during the 90s. Tyler sounds more rugged and badass along with the unique and almost psych instrumentation backing him. Really solid release.
Honestly not bad for hard rock Fav track: Back in the Saddle
я ничего не запомнила и даже ещё раз переслушала на свежую голову в понедельник и ещё раз ничего не запомнила! найс!
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Я не особливо фанат Аеросмітів, не можу сказати, що колись багато слухав. Є хороші хіти, є хіти які мене харять. Цей веселий хард-рок/хеві альбом з хорошими гітарами. Загалом приємний досвід, хоч мені й трохи не вистачило хайлайтів на альбомі.
З усього батяроку я завжди хейтив аеросміт чи не найбільше, але цей альбом якось несподівано був доволі забавним.
Ничего оригинального не услышал
nice enough
A very good album, not quite a 5! I knew a lot of these songs already, but it needed something more 4 ⭐️
to rock for me
A lot of good heavy rock 'n roll here, driven by solid bass and can't-miss guitar riffs. No real killer songs, though.
It's a pretty fun album, but nothing special.
Just doesn’t hit the same way today
Overall, this was an alright album with not too many popular songs, but I can imagine this coming out in 1976 and being super cool. Nowadays, it is still alright and it's nice leaving it in the background.
it's decent but surprisingly a little too short
Best Song: Nobody's Fault Sadly, I missed peak Aerosmith. The Aerosmith I got was singing Walk this Way with Run DMC, Love on an Elevator, and the Crazy, Cryin', Amazing trio of suck. This is the real Aerosmith and wish I had been exposed to it earlier, and that's after I have seen them twice during their later tours. Listening to this makes me wish I had a 1970s muscle car, a joint packed with brick weed, and a busy road I could cruise up and down jamming out. Good stuff. 5/5.
Inte min favorit med Aerosmith även om jag gillar 70-tals rocken de spelar. Rats in the cellar var den enda låt jag tyckte stack ut, positivt. Ett nja från mig.
A good album, I liked Last Child the most.
Great album which could get a higher score! It doesn't have the airplay of "Toys" but the songs are really good and get better each listen. This album sounds like it could have been the whole soundtrack to the movie "Dazed and Confused". high 4
Standard Aerosmith. Camp and glam.
This might be amusing to some. I had always thought this record was a greatest hit record i.e. "Aerosmith Rocks". Only now with the 1001 have I been corrected so I now know that it's actually a regular old release, which is amazing... it's a great album.
Aerosmith is second-string classic rock, never reaching the heights of many other bands - I'm talking their output in the '70s. As a precursor to '80s hair metal/pop metal, this record is fine. "Back In the Saddle" and "Last Child" are a great 1-2 punch, but the record just fizzles from there.
Buen album, se ve la evolución de Aerosmith en algunas de sus canciones.
I hate to admit it…but I enjoyed more than a couple of songs here
Never been a huge fan of Steven Tyler as a vocalist. Still, this was entertaining. Just not enough for me to want to listen to this again per se. 3/5
Forgettable
Sure. 4/10
ROCKS? nah son nah
Not much
Thanks to the person who call my attention to 'Nobody's Fault', it really stands out. 3 more themes I already knew and that's it I'm not giving a 5 mainly because I was never a big fan of theirs! But this is a solid 4/10
3.5
6/10
Meh
Solid 70s sleazy blues rock. What’s not to love…?
Another bluesy rock album by white dudes. At least this one kind of rocks. It was good to hear Aerosmith before they became the cheesy ballad band.
It was a good album and they have good guitar. It wasn't as good as others.
This is really rockin' and I appreciate that most of the lyrics don't give me the ick like the last Aerosmith album we had (with the exception of Lick and a Promise, of course they couldn't produce an album without at least one mention of young girls). It didn't do much for me, but the band's talent is on pretty full display here.
Didn't really do anything for me, it was OK I guess
Lekkere wegluistermuziek, niet mega spannend
not for me.
This was bad and i did not enjoy it. The vocals were actively annoying and the music felt antagonistic. I thought i liked one song but it was from the next album.
A bit meh, hey?
Didn’t expect to like this and also I didn’t. In year 8 science we watched a documentary and they stuck a camera down Steve Tyler’s throat while he was singing so we could what it looked like and that was pretty cool
Why were we out of the saddle?? This is what I needed after the smiths tbh. Morrisey has a singular ability make you feel worthless and lonely snd chungis. Ok man you can stop screaming I get it. I understand. Ur good man I get it. This is kinda annoying. Just making noise. Not much to say it's a good classic rock album. Aerosmith is really good they're here for a reason. Is there a difference to me from every other 70s white guy rock album?? No absolutely not they're genuinely interchangeable. But it's chill. I can still enjoy it. It's probably somebody's fault. Like. Realistically. Get the lead out of what. Favourite: Home Tonight Least favourite: Combination
топ за каране към морето. надали ще ги прослушам, ама добро
I don’t really care for their music
Maybe it's not as terrible horrible no good very bad as the other aerosmith album I received earlier (pump), but still not my favourite.
Aerosmith sound like a parody rock band of the 70s/80s. I think that's a sort of complement. Not a big fan but it was OK.
Pretty boring, nothing of massive interest here 🥱
Generic and forgettable
I didn't know Nobody's Fault by Testament was a cover from here. Huh. That was confusing cause I knew I heard Nobody's Fault before when listening to this, but couldn't remember where. At first I was thinking Guns N' Roses, as it sounds like something they would do From the Wikipedia article of Nobody's Fault: > "Nobody's Fault" is often cited as one of the heaviest songs Aerosmith has ever recorded, and many musicians regard it highly. Guns N' Roses guitarist Slash and James Hetfield of Metallica both consider it one of their favorite Aerosmith songs. Additionally, Kurt Cobain mentioned the song as a favorite in his journal. It IS a very solid song. The rest of the album.. didn't connect with me that much. It is their highest-rated album on rate your music, and many tier lists online place this album at the top of Aerosmith's stuff. I guess there is some goodness hidden in there that I don't know about yet. I was able to see the goodness of Nobody's Fauly since I like it from Testament's cover
Quite remarkable how there’s a traceable, almost linear downgrade in quality with each passing song. “Nobody’s Fault” in particular might’ve been the back-breaker for me. A pretty good bassline and guitar lick on “Last Child” won’t hold my good graces for an entire album. It’s hard to track the misgivings and reprehensible things done by all the classic rockers, but Steven Tyler in particular has had a platform that’s somehow outlasted the stuff he’s done. I’m not super amped about giving his project multiple albums on this list. They’re saying 2 starts is the new 3 stars
Remember when the USA wasn't a complete and total fascist wasteland?
How did the 10 year old me who was super into Aerosmith not realize how many songs are about Steven Tyler’s schlong?
If someone told me this was their favorite album, I’m immediately checking an online registry…if you know what I mean.
Well, that was greatly disappointing. I guess I had different tastes back then. Of course, Back in the saddle and Last Child are great. But from there, the songs kept getting less interesting, more banal until Home Tonight hit rock bottom (not stressing rock!). I made it to the end!!! Yay, for me. I'm being generous: 3 boring mediocre stars. (Should be 2?)
When I was growing up in the 90's, I would occasionally hear an older acquaintance opine, "believe it or not, Aerosmith was pretty good back in the day." Obviously, I would not. I suppose this must be, at least in part, what they were referring to. And I guess they were right. About three stars worth of right anyway.
As much as i hate aerosmith this album was awesome
5/10 – Mediocre
I don't dislike Aerosmith, but I've never really been that into them either. They were always a little too kitschy for my tastes. Hard rock that you go to because your girlfriend was into it and you could tolerate. Also, Steven Tyler is a major perv.
a lot of rocn'n'roll influences, fun vocals if you are into that kinda stuff. Hair metal before hair metal. Some guitar parts and vocal mannerisms remind me of Led Zeppelin (i like them more), but overall it's not my music, dont know what is wrong exactly, but songs seem boring and not fun to listen too, everything sounds samey
Aerosmith sounds like they are sitting on the cusp of legit rock music and some more pop inspired radio friendly genre. In their later years they lean further toward the latter but with this album I can still hear the genuine desire to play loud rock music. It makes me wonder if they stuck out this sound more where this band would go. They seem like great songwriters, decent musicians and have a good ear for a hook. Ultimately this album doesn't really give me much more , I think I'll stick to Aerosmith as a greatest hits band.
This is one of the artists I knew I’d have to face eventually when I started the generator; I’ve always had an irrational dislike of Aerosmith and rather than figure out what it was I disliked, I’ve just ignored their existence for years. I did try to get into Aerosmith back when all I would listen to was classic rock. At the time, Led Zeppelin was my favourite band and Aerosmith kind of felt like a cheap knock off of them. Listening now, I realize they’re not so much a knock off Led Zeppelin, they’re more so classic rock’s next step towards hair metal. With that in mind, they kind of make more sense to me and I have the same thoughts as with any hair metal. Is it quality music? No, not really. Is it kind of fun? Yes, absolutely.
the album started off great, loved the starting songs but as it reached the end idk what happened but i guess it lost its charm, and personally i did not like it that much, but a few songs were super good
Aerosmith can be a lot of fun but apparently not on this album
It's probably the third time I'm listening to this album in 10 years. I think last time was at least 5 years ago. Surprisingly, a much better album than I remembered! They sound great, the songwriting is really nice. Yeah, the sound is not my specific cup of tea, but you can't deny that the band really had a sound here. I used to think of the album as 32 minutes of mess leading to Home Tonight (my favorite Aerosmith song), but to be fair, there's much more quality to the record. 1, 2 , 6 , 4 are all bangers , in their own way. I'd give it a solid, high 3.
Of course the vocals are incredible but the lyrics are dull and execution is lacking. I like the instrumentation, but this lacks the glam of full blown hair metal and isn’t quite metal. Just messy middle
Some good stuff
We didn't really need this one here. We already had one from Aerosmith's "heyday" in Toys in the Attic and one from (but not the correct one) from the band's 80's revival with Pump. This doesn't really add anything nor does it have any great and enduring songs. Key tracks: Back in the Saddle
Very solid album and a good introduction to Aerosmith
Back on the saddle is the theme for this years Wrestlemania so that was a win off the bat. The rest of the album was solid, a certified head-nodder if you will.
Quit screaming at me. There’s no reason to be doing all of that. Steven Tyler’s performance on this album might be impressive and iconic to some, but not to me. Pipe down. Capable musicianship hindered by awful writing and unimaginative production. A transitional record between 70s hard rock and glam metal. I like a good riff as much as the next person (“Last Child” is a textbook example of a catchy Aerosmith riff) but I cannot abide an entire album (and catalog if I’m being honest) that relies so heavily on guitar hooks. It sometimes comes off as them aping Led Zeppelin and paling in comparison. And to reiterate, the lyricism frustrates and embarrasses me. Additional “this is kind of misogynistic” knock. Oh, and it’s recorded and mixed terribly. If Aerosmith has no haters I am dead.
This blows. Basic as all hell butt rock done better by everyone else. They have no style of their own. Their fast exciting songs sound slow and boring. Oh hold on, wait.. okay Nobody's fault is actually good. But that was the only one that was interesting. Why is this album on the list? Very underwhelming and uninteresting save for literally ONE song.
More albums should be 9 tracks and 35 minutes in length. This feels solid rather than spectacular, but it inspired James Hetfield, amongst others, so I'm thankful for that.
It’s almost impressive how little an impression this made on me. It completely went in one ear and out the other. Standard hard rock/blues rock. Impressive riffs, I guess, and not annoying, but disappointingly bland. 2.5
Good listen
Deserves 5 stars just for Back in the saddle. Great way to start the day! And it is as it says .... Aerosmith Rocks!