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Not bad. Back In The Saddle, Lost Child, Combination, and Home Tonight are the Standouts.
Rock really never sounded so dirty as it did in the mid 70s, and this album is borderline proto-hair metal, so its practically dripping with the sauce...
yeah that's an aerosmith album
Probably the best Aerosmith album I've listened to and it's still mid.
It's alright. Better then their self titled album but missing a "Dream On" to make it really worth the listen.
Back in the saddle again!
I'm not sure I've ever really been able to put Aerosmith is a genre. The stuff I know from the '90s is so poppy. This sounded like glam metal half the time. I didn't care for it much.
I like this era of Aerosmith but then again I like all aeras of Erosmith. However several songs just felt like do-overs of others. "Sick As A Dog" verses the same melody as the hook of "Back in the Saddle Again."
Yes. It does.
LOVE
Starts off strong, dips a bit in the middle and then ends nicely.
It's one of those albums where I feel like I should like it, but I didn't. This album just didn't do it for me.
Not their best album
Starts off okay but gets worse as it goes. The last song is shit.
Significantly better than their other album Pump (Dump) 3.5
shit
I was shocked by this one. I've never really been an Aerosmith fan. Growing up in the 90s I heard their hits from that era. I didn't like them. I like sweet emotion but basically just wrote the band off. Imagine my surprise when I put this on and found out it rips. I loved it. I listened again to be sure. Still loved it. Crazy.
Fine for Aerosmith, but not their best album.
Not for me…
6.5/10
umm it sounds like any other rock album, it’s just that they’re really horny
In the vast world of “dad rock”, Aerosmith is definitely up there as one of the most iconic ones. But my only experience with them is Dream On. And although I can’t sit here and pretend like Steven’s vocal performance on that song isn’t jaw dropping, I was prepared to become quickly annoyed by his voice on this album. I was actually ready to shit on this. I just wasn’t anticipating something amazing. But this is not bad at all. The heaviness is what actually surprised me. This has some serious grooves to it. It reminds me of when I heard that ZZ Top album, and the intensity of it just gradually grew on me as I got farther and farther into it. This is supposedly heavier and dirtier than the albums they had previously released up until this point. And I don’t know if I would be able to enjoy their music as much if the heaviness was left behind. This is the kind of toughness in hard rock music that just so happens to make you consider drinking and driving. Steven Tyler’s voice is easily the best part. I said earlier that I thought I might get tired of it quickly. But I couldn’t have been more wrong. His singing is the one thing that is consistently amazing about every single song. He really has an incredibly dynamic voice. It’s also strangely charismatic of all things, which adds a lot of personality to the music. I think this record is far more worth the average persons time than I would have ever anticipated. Rating: 7/10
"Rocks" by Aerosmith is an electrifying album that perfectly encapsulates the raw energy and swagger of 1970s rock 'n' roll. From the opening riff of "Back in the Saddle" to the closing notes of "Home Tonight," this album is a non-stop thrill ride of hard-hitting guitar riffs, infectious melodies, and Steven Tyler's unmistakable vocals. One of the standout tracks on the album is "Last Child," with its funky groove and memorable chorus. "Sick as a Dog" showcases the band's bluesy roots, while "Nobody's Fault" is a masterclass in heavy riffage and frenetic energy. What sets "Rocks" apart from other Aerosmith albums is its gritty, no-nonsense attitude. The band sounds like they're having the time of their lives, and it's impossible not to get swept up in the excitement. Whether you're a longtime fan of the band or new to their music, "Rocks" is guaranteed to leave you wanting more.
noisy and cluttered at times, however there some redeeming passages.
Just a great, hardcore rock album that was much needed after a drought of good music. quick to get through, leaves you wanting more. Good and classic!
Another reminder that my "hatred" of Aerosmith for the past ~30 years was mostly a combination of their mid-'80s-and-later material and the rise of the most banal of classic rock playlists (read: every rock station in north america) that killed their most known singles in a barrage of boredom. Much like with their previous "Toys In The Attic" album, hearing e.g. "Back in the Saddle" on a drive to the grocery store is an immediate turnoff (turn...off...) but listening to this entire album again in its entirety proves that that song in particular was such a killer opener for a great album. Pretty much every song kicks ass (although I never loved "Nobody's Fault" that much) here - maybe more-so than its excellent predecessor "Toys..." - love the raw guitar sounds and the entire band is in drugged-out rock bliss with high-paced excellent hard rock that rarely if ever loses melodic direction. TL;DR: In the end all you really need from Aerosmith are "Toys in the Attic" and this one then leave the rest. Greasy 70s rock that hits - weird for me to give 5 to a band I never think I like at all but this one is essentially flawless and if this isn't a 5 and a huge influence on a million bands to follow nothing is. 9/10 5 stars.
Enjoyed this way more than I thought I would. Some great blues rock.
I really expected to like some of this but it just hit me wrong from start to finish. It was boring and sounded bad. This might be my least favorite rock album I've listened to as part of 1001. 1.5 rounded down.
It requires setting aside some notions about Aerosmith and Steven Tyler from the intervening years, but this is a pretty good classic rock album. It relies on superior guitar work and a unique vocalist without forgetting the rest of the band entirely. It's got grooves and riffs and it feels emblematic of the time.
It was fine! I don’t love Aerosmith but they do make listenable music. I feel like there have been a lot of albums I’ve been indifferent to recently, and this is one of them.
oof
Fine! My parents liked Aerosmith. It's enjoyable enough. Not sure why it's a necessary album.
Great musicians who make very generic rock Best songs: Nobody’s Fault, Get the Lead Out, Home Tonight
I listened to one track. I wasn't feeling Areosmith yesterday.
I'm on the fence with this one. It's very much "white boy rock", but it's very good "white boy rock". Aerosmith has put out some garbage, but this is good stuff. I'd give this about 7 1/2 on a scale of 1 to 10, just barely about the bottleneck of so many "7 out of 10" albums that are good but not great. So, converting to a 1 to 5 scale, it gets 3.75 stars, and I round up.
first listen feels like one of their weaker albums
I don't believe I've ever heard any of these songs. Really enjoyed the album. 4/5
No ta
Un buen disco de rock, con composiciones y riffs sólidos. La producción también es prístina, llegando a sonar adelantado a su época, adelantando las tendencias de "hair metal" que dominarían los tabloides norteamericanos en los '80s. Al igual que toda esta música "de mal gusto", las letras dejan bastante que desear, pero no se le puede exigir mucho más. Al menos este trabajo no es tan desagradable como el Aerosmith de los '90s. Una buena secuela para el mejor trabajo de la banda, "Toys in the Attic".
Aerosmith at their peak! Alicia Silverstone and Liv Tyler music videos are cool and all but this is their best era.
Joe Perry: "There's no doubt we were doing a lot of drugs by then, but whatever we were doing, it was still working for us."
Solid classic rock. No more, no less.
I must have listened to the A side of this album 1001 times back in the late 70s/80s. So yes - I like it - I like it a lot. In fact there is nothing I don’t like about this band — Aerosmith!
You may not like it, but this is what peak male performance sounds like.
Okay album. Listened while training, suited that activity.
Is it me or do a lot of Aerosmith’s most famous songs sound the same? Walk This Way, Get the Lead Out, Love in an Elevator… Anyway, I like the introspective side of Aerosmith — Dream On, Living on the Edge, Nobody’s Fault. I can fuck with that. I can’t deal with the gross, negging, sex pest Lothario version of the band — Sick as a Dog, Lick and a Promise. Blech. The music on this album is pretty good. It rocks hard and it doesn’t really let up. On the other hand, a lot of it sounds derivative of other bands (Led Zeppelin, Funkadelic, etc.). Lyrically, a lot of this hasn’t aged well. Vocally, Steven Tyler is one of those guys who gets grating after a while. There’s a reason I don’t really listen to entire Aerosmith albums in one go. His voice is especially irritating on the closing track here, Home Tonight. For a must-listen album from such a famous band, I don’t think I knew any of these songs…maybe Get the Lead Out? But again, a lot of their songs sound the same, so I don’t know. I don’t think I can give this more than a 3/5.
Don't think that I've ever heard any of these songs before. They weren't terrible, but they weren't great.
It was fine.
Not the best Aerosmith album, or probably even in their top 3 discussion. But a great raw sound from the 70s, but unfortunately this album just has a lot of filler. Last child is still a great song that shows their talent and has a great vocal from Steven.
Decent album, but not great. Aerosmith brought the guitars, Joe Perry is front and center as he should be. The production value is lackluster, thin, and brassy. It’s an ok album, not great. Couple of cool songs but it’s mostly forgettable. 2.5 but not enough to round to 3.
überraschenderweise nit schlecht
This is a pretty decent album, nothing particularly standout but an enjoyable listen from start to finish.
Didn't know any of these Aerosmith songs before this album. Enjoyed it more than I thought I would. 4* Highlights: last child
Aerosmid, first three songs ok
C'est bon.
Sin pena ni gloria.
I have a copy of Young Lust which is an Aerosmith anthology from ~2000. No tracks from the Rocks album are on Young Lust, which is a shame as Rocks was really good. It was a much more raw sound on Rocks than a lot of their later stuff.
2.5 Whenever I hear Back in the saddle I always think to myself I should listen to more Aerosmith. But when I do, it doesn't really interest me. I mean the Steve tyler is an all-time front man and the band is really great. Tom Hamilton is very underrated, his playing is great and has written some iconic bass lines. It just doesnt connect with me for some reason
Yesterday I had Aerosmiths third album and didn't enjoy it, 2 stars. I opened today hoping for a palate cleanser and was given Aerosmiths 4 album. I barely made it through a single listen of this as I was already sick of their stones derivative, screechy, puerile nonsense. Today they get one star just because I'm sick of their shit.
Bluesy hard rock. While a strong album with a lot of hard hitting songs, it lacks variety and gets kinda samey. Not really in the way the songs sound or anything, more like how they feel. Strong vocals, great riffs, full of catchy songs. I had a good time listening, makes me wanna listen to more of Aerosmiths early work. Might revisit, moreso makes me want to listen to their other albums. 3.5/5
Nothing the world has been waiting for.
Genuinely exhausting to listen through. Rock for people who eat plain oatmeal every day for breakfast
I appreciate Aerosmith much more after hearing this.
After Back in the Saddle, I wasn't hearing anything particularly memorable on this album. Then things got a little more interesting with Nobody's Fault but not enough to push this 3+ up to a 4.
I've never been a huge Aerosmith fan. This isn't bad, kinda like Rats in the Cellar. I'd give it 3.5 if it was an option.
I did listen to it and like a few songs from them but not this album :(
Fine, nothing really to see here
No thanks
Good
The rokanrollest rokanrroll, si esque la gent pilla fama per algo. Fino fino
Good, reminds me of why I like Aerosmith without sticking around long enough to remind me I'm lukewarm on Aerosmith. Back In The Saddle is a killer album opening
Nice blues influences. Classic rock singers all sound the same
"There's no doubt we were doing a lot of drugs by then, but whatever we were doing, it was still working for us." — Joe Perry on the making of "Rocks" ...
Probably more of a 3.5. Down and dirty album by Aerosmith. Really enjoyed it. Back in the Saddle is one of my favs.
this is kinda like the beginnings of dad rock so I'll give it that. But I'm guessing you'd have to be an actual Aerosmith fan to truly appreciate this.
Back In the Saddle is a banger and also the Unofficial theme song of Pure Boys Podcast but the rest are just bleh
What the hell! Never thought I'd see the day I'd say that I like Aerosmith!! I should've checked this out way sooner. I actually dig Steven Tyler's voice on this album. And the production is ace. Great basswork, catchy guitars, and Joey Kramer is very underrated! Solid Rock & Roll, front to back. Standout tracks: Back In The Saddle, Last Child, Rats In The Cellar, Sick As A Dog, Nobody's Fault, Get The Lead Out, Lick And A Promise, Home Tonight. 9 out of 10
I love that 9 songs only take 34 minutes to listen to. Less than 4 minutes per tune! I'd never listened to this album. Starts with Back in the Saddle, which is a rocker. No other huge hits on this one. Combination is an instrumental ROCKER! Why had I never heard it? Only 1 bad tune from what I heard.
In some ways, I do like some of the riffs and even some vocal melodies and lines on this album. However, then there are times when it starts to sound like the Aerosmith they were going to become, which I cannot take. So, all-in-all, this album is okay. I'd call it listenable, but I did not like it, as a whole, and wouldn't want to go back to it.
Real mediocre
For a person who does not like metal or rock it was not that bad and it was really enjoyable. Maybe a sign of more to come but i don't know
kind of underwhelming for a reason i can't quite articulate
I’ve got a huge soft spot for 70s Aerosmith. The first band I ever got into even before the Beatles. But weirdly enough my ranking of the 70s albums is quite different than most. Like I even like Night in the Rutz as a whole more than this one and Toys in the Attic which I get is a weird opinion. Still some absolute classics on this one. Rating: 3.9
I considered myself quite familiar with Aerosmith until today. I don’t recognise a single track title here! I do quite enjoy all of the Aerosmith I know, so I go into this hopeful for something good! I wish I had Steven Tyler’s mouth. Let’s listen! Songs I already knew: none Favourites: Last Child, Sick As A Dog I enjoyed this album a lot. It’s rock music through and through, with guitar riffs as groovy as they are sexy. Steven Tyler has that excellent distinctive voice that we know from all the hits, and I’m happy to have added more to my brain. I’d say the bass and drums are fine, but the real highlights here are the vocals and the guitar playing.
This seems better than I expected. Some of the almost unique guitar work like parts of Sick as a Dog surprised me. For the genre and what they are going for this was pretty tight. I'm surprised to give Aerosmith a 4.
Never listened to Aerosmith because of their cornball vibe in the 1990s and early 2000s. This just sounds like a rock album with Chuck Berry sounding songs, Led Zeppelin sounding songs and some James Brown in the mix. Not sure what I expected tho. I guess rock ballads. Which I guess Home Tonight touches on. I forget how long they've been around. This music is pop, inoffensive(except for the yodeling), well made. They have solid musicianship. There are a number of bands I'd rather listen to to get my fix for this because Steven Tyler's voice isn't for me.
Damals halt mit viel Hall. Ja es war so.
Generic Aerosmith. Not bad, just boring
"Back in the Saddle" and "Last Child" are great songs. The others are great, but not particularly memorable. Steven Tyler's "devilish howl" can pierce an eardrum. Great to hear an album by a band with so many hits.
Not a bad album, I just have a hard time with Steven Tyler's voice. 3/5
Not one of their best,IMO
Not my favorite Aerosmith record, but not the worst. Pretty average. Standout Tracks: Back in the Saddle, Last Child
Mad how they did 3 great albums in 3 years, but then wouldn't have another for 10+ years.
Better than expected, but then again: I did not expect much. Liked some of the melodies but most was too mellow and MOTR for me.
In my place and the scientist.
Does Aerosmith get any better than this? Points towards Van Halen and much more musically adept than KISS. At this moment a great American heavy rock band. Seems all downhill from here.
Always loved this album. Stone cold hard rock classic!!
It’s okay.
Such a downturn after the first track, and that isn't even particularly appealing. Very by the numbers radio rock stylings of it time, leaving the listener little to grasp onto. Not for me.
A bit of a guilty pleasure, and now I need another shower.
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Uvijek sam doživljavao Aerosmith kao meme bend iz nekog razloga, ali ovaj album je bio fakat solidan.
Decent i guess. Toys is better imo
If I wanted this I could get it better from ac/dc, the stones, zep etc etc.
In 1973, Tyler obtained guardianship of 16-year-old Julia Holcomb so that she could live with him in Boston
I hate this music. I hope that's the last one from Aerosmith in the 1001 challenge. Two so far seems a stretch?
Music your creepy uncle listens to.
Better than I expected - another one I had never listened to in its entirety before. Seems like it could stand a remaster. Lick and a Promise was a standout among the 'deep cuts'.
Not a genre I would be interested in listening to
Aerosmith Rocks. They sure do. Excellent album.
Rocks is the follow up to their massive commercial breakthrough Toys In The Attic, this album came on while they are at the top of their young career commercialy and creativly, they are on of the greatest band in america representing hard rock. First the album is a classical Hard rock album, but somethime it feel way more bluesy than other of their contemporary will still souning pretty heavy. In general the album feel like a whole, no song are worst of particulary better than the other, that could be a flaw, but in this case i think it create a great album. Some song stand out for me like: Rats in the cellar: The intro feel like the bridge in whole lotta love, and its a good things, will the fast tempo lyrics and the way the chorus is sing are very cool and the song in globably exclent, i would say its best in the album. Back in the Saddle: Its the oppener and its a good intro i think pretty cool and give the tone for the rest of the album Sick as a dog: Have a cool riff and lyrics, inspired by the Byrds and feel like a hard rock version of a Byrds song wich is pretty cool. The others song are pretty good, dosen't feel repetitive but work as a whole, i just click more with those one, and its due to the magic that was opering between all the band, especislly the toxic twins Joe Perry and Steven Tyler. Last Child: Have a very Funky sounding riff, wich sound like Love'em leave Em by kiss (probably the other way around, because rock and roll over was release a few month later). The intro is pretty cool, but the riff really carry oyt the song The album have a huge impact on rock music, Joe Perry describe it a a jewel in their discography and a model for all rockers in the country. The album was a massive commercial sucess with 4th time platinum status in the US (4 millions reccorded sales), but was less sucessfull than Toys in the Attic, probably because it lacks a big big hit like dream on or Walk this way. But its probably the most criticly acclaim album of the band, and it influences a lot of famous musicians. Kurt Cobain, Nikki Sixx, James Hetfield and Slash all said this album was influencial of it make them want to play guitare. Like Slash one of the best rock guitare hero and founder of the greatest band of all times, without Aeorsmith i doubt they ever existed due more specifly to this album. For that i think this album deserve all the good press and acclaim it recived.
Ich weiß nicht so recht. Rockig ja, wirklich fesselnd eher nicht. (3/5)
Backer aero
Classic
70s Aerosmith isn't bad. It's goofy, but they aren't in their full-blown annoying era. Totally listenable. "Nobody's Fault" is surprisingly good.
Solid and vibey
Some old school classics that always deliver. The rest, the rest...meh.
One of my favorite rock bands.
A classic rock and roll album.
Favourite track(s): Last Child; Rats In The Cellar; Nobody's Fault Some really memorable riffs and vocals that are likely easy to sing along to after repeated listens are definite positives. Before my minds eye, I see Steven Tyler with long hair, tilting the mic stand, sometimes being accompanied by a band member. In that sense, it seems like "typical" rock music - polished but not really inventive. Not that I had all that many references in the genre. While it does not make me want to rock out, it at least makes me rhythmically nod my head.
Not a big fan of the band but this is my favorite!
Bad ASS! So Fun! sometimes you hear these records an you know how they got so famous
When I am in the mood for them, I enjoy. Not generally in the mood for them and this is not my fave of theirs. There were a couple of songs that were pleasant surprises.
I’m just not a hard rocker. Never was. I’m a smooth, easy rocker. The screaming just isn’t for me. I did not like it. Not at all.
Not Aerosmith's strongest album (that honor lies with Toys in the Attic), but a solid showing all the same. Steven Tyler had a hell of a powerful voice, and Joe Perry's guitar playing is awesome! There is a good mix of blues, funk, and rock in this music. Last Child is a phenomenal song! Favourite songs: Last Child, Back in the Saddle, Rats in the Cellar, Lick and a Promise, Get the Lead Out Least favourite songs: Nobody's Fault 4/5
Me han gustado sin ser las canciones más conocidas
It’s fine I guess. You know what Aerosmith is about
I listened to it four times. I can’t recall a single song. It was easy to listen to but completely unmemorable.
If someone were to ask me what my top three music genres are, rock would be on there. The guitar is my favorite instrument. That said, while I try to find rock music to add to my playlists, Aerosmith is hardly on there. It is mild and honestly I cannot imagine Mick Jagger doing what he does to most of his songs. They are boring. It’s like waiting for the bass to drop. I go in thinking wow this is going to be so good and then I’m like 😑. I will say, I feel like if I was in the 70s (idk when this came out) and I was on drugs (which I don’t do) this would probably pop off.
I'm most likely missing the historical context, but its kinda meh to me... A really soft 3
Before their nineties mega-hits. Not too bad late 70s hard rock.
Classic Hard Rock Album. Klingt noch nicht so selbstverliebt wie später.
What is going on? Wasn’t expecting to find this one tedious, maybe there’s been too many rock bands in this list lately…
Surprisingly tolerable effort from Aerosmith. Sure the lyrics are still weak and the content superficial, but the strong influences from UK - especially The Who and early NWOBHM - make this an enjoyable one. It also never overstays its' welcome, and Steven Tyler doesn't go full Steven Tyler just yet.
Aerosmith is at their best on a lot of the songs on Rocks. “Back In the Saddle” is a great opener and “Nobody’s Fault” is so good that Metallica might even have stolen the opening for “Damage Inc.” At other times Aerosmith goes full Aerosmith and delivers songs like “Lick And A Promise” plunging me back into a reality where I’m reminded that Aerosmith is only great in certain doses.
A perfectly average album. There's probably only one "must listen" album in Aerosmith's catalog and it ain't this one.
Rocks Don’t think I’ve listened to many Aerosmith albums. I had the early greatest hits and I had Toys in the Attic, as it was the only place to get the full length version of Sweet Emotion, and I love that song. They do have some real gems across their career but have never been interested enough to do a proper listen. I didn’t mind this - I neither particularly liked it or actively disliked it, a couple of good tracks but a lot of samey-ness. You can hear the influence on bands like G’n’R, but I’d actually rather listen to Appetite for Destruction, which has more excitement and dynamism. Back in the saddle I’ve always liked. Last child is good (riff sounds a bit like Hit me with your Rhythm Stick) Rest of it is fine, nothing stands out, but as I say nothing to actively dislike. Hard to score overall, somewhere around a 2 or 3, but as I’m probably unlikely to listen to it again and I enjoyed Lynyrd Skynyrd more and have that 3, I’ll go for: ⭐️⭐️
Track 1: this was a fun opener to the album. Track 2: fun sad riff into a funky main riff, but it’s kind of a basic riff and chorus. Track 3: decent track. Track 4:okay song not my favorite. Track 5: catchy chorus but kinda average. Track 6: I like this song and the groove it has. And the tone of the song is pretty good. Track 7: I liked the intro to this and kinda the jamming that happens towards the end. Track 8: kinda a basic bluesy song. Track 9: I think this is a good closer for the album. Overall: 5.2/10. Kinda just an average album not bad though just isn’t doing it for me.
They didn’t lie - this album does rock. Great riffs and great vocals. Love the screams in Back in the Saddle and Last Child. Nobody’s Fault is great. Home Tonight shouldn’t have been the closer - it should have ended with a more rocking track.
Not my style at all
Rock, mid, differing, poser, partly annoying, partly ok
Great rock album Standout tracks: Sick as a dog, nobody's fault
Sometimes you just need simple rock and roll
not my cup of tea
Hard to believe there have been this many Aerosmith albums deemed essential, at least this one was a decent listen. Pleasingly, this was mostly away from annoying cock-rock and indulgence. If I ignore the solos, which won't ever win me over, this was solid enough from start to finish. It's a style of music I don't get much out of it, but atleast with this record I can understand the appeal. 2.5/5 Fav Track: Nobody's Fault
Really don't think it was essential for me to have heard this many Aerosmith albums. This one was fine I suppose? Anything is better than Pump. Fave track: Sick as a Dog
Some of these songs I could find myself interested in, but in the end I think I’m just pretending to. This sucks and makes me miss the album they had about the attic. Two stars
great Album
Solid enough but unmemorable to me. I liked it more than later period Aerosmith that I've heard in the past.
Home Tonight 1.5/5
classic rock, wel enjoyable
Just can’t get into Aerosmith. It feels like hard rock that’s just going through the motions. But fine.
Such a classic rock album. A childhood favorite as well. Last child is a classic. As is back in the saddle. High 4
One of the last gasps of the hard rock sound that began in the late '60s before punk arrived and changed things. Never been a big Aerosmith fan but this is a very good album. Maybe Joe Perry is a better guitarist than I've given him credit for?
This was some very adequate classic rock. Nothing about it is offensive, there are some good guitar solos, and rocking riffs, but we are supposed to be listening to the greatest albums of all time and this doesn't belong. To me, Aerosmith is like a worse version of the Rolling Stones and it's not clear what they are doing on this album that any other classic rock band could not do. I have no idea what is unique about any of this. None of their hits are on here either which is bizarre.
Competent
This album rocks.
Quite a blast, and nice and short.
A good album with a great start.
These guys know how to rock out and they have a great vocalist, but the lyrics are surface level.
Before today I thought I was an Aerosmith fan, and I guess I am in a Greatest Hits sense of fandom. By the end of the album I was wondering when it would be over. For me it's a 2, I'll listen to the songs I like but don't think I'll revisit the whole album.
I've heard about 1/2 of this album through the radio over the years, which I thinks speaks to the impact they've had on the industry. However, I never realized most of these were Aerosmith—it was always just, “Some classic rock band” in my brain. This album probably deserves at least a 3 or four for musical abilities, but I have to rank it a two because this album does nothing for me, and I spend the entire time counting down the minutes until it was over, so I know I'll likely never come back to it intentionally.
Solid album. Some of these songs were new to me, and they weren't bad. I don't think this is a great album, but I do think it's better than a bunch of other albums on here. 3.5.
Aerosmith could have used a ghost song writer. The band is on fire and Steven Tyler is one of the greatest rock singers, but you expect the lyrics to be a professional firework show, but they are cap gun, at best. Also, whose idea was it to record Joe Perry's solos through two tin cans and a string? This would be best listed to while using a belt grinder, or mowing the lawn. Maybe over $5 computer speakers. Better equipment left me wanting.
60/100 Based on this scale: 1 star - 0 to 19 2 stars - 20 to 39 3 stars - 40 to 59 4 stars - 60 to 79 5 stars - 80 to 100 Standard issue album by some of the most famous horny-hard-blues-rock bands out there. At the beginning of the album, I thought I was going to give it an entry-level four star score. After all, it has more foot-tapping moments than the overwhelming majority of albums I rated three stars. Then, I felt it dip toward the higher end of three stars. Then, back to four. Then, back to three. Finally, I settled on 60%, giving it the lowest score for four stars. Brilliant? Hardly. Fun while it lasts? Sure. Still, it'll get low average reviews today because overtly horny people tend to upset today's young people.
It is what it is right! Just a bit of a lol but isn't going to be a comfortable listen unless in a car on a long drive.... Probably
I guess it's fine but it's all pretty similar. They do have a good sound but after a while it gets boring
Er kommet til at høre det tre gange pga. rod i listen, men stadigvæk har det bare ikke bidt mig helt. Måske synes jeg det er lidt plat? Kan godt lide energien dog, men guitaren er måske lidt butt rock.
Classic rock.
70s hard rock at its best. Despite drugs, internal struggles, and the pressure of following up the success of 'Toys in the Attic', the Boston band was unstoppable in 1976, as 'Rocks' proves
I listened to this album before when I was on my own journey to listen to famous classic rock albums. I like Aerosmith although I wouldn’t necessarily call myself a fan. I noted that I liked this album in 2020 and indeed, I liked it again now. Probably not something I’d keep on my phone but I enjoy Aerosmith’s energy from time to time.
Bad Aerosmith album
This is good by Aerosmith standards, but still not my thing. Always trite feeling.
Felt like the same song over and over again. I'm sure it was an influential in some way, but nothing really stood out to me.
The album was really hit or misss
Decent album some great songs here and some that are just kind of ok. Really like Last Child.
There's there's a good reason this genre didn't travel past America over to us Brits. It's very very boring.
Heard of Aerosmith but never properly listened. Makes me think of the Rock n Roll rollercoaster that I loved as a kid at Disney. Enjoying it off the bat. Low 4/5.
Not really an Aerosmith fan but I get it. This album starts strong but I found myself getting kind of bored after the first two or three songs. Still an OK listen.
3.4/5 Best Track: Combination
Ya buddy
God damn it, first we had Pump and now this. I guess I’m an Aerosmith fan now
# 129 : Good album with a few bangers, not to shabby! Favourite Track : Sick As A Dog Listened : 12/12/2023
solid album, really enjoyed the first song!
Listened Before? N This one wasn't as solid as Pump (yesterday's selection). I feel like the first couple of songs were amazing then it fell off to kinda generic rock and roll... although they were one of the first making "generic" stuff so I'm sure it just didn't age well. Added to Library? N Songs added to playlist: Last Child
First song is best.
Identifying Aerosmith - it’s Aerosmith
I still think their hits are good but I'm not sure we need the rest. I guess I outgrew them. Sorry friends.
Goddamnit. It’s just such shit, generic, hip thrusting by numbers innit. Absolutely zero to take from this.
Excellent. No hard rock ever needed to last more than 33 minutes. Fast and straight.
Hard rock très classique
Opened strong but I lost interest
3.5/5
it fucks. and i really think steven tyler and joe perry are cool. 4/5
Bland bland bland
ah, the bad boys of beantown! not as familiar with their back catalogue as i honestly should be. of course, “back in the saddle” is an all timer, but i really dig the deep cuts. very little filler on this album; in fact “home tonight” might be the only clunker in the bunch. it has the feel of a last minute “add on”. solid album. highlights: “rats in the cellar”, “nobody’s fault”, “lick and a promise”.
Weird hearing so many Aerosmith songs back to back and not knowing any of them. I like his Tyler's voice better on this album but it's definitely less polished than their later stuff. Twas okay.
I hate to rate this a 4 because that’s what I rated Toys in the Attic (I think) and Toys is better than this one but this was still really good. So fuck it. YORRBAO
3-
Good music, but it is so raw and unpolished that it sounds all quite amaturistic.
It’s ok, not really blown away by it
Easy to listen to, easy to forget.
Really influential, really fun, maybe a bit forgettable, but really enjoyable. Like the album version of a popcorn Hollywood blockbuster - which absolutely has a place, but means it just falls short of full marks. Much better than I would have guessed before I listened though!
3.5 stars rounded up. "Last Child" is a new favourite.
Liked it!
Favorite Songs: Sich As A Dog Get The Lead Out Surprisingly catchy while being what I would describe as a pretty solid rock album. But still no album that blew my mind.
Upon receiving this, I uttered "... fuck." Aerosmith. The kind of band you'd like for a bit before burying them deep in the mind's recesses. Then, a bit of a thought process creeps in in regards to Rocks. It holds a sort of awed regard when it comes to the bands that came in its wake, the likes of Guns 'n' Roses and Nirvana who love this album. I had to dig in to understand why. Thirty plus minutes later and I understood why. For this thing is an unrelenting, fun ol' beast of a time. Aerosmith does not let up on Rocks and they keep you hooked, lined and sinker throughout. There are so many gems here, one would be remiss to at least discard one for the sake of doing so. Plenty in the Aerosmith fandom consider this to be their peak in creativity and, considering what came in its wake, I cannot help but agree. Rocks off!
Only listened to half so I'll give it a 3, I dont really love this genre but it was an interesting experience!
Vrij standaard rock album verder niks over te zeggen
whatevs
A few days I listened to a song or two, but just couldn't get into the album. A second listen is helping. Also figuring out where in time this album sits also really helps. I can understand the importance and what it influenced next. I know the old rockers not the stuff that made them famous, and honestly I think I understand why.
I just don't see what all the fuss is about - medicore at best.
Fun hard rock, none of the songs really stick out to me. I like Home Tonight a lot actually. Mostly a pleasant slog.
Pretty good
Most songs on the album aren’t terrible. They just can’t be listened to all at once
Just throughly uninteresting and dated.
vomit
Never a fan.
i don't need to hear this again. but i did expect worse things.
Solid stuff, a few classics
🤘🏼
Aerosmith was a good rock band back then.
An Early Aerosmith, Ok . 3,4.
AJ: Aerosmith has 47 albums in the top 1,000!? Stop it. Cat: lol
Not my cup of tea but one of the best at what they do. All things working together. all the way to lick and a promise before i heard something i'd want to hear again.
Cool
The music is not bad but it sounds too much like dad music and it didn't really made me feel anything
Proper dad rock
Not much memorable. (Was listening to this one while driving on the highway, maybe I didn’t hear it that well?)
Competent but clichéd hair rock.
I hate it
CLASDIC ROCK GOLD
Another Aerosmith album, and this time, I don't recognize a single song on it? Maybe they should have just thrown in some Scorpions instead at this point. Well, at least it's short.
J'aime pas trop rock pas fou
That was fine. Good rock. Nothing notable.
Hate to rate it a 3 but I've never been the biggest Aerosmith fan.
I like it because it’s got groove and funk. It’s also only ok because the songs aren’t that great compared to the hits. It’s something I’d listen to but wouldn’t intentionally put on.
3 stars
Good album not many of their bigger hits and pretty short
Starts with two well known bangers, then continues to rock throughout! Great guitars and bluesy rock. High 4
I only recognized like one or two songs from the album, but it was great to listen to, especially while playing Party Animals.
Aerosmith's last great album before falling into relative obscurity until Run DMC pulled them out of the ashes in '86.
Although I am not a big fan of late Aerosmith, this album has probably my favorite early Aerosmith song ("Back In The Saddle"). This is when the band was a rocking band and not (IMO) as much of an embarrassment as they became in their later years. Trying to go farther with what Zeppelin did, and it works really well. I always like the bass work here, too. Even the "b-sides" are great rockers on this one, I don't think I really have any complaints at all about this one. A good, strong rocker.
It's better than I thought it would be, given that I didn't really recognize any of the songs in the chart listing, even the singles. Not to say I don't like Aerosmith, but they once again showed not to judge their book by their cover. Still, the album is flawed. What it does well is bring some heavy, crunchy sounds - especially guitar. You can hear it on songs like Back in the Saddle, Last Child, Rats in the Cellar and Sick as a Dog - maybe even Get the Lead Out or Lick and a Promise. Like a precursor to hard rocks like Motorhead. But other songs were just kind of off - not bad, just not clicking the way the others did. So 4 songs I really dug, 3 not so much, and 2 I'm not quite sure. It feels like the album is at best a 3.5 and I just don't know if I can put it up there with other 4's.
Está bien pero me ha aburrido un poco, nunca he sido yo mucho de los Aerosmith la verdad :/
Paree ku odotin
Didn't expect it to be funky
Can’t remember if I ever listened to this the whole way through. Deep cuts like “Combination” and “Nobody’s Fault” ring a bell, so odds are I did, as a wee lad of 17, when I was more interested in the 2003 Rolling Stone greatest album list. I might agree with that magazine’s assessment, that this is the best Aerosmith album. It probably doesn’t sound as vicious as it did in 1976, but the poppy harmonies, together with bitchin guitar riffs and Tyler’s vocal stylings, are what I like about the band, in concentrated form. Even "Get the Lead Out", the weakest track imo, still rollicks along and continues the momentum. HL: “Back in the Saddle”, “Sick as a Dog”, “Last Child”, “Nobody’s Fault” September 28, 2023
I knew Back in the Saddle, but never knew the name. Sick as a Dog is my favorite track. Objectively a good album, but like most stuff from the 70's not my style.
Rock de Aerosmith. Ningún megahit. Un 4.
Sin pena ni gloria.2.
Back in the saddle is probably one of my favorite all time rock n roll songs. Unfortunately the rest of the album doesn't really keep up and is pretty on par with any other rock album from the 70s
- Never listened to this before - Thought it would be ok classic rock and it was - Really not a fan of this kind of stuff but it wasn't bad
Often emulated, never outperformed.
Sin pena ni gloria.
Short and sweet, a good album
To listen
Not Aerosmith's best (not sure if I've heard any of these songs before), but not bad.
Classic Aerosmith
3.5
After hearing all the singles Aerosmith had to offer over the years I felt like I knew what I was expecting when I first hit play on rocks and it turns out.... I was exactly right in my assumptions. This album was everything I expected it to be. Which is to say it's a boring hair metal album akin to AC/DC where if you have heard one of these guys songs you have essentially heard them all. At least other offerings have that one stand out single you can latch onto but this album, like 90% of their discography is samey hair metal trash. Tyler's voice can sometimes sound like nails on a chalk board and he overly relies on repetitive vocal melodies to push him through a song....album....career.... Unless you couldn't tell. I do not like Aerosmith...
Some buns
For some reason I seem to have a low tolerance for Aerosmith. It is probably because of the over abundance of their music on classic rock radio. But when I try to listen to this out of context it’s an awesome and apparently very influential 70s rocker. I like it!
BEST SONGS: -Nobody's Fault -Home Tonight
Rocks is the fourth album by American rock band Aerosmith. This hard rock album released to mixed critical reviews and commercial success and was certified platinum off preorders alone - it has since gone quadruple platinum. Modern reviews rate this album highly as one of Aerosmith's best. Rocks was released during the peak of Aerosmith's touring in the mid 70's so it performed well and inspired many other artists including Guns N' Roses, Metallica, and Nirvana. I thought Rocks - although heavy and rockin' - was just more of the same Aerosmith songs from their previous album. I know not all bands are going to evolve and release something experimental, and it was still good at the end of the day. If you're a fan of rock n' roll, then you'll love this Aerosmith album.
Percebe-se claramente o começo do hard rock com metal para gerar excelentes referências para o melhor da música pesada.
enjoyed it way more than i thought. very masculine - i’m not the demographic. 3.4.
Well, it's ok. I've never been a gigantic Aerosmith fan, but it's more than adequate as far as rock 'n roll goes.
Really good. 3.5/5 Standouts: Back in the Saddle, Last Child Others: Home Tonight
This was really great and fresh for me as I don't think I've listened to much (if any) 70's Aerosmith. Don't recognize any of the music but enjoyed it and they have a great sound and not very 70s sounding, i.e., it's aged really well. 8/10.
Bits of something more sprinkled in the lesser know tracks, but overall average Aerosmith production. 2.9/5
'Back in the Saddle' is a great track and the rest of the album is chilled
Good album, never heard any of these tracks before, would listen again
I'm sure this was cool at the time, before glam metal before mainstream, hard rock blues like contemporaries ZZ Top. It's fast and busy with a distinctive arena sound. But all the songs blend together. It's so forgettable and boring. They often try going grand and either atmospheric or rampant on a guitar solo at the end of several songs like "Combination" or "Get the Lead Out" which matches with the arena approach and stands out but doesn't do much for me. The only song that felt different was the funky "Last Child." Favorites: Back in the Saddle, Nobody's Fault
Surprisingly very poor.
Not a single bad song on here, but no big tunes either unfortunately. Solid listen
I know it’s one for the purists, but there’s a couple of other Aerosmith albums that could’ve been in the book ahead of this IMO. Lacks a standout single
Glemte å følga med, men trur detta va et av dei svakare Aerosmith-albumene
This here is real music!!! REAL rock music from legends, not like today's rap bullshit (except for Eminem, he's pretty good). These guys knew how to rock! Rock on!! 😎🤘🎸🎶🎶
I am indifferent
Rocks...and Rolls. This is the sound of Aerosmith finding their sound and their confidence. This is sex & drugs & rock & roll. It's a little dated now - Especially since it spawned so many imitators - but the 1-2 punch out of the gate of Saddle/Last Child is a force to be second with.
I grew up listening to heavy metal, but never Aerosmith. American bands like them or Kiss and so on just never really appealed on the other side of the Atlantic. This was OK though. Better than I feared it might be anyway. Enough bits of blues and boogie to make it listenable to, although I probably won't seek out any more of it.
Half hour album that feels like an hour. I guess I liked it more than Pump but it suffers from all sounding the same and I guess I also just don’t like Steven Tyler’s singing much at all.
great rock album
Not their best but Back in the Saddle elevates this.
Classic rock that rocks
Iets ruiger dan hun hitjes misschien, maar toch niet echt overtuigend voor mij.
Ook dit ging volledig aan me voorbij. Ik voel een rode draad.
Heel voorspelbaar en behoorlijk saai eerlijk gezegd.
Decent. Aerosmith is a little overrated, IMO, but this is a decent album. 3/5
short but not sweet, bland rock, not feeling it at all
Short and sweet, really solid classic rock album. Tapers off toward the end but starts super strong with Back in the Saddle and Last Child.
this is an actually pretty good rock n roll album. good and hard guitar tones. crispy and light. killer bass lines. the lead song and single is just a downright good song. aerosmith is supposed to be campy trash. but this album, no. this is what acdc wishes it was. big while avoiding themoitfalls of cornball dumbness and guitar. you can tell they listened to a stooges album or two.
3.3 Nice, decent, slightly exceeded expectations faves: back in the saddle
It was fine.Perfectly serviceable rock.Not a single banger though.Plain was bread.
Yea this one is a certified banger
Aerosmith belong to that group of bands that become a parody of themselves. Hard to take them very seriously. This aint too bad though. It is what it is. 70s ‘I like drinking and getting my end away’ rock’n’roll. Maybe I’m just jealous. Enjoyed Last Child. 2.5
Definitely Aerosmith, didn't have any of the hits (that I know) but exactly the formula I expected. Runtime is short enough to enjoy it all the way through but can't say I wanted any more. It was alright, Aerosmith are alright, next album please.
The lyrics are a bit silly and earnest, but it really isn't as bad as I was fearing. Quite funky. Rats in the Cellar was probably my favourite. Would I go back? No.
I always enjoy a bit of Aerosmith and this album was no different. They know how to do decent glam rock and it has that classic sound to it. There's some awesome guitar riffs on here too. Highlights: Back In The Saddle Last Child Rats In The Cellar