Aerosmith - Rocks

imo this is the masterpiece. hard for me to vote against "sick as a dog," terrible "you/loo" rhyme and all - for me a big part of the classic aerosmith run's appeal is how possessed steven tyler can sound - this reaches its apex in the last verse of "draw the line" but some combination of the performance & the mic/mic pres & the mix really make "sick as a dog" special. like on some of those "pleeeeaaaase"s it sounds like his jaw is shaking from his mouth being opened too wide or his teeth clenched too hard or something. still, though, the hits are hits for a reason: "back in the saddle" sounds incredible, "last child" is absolutely perfect.

feel like we did this already and 'combination" had a crowd of partisans, no?

Shit, we did do this before:

Aerosmith "Rocks": The Poll

It didn't come up when I searched aerosmith AND rocks for some reason.

doesn't matter, best album ever

god gonna repeat a lot of things i've done in other aerosmith and rocks threads but idk if r.e.m. would exist without "sick as a dog"

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"Rats in the Cellar" for me. that song is insanely rockin', probably one of the most 'metally' things they did in the 70s.

close second "Nobody's Fault".

this album rules

voted saad

"Sick as a Dog" and "Nobody's Fault" almost make Zep irrelevant.

and Tyler's singing "sweathog ready to make a silk purse/from a J Paul Getty and his ear" is Caruso level.

"na na na" chorus on "lick and a promise" is properly exhilarating after all that subterranean crawling

BradNelson's "Sick as a Dog"/R.E.M. comparison is p. good - appropriately, I've never cared much for either one.

boooo

mix on this record is a real dark wonder but it hits some kind of exquisite entropy on "combination," which i've decided is my vote

so hard and it's obvious but goddamn back in the saddle

Voted "Last Child" just for the phrase "south Tallahassee."

cant deny last child

south tallahassee vs. south detroit

"sweet sassafrassy" rhyme makes it even better (Freddy Cannon never thought of that one!) Tyler really had a gift for syllables.

nobody's fault

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hahaha

needs a playoff

Oh, that was quick. Didn't get a chance to vote.

Great groove on "Back in the Saddle".

These results ring true.

Rats in the Cellar dissed badly :(

woulda voted "lick"

Back in the Saddle 5
Last Child 5
Combination 5
Sick as a Dog 5

the other poll thread is good too but these results are amazing

Back in the Saddle 5
Last Child 5
Combination 5
Sick as a Dog 5

the other poll thread is good too but these results are amazing

lol good ol doublepost me

best album in history imo

that's my line

fight you for it

think I was the sole Rats in the Cellar vote

poll results otm

I forgot my name
I took the shot from the Chiya
I’m rearrangin my game

I got the newberry
And dragged it home to bed
I traded you for me

"Sick as a Dog" and "Nobody's Fault" almost make Zep irrelevant.

― first I think it's time I kick a little verse! (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, August 6, 2013 9:21 PM (five years ago) bookmarkflaglink

Nope. What a ridiculous sentiment

“Nobody’s Fault” by a zillion miles. Why no one reps for this song is an eternal mystery to me. Apocalyptic proto-Sunset Strip badassness

But meaner and scarier

The hi hats, the solos

that part in the verse of "back in the saddle" where it sounds like someone keeps throwing a tambourine at the floor

the way that "rats in the cellar" ends with like a million guitars

"comination"'s whole thing, that song walks weird

how many metal bands formed after hearing "nobody's fault"? most of them?

best album in history imo

― a Stalin Stale Ale for me, please (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, February 21, 2019

it's weird how you don't think the album can possibly get any better than it is already and then "lick and a promise" happens

or you listen to the opening of "Home Tonight," assume it'll be a boring Tyler attempt to repeat the glories of "Dream On," and holy shit

I never really paid any mind to Aerosmith, and hadn't heard anything off of it but "Back in the Saddle", but I have ILM to thank for getting me to listen to this album. It's SO good.

I got the Nouveauree
And dragged it home to bed

how many metal bands formed after hearing "nobody's fault"? most of them?

― american bradass (BradNelson), Monday, September 23, 2019 7:20 PM bookmarkflaglink

I like the Testament vers

It's like they grabbed zeppelin and kept only the great parts.

I find the lack of hyperbole in this thread curious.

Somehow I missed this.

I was an indie snob and looked down my nose at Aerosmith. Then I heard this record and it was pretty much the only thing I played for a straight year.

Thread inspired me to pull this back out. I still narrowly prefer TitA but this one is a close second. Can't fathom how anyone could have voted for "Get The Lead Out," though, which to me is the very definition of a filler track, and is one of only two songs on this album I don't love ("Home Tonight" is the other). Missed the poll but I'd be pretty torn between "Last Child," "Lick & A Promise," and "Sick as a Dog" (which pretty much invents Royal Trux, no?)

I think Back In the Saddle is better than anything else, but two things here: 1) It's really an accomplishment in itself that the album can hold it after such an opener; and 2) I think Back in the Saddle must be better than practically anything else not just in this album but in any album, not just of this band but of any band.

"get the lead out" riff is amazing, so slinky

Thot that said "stinky" at first. Still kinda otm

I traded you for me

listened to this album for the first time today. gonna go with last child.

Your opinion may change over time...Last Child certainly catchy on first listen.

not one skip on first listen so you're probably right

i did kinda find myself wishing it was just a hair faster. but then it would just be a zztop song.

I took the time

walkin on Gucci wearin yves saint laurent

Rats riff is nasty as fuck

“Combination” is monumental

listening to “Last Child” I had forgotten how every note, every fill is etched permanently in my soul

Production on Combination is unparalleled

Say, didn't you fellas used to be Aerosmith?

Nobody's Fault 1

Still can’t believe this

"Rats in the Cellar" deserves more than one vote, also.

I was wondering a few days ago when there’d be a revive of this thread

listening to “Last Child” I had forgotten how every note, every fill is etched permanently in my soul

very much this

"Sick as a Dog" (which pretty much invents Royal Trux, no?)

They do have a song called “Sickazz Dog”; not sure if the title is a tribute…

Despite the RTX & R.E.M. references, to me this song just sounds like… Aerosmith, lol

Sick as a dog is not that great of a tune but it’s the kind of thing they tried really hard to create again around Permanent vacation

Having now listened to the album a few times through, I'd say "Get the Lead Out" is my favorite... kinda interesting song. (I do hear some RTX in that and "Combination," fwiw)

Overall, the band's playing isn't as tight as I was expecting; but it's also not appealingly "loose" to my ears (it doesn't really swing)... it kind of occupies a "stiff" middle ground? Idk

What

_Nobody's Fault 1_

Still can’t believe this

I'm so sorry :(

walkin on Gucci wearin yves saint laurent

― brimstead, Sunday, November 1, 2020 7:24 PM (two years ago) bookmarkflaglink

https://i.imgur.com/sdEpWVX.png

I would've voted for "Back in the Saddle" but why ruin a four-way tie?

"Man has known and now he's blown it
Upside down and hell's the only sound, we did an awful job
And now we're just a little too late"

wicked wah wah solo