Rather than polish and pamper their material and adopt a soft-rock approach as many of their contemporaries were doing at this point, Aerosmith were recklessly raw and ragged. Yet in hindsight, the album frequently fizzes with the kind of manic energy the punk bands of the day were peddling. Released December 1977, Draw the Line (Columbia Records) indeed proved to be a rather slovenly offering. But the pressures of fame eventually claimed the band and by the time they entered the studio in the summer of 1977 to lay down the eagerly awaited follow up to Rocks, focus and motivation were absent.
Issued May 1976, that disc was instantly hailed a masterpiece of its ilk and placed Aerosmith in the same lofty category as the Who, Led Zeppelin and the Rolling Stones.Ĭomposed of lead singer Steven Tyler, lead guitarist Joe Perry, rhythm guitarist Brad Whitford, bassist Tom Hamilton and drummer Joey Kramer, Aerosmith were certainly a dynamic unit and brought a new feel and vibe to the genre they mined. While Toys in the Attic was nothing short of brilliant, Aerosmith’s next album Rocks provided even more fresh and exciting moments.
Arriving in stores in the spring of 1975, the album firmly demonstrated the industrious Boston band’s drive and determination to write and play hard rocking vigor on their own terms.
After half a decade of logging multitudes of miles on the tour circuit and cutting two fine but commercially unsuccessful albums (their self-titled debut and Get Your Wings), Aerosmith finally achieved the superstar status they so rightly deserved with their third effort, Toys in the Attic.
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