It was the year of punk, and Aerosmith was likely paying attention: “Draw the Line” just might be the rawest and wildest of all of Aerosmith’s hits, and that’s saying a lot. It became one of the band’s most durable anthems, and the theme for the 1984 tour that reintroduced the classic lineup. “Saddle” rates as one of the most definitive Aerosmith tracks, a song that promises a memorable night of carousing. The band’s hit streak continued with Rocks, which opened with one of the great one-two punches in “Back in the Saddle” and “Last Child” (the latter, a funky number co-written by Whitford). It also, of course, became a groundbreaker ten years later when the group re-cut it with Run-DMC.Ĭlick to load video Back in the Saddle (1976) “Walk This Way” sports a trademark Joe Perry riff and some of Steven Tyler’s slyest lyrics it’s a wonder that some of his double-entendres here ever snuck onto AM radio. This song is one of the reasons Toys in the Attic was a must-own for everyone growing up in the 70s. One of the band’s more ambitious early hits, it glides between crunching verse and psychedelic chorus producer Jack Douglas added backward percussion to make it even trippier. “Sweet Emotion” makes a strong case for Tom Hamilton as Aerosmith’s secret weapon: He wrote the music for this tune around his indelible bassline, with Joe Perry making a rare use of talkbox guitar. It became one of their first FM radio hits. By then they’d worked up a unique two-part arrangement – funky in the first half, full throttle in the second. This track was one of the first things Aerosmith ever played together, though it had to wait till their second album to hit vinyl. It’s no secret that Jeff Beck was one of Joe Perry’s favorite guitarists. For Boston fans, it has a special meaning: Mama Kin was the name of the rock club that the band operated for a few years in the 1990s, just across the street from Fenway Park. “Mama Kin” became an iconic track that has figured in their live shows since day one. “Mama Kin” is a suitably feisty rocker that captures that feeling. During their early days, Aerosmith famously lived and rehearsed in a band house near Boston University, so they knew a few things about how it felt to be a young guy turned loose in the city.
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