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Rocks
From HitStory, the pop encyclopedia of School of Rock · Work
Rocks is Aerosmith's fourth studio album and was released on 13 May 1976 on Columbia. After the breakthrough with Toys in the Attic, the band, together with producer Jack Douglas, wanted to make a genuine hard rock record, as raw and live-sounding as possible. They drove the Record Plant's mobile recording truck into their rehearsal space and recorded almost all the basic tracks there. Guitarist Brad Whitford and Tom Hamilton contributed more to the writing than before.
Joe Perry wrote the opener Back in the Saddle on a six-string bass guitar. The riff falls outside the usual rock formula. The record produced three singles, of which Back in the Saddle and Last Child reached the top 40. AllMusic says the group sounds at its rawest and most rocking here. In 2020 Rolling Stone placed the record at number 366 among the greatest albums of all time, and Guns N' Roses, Metallica and Nirvana were influenced by it.
Listening
Track list
- 1Back In the Saddle4:40Apple Music ↗
- 2Last Child3:27Apple Music ↗
- 3Rats In the Cellar4:06Apple Music ↗
- 4Combination3:41Apple Music ↗
- 5Sick As a Dog4:12Apple Music ↗
- 6Nobody's Fault4:26Apple Music ↗
- 7Get the Lead Out3:42Apple Music ↗
- 8Lick and a Promise3:05Apple Music ↗
- 9Home Tonight3:16Apple Music ↗
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