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After nearly getting off the ground with Get Your Wings, Aerosmith finally perfected their mix of Stonesy raunch and Zeppelin-esque riffing with their third album, Toys in the Attic. The success of the album derives from a combination of an increased sense of songwriting skills and purpose. Not only does Joe Perry turn out indelible riffs like "Walk This Way," "Toys in the Attic," and "Sweet Emotion," but Steven Tyler has fully embraced sleaziness as his artistic muse. Taking his cue from the old dirty blues "Big Ten Inch Record," Tyler writes with a gleeful impishness about sex throughout Toys in the Attic, whether it's the teenage heavy petting of "Walk This Way," the promiscuous "Sweet Emotion," or the double-entendres of "Uncle Salty" and "Adam's Apple." The rest of Aerosmith, led by Perry's dirty, exaggerated riffing, provide an appropriately greasy backing. Before Toys in the Attic, no other hard rock band sounded like this. Sure, Aerosmith cribbed heavily from the records of the Rolling Stones, New York Dolls, and Led Zeppelin, but they didn't have any of the menace of their influences, nor any of their mystique. Aerosmith was a gritty, street-wise hard rock band who played their blues as blooze and were in it for a good time; Toys in the Attic crystallizes that attitude.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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Brad Whitford, Guitar - Jay Messina, Engineer - Corky Stasiak, 2nd Engineer - Aerosmith, Arranger - Aerosmith, Performer - Joe Perry, Composer - Joe Perry, Background Vocal - Joe Perry, Lyricist - Joe Perry, Guitar - Joe Perry, Acoustic Baritone Guitar - Joe Perry, Slide Guitar - Joe Perry, Percussion - MICHAEL MAINLERI, Conductor - MICHAEL MAINLERI, Orchestrator - Steven Tyler, Vocal - Steven Tyler, Composer - Steven Tyler, Lyricist - Steven Tyler, Percussion - Steven Tyler, Keyboards - Steven Tyler, Harmonica - Dave Thoener, 2nd Engineer - Doug Sax, Mastering Engineer - Tom Hamilton, Bass - Jack Douglas, Producer - Jack Douglas, Arranger - Rod O'Brien, 2nd Engineer - Joey Kramer, Percussion - Joey Kramer, Drums - Vic Anesini, Mastering Engineer
(P) 1975 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Brad Whitford, Guitar - Jay Messina, Engineer - Corky Stasiak, 2nd Engineer - Aerosmith, Arranger - Aerosmith, Performer - Joe Perry, Background Vocal - Joe Perry, Guitar - Joe Perry, Acoustic Baritone Guitar - Joe Perry, Slide Guitar - Joe Perry, Percussion - T. Hamilton, Composer - T. Hamilton, Lyricist - MICHAEL MAINLERI, Conductor - MICHAEL MAINLERI, Orchestrator - Steven Tyler, Vocal - Steven Tyler, Composer - Steven Tyler, Lyricist - Steven Tyler, Percussion - Steven Tyler, Keyboards - Steven Tyler, Harmonica - Dave Thoener, 2nd Engineer - Doug Sax, Mastering Engineer - Jack Douglas, Producer - Jack Douglas, Arranger - Rod O'Brien, 2nd Engineer - Joey Kramer, Percussion - Joey Kramer, Drums - Vic Anesini, Mastering Engineer
(P) 1975 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Brad Whitford, Guitar - Jay Messina, Engineer - Corky Stasiak, 2nd Engineer - Aerosmith, Performer - Joe Perry, Background Vocal - Joe Perry, Guitar - Joe Perry, Acoustic Baritone Guitar - Joe Perry, Slide Guitar - Joe Perry, Percussion - MICHAEL MAINLERI, Conductor - MICHAEL MAINLERI, Orchestrator - Steven Tyler, Vocal - Steven Tyler, Composer - Steven Tyler, Lyricist - Steven Tyler, Arranger - Steven Tyler, Percussion - Steven Tyler, Keyboards - Steven Tyler, Harmonica - Dave Thoener, 2nd Engineer - Doug Sax, Mastering Engineer - Tom Hamilton, Bass - Jack Douglas, Producer - Rod O'Brien, 2nd Engineer - Joey Kramer, Percussion - Joey Kramer, Drums - Vic Anesini, Mastering Engineer
(P) 1975 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Brad Whitford, Guitar - S. Tyler, Composer - S. Tyler, Lyricist - Aerosmith, Performer - Joe Perry, Background Vocal - Joe Perry, Guitar - Joe Perry, Acoustic Baritone Guitar - Joe Perry, Slide Guitar - Joe Perry, Percussion - Steven Tyler, Vocal - Steven Tyler, Percussion - Steven Tyler, Keyboards - Steven Tyler, Harmonica - Tom Hamilton, Bass - Jack Douglas, Producer - J. Perry, Composer - J. Perry, Lyricist - Joey Kramer, Percussion - Joey Kramer, Drums
(P) 1975 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Brad Whitford, Guitar - Corky Stasiak, 2nd Engineer - Aerosmith, Arranger - Aerosmith, Performer - Joe Perry, Background Vocal - Joe Perry, Guitar - Joe Perry, Acoustic Baritone Guitar - Joe Perry, Slide Guitar - Joe Perry, Percussion - Scott Cushnie, Piano - Steven Tyler, Vocal - Steven Tyler, Percussion - Steven Tyler, Keyboards - Steven Tyler, Harmonica - Dave Thoener, 2nd Engineer - Tom Hamilton, Bass - Doug Sax, Mastering Engineer - Fred Weismantel, Composer - Fred Weismantel, Lyricist - JAY MESSINA, Engineer - Jack Douglas, Producer - Jack Douglas, Arranger - Rod O'Brien, 2nd Engineer - Joey Kramer, Percussion - Joey Kramer, Drums - Vic Anesini, Mastering Engineer
(P) 1975 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Brad Whitford, Guitar - Jay Messina, Marimba - S. Tyler, Composer - S. Tyler, Lyricist - Aerosmith, Performer - Joe Perry, Background Vocal - Joe Perry, Guitar - Joe Perry, Acoustic Baritone Guitar - Joe Perry, Slide Guitar - Joe Perry, Percussion - T. Hamilton, Composer - T. Hamilton, Lyricist - Steven Tyler, Vocal - Steven Tyler, Percussion - Steven Tyler, Keyboards - Steven Tyler, Harmonica - Tom Hamilton, Bass - Jack Douglas, Producer - Joey Kramer, Percussion - Joey Kramer, Drums
(P) 1975 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Brad Whitford, Guitar - Jay Messina, Engineer - Corky Stasiak, 2nd Engineer - Aerosmith, Arranger - Aerosmith, Performer - Joe Perry, Background Vocal - Joe Perry, Composer - Joe Perry, Lyricist - Joe Perry, Guitar - Joe Perry, Acoustic Baritone Guitar - Joe Perry, Slide Guitar - Joe Perry, Percussion - Scott Cushnie, Piano - Steven Tyler, Vocal - Steven Tyler, Composer - Steven Tyler, Lyricist - Steven Tyler, Percussion - Steven Tyler, Keyboards - Steven Tyler, Harmonica - Dave Thoener, 2nd Engineer - Doug Sax, Mastering Engineer - Tom Hamilton, Bass - Jack Douglas, Producer - Jack Douglas, Arranger - Rod O'Brien, 2nd Engineer - Joey Kramer, Percussion - Joey Kramer, Drums - Vic Anesini, Mastering Engineer
(P) 1975 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Brad Whitford, Guitar - Brad Whitford, Composer - Brad Whitford, Lyricist - Jay Messina, Engineer - Corky Stasiak, 2nd Engineer - Aerosmith, Arranger - Aerosmith, Performer - Joe Perry, Background Vocal - Joe Perry, Guitar - Joe Perry, Acoustic Baritone Guitar - Joe Perry, Slide Guitar - Joe Perry, Percussion - Steven Tyler, Vocal - Steven Tyler, Composer - Steven Tyler, Lyricist - Steven Tyler, Percussion - Steven Tyler, Keyboards - Steven Tyler, Harmonica - Dave Thoener, 2nd Engineer - Doug Sax, Mastering Engineer - Tom Hamilton, Bass - Jack Douglas, Producer - Jack Douglas, Arranger - Rod O'Brien, 2nd Engineer - Joey Kramer, Percussion - Joey Kramer, Drums - Vic Anesini, Mastering Engineer
(P) 1975 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
D. Solomon, Composer - D. Solomon, Lyricist - Brad Whitford, Guitar - Jay Messina, Engineer - Corky Stasiak, 2nd Engineer - Aerosmith, Performer - Joe Perry, Background Vocal - Joe Perry, Guitar - Joe Perry, Acoustic Baritone Guitar - Joe Perry, Slide Guitar - Joe Perry, Percussion - MAINIERI, MIKE, Conductor - MAINIERI, MIKE, Orchestrator - Steven Tyler, Vocal - Steven Tyler, Composer - Steven Tyler, Lyricist - Steven Tyler, Arranger - Steven Tyler, Percussion - Steven Tyler, Keyboards - Steven Tyler, Harmonica - Dave Thoener, 2nd Engineer - Doug Sax, Mastering Engineer - Tom Hamilton, Bass - Jack Douglas, Producer - Rod O'Brien, 2nd Engineer - Joey Kramer, Percussion - Joey Kramer, Drums - Vic Anesini, Mastering Engineer
(P) 1975 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Album Description
After nearly getting off the ground with Get Your Wings, Aerosmith finally perfected their mix of Stonesy raunch and Zeppelin-esque riffing with their third album, Toys in the Attic. The success of the album derives from a combination of an increased sense of songwriting skills and purpose. Not only does Joe Perry turn out indelible riffs like "Walk This Way," "Toys in the Attic," and "Sweet Emotion," but Steven Tyler has fully embraced sleaziness as his artistic muse. Taking his cue from the old dirty blues "Big Ten Inch Record," Tyler writes with a gleeful impishness about sex throughout Toys in the Attic, whether it's the teenage heavy petting of "Walk This Way," the promiscuous "Sweet Emotion," or the double-entendres of "Uncle Salty" and "Adam's Apple." The rest of Aerosmith, led by Perry's dirty, exaggerated riffing, provide an appropriately greasy backing. Before Toys in the Attic, no other hard rock band sounded like this. Sure, Aerosmith cribbed heavily from the records of the Rolling Stones, New York Dolls, and Led Zeppelin, but they didn't have any of the menace of their influences, nor any of their mystique. Aerosmith was a gritty, street-wise hard rock band who played their blues as blooze and were in it for a good time; Toys in the Attic crystallizes that attitude.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 9 track(s)
- Total length: 00:37:09
- Main artist: Aerosmith
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Columbia
- Genre: Pop/Rock
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24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo
(P) 1975 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
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