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List Price: $7.99 | | Label: Sony
Salesrank: 2338
Released: September 7, 1993 |
| Our Price: $5.30 |
| Used Price: $3.62 |
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| Media: Audio CD |
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Rocks Track Listing:
1. Back in the Saddle
2. Last Child
3. Rats in the Cellar
4. Combination
5. Sick as a Dog
6. Nobody's Fault
7. Get the Lead Out
8. Lick and a Promise
9. Home Tonight
Editorial Review:
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Media Type: CD
Artist: AEROSMITH
Title: ROCKS
Street Release Date: 09/07/1993
Domestic
Genre: ROCK/POP
Description of Rocks:
They'd soon crash, and hard, thanks to their own excesses. But Rocks captures Aerosmith at a crazily driven peak of creativity; anyone who heard it and continued to dismiss them as mere Stones clones was just being willful. This is blues rock cranked up to '70s stadium level, the sound of the Trans Am, or maybe the Porsches several of these guys (surprisingly) remember driving. The psychic battering they would succumb to on the next year's Draw the Line is foreshadowed in Joe Perry's "Combination," but he and Steven Tyler also celebrate the rock-star mythos on "Lick and a Promise." The party-fueled tension, the tension-fueled party. --Rickey Wright
Rocks Reviews:
A starting point for new Aerosmith fans 
2009-12-15 - This is the quintessential Aerosmith record. If you're a fan of their late 80's-present material and you don't like this record, don't bother with any other 70's material. Oh, you may want a greatest hits record for "Dream On", "Walk This Way" and "Sweet Emotion" but this is as solid as Aerosmith gets. Unlike a few Aerosmith records there's hardly any filler on this one. Play loud.
Greatest "American" rock band ever
2009-12-06 - This is without a doubt, the very best Aerosmith has to offer. Not that their other recording have nothing to offer, but "Rocks" just has a very special feel about it. This recording put Aerosmith on every rock station throughout America and the music still stands the test of time. This is a must have Aerosmith recording.
aerosmith classic
2009-12-05 - while my favorite AEROSMITH cd will always be TOYS IN THE ATTIC,there's no denying that ROCKS is considered to be their best by most. back in 1976 AEROSMITH was the fasted thing around.blues,rock ,and speed,3 lethal combinations.
Aerosmith's Hardest, Rawest Album
2009-07-31 - I used to think that, "Toys In The Attic" was Aerosmith's absolute peak. I didn't think there could possibly exist a better testament to Aerosmith's integrity during the 70s. "Rocks", however, turns out to be an even harder rocking album than any of their other releases. Aerosmith always had a tough, drunken, drug-fueled image and their music is best when it reflects that image. This album rocks way harder than just about anything by the Stones and is way more diverse than a lot of Mick Jagger's and Keith Richard's work.
Steve Tyler screams, wails, and howls his way through the album while guitarists Joe Perry and Brad Whitford bash out riffs that are heavy enough to be metal but also quite danceable at times. "Back In The Saddle" and "Last Child" became the most popular songs on the album but the last stretch of "Rocks" is what makes this album a classic. "Nobody's Fault" is a massive, almost hardcore metal workout that quickly leads to the sexy riff driven "Get The Lead Out". For me, "Get The Lead Out" defines Aerosmith better than most anything else they did. I can just see the them jamming in the bar with the tough boys and hotties all around. "Lick And A Promise" shows, more than any of their other songs, their debt to fun swinging 50s rock. The final song is simply one of their best ballads to date. A perfect closer, the mournful piano riff adds depth to the somber feel of the lovelorn lyrics.
This could very well be Aerosmith's best album. Its definitely better than their so-called 80s comeback when they did sappy soundtrack songs for action movies. No other album defines their work and image more than "Rocks". If you liked, "Toys In The Attic", you'll probably love, "Rocks", even more.
Amazing Vocals 
2009-04-14 - This accurately titled release "Rocks" from the first blood curdling Steven Tyler scream of "Back In the Saddle". Thunderous guitar duals between Joe Perry and Brad Whitford dominate the entire disk. There are funky chops and synchopated bass lines by Tom Hamilton on "Last Child", another tune where Tyler's vocals are desparate wails. "Rats in the Cellar" is a quick tempo rocker with a catchy chorus. "Sick As a Dog" is another Aerosmith classic, with their trademark harmonies and a great guitar tone for both players. "Get the Lead Out" is another funky riff with crisp power chords and strong vocals. This is another strong release by Aerosmith that is very enjoyable. Get it!!!
