1973 was quite a notable year for rock n' roll. Quite a few bands put out their first record that year such as Queen, Montrose, The New York Dolls, Robin Trower, and the one we will be focusing on today: Aerosmith. Aerosmith was the band's big breakthrough that would skyrocket them on their way to the super-stardom they would achieve, especially considering it contains one of the most popular songs in the band's repertoire.
Aerosmith is a pretty rough around the edges gritty blues rock album. You can hear the band's straight up blues and early rock n' roll influences pounding through your speakers, just with a louder punch to them. To help sell the record however though, it also has one of Aerosmith's biggest and most grand hits: Dream On. Sadly though aside from Dream On there aren't any of the big hits that Aerosmith is known for, but there is a TON of great hard rocking material on there.
Mama Kin in my opinion is one of the single greatest things Aerosmith ever did. It has a basic blues pattern riff, but the way that they tear through it makes it seem far from formulaic and fundamental. The way Joe Perry and Brad Whitford pound and slash at those chords drives the song so hard while Steven Tyler's wailing vocals fill it with immeasurable amounts of energy. You can feel the groove just dripping from this rocker.
Dream On is probably one of the best songs Steven Tyler has ever penned. I know all the ladies I know who listen to Aerosmith LOVE this one. Understandable. It's what's referred to as a "panty dropper". It is a big grand ballad, but it gets so epic (especially with the way Tyler gets his screams as ridiculously high as they do in this one). The way things build up from soft to monumental is what helps it do this. I like this song though because the message is quite inspiring: dream until your dream comes true.
Aerosmith is one of those major reminders that Aerosmith used to be a band that actually had balls and didn't write a bunch of cheesy love ballads. I guess this is the kind of album you get when you're young, driven, and just a rock n' roll punk that cares more about self-expression than money. Though Aerosmith isn't chocked full of radio hits like some of their later albums it makes up for that by being chocked full of soul, driven by pure unadulterated blues power, and brimming with raw rock n' roll energy. Definitely has my recommendation.
Aerosmith, by Aerosmith receives 5 out of 5 stars.
Track List:
1. Make It
2. Somebody
3. Dream On
4. One Way Street
5. Mama Kin
6. Write Me a Letter
7. Movin' Out
8. Walkin' the Dog
Buy the album on Amazon:
https://www.amazon.com/Aerosmith/dp/B0000029AL/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1467362070&sr=8-1&keywords=Aerosmith+Aerosmith
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