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- 'Toys in the Attic' (1975) Steven Tyler found his essential rock-star deviance, Joe Perry and Brad Whitford tangled brilliantly, the rhythm section played with a street-wise menace and Jack Douglas captured them just as they were.
- 'Rocks' (1976) As popular as it was influential, 'Rocks' spawned two Top 40 hits even as it constructed a foundation for next-gen bands like Metallica and Guns N' Roses.
- 'Get Your Wings' (1974) Jack Douglas provides the final piece of Aerosmith's glory-years puzzle. This is the platform from which everything followed.
- 'Pump' (1989) Were there any more unlikely MTV stars? Now cleaned up and fully focused, Aerosmith combined everything that worked in their drug-addled first era with a then-modern hitmaking sheen.
Apr 15, 2024 · This list includes studio albums only, so if you add an album make sure it's a proper studio release. This Aerosmith discography is ranked from best to worst, so the top Aerosmith albums can be found at the top of the list. Since they’re such an influential band, let’s rank the best Aerosmith albums, with the help of your votes.
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- Nine Lives
- Just Push Play
- Get A Grip
- Music from Another Dimension
- Honkin’ on Bobo
- Rock in A Hard Place
- Night in The Ruts
- Done with Mirrors
- Draw The Line
- Get Your Wings
Typically, most fans of the band have little in the way of criticism for any Aerosmith work from its comeback era. However, Nine Lives seems to be a bit of the band doing “a little too much.” At the time of the release of the LP, Aerosmith had just signed a new recording contract with a new record company, and there are multiple “contributions” fro...
Just Push Play isn’t even a favorite of the band members themselves; Joe Perry is said to have remarked that the LP is a lesson on “how not to make a record.” The album is not without at least one top ten hit – “Jaded” is well written, and it is much more like the original Aerosmith sound. Notable face-palming songs include the “raps” on the title ...
Get a Grip is one of Aerosmith’s best-selling albums, and while it’s difficult to even remotely rank the record as one of the group’s worst records, it unfortunately is. The songs on the record aren’t just awful; they’re formulaic. They’re repetitive, and the videos feature Liv Tyler (frontman Steven Tyler’s love child with a groupie, Bebe Buell). ...
This album was Aerosmith’s first album containing original material since Just Push Play. Most of the tracks are simply not notable in any way. While the basic formula for the band’s success is there – Tyler’s emotional vocals, Perry’s amazing guitar licks – this album received little fanfare. My favorite song from this album is one I knew, but had...
This album is filled with cover songs, but they are made distinctly Aerosmith’s due to the bluesy nature of their takes on each remake. Tyler and Perry carried out the bulk of the production on the album, which was intended to pay homage to blues heroes such as Bo Diddley and Little Walter. Steven Tyler has said of the record that they intended to ...
1982 wasn’t a good time to be a member of Aerosmith. The partying had divided the “twin terrors” – Steven Tyler and Joe Perry. In fact, Perry had already left Aerosmith at the time this album was recorded. Perry had been replaced by Jimmy Crespo, who had played with FLAME years before. In the middle of recording, Brad Whitford left Aerosmith as wel...
Night in the Ruts marks the last 1970s album on which Joe Perry appears. Although Perry and Tyler were known as the “terror twins” due to their behavior on the road (often fueled by drugs and alcohol), the substances between them caused a huge rift. Perry left in the middle of recording this album, to be exact. My favorite song from this album is “...
Many critics call this Aerosmith’s comeback album, and a lot of fans will agree. Producer Ted Templeman, who worked on notable records such as Van Halen’s 1984, multiple Eric Clapton LPs, and Montrose self-titled album, heard Brad Whitford say that the band wanted to return to their “out of control freight train” sound of the 1970s. Templeman had t...
Aerosmith’s 1977 offering Draw the Line offered three singles. “Draw the Line” was the title track, and it’s Aerosmith – and their legendary sound – all the way. “Kings and Queens” could be the soundtrack for Showtime’s The Tudors – after all, the main topic of the song is “kings and queens and guillotines.” A final single “Get it Up” is unremarkab...
Get Your Wings offers multiple hard, driving, bluesy Aerosmith originals, and, in this writer’s opinion, it really ties with others as one of Aerosmith’s best records. This record really set the tone for Aerosmith’s signature sound, particularly in songs like “The Train Kept a-Rollin’” and “Lord of the Thighs.” My favorite song from the album has t...
- Rocks’ (1976) ‘Toys in the Attic’ broke Aerosmith into hard rock’s major leagues but it was the group’s fourth album, ‘Rocks,’ that now stands as their magnum opus, capturing the group at the very apex of their collective powers.
- Toys in the Attic’ (1975) Aerosmith finished ironing out the last wrinkles in their sonic template and unquestionably came into their signature sound with 1975's ‘Toys in the Attic.’
- Get Your Wings’ (1974) The antithesis of a sophomore slump, 1974's 'Get Your Wings' was at least twice as confident as Aerosmith's hit-and-miss debut and but a hair away from matching the timeless albums just ahead.
- Pump’ (1989) 1989's 'Pump,' like its multiplatinum predecessor, 'Permanent Vacation,' unabashedly catered to '80s hair metal trends with glossy mega-productions like "Love in an Elevator" and the Grammy-winning "Janie's Got a Gun," but it also did a commendable job of reviving the vintage Aerosmith style on loads of amazing tunes.
A ranking and review of the studio and live albums by Boston bad boys and America's greatest rock band Aerosmith! These guys are perhaps some of the greatest musicians to ever grace the rock and roll life and come out the other side; Aerosmith are a true testament to brotherhood in rock. Enjoy!
May 25, 2022 · Aerosmith…one of the greatest American Rock & Roll Bands. From the early 70’s the band has delivered, solid, good time, bluesy rock & roll. With 15 Studio albums, numerous live albums and compilations, they are a beloved American Icon. From the rough and raw days of the early Boston Bar band to the well-polished Stadium filled rock & roll ...
May 8, 2023 · Classic Rock. The Aerosmith albums you should definitely own. By Dave Everley. ( Classic Rock ) last updated 8 May 2023. Aerosmith might be coming to the end of the road, but no one has ever done the dirty job of rock'n'roll better, and their best albums are swaggering, charismatic proof. (Image credit: Icon and Image)
