I've been revisiting Aerosmith's 70's albums as I'd only heard Rocks and Toys In The Attic up until recently, with my main intro to the band being Pump and Get A Grip. When I was younger I preferred that era of the band, but now I think their 1970's stuff is absolutely unbeatable. So I thought I'd rank them in the order I prefer them. Studio albums only, not the live bootleg:

1: Rocks - Simply one of the greatest albums EVER!!

2: Toys In The Attic - Very close decision, but there's a harder rocking, darker feel about Rocks that just wins out.

3: Get Your Wings - When they first found their sound. Awesome - all killer no filler.

4: Night In The Ruts - I've heard some negative things about this one, but it's very underrated and surprisingly good considering how messed up they were at the time.

5: Debut - There are a couple of classics on this - Dream On and Mama Kin - but they hadn't found their voice yet. Still a great blues rock record anyway.

6: Draw The Line - Some good stuff but the one where you can really hear the sound of a band who are completely wasted. Quite a disappointing follow up to Rocks really.


What do others reckon?

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