Rocks (album)
| Rocks | ||||
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| Released | May 3, 1976 | |||
| Recorded | January-March 1976 at The Wherehouse, Waltham, Mass. and The Record Plant, NYC | |||
| Genre | Hard rock, heavy metal, blues-rock | |||
| Length | 34:30 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Producer | Aerosmith, Jack Douglas | |||
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| Singles from Rocks | ||||
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Rocks is the fourth album by American rock band Aerosmith. It was released on May 3, 1976. Allmusic described Rocks as having "captured Aerosmith at their most raw and rocking".[1] Rocks also ranked #176 on Rolling Stone's list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time and is also noted in musician Kurt Cobain's top 50 favorite albums in his journals.[2] Also, it has greatly influenced several people in the hard rock and heavy metal community, including members of Guns N' Roses and Metallica.[3][4]
Songs from the album
[change | change source]Side one
[change | change source]| No. | Title | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Back in the Saddle" | Steven Tyler, Joe Perry | 4:40 |
| 2. | "Last Child" | Tyler, Brad Whitford | 3:26 |
| 3. | "Rats in the Cellar" | Tyler, Perry | 4:07 |
| 4. | "Combination" | Perry | 3:39 |
Side two
[change | change source]| No. | Title | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Sick as a Dog" | Tyler, Tom Hamilton | 4:12 |
| 2. | "Nobody's Fault" | Tyler, Whitford | 4:25 |
| 3. | "Get the Lead Out" | Tyler, Perry | 3:43 |
| 4. | "Lick and a Promise" | Tyler, Perry | 3:05 |
| 5. | "Home Tonight" | Tyler | 3:18 |
Influence in music
[change | change source]- Slash says that "Rocks" was the album that changed his life.[3]
- Rocks was one of Kurt Cobain's favorite albums, as he listed in his Journals.[5]
- In 2003, the album was ranked number 176 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time.[3]
- Mötley Crüe songwriter and bassist Nikki Sixx refers to it frequently in his book The Heroin Diaries.
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Rocks - Aerosmith - Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic.
- ↑ http://www.nirvanaclub.com/info/nirvinfoa/journals.txt
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Music News – Rolling Stone". Rolling Stone.
- ↑ "Blabbermouth.net". Archived from the original on 2011-12-10. Retrieved 2010-08-01.
- ↑ http://rateyourmusic.com/lists/list_view?list_id=23404&start=-25&show=50
