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| Rocks | 
 enlarge | Artist: Aerosmith
Label: Sony
Category: Music
List Price: $11.98
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Avg. Customer Rating:  160 reviews
Sales Rank: 2903
Format: Limited Edition, Original Recording Remastered
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.5 x 4.6 x 0.5
MPN: 57363
UPC: 074645736327
EAN: 0074645736327
ASIN: B0000029AS
Release Date: September 7, 1993
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Condition: BRAND NEW, Factory Sealed items direct from the Studios. 30 Day Satisfaction Guarantee. Quick International Airmail!
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| Tracks:
| • | Back In The Saddle | | • | Last Child | | • | Rats In The Celler | | • | Combination | | • | Sick As A Dog | | • | Nobody's Fault | | • | Get The Lead Out | | • | Lick And A Promise | | • | Home Tonight |
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Amazon.com essential recording
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
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 EVERYBODY OWNED ROCKS IN 1976! 10 stars November 30, 1999
35 out of 39 found this review helpful
10 million thumbs up! Without a dought the greatest rock&roll record of all time. Everybody owned it,everywhere you went it was playing. TOYS IN THE ATTIC brought AEROSMITH to the front of the line. ROCKS made them superstars. BACK IN THE SADDLE is the anthem of the 70's generation. LAST CHILD & RATS IN THE CELLER come right out of the same attitude as Alice Cooper's SCHOOLS OUT. The rest of this cd just smokes big time. SLASH from GUNS&ROSES says this record changed his life,mine too! The only other rockin stuff to come out in 1976? J. Geils Band/Blow Your Face Off! Live and Mahogany RushIV. But nothing with the memories of ROCKS. Makes a great gift to. THANK YOU VERY MUCH! JAMIN JIM PS sounds real good with Ted Nugents FREE FOR ALL cd.
Aerosmith's finest hour! October 1, 1999
11 out of 11 found this review helpful
This is the REAL Aerosmith. You won't find any of the sugar-coated, sell-out, mainstream geared crap that they've turned out in the 90's. This is the raw, rockin', and dangerous Aerosmith of the 70's. There is not a weak track on this gem. From the rocking bass-driven "Back In The Saddle", to the bluesy jive of "Last Child", the fast-paced and reckless "Rats In The Cellar", the environmentally conscious "Nobody's Fault", to the grandiose ballad "Home Tonight", etc., etc., etc., this album Rocks from start to finish. It is clear that so many bands that would come later were listening to this album way back when. Those people who think that what Aerosmith does now is great, needs to go back and listen to a REAL rock album, ROCKS. This is Aerosmith's crowning achievemnet.
"Rocks" -- ROCKS!! December 4, 1998
10 out of 10 found this review helpful
"Rocks", the 1976 release from the Boston Bad Boys, is often heralded as their greatest work ever. One play of this disk will certainly prove this to even the sternest of doubters. Forget all of this "pop-rock" stuff Aerosmith has turned out over the past 10 years, (except "Pump", which is excellent!) "Rocks" is the real deal - an excellent rock n' roll record that is very consistent throughout. The opener, everyone's fav "Back in the Saddle", kicks off the album with a galloping bang Following it is perhaps Brad Whitford's best contribution to the band's arsenal, the really funky "Last Child". Then, just when you think the funk will rule this album, "Rats in the Cellar" kickstarts the rock, with Joe Perry's "Combination" finishing off the one-two combo. Next we have the fan favorite, "Sick as a Dog". Filled with great vocal harmonies and a spectacular main guitar riff, this song will please anyone, even those who don't particularly care for Aerosmith. The next tracks are "Nobody's Fault" and "Get the Lead Out" - read HEAVY rock. These two are possibly the two weakest tracks on "Rocks" but, they too are monumental songs, with "Nobody's Fault" featuring some particularly haunting screams from vocalist extrodinare Steven Tyler. After this avalanche of rock n' roll, the grand finale is entrenced in the beautifully orchestrated "Home Tonight", which I feel is one of Tyler's best ballads ever. Backed by a 100-something piece orchestra, Tyler's beatiful piano lines mesh with a vocal performance that is a great example of his incredible range."Rocks" is one of those rare albums that grabs the litener by the you know whats and doesn't let go until the very end; from the opening stomps of the bass drum in "Back in the Saddle" to the final fading chords of the piano in "Home Tonight". Words cannot do this album justice, it just has to be heard to be believed - this is Aerosmith at their VERY, VERY BEST!!
Nothing Short of Brilliant October 2, 2003
10 out of 13 found this review helpful
ROCKS is a perfect name for this album because in 1976, when this rock masterpiece was release AEROSMITH, was rocking like they never had before or will since then. Every song in this CD is both fantastically written and performed. The music oozes with raw power from the guitars of Joe Perry, Brad Whitford and Tom Hamilton as well as Joey Kramer's incredible drumming. Ofcourse who can forget Steven Tyler's vocals on these treasured tracks simply outstanding. Mr.Tyler is a bonafide rock n roll screamer but he can also sing a great ballad if the time is correct. A perfect example of that is "Home Tonight" which is the last song on the album but one of the great ones and a favorite of mine. "Back In The Saddle" as well as "Last Child" and "Sick As A Dog" are true examples of what a great rock n roll song suppose to sound like. Who can forget "Rats In The Cellar" listening to this song is like going skydiving 20,000 feet in the air and getting the most awesome adrenaline rush. After this brilliant recording AEROSMITH, never managed to reach the same level of brilliance. However it is said that during the ROCKS recording sessions the band members were all heavy into drugs and they were shooting up. It's ironic to think that Steven and Joe and the rest of the band were so f****d up on coke and heroin and they managed to produce some wonderful albums. Years later they clean themselves up and are no longer using drugs their music however is not near as the great music they were doing in the mid to late 70's. This album will always be regarded as one of the all time great monster recordings of all time. In my opinion I think is probably the best rock album ever produced. As big a fan as I was of AEROSMITH in the 1970's they just don't do it for me anymore so I like to remember them when they were still in their prime around the time that ROCKS was recorded and release. In the 70's I did not know of a kid in my school that didn't have a copy of this album. That is the impact that the legendary AEROSMITH of the 1970's had on me any my generation. If you don't have a CD copy of this masterpiece you can always get it right here at Amazon it is easily available and at a very affordable price. Get ROCKS, you will be rocking with the Bad Boys from Boston every time that you listen to it. This is an album to listen to loud so when it comes time to listen to this record make sure the sound is blasting from your speakers. A recommendation if you can't listen to loud music in your house you can always listen to it in the car on the open road with the wind in your hair and the sun shining in your face. Don't forget to wear your sunglasses.
Aerosmith's Pride (...Before The Fall) February 19, 2005
10 out of 10 found this review helpful
I drooled on the window of the local Record Bar. Nose pressed against the window, waiting for 10am when all the stores in the mall would finally open. In my fist I clutched a $10 bill. Beyond the steamy glass they were stocking copies of the new Aerosmith LP "Rocks"...the follow-up to "Toys in the Attic". When the doors opened I strutted in, selected my sacred copy of the new release, and purchased it at the counter. With the new record on the passenger seat of my 1970 Ford Maverick, I sat at the wheel driving home. My first driver's license barely cool from being freshly minted the day before. When I got home, I leapt from the car, leaving the wadded shrink wrap on the front seat. Through the door of my parent's house, and straight to my bedroom I went. I put the record on my turntable, and sat on the edge of my bed. The sound came from my cheap GE Stereo speakers, cranked loud enough to cause sterility. But the testosterone flowed freely as I sat mesmerized for the duration of the LP, only coming out of the daze long enough to turn the record over at the end of side one. Again I was stoked beyond words by the power of Aerosmith! I picked up the phone and called my friend Mac. "Have you heard this?" Putting the phone up to the speakers. I went down my personal phone list, repeating the process..."Have you heard this?" I could imagine recievers dangling off the hook as friends ran out the door with $10 bills in thier hands. To this day, I rememeber the awe that swelled up inside of me as I proceeded to wear the grooves of this record so thin that you could see through the vinyl. 20 years later: Shutting off my bedside lamp, I layed down for the evening. On my nightstand, a $20 bill. "Tomorrow," I thought to myself, "it finally comes out on CD." Yes...this record is THAT good!
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