“Rocks” is the fourth studio album by American rock band
Aerosmith, released May 3, 1976. AllMusic described “Rocks” as having
"captured Aerosmith at their most raw and rocking." “Rocks” was
ranked No. 176 on Rolling Stone's list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time.
It has greatly influenced many hard rock and heavy metal artists, including
Guns N' Roses, Metallica, and Nirvana. The album was a commercial success,
charting three singles on the Billboard Hot 100, two of which reached the Top
40 ("Back in the Saddle" and "Last Child"). The album was
one of the first to ship platinum when it was released, and has since gone
quadruple platinum.
“Rocks” este al patrulea album al trupei americane de
rock Aerosmith, lansat pe 3 mai 1976. AllMusic a descris “Rocks” ca
reprezentand “captarea unui Aerosmith cu cel mai pur rock al lor”. “Rocks” a
fost clasat pe locul 176 pe lista Rolling Stone a celor mai bune 500 de albume
din toate timpurile. A influentat puternic multi artisti de hard rock si heavy
metal, incluzand pe Guns N’ Roses, Metallica si Nirvana. Albumul a fost un success
commercial, clasand trei single-uri in Billboard Hot 100, dintre care doua au
atins Top 40 (“Back in the Saddle” si “Last Child”). Albumul a fost unul dintre
primele care a obtinut platina de la lansare si de atunci a fost catalogat de patru
ori cu platina.
List of tracks
Side 1
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 4:05
4. "Combination" Perry 3:39
Side 2
5. "Sick
as a Dog" Tyler, Tom Hamilton 4:16
6. "Nobody's
Fault" Tyler, Whitford 4:21
7. "Get
the Lead Out" Tyler, Perry 3:41
8. "Lick
and a Promise" Tyler, Perry 3:05
9. "Home
Tonight" Tyler 3:15
Personnel
Aerosmith
Steven Tyler – lead vocals, keyboards, harmonica, bass
guitar on "Sick as a Dog"
Joe Perry – guitars, six-string bass on "Back in the
Saddle", bass guitar on "Sick as a Dog", pedal steel guitar on
"Home Tonight", percussion and outro solo on sick as a dog
Brad Whitford – lead guitars on track 1,2,5,6,9 and
rhythm guitars
Tom Hamilton – bass guitar, guitar on "Sick as a
Dog"
Joey Kramer – drums, percussion, backing vocals on
"Home Tonight"
Additional musician
Paul Prestopino – banjo on "Last Child"
Production
Jack Douglas – producer, arrangements with Aerosmith,
backing vocals on "Home Tonight"
Jay Messina – engineer
David Hewitt – remote truck director
Rod O'Brien, Sam Ginsburg – assistant engineers
David Krebs & Steve Leber (for Leber-Krebs, Inc.) –
management
Pacific Eye & Ear – album design
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