1970s rock
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back in the saddle
book about Aerosmith
boston bands
california jam
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classic rock
draw the line
dream on
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forthcoming
get your wings
jack douglas
joe Perry
night in the ruts
rocks
steven Tyler
sweet emotion
toxic twins
toys in the attic
walk this way
Product details
- ISBN 9780764372162
- Weight: 45g
- Dimensions: 152 x 229mm
- Publication Date: 28 Sep 2026
- Publisher: Schiffer Publishing Ltd
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Hardback
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Dive into the glory and the chaos of Aerosmith’s first seven albums—an era of ambition, anthems, and near destruction that forged one of rock’s greatest stories.
By 1972, Steven Tyler, Joe Perry, Brad Whitford, Tom Hamilton, and Joey Kramer had forged a lineup built for legend—and in 1973, their debut album on Columbia Records lit the fuse with the timeless ballad “Dream On.”
What followed was a blistering run: Get Your Wings sharpened their sound, Toys in the Attic and Rocks launched them into the stratosphere, and songs like “Sweet Emotion,” “Walk This Way,” and “Back in the Saddle” became the soundtrack of a generation, personified by the apocryphal “blue-jean army” of middle America.
But success came at a price. The late ’70s brought tension, excess, and unraveling bonds. By the time Night in the Ruts (1979) and Rock in a Hard Place (1982) arrived, the cracks had widened, and Aerosmith’s future hung in the balance.
This is the electrifying story of the creation of these legendary recordings and the band that clawed its way from high schools and Boston clubs to arenas and stadiums, in the end running on fumes and mental and physical collapse—and even death—threatening at every whirlwind tour stop.
By 1972, Steven Tyler, Joe Perry, Brad Whitford, Tom Hamilton, and Joey Kramer had forged a lineup built for legend—and in 1973, their debut album on Columbia Records lit the fuse with the timeless ballad “Dream On.”
What followed was a blistering run: Get Your Wings sharpened their sound, Toys in the Attic and Rocks launched them into the stratosphere, and songs like “Sweet Emotion,” “Walk This Way,” and “Back in the Saddle” became the soundtrack of a generation, personified by the apocryphal “blue-jean army” of middle America.
But success came at a price. The late ’70s brought tension, excess, and unraveling bonds. By the time Night in the Ruts (1979) and Rock in a Hard Place (1982) arrived, the cracks had widened, and Aerosmith’s future hung in the balance.
This is the electrifying story of the creation of these legendary recordings and the band that clawed its way from high schools and Boston clubs to arenas and stadiums, in the end running on fumes and mental and physical collapse—and even death—threatening at every whirlwind tour stop.
Martin Popoff has penned approximately 140 books on hard rock, heavy metal, classic rock, prog, punk, and record collecting. He was editor in chief of the now-retired Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles and has also contributed to Revolver, Guitar World, Goldmine, and Record Collector.
