Aerosmith: Toys in the Attic Aerosmith struggled with their first two albums, but climbed their way to the top with their third album, Toys in the Attic. The iconic album established a unique rock sound for this group and was released in 1975. The group of five made their come up by advancing the emotions and sounds brought to life by their music. Toys in the Attic was the first album that Aerosmith had to start writing from scratch which makes the album more real for their listeners. Aerosmith’s first two albums were their “live” sound and something had to give. Jack Douglas, the producer, took the band to New York and they began to work on the soon to be album, Toys in the Attic. During the 1970’s Aerosmith was the most popular rock band, …show more content…
The song was their first major hit and was composed of a piano ballad that was orchestrated with strings and distorted guitars. Toys in the Attic marked a major leap for the band in writing and performances. At the time many critics labeled the band as “punk rockers” because they drifted away from the ordinary sound of rock ‘n’ roll. Sales began to rocket through the roof with Toys at No. 11 on the chart (Giles). Multiple songs off of the album like “Sweet Emotion” and “Walk This Way” also soared to the top of the charts. “Sweet Emotion” starts with Hamilton’s cool and stirring bass line accompanied by Joe Perry’s slow but effective talk box. Tyler delivers another apparent rap with Kramer’s steady drum beat holding the steady pace until the song concludes with heavy section featuring a full band arrangements of intro section complete with several overdubbed guitars (Albano). “Sweet Emotion” would become the lead single from the album. It was Aerosmith’s first Top 40 hit. The album concludes with three of the best most diverse songs on the album. “No More No More” is my favorite song of the album; it really makes it a classic. “No More No More” is a simple and bright rock and roll gem with all of the elements