'We weren�t too ambitious when we started out. We just wanted to be the biggest thing that ever walked the planet.' � Steven Tyler
And so began the 33 year (and counting!) career of Boston rock band Aerosmith. With a penis joke.
Three years and three albums after their debut self-titled album bombed the band were one of America�s biggest rock bands, both in the studio and on tour. The release of Toys In The Attic in 1975 catapulted the band to arena headliner status. They followed their breakthrough album with their most commercially successful effort yet, Rocks, released the following year to rave reviews. The music was sleazy and raw. They were musicians but there was nothing pompous or conceited about them, they were people�s musicians. Years of hard work, hard touring and determination had paid off and Aerosmith had delivered the musical money-shot and it was on everybody�s face. More importantly, they loved it.
Formed in Boston in 1970 when Bostonians Joe Perry and Tom Hamil...more
