Ten Classic Aerosmith Songs

Ranking my favorite Aerosmith songs from the classic 1970's era of the band

10. Sweet Emotion (Toys In The Attic)
It's hard to find a song with a cooler intro... the talk box and bass intro, then Steven Tyler's repeated "sweet emotion" line before the song actually kicks off when the rest of the band comes in.

9. Lord Of The Thighs (Get Your Wings)
A very late addition, as this spot was held by "Draw the Line", but after taking a road trip and listening to Get Your Wings, I felt "Lord of the Thighs" is more of a necessity. It has the sexually suggestive lyrics you want in a good rock song, has a fast-driving opening, and the piano just puts it over the top for me.

8. Chip Away The Stone (Gems)
Originally taken from Aerosmith's Live! Bootleg album from 1978, I first came across this song on their Gems compilation of songs that were apparently deep cuts and favorites that weren't included on their earlier Greatest Hits album. I discovered this fact when looking up the song, that the cover for the Night In The Ruts album was taken from a photo shoot for this single. Makes sense why they're in a cave with mining gear on.


7. Back In The Saddle (Rocks)
Awesome vocals from Steven Tyler as he's screaming and wailing "I'm BAAAAAACK!" Its a great choice to open both the album, Rocks, and their live album, Live! Bootleg, since its a super-charged song mixing lyrics about cowboys and sex.


6. Walk This Way (Toys In The Attic)
Hard to not have this one on any list of Aerosmith songs, as it was a hit for them in two decades, as it put them on the map in the 70's and revitalized them in the 80's.


5. Nobody's Fault (Rocks)
First heard this one years ago on local radio station, Max FM "102.3". DJ Mike Stechman would have a segment where he'd play a song that was lesser-known, compared to how radio always plays the singles, and he'd also share a Youtube link on Facebook. This stood out to me because it seemed so much heavier than anything I'd heard out of Aersomith before. Up until then, I'd only been exposed to the radio singles of the past and MTV videos of the 1990s.

4. Kings And Queens (Draw The Line) 
Another song that helped turn the corner for me on Aerosmith back in 2011/2012. I came across this song on Ozzy's BoneYard on Sirius XM in a friend's car and quickly wanted to dive into more Aerosmith.


3. S.O.S. (Get Your Wings)
I first heard this song as a cover by Eric Singer's ESP (Eric Singer Project) cover band with John Corabi, Bruce Kulick, and later Chuck Garric. Corabi's raspy voice did a fine job at recreating this Aersosmith tune from their second (and maybe best?) album, and helped push me to check out more of Aerosmith's albums.

2. Seasons Of Wither (Get Your Wings)
Another one from their second album, Get Your Wings, which makes 3 songs and is the most in my top ten from any album. I feel like this song deserves more attention, at least needs to be mentioned along with the hits, since this is one song that was never a single but IS released alongside those songs on compilations.

1. Dream On (Aerosmith)
I guess this album did nothing when it debuted in 1973, the same day as Bruce Springsteen's first album, which got more attention commercially and critically. After Aerosmith blew up, then this song was re-released as a single and reached the top ten. Weird how things work like that.