Unitron Before Aerosmith gained lots of success in the 70's with Toys in the Attic and Arena Rock hits in the late 80's hair days, the band had somewhat humble beginnings with their first two records. Rooted in an almost pure hard blues rock sound, these first two albums really showcase that kind of rough garage-y sound of a band just starting out, the debut especially.

The album is mainly known for the hit single "Dream On", which has since became a staple of classic rock radio. Strangely enough, the album wasn't very well received upon first release in January 1973. The band was compared in an unfavorable light to bands such as The Rolling Stones (Who did influence the band). However, the album has since been better received, perhaps due to "Dream On" bringing in more popularity when the single was re-released in 1976.

This album is a gold mine for deep cuts, as the aforementioned "Dream On" and "Mama Kin" were the only singles released from this album. The band sounds quite a bit different on many of the songs than from what they would be known for later on. There is much less sleazy swagger here, it rather has that raw and immature charm of a band just getting started and finding their sound. Even on this debut, Aerosmith knew how to deliver catchy riffs and hooks with tight rhythm, and it's really easy to get caught. "Make It", "Somebody", "Mama Kin", and the cover of Rufus Thomas's "Walkin' the Dog" will all get you stompin' to their bluesy swing.

However, my two favorite tracks are "One Way Street" and "Movin' Out", with the latter being one of my all-time favorites from the band. Both of these songs standout in the band's discography, "One Way Street" is the band's longest song as well as being pretty close to pure blues. "Movin' Out" is both heavy and beautiful, having a perfect balance between heavy blues licks and touching vocal and guitar melodies. Speaking of vocal melodies, Steven Tyler's vocals are much more raspy here, fitting in really well with the more rough sound of the guitar.

While not my absolute favorite from the band, it is an easy second best as well as one of their most consistent albums. If you're looking for a more pure blues rock album with great hooks and a garage-y charm, give this gem a listen. Hope you found this review helpful, feel free to comment!

siLLy puPPy AEROSMITH's self-titled debut album is a nice collection of addictive bluesy hard rock. These Boston bad boys who always seemed to me to be America's answer to the Rolling Stones didn't find instant success with this one but “Dream On” would be reissued four years later and would eventually hit the top 10 on the Billboard charts and a staple for classic rock radio for the rest of eternity.

The rest of the tracks are decent as well with my favorites being “Somebody,” “Mama Kin,” “Write Me” and “Walkin' The Dog” which is a cover of the Rufus Thomas song. Well after listening to this again I actually like all these songs. I can hear the origins of certain idiosyncrasies in their music that would continue throughout their career.

Although this isn't the best work they would come up with I for one find this a very good debut and a really good listen. All the songs showcase their strengths as a nice tight boogie blues rock act and as we all know they would go on to become one of the biggest bands of all time.

Sinkadotentree AEROSMITH was my favourite band when i was 18 years old and i loved "Toys In The Attic" and "Rocks" as well as the "Live Bootleg".I didn't get this album until long after they stopped being my fav band.Sure i knew "Dream On" and "Mama Kin" from this the debut but the rest of these tracks i didn't know at all, and on top of that i wasn't too impressed with them.I was surprised by this only because our Classic Rock station in Toronto had this "Top Albums" of all time list and they rated this as the best AEROSMITH record so i was expecting more i guess.Still a good record but the three other recording i mentioned earlier are much more dynamic than what we have here.