Aerosmith - Rock in a Hard Place

Today (August 1st) marks the thirtieth anniversary of the release of Rock in a Hard Place, the seventh studio album from the Boston rockers Aerosmith. Although it climbed to number 32 on the US Billboard Hot 200, it was the first of the group's albums to not achieve Platinum sales status. Guitarist Joe Perry did not play on this album. Brad Whitford, the group's rhythm guitarist, left the band during the making of the album as well (he only appears on one track). Could these two factors have had any influence on the sales figures? Perhaps.

Aerosmith - Aerosmith

Happy sixty-fourth birthday today (March 26th) to American singer, songwriter, musician, front-man, actor and reality show judge Steven Tyler.

In honor of the big event, today we’ll look back at the 1973 self-title debut album Aerosmith. The record was a Platinum seller in both the US (where it reached number 21 on the Billboard Hot 200 Album chart) and Canada (where it reached number 58).

Aerosmith - Toys In the Attic

Welcome to another edition of Seventies Saturday.

In 1975, the Boston bred band Aerosmith released their third studio album. Toys In the Attic was both a commercial and critical success. The record climbed to number 11 on the US Billboard 200 charts; it went Gold within four months of its release, and as of 2002 it had gone Platinum eight times over. Two of the four singles made it into the Top-40 charts. Rolling Stone magazine has ranked it number 228 on its list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All-Time.