Next up is Bright Light Fright, a track that apparently all the members of Aerosmith hated, but Joe Perry insisted on including. The chorus is immediately catchy, maybe the most catchy on the CD. The song is completely overblown, but it works, and is easily one of my favorite tracks.įrom there we get into the meat and potatoes of the album, starting with Get It Up, where Joe Perry slides and chops manically at his guitar, while Tyler laments not being able to get it up along with chipmunk backing vocals. The next track, Critical Mass, is an abnormality, and features a great bassline from Tom Hamilton, backwards guitars, harmonica solo's, doubletracked guitars and some bizarre storytelling from Tyler.
It seems like the band wants to be having a good time, but that there just isn't anything fun going on Tyler sings of fame and misfortune behind the shuffle. The next track, I Wanna Know Why, is more reserved, but holds a distinct boogy. Draw the Line is a delicious slice of sleaze with a guitar riff that rumbles and roars like some kind of deranged beast while Steven Tyler screeches cocaine blues. Make no mistake, this is an Aerosmith album, which is wonderfully evident as soon as the record starts spinning.
They took some time off and returned to the studio in 1977, releasing Draw the Line.
Excessive and loud, Draw the Line is exactly the kind of album you'd except from a bunch of guys who could finally afford all their vices.Īfter the success of Rocks and Toys in the Attic, Aerosmith was riding high, literally. Review Summary: Aerosmith's premier recording at the peak of their drug years when they were still a cohesive whole.
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