AEROSMITH Rocks VINYL LP JAPANESE **COLLECTOR** OBI NM CBS/SONY 25AP-78 1976

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I had 5 brick and mortar stores in Portland, OR, Boise, ID, Fairbanks, AK, with 2 stores in Anchorage, AK. I operated under the name Nickelodeon Records & Tapes from 1973 to 1979, hence the eBay name Original 1976 Nickelodeon Records.
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LISTED NUMBER 175 ROLLING STONE 500 GREATEST ALBUMS OF ALL TIME.
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After Toys In The Attic proved that Aerosmith were more than a Stones caricature, the band flexed its muscles on the boastfully (and aptly) named Rocks, a buffalo stampede of rave-ups and boogies. During one typically madcap session, bassist Tom Hamilton and guitarist Joe Perry switched instruments on "Sick As A Dog"; when they came to the song's instrumental outro, Perry flipped the bass to singer Steven Tyler, grabbed his guitar and joined Hamilton and rhythm guitarist Brad Whitford for the final salvo. "We could have done it a lot easier by overdubbing," Perry admitted. "It wouldn't have had the same feel, though." Joe Levy, ed. Rolling Stone The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. New York: Wenner Books, 2005. p. 144.

Flushed with the success of Bruno Toys In The Attic, Aerosmith wasted no time or momentum in returning to the studio to cut what for many is their magnum opus.

...More cohesive than toys...Rocks also features a richer, tougher sound--the downright dangerous guitar combination of of Joe Perry and Brad Whitford is spurred on by the sleazy rhythm section of Tom Hamilton and Joey Kramer, making tracks like "Rats in The Cellar" and "Back in The Saddle send sparks.

    At the center of it all is Steven Tyler's determined devilish howl--a vocal style that earned him the moniker "The Demon of Screamin.' "

...The lyrics deal with extremes, whether it is sex ("Back in The Saddle"), drugs ("Combination"), or fame ("A Lick And A Promise")--there is either too much or too little, typically at the same time. The subject matter is fitting for a band whose predilections scared the most drug-addled musicians ins the business, leading them to dub Tyler and Perry the toxic twins. Tim Sheridan. Robert Dimery, ed. 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die. New York: Universe Publishing, Seventh Printing, 2014. p. 363.