This Day in History: The Aerosmith album "Toys in the Attic" was released on this day in 1975. The first time I really took notice of Aerosmith was when I heard "Last Child" on their 1976 album "Rocks." I thought their sound was fresh and unique and angry enough for this 14 year old boy. I remember a gathering outside my school in Alberta in 1976 when all the boys brought their favorite albums. The albums were all Heavy Metal, though we didn't call it that back then. The albums I remembered them bringing were Deep Purple, Nazareth, Black Sabbath, Kiss, Bachman Turner Overdrive and Alice Cooper. There weren't any Aerosmith albums at that gathering, they hadn't made it to the northern prairies at the time. Had the gathering been held two years later, Aerosmith albums would have been included, as Toys in the Attic and Rocks became party staples.
The Toys in the Attic album was ranked No. 229 on Rolling Stone's list of The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. [Do people still read Rolling Stone?] Every song on the album was a winner, and one, Big Ten Inch Record, was written in 1952 by Fred Weismantel and is considered one of the best double entendre songs of all time. If you've heard the song, you know what I'm talking about.
The biggest song on the album was "Walk this Way," a title that was inspired by a scene in Young Frankenstein. The song also helped revitalize their career in the 1980s when it was covered by hip hop group Run-D.M.C.
Aerosmith is the best-selling American hard rock band of all time, having sold more than 150 million records worldwide, including over 70 million records in the United States. With 25 gold, 18 platinum, and 12 multi-platinum albums, they hold the record for the most total certifications by an American group and are tied for the most multi-platinum albums by an American group.
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