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Toys In The Attic | 
| Artist: Aerosmith
Label: Columbia Records
Category: Music
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Rating:  10 reviews
Sales Rank: 16734
Format: Original Recording Remastered
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
EAN: 5099747496424
ASIN: B0000250PB
Release Date: November 8, 1993
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| Tracks:
| • | Toys In The Attic | | • | Uncle Salty | | • | Adam's Apple | | • | Walk This Way | | • | Big Ten Inch Record | | • | Sweet Emotion | | • | No More | | • | Round And Round | | • | You See Me Crying |
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Amazon.co.uk Review
Originally released in 1975, this was Aerosmith's breakout recording. Listeners only familiar with their more recent, post-comeback material may be surprised; like their other albums from the 1970s, Toys has a strong blues inflection, as indicated by their cover of "Big Ten Inch Record", which also shows that Aerosmith has never lacked raunchiness or innuendo. There's also the original (pre-Run-DMC) version of "Walk This Way", and the classic "Sweet Emotion". This is Aerosmith at their gritty, streetwise best; they may have been derivative, but it really doesn't matter, then or now: it's all in good fun. --Genevieve Williams
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| Customer Reviews: Read 5 more reviews...
The Business September 12, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Hearing Aerosmith's 'Live Bootleg' just after release put me off them for nearly thirty years. It would have been a different story had I heard this album first. After two highly creditable albums, 'Toys In The Attic' marked the moment when they established their identity. It rocks as hard, but has an extra swagger. They have a simple, abrasive approach, but the tracks featured here are superbly crafted. The rapid-fire title track sounds like their signature tune. 'Uncle Salty' is wicked and 'Adam's Apple' classy. 'Walk This Way' pre-dates rap by three years and has never been surpassed by anything in that genre. 'Big Ten Inch Record,' a cover, provides a light diversion. 'Sweet Emotion' is awesome: it has an almost psychedelic opening and a riff that Jimmy Page missed. 'No More No More' leans more toward older fashioned rock and roll with appealing harmonies. 'Round And Round' is a pounding rocker, not as distinctive perhaps, but well worth its place. The big surprise is that they choose to close the album with a softer song, 'You See Me Crying,' complete with strings. Nevertheless, 'Toys In The Attic' is a great rock album, far better than the fare they've been serving up since 1980.
Cracking America March 25, 2007
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
This is their 3rd album and also the one where America started to sit up and take notice. After a good debut `Aerosmith` and then the slightly better `Get your wings` Toys in the Attic put all the cards face down on the table, to reveal a smouldering,streetwise, schmuk in your face Rock band coming of age. Joe Perry`s guitar work lifting this with some fantastic riffin and wonderful lead breaks, twinned with Brad Whitford`s dual guitaring. Tom Hamilton holding it together with great bass, Joey Kramer a fantastic drummer and to cap it all Steven Tyler lyric and vocal supreme.All the guys are spot on. No more no more,`aint seen no daylight since I started this band,round and round, uncle salty, toys in the attic.great lyrics go to make this a great album..Aerosmith firing on allsix. to be followed by the mighty `Rocks`.
Walk this way please September 28, 2005
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
One of the all time great rock n roll albums, and probably one of the single sources of inspirations for the birth of sleaze rock in the 1980's that spawned a generation of new classic rock bands, as led by Guns N Roses. Probably best known for the original version of Walk this Way, I would recommend this to anyone into rock of all genres, as every track is a winner.
One of their very best November 10, 2003
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
After nearly getting it right with "Get Your Wings", Aerosmith finally perfected their mix of Stonesy raunch and Zeppelin-esque riffing with their third album, "Toys In The Attic". The songwriting is better than ever, Joe Perry turns out indelible riffs like on "Toys In The Attic", "Walk This Way", and "Sweet Emotion", and Steven Tyler writes gleefully (and humorously) about sex throughout the album. And the entire band plays some of the best, grittiest, sleaziest hard rock of their career on this album, and there is barely a weak track to be found - "Toys" simply goes from highlight to highlight:
The title track, the classic "Sweet Emotion", the superb "Walk This Way", and the 'Smith's cover of Bull Moose Jackson's "Big Ten-Inch Record" all count among their best-ever tunes, and songs like "Adam's Apple", "You See My Crying", and "No More, No More" are almost as good. "Uncle Salty" is less pleasant, though, with its too-gleeful lyrics about sexual abuse of a minor. But if you can look past that, the rest of the album is pure hard rock joy.
4 1/2 stars - highly recommended.
Amazing album October 15, 2003
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
well damn, this is aerosmith at their finest, from the very first chords of 'Toys in the attic' you know this is classic 70s heavy metal music at it's best.Everyones heard "that armageddon song" well, in comparison to this that song's the worst. Buy this album, or 'Rocks' you decide.
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