Who influenced Aerosmith?

The Beatles, Jimi Hendrix, Led Zeppelin, The Rolling Stones, James Brown

Who did Aerosmith influence?

Nirvana, Van Halen, Phish, Guns N' Roses, Pantera, Pearl Jam, Lenny Kravitz, System Of A Down, Circle Jerks, The Black Crowes, Godsmack

Aerosmith

Aerosmith formed in Boston in 1970 and over their career became the best-selling American hard rock band in history. Their strong rhythm and blues groove was influenced by bands such as The Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, and The Beatles. They continuously evolved their sound throughout their long and successful career. Aerosmith inspired another generation of rock bands that included Guns N' Roses, Mötley Crüe, and Pearl Jam.

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Albums

Aerosmith

1. Make It (3:40)
2. Somebody (3:45)
3. Dream On (4:27)
4. One Way Street (7:02)
5. Mama Kin (4:29)
6. Write Me a Letter (4:12)
7. Movin' Out (5:02)
8. Walkin' The Dog (3:13)

Get Your Wings

1. Same Old Song and Dance (3:53)
2. Lord Of The Thighs (4:14)
3. Spaced (4:21)
4. Woman of the World (5:54)
5. S.O.S. (Too Bad) (2:51)
6. Train Kept a Rollin' (5:33)
7. Seasons of Wither (5:38)
8. Pandora's Box (5:44)

Toys In The Attic

1. Toys In The Attic (3:05)
2. Uncle Salty (4:09)
3. Adam's Apple (4:33)
4. Walk This Way (3:40)
5. Big Ten Inch Record (2:15)
6. Sweet Emotion (4:34)
7. No More No More (4:34)
8. Round And Round (5:03)
9. You See Me Crying (5:11)

Rocks

1. Back In the Saddle (4:40)
2. Last Child (3:26)
3. Rats In The Cellar (4:06)
4. Combination (3:41)
5. Sick As A Dog (4:12)
6. Nobody's Fault (4:25)
7. Get The Lead Out (3:42)
8. Lick And A Promise (3:05)
9. Home Tonight (3:16)

Draw The Line

1. Draw The Line (3:24)
2. I Wanna Know Why (3:09)
3. Critical Mass (4:52)
4. Get It Up (4:02)
5. Bright Light Fright (2:22)
6. Kings And Queens (4:55)
7. The Hand That Feeds (4:23)
8. Sight For Sore Eyes (3:56)
9. Milk Cow Blues (4:14)

Live! Bootleg

1. Back in the Saddle - Live At Market Square Arena, Indianapolis, IN - July 1977 (4:25)
2. Sweet Emotion - Live At Aragon Ballroom, Chicago, IL - March 1978 (4:43)
3. Lord Of The Thighs - Live At Aragon Ballroom, Chicago, IL - March 1978 (7:18)
4. Toys in the Attic - Live At Boston Music Hall, Boston, MA - March 1978 (3:45)
5. Last Child - Live At the Paradise, Boston, MA - Aug 1978 (3:14)
6. Come Together - Live At the Wherehouse, Waltham, MA - August 1978 (4:51)
7. Walk This Way - Live At Masonic Temple Theatre, Detroit, MI - April 1978 (3:47)
8. Sick As A Dog - Live At Market Square Arena, Indianapolis, IN - July 1977 (4:42)
9. Dream On - Live At Freedom Hall, Louisville, KY - July 1977 (4:32)
10. Chip Away The Stone - Live At Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, Santa Monica, CA - April 1978 (4:12)
11. Sight for Sore Eyes - Live At Franklin Co. Veterans Memorial, Columbus, OH - March 1978 (3:19)
12. Mama Kin - Live At Market Square Arena, Indianapolis, IN - July 1977 (3:41)
13. S.O.S. - Live At Market Square Arena, Indianapolis, IN - July 1977 (2:46)
14. I Ain't Got You - Live At Pall's Mall, Boston, MA - April 1973 (3:57)
15. Mother Popcorn - Live At Pall's Mall, Boston, MA - April 1973 (11:38)
16. Train Kept a Rollin'/Strangers in the Night - Live At Masonic Temple Theatre, Detroit, MI - April 1978 (4:46)

Night In The Ruts

1. No Surprize (4:26)
2. Chiquita (4:24)
3. Remember (Walking In The Sand) (4:04)
4. Cheese Cake (4:16)
5. Three Mile Smile (3:42)
6. Reefer Head Woman (4:02)
7. Bone to Bone (Coney Island White Fish Boy) (2:59)
8. Think About It (3:34)
9. Mia (4:13)

Rock In A Hard Place

1. Jailbait (4:38)
2. Lightning Strikes (4:26)
3. Bitch's Brew (4:13)
4. Bolivian Ragamuffin (3:32)
5. Cry Me A River (4:07)
6. Prelude To Joanie (1:20)
7. Joanie's Butterfly (5:35)
8. Rock In A Hard Place (Cheshire Cat) (4:45)
9. Jig Is Up (3:10)
10. Push Comes to Shove (4:27)

Done With Mirrors

1. Let The Music Do The Talking (3:47)
2. My Fist Your Face (4:21)
3. Shame On You (3:20)
4. The Reason A Dog (4:12)
5. Shela (4:24)
6. Gypsy Boots (4:15)
7. She's On Fire (3:45)
8. The Hop (3:41)
9. Darkness (3:43)

Classics Live

1. Train Kept A Rollin' (3:20)
2. Kings And Queens (4:46)
3. Sweet Emotion (5:13)
4. Dream On (4:53)
5. Mama Kin (3:38)
6. Three Mile Smile/Reefer Head Woman (4:54)
7. Lord Of The Thighs (7:05)
8. Major Barbra (4:01)

Permanent Vacation

1. Heart's Done Time (4:42)
2. Magic Touch (4:37)
3. Rag Doll (4:25)
4. Simoriah (3:22)
5. Dude (Looks Like A Lady) (4:25)
6. St. John (4:10)
7. Hangman Jury (5:33)
8. Girl Keeps Coming Apart (4:13)
9. Angel (5:08)
10. Permanent Vacation (4:49)
11. I'm Down (2:20)
12. The Movie (4:04)

Classics Live II

1. Back In The Saddle (4:39)
2. Walk This Way (4:20)
3. Movin' Out (5:44)
4. Draw The Line (4:47)
5. Same Old Song And Dance (5:45)
6. Last Child (3:43)
7. Let The Music Do The Talking (5:44)
8. Toys In The Attic (4:03)

Gems

1. Rats In The Cellar (4:07)
2. Lick And A Promise (3:06)
3. Chip Away The Stone (4:02)
4. No Surprize (4:28)
5. Mama Kin (4:28)
6. Adam's Apple (4:35)
7. Nobody's Fault (4:22)
8. Round And Round (5:06)
9. Critical Mass (4:53)
10. Lord Of The Thighs (4:16)
11. Jailbait (4:41)
12. Train Kept a Rollin' (5:42)

Pump

1. Young Lust (4:19)
2. F.I.N.E. (4:09)
3. Going Down/ Love In An Elevator (5:38)
4. Monkey On My Back (3:57)
5. Water Song/Janie's Got A Gun (5:33)
6. Dulcimer Stomp/ The Other Side (4:56)
7. My Girl (3:10)
8. Don't Get Mad, Get Even (4:49)
9. Hoodoo/ Voodoo Medicine Man (4:38)
10. What It Takes/Hidden Instrumental (6:29)

Pandora's Box

Disc 1
1. When I Needed You (2:34)
2. Make It (3:45)
3. Movin' Out - Alternate Version (5:41)
4. One Way Street (7:00)
5. On The Road Again - Outtake - 1972 (3:35)
6. Mama Kin (4:25)
7. Same Old Song and Dance (3:52)
8. Train Kept a Rollin' (5:33)
9. Seasons of Wither (5:38)
10. Write Me A Letter - Live in Boston, MA, Nov. 1976 (4:17)
11. Dream On (4:25)
12. Pandora's Box (5:42)
13. Rattlesnake Shake - Live at WKRQ Counterpart Studios, Cincinatti, OH, 1971 (10:27)
14. Walkin' The Dog - Live at WKRQ Counterpart Studios, Cincinatti, OH, 1971 (3:13)
15. Lord Of The Thighs - Live at the Texxas Jam, Dallas, TX, July 1978 (7:12)
Disc 2
1. Toys In The Attic (3:05)
2. Round And Round (5:02)
3. Krawhitham - Outtake - 1977 (3:58)
4. You See Me Crying (5:11)
5. Sweet Emotion (4:34)
6. No More No More (4:32)
7. Walk This Way (3:39)
8. I Wanna Know Why - Live at the Texxas Jam, Dallas, TX, July 1978 (3:04)
9. Big Ten-Inch Record - Live at the Texxas Jam, Dallas, TX, July 1978 (4:00)
10. Rats In The Cellar (4:05)
11. Last Child - Remix (3:52)
12. All Your Love - Outtake - 1977 (5:27)
13. Soul Saver - Outtake - 1975 (0:52)
14. Nobody's Fault (4:21)
15. Lick And A Promise (3:04)
16. Adam's Apple - Live in Indianapolis, IN, July 1977 (4:48)
17. Draw The Line - Remix (3:42)
18. Critical Mass (4:51)
Disc 3
1. Kings And Queens - Live in Boston. MA, March 1978 (5:31)
2. Milk Cow Blues (4:13)
3. I Live In Connecticut - Outtake - 1979 (0:55)
4. Three Mile Smile (3:44)
5. Let It Slide - Outtake - 1979 (2:53)
6. Cheese Cake (4:14)
7. Bone to Bone (Coney Island White Fish Boy) (2:59)
8. No Surprize (4:25)
9. Come Together (3:44)
10. Downtown Charlie - Outtake - 1978 (2:32)
11. Sharpshooter (5:30)
12. Shit House Shuffle - Outtake - 1979 (0:36)
13. South Station Blues (4:09)
14. Riff & Roll - Outtake - 1981 (3:15)
15. Jailbait (4:38)
16. Major Barbra - Alternate Version (5:04)
17. Chip Away The Stone - Alternate Mix (4:05)
18. Helter Skelter (3:14)
19. Back In the Saddle (4:39)
20. Circle Jerk - Outtake - 1977 (3:43)