10 Amazing Musicians Everyone Forgets About In Legendary Bands

10. Brad Whitford - Aerosmith

Being in a band with two guitar players is always a bit of a double edged sword. Although you have a partner in crime to help push the song forward with a wall of guitars, there are only a few bands that are known for both of the guitar players having their time in the spotlight. The Young Brothers may have gotten to the top together, but when you have someone like Joe Perry in your band, it's easy for Brad Whitford to get overshadowed just a little bit.

Since he was the last to join Aerosmith, Brad was almost more of a session player when they first got things going, playing second fiddle to Joe's guitar licks half the time. When you uncover the real credits behind the classics though, Brad actually has a hand in a lot more of the face melting stuff than you probably realize. Whereas Joe is the riff wizard who came up with stuff like Walk This Way, Brad's nasty edge was always a lot more interesting, like the crunch behind Nobody's Fault or the chaotic solo that he plays at the breakdown of Last Child.

This wasn't just something he had to come into either. If you listen to One Way Street off of their first record, both Joe and Brad basically have a guitar duel in the middle of the song, and Brad might actually outshine his partner in crime, writing the kind of fluid licks that you would have heard out of someone like Clapton. Everything comes back to the blues for Aerosmith, and Brad Whitford has certainly made the most out of doing his homework back in the day.