10 Bad Closing Songs On Great Rock Music Albums

10. Walking The Dog - Aerosmith (Aerosmith)

Aerosmith burst onto the scene in 1973 with their self-titled debut album.

Ok, "burst" might be a bit strong. It barely made a dent to start with, but it would eventually find an audience over time.

The album is mostly remembered for the song Dream On, which has become a staple of the band's repertoire in modern times. In fact, only Walk This Way has been played live more often.

The rest of the eight track record has some fairly decent stuff on it, but nothing that can hold a candle to Dream On. Most of the other songs would have been a better ending choice than Walking the Dog though.

A blues standard from the early 60s, Rufus Thomas' Walking the Dog has been covered by everyone from The Rolling Stones to Green Day to John Cale.

Aerosmith selected their version to close out their first album, but it lacked the oomph needed to offer a satisfying finale.

There's nothing special about the Boston band's rendition of the classic track and it would have done a much better job a mid-album piece of filler.