10 Hard Rock Songs That Almost Killed Great Albums

Ever since Aerosmith got started, they always gave off the impression of a blues band that just happened to play rock and roll. While there are many elements of the group's sound indebted to groups like Led Zeppelin and the Rolling Stones, the attitude and swagger they brought to the table always harkened back to guys like Howlin Wolf sweating it out in an old club back in the early '60s. At the same time, going the whole hog on the blues might not have been the best course of action.

Whereas most of the album Toys in the Attic features them settling into their trademark groove, this goofy blues number about vinyl is a lot more goofy than it was probably trying to be. Make no mistake, this record is supposed to be somewhat stupid, down to the obvious double entendres laced throughout every single line of the verses. On the other hand, the idea of a song like this coming out of Aerosmith goes too far in the opposite direction.

Given the fact that you can find references to sex all throughout Aerosmith's catalog, a song like this falls into self-parody more often than the band probably would have wanted. This album is already full of boogie rock jams from front to back...we didn't necessarily need a joke in the middle of things.