{"id":7042,"date":"2026-11-05T13:25:47","date_gmt":"2026-11-05T18:25:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.songfacts.com\/articles\/?p=7042"},"modified":"2026-11-05T13:25:48","modified_gmt":"2026-11-05T18:25:48","slug":"3-aerosmith-hits-that-forever-changed-rock-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.songfacts.com\/articles\/3-aerosmith-hits-that-forever-changed-rock-history\/","title":{"rendered":"3 Aerosmith Hits That Forever Changed Rock History"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Aerosmith recently completed a two-night run at the Hollywood Bowl. The shows featured guest appearances by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.songfacts.com\/articles\/how-axl-rose-juggles-big-city-life-and-small-town-nostalgia-in-guns-n-roses-paradise-city\/\">Guns N\u2019 Roses<\/a>, The Black Crowes, and many others that the Boston band helped influence. It had been three years since Peace Out: The Farewell Tour, which ended early due to Steven Tyler\u2019s vocal cord injury.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To celebrate the band\u2019s comeback shows, I\u2019ve compiled a list of three Aerosmith hits that forever changed rock history.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>\u201cWalk This Way\u201d<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Aerosmith - Walk This Way (Audio)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4c8O2n1Gfto?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When America\u2019s Glimmer Twins, Steven Tyler and Joe Perry, penned \u201cWalk This Way\u201d in the mid-70s, they not only crafted one of rock\u2019s most recognizable tracks, but they changed the trajectory of pop music. While hip-hop was brewing in the Bronx, Aerosmith recorded what became a precursor to rap rock. Fast-forward a decade, and Rick Rubin introduces Run-DMC to <em>Toys In The Attic<\/em>, thus completing what Tyler and Perry unwittingly started. The iconic collaboration between hip-hop legends and a classic rock band set a new path for music that crossed over existing genres.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>\u201cDream On\u201d<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Aerosmith - Dream On (Audio)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/89dGC8de0CA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the long history of rock power ballads, Led Zeppelin\u2019s ubiquitous \u201cStairway To Heaven\u201d sits alone atop a tall and mystical mountain. And behind \u201cFree Bird\u201d, \u201cDream On\u201d may be the touchstone ballad that all future rock ballads are constructed from. For the wistful tune, Tyler drew inspiration from the classical music he heard as a child. The song appears on Aerosmith\u2019s self-titled debut and features an ambitious slow-build arrangement that climaxes with Tyler\u2019s cat-like screams.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>\u201cSweet Emotion\u201d<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Sweet Emotion\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/15aa3WIHk5M?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You may have heard bands talk about the difference between rock and rock-and-roll. The rock part is obvious: heavy guitars, pounding drums, etc. But the roll bit comes from the rhythm-and-blues roots of rock music. This is where things like swing and groove become crucial. Echoing bands like The Yardbirds and The Rolling Stones before them, Aerosmith developed its signature style by prioritizing the \u201croll.\u201d And there\u2019s no better example of this than \u201cSweet Emotion\u201d. If you\u2019re a high school stoner in a muscle car, then this is what you crank in the parking lot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Talk about things that nobody cares,<br>Wearing out things that nobody wears.<br>You\u2019re calling my name, but I got to make clear,<br>I can\u2019t say, baby, where I\u2019ll be in a year<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Photo by Kevin Mazur\/Getty Images for Live Nation<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Aerosmith recently completed a two-night run at the Hollywood Bowl. 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