вЂњSteven went into the stairwell for two hours,' Douglas said in Walk This Way, 'and came back with reams of paper with ideas on them, and we cut the vocals.вЂќДouglas placed a shotgun microphone 10 inches away fromВ Tyler's mouth to capture his notorious screams. Inspired by country crooner Gene AutryвЂ™s вЂњBack in the Saddle Again,вЂќ Douglas wanted Tyler to use the image as a metaphor for the band's quick return.

HereвЂ™s a track-by-track breakdown of how they got there: The result was one of Aerosmith's very best records, and a moment of inspiration for a slew of musicians вЂ“ notably Slash from Guns NвЂ™ Roses and James Hetfield of Metallica. вЂњIt had to make a big statement about how loud and hard they were, how unapologetic they felt about being who they were вЂ“ this brash, rude, sexual hardcore rock band.вЂќ вЂњThis was a big album for Aerosmith,вЂќ Douglas said in Walk This Way: The Aerosmith Autobiography. Rocks would see guitarist Brad Whitford and bassist Tom Hamilton taking on a greater role in the songwriting process, with Douglas encouraging them along the way. Perry and Steven Tyler were writing songs at the singerвЂ™s new house in Lake Sunapee, N.H., while the rest of the group started pre-production with Douglas. This way Aerosmith could use the comfortability and warm sound of their home turf to begin building out a fuller record more representative of their truest musicianship. Producer Jack Douglas was back onboard, and he came up with the idea to bring the Record PlantвЂ™s mobile recording truck to Massachusetts and back it into the Wherehouse. вЂњI wanted the hardest-rocking record imaginable.вЂќ вЂњDiamonds are called rocks, and nothing is harder than a diamond,вЂќ Perry said in his book named after the record, Rocks: My Life In and Out of Aerosmith. ItвЂ™s a thick and ballsy statement LP that most acts can only dream of putting together. Guitarist Joe Perry had wanted to call their previous album Rocks, but the title suited this nine-song follow up much better.

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