Draw the Line

by Aerosmith

Draw the Line cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 9 December 1977
  • Label: Columbia
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 35:21
  • Community rating: 3.05/5 from 5 ratings

Artists on this release: Tom Hamilton, Don Henley, Steven Emspack, Dick Wagner, Bonnie Milner, Chelsea Tyler, The Memphis Horns, Lew Del Gatto, Desmond Child, Rufus Thomas, Neil Thompson, Paul Harris, Brad Whitford, John Turi, Holly Knight, John Lievano, Chris Arnott, George Young, Richard Chycki, Bob Dowd, Morgan Rael, Steve Leber, Johnnie Johnson, John Webster, Drew Arnott, Jim Cox, Howie Kay, Steven Tyler, Michael Brecker, Joe Perry, Barry Rogers, Paul Santo, Ted Templeman, Kevin Shirley, Reinhard Straub, The Boneyard Boys, Mark Hudson, Jack Douglas, Randy Brecker, Steve Hunter, Ian Putz, Dan Higgins, Tom Keenlyside, Stan Bronstein, Scott Fairbairn, Jon Pearson, David Krebs, Jeff Burns, Tower Of Power Horn Section, David Woodford, technician, Tiny Bradshaw, Lennon-McCartney, Don Solomon, Richard Supa, Lou Marini, Leila El-Amine, Rick Dufay, Gary Lyons, Lois Mann, Joey Kramer, Jim Vallance, Marti Frederiksen, Jimmy Crespo

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Recorded under a cloud of severe substance abuse and internal band friction in an abandoned convent, 'Draw the Line' captures a chaotic, ragged energy. While lacking the polished focus of their preceding breakthrough records, the album leans heavily into sleazy, abrasive blues-rock and frantic performances. The fractured recording process signaled the beginning of a dark, turbulent period for the Boston quintet that would nearly destroy the group.

Genres

Descriptors: Arena Rock, drugs, melodic, nightlife

Tracklist

  1. Draw The Line (3:24)
  2. I Wanna Know Why (3:09)
  3. Critical Mass (4:52)
  4. Get It Up (4:02)
  5. Bright Light Fright (2:22)
  6. Kings And Queens (4:55)
  7. The Hand That Feeds (4:23)
  8. Sight For Sore Eyes (3:56)
  9. Milk Cow Blues (4:14)

Credits

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