The below list of the Top 50 Hard Rock Songs of the '70s, voted on by UCR staff ... Soon they had their first Top 40 hit, a skulking heavy blues built on a relatively simple riff that was ...

Like so much rock ... heavy rock’s affinity for loud guitars and improvisational spirit for a genre truly distinct in tone ...

There's no doubt that Aerosmith songs have serious staying power ... and they've made everything from sweet ballads to bluesy ...