Rats/Toys in the Cellar/Attic

A passing thought while listening to Boneyard on Sirius. Isn't "Rats In The Cellar" pretty much a re-write of "Toys In The Attic?" By the way, we're talking about old Aerosmith songs.

Exhibit A:

Exhibit B:

Then again, maybe that's the point. Let's check Wikipedia. Ah, yep! It is! Oh well. What do I know.

Couple more thoughts. Aerosmith right now as a band are pretty much inconsequential, even though they have a new album coming out tomorrow. Does anybody really care? Is a new Dianne Warren penned ballad necessary? That said, their first few records frakking rock seriously. Even Permanent Vacation and (especially) Pump kick ass.

My favorite old Aerosmith tune? They didn't write it (that would be Rufus Thomas), but it's definitely "Walking The Dog" just because of that fat groove and that wicked scratch Joe Perry does at the end of the chorus.

And about "Ozzy's Boneyard" on Sirius. I liked it better when it was just Boneyard. Now that they have Ozzy sponsoring it or whatever it is he's doing, they play way too much Accept and not nearly enough Rush. Boo to that!!