In the era of sex, drugs and rock & roll, Aerosmith arrived with a sexy swagger and thrusts of metal, glam and boogie woogie. Steven Tyler's lyrics laced with double entendres and witty humor perfectly complimented the group's raunchy, bluesy backdrops. Beyond driving rock and roll tunes, Aerosmith also created quintessential power ballads, a dual skill which helped the band yield a string of gold and platinum albums throughout their career. Aerosmith closed out the '80s in a big way with Pump which topped out at No. 5 on the charts and went seven times platinum. The album featured a string of classics including the Grammy-nominated true-life account "Love In An Elevator" (No. 5, gold); the Grammy-winning and critically acclaimed cinematic tale of "Janie's Got A Gun" (No. 4); "What It Takes" (No. 9) and the Top 30 "The Other Side," not to mention the hard rock blues of "Monkey On My Back," the down 'n' dirty "Young Lust" and the in-your-face "F.I.N.E."
