But it was the group's remarkable comeback in the late '80s, after years of drug abuse and lagging record sales threatened to implode the band, that secured Aerosmith a place in the annals of rock history.
source: RollingStone.com
Combining the bluesy rock and bad boy image of the Rolling Stones with the flamboyant metal riffs of KISS, Aerosmith established themselves in the 1970s music scene with a string of platinum hard rock albums and the release of the ground-breaking power ballad "Dream on".
But it was the group's remarkable comeback in the late '80s, after years of drug abuse and lagging record sales threatened to implode the band, that secured Aerosmith a place in the annals of rock history.
source: RollingStone.com