"Awesome, essential archival recording ... If you've ever wondered what was at the core of Aerosmith's music (...), The Road Starts Hear is the moderlode. Documenting a rehearsal from 1971, when the band was still playing bars around their hometown of Boston, it's a thrill to hear their songs so denuded, their playing so rough. There's a formative version of "Dream On", the song that kicked off the legend, but the magic really happens in a prowling, stealthy "Walkin' The Dog" and a brutally efficient "Mama Kin"".
