"the songs found my voice. I realized that it's not about having a beautiful voice and hitting all the notes; it's about attitude." Critical reception Contemporary reviews were mostly positive. In his article for Rolling Stone, Charley Walters praised the LP, writing that "the snarling chords of guitarists Joe Perry and Brad Whitford tautly propel each number, jibing neatly with the rawness of singer Steven Tyler, whose discipline is evident no matter how he shrieks, growls, or spits out the lyrics." Billboard reviewer called the music "derivative", but added that the band's "tough and nasty rock'n'roll vision" could be successful with the help of the right producers. Music critic Robert Christgau wrote that the band were "inheritors of the Grand Funk principle: if a band is going to be dumb, it might as well be American dumb. Here they're loud and cunning enough to provide a real treat for the hearing-impaired, at least on side one." In a retrospective review for AllMusic, Stephen Thomas Erlewine declared that Get Your Wings was when Aerosmith "shed much of their influences and developed their own trademark sound, it's where they turned into songwriters, it's where Steven Tyler unveiled his signature obsessions with sex and sleaze... they're doing their bloozy bluster better and bolder, which is what turns this sophomore effort into their first classic." Ben Mitchell of Blender had the same impression and wrote that Aerosmith locked into their "trademark dirty funk" and "firmly established their simple lyrical blueprint: smut and high times" on this album. Canadian critic Martin Popoff praised the album and called it a "rich, inspired and consistently entertaining rock 'n' roller, a record much more intelligent than much metal to this point in time". Track listing Personnel Aerosmith Steven Tylerlead vocals, acoustic guitar, piano, harmonica, percussion Joe Perryrhythm guitar, 12-string guitar, acoustic guitar, slide guitar, backing vocals, lead guitars on "Woman of the World" and "Pandora's Box" Brad Whitfordrhythm guitar, lead guitar on "Lord of the Thighs", "Spaced", "S.O.S. (Too Bad)", and "Seasons of Wither" Tom Hamiltonbass guitar Joey Kramerdrums, percussion, backing vocals Additional musicians Steve Hunterlead guitar on "Train Kept a Rollin'" (first half) Dick Wagnerlead guitar on "Train Kept a Rollin'" (second half) and "Same Old Song and Dance" Michael Breckertenor saxophone on "Same Old Song and Dance" and "Pandora's Box" Randy Breckertrumpet on "Same Old Song and Dance" Stan Bronsteinbaritone saxophone on "Same Old Song and