Aerosmith, Part One: The Long Takeoff on a Snow-Covered Runway

This is Part One of Rockers to Doctors' Aerosmith deep dive. We examine Aerosmith's formation, rise, and early dominance from the 1960s through 1980, covering the creation of the classic lineup, the explosive success of Toys in the Attic and Rocks, and the feedback loop where talent amplified attention, attention amplified excess, and excess began to dismantle the band. Dr. Dorian Prescott brings narrative and cultural analysis, while Nova Starwick applies data science, systems thinking, and probability modeling to a band that statistically should not have survived this era. This episode sets the stage for Part Two, where everything breaks, rebuilds, and somehow leads to one of the greatest second acts in rock history.