While initially dismissed as The Rolling Stones knock - offs , the band came into its own during the mid-1970s with a string of hit records .
Steven Tyler , Brad Whitford and Joey Kramer eventually joined them and the band became Aerosmith .
While initially dismissed as The Rolling Stones knock - offs , the band came into band 's own during the mid-1970s with a string of hit records .
Steven Tyler , Brad Whitford and Joey Kramer eventually joined them and the band became Aerosmith .