This 1974 Power Ballad Was Just Named the 'Most Underrated Classic Rock Song' Ever

Some classic rock songs, like Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody" or "Stairway to Heaven" by Led Zeppelin, are still getting radio play. However, the genre does have quite a few songs that are undervalued. For instance, the publication Collider recently shared a list of the "10 most underrated classic rock songs of all time."

The ranking, published on April 24, included songs like Jethro Tull's 1975 "Baker St. Muse," George Harrison's "Wah-Wah" from 1970, 1976's "Medicine Jar" byPaul McCartney and Wings, and "Transcendence" by Santana, released in 1977.

Aerosmith's 1974 song "Seasons of Wither," off the band's second studio album, Get Your Wings, secured the list's top spot. According to Collider, the song is not all that popular, despite being a powerful, bittersweet ballad with a perfect structure.

Steven Tyler Gave Some Insight Into How He Wrote 'Seasons of Wither' in His 2004 Memoir

Rock and Roll Globe reported that Aerosmith's singer and frontman, Steven Tyler, now 78, revealed how he ended up writing "Seasons of Wither" in his 2004 memoir, Does the Noise in My Head Bother You?: A Rock 'n' Roll Memoir. Tyler revealed that he had taken two forms of sleeping pills before he came up with the seventh track off of Get Your Wings.

"I used to lie in my bed at dawn, listening to the wind in the bare trees, how lonely and melancholy it sounded," wrote Tyler, who was 26 years old when Get Your Wings was released. "I was pissed off about my taxes and getting mad helps me to write, so one night I went down to the basement where we had a rug on the floor and a couple of boxes for furniture and took a few Tunials and a few Seconals and I scooped up this guitar Joey gave me, this dumpster guitar, and I lit some incense and wrote ‘Seasons of Wither.'"

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This story was originally published April 24, 2026 at 11:31 AM.