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Boston

Boston

1976

Boston
Album Summary

Boston is the debut studio album by American rock band Boston. Produced by Tom Scholz and John Boylan, it was released on August 25, 1976, by Epic Records. Scholz studied classical piano in his childhood and became involved in the Boston music scene in the late 1960s. He subsequently started to write and record demos in his apartment basement with singer Brad Delp; they had received numerous rejection letters from major record labels in the early 1970s. By 1975, the demo tape had fallen into the hands of CBS-owned Epic Records, who signed them. Epic wanted the band to record in Los Angeles with a record producer, but Scholz was unwilling and wanted to record the album in his basement studio, so he hired Boylan to run interference with the label. In an elaborate ruse, Scholz tricked the label into thinking the band was recording on the West Coast, when in reality, the bulk was being tracked solely by Scholz at his Massachusetts home. The album's contents are a complete recreation of the band's demo tape, and contain songs written and composed many years prior. The album's style, often referred to as the "Boston sound", was developed through Scholz's love of classical music, melodic hooks and guitar-heavy rock groups such as the Kinks and the Yardbirds, as well as a number of analogue electronic effects developed by Scholz in his home studio. Besides Scholz, who played most of the instruments on nearly all of the tracks, and Delp, other musicians appear on the album. Drummer Jim Masdea worked extensively with Scholz during the writing, arranging, and demo process and plays drums on one song on the final album, "Rock & Roll Band". Sib Hashian plays drums on the rest of the tracks. Guitarist Barry Goudreau and bassist Fran Sheehan, who joined the band after most of the tracks had been recorded, contribute some overdubs to "Foreplay/Long Time" and appear in the final track on the album, "Let Me Take You Home Tonight", which was recorded separately from the rest of the album. The album was released by Epic in August 1976 and broke sales records, becoming the best-selling debut LP in the US at the time, and winning the RIAA Century Award as best selling debut album. The album's singles, most notably "More Than a Feeling" and "Long Time", were both AM and FM hits, and nearly the entire album receives constant rotation on classic rock radio. The album has been referred to as a landmark in '70s rock and has been included on many lists of essential albums. It has sold at least 17 million copies in the United States alone and at least 20 million worldwide making it one of the best selling debut albums of all time.

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3.72

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17888

Genres

  • Hard Rock

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Jan 27 2022
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I have been replaced by Cheese. i have babybell balls and a cheesestring penis. my arse is now two full wheels of edam, my toes are wotsits, my face is like a punched brie and my knob cheese is now a refined delicacy this album is so fucking cheesey that it has the midas touch but for cheese instead of gold. the more i listen to this the more i feel like i'm lack toes intolerant. je suis le fromage.

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May 14 2021
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4

Peak dad rock. This dad approves.

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Feb 16 2021
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4

I don't "love" Boston. Not for any real reason but mainly just fatigue. That said, this album is pretty much banger after banger and each song elicits a special memory or lack of memory like getting black out drunk at various south bend bars and watching shitty dude-centric movies in the aughts where the director was probably like 'I dont know... lets just play more than a feeling over this scene'

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Sep 14 2021
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5

Radio killed Boston for me and their self-titled album is one of those I don't really ever need to hear again after hearing "More than a feeling" hundreds of times. That being said I won't hold that against the band in this review. Boston is an amazing album. Recorded at a home studio against the recorded companies wishes, it is a solid killer rock album from start to finish. I listened to it today and enjoyed it thoroughly even though I'll be putting the album away again for a while. The album is full of great guitar solos especially the one in "Hitch a Ride", a personal favorite. This is probably one of the few 5 star ratings I'll be giving for an album that I don't play a lot but it says a lot that I groaned when this came up on the list but put it on anyway and still enjoyed every moment of it.

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Jul 14 2021
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5

how can someone listen to this album and not get a raging boner of epicness?

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Apr 01 2022
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2

It was exactly as I expected. Very familiar yet slightly irritating... all the classic rock songs I know will come on the radio and I know I will skip and change the station. It feels like sitting in an auto shop waiting room.

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Sep 14 2021
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5

This is not the best selling debut album of all time (well, for a time) for no reason. If you love classic rock this is an essential. But what would I tell someone who hasn't listened to it 1000 times? Equally pounding vs. deft guitar playing, great harmonies, impressive guitar solos. And yes, some cheesy lyrics or hitting of high notes and added studio effects that likely aren't needed but that defined this era (Queen) or foreshadowed the next (Van Halen). The transition from Foreplay to Long Time is a classic music suspense moment. The last minute of Let me Take you Home Tonight is classic rock excess at its best. Essentially every song has an infectious musical intro (Peace of Mind) or verse (More Than a Feeling) or both (Smokin) that you can't help but rock out to. And if you just want to rock out, you'd be hard pressed to find a better, more fun album.

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Nov 23 2020
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5

NICE!!! Another 5/7, perfect score!!!

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Jan 27 2022
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3

Just 70s shit isn't it? Fine, not awful, not good. What do you want from me? Slam poetry?

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Dec 27 2020
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5

Idk what I can say about this. One of my favorite albums of all time. Incredible guitar work from Tom Scholz, incredible vocals from Brad Delp, incredible drumming, God I love this album so much

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Sep 15 2020
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5

Classic. Road trip wind-blowing-in-your-hair type stuff. Standout tracks: Foreplay / Long Time Rock & Roll Band Smokin' Hitch a Ride

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Sep 14 2021
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5

Total guilty pleasure - slick production, great songwriting, but definitely 70s power pop cheese. Regardless, More Than Feeling and Peace of Mind alone would make this album a 5. Plenty of great moments aside from that. There are better album I would rate a 5, but 5 seems like the right answer for this one.

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Jan 11 2022
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There are some albums that, when they pop up on this generator, make ones heart sink. This is one of those albums. More than a bloody feeling indeed! It's got that hideous American "rawk" guitar and vocals sound. Ugh! Horrible.

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Feb 21 2021
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5

Epic powerhouse record front to back with weaknesses. I put it in my top 100 rock albums of all time! (mic drop...with sleeveless concert tee on, haha)

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Feb 13 2021
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5

Stellar album great tracks, great riffs, unique sound. Awesome

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Aug 24 2023
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5

5/5. A classic, classic rock album. Every song is just so well written and feels so clean. This is just a perfect album and the first side is one of the best vinyl sides in music history. Just so good.

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Jan 19 2021
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5

Instant 5 star album, this is a quintessential classic rock album. One of the fastest selling debut albums of all time, the first three tracks are instantly recognizable to anyone, they are true classic rock classics. The vocals and instruments, notably the guitars, are so FIRE. Tom Scholz is a musical genius, recording a lot of these tracks in his own basement. This album is a special one and if I could rate it higher than 5 stars I would.

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Dec 23 2023
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3

Ok, look…it’s Boston…they self-produced a pretty great record, it was a massive success and then they never made anything else that lived up to this record. The songs that are worth hearing here are songs you’ve heard at least 1,001 times in your life already. It’s an exceptionally well produced album that makes great use of the 24 track tape it was recorded on: two tracks for vocals, one for hand claps, one track for drums, one for bass, one for keyboards and the remaining 18 for guitars. I’m kidding, but not by much. The DIY aspect of this record is what intrigues me the most, and it’s a good story, but musically I’m not sure it’s not far off from a REO Speedwagon or Kansas record. Pretty standard 70’s MOR rock music. It just sounds punchier because there’s a wall of guitars layered on thicker than the getup that Ralphie’s brother had to wear to school in A Christmas Story.

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Aug 24 2023
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5

Scratched an itch I didn't know I had.

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Apr 24 2021
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5

Great album, it's like the epitome of Classic rock. B side is a bit weaker but A side is banging

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Nov 09 2022
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If you think about it, even now there must be at least a million people in the world who would say their favorite band is Boston. Life is weird. I never knew anything about this band, or cared to. I just learned that one guy played most of the instruments, which makes a lot of sense. The playing is all showy, gimmicky, grating, and empty. That kind of consistency is only possible if all the pieces are the product of the same ego.

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Nov 27 2021
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5

Cet album m'était absolument inconnu avant de le lancer. Vous pourriez donc vous dire que c'est un miracle qui a eu lieu ici, étant donné ma réputation qui m'interdit de donner le moindre 5/5 a tout artiste n'etant pas Michael Jackson. Mais vous vous trompez, cela ne releve pas du miracle. Ce 5/5 était même très attendu de ma part. En effet, j'entretiens depuis de nombreux mois une relation musicale très forte avec la figure paternelle de la famille robperimètre, avec qui nous échangeons très régulièrement au sujet du générateur. Il a pour sa part déjà terminé le générateur il y a de longues années, et vit desormais en complète autonomie dans une grotte, entouré de vinyles. Lorsque je lui évoquais Boston comme album du jour, il hocha la tête et déclara: "Très très bon tirage, j'ai au moins un de leur vinyle en ma possession." Je savais à cet instant précis que j'allais passer un grand moment de musique.

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Jan 21 2021
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5

Basically hit after hit. one of my fav

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Apr 14 2021
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5

Easily one of the best classic rock albums.

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Jan 14 2021
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5

An amazing album, enjoyed every single bit of it!

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Feb 21 2021
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5

Fantastic album, borderline progressive Rock to RockNRoll. Top of the heap in the late 70s

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Mar 08 2021
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5

Already knew more than a feeling but the whole album is great

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Jan 27 2022
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Kevin Garnett in his speedos climbing up a tree. A crow flies in and steals his throat soothers that he's been saving for a special occasion. Mark Wahlberg looks on pensively. The tree breaks and Kevin falls through the floor into Belgium's capital, Brussels. Jason Orange is there. Naked. A troubled horse jumps out of a house of mirrors and plays the bongos for a few seconds. The onlookers are impressed. Matt Damon appears. He's frowning. A beekeeper eats a pear. Everyone dances to Boston by Boston apart from Eddie the Eagle Edwards. He does a ski jump into the endless corridor of time. Hacksaw Jim Duggan greets him with a warm smile. A small crab falls from the sky. Robert Downey Jr catches it in his mouth and spits it back at the world. Tanny Grey-Thompson stands up and applauds. This causes a radiator to malfunction and jockey Ruby Walsh to burst into song at first, and then into flames. The gatekeeper lets 11 fish and 4 sheep into the dining room. They are presented with medals for good behaviour during their time on The Weakest Link. The orchestra plays the theme tune. The corpse of Meatloaf wrestles a priceless vase. The winner must drink the piss of Princess Diana through the eye of a needle. The referee blow the final whistle and they all go to the bathroom for chips and drinks. Sarah Palin wants crisps.

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Oct 26 2021
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Like movie franchises that recapitulate their templates until they're the only way their super fans can understand art, Boston engineer prog anthems so perfect they could win a Nobel Prize—except there's not much to them beyond technical wizardry. Just immaculate playing propping up a familiar hopeless romanticism. For the first half, the wispy, lispy, kind of wimpy vocals are so in thrall to the calculated catchiness of the songs that they temper the bombast enough to make it fun. So much so that I was set to give it a 3. But it’s amazing how quickly it got boring once the tunes thinned out just a little bit on the second side. P.S. I actually looked up where they were from!

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Feb 27 2025
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5

Boston More Than a Feeling is an absolute banger but I have never felt the urge to check out a full Boston album. I wish I had as this is a lot of fun, with just the right amount of pleasurable cheesiness - I love its Ron Burgundy rock'n'roll soft rock power pop vibe, like The Cars crossed with Foreigner, Todd Rundgren and a bit of Tom Petty. You can see why it sold by the bucket load Aside from the meticulous layers of guitar with that sweet sweet 70s tone, there is some great bass playing and some excellent harmonies and backing vocals on here. He’s quite famous for his studio jiggery pokery and making his own studio gizmos and it really does sound excellent, crisp, warm and smooth. Like a heated up Granny Smith. The more I listened, the better it got and the more I can see why it sold by the tonne. Peace of Mind, Rock & Roll Band, Smokin, Something About You, Hitch a Ride and Let Me Take You Home Tonight are classic 70s rock banhers, with great arrangements and catchy melodies. The only thing I’m not keen on is the Foreplay section of Foreplay / Long Time, it goes way too prog and way too close to Yes for comfort and kind of distorts the flow. However the Long Time section is a great groove and an excellent track. After 3 listens I thought this was a solid 4, but listening again today and reading back what I wrote above I think this is a 5; it's enormous fun, the songs are great, it sounds superb, the guitar is tasty, it nails exactly what it sets out to do and it’s all done and dusted in 37 minutes. Excellent 🛸🛸🛸🛸🛸 Playlist Submission: More Than a Feeling

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May 20 2024
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5

This is some of my favorite type of music. Classssssic arena rock painstakingly arranged, I love the layers of carefully and deliberately screeching guitars. I wish they (Tom Scholz) could have made 50 albums like this.

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Nov 26 2021
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5

I wouldn’t say I’m a Boston fan but this album rocks from the beginning to the end. Maybe I am a fan?

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Aug 09 2021
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5

5/5 - I mean, this is one of the greatest albums ever.

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Jul 26 2021
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5

Practically a greatest hits record, one of the strongest debuts of any band. Every song is an instant classic, and I don't think there's a wasted second on the record. Brad Delp's voice is wonderfully joyous throughout the entire record, backed by some excellent roaring guitars. Favorite tracks: "Foreplay/Long Time", "Rock and Roll Band", "Peace of Mind"

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May 07 2021
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5

Really enjoyed the album. Excellent guitar and vocal work.

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Feb 16 2021
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5

That was an extraordinarily enjoyable 40 minutes - which I really enjoyed as an album length but I imagine pissed people off back in the day. Half of these are classic rock anthems, but I really liked the others too. The sound is consistent and not too varied but I love it.

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Apr 20 2021
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5

God, even if you don't like this type of rock, this record does not QUIT. And I love it.

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Mar 02 2021
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5

Awesome stuff! Hard rock turns power pop. I really enjoyed this. Thought I'd only heard "More Than A Feeling" before, but recognized "Foreplay/Long Time", which I'm naming fave track, from a bunch of TV shows and loved hearing the whole thing!

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May 22 2021
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5

Perfect classic rock. 10/10 1. Peace of Mind 2. More Than a Feeling 3. Hitch a Ride

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Jan 28 2021
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5

Fantastic album. Pretty much every song bangs

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Feb 27 2025
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4

14 year old me would have loved this album. Slightly older me did enjoy this slice of classic soft rock. A fair few bangers and not many fillers. Leaning towards a 4 which is more than I expected.

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Aug 22 2023
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4

I wasn’t familiar with Boston until recently but these songs really slap

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Aug 22 2023
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4

A childhood favorite. Timeless as far as AOR goes. Favorite tracks: First five. Rock & Roll Band is underrated. 4/5

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Feb 10 2025
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3

More than a feeling is honestly such a banger. The rest is completely ok for what it is.

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Feb 08 2021
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3

This album is fun! Can see where the darkness got their inspiration.

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May 16 2024
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2

Technically good but this music has no soul.

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Apr 03 2025
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5

I don't care what others say, this album slaps! Guitar work is great, go Tom Scholz! Are the songs overplayed and completely stereotypical of rock in this time frame...yes but i ain't mad at it. They are all bangers, just make you want to move and enjoy life. They are just something about this rock n' roll band trying to get everyone take everyone away by some smokin music! The music gives you more than a feeling, but a peace of mind that makes me want to hitch a ride and let them take me home tonight. Some might think its cheesy, and they might be right. But rocking out to this album feels gouda!

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Apr 03 2025
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5

Boston really came out swinging with their debut. Kudos for creating a greatest hits compilation right out the gate. It's rare to encounter an album I haven't listened to before, and to know almost every song. Great stuff, fun lyrics, and the instrumentation and song structures are very well produced. I don't care if this is considered cheesy by some, I think it's a pretty fantastic classic rock album. It's interesting too, because am I excited when I hear some of these songs on the radio? Some of them, sure, but not all of them. And I've heard some of them so much that Boston just feels overplayed. But when I put the overplayed thing aside and listen to this as the full album they created that was once new and fresh, this is an easy 5 for me for the sheer number of hits it produced.

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Apr 02 2025
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5

Brings back those right out of high school feels. Banger to banger to banger. Album is straight from start to finish. Definitely in rotation.

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Apr 01 2025
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5

What an absolute classic of an album. The power of unison guitars and stacked, soaring vocal harmonies. Pretty much every song on this album was a single and I've heard before — some I couldn't have told you were Boston. The fact that this was largely a one-man show is unbelievable. Pretty basic bass parts, which is what happens when you don't have a dedicated bass player writing parts I think, but there's so much going on melodically that I think it fits.

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Apr 01 2025
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5

Great album, i really enjoyed singing along and thinking of the last time I heard those songs. really a nice time.

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Mar 28 2025
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5

It's literally impossible for me (as well as probably thousands of other millennials) to rate this album with an objective lens, as we were subjected to listening to it literally countless times on car rides listening to FM radio - and there is a part of my brain that correlates these songs to the slow death of FM radio, and how it's JUST the same 10-15 songs which are played on the airwaves. But setting that aside... this is a monster of a classic rock album - and a debut album at that! Despite being played to death, I still found my adrenaline starting to pump while doing a full album listen - especially during the opening/buildup up "Foreplay". Yeah it's all a bunch of mid-70s rock cheese.. but who doesn't love cheese now and then?

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Mar 26 2025
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5

Boston's self-titled debut album was the most successful pop debut until Whitney Houston's debut ten years later. Largely the work of Tom Scholz, guitarist and songwriter that built a 12-track recording system in his basement. He assembled a band, and they crafted well-produced, guitar driven arena rock songs. The album includes hits "More than a Feeling," "Peace of Mind," and "Long Time," which drove the success of the album and established the band as a fixture on classic rock playlists.

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Mar 25 2025
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5

Fantastic mix of guitars, percussion, singing, and organ. A true classic. And their first album!

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Mar 25 2025
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5

Classic rock that still sounds great...not a weak song in the bunch.

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Mar 24 2025
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5

I’m realizing now that the DJs that ran the classic rock station when I was growing up were huge Boston fans. I never knew who was playing and to credit, but now I know how much ass Boston really kicks!

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Mar 22 2025
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5

Same song lots of times, overused by adverts, still epic

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Mar 18 2025
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5

I didn’t know I knew every song on this album. What a debut album, it’s a veritable greatest hits. This was a band that knew exactly what they wanted to do and executed it perfectly.

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Mar 15 2025
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5

Classic album start to finish. Holds up every time. There's a reason its still on the radio all the time all these years later.

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Mar 14 2025
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5

One of the best debut albums of all time. Amazing that it was one guy.

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Mar 14 2025
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5

I can't believe this is a debut album. Every song has me rockin'!

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Mar 10 2025
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5

No private session used for Spotify. I had this on cassette when I was much younger, I purchased it for 3 dollars at the neighborhood comic book/music store called "Dr. Rocks". Completely useless and off topic information. This album, like the Cars' first album, could just be their greatest hits. It rocks, screaming thunderous guitar. Scholz's guitar work is intense and Delp's vocal work is perfect.

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Mar 09 2025
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5

Yacht rock so good you can feel the shag carpet

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Mar 09 2025
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5

Hell yeah! This is the sound of a dad starting his midlife crisis in the best way possible - buying a muscle car and blasting it down the highway with the windows down. Every song is a perfect mix of soaring vocals, big-ass guitar solos, and synths that sound like they were beamed down from a spaceship. Pure, untouchable, over-the-top rock and roll. It's basically flawless (I mean, Tom was a perfectionist). Every song is just there in your brain, even if you don’t know how.. So OK, there is a tinge of repetitiveness in it, but it takes nothing away from the sum of its parts. He found a recipe and stuck to it. Spins: All Day Playlist Additions: - More Than A Feeling - Peace Of Mind - Foreplay/Long Time - Smokin' - Let Me Take You Home Tonight

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Mar 08 2025
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5

I am simply amazed by how well it holds up. The craftsmanship is fantastic and its influence on rock undeniable. Unfortunately, so many albums, groups, and whole years of rock and roll attempted to replicate the joy & passion of this album but lacked the musicality, authenticity, and talent of the original. The studio work (arrangement, mixing) is impeccable. The harmonies soar; the guitar hooks groove hard, but remain unforced. A favorite & part of the desert island collection.

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Mar 08 2025
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5

So great. Transported me back to when I was a young teenager.

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Feb 25 2025
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5

Really enjoyed this! Yes it sounds a bit cheesy now but it's so much fun at the same time. I'd heard More Than A Feeling before of course but the whole first half of the album is excellent. Really short and full of energy with tons of guitar solos and soaring vocals, but also some great organ and clavinet sections.

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Feb 24 2025
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5

Nice album. Interesting chord progression, great vocal performance, and impressive production in 1970s. Likes: more than a feeling, peace of mind, let me take you home tonight Not sure: smokin’ (well technically it’s really good in all aspects, but personally not too sure if I enjoy it ..)

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Feb 24 2025
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5

This album goes so hard. The first 4 songs are all jams, the first 3 of which are also masterpieces. For an album of 8 songs, to have 3 all be too charting hits is crazy. The album is 36 minutes and 34 of those are Foreplay/Long Time. You could teach a class on how to perfectly execute a guitar riff as a bridge with almost any song in this album. It’s a band that really knows its strengths and plays to them.

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Feb 24 2025
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5

this album straight up rocks. More Than a Feeling kicks it off, Peace of Mind starts rocking hard, and then Foreplay/Long Time, Rock and Roll Band and Smokin' are absolute face melters. I think the last three songs don't stack up as heavy as the front half of the album, but it doesn't feel fair to drop the score by comparing them. this album rocks, plain and simple

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Feb 22 2025
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5

Epic powerhouse record front to back with weaknesses.

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Feb 19 2025
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5

It's still hard to believe this is a debut album. Rock perfection by a super group is more like it. Timeless, classic, melodic and cool.

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Feb 18 2025
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5

Never listened to the album but had half of it already saved as liked songs on Spotify... Great album, loved it.

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Feb 18 2025
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5

LOVE this god damn album. Such great old fashioned rock n roll, insane that basically every song is a hit and it's their debut album.

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Feb 17 2025
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5

This has to be Boston's best album - just one banger right after the other, starting off strong with More Than a Feeling. Every song is enjoyable, and there is variety across the songs.

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Feb 13 2025
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5

Wat heb ik in de jaren '90 dit soort muziek (om het maar even in een grote stoofpot te gooien met allerlei andere bands) toch ontzettend vaak en lang gehoord zonder het ooit zelf aan te zetten. Het doet me daardoor sterk denken aan Radiooo Tieeeeen Gooold, de Philips personeelswinkel in het PSV stadion, jezelf kapotvervelen achter in de Opel Kadett (lelijk jaren 90 model, niet zo'n hele oude), met het hele gezin een dag lang kleding kopen in de C&A met die roltrappen waarlangs iemand ooit naar beneden is gedoken, van die blauwe Stimorol kauwgom die bruin wordt als je er op kauwt en daadwerkelijk anders smaakt dan alle andere kauwgom. Misschien klinkt het anno 2025 een tikkeltje fout allemaal, maar so be it. Op het album is geen enkel vervelend nummer te vinden en er straalt ook een soort onbevangen plezier van uit. Tempovertragingen, uitgebreide gitaarsolo's, bridges waarin daadwerkelijk wat anders gebeurt en zo op het einde nog even moduleren (dat woord kun je niet typen zonder aan Jiskefet te denken). Allemaal van die elementen die je tegenwoordig niet meer zo gauw tegenkomt. De openingstrack is legendarisch. Ik heb die meteen na het luisteren van het album nog een keer opnieuw aangezet en toen die voorbij was heb ik Spotify nogmaals het hele album uit laten rollen. Dan mag je een 5 geven.

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Feb 12 2025
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5

I have a whole new appreciation for Boston! Great album!

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Feb 11 2025
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5

One of the greatest classic rock albums of all time

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Feb 11 2025
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5

This was great. Many of the songs I recognized from classic rock stations growing up, but wasn't familiar with the band. Boston is fantastic

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Feb 11 2025
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5

Jarenzeventigrock om door een ringetje te halen, de heren gaan lekker los, de gitaren gillen, prettige samenzang, een hitje erop, geen wanklanken, wat wil je nog meer. Dikke prima dit.

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Feb 11 2025
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5

Onvervalste of wellicht wat ouderwetse rockplaat. Ik kan er maar weinig over zeggen. Heel stereotype, maar heel sterk uitgevoerd. 4,5 ster.

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Feb 11 2025
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5

Toch knap, als het openingsnummer van je debuutplaat een absolute evergreen wordt. Verder is het een prima potje dadrock, alsof je arrow classic rock aan hebt staan. Meerstemmige zang, gillende (dubbele) gitaren, lekker uptempo. Ik vind dit stiekem heel erg leuk haha. Omdat die ene hit zo enorm groot is, hoor je verder nooit iets anders van Boston. Althans, ik ken dus die andere nummers niet, ik hoor ze voor het eerst. Ik heb het album daarom de volgende ochtend nog eens opgezet, voor ik dit een definitief cijfer ga geven. Ik hoor Peace of Mind nu voor de tweede keer, nondeju, lekker nummer man. Als ik Spotify zou hebben, dan zou ik dit zeker in een afspeellijstje kunnen zetten. Ik kan er niet omheen, dat ik dit gewoon geweldig vind, ondanks dat het misschien een beetje corny is. Het schuurt ergens tegen de glamrock aan, maar dat is helemaal niet erg. Het is simpelweg heerlijk. Ik ga lekker een 5 uitdelen

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Feb 07 2025
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5

Classic rock doesn't get any better

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Feb 05 2025
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5

More Than a Feeling is great, everything else is good. What’s not to like?

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Feb 05 2025
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5

Awesome album. Fun is definitely the word to describe it. More Than a Feeling is a great song, but the rest of the album is also epic. Will definitely listen again.

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Feb 04 2025
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5

I don't know if i have any words to say just how amazing Boston is. This album gave me a lot of the same vibes as Rush (It could mostly be due to the fact that this album and 2112 came out the same year and are obviously of the same genre) did and since i loved 2112, it should come as a no brainer that i love this one as well. The songs had such a fun, upbeat and fast paced rhythm to them yet also had such good melodies inside them all as well. I would honestly say that my biggest issue with this album is i just want more of it which should just go to show just how amazing it really is. Best Song: Foreplay / Long Time Worst Song: Let Me Take You Home Tonight

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Feb 04 2025
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5

I listened to this album with my dad while logging my hours for driver's training. I'll always love it. I never get sick of More Than a Feeling no matter how many times I've heard it. Hitch a Ride and Foreplay / Long Time are my other favorites but every song is good.

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Feb 01 2025
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5

As soon as I see something labled as "AOR", I can't help but hesitate just a little bit. It's often the more polite way of calling something hair metal, which is a genre I can't stand. But this album represents the good side of AOR. Filled to the brim with catchy riffs and fantastic vocals, the powerhouse of an album keeps my attention for its entire runtime. It's just theatrical enough to feel epic, but still remains very down to earth and accessible. Definitely one I will be keeping in consistent rotation for the foreseeable future.

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Jan 29 2025
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5

Honestly could be a 5. A lot of bangers on here, both vocally and musically like foreplay. Reminds me of steely dan or Fleetwood mac.

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