Boston

I have been replaced by Cheese.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.

Peak dad rock. This dad approves.

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'

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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)

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.

Scratched an itch I didn't know I had.

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

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.

Basically hit after hit. one of my fav

Easily one of the best classic rock albums.

An amazing album, enjoyed every single bit of it!

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

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

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

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!

Este es uno de los discos más importantes de la historia. Un tío loco encerrado fabricando sus propios componentes y grabando unas canciones magníficas. Esto es el verdadero indie, amiguitos.

More than a feelin…

Memorable hooks and driving melodies. An instantly recognizable sound. All time classic

Here’s another one of those albums that we were required to have when it was released, back in the day. Being in college at the time, I suppose college kids talk amongst themselves and let everyone know which music is necessary to have in your collection. Listening to it now I forgot how good it is. There are eight tracks and seven of them were big hits. Few albums have that percentage of success.

Alright, I knew the hits were there, but so much of this classic album has been on my radio before. Love this way more than I expected, going to have to hear more of their catalog. Solid, peak 70s rock!

So fire

Man, this album is quintessential 70's rock. Bangers all the way through.

literally iconic

Finally a great palate cleansing enjoyable album. Undeniably great and easy to listen to.

interesting instrumentals + very cohesive im obsessed will listen again !!

When I was about 12 or 13, my best friend at the time had me over for a sleepover on a Friday night and we stayed up late and smoked cigarettes and chewed tobacco and listened to Led Zeppelin, Aerosmith and this album. It was the first time I had heard the whole thing and I was blown away on how good it was. Not surprising after all those years ago, I still think this album is really good. Hard to find any flaws on it, and I'm not shocked that it was one of the best selling debut albums ever. 5/5 Can't miss tracks: More Than A Feeling Smokin' Hitch A Ride Yes, you should hear this album before you die. You'd be an idiot if you didn't.

I honestly had no idea what to expect here. I obviously know “More Than a Feeling” but that’s that. I was expecting some generic soft rock kind of thing. I couldn’t be more surprised when More Than a Feeling ended and they launched into the harmonized guitars of Peace of Mind - so awesome! Then they start with the wakemanish keyboards on Foreplay/Long Time. Wow! This is some progressive hard rock extravaganza! Great vocal harmonies, awesome varied songs, crazy musicianship. The music is so full of energy and ideas and goes in all different directions while staying focused and powerful and emotional. I can’t believe I never listened to this band, it’s awesome. Simply a great find, this is what I do this project for. I’ll keep this on my rotation and will look into their other albums. Five stars.

I mean there’s a reason multiple songs off here are overplayed. I can’t blame them for that, they just made an album people loved

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.

too AMERICAH RAH RAH 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🦅🦅 🏈🏈🏈 💸💸 for my liking 2/5

Technically good but this music has no soul.

Truly terrible on so many levels.

will never understand how people can stand this stupid formula rock

Excessive, soulless drivel.

Holy shit these guys are so mediocre. They should have been a one hit wonder - and that song should only belong on those shitty radio stations that play the same boring rock music indefinitely

this album is vapid to the extreme. Its AI music before AI.

Geile Stimme, geile Instrumentals, wird nicht langweilig

This album was indeed more than a feeling.

The album Boston really liked it, especially because of the rhythms. The background guitar stands out a lot and gives the songs a strong vibe, with ups and downs that make the music more interesting. The only thing I would say is that the lyrics can feel a bit repetitive sometimes within the same song, but that’s pretty normal. Overall, what I liked the most was the rhythm and the lyrics, which talk a lot about desperation and strong emotions.

Starts hard, doesn't stop, very fun album

IT'S NOT ENOUGH I NEED MOREEEEEE

Supongo que para su época fue revolucionario y vanguardista, es mi primera vez que lo escucho y siento que son sonidos que me llegaron a cansar un poco, pero no demeritó su valor ni aporte a la música, simplemente creo que no es mi género del todo, solo hubo 2 canciones que guardé en mi playlists. no me funen.

I don’t really know why any other classic rock bands even tried after this came out. Boston perfected the sound on the first try.

I loved all the songs on this album. I went into this expecting it to be the same boring rock shit, but I was pleasantly surprised. I already knew a lot of the songs on the album, but didn’t know they were by Boston. Fake fan I guess. This is my first five stars of the project, and I can see myself dancing around my room to these songs more often.

Absolutely love this album. Guitars are soaring, vocals are incredible. Every song is great.

This was an amazing album. I enjoyed every moment.

There are a bunch of other bands I'd put higher on a list of my favorite classic rock bands, but at the same time, Boston might be the perfect 70s rock band. Every track on this album is memorable, and every one has had significant radio play for a good reason. There's not a weak spot on the album. Fantastic vocals, great interplay of guitar and keys, excellent writing. Nobody does this style of rock better.

Imagine dropping your first album and the first three songs are More than a feeling, Peace of mind and Long time. That is just unfair. I can't think of any artist or band that can compete with that? Rest of the album doesn't quite hold the same quality, but it would be almost impossible.

Full of bangers. Fortunately it's much easier to avoid classic Rock radio stations in the UK. We've never had that many of them and it only takes a moment to change the dial. So I don't suffer from having heard this on repeat for years. I've not listened to it for a while, but had it on cassette back in the 80s. Loved all three of the classic albums, although I probably prefer Third Stage. This is more than half decent though and brings back memories of playing Rockband a few years back. You could always rely on the Boston numbers for a fun time. Yeah, it's cheesy. Yeah, Scholz overplays everything. But he's a fucking genius or these tunes wouldn't be quite as classic as they are.

No skips! Big fan and many will be added into my regular rotation.

Sheer rock perfection. The people who complain about it being *too* perfect sound like the Emperor of Austria telling Mozart his music has too many notes.

Classic. What a debut album! Never one of my favorite bands but you gotta respect the "no filler, all thriller" this album is. The transition from Foreplay to Long Time is flawless.

Well this album starts with More than a Feeling-one of the greatest single pop/rock songs the US has ever produced. Foreplay/Long Time is a belter of a tune as well. Hitch a Ride and Something About You are great as well. Love the drum fills throughout this album, has all the catchy pop hooks too. One of the absolute best albums ever released. Let me take this album home tonight!

an MIT engineer recording one of the best-selling (debut)albums of all time in his basement, legendary. It’s More Than a Feeling, and the entire album has this smooth, easy-going rock vibe. Consistently great.

Absolutely underrated, both musically and by songwriting.

I’m at a 10. Yeah, I knew this was gonna be great going into it, given my familiarity with the first two tracks here (and that is one hell of a 1-2 punch to start on), but the rest of the album fucking rocks all the same. Once the prog-esque intro to “Foreplay / Long Time” kicked in, a lot more of the variety of the band came through, and the wave of energy those first two tracks brought stayed at the same level for pretty much the whole time. Instrumentally… I mean, goddamn, if I could play a guitar with even 1% of the talent these guys have, I’d feel blessed. The percussion is fantastic too, with the drums finding new ways to pulse out power on every track. The electronica / synth stuff present here blends in perfectly as well, especially on some of the organ solos with just a touch of reverb present to give them a cool depth effect. I have no complaints on the instrumentation whatsoever; this might be ‘70s “dad rock” at a peak of sorts, and this is coming from a fucking debut album. Vocally, Brad Delp sounds like the king of the fucking world here – what a voice, genuinely. I have no idea how you can channel that much power & command into tracks like these, let alone still manage to bring out the extent of the emotions that aren’t really present in the lyrics. The lyrics themselves are generally pretty straightforward, and that’s an advantage here, since it gives Brad more room to drag as much as he can out, and he somehow pulls out far, far more than I think other vocalists would have. His held notes are crazy, his highest pitches feel unattainable nowadays, and as a whole, he shines just as much as the instrumentals do. It’s a perfect combination, and combined with some masterful production work to keep everything glued together, as well as a solid variety of genres within this arena rock base, the whole thing rocks. It is 37 minutes of near perfection – if I have even a minor nitpick, it’s that the last two tracks feel just a little lesser compared to the first 6. “Something About You” just kinda feels the same as “Peace of Mind”, and “Let Me Take You Home Tonight” doesn’t really feel like a closing track until they punch up the energy for the last minute or so – they’re still both great tracks though, with the former still hitting some insane adrenaline rushes (especially at the drop near the end) & the latter just being a lovely (if slightly cheesy) love track, with a sort of southern gospel energy at the end. Ultimately, there’s nothing here that would persuade me from giving this a 10. It’s a stellar set of tracks that feels like a greatest hits album, and yet, it’s their fucking debut. It’s a masterclass in how to do energetic ‘70s rock, and even with a number of these tracks (especially “More Than A Feeling”) being overplayed to death in the 49 years since this came out, for my first time listening to the vast majority of these tracks, I thought they all fucking ruled. No real complaints, no skips, no pausing, and no way this is getting anything lower than a 10. I loved it. I gotta listen to their other albums, I think.

Hit after hit, this one is so good. Some think it’s annoying but there’s a reason it was everywhere

The quintessential dad-rock, and I mean that mainly because this is one of the only non-country albums my dad would listen to constantly. This is a personal rating, (well, all of them are) and there's no skips for me. Brad Delp's insane vocal range, the crazy noodling on both guitar and organ, I love all that shit. Call me a basic bitch, I don't even care.

LOVE IT

Fantastic and iconic album

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

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.

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

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

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"

Really enjoyed the album. Excellent guitar and vocal work.

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.

Insta-5. What even can be said?

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

Amazingly good album.

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!

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

Fantastic album. Pretty much every song bangs

The story of the early days of Boston and the genius of Tom Scholz I feel like is a classic story of rock and roll lore. There is no doubt the guy is some kind of genius. I think it's interesting though that his genius plays out in a brand of music that is actually quite generic sounding , almost like it's made for radio play. This is pretty different than the type of genius that create works of art that push boundaries and only appeal to small groups of people. I am not sure if it's actually more or less impressive but certainly unique. I do think it shines though that this album was somebody's specific vision. It's super cohesive and flows from one song to the next. The guitar and drum sounds are dialed in to match the polished and coordinated songs structures. All of this creates something super easy to listen to and accessible to a massive amount of people. I do think though, that it's missive a bit of creativity or willingness to think outside the box a bit. It almost feels like one of the AI bands that have come up now. Super dialed in and familiar sounding but maybe making a little bit of soul?

Just an album that is undeniably filled, front to back, with absolute classics. Every song on this thing is a track I've had drilled into my brain since I was born, with More Than A Feeling, Peace of Mind, and Foreplay/Longtime being the standouts. I will say though, aside from Let Me Take You Home Tonight, which manages to standout from the rest of the tracklist in its sound, every track on this record basically sounds like the same song. Same vocal inflections and melodies, same guitar progressions, etc. But like I said, every song is a winner despite that. And while I'm grading this album based on what I said above, I do have to admit, I've really got no interest in listening to Boston anymore. I've just heard them way too much, despite enjoying the music, to the point that I wouldn't be sad if I never hear them again. Great album that's just been overplayed for me.

Pretty good, really is a classic.

I do not particularly like Rock, but this was quite awesome and melodic, and not tooo heavy on the solos if I remember correctly. I simply enjoyed!

Impressive for being Boston's debut album. So many classic rock songs on it but all of them are somewhat overplayed.

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.

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

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

Iconic (but overplayed) singles, production is really great. But I don’t have an emotional connection with it.

I feel like every time I turn on a classic rock radio station, Boston is playing... so much so, that I'm sort of sick of hearing it. If it wasn't overplayed so much, I'd probably like them a heck of a lot better.

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

So overplayed in my lifetime

My dislike for this album was more than a feeling 🤣 jk it’s just really not my style of music, and I feel like commercials have used so many of these songs so many times that listening to Boston feels like an ad break from the music I actually want to listen to. Better than Deep Purple