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I have been replaced by Cheese.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.

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

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.

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!!!

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

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

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.

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)

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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!

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

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

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

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

Technically good but this music has no soul.

A

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.

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

Masterpiece! RIP Brad Delp

Yeahhhh

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.

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 ..)

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.

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

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.

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

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.

Wow - a Milestone of Rock 🤘

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.

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.

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

One of the greatest classic rock albums of all time

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

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

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

Classic rock doesn't get any better

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

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.

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

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.

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.

Epic Album

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.

Excellent! V easy to listen to. Great lyrics, great everything!

Was really good. Its like George Duke.

Great rock debut

ez nagyon fun album volt es tokre valtozatos

heck yes!!

Heard before but always a classic.

I just realized the UFOs in this album art are guitars. I like that Boston’s iconography is all UFOs and not like. John Hancock or something. Fenway Park. This is one of those albums that suffers from the radio. Like, Jesus what a fucked up first 3 songs, they’re so crisp and good. But also I’ve heard them 1000 times. So separating myself from that, what a good album! Wikipedia mentions the power pop influence and I think that’s why it’s so good. Fuck you that bass on Foreplay is so fucking good

good

When you listen to classic rock radio, you hear Boston frequently…all off this album. Tom Schulz and Barry Goudreau’s guitar work on “More than a Feeling” and “Hitching a Ride” are incendiary in both their arrangements and performance. Their tone offers a perfect complement to Brad Delp’s incredible range, as noted on “Hitchin’ a Ride”. But my (everyone’s) favorite comes on the almost 8-minute epic “Foreplay / Longtime” where the entire band gets a chance to not just shine, but blaze! Fred Sheehan’s bass work paired with Sin Hashian’s drumming lay a foundation that Barry and Tom build on, and Brad crowns a capstone at unprecedented heights. My only complaint is that this song should have been 1st or last because it’s so good it kind of leaves you spent. Unfortunately, like all bands mentioned that found perfection first, Boston put out a 2nd mediocre album two years later, and several more every 8years after. But, man, what an album…

Boston is such a weird anomaly. If I recall correctly, MIT dudes who cracked the rock n roll code and made an absolute masterpiece and tons of money. They have only released 5 albums in 50 years. This first album is so so good. The songs just wash over you and you can jam/rock/roll to all of them. I saw these guys in concert in the 90s and it was super fun. I need more Boston in my life. This is my reminder to put this one into the regular rotation.

Maybe the first album I ever listened to in full. My dad was a fan, and would often crank the volume to the max whenever we drove anywhere. Later on, I liked to put this on when shooting pool. If not for nostalgia alone, 5 out of 5, and glory to Boston.

I love this, has staying power and never gets old

Can't go wrong playing this one in a bar.

Really enjoyed the album . It was a favourite of mine years ago

I´ll take any excuse I get to listen to this gem!

One hell of a debut, those first five songs are just hit after hit. Good stuff

Слушая «Boston» сегодня, легко угодить в ловушку времени. Знакомые риффы, привычный вокал, всё это звучит как саундтрек к твоей юности, даже если ты родился гораздо позже 76-го. У меня, например, сразу после включения альбома перед глазами всплыли кадры из GTA San Andreas: радиостанция K-DST, мотоцикл, пыльные дороги между Лос-Сантосом и Сан-Фиерро, и это опьяняющее чувство свободы. Но стоп! Давайте-ка отмотаем немножко назад. В 1976-м, когда альбом с двух ног ворвался в индустрию, это был не просто рок. Это был новый рок. Том Шольц, этакий музыкальный Франкенштейн, в своём подвале-лаборатории создал монстра, собранного из гитарных перегрузов, многослойных гармоний и космической энергетики. Тогда даже ходили слухи, что весь свой альбом он создал с помощью компьютерной программы. Я напоминаю: это 1976 год. Вот настолько «Boston» в те времена звучал уникально. Проще было поверить, что его записали на другой планете, чем в подвале дома в Массачусетсе. Сегодня же он воспринимается как эталон, как учебник по классическому року. И в этом нет ничего плохого! Альбом честен: он обещает рок, и он даёт рок. Мощный, мелодичный, энергичный. С гимнами вроде «More Than a Feeling» и драйвовой «Smokin’». Этот альбом, как старый друг, с которым всегда есть о чём поговорить, даже если вы знаете друг друга наизусть. Он отражает дух эпохи, когда рок-музыка была не просто жанром, а образом жизни, символом бунтарства и поиска себя. Но, чёрт возьми, даже спустя почти 50 лет, он всё ещё хорош!

I mean, come on. THE classic rock album haha. I think this album is amazing. It inspired so much rock music after it and the production is incredible. Just clean.

I've been looking forward to reviewing this album for a long time. It's an album that I know well, and album whose songs I've loved since childhood. I remember hearing "More Than A Feeling" on the radio when I was probably ten or so, and being mesmerized by its beautiful guitar melodies and insanely fun chorus. I was fortunate enough to see Boston in 2003, and they put on an excellent show, and if memory serves, they played for three hours straight without an intermission. But enough of my backstory, let's fire up the turntable and jam out to one of the best classic rock albums of all time! Well, I’m actually feeling pretty on this album, and my declaration of it being one of the best classic rock albums of all time, while fairly accurate, might also be a bit hyperbolic in a way. Boston is no Rumors or Wish You Were Here, but just because it lacks the emotional depth of some of my favorite albums from the seventies doesn’t detract from the fact that it’s an incredibly well made and fun album full of solid guitar rock. “More Than A Feeling” and “Foreplay/Longtime” are fantastic songs which stand head and shoulders above the rest of the album. Both of these songs are perfect examples of Tom Scholz’s understanding and love of classical music, and contain beautiful and complex melodies fleshed out with fantastic guitar playing. Brad Delp’s vocals are outstanding, and I’m always jealous of how well he hits the notes on “More Than A Feeling.” The rest of the album is great too, and even though “Peace of Mind” is the only other single from the album, the five songs on the second side could have easily been singles as well. While I think this album is ambitious, bold, melodic, and perfectly arranged, it’s just not what I want to listen to a lot these days (I’ll always be in the mood for “More Than A Feeling” though), and I think that’s what’s weighing on me when considering what to rate this album. However, from an execution standpoint, I can’t really find many faults, and I think this is worthy of a five-star rating. Even if it’s just ‘Dad Rock,’ its impact and influence is massive, and it certainly deserves a place on this list.

This is the first album I bought myself. Paid a quarter for it at a garage sale when I was about 10 or 11. Had no idea what it was, just thought it looked cool. This album is perfect, no skips. 10!

I really like this album. Peace of Mind is one of my favorite choruses of any song for some reason. This album makes me feel like I’m in a bar and I love it. They have such good little harmonic moments. This album might actually make it into my rotation.

"Boston" de Boston es el "álbum de papá" perfecto. Considerando que todo el LP nace como una "grabación casera", manteniendo un poco de ese espíritu incluso en su versión final, lo hace aún más impresionante. "More than a feeling" es un excelente single, sin embargo, el resto del disco no deja de ser entretenido, definiendo un sonido específico e influenciando en el Rock-Pop americano. Escúchelo, es sumamente recomendable.

Loved it. Every single track was excellent.

It’s more tha a feeling that this rock n roll band will be smoking for a long time!