Reviews (page 10 of 16)
Nice guitars. But it's not really my cup of tea.
Tight, polished, rock and roll with lots of sustain. Superior boating music!
“More than a Feeling” is an absolute banger, but the rest just feels like your basic classic rock radio fodder.
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.
Better than expected...but expectations were low.
One of my favs of that generation
I love this, has staying power and never gets old
Het album begint met het bekende nummer "More Than a Feeling", maar ook de andere nummers zijn lekker up-tempo en vrolijk. Ik vind het een leuk album. ***
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
Not usually a huge fan of generic arena rock, but this is different. Banger after banger. And Hitch a Ride was a much needed break from the sameness of the radio hits preceding it. And best song on the album
king of dad albums and what a debut!! You can tell where they got their influences from and that doesn't bother me. You can also tell how they influenced bands after them. If you like classical music, you'll recognize compositions layered in here rock and roll infused. It's a fun fun album. I lived in Boston for 6 years and this still get played at bars all the time.
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!
Only heard one song from this album previously and really liked it so I was very excited to listen to the whole thing and can safely say it is amazing. I cant believe that this is the band's first full body of work, yet they sound like they are in their prime already.
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.
not really into rock but still a goated album
Solid 70's rock album. Great listen for running. 8/10
All a bit samey unfortunately.....
Schon wieder eine Band, deren Name ich nicht kenne, den ersten Titel (More than a feeling) aber schon ... Der Rest ist dann aber nicht so eingängig.
King of the dad records.
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.
Fantastic start 😜, good organs, some nice songs but overall not 100% my taste!
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.
Great start!
How can't you just sing along!?
I know this was big back when I was 8. I thought it was hot garbage then and I still do now.
2.5 i get y people like it. People are lame
"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.
the best dad rock to ever dad rock. catchy as hell, great instrumentation. absurdly cheesy, but very charming.
Rating: 8.5/10 The hits are literally perfect, the rest of the album is good but not nearly to the level of the hits. Peace of Mind is the best Boston song.
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!
One of the best albums in this list
I've been trying to play 'more than a feeling' for decades and am nearly there (in my head, anyway). Never heard the rest of the album before. It's all feelgood rock, couple of standouts - 'Smokin' (b side of the single) 'Longtime' and 'Hitch a ride', but it's all good. Solid 4 stars.
Really liked this one as it was a good traditional rock album - think Sian like more than Deb
Boston was never. a favorite of mine, but ya gotta admit, this album has the hits!
Classic album that outside of "more than a feeling" is a bit meh
The epitome of 70s rock. Nearly every song on this album has been played to death on classic rock radio. It’s well performed and produced but after 40+ years of hearing this, I can’t get excited for it. Not bad, I’m just tired of it.
Solo por More than a feeling ya merece la pena el disco. Claro está que el resto no están a la altura de este himno, si así fuera hablaríamos de uno de los mejores álbumes de la historia. Por cierto la mejor canción fue la última en grabarse y componerse... Se trata de uno de los debuts más exitosos de todos los tiempos, aunque nunca llegó al número uno. Justo antes del estallido punk del 77, este disco tiene mucho más de DIY de lo que se piensa. Sin ellos no habría AOR ni Toto, Journey, REO Speedwagon, Foreigner o tantos otros ... Rock´n´Roll band es otro hitazo (que incluso tomarían prestado Dire Straits en Money for nothing). Forever/Long time y sobre todo Hitch a ride son otras maravillas. Peace of mind... Entre Steve Miller Band, Deep Purple, Pink Floyd, Bruce y The Cars... un disco para poner a todo volumen y lanzarse a donde quiera que sea. Otros discos del 76: Statio to station, Songs in the key of life, Hotel California, Love to love you baby, Desire, Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap, Rocks, Oxygene, el directo de Peter Frampton, Jailbreak, Arrival, Black and blue, Fly like an eagle, The year of the cat, Presence, Calling card, los debuts de Modern lovers, Peter Tosh, Ramones y Tom Petty...
Huge shot of nostalgia with this album today! I owned the CD of it in high school and played the hell out of it. One of the strongest debut albums ever! Phenomenal album! Favourite songs: Smokin', Peace of Mind, More Than a Feeling, Foreplay/Long Time, Rock & Roll Band, Let Me Take You Home Tonight, Something About You Least favourite songs: Hitch a Ride 5/5
Great drumming. Clever musicianship but deadly dull.
The sound is FANTASTIC. The guitars, the drums – there is so much to love about how these songs have been played and produced. It's excessive but that's the point. For me though the thing that holds this album back from being 5 stars is the songs themselves. If most of these songs were played by an acoustic singer-songwriter in a pub, I'm not sure I'd stick around. There just isn't a huge amount to them.
Kinda meh
🫶🏻🫶🏻
Great album, fantastic cover art. This what I want to hear at the local dive bar. 1976 was a good year.
This album is one banger hit after another. I had this tape as a kid but forgot how loaded with hits it is. Such a solid band and a fun nostalgia listen.
I really loved this album! I didn't realize how many tracks I already knew. It was fabulous from front to back. The thing that got me the most was this album has one of the best starting tracks on any album. It's up there with Nirvana smells like teen Spirit as an opening track. 20 years ago. I would have thought this album was a cheesy and derivative classic rock album. Now I realize this album is where the mold probably came from. 2nd 5 star album thus far for me!
I would give this one 6 stars if I could. I feel like it was great and can also see how it influenced others. Also nice to see a debut album from a band land on this list.
Nice 70s rock. I would have liked to give it a 3,5 but having to choose between 3 and 4 I'll go for the 4!
Surely an album for lovers of hard rock. But me? I'm picky with my hard rock. I didn't care for this album
Boston is a band that I was raised on, so they will always have a special place in my heart. This album is one of my go-tos when I need to be lifted into a better mood. It has a lot going for it in terms of instrumentation. Tom Scholz used a lot of custom-built equipment and was really ahead of the curve with his studio production techniques, making this album groundbreaking for its time. Even better, the album is very consistent all the way through, with good songs and a smooth, cohesive flow.
Was only familiar with More Than a Feeling, which I’ve never loved but it’s a good song for sure. I was more into this album than I thought I would be, Smokin’ and the intro to Foreplay are actually pretty great. I don’t see myself returning to this, it’s prog but hair metal prog which is kinda fun but I don’t need it in my life as a constant. 3 stars
Great album classic
Will give this another listen
This was good fun! More Than A Feeling is a strong opening track, really sets the mood and you roll on through from there. This sort of rock is far more my speed than The Strokes, for example.
4/5. Turbūt radijas sugadino norą klausytis dar kartą. Na, bet nepaneigsi kad albumas super.
I've definitely listened to this album before. Boston's never been my fave dad-rock band, but they are definitely one of the better ones. This is a very cohesive album, the band has a distinct sound but the songs do all sound the same after awhile.
Turns out I’m not actually sick of More Than a Feeling
Smá Queen í röddunum og smá Darkness í soundinu (leyfum okkur smá anachronisma!). Svaka þéttur áttundatugur... jújú, hysjum þetta upp í fjarka.
Excellent album
Was a nice album to start the morning to. Knew some of the songs before but didn’t know the band or anything so it was a nice surprise haha. Also made me wanna jump into a car and go on a nice summer road trip. Gave me nice vibes.
Meh not the biggest fan except for that one song
Love this album although I've heard it many times it never gets old. Great guitar work, excellent lyrics and vocals, it really clicks for me. Also brings back memories of this guy I used to know Dallas who worked at a sheet metal shop with me, he was super cool and loved Boston. Whenever I mentioned any other band to him he would inevitably compare them to Boston.
Some good tracks but also some fairly generic 70s soft rock
This is a band who is almost a guilty pleasure. I’ve never been the biggest fan of 1970s rock. However Boston does this style really well and there wall of sound is endearing 4/5
More than a feeling and some other songs I don't recall.
Very cleanly produced and performed, but all the songs sound way too similar. The last song is the only one that ramps up the tempo past the unexciting mid tempo used on the rest of the album.
just an incredibly solid rock album the whole way through
Pretty sick album, lots of singles and bangers on this thing
This might be the most over played album of all time. Every single track was on heavy rotation on the classic rock station. That being said, it's pretty crazy for one guy to make an album that's entirely hits. Yeah it's like kinda lame but really only because it's like permeated culture.
It solid and not too long. Could be a three but I'll give it a 4.
the average rating for this was a lot higher than I expected. good ol 70's rock, not much to say
Few Anthems, Need to continue feeling out the rest.
You don’t really need to listen to this album. If you’ve listened to any classic rock radio station you’ve heard all these songs before.
This is the album you hear when you go to your friends house and you hear their dad pounding beers and reliving the glory days…peak dad rock.
The first number is a banger after that it does not hit the same
A really good rock album. There is a really high level of polish that both helps and hurts the album. While it sounds spectacular, it looses a little bit of the real/rawness of rock and roll. Masterfully put together and recorded, fun to listen to, but just lacking a little in soul.
Encountering Boston's eponymous debut album is to encounter one of the many peaks of album-oriented radio rock that feels ubiquitous yet alien at the same time. For what was familiar to the ear may soon give way to something else that is surprising to the uninitiated, even if these sounds also become interwoven with the blaring tape decks out of car speakers. Overall, Boston (the band) found a niche on their first outing and that is not a small feat in and of itself. Favorites: More Than a Feeling, Piece of Mind, Foreplay/Long Time, Hitch a Ride, Let Me Take You Home Tonight.
Am ahfang vom Album bini sehr überzügt gsi und da hets fast 4 bostener*inne ide finger küzlet, aber je tüüfer ich im Album gsi bin desto meh hani gmerkt dasi so musig häppliwiis toll find, es ganzes Album im gliiche wilde Stil isch mer scho fast chli zviel gsi.
Zurich by zurich Erstensmal es bravo a all die band wo ihres album glich nenned wie de band name. Nöd mega ifallsrich imfall. Susch wieder mal weder ufgregt na irgendwas guets hängblube bi dem album. Gezielht drilose bestätigt dass es eich gar nöd schlevht isch, aber gitarre riffs umesind und verträumti höchi männer drüber rockt. Isch das die amerikanische antwort (ja ich weiss die heds scho vorher geh) uf gotthard. Erstens geographische name als bandname, was ich natürli extrem schätze. Zweitens Dröm, Guitar & stimm. Denn wenni vlt stimmigslag 100% hät, gsechti mich vlt de noah go stresse, us sim zimmer locke, und e siedefieni performance uf minere Luftgitarre ufs Parkett chlöpfe, gfolgt mit maybe es bar imaginäre Drum kicks vu ihm als antwort? Zur Fier vu de abstimme gids 3 Bahntunnelröhre für Boston by Boston vum Neduzen by Geography
ah was sölli da sege isch das albumd alinghi? wells absolu ah mir verbigsleglet isch, so schnell dasis gar nöd fest bemerkt han abgseh vones paar wassersprützer wo vo windgushes ah mich anetreit worde sind ich weiss gar nöd was das für es genre isch, aber wemmer en ganze song drüber schribt wommer am bettle isch dasmer eh person zu sich hei neh chan (für was au immer) muesi leider sege: hey nei
haiaiai jetzt längts denn öppe mit dene self-titled albe… ich weiss nöd öbi mi da z'wiit us'm fenster lehne aber wenn mer sini band scho nach ere stadt benennt denn findi döf mer bim debut-album titel en huuch meh kreativität zeige musikalisch betrachtet hed boston, massachusetts min mood hüt leider au verfehlt… "More Than a Feeling" obviously trotz liechtem cringe-faktor en riese banger woni scho vill erinnerige dezue han döffe sammle aber abgseh vo dem sind minersiits kei neui bahnbrechendi entdeckige gmacht worde bin trotzdem froh hani mal s'ganze album glost, au eifach damiti säge chan, dass ich doch meh als 1 boston lied känne 3 buntos für mini boston bros
Something is missing?
What makes this album an album that I need to listen to before I die is beyond me. It is neither good nor bad. It was just popular at its time I guess.
It’s fine I guess
Growing up in the album era where funds were hard to come by, buying an album was a bit of a gamble. You bought it for the hit(s) and then hoped that you liked more of what was left than you didn't. This album hit me in the right place at the right time. It wasn't the first album I owned but it was the first album I owned that left me awestruck and it left an indelible impression. The whole thing was solid bangers! Back in the day I played this album so often that I had it memorized. In the years following its release, radio overplay put a tarnish on it but I haven't heard this from front to back in decades and I loved every second of it! This is definitely one of my life's audio milestones. (And the album cover art concept is awesome!)
Say what you want about dad rock and the fact that many of these songs have been played to death by FM radio, but this is almost perfection. The son writing, guitar playing and vocals are top level for rock music. Top. Level.
A ton of classics here and some great cuts I've never heard. With a powerhouse as huge as tracks 1-4, they still landed it smoothly with the second half. Favorites were the entire first half and Something About You
This is an album I assumed I would give a 5 to before relistening today. The first side is definitely worthy of such. Just four absolute classics in a row. The second half however was not as good as I remember. While listening I also thought I really liked Something About You. And then I thought “Wait, this sounds kinda familiar”. And then I realized that they just made Peace Of Mind again, but not as good on the other side of the same album.
The perfect soundtrack for Hollywood action/fantasy movies
2 sterne
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Obviously, ‘More Than A Feeling’ is imprinted in all our minds, but this album seems to have escaped me. It is, however, quite a belter and worthy of four stars. (Might just listen again…)
This rather took me by surprise and deserves another listen or two
Day317 - from first to last this a complete rock album. boston should get into the rock and roll hall of fame but it’s too bad brad delp won’t be there when they do, what a voice he had
SUPER fun album, so much energy en expermental fun songs i love it
THE staple of high school drive time! And a perfect bookend for the week that started with Surrealistic Pillow.
Solid bangers that sound too good to have been recorded in a basement in Watertown
7/10
Nothing remarkable
This is my first 1001 review, Boston by Boston didn't do much for me but it sure is a ride! I wouldn't listen again.
Fantastic album from start to finish.
In one ear, out the other. It's just so boring.
A true Rock 'n' Roll Classic. The opening track is one you'll have heard many, many times, but that hasn't dulled its power. Strong riffs, powerful vocals that you know you've tried to emulate before realising too late that it's *just* a little high, this is top-drawer "play loud with the roof down" stuff.
Middle of the road.
Competent middle of the road dad rock which does absolutely nothing for me. Except More Than A Feeling which is a banger obviously
Lots of good hits and very short. What more do you want?
This is classic rock. No other way to put it.
I spent a large part of my life thinking I hated this... I don't know what I was thinking. Every track here is a banger! I don't think there's a song on here I don't know.
Great classic rock album. Enjoyed the two songs I knew and got to enjoy a good part of this album. The rhodes piano is a funny callback for me. Seems like it was very popular back then. Standouts: More Than a Feeling, Peace of Mind, Foreplay / Long Time, and Hitch a Ride.
Classic rock.
Every track is perfection.
As a massively popular and big selling AOR rock debut, this deserves to be on this list. But I really don't like it at all. It's the kind of music that made punk so necessary. I have dutifully played this album through.
This fine. Never been a huge Boston fan, but it is good to revisit from time to time.
Fantastic album! Too bad it's so short.
Immer noch toll
What a refreshing album for the weekend. The story on how this album was actually cut is amazing in its own right, worth reading up on if you haven’t. The first 5 tracks alone get it to a hands down 5 for me, the rest is just icing on the cake. I won’t even call out specific instruments or tracks because it gels and flows so seamlessly. I listened to this on the highway at about 11 on the dial and 80 on the speedometer, and could just feel my blood pressure dropping a few points and the stress and weight leaving my body. Staple party album of the 70’s and 80’s. Probably helped coin the term “Dad rock” as well, but a positive bangin play through nonetheless.
Arena dad rock at its finest with all eight tracks charting. And the first 4 are simply classic. The backstory of how this album was made and recorded is fascinating. Timeless songs that still rock today, nearly 50 years later.
This smokes, obviously. Foreplay isn’t until track three? Sorry babe, not gonna last past the solo in More than a Feeling.
Man, I knew I liked me some Boston but this album just kept going! The guitar riffs, the harmonies. Greatness. It’s like rock your face off Bee Gees. Motha’ fuckin’ ten!
No way I’m giving anything less than 5* for the album with the ultimate song. First five songs rip hard and are super fun. Not trying to reinvent rock here. Just wailing guitars and good vibes. 4.5/5
Surprisingly good
Classic rock! I feel like Boston are pigeon-holed as fairly basic meat and potatoes rock 'n' roll / Dad Rock but I find this album better than that. The synths are a little of their time but create a really distinct sound. I also found it interesting how Scholz was influenced by classical music in terms of how he structured some of the songs. Aside from that, love the guitars and especially love the vocals, what's not to like?
dad rock
Fuck yeah
Great dad-rock. You could probably put this entire album on at a wedding and nobody would complain. More Than A Feeling and Peace Of Mind the highlights.
Wieder Klassiker dabei, aber haut mich insgesamt nicht vom Hocker
Kann 'more than a feeling' nicht mehr hören. Ansonsten auch nichts besonderes.
Der erste Song ist natürlich ein geiler Klassiker. Hab mich dann auf ein fantastisches Album gefreut, aber die anderen Songs dann nicht unbedingt mein Ding. Verstehe den Wert von Boston in den 70ern und ist auch wohl ein cooler Sound. Songs der Playlist hinzugefügt: More than a feeling
Classic
Very good rock album. I can’t believe this was their first album (and their best).
This was FUN. I had a great time. Sure, it's goofy as hell, but I was boppin' around listening to this.
Yessss!!!! I am 100% sure they have sold their souls in order to write this album. 😈 And the album cover is just perfect. 😍🛸😍🛸😍🛸😍
Now this album is hitting me with a question. Is an album that does nothing wrong a 5/5? It feels like nearly every song is a hit. Good instrumentals, blends with the vocals really well, fun lyrics and energy. It's almost built to be easy to enjoy listening to. I don't think it really has any depth but it's perfect surface dad rock. For me, it's great but not a 5.
Another one where the production is almost too slick. It's like non stick. The compositions are pretty strong and make up for the moments of corny lyrics. Foreplay/Long Time is a fun track. There is nothing wrong here, it feels like a curated adventure. You are on the rails for a fine rock'n time. Be sure to visit the gift shop.
This might just be my favourite album of all time. The guitar sounds are awesome, the singing is great, the songs are catchy. It just all clicks
4- very few misses, some very iconic songs
Smokin' is very good, More Than A Feeling is a masterpiece. Nice vocal. Very good album.
The spaceship is an upside down guitar and i never knew this until the internet told me. Foreplay/longtime is such a cool song but it bothers me at times cause the beginning is so sick and the bass line is so fat and then it just disappears
I'll be honest, I love this album. It's pinnacle classic rock. Songwriting got there, production quality was there, it was just right in the zeitgeist where it needed to be. Album is no-skips and any track could easily be someone's favorite. Every track is very samey but I don't think that's strictly a detriment. Fav Track: Hitch a Ride
Too much rock in this list
Well produced classic rock, just a little bit too classic rock for me. Favourite tracks: More Than a Feeling, Foreplay / Long Time.
Jag kom hem 23:22 efter Balthvs spelningen. Såg att det var perfekt med tid att lyssna på det här albumet medans jag gjorde natt. Jag gillade det. Gammal rock har sin charm.
Clearly influential, but sounds cliche for it...
I was very excited to see this album drop on the list. Of course I know More Than A Feeling! Off to a banging start then I was left a little disappointed. It promises so much and don’t get me wrong it’s by no means bad I just expected a little more.
Classic, american, rock. One of my personal all time favorites. For the first 5 songs it's a 5 star album, but it loses momentum a bit over the last 3 songs. Endlessly listenable, love this album
Not my cup of tea.
They really missed the opportunity to open with foreplay/long time. It would have been one of the best opening tracks to a song ever. Just a slap you in the face intro
It's hard for a band to become this popular from their debut album, but for Boston it is well deserved. This album has some great melodies and harmonies, and good musicality overall
This album opens with two of the best rock songs ever recorded.
Quintessential 70s hard, proggy rock with all of the good and bad things that come with that.
ok, ish. familiar first track, but rest of them are a little slow for me
Quintessential classic 70’s dad rock. It’s an excellent example of its type, but for me it’s just….fine. It’s pleasant enough, but I generally demand a bit more from my music.
Good rock and roll album and there are 2 songs i already new fairly well which are more than a feeling and smokin’
Great, classic rock sounds. Familiar songs, good tunes.
It's a jam.
I’m going there next month I’m going there next month
More Than a Feeling may be in the top 5 most overplayed songs ever but this is a dad rock classic. 4.5 stars
First time listening. Highlights: nah
Joa, bis auf den Megahit geht's so
Classics and the rest also sound like classics
One of the great rock voices of all time in Brad Delp. I consider him with Freddie Mercury, Nate Ruess, and Steve Perry.
Maybe one of the best albums of all time. I'm warm on dad rock. I like a Nazareth, I like some journey...but this album is insane and basically made by one guy and a really wild singer. It's very, very good.
Aw man I mean this just isn't music that aged well, at least not for me. There's some fun to be had, but really it just isn't anything special. Reminds me of old rock radio, and I think that's where it belongs.
I wanted to not like this but it's a classic for a reason. I like the vocals so much. I likely won't come back to it but I enjoyed it beginning to end. Solid dadrock. I get why it's on the radio all the fucking time.
Feel good ambience of a mid 70s album with a typical romance storyline
Dad rock excellence
Enjoyed this album, and I knew a lot of these songs previously! They bring back happy memories of my aunty before she passed What a great song to open the album - More Than A Feeling 4 ⭐️
Obviously a class. Don't listen to it much anymore because I listened so much in the past.
It starts with the epitome of the dad rock(which I like but it's pretty outdated). However it ends being a very decent album between the 80s heavy metal and some hair metal that I associate morw to the 90s. I'll not remember it for a ling time but it was a god listening session
Surprisingly strong, given how burnt out I am on the hits (and how indifferent I've always felt toward most of them). Listening to them as part of the package they were intended to be heard on really made it click for me. 4/5
It was fine.
This is literally an album of hits, and it’s also Boston’s first album, so is that the equivalent of peaking in high school? I don’t know. I feel kind of bad for Boston because every single person has heard every song on this album at least 100 billion times. I didn’t listen to the whole thing. Just kind of went through each song and was like “oh yeah, it’s THAT song.” But still, not many artists or bands can say that they’ve ever put out an album where every song was played on the radio. That’s pretty unheard of. I can’t fathom giving them less than 5 for that reason. That and the fact that Brad Delp was troubled…😔 He deserves 5 stars.
More than I was feeling
crazily iconic - i didn't know it from the band but lol i've heard all this
I despised this band for so many years. I think it was last year that I listened to this entire album for another project and it blew me away. It’s not something I would typically put on but the production, songwriting, energy level, and overall performances are all incredible, considering this was the band debut album it’s really impressive
Pretty interesting how I knew pretty much every single song from this album despite I've never sought it out - show's how popular and huge Boston was. Still, nothing remarkable for me - it's a good example of music that if it was on the radio, I wouldn't change the station. But I wouldn't really ever choose to listen to it
Obviously everyone knows the opening track 'More Than A Feeling' but does the rest of the album live up to that? Honestly I think the opener is one of the lesser tracks here. It's full of absolutely brilliant songs. Every track on this album could go onto one of those compilation CD's. 'Dad Rock: Songs To Drive Down the Motorway To' and they would all fit nicely between some Thin Lizzy and Status Quo. The first two minutes of 'Foreplay/Long Time' was so good I went back to it first thing after finishing the album. The fact they wrote and recorded the demo years prior to the album's official release, and when it came to making the actual album they didn't change a single thing tells you they knew the material they had was brilliant. If you're into 70's rock then you'll really enjoy this a lot. Catchy tunes, radio friendly choruses, perfect production, great riffs and solos, fantastic vocals. It's just a hell of a lot of fun from start to finish.
'More than a feeling' is the only track with a memorable melody; everything else bleeds together into one, long song. It wasn't a bad listen but not interesting enough to come back to. 3 stars
Another classic!
😏👌
I struggle to believe anyone can honestly like this music
More than a feeling was great as expected. The rest kinda meh but not terrible
Felt very classic rock. Didn’t hate it, didn’t love it. Enjoyable, but not particularly awe-inspiring.
Pretty decent album, 4/5
Power-pop as slick as a greased up seal on a water slide following a pig rolled in butter jumping into a pool of KY. A record sells 17 million copies for a reason - catchy tunes, radio friendly choruses and perfect production. This album definitely started the swing from metal/blues acts to power-pop domination of the charts; for a short while anyway. Best Tracks: More Than A Feeling; Peace of Mind; Foreplay/Long Time
Not as bad as I thought. "More Than a Feeling" is still cheesy though. My favourite songs are "Peace of Mind" and Let Me Take You Home Tonight". I can now see why people like this album so much. Until today, I didn't know that the UFOs on the cover were guitar shaped. 3 stars for "Self Titled".
This album takes you back to a point in time and demonstrates why this is one of the greatest albums ever engineered. Front to back classic hits!
5/5 Classic. Every song is perfect.
Classic 70s American rock. Great driving music.
Amazing album, a true classic. Not one track you’d skip. Must listen and enjoy.
Enjoyable classic rock album, it surpassed my expectations, though no memorable songs apart from the massively-known singles.
Love this whole album
Really great dadrocker. All the members are incredibly talented at their instruments. Foreplay / Long Time is the highlight for me, although I like a lot of the other songs as well. Does get a point less for how overplayed some of the songs are, even if they're good.
an equal mix of both loud and quiet rock music; i wanna say it's the sort of music you and your uncle would listen to in the car as you stare out the window, seeing endless fields and a golden sunset. i can really see why they call it arena rock, it's definitely the sort of rock and roll that'll get a crowd jumping, whenever it's an arena, party... heck, even a church. the last track especially has a fast gospel-inspired finish.
Totally kicked ass. I’ve only ever known “More Than a Feeling” and “Peace of Mind” and the rest of the album was almost every bit as good as those songs. This has to be one of the best rock albums of the ‘70s. It’s maybe closer to a 4.5 but it would still round up to 5.
Ei hassumpia ralleja. Kuunnella voisi uudelleen.
Solid first three tracks then loses steam.
Wow, I hated that. Nothing seemed to grab the entire time. The consistent pace. The wailing vocals. Hell, I even hated the album art.
More Than A Feeling is a wonderful track. This album starts with one of the most nostalgic songs ever, but the rest is more classic rock that does not much for me actually. Important album though!
Fantastisch rock album en als we eerlijk zijn ook wel het enige goede album van Boston. More Than a Feeling blijft een tijdloze klassieker en ook Peace of Mind, Foreplay/Long Time, Rock & Roll Band, Smokin' en Hitch a Ride zijn best wel goeie nummers. 4.6
Best album ive heard so far. I love a 70s rock vibe it seems. Reminded me of jonny’s cottage
more than a city and more than a feeling
An absolute joy to listen to. Though the opener is the big hit everyone knows, the rest of the album is just as good and so criminally underrated. Such a nice blend of proggy complexity with a radio-friendly dance feel. The biggest thing for me too is how fresh and modern it sounds. Truly trailblazing and captivating
All really middle of the road songs, with some exceptions which became the hits ;-) Nice to listen to, but not for everyday for me
Good, but I prefer Chicago
Liked it, appreciate its iconic. Not my absolute fave. I liked Hitch a Ride.
Surprised how many of these songs I knew just from radio play. It's fun stuff, nothing crazy.
Iron clad proof that I can appreciate the hell out of something without really liking it. Must have been a wild rode when this came out. All incredible songs and back to back to back is wild. Must have changed the game when it came out. BUT! not really my vibe. Just can't get down in a satisfying way to this stuff. Too soft.
One of the best debut albums of all time. Flawless in my opinion. 5/5
Pretty damn good!
Track 1: More Than a Feeling (10/10) This is one of the most overplayed staples of classic rock radio, and for good reason. Great riffs, beautiful harmonies and enough variety to keep it interesting make it worth listening to. Track 2: Peace of Mind (9/10) Just realizing that I'm probably gonna know all of these songs lol legendary chorus, the harmonies are easily the best thing about Boston. Track 3: Foreplay / Long Time (10/10) Oh my god I love this! The keys especially stood out to me, super proggy in the intro and perfectly utilized throughout the rest of the track. Plus the guitar solos! Man... Track 4: Rock & Roll Band (7/10) Pretty fun, but a little disappointing after 3 bangers in a row. Track 5: Smokin' (10/10) Amazing riffing and a super catchy keyboard solo! I can't hear this song without thinking about South Park. Track 6: Hitch a Ride (8/10) This song has my favourite guitar solo so far! Also, I didn't expect to love the keyboards as much as I do since they're not normally my favourite instrument. Easily the highlight of the album for me! Track 7: Something About You (7/10) The filler tracks on this album are honestly still really great thanks to the guitar solos. This song felt super short for some reason... Track 8: Let Me Take You Home Tonight (8/10) The lyrics may be generic by today's standards but it's too sweet for me to care! I think this song is really cute and I would totally use it for a wedding or something similar. Overall: 9/10 I knew I would like this album but it somehow beat my already high expectations. It deserves it's stellar reputation and I would say the 3 elements that made me love this were the guitar solos, harmonies and especially the keyboards! This'll be getting much more attention from me in the future. Fav Song: Foreplay / Long Time Least Fav Song: Rock & Roll Band
I'm gonna run out of superlatives to describe how good this CD is. It sounds like a good band's greatest hits CD, every song is just a banger. Anyone with a car and a radio has heard the first three tracks a dozen times, but it just goes 8 deep. I love "Something About You" and "Smokin", and there's just no dud numbers on here, basically not even a down moment. "Something About You", as close as Boston gets to a deep cut, is a great illustration of the formula that makes this CD work. Delp is a criminally underrated singer who can just crush high notes - he does it late on "Something About You" (beginning "Gotta to have you..."), he also does it on "More Than a Feeling". Scholz has some crushing licks - his tone and penchant for grace-note trills are recognizable from miles away and totally unique - and where he comes in with the solo right after Delp's climactic belt is chilling. You combine those two with massive pop hooks, huge backing vocals, persistently fast tempo, and lyrics that elegantly straddle the line between human universals and banality, and you've got a formula for one of the greatest CDs ever recorded. There's a lot you could say about Boston's influence on rock music - Scholz literally built the sound of 80s rock - but it's unnecessary. This CD is a temple, and if he'd never done another damn thing it'd still be a 5/5.
Jetzt verstehe ich, was der besondere Sound von Boston ist. Sehr Stilbildendes Album!
This album GOES! Somewhat “one note”, but it’s a good note.
6.5/10
Vanskelig å finne et album mer 2.5/5 enn dette
Sept. 27: Imma save this for a worse day October 1, 2024 the crème de la crème of A.O.R. The omen for Boston's lack of future smash hits comes as soon as "Something About You", which I think is fun but basically rips off its own A-side. How did I not realize the UFOs on the cover were guitars?
there’s something really gross about this record and i can see why cobain was embarrassed by his association with it
very fun glam rock, but not my thing
One of the quintessential rock albums, Boston's 'Boston' makes for an absolute blast of a listen. At under 38 minutes and only eight tracks, the album has zero down time and is more or less the perfect classic rock album. As someone who grew up in America, I had obviously heard many of these songs played on classic rock stations growing up, but had never actually sat down and played the album straight through. I was enthused to hear that the energy and vibes of 'Peace of Mind' (the best track, IMO) more or less are evident with every song. This album is famously the greatest freshman offering from a band in rock history, and I think it's warranted. A tremendous, lean, exciting listen.
I'll agree with "played out" and I'll agree with classic rock "cheese". But, got damn isn't cheese delicious? Boston's debut is absolute iconic banger adter banger with a timeless sound and guitar tone that has spawned envy and lawsuits for some 40 years. Tom Stolz absolutely rips guitar and vocals on this legendary classic rock album. I'll also admit they blew their wad on this one. The rest of the discography was rushed, but hey one good album is better than one good song.
Love me some Dad Rock!
So this is what Bon Jovi sounds like to non-Bon Jovi fans, huh?
I thought it was very Hezzy music but I do like some of them. Wouldn’t listen myself
An absolute classic in classic rock. Hits from start to finish, Tom Scholz carved out a sound of his own. Doesn’t get much better than this 4.75/5
Enjoyable listen
Blander than a white bitch pallette - one song towards the end the guitar fucked but ya haha das it
I looooove this album
This feels like a quintessential dad rock album. We’ve all heard More Than a Feeling endlessly via radio, jukebox plays, and karaoke renditions. Listening to some of the later tracks on the album felt like catching a glimpse of a dad (pre-fatherhood) living it up. But much like some of those rigid masculine mores of the late 70s and 80s, the album felt limiting and one-note despite glimpses of some depth and exploration. Still a good album, but I’ll probably stick to the hits with this one. Stand out track(s): More Then a Feeling and Foreplay/Long Time
Ive heard these songs soooooo much on classic rock radio. I never need to hear them again.
This is so good. Boston songs on Boston album are just every where in my musical history. Just 70s songs being 70s.
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This was an absolute blast to listen to. I'm not a huge classic rock/dad rock fan, but this one definitely had me singing along. Felt like Bon Jovi before Bon Jovi. It's funny what a good singer will do to make a group more appealing to my ears. When the album finished, I was disappointed since I wanted more lol.
I will never be like “man, I want to listen to Boston today.”
One of the best debut albums of all time.
Dad rock big boss. Very fun. Stand-out: Peace of Mind
The biggest complaint I have about this record is so many of the songs are over played. That isn't Bostons fault. It's the platonic ideal of classic rock. If I never hear it again that's fine, but it deserves 5 stars.
Sounds pretty typical, but was a fun listen. Had heard the first song before but the rest was decent.
Had its good moments but otherwise some of the sounds were not really speaking to me as in I just was like eh not for me. As in ok cool instrumentaly sounds and singing I guess, but I just was wanting something different and that’s okay. High 3/low4
7.5/10 - Decent rock album. I had heard and liked the first three songs before. The other songs were decent. I liked the non-singing parts in this album more than other rock albums we have gotten so far. Overall pretty good.
Boring arena rock
Classic rock for a reason. I am a sucker for a good electric rock guitar! A very good 3 stars.
Can’t do it
i understand it is both technically and commercially enormously successful but there is really not a single interesting thing about this album
Garbage. Always hated this. 1 Star
I was a cook at a big hotel when Boston came to stay - the band was sitting at the coffee shop counter when I went out to snag a drink. I overheard one of them say, "We're as big as the Beatles, now." 'Effing hilarious. Laughed until tears ran. As for the album, it's really simplistic, adolescent, soft rock pablum, musically a lot like, say, KISS.
One complete album of continuous 1970's hits. All enjoyable rock. The definition of classic.
Top notch!!!
why do they sound like wings lol
Typical 70’s soft rock.. not really for me
I had no idea this one would show its weird guitar spaceship face on this list. Hits galore. Starting off with potentially the biggest. After boring crooners from the mid 2000s, someone who can sing is a nice change. The build to the chorus on this one rules so hard. It’s a song that’s blared in a million construction sites for 50 years, but on its own, it’s still pretty good. If it wasn’t heavily overplayed, man. This thing is sweet. Man. I forgot about this song. A little bubblegum for me but the sounds are so good. Vocals especially And that chorus ain’t half bad. I hate Nick Cave. Sorry, tick I’ve developed going through this list. Hearing a fucking guitar solo and a competent vocalist is revolutionary at this point. Good lord the opening. I am ascending to a higher plane of being, known as Boston. The organ and bass rips. The strummed chorus is SICK. I love this song. Could it be because I ripped it up in Rockband in 2007??? Possibly. That god damn solo. Sweet Jesus. Listen. I like lame incel music. But this thing just rips. Peace of mind with kids music movie lyrics. I don’t want to completely devastate this one, because the guitar tone is so good. A let down after the previous one. Holy hell we’re back boys. Organ✅ Sick Riff ✅ fucking balls ✅. TRANSYLVANIA MIXED WITH SOUL REVIVAL. God dammit this rules. I just grew a moustache. Three songs left to somehow derail this. This one is kind of a lower energy. The organ player is going off again though. Guitar Solos beginning with gong strikes. Why is this album so cool? A middling track punctuated with incredible solos. Oh boy. I’m prepared for the ballads. These song titles indicate some balladry for some mulleted man crying in a Camaro. God the vocal melodies are good. No ballads. I mean this is close, but again, the vocals are great, the instrumentation is lush and full. Stalker lyrics. Hey, it was the 70’s!! Nah this is a typical closer in that it seems to run out of ideas slightly, but after 30 odd minutes of excellent rock, I can forgive the spiritual revival finish. A great vocalist can carry a mediocre band and a mediocre vocalist can hamper a great band. Everybody sounds great here and this thing rules from the first note and settles into a decent finish. Some major highlights in there, but overall this thing is fun, energetic and fantastic. Roll on Massachusetts. 3.5-4 HIGHLIGHTS: More than a Feeling, Peace of Mind, Foreplay/Long Time, Smokin’
Boston is a band that I was raised on, so they will always have a special place in my heart. This album is one of my go-tos when I need to be lifted into a better mood. It has a lot going for it in terms of instrumentation. Tom Scholz used a lot of custom-built equipment and was really ahead of the curve with his studio production techniques, making this album groundbreaking for its time. Even better, the album is very consistent all the way through, with good songs and a smooth, cohesive flow.
This album really gave me "peace of mind" for this whole thing.
Not sure why Cobain was so derisive on this band, specifically more than a feeling when he made smells like teen spirit. It is impressive, and one could argue, punk, that some guy made this in his basement. The delp vocals do soar and I love the held high notes into a solo. Foreplay I've heard before and it always sounds like it is going into something much cooler than what it does. In the hall of the mountain king adjacent, not sure how that works. Everything else finds a four chord sort of riff, puts a solo with a lot of mordenting in it and chugs along. Its all good without ever being great.
Surprisingly fun throughout, and I was also surprised this their debut album. Although, I still don't really know much else about the outside of More than a Feeling. There goes Mairanne.
If a space alien came to earth and asked hear one record demonstrating what 70s classic rock is, this would be a terrific choice.
Populist rock; empty energy.
Feels like a mean rating as I did like this album but I don’t see myself coming back to it. More Than A Feeling is a banger though obvs - was hoping for more forgotten big hitters on the album but didn’t get that.
Pop, Rock, 1976 -> 3
I was feeling like it could be a 3 for the first couple of songs. But by the end, I was just ready to listen to something else. Nothing specific that I didn't like. I just didn't find much to enjoy after the first song.
Dive bars everywhere rejoiced when this album was released because the knew, deep in their hearts, that they would have a plethora of new songs to add to their karaoke machines.
Not a fan
'More than a Feeling' is a classic. The rest of the album is a nice reminder of 70s rock.
"More than a feeling" is a great song to start an album!!!
Great classic rock riffs with quite a few hits.
Everything about this is brilliant. Riff rock has never achieved such heights before or since.
Joyless pap. Micromanaged to within an inch of its life with all the rock, life and joy sucked out of it. Even steely Dan has joy. This is middle class, no culture white boy rock writ large.if the bland suburbs of middle America or Australia had a soundtrack to wallow in their mediocrity it’s this. If beige was music, it’s this. This is like going to a party where some bore is intent on telling you all about his obsession to the nth degree. Give me something I can dance to. Give me something that moves me. No wonder Maryanne walked away. I’m surprised she didn’t run and then get a restraining order. Give me the who, zeppelin, Springsteen, Tom petty, the kinks, Queen, or even Aerosmith. No wonder punk hit so hard. This is 1976, punk is 1977. Can we really be surprised? The pistols or The clash pee all over this. Let alone the ramones or Television. This album angers me. Tasteless White boys and music. Pah.
Harmless cheesy singalong stuff form the 70s and 80s. Hmm. What a horrible thing to say. As the album progresses, you see how it would have felt epic to play at the time. A true airguitar album. Anyone with an 80s convertible shoudl pluy this loud. Its awesome in that cheesy ironic way.
When I was a kid first looking at records (but without the money to buy any), the the covers that caught my eye were Meatloafs's Bat Out of Hell and Boston S/T. Both cool covers on pretty average (but massively successful) albums. 40 years (and lots of record collecting later), I still don't own a copy of either, with no strong desire to do so. Once I actually heard them, I was like "meh". More Than A Feeling is a terrific single which I don't mind listening to when it comes on the radio. Big crunchy riffs, good hooks, soaring vocals and my favourite bit; the OTT pick slide leading into the chorus But the album overall is overproduced pap with nonsense lyrics and little to recommend. It's like flavour less Queen. And probably led to the fashion to over polish rock in the late 70s and 80s. A malignant influence but not hateful.
An all right album but I don't see much great stuff.
I hadn’t heard of them, but recognised the first track immediately. It’s giving me retro coming of age movie soundtrack straight off the bat. I can appreciate that this is good music, and I like the vibe. Although, it’s not really something I would listen to in my own time. I like the instrumental bits! Highlights: - More than a feeling - Smokin - Hitch a ride !
First track I thought I was tired of hearing but I'm not. Good album overall, I wasn't blown away but will give it another go. 7/10
Amazing song, everyone knows which one, and a bunch of early hard rock tracks, mostly average or slightly above average. Not a fan of this type of music, but opening song is just too good. More Than a Good, I would even say.
Echte bangers
I get why people love this but I hate it. Points for banging keys 🎹
There's a couple bangers on here but 70s pop-rock ain't really my cup of tea. Really like the electric guitar especially but altogether it ain't my vibe.
- Personal impression: Great album, evoked a strong feeling - Short album (38 minutes), but thoroughly enjoyable - Album artwork rated 10 out of 10 - Favourite song: More than a feeling - Rating: Four out of five stars
Fine. After the three singles, it's all bland rock. Sounds like Uncles Strong 4 to a light 4 Album cover 9/10 You went to your 9 class, went to the film production festival and hung out with Trent. You had him guess the top ten elephants
First 3 songs are great but after that it's a little one note, not a bad note but not the best. It being under 40 minutes is a positive as well
Shite but ‘More than feeling’ is a rasper
Duration - Comes in at 37 mins. Not a bad length. Album opens with an absolute classic - more than a feeling. Every man and his dog has heard this tune. Quality. Great vocals and a lovely solo. peace of mind - what a beauty of a solo. good track. loved the opening intro of foreplay. pretty wild. Then that transition into long time and the opening guitar lick. Damn nice. Another great solo in this track. These guys know how to play. Hitch a ride - banging! The organ work is immense. What a great song. Solo fits in superbly with the feel of this track. At first i didnt know what to think of the vocals, they almost felt TOO soft. But overall, the song works really well. WHAT A TUNE. Standout songs - More than a feeling, PoM, long time, hitch a ride Rating 4/5
Fantastic rock record. The three opening tracks are pure gold. Such a consistent, high-energy, kick arse sound.
A classic. You know every song.
pure hits
4 stars just because of Foreplay/Longtime, one of my fav songs ever.
Listened to before many times
Listening to this album makes you feel like you're on a roadtrip down an American highway about 30 years ago. Some bangers but does get a bit samey.
Wasn’t sure if I had listened to any of the songs on this album besides More Than a Feeling. They all sort of sound the same to me. Your typical classic rock album. I feel meh about it.
A classic rock album featuring some great headbangers. It was a short listening experience, but if you don't have another good song to add to an album, just keep it short and sweet. Would listen again.
Some fun 70's rock. I feel like there is some prog rock tendencies showing, but it mostly seems pretty straight forward to me.
Best Song: Foreplay / Long Time. All three opening tracks are bangers, but the use of the instrumental intro to build tension really sets this one apart. Worst Song: Something About You. This song could be deleted off the album and nothing of value would be lost. Overall: I think no band has better arena-rock vocals than Boston. The soaring quality of his voice, paired with the guitar parts which often mirror the voice, feels like it was designed specifically to fill stadiums. The album is pretty front-loaded (excluded the absolute ripping finale to the last track), but this is about as good as classic rock gets.
I want to like Boston, but personally I find I can only take them in small doses. Usually 1-2 songs and I’m done. That being said, my stubborn infant finally decided to drink her milk while listening to Boston, so that deserves at least a 3/5. What the hell, I’ll bump it up cos More than a Feeling is such a banger. 4/5
It's very mediocre and I'M SICK OF HEARING MORE THAN A FEELING!
it is there. it is not bad but it doesn’t have quite enough could i write poetry to this? n
There's a reason that this album has been a mainstay of Classic Rock radio for generations. Driving beats, multi-tracked guitars, soaring vocals, and hooks for days. Every chorus is an anthem, meant to be sung along with in arenas or in the privacy of your car. Love them or hate them, Boston would not be denied it's place in Rock history. Four and one-half stars. The extra half-star is because Boston's Tom Scholz is the inventor of the Rockman. The Rockman was an effects box/amp emulator that was famously used to record the entirety of Def Leppard's "Hysteria" album (a five-star effort if there ever was one.)
The twin guitar attack alone is like a 4.5 or 5. Everything else is very ok