Boston

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

Technically good, but not enough variety.

20240903 Boston – Boston 2/5 This album is the definition of Dad/Uncle Rock. A very 70’s sound, self-produced album, with an interesting story behind its creation, but nothing too memorable apart from the opener “More Than a Feeling”. It sounds kind of generic, like something created for the soundtrack of a coming-of-age or road trip movie at the time, and most of the songs are forgettable. One of the positives of the album are the guitars, very melodic and with interesting riffs and solos; and also, the atmospheric and epic landscapes created in some points on the, for the rest, very generic rock songs. An attempt was made in “Foreplay/Long Time” to create something more interesting, but on its 7:48 minutes it lacks depth, novelty. Again, very easy listening but plain album. Music perfect for a commercial. Favourite songs: More Than a Feeling, Foreplay/Long Time. Least favourite songs: Peace of Mind, Smokin’.

Classic

Nicht schlecht aber halt aus den 70er

It's Boston, the debut album of the band Boston, from the town of Boston, Massachusetts. I kid, but it's funny how such a name gimmick sticks. What also helps is that this album slaps. Every song is a banger, including the non-singles "Hitch a Ride", "Something About You" and "Let Me Take You Home Tonight". What works for these songs is the excellent guitar playing from Tom Scholz and Barry Goudreau, Brad Delp’s soaring vocals and how they’re layered in the mix, the melodic song composition in how they’ve nailed the verse-chorus-verse progression to a tea, and the production which sounds pristine for being recorded in a basement. Now, there’s undoubtedly going to be some questions that need to be addressed. Starting with, has this album been overexposed due to non-stop rock radio syndication, and repeated usage of songs in licensed media such as films, TV shows, and video games? Yes, although that's an external factor and byproduct of this album's greatness. Does this album get cheesy as hell at times? Oh yes, but I consider it a part of the charm and it doesn't overstay its welcome at 37 minutes. Did this band peak with their very first album? Absolutely yes. They did have other successful singles afterward, but this was the best full album experience we ever got from Boston. With all those questions answered, if you feel this is not an album for you after listening, then that’s fine. Music is subjective, and everyone’s opinion is going to be different. All I ask is to give it a chance.

Okay, I wasn't expecting much, but this album was pretty fun beginning to end.

I <3 Boston. Just a flat-out good time.

Fantastic

Is this a perfect album?

It's like a greatest hits album.

You've either heard one of the eight songs on the album a zillion times since childhood or you have never heard it because it is objectively terrible. Still, I can't help but have some nostalgic link to this steaming pile of music shit.

Absolute classic!

No tan mal dad rock, aunque algo plano

Not too bad Boston, dad rock escuchable, nada más nada menos

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Classic

Essential seventies classic that has lived on for almost fifty years due to its sparkling production, technical innovation, and a few brilliant songs.

Great classic rock album!

One of my favorite records of all time. I listened to it on my original vinyl for this. One of the first CDs I ever bought was this record. It still love listening to this record.

peak basement rock.. or a single filler song. 5 ⭐️s favorite track: foreplay/ long time other picks: more than a feeling, hitch a ride

Hit after hit. You would be hard pressed to find an album as successful when it comes to radio play. Almost all of the songs on this album are still played regularly and for good reason. Love the energy and I'm a sucker for a good organ sound which this album definitely delivers in spades.

If this had been released 10 years later, it would be significantly less remarkable. But to so flawlessly capture the best parts of 80s rock in the 70s makes this exceptional.

Great start!

Sounds like someone took some influence from Deep Purple, but took it in a more mellow direction. Strangely, I knew every song on this album, but have never put it on myself. The older I get, the more I feel like I understand Boston. It would definitely be a safe concert to slightly turn up and vibe.

I can put this as a Humble Pie x Queen sound. Quite a good album considering it's not exactly up my alley

A side is straight bangers B side is solid too Loved this album growing up

L'album per sentirsi un padre americano che si dedica al barbecue e al football. Per tre o quattro canzoni è molto molto bello e poi diventa sottofondo. Come gli Eagles, ma meglio

Very dad rock. Nothing wrong with that it’s just not my thing. Except for the first song, their big hit, I found this pretty bland. 2/5

1. spoko, takie pozytywne. Utwór "Foreplay / Long Time" bardzo fajnie się zaczyna i ma bardzo ładny instrumental. Moje oceny albumu pewnie będą się zmieniać z czasem im więcej muzyki będę poznawał tym może mój gust i moja ocena się zmienić. Spróbuję oceniać albumy własną metodą: oceną wyjściową będzie 5/10 i jeśli coś konkretnego w tym albumie przyciągnie moją uwagę i będzie pozytywnie wpływać na odbiór to +1, jeśli negatywnie to -1. Na razie ocena tego albumu: (5/10) +1 jest nostalgiczny, fajne emocje wywołuje +1 bardzo przyjemne melodie, ładne brzmienie +1 jest łatwy w odbiorze, nie wymaga wysiłku w podczas słuchania. A więc 8/10

It’s enjoyable (and recognizable) classic rock, but I had a hard time remembering it after I turned it off. Not a bad one to start on.

I love every song! Great album!

This was what I hoped Bad Company would be.

heh not too bad i guess

More than a feeling + andere Songs Typischer Sound, 70er Rock 4/5

Great

Great album. I don't know if there's a more quintessential "classic rock station" album. The first 5 tracks are all killer.

Barely gets a 3. You're on probation, Boston.

Listening to this makes me fe like I should be speeding down a road in a Camaro, hanging out the window and smoking a doobie. That is possibly neither good nor bad, but it is certainly not me.

Already know this album. Classic, with several all-time hits on it.

More than More Than A Feeling.

Very samey

More Than a Feeling Peace of Mind Foreplay / Long Time

sounds like the base for a ton of things I like but not my style

nice

Great riffs. Not the sort of album I’ll go back to, but happy to hear in a bar.

How fun would it have been to be driving around in your dad's camaro in the summer of 1976 blasting this shit as loud as possible. Maybe wearing a headband with a perm and a mustache. Nerds rule.

Unfortunately, classic rock radio has ruined Boston, but it’s undeniable the music is good. It’s just so overplayed that it’s hard to appreciate it.

Approachably epic if cliched in ways that now seem pretty predictable (in that they didn't actually create any new cliches just reinforced a number of well-known tropes). Embodies all that’s good and wholesome about America and mom and apple pie and air guitar. It's sort of Rockwellian rock and roll, but there's a reason this record sold so well -- it's nearly perfect in terms of doing what it set out to do. And that's really the point here – just listen to the record, which one remembers was the main point in the liner notes, which one remembers reading next to one's sister's turntable in the '70s. Bonus points for the main guy being an MIT grad. Good idea to quit his day job, though one wonders if he ever went back.

A signature album for Boston, and a signature album for the rock sound in the late 70's. Well produced, and well executed.

Super fun and impeccably clean classic rock. Holds up very well, and it’s honestly pretty hard to fault. It is interesting to me how America-centric the album's success was, with 85% of sales coming from US and 5% from Canada. Certainly doesn't seem to have made much of a splash here in Australia, and I’d say it’s quite rare to hear on classic rock radio here; if anything it evokes nostalgia of the 2 years I spent living in Canada in the 2010s.

Pretty amazing story of how this album came to be. A defining sound of classic rock from the late 70’s

more than a feeling is great, the rest are okay

This was ok, not great but also not bad

First of all; great production! Clean and big sounding. The opening trio is really good, catchy rock. Then comes three rather mid tracks, before the album picks up again at the end. Not quite a four, though

Um tunel do tempo direto para os anos 80

Such an epic album. I knew most of the songs but the album flows really well and adds more context

Written before I even listened because when this album first came out it shook the world and changed rock music forever. I know the melodies of every song on it from memory. I was in HS then. We first heard the singles on cheap car radios and I remember the first time I heard the album through headphones. It was like nothing I’d ever heard before. Not only did the album have us mesmerized but the technology used to create it (which today can be done digitally) soon provided the means for future musicians to do the same by giving them an easier way to control distortion independently from volume. Many albums on this list are misplaced IMO but not this one. It was a true ground-breaker. I’m giving it a 5 because there is no choice for anything higher.

It only now occurs to me, as I'm about to rate an album I've heard so often, maybe I should have taken this opportunity to try listening to literally anything else Boston has done. Whoops.

The fact that I remember when this came out and I know how much it was loved by myself and my peers- probably has something to do with me giving this a 5. But listening to it over the weekend, it is still a really good album. I was singing along to every song and loved it.

ultimate dad rock. i love it, although i also listened to classic rock in high school

It’s a 4-ish on sound alone, but learning that Tom Scholz recorded most of it in his basement while sending a fake band to a studio to trick the label? That’s worth the extra star.

this is the music of classic rock stations, poker games, tap your foot and sing-along. Little known fact, my high school graduating class in 1990 chose foreplay/long time as our class song.

Without ever actually listening to this whole album, I formed opinions about Boston. The opinions were uninformed and wrong. There is room in my life for these 37 minutes of music.

feels like the wind, smooth for a car ride .

Lots of hits on this album! 5/5

You remember my theory about innovators and consolidators? Of course you do, you read all my reviews you beautiful, completionist bastard. Well, in addition to the theory that there are the two different types of artist, it’s also possible for there to be different sub-sections within each type. The one I’d like to focus in on today is the perfecters, of which I think Boston by Boston is a, ahem, perfect example. Never particularly deviating from the formula of Arena Rock, Boston is still a great piece of art, and it is pretty much a perfect album. And there’s a place for that. Not all art has to be pushing it’s form forward, there has to be a standard form for the Innovators to react against. And that’s where the Perfecters come in. When bands like Boston, the one-album wonders, the not really great artists, are releasing the great records, it’s a sign that the Art Form needs to move on. And so, although I really do like it, it’s also fascinating in it’s position as being possibly the last great Album Rock album before Punk tore the genre down. It all leads to a really good listen, not just as music but also as a document of a particular moment in music history

Judging by only "More Than a Feeling", it has more modern guitar play than the rock tracks that came 20 or even 30 years later. I can pretty much hear the music that other, future bands got inspired from. Awesome. Give me more of this.

I'm generally not a fan of this style of power pop mainstream rock, but this album is a huge exception. It is excellent from start to finish, a true classic. The only reason I don't give it 5 stars is because I don't really connect with some of the songs on a personal level and the second half can't keep up with the first half. But when I do play it, I get reminded of how good it is.

I am not a huge fan of the band, and the whole album has a very similar sound (less "cohesion" and more "repetitive"), but for a debut album RECORDED AT HOME to be so full of bangers, that's good enough for me. 5/5

Surprisingly still very good. Very 80s without feeling too dated. Enjoyed some of the lesser known songs the best.

This album tore out my heart and took it away. 5/5. I do not know what else to say but after listening I was stolen by aliens

Fun but cheesy album that does grow old kinda quick. Heard the top songs a lot on the radio which kills it a bit.

Well, a few good songs for sure

Ok.

Classic Rawk

Solid melodic rock with banging harmony guitars

Once again, there's one stand out track, everything else is a bit less memorable

Most classic of classic rock. Still a LITTLE filler in there tho

dad rock all'ennesima potenza, che bomba

Non so perché ma è rock ma mi da anche delle vibes chill, da mettere in sottofondo per rilassarsi

L’album per sentirsi un padre americano che si dedica al barbecue e al football. Per tre o quattro canzoni è molto molto bello e poi diventa sottofondo. Come gli Eagles, ma meglio

Very strong album. Don't necessarily like every single song, but has some super high peaks. Will I listen to again: 95%

I first heard this in my Dads vinyl collection when I was young and fell in love with it instantly, the first two tracks More Than A Feeling and Piece Of Mind stand out for me but everything on this album is solid gold. Considered one of the greatest debut albums of all time and it lived up to it.

Every song just sounds so happy

Un buen primer intento

Lots of Boston heard at my college. Really enjoyed this walk back in time.

I’m actually a bit disappointed with this one, considering its reputation. Instead of being an album classic, it was one classic song, a pretty good song, and the rest pretty meh. The classic, “More Than a Feeling” is so good that it alone makes the album worth a listen, and it’s stunning to think that it was created by one dude in his basement in an era without laptops and DAWs, but the rest of the short album can’t even come close to that gem.