Boston

I had always read about Queen liking Boston. Apart from that one song, I had never listened to Boston. Boston sounds like a lost early 70s Queen album.

Resten av plata klarer ikke å måle seg mot åpningssporet. Peak Guitar Hero.

Hørt på solsenga på Granka. Starter sterkt Med more than a feeling, og blir egentlig bare svakere og svakere. 8 låter var i alle fall nok! I totalen helt OK gubbemusikk og kan tåle dette på en roadtrip.

Mye bra her, men også mye intetsigende proggreier.

So-so

Well I'm glad my first album is a rock band :D

Not a hair metal fan, but this is about as good as it gets Best Song: Rock & Roll Band Rating: 6.5/10 Stars: 3

This is a solid album. Good singer, great musicians, good compositions...but, not really my favourite kind of music. I guess it's probably the production (too "polished") or something.

Buenas guitarritas, rock superclasico. Se escucha igual de bien que las mil veces anteriores, pero esta vez escuchandome un disco y no solo un tema de pasada.

Reminds me of Brad Kinnard and summers at the cottage when i was in university. for nostalgia, it's a 5, but based on the music, more of a 3.

Boston is a tough band for me. Because of politics they only put out this one album. It was great, no doubt, but it ... IDK. It represents a sort of ... well, because of all the circumstances around their contracts and all the BS, it kind of doesn't matter how good THIS one album was. It was, and sometimes is still, severely overplayed because is was all they ever did! So yeah, it IS great and all, but it is also by circumstance a one hit wonder and it makes the whole thing kind of a "yeah, that band that put out that one great album back in the day" but it kind of all stops right there. It is not that it is in any way a bad album, it is just ... I have heard it many many times and maybe it aged? Maybe not but ... Meh.

Would I play this with any regularity or listen to it actively? No. Would I play it while drinking light beers by a body of water in a lawn chair? Absolutely.

Huge well polished arena rock that tickles the slap but a wee bit samey

I can appreciate the playing, the hooks, and all that. But it's just too clean for me. I won't even begrudge it due to hearing More Than a Feeling way too many times. They get strangely praise-and-worship on the outro of Let Me Take You Home Tonight. It's good.

leuk maar niet geweldig

Great sound and vibes. Some bangers.

Yes, this album has some very recognisable hits. Yes, it’s hard not to sing along to them. But, it’s very, very tame and middle of the road. It’s getting a 3 from me because of the hits but it’s so inoffensive and bland that it is largely background noise.

Nice - pretty much what I'd expect if I asked AI to invent music by a band called Boston.

More Than a Feeling goes extremely hard. Other than that I can mostly take it or leave it outside of some fun moments. Let Me Take You Home tonight gives me the ick. Fav tracks: More Than a Feeling Saved a song: N RYM: N

Solid, but not my favorite Boston record.

some iconic songs, it was alright

Rok

more than a feeling: nice guitar riff; peace of mind: nice intro, catchy solo before verse 2; foreplay/long time: starts off kinda weird and psychedelic; rock & roll band: liked the chorus; something about you: liked the intro, kinda soft then leads into the hard guitar riff; let me take you home tonight: last chorus/outro very energetic overall: classic, upbeat 70s (hard) rock

É um álbum boomer? Certamente sim. São músicas que pessoas da minha geração acabaram crescendo escutando por conta disso? Também sim. Diminui a qualidade de alguma maneira? Não. More than a feeling é um clássico, mas adorei também as outras clássicas Peace of Mind, Foreplay/Long Time e Smokin'. 3,5/5.

Um album OK com duas músicas que se tornaram (ou quase) hinos. São boas músicas, mas que hoje em dia não me despertam tanto mais.

Decent mor hair rock

I liked it, maybe the songs didnt compliment each other fully

Good album with some classic songs

More than a feeling är en banger och de andra låtarna tycker jag låter likadant? Inte jättespännande även om det här och där är rätt catchy. Helt ok album men inget som stannar kvar hos mig, förutom More than a feeling då. Den har man ju iofs hört 100 gånger innan.

Good old MOR rock, with the obvious standout

Explosivo e energético. Rock cocaína. Essa qualidade é algo positivo e negativo, inerentemente. Às vezes a sonoridade exacerbada é cansativa, e chega a ser irritante em alguns momentos. Mas há algo bonito e cativante em ver todos os cilindros em máxima potência por um disco inteiro. Muitos solos legais aqui. É um disco que não me arrependo de ouvir inteiro, mas não voltarei tão cedo assim. 3.5

Surprisingly good, but no place in my library

Not my fav but very good…I like it

IT'S THE SONG!!!! I love finding songs from memes in here and "More than a feeling" is *chef kiss*. I liked it but not too much. Sounds the classic rock and roll which it isn't bad just not my cup of tea. And just 8 songs? Hmmm...

👨‍🏫🎁♻️🐲🥧

More than a feeling - Não gostei muito da pegada. Querendo ou não é uma rítmica e harmonia simples. Tem alguns altos e baixos, solos mas nada muito fora do comum. Querendo ou não é um rock. Something about you - Parece muito musica de filme romantico hahaha, diz sobre a dificuldade de demonstrar e falar de amor. É uma pegada meio Elton Jhon/Beatles mais rockeiro. É um rock animado, gostosin até. Peace of mind - Legal, tambem parece um pouco musica de filme mas de trabalho, sobre virtude e escolhas . É um rock country hahaha, bem legalzin. Rock & Roll band - Legalzinha. Diz sobre tocar musica. É bem vibes de guitar hero e uma coisa meio Greace (filme) Let me take you home tonight - Bem paradona. Uma coisa meio country. Smokin' - passa a vibe de Greace tambem, meio anos 60/70, bem jingado. E depois passa pra uma coisa mais macabra, meio halloween, com umas distorções. Foreplay/long Time - Não gostei. Inicialmente muito instrumental e a musica (letra) demora para começar. É um rock normal, lembra os duelos de guitar hero. Hitch a ride - Paradona. Não gostei muito. É um rock bem levinho.

Divertido, la canción más famosa no es la mejor pero es una buena apertura para el álbum, los solos de guitarras son interesantes

Изобретательный хардрок. В сердце не попал.

Extra star for nostalgia.

Unbelievable levels of cheese, but I kinda enjoyed it? There are some fantastic riffs in here too. I might even come back to it again, in which case I may have to, (quietly…) revise this rating up.

More than a feeling es el Hit. Se lleva el álbum. Smokin', temazo que no conocia. Es un álbum con mucho poder y rock.

Goddamn I pulled out the stanky leg move for this album, made me feel like I was young again.

Surprisingly smooth, this is your dad's dad rock. A fairly okay listen, nice background music, nothing mindblowingly spectacular.

Good vibe overall for the album, a few but hits but didn’t blow me away

Me gustó pero no me volo la mente

Tom Scholz is clearly an enviable musician and popsmith. None of Boston's shortcomings — the unending cheesiness, the so-slick-you'll-slip production, and some eye-roll inducing cuts — are from a lack of trying. This is a record of extreme detail and consideration, and beneath the spectacle of songs like "More Than a Feeling" or "Foreplay / Long Time" is a genuine heart of power pop. A fine record.

Ta bueno. 7 puntos

It’s Boston by Boston and that’s what it sounds like.

Not half bad

Front loaded album Fave track: More Than a Feeling

This is pretty fine, the hits hit and it doesn’t overstay its welcome. 3.5/5

When I think of 70s radio rock, this is basically what comes to mind. That speaks both to its high quality and the fact it doesn't do anything unique enough to separate it from the pack. Still, the first side is the peak of AOR. The first two songs deserve their classic status, with massive hooks and a pristine sound. "Long Time" is also great, but its hook isn't quite as good. And that becomes a theme. "Rock and Roll" almost rips off "Piece of Mind," and the hooks get less interesting from there, which reveals something about those first two songs: the riffs and lyrics are kind of bland. And once the hooks disappear on the second side, that blandness becomes more obvious. The quality is still good, and it still sounds immaculate. But there are only so many songs about playing rock and roll and love one can listen to before craving something with a bit more substance.

Good stadium rock songs and starts strong with "More than a Feeling", but most of it feels like water-downed rock to me. Some of lyrics are quite meta - like telling the story of the band - which kind of takes me out of the song. Didn't really resonate with me, but fine.

Day 192 Solid but unspectacular. Highlights More than a feelin Peace of mind Smokin’

Cheesy as anything, but you'd have to be a bit of a curmudgeon not to recognize the catchiness of More Than a Feeling, and the others are inoffensive.

First revisit to this album in 23ish years, and maybe musical maturity is realizing that Hitch a Ride is the best song on the album. Don’t know why but I was getting Air Supply vibes if Air Supply tried to be a metal band. A bit cringey, but nevertheless a pretty strong good feelings album.

6/10 - not bad but opens up with its best song

This is so mediocre and on par for the genre

un poco meh, pero no está mal... solo no del todo mi estilo todas las canciones me suenan muy iguales :( sadge

Definitely heard the opening track before "More Than a Feeling" from somewhere. Straight from the get go, I have to mention the energetic use of the guitars here with a ton of catchy riffs and solos used to create an uplifting atmosphere. The organ play in some of the songs added a nice touch. I liked the riff in "Something About You", that's about it. Haven't got much to say. Not really my type of subgenre in rock but somewhat enjoyable with the overall mood it sets. Decent album.

Nice classic, rock album.

Very familiar songs from classic rock radio. More Than a Feeling is a little over played, so I feel like that taints my opinion a little. It's all very accessible 70s rock, there's nothing wrong with it, but it just doesn't excite me more than some good catchy hooks.

This was one of my best friend’s favourite things and it’s amazing how cheesy it sounded, whereas now the sound has come and gone a few times. I never quite latched onto it but there was a lot to admire, plus I lived down the street from where it was recorded, so it’ll always hold a soft spot for me. It is just so unabashedly its own thing and it worked! Plus we got Nirvana out of the deal.

Rock music

Nice album, but I can't say it was surprising in any way. "More than a feeling" is one of my favourite songs, but listening to the whole album feels like listening to one big 38 minute track.

Great classic songs. A bit cheesy and not my style, but still undeniably fun.

Sometimes ‘70s power rock is what you need.

I mean they're good - it's not terrible - but it's not great let's be honest

Really good rock album

I can attest, just like everyone else in the late 70's, I was bewildered and mesmerized by Boston's melodic power guitars and boundless vocal range. Vying for production and arrangement virtuosity along with a band like Rush. But I didn't continue down that path as a kid (was preoccupied with ABBA) so I never listened to this record before. Of course it's pretty great, and it's fascinating I recognized one of the minor transition tracks ('Foreplay') from a cover by GWAR on the AV Club, which is phenomenal. Anyway, the background story of Tom Scholz is also legendary - he'd rather record the whole record mostly on his own in his own apartment studio instead of being cooped up in a studio in Hollywood.

Не смотря на то что есть хиты, альбом скучный Спасибо что короткий Приедается манера исполнения и мощный инструментал, который да крутой, но он одинаковый в каждом треке

6/10

Pretty solid

most iconic opening track ever like come on, sadly peaks on side 1 but it would be difficult to make better than long time, those soft falsetto high notes that happen like twice are to die for, started to zone it out near the end, the last three songs seemed to blend together for me. but i mean it was really good still, obviously, does get grating really fast but i appreciate it for what it is peak- long time, peace of mind, more than a feeling dull points- something about you, let me take you home

Not my usual style, but enjoyed nontheless!

Better than expected

MORE THAN A FEEELIIING

I mean, it’s quality and very listenable etc. but this and things like it often get held up as classic masterpieces when they are really fluff. We’re talking about a meticulously recorded and produced album of cheesy soft rock. I have no problem enjoying it for what it is, but let’s not pretend it’s something beyond that.

Ok

Yeh pretty good album. Great guitar sounds

Wow, "More Than a Feeling" is so iconic and euphoric. I love that song so so much! "Peace of Mind" is also really great and fun. after those first two I kinda just got bored :( I honestly wish I liked it more, sorries. it's just fine overall

Estou conhecendo novos estilos através desse "desafio" gostei do estilo de rock, não é metal e trás uma vibe daora de curtição leve

Every Boston song I heard on classic rock radio growing up appears to be on this album, so it has that going for it.

Yeah sure whatever, but why are all of Boston’s album covers like UFO themed? Their music has nothing sci fi about it. Their name is literally just Boston

Inte så originell platta men det är ju härligt med lite classic jävla rawknrawl! More than a feeling är en underbar banger jag aldrig tröttnar på, resten av låtarna är helt okej. Stark 3a!

Så här ska power-arena-rock låta! More Than a Feeling är ju en jävla banger, men restan av albumet går inte av för hackor heller. Stark trea! Väldigt kul att de typ smygproddade albumet själva och lurade skivbolaget att det gjordes i en flashig studio på västkusten när Scholz satt ensam i i en källare i Massachusetts.

I mean this just be good solid ass rock, I know everyone else in my family would appreciate this more then me as someone who too isn’t into rock but yea.

This rocks very hard

fun but not my style

i liked animal farm

I liked it but somehow expected... more?

TWO SONGS i liked. therefore a 3. MORE THAN A FEELING MAKES ME WANT TO EXPLODE

Catchy middle of the road rock stuff. Enjoyable.

Enjoyed this and didn't realise how many of these songs I knew already. A great example of the classic rock genre.

so long song... 11 minutes... but I like This genre. More than a feelings IS my favorite, I have listened it before, I know it IS a tiktok force bat I Love it

Fun! Better than More Than A Feeling suggested, some rocking stuff, but no real standouts for me

I had a pretty good time with this, I like a rock organ (Foreplay/Long Time is so good holy shit) and More than a Feeling is an all-timer

Spacey rock, a lot of lyrics are extremely on the nose. Favourite track: Hitch A Ride

7.8/10

Já começa no Guitar Hero, da hora essa música. Mas pelo visto só essa famosa mesmo. Álbum todo é bem legalzinho, bem Rock n Roll Bovary e Guitar Hero. Curti. 3*

I like this one. Nothing super special. A couple bangers, 3 stars.

Not a band I've listened to other than hearing More Than a Feeling on the radio. Nice surprise, the guitars and sound of this album are great. The intro to Foreplay/Long Time is really enjoyable. Favorite tracks: Foreplay/Long Time, More Than a Feeling

I thought this would be breezy, fun, inoffensive dad rock with some real hooks throughout and that it most of it would immediately leave my brain the second it was over and I was right. Very fun though.

Interesting story around the production of the album and an end to end set of big bombastic and catchy tunes, everyone could have been a single. So an amazing debut album. I still didn’t really like it. It was like a rush you get from over processed food. You start off liking it then you feel flat, empty and a bit off colour Not my thing.

Has some bops. Understand the appeal for those who are fans of this genre. But not an album I would personally listen to again.

The band is not a style/genre I am typically drawn to (classic rock), so it was fun to branch out with this one. The bass really stands out to me. Also I dig the lyrics!! My favorite song was “Foreplay/Long Time” and I really connected lyrically to “Peace of Mind”.

Its good but not my vibe

The guitars really make this one.

When I was to start playing this album I've noticed More Than a Feeling was the opener and I was like "oh no". Don't get me wrong, this is a great song, but I've heard is so many times I was just tired of it. Turns out it might be the worst song on the entire album? The rest sound pretty fun & fresh and not only listening this album wasn't a chore, but I had fun with it.

Pues pudo ser peor, soy nada fan de Boston y no me desagrado del todo, cotorro

I, of course, knew More Than a Feeling. Missing the history of the album, I'm not sure that I understood it's significance. Maybe, because it is so famous, the sound has become so generic, so quintessential to rock of the 1970s. I thought Foreplay was fun but overall, there was only one moment that I found my interest peaked by - the opening 30 seconds of Peace of Mind. This was by far my favorite song on the album and the only one I will save.

Great guitar play but not music for me… best song - let me take you home tonight

It’s more than just a feeling but still not a top of hard rock top álbuns

1. More Than a Feeling - i love this makes me feel like I'm in a movie montage of falling in love. the guitar is excellent. such a recognizable track 2. Peace of Mind - great message i feel like i can relate in bronx science 3. Foreplay/ Long Time - mentions chasing a dream i like it 4. Rock n Roll Band - i like but not as much, about their band 5. Smokin' - whatever instrument is in the background I love 6. Hitch a Ride - love 7. Something About You - cute and lovey song 8. Let me Take you Home Tonight - nice ending to album i think in conclusion more than a feeling carries this album and the rest of the songs are pretty similar but enjoyable i feel like i don't listen to this genre a lot so for now a 6.5/10 but I do like a lot

On first listen: fun album that I'd enjoy if it came on but quite samey and not really my style.

kinda mid, one popular song and the rest is typical 90's pop-rock

Listened to first son only

it commercial rock

The songs are overall enjoyable but, as for Tom Petty, debutting with this stuff in '76 (and few hundred miles from the CBGB) sounds sooo outadated...

Three are plenty of overplayed albums in this list, but I think this is the first one where literally every single song has been worn out by radio play. They are still great songs, if a little corny. I'm just not sure I need to hear any of them ever again.

meh, it's good, MORE THAN A FEELINGGGG

Buenas rolitas de la época!

As ridiculous and overblown as you would expect given the main track! I was surprised by the range of styles on the album, definitely detected some prog and blues rock.

Listening to this now, it's hard to imagine how groundbreaking this record was. I'd say that it really defined two trends that were just starting and really accelerated them. First, "Album Oriented Rock" or AOR. This was a new radio format where DJs were frequently playing random cuts off of albums other than the singles, or even playing entire album sides. The biggest Pink Floyd records fall into this category, but the mainstream Top 40 big hits weren't really on records that were AOR until around this time. Boston and Journey were two that jump immediately to mind. Second, "Arena Rock" which was the trend to having increasingly sophisticated studio recordings that were designed to translate well to a packed arena or stadium. The audience was becoming more sophisticated and expecting lights, pyrotechnics, and good sound, as well as music that sounded great in a big raucous crowd. This particular record delivered on both fronts. Right now, it's not that exciting of a listen to me personally, I listened to it way too much back in the day, but it's got some great songs, and it really defined a lot of bands for about a decade.

6.5/10, not moved

Fun fun fun!! So god energi, fede riffs, karismatisk vokal (a La Jimmy page fra Led Zeppelin, eller Axel Rose) 3.5 hvis muligt 🌟

overplayed and corny but not the worst

More than a Feeling— classic, good old school vibes from this one Peace of Mind— Really like the guitar breaks in this one Foreplay/Long Time— intro is very intense, sort of transitions into psychedelic vibe, reminds me of The Stone Roses transitions, once again great guitar breaks, again overall very Stone Roses vibe, enjoy this one!! Added to liked songs Rock & Roll Band— seems like their “theme song”/origin story, kinda seems like “cookie cutter” rock and roll song, eh doesn’t wow me Smokin’— seems like it would be in “Hairspray”, again nothing special to me Hitch a Ride— slower, quieter in beginning, nice change of pace, nice lyrics about escapism, could see myself playing this in car, added to liked songs Something About You— ok same sort of slow start then change of tempo and added drums as last song, I enjoy this, good yearning song to roleplay being a yearning 80s guy, add to liked songs Let Me Take You Home Tonight— eh not a fan doesn’t wow me as a closing song on the album Overall: 3/5

I liked the instruments but the songs themselves were a bit average. 3 stars No bad songs, only one recognisable hit but still wasn’t something I would put in a playlist, 3 for me too

The algorithm listened and did give me something at least a little better, and a short and sweet half an hour. Is it dad rock? Absolutely. Has it been overplayed on radio? God yes. Do I have a soft spot for Dad rock and really needed something else after the past few albums? Also yes. I've heard most of these songs way too much, but when they come on the radio I am always like "yeah I'll listen to this again" which is a good sign. As an album experience it is either nicely cohesive or slightly motonous depending on how you feel. Like the radiation levels at Chernobyl it's not great and not terrible, which is to say it probably is actually pretty bad but in the context I've heard it in it feels fine.

I knew one of their songs, really enjoyed the tunes and instruments

3.5 Stars

I liked half of the album, but that half was fantastic. The guitars and harmonies do it for me, and “More Than a Feelings” never gets old.

Fav track: peace of mind I’ve heard this album so many times throughout my life that it’s become a bit redundant. Nostalgic for sure, but this album doesn’t really resonate with my taste anymore.

Nice

Typical and fun but nothing special. Three above average songs the rest sound pretty similar to each other. Foreplay/Long time is unique and varied Smokin' is fun to listen to and puts me in a good mood Good guitar

Good vibes, upbeat, a couple of hits

7/10. favorite song: more than a feeling

I started this album and started to read and some how it felt longer than it actually is. Pretty good for that era of rock music.

This is arena rock done right. I still don't love it, but it hits different than other arena rock I've heard. It sounds the same, but marginally better. Favorites: More Than a Feeling, Peace of Mind, Let Me Take You Home Tonight

Ahh, I've been waiting to hear this one. For many a decade I've heard, mostly from Americans, that this is one of the greatest Rock albums of all time, flawless, a succession of hits, and one of the greatest all time debuts. Hopefully I'm not mixing these statements up with another album (such as this not actually being their debut), but you get the idea. Is it true, or is it US Boomer nostalgia. Given I only recognise the name of one of the songs - a great one granted - and given the US Boomer's odd predisposition for tight jean, sock stuffed, high-pitched love and pop songs (but with guitars) being associated with Rock, I can't say I'm fully onboard. But I want to be wrong. Truthfully, I was hoping to give this a four or maybe even a five given I am a Rock boy. But this feels more like Rock music for people who don't like Rock music. Sure it's dated now in the sense that it comes from a distant place and time which no longer exists, but it's also very twee. Boy band with guitars, no real emotion. The guitars are good but we've all heard better. And we've all heard better woven into better songs. More Than A Feeling remains a classic, but everything else is filler.

It was pretty good for the era it was from.

Guitar HEAVY (cool at times but also tedious), each song sounds the same, so big moments but also a lot of slog despite “big” sound

Ehh

nothin' better than a buncha dudes jammin'. I'm sure my dad loves Boston. Not the city. But the band.

Enjoyable 70s rock n roll. Not revolutionary, but good dad rock.

Got bored after More Than a Feeling. All very formulaic classic rock. 1 if you don't like that style, 5 if you do, big fat middle of the road 3 for those ambivalent to middle of the road rock. Listen for a song and then move on.

It’s perfectly fine, but nothing I’d pick on purpose

Enjoyed. Uncomplicated, good riffs.

просто хороший скуфецкий рок

Stadium rock with some nice queenish harmonies. Liked that track that ended up being short and instrumental, what is it with this sort of band where any tracks that are slightly complex or interesting can't be full songs? Good at what they do but very typical for the genre, might be the exact combo to be a few people's favourite band but otherwise it's fine.

I dunno about this... It's all decent enough but Christ it gets old quick. I was fairly onboard for the first half but thoroughly bored by the end. Which is a shame, because more than a feeling is great. Think it has to be 3

# Playlist Track - More Than a Feeling # Notes - Other than the iconic opening track, the rest of the album is pretty bland. - Notable exception: the damn awful "Foreplay/Long Time" which drags a super boring prog intro for what feels like hours. - Kind of an interesting party album, maybe? Not bad, but not something I'll be revisiting over and over.

Groovy shit. I really enjoy me some good classic rock & this album is so iconic. Each song is a trip of it's own, with long, meaningful intros to songs, it's definitely a memorable album. The reason I'm rating it a 3/5 however is because while I know that this album is iconic, it's also nothing super special. I've heard a lot of classic rock bands sound similar, and Boston falls into that pool of bands that don't really stand out to me much when looking at other bands from the same period. Bangers though! It was very easy and fun to listen to and it's definitely going into my collection of albums I enjoy.

Enjoyed, but middle of the road & not sure I would go back to often. Good background music, and for the genre very good, but not my genre to begin with. Really liked the first half of Foreplay/Long Time, but specifically when there was no signing, just instrumental.

Pretty generic really.

Score: 8.4

Logan: 9.5/10 Aly: 7/10

Had some good hita

Didn't go as hard as I remember, but its kind of impossible not to like this one at least a little bit.

- More Than a Feeling, bellissima, 5/5 - Peace Of Mind, carina, 4/5 - Foreplay / Long Time, nella media, troppo lunga, 3/5 - Rock & Roll Band, carina, 4/5 - Smokin', carina, 3/5 - Hitch a Ride, non mi dice nulla, 2/5 - Something About You, nella media, orecchiabile, 3/5 - Let Me Take You Home Tonight, nella media, orecchiabile, 3/5 Indeciso su Hitch a Ride

Ok so this is rather cheesy and I somewhat lost interest in the second half but there were definitely some enjoyable tracks. *More Than a Feeling* has always been a song I liked and that lifts this to 3 stars alone.

Solid bops good bangers hell yea

This album was alright, although there were no standout songs for me personally.

more than a feeling

Not a fan. Demasiado vibe rock de gasolinera gringa para mí.

Ben du fun

Classic 70’s American rock. The lyrics of More than a feeling are simple but so good: about the start of a mundane day, a tune comes on the radio and instantly he’s transported back to a time that reminds him of a girl he once knew. I read that all the tracks were demos, which when you think this went on to sale 17 million is testament to the band’s talent and although not necessarily music I would go to I really respect that 🫡

first two songs are bangers at least

classic

Je m'imagine Guillaume, radieux, en performance de "air guitar" sur More Than a Feeling.

La définition pure et dure d'un 3 étoiles. Mais pas 3 étoiles Michelin là...

Je me rallie à mes collègues en affirmant que c’est un 3 par excellence. Très middle of the road. More than a feeling est classique, Smokin’ pas si mal, mais c’est tellement générique.

I’ve heard the sound before but didn’t know it was Boston. I liked it

Every now and then I gotta indulge in some the most FILTHIEST classic rock and this manages to fill that urge. It's nothing crazy, but all I have to say is that junk food is good sometimes. Highlight Song/s: More Than a Feeling and Rock & Roll Band

It's fine. I listened to it. How many more times until it just becomes the background music for every single thing ever?

Look it starts with a bloody banger but it's a bit 80s cheese for me

Really enjoyable if slightly cheesy 80s rock. Twin guitar solos and big choruses are fantastic, not as big on the organs.

Alright

This is another example of such a classic album. It starts off with a series of rock bangers, songs that immediately feel like you should be cruising in an American v8, windows down, burning out of suburban stop signs for no reason. And yet, listening to it now, I think it's just not my thing. It's not hard enough, imo, to be true hard rock. And if I'm going to listen to stadium rock, I'd rather it be Queen.

I was all set to pan this album, but in good conscience I cannot. If it came out in 1986, I could write it off as bog-standard genre. But released in 1976, it feels kind of prophetic of the wave of hair metal to come. And despite a consistent lack of dynamics — the power chords, the screamy solos, the screamy vocals (outside of Foreplay), this record is fun. The power chords are tight. And despite their obvious conviction that their instruments are extensions of their dongs, they see to be somewhat in on the joke?

6/10… 70s Rock /*1976

More Than a Feeling is a classic. Solid power pop/rock. 3/5.

Cheesiest of classic rock

This is a tough rate. The album was surprisingly more enjoyable in a sitting than any of its individual songs, long exhausted by classic rock radio. 3/5

Great 70s rock

3.5

Good rock. 3,2

Apart from More Than a Feeling it's a bit FM meh

This was pretty cool, more than a feeling is peak asf 7/10

It's Ok, but far too cheesy to be one of the best albums ever.

page refreshed and deleted my shit so I'm not rewriting it. this album is an FBI psyop because I couldn't have named a single track on it prior to putting it on but somehow I know almost every song. it's catchy and inoffensive, and the folks in the band are clearly very talented (whoever is on the keyboard bodied eveybody else). they do what they do well but it's not my thing. also it's lowkey the same song x8 but at least it's a good song __ SCORE: 6/10 ADDED TO PLAYLIST: Smokin'

I always forget how quickly “More Than A Feeling” ramps up. One minute in and it feels like it’s already the middle of the song and the solos are coming. It’s an intense way to kick off an album (and a debut album, at that). Even if you’re under 40, you’ve probably heard every song on side one of this record. Side two doesn’t provide as many bangers, but all the songs sound a lot like side one and it’s not hard to imagine a world where they’re all hits too. Any maybe that’s my complaint about the record; it’s all a bit “one note”, isn’t it? Fortunately, it’s a pretty fun note.

carino. bel rock. ma ci sta del rock di livello troppo piu alto, per me.

3,5

It’s ok, not awful but not great!

I will pretend i have long hair and live in the 70s: this is the perfect album. Fast forward to 2025. No hair and getting old, just a 3 star album. Might listen again in 10 years: whats this pile of sh*t

This is just like listening to German radio any day. 80s dad rock in its purest form.

Great pop music, i am surprised i had not heard this before. I usually don't like this arena rock kind of stuff but it's fun enough here. More than a feeling is a banger.

Classic rock is classic for a reason. Because it rocks!

Top half starts soooooo stong then fades. I love Boston's hits, think they kind have a weak undercard, but enjoyed the album.

Production and guitar tone are superb. If I have one thing to say about this album, it’s that Tom Scholz’s influence on guitar tech cannot be overstated. The songs are still good, even if I’ve heard them so many times on classic rock radio. I’m deducting one star though, because I think that this album marks one step closer to the Journey-fication of hard rock in the 70s, and one step away from more organic bands like Led Zeppelin, Deep Purple, and even Aerosmith.

Sometimes uninteresting things are interesting in their own right. Boston's self-titled debut is that sort of commodity. It doesn't inspire musically, tho the group can certainly 'play,' and it doesn't inspire soulfully since their hits ain't from the soul. But it does inspire culturally, e'en or especially if it begs you to discover a better product. Classic rock radio stations serve up crap mostly, and there's a whole lot of crap that's better than this: ZZ Top, Tom Petty, The Stones, Lynyrd Skynyrd. Still, Boston has good intentions: 'No, we didn't have much money / We barely made enuf to survive / But when we got up on stage and / Got ready to play, people came alive.' It's also a worthy experience to listen to an 8-track record that spawned 8 hit singles.

If only the rest of the album lived up to More Than a Feeling.

Not offensive

One time I went to Boston and there was a bruins game that was letting out and this guy called me a fag

is good and is bad.

It’s a fun album that’ll get anyone in a positive mindset! I loved the fun guitar throughout but yet again the album had very little variation. My three highlight tracks are, More Than a Feeling, Peace of Mind, and Smokin’.

An enjoyable morning listen, but not really anythjng there that’s going to help me distinguish between journey, Boston, rep speed wagon, or even Kansas. That said, really enjoyed Foreplay/Longtime, which I’d never heard before.

Don't really like this genre of AOR, but some tracks were good. 3/5

Ouais, pas mal

Bangers

(3.5) really more than a feeling

More than a feeling дістала мене ще в часи дитинства, коли її крутили по євроспорту в рекламі постійно. Я в принципі поважаю АОР рух, як щось таке добре і позитивне, але не більше ніж на три зірочки.

1 year later, 77 would be put out. I would never again be a Boston fan. But prior to hearing the Talking Heads, I like many of those growing up in those days we knew every word to Boston. And to this day, like today, I know the lyrics to all these songs. Amazing, really. I will always owe my musical tastes evolving to the Talking Heads. But Boston was an album most of us had and most of us could sing the words to every song, beginning to end. And I still can. I am amazed. That being said, other than for nostalgia, is it an album one must hear before they die? Nah...unless you want to get into the groove of mid-to-late 70s. Otherwise, you'll be fine without ever having to listen to Boston. Nostalgia: 5 stars; reality: 3 stars.

70s arena rock/power pop is a bit of a blind spot in my musical taste. I know Boston are the More Than a Feeling band, but them, Cheap Trick and The Cars get confused in my mind. It was nice enough but didn't grab my attention.

Indigo

I think the album Boston by Boston was the quintessential album and a fair representation of the music produced and promoted by the group. Did I like it? It was fine.

Corn drenched in cheese goes down easy

Best: More than a Feeling Worst: Smokin' Classic rock and I can definitely see why so many other bands imitated and transformed that classic "Boston Rock" sound.

Not a bad band. Some good tunes. Good album.

Dad rock, but *good* Dad rock. There's this broad, epic scope to each of these tracks that just feels so rich and meticulous. fav tracks: More Than A Feeling, Let Me Take You Home Tonight

Slatki album, ima tu dobrih stvari, pogotovo kad krenu rokati orguljice. Kul pozadinska glazba. 3/5, 6/10

3/5 not bad, has the vibes of the old rock days

Listening to this album, I realized I've actually listened to this whole album before! "More Than a Feeling" is unchallenged peak, "Peace of Mind" and "Foreplay/Long Time" were solid, "Smokin'" was just awful and I almost skipped it after a few minutes, everything else was fine. Best: "More Than a Feeling" Worst: "Smokin'"

Listening to this album, I realized I've actually listened to this whole album before! "More Than a Feeling" is unchallenged peak, "Peace of Mind" and "Foreplay/Long Time" were solid, "Smokin'" was just awful and I almost skipped it after a few minutes, everything else was fine. Best: "More Than a Feeling" Worst: "Smokin'"

3 out of 5

My dad loves this album

Boston actually accomplishes that classic rock sound from the 70's/80's that makes a lot of those bands sound monotone, but adds variance into their music, continuously twisting the sound. Most of the songs still suffer from being 5+ minutes long with repeating refrains that play better at a concert than listening in the background. More than a Feeling and Peace of Mind will always be classics though.

Dad rock :/ Led Zeppelin but if it was Guns N’ Roses (aka worse) First half is pretty good but it gets progressively worse… not bad just generic

I think I can appreciate this album a lot because I wasn’t around when overplay was grinding everyone’s gears into bits. But I really enjoyed this one. Despite being genuinely shocked to hear more than a feeling in the wild, there you can see that I have no clue about anything. Still this was pretty fun!

Não conhecia a banda e até que gostei, poderia dizer que buscaria conhecer mais de suas músicas. Gostei muito das músicas, More than a feeling e Foreplay/Long time, acho que me identifiquei bastante com elas nesse momento de mudança, de deixar de conviver diariamente com alguém proximo, e a ideia de que estou seguindo em frente em meu próprio caminho. Além dessas a música, Let me take you home toninght também me faz pensar em meus próprios sentimestos nesse momento e acho que ela e as outras duas acima demonstram por si só os meus sentimentos. Além das duas citadas acima também gostei de Peace of mind, Hitch a ride e Something about you. Teria sido interessante ter conhecido elas antes mas tudo em seu tempo.

Botston 👍

Me agarra en un día cruzado y revoleo el album a la mierda. Y si me agarra dispuesto se disfruta un montón. Tiene una cosa que hoy se siente naif, pero es muy del rock de estadios yanki. Cómo les gustan las palmitas eh 7/10

i have a connection to this. i my mom liked the beatles first and van morrison second, hands down boston is next. this record is pretty much all hits. i don't love these guys, but its hard to deny how catchy these are. this record was on Rock Band and it was super fun to play. they just have a very even, uncontroversial, clean style whether you like it or not. i've always thought of them as an 80's band, but these are all the songs i know from '76.

Helt ok, rätt bra bitvis

Dad rock, lots of radio olay

Actually not bad. Not really my type of music, but I kinda liked it, and there were some bangers. 3.5 stars.

Everything about this album is well done. The guitars, the vocals, the songwriting, production, and general cohesion is flawless. But it just sounds so utterly generic. I know it isn't their fault; they're so influential that many acts copied their sounds and they're so popular that radios played them to death, so no wonder it just feels tired 50 years later. But I don't see myself listening to this album through again, so I can't bring myself to give it more than three stars.

Outre la première toune, que j’ai trop entendue dans des films, séries télés ou publicités, le reste de l’album est une belle surprise. Un son très dense, de belles orchestrations, de bonnes compositions. Ce n’est pas un band que je connaissais, mais je peux comprendre qu’il se soit trouvé un public. Malheureusement, ce n’est pas pour moi.

Good to know that exists

Basic 70s Bitch.

it's like a cup of coffee from a diner, it's good enough.

A qualidade do maior single da banda "More Than A Feeling" em relação do resto do album é algo gritante, o que reflete diretamente na nota que o album vai receber, uma pena espera mais.

The quintessential 70s rock album, ubiquitous and eternal. Was there ever a more appropriately named band and album? Boston … we’re loud and in your face but you know there are better versions out there. This is rock music and it’s good … but as much as it wants to shred, it doesn’t. The songs are ephemeral and sound like what might happen if the Doobie Brothers were on cocaine instead of weed. The tunes are familiar and I know my way around these grooves because I owned a radio for the last 30 years, but it doesn’t leave a memory or any desire to hear more. I mean, how many songs can you name from any other Boston album? Did they even make another one (wait, they made 5 more… wtf?) That said, I look forward to the next time I’ll enjoy one of these songs, probably while waiting for my order at Five Guys or picking up some antifreeze at Auto Zone.

Classic Rock. I liked it, but nothing I would listen more than a few times.

Bom som

it was fine, so far the best one yet but not my cup of tea really

Don’t have a ton to say about this. Great singing, good guitar. Pretty good poppy rock songs.

3 out of 5. Big sounds from a big band, this one was a good time in the first half and started to taper off by the end.

Too bad its named after an annoying city

I could entirely believe that the archetypal American dive bar – pools of neon light forming puddles on wood panelling, the cushioned snap of clacking pool balls ricocheting off tall brown bottles – was summoned into being by this record and this record alone. It’s been almost 50 years since this album was released. As a rock record it stands up wonderfully – Tom Scholz’s smart, hooky songs machined into optimum ear-worming slices; an irresistible combination of driving, crunching guitars and crystalline, sometimes ethereal vocals. As good a rock record as Boston certainly is, it’s its status as a piece of soft power that I find myself most thinking about. The America that embraced Boston in 1976 is a very different America to the one it’ll celebrate its 50th birthday in; and while how the world looks at America hasn’t ever appeared to matter much to the inhabitants of the world’s most powerful nation … will that still be true when it isn’t the world’s most influential force? It’s beyond the scope of Boston to answer that question, of course. They just fuckin’ rock. But there’s something nostalgic about this album that can’t possibly be rooted in any personal history; not, at least, beyond the history I’ve shared with America qua global cultural powerhouse. One last time then to the jukebox then, where we pick “Hitch a ride” before we park our ass back on the bar seats, thinking how it all used to be so much simpler. For better or worse, it feels like it’s coming up to closing time.

NOOOOOOO!!!! (I never really liked Boston. 5.0 because they are THE 5.0 band. Will listen and decide whether or not to modify. Its good music, same score.

Harmless. Sounds to me like good musicianship and dull music for my untrained ear.

I mean it was the 70s rock bangers I was expecting. Bangers indeed, but just not something that really interests me.

All the rock from this era is seriously starting to blend together for me. What I wouldn’t give for some more jazz! I mean this is solid and songs like More Than a Feeling are pretty iconic but yeah I’ve kind of hit a wall I think.

Yep, this was an album.

nice rock

Classic rock anthems, great for road trips and BBQs. A great feel-good record, easily listenable from front to back. Favorite tracks: More than a feeling Peace of mind Hitch a ride

I remember them being better, more interesting. 7/10

Ok, "More than a Feeling" is a great track, but really the rest of the album is fairly good too. I wish their other albums were as good as this one.

Nice one. Not great but not bad.

Nice rock n roll album! Always good to hear where iconic songs come from

Classic dad rock that I overall enjoyed my time with, but would probably never listen to again. Basically Journey, but with more of a punch

This is gonna take a while isn't it. big fan of foreplay/long time intro. oik wasnt as long as i thought, knew it all, not the biggest fan but do have some reall ybig operatic moments taht can't help but draw you in.

I love More Than A Feeling and Peace Of Mind, but as the album went on I realized that their songs are all a little too similar sounding

Things I like about Boston: the city they're named after, that's Shane Powers from Survivor's son's name, the song 'Amanda' :) Things I don't like: 70s rock, the album cover (new info: space-themed album covers aren't enough to count as "space rock") But good news, "arena rock" is pretty different from "blues rock" and "prog rock", and although I suspect it's a less esteemed sort of rock, it's got a lot more of MY esteem. I forgot they did 'More Than a Feeling'. That song is good! Sorry to the haters. I never knew they did 'Peace of Mind'. That song is good too! Huh. These guys were on to something. Wiki says this album was something of a pivot for rock stylings as far as production and melodies. Thank goodness because I feel like I've endured a lot of pre-pivot albums here (and I'm sure there are many more to go)! But hold the phone, 'Foreplay/Long Time' feels kinda pre-pivot. Blergh. Or is this two songs smooshed together? Whatever, they lost me in the second half of the album (many more guitar solos). This is still markedly better than most of the 70s rock albums for me, though, because there are actual hooks. Highlights: 'More Than a Feeling', 'Peace of Mind' Lowlight: 'Foreplay/Long Time' and everything after

a classic, some really good songs but nothing that blew my mind.

I like it but... It's too old school for me

I've known of this band forever and I've played enough Guitar Hero to have "More Than a Feeling" lodged into my brain permanently, but never really looked into them more. Felt underwhelming, considering the amount of hype I've also encountered. The album is a bit here and there, nothing really grabbed me too much. Few of the songs had a nice boogie to them, some of them sounded like british invasion stuff of this era. Mostly it sounded like what I've come to know as AOR. The sort of clean American hard rock with decent production values that feels disposable somehow.

There's that classic Boston guitar sound. I didn't realize how prog-rocky some of these tunes are--Foreplay/Long Time sounds like it could be a YES song.

It will never not blow my mind that an album that sounds this amazing was basically recorded by a dude in his basement. These are songs I heard a lot as a kid and classified them as cheeseball classic rock. Then, fairly recently, I heard More Than a Feeling and was shocked at how much I liked it. All of the songs sound a lot alike, but honestly, they hit on something special with this album, why not keep it going? Standout Track(s): More Than a Feeling, Peace of Mind, Foreplay/Long Time, Hitch a Ride, All of them?!?!

Good, just a bit…extra

Possibly most cheesy Track One, ever??

waow

3.5

I only knew Boston before this because of their stupid name but first song in I’ve heard that song a million times and it was brilliant. But after that it sorta declined and most songs were just alright. Here and there there were great moments throughout but just mostly stuff I’ve already heard done before. I didn’t love it but I did enjoy this project with it only being like 35 minutes. My favourite song was the hit song More Than A Feeling ofc. Overall I enjoyed this album but it wasn’t amazing so I’m feeling a 7.8/10 3.9/5

Solid.

Already heard this

An album my dad would’ve played in the car on a drive. Not bad but not a great album, I appreciate the dad rock vibes though.

Як для 1976 - непогано. Але бракує якоїсь виразності, самобутності. Знову інструментал гучніше за голос і класна обкладинка альбому)

Enjoyed this with a few songs I preffered

Melodisk glam-rock med lidt Hammond. Ret festligt.

I was pretty pumped the first few tracks of this, but by track 5 or so it becomes clear that Boston has a pretty set bag of tricks that they pretty much entirely used on the opener. Not a bad record, just lacks variety. But "More Than a Feeling" is an all-time banger.

pretty good

this (to a millenial) is the exact definition of "rock 'n roll" Also perfect encapsulation of late 70's rock curious about prog power.

It was classic Classic Rock - As a child of the 70's and 80's, I think I've heard each and everyone of these songs a good 100x. Not my cup of tea but brought back a lot of memories

J - 3/5 Best Track - "More Than A Feeling"

‘Hell Yeah’: The Album. Decent but if I have to hear another harmonised guitar solo, I swear…

Kinda cheesy but songs were catchy

Really falls apart after the first track, but what a first track.

Actually… pretty standard guitarrock.

I like this album vibes and the instrumentals. Also a retro vibe to it Fav song - Hitch a Ride 3/5

Boston? Bostoff.

I get why so many people love the album, but it's not really my thing. Well produced and performed (lyrics a little shaky at times), but ultimately just sits there for me.

Meget episk hele vejen igennem. Lidt for meget fart på til mig måske.

like a beverage that isn’t cold enough on a hot day. 3.5

coolos mais viellos

Short, sweet and great record. Most of the tracks were catchy. I enjoyed the production and the musical performances. Favourite Track(s): More than a Feeling, Hitch a Ride Least Favourite Track(s): Smokin'

jeg kan ikke give en lav rating til et album der har en sang fra både GTA San Andreas OG Guitar Hero på... men det er sgu en cheesefest. Lav 3'er