Reviews (page 11 of 16)
Lempparit: Peace of Mind ja Something About You Vähiten lempparit: Foreplay/Long time
Cheese
Snore
I knew every song, and they were all hits. Boston isn't my favorite type of rock, but I appreciate Steve Lukather's guitar work, and the vocals are strong. It's really an impressive album.
Love it, always have and always will
Warm, inoffensive, not challenging at all, Boston are steak and potatoes rock & roll. I'm not really excited. It's very OK.
Brings me back to spring 1986, staying at a friends house the night before our morning soccer match (Croughton v Woodbridge) - woke up to this album blasting on his stereo. Scored the only goal in our 1-0 win.
Quite liked this. Some familiar samples. Long time a fav.
9/10. Really great 1970's rock music. :)
Bland rock
Solid album through and through. 5 out of 5
Always hated their album artwork but this album is wall to wall bangers. Stand out tracks: - More than a feeling - Rock and roll band - just the whole album
5 stars
Reminds me of Spanish class in high school but honestly the sound is amazing
5 stars all the way. It's amazing how much great music they packed into 8 tracks and 30 minutes.
I was looking forward to this one, but it really seemed slighter than I imagined. Classic arena rock, but was too slick. Maybe if one of the few songs wasn't about being themselves, or that super basic smoking song. Still a 3, just for the rock screaming.
One of my all time favorites. I listened to this as a kid, and will often pull this classic out when I need something to get me focused. There is not a bad song on this album. One of the top 10 of all time.
Ich kannte bisher nur das Lied " More than a Feeling", das war mir zu steril und Tod gespielt im Radio. Nun hatte ich das Vergnügen, das ganze Album zu hören. Alle anderen Songs auf dieser Scheibe sind grandios. Tolle Gitarrensoli und schön melodisch rockig.
This album reminds me very much of Saturday afternoons in the mid 70’s and listening to the Alan Freeman Saturday Rock Show on BBC Radio 1. Great show to listen to all the prog rock bands. It was here where I first heard Boston and this album. More Than A Feeling was an instant hit with me and a track continually played on that radio show. I also loved Foreplay and the way it segued into Long Time and it was nice to experience this again. A good album bringing back lots of memories. 4/5 30/6/24
mothanafeling
Extra points for some real bangers, but otherwise its big meh
++: Foreplay/Long Time, Hitch a Ride +: More Than a Feeling, Rock & Roll Band, Smokin', Something About You, Let Me Take You Home Tonight +-: Peace of Mind 7,7/10
I really underestimated this album. This was considered classic rock when I was growing up, and is what I grew up with, but recently I've been tired of a lot of those bands and I think I may have been mixing up Journey and Boston, and am definitely tired of Journey. This album is an incredible debut and the entire track list is all hits that are still good almost 50 years later. Could not get these songs out of my head for a while. Considering the fact this is a debut, and its impact and longevity it has to be a 5. Favorite track "Rock and Roll Band" 5/5
I've heard this album so many times my brain almost immediately wants to tune it out. A great sound, a great album!
This is a quintessential 1970s popular rock record. I have heard so many of these tracks in movies and television set in or that are about the era. And yet, it isn't representative of all of the 70s music and culture it's just symbolic of the mainstream expression of that era. And, I love it for that. It's not my favorite music from that decade. It's not what I believe would've actually been cool. I probably would've found actual Boston fans obnoxious at the time. And despite a Summer vibe, it's not something that I'm going to throw on tomorrow when it is not my album of the day. All that said, whenever I hear a track off this Boston album I nod along. Boston endures for that reason.
Erg lekker
Wonderful! Forgot about a few of these songs!
Its nastalgic
I'll say it: it's the single greatest debut album in the history of rock music. Can't even pretend to apologize to Appetite for Destruction, which is a distant second. This is the perfect Classic Rock album.
enjoyed this one way more than I thought I would, it's corny but has some cool riffs and soaring hooks
5.0. Every song is a hit. Great album.
I think every record collector had this and ELO back in the 70s. A massive album and deservedly so.
Times were simpler in the 70’s. Bands didn’t have the time to spend thinking up cool names, they were too busy making great music. So they just named themselves after the place they were from. Boston, Chicago, Kansas. Not like the fake band names that came later. I’m looking at you Texas. This is a solid album with great musicianship. It certainly sounds of the decade, but that’s not a bad thing.
I had extremely low hopes for this album to be honest. I assumed it would be totally bland hair rock. At times it was, but then at other times it was really surprisingly good. A bit more sixties than I expected and quite a lot more melodic. Sneaks into the fours.
Vad som skulle blastats i bilen om jag hade körkort. MEN kravet är att jag sitter i hawaiiskjorta med jorts och flip flops. Frugan och ungarna är borta så jag kan ägna mig åt gräsklippandet. På kvällen kommer några polare över. Vi diskuterar grillen med en iskall öl i handen. När vi sitter på verandan kanske vi sätter på det här albumet och kommer ihåg Den Gamla Goda Tiden.
tyckte starten var så stark, men var inte jätteunderhållen av resten Bästa låt: more than a feeling, denna var fet
Fett najs, bättre än vad jag trodde Bästa låtar: More than a feeling, Foreplay / Long time
Iconic front to back. One of the best classic rock albums of all time
Um dos marcos que passou o rock americano de uma "evolução" do blues para um estilo mais pop, não a toa até hoje é um dos álbuns de estreia mais vendidos. É deslumbrante de certa forma, mas é vazio, e não muito diferente da sonoridade de Aerosmith, Journey, Van Halen ou qualquer outra da seara. Ao menos só possui musicas agradáveis que, mesmo irritando minimamente, conseguem segurar eles para passar como ok o projeto. Definitivamente uma das coisas mais anos 70 americano já feitos.
It's a tough life in this day and age truly thinking this is one of the greatest albums ever made. No one's gonna agree with you :( that being said this is the best thing ever, when I think of classic rock or dad rock or whatever you wanna call it this is what i think of to a T. Some completely iconic powerballads with crazy soaring harmonies, stunning harmonising guitar solos, wildly exciting organ parts, including a raucous blues number in there, a self referential song, several love songs, then close it out with an absolute SLAMMER that also slows it down a bit. This album IS the new york pizza or hot dog, it IS that street meat you got that the 5 star restaurant could never hold a candle to. I can talk all day about what I want from an album, the thought I want an artist to put into something, what consideration of history I think is important to make something an all time great, why sentiments of songs hit or fall flat for me. I'm sure I could say all of this about this album too and justify thinking it's so good, I COULD talk all day about what makes something great, or I could just sit there and appreciate that what I want has already been made, and it's amazing
It was nothing to write home about, I enjoyed it tho
Good album
Good. Not stunning. Bored by middle.
this is definitely boomer core but this goes hard
Something really neat about this project, even though I haven't been great at keeping up, is that it can kind of pick and set a vibe for you. Would I have had the day I had if "more than a feeling" wasn't in my head? I love Dad rock I love stadium rock this is such a fun album. Blatantly heterosexual but not aggressively so. A guy you have a great convo with in a bar and that's all. Keyboart.
Listed to Boston by Boston in Boston (thanks for pointing this out, Mason) Great listen for Boston rush hour traffic on a summer Friday!
I never knew that one person did basically everything on this album except the vocals. It’s frankly unfair how some people can be so talented. Leave some coolness for the rest of us! It goes without saying that More Than A Feeling is an absolute banger. I was less familiar with the rest of the album, and appreciated that old school swinging rock and roll vibe. It’s hard to find many things not to like here.
Fun album for sure. Is this the advent of "Arena Rock"? It has never been my style but the songs are well crafted, catchy, and rollicking. Just doesn't quite suite my taste.
Love More Than a Feeling but most of the album was not super memorable and kinda cheesy
the first three songs are all-timers. there's a reason they get played to death on classic rock radio. the rest of the album, in my opinion, is good, not great. nothing bad here, but nothing as special as the opening three tracks. pretty good album overall, but it feels pretty formulaic after a while. the musicianship here is great, in particular the guitar playing is iconic. the production here is impeccable. brad delp's vocals are incredible. it might be one of the best sounding records of all time. all that said, a very good album front to back, if not a bit cliche.
This was pretty fun. Just a hint of prog stuff there to change it up so it wasn’t all just 70s rock sound.
I feel like I know all these songs. Have at least heard most of them before I think. They are the most classic rock of all the classic rock. Good fun. I enjoy the spaceship and prog styling then the band just being called Boston
Absolute classic
Almost every song was great.
I listened to this yesterday. Don’t remember a single thing.
7,5/10 Очень хороший альбом. Годные треки, несмотря на запах говна мамонта, звучат неплохо и спустя 50 лет, не зря даже говноед Кобейн спиздил рифф для своего дерьма Smells Like Teen Spirit из More Than a Feeling. Тем не менее возраст даёт о себе знать, запись не очень по сегодняшним меркам, поэтому слушать не так приятно как хотелось бы.
now we're cooking with gas!
Neben dem Super-Hit dann plötzlich Deep-Purple-Opera (;o). COOL!
Good listen
I didn't think there could be too much "soaring guitar" but here we are.
Hits for days.
Really, doesn't get much better
Anyone with parents my age knows this has a handful of generational hits on it. Specifically the first three songs, that’s an all-time track list. it’s insane how the first like 5-6 songs are all played on classic rock radio as hit singles. They figured out how to write a killer pop chorus, how to harmonize on it, and ran with that formula. As with most hit albums, my only criticism is that it’s a bit front-loaded. Last 2-3 songs are a bit lackluster. But holy shit. I acknowledge the nostalgia clouding my vision on this one, but I also think it’s fair to say this is one of the best, most succinct American classic rock albums
Classic.
Your favourite rock band's favourite rock band... Soaring guitar solos, epic drum fills, driving bass and organ, and a falsetto voice to die for. Speaking of Rock Band, Foreplay/Long Time was so much fun to play on that game
The playing is quality, the production is great and the songs are basically all hits. That said, it all just sounds like stuff I don't like. Even the aforementioned great production doesn't fit my tastes at all. When I used to turn on the OG classic rock stations, I was looking for Zep, Floyd, Stones etc. I'd always turn the dial when shit like this came on. Hard to believe that so many of those "turn the dial" songs are from this record. P. S. "More Than a Feeling" cost this album a whole star on its own.
Pleasant
A lot of fun, but too reliant of the formula bruv
just jam after jam after jam
Hard rock. I wasn't expecting to like this as much as I did. But there's so much energy and passion behind the vocals that you can't help but have a good time. I knew a couple songs ahead of time but I really enjoyed the other ones. I think it struggles a little bit due to being overly polished, but that comes with the genre. Would like to revisit. Strong 3.5/5
Not Bad I enjoyed it a bit
sorry, when it comes to rock bands whose logo is a giant multicolored flying saucer my loyalties lie squarely with the Electric Light Orchestra.
So many hits. Never really been my vibe but much respect
I’ve never listened to the whole album, interesting guitar and vocals.
One of the soundtracks to my teenage years.
Highlights: More Than a Feeling, Peace of Mind, Rock & Roll Band Leave Em's: Hitch a Ride Overall Thoughts: The musicality of this album and of Boston is so distinguishable and pumps me up each time I hear their guitar laden openings. This album has a series of some of my favorite classic rock songs of all time and I am not the only one who feels that way. The band balances their songs well between great instrumental solos and infectiously good hooks and catchy lines. A top tier album of its decade and its genre deserves a top tier rating, and it earned every bit of its perfect score. Score Breakdown: 5 & 4.188 -> 4.594
ok I like dad rock
3 stars
Meh. Cheese. U.S. cheese rock. Meh.
Pretty solid - full of easy, listenable dadrock tunes
Awesome 70s sound!
I used to live in a shared house where the guy in the room next to mine had this album. He loved to wake up early and blast More than a Feeling out at obscene volume. I still love that track, although I didn't really know the rest of the album well at all. The last track really sucks, and prevents this from being a 5 star affair, but the remainder is pleasing and worthy of 4 stars. Yes, it's generic, but I love the guitar sound and it's the epitome of easy listening.
well, it's a classic. but not one i particularly enjoy.
This might be the rock album ever. It sounds like every song was written to be put it in a movie.
Immaculately produced, and its highs are some of the best Music To Blast Out Your Trans Am With The Windows Down™️ ever made. Now, sometimes that’s also its Achilles Heel, because it sounds, well, like an episode of That 70’s Show. I’m also not as enamored with the prog leanings as others. It’s extremely front loaded, with a dorky Side B, and even Side A is isn’t a flawless excursion. I think this album has almost been overhyped with time. Maybe this is just a New England thing, given the Boston connection, but this feels like an album every Dad showed their kid as an example of peak music. And it just…isn’t? Not front to back. Some of it might be, but as an album? God no. But music criticism in the 2000s seemed to confirm those opinions, so as a kid, I felt like it was one of those albums I HAD to enjoy. And now, ironically, I think the pendulum is swinging the other way, because I rarely hear anyone talking about this album. Which is also annoying, because I do want to champion its highs, and at only 8 tracks, it has more highs than lows. Overall, I would put it on, and I’d maybe even own a copy for cheap, but I’d do so more out of principle, or maybe societal obligation as a music fan. It’s definitely something everyone should hear, but I don’t know whether it holds enough punch nowadays to be seen as a favorite by anyone under the age of 50. But there are a couple tracks here that make it all worth it, and I do think a lot of people would still enjoy this record. For me, though, it just doesn’t have that ✨It Factor✨, that ✨sparkle✨ that it once did. While I think it comes close to a like, it lacks any true magic, so I don’t feel bad about shrugging my shoulders to it.
First half is great
Good album, but a bit repetitive, maybe just not my cup of tea personally
A great guitar rock album
Solid white guy guitar rock. Pretty good songs. Better arrangements. I shouldn't have been surprised to find myself familiar with every song. Surely a classic and certainly above average. Not exactly essential hearing.
I'm more surprised about a good album on this list than I am about this album being good.
Better than expected
Liked only more then a feeling
A very impressive debut album. Boston boasted huge rock and roll. The music started in a small home studio but is large enough to fill stadiums. The production is crystal clear and guitars are powerful and the hooks are undeniably catchy. There are hints of prog rock throughout but it remains perfectly accessible. The hits may have suffered a bit from being overplayed but that's not without good reason. This is iconic 70s rock created to be heard by the masses.
It's hard for me to get in the proper mood to listen to this as it was intended. For example, I haven't seen a Camero in ages, and the drug companies stopped making quaaludes even before that. I understand the mastermind behind Boston is an MIT grad, and it was only after many years of studying quantum mechanics that I could appreciate this album properly and understood it's rating: it is not a 5 and it is not a 1, it is both a 5 and a 1.
So.Many.Mustaches! And why does the drummer look like a bear-cum-caveman in the "More than a Feeling" video??? Regardless, much like "Rumours", this is another album filled almost entirely with songs that played on the radio over the years. And much like "Rumours", while it's not my favorite music, it's hard to deny that this is a very solid (and popular) album and band. Musically and lyrically, it's definitely not as interesting as "Rumours", but it's certainly a bit more rockin', and this album's influence on American rock is undeniable. I do wish the band wasn't as cringe-worthy to look at (and I wish they didn't all look like extras for "Spinal Tap"), but I'm confident they looked great to all their fans at the time. The Wikipedia entry for this album is definitely worth reading, and at least partly explains why (nearly) all the songs became radio-hits, as they had been written and shopped for many years before the album was signed and produced. It's also both impressive and I imagine very grating how the guitarist Tom Scholz was effectively a one-man band and producer for the album, and how he basically worked almost exclusively from his basement. (Also pretty funny that he kept his full-time job at Polaroid until the album went gold after its release.) I'm not sure if Scholz ever felt he'd achieved the "perfect band" or the "perfect song", but it's an impressive attempt.
Really consistent album--strong sound and production. I'm impressed with how well I remember these songs given that I didn't particularly like them when they came out. My nostalgia makes me want to give it a 4 but the teenage snob in me says give it a 3.
p357. 1976. 4 stars. Quality late 70s American pomp rock with fabulous production, fabulous vocals and some great songs. Points deducted for the usual 70s wankage, but a bonus point for being the source of "Smells Like Teen Spirit".
I've never given this album any thought. Tonight I was astonished that I knew and loved every track. Most of the songs I didn't know who the band was. This is an incredible collection of perfect pop rock for it's time.
Great album
This album is good. Not great not bad just good. Moresongs on there that I liked and I was expecting
Reminiscent of the recent Darkness album which came up: this must have provided much of the template for that, albeit without any hint of irony or humour. Not much worse for that though; it's just an enjoyable listen and a pretty iconic, clean sound.
This is some of my favorite type of music. Classssssic arena rock painstakingly arranged, I love the layers of carefully and deliberately screeching guitars. I wish they (Tom Scholz) could have made 50 albums like this.
sounds like boston :)
15/10 no notes.
This album is so special. I listened to it so much in high school, singing along but not having my own experiences to relate to the lyrics. Over a decade later now, hearing these songs again forces me to look back and appreciate the people in my life who aren't there any more, for any reason. Just an incredible rock record, in my top 25 albums of all time.
the best sound of any gig I saw at Newcastle City Hall in the olden days this is a great album
"More Than a Feeling" plus 7 other songs. OK, I get it, this is very "white Dad complaining about the latest generation spending too much on avocados" and there are dozens of these AOR bands on the list. And even if you do end up hating yourself for admitting it, these tunes are damn catchy.
Not huge on Boston but they did a great job.
The first time I listened to this album was on the day I signed up for this project. I remember liking it, but not really getting what everyone was raving about. Now I'm the one raving about the vocals (the harmonies!), the guitars, the organ... Epic!
Technically good but this music has no soul.
I listened to this in between issues of Star Wars Bounty Hunters and it was the perfect space outlaw soundtrack. Favourite song: More Than A Feeling.
Fine 90’s movie background montage music
Just brilliant, not a duff note.
Classic
Nice classic rock album, still new to the era so find it a bit too crowded for my personal listening but will give it more listens in the future.
Solid but all very similar sounding
Needed that. Love me a bit of Boston
Eka biisu jees ja sit meh
Except for "More than a Feeling" (which is a classic), I'd say this is not my favorite arena-rock band of the 70s
Bit dated and boring
Default-ass rock album. Has good moments and ideas
This was a really good album. It was upbeat and fun, good vibes and singing. I enjoyed how consistent and solid it was.
Really great album. Quick, punchy, catchy. No wasted songs here. 4.5 but on the 5 side.
Amazing album start to finish.
first listen i mean, i don't love all of it but it is an american cornerstone album
Some great classics. Great production, but starting to get tired of white boys with rocky guitars
Every song on this album is a classic. Hard to give it anything less than a 5. Even though I've heard these songs countless times, they still hit and that's what makes Boston so good.
No.
Ah the cheese that is Boston. I have more than a feeling this gets no more than 2 stars from me.
"In an elaborate ruse, Scholz tricked the label into thinking the band was recording on the West Coast, when in reality, the bulk was being tracked solely by Scholz at his Massachusetts home. The album's contents are a complete recreation of the band's demo tape, and contain songs written and composed many years prior." My how times have changed. A studio DIDN'T want some band's shitty home recordings. Boston's debut is the gold standard for home recordings in my book. This still sounds better than the vast majority of pro studio recordings from the era. It's also just a wonderful rock record. There's really something here for everyone; technical proficiency, catchiness and karaoke friendliness.
Boston’s blockbuster self-titled debut marries complex recording techniques with instantly-memorable melodies to create an iconic classic arena rock sound.
eh, nothing really special besides the very famous single
What a great album. Just some good freaking music. The album is only 37 minutes long, but I wish it was longer.
Great album
One Boomer Album to rule them all
I’m not super into the mustache/mullet variety of classic rock, but for some reason I have a soft spot for Boston. This is one of the first albums that we bought when we started collecting vinyl again. It sounds really good on an old turntable.
3/5 1st 2, hitch a ride and something about you were my favourites This and sly album both done 1/5/24 This better than sly album but liked both
Better than I remembered. Still overshadowed by the first track though.
Iconic album that anyone my age has heard tons of times. I've never been a fan. Now it's nostalgia.
Other than the one song, most everything on this album is pretty ho-hum.
God damn it! I like cheesy American 70's stadium rock now. This and Rush (I know they are Canadian but you know what I mean) have been great fun. I'm off to buy a denim jacket with the sleeves cut off, a trucker cap and air guitar like a muthafucka.
3.5 stars. Solid rock album. Best song: More than a feeling
I'm pretty biased on this one having heard it hundreds of times when I was a kid. I was only 5 when it came out but discovered it in 7th grade. Brad Delp's vocals were sweet sounding and spot on, surrounded by the sounds of anthem guitars.
All Boston songs sound the same to me. I don’t dislike the band or the album, but I wouldn’t seek it out either.
This is a tough one. I'm right on the edge of a 4 or 5. Great album, very enjoyable and probably the best 3 song start to an album of all time. There is some repetition as the album goes on, but it's short enough that it isn't bothersome. Since this is probably the second or third best album on this list I've heard in 60+ albums, I'll give it the 5. 9/10 (4.5/5)
God damn it. STOP FEEDING ME DAD ROCK.
Nearly perfect summer day drinking album. Banger after banger, no filler. Memorable melodies, love the vocal harmonies and of course the guitar harmonies. Easy 5.
Just straight creamy
Every song is a hit
THIS is the type of rock i love.
Ok
Wow. This is such a great album. Not exactly what I would choose to listen to, but I can't deny how great it is. So many hits. And the ones that weren't big hits are really solid. Great rock album.
Something about Boston. I don’t think I’ve ever enjoyed them.
Another all time great. That's 2 this week. More Than a Feeling hits you right in the feels. Every track is great. As close to a perfect album as you're going to get. 5 stars all day.
This may be the most American thing I have ever heard.
Not my vibe
I didn’t know I knew every single song on this album
oku ! 7/10
Good album for the summer, feels like being outside and drinking a beer
Great rock album
essential nostalgia for me which means i'm biased but seriously a staple. intro to foreplay / long time is almost muse-esque ?? banger after banger fantastic guitar solos and also named after my hometown... what more can you even ask for
Oh, this sounds like a band named after a place!
Yes, it’s cheesy dad rock. However it’s very grandiose when it wants to be and is generally a fun listen, don’t kind of cancels it out.
Good dad rock album
Top notch self entitled
Not bad. Liked most songs.
con este genero en concreto (rocknroll) no consigo conectar, m parece que estan arriba todo el rato y no te permite fluir o experimentrar mas sensaciones. monosensacional y agotador (no t permite descansar en toda la cancion y desde mi punto de vista tiene que haber mas giros, pausas y descansos para seguir el hilo y experimentar la cancion al maximo) critica al genero, no al disco en concreto Aun asi, m gusta pero con restricciones
- MORE THAN A FEELIIIINGGG - ngl that song itself takes this album to a four
Classic albumn
Was expecting bland dad rock, instead I got very fun and well written dad rock. Knew 'More Than a Feeling', then 'Peace of Mind' came on, turns out i know that one too, 'Foreplay/Long Time' was fantastically epic, especially the intro. Everything after that just kept rocking out, didn't feel annoyed or bored for a second, which is far more than I can say for a lot of classic rock albums. They kind of nailed it here.
Quintessential Dad Rock.
What a banger is “More than a feeling”. Absolutely an amazing song. The rest of the album is pretty good. Dad rock as some might say. Good album, I enjoyed it. Favourite songs: - More than a feeling - Peace of mind
Very energetic hard rock album which has a lot of bangers, starting with the opening classic, 'More Than A Feeling'. It even had some prog rock songs on it. It was like the peak of dad rock in the mid-1970s, it's a good album overall.
not great, just ok
This just does not touch anything I want touched.
I was expecting this one to eventually come up, and was looking forward to it. The most incredible debut album of all time in my opinion. How did they go a perfect 8 for 8? Every song got radio play and most still do to this day. The vocal harmonies, the guitar harmonies, the drum fills, the organ in Smokin', everything comes together into a fully cohesive album that is basically perfect. They had a couple of hits after this, but would never be able to come close to what they achieved here. 5/5
I loved this album when I was in college. If this were my first time hearing it, I doubt I would give it four stars, but I will for old times sake. It’s a really good album! I enjoyed hearing it again.
One of the best freshman albums. Every song was a hit.
Quite like
Dad rock, specifically my Dad
I enjoy hearing how much fun everyone seems to be having playing these songs.
Maybe a top ten all timer
Classic rock royalty that sounds like a sports commercial, except for one song: "Foreplay" (the intro to "Long Time") which is as close to actual prog rock as any classic rock radio gets these days. I'm all for power pop, but all the sharp edges have been sanded off. One star for ubiquity, two stars for "Foreplay."
I used to leve them , still kinda like them, but have Moved on. It didnt suck.
Time to crank it up! I love this album so much, but didn't get into it until I was in my 30s. Now it is one of my favorites. The composition and production on this album are all stellar. Favorite Song: Foreplay/Longtime
classic rock icon
01) More Than a Feeling - 10,0 02) Peace of Mind - 8,5 03) Foreplay/Long Time - 8,0 04) Rock & Roll Band - 7,5 05) Smokin' - 8,0 06) Hitch a Ride - 8,5 07) Something About You - 8,5 08) Let Me Take You Home Tonight - 8,5 TOTAL: 8,44 (84/100) If something is called classic rock, then it must have done something right to be called a classic. "More Than a Feeling" is a great song, even if it is overplayed by radio stations.
Listening to this I thought it was an easy 4 from me, but as I kept thinking, I really have no good reason to not make it a 5. It's cheesy, but is it trying to be anything but? Epic in the true meaning of the word with soaring vocals and tigh harmonies, catchy riffs and and snappy, pacey groove, it really is a 5.
One of the best dad rock albums I love this. One of the best openers and constant bangers there on. I really have not listened to much of this genre really since I grew up but I am going to have to back through it all because it is really. It has a clear plan and it succeeds at doing that there is not much more to say. It gets a really high rating but on here I juts can't give it a 5. 5's are going to be exclusive for albums from 9.5-10/10 and although this falls shorts it doesn't mean I don't think it is great. Stand out songs: More Than a Feeling Peace of Mind Something About You
Quite okay, but there’s also much better stuff that came out of 70s
One of the greatest albums out of the 80s. Quintessential 80s rock that I love.
More Than a Feeling 3.8 Peace of Mind 3.5 Foreplay/Long Time 3.4 Rock & Roll Band 3.4 Smokin' 3.2 Hitch a Ride 3 Something About You 3.3 Let Me Take You Home Tonight 3.2 Score: 3.35
So middle of the road. It's like the most boring parts of queen and the eagles. But I'm now a dad and I can honestly say I grooved a bit.
Opening track rips but the rest doesn’t quite hold up.
A totally ok rock album.
This album had amazing energy from start to finish. Starting off with "More Than a Feeling", "Peace of Mind", and "Foreplay/Long Time" is such a strong first 3 songs that the rest of the album could have been white noise and I would still give this atleast a 4. Thankfully the back half of the album is also solid, if not quite as good. I can see how this album was yhe best selling debut album at the time of its release. Foreplay/Long Time may be one of the best rock songs ever written and the transition between the two parts is music genius.
Has to be up there with one of the greatest debut albums. Ive loved this album ever since I heard it for the first time. Classic rock perfected. The first four songs are just pure bliss and I can't help singing along.
all the hits
I’m glad the album was short and “More Than a Feeling” is a pretty good song.
This was such a popular album when it first came out that it ended up being massively overplayed on the radio. One power ballad after another.
Full of bangers. Almost no skips.
Super classic. Is it the best? No, but it sure does hit the spot.
Hit after hit after hit. Half point deduction for overplay, which wasn’t really their fault. 4.5
Tasty licks and great production, but sounds a little cheesy.
OK, this is the brainchild of a producer and studio wizard - namely Tom Scholz - and it is AOR and it is 1976. Doomed to failure, full of clichés. Rarely has an AOR record to this day had such polished and meticulous songwriting, rarely have the lyrics been less clichéd than here, rarely have such consistent instrumental mastery and flawless execution met less pretentiousness in the individual instruments. Even today, this still sounds fresh, coherent and more like a band than what most of their successors and today's contemporary bands were/are capable of delivering. This is a great record, no matter what style you prefer. You can argue about taste and preference, but not about technical and musical quality. It's not my taste. But I love it.
All great songs. Really close to 5 stars.
Truly classic
Never actively listened to this alb before. But, thanks to classic rock radio, I knew every single song!
Couldn’t get into it
Awesome dad rock. How anyone could dislike peace if mind is beyond me
Hard going is what Mrs P said and I have to agree.
Good 80s rock.
Good ol’ cheesy crap
Sure, it’s kind of a cheesy cliché classic rock album, but it’s fun as hell and every single song was a hit. The only other album I can think of that has as high of a concentration of hits on a single album is The Cars self-titled. Also, the sound quality on this recording is really something special. Borders on overproduced, but it works for me. On a good system, this album sounds absolutely huge, but without sacrificing dynamics. For all you vinyl collectors out there, find a copy with “Wally” in the deadwax and you won’t be disappointed. The “corporate dad rock” criticisms it often gets are valid, but if you are able to put that aside and just enjoy the music, this is a really good album.
not much to say except this album fucking rules. great debut by Boston and it doesnt overstay its welcome.
An easy 5 stars. In my opinion this is the best debut album by any band. Perfect from top to bottom
Solid 80s rocks. Enjoyable, More Than a Feeling the obvious banger on this album.
A quintessential classic rock album. I'm really not sure what more you can ask for from this genre.
ROCK
Idk, man. If you don’t like this album, I think you are going to have to start asking yourself some really hard questions about who you are as a person. Do you like to rock? Do you like to party? Do you like Camaros? Do you like crushing cold beers? Do you like smoking Marlboro Reds? Do you even own a sleeveless T-shirt and jean shorts? Do you like making out with hot chicks? Do you like riding around in a Camaro on a hot summer night dressed in jean shorts and a sleeveless T-shirt, blasting rock music, drinking a cold beer and smoking a Marlboro Red on your way to make out with a hot chick, AKA partying? Because if you do, then you know this album fucking rocks. Also, those are upside down guitars with blue flames coming off the strings on the cover, not cities attached to UFOs escaping a dying world, or whatever your nerd ass thought they were. The blue flames are coming off the strings because of how hard the band is rocking. Just, FYI.
Very solid album with some great guitar riffs. I'm not surprised this was the best selling debut album for almost a decade.
Fun stuff
I listened to it 2x
Classic
Sold album that can be listened to from start to end. Had most their major hits, and didn't overstay it's welcome.
This was like proto-The Darkness. Permission to Land early eighties style.
70s rock at its epic daddest. Squealing harmonised guitars and melodic vocals over chugging drums. The first song is amazing, the rest are so-so but the overall effect is... quite welcome on this Sunday morning.
Has to be one of the best rock n' roll debut's of all time. Such a shame they were never able to recapture the magic on this album. It's almost hard to find any albums from any artist anywhere with exclusively bangers for each song. But for a band to do it on their first record and then essentially fall off the face of the earth is so bizarre. Reading up on the wiki and learning about record label fuckery just makes me like this band even more. As I was familiar with this whole record going in I thought for sure it'd be getting a 4. But after listening, and learning some of the aforementioned info - I gotta give it a 5. Especially considering some of the other 4's I've given on this list, definitely not as strong as this record. Really wish I could do .5 stars but alas here we are - my next five outta five!
Listening to this turns me into a middle-aged American dad pumping his fists into the air to this and screaming "hell yeah, man" to every single guitar solo on this.
Very tight, better than I expected
I am a white trash American. My hair naturally grows into a mullet with porkchop side burns. This album is in my DNA.
Did anyone even die in the past 40 years without having heard this? I may have filed "More Than a Feeling" under 80ies Hair Metal and I ~know half of these? And the thing is: rightly so? This is just excellent at what it is. Someone in the reviews compared the music to Deep Purple meets Queen and yes, at times it sounds like those two rolled into one - this might be my only gripe actually: while I like me some of the former, I don't care much for the latter. But that's nitpicking because fuck, this rocks!?
During my childhood and early teen years, this was my favorite album of all time. I'll never forget the first time hearing it in our Dad's car...it blew me away. The tone of the guitars are absolutely perfect and the production is top notch. Tom Scholz may be one of the most underrated guitarists ever, but people also forget what a phenomenal keyboard player he is too! This is one of those examples of a greatest hits album. Pure perfection! Favorite tracks: all of them!
Meh, good album but I've hard it way too often in my life.
Great throw back album
pure nostalgia
i thought it was good! i knew more than a feeling and recognised a few more nothing crazy rock n rollllll
generic 70s rock
Not my taste but this was a great album.
Fun for car
Way overproduced.
I loved hearing this again - took me back to my college days. Even before I read up on the album, I recognized how much classical music played a part in the creation. My son is a musician and audio engineer so I loved being more aware of the complexities of this album.
The album production is on point. Every instrument sounds at peak performance. I don’t know who was inspired by Boston but I can hear the sound of bands like The Darkness, Bullet for my Valentine and Baroness. This isn’t an album for someone who doesn’t like guitar driven, fast paced music. You’d be hard pressed to find an Elliot Smith fan putting on Boston when they want to change it up. I’m impressed enough to listen to more by them. Choice Cut: Peace of Mind
There are so many bangers on here, I wanted to give this a 4, but the more I think about it, I think this deserves a 3. I do think the fact this is a debut album makes it more impressive, but I still haven’t decided if I want to take that into account for my own rating system. More than a feeling is a very good song. I’ve heard it on the radio 40000000 times, so it didn’t excite me very much. Peace of mind and long time are also really well known songs, but I think the fact they’ve received so much radio play hurt this here. If I was hearing this for the first time, I think I would’ve been more impressed. Cohesion is a good quality for an album to have (in my opinion) but even at just 8 songs, with a few exceptions, this all just starts to sound the same. There are really rippin guitar solos and great harmonies, but I found myself as bored as the songs were good. I usually don’t write this much. Does that make sense? This album had great songs, but it was also saved by the fact that there weren’t more of them. I’m torn between a 3 or a 4, but I’m calling this a 3.4905.
Hit after hit after hit after hit. Ubiquitous
6 peace of mind el mejor tema del album por lejos 18/3/24
Legendary classic rock, starts out with three major bangers and holds up to the test of time.
Boston - Boston One of the greatest debut albums ever! This album is a banger. 5/5
Only know one song, maybe because I was 10 years old in 1976. More than a feeling. And some lovely covers of it. But it is a typical representative of its time. 👍🏻
Classic. Love it everytime
Fun sound but nothing special here - More Than A Feeling is the Standout here.
- some good jamming on here - not as corny as I expected it to be - More Than a Feeling is a classic - 3.5
Nice, but Not great. 3/5
Wow, I knew almost every track like a genetic memory.
024-03-14...
dad rock of the good kind
Some excellent melodies and riffs, enjoyable
More than a feeling into peace of mind = 4.5
Awesome classic arena rock
More than a feeling is a great hard rock song, the riff that blow us up and the powerfull chorus is truly magneficent. Its the most famous song from the album, wich was a huge huge sucess, because of the hard rock sound and the sound perfecltly fit arena and big concert. Rock And Roll Band is pretty good The organ in Smokin' remind me of Highway star and that's a good thing There is a coupple of accoustic song like: Hitch a ride, Peace of Mind or Let me take home tonight The album is gloabbly a mix between Machine Heads of Deep Purple and Sheer heart attack by Queen, like hard rocking song, epic solos and some accoustic part more chorus singing. I feel the album is a bit overtated and make to be radio hits, and that not a bad thing in whole, especially here the songs are good, not as great as other Hard Rock artist but in the mighty 70's rock they have their place
Classic, one of the all time great debut albums
Nice
Bangers all the way through. 5/5
3.5
It was good, but it just felt like a typical rock album.
To me honest I thought Boston was 80s hair rock, I had no idea songs like “more than a feeling” and “hitch a ride” were mid 1970s. Feels ahead of its time in a way. Good, not great, but that’s just my taste
More than a feeling Piece of mind Smokin’
I mean, this is a classic. There are some songs that can stop feeling special because you've heard them a million times. This album reminds me that they got played a million times because they are special.
100% certified bangers. I remember this album being in my parent's vinyl collection and thinking the art was neat.
Hiten är bra. Sen är det lite svagare.
Lättsmält, enkelt att tycka om och jämnbra (på gränsen till att det blir lite tradigt dock). Texterna är rätt plågsamma också, men blir ändå en svag fyra.
Hmmmm. Boston. Nothing more than a guilty pleasure track ‘More than a Feeling’. Well, now I’ve actually listened to a Boston album for the first time, it’s now a guilty pleasure album. I love it all. Cheesey as hell, but it definitely scratches an itch or two. This one landed on a Friday so I’ve had a whole 3 days to decide if I’ve lost the plot. But it’s late on a Sunday night and I’m still air-guitaring like a twat and hand-clapping along with terrible timing. So it’s an unashamed massive FIVE from me. Good night and party on. 🤘🏻
I am horrified to discover that this is really good. Please don't tell anyone. What a nice thing to listen to on a cold wet Sunday afternoon in England. I do think 'More Than a Feeling' could be a contender for best opening track of a debut album. It was a tingly moment. It's the only track I know and probably everyone knows, but the rest is pretty great Rocky stuff. Thoroughly enjoyed it more than I probably should have done. A low 4.
This probably was cool back in the day but comes across as generic classic rock. Still enjoy More Than A Feeling though. I can see the progression from this to 80s rock though.
Wouldn’t say that I was a fan, but I knew every song. Super strong album.
3.25 per track.
Big Hits Boston! Reminds of a radio station I liked to listen to in Denver back in the early 80’s… KBCO, out of Boulder. They used to play an entire album late at night, and I’m sure this made that rotation. My first exposures to the big rock sounds more popular in the Midwest. Not really my thing, but an A for effort. Ok…. Maybe B+.
Good old classic rock
Who doesn't like the opening "More Than a Feeling", a classic stadium rock track from the mid 1970s. But apart from this, it's a pretty mediocre album.
Heard this album about a million times. Despite it being down-the-center boomer rock and a little cheesy in the lyrics department, it's a certified classic and a production master class by the genius that is Tom Scholz - the story behind it being an incredible covert recording operation that put big-name producers in fancy studios to shame.
Fabulous album, not a bad song on it.
Nicht meins, aber ok.
Forgot how good this album is, start to finish. They never matched this, but a straight ahead rock album that stands up today.
Impecable grabación. Superexito que no ha envejecido bien
Я не знаю, что там происходит на радио в условной Монтане, но если песни вроде More Than A Feeling там играют до сих пор, дайте три! Я предпочту такой вот знакомый, американский хард-рок песням Flowers и прочему кринжу, заполняющему все такси, не-хипстерские заведения и т.д.. Великая песня! которая тянет этот в целом средненький альбом. Очень фронт-лоудед. Снова потрясающе записано, и снова не слишком интересно. Лучшая песня - More Than a Feeling.
Favorites: More Than a Feeling
I know every note of this album by heart.
Classic rock but drops off side b
This album absolutely slaps and I'm not usually a big fan of Classic Rock. The drummer is the heart of every track and I'd even endure a 20 minute drum solo in a smoky arena with shitty acoustics and cheap beer if I could travel back in time to hear them live just once. Interesting that Scholz recorded the whole thing nearly by himself; an engineering visionary.
hits
Meh.. didn’t connect with this
A classic rock staple. Undeniably catchy and fun. Stands the test of time.
More than a feeling - great. The rest seem like the same song.
No! I listened and I get how it would’ve been great music in the 70’s, but too cheesy for me. I had hope for the song ‘smokin’ until the keyboard solo, then I lost interest
Very feel good
An ear-candy album of classic rock. Really pleasant songs, and the acoustic guitars on some of the song really help with the flow of the rock album. Sounds like the writer really enjoyed his time. Of course, I know quite a few songs from this album already, but this was the first time I've heard all of it. Definitely want to re-listen at some point in the future.
Very close to 4 stars but not quite there. 73/100
Yea! Rock music! I can throw a football over a mountain!
Literally every single song is a stone cold classic.
The first album on here where I already knew every song. I had to go check that it wasn't a greatest hits album. The story behind the creation of this album was fascinating. I won't relay it here, but it gave me a greater appreciation for the classic rock staples that I had previously dismissed as just 70s pop-rock.