Boston

Boston :)

Great discovery! Never heard about Boston and Tom before but I got amazed by the vibe of this album. A great mix of riffs, lyrics and vocals. Looking forward to listen to more albums of this band.

SO MANY HITS ON THIS ALBUM!! what a classic Not really my style, but I respect how amazing this album is and it absolutely deserves 4 stars.

More than a feeling is a classic of the genre The rest is very much of the genre

The first three tracks here, which make up side A, are fantastic. Classic songs I've been hearing all my life. They still sound great but it helps to be in the mood for this sort of cheesy pop metal. I've probably heard them a few too many times but they are great. The second half of the album has more of the same style but the songwriting feels like a step down. There was a moment or two when I felt like the band was recycling riffs and melodies. I almost wasn't sure if it was a musical reprise or just a lack of new ideas.

"More Than A Feeling" is one of the best Classic Rock tracks of all time. This song is one of those that when it comes on the radio just about everyone gets excited for it- regardless of how often it's been heard or overplayed. "Peace of Mind" and "Smokin'" are also great tracks along the same high energy rock train. I kind of feel like this is a 5/5 because of the three hits that I mentioned. I want to give it a 4/5 because I think some of the other tracks don't live up to the legendary status of "More Than A Feeling" but it's hard for it to be pulled down when that song pulls it up so much. I've really been trying to save 5/5's for albums that are jam packed with only amazing tracks. Yea I'm sitting on this too long, it's a 4/5 but a strong 4/5.

Day 94 I had more than a feeling that this wasn't going to be for me, and I wasn't wrong. Still, I was really surprised by how much variety there is in this album. Hitch a Ride is the most "Southern rock" track on this and features some acoustic guitar bridges and a gospel-ish ending. Foreplay / Long Time has some prog twists and turns and it's easily the most interesting thing on here; again, I really liked the acoustic guitar touches. Rock n Roll Band and Smokin' are uninteresting odes to the rock and roll life, with the latter having a church-y organ break in the middle.  Forever confined to the discount bin, the day this will go for $40 I'll know that the world has really gone wrong. 

Own on Vinyl

I unabashedly love Boston. Such a fun album. 4.5/5

2.5

-so far this is a really cool sound -the guitar in more than a feeling is SICK AS HELL -favorites: rock and roll band -oddly enough i’m getting major queen vibes from this album -like the vocals and guitar specifically -i like this more than i thought tbh -let me take you home tonight gets CRAZY at the end

Great energized rock & roll! Awesome! The organ solo in Smokin' is great

Quite enjoyed this, its catchy and some nice guitar work too

Good rock and some memorable hits.

High octane rock & roll. Simple yet effective.

There are songs that are pure joy, More Than A Feeling is one of those songs. If I hear it on the radio or randomly via a playlist it lifts my spirits immediately. Yes is a little "dad-rock" but who cares this is music you can enjoy anywhere. An absolute classic of its genre, timeless.

I love this album so much!

This album is definitely a lot and there’s nothing wrong with that but it really felt a bit pummeling for my taste.

Great classic rock album that I like more that I am older than I ever did when these tracks were all on the radio.

Lotsa overplayed classic rock radio on this one. Was hoping to discover something new on this, but the hair guitar and keyboards give me agita. I was read to move on shortly after Foreplay.

I vaguely knew that Boston was some classic classic rock. But I'm not sure I could have correctly identified a Boston song? I had a similar experience with Steely Dan, and it's great to be able to connect a name to these classic rock favorites. With Steely Dan, it was only 3 songs. But "Boston" was like Fleetwood Mac's "Rumors." I knew almost all of these songs! I had definitely never realized how big Boston was, or that this was, at the time, the best-selling debut album ever (it has only been passed by 5 others since then). Not only were these songs familiar, they feel timeless. And hearing them all in one place somehow made each track stronger, knowing that they weren't one or two hits amongst more forgettable material, but rather a start to finish blitz of some of the purest classic rock to exist.

One of the greatest debut albums in all of rock. One of the greatest guitar albums in all of rock. If you can’t get into this, you might be broken inside.

The album rips. The first half dominates and it feels like the album loses a bit of steam in the second half. But overall, this album can’t be denied from my library.

Classic!

Pretty damn good

solid 70s Dad rock for good vibes or department store browsing. pretty clean production and 8 song tracklist is tight tbh decent/strong 7

light 7

already knew this album, good through and through

More than a feeling Easy listening

Classic album, even purported haters don't change the channel when this comes on (with maybe the exception of Let Me Take You Home Tonight). Some pioneering recording techniques and devices. Docking one point because Scholz could have achieved all this without being a monumental douchebag. But he did not kill Brad Delpy.

actually really liked this one, not super surprised it's here. I think More than a feeling, between the soundtrack, melody, lyrics and the singer's ability to hit those really high notes is an absolute masterpiece in my opinion, and the rest of the songs here are honestly not much worse. I think the only thing I didn't like was Foreplay/Long Time's intro which felt too long (but was cool in its own right), everything else is top tier

Holy Crap, I didn´t expect this to be that good! I always had the feeling that Boston was a little overrated band for old dads, but damn, this album rocks really hard. I really enjoyed this, and feel glad for giving this an opportunity. Favorites Songs: Long Time, Hitchin a Ride, Peace of mind.

One of my favorites albums that brings back happy teenage years and some sadness and loss at the same time.

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Boston! Okay, lets do this. I know I know some of their songs. Just couldn't name a single one right now. Oh yes! More than a Feeling. Definitely know that one. Yep that's a golden record there!! All of them are big hits.

Impressive

Love this album. Front to back one of my favorites. Own on vinyl and listen often. 5/5

Everything 70s hard rock wanted to be. The best of Classic Rock Radio core

Hey now! I remember getting the 8-Track of this when it came out along with everyone else. "Boston" is the debut album by American rock band Boston. Multi-instrumentalist and engineer Tom Scholz had composed these songs many years earlier. After peddling the songs around to no success, he eventually got signed to Epic. Scholz recordered the album in his Massachusetts' home as the other co-producer John Boylan played subterfuge and hid that fact from Epic who thought he was recording in LA. The genres include arena rok and pop rock. This album might be the poster child for them. A decent description is vocals inspired by The Left Banke, the guitar sound by The Kinks and Yardbirds and the balance of acoustic and electric guitar from classical music. Lots of layers too in the guitar and vocals. A massive commercial success becoming the fastest selling rock album of all time, selling over 20 million copies worldwide and all seven songs becoming classic rock staples. Boy, we all know that. Acoustic guitar, bass and drums begin " More Than A Feeling." That classic guitar riff, solo and vocals. Of couse, it's catchy. Soft-loud-soft. The chorus progression based on The Left Banke's "Walk Away Renee." Yeah, I hear that now. Daydreaming and a love affair. "Peace of Mind" continues the balance between acoustic and electric guitar. It's about Scholz's bosses at Polaroid and their indecisions. We got prog in "Foreplay/Long Time." Layered vocals, guitars and an organ. Starting to see a pattern here. Scholz throws some guitar noise effects in "Rock & Rock Band." Classic rock for sure. They go for more of a southern bluesy sound in "Smokin.'" An organ jam too. And the album ends with a ballad of sorts in "Let Me Take You Home Tonight." Country and soft rock heaven here. Nice acoustic layers and organ. No overblown solos. There is no doubt this album has excellent production with layered guitars and vocals, catchy choruses, well placed guitar solos and pace changes. These songs were extremely overplayed back in the 70's and 80's. I did enjoy this listen again but admit that by the sixth song it did get repetitive. I'm sure everyone has their own opinion on these songs and album. No need for a recommendation or not; I'm sure everyone has a position.

Was lots of fun, the guitars and production are excellent and his voice his stunning. It does peak with the first song but it manages not to become to repetitive with the classic rock and roll sound. 3.5

Great classic rock album. 4/5

I've never listened to this album, but I've heard every single one of these songs countless times. The list might as well have some straight ahead mainstream 70s arena rock on it, and this is probably as good an example of that as anything else. I'll give Boston credit though - they did create an album that still gets tons of radio airplay (at least in the US) almost 50 years after it was released. Definitely not my favorite, but you've got to respect the accomplishment.

A childhood favorite. Timeless as far as AOR goes. Favorite tracks: First five. Rock & Roll Band is underrated. 4/5

Apparently I've been sleeping on Boston! This album was so polished from start to finish. These guys can jam! Lead vocals were wild. Guy on keyboard knows what's up

This album is another classic.

Peak 70s Rock - More than a Feeling is of course a strong showing - the rest? Nothing to really write home about. It’s great it’s not a long record so it’s pleasant but not memorable by any measure.

3.5

God damn is this album good. Every single song is a banger.

Strong hits, but not exactly what I am looking for in music.

From the upside down guitars / UFOs of the album sleeve to the absolutely belting "More than feeling" into, there's sense of promise in this album that's hard to match. Fortunately, the rest of the album pretty much does match it. Not quite the heights of the initial highs, but there's a fizzing energy that's through this album like it's Blackpool rock. I very much approve.

Solid classic rock album

Such a strong start yo an album but ultimately the last few tracks let it down. Some great songs and melodies and a bit zeppelin esque in places

Amazing voice but the band confuses me whether it’s rock or pop sometimes

Like the recent Supertramp LP, this was in constant rotation at every house party back in the day. I haven’t listened to this for decades but still know every song and every lick. The recordings make the songs sound as good as they possibly could. Nothing like playing songs live for a couple of years before recording - practice makes perfect. While the album got the airtime, I preferred Supertramp back in the day and wouldn’t have ever listened to Boston again were it not for the 1001. It’s a good example of mid 70s Arena Rock and, for old times sake, won’t be too hard on it.

I like the story behind this: the MIT graduate working for Polaroid while be plays bars at night and shops around his future platinum-selling songs to record companies, who all reject him; his pursuit of writing the prefect song; auditioning many singers until he found one who could deliver the goods. And More Than a Feeling could be the perfect pop-metal song. I remember when I first hear it thinking 1) how much I hated it and 2) how big a hit it would probably become with its cliched riffs and vocals. Side 1 is interesting for historical reasons. Side 2 is pretty bad.

If I listened to this album cold today I would think sheesh this is cringey, cliched and corny Dad Rock. But seeing as I basically grew up listening to this on the radio and have probably heard this many hundreds of times its seared into my consciousness and it does indeed bring me back to my formative years. I gotta also admit that Tom Scholz's production and songwriting and guitar playing are exemplary. I didn't realize when I listened to this 47 years ago that Scholz incorporated his Classical music background into some of the songs, eg, the Baroque organ intro to Foreplay. This was subconsciously the gateway to the wonderful world of Classical music and Prog for me. This album would have gotten a pretty high score from me but the corny boogie woogie tracks like Smokin' and the cliched ballads like Hitch a Ride just can't be overlooked.

Classic rock masterclass right here

Back when I was alive this was an incredible album to listen to. Enjoyed it again today

There's a reason this record is on every "top debut albums" list. It's got everything you expect from a 70s rock classic: dancy rock'n'roll rhythms, prog explorations, electric organ solos, and vocal harmonies. But what makes it unique, in my opinion, is the unusual sound which is simultaneously light and sharp, upbeat and lyrical.

4/5 Before my time but good.

I'm giving this 3 stars because I'm feeling generous. But honestly, it's not as bad as I initially thought it was going to be.

Good, my favorites were ‘More than a feeling’ and ‘Peace of mind’. But at some point, the songs begin sounding the same and just feel like altered versions of what I previously heard. Still good though, just a bit repetitive. 3/5

+ More Than a Feeling!

Really solid album from front to back. I think it doesn't quite hold your attention all the way thru but there certainly weren't any bad songs on the album.

I was surprised by this. A bit of a banger, esp the first half. Amazing sound/production. Foreplay/Longtime was super impressive.

Some big songs on this debut

How good is More Than a Feeling? It’s almost one of those rare breed of songs that transcend time. I also like how the album cover always reminded me of the cover art for the Atari 2600 version of Space Invaders. Alas, the rest of the album is rather mundane and not worth listening to, especially these days.

This is one of the first albums I ever owned. And, yep, it was an 8-track tape. Ah, yes, the limits of 8-track tapes: one of my favorite songs, 'Hitch A Ride', had to be faded out in the middle of it then faded back in on a new track because they couldn't make it fit. I probably wore that thing down to nothing in a few years. I will always love this album and all the songs on it. There's no way for me to separate the time travel I experience when I hear these tracks, which transport me back to age 12 when I listened to this album incessantly and couldn't believe how amazing it was, from the music itself, so I won't even try. I do encourage people to read up on Tom Scholz. Such a fascinating person. And what a superb musician, wow! Brad Delp's story is very sad. My heart breaks for people who knew him and cared for him. What an album. To me, it contains the best and most positive attributes of 70s rock and pop. So easy to make fun of, I know, but here, on this album, it just shines so beautifully.

More Than A Feeling is a hell of an opener. Then Peace Of Mind has the first two tracks swinging for the fences. Foreplay/Longtime is a rollicking good time though the back half feels like a thin premise held afloat by various stage tricks. Rock And Roll Band is pretty lame. I feel like that is the turning point of the album. Super influential, love that guitar sound. But I feel it plays all its cards in the first couple songs and then just recycles them

This is the type of music Neo would listen to if he ate the blue pill. This is the type of music old white men listen to at a golf course. This is "I just got more than I thought I would get on my tax return" type music. This music will outlive me, and possibly the next generation. May god have mercy on us all.

2 decent tracks

I know the joke is that this record is in every vinyl collection out there, but personally, I've never heard this album before! I was pretty excited to get to finally experience it for the first time, and it did not disappoint! Just a great, unique sound from the get-go that made me realize, yes, I have heard this band's songs before. I can imagine the fatigue some people felt with this album based on how many times I've heard 'More Than a Feeling,' but I think this is a standout record if you don't have that fatigue. Great vocals, great guitar, great drums, great everything. Just a classic-feeling album. Oh, and the album art slays even after all these years.

Perfectly adequate AOR.

I’ve always enjoyed the hits from this album but haven’t listened to the whole thing until today. Those hits stand head and shoulders above the rest, but songs like Smokin’ and Let Me Take You Home Tonight make this such an easy front to back play that it’s hard to knock any points off. The hooks are big, the choruses are bigger, it doesn’t overstay it’s welcome, a simple pleaser on all fronts.

echte goede 70's rock. Leuk, zeker voor een roadtrip me dunkt. More than a feeling wel all time classic.

Oooh deeze is genieten!

Iconic, catchy, I didn't grow up around rock music that much so I only recognize more than a feeling which I heard on the radio all the time even though it was the 2000s. Anyway, I have this record but I haven't gotten along to listening to it, rock isn't really my thing but it is energetic and movie like.

Something about this album, one that I know all the songs bc it has been a classic rock staple for nearly half a century… bugs me. It’s goofy. Not terrible. & all the songs sound pretty much the same. & it seems that they are making songs that combine stuff earlier artists that came before, yet did it all better: Queen, The Who, Black Sabbath; & became the “corporate rock”/arena rock template for the 70s-early 90s. It’s like the music the younger brothers of all the pre-1975 bands made an album, & its core audience are people who were 20-25 in 1976. Underwhelming despite their technical virtuosity… Basically it’s music for people who prefer Jefferson Starship to Jefferson Airplane

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Solid old school rock

Great dad rock

Know every song on it. No deep cuts.

After reading about how this album was basically made by Tom Sholz in his basement, and basically passed off to executives as a professional job, I'm far less embarrassed to say this is exactly up my street. I should have been born 20 years earlier so I could have experienced the 70s.

There's a reason most people have never heard, or heard of, any track on this album apart from 'More Than a Feeling'. Any album that leads with a 'signature track' which showcases everything that's bad about 1970's American stadium rock & goes downhill from there is likely to be a tough old listen, & so it was.

It's alright

Good ol' classic rock. The last 2-3 tracks are mediocre but it's mostly fun.

Understandable, have a good day.

Good classic rock, I have a sentimental attachment to this one, since I was listening to it often with my parent when I was young. Always love the organ parts

A great classic rock album almost unforgettable in the great portrait of rock music. I can't say that I would listen to it often, but... The hits are there, the legend lives on.

Heard it so much, but still brings on the nostalgia!! It's a 5, but a 4 for me!!

Pop rock guitar greatness. An absolute testament to a basement rock guitar sonic explorer. And Brad Delp - what an extraordinary voice!!

Great album, classic songs

Awesome

8/10 if you’ve heard one Boston song , you’ve heard them both (but they’re pretty good)

7/10. It's Boston, no surprises here

Earns a good score thanks to its killer front side and cohesive sound. Almost loses that score since the tracks sound a little too similar. 8/10

Hit after hit

Pues aquí está el "More than a feeling", año 76, no se hable más. En general suena muy bien y está claro que la primera canción eclipsa todo el disco. Pero merece la pena oírlo.

Didn’t know this would be one of the big boys! Partway through the second song, which I like, I thought this album might suffer from the "Doolittle" problem of started with the best song, but by the middle of the third song - which I thought was the fourth due to its delightful intro, a Colosseum-style keyboard nerdout demanding a centaur on cosmic flute - I muttered, this record covers a lot of ground, and so far all of it is happy. And then onto some pleasing chug. Sex is there, but not scuzzy; more that of teenage premature ejaculators, polite and thankful afterwards. Seeing that most of the music is played by one guy, without looking up more about him I've decided he's a proto-Malkmus. Where's his "Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain"? You're going to tell me the rest of the records are awful.

everyone knows all of this, debut packed with bangers

Rock

I liked it

Now you're climbin' to the top of the company ladder Hope it doesn't take too long Can't cha see there'll come a day when it won't matter Come a day when you'll be gone I understand about indecision But I don't care if I get behind People living in competition All I want is to have my peace of mind Such a great fucking album. Every track is a killer and the theme is an outstanding vision of rock in the US in the 1970s. 5/5

Ever notice how bands named after places all have their BIG SONG that nets 15 minutes of fame/endless radio replay? And then everything else they do is just kinda... there? See for yourself: Europe = The Final Countdown Kansas = Dust In The Wind Chicago = Saturday in the Park Asia = Heat of the Moment Boston = More Than a Feeling To be fair, the first three tracks of this album are full blown classic rock in all its timeless glory. The rest, well, they had to make a full album of material so you get some more impassioned guitar noodling to pull you through to the end, but nothing that dares soar nearly so high as More Than a Feeling. Which is the transcendent track, it is a whole ass mood for a specific time and place and I'll always dig it. But overall, not worth going much further into this catalogue.

Boomer classic

Wouldn't say Boston is a favorite of mine. I've never put them in a conversation about best bands/albums of all time...But DAMN this album is nearly perfect. I know all these songs have been hammered into our heads for 30 years, but despite that, I loved hearing them, felt like catching up with an old friend.

This album is a solid, upbeat classic rock album. Not my favorite, but you could do a lot worse.

Everything good about Rock and Roll came from Boston.

Dont know of any other album that all songs still get regular airplay. All 8 songs done by 2 guys then they added the band. Sick debut album

Debut album that could be a greatest hits.

Zaskakująco fajne. Taki rock stadionowy nie jest gatunkiem który bym specjalnie lubiła i ta płyta zawiera też typowe brzmienia i elementy dla tego gatunku, które mnie irytują, ale słuchało się jej naprawdę przyjemnie i to w całości. Nie ma dla mnie numeru, który by odstawał. Nie wiem czy do niej wrócę, ale jak będę miała nastrój na taki klimat to być może tak. Cieszę się, że nadrobiłam ten klasyk bo sama bym go raczej nie wybrała, a było warto. Podoba mi się okłada. Brzmi jak słoneczny, wakacyjny road trip.

I’d be lying if I didn’t admit that ‘Smells Like Teen Spirit’ hadn’t softened me up to ‘More Than A Feeling’ and Girl Talk hadn’t softened me up to ‘Foreplay / Long Time’ by overlaying a Southern rapper (Ludacris, I believe) over a portion of it. But dammit this is still clinically constructed bullshit. I’ll take The Cars as my power pop innovators of choice, they never had the dissonance of claiming to be wild while sounding precise.

Bara inledningsspåret som är något att ha.

One good track and then 32+ minutes of AOR nonsense

Set phasers to ROCK! (Soft rock)

so unself-consciously preposterous as to transcend doubt and come out the other side

Great playing, great vocals, great fun!

More Than a Feeling is such an unusually structured song. Why is the end at the beginning, and the beginning in the middle? Still, it works. Don't know any of the other tracks, I'm guessing from the reviews that the other songs besides the opener still get played a lot in the States. But this might be the most unfathomable thing, a good soft rock album. I'm still drifting off during Rock and Roll Band though. Once I realised I was bored nothing brought me back, but this type of stuff isn't for me anyway. Good fun.

Great album. Not much to complain about here. I have listened to this album once before and remember enjoying it. This album definitely deserves to be on the list.

Every single song on this is a classic. This is one very rare album that has no losers on it.

Yes

This bangs

Very good album. Classic rock really good

generic dad rock, but the first song does it well

Nice album. The songs are very much all in the same style. Makes me think of bands like Journey and Aerosmith.

I've heard all these songs before. They're fine.

A lot more fun than I was expecting!

I think classic rock radio stations are required to play any or all of this record's side A twice a day. In defense of Boston, "More Than a Feeling," "Peace of Mind," and "Foreplay/Long Time" are all standards of AOR. Still enjoy these singles when they come on. Side B however is not even close to as memorable, kicking off with the MotorcycleDadCore "Rock & Roll Band" which comes off as generic rock filler. "Smokin'" is handily the best of the cuts on the flip side, with upbeat riffage and some bizarre organ soloing that I found very amusing yet engaging. The band pivots to more of a balladry angle on both "Hitch a Ride" and "Let Me Take You Home Tonight," with the latter comprising something far too reminiscent of The Eagles or maybe even Chicago. "Something About You" is like part II of "Peace of Mind" with the musical composition being almost entirely too copy & paste. Still, I can't fault this album for providing a perfect opening trio of songs for the encyclopedia of classic rock.

Boston is Boston... it is a great album. Foreplay/Long Time is a such a great song. That opening of the instrument only Foreplay. Chef's Kiss.

Classic Boston

Classic 70s rock, love it.

Scale: 1: Dissapointing 2: Didn't enjoy 3: Decent 4: Enjoyed 5: Would listen again (My first impression if not mentioned otherwise in a comment) More Than a Feeling: 3/5, fine Peace of Mind: 4/5, cool Foreplay/Long Time: 2/5, way too long Rock & Roll Band: 2.5/5, ok Smokin': 3/5, fine Hitch a Ride: 4/5, finally a song that sounds a little bit different Something About You: 2/5, idk Let Me Take You Home Tonight: 3/5, fine Overall: 2.94/5 average boomer rock album, every song sounds the same but decent most of the time.

3.5/5

This album is such a fucking powerhouse. The first 5 songs on this album were legitimate hits. They all have that characteristic Boston sound with the soaring guitars that drown out everything else at times. It's a really incredible testament to the vision of Tom Scholz who did the writing and most of the instruments on the album. The vocals on the album are stellar, with lots of great harmonies. Really an underrated band 4/5

Full on Guardians of the Galaxy album this. Had a good time listening to it. High 3

Felt like I was on Waynes World in parts mixed with Guardians of the Galaxy. Good time this one. Nothing too deep, just sweet 70s rock

Some might argue that all their songs are the same. My question is if that song rocks is that a problem? 3.75.

It blows me away that Tom Sholz recorded and produced this album in his basement, in the 70’s, and it sounds like this. Amazing quality, and not to mention Boston ROCKS HARD! I love this album, and it’s a classic for a reason!

long overdue listen for me, really enjoyed! fun fun time

So many classics on here. Very talented band for sure!

Definitely not bad but felt like a large majority of the album was just standard Faves: More Than A Feeling, Rock & Roll Band, Hitch a Ride, Let Me Take You Home Tonight

Really good music from the 70s.

It was OK. Some classic rock moments, but felt a bit dated

cool

ITS BEEN SUCH A LONG TIME

Great opening track, down hill after that

Guitar-centric dad rock with hooks for days. I could grill the fuck out of some burgers to this. I can't wait to pick my kid up from school while I blast the shit out of this through the blown out speakers in our minivan. Epic 70s rock. Did I mention that there are 2 lead guitars!? TWO LEAD GUITARS!! (Insert sick pick slide here) 4.5/5

Vanilla ice cream.

Rock suave 80's. More Than a Feeling.

*Supernatural* soundtrack-type music, lol. Classics of Dad Rock. "Peace of Mind" is the only worthwhile song on here, but it unironically rules, basically single-handedly elevating the whole album

This is a precursor to the 80's power ballady, hair metally music which I absolutely despise. Because of that I wasn't looking forward to this album at all. But it's handled with a sense of maturity and conviction which the likes of Leppard and Van Halen totally lack to my ears. There also a thread of 70's blues which runs throughout which I think was totally lost by artists that were influenced by this. Of course more than a feeling is the best song on the album, its the kind of tune that any band would find it difficult to top. But the rest of the album does a great job at keeping the energy going. I think Rock & Roll Band, which comes about half way through is another high point. A textbook 3

Super! It is great Rock indeed!

Lots of classics

Oh yeah, that is some archetypal Dad Rock. The opening riff to the opening song is so brilliant, it kind of has to go down hill from there, but it does keep pretty good throughout. Closer to a 5 than to a 3.

Bringing me straight back to high school with my first car and the mixtape I loaded up for it. This album is non-stop classics. Five, no question.

A surprise. Much better than I thought it would be.

Great debut album

Every song a jam. I live this whole album. Perfect classic rock. Harmonies, builds, raging lead guitar. No notes.

boston hit the nail on the head so accurately right out of the gate in their debut album. side a is filled with solid gold bangers, and side b doesn’t suffer like many albums do with stellar hits. side b holds its own! there are no duds, only jams. boston’s lyrics and vocals can be powerful—but the guitar? the drums? the keyboards?? they’re all given a time to shine on this album with their own solos. some of these guitar riffs are some of the most famous out there! their instrumentals, notably but definitely not restricted to “foreplay”, are beautiful and go so hard. the second half of “smokin’”? wow! there are no boring or lazy components to be found.

This album is undeniably influential for so many reasons. It still remains one of the top selling debut albums of all time. It ushered in a new era of rock music by leaning into "bigger" sounds and absolutely excelled at doing so. It produced three top hits that are firmly cemented in classic rock fame that are still regarded as iconic today and ALL of the other songs on the album have received radio play on classic rock radio and are all staples of the genre. Every track has an epic, big feel to it. Vocals and instruments both soar in every song, complete with impeccable production. This music was meant to be played in big concerts and arenas; the album recording does a better job of conveying that grandiose "live" vibe than so many live recordings which are trying to achieve similar vibes. Are sooo many of these songs overplayed, thanks to the radio? Yes. Is a part of me tired of them, even a little bit, from years and years of over-exposure? Yes. Are these all still incredible, certified classic rock bangers that have influenced the face of rock as we know it today? Also yes. Really, I can't find a single thing wrong with this album. This album wrote the book on the concept of "not a single skip on this album". As far as classic rock is concerned, this album is among the best of the best. It is undoubtedly essential listening.

Now here's an album at or near the top of the list for greatest debut albums of all time. And it would make the list based on the opening track alone, one of the best side 1, song 1's you'll ever here. More Than A Feeling is pure timeless magic. And the rest of the album is just littered with bangers. Do yourself a favor and seek out Brad Delp's isolated vocals on More Than A Feeling, along with performing the song live in the ’70’s. Maybe don't fall into a deep dive on Brad Delp's unfortunate death, unless depression is your thing.

A fantastic album. Always worth listening to.

Classic dad rock woo

7/10. dadrock gueno pero igual medio generico, en bola si no estuviese tan quemado me gustaria mais

Super album, real good numbers. Good hardrock..

I've known the first two songs off this album for a solid chunk of my life, so I'm curious to see what I think of the rest. There was this fainting familiarity with some of these other songs, but it doesn't matter too much because I know them now! Man, this album was awesome. Sure it was kind of generic but the riffs were nice, the music never got grating (something a lot of classic rock causes for me) and I was jamming most of the way through. I only wish this album was more prog-ish, because you can totally hear that in there with some of the songs, but it doesn't really go for that. Amazing album regardless.

mietityttää kun sanottiin että oli PASKAA luvassa... noh... MUKAVA LÄMMIN YLLÄTYS SITTEN... going down south... to old... boston town... joo ehkä kuulostaa niin vitun emäksisiltä koko albumi muttakun biisit on hyvin tehtyjä... askarreltu... klassisen klassisempaa rokki saundia ei ole mutta tässä se toimii ja ehkä koska ekaa kertaa kuitenkin kuunneltua niin ei vituta ainakaan nmeikää vielä mutta voin ymmärtää jos semmosta SEMMOSTA OLISI... SYDÄMESSÄ.... ps en tii' mitään moon falling from the sky en tiiä mitä vittua selitit silllä smokin' paras biisi

Well this is pretty great. I didn't realize just about all of Boston's huge hits were on their debut album. Songs are all pretty great with impressive harmonies and great guitars. A couple of the songs are pretty cheesy (Rock & Roll Band) but even those have redeeming qualities. Didn't expect to give this 5 stars but here we are.

Crap period in music. The prog is alright

One of my guilty pleasures

Cheesy rock n roll why wouldn’t you love this music!

Reasonable US soft rock

When I think “classic rock” this is definitely the album I would think of first. It’s not an album that I’ve gave that much attention to to be honest (literally until today I didn’t realise the boston spaceships were guitars), I’ve herd it 2 or 3 times before and I obviously know more than a feeling but other than that nothing really. But a lack of attention doesn’t mean it’s not absolutely amazing though it’s only 8 songs long (9 I guess if you count foreplay/long time as separate track) but that works in its favour as every track is practically perfect in every way, so rocking!!! A 5/5 for sure

fajne

TBH When this came out I was 17 and heavily into all the new stuff coming out: New Wave and Punk and I disliked all the polished light stuff like this album Kansas, Journey, etc. But this is the cream of this crop

Every one a banger! Hadn't heard for a long time, loving it :)

Their debut album, and Boston kills it right out of the gate with two timeless rock classics, "More Than a Feeling" and "Peace of Mind," plus the underrated "Smokin'." The rest of the album is solid '70s-style guitar rock, and I'm always down for that.

We all know this band & its 70s organ rock sound. Sometimes they annoy me (not sure why), but I know a lot of their songs & lyrics. Maybe because they're actually pretty good at what they do? They're a bit overly polished for me, but I'll sign along if one of these songs comes on.

My dad played this album a lot when I was growing up. What can you say, it's 70s guitar rock. Fun to revisit.

There aren't too many 70's rock hits bigger than the opening banger than More than a feeling, the album changes slightly and throws in odd prog tracks like foreplay with its outerspace like instrumentals. classic rock sound and even better when you know he did it all himself. worth a listen. Favourite track other than More than a feeling and foreplay was Smokin.

Perfect. Perfect lead vocals, harmonies, arena-ready guitar playing, mix, lyrics, peaks and valleys, it’s all here in this album. The acoustic guitar really contributes to this in this album. Like many, (but not all) debut albums, it’s hard to peat this one.

A bit too MOR yawn

Classic. All bangers. 5 stars

Not bad. Pretty similar sound to all the tracks. Very classic rock feel, the vocals are sometimes not my favorite. Great guitar in some tracks.

#1 More Than a Feeling, #2 Peace of Mind, #3 Foreplay/Long Time, #4 Rock & Roll Band, #5 Smokin'

Yeah, good. Actually a pretty fun time :)

Ahh middle of the road rock.. where would this list be without you?

Not rly for me but appreciate what it is

Made me smile, but not want to press play again. Undoubted fun.

it’s ait

More than a feeling and smokin are great tracks, the others are alright but i dont feel the defining trait. There is definitely energy but did not age properly. At least i will always remember this album when Gerald is trolling in that south park episode

One of my dad's favorites so I'm unescapably baised towards it. But that is a killer a side.

Rock setentero. Vinilo.

Nice

Too radio-y for me

Some albums are just a joy to listen to. Every song here captures the essence of classic rock, made for big stadiums or played on road trips. This is what music is - it just makes you happy and makes you smile. Standout tracks are More than a Feeling, Peace of Mind, Something About You, and Let Me Take You Home Tonight.

батя рок похуй абсолютно

These songs sound good - I like listening to them, the production is crisp, the music is played well. I just can't shake the feeling that they're a cash-grab type band, meaning they're writing songs because they want hits and nothing else. "Rock & Roll Band" is the clearest example - a song about being a rock band, getting huge, signing to a label. Seems like something a rock n roller would write about if they didn't have anything real write about.

Equal parts soft and hard rock - pop at the core with a prog outer shell. Ends up kind of lumpy. Like ELO with more of a proto hair metal angle to it. It's okay. Fun but not overly exciting.

It's good, iconic even. For an album I am not sure it has a lot to offer more than 3 or 4 songs, they are all kinda same-y. But, what it does it does well.

This is still one of the catchiest rock albums ever. I remember discovering this one on my own around 1989 long after it was big but when heavy metal was at its height. This has all the guitars but with more melodies and harmonies. Just a great listen. A home run. Still 5 stars!

Fun rock.

Amazing first album for any artist. I literally recognized every song.

Just another band called Boston from Boston. Tv-sarjataustamusiikkia

Ai meneekö toisesta korvasta sisään ja toisesta ulos? Ok, More Than a Feeling jää soimaan päähän, mutta se on ärsyttävyydeltään luokkaa Crazy Frog.

Par chez nous, on dit «du gros fun noir», et je suis bien d'accord que cet album est entraînant et juste vraiment le fun à écouter, sans arrière-pensée.

Aside from the opener - More Than a Feeling, it's an average album for me. Decent background music.

4.75

Auténtico discazo de rock setentero, con una voz muy intensa, melodías muy reconocibles y posos de haber una gran banda detrás

Suficientemente entretenido

Very good record, the ending part is a bit less powerful than the first two songs which are huge international hits, but great album anyway.

Easily Listening

Pretty good

Foreplay / Long Time bardzo dobre, ale za mało na 4

This might be the most efficient album every, 36 minutes of straight banners

Might be the best rock album ever. Not my favorite though 4.

If I were to select something to represent what classic 70s rock sounds like it would be this. I was surprised just how well I knew this album without knowing I did. It's just sort of always been part of the fabric of society, I guess.

Great rock from the 70s!!

Yes!

This album is 70's guitar rock perfection. It is the foundational work on which my understanding and appreciation of this genre is built. Truly deserving of being on all the “best” lists. I had never read the history of how this album came to be. An incredible story that I'd love to see dramatized. I had not considered how such an artifact no doubt sprung from a perfectionist genius sneaking around in a dingy basement studio against the corporate overlords’ wishes. A real treat to spend today listening to Boston. Remarkable listening to this today knowing every note of every song and still being blown away by how great it is.

Ihan ok faijarokkia, en varmaan kuuntele uudestaan. Hyvän mielen taustamusaa jota Dean varmaan luukuttais Impalassa

I haven't listened to this record since the 90's and it's a trip down memory lane. It sounds so good.

A glorious slab of riff rock, I was convinced this was an 80s record but turns out it was 1976. Nonetheless More Than a Feeling is a classic and the rest of the album continues in a bold and fun vein

Помню слушал раньше, но не то чтобы зацепило. Годный глэм 70-ых, культовая вещь. Но возможно в тексте есть что-то, что я не уловил. И ничего кроме More Than a Feeling не сохранилось

Liked it, Amanda track was so relatable

Pretty good. This is so simple, but so enjoyable. Solid album.

love this album! college daze! so amazing

These days when you hear an album was recorded in someone’s basement you think lo-fi indie or punk shit, not bombastic, widescreen area rock like this. Fun stuff!

Fun album!

ganzes album slaps

If you think about it, even now there must be at least a million people in the world who would say their favorite band is Boston. Life is weird. I never knew anything about this band, or cared to. I just learned that one guy played most of the instruments, which makes a lot of sense. The playing is all showy, gimmicky, grating, and empty. That kind of consistency is only possible if all the pieces are the product of the same ego.

Such great instrumentation, and Brad Delp's voice is unforgettable

Everyone has heard "More Than a Feeling", its a classic song. I was unfamiliar with the rest of their songs. Overall though I was disappointed after I finished the album. I don't know exactly what it was, but nothing really jumped out and piqued my interests. I definitely understand why other people really enjoy their music, objectively it isn't bad, just not what I like.

Enjoyable classic rock with a very obvious, excellent cracker in More Than A Feeling

Sono contento di ascoltare questo album! Credo di non averlo mai fatto completamente. 'More than a feeling' è meravigliosa. Molto bella anche la seconda, ho un'unica paura: che mettendo la prima così, non si riesca a mantenere lo stesso livello per tutto il disco. Però, però... 'Hitch a ride' mi dà i brividi!

Headbangingly dull.

Mostra de onde veio hit.

Rock setentero. Vinilo.

Rock suave 80's. More Than a Feeling.

I enjoyed it more than I thought. They were certainly the first 80s rock band. More Than a Feeling is a classic, and Foreplay/Long Time just rocks, hard. The rest was all perfectly fine, if a little staid.

The backstory behind the album is a lot more interesting than the music within. 2 cut-off arm sleeves turned into headbands out of 5.

Lots of hits on this one -- enjoyed it more than I would have thought if you just asked "do you like Boston?"

Fuckin' Boston!

Great album

Great cover, amazing album! Such a great track list, such smooth guitars and melodies. The production is incredible, so many riffs are double tracked, and the solo at the end of hitch a ride has to be one of the best in history.

It starts with a huge banger. The rest of the album is super pleasant to listen tom overall great listening but it is lacking soée sparkles at times. Really nice vibes and solo though !

Something was really Greta with this album... Very strong hard rock vibe and some breathtaking guitar/instrumental play!! Would really listen to it again to bop my head!! Nothing to Add 4.5/5

Quick fun album with several iconic songs? If you like your classic rock and want it in a short burst, you’re sure to enjoy this offering by Boston!

A classic. Start to finish it is amazing.

I'll never forget that random YouTube comment I once read about the man whose wife was dying in hospital. Her name was Marianne, and he would sit by her bedside every day and hold her hand. One day he was just too tired to stay awake, so he closed his eyes for a nap, and during that time, Marianne slipped away. Fiction or no, that's a beautiful, heartbreaking story. The rest of the album is pedestrian get-down rock-out af. Looks like they accidentally criticalled on their songwriting check with the first track. I went and took a dump in the middle of the last song. Not sure if it was just coincidence or if the song filled me with the urge to defecate.

Excellent album, me replonge en enfance! Je l'ai écouté tant de fois.

Albumin ensimmäine biisi tempaisee mukaansa --> Albumin parasta kermaa heti kättelyssä. Kiva albumi kuunnella. Lyriikat ja musiikki tasapainossa, tiedätään milloin voidaan suu avata.... siinä..eroaa nykyajan pömpöttääjiin.. Heidän.. ei suutansa pitäisi avata...

altas medialugnas

Music for overweight truck drivers in the 1970s and no one else.

I enjoy this

first track good but the rest felt generic

Pure classic rock

Good

Probably the only album I am aware of that every song became a single.

This is certainly a 70s album

It’s fine- Brad Delp’s voice is pleasant enough and the band plays competently, with a little prog flair. But there’s really nothing in these songs that dozens of other bands weren’t doing at the time, and it leaves the memory as soon as it’s done.

Usian Bolt's entire career at the highest level can be boiled down into a little over 100 seconds - that's all it took him to win six Olympic medals. Boston's entire top-level career can be boiled down into the 205 seconds that is the radio edit of More Than A Feeling. And just like Bolt's attempts to turn pro football (training with Man United, embarrassing try-out matches with Australian teams), the rest of Boston's career is somewhat pointless and second rate. Really, the second track here makes a decent fist of retreading the formula but after that it's desperate stuff. Chugging seventies boogie with hackneyed lyrics about being in a rock and roll band, having hard times, making it big, wanting girls, absolutely nothing of note here.

Not a bad song on this album

*butt-rock intensifies*

Fantastic album. More Than A Feeling, obviously... one of the great hard rock anthems. But lots more, great melodic rock, lovely guitar and keyboards. A really confident debut album

Classic album, every track is good

Contains the most Boston song ever, no wonder the Album babe is basically Boston squared. Pleasant background AOR

"More Than A Feeling" and "Foreplay / Long Time" were definite standouts, especially liked the prog elements on "Foreplay". With the production you wouldnt even know it was recorded in a basement. Despite all of that though, the sound of the album stays pretty stagnant throughout, and it had mostly lost my attention by the end. 6/10

Das ist eine gute Platte. Was ich so nicht erwartet hatte. More Than a Feeling spiegelt den Facettenreichtum des Albums nicht wirklich wieder.

everyone knows all of this, debut packed with bangers

wah

Not my cup of tea.

What kind of guy do you have to be to use the term 'mama' to refer to a potential romantic partner and not sound weird? And to tell said 'mama' that you want to show her 'sweet delight'? I don't think I could pull either of those moves off, but Boston does. So that's worth a point. This is pretty good. It's definitely inoffensive. But there are also moments that are pretty undeniable. The first three tracks, for instance, are hard to forget. It's sort of like that Howard Hawks quote about making movies - have 3 great scenes and no bad ones. That's kind of this album. I could actively listen to this again.

About fifteen years ago, a friend and I were walking home, quite drunk, after a night of youthful revels. Our conversation that evening was about The Perfect Album, and whether it existed. Our conclusion was that the closest thing in existence was the debut Boston album. As a classic rock album, it ticks every box - 'More Than a Feeling', 'Smokin'', 'Rock And Roll Band', 'Something About You' - all masterpieces of the genre. On top of that you've got the distinctive, skyscraper vocals of the late Brad Delp and the equally identifiable guitar tone of mastermind Tom Scholz. That's where the real mustard is - the appeal of this album is universal enough to sell oodles, but has so much fun and interesting noise that only Boston could conjure up. They flamed out pretty quickly, but their first album? A stone cold masterpiece.

I was kinda dreading this one. The only Boston song I could remember off the top of my head was the one where they talk about being a band out of Boston, and I never loved that song. Is there anything more Boston than being from Boston and naming your band Boston? Or singing a song about life on the road as a band from Boston... on your debut record? Your career hasn't even begun yet, son! What are you talking about? Anywho, I was naturally then surprised to realize I knew the first 5 damn songs on this record. There's only 8 tracks on here total. (At a perfect 38 minute runtime.) For better or worse, the fact I knew 5 of these songs tells me that this album absolutely slaughtered classic rock radio. I would've never guessed all 5 songs were on the same record. Would've never guessed they were even the same band. Impressive. And yet! I don't think I liked this one quite as much as you bros. There's something about it all that just feels indistinct to me and not as enjoyable as some of their contemporaries. The tunes are good, the musicians are clearly talented, but... the lyrics and the voice don't really elevate it above the field the way, say, a band like Journey does. I have no clue if Journey has an album with 5 songs on it that I know. But if you ask me if I'd rather hear "Don't Stop Believing" for the 9,000th or "More Than I Feeling" for the 9,000th time, I'm going with the Journey song. Every time.

Wasn't stoked on this, but it's pretty harmless and inoffensive overblown rock, and it certainly has some--jams, doesn't feel like the right word, but--jams on it for sure. Boston is fine, it was enjoyable enough, but I would not listen again.

A fun listen with the singles being the highlight.

Classic rock album start to finish.

Call me a dad because this shit rocks

never really heard boston before (i thought they did hooked on a feeling but it was just similar titles). i assumed they were prog-rock (especially after seeing an 8 minute song called foreplay), which i really didnt't like. but it was surprisingly poppy and doesn't sound dated at all. vibes i get are those early 1960s songs that john and paul had to dust off to fill out let it be, so the layers, harmonies, instrumentation were a lot more complex than the words they were singing. the most dated-sounding thing about how overproduced it sounds. i want to hear a boston... naked sort of thing, which would probably sound close to the who. more than a feeling is a gem, long time/rock and roll band/smokin/hiitch a ride is like abbey road medley-lite. something about you feels incoherent. (first post - so format going forward is par1 - expectations/pre-notions, par2 - thoughts, par3 - hi-/low-lights)

This album totally rocks! So many classics. Only one or two I didn't know, even though if you had asked me prior to this listen to name a Boston song, I couldn't. Really impressed with this.

Not bad. Few big hits.

How the hell did Boston manage to create this as their debut album??? The style is fully-developed and the musicianship is at full display here. There are some great tracks on this - of course 'More Than A Feeling', but the follow-up 'Peace of Mind' is also extraordinary. At some point though, you begin to question what the purpose is of all this virtuosity. None of the songs succeed in moving me, and while this might not be the aim at all, it's still sad to feel no connection with these brilliant musicians.

This is peak dad rock if there ever was one. Even though I was nowhere near being alive when this released I feel weirdly nostalgic listening to it. Like reminiscing about a sweet memory. There’s no reason this is as good as it is, but with an opener like “More Than a Feeling” you have no other option than to give in. Scholz is the perfect classic rock guitarist and Delp was one hell of a singer. Banger after banger and great choruses followed by even greater ones. Had B-side been as strong as the exceptional A-side this had been an easy 5. But this is a thrill nonetheless.

2.75

Unexpectedly good

Great album. Starts out super strong but has ends on a pretty meh note.

Very darkness

Vocal styling makes it seem so dated. Decent grooves on a couple tracks.

This is just a fun album. I loved it when I was very young, went through a phase where I said it sucked because I was "so punk" and now in 2022 as a man pushing 40 with no shits to give about what anyone thinks, I'm ready to admit that I really like this. It's got a lot of cheese,but its gooood cheese. The album starts losing a little steam toward the end but there are some absolute killer songs at the beginning. If you tell me you don't like More Than A Feeling, I won't believe you. Overplayed? Maybe. But it's one of the best rock songs ever. I will die on that hill

Classic album of the 70s, some of the best guitar work, vocals, and songwriting of the decade on full display. not a week goes by where I don't at least think about "More than a Feeling"

Listened to one song

This is a great album that I’m already familiar with. Absolute classic from start to finish. Extremely well-crafted and memorable performances. Particularly the vocals, guitars and synths.

Classic classic rock

Weird detail but here it is. Rock and Roll Band is my favourite song to play in Rock Band

Solid classic rock, pretty well produced

Amazing, one of the best debut album's I've heard.

Fun to listen to but didn't move me.

It’s Boston, we all know Boston

Enjoyed this more than I expected. A 4 might be a little high for the rating but a 3 felt too low.