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This just has too much star power not to give it a 5. It's stood the test of time and is one of the quintessential 70's arena rock album. 5/5
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Boston – Boston (1976) | Arena Rock / Classic Rock | Avg: 9.38 | Favorite Song: “More Than a Feeling”* Boston is pure, distilled arena rock perfection. There’s no pretense here; it's just massive riffs, clean production, and hooks that refuse to leave your head. “More Than a Feeling” is the obvious standout, and for good reason—it’s not just a hit, it’s a blueprint. But what’s wild is how consistently strong the rest of the album is. Tracks like “Peace of Mind,” “Smokin’,” and “Hitch a Ride” aren’t just filler—they’re all anthems in their own right. Every song feels like it could’ve been a single. What makes this record so impressive is how effortless it sounds, even though it’s meticulously crafted. Tom Scholz’s multi-tracked guitars are crisp and layered without ever feeling bloated, and Brad Delp’s vocals bring the kind of range that elevates even the simplest choruses. The production was groundbreaking at the time, and it remains impressive today. This is one of those rare debut albums that doesn’t just introduce a band; it defines them immediately. If you’re into classic rock with maximum replay value and zero dead weight, this is a masterclass.
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Obviously a banger, some of the best artwork. Definitely feel like I heard every single one of these songs ad nauseam growing up.
Wonderful debut album chock full of 70s AOR gems.
Good listening.
I learned two things about Boston from listening to this album: 1. I know a lot more Boston songs than I initially thought I did 2. This is a really good album I am also learning I like a lot of 60s/70s music from doing this challenge
close to being a 5/5. Too generic for me
3.5ish
Not much more than more than a feeling but it’s enough
Perfectly Smooth Rock Music. Very bland. No idea why this is on the list. This is my 2nd album and if this is the caliber of recommendation (already extremely widely known AND not very good) I doubt I'm making it through 1001.
Boston sounds like a lot of other late-70s rock bands, but just a little more sophisticated. The guitar work on this is impressive. There are like 7 songs and the first 5 are classics. Well done.
like a beverage that isn’t cold enough on a hot day. 3.5
Top to bottom, this is an excellent album. The production is crisp and clean—no surprise, considering Tom Scholz practically revolutionized home music production with this record, crafting most of it in his basement. The layered harmonies and the clarity of each instrument make it a joy to listen to from start to finish. This isn’t the kind of album where you skip tracks—every song earns its place. While it naturally feels like a 5-star album, I reserve 5s for records that transcend pure listening pleasure and hit a deeper, more emotional or cultural level. That said, Boston comes incredibly close. It’s a sonic masterpiece that still holds up decades later. Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
Only one good song
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Stunning. How many albums demonstrate the level of care in every facet - songwriting, arrangement, performances, engineering, and production - that clearly went into this. (OK, OK, the songwriting on the last three songs falls off quite dramatically, but still...) Mind-blowing when you consider the backstory - that an amateur musician (albeit a savant) did most of it in his apartment basement, in a studio he built, with no computers, while keeping it a secret from the record label because it was a violation of a union contract.
While the album is only 8 tracks, this record is arguably the greatest collection of singles ever put on wax. A landmark on rock and roll, shifting the genre towards arena rock and somehow perfecting it before the genre even had it's legs underneath it. Gorgeous guitar tones, reverberating organs, and layered vocals - Boston's self titled is a must listen!
Classic
Bangers on bangers on bangers. This entire album is like listening to a classic rock station in the summer. Had never read about its recording, that story is wild. If you asked me yesterday if I liked Boston I would have said "Eh, they were OK." But this album is fantastic.
Pretty great, no bad songs really. I love Foreplay/Longtime and Peace of Mind, the deep cuts are decent but I dont know how much I will return to them.
Grew up on this album, and it still stands up as an all time classic!
Short, sweet and great record. Most of the tracks were catchy. I enjoyed the production and the musical performances. Favourite Track(s): More than a Feeling, Hitch a Ride Least Favourite Track(s): Smokin'
jeg kan ikke give en lav rating til et album der har en sang fra både GTA San Andreas OG Guitar Hero på... men det er sgu en cheesefest. Lav 3'er
Har et MEGET nostalgisk forhold til More Than a Feeling, men ved sgu ik helt, resten af måske liiige lovlig 70er
Pretty corny, but has some great songs!
Grand album
1. More Than A Feeling 2. Peace Of Mind 3. Smokin'
I would class myself as a classic rock listener but I never really got this album. For all it's pioneering of that area rock sound and the massive amount of airplay on American FM rock radio, More Than A Feeling is the only really memorable song. Maybe the polished production sort of polished the soul out of this album, probably why I never bought it back in '76.
I expected easy going ‘yacht rock’, so the proggy elements of Long Gone… were interesting, but overall, it didn’t do much for me. It kind of reminded me of Manic Street Preachers and I can’t decide if that’s a good thing or a bad thing. It probably sounds less dated today than it did twenty years ago - maybe I’ll listen again in twenty years’ time to see how it’s faring. Maybe I won’t.
Off the cuff remark: every rock cliché in the book. Unfortunately not even funny. It gets a star for More Than A Feeling Revisit?: Hell no
I always liked Boston, definitely their best album as everything else just kinda builds on this framework. This album is just nothing but hits. Great summer record.
8/10 Favorite: Peace of Mind
I should probably rate this higher. It is a classic with lots of classic songs, but for some reason it's a 3 for me today.
Obviously a classic with really cool album cover art
I had more than a feeling I would like this album when it appeared.
The fact that I knew nearly every song on this album just proves that it's a classic
Loved it.
Something something airband scrubs reference. This is an excellent album. So much so that I don’t know why Boston isn’t a household name. Like yeah they’re famous but I never hear anything about them and the only song I know is More Than A Feeling.
I know Boston, but never heard the whole album before. This is classic rock defined. Solid songs featuring great guitar effects played very well, especially during the iconic solos. That voice is like none other. The harmonies added a lot too. Does any other album have three songs that open an album better than this??? Liked Songs Added: More Than A Feeling Peace Of Mind Foreplay/Long Time Rock & Roll Band
One of the best engineered records of all time. Maybe the best opening 3 track run of all time.
Pure Rock and Roll Bliss.
A couple classics
Boring! There’s like two interesting tracks on here and they’re the first two. Sounds like the soundtrack to a shitty outdoor market in the north side of Chicago where they try and scam you into paying 10 dollars to enter. The story about how this album was made is very cool and Scholz is clearly a talented musician but the music is BORING!
I love this album. I'm also so white that if I ever develop vitiligo no one would ever notice.
This one is just legendary
Great album. Their unique sound discovered. Great guitar chords and riffs. Tight and clean. Their best album.
Comes out the gate so strong but nothing quite matches More Than A Feeling
How do I know so many songs on this album? Fine and fun
Lo clásico nunca falla.
The fact that you can sing along to every song on this album is a testament to how good each one is. The entire album is great, musicianship is on point, and that voice is just unreal. So good
My feeling, less is more
I enjoyed this a lot more than I was expecting.
Decent commercial pop
A no-skips album for the ages. Maybe it's more than a feeling, maybe I'm born with it (or maybe it's Maybelline), but I really love classic rock (largely because my dad loves classic rock). And this is maybe the best beginning-to-end classic rock album I've ever heard. Beautiful, clean instrumentation, and an array of songs that all sound like they belong on the greatest hits compilation, but nope they're all on the DEBUT record for Boston. My favorite new finds were Peace of Mind, Foreplay / Long Time (holy shit that was god rock, an actual space quest), and Hitch a Ride (excellent range of dynamics, with the song starting smaller and building masterfully to that final crescendo).
I think this was the first album I put onto an mp3 player. The kind of rock and roll that just makes you feel good. 70s rock may just be my favorite as a whole
Knew the first 4ish songs very well, didn't know and didn't love the rest.
Love this album and these songs. Some of the instrumental parts were just too long for me, so 4/5 not 5/5.
Iconic (but overplayed) singles, production is really great. But I don’t have an emotional connection with it.
Fav: Peace Of Mind Least Fav: Smokin’ Distinct lack of alien abductions or other UFO related activities
Unbelievable two opening tracks and the rest sounds great; incredible unique vocals and love that the rest of the band harmonizes too. 9/10.
ROCK FM type album. 6/10
Clássico álbum rock, fui transportado pra uma jukebox, solos impecáveis, 8 músicas bastante coesas mas ainda pra mim faltou melodia (peace of mind se destaca saindo da curva melódica blasé) mas fora isso achei redondinho. Feijão com arroz bem feito demais.
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I wasnt sure of how I was going to rate this, but the final in Let Me Take You Home Tonight left me with a grin on my face. 5/5 https://youtu.be/da7IyPKUOwg?si=NEM1QaBMkyrbcnmu&t=76 (you can watch the whole thing, but the first minute is about Aerosmith)
Would be perfect if the last track just didn't exist.
7/10 Jerma moment
Only knew 'More Than a Feeling' beforehand but really enjoyed this album! 'Peace of Mind' has become a new favourite.
As much as I like the album, I am more fascinated by the story of Tom Scholtz. The man not only recorded, produced and mixed most of the instrumental parts but he also built the recording studio and some of the equipment himself, honestly incredible. The sound is wonderful, perfect arena rock styled music!
Album 830 of 1089 Boston -Boston (1976) Rating : 5 / 5 This one is just packed with classic rock energy from start to finish. Even if you don’t think you know this album, chances are you’ve heard half of it on the radio—“More Than a Feeling,” “Peace of Mind,” “Foreplay/Long Time”—all iconic tracks. It’s polished, powerful, and full of those soaring guitar harmonies and layered vocals that became Boston’s signature. Honestly, it’s a no-brainer that this one made the list—I’d be a little suspect of anyone who didn’t see it the same way. One of the greatest rock debuts ever, and it still holds up beautifully.
One of the best inaugural albums that I have ever heard.
Banger am Anfang und Ende, Mitte hängt bissle durch
Такое, на троечку
Boston is kind of a fascinating case study to me. They are a band who was led, in part, by Tom Scholz, who was an absolute studio wizard who invented all sorts of pioneering recording techniques and home studio devices, however, what they used all this innovation for just doesn't feel like especially interesting music. Boston just kind of sounds like the cleanest, catchiest, most accessible arena rock possible, like this really feels like archetypal "dad rock" to me. And honestly, that audio engineering skill clearly went somewhere, this album does sound really good. Making an album sound this immaculately, spotlessly clean is no small feat, and even though I don't really like Boston, it's hard to argue that the work didn't pay off. Just about every song here was a hit on some level. A lot of them still get airplay on local classic rock stations across America (and beyond) to this day. And the songs are also there, like yeah, everything here kinda, sorta sounds the same, but every song does hit real arena rock highs. Depending on where you live, you would be hard pressed to find someone who hasn't heard More Than A Feeling, it's just unbelievably catchy. Honestly, if you're into this, more power to you, because you are probably having more fun than me, just in general.
nice
Meh
Safa
Conocía el primer tema nomás. Pensé que iba a ser una banda re normie ochentera yankee pero tuvo sus momentos.
Not bad at all, fun arena/power rock. very belt-able songs for sure
Solid nothing crazy
Favorites: More Than A Feeling, Foreplay/Long Time, Smokin’ Incredibly fun AOR. AOR isn’t my type of music in the slightest, but the way that Boston approaches it with genuine love for their music makes it all so special to me. Very much recommend this one.
Fajn klasickej rock
Hacía años que no escuchaba este álbum y me ha vuelto a sorprender. Seis de las ocho canciones son hits, siendo las dos últimas las únicas que dejan algo que desear. De esta nueva escucha confirmo lo que en su día pensaba: Brad Delp es uno de los mejores cantantes de todos los tiempos. 4/5
heard some of these songs hundreds of times
Outstanding album. Never realized all these were on the same album.
Knew 1 song More Than a Feeling. Pretty good rock album.
4/5 love me some boston
So overplayed in my lifetime
5 stars
Solid
Acceptable
Quite a bit more butt rocky than I remembered (esp. "Rock & Roll Band"), but such a great album—very fun to be taken back to that first batch of CDs my dad got from Columbia House.
I can see how it influences a lot of modern music. Its not my vibe but its not bad.
Love this album
Favorites: More Than a Feeling, Peace of Mind
Absolute fire. I loved learning the backstory of the band it really puts the album into context. Listening to Peace of Mind knowing the person that made it pursued music even with a mechanical engineering degree from MIT just makes so much sense. I loved all of these songs and have known some of them all my life.
Finally, something actually worthy of this list
more than a feeling an absolute banger
I think there's a finite amount of Boston a person can listen to. I reached my limit in 1988.
I quite like More Than a Feeling, but other than that I can get a bit tired of the dramatic singing style.
I quite enjoyed it, it contained some music I recognized but was unaware of the actual names of the songs. I'm grateful it has been brought to my attention.
4.5 This album is a 5-star in all honesty, maybe the fact that I don't think I would go out of my way to listen to it knocks it down a half point. The thing that stood out to me was the recording track usage. I thought all the room on the mixing board was used perfectly throughout the entire album. Also, shout-out to the movie FUBAR 2. Deaner who is down and the dumps after a failed rock career and no prospect of a job, loses his last testicle to cancer. Depressed, Deaner decides to commit suicide a day after Christmas. Visiting his family on Xmas day and telling them that he will be going to "Cabo Wabo" tomorrow and won't see him for a long time. The group decided to sing karaoke, and Deaner pulls more than a feeling. Deaner suddenly has the voice of a rock star, due to the fact that he is now Castrato and has a reason to live. Funny, funny stuff. Side note my mother was selling new homes in our town, and the Movie was using one of the showhomes as a filming site. I was asked to be an extra in one of the scenes, but for some dumb reason I declined. Totally regret that to this day .
4,5
Some class some ass
Finally a great palate cleansing enjoyable album. Undeniably great and easy to listen to.
Pretty good, really is a classic.
i'm really enjoying!
Boring.
Unglaublich erkennbarer Sound
Ok,. Boomer! I am surprised to say I like this. It's very much "dad rock," but I found it fun, engaging, and easy to listen to. I could see listening to this on a road trip.
Some very good rock from the 70s
Solid Album
This is nice. Like no one has played this and frowned. That being said its (to me) the quintessential dad rock. Like suburban peaceful rock.
this is like married happy dad rock it feels so clean cut that it’s kind of weird to my ears but i don’t dislike it either it’s too happy for me, 3.5
I feel like every time I turn on a classic rock radio station, Boston is playing... so much so, that I'm sort of sick of hearing it. If it wasn't overplayed so much, I'd probably like them a heck of a lot better.
Absolute classic. Every song is a banger!
Bombastic and fun. Really enjoyed this album - More Than A Feeling absolutely slaps and always has, but lots of the other songs were really easy to listen to as well. Definitely a big vibe.
Jammy '70s rock classic, going from the first two or three songs, which feel iconic, to the rest of the album, which exist in a limbo of feeling iconic and not iconic at the same time. It's sort of like every song feels like a hit but the big hits feel like bigger hits so your brain gets rewritten to filter out the lesser hits as regular songs What I mean is it's pretty good
interesting instrumentals + very cohesive im obsessed will listen again !!
Huge and a lot of fun.
Thought I was going to hate this. didn't mind it at all. solid pop album. not totally my tastes but very listenable
"Rock and roll band, everybody's waitin' / Getting' crazy, anticipatin' / Love and music, play, play, play, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah" And that's the lyrical depth you get with this album. I did not enjoy this. 37 minutes of tedious 70s American rock with beer breath and unwashed jeans. Utterly charmless and I'm not sure why this was included on this list of essential albums.
I forgot about this song!!! A great album all around
One of the biggest from the 70s. I've heard and played this one so much that I'm rather tired of it. It's flawless throughout, from start to finish.
Could just as easily be a greatest hits album. I think every song on here gets pretty consistent play on rock stations, and I know it had a huge influence on the industry when it debuted.
This sounds like the kind of rock you'd hear at a bar in the 80s or blasting from someone's dad's garage. Sounded nice, but I didn't find it to be anything special.
Imagine making an album debut with More Than a Feeling as the first track. This album was such a nice surprise, coherent, harmonious, it already sounded like the 80s in 1976. I enjoyed listening through the whole album. Favorite tracks: More Than a Feeling Peace of Mind 5/5
Definitively Bostons greatest album and a top 5 in conversation of best album of the 70s. A game changer in rock
I do not particularly like Rock, but this was quite awesome and melodic, and not tooo heavy on the solos if I remember correctly. I simply enjoyed!
Boston Boston!
When I was about 12 or 13, my best friend at the time had me over for a sleepover on a Friday night and we stayed up late and smoked cigarettes and chewed tobacco and listened to Led Zeppelin, Aerosmith and this album. It was the first time I had heard the whole thing and I was blown away on how good it was. Not surprising after all those years ago, I still think this album is really good. Hard to find any flaws on it, and I'm not shocked that it was one of the best selling debut albums ever. 5/5 Can't miss tracks: More Than A Feeling Smokin' Hitch A Ride Yes, you should hear this album before you die. You'd be an idiot if you didn't.
Enjoyable, cheesy classic rock. What it did make me think is that it's mad that the darkness album we did the other week basically matches the standard.
This was a little before my time, but every track on this album feels iconic. Probably one of the best rock albums of all time
Average hard rock, some fine songs
2.8 Ok, at least I know now they're a one hit wonder band. And I've completely killed that first track by listening to it 10,000x on our uni playlist that was on repeat for 2 years. The rest is listenable but not much more than that. The solo on the latter half of Hitchin a Ride the only other part that becomes enjoyably
As I listened to the album I was realizing I have already listened to 80% of the album, just never knew what I was randomly listening to here and there was Boston. They’re definitely fun to sing along to.
One of those albums that will grow on me with time I think
Too grandiose for me.
I was willing to hear this out because it’s not immediately disgusting to me but then I realized that I was only two and a half songs into the album even though I felt like I’d been listening to it for at least half an hour. So actually maybe not.
boston band members writing music while at MIT <<<<< magdalena bay members writing music while at Northeastern i think it’s not totally offensive but it’s very bland to me. arena rock in addition to metal just feels like a lot of noise in a way that feels like it’s probably cathartic to the people playing it but not very texturally interesting to me as a listener.
That's more like it. Lots of great guitar harmonies that give me swedish metal precursor vibes
This album makes me feel like I'm 15 years old again. All 8 of these songs still get played on classic rock radio. It's nothing groundbreaking but it's 70s arena rock at its most enjoyable and the production is great. This is the only Boston album worth listening to.
Other than the first song this just isn't my vibe.
Classic rock, reminds me of listening to Petra. I like solos in general (although a bit cheesy) and the solos in Hitch a Ride, Foreplay/Long Time, and More Than a Feeling were amazing... a guilty pleasure. More Than a Feeling had iconic riffs, and definitely heard parts of this song before not realizing where they were from. Loved the intro to Foreplay/Long Time as well.
Sounds a little dated but still some bangers on here.
Very classic album. Some of the coolest guitar sound ever
There's nothing bad or too annoying it's okay
Impressive for being Boston's debut album. So many classic rock songs on it but all of them are somewhat overplayed.
88% Best: More Than a Feeling; Peace of Mind; Foreplay/Long Time; Smokin' Must-Hear? Sure
OK.
Fun listen. Great stadium rock.
I honestly had no idea what to expect here. I obviously know “More Than a Feeling” but that’s that. I was expecting some generic soft rock kind of thing. I couldn’t be more surprised when More Than a Feeling ended and they launched into the harmonized guitars of Peace of Mind - so awesome! Then they start with the wakemanish keyboards on Foreplay/Long Time. Wow! This is some progressive hard rock extravaganza! Great vocal harmonies, awesome varied songs, crazy musicianship. The music is so full of energy and ideas and goes in all different directions while staying focused and powerful and emotional. I can’t believe I never listened to this band, it’s awesome. Simply a great find, this is what I do this project for. I’ll keep this on my rotation and will look into their other albums. Five stars.
Ay, I'm reviewing here, pal. Get this shit out of my earholes. Okay, okay. A little harsh given that I've listened to a minute of this album. I just have no idea how to introduce my reviews when I have no familiarity with the subject matter in question. I'm sorry, municipality of Boston. That being said, I get the impression that Boston are a band who don't demand much research into their background or craft as musicians. Rather, they're more focused on delivering some feel-good, rockin' hard rock tunes of a hard variety, which I can respect. There are some good moments in here. "More Than a Feeling" is competent on the whole, with some very good performances and vocals - the growling guitar hook during the chorus is especially good. "Foreplay / Long Time" is another good tune with some more great guitar hooks. The song is way longer than it ever needed to be, though I'd be lying if I said that the length didn't give the music an epic component. The organ on "Smokin'" and a few of the other tracks is also quite good. A notable victory considering that I usually have very little interest in the instrument. Yet, many of the songs on this album fail to go the full mile for me - especially during the latter half of the album. I think many of the songs on this album are much longer than they needed to be. I'm undecided on the place that arena/hard rock albums have on this list. On one hand they're immensely popular and are representative of the time that they came from, but on the other hand I feel like the influence of this genre is minimal, with the sound being much more commercial than creative. I also don't think that hard rock bands are "iconic" in the same respect that other popular musicians are, which I think is largely owed to the lack of an image or persona that these acts have. Still, as an archetypical (and an admittedly competent) hard rock album, I still think that there's merit to the inclusion of this album. It was massively successful, after all.
(Note: I accidentally clicked 2 stars for RATM by Rage Against the Machine - would have selected around 4). Regarding Boston Boston, First half feels stronger to me than second half. Maybe because I recognize more of these? More than a Feeling is catchy. Was reminded of some catchy Tom Petty sounds. Really seems to want to get to chorus. Foreplay/Long Time I recall as a sample used by Z-Trip. Sometimes listening to them I get the "this one goes to 11 thought." I can't imagine writing the verses. It's weird to me because it feels kind of quiet but the singer is going all out (or something?). Sometimes it feels like a bit much, but maybe sometimes you need that. I took a break from Boston and went back to "Imagining My Man" by Aldous Harding. I liked the contrast. I still wouldn't mind hearing some Boston songs here and there, however,
Boring but listenable
Really a surprisingly good album. 3.5 if we could give half stars, but I can’t go to a 4.
Final boss of AOR, who am I to argue?
2 iconic songs, very solid rock album
Boston’s peak hits are fun. I enjoy their harmonies, and the prog rock/pre glam/pre hair rock/big ballot 70s rock is well rock. But the schtick gets tiresome by the end of the 37 minutes. It isn’t bad, but pushing the amount of time I care to listen to this genre. But this album is clearly so influential to all the pop rock bands of the early/mid 80s. That bumps it up an extra point. 6.5/10 72/1001
Hard to believe this is essentially a demo of two dudes recording in a basement. EVERY track is a staple of classic rock radio and its infectious as hell.
This album started out so strong and then petered out. 3.5 *clap* *clap* *clap* *clap*
probably in the finals of the boomer dad rock tournament against ELO. the platonic ideal of classic rock. drags towards the end.
Side A is a 5, Side B is like a 3.....split the diff
Awesome 5⭐️
This album is still great.
Classic
It's called classic rock for a reason. It's upbeat, fun, got loud guitar riffs. Great for guitar hero
First listen was over in a flash. First two songs are absolutely classics The closer is outstanding Foreplay/Long Time is interesting
More Than A Feeling is a classic, but not a song I really seek out. That about sums up my feelings about the album as a whole. It is great as background music but not what I'd choose to listen to in the foreground most of the time. Though, some songs are good 'random playlist' bangers. Boston is very much the exemplar of this kind of arena rock and in some ways sounds more 1981 than 1976 to me.
is it a masshole xp to know every song in this album without having ever listened to it
My dislike for this album was more than a feeling 🤣 jk it’s just really not my style of music, and I feel like commercials have used so many of these songs so many times that listening to Boston feels like an ad break from the music I actually want to listen to. Better than Deep Purple
Thought this would be a lock for a 1 for me. Expected to hate every song and ended up hating 1 or 2, being indifferent to 3 or 4, and slightly enjoying Hitch a Ride, Something About You, and Let Me Take You Home Tonight. It's almost like their sincerity and theater kid-ness won me over in the end. If they kept going and were even more kitsch they would probably end up in Thin Lizzy territory which is my favorite of these kinds of bands. Fav song: Hitch a Ride
Classic rock bangers through and through. "More Than a Feeling" is one of the best songs ever. I don't think I've ever listened to this whole album before, but regretting not having done so. Enjoyed every song.
Easiest review ever.
It's most famous song is right at the start. I thought it would make the rest of the listening dull by comparison, but was happy that wasn't the case. It's a fun, easy album. For me the first two songs are still the strongest. I had thought Something about you was the closing song and probably would have preferred that it was.
Great fun, an organ solo! A couple of excellent tracks, didn't have the depth to score higher though. High 3
The ultimate Dad-Rock album that helped create a genre. A look into Tom Scholz and his journey to kick this off is amazing. 4/5
Seems like standard 70s rock that is played and recorded well
classic dad rock- enjoyed every second of this album. not my type of music necessarily but a must listen for everyone! only 37 minutes so perfect front to back album for a car ride
Classic. Still holds up, non stop hits
Bostons best known opening track is a real groover. Thankfully it doesn’t drop off. And what is most surprising is just how catchy the other songs are. Good fun Classic Rock. Why have one lead guitar, when you can have two playing the same solo in unison. Strong choruses throughout, clapping, drum solos.
Track 1 is a classic. The rest doesn't come close. Listening on phone speakers as we're away so probably not giving it the best platform.
What a beautiful, joyful, open hearted album this is. I’ve only ever heard More Than a Feeling in ironic late night rock bars with people drunkenly overacting the lyrics at each other. Removed from that context it’s much better. It’s just a huge, unselfconscious “punch the air” moment, full of pure serotonin. I’d go as far to say this is one of the least self-conscious records I’ve ever heard. Though I haven’t heard much hard rock, so it might all be like this…! Anyone who is unfamiliar with this band should read their Wikipedia page, or even a short biography. They are more fascinating than most groups. I particularly loved that they pretended to record this record in a proper studio to make the label happy, how mad! They’re just rocking out in a makeshift basement studio having a fantastic time. Once the hits dry up the second half of the LP settles into something less “punch the air” and a more chin strokey, though it’s still a positive vibe. It could even soften you to hard rock!
Hard not to have fun listening to this but a weaker second half and generally not my thing.
Favorite Track: More Than A Feeling
This album may define 70's classic rock. Maybe a bit of listener fatigue since I've heard most of these songs countless times.
Really enjoyed this classic. Easy listening.
I have never been a huge fan of Boston, but this album contains so many iconic songs that it is hard not to listen and get nostalgic for the days of yore.
The highs are really high here. Great stuff, and a good reminder that I should appreciate Boston more. 4.7
Aces all around, I just wish I wasn't such a jerk in high school and thought I was too cool for this stuff.
Some bangers on here, but each track seems to be on an 11.
I don't really love any of these songs, but damned if I didn't know every single one of them from having them crammed into my ears anytime I was near a radio over the last 45 years. As a collection, it's classic rock in every sense.
All time classic, with a genre defining riff
A great rock album. I personally don’t like the synth-y organ in certain spots but still solid songs!
Guitar and male vocal driven album with a few classic hits but overall not a fan of the vocal style for everyday listening
bravi bravi
Classic rock cliché monstrosity. Mostly, it’s pleasant and occasionally fun to listen to but the lyrics just fall so flat. Obviously there are guitar solos galore. Sometimes they even make up a centre motive of a song - see Hitch a Ride’s simultaneous lead guitar solo. Foreplay has got to be one of the most annoying intros ever. The one thing that is actually charming to the record is its proto power pop character in some of the songs (cf. Peace of Mind). Hitch a Ride is a song where the genres (classic rock and power pop elements) come together quite well. Overall, better to stomp your feet than to pay close attention to the tunes. Sometimes (of course, that’s my retrospective impression) the songs are just so boilerplate, it hurts (esp. rock’n’Roll Band). I feel like that the band didn’t have much to say at all. With 38 minutes, the record is still too long - it could have been trimmed and it would have probably ended up being a more concise and enjoyable experience - that holds especially true for the B-side.
Very cool! Very melodic and fun album 5/5
stacked with great songs you already know all the words to. turn it up and sing along!
Meh...
I really love the opening tracks on this album, but afterwards it really drags for me. Even though the album is short, it still felt like it kept going
Blah. I respect this album but it’s not my jam.
Lots of good songs; Ryan’s first favorite.
Pretty nice album, it was enjoyable having it in the background. The first song, "More Than a Feeling", is the only one that I know but it was also the most melodic and enjoyable one as well, even though the rest were alright as well. The solo in "Foreplay / Long Time" was pretty nice as well but all of the songs had that Boston vibe to them.
Already liked
Really great classic rock 🤘
Boston’s debut album is straight-up one of the best first albums a band has ever dropped. It’s packed with hits, and honestly, every single track is solid. It doesn’t feel like a debut — it feels like a band already at their peak. Everyone knows “More Than a Feeling,” and yeah, it still rules. But “Smokin’” might be the most fun track on the whole album. That organ solo? Absolute fire. It gives the song this cool, old-school vibe that just rips. Tom Scholz’s guitar tone is instantly recognizable, and Brad Delp’s vocals are insanely good from top to bottom. The whole thing is clean, tight, and somehow still sounds huge after all these years. Favorite song - Smokin
Peak classic rock. Although listening to the album as a whole, there is definitely some blending of songs that happens.
O album é excelente! As composições são impecáveis. Ja adicionei na minha playlist de rock 🎸.
Enjoyable enough 70s rock, nothing groundbreaking but fun nonetheless 3.5*
On my list of top albums of the 70s, amazing.
I can't knock the talent on this album, but the 1970's rock cheese is hard to get past. I understand know why punk rock came about, a protest to this excessive 1970's rock music.
This was such a solid rock album with some of their best songs! Honestly there are no track skips on this album, it is fire! 🔥 I would definitely listen to it again and recommend it to others!
I was part of the pom-pom dance team in high school and we did a routine to "Don't Look Back" (from Boston's second album). I swear I heard that song 100's of times during the weeks of practices. I get panicky every time I hear the opening to that song. I think that might be why I'm not a fan of this group. This isn't a bad album, I've just never enjoyed Boston or their music. I will say though, these are some catchy songs.
solid... crowd pleasing
yeah the first few songs were giving journey (a very good thing). “foreplay/long time” had a very apt title because the guitar solo during the intro was CRAZY good and lowkey built up to the bulk of the song. and then the closing guitar solo was ALSO crazy good. “smokin’” was peak 60’s/70’s rock. overall really solid. 4/5.
Hall of fame album by the goats. Love this one through and through. Always a good listen and feels like a 2000s romcom. 8.6/10
This album was really fun to listen to! I know Little Richard was one of the founders of rock n roll and this album really proved that.
It really makes sense that Boston was popular because this is honestly pretty good. Putting dad rock bias aside, it has great riffs and hooks in pretty much every song. That said, I still can't get totally past that barrier and it still comes across as bland despite it's good guitar work. My favorite is probably both Foreplay and Long Time, but More Than a Feeling is definitely the best this album offers.
One of the best debut albums ever!!! I must listen in any library.
Classic rock. Great single, enjoyed the album.
Album zaskoczył mnie swoją pozytywną energią. Boston dla mnie nie skończył się tylko na tym albumie. Mocne 4.
They really took us to Massachussets
Pure classic! Full of bangers, great tone and energy. I hate the term, but it’s “Dad rock” at it’s best, and that’s Rock ’n Roll!
Amazing. I had no idea Scholz was such a badass. Love the idea of creating the perfect rock band, one "with crystal-clear vocals and bone-crunching guitars"
What a sound. They get kind of lost in the woods for me in the middle but the whole thing is fun and can’t beat that opener. Just shy of a 5.
A classic debut album that literally defined mid-70's rock. Distinctly remember listening to this in a friend's bedroom and turning the cover upside as realized the spaceships were actually guitars. I love this from start to finish.
Scientifically produced to be enjoyable. The songs seem simple and the themes certainly are, but the production here is so carefully constructed that the more you listen the more you find. Man do I love a harmonic guitar solo and Boston gives us plenty to enjoy here.
Solid classic rock album. Smokin and More than a feeling - personal favorites
Sehr cool, sehr Happy, viel Energie. Stellenweise hab ich an Blind Melon gedacht
I've definitely heard a chunk of this album before. To the Gen Z listener, these familiar songs are less "overplayed" and more "I've heard that in a movie/tv show!" However, that doesn't mean that the record is perfect. It is a highly enjoyable collection of tracks, though- with thunderous guitar melodies and groovy vocal harmonies
Perfectly fine 70s cheesy rock.
Sigh.... Yeah, this rips. Alright.
Album is really cool and so is the recording process behind it. Some parts were far more epic than others. But it is a feat and should be celebrated as such any way you cut it.
Crazy.
Ikke alene er det i bogen den næste side i forhold til gårsdagens album, men anmeldelsen kunne også være skrevet til dette album, så dét gider jeg ikke bruge mere tid på.
Classic Rock FM! Gammelmands rock kan små doser være okay. More Than A Feeling er okay på jukeboxen kl. 02:00 på bodegaen. Som helt album bliver det lidt for meget.
Whata great album. I couldnt find any flaws. If anything it is annyoing how overplayed More than a feeling is, when the album is full of bangers
too AMERICAH RAH RAH 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🦅🦅 🏈🏈🏈 💸💸 for my liking 2/5
This album is probably one of the best examples of "the 70s rock" sound
7/10
Correcto
Great soft rock of the time
Shameless pop rock and one of the pioneers. Come on, you enjoyed it.
Hard to rate- it is maybe the most classic rock album ever, which means I've heard it a billion times already. They're good at what they do for what they do, though.
Couple of hits and generally easy listening. Like a familiar jacket.
some tunes on this
Good/decent cheesy 70's rock. First 2 songs are the best. 3.5
So fun and lively!! Just a good time all round. :)
Journey lite
Amazing album
Classic! Great listen.
Fussy yet well done sweeping rock and roll.
4/5. Great party album.
Not for me.
Short and sweet. Take note br*tish.
Superb
I'm not a big 80s rock guy. Or classic in general
More Than A Feeling is a true soaring classic but the rest of the album seemed samey FM rock.
Bruh. C'mon
boomercore
Better than expected, honestly.
I'm generally not a fan of classic rock, but this album rocks.
I'd just be a hater if I gave this less than 5 stars. This album alone is probably why every city has a classic rock station. Also, interesting story about how this album got made.
Technically it’s good. But it doesn’t make me feel anything and I end up just tuning the music out idk 3/5
Top 10 album!
80er Roch wie man ihn haben will. Besonders die ersten beiden Songs sind genial. Danach schwacht es etwas ab, aber ich runde die 3 1/2 auf.
I really liked this. It doesn’t really push any boundaries but was really enjoyable rock n roll. Guitars were great, the organ when it was used added a lot. Starts off very strong with “More Than A Feeling” and “Peace of Mind”. Good album.
I know every note of this album by heart, as I grew up hearing this album all the time. It's classic 70's dad rock and I have always enjoyed it. There's not an average track on here. If you have access to a radio, then you should know at least four of these songs. What surprises me the most is Boston's second album is not in the book. It's not as highly regarded but this book seems to throw a band's second album in here if the first album was a smash. Don't Look Back is a step down but not so much of a step down that it's different from this one. Boston always moved slowly when it came to making an album, so two years after this to have Don't Look Back is basically them sprinting back to the studio. What I am saying is, unpopular opinion, Don't Look Back should be in this book as well. It's not so different and had hits on it as well. Perhaps I'm still bitter we got every Nick Drake and Tim Buckley album. Hate this one all you want but leaving it out of this book would be ignoring a large part of popular music from the 70's.
Can appreciate its an influential album but doesn't do much for me
Great arena rock, harmonies.
I mean there’s a reason multiple songs off here are overplayed. I can’t blame them for that, they just made an album people loved
7/10
Classic Rock album. More than a feeling is an all time classic. Other songs do not quite live up to that standard, but in no means a bad album.
OK, but showing its age
‘More than a feeling’ is obviously iconic and has completely surpassed the band’s or album’s name. Meaning this is my first ever listen of the album. But it’s good to finally hear it in its original context—a bit like seeing a caged animal return to its natural habitat. Shameful to not have done it earlier, but relieved to finally get to it.
All-timer. Probably one of my favorite rock albums. Every song is a hit.
A lot of it sounds the same, but when the same is "More Than A Feeling" that's a-okay.
I mean boston
Really enjoyed this album 8/10
No skips, no misses, no slow-down in the momentum as the album plays. Stellar.
An average dad rock album. "More Than a Feeling" is massively overrated in my opinion. "Foreplay / Long Time" is my favorite song from this album. the intro almost sounds like a prog song. It's really dope. Favorite track: Foreplay / Long Time
Possibly my most hated album of all time. The songs are fine to good, actually, but Side 1 of it was the warm-up tape for the late 80s/early 90s Richmond Colts and fuck them. They tried to play this during the warm-up to the 1990 BC Final, but Ollie High wouldn't stand for that and there was a big kerfuffle at the scorer's table. Then we beat that ass.
In the end…meh. Hilary got it: it’s aggressively fine
It all sounded the same.
It’s aggressively fine!
Dismayed that I know almost every song here. I guess my people do come from Boston
Lekker album om naar te luisteren. Denk dat More than a Feeling mijn minst favoriete nummer is op het hele album.
Felt like two singles and a handful of decent B-sides. All due respect, of course.
pretty generic dad rock. can't really go wrong
It was alright. Quite generic but fine enough for the era.
I liked this a lot more than I thought I would. They're hits for a reason.
A classic 3 stars for some standard classic rock. Do I love it? No, but I’m not bothered by it either.
I knew 6 of the 8 songs on this album just from driving around for years with classic rock radio. Couldn't tell you song titles or that they were all by Boston though. It's fine? Just because I know these songs doesn't really make me want to listen to it all the time. The making of the album was an interesting story, but it's still just mid to late '70s arena rock and that's mostly a meh for me.
This album is by a band named Boston.
Really enjoyed it. I downloaded the album, and I'll listen again :)
The guitar solos steal the show on this one. Standout track: "Peace of Mind"