Boston

A bita classic 70s rock still sounds great 40 odd years on

Is what it says it is, great vinyl which plays perfectly!

Dad wanted this album so I bought it for him and he’s thrilled.

I only bought this album recently, having loved the first track for literally decades. Why didn't I buy it sooner? Well that's tough to answer. None of my friends/family ever mentioned owning it or mentioned how good it was - so it was always one of those albums that lay in the back of my back catalogue.So - based purely on price I saw it listed pretty cheap from an Amazon trader - and I ordered it. After listening to a few other CDs one Sunday night, I stuck it in the tray and pressed play.Wow! From the very first listen the album completely captivated me. I can't begin to describe the feeling of "pleasant surprise" that the array of *great* tunes served up. Song after song - outstanding. After the second and third listen the pleasant surprise had been upgraded to pure unbridled "yeahhhh!!!!!" (or something like that - imagine playing air guitar and air drums simultaneously whilst pretending to sing along with a screwed up rock face - even though you haven't learned all the words yet - THAT'S what this album does! Amazing.)I don't know why nobody else I know owns this album. It truly baffles me. I know a lot of folk who love bands like Thin Lizzy, Led Zep - even the Darkness (who I don't like as such - but who's better songs off of Permission To Land are vaguely reminiscent of the vocal and musical energy of Boston's first album - but not anywhere near as good). The point being - I can't imagine any rock fan who likes good rock music who wouldn't love this album. It has too many great songs - not good - but great songs.The writing and guitar playing of Tom Scholz is simply top drawer for any rock musician of any era - including some stunning guitar riffs and solos. The late - GREAT - Brad Delp provides really powerful and fantastically performed vocals. Wonderful harmonies and an amazing range.Boston - sadly missed from my collection for so long - is now quite rightly sitting in my all time favourited bucket. It's a truly enjoyable and absorbing listen - containing a feast of brilliant melodies and classic rock beats and power chords galore. Seriously - if you like rock and you've never heard this - just buy it. Wonderful stuff. FVC.

If you've ever heard of the band Boston, it is without doubt because of their classic single 'More Than a Feeling.' Though this is without doubt their biggest hit, and a fantastic track in its own right, it has pigeon-holed the band as 'one hit wonders.' I must admit I believed this to be true. Before buying this album, I could only name one great Boston track, now, I can list eight!Whilst melody is a pretty integral part of most, if not all, of the songs, the afore mentioned 'More Than a Feeling' is the obvious single choice. Some are plain, old, down and dirty rock n roll ('Rock & Roll Band') and others have a very strong prog rock element.The lyrics book / liner notes describe the history of the band up until that point, the trials and tribulations leading up to this album and the song writing process.The production for this album was somewhat ground breaking at the time, and although you can tell it wasn't produced very recently, it sounds as fresh as ever and is still held in extremely high regard by fans and production buffs in general.NOTE : This CD only contains the 8 original songs for the album. For some reason the CD details note it has 10. Either that's a mistake or I've been short changed of two tracks!

John Lennon was quoted as saying, 'I'm all for perfection, as long as it doesn't take more than six weeks' (or something like that), a remark about the process of making 'Sgt Pepper'. So he wouldn't have got on too well with Tom Scholz, who went down to his basement to record some music and stayed there. Boston's sound is probably more suited to the stadium than anyone else's. It's huge. Somehow, Scholz and co managed to perfect their unfeasibly dense textures without losing any of the energy. It's obvious that even the solos are strategically arranged rather than improvised, the result being that the whole is seamless and flawless. Sure, the hit 'More Than A Feeling' is the carrot here, but all of the other tracks are made with the same consistency. It's been said before, but Bradley Delp's big, rangy voice is a major asset too. Indeed, everything about 'Boston' is big. Their lyrics are unremarkable, but they make every song into a power-packed statement. Sensibly, they save two of the biggest rockers for the middle of the album, renewing its momentum. Perhaps the last two tracks are not quite up to the standard of the rest, but they are merely very good rather than breathtaking. Probably the best album by any of the so-called American 'logo' bands of the late 1970s.

Faultless. Best selling debut of all time when released. I bought it when released because of a review in Melody Maker that said it sounded like early Argent, my favourite group. It doesn’t but I have never regretted it. I didn’t realise what the cover art was until the second album. Iconic. My original Cd version disappeared and I HAD to replace it. I still have the vinyl.

This is so Good. I had 'More than a Feeling' on a compilation from many years ago' it was the outstanding track on there. This album is of that quality throughout.