Boston

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All Music Guide - Vik Iyengar
Boston is one of the best-selling albums of all time, and deservedly so. Because of the rise of disco and punk, FM rock radio seemed all but dead until the rise of acts like Boston, Tom Petty, and Bruce Springsteen. Nearly every song on Boston's debut album could still be heard on classic rock radio decades later due to the strong vocals of Brad Delp and unique guitar sound of Tom Scholz. Tom Scholz, who wrote most of the songs, was a studio wizard and used self-designed equipment such as 12-track recording devices to come up with an anthemic "arena rock" sound before the term was even coined. The sound was hard rock, but the layered melodies and harmonics reveal the work ...
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Editorial Reviews

All Music Guide - Vik Iyengar
Boston is one of the best-selling albums of all time, and deservedly so. Because of the rise of disco and punk, FM rock radio seemed all but dead until the rise of acts like Boston, Tom Petty, and Bruce Springsteen. Nearly every song on Boston's debut album could still be heard on classic rock radio decades later due to the strong vocals of Brad Delp and unique guitar sound of Tom Scholz. Tom Scholz, who wrote most of the songs, was a studio wizard and used self-designed equipment such as 12-track recording devices to come up with an anthemic "arena rock" sound before the term was even coined. The sound was hard rock, but the layered melodies and harmonics reveal the work of a master craftsman. While much has been written about the sound of the album, the lyrics are often overlooked. There are songs about their rise from a bar band "Rock and Roll Band" as well as fond remembrances of summers gone by "More Than a Feeling". Boston is essential for any fan of classic rock, and the album marks the re-emergence of the genre in the 1970s.
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Product Details

  • Release Date: 6/13/2006
  • Label: Sony
  • UPC: 696998632226
  • Catalog Number: 86322
  • Sales rank: 2,979

Album Credits

Performance Credits
Boston Primary Artist
Barry Goudreau Guitar, Percussion, Electric Guitar, Rhythm Guitar
Brad Delp Acoustic Guitar, Guitar, Percussion, Rhythm Guitar, Vocals, 12-string Guitar, Guitar (12 String Acoustic), Vocal Harmony
Jim Masdea Drums
Fran Sheehan Bass, Percussion, Bass Guitar
Sib Hashian Percussion, Drums
Tom Scholz Organ, Acoustic Guitar, Bass, Guitar, Percussion, Bass Guitar, Electric Guitar, Rhythm Guitar, Keyboards, Clavinet
Technical Credits
John Boylan Producer
Brad Delp Arranger, Composer
Warren Dewey Engineer
Paul Grupp Engineer
Amy Herot Producer, Reissue Producer
Jim Masdea Arranger
Toby Mountain Remastering
Wally Traugott Mastering
Mark Wilder Remastering
Bill Ryan Remastering
Joel Zimmerman Reissue Design
Roger Huyssen Illustrations, Cover Illustration
Paul Ahern Direction
Stephen Saper Engineer, Authoring
Jeff Albertson Original Photography
Kim Hart Artwork
Charles McKenzie Direction
Tom Scholz Arranger, Composer, Special Effects, Producer, Engineer, Liner Notes, Artwork, Remastering
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  • Posted October 11, 2011

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    all time favorite

    all time favorite

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  • Anonymous

    Posted October 1, 2010

    Debut Album by Boston

    Good Album...Lots of Good Songs...Interesting liner notes by Tom Scholz.

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  • Posted October 1, 2010

    bring them all back again.

    the best thing the music industry has done is the reissuing of classic albums from the 60s on through the 80s. bravo for great music.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted October 1, 2010

    I Also Recommend:

    Greatest Hits

    Unique great band

    Boston is one of a kind and can never be imitated. The music is great and is playable no matter the mood your in. Listening to this cd is a great way to start my day. It can be listened to over and over again.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted October 1, 2010

    One of the very best

    From the first few seconds of listening to &quot More Than A Feeling&quot for the first time thirty years ago, I knew this album would become one of my all-time favorites. Even today I can still listen to the entire album and not tire of it. Although I will say that, after Brad Delp's tragic suicide, the lyrics to &quot Hitch A Ride&quot really send a chill through me.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted October 1, 2010

    A Rock and Roll Legend

    In my opinion, this is the greatest album ever produced by an American rock band.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted October 1, 2010

    It's been a long time....

    This is the definitive Boston album, also their first. It was and is THE BEST arena rock album. My dad got this for me when I was 15 and I have not grown tired of it yet.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted October 1, 2010

    Long live Boston!

    I am a huge fan of Boston, and this album just made me love their music even more. Bradley's vocals are amazing with or without the accompanying awesome guitars. Long live Boston!

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  • Anonymous

    Posted October 1, 2010

    Houston, we have lift off..

    Or would that be Boston..After seeing this band live in Colorado in 1977, you could not pry any of their albums from my hands..Great rock vocals, tightest guitar sounds available, thunderous rhythm section along with classic lyrics and, yes, folks, there you have it..the making of a true blue American rock Icon.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted October 1, 2010

    Kinda like Boston??? You'll really like this album!!!

    This album is great. It can be played all the way through without making you want to skip a song or change the CD.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted October 1, 2010

    They don't come any better than this

    Look up ''classic rock'' in the dictionary and it says see this album.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted October 1, 2010

    Actually, 50 stars is more appropriate

    Boston, in eight not-so-short tracks, establishes themselves here as one of the greatest AOR bands of all time. They're loud but not unnecessarily; they're extravagant but not bombastic. These are eight wonderfully written songs played by eight talented musicians who know how to use a recording studio (like ELP, except better). It's hard to imagine that all the vocals on this disk were sung by one man becuase they are so tight and the harmonies are so close. Get this album. You won't regret it.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted October 1, 2010

    Contemporary

    Found this Album to be one of Boston's Best Albums to Be considered A classic And very Enjoyable

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  • Anonymous

    Posted October 1, 2010

    Any Better...

    Short and to the point if BOSTON had come together in the 60's the BRITISH invasion bands would have had even more then each other to compeate with....BOSTON could have kicked some BRITISH butts all the way back to England.

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