8 tracks that make up just over 37 minutes of playing time, produced 45 years ago, largely by one man in a basement. This album is a true work of art. Salute to all the Boston fans that are keeping this masterpiece alive!
My wife was born in 1986 and me in 1987 and we grew up on this kind of music and still love it even though it was our parents music and still is. I'm only 36 but love Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Boston, Kansas, Black Sabbath and all the classics.
I'm 52 and my oldest daughter is 30 she loves all these classic rock bands bc I overplayed them when she was a kid lol now her kiddos are 9 and I also have younger kids now too and they all love Boston, Fleetwood Mac, Led Zep, James Taylor and all my old faves!!
In another 20 years when they put me in the old people's home, you will know which room is mine cause I will be blasting Boston, Kansas, and Frampton. Rock and roll!
I crank this one way up to where the house shakes. Forget those tech speakers you hold in your hand today. There's no substitute for those huge 3-way speakers that bring the rafters down on your head and cause a minor earthquake.
You can't overstate or relate to those too young to be there the impact this album had when it was released almost 50 years ago. An absolute masterpiece still listened to in 2023, and will be forever.
Interesting lyric when Brad sings "You'll forget about me after I've been gone". Brad, we will NEVER forget about you! One of the greatest male voices of all time!❤❤❤❤❤
Ничего себе!!! Я думал я один такой)))Кстати я благодаря этой песне вообще здесь. Он в коротком видео включил эту песню и там еще говорил что тут партия клавиш тяжелая. Мне очень понравилась песня и я решил ради интереса послушать, и в итоге действительно, первый альбом , очень классный; да и группа в общем отличная))
Man was a friggin musical genius. Bought his book about the effect pedals he would make, never got one finished but was amazed. One of the best rock guitar sounds ever.
...along with building all the ROCKMAN amplifiers, speaker cabinets, and guitar processor units that influenced some of the best musicians and bands on the planet (see Joe Satriani, Jeff Beck, Def Leppard etc.) Tom Scholz was way ahead of the times in the late 60's 70's and 80's with guitar sound and studio wizardry. Incredible production on these albums. like no other. Lead singer Brad Delp had an elite angelic tenor voice that floored everyone. Only a few could match his ability to reach the high-rafter notes and stay in perfect pitch. All vocals (including background and beautiful harmonies) were done by this amazing talented soul. Scholz and Delp were the perfect combination when it came to creating this truly inspired music together...
I disagree. They are so busy with their Gen Studies minor they cut out a few core courses. Let's face it. MIT ain't the stamp of excellence it used to be. Lol.
im 61 now, my best friend darryl was a huge fan, i love ...boston was his favorite band too, darryl passed n away 4 years ago from colon cancer, i miss him terribly i post boston songs to keep my friend alive..thank you boston, your music keepsmme in touch with my friend
I wish i could go to a Boston concert. I grew up to my grandparents listening to them and it just amaze me the talent is amazing. Brad Delp was my fave. He’s got the most beautiful pristine tone without even trying.
I’m sure you know it was recorded in Tom Sholtz basement-simply a Genius! Some equipment he invented is still being use by bands today! A perfectionist and his constant battles in court over rights was the reason their albums took so long to come out! He was extremely hardheaded. They were from Seacacus Mass. I moved to Boston when i was18- Aerosmith, Intermediate studios. I met a studio musician who was a Coke head, I’d give him 500 he’d hit the colleges come back & give me a1000 back and he would still have a half left. He’d hit so the schools and cut it and triple the money & we would go the studio & do the good stuff, I worked for a sound company and we’d hook up big arenas & one was the Garden we replaced with updated equipment, there’s was ancient but we got full access passes and could roam The whole building except offices & locker room. I watched Larry Bird & the insane experiences. I still lay back sometimes and bathe my mind in those beautiful memories of youth- Faniuel Hall, BU, MIT, Harvard, Mass University, they were smart girls but when they went out to party they went for it all! I mean deep. I won’t go in specifics but one trick before we went out we’d put XXX rated magazines on the table & they would act all tight and we knew not to make any sexual moves-but we would always say we’re out of beer let’s go out and get some and we would all leave. When we got back-well it can’t be described here but they are no different from men we had girls do things they probably never dreamed they would do. Reminder for you younger guys- make sure they’re school girls and not street girls. And even you left always have other magazines covering the nasty ones Don’t leave any cash out jewelry. Try it You’ll like it! But back to the band -I was a musician and can simply tell you they were ahead of their time. Long Time was my favorite-take me home tonight was my pick up girl song , More than a feeling is probably the best vocals to this day. The first album is immortal! Let me take you home tonight-baby now it’s alright! Long time loved the first guitar riff! I really think Sholtz was a psychopathic genius-don’t mean that in a bad way but anyone who knows psychopaths doesn’t mean they’re serial killers- they’re usually genius that are balanced on a razor’s edge of genius and crazy!
The beauty of this song is that, at almost 8 minutes long, it didn't get overplayed on the radio. So when they DID play it (and that was usually at night), it was a rare treat.
@@jerryhand8538 All Rochester mainstream radio has had the same playlist of about 300 songs ...for the past 40yrs. The music Became classic (over 25yro) while they played the shit out of a few baked tunes. Merely another nauseating ad platform ... ...I actually dislike my favorite bands now.
@@rascalferretyep! I remember seeing an interview with Jim Morrison from The Doors talking about even in the 1960s the radio played the same top 40 hits over and over and over again just bashing the same songs into your mind to where you either hate it or you cant get the songs out of your head. I liked when radio djs were the tastemakers and could play new stuff, old stuff, deep tracks and you could hear a song you've never heard before and obsess on finding out who the band and the name of the song was!
the best there is. this is 45 year old amazing music. that Hammond organ gets me every time. Amazing production from a basement in MA. Genius rock. Tom Scholz is a master of sound engineering. He probably didn't know it at the time. Now he does.
My first rock cassette was Boston in 1987 not a big deal to some of you guys but being from the hood and Black a big deal my top rock group of ALL TIME
@@antionevirdree1429 Mr. Antoine, I'm my gang, if you were cool, we didn't give a rats ass what color, religion, if you had money or not, if you were cool, you were in. I guess the 60s were the influence of not being like our parents came from. My father was a closet kkk and tried his damnedest to make me a hater too. Nope, did not work. I cannot wait, and hope to live long enough to see my youngest grandson graduate high school and for people to understand it's not your color, it's your character. Just know, we would have hung out with you and we woulda had a blast doin it! Blessings brother🤘💙😎
I could not believe it - but it's true. Boston is not in there! They put out the greatest 1st album of all time, with cuts still in heavy rotation, but no hall of fame? Look, every body loves Dolly Parton - she is a genius performer, a leader and a good person - but she's no rocker - but she's in the Hall of Fame (over her very principled objections - like I said, she's a good person.)
Minor nitpick: about the only thing Tom Scholz didn't do was the vocals. But that was probably a good thing -- there will never be another Brad Delp. Nobody before or since has had the ability to maintain full power (i.e., without going falsetto) as high as Brad Delp could. Even Freddie Mercury couldn't go that high at full power.
True masterpiece can someone tell me how does every track sound so clean! I mean we're in the digital era and the production of this album blows me away! It's crystal clear I can hear every instrument separately nothing is muffuled. The engineering was ahead of its time and when I play it everything sounds so loud I love it no matter what I'm playing it on. As a kid in the '70s that pop the tape in the radio shack tape recorder and listen for hours thanks for the masterpiece guys Will enjoy for as long as I live ✌️✌️✌️
Some bands are better in the studio than they are live, some bands are better live than in the studio. Boston is one of those bands that is absolutely solid on both fronts. I'm so glad I got to see them live.
@@GamePlayWithNolanесть музыкант в России, он разбирал музыку и возможности написания этой музыки в те годы. Вот после этого обзора все начали искать и слушать оригинал.
Play this song to a Millenial Gen Z Swiftie and he/she will either become immediately a Boston fan or have a brain seizure that will erase this moment forever. This is one of the best pieces of rock ever written.
And there were no synthesizers. When you listen to it with that in mind, you begin to get the gist of the massive amount of detail Tom Scholz was implementing in his little basement in Watertown, Mass, to get this album done, and close to perfect as possible.. Incredible amount of work. This album is a timeless masterpiece.
What's the problem with synthesizers? There's really not much of a difference between an analog synthesizer and a Hammond organ. One uses an oscillator to produce the sound and the other a "tone generator".
@@Relayer6a Nothing wrong with them at all.. I'm actually a big fan of the ARP 2600 that was starting to catch on when this album was made. I was just pointing out that there was none on the album.
I sure know exactly how he never slept. Scholz was a mastermind of sound engineering hands down. I'm sure he was laying in bed and dozing off and said wait, I going to go tweak a couple tracks. Genius music and Brad Delp is the best singer I have ever heard in my life. This is 45 year old music friends. It will live on long after I'm gone for sure.
@@samdrye8067 for sure, this song is AWESOME. this is first time i ever heard it (im a millennial). major respect to all the sound engineers in history who have constantly pushed the boundaries of what music production is capable of
I remember hearing this Album when it first came out. Written, Produced and Recorded by one man in the basement of his house, created a rock masterpiece. Still rocks today.
There are very good reasons why Boylan was listed as co-producer on this record. Boylan pushed Tom to improve his drum and acoustic instrument tracks. The first such tracks that were submitted to Boylan were rejected by Boylan because they were too amateurish to use on the record. Boylan hired LA engineer Paul Grupp to go to Toms studio to tutor Tom on how to record drums and acoustic instruments. Boylan then made Tom do these tracks over again using what he learned. Boylan also recorded all of Brads vocals except the vocals for one song at Capital Studios Studio C. Boylan also recorded three songs recorded by the band as pictured on the back of the record at The Record Plant LA and one of those songs Let Me Take You Home which was written by Brad made it to the record. Brad also co wrote smokin' and albeit 30 years after the fact Tom finally gave credit to Brad and to a lesser extent Jim Masdea for all of the arrangement work that they did on the songs on this record. This is documented as fact in the liner notes of the 2006 Scholz (not Sony) remaster of the debut Boston record.
Just one thing - the last song on the album (and yes, I mean vinyl - long before there was anything else to listen on, except cassette) was recorded in an LA studio. If you listen close, you can hear the difference.
i was 14 years sorry because my english im german but boston is for me the best rock band for ever and my favorite band for ever this music is firstclass i have feeling and power by boston i like too the british rock band deep purple but nummber 1 is boston for me i hope you understand my bad english i speak not better by the way i have too many lps by boston my favorite songs are long time more than a feeling and beautyfulls songs are what s your name and i need you löve io wish all the best and have much fun by boston take care
I’m 22 and I remember listening to this song when I was 11. I have had a lot of time to go through so much music to find who I think the best bands are. And after listening to hours and hours, Zeppelin, Dire Straits, Kansas, Black Sabbath, Rush, AC/DC, Guns and Roses, Pink Floyd, REO, Motley Crue, Metallica, The Eagles, Aerosmith, I can confidently say, with the criteria of how well the lyrics are written, how well the Instrumentals are, and how great the singers voice is. Boston and Rush are the two bands that come to mind of the greatest Bands I’ve ever listened to. Accolades, sales, that stuff doesn’t matter to me. This song is a prime example of using every ounce of the instrument and singing with passion in every word, and not to mention the Intro to this is of the likes of something you’ll never hear again when you hear it the first time. Boston for me deserves a spot at the top of the Throne.
This song is the complete definition of EPIC, lets go back to the 70s. What really grinds my gears is there has been NOTHING close to this in the last 40 years or so. We lived through the greatest age of music, we had everything without knowing music was dying. Every other song on your local FM Rock station was 1000 percent better than the washed-out shit coming out today. What's at the top of the chart today Ed Sheeran, Justin Bieber, WTF? How did this happen?
Be glad you didn't.. Saw them at Cobo hall in Detroit .. Amazing songs, amazing talent, amazing ( for the time era) sound.. Unfortunately, basically nada for stage presence. Seriously.. the quietest concert ( for crowd response) that I'd ever attended, and I've seen most of the big name 70s' and 80s' acts. I can vividly remember going from Windsor Ontario, over to Detroit, to buy the Album, because it was available there first. Everyone came over to my place, and we played it repeatedly on my stereo. Knew I had to see them in concert. Living in Windsor. Ontario... Pre 911.. It was just a couple of bucks and a ten minute walk from the tunnel bus to Cobo Hall. There's a class of musicians called "studio musicians". Basically, these are musicians who can play anything! And, make it sound amazing!! Boston was like that. They were tight, sounded great, but with the hottest album of the time... They couldn't get Cobo hall off it's collective asses.. I've seem way less talented musicians just 'effin rock the venue, with balls, chutzpah, stage presence.... whatever you wanna call it.. Boston couldn't pull it off.. Not by a long shot. Don't get me wrong.. In an era before "auto tune", and lip syncing, and recorded bits.. They proved that they could cut it live.. They just couldn't get the place off it's collective ass. Not to take away from their musical talent... not at all.. Just... They failed to engage the audience. On the side of my Marshall, there's a sign that only I can see on stage.. It says .." Technical perfection isn't important, passion is.. I need to make you believe" Boston.. in concert, couldn't make anyone "believe".. Maybe they got better at it as the tour went on. But, that was my first hand take on it at Cobo Hall. Underrated playing? For sure.. The double leads on "Hitch a Ride", send chills down my spine to this day.
@@charles09361 Interesting, thanks for sharing! I know exactly what you mean. Only 30 but sometimes there have been shows I saw live and beforehand didn't even care for the music but the band MADE me ;). Energy is everything with live performances. You gotta woo the audience or don't even bother doing live shows.
"More than a Feeling" is a great song, but it tends to get a bit over-played on many classic rock stations. However, when this one comes on, I always get excited -- I think my neighbors probably get excited too!
The lead guitar solo you hear on Long Time is 100% Barry not Tom. Barry plays electric rhythm on Foreplay. Fran plays bass on Foreplay. Barry plays electric rhythm and lead on Longtime. The huge power chords on Long Time are Barry too.
I was at the Pontiac Silverdome in 1978. We were 10ft side stage away. I snuck a bong in and my buddy brought an oz. We burned n bonged 10ft away listening to this so loud....my ears rang for 3 days. It was awesome to see them live so close!!! Loved it, still do.
As a 51yr old man, this was just ever so slightly beyond my time. Thankfully when I found my parents records in the mid 80s I found this... rocking so hard... better than the heavy metal bands so popular at the time, AC/DC, Slayer, Iron Maiden, Metallica, Megadeath and all the rest.. and This song speaks more and more to me as the older I get. Different meanings at different stages in my life. As I think about my girl, literally sitting just outside the front door. Smokin. Bless you all. What a trippy world we all share here in this thing called life.
I'm 52 but was blessed with 2 older brothers so I got introduced to classics like this at a young age. My oldest brother was a dead head and I remember my other brother locking himself in his room for days listening to "The Wall" when it released. Seven years later I would lock myself in his room and listen to his albums while he was at work. Of course I also listened to Maiden, Metallica etc with my friends. Good times.
Shacklin Jackson agree . The tone and distortion . You just know it’s Boston . I’m 31 and a huge fan of all rock , especially progressive rock and there is no mistaking the tone and chords being strummed as Boston. This album is amazing . If I had been a kid in 1976, this and rushes 2112 wouldn’t have left my record player.
I got so tired of music critics saying Boston’s music was “corporate”. What the hell does that even mean? Their first album is almost single-handedly responsible for my tinnitus. And I don’t care.
That was such bull crap. Boston was just Boston. Amazing musicians who also had electronics skills who were all way ahead of their time. RIP Brad and Sib........
Go down the Boston rabit hole. The 1976 "Boston" The self titled album peaked at number three on the Billboard chart and remained on the chart for 132 weeks. It went platinum 17 times in the United States and was the best-selling debut album in history.
That long B3 note before Longtime is just brilliant. The way it just hangs there and then the chord resolves into Tom's one-of-a-kind guitar solos. Pure bliss.
@staticsound1422 Actually Tom is playing a Hammond M3 on the first two records not a Hammond B3. The M3 according to Tom allows the player to emphasize a different series of harmonics than the B3 does
Still have chills from the show I saw in the 70's when the organ pipes rose from behind the stage. It was surreal and the music still takes me to a good place ❤
Wow we share a story. I'm onl 14 but I've lo ed this band since I was 7. My dad introduced me to Brad delp. An SSS tier singer. To bad he took his life
This whole album was drummed into me as a child. Literally. My dad was a drummer he would drum away on the steering wheel and dash board as he was driving when he played this album. I will always have a soft spot for it. But this song is next level. It's timeless. It never gets old.
The most angelic voice I have ever heard
Finally got to see Boston in 2006 with my youngest son
Brad Delp was the Man!!!!
Listen to the isolated vocals and you'll feel Brad's voice even more.
Pretty cool thanks
Him and Steve Perry probably two of the best singers you are gunna hear.
От Пушного 🔥
Тоже от него)
Кто от Пушного - ставим жирный лайк)
Отмечаемся здесь кто от пушного
Пушной для нас как проводник в мир сочной музыки
Тоже от Пушного
Приоткрыл занавеску забугорной музыки
Can we all agree this band is one of the greatest EVER!!!??
They and Kansas, the greatest clasic Rock bands.
Yes we can
Motion carried, unopposed here.
That is absolutely right !!
Absolutely agree!
My Neighbors LOVE this song!!
I'll bet they did. Lolhaha
We all did. Louder the better lol yayy Boston
when I listen to this song all Boston can hear it. I live... across the pond ;)
😂😂😂
love god and your neighbors as you would yourself...Buy bigger speakers and spread through the neighborhood.
8 tracks that make up just over 37 minutes of playing time, produced 45 years ago, largely by one man in a basement. This album is a true work of art. Salute to all the Boston fans that are keeping this masterpiece alive!
GWAR did a cover of this intro when they also covered 'If You Want Blood' from AC/DC. It was unexpected and glorious.
Yeah, salute to the fans from all over the world, I'm listening to Boston in Brazil! 🙌❤🇧🇷
Thank you sir! You are who deserves the credit for being a fan for such a LONG TIME!
It is exactly that! A masterpiece!
It’s crazy that a small group of friends started up a band and became so legendary.
Absolutely loved this when I was 17. Now that I am 62, I STILL LOVE IT!
Takes me back to that time in my life. :)
Two words: Jenson Triaxial’s!
I'm 55 and I've had this album since I was 17
How many of you had this in 8 track?
I'm 14 and I'm going to be picking up the cassette pretty soon. Boston rocks!
SCREW THE ROCK AND ROLL "HALL OF FAME!" ANYONE IN THERE AS COMPARED TO BOSTON'S EXCELLENCE MAKES THE "HALL OF FAME"..... THE HALL OF FLAMING 🔥 BS 🔥
AMEN!!
Rock and roll hall of fame? Please, hall of rap and hip hop! It sucks now!
Yeah
Classic Rock will Live Forever 💯
My wife was born in 1986 and me in 1987 and we grew up on this kind of music and still love it even though it was our parents music and still is. I'm only 36 but love Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Boston, Kansas, Black Sabbath and all the classics.
Mentorship. Our parents help form our clay vessels. Keep the search alive. There is soooo much awesome music to find, from many eras.
I'm 52 and my oldest daughter is 30 she loves all these classic rock bands bc I overplayed them when she was a kid lol now her kiddos are 9 and I also have younger kids now too and they all love Boston, Fleetwood Mac, Led Zep, James Taylor and all my old faves!!
Ain't nothing wrong with having some class
👍👊I saw Zeppelin in concert back in 1977 at the Kingdom in Seattle.I do remember some of it.🚬🚬🚬😂
My son just turned 26… he listens to this kinda stuff too!!! Tell yer folks I said they did a great job raising you!!!
In another 20 years when they put me in the old people's home, you will know which room is mine cause I will be blasting Boston, Kansas, and Frampton. Rock and roll!
I love
I heard that!
Best comment ever. long live rock n roll.
I here that brother!!!!
Hope I in next room
Who's listening to this kick ass jam in 2024?
Quite a few DCI fans, I would imagine
I do... and it is Awsome, Boston ROCKS
The guy with the lead guitar is ENORMOUS
@@maximpowers1 kinda skinny.. but I get ya😉
I do! Still one of my all-time fave rock jams.
I'm 19 years old and my god, this music is absolutely amazing it blows my mind! I WILL NOT let this music disappear overtime❤️
These guys got me through the disco era, lol
You have a good taste in music , young man. Keep on playin' it proud and crankin' it up loud.😊
And if was a lady that initially posted, sorry for the mistake. ; )
@@MiguelSanchez-og3pdlolololol... Right!!!! Stealing this! 😊
We’re counting on you to make sure this music never dies❤
My neighbors liked this song so much they threw a brick through my window so they could hear it better!
😂😂😂
LMAO 🤣 Love it!! Apparently they wanted it LOUDER!!!!!! I heard that!!!! 🗣️🎤🤣💃💗💃💗🥰🥰🥰🥁🎛️📻💽
Good one!
😂😂😂
That was me dude sorry, but it kinda was your fault that your speakers weren't loud enough.
It’s insane how good the production on this album is for 1976, it almost sounds like it could’ve been recorded today.
They did a remaster in the 90's.
I dunno, it sounds like it was recorded in some guys basement to me...
@@devincallahan9444 Like what you did there, chief 👏🏻
@@devincallahan9444 Ha Ha. Good one, dude. Wonder how many of these kids' heads that one will fly over?
It was featured in a new movie called boss level
Possibly the best ever debut album by any band,
Absoutly!
Not possibly...It is!!!!!❤😂
One of the best for sure. Maybe the only other one I'd have in there is the Pretenders debut album.
The Cars also
Them, Van Halen 1, and Guns N Roses Appetite For Destruction
And just like that I’m a teenager again, stoned and listening to Boston. ❤
😅😅😅😅
When I listen to this song, so do my neighbors.
Todd 🤣😆
LOL....well said
@@mamabear6710 : so I see you're a classic rock fan....
Greg I am.. I watched the Beatles debut on Ed Sullivan .. I was a old lady of 12 lol..but my picture is current
I crank this one way up to where
the house shakes.
Forget those tech speakers you hold in your hand today.
There's no substitute for those huge 3-way speakers that bring the rafters down on your head and cause a minor earthquake.
You can't overstate or relate to those too young to be there the impact this album had when it was released almost 50 years ago. An absolute masterpiece still listened to in 2023, and will be forever.
Hast recht ......das wsr meine erste Platte ......geil .. ❤
I young but knew good music Iim listening to today pass it on
What we get when sound engineers make an album😊
I wore out two 8 tracks of this album before CD's came out.
I’m 67 now and I still listen to it…what a great time it was back then.
Interesting lyric when Brad sings "You'll forget about me after I've been gone". Brad, we will NEVER forget about you! One of the greatest male voices of all time!❤❤❤❤❤
Brad forever
Such a shame, the way he took himself out !!!😢
He will never be forgotten and to think they could replace his vocals with two men, they don’t come close to Brads vocals!
New generations will hopefully discover Brad & Boston albums.
Agrrrreeeeeee!!!!!
Хочу передать сердечный привет и благодарность Александру Пушному
Салют дружище, я так же от Пушного, земля круглая 🎉🎉🎉😅
По той же причине сюда пришел) Дядя Саша до сих пор открывает что то новенькое для меня)
Ёмаё, сколько нас?
Ничего себе!!! Я думал я один такой)))Кстати я благодаря этой песне вообще здесь. Он в коротком видео включил эту песню и там еще говорил что тут партия клавиш тяжелая. Мне очень понравилась песня и я решил ради интереса послушать, и в итоге действительно, первый альбом , очень классный; да и группа в общем отличная))
@@Oleg-mw8rr мне кажется эти ребята инопланетяне. Люди не могли такую написать музыку. Но вот вокал усилить и отвал башки
This is what you get when you turn a musically gifted, MIT trained engineer loose on the genre of Rock'n'Roll. Absolute brilliance. 💯
Man was a friggin musical genius. Bought his book about the effect pedals he would make, never got one finished but was amazed.
One of the best rock guitar sounds ever.
To Matt 1296, Today, the MIT engineer would read our minds, insert chips, and bot the production.
...along with building all the ROCKMAN amplifiers, speaker cabinets, and guitar processor units that influenced some of the best musicians and bands on the planet (see Joe Satriani, Jeff Beck, Def Leppard etc.) Tom Scholz was way ahead of the times in the late 60's 70's and 80's with guitar sound and studio wizardry. Incredible production on these albums. like no other. Lead singer Brad Delp had an elite angelic tenor voice that floored everyone. Only a few could match his ability to reach the high-rafter notes and stay in perfect pitch. All vocals (including background and beautiful harmonies) were done by this amazing talented soul. Scholz and Delp were the perfect combination when it came to creating this truly inspired music together...
What a genius. Still hard to comprehend sometimes!
I disagree. They are so busy with their Gen Studies minor they cut out a few core courses. Let's face it. MIT ain't the stamp of excellence it used to be. Lol.
These guys DESERVE to be in the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame!!! It's a travesty that they're not, but Dolly Parton is!
Nothing against Dolly but true that
tragedy not travesty 😏
That’s bad! So bad.
They had one good album dude.
One.
Dude, they had 1 great album and 2 good albums; Boston 17 million sold, Don’t Look Back 7 million sold and Thrid Stage 4 million sold.
im 61 now, my best friend darryl was a huge fan, i love ...boston was his favorite band too, darryl passed n away 4 years ago from colon cancer, i miss him terribly i post boston songs to keep my friend alive..thank you boston, your music keepsmme in touch with my friend
you are so lucky to have a friend thats still with you i feel you he is not passed he lives through you
thanks for your kindness
So sorry about your loss
thank you
RIP Darryl. Keep in mind that he lives on in immortal music!
My brother brought this home from college on a break in ~76 - 77 and played it for me. Completely blew my head off.
I wish i could go to a Boston concert. I grew up to my grandparents listening to them and it just amaze me the talent is amazing. Brad Delp was my fave. He’s got the most beautiful pristine tone without even trying.
@@michellekaren9460 I was lucky enough to catch them once in '86 during their 11 night sold out run at the Worcester Centrum.
@@liberty823 You’re so lucky i bet the live band was lit. I can’t imagine the rage they got on their live concert. What’s your favorite Boston song
U want my opinion, this is one of the greatest rock n roll songs of all time. Boston is an amazing band, rest in peace Brad Delp, we miss you!
Love ur comment.!! & ABSOLUTELY... It is TRUE..!!🎶👍💕
He was awesome ❤️
& dats sayin alot 😎
One of the all time great jams.this song has it all
Yes, it's one of the best band assembled. This album solidify the argument.
I’m 61 now and it still gives me the same feeling when I was 17 playing it in my bedroom. Timeless music that was way before it’s time !
Same age as you. Could not have put it better myself.
im 64 im with you guys
Amen !
Im 63 now and this song still kicks ass and gives me goose bumps
True 👍 😁 shit
This is not a song it's a masterpiece my hats off to you Tom Scholz
Salute to Mr Delp for singing it.
I will let him know 👍
For sure it is a masterpiece. But the birther of the band also killed it ever so slowly. Very very slowly. Maybe read the backstory.
@@jpriker2992 and unfortunately he committed suicide. All of his works are absolutely amazing! A terrible loss for the musical community
Sure it is! Tom Scholz is a humble music genius. First Boston album he played and recorded mostly himself on multiple instruments (except vocals)
No one made a better debut album ever. Every song, note, guitar lick, vocals, engineering is as close to perfect as can be
The guitar solo in Hitch a Ride is the most tasteful ever recorded, IMHO.
Agreed…MIT genius
@@mmsabre7931totally agree! My fav solo!
So tasty Far beyond all the others at the time & inspired the great ones of today to become who they are!!!
I’m sure you know it was recorded in Tom Sholtz basement-simply a Genius! Some equipment he invented is still being use by bands today! A perfectionist and his constant battles in court over rights was the reason their albums took so long to come out! He was extremely hardheaded. They were from Seacacus Mass. I moved to Boston when i was18- Aerosmith, Intermediate studios. I met a studio musician who was a Coke head, I’d give him 500 he’d hit the colleges come back & give me a1000 back and he would still have a half left. He’d hit so the schools and cut it and triple the money & we would go the studio & do the good stuff, I worked for a sound company and we’d hook up big arenas & one was the Garden we replaced with updated equipment, there’s was ancient but we got full access passes and could roam The whole building except offices & locker room. I watched Larry Bird & the insane experiences. I still lay back sometimes and bathe my mind in those beautiful memories of youth- Faniuel Hall, BU, MIT, Harvard, Mass University, they were smart girls but when they went out to party they went for it all! I mean deep. I won’t go in specifics but one trick before we went out we’d put XXX rated magazines on the table & they would act all tight and we knew not to make any sexual moves-but we would always say we’re out of beer let’s go out and get some and we would all leave. When we got back-well it can’t be described here but they are no different from men we had girls do things they probably never dreamed they would do. Reminder for you younger guys- make sure they’re school girls and not street girls. And even you left always have other magazines covering the nasty ones Don’t leave any cash out jewelry. Try it You’ll like it! But back to the band -I was a musician and can simply tell you they were ahead of their time. Long Time was my favorite-take me home tonight was my pick up girl song , More than a feeling is probably the best vocals to this day. The first album is immortal! Let me take you home tonight-baby now it’s alright! Long time loved the first guitar riff! I really think Sholtz was a psychopathic genius-don’t mean that in a bad way but anyone who knows psychopaths doesn’t mean they’re serial killers- they’re usually genius that are balanced on a razor’s edge of genius and crazy!
There's no greater feeling than driving down the Interstate listening to Boston...their music was made for driving. 😎👍
@ d barker I agree with you
It’s funny we share the same the last name
@@michaelbarker9079 😎👍
Looking over at your girl in her sunglasses smiling...hair in the wind. Take me away from this rock Boston...no doubt.
Ok so I’m not the only one who thinks this
The beauty of this song is that, at almost 8 minutes long, it didn't get overplayed on the radio. So when they DID play it (and that was usually at night), it was a rare treat.
True to the title.
WCMF ROCHESTER NY PLAYS ALL THE CLASSIC ROCK ! BRINGS BACK THE DAYS OF CARS GIRLS AND WEEKEND BONFIRES !
Yes indeed man... loving it now!❤
@@jerryhand8538 All Rochester mainstream radio has had the same playlist of about 300 songs ...for the past 40yrs. The music Became classic (over 25yro) while they played the shit out of a few baked tunes. Merely another nauseating ad platform ... ...I actually dislike my favorite bands now.
@@rascalferretyep! I remember seeing an interview with Jim Morrison from The Doors talking about even in the 1960s the radio played the same top 40 hits over and over and over again just bashing the same songs into your mind to where you either hate it or you cant get the songs out of your head. I liked when radio djs were the tastemakers and could play new stuff, old stuff, deep tracks and you could hear a song you've never heard before and obsess on finding out who the band and the name of the song was!
Never gets old. This is rock.
the best there is. this is 45 year old amazing music. that Hammond organ gets me every time. Amazing production from a basement in MA. Genius rock. Tom Scholz is a master of sound engineering. He probably didn't know it at the time. Now he does.
Yeah, this is rock, not the crap and shit from lady goga or katy perras, bubble gum lollipop crap music.
My first rock cassette was Boston in 1987 not a big deal to some of you guys but being from the hood and Black a big deal my top rock group of ALL TIME
@@antionevirdree1429 Mr. Antoine, I'm my gang, if you were cool, we didn't give a rats ass what color, religion, if you had money or not, if you were cool, you were in. I guess the 60s were the influence of not being like our parents came from. My father was a closet kkk and tried his damnedest to make me a hater too. Nope, did not work. I cannot wait, and hope to live long enough to see my youngest grandson graduate high school and for people to understand it's not your color, it's your character. Just know, we would have hung out with you and we woulda had a blast doin it! Blessings brother🤘💙😎
Thank You God!
Almost 62 in a few months, but this still brings the best years of my life 😊
I turned 61 in March and I totally understand, happy birthday brother 🙂
62 today! And I needed to hear Boston today!
Just thinking the same thing!
Such a huge inspiration to my drumming career.
60 here & hearing this makes me feel 20 again! Music is timeless!
This is now and will forever be my favorite song of all time. The fact that Boston isn’t in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame will be forever be a crime.
thay didn't play the records co game ..... should still be there tho.
Wow didn't know they were not in . In my book one of leaders of the late 70s rock era
Very true. Madonna and Run DMC are in hall of fame but no Boston or Ted Nugent shows the Hall has become irrelevant
I could not believe it - but it's true. Boston is not in there!
They put out the greatest 1st album of all time, with cuts still in heavy rotation, but no hall of fame?
Look, every body loves Dolly Parton - she is a genius performer, a leader and a good person - but she's no rocker - but she's in the Hall of Fame (over her very principled objections - like I said, she's a good person.)
And Sheryl Crow is!! Sacrilege!!!
Written and recorded by ONE guy in his basement. Without pro tools. Amazing.
He invented his pro tools. Some have never been recreated.
Tom innovated the technology that is still being used today MIT graduate
Had no idea wow . Thanks
Minor nitpick: about the only thing Tom Scholz didn't do was the vocals. But that was probably a good thing -- there will never be another Brad Delp. Nobody before or since has had the ability to maintain full power (i.e., without going falsetto) as high as Brad Delp could. Even Freddie Mercury couldn't go that high at full power.
AND in his spare time, he had a day job too.
One of the greatest intros ever, not just In rock as a whole but in all of music. Goosebumps everytime. True art will never die
But it's hard to come by
@@nobody6032 so it's rare, common ground💗
Rock at its best
Detto2
I always skip the intro lol
Definitely on my list of favorite songs. Always gets me pumped up.
I never noticed until my dad told me that the ufo’s on the cover of Boston are upside down guitars. One of the best album covers imo.
oh my god you just changed everything for me
They're guitar-ships leaving an exploding Earth, so they're not UFOs (anymore)!
😳😳😳
WOW thanks for pointing that out, never saw that !
LOL. I am 50 y old. Didn't see that until now.
Hard to imagine this song is 45 years old, and it STILL rocks !!
Don't most rock songs still rock today?
i love this ❤️ forever...
Tom wrote the fucking song in 69 so it's really like 51
Oh crap I'm old. But this brings back memories! Rock on!!
Yep playing with surround sound, on big screen now. Lol. From l.p. to today's tec. 😁🎧🔊
I’m a 34 year old son thanking his 65 year old father for listening to some great artists.
I'm 26 thanking my 51 year old dad for listening to these classics.
I'm 26 thanking my 51 year old dad for listening to these classics.
I'm a 20 year old guitar player thanking myself for discovering this great music on my own
I'm 26 thanking myself for listening to some great artists
It's much nicer than most rap and hip hop. :)
this is a musical masterpiece .
I have to agree.
It actually is, but that is an understatement.
Thing I always loved about Boston. Those long intros always insured you're fully invested before the song starts. Foreplay? Yes please, Longtime.
They give you foreplay long time 🤣
We love longtime
August 2024 🙌🙌🙌
🥰😘😋
Still jammin!
Came for the foreplay.. stayed for a long time
This is great lmao
Haha nice one
Very original!
Hahahhh..good one🙌
@@roryteal5940 I see it also.. She did well, don't you think? Clever girl. Lol😂
Tom Scholz is a genius, Brad Delp maybe the best vocalist ever, this the best debut album ever.
@@astonm1204 nice to see someone that knows the spects, of this album, right on, right on
Led Zeppelin Van Halen and GnR debuts are better IMO
Agreed
@@bobabooey7088
I'd say poss VH
Didn't like GnR much.
@@graemeyetts3465 Correct. garbage.
True masterpiece can someone tell me how does every track sound so clean! I mean we're in the digital era and the production of this album blows me away! It's crystal clear I can hear every instrument separately nothing is muffuled. The engineering was ahead of its time and when I play it everything sounds so loud I love it no matter what I'm playing it on. As a kid in the '70s that pop the tape in the radio shack tape recorder and listen for hours thanks for the masterpiece guys Will enjoy for as long as I live ✌️✌️✌️
Yes!
I’m almost 80 & still love this era ❤
You just made NY night sweetheart!
73 here, and I'm still lovin' it too. Great stuff!
70 and yes absolutely ❤
86 here and still rocking
I’m 79 and when I first heard this song, I bought the album. Still listening in 2024 to one of the best bands.
Some bands are better in the studio than they are live, some bands are better live than in the studio. Boston is one of those bands that is absolutely solid on both fronts. I'm so glad I got to see them live.
Saw them live on their first tour! Incredible!
NICE 🖒🎸🎶
We saw them at a venue a couple of years ago and Tom came out before the rest of the band to do a solid check on his guitars it was pretty crazy 💖‼️
Judas Priest is another one of those rare live/studio sounds of solid greatness.
Detto!
I just can not turn this up loud enough. Am I right?!
Bigger speekers.
Yes, yes you are!! The LOUDER the better!!!! Ear drums?? I don't need no stinking ear drums!!!!!!
You are SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO right :)
Yes
You nailed it
We will NOT forget about you now that you're gone, Brad. Rest easy.🌹
Amen
D on the bugle to mmmwwaaaa
al the love, im sure the angels love your singing i know we earthlings do!
Brad will never be forgotten, RIP ny friend
He’s jamming with Neil Pert.
When I die, I want this song played at my funeral and I want everybody to dance and have a good time.
Me too!! Rock on!!
I hope this is not the only place you are making those wishes known.
Das werden sie ..❤
I wanna drop acid in the coffee pot at my wake..😂
@@allendracabal0819I’ll put it in my will 😀
Умеет Пушной заразить музыкой 😅😅😅 Много тут наших ❤ ☮️☮️☮️
Why do you say that? It must be true though!
@@GamePlayWithNolanчаво
@@GamePlayWithNolanесть музыкант в России, он разбирал музыку и возможности написания этой музыки в те годы. Вот после этого обзора все начали искать и слушать оригинал.
I love this song at 1 a.m. under the dark sky. The best. ❤❤
66 years old and this song still gives me chills. They ain't lyin. Its been a long time. Chase your dreams and keep rocking.
ROCK ON!!
Great Advice
YES, IT DUZ....
as the Grateful Dead said .. What a long strange trips it's been ... ☮
65 here and it's still my favorite song!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 🎸
You have to remember,this came out in the 70’s right? What a badass song!!!
IS a badass song!!!
1976 I believe
Yeah..they don't make em like this anymore do they?
Absolute amazing musicianship. And Brad Delp’s vocals are out of this world. He left us way too soon. We miss you Brad. RIP.
I have depression and my husband just died. When I listen to this song I am in another world 🌍
@@sandybell2743 So sorry Sandy. If you get to another world...any other one...please let me know if there are other homes for sale. So feel you.
Yes indeed, the musicianship, instrumentation, the harmonies, arrangement, is freaking phenomenal!😮
I am an 83 year old grandma who loves Boston
Play this song to a Millenial Gen Z Swiftie and he/she will either become immediately a Boston fan or have a brain seizure that will erase this moment forever. This is one of the best pieces of rock ever written.
😅
And there were no synthesizers. When you listen to it with that in mind, you begin to get the gist of the massive amount of detail Tom Scholz was implementing in his little basement in Watertown, Mass, to get this album done, and close to perfect as possible.. Incredible amount of work. This album is a timeless masterpiece.
What's the problem with synthesizers? There's really not much of a difference between an analog synthesizer and a Hammond organ. One uses an oscillator to produce the sound and the other a "tone generator".
@@Relayer6a Nothing wrong with them at all.. I'm actually a big fan of the ARP 2600 that was starting to catch on when this album was made. I was just pointing out that there was none on the album.
I sure know exactly how he never slept. Scholz was a mastermind of sound engineering hands down. I'm sure he was laying in bed and dozing off and said wait, I going to go tweak a couple tracks. Genius music and Brad Delp is the best singer I have ever heard in my life. This is 45 year old music friends. It will live on long after I'm gone for sure.
@@samdrye8067 for sure, this song is AWESOME. this is first time i ever heard it (im a millennial). major respect to all the sound engineers in history who have constantly pushed the boundaries of what music production is capable of
That would take an incredible amount of audio engineering talent and effort. The mastering is . . . masterful!
I am 62 and still rocking to this masterpiece just like I did at 16 when it came out.
Thank you Boston !
Me too!
❤❤
63, still rocking out
Ja też.poland.1961.
Underrated, I think Boston is one of the top five of all bands!
I remember hearing this Album when it first came out. Written, Produced and Recorded by one man in the basement of his house, created a rock masterpiece. Still rocks today.
I had the album… love❤️
There are very good reasons why Boylan was listed as co-producer on this record. Boylan pushed Tom to improve his drum and acoustic instrument tracks. The first such tracks that were submitted to Boylan were rejected by Boylan because they were too amateurish to use on the record. Boylan hired LA engineer Paul Grupp to go to Toms studio to tutor Tom on how to record drums and acoustic instruments. Boylan then made Tom do these tracks over again using what he learned. Boylan also recorded all of Brads vocals except the vocals for one song at Capital Studios Studio C. Boylan also recorded three songs recorded by the band as pictured on the back of the record at The Record Plant LA and one of those songs Let Me Take You Home which was written by Brad made it to the record. Brad also co wrote smokin' and albeit 30 years after the fact Tom finally gave credit to Brad and to a lesser extent Jim Masdea for all of the arrangement work that they did on the songs on this record. This is documented as fact in the liner notes of the 2006 Scholz (not Sony) remaster of the debut Boston record.
Just one thing - the last song on the album (and yes, I mean vinyl - long before there was anything else to listen on, except cassette) was recorded in an LA studio. If you listen close, you can hear the difference.
I was 19 years old in 1976
I saw them in concert
Boston 🎉🎉🎉
Still one of the best LPs out there and I have two copies of it❤❤❤
I turned 19 that year, too. It really has been such a long time now.
19 in '76 as well. What a great time for music. These songs will always stand the test of time.
Uhhhh! I’m jealous!
i was 14 years sorry because my english im german but boston is for me the best rock band for ever and my favorite band for ever this music is firstclass i have feeling and power by boston i like too the british rock band deep purple but nummber 1 is boston for me i hope you understand my bad english i speak not better by the way i have too many lps by boston my favorite songs are long time more than a feeling and beautyfulls songs are what s your name and i need you löve io wish all the best and have much fun by boston take care
I'm the same age and saw them 3 times 1st MSG 2nd Nassau Colliseum 3rd Giants Stadium. 3rd was the best. even with the Thunder storm.
Hearing Brad Delp's voice is bittersweet. Such a singer, and so sadly gone now.
Perfect alto pitch
I’m 22 and I remember listening to this song when I was 11. I have had a lot of time to go through so much music to find who I think the best bands are. And after listening to hours and hours, Zeppelin, Dire Straits, Kansas, Black Sabbath, Rush, AC/DC, Guns and Roses, Pink Floyd, REO, Motley Crue, Metallica, The Eagles, Aerosmith, I can confidently say, with the criteria of how well the lyrics are written, how well the Instrumentals are, and how great the singers voice is. Boston and Rush are the two bands that come to mind of the greatest Bands I’ve ever listened to. Accolades, sales, that stuff doesn’t matter to me. This song is a prime example of using every ounce of the instrument and singing with passion in every word, and not to mention the Intro to this is of the likes of something you’ll never hear again when you hear it the first time. Boston for me deserves a spot at the top of the Throne.
Make sure to listen to Journey, another great band.
How can anybody put a thumbs down to this? One of the best classic rock songs ever recorded!
Must have been from New York
Because Boston was their EX's favorite band. LOL
Could be due to "Vision Metamorphopsia"
Their wife left them because they haven't done foreplay in a long time.
They're kids who love Rap that's why. They don't know great music.
This song is the complete definition of EPIC, lets go back to the 70s. What really grinds my gears is there has been NOTHING close to this in the last 40 years or so. We lived through the greatest age of music, we had everything without knowing music was dying. Every other song on your local FM Rock station was 1000 percent better than the washed-out shit coming out today. What's at the top of the chart today Ed Sheeran, Justin Bieber, WTF? How did this happen?
And don’t get me started on shittty rap music 💩
Keep on rocking!!!
I’d argue Van Halen’s first album was another one of those albums but I’d still take Boston’s first album
@@Ibelikemj Meatloaf Bat out of Hell enters the chat 😁😁🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
I’m 66 and stuck in the 70’s as far as music, Boston’s music will never get old.
One of the best intros of all time
A great road song.
I’m 72 and this song is still in my top 10. How I wish I’d seen them in concert.
Be glad you didn't.. Saw them at Cobo hall in Detroit .. Amazing songs, amazing talent, amazing ( for the time era) sound.. Unfortunately, basically nada for stage presence. Seriously.. the quietest concert ( for crowd response) that I'd ever attended, and I've seen most of the big name 70s' and 80s' acts. I can vividly remember going from Windsor Ontario, over to Detroit, to buy the Album, because it was available there first. Everyone came over to my place, and we played it repeatedly on my stereo. Knew I had to see them in concert. Living in Windsor. Ontario... Pre 911.. It was just a couple of bucks and a ten minute walk from the tunnel bus to Cobo Hall.
There's a class of musicians called "studio musicians". Basically, these are musicians who can play anything! And, make it sound amazing!! Boston was like that. They were tight, sounded great, but with the hottest album of the time... They couldn't get Cobo hall off it's collective asses.. I've seem way less talented musicians just 'effin rock the venue, with balls, chutzpah, stage presence.... whatever you wanna call it.. Boston couldn't pull it off.. Not by a long shot.
Don't get me wrong.. In an era before "auto tune", and lip syncing, and recorded bits.. They proved that they could cut it live.. They just couldn't get the place off it's collective ass. Not to take away from their musical talent... not at all.. Just... They failed to engage the audience.
On the side of my Marshall, there's a sign that only I can see on stage.. It says .." Technical perfection isn't important, passion is.. I need to make you believe"
Boston.. in concert, couldn't make anyone "believe".. Maybe they got better at it as the tour went on. But, that was my first hand take on it at Cobo Hall.
Underrated playing? For sure.. The double leads on "Hitch a Ride", send chills down my spine to this day.
@@charles09361 Interesting, thanks for sharing! I know exactly what you mean. Only 30 but sometimes there have been shows I saw live and beforehand didn't even care for the music but the band MADE me ;). Energy is everything with live performances. You gotta woo the audience or don't even bother doing live shows.
I saw them twice all us old guys were crying our eyes out remembering our youth! The Gorge in Washington and the White River in Wa!
Athens Ohio 1977.... smokin!
@@eddieagnich1875
NOW...that's what I'm talk'in...ABOUT!!! ~
🤘
yup, they don't mak'em like this anymore....... RIP Brad
We will probably never hear music produced of this caliber ever again,
I agree
A sad but true thought
We have Greta Van Fleet, you should check them out. Start with Highway tune, then fall down the rabbit hole from there
Yes we will but you won't listen to them because they're modern and no good music is being made today right?
Totally agree, don't think it'll happen again!
WHY WHY WHY THE AF DO NO ARTISTS MAKE THIS KIND OF MUSIC ANYMORE?!?!
They just don't make music like this anymore and it's sad
Good music is still being made...just gotta look for it. 63 still rockin
We will never forget about you, Brad!
Best debut album EVER, plays like most bands' greatest hits, outstanding !
Careful there
Good studio band. Not quite the same in concert. Don't forget Van Halen.
The Cars.
@@KittyGrizGrizAgree as the Cars debut album is phenomenal 👌
Led Zeppelin
Heard this song in 1977 as a child and was great then as now. 1977 rocked! 70s rocked!
"More than a Feeling" is a great song, but it tends to get a bit over-played on many classic rock stations. However, when this one comes on, I always get excited -- I think my neighbors probably get excited too!
🎯💯
@@askewopal Mine too lol
when that lead guitar comes in, i get chills, a little emotional and it just takes me on a little journey. amazing tone and great lick!!!
The drums coming in too!
Yes!! Close my eyes, turn it all the way up & melt back into the memories!! ❤️😎
The lead guitar solo you hear on Long Time is 100% Barry not Tom. Barry plays electric rhythm on Foreplay. Fran plays bass on Foreplay. Barry plays electric rhythm and lead on Longtime. The huge power chords on Long Time are Barry too.
Same here buddy takes me back to when I was a kid in the 90s and the family jamming to Boston at all the barbecues
I’ve done a lot of acid to this band lol
I was at the Pontiac Silverdome in 1978. We were 10ft side stage away. I snuck a bong in and my buddy brought an oz. We burned n bonged 10ft away listening to this so loud....my ears rang for 3 days. It was awesome to see them live so close!!! Loved it, still do.
I was 18 when this LP came out in 1976. Still listening in 2024. ✌️✌️& ❤❤ to ya all from Mississauga, 🇨🇦
EY😊
I’m 35 now... I got into classic rock in middle school.. Boston was my gateway drug into it.
My parents and culture.
Same!! I everyone else was listening to backstreet boys...lol
Right on Christina. Same
it took a long time to see but I was like COOOOOL I want a boston tee shirt nowwwww.
BETTER THAN BLOW BABE🤟🏾👍🏿
As a 51yr old man, this was just ever so slightly beyond my time. Thankfully when I found my parents records in the mid 80s I found this... rocking so hard... better than the heavy metal bands so popular at the time, AC/DC, Slayer, Iron Maiden, Metallica, Megadeath and all the rest.. and This song speaks more and more to me as the older I get. Different meanings at different stages in my life. As I think about my girl, literally sitting just outside the front door. Smokin. Bless you all. What a trippy world we all share here in this thing called life.
What
I'm also 51 I'd bypass all those bands to blast Boston.
I'm 52 but was blessed with 2 older brothers so I got introduced to classics like this at a young age. My oldest brother was a dead head and I remember my other brother locking himself in his room for days listening to "The Wall" when it released. Seven years later I would lock myself in his room and listen to his albums while he was at work. Of course I also listened to Maiden, Metallica etc with my friends. Good times.
A truer comment to this song has never been spoken until now
I’m 54 and my dad use to blast this album when mom wasn’t home 😅
The most recognizable guitar sound in rock and roll history
Shacklin Jackson agree . The tone and distortion . You just know it’s Boston . I’m 31 and a huge fan of all rock , especially progressive rock and there is no mistaking the tone and chords being strummed as Boston. This album is amazing . If I had been a kid in 1976, this and rushes 2112 wouldn’t have left my record player.
EVH
@@DrGrafenberg I think this and Van Halen first album are pretty close ...I Love both bands I'm 35
Samuel HerMan funny you say that, because those were the first two albums I ever bought
Shacklin Jackson Queen too, Brian May has a super recognizable tone. I would argue Slash from GNR’s tone is easy to place too
I had this whole album when I was 14 and I cranked it up full blast. I’m 54 now and I’m still listening to Boston it will never get old.
64, when we were heading to a party, the whole city heard this song.
if you can't sit there and not start hitting the cymbals and drums whenever you hear this, you probably don't have arms.
haha, thats exactly what I was doing when I read your comment.
I got so tired of music critics saying Boston’s music was “corporate”. What the hell does that even mean? Their first album is almost single-handedly responsible for my tinnitus. And I don’t care.
If anything, today’s Biebers and Katie are super corporate! Perhaps one day, we will have real music again. Thank goodness for TH-cam!
Tbf the first is also the best by far imo. And one of the bests of the 70s for sure.
That was such bull crap. Boston was just Boston. Amazing musicians who also had electronics skills who were all way ahead of their time. RIP Brad and Sib........
I love corporate rock! Name sounds catchy too
Can I get a "OH HELL YES."
I can't get the volume loud enough when I hear this. This is music!
Right on👊❗️
Kann man nur,laut hören .❤
One of my first rock songs to hear 12 years old 😊
Go down the Boston rabit hole. The 1976 "Boston" The self titled album peaked at number three on the Billboard chart and remained on the chart for 132 weeks. It went platinum 17 times in the United States and was the best-selling debut album in history.
That long B3 note before Longtime is just brilliant. The way it just hangs there and then the chord resolves into Tom's one-of-a-kind guitar solos. Pure bliss.
Not to get too technical, but Barry actually played lead guitar on this one, not Tom. 🙂
Spinetingling!!! Purely Kick Ass Boston Baby!!! YES!!!❤😅🎉
@staticsound1422 Actually Tom is playing a Hammond M3 on the first two records not a Hammond B3. The M3 according to Tom allows the player to emphasize a different series of harmonics than the B3 does
Easy to play too..
Barry did the tougher stuff w Boston. Tom was the vision and the control freak.@@steveanderson7536
Any college guy worth his salt from the 70s had this album. Was played over and over again. The best era of rock music PERIOD.
...And those of us in middle school in the mid-'70's.🎵🎶😎
Heck anyone growing up mid 70's
I was in High School, and played it over and over.
I was in grade school in the 1970’s and loved Boston -they were my favorite band-and this album. My older brother who was in high school had it.
High School!!!
Got up on the coffee table with a baseball bat, playing air guitar, Dad’s console on 10!!!!
Such great music was made back then❤
Still have chills from the show I saw in the 70's when the organ pipes rose from behind the stage. It was surreal and the music still takes me to a good place ❤
This album came out when I was a child, but I was very fortunate to have seen them on the Third Stage tour. Remarkable band!
I WISH I WAS THERE
Haven't listened to this in years. Ashamed o myself. How could I have ever forgotten to add Boston to my playlist.
That changes Right Now
Wow we share a story. I'm onl 14 but I've lo ed this band since I was 7. My dad introduced me to Brad delp. An SSS tier singer. To bad he took his life
Me to brother, ROCK ON!
This whole album was drummed into me as a child.
Literally. My dad was a drummer he would drum away on the steering wheel and dash board as he was driving when he played this album.
I will always have a soft spot for it.
But this song is next level.
It's timeless. It never gets old.
That is so awesome. You'll always have a piece of his soul whenever you hear this. Love it!
I'm guessing you drum on your steering wheel and dash as well!
I love boston🎉
The third album from Boston titled THIRD STAGE is as good ad this masterpiece
Best rock intro ever. Ever.
I saw Boston open for Black sabbath in 1977. Best concert ever.
Never sang my favorite song, never was in my top 10 groups , but the greatest album ever made hands down!
Agreed. I was just a yungin when this came out, jamming to this in my mid 40s now.
Thomas Parker an album full of total winners. Start to finish greatness.
Funeral for a FRIEND/LOVES LIES BLEEDING, Sir Elton John is my pick!!! I saw them both in concert! LUCKY ME!;-)
my stereos will not let them forget, even the deaf will know that vibration is Boston
This honestly might be the best song ever.... if you disagree I respect that
Juice 730 this is definitely one of them. For sure.
I agree with you Juice. This song is the top 10 ever made.
I would have to totally agree with that kick ass from beginning to end
It might be sir. But to me is It's Easy easily. If that makes any sense.
More than a feeling. Watch the video on TH-cam called what makes this song great more than a feeling
It's so much more than I ever knew
One of Boston's best.