Boston

Boston by Boston is pure 70s classic rock and an absolute staple of the era. This album is packed with instantly recognizable songs and massive hooks. From the opening notes of “More Than a Feeling,” it’s one of those records that grabs attention but also works perfectly as background music when friends are over. It’s upbeat, familiar, and always a crowd-pleaser. This 150-gram vinyl pressing sounds great. The guitars are big and clean, the vocals are clear, and the overall mix feels full and lively. It’s a smooth, enjoyable listen that suits the polished production Boston is known for. If you’re building a vinyl collection and love classic rock, this is an easy recommendation. Timeless songs, great sound, and a record that never fails to set the mood.

What can I say that hasn't been already said about Boston's debut album from 1976? Along with "Third Stage" Boston's self-titled album is one of Tom Scholz's masterpieces. Back in the day of 8-track tapes and 3 minute radio airplay, there isn't a bad track on the album. I regularly leave this in the CD player and just hit play. From the acoustic guitar fade in from "More Than a Feeling" to raucous fade out on "Let Me Take You Home Tonight" the album just seems too short of a blissful, musical treat, and it's over before you know it. I already purchased this album on CD back in my college days, in the early 90s. A cousin of mine, knew I was a huge Boston fan, got me "Third Stage" in the collector's gold edition, soon after, so I could replace my cassette copy. I finally got around to getting this album in the same gold edition. Next up is "Don't Look Back" to complete my collection of the "Delp Era". While I do enjoy "Walk On", it's just not the same without Brad Delp.

Absolutely love this cd!! Love cruising in my car and listening to it! More Than A Feeling is one of my favorite songs! It’s awesome!

Great album

Sounds amazing on vinyl!

This album is truly one of rock'n'roll's greatest. Produced almost single-handedly by Tom Scholz, in a home-brew basement studio, it broke upon the disco-drenched music scene of 1976 like a tidal wave. Indeed, the sound was unlike anything which had come before it; so different in fact that, when I first heard it, I didn't like it a bit. However, I gave the music a chance and, within a month, it had made an indelible impression on me and joined my short list of favorite albums which, at that time, included, the Moody Blues "Sacred Seven albums", the Eagles' "Desperado", Derek and the Dominoes' "Layla and Other Love Songs", the Jefferson Airplane's "Surrealistic Pillow" and CCR's "Green River" and "Cosmo's Factory", none of which sounded anything like what Tom Scholz had turned out with Boston. To this day I find it difficult to describe what it is about Boston's music that makes it so unique. Yes, it's hard-driving, but that describes the music of a lot of other groups before and since, Uriah Heep, Deep Purple, and Nazareth all come to mind. It is wonderfully melodic and showed that rock could be as complex as classical music, but so was the music being turned out by Uriah Heep, particularly "Salisbury", "Demons and Wizards", and "Magician's Birthday", along with others such as Queen. It has a depth of texture that very few bands of the period achieved, the only real contenders in that area being Uriah Heep and Queen. I suppose that, all things considered, it is the manner in which Tom Scholz brought all of these elements together, combined with Brad Delp's incomparable vocals, and the lyrics that spoke to a young romantic's heart, that gives the music its special appeal. This year, 2006, marks the re-release of a digitally re-mastered "Boston" and "Don't Look Back". The re-mastering was done by none other than the original genius himself, Tom Scholz and the results are incredible. There is a warmth to the sound that I've never heard before on either the original vinyl LPs or the CD releases from the 1990s. Tom has finally brought Brad Delp front and center and one is reminded of just how much of an impact his vocals had on the music. This is simply the music as Tom intended it to sound all those years ago. There have been no drastic changes, but the incremental improvements that digital technology can achieve have been combined in a such a way as to render the old releases archaic. The music has a life that reminds me of the impact it had on me all those years ago, after I'd settled down after my original rejection of the sound and really listened to what was going on. This re-issue brings the individual instruments to life in a way that I've never heard them before. One can hear the individual strings of the guitars, including the rhythm guitar, being struck, the cymbals shimmer as I've never heard before, the acoustic introduction to "Hitch a Ride" is so transparent as to sound unearthly. Thanks Tom.

Boston fans will love this one.

New or used the CDs are great. This happened to be one of the first concerts. I went to CDs. Wow blast from the past.

LLEGO BIEN A TIEMPO Y EN EXCELENTE CONDICIONES... Y SI UN VIAJE AL PASADO DISFRUTANDO

Started collecting vinyl again and this was easily in my Top 50. Stunning album all the way through. Pure 70s rock vibe. Worthy of any collection.

Schon in meiner Jugend habe ich diese LP geliebt. Meiner Meinung nach eine der besten CD die jemals produziert wurde. Rockfans werden sie einfach nur lieben. Bombastischer Rock, einfach nur absolute Spitzenklasse und ein absolutes Must Have. Jedes der Lieder ist eine Klasse für sich. Auf der CD gibt es kein einziger Song der nur mittelmässig wäre. Hier passt einfach alles. Ich liebe die Musik von Boston heute noch. Wer diese CD zum ersten mal gehört hat wird sie nie wieder aus der Hand legen.

Si buon prodotto

Je cherchais ce premier CD de Boston. Il est un incontournable du groupe qui a révolutionné le hard rock des années 80, aux USA. On y retrouve ce son typique et inoubliable de Boston. Et cette version remasterisée est délicieuse et m’est parvenue en excellent état.