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Released: 1976 Epic
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| The layered and ultra-melodic guitar work is
what really made Boston stand out from your average top 40 band.
The guitar work in question was that of Tom Scholz, a Boston
based guitarist and MIT-trained engineer. However, Brad Delp's
vocal work was the perfect compliment to Tom's compositional and
guitar playing talents. The first Boston album is without a
doubt their best. Or should I say his best? Let's face
it, Tom Scholz is 80% of everything that is Boston. Brad Delp's
vocals makes up the other 20%. Foreplay is just phenomenal and
Smokin' is, well, smoking. But we can't forget the radio
favorites like "More than a feeling" and "Rock
and Roll Band". If you don't have a Boston CD, this is
definitely the one to purchase. Unfortunately, each album
following this one was increasingly pop-oriented. But given the
brilliance of the first album, they are still very much worth
purchasing as well. In order of brilliance, I'd have to say they
are as follows: Boston (1976), Don't look Back (1978),
and then Third Stage (1987). The Don't look
Back album obviously contains the song "Don't Look
Back" and the Third Stage album includes the hit
song "Amanda". Each of the three aforementioned albums
are well worth buying. |
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