That was the amazing Brad Delp who is sadly no longer with us. That entire album is a masterpiece, there is no bad song. I would encourage a listen!

@catsi563

2 жыл бұрын

The follow up album is just as good imho and well worth a listen

@gerardarrillaga7450

2 жыл бұрын

I agree

@bjmcmahon722

2 жыл бұрын

Agtred

@hibhibb5429

Жыл бұрын

RIP Brad Delp. Always Missed. Gone but Never Forgotten! 🙏

@Jungian

10 ай бұрын

He is with us. All of us.

The greatest debut album in rock history.

@k_salter

3 жыл бұрын

And had to wait years for the next one

@827dusty

3 жыл бұрын

I'd say The Doors, The Allman Bros, Beatles and Peter Frampton may have something to say about that, not to mention Jimi Hendrix' "Are You Experienced."

@obbor4

3 жыл бұрын

@@827dusty I'd add also Led Zeppelin and Lynyrd Skynyrd into the mix but am unfamiliar with Peter's first album other than the songs that may have appeared on his 'Comes Alive' album which was recorded several tours into his yet to be largely noticed solo career. Moby Grape's debut and and The Band's 'Music From Big Pink' would also rank among rock's great debuts along with that little band from Liverpool who made pretty much this whole business explode, exponentially, nearly overnight!

@paulstewart6203

3 жыл бұрын

@@827dusty pound-for-pound it's definitely still Boston, with three songs in the top 40(late 70s), every song was regularly played on local rock stations.

Every single song on that debut Boston album is a classic. This epic record exploded onto the public after being turned down by every record company that it's creator, Tom Scholz, took it to for over half a decade. Pure spun gold! When I think of Boston, I think of summer.

@MrBallisticbob

2 жыл бұрын

I agree with the summer vibe. A buddy of mine and I while in garrison at Ft. Bragg, used to go out on the weekends to find a vacant baseball field and throw frisbee across the outfield listening to....Boston, of coarse! We actually made the Fayetteville, NC paper one time! lol I told the photographer who took the pics "must be a slow news day!" lmao Good times.

@grannysgonerabid7425

2 жыл бұрын

Hah! I grew up in Massachusetts in the 70s and I remember vividly driving around with my cousins in the summer and this song blasting away all over Cape Cod that year. This song forever became linked to summer vacations on the Cape for me.

@thomassicard3733

Жыл бұрын

Yeah. Summer of 1976. Precious.

The one & only Brad Delp. There will never be anyone like him. RIP beautiful Brad.💔

"More than a Feeling" to me means that an old song not only brings back feelings about the past but memories you forgot about suddenly comes back. It is almost 3 dimensional to the point that you almost forget you are in 2021 and not decades before.

@alainrobillard4300

3 жыл бұрын

I can't agree more. When I heard that song for the first time (I was 18 in 1976), it sounded like if I already knew it. I wondered if it was an old song that I didn't heard since a long time (An old forgotten song?). Very strange and strong feeling I never forgot.

Boston, more than any other band that debuted in the mid to late 70’s, defined the next generation of rock and roll. They were so different and so talented that they just blew us away. That most of the debut album was engineered and produced by one guy in his basement, in his “free time”, should be an inspiration to every KZreadr.

@joelliebler5690

3 жыл бұрын

So true though not too much else after that better than any first album.

@DavidB-2268

3 жыл бұрын

@@joelliebler5690 that's because that first album was one guy recording all the instruments, then getting in a singer. Once the album hit big, he had to hire a band for touring, and they were never the same.

@joelliebler5690

3 жыл бұрын

@@DavidB-2268 Thank you for your information however I knew that it took Tom several years to develop that sound in his basement so it naturally would be impossible to repeat that album quality without, if that, taking another several years on his own!

@dianeorr8937

2 жыл бұрын

Exactly!

From start to finish the best debut album EVER

@mcoke61

3 жыл бұрын

Agreed. I am so happy I was of the age to have enjoyed it when it came out. I loved high school in the 70s, just for the rock and roll.

This is what perfection sounds like.

One of the best albums of all time. Every song on the album is a must listen.

That whole album is Great Harri. The singer is Brad Delp, the guitarist is Tom Scholtz.

The late great Brad Delp one of the greatest rock vocalist of all tine beautiful voice!

"How high does that guy sing?" ...I just grinned and thought "wait another minute."

Brad Delp had amazing vocal control across his broad range. Tom Scholz created a guitar sound never before heard and look layered production well past the Spector “Wall of Sound” from a decade before, which drove this masterpiece album which is one of the very best of all time. R.I.P. Brad Delp 🙏 With all due respect, there is no Boston without your vocals!

@crusadeelectronics2444

3 жыл бұрын

Such a loss. It was creepy what he did, but it wasn't the worst thing in the world. We would have forgave you. You were such a fragile soul.

Every song on this album was a radio hit.

@bostonwhofan

3 жыл бұрын

Also, every song on this album is still in heavy rotation on classic rock FM radio stations today here in 2021.

THE song of my childhood on the beach in the 70’s… nothing like it

One of the greatest rock songs ever...

One of the biggest debut albums ever. Every song on it is a gem.

No auto tune just a naturally gifted 4 octave range , an electronic and musical genius.

Back in the day when no auto-tune existed and it wasn't needed with a voice like that!

Not only is this one of the best debut albums in rock history, it’s one of the greatest albums ever recorded, imho. Even if you don’t record reactions to every song, you MUST listen to the entire album.

@stephanieparker5049

3 жыл бұрын

💯

@lauriandawkins7264

3 жыл бұрын

SO agree, Chris!!

@markr.devereux3385

2 жыл бұрын

BOSTON will stand as one of the greatest of all time.

@tonix100

Жыл бұрын

Yeah I don't understand why people always put "debut" in this comment. It's one of the great achievements of Western Civilization IMHO.......

Foreplay/Long Time to me is in my top 5 greatest Rock songs of all time.

Except for the drums and Brad Delp's amazing vocals, everything you heard was Tom Scholz, inventing electronics in his basement, playing all the instruments, and making classic rock and roll. Every track on this album is a timeless hit. Scholz caught lightning in a bottle, never to be recaptured. Thank God.

@leemiracle6840

2 жыл бұрын

Yep, the band was put together when he realized that they would have to tour.

@neechee5150

Жыл бұрын

David Tate Tom did not play all of the instrument tracks on this record, In addition all of the vocal and instrument racks were not recorded in Toms basement on his Sculley 12 track tape machines. Barry plays electric rhythm guitars on Foreplay and Long Time. Barry also plays the lead guitar solo on Long Time. Fran plays the bass on Foreplay as well. In addition all of the tracks for Let Me Take You Home which was written by Brad were recorded at The Record Plant and the band members as pictured on the back of the record played all of the instrument tracks on that song. Brad played accustic guitar on that song as well. All of Brads vocals were recorded at Capital Studios Studio C in LA by producer John Boylan.

I bought my dad this song on a 45rpm for Father's Day whenever it was. He was well chuffed.

@theodoreritola9758

3 жыл бұрын

Harri looks like your having EARGASOMS like i did when i was a teen in 1976

"Foreplay/Long Time", "Hitch a Ride", "Smokin'", and "Peace of Mind" are on this same album, and all are bangers. 🎸💯🔥

This is one of my favorite albums ever. Not one skip song on it. Brad Delp had one of the best voices in rock music. Such an amazing band. Definitely check out foreplay/longtime and peace of mind.

This song is about tom Scholzs'first cousin maryanne who he had a crush on when he was 10..100%,fact.

Decades after this song and that album were recorded, they still hold up. And fifty years from now they still will. RIP Bradley Delp.

BOSTON, "MORE THAN A FEELING"... THIS WHOLE ALBUM IS CONSIDERED BIGGEST DEBUT ALBUM...EVERY SONG IS WORTH YOUR TIME, AND REACTION...

This song is like an Angel comes down from heaven and whispers pure sweet rock and roll in your ear.

The BEST ever!!!!!! Brad Delp. Rest in Peace. Still sad he is no longer with us. Brads 72nd birthday is Mon. June 12, 2023

This whole LP ROCKS!!...seen Boston back in 1977 ,unbelievable, they played very loud as my ears rang for two days !

Boston is amazing! So many great songs! You MUST react to their song "Foreplay/Long Time" next. It will blow your mind.

They rocked! Brad Delp had an outrageous voice and range. I saw him sing live not too long before he passed. Sounded just as good as this if not better in the pouring rain. Rest Peacefully Brad 🎶🌹🎶

Brad Delp was the singer. He grew up in Danvers, Massachusetts and I live in a city adjacent to it. My ex-mother-in-law went to school with him and knew him fairly well. She said he was a really sweet guy.

Best to do the songs from Boston’s debut album in order. Next is Peace of Mind. Every song is fantastic

Though I was a teenager in the 80s, and this should have been part of my nostalgic youth, I didn't really fall in love with this song until about five years ago or so. No excuse--I don't know why not. I'm glad I revisited it, though. It really is a remarkable song.

Harri, the singer was Brad Delp. He was one of those rare singers who had a seamless transition from one register to another in his voice, and could hit insanely high notes _smoothly._ Kind of like So Hyang does. It is hard to imagine how popular this album was back in 1975. Virtually everyone had a copy, either as an LP, 8-Track or cassette. Sort of like Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon. It was _everywhere!_

@tombrearton3435

2 жыл бұрын

Album released on August 25, 1976; this song released as a single on September 18, 1976.

Bittersweet is a good description. Amazing that such a young man could write those lyrics. Now that I'm 63, I live them every day.

I was in the army back in 1987 when I first heard this in a Sony walkman. In the cassette, the next song in the of course pirate playlist was Dream On by Aerosmith. I played that poor tape until it went dead. Oh, the memories!

A true BANGER! most beautiful song and album EVER!

The artwork on the debut album is so apropos, as the music takes you to another dimension. Timeless classic. ❤

...this song gives me goosebombs every time - it's the hymn of the best time of my life...

Brad Delp is one of the truly underappreciated singers. Just an amazing voice.

I was a kid in my moms ginormous Chevy Malibu when this song hit the radio. Been a fan ever since.This CD stays in my Jeep's radio at all times.

@kimkathrein2463

3 жыл бұрын

Ha. My first car was a ‘65 Chevy Malibu. It felt like I was driving a boat! Good memories

RIP Brad Delp. Harri, it's easy to hear why this was the number one song, album and new group of the year 1976. The took the trophy in every category.

The lead singer's name is Brad delp. I met and talked to him a few times when he was alive and he was a very down to earth humble guy. Brad was a big Beatles fan and was in a Beatles tribute group after Boston broke up. I went to see his Beatles tribute band Beatlejuice and saw him perform live several times. They were very good. Tom Scholz was the musical genius behind the music of Boston and was the guitar player on this song and actually did all the music while Brad did the singing. They had to put a group together to go on tour to do these songs but it was really just Brad and Tom. Two other of my favorite Boston songs are Peace Of Mind and Amanda. You should do reactions to those two songs. By the way I'm originally from the Boston area.

@sadend9521

2 жыл бұрын

Very cool story

When this song came out we old people were in our teens, long hair, jeans, in the pool hall for hours.

Boston was my first unchaperoned concert at 13. Yep...I am old!

Terri Allen, Summer of '76, 13 years old... I still love her.

What a great song to kick off a debut album with! One of the reasons Boston defined the sound of hard rock for the next decade and more was because Tom Scholz, the guitarist/founder/songwriter for the band, invented several guitar effects pedals that gave the band its coveted sound.

MR HARRI This is what us 70s BTRATS got to listen to and Rock out to in 1976 Tons and tons Of huge Rock bands broke out in the 70s This was 1 of my favs ,, Fore play by Boston Needs your Check out

If you haven't already you should react to Foreplay/ Long Time every man woman and child needs to hear it at least once ✌️♥️

By the time I was a Senior in High School in '77, Boston was the hottest thing in rock n' roll at the time, love every song on their debut album especially. Brad Delp is sensational, just love his voice, may he R.I.P.

Thank God we have all the archives from the great bands from the 1970s because even to this day, it is still my comfort zone of what I love to hear....thanks Harri!!..stay safe and well.

BEST SONG/ BEST BAND EVER‼‼‼‼‼‼‼‼

Yea that is one of the greatest rock songs ever. I love that song.

That singer IS the band. He's wrote everything in his basement, playing all parts, and then hired the band to tour with.

I've often used this song in order to introduce people--gently--to "heavy metal" music.

@theodoreritola9758

3 жыл бұрын

80s kids love to brag on the 80s LOL SHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIT when this came out in the 70s We had BRAGGING WRITES like m f rs

I'm still listening to this album, it's fabulous! 2023!

Greatest big rock song ever...

One of the best debut albums of all time.

Without much debate probably the greatest debut album ever. I’m late to this reaction so no comments necessary….Boston gave us so really fantastic music that stands up after all these years.

Tom Scholz, the lead guitar player, was a graduate from MIT then went to work for Polaroid when audio was added to small color video cameras, after work went home and built every component in his studio for recording as well as his guitar "play toys", then he wrote every song and played every instrument for the first two records. Finally he got a record contract and it stipulated that he must tour and hire band members.

Your reaction is awesome. That you liked the music and song lifts us all up. This is awesome music and Boston is way up there. Thank you for enjoying our music together.

Two guitarists, the band leader and main writer (Tom Scholz) and another fantastic guitarist, Barry Goudreau.

Peace of mind is my favorite Boston song, but I love all the others.

A beautiful song from a time when they could make excellent music

Master piece !! I never get tired of it!!!

Can you believe that this band is not in the rock n roll hall of fame!!!!

Every song on this album got radio air play. A fantastic album.

Yes! His voice and the guitar do meld so well,

The first Boston, Montrose and Van Halen albums the greatest debuts ever.

Boston (Forplay/Long Time) A Wonderful compassion!!

Nice reaction, this album is what American rock and roll is all about! I saw them live once and was amazed by the sound.

@terryomalley1974

3 жыл бұрын

Agreed! However, for the best representation of American rock in the 1970's, I would add The Eagles, Aerosmith and Van Halen to Boston.

Peace of Mind was always my fave! They have so many hits, always loved Boston! Keep On Rockin'

One of my very favourites!!!!

I was fortunate, to see the new line up of Boston, but then the same week Kansas came to town, and I had already spent my money, and if that wasn't cruel enough, the following week, Journey was playing, with Asia, not too far away. Boston hadn't been in this town, since 1978. "It's Been Such A Long Time", and they were phenomenal. The now late Eddie Money opened for them. I can't say, "I didn't get my money's worth".

The BOSTON album cover is amazing! Superfly gives you some majestic percussion

I was in high school when this band hit the charts.... they were also the first concert I ever went to.... ahhhh, memories! More than a feeling has always been one of my favorites... thanks for sharing and reacting to it.

MY brother loves this! Inspired his music talent with drums.

Perfect Rock song.

Boston is the genius of Tom Sholz and the voice of Brad Delp. Together it was magical. You can find the isolated voice tracks of Brad on KZread and listen. Truly underrated when they make those lists of great Rock voices. The whole first album is magical. Ssdly, I believe there were only a couple albums in the course of a decade or so despite the huge success of the first album because of legal disputes. Yet their legacy as one of the great rock bands is still intact.

Doesn’t get too much better than this!

This man is the best, he has the best insights into the music. I grew up on thos type of music and I really looked into the meanings like he does. Thanks.

Music makes life just a little bit more enjoyable...🤩

my favorite Boston song

This Song also reached a whole new generation of Fans thanks to The Movie She's Having A Baby starring Kevin Bacon and Elizabeth McGovern before she played Cora on Downton Abbey. It was also featured on The Sopranos at The Countr Club and Tony once again had a Panic Attack.

That whole album is real good.Cheers

There is a KZread video of an interview with Tom Scholz (the composer and guitarist of Boston) who was asked if there ever really was a Maryanne that inspired this song. He said yes there was. When he was nine years old, growing up in Ohio, he thought the most beautiful girl in the world was a cousin of his named Maryanne who was about 12 at the time. They lived in different cities and of course, he only saw her when families got together for holidays or other occasions. So there's a kind of innocence and childlike wonder in his reminiscence of that childhood crush.

I can never get enough of Boston. They bring back so many great memories. Great reaction Harry.

didn't mean to fall in love is another outstanding song by boston

one of the best albums ever

I love this song reminds me of when I was a teenager we had the best music 😊

A classic! One of the greatest guitar riffs in rock history, a heavenly voice and a damn well constructed song (and album btw)

Love seeing another come to hear and appreciate the music of Boston

Useta tour, working local crew at nearby Verizon Arena. Boston came in for a week of rehearsal before their final tour. It was a family fest, Brad was the coolest. Couple nights he stayed after everybody left and sang all night to get his chops back. To be a "fly on an i-beam" for that. Thanks for sussing it!

I saw Boston live in Toronto - 1977 (or '78 I think) and they were amazing! Brad Delp's voice was spot on as well as the rest of the band.

Oh Your Going To Love This One We All Do Boston !

Notice how long the guitarist holds the note going into the second chorus and then out of the bridge. My favorite of theirs - “peace of mind” If you want a singer to blow your mind, Queensryche “Take hold of the flame” live in Japan 1982. He hits an E5 twice.

Best singer wish he was still here😔