I had no audio the first 57 seconds, no sound until the album started to play. Love Boston, truly one of the greatest albums ever released in the decade of awesome music. Notice the album cover is guitars disguised as spaceships.

@johnscheunemann5630

Жыл бұрын

Same here

@jussinamortl6832

Жыл бұрын

Thank god you posted this. I thought I went temporarily deaf 😅

@Daniel-ef3tk

Жыл бұрын

Ditto

@ScottDeBerg

Жыл бұрын

No audio to begin?

@joshcaldwell1908

Жыл бұрын

Same here

75 million records sold and not in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame!?!?

@michaeltrana474

2 ай бұрын

Which is beyond absurd, and ridiculous.

@marcdewey1242

2 ай бұрын

Katy Perry will probably get in before they do,since whomever is in charge of dominating artists for the hof don't know thier butt from a hole in the ground when it comes to rock.

@backslash68

Ай бұрын

The reason is: Boston is not really a band, it's a studio creation of mastermind Tom Scholz plus other musicians (although Brad Delp is an amazing vocalist)

@allenwhitmer8192

18 күн бұрын

​@@backslash68wrong, just wrong. Sholz made a bunch of demo tapes in what you're describing. But he formed the band shortly there after, starting with Delp. Over the years, there have been almost 30 members in the group. Should be in the Hall

@danielwright3929

2 күн бұрын

But, yet Eminem is.

To prove how truly talented the musicians were of that day all the recordings were made from one track. Today there are dubs over dubs and Brad Delf wasn’t using voice Enhanchers. This was his pure voice. Amazing.

Widely considered the best debut album ever. You can take the debut part out and it's just one of the finest albums ever recorded from start to finish. Absolutely zero filler. Every track stands on it's own.

@dturasky19

Жыл бұрын

Its one on the list, others for consideration: Led Zeppelin 1 , GNR Appetite, The Doors, Van Halen 1, The Cars , Pearl Jam 10, Lynyrd Skynyrd Pronounced Lynyrd Skynyrd, Jimi Are you experienced, Steeley Dan Cant Buy a Thrill

@caryriggs5719

Жыл бұрын

@@dturasky19 Excellent choices.

@shavingdave1

Жыл бұрын

Agree!

@jeffwestcott6902

Жыл бұрын

Absolutely. I've heard it referred to as "Boston's Greatest Hits" part 1. lol

@shawnbartz9818

Жыл бұрын

100%. There isn’t a single track from this entire album that doesn’t get airplay. I can’t think of any other album that has that distinction.

Brad Delp is often overlooked as one of the greatest rock vocalists.

@mikeking3507

Жыл бұрын

it's a shame because not only could he sing, he was one of the nicest guys you could ever wanna meet

@brianmcmaster5112

Жыл бұрын

Isn't that a damned shame and I hated that he took his own life. That sucked

@tonygreene3941

Жыл бұрын

You can youtube an isolated vocal track of More Than a Feeling, You will never settle for American Idol again, phenom.

@caryriggs5719

Жыл бұрын

Not by me. He is in my top 5

@isaackovitz4791

Жыл бұрын

I don't think he is overlooked - everyone mentions his name when you are talking about the greatest of all time.

When this album came out in 1976, you drove around in your car with this on 8 track playing it just as loud as you could!'man do I miss being 17. 🤟🤟 Rock and Roll Forever man!!!!!🤟🤟

@bobg8378

Жыл бұрын

You know us cool kids had cassette decks in our cars 😁

@1AAudits

Жыл бұрын

Yep, this one and Frampton Comes Alive! Blew 2 sets of speakers!!

@1AAudits

Жыл бұрын

@@bobg8378 lol mine was an Audiovox

@christopherleslie7303

Жыл бұрын

Still do

@tomsebastiao978

Жыл бұрын

With a matchbook wedged under the 8 track to shock absorb!

That transition from Foreplay to Long Time is, in my opinion, the greatest transition in all of Rock music. It is absolutely mind-blowing whether you're hearing it for the first time or the 100th time.

@toddstevens13

Жыл бұрын

Pink Floyd on Line 2 for you, lol.

@Michael-cf9cj

Жыл бұрын

@@toddstevens13 got a particular Pink Floyd song in mind?

@toddstevens13

Жыл бұрын

@@Michael-cf9cj For a couple, the entirety of The Wall, and Dark Side of The Moon, for another Have a Cigar/Wish You Were Here. That is just for starters.

@toddstevens13

Жыл бұрын

@@Michael-cf9cj Or Journey's Feeling That Way/Anytime... Hey yours is a great twosome as well, no doubt. There are hundreds of really good transitional old and young , like The Guess Who's "No Sugar Tonight/New Mother Nature, etc.

@jasonremy1627

Жыл бұрын

It's certainly in the running.

This entire album is pure gold! Think about this, no auto-tune, no computer enhanced music, no piped in players. Sheer raw powerful talent!

This whole album is amazing!

@greg2976

Жыл бұрын

One Of the BEST First album debuts of all time!!!!!

@davideberhart9523

Жыл бұрын

Every song was a smash. I wore my needle on my player out, I played it so much.

@TheLinuxYes

Жыл бұрын

Scholz did most of it in his basement. he was a Polaroid engineer at the time.

@stewartbrew9635

Жыл бұрын

Yep

@seantreme8772

Жыл бұрын

Absolutely love this album but I think Third Stage is my fav!!!

When Boston first came out nobody sounded like them. Tom scholz is a musical genius... He arranged all of the different instruments music pretty sure he played all of them on the record too except for drums. The lead singer Brad Delp is definitely underrated. Definitely one of the best albums of all time.

@Dr_Bombay

Жыл бұрын

AND he invented the Rockman to get the sound he wanted out of his guitars. It's why NOBODY sounded like them when they came out.

@johnboehmer6683

Жыл бұрын

I daresay to this day no one has ever sounded like them. Always a GREAT thing when a group can make truly quality songs, and carve out their own unique sound.

@triggerwarning5762

Жыл бұрын

​@@Dr_Bombay He said after all the album sales and concert tours, he felt he was truly a success when he got a Rockman warranty card sent in by Ronnie Wood of the Stones. (Tom did invent all the effects on the record, but that's not the Rockman. The Rockman is a little headphone amp you clip onto your belt. You can walk waround your backyard and practice.)

@PongGod

Жыл бұрын

@@johnboehmer6683 I was about to say exactly the same thing. Unique sound then and nobody has done anything quite like it since.

@elgonwilliams7624

Жыл бұрын

Tom studied engineering at MIT. That doesn't get mentioned that much anymore when talking about the origins of Boston. Also, he did most of this album in his basement studio and after the fact recruited members of a band to play it live.

The only album I can think of where *every* single song on it still gets radio play. Such a great album.

@haynesworld1

Жыл бұрын

Back in Black

@salbro5985

Жыл бұрын

@@haynesworld1 Yep, I stand corrected!

@Kaddywompous

Жыл бұрын

Thriller is the only other I can think of.

@katehaynes5735

6 ай бұрын

I agree with first comment, EVERY song!

You can’t beat 70’s music!!!!!!

Boston is severely unknown by the younger generations some great albums and great songs.

@heatherqualy9143

Жыл бұрын

I actually don’t know many kids under the age of 15 that don’t know More Than A Feeling. Besides all the other constant ads and movies that use it, they all know it from the Disney movie Inside Out. Every. Lyric.

@crusaderxavier

10 ай бұрын

@@heatherqualy9143I’m 14 💀. I love boston

Literally one of the greatest debut albums of all time!!!

@johnboehmer6683

Жыл бұрын

I think it was the #1 album in sales ever until Thriller overtook it around '87 or '88. Last time I looked it was still around #18. But in my opinion, one of the top 5 non-greatest hits albums ever made, #1 debut album for sure.

@johnboehmer6683

Жыл бұрын

@@Spo-Dee-O-Dee You're right, but I'm sure for a time in the 80s that Boston album pulled ahead of all for a while...

@johnboehmer6683

Жыл бұрын

@@Spo-Dee-O-Dee Ok, well either your source was wrong or mine was...

For a whole summer you heard this album blasting out of open car windows all over the city. Every song got steady radio play, a perfect album.

@johnirving5949

Жыл бұрын

I was in high school ten years after this album came out and we were blasting the album out of our car windows! Ten years after that any time I heard it play in a bar everybody stopped what they were doing and clapped along. One of the greatest rock songs ever!

@old300texan5

Жыл бұрын

One of those cars was my '65 Mustang, lol.

@Skinnerposse

Жыл бұрын

Whole summer my ass. I still blast it to this day and forever. Only one of very few albums for me that I can say I never have skipped a song on.

@kellypullen9722

Жыл бұрын

I know I did, running around DM, IA in the 90's....🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻

@Michael-os2xd

9 ай бұрын

​@@old300texan5.mine too . 65 muscle car

One of the best intros of rock ever the anticipation and finally the song a masterpiece!.

This was their introductory album and not a bad song on it❤❤❤❤❤✌🏽☮️🤲🙏🙏🙏

@johnboehmer6683

Жыл бұрын

Not an ok song either... just excellence from start to finish.

Big RIP 🙏 TO BRAD DELP! Killer vocals 👏👏👏

@brianmcmaster5112

Жыл бұрын

I hated how he died

@Gman72400

Жыл бұрын

❤😢

@leemiracle6840

Жыл бұрын

Also Sib the drummer.

@paulramer5003

Жыл бұрын

True story: my uncle lived in the same town years later as Brad. They met as their daughters were both talking horse riding lessons at the same place. My other cousin , Rick, found out (he was away at college) and asked my uncle to get Brad to autograph the Boston poster Rick had in his room. My uncle said no, he wouldn’t bother Brad with something like that. Rick was bummed. He came home at Spring break and saw the poster. My uncle had it autographed, but to himself! Rick still has it.

@magneto7930

Жыл бұрын

​@@brianmcmaster5112 For such a likable human being, it was horrible news!

As a teenager of the 70's it thrills me to see my music transend to the younger generations!!!!! And how much you love the guitar licks and the fact that the drummers of this era were no longer there only to keep the beat. Now you know why concerts then were so much fun. ENJOY!!!!

There was a LOT of 6x9 car speakers blown back in the day listening to this!1

Jay & Amber, from one of the greatest debut albums of all-time!!! The genius of Tom Scholz on guitar and majority of the songwriting!! Brad Delp is the only vocalist. Overdubbing and other production magic allows him to harmonize with himself. Great rock vocalist!!

@davidgreene6607

Жыл бұрын

Correct me if I'm wrong, didn't Tom play all the instruments on this album and he recorded it in his basement studio.

@triggerwarning5762

Жыл бұрын

​@@davidgreene6607 He also created all the phasers, flangers, chorus, and space reverb effects used on the album.

@1AAudits

Жыл бұрын

@@davidgreene6607 Besides Scholz, who played most of the instruments on nearly all of the tracks, and Delp, other musicians appear on the album such as drummers Jim Masdea and Sib Hashian, guitarist Barry Goudreau and bassist Fran Sheehan. All except Masdea became full-time band members.

@garycp70

Жыл бұрын

RIP Brad Delp❤

@keithosmond5730

Жыл бұрын

@@Spo-Dee-O-Dee You knew someone woould ask, so... what was No. 1?

Boston music still holds up today. It's something that transcends time itself.

@briandeeley1599

Жыл бұрын

Great music is timeless.

Foreplay is how I would describe the Northern Lights to a blind person.

@jasonbailey2000

Күн бұрын

LOL. That is hilarious and perfectly accurate.

We were simply spoiled by the music ! We had it so good kids 😍👭

I'm so glad that you both enjoyed it. This is my favorite song off that album. Even 42 years later it still evoke the same emotions in me.

@greglegakis4177

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for trying to make me feel younger but it's been 47 years. Amen to your sentiment though

@sheilaferren9134

Жыл бұрын

@@greglegakis4177 😆

@davidmhewett44

Жыл бұрын

Smokin has to be my favorite. The organ is mind boggling.

@richardsteiner8992

Жыл бұрын

I love all of the songs on their debut album, but this song is my fave as well. I jam to it every few weeks. LOUDLY! 🙂 1976 was a VERY good year for music!

@gpxo11

Жыл бұрын

@@richardsteiner8992 well for AOR-hot 100 billboard chart hits not so much

Brad Delp's vocals are soo damn good! 🔥 🔥RIP 🙏

Make sure your foot is not over the accelerator pedal during the transition from Foreplay to Long Time, or you will see blue lights in your rear view mirror and you will be wondering how your car was suddenly going so fast!!!

This was the first song of their debut album. Imagine dropping this vinyl on the record player in 1976 and having this hit your ears. I was literally giddy at the other 9 songs that were to come after this.

You can never get tired of Boston every one of their albums is awesome

@johnboehmer6683

Жыл бұрын

Them and Chicago both had SO MANY excellent, feel-good, summer time - type jams. And like you said, that type of vibe simply does not grow old. Chicago had the rare clunker, but I don't know if Boston had any (though of course they didn't do a ton of songs).

@thehonestwoodcutterbradywe8011

Жыл бұрын

What an epic band

Can't really describe how big this album was when it came out...everyone I knew bought it.

@mikeking3507

Жыл бұрын

or stole your older brothers copy....lol

@wannamontana4130

Жыл бұрын

EVERYONE

@Montyliciuos69

Жыл бұрын

Still have the original vinal

@JoeWilger

Жыл бұрын

I also bought it on Record, CD, and MP3...

The first time I heard this, I honestly labeled it "classical" in my childish mind. Yes, I knew rock music when I heard it, but the way this is arranged and presented is more like a classical composition than a standard rock song. At least, that's how I thought of it when I was too young to know any better.

1:26 Liquid swirling Guitars - Priming the pumps 1:58 Guitar ignition sequence 2:22 Guitars Lift off - Headed for outer space, baby! 3:27 Count down to Warp 9 - Headed for Jupiter! Crew happy & singing songs 7:39 Jupiter, prepare to be f*cked up! 8:02 Jupiter and its moon are indeed F*CKED up when the guitars descend as buzzsaw bulldozers flattening everything before them. When this came out I loved every second of it.

Boston is one of my all times favorite bands. Never get tired of hearing the music.

@veadairavani5692

Жыл бұрын

1976, and I bought Boston's album, and was freakin' blown away!! I actually can't believe you haven't reacted to this earlier. But definitely, the best track on the album!!

One of the best debut albums of all time. It sold 17million copies in the U.S. and 20 million worldwide.

I know for a fact, that being born in 1969 exposed me to the best music of all time at the right age. I'm a lucky guy.

@ruffnerr

4 ай бұрын

1967 here, so I get you

@davidfreligh680

3 ай бұрын

Uh you missed out on a lot…1961….

This is one of those songs you can't help but to crank the volume. The whole album is excellent !

In 1978 at 13 yrs old, I saw Boston in concert and this was their only album. They played every song, came back for two encores and replayed every song from the album. Such an awesome experience and debut album. Every song is a classic. I know I may have bought this album a couple of times-cuz I wore out the others with so many listens. So happy you love this excellent music from Boston.

@joshhencik1849

Жыл бұрын

There are not many bands that could come out and do the entire concert twice, but Boston is one... probably the only one.

@hawnyfox3411

Жыл бұрын

Good post Marsha - I saw Boston 'Live' at the Rainbow Theatre in London in Oct' 1979 That means I got to see my American hero, Mr Tom Scholz play live & exhibit his immense talent First time I ever heard "finged tapping" live, before I'd heard Eddie V.H doing it regularly.... Tom sounded like Mozart on the guitar (& played keyboards lightning fast. live too) Just like you Marsha, I was also a Teenager & I bought multiple copies of each of their albums Have a listen to "Cool The Engines" from their 3rd album and it's superb preceding track "We're Ready" Boston & Tom Scholz at their finest

@melisagingrich6543

4 ай бұрын

Actually I have their second album which isn't near as good but still excellent!

Awesome!! Many rock purists put this in the top 10 greatest Rock songs. Best instrumentation ever... IMO.

Such a sad story: lead singer Bradley Delp committed suicide some years ago. Best rock voice of the 70s if not ever!

This was a really cool time in the mid 70's, i turned 19 in 1976 the North had Boston and the South had Lynyed Skynyrd and both were damn good, there will never be another time like it, sad but true.

@nowiamfree.4882

Жыл бұрын

Those were the days! This song takes me back there instantly. We ALL loved it. I didn't know anyone that didn't like this or the entire album. I'm from the south and I always preferred Boston to LS.

@TheRagratus

Жыл бұрын

The Midwest has Kansas and the West Coast had the Eagles. The 70's had the best music PERIOD.

Saw them in concert years ago- the moment the guys walk onto the stage EVERYONE stood up and no one sat back down. They sounded just like the album!

@briandeeley1599

Жыл бұрын

The lead singer died years ago, don't see how it could sound just like the album.

@markvanderstelt8999

Жыл бұрын

i remember seeing you there .

@sandys1445

Жыл бұрын

@@briandeeley1599 I didn't say how many years ago...I saw them in 1994. Brad died in 2007,

@briandeeley1599

Жыл бұрын

@@sandys1445 Sorry I need new glasses 😕🤓

I am a diehard Rush fan. But if I was forced to choose one single piece of music as the Greatest Song Ever.... well, honestly, I probably couldn't choose. But this would absolutely be HIGH in the running. It is pure perfection on so many levels, musically complex and easy to rock to. Lyrically a universal human vibe, so easily relateable. The song just puts an ear-to-ear grin on my face every single time.

@Augfordpdoggie

Жыл бұрын

natural science

@jayballauer8353

10 ай бұрын

Attaboy. Rush is number 1 for me. Boston is number 2.

@peckpeckahson3005

6 ай бұрын

I agree this song just makes you wanna smile..what other upbeat songs are on your list?

I saw them in concert late 70s. No music like the kind of music I grew up with. Glad you enjoyed them!

Tom Scholtz composed all the songs and played all the instruments on that album. And he did all the mixing and sound engineering. Brad Delp did ALL the vocals. All that amazing harmony? One guy. I can only imagine what must have been an interesting discussion when they decided to tour. Given the body of work, how would they find a band good enough to hold up to the sheer genius behind sound they produced? Amazin talent. Amazing album. One of the best songs of all time. Thank you for doing the reaction!!

@ptournas

Жыл бұрын

Tom didn't play all the instruments on the album. The rest of the band played on about a third of the album except Sibby played all the drums with the exception of one drum track which Tom snuck in from Jim Masdea's track on the demo. Tom did the mixing with John Boylan, the producer from Epic Records. Boylan gave Tom most of the control but jumped in when needed. He flew out a sound engineer from Epic to show Tom how to properly record the acoustic. He did the same thing when they recorded Sibby's drums in an LA studio. And he made him turn down the guitars when they did the final mix in LA, because Tom kept pushing them to levels that were drowning out the vocals. He only had to find a bass player and drummer for the band. Brad Delp and Barry Goodreau had been helping with the demos and arrangements for about 4 years, along with Jim Masdea. They had already played early versions of many of the songs on the albums in clubs around the Bodton area.

@neechee5150

8 ай бұрын

@73cgreene so much Boston urban legend out there now days. Tom did NOT write all of the songs on this record. Brad wrote Let Me Take You Home and he co-wrote Smokin'. If you want to talk about engineering, Tom's demo tape drum tracks were to quote producer John Boylan, "amateurish". They were so bad that Boylan hired LA engineer Paul Grupp to go to Toms studio to tutor Tom on how to record acoustic instruments properly and proper mic technique. Boylan then had all acoustic instrument tracks redone This record was mixed at Westlake Studios LA on their new and then top of the line API console. Boylan, engineer Warren Dewey and Tom mixed this record. All of Brads vocals were recorded by Boylan at Capital Studios Studio C in LA. The band as pictured on the back of the record played all of the parts on Let Me Take You Home. Let Me Take You Home was recorded in its entirety at The Record Plant LA. Then there is the fact that Epic refused to sign "Boston" until they heard these songs played live. Once they passed that test, Epic signed Brad and Tom to a record deal. A band was put together to play these songs before the record was even completed. Barry, Brad and Fran all played on these tracks. In addition, Tom did not play a single drum track on this record and the record is much better for it. Barry introduced Tom to Brad back in 69/70 about the time that Tom auditioned to play keyboards in Barry and Brads band. Barry, Brad, Jim Masdea and a bass player played the early versions of these songs for years in clubs for years before this record was even made. Barry did not have to take any time to learn these songs because he had been playing them for years before the record was released. Tom has not always been upfront and forthright about how this record really came to be and who contributed to the project to make this record what is was the and still is today.

@73cgreene

8 ай бұрын

Dang, I stand corrected. Thanks for the info. Lesson learned - check facts before citing hearsay. Still a great album. I'll go read more.

@madmex123

5 ай бұрын

Actually, Barry Goodreau plays all guitars on this track and this is literally the only track where his guitar work wasn’t discarded. Tom plays all keyboards on this one. The band was forced to re-record several tracks per an agreement they had with the record company, but in the end they ended up using most of the original recordings, as these were of superior quality than the new recordings, except for this track.

This, Thunderstruck, and Bohemian Rhapsody are the songs I’ve seen the most reactions to. I’m shocked, SHOCKED, to find my favorite reaction channel is just now getting to this song. One million points to Gryffindor! Not sure how much Boston you’ve done, but the album this song comes from is a virtual treasure trove of hot jams. It’s from their self titled debut album, Boston, released in either 1975 or 1976. You will not be disappointed.

@brianmcmaster5112

Жыл бұрын

They need to react to Thunderstruck, Stat

@lmdashley6725

Жыл бұрын

@Brian McMaster I believe J's very first reaction was to Thunderstruck, but it was on a friend's channel. J was the only one he could get to react to it. J hated it at first but then started bobbing his head and started getting into it. He ended up loving it, and that's probably what started him doing this channel. I don't remember the guy's name to find that video again, but it was awesome!

@valogden

Жыл бұрын

It's Rome Life reactions. I remember seeing J watching it that first time.

@lmdashley6725

Жыл бұрын

@@valogden Yes, that sounds familiar! Thank you! Will see if I can find it again.. 😁

They really do call it Foreplay for a reason, most awesome intro to a song ever

Still one of the best cruising tunes. I’m a rocker from the ‘70s and ‘80s. Every rocker had Boston, on vinyl…

1976. I was a senior in high school, this album was everywhere

Every song on this debut album was played regularly on the FM rock stations.

You can literally listen to Boston's first 2 albums without ever skipping a song. They're all good. I still say Boston's first album is the best debut album of all time. If it's not... I'd like to know which one you think is. I'll take it over any debut album.

@dturasky19

Жыл бұрын

Its one on the list, others for consideration: Led Zeppelin 1 , GNR Appetite, The Doors, Van Halen 1, The Cars , Pearl Jam 10, Lynyrd Skynyrd Pronounced Lynyrd Skynyrd, Jimi Are you experienced, Steeley Dan Cant Buy a Thrill

@artvandelay4545

Жыл бұрын

Van Halens first. After that i got nothing.

@ArmandoMPR

Жыл бұрын

Marquee Moon by Television is better.

@TheNewRevolution

Жыл бұрын

@Doug Turasky some nice choices no doubt. I've considered all of them. I guess it's a choice of personal preference. Out of all those albums, Boston is still the only 1 where I never skip a song. I definitely listen to many of those albums without skipping a song. All great albums. The choices listed in some of the other comments are some of my favorite albums as well.

@dturasky19

Жыл бұрын

@@TheNewRevolution I cant pick just one! :)

When the acoustic guitar and the claps come on, and you smile like that, you are definitely my people. Love you guys.

All but vocals recorded in Sholt'z Boston basement apartment with Sholtz playing all the instruments and the unique sound came from devices he invented (MIT trained engineer)

This was basically one guy in his basement with an 8 track

Way back in the 1970's when this album came out, there was a burgeoning light show called, ''Laserium'' this was one of the songs in the premiere shows, the music the dancing lights on a planetarium's ceiling melted your mind without intoxicants or contaminants. Boston was a favorite of my younger sister, she brought in a lot of good music.

@briandeeley1599

Жыл бұрын

PinkFloyd Laser show!

@Paladin70

Жыл бұрын

Saw Laserium at Hayden Planetarium, Dark Side Of The Moon, back around 1976 or ‘77. Little hazy on the date, among other things, from that era.

Consider as well that Tom Scholtz not only played several of the instruments that he recorded in the basement of his Watertown, MA home, just a few blocks from my childhood home, but he also designed and built his own unique guitar effects.

On this album pretty much everything except drums and lead vocals is Tom Sholz. This is what he did in his spare time in his basement. Can you imagine?!?! One of my all time favorite songs and one of my favorite translations from Foreplay to Long Time when he fades in that growling power chord on his Les Paul and breaks straight into a blistering solo. Never gets old! Much love ❤️

@magneto7930

Жыл бұрын

Barry Goudreau plays all the guitar solos on Long Time.

@CuttinEJ

Жыл бұрын

@@magneto7930, in the live performances, yes. But almost everything on this album was written, performed, recorded, engineered and produced by Tom Scholz. Music is/was his avocation. His side gig. I’ve read and watched quite a few interviews with him and I’m always amazed.

@magneto7930

Жыл бұрын

@Ed Johnson Almost, is very true. Tom Schultz is a genius , absolutely! However, Barry plays rhythm guitar on Foreplay, all the lead guitar solos on Long Time, and he plays guitar on Let Me Take You Home Tonight. That is just a well known, documented fact, and there is an interview with Barry where he says this as well.

@neechee5150

Жыл бұрын

What you are hearing is actually Barry Goudreau playing his SG custom. Barry also has a better vibrato and can play much faster and more legato phrasing than Tom as well. "So after laying down Sib and Jim's drum tracks, I settled in for the lengthy ordeal of reproducing a band's worth of bass, guitar and organ performances on the new, nearly identical, recording. Barry joined me to play the awesome lead guitar on "Long Time," and Fran to play the bass track for "Foreplay." In L.A., Brad's "Let Me Take You Home Tonight" was recorded in its entirety, and its the only song to embody performances of all five musicians that eventually ended up on stage for the first ever "Boston" concert in 1976. What you hear on this CD is the final result of that saga, meticulously remastered thirty years later. No synthesizers used" Tom Scholz 2006 Boston Remaster Liner Notes

Boston was one of my dad's favorite bands and this song was the last song that I heard with him too. R.I.P. Dad

That is one of the bands that the vocals match up with the instruments . High pitches and vocal match. Sorry to say some of the members have passed away so the music is all there is to remember them by.

Band leader (guitarist) Tom Scholz, is an MIT trained electronic engineer who invented most of the effects used on the album. He holds patents on many guitar and synthesizer effect pedals.

@neechee5150

8 ай бұрын

@victorjohnson7512 Tom has a bachelors and a masters degree from MIT in Mechanical Engineering. Tom has never built or designed any synthesizer effects and synthesizers do not use effect pedals either.

There are no weak songs on their debut album. Choose any of them for a reaction and we'll be happy! Work through them until you've done all of them!

@alesiabradley5399

7 ай бұрын

Hope they do Boston is still a powerhouse

One of the greatest keyboard intros EVER! Such a feel-good song!

Yes, Boston! Brad Delp on Vocals, Tom Scholz on Guitar, Vocals & Sound Engineering, Multi-Track Recording & Mixing on Analog Tape. Tom graduated from MIT and patented the Power Soak, it was hooked up between the Tube Amp & Speakers and enabled Guitarists to Crank up the Amp all the way to get the Power Tubes into Overdrive for Distortion & Sustain, Volume could be set at choice Levels. Tom also Patented The Rockman Guitar Headphone Amp with "Distortion, Chorus & Delay, it could be clipped onto your Belt and even used between the Guitar & Amp at Gigs. I have this 1976 Release on 8 Track & Cassette Tape. I have the Song Book and learned "Foreplay / long Time," Our Music Teacher was impressed, Since I played Trumpet for Pep Band and the Orchestra, he wanted me to concentrate on Brass more than Guitar. My Guitarists in our Band "Stillwater" Joe, Walter & I liked "Long Time, Peace of Mind, Smoking, Rock & Roll Band, and More than a Feeling," Their 2nd Release in 1978 was "Don't look back." Reaching #1 in The U.S and Canada selling 1 Million Copys 10 days after its release. Tom Scholz is heads above alot of Blues Clones, This Band kicked Butt. Boston produced some of the Hottest Recordings on Analog Tape. This is a Classic. Thanks. Peace.

@neechee5150

8 ай бұрын

@heentlasaa9974 What a load of Boston/Scholz urban legend BS. First off, Tom does not sing a single note on this record. The vcals that you hear are 100% Brad, and Tom did not record Brad's vocals producer John Boylan did, and Brads vocals were recorded at Capital Stuidios Studio C on their Quad Eight Console. Second, Tom had some major help in engineering this record. When Boylan heard Toms demos he knew that Toms drum tracks could not be used on the record, so Boylan hired LA Engineer Paul Grupp to go to Toms studio and teach Tom how to properly record accoustic instruments as well as propper mic technique. Boylan then gave a directive--all drum and acoustic instrument tracks had to be re-recorded. Tom has never addmitted this fact on the record and given Boylan credit for this. Barry plays electric rhythym guitar on both Foreplay and Long Time, and Barry also plays the lead guitar solo on Long Time. Fran plays bass on Foreplay as well. The entire song Let Me Take You Home was recorded by producer John Boylan at The Record Plant LA by the band as pictured on the back of the record. In addition, this record was mixed at Westlake Studios by producer John Boylan, engineer Warren Dewey and Tom,

I saw Boston back in the 70s. The opened the show with this and there was a ginormous pipe organ that rose up from the back of the stage.

"And time doesn't wait for me, it keeps rollin'", man, I love this line! Great reaction Jay & Amber..

This is my favorite song from "Boston". I loved it the first time I heard it. The "Foreplay" part sets the hook and reels you in. This is one of the most well engineered albums ever recorded. Brad Delp's vocals are so smooth; he sure didn't need autotune! This tune embodies classic rock of the 70s.

When you lean back and mouth the words "Oh My God" my heart smiled... As A Boomer I am so happy you reacted to this...

My best friend Donald introduced me to Boston back in 1976. He died tragically at age 20, and whenever I hear this song, I think of him and smile.

Probably the greatest instrumental intro of all time ❤️❤️

@bethshadid2087

Жыл бұрын

This. And second would probably be Funeral for a friend

@davidsantor1760

Жыл бұрын

Or a gold medal tie with Funeral for a Friend ?

@chrismorgan9153

Жыл бұрын

I guess my favorites are a bit more, umm, pedestrian...lol. This would be #1, #2 is Rod Stewart's "Maggie May," and #3 is Tesla's "Little Suzi."

Finally. I guess someone heard my relentless request for what is arguably Boston's best song. Enjoy! Oy! Well it would have been nice to hear the opening commentary

The "Foreplay" intro shows how much influence Johann Sebastian Bach still has on modern music. For another example, listen to Ian Lord's organ solo in Deep Purple's "Highway Star" (which is another hot jam).

this is one band that knows no failure....all their music rocks!!!!

Tom scholz was a MIT graduated and the founding member of Boston he was a reluctant Rockstar preferring to stay in the studio and produce his music which he did with his own inventions and Innovative production techniques The first Boston album was mostly recorded in his basement studio, often using devices he designed and invented. After the success of Boston, he founded Scholz Research & Development, Inc. to develop and market his inventions, many under the Rockman brand. ...

One of the best albums of the 1070s. One of the best intros. One of the best bands. And now it’s being played on one of the best channels. 👍👍

"Don't forget me when I'm been gone". RIP Brad Delp, we'll never forget you.

This is a Staple for any one with old-school feel-good Work Rock music. This and Boys are back in town are on every work tape I ever made.

One of the peak classic rock songs of ALL TIME. Just amazing.

Love Boston

FYI>"Boston was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2018. The group was formed in 1976 by Tom Scholz and has gone on to sell over 31 million albums in the United States. Boston's debut album, Boston, was released in August 1976 and reached number three on the Billboard 200." I still have my original LP I bought way back in 1976, brilliant LP.

@neechee5150

Жыл бұрын

Not quite. Boston was NOT inducted in to the ROR HOF in 2018. Boston has never been inducted period

Back in 2017, I had the pleasure to hear/see Boston at the Heartland Events Center at the Nebraska State Fair Grounds in Grand Island. This is a relatively modest facility and there were probably only about 500 people in attendance. This is one of those shows where they could have just phoned it in. But they did not, they kicked a..., ehr, tail (keep it family friendly)! One of my top 10 concerts that I have attended and I heard/seen a lot of the greats.

For me it is impossible to listen to this song without turning up the volume. Way up!! This is THE song I think about when I hear the name "Boston". However, it is impossible to narrow to one song all of the hits they had. Boston was a phenomenon that will never be duplicated. I've been waiting for you to react to this song and... as usual, you didn't disappoint. Thank you. Well done, as usual.

This album is literally high school for me. This was me and my buddy's jam. Cruisin' time, pop in some Boston, good to go.

The harmonies of the band Boston are amazing, but they produce incredible sounds in their style of music. Such a great tune! This is what classic 70's rock was all about. Bands took advantage of their ability to produce music that was unique and took liberties with not only the style of the music, but the length of time. Of course corporate music industry stepped in and controlled much of it later on. But this was an era of music with talented musicians and actual singers. No one needed American Idol or the Voice to make it. They paid their dues playing bars & clubs to fine tune their sounds and many were brilliant in doing so. Brings back so many memories of being a kid of about 7 or 8 riding my bike in the summer sun or jumping off docks in ponds we lived around.

The second guitar solo is seriously one of my top 10 solos ever. It's not technically difficult to play, but it wants to make me fall on my knees and air guitar to it every time I hear it.

This song is phenomenal. I love that y'all reacted to it. Still sounds fresh, even today, decades later. After hearing it thousands and thousands of times. Boston were so far ahead of their time. Excellent choice.

We were jamming in the 70’s man!

Pre comment before watching the review, in my opinion this is the best Boston song there is. Those "spaceships" are upside down guitars.

Tom was incredibly proud that they used NO SYNTHESIZERS in their music! Everything was played on regular instruments, although Tom did invent some of the equipment that was used, but it was all "plug and play".

I was 19 when this album was released in 1976. This song was my favorite, and at that age, everyone loved the high energy that came from bands like Boston, this was definitely one that you just had to crank up the volume! Loved this reaction! Thank you! ✌💙✌

Tom Scholz wrote and recorded the entire album himself. He played every instrument

@bobjoy5848

Жыл бұрын

besides the drums. his friend played them. and vocals

@magneto7930

Жыл бұрын

Barry played rhythm guitar on Forplay, all guitar solos on Long Time, and guitar on Let Me Take You Home Tonight.

When I saw Boston in concert Tom Scholz came out and played the keyboard part of the intro to this song dressed like the phantom of the oprah and he played the intro on a pipe organ, it was soooo cool

I always say it, in the '70s we got Star Wars and it was like nothing we had ever seen and then we got Boston and it was like nothing we had ever heard. Every song on that first Boston album was great. You can't say that about many albums.

They are so fluid in transitioning, masterful and keep in mind they didn’t have the studio engineering like today!!

@Tony-uk6ul

Жыл бұрын

Well, they had Tom scholz which probably rushed in studio engineering of today.

Tom Scholz got his engineering degree from MIT and created lots of effects used in the studio and was the creator of the “Rockman” portable guitar headphone amp. It’s signature sound was used on Def Leppard’s “Hysteria” album.

The way the bass and kick are locked tight like few others. Got turned on to Boston in the 90s as a teenager and never looked back.

Music of the 70's makes me so grateful I'm a GenXer, got to experience all of it emerging new during my teenage years: Doobie Bros., Elton John, America, Boston, Steely Dan, Peter Frampton, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Steve Miller Band, Van Halen, Kiss, Jeff Beck, Bonnie Raitt, James Taylor, Don McClain, Bob Seger, Toto.....who did I miss?! All the above had timeless hits still getting airplay 40-50yrs later, not to mention still being top tier downloads on Spotify, etc. Pretty telling that so many artists of today sample that music like crazy

This is one of those albums in which every single song is awesome!

Without a doubt Top 5 debut albums all time ... My sister who was into pop music and r&b fell in love with Boston because of the different sound they had. Great reaction as slways

Progressive rock songs are a trip.

Man the music even sounds better listening to it With you guys! Deep in the heart of Texas!

And it Rocks the next thousand times you listen to it!! Great song