Hitch A Ride is incredible. Love that track.

@jamesrudd8705

5 жыл бұрын

My favorite. Hands down.

@vanorsow

4 жыл бұрын

@@jamesrudd8705 one of the best guitar solos...ever! seriously.

@grantkgoacher

4 жыл бұрын

I think the problem is that Boston didn’t release that as a single from the first album. The entire album could’ve been released as singles. It’s a better track than More Than a Feeling.

Feelin' Satisfied doesn't get enough love.

@catsofsherman1316

4 жыл бұрын

4 on my list

@spaceace4387

4 жыл бұрын

You kidding? That song is overplayed on the radio like ridiculously. I had to take a break from Boston for like 7 years because the pool I worked at turned the radio on and I had to hear them all the time and I got so sick of them.

Hitch a ride. Favorite Boston song and solo ever!

Ah, Boston, the soundtrack of my youth! 1. Peace of Mind 2. Foreplay/Longtime 3. Don't Look Back 4. Feeling Satisfied 5. More Than A Feeling 6. Rock and Roll Band 7. I Had A Good Time 8. Surrender To Me 9. A Man I'll Never Be 10. Amanda Honorable Mentions: Smokin, Something About You, Cool The Engines, We're Ready, Walk On, I Need Your Love

I have to say I love more than a feeling no matter how overplayed it is.

"A Man I'll Never Be" is number 1 for me.

@truckerkevthepaidtourist

4 жыл бұрын

no doubt about it Billy that is probably one of the greatest vocal performances of Brad in my opinion..is it really a power ballad or just a classic hard-rock piece I've gone down the road a couple times with different people through the years on this one..starts off every power baladi but then it takes that turn towards the end with that great Hammond organ in the whole band rock'n out..

@kusqt

Жыл бұрын

Cringe shut up

My top favorite is Hitch A Ride, That last guitar solo is Epic!!

@robpaxson4455

4 жыл бұрын

agree, 100%

@JosephWheeler14

3 жыл бұрын

Same here that solo brought me to tears the first time I heard it! Hit me out of nowhere.

Looks like I completely forgot the Walk On album...throw the title track and Living For You into my honorable mentions.

@steveseim

5 жыл бұрын

Despite missing Brad, Walk On is actually a great album. I think it would have been a huge it if it had come out around 1988-89 instead of 1994.

@bobthebear1246

5 жыл бұрын

@@steveseim I only liked the lead-off track "I Need Your Love." Everything else on the album, in my opinion, is eminently forgettable.

@itsmedrooms6071

5 жыл бұрын

Don't apologize for forgetting that album. It should be forgotten.

@MBonfire1

5 жыл бұрын

Wish I could forget Amanda.

@radijohan4590

5 жыл бұрын

I came here to point that out but I see you're already there. I like that album and in my opinion "Surrender To Me" is a great track.

Can't believe that 'Feelin' Satisfied' wasn't in the list somewhere. I love the riff and vocal harmonies in the chorus of that song.

That summer of 1978, I pestered my local record store about when "Don't Look Back" would drop. One day, I walked in, the girl I had a major crush on saw me and pointed to the store's display without me saying a word. Just a cool memory.

@Nick-qf7vt

2 жыл бұрын

That is a cool memory! I doubt my generation will have any similar experiences. It's a damn shame.

Something About You is a short, but truly amazing song. 1st album is arguably the greatest debut in rock history. Big statement, but arguable. Amanda is a truly beautiful ballad. Brad Delp is one of my all time favorite vocalists. RIP...

Let me take you home tonight!! Always loved that song

Feelin satisfied is my all time favorite by Boston. Rockin song!!

So glad Something About You got some love. Such a tremendously underrated song by them. Also Hitch a Ride is fantastic.

Something About You, my fave

'A man I'll never be' has such a searing guitar solo. One of the most majestic ever.

Oh Heck Yea!!!! My number 1 and 2 are completely switchable on any given day. Absolutely LOVE those two songs. My Top 10 Boston songs: 1. Something About You 2. Don't Be Afraid 3. Feelin' Satisfied 4. Peace Of Mind 5. Party 6. Foreplay / Long Time 7. Don't Look Back 8. Let Me Take You Home Tonight 9. Used to Bad News 10.A Man I'll Never Be

Hitch a Ride is my favorite. one of the few songs to make me cry

Boston is a group I really Love all their material Love it good Job Pete.

My top 10 1. Something About You 2. Don’t Look Back 3. Hitch a Ride 4. Cantcha Say 5. Foreplay/Long Time 6. Peace of Mind 7. Cool the Engines 8. Holy Ann 9. More than a Feeling 10. Rock N Roll Band

*My Boston Top 10:* 1) Foreplay/Long Time 2) The Launch/Cool The Engines (I count them as one; sue me) 3) Smokin' 4) Don't Look Back 5) More Than A Feeling 6) Amanda 7) Feelin' Satisfied 8) Hitch A Ride 9) Something About You 10) Let Me Take You Home Tonight *Honorable Mentions:* Peace Of Mind; Rock And Roll Band; A Man I'll Never Be; We're Ready; Can'tcha Say/Still In Love; Hollyann (Boston at their most haunting); I Need Your Love

Hello Mr. Pardo, 1. FOREPLAY 2. SMOKIN', putting SMOKIN' at # 8 is incomprehensible.

So glad he included HollyAnn!! Awesome song!!!

Solid list, Pete. Hard to go wrong with any of their material. Here's mine: 1) More Than a Feeling 2) Peace of Mind 3) Can’tcha Say 4) A Man I’ll Never Be 5) I Need Your Love 6) Feelin’ Satisfied 7) Hollyann 8) Amanda 9) Hitch a Ride 10) We’re ReadyYou can tell I love Third Stage. Honorable mentions would include Foreplay/Long Time, The Launch, I Had a Good Time, Life Love & Hope, and Love Got Away.

1-more than a feeling ( this song will never suffer from overplay ) 2- peace of Mind 3- cool the engines 4- SMOKIN 5- rock n roll band 6- let me take you home tonight 7- long time 8- walk on 9- hollyann 10- Amanda 11- something about you

My all time favorite Boston song is don't look back

“Feelin’ Satisfied”...awesome tune!

The entire first LP (8 songs), Don’t Look Back and Feeling Satisfied.

1. Something about you 2. Hitch a Ride 3. Don’t look Back 4. Smokin 5. Piece of Mind 6. Party 7. Cool the Engine 8. A man I’ll never be 9. Foreplay/longtime 10. Feelin Satisfied Honorable mentions More than a feeling, rock n roll band, let me take you home tonight, It’s Easy, Amanda, We’re Ready, I think I like it, Walk on 4 song medley

*My Boston Top 10:* 1) Foreplay/Long Time 2) Countdown/Cool The Engines (I count them as one; sue me) 3) Smokin' 4) Don't Look Back (full 6-minute album version, yessiree!!) 5) More Than A Feeling 6) Amanda 7) Hitch A Ride 8) Feelin' Satisfied 9) Something About You 10) Let Me Take You Home Tonight *Honorable Mentions:* Peace Of Mind; Rock And Roll Band; We're Ready; I Think I Like It; Can'tcha Say/Still In Love; Hollyann (so haunting); I Need Your Love

@spaceace4387

4 жыл бұрын

It's The Launch, not The Countdown.

A Man I'll Never Be is number one for me. Their most underrated song is Used To Bad News. I'm a big fan of the Don't Look Back album.

Remember seeing Boston in concert at the Meadowlands on the Third Stage Tour in 1987, great show! Smokin' be in tops in my list.

My top 5 boston songs: 1) I Think I Like It (criminally underrated) 2) Surrender To Me 3) Hitch a Ride 4) Foreplay/Long Time 5) Cool The Engines

Great band. Great list. Rock on. //Mr. Swede

I agree with your top 2 choices. Those 2 songs represent the band Boston 😎👍

Great video!!

Here's my top ten songs and *NONE* from *"Life, Love & Hope".* *1)* A Man I'll Never Be *2)* Foreplay / Long Time *3)* Amanda *4)* More Than A Feeling *5)* Don't Look Back *6)* Living For You *7)* Higher Power *8)* Smokin' *9)* Corporate America *10)* I Had A Good Time No Honorable mentions since I was scrapping the barrel after *Higher Power.* *LET'S BE REAL........* This is one band you reach for their debut or *Don't Look Back* vinyl (Side one of both) LP/CD or their *Greatest Hits* CD. You rarely reach for *Third Stage, Walk On, Corporate America* or *Love, Life & Hope* anymore except to dust them off. Anybody *SUPRIZED* that Boston is *NOT in the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame"* yet?? *Anyone??*

@catsofsherman1316

4 жыл бұрын

Not surprised because Hof is a joke

@nektarpanagiotis6707

4 жыл бұрын

You my man are too furious.

@historybuff1483

9 ай бұрын

I always look at Boston similar to Bad Company. So many hits, yet never really brought up as HOFers. I think people consider it Corporate rock, which I always thought was a weird term because many bands in the HOF were pushed even more.

Favorite Boston song as well as favorite song of all time: More Than A Feeling Remaining favorite Boston songs in no special order: Peace of Mind Don’t Look Back Feelin’ Satisfied I Think I Like It Foreplay/Long Time Something About You Get Organ-ized/Get Reorgan-ized The Launch/Cool The Engines We Can Make It

1. More than a feeling 2. Something about you 3. Amanda 4. Feeling Satisfied 5. Rock and Roll Band 6. Cantcha Say 7. Peace of Mind 8. Don't Look Back 9. Foreplay long time 10. A Man I'll Never Be

Boston had a cool song called Television Politician that never got released. You can find it on you tube and 'collector's albums'.

Great list, but More than a Feeling, no matter how overplayed it is, it's truly one of the 10 greatest songs ever. Which of course, begs the question: How can a song be considered "overplayed", when we still listen to it religiously and we still love the durn thing? Cheers

@johnschanzle3593

3 жыл бұрын

It has always been in my top ten lists when I would make a list

@mauriciobetancourtAutor

3 жыл бұрын

@@johnschanzle3593 Yes!

@johnschanzle3593

3 жыл бұрын

I used to make these lists once or twice a year other songs that were staples and always on my list at that time were stairway, dream on , come sail away, hotel California

1.Hitch a ride 2.Cool the engines 3.Party 4.Smokin 5.Were ready 6.Dont be afraid 7.my destination 8.used to bad news 9.to be a man 10.cantcha say you believe in me/still in love

Can't argue, great list

As I just knew 4 songs from Boston. I take note of your top 10 to take a listen to the ones I don´t know.

1: something about you 2: Foreplay/longtime 3: more than a feeling 4: don’t look back 5: feeling satisfied 6: rock and roll band 7: higher power 8: peace of mind 9: livin for you 10: were ready

Great list out of so many good songs. I really dig the newer version of Higher Power as well. Probably the most heavy metal song they've made, as far as I know.

1.Peace Of Mind 2.Hitch A Ride 3.Rock And Roll Band 4.Something About You 5.More Than A Feeling 6.Amanda 7.Smokin’ 8.Foreplay / Long Time 9.Don’t Look Back 10.A Man I’ll Never Be

I like almost every song on the first three albums, but I'd have to put Hitch a Ride at number one because of those dual guitar solos after the vocals end. I highly recommend the Rick Beato breakdown of that song on his What Makes This Song Great series on KZread. It gave me more appreciation for the genius and musicianship of Tom Scholz.

@johnbenard9550

5 жыл бұрын

Totally agree, Hitch a ride is number one for me too. Rick Beato's show is awesome, love the way he breaks down the songs and explains everything.

1. Foreplay/Long Time 2. More Than A Feeling 3. Smokin' 4. Amanda 5. Rock & Roll Band 6. Something About You 7. Don't Look Back 8. Let Me Take You Home Tonight 9. Peace Of Mind 10. Party

I saw Boston with my dad a few years ago in Vegas. They opened for Cheap Trick. Tommy DeCarlo is the lead singer.

Brad Delp was an amazing singer. It's hard for me to come up with a top ten, but I'll give it a shot. 1. Don't Look Back 2. Foreplay / Long Time 3. Peace of Mind 4. Feeling Satisfied 5. Party 6. Amanda 7. More Than A Feeling 8. Rock And Roll Band 9. Smokin' 10. A Man I'll Never Be.

Peace of Mind and Hitch A Ride got to be my favorite Boston songs

Man ill never be makes me cry to this day

@seaoftranquilityprog

5 жыл бұрын

Ditto

In no particular order: 1) Foreplay - Long Time 2) Peace Of Mind 3) Don't Look Back 4) Cool The Engines 5) Walk On Medley 6) Feelin' Satisfied 7) Smokin' 8) Don't Be Afraid 9) Let Me Take You Home Tonight 10) Party

Everyone has said it, but that first album is one of the greatest debut releases in music history. Foreplay / Long Time alone makes it worthwhile

Well, I was mostly right about your top 4. Figured you’d have Hitch A Ride up there though. Definitely top 2 or 3 for me, maybe #1. The solo is just insane and the verses are great. Such a good feel. I feel like the Walk On Medley is a severely underrated song as well. Would love to hear you review RTZ’s first album. I think its a better album and more Boston sounding than pretty much anything besides the first 2, maybe 3 albums

1 don’t look back 2 long time 3 piece of mind 4 more than a feeling 5 cool the engines 6 hitch a ride 7 rock and roll band 8 Amanda 9 feeling satisfied 10 smokin

5 - Let Me Take You Home Tonight 4 - More Than A Feeling 3 - Peace Of Mind 2 - Amanda 1 - Foreplay/Long Time

I'm only into the first three albums so here is my Top ten: 10.Don't Look Back 9.Feelin’ Satisfied 8.Can’tcha Say 7.Something About You 6.Hollyann 5.Foreplay/Long Time 4.Peace of Mind 3.Amanda 2.More than a Feeling 1.A Man I’ll Never Be

Don't look back is my number1

I Need Your Love should be on the list. Walk On only had a couple good songs, but that one is absolutely stellar.

@historybuff1483

9 ай бұрын

Yeah, that’s a great track. I always put that one and Surrender To Me in the same boat.

Pete, how could you not include "Hitch a Ride" do you not dig it?

oooh ooh oooh you should do Black Sabbath, Gentle Giant, Uriah Heel, Iron Maiden, Pink Floyd, Blue Öyster Cult, Judas Priest, Camel, Led Zeppelin Van Der Graaf Generator and Caravan!!! but like most importantly Black Sabbath, Gentle Giant and Uriah Heep

@seaoftranquilityprog

5 жыл бұрын

Pretty much all of those are in the queue!!

1.) Man I’ll Never Be 2.) Foreplay/Long Time 3.) More Than A Feeling 4.) Don’t Look Back 5.) Something About You 6.) It’s Easy 7.) Cool The Engines 8.) Feelin’ Satisfied 9.) Used To Bad News 10.) We’re Ready

perfect.

My Top 10 Boston Songs (Every Song from the Debut won't make My List, Sadly) 10. I Need Your Love (Walk On) 9. Let Me take You Home Tonight (Boston) 8. Feelin' Satisfied (Don't Look Back) 7. Cool the Engines (Third Stage) 6. Something about You (Boston) 5. Rock 'N' Roll Band (Boston) 4. Don't Look Back 3. Hitch a Ride (Boston) 2. More than a Feeling (Boston) 1. Peace of Mind (Boston) Honorable Mentions! (The Rest of Boston)

1. Foreplay/ Longtime ~ Boston 2. More than a Feeling ~ Boston 3. Rock n Roll band ~ Boston 4. Feelin Satisfied ~ Don't Look Back 5. Peace of Mind ~ Boston 6. Hitch a Ride ~ Boston 7. Don't Look Back ~ Title track 8. A Man I'll Never Be ~ Don't Look Back, Brad Delp! 9. Walk On ~ Title track 10. Amanda ~ Third Stage

Actually, Scholz plays all the guitar on the 1st LP except on Foreplay, Long time and Let Me Take You Home Tonight.

@steveseim

5 жыл бұрын

True. Almost everything you hear on a Boston record - except for vocals and drums - is Tom Scholz.

@Journxy27

2 жыл бұрын

He played guitar on Foreplay, Barry took over for Long Time

pretty sure tom scholz was an engineer before being famous with Boston hats off again for your work pete :-)

-Heaven On Earth -Someone -Didn't Mean To Fall In Love -I Had A Good Time -My Destination -Can'tcha Say (You Believe In Me) / Still In Love -Hollyann -I Think I Like It are so underrated Check out my other favorite songs here kzread.info/dash/bejne/p5qFt9qomcfem7A.html

Cool the Engines is killer! #PetePardoArmy #PetePardoNation #PresidentPete #InPeteWeTrust #BigMeatPete #BigPP #PetersOutForPete

10. Hollyann / A Man I’ll Never Be 9. Smokin’ 8. Hitch a Ride 7. Cool the Engines 6. Party 5. Foreplay / Long Time 4. Rock & Roll Band 3. Amanda 2. Don’t Look Back 1. Peace of Mind Honorable Mentions: Something About You Feelin’ Satisfied Don’t Be Afraid We’re Ready Can’tcha Say / Still In Love

Hitch a Ride is my favorite

I read Scholz is writing music for the concerts than for a new album. It is what it is.

Why was the album Walk On completely omitted?

Actually, Pete, "Sail Away" is the only new song on Life Love & Hope that features Brad Delp. "Heaven on Earth" was sung by David Victor, and the title track was sung by their current lead singer Tommy DeCarlo. Tommy comes really close to replicating Brad's sound.

I got to see them 3 years ago. Tommy Decarlo sounded a lot like Brad Delp. And Tom Scholz, one of the more underrated musicians of all time in my opinion, played with a knee brace on and did not lose a beat

@historybuff1483

9 ай бұрын

They put on a great live show

Thought I was the only one that liked Something About You.

You didn't include any honorable mentions from Walk On. I think Get Organ-ized/ Get Re-Organ-ized is an amazing instrumental.

Pete what about feelin satisfied from don't look back album a cracking tune. You can do what like, come on give your mind a ride!!!

Boston could have been a great Prog band. I think Tom wanted that, tried to bring it out and it worked well with a blend into the style of rock he developed.

Idea for a show Take both debut and dont look back and rank them. Its harder than it sounds.

Nothing from Walk On? That album had some epic riffage. Way better than the last 2 albums.

Any Boston Top 10 that doesn't "Hitch A Ride" just isn't legit. The closing guitar instrumental is almost if not mystical.

@rightchordleadership

3 жыл бұрын

I have to agree. Major omission in my opinion. But hey, it’s all subjective.

You didnt get all from the debut....forgot Hitch a Ride and Let Me Take You Home Tonight.

Totally forgot Hitch a Ride and Let Me Take You Home Tonight, from the Debut LP, for honorable mentions. Hitch a Ride, being overlooked, possibly could of made your top 10? Also, overlooking the 4th release Walk On. Not to mention there were 2 previously unreleased songs, Tell Me and Higher Power, on the Greatest Hits album. At least Higher Power deserves honorable mention. Appears that this was a rushed list? Looks like the Ole Boston top 10 was not as easy as you thought! Boston's Debut was the first record I bought.

@seaoftranquilityprog

5 жыл бұрын

Nope, never had or heard the greatest hits album, so I have never heard those songs. I already mentioned above that I completely forgot the Walk On album, though none of those would have made my Top 10, and only perhaps 2 my honorable mentions. While I like Hitch a Ride and Let Me Take You Home Tonight, they wouldn't have made this list for me.

@johnbenard9550

5 жыл бұрын

@@seaoftranquilityprog Thanks for responding Pete. I respect your opinions.

Brad Delp or Steve Walsh as singers, who do you prefer?

@seaoftranquilityprog

5 жыл бұрын

Wow, tough one, both fantastic. I'd have to give the slight edge to Brad.

@treeduck3705

5 жыл бұрын

Yeah it's a tough choice, I think I personally would give it to Steve though.

Amanda

How about a top 10 Triumph songs?

@seaoftranquilityprog

5 жыл бұрын

It's in the queue!

A Man I'll Never Be my no1.

I would have included Party, moved Cool the Engines up a little and I guess dropped Man I'll Never Be.

Amanda is so beautiful

A man I'll never be is the greatest rock ballad ever. It's not Boston but the song Dreams by Barry Goodreau Sung by Brad Delp could have been on any Boston LP

@historybuff1483

9 ай бұрын

Dreams is a good song. If you like Barry Goudreau, check out RTZ’s first album. Its as Boston sounding as Third Stage really

Used to Bad News so overlooked it’s embarrassing.

It all went downhill when that Kimberly Dahn joined and got a song on an album. That was as much a Boston song as Ozzy singing on REO Speedwagon.. Foreplay/ Longtime... That riff, that singing, that song... 😍👌 More than a feeling is number one on anyone's list. Its overplayed and over used.. But its more of a legacy than a song, if it comes on the radio it is instantly turned up and people love it.

I was just listening to corporate america. The best song on that album IMO is one not written by Schulz. It's written by Fran Cosmo's son Anthony. Cryin' really catchy chorus kzread.info/dash/bejne/qHyNuriQoaaTh6g.html

Hey Pete, has anyone ever mentioned that you look a bit like Tom Scholtz.........ha ha

@seaoftranquilityprog

5 жыл бұрын

I'm hearing a lot of that, as well as Scott Gorham from Thin Lizzy/Black Star Riders...I don't see it, but hey, whatever! LOL

Walk on was a decent album despite the fact they tried to do an album without Brad but went on tour with brad in support of the album, I believe Tom S. treated Boston as his bobby which explains why they barely put out a new album. Corporate America was sort of a mix bag. even the new original tunes on the greatest hits albums was kind of mah. Tell me was ok and higher power was not so great. their latest one I choose to pass after reading the bad review and heard some of the sample of the tracks.

Hate to be the bearer of bad news, but Smokin' is all Scholz and Delp. None of the other guys are on that song.

They slice a minute out of More Than a Feeling in it's radio edit. Why? Don't touch great songs!