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Boston. One of the all time great albums
Posted on 4/10/25 at 9:33 pm
Posted on 4/10/25 at 9:33 pm
Shoot me, but I played this album so much I had to buy another.
And Brad Delp could sing. Check this version of one of the songs
And Brad Delp could sing. Check this version of one of the songs
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Posted on 4/10/25 at 9:54 pm to OU Guy
I can still hear that 8 track cassette being blasted from my Pioneer Super Tuner in my 1973 Pontiac Lemans.
Great times.
Great times.
This post was edited on 4/10/25 at 9:59 pm
Posted on 4/10/25 at 10:08 pm to TigerBR1111
Sweet rig and I would know because I was a Jr in High School when the Boston album hit …..and it was everywhere that year! How many 6 x 9 did you have in that car!!
However, is an 8 Track really a cassette?
However, is an 8 Track really a cassette?
Posted on 4/10/25 at 10:26 pm to OU Guy
Their debut album sold 17 million copies. I also believe Tom Scholz is among the smartest men ever in rock history.
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Scholz is an MIT-trained engineer who designed and built his own recording studio in an apartment basement in the early 1970s. A fan of rock music throughout his teen years, Scholz began writing songs while earning his master's degree at MIT.[2] The first Boston album was mostly recorded in his basement studio, primarily using devices he invented. After the success of Boston, he founded Scholz Research & Development, Inc. to develop and market his inventions, many under the Rockman brand. Scholz holds several patents related to his work at SR&D over the years.[3] He was described by AllMusic as an "un-rock n' roll" figure who did not enjoy the limelight of being a performer, preferring to concentrate on music, production, and inventing new electronic equipment. In more recent years, he has dedicated much of his money and time to charitable work.[4]
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Before his musical career, Scholz received both a bachelor's degree (1969) and a master's degree (1970) in mechanical engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and worked for Polaroid Corporation as a senior product design engineer.
This post was edited on 4/10/25 at 10:30 pm
Posted on 4/10/25 at 10:31 pm to Crow Pie
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However, is an 8 Track really a cassette?
I think that’s what me and my friends called it, or maybe we called it a cartridge I really don’t remember exactly.
I mean it was the 70s …. There is a lot I don’t remember.
This post was edited on 4/10/25 at 10:34 pm
Posted on 4/10/25 at 10:40 pm to OU Guy
Perhaps the best rock album ever and certainly the most consequential...it changed Rock and Roll.
"I see my Marianne walking away" is an iconic lyric and no one in Rock surpasses Delp's vocals and range. I rate him #1 and Steve Perry #2.
We use to talk to Delp in the Mall of New Hampshire (2× for me, but many more for some friends) and he was approachable, unassuming and generous with his time.
My favorite song is probably Peace of Mind, with More Than a Feeling a strong #2. The live performance video of More Than a Feeling is phenomenal and really showcases Delp's tremendous ability, although he just wants to blend in with his mates.
"I see my Marianne walking away" is an iconic lyric and no one in Rock surpasses Delp's vocals and range. I rate him #1 and Steve Perry #2.
We use to talk to Delp in the Mall of New Hampshire (2× for me, but many more for some friends) and he was approachable, unassuming and generous with his time.
My favorite song is probably Peace of Mind, with More Than a Feeling a strong #2. The live performance video of More Than a Feeling is phenomenal and really showcases Delp's tremendous ability, although he just wants to blend in with his mates.
This post was edited on 4/10/25 at 10:41 pm
Posted on 4/10/25 at 10:46 pm to TigerBR1111
Yes, I also had the 8 track. Kept a popsicle stick (well, more than one) in car to help it track better.
Posted on 4/11/25 at 12:05 am to OU Guy
Posted on 4/11/25 at 12:15 am to DeltaTigerDelta
Something else I miss from that era. Album covers were absolute works of art. Just gorgeous.
Posted on 4/11/25 at 7:11 am to OU Guy
I find it to be one of the most manufactured and sterile sounding rock albums of all time... and I while I don't hate them or any song in particular... its an automatic station changer for me...
Posted on 4/11/25 at 7:35 am to OU Guy
What a voice
Posted on 4/11/25 at 7:37 am to OU Guy
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Something else I miss from that era. Album covers were absolute works of art. Just gorgeous.
One of MANY albums from that era depicting ufo/space artwork.
Posted on 4/11/25 at 8:34 am to LSUandAU
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Perhaps the best rock album ever and certainly the most consequential...it changed Rock and Roll.
Amen.
Shockingly amazing and still the most unique sounding album ever recorded.
Scholtz pioneering sound tech was soon marketed as the Rockman fuzz guitar effect, which created the new 80s sound used by almost every act.
Posted on 4/11/25 at 8:41 am to TFTC
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I find it to be one of the most manufactured and sterile sounding rock albums of all time
Tom Scholtz was said to be a perfectionist. To each his own but yes, Boston's compositions, sound and vocals were very polished. In a good way.
At the other end of the spectrum are....The Ramones and garage punk.
Sometimes you feel like filet mignon; other times White Castle.
Posted on 4/11/25 at 9:08 am to EphesianArmor
Scholtz was talented, but they were very over produced.
Posted on 4/11/25 at 10:58 am to TigerBR1111
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I mean it was the 70s …. There is a lot I don’t remember.
Posted on 4/11/25 at 11:20 am to LSUandAU
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Perhaps the best rock album ever and certainly the most consequential...it changed Rock and Roll.
How? It came out in 1976 after heavy metal and hard rock were clearly established and right before punk. I see it more as a great example of a dying genre than anything ground breaking.
Posted on 4/11/25 at 1:27 pm to TFTC
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I find it to be one of the most manufactured and sterile sounding rock albums of all time... and I while I don't hate them or any song in particular... its an automatic station changer for me...
Were you alive and a radio listener at the time?
It was one of those seminal moments when you knew you were hearing something you had never heard before.
Posted on 4/11/25 at 1:30 pm to LSUandAU
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favorite song is probably Peace of Mind,
This is me. That opening acoustic riff and the shakers.. it puts such a smile on my face
My dad had bought a t top transam about 25 years ago… with an 8 track player in that still worked.. he got out their collection and we would ride around town listening to Boston and this tape . You could tell he was transported back as we cruised to the sonic making the laps absolutely blasting classic rock
Good times
This post was edited on 4/11/25 at 1:31 pm
Posted on 4/11/25 at 1:42 pm to TigerBR1111
Technically, it is a cartridge. A cassette is real to real within the case. An 8-track used one real.
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