The band "Boston". What was the big deal???

[PlatinumGold]

anyone get why boston was soo popular?? i remember thinking the first time I heard one of their songs, hmm not bad, but then after hearing 2 albums it all started to run together and sound like 1 long song.

anybody else out there not get the whole boston thing?

 

[ThePresence]

I like them.

 

[Geekbabe]

lol,I never cared much for them myself,even when everybody around here loved them.

 

[Ronstang]

I'll clue you in on why the albums all sounded the same......all of them were recorded at the same time! They were just time-released..........HAHAHAHA....this is true from what I have been told from a real music buff.

 

[Mill]

What was the name of that one decent song that they had?

 

[PlatinumGold]

I'll clue you in on why the albums all sounded the same......all of them were recorded at the same time! They were just time-released..........HAHAHAHA....this is true from what I have been told from a real music buff.

I buy it. but i'm told i buy most anything.

but seriously, they did sound incredibly alike. all three albums. wasn't the third one released like many years after the first two?

 

[Ronstang]

What was the name of that one decent song that they had?

Do you mean their first big hit in 1976?..........."More Than A Feeling"

 

[PlatinumGold]

What was the name of that one decent song that they had?

let's see, the one i was just listening too on kazaa got a lot of air time "More than a feeling".

 

[JC]

ONE song?!? Horsehockey! There was More than a Feeling, Peace of Mind, Foreplay/Long Time, Rock and Roll band, Smokin', Let me Take You Home Tonight....and that's just from the FIRST album! Blasphemy.....

JC

 

[Geekbabe]

Originally posted by: Ronstang

What was the name of that one decent song that they had?

Do you mean their first big hit in 1976?..........."More Than A Feeling"

Groan,that's almost as bad as Jimmy Buffet's Cheeseburger in paradise

 

[JC]

Originally posted by: Geekbabe

Originally posted by: Ronstang

What was the name of that one decent song that they had?

Do you mean their first big hit in 1976?..........."More Than A Feeling"

Groan,that's almost as bad as Jimmy Buffet's Cheeseburger in paradise

Ohhhh......now I see how you got that 'Baffled' handle

JC

 

[Geekbabe]

Originally posted by: JC

Originally posted by: Geekbabe

Originally posted by: Ronstang

What was the name of that one decent song that they had?

Do you mean their first big hit in 1976?..........."More Than A Feeling"

Groan,that's almost as bad as Jimmy Buffet's Cheeseburger in paradise

Ohhhh......now I see how you got that 'Baffled' handle

JC

Hahaha,my brain circuits might have gotten confused in the past but there's never been anything wrong with my hearing and Boston never sounded like anything much to me. You want a distinctive sound?J.Geils fit the bill!

 

[JC]

Originally posted by: Geekbabe

Originally posted by: JC

Originally posted by: Geekbabe

Originally posted by: Ronstang

What was the name of that one decent song that they had?

Do you mean their first big hit in 1976?..........."More Than A Feeling"

Groan,that's almost as bad as Jimmy Buffet's Cheeseburger in paradise

Ohhhh......now I see how you got that 'Baffled' handle

JC

Hahaha,my brain circuits might have gotten confused in the past but there's never been anything wrong with my hearing and Boston never sounded like anything much to me. You want a distinctive sound?J.Geils fit the bill!

Distinctive? That's one of the great things about Boston. You can recognize one of their songs before the lyrics start. J. Geils Band? They were more 'comedy music'. What was their one hit, 'Centerfold'?

I'm losing a lot of respect for you here, Jean!

 

[Geekbabe]

Originally posted by: JC

Originally posted by: Geekbabe

Originally posted by: JC

Originally posted by: Geekbabe

Originally posted by: Ronstang

What was the name of that one decent song that they had?

Do you mean their first big hit in 1976?..........."More Than A Feeling"

Groan,that's almost as bad as Jimmy Buffet's Cheeseburger in paradise

Ohhhh......now I see how you got that 'Baffled' handle

JC

Hahaha,my brain circuits might have gotten confused in the past but there's never been anything wrong with my hearing and Boston never sounded like anything much to me. You want a distinctive sound?J.Geils fit the bill!

Distinctive? That's one of the great things about Boston. You can recognize one of their songs before the lyrics start. J. Geils Band? They were more 'comedy music'. What was their one hit, 'Centerfold'?

I'm losing a lot of respect for you here, Jean!

Back then I was more into how a band sounded live than how they did in the studio.Lemmie think here,Edgar and Johnnie Winters,J.Geils,AC/DC,Black Oak Arkansa all kick ass live! If I was in the mood for some blues I'd head over into Cambridge to Passim's Coffeehouse,saw Blind Lemon Jefferson and John Lee Hooker.

 

[PlatinumGold]

Back then I was more into how a band sounded live than how they did in the studio.Lemmie think here,Edgar and Johnnie Winters,J.Geils,AC/DC,Black Oak Arkansa all kick ass live! If I was in the mood for some blues I'd head over into Cambridge to Passim's Coffeehouse,saw Blind Lemon Jefferson and John Lee Hooker.

Did boston do anything live at all?? I seem to remember that boston only did studio recordings and did NO live shows?? am i completely off here?

 

[JC]

Originally posted by: PlatinumGold

Back then I was more into how a band sounded live than how they did in the studio.Lemmie think here,Edgar and Johnnie Winters,J.Geils,AC/DC,Black Oak Arkansa all kick ass live! If I was in the mood for some blues I'd head over into Cambridge to Passim's Coffeehouse,saw Blind Lemon Jefferson and John Lee Hooker.

Did boston do anything live at all?? I seem to remember that boston only did studio recordings and did NO live shows?? am i completely off here?

I saw Boston live at the Mid State Fair a couple years ago.

 

[PlatinumGold]

I saw Boston live at the Mid State Fair a couple years ago.

"couple of years ago", is that a figure of speech or was there a reunion tour?

 

[JC]

No, it was when they released their last album.

Okay, looked it up. It was 1997. Man, time flies!

 

[Siddhartha]

Originally posted by: PlatinumGold
anyone get why boston was soo popular?? i remember thinking the first time I heard one of their songs, hmm not bad, but then after hearing 2 albums it all started to run together and sound like 1 long song.

anybody else out there not get the whole boston thing?

They were a popular top 40 band. For me a lot of top 40 music sounds alike. This is not necessarily a bad thing of course.

 

[Zebo]

Boston-foriegner-journey all the same.

 

[OREOSpeedwagon]

Originally posted by: Carbonyl
Boston-foriegner-journey all the same.

Whoa :Q

I think Boston went downhill as they released more albums. Their first album was awesome, Don't Look Back was pretty good, Third Stage was okay but not that great, and Corporate America (their new album) sucks except for one song. And it's not really all that great.

 

[Kadarin]

Originally posted by: Carbonyl
Boston-foriegner-journey all the same.

Perhaps for those kids here who grew up on a steady diet of boy-bands and hip hop.. But I grew up listening to those bands, and to me they all sound quite different from each other. Of the three, Journey is my favorite by far. I always did like Boston, though..

 

[MeanMeosh]

blah, i cant remember the name of the song, but there was one where they simulated the takeoff of a rocket with guitars, i loved that one.

weren't they all smart college students, like mit or something?

 

[Geekbabe]

Originally posted by: Astaroth33

Originally posted by: Carbonyl
Boston-foriegner-journey all the same.

Perhaps for those kids here who grew up on a steady diet of boy-bands and hip hop.. But I grew up listening to those bands, and to me they all sound quite different from each other. Of the three, Journey is my favorite by far. I always did like Boston, though..

Much as I hate to admit it I did like Journey quite a bit!

Anybody remember a group called "It's a beautful day" or something similar?

 

Boston 0wnz j00!