Boston (the band led by Tom Scholz)

Guldbamsen wrote: I think Tom deserves far more recognition for what he achieved on the first Boston album - an album he basically made by himself in his basement. In that regard he is forerunner to the hordes of bedroom musicians roaming the earth as we speak. Does that make the music prog rock? Not really but he did a 'Prince' whilst the real Prince still was trying to cultivate facial hair. Pioneering a new way of compiling an album? That is more like it.

I believe you haven´t forgotten Oldfield with his first album Tubular Bells (which I find much greater than Boston first). Yes, Oldfield recorded it in the Manor studios, but anyway there was that time 16 track tape recorder, so I believe the technique has been quite the same as Tom had in his basement studio. But of course I respect also Boston´s first album.

Love their first two albums. Big part of my early music listening. 

Squonk19 wrote: Interesting comparison with Magnum made by Mortte. I've been a fan for years and thought the Kingdom of Madness album was quite proggy - especially 'In the Beginning'. However, over their extended career they have shifted from prog-related, pomp, ballads or just straight down the middle classic rock - often in the same album. Never progressive enough for the proggers, but never quite ballsy enough for the leather and denim crowd either. I'd say they are more prog-related than Boston, which might be why they were able to sneak onto the Prog Stage at one of the High Voltage festivals a few years back. A few tracks on the new album have a symphonic echo to them and the keyboards are higher up the mix with the new keyboardist. Thoughtful classic rock might be closer to the mark, perhaps.

I agree. I think also those two first Magnum albums are better than that first Boston-album. I still got those, also some their later albums in the cassette, haven´t listened long time, have to someday.

Barbu wrote: Tom Ozric wrote: Zep & Yes ??? Then again, I’ve only ever heard that More Than A Feeling song and it makes me puke Says the too shy shy hush hush eye to eye dude.

Just read this ! Good call (I guess ). Thanks Martin.

Boston, Styx, Kansas, Foreigner, Journey.....take a dash of this, a little of that, toss it together, get into the studio - BANG!  FM hits.....I bet there's an FM "classic rock" radio station playing tunes from each of those five bands right this very moment.  

Interesting comparison with Magnum made by Mortte. I've been a fan for years and thought the Kingdom of Madness album was quite proggy - especially 'In the Beginning'. However, over their extended career they have shifted from prog-related, pomp, ballads or just straight down the middle classic rock - often in the same album. Never progressive enough for the proggers, but never quite ballsy enough for the leather and denim crowd either. I'd say they are more prog-related than Boston, which might be why they were able to sneak onto the Prog Stage at one of the High Voltage festivals a few years back. A few tracks on the new album have a symphonic echo to them and the keyboards are higher up the mix with the new keyboardist. Thoughtful classic rock might be closer to the mark, perhaps.

Edited by Squonk19 - March 19 2018 at 14:03

I like Bostons first album but I don't think they are very "proggy"

The.Crimson.King wrote: Not a fan of Boston at all, but I remember that my cousin bought me their debut album back in the 70's because it had a sticker on the front that read, "The perfect mix of Led Zeppelin and Yes".  Not quite sure how to reconcile that because to my ears it sounded nothing like either one

Zep & Yes ???
Then again, I’ve only ever heard that More Than A Feeling song and it makes me puke

Also not a big fan of Boston, but my brother bought their first album in the eighties and I bought some years later Third Stage, that I have been sold, cause haven´t found that as good as that first one. Heard also their second album that is not also as good as first. I think there are some prog in Foreplay/Long Time, maybe little Hitch a Ride too. Not anything against adding it here into some catagory (asking to me I haven´t got anything against any music somebody love). Just found out Magnum seem to be there too, so why not Boston? Yes, I know Magnum´s two first albums are quite prog, although many think them just AOR-band.

So then....who is actually in charge of this asylum....?