Boston (the band led by Tom Scholz)

Has there ever been any discussion as to whether BOSTON, the band that debuted with a mega-selling album in 1976, should qualify for this board? Too many "hits"? Too mainstream? Too "rock'n'roll"?

The topic seems to have been discussed at great length: http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=43401&KW=boston&PID=2687086#2687086

Thank you for your reply: I was completely unaware this topic had been discussed before.

Not particularly a fan of Boston.....but I don't hate them either, but to me they are certainly as 'proggy' as Led Zep or The Who and other bands that are on here under prog related.

^ Well then....maybe we should just get rid of this whole category......   ;)

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

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.

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

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

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