[Heeplist] New Boston cd out today

Shawn Mctopy shawn.mctopy at selu.edu
Fri Dec 6 11:09:49 EST 2013


*BOSTON*

Here y'all go -


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xp4Ugebi608


Enjoy!


On Fri, Dec 6, 2013 at 9:37 AM, Bob Winward <uriahheep at comcast.net> wrote:

> Corrrect, in my American opinion only, the debut is one of the greatest lps
> of alltime, and definitely the greatest debut of any band.   More than a
> feeling is right up there with Carry on My Winward Son by Kansas as top
> songs of all time.
>
> And then there is the next level up: Uriah Heep!!!!!!!
>
>
> On 12/6/13 9:51 AM, "Igor Shveitser" <zlenko_iv at mail.ru> wrote:
>
> >  Thanks, Bob, interesting. To me their debut is not top-notch stuff, just
> > good, but I believe, people who grew up in America back then feel rather
> > different because their grass was greener etc. and the songs like More
> Than A
> > Feeling have special meaning to them which we, the younger (and foreign)
> > generation just are not aware of.  :)
> Cheers, Igor
>
>
> Пятница,  6 декабря 2013,
> > 7:39 -05:00 от Bob Winward <uriahheep at comcast.net>:
> >I found a best buy in my
> > 7 hours of driving yesterday.  I had a $5 USD
> >rewards certificate so I got
> > the new Boston CD for $5.29 in US Dollars.
> >After 1 listen, I feel I got my $5
> > worth.  First off, the debut album from
> >Boston was so great, nothing could
> > ever measure up to it.  As for the new
> >cd, I liked about 3 songs right off
> > the bat.  I only got 1 listen, as I
> >bought in late afternoon, for the last
> > hour of my travelling.
> >
> >It sounds like the Boston formula. The sound of the
> > instrumentation however
> >is purely the Boston (Tom S) style. Layers of sound,
> > guitars and keyboards.
> >It seems to me (just my opinion, not fact) the band is
> > basically 1 guy Tom
> >Sholz.  Some of the tracks on this cd were recorded many
> > years ago.  I
> >counted 3 songs that credit the lead vocals to Brad Delp (RIP).
> > Please do
> >not take this as fact, as I was looking at the cd inlay while
> > driving on the
> >expressway (Pennsylvania Turnpike). They also feature a female
> > vocalist and
> >the replacement guy on the rest of the tracks.
> >
> >    I
> > partially agree with Jay that this will not measure up to the debut
> >lp,
> > however it sounds very listenable and likeable to me.  It is hard to
> >classify
> > the music, but at one time we could  have used the term MOR (middle
> >of the
> > road)  I am sure a couple of the songs will get airplay on the local
> >station
> > that plays Taylor Swift a lot and Sammy Davis Jr. (remember him
> >singing "The
> > Candy Man"?  Well the local MOR station still plays that tune..
> >"Who can make
> > the sun rise...."
> >
> >Coming out with one cd every 10 years is hard for a band
> > to stay relevant.
> >Especially with such a strong debut lp, there is no upside.
> > It is not
> >horrible, very pleasant to listen to.
> >
> >
> >On 12/4/13 9:58 PM, "Jay
> > Pearson" < deepheep at yahoo.com > wrote:
> >
> >> IT IS NOT WORTH THE $$$
> >> WHAT
> > AN AWFUL ALBUM!
> >> First song is the only good song, one song is exactly the
> > same as the
> >> Corporate America version, two others are remakes of songs from
> > CA, rest vary
> >> from awful to about equal to the worst tracks on Third
> > Stage.
> >>
> >> None of the songs are remotely close in quality to the debut or
> > Don't Look
> >> Back. I still rank the debut album as one of the greatest debut
> > albums in
> >> history, if not the greatest.
> >>
> >> If you actually liked the
> > Corporate America album, you might like this,
> >> otherwise don't waste your
> > money. Melodicrock.com gave it a 65% rating, which
> >> I thought was pretty
> > generous.
> >>
> >> Just me opinion! But you are far far far better off buying
> > the new Berggren
> >> Kerslake EP on itunes or Amazon!!!
> >>
> >> Jay
> >> np -
> > Royal Hunt - A Life to Die For
> >>
> >
> >>
> >
> >
> >
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> --
> Igor
> > Shveytser
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