[Heeplist] New Boston cd out today

[DAVID M SHERROD]

They were just another over rated pop band with nothing of interest to me, then or now. DS.
(:€)~

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
>
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>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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