[Heeplist] New Boston cd out today

[Todd Clark]

Boston was one of those radio bands who sounded fresh and cool at first,
then quickly got over-played and boring.  I bought their first LP, but by
the time the second came out, I'd heard enough and haven't cared in a long
time (no pun intended) if I ever heard them again.  As mentioned
previously, they were the first concert I went to back in '79, but I
wouldn't cross the street to see them for free now.

Todd C.


On Fri, Dec 6, 2013 at 1:33 PM, DAVID M SHERROD <porcupineheep at cox.net>wrote:

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