[Heeplist] New Boston cd out today

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i did like the first album, second album was a dissapointment for me. I did see them live. sounded just like the album 



madman 



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From: "DAVID M SHERROD" <porcupineheep at cox.net> 
To: "Igor Shveitser" <zlenko_iv at mail.ru>, "Heepsters Mailing List (Travellers in Time)" <heeplist at travellersintime.com> 
Sent: Friday, December 6, 2013 4:33:10 PM 
Subject: Re: [Heeplist] New Boston cd out today 

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 
> 
> 
>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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