Picture this... An 11 yr old black girl with an afro and a make shift broom guitar and a hair brush mic singing "TAKING MY TIME". Running through the house jammin' to Boston. And her parents are looking at her like "yep, this is our child" HAHAHA! This album was fire in our house!!!!
"The song is 43 years old....and I'm sitting here grooving to it like it came out yesterday" The single undeniable fact about music. Great music...TRULY great music...knows no age.
1976...No internet, no FB, no RU-vid, no cell phones, no MP3, no-DVD, No VHS/Betamax, no cable TV; Boston laid this sonic gem via vinyl album, cassette and FM radio. It stands the test of time.
@@youmustbethistall5861 I have Don't Look Back on vinyl from back then and the 8-track and an unopened Walk On vinyl from when it first came out. Third Stage on cassette and CD. Have you ever heard Orion the Hunter? It was a Barry Goudreau project when Boston was in the fight with the record company. Fran Cosmo sang on it, he was the vocalist that replaced Delp on the Walk On album.
Tom Scholtz got signed from a demo tape he created in his basement on equipment he invented and played. He didn't even have a band or a singer when he was signed. What a genius.
Scholz is an MIT-trained engineer who designed a recording studio in an apartment building basement. The first Boston album was mostly recorded in his basement studio, often using devices he designed and invented. After the success of Boston, he founded Scholz Research & Development, Inc. to develop and market his inventions, many under the Rockman brand. He was described by AllMusic as an “un-rock n' roll” figure who did not enjoy the limelight of being a performer, preferring to concentrate on music, production, and inventing new electronic equipment. In more recent years, he has dedicated much of his money and time to charitable work.
The entire album was recorded in their basement but the label said, "We aren't releasing an album that was recorded in someone's basement." So the band went into a studio to record one or two songs for the sake of the production company's demands.
One Artist for you to React to: TOMMY BOLIN. (Tommy, sadly passed away in 1976, at the Very Early Age of 25. Just as he was on the verge of becoming Big. Stupidly, He OD'ed!! :( :( I was 17, he was My 1st Guitar Hero, and My Entire World was Rocked Hard for A Long While. Check Out: My Favorite: "Wild Dogs" and "Dreamer" both off of his 1st solo CD "Teaser". Also, "Post Toastee" from his 2nd/last solo album: "Private Eyes". IF you are Into/Like Great Dynamics, then "Dreamer" is a song for you. From sparse, mellow and pretty to Rocking Out in a beat. Then-Boom- Right back to sweet and mellow. On "Post Toastee" Everyone in the band gets to Show Off A Little! :) I would suggest the studio versions/audio of all 3. Anyone of ALL of you out there AGREE with me? IF so, Please tell Jamel_AKA_Jamal
I get so much joy watching someone who truly appreciates music listening to these classic tracks for the first time. Brings a smile to my face the whole way through!
I completely agree with you!! Watching him hear these for the first time and really getting into them almost makes me feel like I'm hearing them again for the first time, too!! 😊🤘🏻
Sunshine 67 most definitely... when searching sections are approaching I get chills when he or other newbies are reacting. Not using Newbie as a derogatory terms btw. It just makes me appreciate each reacted song that much more especially because they are touching a whole new generation.
That's why I watch! It's so cool to see people listening to a great song for the first time. It also reminds me of how I felt the first time I heard it. I have a lot of fun turning my friends onto new music. Music is so much better when it's shared!
This was me and my wife's favorite album. We were dating at the time in late 76 when this came out. Still great as ever, like our marriage of 43 years. Great times in the seventies.🎸🎸🎸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
That's my or too bright did you ever listen to a band called Blackfoot they had a Blackfoot strikes out of a Blackfoot tom-cattin oh oh my God that song Foxchase of Tomcat Blackfoot that is crazy I mean that southern ass rock and roll of Grey song Shut up and down it's just kick ass
Oh stop w/the disco bashing. Disco served a purpose of getting off your ass and dancing. Some of it was bad but like the Bee Gees were a blast if you HAVE ANY RHYTHM.....disco was about MOVING...AND HAVING FUN on a dance floor...not analzying from a purist, instruments only view. AMERICA could use more moving on a dance floor today with everyone so damn morbidly obese.
@@sueprator9314 Bullshit. Most disco music sucked. And ALL disco dancing was crap. I'm not saying that it required no skill, or any such thing. But it was the worst example (tied with country line dancing, to be fair) of dancing that's mechanical and soulless. My idea of dancing is something much less choreographed, free form kinda stuff, whether it's a laid back groove, or an amped up aerobic workout. It should be personal, and joyful... or maybe sexy, when the mood strikes. It should not be an intimidating audition for approval, consisting of counting steps, making sure your posture is on point, and doing your best to look just like John Travolta did. Never seemed like much fun... to DO, or WATCH. And the music was the perfect vehicle for such a low-brow take on the concept of song and dance. Ever wonder how a great bass player felt in those days, when he could damn near thump his way to Heaven, playin' some if the funkiest R&B or jazz grooves on the planet, or some kick ass rocker... and find that if you want work, you now have to play the same dreadful bass lines, over and over, and over, for at least a couple 40 minute sets... and knowing the whole time, that a stupid machine could play the same thing, with no help from them ? And I doubt there were many Budding Buddy Riches, or John Bonhams out there, who were itching to contribute their skills on the skins, for such nonsense, either. I can't say I've led a full, rich life, accomplishing every personal goal, I ever dreamed of. But I can proudly say that I've made it 64 years, without ever having worn a cheap double knit leisure suit, with a fedora and a f***ing referee's whistle around my neck, being the most annoying idiot in the club. Do you have any idea, how many guys only went to those places, because their women made them... and secretly wanted to beat the crap out of the jerk with the whistle ? Ha, ha. I don't know nothin' about no disco fever. But I know disco was a disease.
MIT graduate, working for Polaroid developing cameras, created his own amplifiers and much more. 1976 debut, no computers, raw talent. I love seeing you hear something I've heard 1,000's of times for the very first time. Jamel, you are feeling the groove the same as I have so many times. Keep going brother, keep going....
Will never forget the day my friend ran to my house saying: “you gotta hear this!” His brother had a kick ass stereo system. We rocked and listened in awe to this instant classic. Not even knowing what Foreplay was 😀
Tom Scholz, who was a working engineer for Polaroid at the time, wrote this entire album and played and recorded it in his basement studio some of which was homemade equipment. Look up the history of this album. It’s fascinating.
It was his processing that was a breakthrough. Especially on the guitars. I wouldn't say 'home made' I would say 'developed by him' in your sentence. Just for accuracy in context and history. He later came out with a consumer device called the Rockman.
@Dave Maggiora is correct. Tom developed such advanced recording equipment in the basement of his home that I don't think the industry has caught up to this day. Boston's entire first album, save for one song, was recorded there. I remember reading that after the album was released, Tom still went to work every day. It might have been a few weeks later, I don't recall, but one of his coworkers had a radio on his desk in the adjoining room and More Than a Feeling came on. Everybody looked over at him. "Isn't this your song man?" He gave his notice shortly thereafter. Some of my details may be fuzzy, because I read this a long time ago, but J.H. is right. The story of this band, and their first album, is fascinating.
I was actually able to get a second hand Tom Scholtz Rock man. In case you dont know what that is. It was like the old Sony walk man cassette play except this was a mini guitar amp. Clip it on your side, plug in your guitar and head phones and rock it out.
Released in 1976, took up to 3 years to record. The album is basically the demo Tom Scholz sent the record company with a few overdubs. Boston Smokin next
1976. Summer of. Whenever I hear one of Boston’s songs it instantly takes me back to tube socks, cut offs tank top, Chucks and my skateboard. There was nothing like this band on the radio back in the day. Btw, the guitars are meant to be all of the major cities from earth put on guitar rocket ships in search for a new place to live. You can see they’re fleeing an exploding earth.
@glyngasson8450 The documentation is very clear that recording of this record started in 1975 and was completed in the summer of 1976 so about a hear and a half is all it took. Also not one track from the demo that Tom sent to Epic and producer John Boylan made it on this record. This is abundantly clear if you have ever listened to some of the demos. In addition, when interviewed by people who would know and call him out for not telling the truth, Tom admitted that NOT ONE track from the demo made it to the record.
He also created his own amplifier circuit to get that distinctive tone, the Rockman series (he created a few variations if I remember correctly). The dude is a legit genius when it comes to engineering and creating, mixing and producing music.
When the label picked them up they wanted to re-engineer everything that Tom had already done in his basement apartment. But it was already perfect. So in the end the producer was a producer in name only as what you hear on the album are essentially recordings of Tom's original recordings. There is a fantastic documentary that was done on Japanese television that is worth checking out and mandatory viewing for any Boston fan - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-mrEzoa9-I8g.html
I love one single note at about 3:46-3:47, where something is definitely going to change, happen or "arrive suddenly". It's the note I always listen for. The intro becomes "pointed" at that second, and there is no turning back. It's here, it's upon you. HANG ON.
@ P Palm. I couldn't agree more that Brad Delp's vocal greatness is only tragically offset by the absolute heartbreaking story of his taking his own life. I still struggle with it every time I hear Boston and Delp's amazing talent and his iconic voice. Such a loss.
I, and all of us, will miss Brad Delp. I did get to hear Boston in Houston, TX - at the Cynthia Woods Pavillion - in the Summer of 2003. Brad was magnificent, as was the entire band. It was an approximatley 3 hour concert - just Boston. Badass.
and also was an MIT graduate and invented the effects that he is using. No one heard guitars sound like this before this album. His effects were called Rockman efffects and he had quite a successful business selling them.
Yeah and he mailed demo tapes all over the world and everyone rejected them until one day a new exec was cleaning out all the demo cassettes in the desk and decided, just for the hell of it, to stick one in the machine and give it a listen. His reaction was about like Jamal's - - "holy **** what is this?" And all of a sudden, fifteen years after Scholtz had given up hope, he gets a phone call. That is pretty much how the whole thing happened.
BonsaiGuy The band were geniuses. I hear many people say that their songs all sound very similar, which they do, but that’s the genius behind it. They have a signature sound that sold records.
@@grimrekker2242 I agree, and their albums had those guitar spaceships, how cool is that? That is something that is lost today, I always enjoyed buying a record and jst looking at the album cover and sometimes they opened up and there was even more to look at. The art,work the credits to each song. Many times it would even say who played the first guitar solo, and who played the second.
Boston was released in 1976, and this song - THIS combo-song - is - in my opinion - the best thing ever recorded. I say that because it's simply impossible to reproduce! Nobody "covers" this piece. Glad you got to enjoy it!
Just seen the story of Sisters of the Drummer reaching out to U brother J... Had to come back an watch this again.. Much Respect to U an Them on this one 🤠🤘🏼🤠🤘🏼🤠🤘🏼🎧🎤🥁🎧🎤🥁🎧🎤🥁
Wow vid brought me here too!!! Jamal is by far the best reaction video man on RU-vid! I listened to all the RGTM albums in a row after Jamal discovered their greatness!!!
This album, Boston’s first, is definitely in the top 5 of all time best Rock albums, the whole album rocks. It’s definitely worth a whole album listen to by you, you will not be disappointed. If you want another awesome song off this album to check out, listen to Peace Of Mind. Also, the song Smokin’ is absolutely phenomenal, it will have you rockin’ out to it. \m/ Stay Metal \m/
Probably with it in the top albums ever are Dark Side of the Moon, Beatles White Album, Eagles Greatest Hits Vol 1, Back In Black and this one!! He should react to Amanda!!
Agree with you on the legendary status of their debut album. Every...single....song. Something I've always thought about every Bealtes album. Very few "filler" songs.
Their dominance is even more evident if you do a Top 5 DEBUT album dive! No denying "Top 5 All-Time Best," but put up debut albums against this, and see what happens!
Saw it already but back again for it after seeing "Wow". I liked it so much I finally wrote Ellen De Generes' show to pitch him as a guest (I let him know I would a few weeks ago and it's now done). J aka J Family: please do the same and let's get him to a million followers a little faster (because we know it's going to happen, Right?!). /d
I love the album there isn’t one song on the album that is a bad song. Two songs that in my opinion don’t get talked about enough are Something About You and Let Me Take you Home Tonight. I love those two songs. I love the band and rest in peace Brad and Sib.
Summer of "76, few albums had the impact that Boston did when this came out. Nobody had ever heard a debut album that was this strong. Not a bad track on the album, Smoking is another great tume to react too, oh hell all the tunes are great.
Gunnery Sgt Hartman thanks, Gunny! John Deacon *does* rock 🤘🏽. I need to go through all my Deaky pics and change it up once in a while. The sweater-vest is always a fine choice. Lol.
The harmonies are quite special, the synchronization between voices and instruments are spectacular. If they could have only duplicated it on many albums.
This is one of the albums I know exactly where I was and who I was with when I listened to it the first time. That was in the fall of 1976 and the album is still fantastic.
"...and I'm over here grooving to it like it came out yesterday?!?" Yet more evidence of both your good taste and how music can move anyone who truly listens...
I enjoy seeing people's reaction the first time they hear Boston. The love of music they display, and the joy they experience is probably the same way I felt in 1976.
Nah, you know "More Than A Feeling." The fun for us is you discovering tunes we've loved for years. Therefore, please react to "Hitch A Ride." The "duelling guitars" section at the end is the most gorgeous guitar moment I've ever heard. And yes, this is the best debut album in history, come at me.
Me to my friends sister had the album on top of a turntable and I asked him if I can play this record that I’ve never seen before and of blew me away and stiil does
Guitarist, bassist, keyboardist, and drummer that is...and was working at Polaroid at the time he recorded and engineered this in his basement studio in the 70s.
That's the thing about classics. They may have come out decades ago but the first time you hear it is the day it came out for you. P.S. Listen to Blackfoot - Train Train or Wishing Well and/or Robin Trower - Bridge of Sighs. You won't regret it.
Damn, how i loved this song jammin on a sunny summer day....... back in my teens, in the eighties, drivin the ole 67' camaro.......oooh, warms the heart.......................lol
@@karensuwaizdis9956 nice....yeah, i drove that car through college, until a woman "got blinded by the sun", then crossed the street, ran over 2 mailboxes, and jumped a railroad tie wall into my parked car, "safe" in my parents driveway.........ahhh, well, sh*t happens.......lol
I was 13 when this came out, just going into 8th grade. My girlfriends and I played this over and over and over and over, smoking a little something, playing our air drums and air guitars. I don't think I've played this album since high school (although I still have it, all beat up). Love seeing your reactions. Thanks for helping me hear it for the "first time" again!
"Foreplay" can best be appreciated when being played loudly in a 1971 Mustang, while driving late at night down a dark country road, in a Missouri thunderstorm.... with the headlights off. Been there, done that, lived to tell the tale. 😏😏😏👍👍👍
I live in FL and take my grandkids to the beach alot. As soon as we hit the highway Boston is ON! One day we were in a grocery store and Boston came on and my six year old granddaughter says, " memaw!!! Beach music!"
Foreplay came out in 1976, still one of the best songs that is so underrated by Boston. More than a feeling is a great song but, I'm with you on it's overplayed and everyone knows it.
I'm 54 now but I still feel the same hearing this song as I did when I was 12. That's what's so great about music . It's still there like an old friend that never changes.
My friends and I were 17 when this came out and it just floored us. So basically the perfect age for this perfect song. And yeah at 60 it still just f*kin rocks.
So true, if you weren't in High School in the mid and late 70's, man you got so ripped off, those were the best days of music and Jamel is find out how true that is.
Since you've already heard "More Than A Feeling" and have now experienced "Foreplay/Long Time" all you need to do now is listen to "Peace of Mind" and you can say you have heard side one of Boston's debut album. You'll probably want to then move on to side two. Just an inkling. Classic album we all owned way back when.
This is one of the best debut albums of all time. Every single thing about it. The songs are sensational, the production is stellar, the length is that sweet spot where it never overstays but leaves you wanting more. And oh! Brad's voice! RIP lonely soul, you were a voice apart. I very very rarely listen to a single track from this album, it's nearly always the whole album. But yeah, in an album of unstinting greatness, Hitch A Ride is my favourite, one of the best guitar solo/duets of all time, anywhere
This was my "morning music" getting dressed for High School in 1989. Boston stands the test of time. I started my kids listening to this at the ages of 6 & 10. They love it!!
Boston was actually Tom Scholz recording in his basement. He brought in a drummer and a singer to help, but he did the guitars, bass and keyboards. When he signed a record deal, he had to form a band so they could do live shows.
Jamel thats how i was introduced to Boston. A brand new 8 track Pioneer tape player in my brothers Ford Mustang going 80 mph. on Rt.66. Long live Boston.
WTF? I wore out this album when it first came out, seen the cover a million times, and never noticed they were guitars... Mind blown! Finally, something good in 2020! Thanks man!
I’d like to recommend the band Queensrÿche, Empire is great, Eyes of a Stranger, Suite Sister Mary and the MTV Unplugged version of Della Brown, OMG. Trust me,the singer could sing the phone book and you’d love it.
I was still a teen in the 70's when most of these bands were hot- saw a lot of em in concert! Boston- Kansas-Doobies- Bob Seger.. But watching you react & listening with you is like hearing/ feeling them for the 1st time. Bringing all the feels!!
Back again to watch on June 23, 2020 because of your "WOW" story of the daughters getting in touch with you. They're right. it's still a great reaction :)
This song just reminds me of Rock Band drums now. Boston's debut album was wall to wall hits back in the day ('76) Thanks for the reaction! "Smokin'" off this same album is one you should react to if you havent heard it.
Tom Scholz of Boston went to MIT and designed the recording equipment and some of the instruments they used. This gave them the unique sound. No one has ever sounded like Boston. Quality music. A great group. Timeless.
