Boston
Boston is one of the best-selling albums of all time, and deservedly so. Because of the rise of disco and punk, FM rock radio seemed all but dead until the rise of acts like Boston Tom Petty and Bruce Springsteen Nearly every song on Boston s debut album can still be heard on classic rock radio today due to the strong vocals of Brad Delp and unique guitar sound of Tom Scholz Tom Scholz who wrote most of the songs, was a studio wizard and used self-designed equipment such as 12-track recording devices to come up with an anthemic "arena rock" sound before the term was even coined. The sound was hard rock, but the layered melodies and harmonics reveal the work of a master craftsman. While much has been written about the sound of the album, the lyrics are often overlooked. There are songs about their rise from a bar band ("Rock and Roll Band" as well as fond remembrances of summers gone by ("More Than a Feeling" . Boston is essential for any fan of classic rock, and the album marks the re-emergence of the genre in the 1970s. ~ Vik Iyengar, All Music Guide Buy at iTunes
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Credits »
Boston - Main Performer
John Boylan - Producer
Bradley Delp - Arranger
Warren Dewey - Engineer
Paul Grupp - Engineer
Bruce Hensal - Assistant Engineer
Amy Herot - Producer
Amy Herot - Reissue Producer
Steve Hodge - Mixing Assistant
Steve Hodge - Assistant
Deni King - Assistant Engineer
Deni King - Assistant
Jim Masdea - Arranger
Dr. Toby Mountain - Remastering
Gary Pihl - Photo Editing
Doug Rider - Assistant Engineer
Tom Scholz - Arranger
Tom Scholz - Producer
Tom Scholz - Engineer
Tom Scholz - Liner Notes
Tom Scholz - Artwork
Tom Scholz - Design
Tom Scholz - Remastering
Wally Traugott - Mastering
Mark Wilder - Remastering
Bill Ryan - Remastering
Tom "Curly" Ruff - Transfers
Joel Zimmerman - Reissue Design
Paula Scher - Design
Ron Pownall - Photography
Roger Huyssen - Illustrations
Roger Huyssen - Cover Illustration
Paul Ahern - Direction
Stephen Saper - Engineer
Stephen Saper - Authoring
Jeff Albertson - Photography
Jeff Albertson - Original Photography
Kim Hart - Artwork
Kim Hart - Design
Charles McKenzie - Direction
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