Still "Smokin" after all these years
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I have been wanting to post about Boston for a long time now. Ilistened to their second album yesterday, Don't Look Back, for the first time in a long time. 
It still gives me the goosebumps when I hear that section towards the end of "Don't Look Back" when everything cuts out except for that amazingly overdriven and sparklingly chorused electric guitar playing the main chord progression...yes. So then I played their first album, Boston, all the way through and I just still love listening to this band so much. 
Their music is so original sounding and it just simply kicks ass! Their album art is awesome! Plus, they took some great photos back in the '70s!
I mean, come on - that is a cool jet!
Oops...I almost forgot to write about the song I tagged the post for! Smokin' is a great song to listen to as an intro to Boston's sound. It showcases their incredible vocals, kick-ass songwriting that is bluesy riff-based rock with some sort of extra major key melodic magic - never has a band gotten so much mileage out of resolving with sus-4 to major chord! There is a lot of great organ work and tastey drumming. And such brilliant production of course...what a powerful package of musical goodness. Favorite song of all time is Foreplay/Longtime. Must listen, peoples!
It still gives me the goosebumps when I hear that section towards the end of "Don't Look Back" when everything cuts out except for that amazingly overdriven and sparklingly chorused electric guitar playing the main chord progression...yes. So then I played their first album, Boston, all the way through and I just still love listening to this band so much. Their music is so original sounding and it just simply kicks ass! Their album art is awesome! Plus, they took some great photos back in the '70s!I mean, come on - that is a cool jet!Oops...I almost forgot to write about the song I tagged the post for! Smokin' is a great song to listen to as an intro to Boston's sound. It showcases their incredible vocals, kick-ass songwriting that is bluesy riff-based rock with some sort of extra major key melodic magic - never has a band gotten so much mileage out of resolving with sus-4 to major chord! There is a lot of great organ work and tastey drumming. And such brilliant production of course...what a powerful package of musical goodness. Favorite song of all time is Foreplay/Longtime. Must listen, peoples!
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