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вЂњLife is like the coldest winter, people freeze the tears I cryвЂќ The songвЂ™s meaning has long been in dispute. It may be one of the finest guitar leads ever performed. A peculiar yet entertaining organ lead comes after the second chorus, but the long ending featuring a double-tracked electric guitar lead may is the real treat. It is first dominated by the acoustic guitar through the verses under the restrained vocals by Delp.

вЂњHitch a RideвЂќ is a beautiful ballad and a true classic by Boston. A long jam in the middle is dominated by SholzвЂ™s organ work and the steady, consistent drumming of Sib Hashian.

вЂњSmokinвЂќ was originally written by Brad Delp as a piece called вЂњShakinвЂќ and contains an upbeat grove in the same vein as Grand Funk though topped off by the unmistakable sound of Boston.

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When the record label insisted on a full band doing a live audition of the material, Sholz enlisted the rest of the players and the вЂњbandвЂќ was formed. Masdea, who left shortly before the Sholz and Delp were signed to Epic, did perform the drums on this track but none others. The project started just with Sholz, Delp, and drummer Jim Masdea trying to recreate the recordings that Sholz was recording, but never really reaching any point of notoriety live. вЂњRock and Roll BandвЂќ is an ironic song in that Boston never really was a вЂњbandвЂќ before the production of this album. In this spirit, IвЂ™ve decided to review the second side first. While each side works well as a cohesive unit, the album should have started with side two, with the introductory вЂњRock and Roll BandвЂќ, and worked its way up to the fantastic side one, closing with вЂњLong TimeвЂќ. If there is any any flaw in the Boston album it is that they got the sides wrong. Recorded: Foxglove Studios, Watertown, MA, October 1975 вЂ“ April 1976 While the fusion of hard rock with delicate motifs and layered melodies and harmonics had been done in the past by artists like Led Zeppelin, The Who, Yes, and The James Gang, it was mastered by Boston.

ScholzвЂ™s innovative use of self-designed equipment would be reproduced and replicated throughout the subsequent years, especially the 1980s. Aside from DelpвЂ™s vocals and most of the drum tracks, very little of the recordings from Capitol Studios was used in the final mix of the Boston album, which is all the more incredible when you consider the absolutely innovative nature of the albumвЂ™s sound.ДЄrriving in August 1976, Boston resurrected the classic rock format which seemed to be giving way to the new, divergent genres of punk rock and disco. It was a very elaborate (and Expensive) diversion, but in the end it was well worth it. However, Scholz found an ally in producer John Boylan, who had the makeshift вЂњbandвЂќ doing sessions at Capitol Studios in Los Angeles while Sholz was back in Massachusetts finalizing his demos and transferring them to a professional, 24-track format. It appeared the entire album had to be re-recorded and seven years of work scrapped. Also, Epic refused SholzвЂ™s request to use his demo tapes from home, insisting that all material come from a вЂњprofessional studioвЂќ. They had to perform a live audition, which meant that a full band had to be assembled. Finally, in 1975 Sholz got the attention of Epic Records who signed Sholz and Delp under a few conditions. A perfectionist, Scholz worked on the demos for about seven years, frequently submitting tapes to record labels only to be rejected. Sholz formed a band called MotherвЂ™s Milk with singer Brad Delp and guitarist Barry Goudreau, but was soon unsatisfied with the live sound and disbanded the band in order to concentrate on the studio work (although Delp continued as the primary vocalist). graduate then working for Polaroid, Sholz built a home studio in Massachusetts in the early 1970s and began experimenting with innovative sounds and developing songs. Although portrayed as a true вЂњbandвЂќ, Boston was really pretty much a solo project by engineer Tom Scholz.

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