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[26] Rolling Stone Album Guide critic Paul Evans states that "as slick as it sounds, 'More Than a Feeling' strikes an uncommonly resonant emotional note." [27] Gallucci rated it Boston's greatest song, as did Classic Rock History critic Brian Kachejian. [20] [28] Ultimate Classic Rock critic Dave Swanson rated it the number-28 all-time classic ...
"More Than a Feeling" is an ode to daydreaming and contains a guitar solo reminiscent of "Telstar." [10] The track was inspired by Scholz's love affair years prior while in school. [14] "Walk Away Renée" by The Left Banke was popular at the time, and it caused Scholz to pine miserably over the girl.
"Smokin'" is a song by American rock band Boston, released from the band's debut album Boston (1976) as the B-side to the band's first single, "More Than a Feeling". "Smokin'" was written by the band leader, guitarist and main songwriter Tom Scholz and lead vocalist Brad Delp. Like many other Boston songs, "Smokin'" has become a rock radio staple.
[1] [4] "More Than a Feeling" peaked at number five on the Billboard Hot 100. [2] The band's second album, Don't Look Back, was released in 1978. It peaked at number one on the charts in both the US and Canada, and it went seven times platinum in the US and four times platinum in Canada.
Scholz stated they finished four of the six by the end of 1974, and they finished "More Than a Feeling" and "Something About You" in 1975. [6] [7] Scholz played all the instruments on the demos, except for the drums, which were played by Masdea, and used self-designed pedals to create the desired guitar sounds. [5]
Bradley Edward Delp (June 12, 1951 – March 9, 2007) was an American musician who was the original lead singer and frontman of the rock band Boston.He joined the band in 1970 and appeared on every album except Walk On (1994) and also participated in every tour prior to his death in 2007.
Elliott and Craig both rated it even higher, as Boston's second greatest song behind only "More Than a Feeling". [ 9 ] [ 10 ] Classic Rock History critic Brian Kachejian also rated it as Boston's second-best song, saying that he would have rated it number one "if it were not for the sentimentality of the impact that "More Than A Feeling" had on ...
Name of song, writer(s), original release, and year of release Song Writer(s) Original release Year Ref. "Amanda" Tom Scholz Third Stage: 1986 [1] "Can'tcha Say (You Believe in Me)" Tom Scholz Gerry Green Brad Delp: Third Stage: 1986 [1] "Cool the Engines" Tom Scholz Fran Sheehan Brad Delp: Third Stage: 1986 [1] "Corporate America" Tom Scholz ...