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Boston sold 6,000,000 albums, including records, 8-tracks and cassettes by December 1977. [9] For massive popularity, Boston was considered to rival established stars such as Peter Frampton, Fleetwood Mac and Stevie Wonder. [22] By 1986, the album had been certified for over 9,000,000 sales domestically, and Boston went diamond in 1990.
Mojo magazine cited the lyrics as presenting an alternate view of the American Dream to that described in another song from the Boston album, "Hitch a Ride". [11] The Greenwood Encyclopedia of Rock History described the song as being "built around soaring guitars, tight vocal harmonies, and huge hooks," which were part of the band's appeal. [12]
"Hitch a Ride" Tom Scholz Boston: 1976 [5] "Hollyann" Tom Scholz Third Stage: 1986 [1] "I Had a Good Time" Tom Scholz Corporate America: 2002 [2] "I Need Your Love"
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Boston is an American rock band formed in Boston, Massachusetts in 1975. The band's core members include multi-instrumentalist, founder and leader Tom Scholz, who played the majority of instruments on the band's 1976 self-titled debut album, and former lead vocalist Brad Delp, among a number of other musicians who varied from album to album.
It should only contain pages that are Boston (band) songs or lists of Boston (band) songs, as well as subcategories containing those things (themselves set categories). Topics about Boston (band) songs in general should be placed in relevant topic categories .
This article lists songs about Boston, Massachusetts, including those set there, named after a location or feature of the city, or about a notable figure associated with the city. It is not intended to include songs where Boston is simply "name-checked" along with various other cities.
Delp's last concert with Boston was performed at Boston Symphony Hall on November 13, 2006, at a concert honoring Doug Flutie. A concert in honor of Delp named "Come Together: A Tribute to Brad Delp" occurred on August 19, 2007, at the Bank of America Pavilion in Boston. All of the living members of Boston were invited to perform in the concert.