I was 16 when this came out and now I'm 64. But watching this I'm 16 again driving down the freeway, windows down, radio blasting with my friends on a Friday night in my '68 Camaro with the whole world ahead of us...loved the '70's

Best Debut Album of all Time.Every song on this album is 🔥

No auto-tune. No laptops. Just pure musical Passion, talent, and ability. Recorded largely in one guy's basement with a mountain of analog equipment equipment including some of his own inventions. Hitch a ride from the same album is also utterly mesmerizing

Welcome to all of our childhoods! The best music ever! Boston is as iconic as they come...

One of the greatest classic rock bands ever. This entire album is fantastic.

I saw them when I was 17 (1979) and it was magical -- so happy my oldest daughter got to see them before Brad Delp passed. He was a stunning singer

I’ve listened to this song probably 2000 times over the years and when I listen for 2001 times it will still be as great as the first time .

Boston's debut album (Boston, released in 1976) had every track on it made airplay on all the Rock Station in Detroit. Brad Delp is the lead singer and he suffered from depression which sadly led him to take his life on March 9, 2007.

This album was the biggest debut album of 1976. Lead Singer Brad Delp was the top vocalist of the time. Unfortunately he took his life after severe bouts with depression 😢

I'm 68 years old ,remember riding in my 66 Plymouth Satellite, down Texas Avenue in Baytown Texas, listening to Boston on my cars 8- Trak player . I still have over 100 record albums from that time including 2 Boston albums. It was a fun time ,very little crime ,and people were respectful to one another. A completely different world than todays.

Boston are icons! This song is so awesome. Love your reactions!

I was lucky enough to see all of these great bands in the 70s in concert! Boston, Styxx, Journey, Kansas, Foreigner, Eagles, Aerosmith, Queen, and so many more! Unmatched lyrics, vocals, instrumentals, and arrangements.

Brad Delp, one of the most talented vocalists ever in rock history, well, he just had natural curly hair. If you wanna talk about someone’s fro, that would be Sib Hashian, the drummer.

Every song on the album were big hits. All 7 songs. Rock & Roll Band Smokin’ Peace of Mind Hitch A Ride. Foreplay/ Longtime

gotta hear Foreplay/Longtime!!!! fantastic

You need to listen to the full version

I was a freshman in college when this album came out and there isn't a bad song on it. I'm blessed to have been able to grow up during this time period because it was the heyday of rock n roll. 🙏✌️

I was a kid in the seventies and the teenager in the 80s loved every bit of it

This is the studio version with concert footage matched to it. The guitarist Tom wrote and played the guitar parts and brought in the drummer and the singer. He made this album in his basement. Great backstory to this band

Brad Delp is the best rock vocalist I have ever heard. He also did all harmonies and all other backing vocals on the album this track is featur3d on.

this is actually a singles edit. they cut out the entire second verse. the drummer is John "Sib" Hashian. who passed away while playing on a cruise . his daughter married Dwanye "the rock" Johnson.

Y'all should do a deep dive into that debut album. There's not a bad song on it. Brad Delp was one of the greatest vocalists of all time. RIP Brad.

You guys are quickly becoming one of favorite reactors ! This Album was their first album and when you’re first album is this great it’s kind of hard to top it ! But this is a great song. These guys were really good.

The God of rock bands. Oh, and this is just a small part of the first album.

I think it was around 1977 that I saw Boston live in Toronto at the Gardens. They were amazing & Brad Delp's voice.....hitting every note perfectly with ease! A great concert!

I am from the era this was done in 1976 was composed by Tom Shultz the lead guitarist of Boston. Now I will date myself I graduated high school in 1975, and this came out in the spring of 76. Nice to see people still like my generation's music.

In 1976 I was in middle school when this came out. This lead singer is one of the few who sounded the same on stage as in the studio.

Awesome band! Awesome! So glad i grew up with Kansas. They dont disappoint.

I saw them at Madison Square Garden in 1978!!!!!! they were awesome live.

Love your reaction, and you are right, we had great music back then in '76 I was 28yo. (I'm 73 years young, and still have guitars I bought new in 1964, Martin, Gibson, Fenders) and when I first heard this album, (and you MUST listen to the entire album), I knew it would be in the R&R HOF !! This album was entirely the idea and work of one man. Tom Scholz, and MIT grad in Electrical Engineering, who quit his job at Polaroid, (I think), built his own brand of guitar electronics ("Rockman", I still have a vast array of Rockman units on my Rig to this day, cause you can't sound like BOSTON without, a Rockman "Sustainer") and single-handed played all instruments and recorded this in his basement - not a studio. (his BASEMENT) He did get Brad Delp's help on the vocals (another genius idea) - but all the rest was Scholz. He didn't pull a band together until after the album came out and he realized he needed to start touring. He is a freaking genius !! His interview is on The Tube, right now. Keep up the good work.

I saw them in Des Moines Iowa in 1976 where they opened for Black Sabbath. Phenomenal show. The only problem was that Tom Scholz’s current draw kept exceeding the power supplied by the system at Vets Auditorium and blew out multiple fuses and breakers. It was ok though since it extended the duration of the show.

So glad I grew up in the 70’s and 80’s! I was 10 year old when this came out and was introduced to them by my older brother and been a rocker ever since! Best debut album of all time or at least in the top 5! Imo.. have a blessed day!!

The 1st 3 Boston albums will change your life and also give you some perspective outside of your faith ! Their music is from a high vibration and frequency.

Rumor has it, they recorded that song in a basement

I was at one of their concerts in 1978 with two of my high school friends. Along with ELO, they were my favorite band of the 70's.

17, 1976, my senior year in high school... I was around for the raw music and fast muscle cars, what a great time to be alive...( Janis Joplin... CRY BABY, you won't regret IT..

Let's not forget that the whole album was created by Tom Scholz in a small basement of his house. He was a sound engineer from MIT. He hired Brad Delp to do the singing part.

Being 16 when this came out. My goodness that a time to be young ❤😊

70's was an awesomely creative time for music..singing drummers, lead singers that could blast a mic, musicians that coud play thier azzes off, read it compose it, perform it, racially intergrated bands and yep, cool white cats with the big afros, which was how the saying "Brother from another mother" started.

Thank you

Seen them live.....they are awsome

Great band the guitarist and singer were the two main people in the band Tom was a MIT graduate and electronics genius he built the amplifiers and effects they recorded with this record and the next were recorded in his house where he and Brad worked on the recordings until they perfected it

This is one of the very few "perfect" albums that I've heard in my lifetime - top-notch production, great songs, very talented band. Fun fact - the guitarist tricked the label and recorded the album in his house! (details on Wikipedia).

I’m so happy I grew up in this era. 70’s and 80’s songs imho are the best of the rock/pop era. Once the 90’s started I switched to Christian Contemporary music which I feel sounds more like the 80’s pop either way a message!

legend has it he's still holding out that "slips awaaaayyyy" today

For the video, they are all singing. But that original studio recording, Brad Delp sings all the parts recorded on top of each. On playback, notice it is the same guy. Amazing!

Don Henley, the signer/drummer for The Eagles, also had a Bob Ross style Afro 😊👍

Fun fact, the drummer Sid with the big Afro, his daughter is married to the Rock. Pretty cool.

Seeing a live show in the 90's in an arena with bad acoustics and their sound system totally beat away the acoustic problems. Such an awesome show!

Happy Independence Day beautiful couple.

Guys, as a kid in the 70s and coming into adulthood in the late 80s, there was no better time to grow up.

Hi guys, here is a performance you should react to : I still love you, Kiss , live MTV unplugged 1995. Perferct performance by Paul Stanley and the band. Paul wrote this song after hearing on the news that his girlfriend was getting married to an actor.

Guys I’m lucky enough to be young when they were around … no this is original, I think about 1977 … I was 16 .. lol … Boston one of my favorite bands

The Afro Drummers Daughter is married to the Rock. Sib drummer passed away as well as singer Brad Delp 😢

The greatest rock song of all time.

Peace of Mind next...

Brad Delp was an amazing singer. This song is so unique because it breaks all the conventions of what is normally taught as "correct" by most vocal coaches, and yet he pulls it off flawlessly. That is not to imply that a vocal coach would find anything wrong with this... on the contrary. It's just not conventional form. For example, most singers when they're approaching the top of their range and want to push further, they will either flip into a falsetto, or they will try to give it more power by belting. Here, he uses falsetto, not at the top to reach higher, but to smooth the transition into a belt. You don't hear that done often, it's tricky to do on one note without your voice cracking or sliding to a different note. There are plenty of other examples of this, it's not unique to him, but there are very few examples to be found in rock music. And when they do happen, it's usually for a fraction of a second, not drawn out 8-9 seconds, lol. And then, when he gets to his belt, he doesn't do it to add power or punctuate the phrase, that's the part where he fades out. That creates a very haunting sound, usually more the domain of musical theater than rock. The amount of control on display in this song is mind-blowing. It's such a simple song, but there are lots of great singers who wouldn't even attempt it. It's deceptive in complexity of technique. And every song on the album is a masterpiece. Albums like that don't come along often, there's only maybe a dozen I would say that about, and I listen to a lot of music. Pink Floyd's "The Wall" and "Dark Side of the Moon", Queensryche's "Operation Mindcrime", Metallica's "Metallica" (a.k.a. The Black Album), The Eagles "Greatest Hits", and a hand full of others.

What a beautiful couple U2 are

More than a feeling was the rock anthem song for 1976, I was there I know

Saw them at the Texas jam Dallas cotton bowl. 1978.

I saw them in concert 1977, absolutely awesome !!

Pride of Boston.

Listening to the isolated vocals will impress you even more (you can easily find them on KZfaq). Most people don't realize that Brad Delp is still harmonizing with the guitar after he hits those highest notes in "...slipped away."

The sounds of summer.

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Love how you acknowledge Jesus consistently

Does anyone else think that the Bass player wouldn't look out of place in "Spinal Tap"?🤣🤣😂

The 70's had so many great bands . My favorites are Styx, Boston, Foreigner, The Moody Blues.

Bee Gees-completely different song that was actually first recorded by the soul band Tavares. actually I think the Bee Gees-Tavares title is More Than a woman.

Helllo, im new to your channel. So much great music came out of this decade & some of thise songs have been sampled for todays top hits, Steve Miller Band - Abracadabra for example. You'll love 'Aerosmith - Dream On'

I've still never figured out why Sib (drummer) dressed up like Captain Caveman in this video.

Greatest debut album ever. Give "Frankenstein" By Edgar Winter and/or "Hocus Pocus" by Focus a listen.

The drummer is (was) The Rock Dwayne Johnson’s father in law

Brad Delps was the shit!!!! 💜

Nice reaction. Just found your channel

As I commented in another reactor's feed, I would watch a potted plant react to this song. I'll forgive your lack of knowledge about music from 30 years before you were born. None of their songs are covers. They were all from the mind of Tom, with Brad infusing them with his epic golden tone. Brad's vocal range is astounding and he was criminally overlooked during his life.

This song brings you nosatalgia even if your too young tp have any. lol

Thank you for admitting for hearing this. You would have to be a hermit not to have

Have you reacted to “it’s been a long time”

You need to listen to journey…don’t stop believing is a great start

No. That’s an original Boston song

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With this version you missed the whole second verse.

Sad lead singer pass away at a young age. RIP

No The Bee Gees NEVER sang that song!

Blue eyed afro people?

Jc is fiction and nonsensical but this song is the bomb

Soon as the reactors obsess over “..I heard this before!” I exit. It’s no longer a reaction video it’s a guessing game of where the song was heard.

Amazing vocals. Brad delp gone too soon. Rip.

BEEGEEs got nothing to do with Boston.

Avoid the 70s promo vids like this. The sound quality is poor and they cut portions out. This one cuts nearly a full minute. No, the Bee Gees had nothing to do with this song, In fact Tom Scholz on lead guitar did everything in his basement. mixing and playing all the instruments except drums. He was an MIT grad that invented equipment to get the sound right. He has never used synthesizers or computers or digital equipment. It's all analog.

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