Boston

Boston's debut may be the apex of studio tech nerdiness, the most soulless rock 'n' roll of all time and unspeakably trite, but the fact remains: you know every single lick that weirdo Tom Scholz plays and when you are alone you sing along with Brad Delp with all your white afro-ed might. And if you ever wanted to play the keyboards, you'd learn "Foreplay."

Boston is a five-man band that embodies the finest influences of English heavy-metal and
progressive rock as no other American band has ever done. The group's affinity for heavy
rock & roll provides a sense of dynamics that coheres magnetically with sophisticated
progressive structures. "Fore-play/Long Time," for instance, is a perfect marriage of Led
Zeppelin and Yes that plays musical chairs with electric and acoustic sounds. Bu... More >

When informed that someone has achieved an American synthesis of Led Zeppelin and Yes, all I can do is hold my ears and say gosh. (Grade - C)