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Polaroid superiors, and recorded around the fall of 1974. "Foreplay," the extensive introduction to "Long Time," was actually composed many years prior in 1972. "Rock & Roll Band", a track that dated back to the band's Mother's Milk demo, was inspired by Masdea's experiences performing in various bar combos, and was written just as "pure fantasy." The album version still features Masdea's drums from the demo tape. "Smokin'", was written and recorded in 1973, and called "Shakin'". "Hitch a Ride" was originally titled "San Francisco Day", with lyrics starting in New York City and then planning to hitch a ride to "head for the other side". This was the first song Delp re-recorded after the original Mother's Milk vocalist left. To create the special effect of a
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radio decades later. Taking a mere three weeks to earn an RIAA Gold Record Award (500,000 in unit sales) in 1976, and a
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were backwards in their approach and lacked knowledge he had obtained. "These people were so swept up in how cool they were and how important it was to have all this high-priced crap that they couldn't see the forest for the trees," he said.
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2259:"100 Best Debut Albums of All Time"
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3102:"Dutchcharts.nl – Boston – Alpha"
2882:The Encyclopedia of Popular Music
2619:Heller, Steven (March 26, 2015).
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3733:Can'tcha Say (You Believe in Me)
3158:(in Japanese). Roppongi, Tokyo:
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2149:. Retrieved March 28, 2016.
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2796:"THE TUBES THE TUBES"
2759:"Overnight Success".
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2701:"Boston by Boston"
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2141:Iyengar, Vik.
2119:Boston discography
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1241:Track listing
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3644:Compilations
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3554:Fran Sheehan
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3534:Tracy Ferrie
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3447:Album online
3427:. Retrieved
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3374:Music Canada
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2993:Jeb Wright.
2988:
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2972:the original
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2801:Classic Rock
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2203:Epic Records
2197:(CD liner).
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2165:Random House
2163:. New York:
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383:classic rock
356:
352:Fran Sheehan
350:and bassist
346:, guitarist
316:
292:Epic Records
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90:Record Plant
43:Studio album
22:
3782:Discography
3750:Other songs
3719:We're Ready
3613:Third Stage
3573:Anton Cosmo
3559:Sib Hashian
3516:Curly Smith
3053:Kent, David
2978:January 12,
2082:17,000,000
1688:Paula Scher
1648:John Boylan
1629:Sib Hashian
836:Wild Cherry
766:Paula Scher
563:John Boylan
559:Los Angeles
545:Sib Hashian
504:ABC Records
344:Sib Hashian
300:John Boylan
159:John Boylan
86:(Hollywood)
18:Hitchhiking
3842:Categories
3569:Fran Cosmo
3541:Beth Cohen
3503:Tom Scholz
3354:August 19,
2711:August 24,
2705:genius.com
2686:August 24,
2512:August 14,
2125:References
2052:1,000,000
1650:– producer
1642:Jim Masdea
1601:Tom Scholz
1250:, except "
1248:Tom Scholz
1010:PopMatters
726:Blue Cheer
701:media help
587:—Brad Delp
508:James Gang
412:Jim Masdea
394:Background
340:Jim Masdea
319:West Coast
296:Tom Scholz
176:chronology
164:Tom Scholz
113:arena rock
76:Foxglove (
3549:Brad Delp
3521:Jeff Neal
3510:Gary Pihl
3451:Radio3Net
3344:Billboard
3296:Billboard
3278:Billboard
3244:Billboard
3237:Billboard
2860:March 20,
2836:Billboard
2742:0035-791X
2217:April 25,
1998:Billboard
1978:Position
1953:Billboard
1941:position
1921:Billboard
1910:position
1881:position
1861:Billboard
1844:UK Albums
1728:position
1611:Brad Delp
1582:Personnel
1488:"Smokin’"
1256:Brad Delp
1225:power pop
1209:Billboard
1184:Northeast
1157:Milwaukee
1145:Cleveland
1114:becoming
911:Reception
793:Cleveland
758:bent note
718:the Kinks
538:Aerosmith
442:Joe Walsh
424:Brad Delp
332:the Kinks
308:Brad Delp
246:Long Time
108:Hard rock
78:Watertown
3826:Category
3429:June 27,
3404:June 27,
3379:June 27,
3324:April 2,
3162:. 2006.
3055:(1993).
2879:(2011).
2812:June 27,
2728:"Boston"
2324:EE Times
2295:April 7,
2269:April 7,
2147:AllMusic
2098:See also
2067:100,000
2049:Diamond
2042:Canada (
1605:clavinet
1149:Columbus
935:AllMusic
851:8-tracks
738:mordents
512:Columbia
491:made by
486:12-track
469:Atlantic
151:Producer
63:Recorded
55:Released
45: by
3807:Rockman
3765:Smokin'
3662:Singles
3620:Walk On
2604:May 23,
2461:May 17,
2037:/sales
2028:Region
1377:Smokin'
1252:Smokin'
1180:Detroit
1137:Midwest
1131:Touring
1125:Diamond
1112:singles
874:diamond
776:Release
745:Telstar
734:baroque
473:Elektra
465:Capitol
431:Danvers
379:airplay
373:" and "
220:Boston
216:Singles
202:(1978)
193:(1976)
84:Capitol
3712:Amanda
3599:Boston
3491:Boston
3166:
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3017:Boston
3013:Boston
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2194:Boston
2179:"RIAA"
2143:Boston
2010:
1797:Oricon
1706:Charts
1595:Boston
1520:Length
1447:Length
1352:Length
1275:Length
1221:Boston
1216:Legacy
1153:Foghat
1141:Agoras
1116:Top 40
929:Rating
926:Source
899:Boston
870:Boston
821:Top 40
804:Boston
789:Boston
709:Boston
629:Yamaha
625:Taylor
611:and a
593:Boston
444:song "
304:Boston
288:Boston
283:Boston
189:Boston
174:Boston
122:Length
71:Studio
48:Boston
28:Boston
3787:Songs
3239:200)"
2064:Gold
1591:Ref:
1574:19:45
1517:Title
1501:17:22
1444:Title
1425:19:31
1349:Title
1330:17:35
1272:Title
872:went
659:Music
552:NABET
218:from
139:Label
100:Genre
3431:2012
3406:2012
3381:2012
3356:2022
3326:2022
3164:ISBN
3120:ISBN
3061:ISBN
3039:link
2980:2022
2944:ISBN
2891:ISBN
2862:2012
2814:2012
2738:ISSN
2713:2022
2688:2022
2632:2015
2606:2022
2514:2013
2463:2017
2297:2022
2271:2022
2233:link
2219:2017
2074:RIAA
1939:Peak
1908:Peak
1879:Peak
1809:RMNZ
1726:Peak
1564:7:56
1553:3:18
1542:4:12
1531:4:19
1491:4:44
1480:2:59
1469:4:55
1458:4:44
1415:4:12
1404:4:19
1393:3:18
1382:4:22
1367:2:59
1320:7:56
1305:4:55
1290:4:45
1147:and
861:and
724:and
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