History Music / Boston

* BassoProfundo: During the chorus of "Higher Power".

* RearrangetheSong: Done with "Someone" (originally track 5 from ''Corporate America'') for ''Life, Love & Hope''.

* Rearrange the Song: Done with "Someone" for ''Life, Love & Hope''.

The ArenaRock group behind one of the highest-selling debut albums ever, '''Boston''' is an American rock band from [[UsefulNotes/{{Boston}} Boston, Massachusetts]] (hence the name) that achieved its most notable successes during the 1970s and 1980s. Centered on guitarist, keyboardist, songwriter, and producer Tom Scholz, the band is a staple of ClassicRock radio playlists. Boston's best-known works include the songs "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ufQUxoidxkM More Than a Feeling]]", "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJ42CLtr7Jg Peace of Mind]]", "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QlMUlpju3qo Foreplay/Long Time]]", "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KvmNRXdb2ng Don't Look Back]]" and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j4FbRl1Lms4 "Amanda"]].

* NotChristianRock: "Higher Power". The fact that it includes the lyrics [[IntercourseWithYou "Let me love you/Take me home to your religion for the night"]] should disabuse any notions one might have about the song being religious.

* MisattributedSong: "Crystal Love" was believed to be a bonus track on ''Corporate America'', but in reality it was recorded by Lee Hyun Suk, a South Korean guitarist for his album "3" several years before ''Corporate America''.

* FunnyAfro: Drummer Sib Hashian had one in TheSeventies.

* GadgeteerGenius: Tom Scholz is an MIT graduate who devised many of his own audio effects, to the point where he put a disclaimer, as did Music/{{Queen}} did at the time, on the band's albums that no synthesizers were used. Scholz would eventually market many of his devices under the Rockman brand name.

! '''''Don't Trope Back''''':

!!Tropes:

* GadgeteerGenius: Tom Scholz is an MIT graduate who devised many of his own audio effects, to the point where he put a disclaimer, as did Music/{{Queen}} did at the time, on the band's albums that no synthesizers were used.

* IncrediblyLongNote: Delp sings one in "More Than a Feeling".

The ArenaRock group behind one of the highest-selling debut albums ever, '''Boston''' is an American rock band from [[UsefulNotes/{{Boston}} Boston, Massachusetts]] (hence the name) that achieved its most notable successes during the 1970s and 1980s. Centered on guitarist, keyboardist, songwriter, and producer Tom Scholz, the band is a staple of ClassicRock radio playlists. Boston's best-known works include the songs "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SSR6ZzjDZ94 More Than a Feeling]]", "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGRrOEbY3pI Peace of Mind]]", "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BTFD5DZwK7g Foreplay/Long Time]]", "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3VPLOVJ0u94 Don't Look Back]]" and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j4FbRl1Lms4 "Amanda"]].

* Titledrop: ''Rock and Roll Band'' has "We were just another band out of ''''Boston''''"

** Their rendition of "The Star Spangled Banner".

* "Someday" also has this progression in the verses.

* AuthorTract: "Corporate America", to a certain extent.

* TitleTrack: ''Don't Look Back'', ''Walk On'', ''Corporate America'', and ''Life, Love and Hope''.

* Green Aesop: The title track on ''Corporate America'' is a biting rant about the state of the US's environmental crisis, and warns the world at large about humanity's extinction if we aren't able to clean up our act.

* AuthorTract: "Corporate America", to a certain extent.

** "Crystal Love" on ''Corporate America''.

* PowerBallad: "Amanda", "Can'tcha Say (You Believe in Me)", "Livin' For You", and "Cryin'"

* PowerBallad: "Amanda" and "More Than a Feeling".

* Step Up to the Microphone: Tom Scholz himself finally sang lead vocals on ''Love Got Away'' from ''Life, Love and Hope''.

* Title drop: ''Rock and Roll Band'' has "We were just another band out of ''''Boston''''"

* Title Track: ''Don't Look Back'', ''Walk On'', ''Corporate America'', and ''Life, Love and Hope''.

* Green Aesop: The title track on ''Corporate America'' is a biting rant about the state of the United States' environmental crisis, and warns the world at large about humanity's extinction if we aren't able to clean up our act.