Registering with a Cheesyness Quotient of 686.75acu, the band is right in the threshold that divides Rock from Cheese (the divide is around 633.33-700.00acu) but we’ll let that slide for now. Thanks to Guitar Hero and Rock Band the youth of today has suddenly become acquainted with Boston (though I doubt if any of them know of the album). Epic first side, no questioning that (“More Than a Feeling”, Peace of Mind” and “Foreplay/Long Time”) would be enough to secure any band post 2000 in the halls of rock stardom. Personally I much prefer “Something About You” but that is a different matter. The point here is that despite these great (and I do mean great) songs there is a reason that they are the only ones you ever hear, a quick listen of some of the other songs on Side 2 (“Smokin”, “Hitch a Ride” and “Let Me Take You Home Tonight”) reveals something that many of us fear coming to terms with, the 1980’s era of sweet cheesyness was not confined to the period of 1980-1990, in many places it came early and was no less potent for that earliness.
Rating = Saturn Record
Sincerely;
T.R.Z. Oswald
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