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3.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
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  • Audio CD (9 Jun 1997)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: Epic
  • ASIN: B000024O32
  • Other Editions: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 10,184 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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When Boston's self-titled debut landed in the Top 5 in 1976, their combination of powerful lead and background vocals, up-front guitars and slick production made the world safe for corporate rock. Twenty years hence, Boston mastermind/studio geek Tom Scholz has been releasing records and touring onan average of once every seven years, going through a handful of vocalists and engaging in major court battles for recording freedom. All this leads up to the GREATEST HITS package, a mixture of old and new Boston that is like a time capsule of '70s rock riffs. An Up-With-People message found in the newer material ties in with Scholz's support of PETA, evidenced by pictures of photogenic animals dotting the CD booklet.

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars Useless package of great music, 11 May 2007
By ShriDurga (Japan) - See all my reviews
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Even something as simple as a Greatest Hits compilation takes time when Tom Scholz is involved. Originally scheduled for release to coincide with the 20th anniversary of the release of Boston's debut album, the project was pushed back nearly a year and became the first Boston album to feature computer generated artwork and a ship at rest. Songs from the fourth cd, Walk On, are absent, as is any rational for a greatest hits package. Given the wide availability of second hand copies of all of Boston's previous four albums, Scholz and Sony used three new songs as bait to lure in consumers who otherwise have no need to waste their money on a greatest hits package. "Tell Me" is a mid-tempo ballad written by Scholz and featuring David Sikes on lead vocals. The song has nothing to recommend it and had it been released previously would not have been on a greatest hits package, quite unlike Higher Power, a foot-tapping rocker that opens with a quiet guitar shuffle before blasting off with the chorus and finishing with guitar and harmonica solos. The third "previously unreleased" track was in fact circulating among Boston collectors for a number of years, a 1994 promo-only instrumental of the US national anthem, The Star Spangled Banner, added here most likely because there were no other finished tracks on Scholz's shelves. Equally useless and not likely to be listened to more than once is the album's final track, a radio edit of Higher Power. Altogether, this is an uninspired compilation and except for Higher Power is for the consumer a complete waste of time and money.
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36 of 40 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars Buy the first 3 albums, 4 Sep 2002
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Buy the first three albums.
Don't buy this album because: it misses out some of the best bits of the other albums, messess up the continuity between songs that the other albums half relly on (being partially conceptual in track listing terms), it includes songs that do not have the original singer and therefore feeling on them, and because you can get hold of the first three albums on CD really cheaply anyway.

The first three Boston albums are brilliant. Not even the artwork on this album has the same feeling, being computer generated, which completely goes against the original ethic of the band. There's a decided air of someone making a fast buck (and lack of repsect for the band) about the whole product. Go and buy the first three albums.

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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars The greatest tracks from the masters of harmonious rock., 3 Mar 2000
A truly magnificent collection from Boston. Great rock combined with harmony and melody, somehow the music has been given such increduble depth that there is always more to hear at each listen. Boston created their unique sound with their own instrument development. An absolute must for anyone serious about rock!
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3.0 out of 5 stars Not just another band out of Boston !
I used to own the albums Boston & Don't Look Back on cassette.
With the dawning of the CD age I picked up this album. Read more
Published 2 months ago by J. Thompson

3.0 out of 5 stars Fine, but dull
Having all of the albums released by Boston, I bought this to complete my collection. It's great but, well, apart from three added tracks. Read more
Published 8 months ago by K. Jamison

5.0 out of 5 stars Great stuff as usual...
Great stuff from BOSTON and Tom Scholz - as usual one might add. All the hits are here and in addition you get two versions of the powerful Higher Power and the awesome Tell Me... Read more
Published 18 months ago by Nuka Moller Lund

4.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic... but lacking the best songs
Simply the greatest band in history and a great buy for anyone new to Boston, however it does lack some great songs including: 'I need your love' and 'Surrender to Me'. Read more
Published 19 months ago by Matt

5.0 out of 5 stars Great intro to Boston
I'd never heard the music of Boston until I bought this cd the other day and wow, what a great purchase. Read more
Published on 18 April 2007 by Mr Nostalgia

5.0 out of 5 stars The Lead Vocalist Has Died. This CD Is A Must Buy !
On March 9, 2007, the lead singer of Boston, suddenly died. Brad Delp was a dynamic vocalist and his brilliant and eclectic voice florish throughout this greatest hits collection... Read more
Published on 10 Mar 2007 by Brien Comerford

5.0 out of 5 stars Like the red sox!
With a back catalogue like Boston a greatest hits package isn't going to satisfy everyone, but they've done a top job. Read more
Published on 29 Oct 2004 by bumfacedkid

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Album From A Great Band.
A great collection of all the Boston hit songs. It's the kind of album that can be listened to over and over again. Read more
Published on 12 Jan 2002 by Mr. Howell Rees

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