tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8982453.post8712442675069324706..comments2024-03-19T17:27:50.248-05:00Comments on The Review Revue: Boston - Walk On (1994)Perplexiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09971805688658949769noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8982453.post-28341264515566424022023-04-21T00:57:46.192-05:002023-04-21T00:57:46.192-05:00got the radio on out of the blue i hear the song w...got the radio on out of the blue i hear the song walk on it had just come out me a big Boston the guitar starts in 5 sec i know its Boston wow great song hop down to the store buy it theres 7 or 8 hits at least and after a few days i cant find it so a year go by and i cant find it anywhere moved back to Texas and my girlfriend has a copy yea yea yea but this last year been looking at all there songs first 2 albums every song is a strong hit turns out could not find bad song on #3<br />so it comes down to this the Boston first was a 15+ Dont look back was over 12+ Third Stage is close to a 10 walk on is right there no brad but it still has the Boston sound Kick ass guitar <br /> what Boston did was spoil us with some of the greatest sounds ever it's a lot to live up to and the fact that some pin head at Epic/cbs suing them for 6 years and fyi its 2023 now and you see what top 20 songs are this year theres not even 1 song worth pee pee the worst Boston song sung by some weak ass cover band is 100 times better then the crap being put out over the last 10+ yearsAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15379103558189731579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8982453.post-5764908442856522572017-07-02T14:31:41.034-05:002017-07-02T14:31:41.034-05:00I wish I could agree with this review. I love Bo...I wish I could agree with this review. I love Boston's first three albums, even Third Stage. And I've wanted to love the three albums since. I really did.<br /><br />But Walk On is the album that, in my opinion, Tom Scholtz's guitar work all started sounding very derivative and the preachiness in the lyrics came to the forefront like an annoying great aunt who isn't happy about you and your girlfriend living together. When I bought this album I was incredibly excited, but by the time I was finished with it I found myself incredibly tired of being told what the meaning of life is and how we all need to bond together to fix the world. Call me cynical, but I look for my spiritual guidance from a higher source than Tom Scholtz.<br /><br />Another thing that really bugged me back in 1994 that a song a cheesy as I Need Your Love was not only the first single, but the first track on the album. That song is by far the weakest "hit" Boston ever had. The utltra high pitched chorus vocals and bad highschool poetry-esque lyrics totally ruin the awesome initial minute of guitar greatness.<br /><br />While I missed Delp's vocals, Cosmo's sound so close overall that I felt like Delp's absence was only a minor thing. <br /><br />The one saving grace on the album is the Walk On Medley which pieces together a really kick ass song and the trademark Boston guitar interlude (i.e. The Launch, Foreplay, etc). If Boston had issued this one track (or four tracks if you read the liner notes) as a single or EP I would have been kick ass excited for what lies ahead. Instead, it's a really strong portion of an overall very weak album.<br /><br />Considering how Corporate American and Life, Love, and Hope take whatever Boston had at the beginning and whittles it down to it's lowest common denominator, I guess Walk On could be considered a masterpiece by comparison. However, when you compare it to the greatness of the first two albums and the above average-ness of Third Stage it becomes really obvious that Walk On is 40 minutes worth of going through the motions and retreading every preachy cliche known to man. What a disappointment.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13089932868681574149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8982453.post-27402145207795553132016-06-23T07:39:29.628-05:002016-06-23T07:39:29.628-05:00Good review, but I'd like to disagree with you...Good review, but I'd like to disagree with your assessment of What's Your Name. Perhaps the somewhat cheesy lyrics may have something to do your opinion of it, but this song just blisters the paint off the walls. Even the bridges in the ballads feature searing guitar work. I own every Boston album but only play the first four, and I agree that Walk On is superior to Third Stage (like Third Stage on steroids perhaps). Imagine how good it could have been with real drums and a young Delp on vocals. And the louder this album is played, the more guitars seem to come out of the back ground. I would say that this is the only rock album ever (that I'm aware of) that mimics the power of a symphony orchestra. JohnCThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16311613334771309274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8982453.post-27197083263484225302010-02-15T13:33:18.016-06:002010-02-15T13:33:18.016-06:00I can't say that I've ever been either pro...I can't say that I've ever been either pro- or anti-Boston. It's more of a mood thing - sometimes I'll hear something by them and it just works for me.<br /><br />As for Walk On, I remember hearing it when it initially was released and thinking that it wasn't a bad record, but, as you note, with the ascendence of grunge, it was an ill-timed release.Barely Awake In Frog Pajamashttp://www.barelyawakeinfrogpajamas.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8982453.post-73249830475050792222010-02-13T11:18:02.936-06:002010-02-13T11:18:02.936-06:00I never had any need to buy the first Boston disc ...I never had any need to buy the first Boston disc because every song from it is playing on a classic rock station somewhere at some point in the run of a 24 hour day.<br /><br />"Don't Look Back" is underrated.<br /><br />As for this one, I have not heard a note from it, so I'll have to check it out based on your recommendation.Sean Colemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17948887847361064889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8982453.post-29827482691785938402010-02-08T22:11:24.008-06:002010-02-08T22:11:24.008-06:00Drew: Interestingly my familiarity with Boston whe...<b>Drew</b>: Interestingly my familiarity with Boston when I purchased this was very limited, I'd heard <i>More Than a Feeling</i> on the radio a few times but that was about it. This was the first Boston album I purchased so I didn't have a bias against the album for not having Delp on it. That likely had a lot to do with my enjoyment of the album vs. those who were more familiar with the band and by extension Delp's vocals.Perplexiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09971805688658949769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8982453.post-64548515107934326962010-02-08T22:08:09.437-06:002010-02-08T22:08:09.437-06:00I admit that I bought this album when it came out ...I admit that I bought this album when it came out in '94, listened it a couple of times and shelved it. Lot of it had to do with, yes, no Bradley Delp. After reading your review, I decided to listen to it from your angle. <br /><br />Your are right about Tom Scholz's guitar work. Very orchestrated and complex. I like it! Makes me wonder how he would pull it off in concert. (Somehow he did when I saw them in '86)Thanks for your review!drewzepmeisterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15553144737305430009noreply@blogger.com