Album Rating: 5.0
Multiple former bandmates of Boston testified that Scholz' unpleasant personality and pigeonholing of Delp into staying into Boston are why he committed suicide. Delp was constantly being abused and taken advantage of by Scholz, who was utilizing the fact that Delp was a softie who didn't like getting into conflicts with others and new Delp would never fight back. Coupled with the fact that Delp suffered depression which Scholz amplified. When all this testimony came out, Scholz got defensive and tried to say the reason was because of Delp's hidden camera incident with Meg Sullivan, which Delp's suicide note very explicitly said was NOT the reason he did it. Tom tried to use a serious incident that happened as some kind of fuel to annul himself of any blame.
Delp fucked up with the camera, but all parties involved got over it and even Meg Sullivan also testified that Delp's reasoning for suicide most likely had to do with Scholz.
Fuck. Tom. Scholz.
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Album Rating: 4.0
This tells a somewhat different story.
http://archive.boston.com/ae/music/articles/2012/05/27/boston_singer_brad_delps_final_days_marked_by_crisis_over_hidden_camera/
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Album Rating: 5.0
^I already mentioned this stuff. Also in that same Deposition Meg said she felt Scholz was the primary reason for Delp's suicide, and in his suicide note's Delp wrote that Meg and her boyfriend WERE NOT the reason he did this.
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Album Rating: 4.0
Meg Sullivan's feelings about Delp's reasons suicide are pure conjecture. The circumstances of him choosing to commit suicide in the midst of the issue with her and before reconciling with her paint the picture of him being distraught over that issue which contributed to his decision to commit suicide, regardless of her opinion.
Also, in his suicide note Delp said he had suffered from depression and suicidal thoughts since he was a teenager and he didn't even mention Scholz. So you can choose to either believe Delp's suicide note or not, but you can't selectively choose to believe some parts and disbelieve others. Depression is a disease and blaming one person for causing another's depression is bargain basement armchair psychoanalysis.
Delp was solely responsible for his own suicide and he blamed himself. Was his mental state helped by his working relationship with Scholz? Probably not. Was it helped by Pam Sullivan cheating on him? No. Was it helped by his falling out with Meg? Apparently not. But that doesn't make Scholz or Pam any more responsible for his suicide than Meg or her boyfriend.
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Album Rating: 4.0
:D
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Album Rating: 3.0
one of the only hard rock albums i can kinda dig
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Album Rating: 4.5
a classic
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Album Rating: 4.0
def one of the best ones
always liked that I've been able to tell Boston apart from the other bands of the era, they've got a much more distinct sound
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Album Rating: 3.0
MIT nerds w the fun riffs
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Album Rating: 4.0
Just listened to this for the first ever time, on a whim. This is an easy 5 if I've seen one. Sublime album!
Edit - 4.5 for me though. 5's are reserved for albums that hit me on a completely other level. This one's close, mind!
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Album Rating: 4.0
powerful
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Album Rating: 4.0
lol cant believe this thread has drama. lets just enjoy this bands one good album in peace. of mind :D
smokin'!
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Album Rating: 4.0
god i love this fucking album
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its been such a long time
ITS BEEN SUCH A LOOOOOOONG TIIIIIIIME
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Album Rating: 4.5
only good thing about the city of boston is this band 
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Album Rating: 4.5
"only good thing about the city of boston is this band"
their accent is cool
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Album Rating: 4.5
new york accents are superior....i should know, i have one
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Album Rating: 4.5
anything that's not a texan accent is cool
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Album Rating: 5.0
haha
Historic music album, obviously.
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Album Rating: 4.5
I didn’t even realize until today that the spaceship on the album cover is also a guitar
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