[.ca] Corporate America

From Amazon.com:
There's something very curious about Boston's fifth album--and the road the band has traveled from arena-rock heights to its current less-than-lofty status. Here, after all, is a band--really, guitarist-studio wunderkind Tom Scholz and company--that emerged from nowhere and set sales records with their 1976 self-titled debut. Since then, Boston's profile has shrunk with each successive, widely spaced release. Their first indie release may not be causing much of a stir, but it's a strange creation from Scholz and his crew, which includes Brad Delp, the voice behind "More Than a Feeling" and "Don't Look Back." Like the Boston of the '70s, this unit creates polished, epic-scaled rock. Scholz's inimitable icy, soaring leads and polished production (call it heavy steel) remain in the fore. But Scholz has a pretty serious agenda here. The CD jacket champions a vegetarian diet, animal rights, and environmentalism, while the title track is a screed against modern living, business misdeeds, and, well, "DVDs, SUVs, and cyberspace." Who'd have thought Boston would pick up the banner of Rage Against the Machine? --Steven Stolder

Hated it at first, but then realized its not terrible.:
When you expect something close to the the first three records, you initially say to yourself this cd sounds like Jefferson Airplane's song "We built this city bla bla crap". I also hear remnants of Queen chorus lines, etc. But after a couple of listenings, Boston can be heard in there somewhere. So its a hit and miss. Some songs are good and some are bad, but I agree with another critic who said there is alot of crap out there, this is above the heap of crap. This cd is light listening for the summer time. If your a Boston fan, skip the political messages and try to just enjoy.

this is terrible:
Tom, if you want to make music, make music. If you want to save the world, save the world. But Tom, you obviously can't do both at the same time! This CD is terrible. And Kim, she may sing well, but help! She is not at all Boston. And half the songs are written by some new young guitarist? He may be talented, but what happened Tom, the trees in the forest not producing enough oxygen for your brain? I can't believe that one of the greatest bands of all time are having a 20 year old write their songs for them and a girl sing their songs for them.

Rock Solid:
Many reviewers thought this album was not worthy of the Boston name. I disagree. It is a very smart and progressive work and since when should we take moral and ethical issues and bury them? It is a wonderfully modern work and shows that Tom Scholz and Co. have changed with the times, yet maintained the Boston sound that we all know and love.

If I could give it a zero, I would:
I loved Boston I. I loved Don't Look Back. I loved Third Stage. (Walk On...eh...) But, listen, Tom...take your tree-hugging liberal crap (and I'm talking about your latest music, not just your political views) and flush it down the drain in your famous basement. This is one of the worst albums I have ever purchased in my 43 years on Earth. If you care so much about Earth, don't put out this kind of crap!

I HATE IT!!!:
Boston's first 2 cds rocked! They were so awesome, they had awesome vocals, awesome drummer, awesome everything. But now they hire new people and change their style and it doesn't sound good at all! If you want a real good Boston cd then buy " Don't Look Back." That is their greatest cd. I am a huge Boston fan but I hate this new stuff. I am a fan of the old and better sound of Boston. If you wanna see a good review about Boston, then click on " Don't Look Back." I will have a review there.