Boston (band)
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| + | '''Boston''' is an American [[Rock music|rock]] band from [[Boston|Boston, Massachusetts]], which had its most notable successes during the 1970s and 1980s. Centered on [[multi-instrumentalist]] founder and leader [[Tom Scholz]], who played the majority of instruments on the debut album, and lead vocalist Brad Delp, the band is a staple of [[classic rock]]. Boston's best-known songs include "[[More Than a Feeling]]", "[[Peace of Mind (Boston song)|Peace of Mind]]", "[[Foreplay/Long Time]]", "[[Rock and Roll Band]]", "[[Smokin' (Boston song)|Smokin']]", "[[Don't Look Back (Boston song)|Don't Look Back]]", "[[A Man I'll Never Be]]", and "[[Amanda (Boston song)|Amanda]]". | ||
| - | '''Hard rock''' (or '''heavy rock''') is a loosely defined subgenre of [[rock music]] typified by a heavy use of aggressive vocals, [[Distortion (music)| distorted]] [[electric guitar]]s, [[bass guitar]], and [[drum kit| drums]], sometimes accompanied with [[Keyboard instrument |keyboards]]. It began in the mid-1960s with the [[Garage rock|garage]], [[Psychedelic rock|psychedelic]] and [[blues rock]] movements. Hard rock developed into a major form of [[popular music]] in the 1970s, with bands such as [[the Who]], [[Boston (band)|Boston]], [[Led Zeppelin]], [[Deep Purple]], [[Aerosmith]], [[Kiss (band)|Kiss]], [[Queen (band)|Queen]], [[AC/DC]] and [[Van Halen]]. During the 1980s, some hard-rock bands moved away from their hard-rock roots and more towards [[pop rock]]. | ||
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| - | Established bands made a comeback in the mid-1980s and hard rock reached a commercial peak in the 1980s, with [[glam metal]] bands like [[Bon Jovi]], and [[Def Leppard]] and the rawer sounds of [[Guns N' Roses]], which followed up with great success in the later part of that decade. | ||
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| - | Hard rock began losing popularity with the commercial success of R&B, [[Hip hop music | hip-hop]], urban pop, [[grunge]] and later [[Britpop]] in the 1990s. Despite this, many [[post-grunge]] bands adopted a hard rock sound, and the 2000s saw a renewed interest in established bands, attempts at a revival, and new hard-rock bands that emerged from the garage rock and [[post-punk revival]] scenes. Out of this movement came garage rock bands like [[the White Stripes]], [[the Strokes]],[[Interpol (band)| Interpol]] and, later, [[the Black Keys]]. In the 2000s only a few hard-rock bands from the 1970s and 1980s managed to sustain highly successful recording careers. | ||
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| - | ===Early years (1960s)=== | ||
| - | As stated, one of the major influences of hard rock is blues music, especially British blues. British rock bands, such as [[Cream (band)|Cream]], [[The Rolling Stones]], [[The Beatles]], [[The Yardbirds]], [[The Who]] and [[The Kinks]] modified rock and roll, adding to the standard genre harder sounds, heavier guitar riffs, bombastic drumming and louder vocals. This sound created the basis for hard rock. Early forms of hard rock can be heard in the songs "[[Happenings Ten Years Time Ago]]" by [[The Yardbirds]], "[[Revolution (song)|Revolution]]" and "[[Helter Skelter]]" by The Beatles, "[[I Can See for Miles]]" by The Who, and "[[You Really Got Me]]" by The Kinks. | ||
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| - | At the same time, [[Jimi Hendrix]], produced a form of blues-influenced [[psychedelic rock]], which combined elements of [[jazz]], blues and rock and roll, creating a unique genre. He was one of the first guitarists to experiment with new guitar effects like [[phaser (effect)|phasing]], [[Audio feedback|feedback]] and [[distortion]], along with [[Dave Davies]] of the Kinks, [[Pete Townshend]] of The Who, [[Eric Clapton]] of Cream, and [[Jeff Beck]] of the Yardbirds. | ||
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| - | Hard rock emerged with British groups of the late-1960s, such as Black Sabbath and Led Zeppelin, who mixed the music of early British rock bands with a more hard-edged form of [[blues rock]] and [[acid rock]]. Deep Purple helped pioneer the hard rock genre with the albums ''[[Shades of Deep Purple]]'' (1968), ''[[The Book of Taliesyn]]'' (1968), and ''[[Deep Purple (album)|Deep Purple]]'' (1969), but they made their big break with their fourth album, ''[[Deep Purple in Rock]]'' (1970). Led Zeppelin's eponymous first album, ''[[Led Zeppelin (album)|Led Zeppelin I]]'' (1969), [[Uriah Heep (band)|Uriah Heep]]'s ''[[Very 'eavy... Very 'umble]]'' (1970), and The Who's ''[[Live at Leeds]]'' (1970), are examples of music from the beginning of the hard rock genre. The blues origins of the albums are clear, and a few songs by well-known blues artists are adapted or covered within them. | ||
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Boston is an American rock band from Boston, Massachusetts, which had its most notable successes during the 1970s and 1980s. Centered on multi-instrumentalist founder and leader Tom Scholz, who played the majority of instruments on the debut album, and lead vocalist Brad Delp, the band is a staple of classic rock. Boston's best-known songs include "More Than a Feeling", "Peace of Mind", "Foreplay/Long Time", "Rock and Roll Band", "Smokin'", "Don't Look Back", "A Man I'll Never Be", and "Amanda".
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