The group first formed in the mind of Tom Scholz, who had long expressed interest in melodic rock and the fine particulars of recording technology. Even as a child, he tinkered with just about anything mechanical or electronic that he could get his hands on. Prior to his musical career, Scholz received both a bachelor's degree, in 1969, and a master's degree, in 1970, in Mechanical Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He then began working for the Polaroid Corporation as a senior product design engineer. Scholz would then reside in Boston.
Creating demos in his own home, inspired by contemporary 70s progressive rock and what came to be known as "album oriented rock" ("aor"), Scholz attracted the interest of Epic Records, who signed Scholz to a recording contract. Vocalist Brad Delp, who was born in Peabody, Massachusetts in 1951 (Scholz is about four years older) to French-Canadian immigrants and was inspired to sing after seeing The Beatles perform on The Ed Sullivan Show in 1964, served as a sort of not-so secret weapon for Scholz's project. Delp's "golden voice" has inspired numerous later rock artists to take up the microphone.
Scholz believed that his demos were good enough to be the released album but Epic told him to rerecord them. Most of the guitar, bass, and keyboards were performed by Scholz, although other players were involved sporadically throughout the recording of the album. Epic did not want the album recorded entirely in Scholz's home as Scholz intended (they suggested using a recording studio), but most of what ended up on the album was ultimately recorded by Scholz in his basement.
'Boston' was first released by Epic Records on August 25, 1976. Few industry insiders thought a guitar-heavy rock record could make much of a dent in the charts as disco ruled the airwaves at the time. The album broke out of Cleveland first, and the following week it had been added at 392 stations. Scholz, then 29, still worked at Polaroid during the first few weeks of the record's success and felt wary, changing his mind when the album quickly sold 200,000 copies. Critical praise also came to the band; for example, Rolling Stone wrote that Boston's "affinity for heavy rock & roll provides a sense of dynamics that coheres magnetically with sophisticated progressive structures."
The album was certified gold just two months after its release, and it sold another 500,000 copies within 30 days, going platinum for the first time in November 1976. With songs that became rock anthems such as the evergreen "More Than a Feeling", 'Boston' is the second best-selling debut album of all time in the United States, falling just short of Guns N' Roses' 'Appetite for Destruction'. Many critics have named it as one of the best American albums of all time. Its popularity was not only huge, but also durable: into the 2000s it was believed to be the only 1970s album that still had every single track in regular rotation on classic rock radio.
With a touring unit coming together around the line-up of Barry Goudreau, Tom Scholz, Sib Hashian, Brad Delp, and Fran Sheehan, the band played to a wide variety of crowds big and small, receiving strong fan support. Feeling an essentially unbearable amount of pressure to come up with another commercial mega-hit, Scholz still desired to experiment with his sound and had a growing sense of perfectionism. 'Don't Look Back' came out on August 2, 1978, viewed by Scholz as a hurried effort but picking up widespread success. It's been certified as multi-platinum, and its title track has become a classic rock staple.
Acrimonious fighting with label Epic Records, which soon became a long, drawn-out legal fight, left the future of the band stalled. Their next work, 'Third Stage' , came out in September 23, 1986, quite a while after their sophomore work. Bad luck and ill-will seemed to trail the group, with floods and power failures halting many studio sessions. Still, the album went to #1 on the Billboard 200, where it stayed for four weeks.
In addition, 'Third Stage' was only the second album to ever be certified triple-platinum in its first month of release, in November of 1986. As stated before, the first was Lionel Richie's 'Dancing On The Ceiling', which did it one month earlier. Nonetheless, Boston seemed to have gotten stuck.
On March 9th, 2007, Brad Delp (vocals) committed suicide at his home in Atkinson, New Hampshire. He was 55. Delp sang all the lead and harmony vocals on Boston's first three albums. Though well known for his "golden" voice with soaring vocals and range, Delp was also a multi-instrumentalist, playing guitar, harmonica and keyboards. Additionally he wrote or co-wrote several songs for Boston and many other artists.
More than 10 years in the making, Boston came out with a new studio album, "Life, Love & Hope" in 2013. Founding member, Tom Scholz stated, "These are songs from the heart, each of them taking many months of effort to write, arrange, perform and record, always up to the demands of Boston's harshest critic, me. They have all been meticulously recorded to analog tape on the same machines and equipment used for Boston's hits for the past 35 years."
The band, with Scholz and a new lineup, toured extensively in 2016-2017.
Boston's web site is at www.bandboston.com
It's Easy
Boston Lyrics
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I've got no place to be
And no one I'd rather see
I won't mind if you can find
The time to stay with me
Oh hey
I've got no time for wastin'
I Got to live a life while I can
I won't hide if you decide
To let me be your man
Cause when I get close to you, not much to say
I get that same old feeling I had in my younger days
And I can show you the way
It's just a game we play
It's easy, takin' it day by day
It's easy, easy, easy, yeah yeah yeah
Hey
You know I would concede
And I think we both agree
You and I can testify
That love is what we need
Oh hey
Just take a look around you, livin' for the future is blind
I believe what we achieve will soon be left behind
The things that I try to say are so hard to find
When you doubt what your love is about let me ease you mind
And I can show you the way
It's just a game we play
It's easy, takin' it day by day
It's easy
Hey
I've got no place to be
And no one I'd rather see
I won't mind if you should find
That you're in love with me
Oh hey
We got no time to worry
Gotta live a life while we can
I won't hide if you decide
To let me be your man
Cause when I get close to you, not much to say
I get that same old feeling I had in my younger days
And I can show you the way
It's just a game we play
It's easy, takin' it day by day
It's easy, takin' it day by
day
The lyrics of Boston's song "It's Easy" seem to revolve around the concept of living life to the fullest and not worrying too much about the future. The singer seems to be addressing someone who they care about and want to be with. He doesn't have any place to be and doesn't want to spend his time with anyone else. The singer insists that they have to live their life while they can and not waste any time.
The singer then conveys that the feelings he gets while he is close to the person he loves are quite similar to the feelings he had back in his younger days. The singer acknowledges that talking about emotions can be hard but he wants to put their partner's mind at ease. The singer invites their partner to play the game of life with him and take it one day at a time while they journey together.
Line by Line Meaning
Hey
The singer is addressing someone.
I've got no place to be
The singer has nothing else to do and is available.
And no one I'd rather see
The singer has a preference for spending time with the person being addressed.
I won't mind if you can find
The artist is open to spending time with the person being addressed.
The time to stay with me
The artist is suggesting that the person being addressed should spend time with them.
Oh hey
The singer is addressing someone again.
I've got no time for wastin'
The singer values their time and wants to make the most of it.
I Got to live a life while I can
The artist wants to make the most of their life.
I won't hide if you decide
The artist is open and honest about their feelings for the person being addressed.
To let me be your man
The artist wants to be in a romantic relationship with the person being addressed.
Cause when I get close to you, not much to say
The singer feels a strong connection to the person being addressed.
I get that same old feeling I had in my younger days
The artist feels youthful and energetic when they are around the person being addressed.
And I can show you the way
The singer is confident in their ability to guide the person being addressed.
It's just a game we play
The singer sees relationships as a game with established rules.
It's easy, takin' it day by day
The singer believes that relationships should be simple and stress-free, taken one day at a time.
It's easy, easy, easy, yeah yeah yeah
The artist emphasizes the simplicity and ease of relationships.
Hey
The artist is addressing someone again.
You know I would concede
The singer is willing to compromise.
And I think we both agree
The singer and the person being addressed share common beliefs.
You and I can testify
The artist and the person being addressed can provide evidence of their love.
That love is what we need
The artist believes that love is necessary for personal fulfillment.
Oh hey
The artist is addressing someone again.
Just take a look around you, livin' for the future is blind
The singer is encouraging the person being addressed to focus on the present rather than worrying about the future.
I believe what we achieve will soon be left behind
The artist believes that material accomplishments are temporary and should not be the focus of life.
The things that I try to say are so hard to find
The singer struggles to articulate their feelings for the person being addressed.
When you doubt what your love is about let me ease you mind
The singer is reassuring the person being addressed that their love is valid.
And I can show you the way
The singer is confident in their ability to guide the person being addressed.
It's just a game we play
The artist sees relationships as a game with established rules.
It's easy, takin' it day by day
The artist believes that relationships should be simple and stress-free, taken one day at a time.
It's easy
The singer emphasizes the simplicity and ease of relationships.
Hey
The singer is addressing someone again.
I've got no place to be
The artist has nothing else to do and is available.
And no one I'd rather see
The artist has a preference for spending time with the person being addressed.
I won't mind if you should find
The artist is open to spending time with the person being addressed.
That you're in love with me
The singer hopes that the person being addressed reciprocates their feelings.
Oh hey
The artist is addressing someone again.
We got no time to worry
The singer and the person being addressed prioritize living life to the fullest.
Gotta live a life while we can
The singer and the person being addressed want to make the most of their time on earth.
I won't hide if you decide
The singer is open and honest about their feelings for the person being addressed.
To let me be your man
The artist wants to be in a romantic relationship with the person being addressed.
Cause when I get close to you, not much to say
The artist feels a strong connection to the person being addressed.
I get that same old feeling I had in my younger days
The singer feels youthful and energetic when they are around the person being addressed.
And I can show you the way
The singer is confident in their ability to guide the person being addressed.
It's just a game we play
The artist sees relationships as a game with established rules.
It's easy, takin' it day by day
The artist believes that relationships should be simple and stress-free, taken one day at a time.
It's easy, takin' it day by
The artist emphasizes the simplicity and ease of relationships.
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: DONALD T. SCHOLZ
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
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Hey
I've got no place to be
And no one I'd rather see
I won't mind if you can find
The time to stay with me
Oh hey
I've got no time for wastin'
I Got to live a life while I can
I won't hide if you decide
To let me be your man
Cause when I get close to you, not much to say
I get that same old feeling I had in my younger days
And I can show you the way
It's just a game we play
It's easy, takin' it day by day
It's easy, easy, easy, yeah yeah yeah
Hey
You know I would concede
And I think we both agree
You and I can testify
That love is what we need
Oh hey
Just take a look around you, livin' for the future is blind
I believe what we achieve will soon be left behind
The things that I try to say are so hard to find
When you doubt what your love is about let me ease you mind
And I can show you the way
It's just a game we play
It's easy, takin' it day by day
It's easy
Hey
I've got no place to be
And no one I'd rather see
I won't mind if you should find
That you're in love with me
Oh hey
We got no time to worry
Gotta live a life while we can
I won't hide if you decide
To let me be your man
Cause when I get close to you, not much to say
I get that same old feeling I had in my younger days
And I can show you the way
It's just a game we play
It's easy, takin' it day by day
It's easy, takin' it day by
@Shji123
To you guys who grew up to Boston your very luck I was born in 98 I would kill to go to this time I feel so connected to this generation its crazy😎
@NSanemuchReichwein
To the guys saying that Christians believe rock is of the devil, I'm Christian, and I'm sorry that half my religion is ignorant towards good music.
@Supercell725
I'm 67 and I listen to Boston every day. I started in 1976 when I was in college and the band released their first album. One thing I know for sure in this crazy world we live in, their music never gets old.
@wicket40
I'm 43. If I live to 100 I dedicate my life to keeping this music alive for the next 57 years. Nothing will ever be better than this.
@lejonbrames8820
I wish these guys had about 5 more albums like this
@johnyandell8948
Boston has always been the band that sounds so smooth, yet hard rock. It's easy...
@younr004
Nothing like Boston. Growing up with a 64 year old father gets you used to music regardless of timeline. 17 years old, listening to music outside my time, and things lever looked brighter thanks to this song. May they live on for many a year from generation to generation. :)
@henryrepullo
I put on my headset and listen to this song in my pitch black room.i feel young again.
@profhudsonshugeballs
i see a lot of old timers commenting this and I just want you to know that some of us youngsters love Boston too!
@ole9421
Cheers!!