This cd has all of the classic Boston songs we all love, and a few new ones at the time of release. But this compelation could have been much better. I thought that a greatest hit cd was just that, a "greatest hits". How come "We're Ready", and "Can'tcha Say/Still In Love" were omitted? Both of these songs charted in the top 50 when released as singles. Also, what in hell is Tom Scholz obsession with "Living For You"? He also put that song on "Corporate America" Come on Tom that song is really not that good. If you felt the need to include something from the "Walk On" cd then "Surrender To Me" would have been an much better choice. Of the newer songs "Higher Power" is really good. It rocks with the trademark Boston guitar sound that we all know so well. "The Star Spangled Banner/4th Of July Reprise" is totally cool. Very up-tempo with melodic guitars; not to mention the awsome begining with the hyper space pedal guitar effects unique to Boston. Good cd to add to your collection.

From beginning to end, this is a great album. I have been a Boston fan since the very first day I heard Rock N Roll Band. I was always disappointed that the band always waited so long to release a new album, but it was always worth the wait when the album came out, all the way to Corporate America. I think that they should have put the Star Spangled Banner as the number one song on this album, that is such a heart pumping tune. I would have also liked to see them put some more songs from Walk On on the cd. No matter what Boston album you prefer, they are all great albums, and if anyone got to see them in concert, I unfortunately had to wait until their Corporate America Tour, they sounded just as good in concert as they did on all of their cd's. Unfortunately, Rock and Roll lost a great lead singer on March 9th, 2007. Rest in peace Brad Delp, thanks for all of the music and memories.

...and BOSTON. This compilation really shows who the creative and musical brain within the band BOSTON is - just listen to the songs. BTW he also plays all the instruments and does everything himself apart from some drums and most of the vocals. Keep up the excellent work Tom Scholz!!!!

Loved this CD....brings back a lot of fond memories. Has every big hit that Boston had. Wish I had seen them in concert but this is certainly an optimal collection to have. Not a bad one in the bunch

While not perfect, this is a very good single-disc Boston compilation. Sure, there is room for improvement, but what is here is good. It's got all of the major hits, is pretty much what the casual fan could want. Most of all, it is essential for fans of late 70's-80's rock.

One of the best all time American bands to ever grace the stage and radio. Boston personifies what 1970's classic rock is.

The story of Boston is an amazing chapter in rock music. After debuting with one of the most successful albums of all time in 1976 ("Boston") and following up with another number one three years later ("Don't Look Back"), the group disappeared with a storm of contract disputes with their label and internal disputes among themselves. Ultimately, by the time their third album was released late in the eighties, the band was basically down to a couple of core members (with the rest apparently moved on, tired of waiting). Later efforts such as "Walk On" and "Corporate America" only hinted at past greatness, uneven in their delivery.

Boston's legacy is, therefore, largely in the first two to three albums, which are fairly well represented here. Classics such as "More Than A Feeling", "Peace of Mind", and "Long Time" still hold their own years later, with slick arena style guitars layered over catchy pop lyrics. Power ballads such as "A Man I'll Never Be" and "Amanda" remain true. Stuff you can hear again and again, reflecting back to the times they came from.

The newer songs ("Higher Power", "Livin' For You", etc) are OK, and are decent additions. Toss out "The Star Spangled Banner" and it's a great compilation (far from being unpatriotic, but why is it on this album)?

If you like their music, you can't go wrong here. The highlights of the #1's all together, without much "filler", and (on Amazon) a great price. Enjoy!

Maybe I'm flogging a dead horse, but once again I reiterate what I have said time and time before when it comes to oldies compilations [and, like it or not, Boston now qualifies as part of the oldies group]. If a company is going to issue such a collection under the title "Greatest Hits" they had better make sure that all the hits are there. Especially when the artist concerned only HAD a handful to begin with.

Boston - consisting of MIT mechanical engineer graduate Tom Sholz on guitar and keyboard, vocalist Brad Delp, guitarist Barry Goudreau, Fran Sheehan on bass, and drummer Sib Hashian - had exactly six hits for Epic from 1976 to 1979, and one of those is left out of this compilation - 1977's Long Time which reached # 22 Billboard Hot 100 in March and, as such, was a "greater" hit than any of Peace Of Mind [# 38 in June 1977], A Man I'll Never Be [# 31 in January 1979], and Feelin' Satisfied [# 46 in May 1978].

Each of those are here, along with their first, More Than A Feeling, which peaked at # 5 in November 1976, and their best for Epic, 1978's Don't Look Back, which topped out at # 4 that October. But why leave out one of their better Epic offerings? Also, Feelin' Satisfied was their last hit as a multi-artist group as the band broke up at this point, with Goudreau later forming Orion The Hunter in 1982 [one minor hit in 1984].

In 1986 Scholz and Delp got back together as a duo with MCA and, still calling themselves Boston, had a smash # 1 Hot 100/# 13 Adult Contemporary with Amanda, but this really had no connection to the larger band sound of the 1970s. They also had a # 9 Hot 100 in early 1987 with We're Ready and a # 20 that May with the Can'tcha Say (You Believe In Me)/Still In Love medley.

In 1991 Delp and Goudreau helped form RTZ which had two minor hits and one # 20 in 1991/92, and in 1994 Scholz put together another multi-member Boston along with Fran Cosmo [ex of Orion The Hunter], vocalist Tommy Funderbunk, guitarist Gary Pihl, bassist David Sikes, and drummer Doug Huffman. Their lone hit for MCA was I Need Your Love [# 51 in August 1994].

While I can understand the exclusion of two of the duets and that last one from this album, I cannot go along with omitting one very good hit from their glory days, not to mention NOT ONE of their Epic hit single B-sides, or even My Destination which backed Amanda. The sound quality is excellent, but while the insert contains the lyrics for each selection, along with the musicians involved with each track, there are no background notes of the type I just provided here.

I really think fans appreciate having such information when looking back at artists from their past and, as mentioned above, these guys DO go back well over a quarter of a century. To put that into some perspective, 28 years prior to their appearance on the scene you were looking at 1948 - and for anyone who became a fan of Boston in 1976, 1948 was ancient history.

Best 70's rock CD. This needs to be in any collection. If you like Boston you already have this. Even if your a little young for Boston don't skip this one. Once you here it, you will know what all the buzz was about.

I don't own any of Boston's albums, but I've been familiar with their tunes for quite a few years. They are regulars on the local classic rock station and I've grown very fond of their radio singles over the years. I finally broke down and bought their "Greatest Hits" album and am proud to say that it quenches my thirst when I'm longing for some Boston. All of their top radio tunes are here including "Rock N' Roll Band," "Don't Look Back" and my personal favorite, "Foreplay/Long Time." You'll also find their power ballad, "Amanda," included on this album. The new tunes on here aren't all that bad either. "Higher Power" is a very cool tune and "The Star Spangled Banner/Fourth of July Reprise" is downright awesome. I love to crank it up to get into a patriotic mood.

I'm sure that some longtime fans of the group will find plenty of holes in this collection, but for radio fans such as myself, Boston's "Greatest Hits" is just the thing needed for a long road trip. I highly recommend this album.

It's Boston's greatest hits.... what more could you ask for ??
Awesome, Brad Delp was one of the nicest "Rockstars" I ever met... May his troubled soul rest in peace.....

The first two tracks and one stuck in the middle should not have been included on this collection. They are definitely not greatest hits and are sub-par songs. Another marketing ploy to offer new songs that aren't good.

The rest of the album includes all the songs it likely should, but it should also have included "We're Ready" and "Can'tcha Say (You Believe in Me)" from "Third Stage", which receives a rather light treatment on this collection. There is no doubt that those two tracks are better than the new "filler" songs they added instead.

Even though I'm mostly into heavier stuff, I still really like the guitar sound Boston has (so much so that I used to own a Rockman Soloist). It's too bad that the talent and tone were wasted on the songs found on this disc. Part commercialized stuff targeted for the masses, part sub-par pop-rock, none of it really comes off as truly great music. About the only song I really enjoy on here is "Don't Look Back". Pretty much every single on here I've heard on Classic Rock radio about a thousand times, and the rest of it just put me to sleep. If your looking for a pop sounding classic rock album, go get a Scorpions record or something (e.g,. Lovedrive or Blackout).

This is a fantastic collection! I never get tired of listening to it. Boston is truly one of the best bands of all time. This cd is definately worth buying.

Even something as simple as a Greatest Hits compilation takes time when Tom Scholz is involved. Originally scheduled for release to coincide with the 20th anniversary of the release of Boston's debut album, the project was pushed back nearly a year and became the first Boston album to feature computer generated artwork and a ship at rest. Given the wide availability of second hand copies of all of Boston's previous four albums, Scholz and Sony used three new songs as bait to lure in consumers who otherwise have no need to waste their money on a greatest hits package. "Tell Me" is a mid-tempo ballad written by Scholz and featuring David Sikes on lead vocals. The song has nothing to recommend it and had it been released previously would not have been on a greatest hits package, quite unlike Higher Power, a foot-tapping rocker that opens with a quiet guitar shuffle before blasting off with the chorus and finishing with guitar and harmonica solos. The third "previously unreleased" track was in fact circulating among Boston collectors for a number of years, a 1994 promo-only instrumental of the US national anthem, The Star Spangled Banner, added here most likely because there were no other finished tracks on Scholz's shelves. Equally useless and not likely to be listened to more than once is the album's final track, a radio edit of Higher Power. Altogether, this is an uninspired compilation and except for Higher Power is for the consumer a complete waste of time and money.

Beautiful music. You always hear this group played on classic rock radio stations throughout the years. Whenever I hear them, they always bring positive feelings. This music was created with a lot of inspiration from above. The sound is heavenly. Very Talented Group.

Peace and Happiness to all.

This CD is missing some early hits (most notably "Something About You" and "We're Ready") but it stands as a great collection of most of the band's big hits and newer favorites. This compilation is a great place to start listening to Boston, as it contains hits from all the albums except for 2002's Corporate America. Unfortunately due to turmoil in the band and other issues, Boston took no less than 8 years to record each of their last three albums, and a new CD was due in '07 prior to the death of Delp. Nobody knows if that music will ever be heard. The original lineup of Boston should re-unite now, in tribute to Delp, with a new singer, and give it one more glorious run. Scholz is in fine form even at age 59, the song "I Had A Good Time" on the Corporate America CD proves he hasn't lost his magic. Barry Goudreau is still recording good music. The two other original members (Fran Sheehan, Sib Hashian) are still around, and should re-unite for the sake of Brad's memory and the spectacular band he helped bring to life. Boston is the best live band I have ever heard (and I've heard a lot). I'm not ready to say goodbye to Boston. Although the band will be different without Delp, I'm sure Brad would want the band to carry on. As for Scholz, this will not stop him. The guy has been through so much, I respect him for it. He will only gain strength and motivation from something like this. Critics who are writing Boston off right now don't know anything about Tom Scholz and what he is capable of. I am behind this band more than ever before, and nothing will stop me from attending the next show they play in Pennsylvania.

This CD has all my favorite Boston songs! Tell Me is so awesome and I love everything about it. It's better than some of their more popular hits! My favorite song from them will always be Amanda but I love every song on this CD.

Amanda is the greatest ballad they ever had! I really love Foreplay/Long Time for the awesome guitar playing in the beginning. Higher Power TOTALLY ROCKS!!! I love the whole sound of everything!! And of course other songs like Smokin' and More Than A Feeling are all time favorites as well.

I also love their awesome version of The Star Spangled Banner/4th Of July. The guitar playing is off the hook!

If I could only own one Boston album, this would be it. Of course this is the only one I own and I love how everything blends perfectly! From Tell Me and Higher Power to Amanda to More Than A Feeling to The Star Spangled Banner. Everything ROCKS and this is all the Boston I could ever ask for and need!!

For anyone with a casual appreciation for the sound of Boston, I think that this album is definitely worth a try. I don't own any other of Boston's albums, so I don't have the passionate opinions about the band and their somewhat spastic career that so many die-hard fans apparently do. I think this "Greatest Hits" album is solid.

Of course, "More Than a Feeling" is a classic, as is "Foreplay/Long Time" and "Amanda." I even enjoyed the first two tracks, which were written for this album. There is something totally unique about the combination of driving guitars and soaring vocals that make the Boston sound, and this album captures that sound very well.

Though the purists may protest, I think that this is a great album for anyone who wants to get a taste of Boston. I highly recommend it.

The first rock music I ever heard was by thie group. A collection of their greatest hits is truly the greatest.

Like all Boston fans I am dejected that they have released only five studio and zero live albums in 30 years. However, everything they do release is perfectly composed, engineered and performed. Boston's Greatest Hits is exemplary and the three added songs "Tell Me" "Higher Power" and "The Star Spangled Banner" are flawless tunes with fine vocals, inspiring lyrics and dynamic guitar. Some of the greatest hits highlights are "Don't Look Back", "A Man I'll Never Be", "Peace Of Mind" "Livin For You" and "More Than A Feeling". Boston has two excellent vocalists (Brad Delp and Fran Cosmo) and the multitalented, multi-instrumentalist, Tom Scholz. The latter is also a brilliant inventor, benevolent human rights activist and ethical vegetarian. Tom Scholz has admirably donated millions of dollars to aid the homeless, children, womens' shelters and many animal welfare organizations. Hopefully the compassionate Tom Scholz will find the time to donate his attention to a new Boston album. THE FANS WANT IT NOW ! EVEN A LIVE ALBUM WOULD BE GOOD NEWS !

Boston in my opinion is the greatest hard rock band ever. Boston's creator Tom Scholz is a modern day Shakespeare of Rock. The lyrics are beautiful poetry. Each song has its unique melody and composition providing an incredible emotional experience. I have listened to all four albums. The best and my favorite is Walk On. If you love hard rock mixed in with a few beautiful ballads, you have to listen to Boston. Highly recommend Greatest Hits for starter. But you will miss out so many great songs if you do not also obtain Boston's fourth album Walk ON (very underated and underappreciated by so many.) BTW, Tom Scholz has a master degree in engineering at MIT, that's why the man is a perfectionist and it shows through in the quality of Boston's music. Long live Boston !!!
Addendum: 3/28/07
Very sad to learn that Boston's Original Lead Vocalist Brad Delp who on March 9th, 2007 commited suicide. It's a huge loss for Boston fans. Brad Delp will forever be the greatest vocalist I have ever listened to. Rest in peace Bradley Delp. Your spirit lives on forever. You and Tom Scholz are my heroes.

Boston have to be one of the worst bands EVER!! THE SINGER SCREAMS AND THEY MADE SOME OF THE LOUSIEST SONGS LIKE ROCK N ROLL BAND, AND THE HORRIBLE MORE THAN A FEELING. THEY WOULD NOT HOLD A CANDLE TO SMART BANDS LIKE METALLICA WHO ROCK! I JUST GOT METALLICA'S 4TH LP TODAY. GET AND JUSTICE FOR ALL BY METALLICA INSTED.

I have to disagree with reveiwers that feel buying Boston's debut album is as good as purchasing this one. Boston did create two more very good albums that, while not as consistent as the debut, generated some songs that are essential to many people's collections. Buying "Boston" would rob this generation from knowing the quality songs that "Amanda", "Don't Look Back", "A Man I'll Never Be", "Feelin' Satisfied" and even "Livin' For You" remain to this day. For the fan that wants to explore Boston's entire career, there's no better way to start than by getting this excellent overview of a great band.

Review no. 132. Nicely assembled 16 track compilation of hits / fan favorite tunes off the arena rock master's first three albums, self-titled('76), 'Don't Look Back'('78) and 'Third Stage'('86). Plus there are three exclusive cuts here that you cannot find on any other CD, "Tell Me","Star Spangled Banner" and "Higher Power" which are so-so. Not even sure if 'Greatest Hits' is geared toward the Boston die-hards or the casual fans. Either way,it does make for decent listening. Oh, great cover, don't you agree?

I LOVE BOSTON.THEY HAVE PRODUCED SOME OF THE FINEST SONGS IN THE SEVENTIES LIKE MORE THAN A FEELING,PEACE OF MIND,ROCK AND ROLL BAND AND AMANDA.IF I WERE YOU I WOULD IGNORE THE ONE STAR REVIEWS AND BUY ALL THEIR CD'S TILL THIRD STAGE.HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.

What a very bad joke! Boston are one of the worst bands I have ever purchased. They are one of the worst besides the Beatles. They are not legends at all. This is a really horrible greatest hits collection which has no good songs at all. More than a feeling is one of the lousiest most dumb songs I have ever heard.
If you want a good collection of songs, go get Guns and Roses Greatest Hits insted. Stick with my legends.

Regardless of whatever reasons and why they wound up with a different singer on occasion,Boston will Always be Brad Delp on vocals (to me). The man is inimitable and "More Than A Feeling","Don't Look Back","Foreplay/Long Time" and "Amanda" (among others) just wouldn't have worked had anyone else so masterfully sung these songs with Tom Scholz's genius backing them. But that's subjective to some and a truth for others..
For the casual listener,this 'Greatest Hits' will do the trick (although it's not mastered well soundwise; audio drops between tracks... Could've been mastered better).
The new tracks aren't all that happening... Plus,it's odd to open up 'Greatest Hits' with David Sykes singing "Tell Me" (a bland song ever by Boston's standards). "Higher Power" is a tad better,but not by much. Actually,I have a list of songs that would work if you burned a Boston best-of on your own; providing you cull the songs from Boston's first three albums: 'Boston'(1976),'Don't Look Back' (1978) and 'Third Stage' (1986):

1.)More Than A Feeling
2.)Peace Of Mind
3.)Foreplay/Long Time
4.)Rock And Roll Band
5.)Smokin'
6.)Something About You
7.)Hitch A Ride
8.)Let Me Take You Home Tonight
(basically,all of the first album 'Boston'; 1976)
9.)Don't Look Back
10.)A Man I'll Never Be
11.)Feelin' Satisfied
(from 'Don't Look Back'; 1978)
12.)Amanda
13.)We're Ready
14.)Cool The Engines
15.)Cant'cha Say (You Believe In Me)/Still In Love
16.)Hollyann
(all from 1986's 'Third Stage')

Perhaps an extra 'Don't Look Back' song if room permits...

Being a greatest hits CD, there is no need to mention how awesome the songs are. From Amanda and Long Time to Peace of Mind and More Than a Feeling, all the biggest and best hits are there. However, most reviews haven't favored the new songs and I personally think that Higher Power is the best song Boston has ever recorded. With two awesome versions, I think that any one who gives this song more than an initial listen would realize how good it really is. With killer lyrics, a rockin' guitar riff that jumps up in key throughout the song and an amazing mix of vocals on the chorus, this song is in my opinion one of the greatest I've ever heard not only from Boston but in all of music. Had it been recorded when Boston was on top, I am sure it would have been one of the greatest hits in rock music. Unfortunately, when a band comes back with new material after so much time has passed, few want to give the new songs a chance and are quick to skip to the classics they remember.

About the only good thing to be said about Boston is that they aren't Rush.

Boston was kicking booty in the 1970s and 80s, and if you were young then you were listening to their powerful guitar work and wonderful melodies. Boston hit the scene in 1975 with their first album, and they became one of the more influential bands. This, their greatest hits album, was released in 1997, and features some of their very best work.

Overall, I must say that I love this album! Except for the first two--Tell Me and Higher Power--these songs really take me back to the warm sunny days of my youth. It sure is easy to see how Boston has influenced the development of modern Rock, and for the better. I love this CD, and give it my highest recommendations!

I am a big fan of all the Boston albums through Walk On. This is a good greatest hits album. The only problem is that the new songs (Tell Me, Higher Power, Higher Power edit) are not particularly good and should not haven the place of several other established great Boston songs that could have been added in place (e.g. Let Me Take You Home Tonight, Something About You, Hitch A Ride, Walk On, What's Your Name, and the list goes way on and on).

don't get me wrong this is a great album but i'm only giving it 3 stars cause it could have been better. i think the tracks "tell me", "a man i'll never be", and "livin' for you" should have been replaced by "it's easy", "hitch a ride", and "something about you". the album should have been tracked as following (to me anyways):

1.) more than a feeling
2.) higher power
3.) peace of mind
4.) don't look back
5.) cool the engines
6.) amanda
7.) feelin' satisfied
8.) party
9.) foreplay / long time
10.) rock and roll band
11.) smokin'
12.) hitch a ride
13.) something about you
14.) it's easy
15.) the star spangled banner
16.) higher power (kalodner edit)

now that's a boston greatest hits album. how could they possibly forget "something about you". that's one of their greatest songs ever. if you liked or want this list of tracks i suggest buying the album "rock and roll band" and the "greatest hits album". then you can burn your own rendition of a greatest hits album. "rock and roll band" is a pretty cheap album also, so your not going to kill your wallet buying them both. i think i picked that album up at best buy for about $6.00.

Boston, would have to be one of my favorite arena band out there, but I'll be honest with you, I hate this album. Don't waste your time with this album, go out and get their studio albums, they're a lot better and well worth it. A group with only four albums should not have greatest hits compilations, this is a perfect example, it's incomplete as far as I'm concern. Sorry Boston, even though I love your work.

Boston is in my top 5 all-time favorite bands list.
Their debut album was the best of any rock 'n' roll band... ever.
THIS ALBUM doesn't represent the literal "best of " Boston.

Now I love Boston, but this album...
It starts of with a crappy synth rock song. The second song is okay, but some people may find it too weird to like. Then, OUT OF NOWHERE comes their 2 BEST SONGS OF ALL TIME. Maybe the record company put these two songs back to back so the listener would toss the album in the trash after 10 minutes. The middle of the disc is strong, it hearkens back to their glory years of their self-titled debut, and "Don't Look Back." I personally like the song "Cool the Engines" better that the title track from that album, and thankfully, they kept that one on.
This album needs to contain every single song from Boston's debut, and cut the songs "Tell Me", and the second, alternate version of "Higher Power".
If this is done, then every single person who likes any rock at all should buy it.
If you don't like early eighties rock, though, buy Boston's debut (and prepare to be amazed).