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I thought Boston was the perfect synthesis of 70s music -- Led Zeppelin's crunching guitars with Yes' vocal harmonies and touches of prog (such as Scholz's organ solo on "Foreplay"). That's one reason they were so big when they hit -- they took the best elements of early-70s rock and made it sound fresh.
It's too bad they essentially pissed it all away. Scholz was a perfectionist, and he wrangled with the label, management and the other members. I was excited when "Third Stage" finally came out, and bought it the first day it was released, but again the band failed to capitalize on its second chance success. I pretty much gave up on them.
The original lineup, though, was really great. Delp was a terrific vocalist, and I always liked Goudreau's guitar work.
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