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Rock on: A new generation is listening to classic rock bands

 

The kids want to rock. Well, at least lots of them do. Forget Beyonce and Christina and Nickelback and The Fray and OutKast.

Forget alterna-this and alterna-that, the various permutations that hip-hop has taken, or the endless stylistic detours heavy metal has gone down.

It’s all about the rock for a steady audience of millions of kids whose tastes stretch back decades to include old-school bands like Judas Priest, Metallica, Iron Maiden, the Rolling Stones, and Pink Floyd.

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Boston to perform at Doug Flutie retirement

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One-Man-Band... Sort Of

25 July 2006

ImageFor those who came of age in the 1970s, they might recall the convoluted nature of music in the latter part of the decade. The landscape resembled a deep sea feeding frenzy, with an array of genres and bands jockeying for the public s attention and disposable income. As America s Bicentennial unfolded, punk had taken root on UK and US soil, glam was in its death throes, disco was in its infancy, Frampton came alive, and lumbering rock behemoths Led Zeppelin and the Who continued to bask in their respective glows as the planet s biggest concert draws.

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Retro-Active

July 11, 2006

Retro-Active correspondent Ken Sharp spoke to Boston mastermind Tom Scholz about newly released reissues of the group's seminal first two releases -- Boston and Don't Look Back (Sony/Legacy).

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Boston Leader Shocked by Remaster Reviews

BOSTON (Wireless Flash) -- Boston leader Tom Scholz wrote the hit, "Don't Look Back," but admits finding new pride in it when he started remastering the classic rock band's first two albums, "Boston" and "Don't Look Back."

In his words, "I kept hearing these guitar licks and hidden pieces that I hadn't heard in years and I thought, "Wow, I did that."

Scholz says the biggest surprise of the remastered discs has been the critical reaction. As he puts it, "I spent two weeks remastering these CDs and have gotten better reviews than for any album I spent six years working on. I should spend my time remastering."

That's exactly what he's doing. Scholz would like to take Boston out on tour next year but is currently working on a new studio album as well as remixing a CD of live recordings.
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