How Boston Accidentally Defined Corporate Rock

Описание: When Boston released their debut album in 1976, they weren’t trying to start a movement — they were just trying to sound perfect. Instead, they accidentally defined what critics would later call “corporate rock.”

Mastermind Tom Scholz, an MIT-trained engineer, recorded much of the album in his basement studio, obsessing over tone, clarity, and precision. Layered guitars, soaring harmonies, and spotless production created an arena-sized sound that felt massive yet polished.

Songs like “More Than a Feeling,” “Peace of Mind,” and “Foreplay/Long Time” became radio staples — not because they were edgy, but because they were immaculately engineered and instantly accessible. Ironically, that perfection led critics to label Boston as the face of “corporate rock,” even though the band wasn’t corporate at all — it was one obsessive perfectionist working alone.

Boston didn’t chase the mainstream.
The mainstream chased them.

This short explains how Boston accidentally defined corporate rock, why Tom Scholz’s perfectionism reshaped radio rock, and how a basement recording became one of the biggest debuts in music history.

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