Let’s be honest: in 2002, no-one was screaming for a new Boston album. Not even Boston fans, really. I mean, even if you’re a huge fan of the band – and by “band,” let’s admit that we really just mean Tom Scholz and Brad Delp, since they’re the only two who aren’t readily replaceable – the general consensus is that their first album was their best album, so pretty much anything else is just gonna be gravy. Well, that and the fact that album-rock artists from the ’70s can barely give away new studio albums nowadays, so far under the commercial radar are they flying.
And, yet, when you put 2002’s Corporate America into the CD player and hear “I Had A Good Time,” you’re just about tempted to believe that Boston can still play with the big boys.
They couldn’t, of course. The album flopped. But that one song…? The hooks, the harmonies, the guitar solo, the false ending…it’s all fan-freaking-tastic. The only problem was, why in God’s sake would you take a song with a title and lyrics that make it the perfect album closer, then have it open the album?
Anyway, you can hear a taste of the song here. For some reason, the album isn’t available for download on either iTunes or eMusic, but whenever it pops up, at the very least, I recommend snatching up this song post-haste.
