Musician acclaimed as one of the greatest in history praises a group that bears the name of the hometown and was quite successful with the debut album
Prince He moved owned and resourcefully through various musical styles, such as funk, R&B, Soul, New Wave, Synth-Pop and even hip hop. However, even though he is not an artist popularly linked to rock and roll-at least in common sense-he never disregarded the heavier sound, especially when well.
Early deceased in 2016, at the age of 57, the author of the anthological disc Purple Rain (1984) and other hits that helped define the 1980s praised contemporary rock bands Boston.
Founded in 1975 by the multi-instrumentalist Tom Scholzthe Boston He reached the stardom soon with his namesake album, released the following year. The disc was driven by hits as “PEACE OF MIND”, “Long Time”and especially “More Than a Feeling”which became synonymous with Classic Rock.
In an interview of 2004 granted to Guitar player (via Far Out), Prince, who was an excellent guitarist, spoke of his appreciation for good instrumentalists – who, according to him, usually came from rock.
Among icons like Brian Mayfrom Queenand the band Return to Forever – that brought geniuses like Chick core, Stanley Clarke and AL DI MEOOLA mixing rock and jazz – the musician also nominally cited the Boston.
See what he said:
“The best musicians used to play rock and roll. The first time you hear BostonIt discovers a huge and amazing sound with all those guitar folds. The same goes for Brian May – no one sounded like him. I still think about Return to Forever like a rock band. Those guys really played, but there is no one else doing it on rock today. “
About the Boston
In addition to debut, the Boston also stood out with the second studio work, Don’t look back (1978), who reached the top of the charts in the United States and in Canada.
Then, however, the band originating from the city of Boston, Massachusettsit was almost a decade without releasing a new album. The third album only came in 1986: Third stage.
Prince criticized contemporary artists
In contrast to Boston’s admiration, Prince was disgusted about pop music stars that emerged in the 21st century. In his memories book Prince – Autobiographical Fragments: The Beautiful Onesthe artist cited two world phenomena of current pop music:
“We need to make clear to the music executives that they keep sticking us Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran throat below. “
Prince passed away on April 21, 2026 due to an accidental fentanil overdose.
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Source: Rollingstone
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