“Rock and Roll Band” by Boston

Tom Scholz had been working on "Rock and Roll Band" since the early '70s, and it finally landed on Boston's self-titled 1976 debut, written by the guitarist and chief songwriter with help from lead singer Brad Delp. It was one of a batch he developed down in his basement across 1974 and 1975, before there was a record deal or even a band name, and its demo, done in 1974, helped bring in the band's future management.

The recording has a quirk: Jim Masdea, who worked out the drum parts for early Boston songs, plays on this one, the only album track where he does. Scholz handles the clavinet and every guitar part, bass included, Delp sings, and Scholz carries the producer credit. Built for the arena, it was the song Boston kept opening their concerts with.

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