More than a Feeling

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Album Description
10 tracks including the top-selling hits 'More Than A Feeling', 'A Man I'll Never Be' & 'Rock & Roll Band'.

Tracks:

More Than A Feeling
Rock & Roll Band
The Journey
It's Easy
A Man I'll Never Be
Smokin'
Hitch A Ride
Something About You
Party
Don't Be Afraid

Album Description

10 tracks including the top-selling hits 'More Than A Feeling', 'A Man I'll Never Be' & 'Rock & Roll Band'.

Customer Reviews:

Great songs, no point........2005-02-09

Every song on this cd is excellent, but there is absolutely no point of releasing this. It's just some of the tracks from "Boston" and "Don't Look Back"! Bye those two albums instead of this...

Rather misleading.......2002-06-05

Being a major fan of this band I've tried to collect all CDs put out by them and this one was no exception. It's a problem for those looking for specific songs, though, because it's a compilation of their first two albums and doesn't really contain the best of their music. The review entitled 'Recycled' really explains this CD well and my personal recommendation is to forgo buying this one and spend the money for 'Boston' and 'Don't Look Back'. However, since it IS Boston, it gets four out of five stars because their music rocks.

A Hard Follow Up.......2002-05-14

Boston's debut album, Boston, was sensational. More Than A Feeling was their follow up and while a strong album in itself it let down some expectations, even if this was unfair. This album does sport some strong tracks with More Than A Feeling fitting right in with the previous album's tracks. But from there, it went a bit downhill. I still give this project 3 stars, which I rate as good because it is good and is measured against one of the best recordings in 1970's rock. If this would have been a debut album it would have rated far higher.

For someone who liked the first album this will be enjoyable too, only not quite as consistent. But still worth the price.

Recycled.......2002-05-11

Made in USA in 2002, Serial# COL-CD-9871, Playing Time 41:17

This compilation CD features 10 previously released tracks, lifted from their first ("Boston") and second ("Don't Look Back") albums.

It's a re-issue of the 1998 compilation on Sony (#A-33941) entitled "Rock And Roll Band".

5 tracks have been taken from their 1st album ("More Than A Feeling", "Rock & Roll Band", "Smokin'", "Hitch A Ride" and "Something About You"), while the remaining tracks ("The Journey", "It's Easy", "A Man I'll Never Be", "Party" and "Don't Be Afraid) are from their second effort.

There's enough room on a CD to include the 2 albums IN FULL (they total about 72 minutes), so why stop at 41 minutes?

And since the band switched to the MCA label afterwards, we're basically treated to very little material. It's not like the boys have released so much music that one needs to be selective!

I suggest you buy the full albums; this "budget" collection left me with "more than a feeling" of a rip-off... caveat emptor!

Classic Soft Rock: More Than a Feeling
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Classic Soft Rock: More Than a Feeling

Manufacturer: TimeLife
ProductGroup: Classical
Binding: Audio CD
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Nice, diverse collection

The Telarc Collection, Volume 2

Manufacturer: Telarc
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ASIN: B000003D69
Release Date: 1992-01-28

Tracks:

The Magnificent Seven - Elmer Bernstein
Symphonie Fantastique: March To The Scaffold - Hector Berlioz
The Planets: Mars, The Bringer Of War - Gustov Holst
Piano Concerto No. 3 In D Minor, Op. 30: Finale, Alla breva - Sergei Rachmaninoff
Vespers Op. 37: Bogoroditsye Devo - Sergei Rachmaninoff
Symphony No. 31 In D Major 'Hornsignal': Menuet, Trio - Franz Joseph Haydn
Prince Igor: Polovetsian Dances - Alexander Borodin
Turandot: Nessun dorma! - Giacomo Puccini
Tea For Two - Bobby Short
Symphony No. 1 in D Major, Op. 25 'Classical': Finale, Molto vivace - Sergei Prokofiev
Concerto In E-Flat Major: Allegro - Vincenzo Bellini
Carmen Suite: Les toreadors - Georges Bizet
Sonata No. 6 In F Major, Op. 10, No. 2: Presto - John O'Conor
Quartet in G minor: Assez vif et bien rythme - Claude Debussy
Schwanda The Bagpiper: Polka - Jaromir Weinberger
After Hours: Cotton Tail - Andre Previn
Movie Love Themes: Flashdance...What A Feeling - Giorgio Moroder

Customer Reviews:

Nice, diverse collection.......2005-10-04

I picked this up in a 50-cent cutout bin with no sleeve or case about 8 years ago. It's an interesting mix of selections, from serious classical (Rachmaninoff) to jazz (Ellington) to pop adaptations (Flashdance theme). The latter is actually one of the more intriguing cuts on the disc. Though I wouldn't rank it as "one of the world's finest sounding recordings", it's a rousing orchestral arrangement of the Flashdance theme conducted by its composer, Giorgio Moroder. If all you've ever heard is the Irene Cara radio hit, it will make you appreciate this song in a new light. The sound quality of the rest of the disc is superb, esp. "The Magnificent Seven" theme, which makes a nice audio system demonstration track.

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More Than a Feeling
Various Artists
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Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00024764W
Release Date: 2007-05-29

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Radar Love - Golden Earring
20th Century Boy - T. Rex
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More Than a Feeling (1999)

Manufacturer: Shockorama Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
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ASIN: B000GDB122

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Full-Length CD with 18 songs

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BAY AREA FREESTYLE
The Greatest Song On Earth

More Than a Feeling
Damia
Manufacturer: X-Tatic Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00000G141
Release Date: 1999-03-30

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BAY AREA FREESTYLE.......2003-11-21

This is a maxi-single of the FREESTYLE song "MORE THAN A FEELING" the song is good and so are the beats,also the single has "Do YOUR THANG"which is a booty shaking FREESTYLE song.This is DAMIA'S second single.Her first is "Give It TO ME" which is FREESTYLE also.I have seen her perform once and she sounds good,she seems to go more the R&B route,maybe that's why I have not heard from her in a while.So far I only know of two singles from her and no full-lengths yet."MORE THAN A FEELING/DO YOUR THANG" and "GIVE IT TO ME".

The Greatest Song On Earth.......2000-07-31

More Than A Feeling was one of the best songs I've EVER heard in my whole life, I LOVE IT. BOSTON RULES!

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TRACK LISTINGS.................................................... , Wind & Fire It's Raining Men - Weather Girls / Goody Two Shoes - Adam Ant / Step By Step - New Kids On The Block / Happy Birthday - Altered Images / Boogie Wonderland - Earth , Never Been In Love - Randy Meisner / Lady Marmalade - LaBelle / When Will I Be Famous? - Bros / Only Women Bleed - Favorite Angel / Boogie Nights - Heatwave , Down Under - Men At Work / Heartbeat - Don Johnson / Come Out Fighting - Easterhouse / Heaven Can Wait - Meat Loaf / A Glass Of Champagne - Sailor , and More Than A Feeling - Boston / Hold Me 'Til The Mornin' Comes - Paul Anka / You Drive Me Crazy - Shakin' Stevens / Red Light (Spells Danger) - Billy Ocean / The Flame - Cheap Trick
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More Than a Feeling

Manufacturer: Arlie Whitlow Publishing
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
ASIN: B000FIWNG6

Product Description

Run To The River, Just Let Go, If My People, More Than A Feeling, A Place To Hide, Take Up Your Cross, Thank You Lord, We Need, Shelter From The Storm, Consume Me

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Solidly crafted, not over-done, thoughtful, beautiful, reflective.

Feeling of Far

Manufacturer: Fritz Doddy
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000CAJKZE
Release Date: 2005-02-01

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Solidly crafted, not over-done, thoughtful, beautiful, reflective........2006-11-19

Fritz Doddy is an enigma in a Yankees cap. He purposely mooned an orchestra to draw a less-than-perfect performance from them, yet he is exacting at his musical craft, as his many commercials and awards will attest. He loves to clown around and push the boundaries, but at home he's a dedicated father with a wonderful family (equally talented, by the way).

In some ways Fritz is struggling with what he sings about in "The Feeling of Far," that as we grow up we lose so much of what we had as a kid. We lose love or may not have love ("a house to go to when it's raining outside," a lyric echoed throughout). We lose the ability to dream freely. We experience fear. We lose the ability to laugh and instead have to keep our kid deep inside, as in "Nothing but Laughter":

I like being nice to toll collectors
There's nothing bug laughter deep inside my head
And why do children know
What grownups learn to forget?

Fritz is one of the few who's able to keep and share all of his childhood gifts as a grownup, and he expresses this beautifully in "The Feeling of Far".

My first listen to this album was at work, which is not the right setting for the inaugural listen of "The Feeling of Far." Please do not attempt this. You see, my job since 2002 has been a bit challenging to say the least, and the past several months have been especially hard for me personally as a result. So while half listening and half working, the fifth track, "All the Best", started up with Fritz's daughter Adrienne's innocent:

Money...work...love...time...money...love

...catching my attention, leaving the remainder of the tune to break its way through all the usual chaos I was dealing with at work, and the lyrics began to hit home:

But I do it all the best I can
I'm not too smart but I know who I am
I'm going for the promised land
I'll go on and on and on and on
I play bass in a rock n roll band
It's just way too hard to play lead guitar
We travel in an old Caravan
We'll go on and on and on and on

I do the best I can, continuing on and on day after day, not seeking any glory or anything, expecting to have some kind of reward eventually, which drives me on...as if any rewards were coming.

"In the Tree," may remind you of a childhood scene. Have you ever seen a kid who's been "ditched" by others---those "friends" who'd promise to be there but never showed? Ever been that kid?

"Cynical Eye" describes those paraded by us on daytime television's Jerry Springer type shows. In a very strong message, Fritz describes Mary who "hates her mother who left her to die"---perhaps not die in the physical sense, but to die as a child, and there's no mystery why Mary is bitter. Viewing them, Fritz realizes he isn't perfect, but he also realizes he doesn't quite understand what those hateful people are going through, as he has no frame of reference:

And I don't pretend to know pain
I've got a house to go to
When it's raining outside
And I've learned how to laugh at myself
I can't begin to hide tears
I don't know how to cry

Much of what we go through in our lives, these ghosts from the past, are dealt with in the rich-sounding "It's Only a Dream". Fritz is made uneasy as "trees whisper secrets" about his past as his dogs chase away those ghosts, but he's not exactly able to put his finger on where his feelings of uneasiness are coming from; they're just dogging him. His daughter watches this and doesn't understand what he's going through, but I can't help thinking that someday she will as she gets older. Without a "place to go to when it's raining outside", living with one's past and what we go through and lose of ourselves growing up wouldn't be "just a dream"---but a nightmare. This drives home the central theme of the album.

The mood of these songs never turns heavy, despite what I see as the messages in them. Plenty of acoustic instruments, layered vocals, and wonderful melodies move "The Feeling of Far" right along. It is an enjoyable listen, and I dare you to try not to sing along with youngsters Jake and Adrienne Doddy on "Nothing But Laughter". The line is: "Outside my window there are blue jays screaming." Practice up.

Susan McKeown worked with Fritz on several tracks, her wonderful voice heard throughout, but mostly on "Amieveliano," which is the tune that Fritz played for many of us at the Mellotron Symposium a few years ago. I was floored by it. Fritz played your standard guitars and bass...and electric sitar, bouzouki and Mellotron. Add in some frame drums. A cello section. A Minimoog making some odd noises at the end. An unexpected break in the middle of heavy percussion followed by Susan gently repeating "Clouds are moving / Through the trees" to bring us back. This and the closing vocal sections will tug at you.

"The Feeling of Far" closes with "The Lonely Path," beautifully orchestrated with a string section and sung in Chinese by Peiwen Chao with additional English lyrics sung by Susan McKeown (and Fritz, of course). Where we've been, what makes us happy as individuals, and what is our own "promised land" is, in fact, a lonely path, as it's ours to walk alone. "The Lonely Path" echoes themes from earlier, tying things together and bringing the album to a fine close.

This close came a bit soon for me, however, perhaps because I allowed myself to get tied into the album a bit and felt it left something unresolved. "The Feeling of Far" is presented more as a series of vignettes, touching on various ideas as it goes and not to an extreme depth but more of a hint, without the overall album building to a climax and release. I am also very likely reading much further into the thematic content of this concept album than originally intended, and maybe that is why I found myself somewhat at a loss when it was through. Much of what I take away from "The Feeling of Far" comes from inside.

Fritz Doddy is nothing short of an accomplished and creative musician, but "The Feeling of Far" isn't full of licks or other musical showing off---it is just solidly played. Fritz seems to enjoy the bass quite a bit, but he also plays synthesizer, mandolin, guitar (acoustic, electric, 6 and 12 string, slide guitar), percussion, electric sitar, bouzouki, kalimba, pots and pans, e-bow, the Mellotron (which is all over the place), and more. Other musicians make guest appearances to fill in with real strings, some percussion, and other instruments. Fritz is the primary lyricist and vocalist, and he does a fine job of doubling and layering vocals without it becoming too much; hardly any vocal is solo. Daughter Adrienne, son Jake, and wife Valerie add their voices as well, as does guest vocalist Ian Lloyd (who reminds me of Lenny Zakatek (Alan Parsons Project)). Fritz's dad tells Fritz that it's time to get up. Rosie and Violet bark (the liner notes list all the contributions to this album, even those of the Doddy's dogs...But they don't say what brand of alarm clock attempts to wake him up at the start of "All the Best"---Fritz? :-) ).

Throughout "The Feeling of Far" Fritz brings up vocal sections from elsewhere, echoing the songs' themes. To hear echoed Jake's whimsical "in the tree", Adrienne's "I've got a house to go to when it's raining outside", Fritz's "And I don't pretend to know pain", Susan McKeown's "slow-ly" (that closes...but also opens "The Feeling of Far") is the kind of thing that tugs at me, as do Susan's vocals on "Amieveliano" and "The Lonely Path".

Mostly pop or soft rock in intensity, "The Feeling of Far" introduces a bit of India in "Nothing but Laughter" and China in "The Lonely Path." You will hear real strings (that sound very woody---nice) and a real Mellotron. "Over You" is a fun White album era Beatles romp (complete with faux British accent). Fans of the Beatles, KLAATU, Thomas Dolby, Eric Woolfson/Alan Parsons Project, Aimee Mann, and Tears for Fears may find a little nugget or two in Fritz's work.

The liner notes list the creative details for each track, and the lyrics are included. The cover art by Drew Roth is a humorous drawing of two marionettes, one with scissors in its hand walking away from its cut tethers, leaving the other marionette behind. I think I know which one is Fritz.

As you may have guessed, "The Feeling of Far" is a "through-composed" or concept album, but don't make the mistake I did and try to listen at work. Listen to it in its entirety (tracks 1-10) in one sitting. Turn off the phone. Find a place where you will not be disturbed. Grab your good headphones. Turn off the lights and put on a candle, and ease back in your chair. Press Play.

At the end of Track 10, Fritz thoughtfully leaves 2 minutes of silence before the "radio mixes" begin, so you will have time to collect yourself enough to press the stop button after Susan McKeown's vocal sample fades.

Have you ever woken up from a dream you can't remember all that well, realizing you are feeling something but don't quite know what it is? "The Feeling of Far" may evoke a variety of feelings, as many of its songs deal with topics dear to all of us. We can only hope that we can bring a little of the kid with us as we go along the "lonely path" we walk down and that we always have a place to go when it's raining outside.

Solidly crafted, not over-done, thoughtful, beautiful, reflective. "The Feeling of Far" is worth a listen for those who appreciate good music but may also want to enjoy an album that can be experienced on another level somewhere, as it will mean different things to different people.

- Ken Leonard

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Even More Than a Feeling
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Sony Bmg
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000AMSQZY
Release Date: 2005-09-20

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Drops Of Jupiter
I Don't Want To Miss A Thing
Bat Out Of Hell
Africa
Open Arms
I Love Rock & Roll
Missing You
Toy Soldiers
How You Remind Me
Hazard
Love Is A Battlefield
Eye Of The Tiger
It's A Heartache
American Girl
Alone
Carrie
Pusher
Since You've Been Gone
That Girl
We've Got Tonight
Flame
Can't Get Enough
Legs
Kyrie
Little Bit More
Hazy Shade Of Winter
Mony Mony
Arms Wide Open
Sarah
Taxi Dancing
I Drove All Night
Hold On Tight
We Built This City
Just Like Paradise
Just What I Needed,
Heat Of The Moment
Every Rose Has It's Thorn
Bad For Good
Maria
Heaven Is A Place On Earth
I Found Someone
More Than A Feeling (Bonus Track)
I Want To Know What Love Is
Albatross

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