More Than A Feeling. Yes, the Boston record, the track. I cannot believe a better Pop/Rock track was ever assembled. Tom Sholz wrote it, played the magical guitars (mostly), and co-produced it. Brad Delp sang it, making his voice one of the all-time greats in rock history just from that few minutes. The lyrics are good, not spectacular, but do create a vibe that results from reminiscence through hearing old music. What IS spectacular is everything about the musical track. The acoustic guitar with the sparkly arpeggios, the string-bending electric guitars doubled into harmony lines, the PRECISION of the pitch on all guitars, the beautiful chord pattern, the punch of the power chords, the mix of the instruments, the marriage of acoustic-based pop with crunchy textured driving rock, and Delp’s perfectly pitched vocals. We had heard “twin” lead guitars from Duane Allman and Dicky Betts (Allman Brothers), from Thin Lizzy’s huge hit The Boys Are Back In Town (earlier that year), and from Bob Wills & The Texas Playboys records. But, this was the most riveting of harmony leads to take the airwaves. At one point Delp climbs an unimaginable height in his vocal range, all in a deliberate melodic series of notes, only to blend and be taken over by Scholz’ feedback guitar note. It is musical perfection. A character, Marianne, is mentioned in the words. There is no background on her, just as Townes Van Zandt drops Lupe & Lil into If I Needed You, and Paul McCartney drops Rose & Valerie into Maxwell’s Silver Hammer. We are not completely sure of the characters except to know the author was keen on the reference. Mostly, we are taken by the awesomeness of the music springing out of the More Than A Feeling record. It is as close to music perfection as Rock ever delivered. It was released in late 1976 and will forever be heard over and over as long as there are outlets for classic rock music.