I have a love/hate relationship with Bogart’s. I think it’s one of the most uncomfortable places to see a live show and the help is sometimes rude, but if it ever closed up on ShortVine, I know I’d be depressed. I’ve seen a lot of really good performances there.
August, 1976: I took my date to Bogert’s to see this little known heavy metal rock group called Boston. I can’t remember why we went, probably just something to do.
We were blown away, had never heard rock music like this – so space age. They were good live – really tight. The next day, my date bought me the album. I played it over and over.
A little over a year later, my date became my wife. We have two wonderful children together. Alright, the marriage failed after 17 years – no perfect ending here, but we’re still good friends. I see my adult kids all the time and I still got that album!
I know this wasn’t recorded live at Bogart’s but it’s the same year – 1976. Check out one of my favorite Boston tunes, “More Than a Feeling.”
Larry Gross
(Photo of Bogarts: wgtz93.com. Photo of Boston album cover: bostonband.quickseek.com)
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This rocked! Who doesn’t like Boston?
I also have a love/hate relationship with Bogart’s. I had no idea that they were even around in the 70’s. It must have been cool to see early Boston.
You probably got about twenty years on me but Boston was way ahead of it’s time. I got this CD.
you’re old.
That first album was hard to follow up. In fact they never really could live up to it. I remember buying the second album and only playing it a couple times. The first: a true classic if there ever was one.
Your always in the pass, Larry. Welcome to 2007.
Sometimes the past is cool, Brian. I’m 24. I can’t like listening to Boston?
For all you guys who think Larry is old — hell, I went to Bogarts before it was Bogarts. It was called The Inner Circle. Yuck.
I too have a love/hate relationship with Bogarts. I took my kids to their first concert there: Offspring. We then added Korn and others to the mix.
But here is where the Hate part comes in: My daughter likes the real “hard stuff”. She’s been nearly physically assaulted at a couple of shows. But at least she’s learned that she doesn’t really like being manhandled so much. She avoids Bogarts now.
I was only a little girl when I first heard this song but I’ve always loved it. Thanks for putting it up!
I’m a fan of Boston too and I enjoyed the clip, but I don’t think the music heard was really live. It sounded just like the record. The were just moving their lips to it or something.
No real comment, just enjoyed hearing the song again 🙂
I guess we are both old hippies! I remember this show very, very well.
I got the album a few days before the show, because they were playing More Than a Feeling on the radio and I liked it a lot. I loved the album and was really looking forward to going.
I got sick or something, the flu I think. I couldn’t make it. The album got really big and I kicked myself for not being there.
I enjoyed the video and keep doing what you’re doing.
Art
Boston is waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaayyyyyyyyyyy cool my man.
stay local, dude. this is cincinnati man.
Bogarts. ‘Lil late getting here, but I have some memories of shows at Bogarts. In ’91 I saw Wrathchild America & Pantera wearing a glow in the dark spiderweb shirt. It was my headbanging era.
In ’94, Toad the Wet Sprocket. The guy does have a nice smooth voice live. Okay, I was bored.
In ’97 I saw Seven Mary Three. Just okay. Sounded like the CD and the crowd was a bunch of meanies.
The best was Tool in ’96…singer was dressed in nothing but blue paint & some kind of speedo. What a body, and what a creepy dancer. His voice sounded so powerfully spooky live. A bird told me Nirvana played there way, way back in the day…is that true, or was it another club?