Well, whaddaya know.  I'd always assumed "The Lieutenant" was a cop show.

Damn good call.

Damn good call.

They played my college a lot in the late 80's.  Good band, but the singer was a pretentious dick.  (Yes, I'm talking about The Connells, not REM… although the same description applies.)

They played my college a lot in the late 80's.  Good band, but the singer was a pretentious dick.  (Yes, I'm talking about The Connells, not REM… although the same description applies.)

Ahem:  Dash Rip Rock.  Still around (sans all original members except founder Bill Davis), still among the greatest bar bands to ever puke backstage.

Ahem:  Dash Rip Rock.  Still around (sans all original members except founder Bill Davis), still among the greatest bar bands to ever puke backstage.

You're forgetting Christgau's Law:  "Any rock song played with any actual virtuosity and/or care in the quality of their performance is by definition inauthentic and like, totally uncool."

You're forgetting Christgau's Law:  "Any rock song played with any actual virtuosity and/or care in the quality of their performance is by definition inauthentic and like, totally uncool."

Stupid post of the day.  Scholz deliberately fooled Epic into believing a band was recording the first Boston album in an LA studio while he was actually re-recording his demos—which had been rejected by every label at least twice—by himself (with Delp showing up to add vocals) in his basement.

Stupid post of the day.  Scholz deliberately fooled Epic into believing a band was recording the first Boston album in an LA studio while he was actually re-recording his demos—which had been rejected by every label at least twice—by himself (with Delp showing up to add vocals) in his basement.

Great singer, but he's not ubiquitous, not underrated.

Great singer, but he's not ubiquitous, not underrated.

I've never been able to figure out how an album recorded essentially by one guy in his basement, that was turned down by every label at least twice, got labeled as "corporate rock."  What board of directors was Tom Scholz reporting to?  (And no, the answer is not "Polaroid.")

I've never been able to figure out how an album recorded essentially by one guy in his basement, that was turned down by every label at least twice, got labeled as "corporate rock."  What board of directors was Tom Scholz reporting to?  (And no, the answer is not "Polaroid.")

Also ripped off for "When I Come Around" by Green Day (which makes sense, since it's their poppiest song).

Also ripped off for "When I Come Around" by Green Day (which makes sense, since it's their poppiest song).

Yep.  It didn't age nearly as well as either of the first two albums (and you can take that any way you like).   Anything Scholz released after "Third State" is entirely unlistenable—and if you try, don't say I didn't warn you.

Yep.  It didn't age nearly as well as either of the first two albums (and you can take that any way you like).   Anything Scholz released after "Third State" is entirely unlistenable—and if you try, don't say I didn't warn you.

Incidentally, Delp and Barry Goudreau recorded a tune titled "Rockin' Away," released shortly after Delp's suicide, that's a better "Boston" song than anything the actual band named Boston has put out in a good 30 years.  Look it up on iTunes (don't be a dick and rip off Delp's heirs).