Don't Look Back - BOSTON****

Don't Look Back/The Journey/Its Easy/A Man I'll Never Be/Feelin' Satisfied/Party/Used To Bad News/Don't Be Afraid

Don’t Look Back was the successful follow up LP from the melodic rock band Boston that topped the US album charts and featured the US No. 4 title track hit single. Fans would have to wait another eight years for the next release. (US:1 UK:9)

“Many bands have proven time and time again that it's almost impossible to follow up a smash album with another. Boston tried to defy that and came up short. This is still a great album, with the great Boston sound, but there's no More Than A Feeling to take it over the top.”

“This is another wonderful release from Boston and if you like the first album then the songs here will certainly be enjoyed. Yes, they don't reinvent the wheel, and maybe the material isn't as strong as the debut, but it is still very good and better than a lot of other rock music.”

“Boston's second album echoes the first in its make-up, great vocal harmonies and guitar work that is very melodic. Again the paint-by-numbers rockers add nothing and only detract.”

“Boston followed up their classic eponymous debut with an extremely pedestrian set of tunes, most of which sound like they could be outtakes from the Boston sessions. The only two tracks here that I see myself coming back to are Don't Look Back and Feelin' Satisfied.”

“The individual tracks from Don't Look Back suffer from sanitized production and rigid performances. Rock 'n' roll just isn't supposed to come off sounding this sterile and stiff.”

“Boston's second album Don't Look Back isn't as good as the debut, but is still good. The title track is a classic as well as Feelin' Satisfied, and A Man I'll Never Be. If you liked the first album you'll enjoy this one as they are both pretty similar in sound.”

“An extension of the same themes and songs expressed in their highly successful debut. Some of it works but some of it does not because of a total lack of spontaneity.”