Guitar World states that when the radio plays "More Than a Feeling", "few can resist indulging in fits of fleet-fingered air guitar and a spirited falsetto sing-along." Rolling Stone Album Guide critic Paul Evans states that "as slick as it sounds, 'More Than a Feeling' strikes an uncommonly resonant emotional note." Gallucci rated it Boston's greatest song. Classic Rock critic Paul Elliott rated it as "Boston's all-time greatest song". Reception īillboard described "More Than a Feeling" as an "electric guitar-dominated rocker.made commercial with an accessible beat and hand-clap backup and smooth, soaring vocals." Cash Box said "it’s a hard-rock offering, but has a sophisticated melody that makes good use of minor chords" and has "attractive" unison guitar work and powerful vocals. Maximum Guitar author Andy Aledort pointed out that the guitar chord progression of G-D/F#-Em7-D that follows the line "I see my Marianne walking away" also comes from "Walk Away Renee." Aledort also explains that the guitar solo is unusual in that it incorporates mordents and inverted mordents, which are more typically used in baroque music. She wasn't my girlfriend." He explained that when he was 8 or 9 years old he had a much older cousin whom he thought was the most beautiful girl he had ever seen and that he was "secretly in love" with her (laughs), but he has also stated that the lyrics were inspired by his emotions after a school love affair ended, and were influenced by the lyrics of the Left Banke song " Walk Away Renee". In an interview Scholz was asked, "Who is Marianne?" He replied, "There actually is a Marianne. The lyrics express the author's discontent with the present and his yearning for a former love named Marianne, whose memory is strongly evoked by an old familiar song. īoston's website says the song is about "the power an old song can have in your life," with Scholz elaborating that "it was sort of a bittersweet ballad." Ultimate Classic Rock critic Michael Gallucci points out that this is a common theme in Boston songs. Accordingly, the signature riff for "More than a Feeling" bears a resemblance to that composed by Joe Walsh for the "Rides Again" track, "Tend My Garden." Scholz credits " Walk Away Renee" by The Left Banke as the song's main inspiration. The Book of Rock Lists suggests that the chorus riff may itself be a subtle homage to the Kingsmen's classic, " Louie Louie." Scholz has stated in multiple interviews his fondness for the James Gang, and in particular that band's 1970s album, James Gang Rides Again. Problems playing this file? See media help. The song is written in G major, but published sheet music incorrectly shows the verses in D major. The drum parts were originally developed by Jim Masdea, although Sib Hashian played the drums on the official release. It is one of six songs (five of which eventually appeared on the Boston album ) that he worked on in his basement from 1968 to 1975, before Boston got its record contract. Though not based on any specific event in Scholz's life, he did take the name Marianne from his cousin. Scholz wrote the lyrics based on the idea of losing someone close, and on the way in which music can connect a person to memories of the past. "More than a Feeling" took Scholz five years to complete. 6 Covers and use in politics and other media.
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