Boston (Album-1976)
This album is incredible, especially when you consider that it was primarily recorded in a basement in Watertown, Massachusetts.

Tom Scholz never picked up a guitar in his life until he was done with college - yes, he got a masters degree from MIT before he became a rock star. He started to build his own basement studio and practiced bass, guitars, and organ until the epic Rockband 1 anthem "Foreplay/Long Time was born. This song, one of my favorites, was the FIRST song Scholtz ever wrote. Thanks to overdubbing, he plays all the bass and guitar parts of this album. He also mixed and produced everything on the album

Brad Delp does all the singing, reaching high notes that most can only dream of. His voice has a certain kind of mysticism in it that makes every lyric heartfelt. Along with Jim Maseda's drum tracks, THREE people did 95 % of the work on this album.
Look at the credits to any album. I bet you there are more than 15 people who work on most albums. THREE people did 95% of the work on this album, all recorded in a basement. Only two songs on the album have all five original members playing different instruments.

The insane thing is how great the album sounds. Every beat was re- recorded by Scholz to be perfect. The album uses complex harmonies to create layers of sound unlike anything else in rock at the time. There can easily be a part of a song that has three guitars, one bass, three harmonies, a drum track, and an organ going at once. The diversity and harmony was revolutionary.

Every song rocks, every song is a cl assic. I especially recommend "Peace of mind" and "Foreplay/Longtime" for some musically creative tunes in Rockband.

The whole thing is available in the Rockband store. Download it, jam the solos like you're in a basement, and sing high enough to make your friends laugh.