@ghosthouse
"Phoenix" was their 1st album after Terry Knight (their manager) screwed them out of their rights to the previous catalog. They added keyboard and they had a hit with "R&R Soul". Hardcore fans accused them of being sellouts with this album and "American Band" because of radio play (I guess). I just see it as part of the bands growth. Both of them are good albums, just more polished than the Raw stuff of their earlier work. OTOH Boston’s albums are said to all sound the same because they kept their sound the same. Hard to win in the music business.
"Phoenix" was their 1st album after Terry Knight (their manager) screwed them out of their rights to the previous catalog. They added keyboard and they had a hit with "R&R Soul". Hardcore fans accused them of being sellouts with this album and "American Band" because of radio play (I guess). I just see it as part of the bands growth. Both of them are good albums, just more polished than the Raw stuff of their earlier work. OTOH Boston’s albums are said to all sound the same because they kept their sound the same. Hard to win in the music business.