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"More Than a Feeling" is a song written by Tom Scholz and first released by the rock band Boston as the lead single from their self-titled debut album on Epic Records in September 1976, with "Smokin'" on the flipside. The single peaked at number five on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. The track is now a staple of classic rock and in 1999 it was named the 39th best hard rock song of all time by VH1.〔 ==Content== His biggest hit, "More Than a Feeling" took writer Tom Scholz five years to complete.〔("More than a Feeling" profile ), ''Rolling Stone'', 2004.〕 It is one of six songs Scholz worked on in his basement in 1974 and 1975 before Boston got its record contract, five of which eventually appeared on the ''Boston'' album. The drum parts were originally developed by Jim Masdea, although Sib Hashian played the drums on the official release.〔 The verses are in the key of D major while the chorus is in G major. The song is in compound AABA form.〔Covach, John (2005), "Form in Rock Music: A Primer", in Stein, Deborah, ''Engaging Music: Essays in Music Analysis'', New York: Oxford University Press, p.74-75, ISBN 0-19-517010-5 .〕 ''The Book of Rock Lists'' suggests that the chorus riff may itself be a subtle homage to the Kingsmen's classic, "Louie Louie". Scholz credits "Walk Away Renee" by The Left Banke as the song's main inspiration.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=The Band Boston Fan Site - The Rock Man - Maximum Guitar, A Revealing interview with Tom Scholz, guitarist and mastermind behind BOSTON'S classic-rock brilliance )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=More Than a Feeling by Boston, Song Stories )〕 It is also very much similar (same descending pattern) to the opening riff of Elton John's "Screw You (Young Man's Blues)". Other critics have noted that this song's main riff is referenced in the Nirvana single "Smells Like Teen Spirit". Nirvana opened "Smells Like Teen Spirit" with the chords and words from "More Than A Feeling" at their Live at Reading performance, 1992. Boston's website claims that the song is about "the power an old song can have in your life."〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.bandboston.com/html/album1_html.html )〕 The lyrics express the author's discontent with the present and his yearning for a former love, whose memory is strongly evoked by an old familiar song. According to Scholz, this song is about "The thrill one gets while driving fast cars". ''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. When performed live, the song is occasionally played after "The Journey", since "It's Easy" has rarely been played live. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「More Than a Feeling」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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