Smokin' (song)












































"Smokin'"

Single by Boston
from the album Boston
A-side "More Than a Feeling"
Released August 25, 1976 (album version) / September 1976 (single version)
Format 7"
Recorded Spring 1976
Genre Hard rock
Length 4:22
Label Epic
Songwriter(s)
Brad Delp, Tom Scholz
Producer(s)
John Boylan, Tom Scholz

"Smokin'" is a rock song by the American rock band Boston, released as the b-side to the band's first single, "More Than a Feeling." Like most of the tracks from the group's debut album, it has become a staple on classic rock radio. It has also been covered by other bands, including Anthrax.




Contents






  • 1 History


  • 2 Reception


  • 3 In popular culture


  • 4 Personnel


  • 5 Anthrax version


    • 5.1 Anthrax Personnel




  • 6 References


  • 7 External links





History


The song was a collaborative effort between Tom Scholz, the band's mastermind, and recently hired lead singer Brad Delp, and one of the two songs on the first Boston LP not written by Scholz alone.[1] It was one of the songs Scholz started writing in the early 1970s several years prior to the release of Boston.[2] From early demo tapes made in his basement, some with Delp, an early version of the song written and recorded in 1973, called "Shakin", appears from the Mother's Milk Sessions. This tape reveals that originally, the song had a different meaning.



Reception


Writing in 2008, Kevin Smith of the Arizona Daily Star described "Smokin'" as a "radio standard."[3] MusicTap's review of Boston noted that "Smokin'" as one of the songs from the album to become an FM radio staple, helping the album sell 17 million copies.[4] Scott Tady of Beaver County Times described "Smokin'," "Rock and Roll Band" and Boston's first four singles as having "helped set the foundation for classic-rock radio."[5] Denise Lavoie of the Associated Press singled out "Smokin" and "More Than a Feeling" as the hits for which Boston is best known.[6]


The New Rolling Stone Album Guide called "Smokin'" a "cleaned-up boogey [sic] crowd pleaser..."[7] Scholz described the beginning of the song as being a vaguely ZZ Top-ish boogie.[8]Ultimate Classic Rock critic Michael Gallucci praised the song's "boogie groove" that persists throughout the song.[1] Gallucci rated it Boston's 7th greatest song.[1] Paul Elliorr of TeamRock.com praised it as Boston's 4th greatest song, noting that it is the one song from the band's debut album that "just rocked out," describing the song as a "high octane blaster."[9] The lyrics extol music, parties and marijuana.[10]



In popular culture


The song is featured in the movie The Virgin Suicides as Trip Fontaine walks down the hallway.[citation needed] It was also featured on the popular 2004 videogame Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas in its classic Rock station K-DST. The song has also been featured in the 2016 South Park episodes "Skank Hunt" and "The End of Serialization as We Know It". It also appears on the WWE 2K18 soundtrack and on the 2011 film "Zookeeper".



Personnel




  • Tom Scholz – guitars, bass guitar, clavinet, organ


  • Brad Delp – vocals


  • Sib Hashian – drums



Anthrax version






























"Smokin'"

Song by Anthrax
from the album Anthems
Released March 15, 2013
Genre Hard rock
Length 4:20
Label Megaforce
Songwriter(s)
Brad Delp, Tom Scholz
Producer(s)
Anthrax, Jay Ruston, Rob Caggiano

The Anthrax cover of this song was released on their 2013 covers EP Anthems.[11] The song premiered online on March 15, 2013 prior to the album's release on March 19, 2013.[12]



Anthrax Personnel


Anthrax



  • Joey Belladonna – lead vocals


  • Scott Ian – rhythm guitar, backing vocals


  • Frank Bello – bass, backing vocals


  • Charlie Benante – drums


  • Rob Caggiano – lead guitar


Additional musicians


  • Fred Mandel – keyboards


References





  1. ^ abc Gallucci, Michael. "Top 10 Boston songs". Ultimate Classic Rock. Retrieved 2017-03-23..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  2. ^ Crowe, C. (August 10, 1978). "Boston: The Band from the Platinum Basement". Rolling Stone. pp. 37–42.


  3. ^ Smith, K.W. (June 26, 2008). "Boston smokin' with new singers". Arizona Daily Star. Archived from the original on March 3, 2017. Retrieved 2013-08-08. – via HighBeam (subscription required)


  4. ^ "MusicTap: "Boston" and "Don't Look Back" Reviews". thirdstage.ca. Retrieved 2013-08-11.


  5. ^ Tady, S. (August 5, 2012). "More than a feeling: Boston back in Pittsburgh". Beaver County Times. Retrieved 2013-08-11.


  6. ^ Lavoie, D. "Mass. court reinstates defamation lawsuit by Tom Scholz, founder of rock group Boston". Associated Press. Retrieved 2013-08-11.


  7. ^ Evans, P. (2004). Brackett, N., ed. The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon and Schuster. p. 96. ISBN 9780743201698.


  8. ^ Scholz, T. "Boston: How to Make Extra Money Working at Home in Your Own Basement..." Archived from the original on 2012-06-08. Retrieved 2013-08-11.


  9. ^ Elliott, Paul (March 10, 2016). "The 10 Greatest Boston Songs Ever". Future plc. Retrieved 2017-04-06.


  10. ^ Craig, Bill (February 18, 2017). "Top 10 best Boston songs". AXS. Retrieved 2017-05-03.


  11. ^ Lymangrover, J. "Anthems". Allmusic. Retrieved 2013-08-08.


  12. ^ http://ultimateclassicrock.com/anthrax-smokin-boston/




External links



  • Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics








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