More Than: A Feeling

The song's "deep story" is also one of engineering genius. Scholz, an MIT graduate, built his own recording equipment and effects pedals to achieve a sound that was previously impossible.

: Its polished, "arena rock" sound was so ahead of its time that it influenced generations, even famously inspiring the main riff of Nirvana’s "Smells Like Teen Spirit." How Boston fooled the world with More Than A Feeling More Than a Feeling

: Scholz has cited the song "Walk Away Renée" as a major influence, even borrowing the chord progression (G-D/F♯-Em7-D) for the line "I see my Marianne walking away." The Technical "Deep Dive" The song's "deep story" is also one of engineering genius

The "deep story" of Boston’s 1976 anthem is one of obsessive technical perfection masking a bittersweet tale of nostalgia and loss . While its soaring production suggests a triumphant rock anthem, its core is a "happy-sad" fantasy about the power of music to resurrect the past. The Song's Narrative While its soaring production suggests a triumphant rock

: Hearing a "familiar song" instantly transports him to a memory of a girl named Marianne.

Contrary to common belief, Marianne was not an ex-girlfriend. She was Scholz's older cousin on whom he had a secret childhood crush at age 10.

The lyrics depict a man who wakes up on a cloudy day and uses music to escape his glum reality.