>>1976: Boston's eponymous album: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston_%28album%29
>>
>>1989: Atmospheric red sprites/sprite halos first photographed: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sprite_%28lightning%29
>
>Wow, that brings back some memories. Boston's first album came out the summer before my sophomore year in college. I made it an institution to play it at maximum volume after lunch on Friday to unofficially launch the weekend, a tradition that lasted for three years and followed me to Madison. Fraternity brothers congregated to my room like moths to a flame. (One of them ritualistically asked if I was really going to play it on that lathe). It's been a long time since I listened to them but I just pulled the CD out of the rack and put it in the on-deck pile for the car. (Which is currently in the possession of my younger daughter, who was not born until 16 years after its release).
>
>Not everyone appreciates my musical links but it would be a disservice to not post this one. As you surely know, Tom Scholz was an engineer who took an engineer's approach to power rock chords.
>
>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SSR6ZzjDZ94

I think I blew out a half dozen pairs of speakers during high school years with that album..ha

SSR6ZzjDZ94