That is so true. they don't know good music when they hear it. I've seen Boston in Philadelphia. original. hooked ever since. And every last one of their albums. brought one. Play the other. Boston is number one.
Those of us who were born in the late 50's and who were also music lovers just, as an accident of birth, fell into the sweet spot of music creation. What a blessing! Folk who were born forty years earlier or later simply can't conceive of the gift we were granted.
1957 NorCal here. 1975 graduate and lived 1.5hrs from Oakland & SF. The music of the 70's my children and now my grand kids love the music! Honest to God truth. Boston, Skynyrd, Allman Brothers, Journey, Santana, Outlaws, AC/DC, Frampton, I'm trying to remember the bands we went to see. Days on the Green @ Oakland Coliseum, Winterland, Cow Palace and The Fillmore. Back then Bill Graham presents were epic concerts. Days on the Green was 4-5 big name bands for $20!!!! The stage was set up in centerfield near the fence and allowed everyone to enjoy the concert on the outfield grass. It was awesome, shows started around noon and ended often when they wanted to!! There's so much I'm missing feel free to share! BTW, I stayed to the end of this video as I too enjoy big titties & tittie sweat! Thank you Lord. Stay safe.
I disagree 50%. I was born in 1956. Not only did my father's generation invent what was admittedly perfected by our generation, but our women are not even in the same league as luminaries such as Sister Rosetta Tharpe, as this video would attest. The millennial generation has about 6 Bonnie Raitts, leaving ours choking in the dust.
@@urex1717 Nah, i don't pay attention to caberet canaries. What has Grace Slick actually contributed? Take away Chrissie Hynde and Bonnie Raitt, and we have nothing.
In the 70s I went to a Boston concert in England and it was the best one I ever saw. I've seen Queen, Van Halen, Heart, Thin Lizzie , Badfinger, Saxon, The Yardbirds and loads of other fantastic bands but Boston simply blew me away. It was just like listening to the album, but much much more. A never-to-be-forgotten experience, amazing!
@@barneyronnie It was mainly due to the one incident. He was too embarrassed to face his fiancee. Her sister told Brad that he had a week to tell her (his fiancee) what happened (with regard to the hidden camera in her sister's bedroom).Rather than have to face her and tell her what happened, he killed himself.
@@ZenyattaFan1 Thanks. I remember hearing something like that ... what a terrible loss. Those guys were awesome, and their music is associated with some of the best times in my life. Peace✌
Lucky me ... I saw Boston and Journey together on their initial tours . Man , the 70's were awesome ! Concert tickets were 5 - 7 dollars , shirts and tour books were about the same . 20 bucks and you had enough to go to the show and White Castle ... Good times !
So TRUE, Tom Scholz should be inducted into the RRHOF all on his own. And that isn't even taking into consideration his Engineering skills, amazing for sure. Talk about taking an idea Les Paul invented and using it to the fullest.
Seekin Findin. First off Tom did not play a single drum track on the debut Boston record. Sib plays every drum track except one. Jim Masdea lays drums on Rock and Roll Band. Second, Barry plays electric rhythm guitar on Foreplay and Long Time. Barry also plays the lead guitar solo on Long Time as well. Barry plays electric rhythm guitar on Let me Take You Home as well as lead and slide guitar. Fran plays bass on Foreplay and Let Me Take You Home. Brads vocals were recorded by producer John Boylan at Capital Studios Studio C, and all of Let Me Take You Home was recorded at The Record Plant in LA. The record was mixed at Westlake Studios in LA. This record was not created by one man and it was not all recorded and produced in a home basement studio.
@@neechee5150 Cripes... Seekin's point just flew right over your head, didn't it? Tom WAS/IS the heart of Boston and without him they simply wouldn't exist. I loved everyone's performances on the various Boston albums, but the vast majority of it would have been similar regardless who performed it. Why? Because Tom IS in fact Boston. Evidently you're the only one who didn't get the memo. P.S. I've been performing on stage solo and in bands for 39 years. Of course it takes a band to make band music. But if it's not obvious to you who is responsible for 90-99% of Boston's music I dunno what to say. Feel free to geek out on your knowledge of who played/sang what on TOM'S albums, but it won't change the fact that Tom was the indispensable part of the "band".
Boston's sound when their first album came out was like nothing I had ever heard before. The guitars sooungeded like they were singing to me. Incredible.
Remember when Jethro Tull won the best Metal Band over Metallica at the Grammy Awards several years ago ? The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame is worthless just like music award shows, they haven't got a clue and I don't watch any of that crap..
I was in the Marines .. in boot camp Oct 7 1976 to January 31st 1977. When I got out at Parris Island, I was leaving the island to go home and it was the days of the boom boxes. A guy on the bus had Boston More than a Feeling playing on the boom box. My first exposure to Boston. The "feeling" at the time was me riding in the bus with the window open, feeling the fresh air on my face.. a taste of freedom. I taught myself the guitar later that year and learned the entire album. I LOVE Boston.
Rest in Peace Sib Hassien!😥 Boston is one of the greatest R&R bands of all time and I don't think they receive the recognition they deserve. This live show was fantastic and brought back some great memories.
@Dakari Odin i really appreciate your reply. I found the site through google and I'm in the hacking process atm. Seems to take quite some time so I will get back to you later with my results.
A great performance as is usual for Tom & company. I could listen to Long Time indefinitely because it such a perfect rock anthem with so many moving parts that gel for the perfect whole. Tommy's vocals are right there with Brads and that's saying a lot. Gary always nails the guitar parts while adding just the right measure of something a little different. I love the way Tom changes ever so slightly his Foreplay parts making them true but fresh. Whatever one thinks about Boston in this latter day incarnation, you have got to give credit to Tom and band for keeping the faith while performing it like he just unleashed it for the world for the first time. What can I say? This song and Boston simply rock!
Let us not forget, the original members who are still alive are now in their 70's. The music business is for the young...lol Give Tom credit for still being willing to work this hard. You know it's his love of the music!!
I can't believe it took me 40 years too finally see them in concert. A few years ago at Wells Fargo with Kansas and BOC. Boston and Kansas rocked it! Box's sound mix sucked. 2 out of 3 ain't bad
Boston ..dont look back...first album i bought with my own money mowing lawns...what a great summer...my whole life ahead of me all i wanted is to be 16 so i could get a van and cruise.....im 55 never got the van but i still have that album....
Too much irony, the self-titled first album was one of my first, (More Than a Feeling etc) along with Queen News of the World (We Will Rock You) and Fleetwood Mac Rumours, but same deal for me, I had newspaper routes, dog walking, snow shoveling door-to-door, babysitting, anything to make a buck and buy my first moped at 14. I'm now almost 58 and my 15 yr old son only likes rock from the 70's/80's, metal, new wave and old school rap, period! I raised him right!
What a timeless classic. Brings me back to the 7th grade when I’d go to bed with Boston in my 8 track player. It just never gets old. Tom Schulz is one of the greatest innovators of rock music.
@@williamjordan8603 wow it's amazing that you knew that as I thought only a small handful of people remembered that little bit of Rock & Roll history. Now can you name the two who were in the studio recording the Boston album, it's an easy one ?
@@bobderanged4672 The only two logical choices are Tom and Brad. I hope I'm not wrong. I hate being wrong on rock trivia, but always eager to learn new info.
@@TS-gn2wy yes you are correct but you know how many people don't get that right. Your logic serves you well of course logic dictates that it was Tom & Brad and that was the beginning of something great.
The first album came out in August '76. The bicentennial had just happened and America was feeling pretty good. I was about to turn 15. Boston was a huge hit because they sounded like no one else. Such a fat, satisfying sound, amazing vocals, and ripping guitar. Everybody was loving it. Saw them in '79. What a show! Tom was a total freak. I mean that in a good way.
Seen them live many times through the years. Was blessed to have lived my 20's in both the 70's and 80's! Best music ever and Boston is one of my top ten favorites!! Love! 🌹
My first concert was Boston, Philadelphia, PA, The Spectrum, 1977. I couldn't believe Brad Delp actually hit those high notes. I was with a large friend who bullied his way to the front of the stage and I just followed him, while apologizing to everyone he shoved out of the way. I got within 4 feet of Brad as he hit those high notes and heard it raw. I remember his spit hitting my face as I looked up in awe and that gold microphone. It was glorious.
Wow, what a band. So many great hits and a sound all their own. The soundtrack to my teens and still influencing my music 40 years later. Rock on brothers!
This show was on my birthday. I was there. Can't believe It's been ten years. My sister gave me tickets as a birthday present. She's 18 years younger than me and did not grow up with these bands but she knew that was my era. Cheap Trick opened and Boston closed. They were both constantly on radio when I was in high school.
My First concert circa 1976 in Binghamton, NY - was 12 years old. I got home and told my mom I wanted to play guitar - here I am 44 years later, playing every day. Thanks TS for the inspiration (on the Long TIme track on the 3rd break when the electric guitar comes in - that blew me away & was the single reason I wanted to play electric as opposed to acoustic - the electric sounded so much better than the first 2 acoustic breaks - probably the single defining song in my life)
when I lived in revere,mass. I went to a small club on revere beach called " the tank"... I went in the men's room and I noticed a guy with long salt and pepper hair ..and he looked really familiar....so on a whim I asked him if he ever played in a band??? he turned to me with a chuckle and said " yes,,I'm bradley delp and I sang in the band boston". I almost crapped myself because he's probably one of my all time favorite singers....so we chatted a minute and he assumed I wanted an autograph like every other.person out there...but because I grew up in the business, my pop was a rock singer,,it was drilled into my head if you ever meet anyone famous,,don't hammer them for an autograph...so he asked me if I wanted one and I said no,,and he was a little shocked by this..I said if it's ok to ask of you....would you sing that high note at the end of long time.....he smiled and did it...spot on..he was like is that it?? I said that's better than an autograph....and he continued to look at me not quite knowing what to think....I said thank you..that was was awesome I think you're still great.....he was a total nice guy.....I'm sure he won't remember because it was in 1994 but I know I'll never forget it...
Yes, please never forget. Brad left us in 2007. I got a high-five from him at a Boston show in the mid-'90s after the Walk On album came out - that was good enough for me. :-)
@@androidpowerload9746 I didn't know that ....so sad....I saw boston on YT and they had some chick in the band who sang and played guitar...tom.scholz didn't even play guitar...he played the organ...they did fourplay/long time and Tom scholz played the acoustic breaks in long time...the guy who sang lead didn't even do that high scream toward the end of long time....very disappointing..
@@androidpowerload9746 on their first tour, Brad invited me to the pit after the show. After talking for quite some time, he introduced me to Tom. 4 years later I met Tom again when I got a Power Soak (he took it out of the box and personally handed it to me, and spent considerable time explaining how to use it). I had moved to Boston partly because Brad and Tom influenced me. The rest is history (upon request, as I do not like to self promote).
IMO Boston should be in the Hall of Fame by now, as their talent is top notch, and their concerts are amazing. Seen them 7 times, and each one was epic, with their guitar rifts and harmony with each other. One of the USA's best bands of all time
I saw Boston in '92, so I was lucky enough to see them WITH Brad and I gotta say, I think these singers are doing a GREAT job. I miss Brad, for sure, but dude, I'm not sure how much more this singer needs to sound like Brad.
8:40 You have to love it when the band looks like they are having the time of their lives! And I'm sure they were. I miss Brad Delp, but the singer here looks like he's doing them proud. I've been a Boston fan since the 70's and will never stop listening!
YES, but, I will continue to listen to the Old & Great Boston Records. No need to have this new copycat. I can tell blindfolded that this is not the real Boston. Remember, I saw them live when they were at the top. We also miss Sib Hashian's great drumming. We will be playing the Ol' Boston records into Infinity. Let's take all the old Great Boston tracks into & Remaster them all into Blu Ray in to HD Master Audio music for the Ages to enjoy forever! Its worth it just for the much wider Bandwith. After all, this would be 256 X better then what is on a CD! A much denser recording for all to Enjoy! (Update your Surround Sound System to 11.2, and FEEL the POWER)! It will have been worth it when you hear it like this!
I never get tired of hearing them from the 1st time in 1976 as a teenager, to now 41 years later. That's got to be absolutely gratifying to know that people still want to hear your music after 41 plus years of it first being played. Long live Boston one of Americas best ever rock bands. Thanks for sharing. Best Wishes n Blessings. Keith Noneya
Saw the original line up with Brad Delp over 25 years ago in California. I am so glad I can say that I saw that show. One of the greatest bands in rock, of any generation.
Tom was absolutely the mastermind behind the structure of these great tunes, and that is a huge part of it. That said, Brad Delp was one of the great voices in Rock IMO. After listening to later iterations of this band, it seem obvious to me that Boston was never able to capture that "Magical" sound they once had. But yeah, the story of how Boston came to be is a really cool one!
Me too, Shoreline Amphitheater in Mountain View. 1995-ish? Great show! The organ lifted up from the stage and the light scaffolds flew like the spaceship from the album covers!
No matter how bad my mood is or how crappy the day has been, this song makes me smile. It always works. I'll spend the rest of the day queuing up isolated Brad Delp vocal tracks!
I loved Boston from the first time I heard this and More Than A Feeling...damn they were good and just love their straight ahead Rock. The key is sustainment, and even though they stubbed their toes a few times, in the end they were still a premier Rock band. Boston's Greatest Hits is one of the best albums ever. Rock on, Boston.
I am 42 and raised on these guys. Became a touring metal drummer and love air drumming them iron maiden and Zeppelin. These bands where fundamental to what I would become as a drummer. Have never seen them live but this was the next best thing
You just cant beat the 60's 70's and early 80's ROCK N ROLL God Blessed us all back then with Music that really had their Heart's Poured into it !!!!!!!! Miss being a Sound Engineer from those day's it was a Memorable Experience Tour Bus Runs and Early Rise for Set-Up and Sound Checks and late to Bed with a Good Joint and the Echo of the Tour Bus Engine purring me to sleep !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I can still close my Eye's and Hear It, and Feel It, I can still remember Cruisin Hollywood Blvd and Sunset Strip going up and down the Blvd. when I wasn't on Tour, I had the Top Down Jammin And Cruisin nothing else like it, The Good Ole Day's WHEN MUSIC WAS A WAY OF LIFE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I think the best of all was being able to go on Tour Overseas and out of the USA, seeing other cultures of Life and There People such a Blessing to be able to reminisce on all of it, is just knowing what I did and It made a lot of People Happy !! and got to know them and can still call them My Friend's I still to this Day call some of them and write them God Bless all of Them and to many I can't R.I.P.
Wow, that was awesome, they sounded just like the first time I heard them play. Wicked job guys, I loved it. I grew up with Boston, what a band, they made some great albums and sound the same in concert.
brad delp was one of the greatest rock singers of all time,how beastie boys get into rrhof f blows my mind 1 hit wonders and boston with tons of number 1 hits
I remember being in Denmark back in 1977 and Foreplay/Longtime were on a jukebox in a bar. Never heard of them until then. Played it time and time again. Fell in love with Boston - whatever the lineup. Went back to Denmark soon after and remembering listening to Don’t Look Back played on Radio Luxembourg by the late Tommy Vance - ah the memories
The original recording on the record featured Marshall Tube amps being driven hard enough to get power tube saturation and clipping through the use of a large theater lighting variable resistor which eventually was refined and became the Power Soak.
Several years ago my ex father in law asked me who the greatest rock band was. I told him Boston. He said they are really good BUT they are only a studio band with their super clean instrumental sounds. I wish he was still alive so he could see this live performance. It would raise his eyebrow and he would probably take a shot of liquor and smile.
I got to see Boston one time. 1979 (Don't Look Back) they were awesome. There was this blonde haired kid that opened for them. He was dressed all in red. His name was Sammy Hagar. After he rocked the house, Boston came out and kicked some R&R butt for two solid hours.
I’ve been listening to these songs since i was a little, little kid. First album came out around the time I was born. Dangit, i can still get emotional listening to em. The rock power, the positive themes, the dynamic musical changes, and hooks all still get me. I think what really separates Boston from other bands is how down-to-earth and real they always were. They never seemed like overblown characters or too-cool cats. Just normal dudes who find real joy in pumping out music for people’s enjoyment. Brad Delp’s voice always has and will blow my mind. I’m glad they’ve found a singer that not only replicates the notes but carries that same quality of joy and expression. Brad is still missed. When I was a kid, i heard an interview on the radio with Tom and i was just kind of blown away by how boring, nerdy, and normal he sounded. He’d calmly and clearly explain how a new pedal he invented worked. Then he’d demonstrate it and it sounded like a guitar exploding into magical fireworks. He’s a rock n roll wizard! All that to say, i’ve outgrown alot of rock and other music from my childhood but I can’t get enough youtube clips of this great band.
Anyone else here go to Boston’s first Los Angeles concert at the smaller venue the Santa Monica Civic Center and had Yesterday & Today (Y&T) opened for them? What an awesome show plus we were friends of David ,Leonard, Joey and Phil of Y&T so was great to see our buddies play with them.
no … that iconic sound was driven just as much by Delp's vocals as it was Scholtz arangements . All these other guys Sholtz has had since just cant fill the void.
Ramjet3 - Yeah, I agree! Probably all these other guys are ALLOWED to do is try to copy Brad, Tom is a control freak. He is the "star." Maybe the pandemic will humble some of these "stars" with big ego's. Like it or not, some of them are jerks!
I was fortunate enough to see Boston at Buffalo Memorial Auditorium October 31st, 1987. Ticket was a mere $16.50 Brad is one of the great Rock vocalists of all time. I forget this dude's name, he does a respectable job with the vocals but he doesn't dare attempt those high notes! It's good to hear this incarnation of the band keeping Boston's music alive for younger generations to appreciate. Music like this isn't made anymore.
I wish i could go to a Boston concert. I grew up to my grandparents listening to them and it just amaze me the talent is amazing. Brad Delp was my fave. He’s got the most beautiful pristine tone without even trying.
Saw Boston third stage tour. I was 13. I was hooked on concerts ever since and they blew the doors off the place. RIP Brad Delp. Fair winds and following seas
Really good. Scholz did a great job getting this music done right. Got some great people. And just like the album, "no such thing as too many guitars!"
I first saw Boston back I the 70's during their tour for their second album. To this day I have never been to a concert that had better sound ! Instead of having stacks of speakers on stage they were spread out thru the stadium. There were no bad seats and when the lead guitar walked across the stage the sound image followed. Best live show ever!
Same here. Saw them in Long Beach Arena for their 1st album tour. Then for their 2nd album tour, they played outdoors at Anaheim Stadium after Van Halen then Black Sabbath followed after them. Whoa, what a show!
That's the first bit of Boston I've ever heard since 'More Than A Feeling' back in the 70's and wow, what a great band. That's the problem with rock band's releasing singles, you tend to just leave it at that when they have so much more to offer.
Boston was just another band when my son was listening to them...but...20 years later I fell in love with their sound...and listen to them whenever I can.
One of the best bands ever. The only band I ever saw in concert in Denver 87. Still my favorite band to this day Thank you guys for producing great music.
I remember going to see Boston one day back in the 1980s. Before the concert, I went to a taping of Wally George and then off to see Boston. The 1980s were so much fun!
It's a travesty that one of the best bands of th seventies hasn't been inducted into the RRHOF. The great music, the brilliance of Tom, and the incredible vocals of Brad Delp.
In all honesty, Boston was never a BAND in the conventional sense, there is no John/Paul/George/Ringo version of Boston. The first album was really nothing more than Tom Scholz recording all the instruments in his basement "studio" with Brad Delp handling the vocals. The "band" photo you see on the back of that first album was just the session musicians Scholz put together to re-record it for the record company (the story behind that is an amusing one, you should look up how Scholz explained what happened, it's really just typically stupid record company bureaucracy). Not sure what the requirements are for HoF consideration, but a "band" that only put out six fully original albums in 45 years doesn't have much of a musical footprint, even though their debut single "More Than A Feeling" probably deserves a wing in that Hall all by itself. Scholz probably pissed off enough record company execs with his time consuming production values that if Boston's name ever came up for consideration they'd probably ignore it.
@@richardlecco636 Boston is underrated, and technically, Tom & Brad were the only ones under contract for the first album; the others were just hired hands. It wasn't really a band at first, just Tom's after work and weekend project while not at Polaroid. Brad worked at the Mr. Coffee plant while he sang a few nights and weekends with Fran Sheehan (the original bassist). Barry Goudreau and Sib Hashian (a Vietnam vet) played in a blues band called "Mother's Milk"; Barry taught Tom the guitar and played keyboards a few times with them. In 1980, Tom was p'd off after Barry did a solo album that sounded like Boston, since Brad sang on some songs, Fran Cosmo (future Boston singer) on others, and Sib drummed. He had the record pulled and fired Barry, Sib, and Fran. This began T.S.' legal action against everyone as a "side career." If T.S. didn't crash his spaceship 40 yrs. ago, they'd be in the HOF, and be in the caliber of the Rolling Stones or U2. They'd still be the hottest ticket in town.
Never heard that story about the solo album before. I guess the REAL reason Boston won't be in the HoF is because its most active members were Tom's legal team, not the members themselves. As for not being a strong concert draw, I've seen them live in concert three times (once at a music festival) in the past 15 years, and they never failed to pack the house every time. Make of that whatever you like.
Saw Boston open for Foghat in 1976 in the Music Hall in Boston, after the first album came out. Both bands just blew the roof off the building, fantastic concert.
I can remember my mom hating my super loud stereo and the rock music I used to listen to. That was until a day I came home from work early. She had Foreplay- long Time, on the stereo at volume 10 , she was rocking out chopping vegetables for dinner.
I meet Brad several times throughout his days with Beatlejuice and RTZ era and I can say truly he was the nicest guy to meet and hang out with. He is dearly missed.RIP my friend
I met Brad 28 June 1995 at their concert in Pelham Alabama... Spoke with him for about 30 minutes... The most genuine person I've ever known... I miss him too... I wish I could go back in time and tell him to never give up!
@@SmackWaterMack001 There's a lot more to this story that we'll never know about, not even from the Boston Herald defamation trial that T.S. lost, since many events from the court papers don't even add up...
10 years old when they hit the air waves. It has never aged.... amazing how songs are tied to mental pictures and memories. Should top in ten albums but as 1 and 1A any where in that top 10..
I think the sound engineers did a great job. This sounds spectacular! What's weird, is that back in 1978, we (me and my high school classmates had a band) were trying to get the sound down for "More than a feeling" and we brought in a six foot tall pretty blonde who played the twelve string guitar. She looked a lot like that pretty blonde performing with Boston. I know it's not the same person, but anyway, we finally hit the sound! Trivia: That tall blonde girl we brought in was the grand daughter of the guy who started up the "Stater Brothers" line of grocery stores...if you live in SoCal then it's a big deal. If not? Well there's more trivia...our Keyboardist, James Raymond, turned out to be the son of David Crosby and now tours with him and his band (not CSN&Y)...we didn't know it at the time, we just knew he was adopted. Boy, could James play, though! He made our band sound waaay better than we all really were. That blonde could play, tho.
I've seen a lot of concerts at Pine Knob. I wished I'd been here for this one. I believe that that is Fran Cosmo on vocals. He's sang on the Walk On album as well as backups on others. And maybe even lead on others. I know there's been some comments here that he can't hit those high notes. Let me tell you something, he can hit those notes. He is marking his vocal performance. Boston, went on tour, has very energetic music with a lot of those high notes. If you want to be able to sing night after night you're going to have to hold back a little bit. By the way, even the song bird himself Bradley Delp didn't hit all those high notes live especially towards the end of his career. The truth of the matter is, most of those notes were in the stratosphere. You rarely ever hear anyone saying notes that high live. And when they do they're usually pretty young and they're not touring extensively. There are of course exceptions to this. But for the most part nobody hits those super high notes live. You need to have incredible vocal control and good support to get that high. A lot of rock vocalists don't have that kind of training to sustain those high notes and do it night after night.
@Randall Denison Boston's last album was called Corporate America. It talked about the evils of how they walk over the average guy for the sake of profits! Boston is not as conservative as you like to think they are. Could be either right or left of center, but nowhere near the Rush Limbaugh/Donald Trump type.
@@gcb345 Actually, their last album released in 2013. The 2002 Corporate America title-track was about the Enron scandal. Brad was, and T.S. & Gary Pihl are vegetarians. One of Brad's last charity concerts (out of several) was for the family of a slain police officer in his hometown. The band did open the One Fund Boston concert to aid victims the Marathon Bombings. The last two I mentioned are solely conservative values today.
Agree on the unique sound but no other band had a member who could invent the tools to create the sound. How many rock bands are led by a person with a Masters Degree in Engineering from MIT? The band was solely Tom's vision and he had the skills to build what was needed to fulfill that vision.
Yep. This band's sound hooked us full on and was totally unique to anything before and after. Still have the original album I got as soon as it could be found in between sold out stock.
Boston one of the all time great bands. So much energy and great sound mixing, acoustic,electric guitars, pounding bass guitar and drums....Wow the vocals of the late great Brad Delp.....
Definitely. Bradley and Robin Williams' deaths have been the two that still tear me up. I hope both are receiving all of the love and vibes from us left behind. Both were a special part of my 70's formative years and I love you both.
The Boston debut album defined college for me. Windows open, music across campus, no earbuds. The guy on the hall with the Pioneer turntable, Marantz tuner, & Bose 901s cranked BOC, Kansas, Frampton, Skynard, Bruce, MJ, or EWF. College campuses are pretty quiet today. Too bad.
I was a teenager when this was released, us young kids used to chit-chat about who was great in concert. Boston was not on our list back then. But this concert puts them on my Top 10.
I made a delivery of building materials to Brad's house in NH many years ago. I didn't know it was him until after I left. He was really nice to deal with. I could tell that he was a genuine good person.
I agree with Akira. I guess it took nearly 40 years to induct RUSH. Come on. Boston pushed all bounds. They, Kansas, and ELP all deserve to be in the hall. Tom Sholtz is a literal genius in every sense of the word.
I saw them in I think 78 or so. From an audio standpoint, the best concert I ever went too. We were in the back row and baking some major weed and were just in awe!
My impressionable years were filled with Boston, Styx, Journey, Kansas, Emerson Lake and Palmer, etc.....what a fabulous time to be a rock and roller!
And Supertramp !!!
And Lynyrd Skynyrd & Fleetwood Mac !!!
For sure
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Great comment!!
And still we rock...
Today's young generation wouldn't understand what a good thing we had going on back in the 70s 80s and 90s.
The 90's all the big hair bands sounded the same. You mean the 60's and 70's and only part of the 80's when disco started. 😂
Rock and Roll is coming back.
That is so true. they don't know good music when they hear it. I've seen Boston in Philadelphia. original. hooked ever since. And every last one of their albums. brought one. Play the other. Boston is number one.
Those of us who were born in the late 50's and who were also music lovers just, as an accident of birth, fell into the sweet spot of music creation. What a blessing! Folk who were born forty years earlier or later simply can't conceive of the gift we were granted.
born in 1957 here.
1957 NorCal here. 1975 graduate and lived 1.5hrs from Oakland & SF. The music of the 70's my children and now my grand kids love the music! Honest to God truth. Boston, Skynyrd, Allman Brothers, Journey, Santana, Outlaws, AC/DC, Frampton, I'm trying to remember the bands we went to see. Days on the Green @ Oakland Coliseum, Winterland, Cow Palace and The Fillmore. Back then Bill Graham presents were epic concerts. Days on the Green was 4-5 big name bands for $20!!!! The stage was set up in centerfield near the fence and allowed everyone to enjoy the concert on the outfield grass. It was awesome, shows started around noon and ended often when they wanted to!! There's so much I'm missing feel free to share! BTW, I stayed to the end of this video as I too enjoy big titties & tittie sweat! Thank you Lord. Stay safe.
Fantastic analogy!! You just put into words what I've been telling my kids for the last 20 years. LOL 1959 here. 👍🙂
I disagree 50%. I was born in 1956. Not only did my father's generation invent what was admittedly perfected by our generation, but our women are not even in the same league as luminaries such as Sister Rosetta Tharpe, as this video would attest. The millennial generation has about 6 Bonnie Raitts, leaving ours choking in the dust.
@@urex1717 Nah, i don't pay attention to caberet canaries. What has Grace Slick actually contributed? Take away Chrissie Hynde and Bonnie Raitt, and we have nothing.
In the 70s I went to a Boston concert in England and it was the best one I ever saw. I've seen Queen, Van Halen, Heart, Thin Lizzie , Badfinger, Saxon, The Yardbirds and loads of other fantastic bands but Boston simply blew me away. It was just like listening to the album, but much much more. A never-to-be-forgotten experience, amazing!
Me too! Greenville sc 2008
@@chestermcdaniel106 Me three ... Baton Rouge Riverside Centroplex, Friday, Feb 2nd, 1979. Best - Concert - Ever! ^v^
Obviously,you never saw Led Zeppelin. The one that counts. Heh.
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That was the summer of '76 when this album was released. What a great time to be young.
yeah it was. i have this on vinyl, cassette, 8 track, cd, mp3, and i got their "listen to the album" poster in my man cave.
I agree 💯 my friends and I would drive around with this song just cranked up ... Smoking the good stuff ,those were great times 😎 🌿✌️🇨🇦
Agreed .. growing up in Chi Town
Not JUST another band out of Boston! Thank you for the amazing music! RIP Brad Delp!
Brad was really in pain at the end of his life...
@@barneyronnie It was mainly due to the one incident. He was too embarrassed to face his fiancee. Her sister told Brad that he had a week to tell her (his fiancee) what happened (with regard to the hidden camera in her sister's bedroom).Rather than have to face her and tell her what happened, he killed himself.
@@ZenyattaFan1 Thanks. I remember hearing something like that ... what a terrible loss. Those guys were awesome, and their music is associated with some of the best times in my life. Peace✌
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Wait. What?
Lucky me ... I saw Boston and Journey together on their initial tours . Man , the 70's were awesome ! Concert tickets were 5 - 7 dollars , shirts and tour books were about the same . 20 bucks and you had enough to go to the show and White Castle ... Good times !
HAHAHA!!! Show and White Castle!! hahaha all for $20? hahaha I paid $300.00 a ticket...
Yep, saw them at Robertson Memorial Field House at Bradley University in Peoria, Illinois on March 27, 1977. Both bands were awesome!
Saw Boston At Worcster Centrum in 86'. Didn't disappoint. Was like 3rd of 7 sold out shows straight. Nobody sat down for 3 hours.
20 Bucks my ass !!! It cost 15.00 to 20.00 just for this show , stop smoking the crack !
@@Solar-Busters Not in the mid seventies ( Louisville , Ky) . concert tickets ran between 6 and 8 dollars each .
Sholz is a modern-day Mozart. A true virtuoso on guitar and keyboard. His compositions are transcendental. All good wishes, Tom!
7 people to create what one man created in a home music studio. Still incredible after all these years.
a lot of people dont know
that! Tom Scholz was
a genious!
So TRUE, Tom Scholz should be inducted into the RRHOF all on his own.
And that isn't even taking into consideration his Engineering skills, amazing for sure.
Talk about taking an idea Les Paul invented and using it to the fullest.
So true!!!!!God bless them.
Seekin Findin. First off Tom did not play a single drum track on the debut Boston record. Sib plays every drum track except one. Jim Masdea lays drums on Rock and Roll Band. Second, Barry plays electric rhythm guitar on Foreplay and Long Time. Barry also plays the lead guitar solo on Long Time as well. Barry plays electric rhythm guitar on Let me Take You Home as well as lead and slide guitar. Fran plays bass on Foreplay and Let Me Take You Home.
Brads vocals were recorded by producer John Boylan at Capital Studios Studio C, and all of Let Me Take You Home was recorded at The Record Plant in LA. The record was mixed at Westlake Studios in LA.
This record was not created by one man and it was not all recorded and produced in a home basement studio.
@@neechee5150 Cripes... Seekin's point just flew right over your head, didn't it? Tom WAS/IS the heart of Boston and without him they simply wouldn't exist. I loved everyone's performances on the various Boston albums, but the vast majority of it would have been similar regardless who performed it. Why? Because Tom IS in fact Boston. Evidently you're the only one who didn't get the memo. P.S. I've been performing on stage solo and in bands for 39 years. Of course it takes a band to make band music. But if it's not obvious to you who is responsible for 90-99% of Boston's music I dunno what to say. Feel free to geek out on your knowledge of who played/sang what on TOM'S albums, but it won't change the fact that Tom was the indispensable part of the "band".
Boston's sound when their first album came out was like nothing I had ever heard before. The guitars sooungeded like they were singing to me. Incredible.
Boston is another band that should have been inducted into the RRHOF by now along with Kansas and Emerson,
Lake, and Palmer !
and Bad Co..yet Green Day is in there??..WTF
There not in the. r and r hall of shame.Fck.the r and r hall of shame
fck. the r and r hall of shame.
Remember when Jethro Tull won the best Metal Band over Metallica at the Grammy Awards several years ago ? The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame is worthless just like music award shows, they haven't got a clue and I don't watch any of that crap..
@@bobderanged4672 I like to read the results the next day but I get a very sore neck from shaking my head? Kind of a where's Waldo experience!
I was in the Marines .. in boot camp Oct 7 1976 to January 31st 1977. When I got out at Parris Island, I was leaving the island to go home and it was the days of the boom boxes. A guy on the bus had Boston More than a Feeling playing on the boom box. My first exposure to Boston. The "feeling" at the time was me riding in the bus with the window open, feeling the fresh air on my face.. a taste of freedom. I taught myself the guitar later that year and learned the entire album. I LOVE Boston.
Rest in Peace Sib Hassien!😥
Boston is one of the greatest R&R bands of all time and I don't think they receive the recognition they deserve.
This live show was fantastic and brought back some great memories.
*Sib Hashian
Brings back alot of memories and good times. Glad I grew up in a time with a lot less bullshit.
Amen really miss Brad Delp and the magic of Tom Sholtz th 80 s were really a great time. Miss em bad!!!!!!
FREE DOME NO MASKS FANTASTIC MUSIC AWWW THE 70s
Amen
@Kabir Romeo Instablaster :)
@Dakari Odin i really appreciate your reply. I found the site through google and I'm in the hacking process atm.
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A great performance as is usual for Tom & company. I could listen to Long Time indefinitely because it such a perfect rock anthem with so many moving parts that gel for the perfect whole. Tommy's vocals are right there with Brads and that's saying a lot. Gary always nails the guitar parts while adding just the right measure of something a little different. I love the way Tom changes ever so slightly his Foreplay parts making them true but fresh. Whatever one thinks about Boston in this latter day incarnation, you have got to give credit to Tom and band for keeping the faith while performing it like he just unleashed it for the world for the first time. What can I say? This song and Boston simply rock!
Let us not forget, the original members who are still alive are now in their 70's. The music business is for the young...lol Give Tom credit for still being willing to work this hard. You know it's his love of the music!!
@AudioFileZ Gary Phil is a good guitarist but he far from nails Barry's solos on Long Time.
Respect both in the journey.
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I was in college when Boston hit the radio dials, I’ve been addicted to there music every since, it never gets old.
I can't believe it took me 40 years too finally see them in concert. A few years ago at Wells Fargo with Kansas and BOC. Boston and Kansas rocked it! Box's sound mix sucked. 2 out of 3 ain't bad
BOCs sound mix. Fucking spell check
Boston was my first concert, back in '79. 60 now, and nothing compares to the rock 'n roll we had then
Boston ..dont look back...first album i bought with my own money mowing lawns...what a great summer...my whole life ahead of me all i wanted is to be 16 so i could get a van and cruise.....im 55 never got the van but i still have that album....
Been there done that, that's for sure. That was also my first album!
Yes, i asked my brother to buy the album for me. I was just a schoolkid and out of pocket money. Now i am 56 and still have the album.
Where are you from friend?
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Too much irony, the self-titled first album was one of my first, (More Than a Feeling etc) along with Queen News of the World (We Will Rock You) and Fleetwood Mac Rumours, but same deal for me, I had newspaper routes, dog walking, snow shoveling door-to-door, babysitting, anything to make a buck and buy my first moped at 14. I'm now almost 58 and my 15 yr old son only likes rock from the 70's/80's, metal, new wave and old school rap, period! I raised him right!
What a timeless classic. Brings me back to the 7th grade when I’d go to bed with Boston in my 8 track player. It just never gets old. Tom Schulz is one of the greatest innovators of rock music.
We miss you Brad! Boston could never be the same without you!
pretty darn close here
This is one of the best bands of all time. They had their own sound that couldn't be matched.
Actually, only 2 people performed on the 1st Boston album. The actual band was created afterward to tour.
@@williamjordan8603 wow it's amazing that you knew that as I thought only a small handful of people remembered that little bit of Rock & Roll history. Now can you name the two who were in the studio recording the Boston album, it's an easy one ?
@@bobderanged4672 The only two logical choices are Tom and Brad. I hope I'm not wrong. I hate being wrong on rock trivia, but always eager to learn new info.
@@TS-gn2wy yes you are correct but you know how many people don't get that right. Your logic serves you well of course logic dictates that it was Tom & Brad and that was the beginning of something great.
The first album came out in August '76. The bicentennial had just happened and America was feeling pretty good. I was about to turn 15. Boston was a huge hit because they sounded like no one else. Such a fat, satisfying sound, amazing vocals, and ripping guitar. Everybody was loving it. Saw them in '79. What a show! Tom was a total freak. I mean that in a good way.
Man this will never get old. Classic 70s RULE!!!
don't know how anyone can not like boston. these guys were and are the best guitar and keyboard ever
I'm 55 and still rock to this music. Glad I grew up hearing all the great early and some later 80s music.
Vinyl? I can’t listen to these songs without hearing that 8-track hiss in my head.
Seen them live many times through the years. Was blessed to have lived my 20's in both the 70's and 80's! Best music ever and Boston is one of my top ten favorites!! Love! 🌹
My first concert was Boston, Philadelphia, PA, The Spectrum, 1977. I couldn't believe Brad Delp actually hit those high notes. I was with a large friend who bullied his way to the front of the stage and I just followed him, while apologizing to everyone he shoved out of the way. I got within 4 feet of Brad as he hit those high notes and heard it raw. I remember his spit hitting my face as I looked up in awe and that gold microphone. It was glorious.
7:41 That smile is genuine as hell. What a feeling it must be to have music that you created by yourself in a basement, brought to life on stage.
Wow, what a band. So many great hits and a sound all their own. The soundtrack to my teens and still influencing my music 40 years later. Rock on brothers!
This show was on my birthday. I was there. Can't believe It's been ten years. My sister gave me tickets as a birthday present.
She's 18 years younger than me and did not grow up with these bands but she knew that was my era. Cheap Trick opened and Boston closed. They were both constantly on radio when I was in high school.
My First concert circa 1976 in Binghamton, NY - was 12 years old. I got home and told my mom I wanted to play guitar - here I am 44 years later, playing every day. Thanks TS for the inspiration (on the Long TIme track on the 3rd break when the electric guitar comes in - that blew me away & was the single reason I wanted to play electric as opposed to acoustic - the electric sounded so much better than the first 2 acoustic breaks - probably the single defining song in my life)
when I lived in revere,mass. I went to a small club on revere beach called " the tank"... I went in the men's room and I noticed a guy with long salt and pepper hair ..and he looked really familiar....so on a whim I asked him if he ever played in a band??? he turned to me with a chuckle and said " yes,,I'm bradley delp and I sang in the band boston". I almost crapped myself because he's probably one of my all time favorite singers....so we chatted a minute and he assumed I wanted an autograph like every other.person out there...but because I grew up in the business, my pop was a rock singer,,it was drilled into my head if you ever meet anyone famous,,don't hammer them for an autograph...so he asked me if I wanted one and I said no,,and he was a little shocked by this..I said if it's ok to ask of you....would you sing that high note at the end of long time.....he smiled and did it...spot on..he was like is that it?? I said that's better than an autograph....and he continued to look at me not quite knowing what to think....I said thank you..that was was awesome I think you're still great.....he was a total nice guy.....I'm sure he won't remember because it was in 1994 but I know I'll never forget it...
Yes, please never forget. Brad left us in 2007. I got a high-five from him at a Boston show in the mid-'90s after the Walk On album came out - that was good enough for me. :-)
@@androidpowerload9746 I didn't know that ....so sad....I saw boston on YT and they had some chick in the band who sang and played guitar...tom.scholz didn't even play guitar...he played the organ...they did fourplay/long time and Tom scholz played the acoustic breaks in long time...the guy who sang lead didn't even do that high scream toward the end of long time....very disappointing..
@@androidpowerload9746 on their first tour, Brad invited me to the pit after the show. After talking for quite some time, he introduced me to Tom. 4 years later I met Tom again when I got a Power Soak (he took it out of the box and personally handed it to me, and spent considerable time explaining how to use it). I had moved to Boston partly because Brad and Tom influenced me. The rest is history (upon request, as I do not like to self promote).
One of the top 10 best Rock albams ever made, end of story. So sad there was so much freakin turmoil with the band members.
IMO Boston should be in the Hall of Fame by now, as their talent is top notch, and their concerts are amazing. Seen them 7 times, and each one was epic, with their guitar rifts and harmony with each other. One of the USA's best bands of all time
I saw Boston in '92, so I was lucky enough to see them WITH Brad and I gotta say, I think these singers are doing a GREAT job. I miss Brad, for sure, but dude, I'm not sure how much more this singer needs to sound like Brad.
I did not know anybody who did not have this Album back in the day. I listened to it on a Marantz 4230 Quad with 4 Utah speakers. It jammed!
8:40 You have to love it when the band looks like they are having the time of their lives! And I'm sure they were. I miss Brad Delp, but the singer here looks like he's doing them proud. I've been a Boston fan since the 70's and will never stop listening!
Same here.
Im 60 years old and listening to BOSTON never gets old! Sometimes my Grandchildren think that their PAPA is crazy and maybe I am!
YES, but, I will continue to listen to the Old & Great Boston Records. No need to have this new copycat. I can tell blindfolded that this is not the real Boston. Remember, I saw them live when they were at the top. We also miss Sib Hashian's great drumming. We will be playing the Ol' Boston records into Infinity. Let's take all the old Great Boston tracks into & Remaster them all into Blu Ray in to HD Master Audio music for the Ages to enjoy forever! Its worth it just for the much wider Bandwith. After all, this would be 256 X better then what is on a CD! A much denser recording for all to Enjoy! (Update your Surround Sound System to 11.2, and FEEL the POWER)! It will have been worth it when you hear it like this!
Tommy DeCarlo has been great as the lead singer. He sounds a lot like Brad.
About wore this album out when it came out...... this video brought back a lot of good memories.
I never get tired of hearing them from the 1st time in 1976 as a teenager, to now 41 years later. That's got to be absolutely gratifying to know that people still want to hear your music after 41 plus years of it first being played.
Long live Boston one of Americas best ever rock bands. Thanks for sharing. Best Wishes n Blessings. Keith Noneya
Saw the original line up with Brad Delp over 25 years ago in California. I am so glad I can say that I saw that show. One of the greatest bands in rock, of any generation.
Kind of an odd story to it, the band was assembled to make Toms music. So are they a great band or did Toms creations make them sound great....
Tom was absolutely the mastermind behind the structure of these great tunes, and that is a huge part of it. That said, Brad Delp was one of the great voices in Rock IMO. After listening to later iterations of this band, it seem obvious to me that Boston was never able to capture that "Magical" sound they once had. But yeah, the story of how Boston came to be is a really cool one!
Me too, Shoreline Amphitheater in Mountain View. 1995-ish? Great show! The organ lifted up from the stage and the light scaffolds flew like the spaceship from the album covers!
No matter how bad my mood is or how crappy the day has been, this song makes me smile. It always works. I'll spend the rest of the day queuing up isolated Brad Delp vocal tracks!
I loved Boston from the first time I heard this and More Than A Feeling...damn they were good and just love their straight ahead Rock. The key is sustainment, and even though they stubbed their toes a few times, in the end they were still a premier Rock band. Boston's Greatest Hits is one of the best albums ever. Rock on, Boston.
I am 42 and raised on these guys. Became a touring metal drummer and love air drumming them iron maiden and Zeppelin. These bands where fundamental to what I would become as a drummer. Have never seen them live but this was the next best thing
Saw them in Mpls 78...Delp will never be equalled.
Singer does a great job filling in for Brad. RIP
You just cant beat the 60's 70's and early 80's ROCK N ROLL God Blessed us all back then with Music that really had their Heart's Poured into it !!!!!!!! Miss being a Sound Engineer from those day's it was a Memorable Experience Tour Bus Runs and Early Rise for Set-Up and Sound Checks and late to Bed with a Good Joint and the Echo of the Tour Bus Engine purring me to sleep !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I can still close my Eye's and Hear It, and Feel It, I can still remember Cruisin Hollywood Blvd and Sunset Strip going up and down the Blvd. when I wasn't on Tour, I had the Top Down Jammin And Cruisin nothing else like it, The Good Ole Day's WHEN MUSIC WAS A WAY OF LIFE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I think the best of all was being able to go on Tour Overseas and out of the USA, seeing other cultures of Life and There People such a Blessing to be able to reminisce on all of it, is just knowing what I did and It made a lot of People Happy !! and got to know them and can still call them My Friend's I still to this Day call some of them and write them God Bless all of Them and to many I can't R.I.P.
Wow, that was awesome, they sounded just like the first time I heard them play. Wicked job guys, I loved it. I grew up with Boston, what a band, they made some great albums and sound the same in concert.
brad delp was one of the greatest rock singers of all time,how beastie boys get into rrhof f blows my mind 1 hit wonders and boston with tons of number 1 hits
Beastie Boys Come from Jewish Family's with connections and Power in The Entertainment industry..Bias,
That's How
@@paulrodney4433 that aside they were fucking awesome for many.
@Ulysses432 Comparing the Beasties to Boston ... Hysterical! And I like the Beasties but please.
Beauties and one hit wonders in the same sentence is absolutely the stupidest fucking thing I've read in such a long time ...😉😉😉
@@paulrodney4433 WTF does being Jewish have to do with anything? This somehow makes MacPherson’s post look less idiotic, congratulations moron.
I remember being in Denmark back in 1977 and Foreplay/Longtime were on a jukebox in a bar. Never heard of them until then. Played it time and time again. Fell in love with Boston - whatever the lineup. Went back to Denmark soon after and remembering listening to Don’t Look Back played on Radio Luxembourg by the late Tommy Vance - ah the memories
Wow! That Boston overdriven guitar sound with all the harmonics is perfection. Why wonder, look at all those Rockman racks.
The Rockman sound is my ALL time favorite guitar tone!!
The original recording on the record featured Marshall Tube amps being driven hard enough to get power tube saturation and clipping through the use of a large theater lighting variable resistor which eventually was refined and became the Power Soak.
Several years ago my ex father in law asked me who the greatest rock band was. I told him Boston. He said they are really good BUT they are only a studio band with their super clean instrumental sounds. I wish he was still alive so he could see this live performance. It would raise his eyebrow and he would probably take a shot of liquor and smile.
I got to see Boston one time. 1979 (Don't Look Back) they were awesome. There was this blonde haired kid that opened for them. He was dressed all in red. His name was Sammy Hagar. After he rocked the house, Boston came out and kicked some R&R butt for two solid hours.
I’ve been listening to these songs since i was a little, little kid. First album came out around the time I was born. Dangit, i can still get emotional listening to em.
The rock power, the positive themes, the dynamic musical changes, and hooks all still get me.
I think what really separates Boston from other bands is how down-to-earth and real they always were. They never seemed like overblown characters or too-cool cats. Just normal dudes who find real joy in pumping out music for people’s enjoyment.
Brad Delp’s voice always has and will blow my mind. I’m glad they’ve found a singer that not only replicates the notes but carries that same quality of joy and expression. Brad is still missed.
When I was a kid, i heard an interview on the radio with Tom and i was just kind of blown away by how boring, nerdy, and normal he sounded. He’d calmly and clearly explain how a new pedal he invented worked. Then he’d demonstrate it and it sounded like a guitar exploding into magical fireworks. He’s a rock n roll wizard!
All that to say, i’ve outgrown alot of rock and other music from my childhood but I can’t get enough youtube clips of this great band.
Brad Delp had on of the best R&R Voices ever..RIP!
lv2surf absolutely, sure hate that he let depression get to him. His voice was an extradition to the world.
lv2surf Brad and Freddie; everyone else are "also-ran"'s.
He was alright I put in the Steve Perry league they all sound the same
Yep, I don't remember this singers name, but he is damn sure nailing Brad's vocals.
I just love this longer foreplay. Thank you for that :-)
Anyone else here go to Boston’s first Los Angeles concert at the smaller venue the Santa Monica Civic Center and had Yesterday & Today (Y&T) opened for them?
What an awesome show plus we were friends of David ,Leonard, Joey and Phil of Y&T so was great to see our buddies play with them.
Superb band, always loved Sib's hair and beard....and that vest. Such a beautifully crafted song - Timeless. Tom is a Master !
Who doesn't love Boston grew up listening to their music
Rest In Peace Brad Delp.
@rocketHtown Boston is just NOT "Boston" anymore.
Boston is Tom Scholz like it or not...
no … that iconic sound was driven just as much by Delp's vocals as it was Scholtz arangements . All these other guys Sholtz has had since just cant fill the void.
you (fellow) horn dog
Ramjet3 -
Yeah, I agree! Probably all these other guys are ALLOWED to do is try to copy Brad, Tom is a control freak. He is the "star." Maybe the pandemic will humble some of these "stars" with big ego's. Like it or not, some of them are jerks!
I was fortunate enough to see Boston at Buffalo Memorial Auditorium October 31st, 1987. Ticket was a mere $16.50 Brad is one of the great Rock vocalists of all time. I forget this dude's name, he does a respectable job with the vocals but he doesn't dare attempt those high notes! It's good to hear this incarnation of the band keeping Boston's music alive for younger generations to appreciate. Music like this isn't made anymore.
Definitely not just another band out of Boston. Young people of today, this is music!
I wish i could go to a Boston concert. I grew up to my grandparents listening to them and it just amaze me the talent is amazing. Brad Delp was my fave. He’s got the most beautiful pristine tone without even trying.
Saw Boston third stage tour. I was 13. I was hooked on concerts ever since and they blew the doors off the place. RIP Brad Delp. Fair winds and following seas
Really good. Scholz did a great job getting this music done right. Got some great people. And just like the album, "no such thing as too many guitars!"
I first saw Boston back I the 70's during their tour for their second album. To this day I have never been to a concert that had better sound ! Instead of having stacks of speakers on stage they were spread out thru the stadium. There were no bad seats and when the lead guitar walked across the stage the sound image followed. Best live show ever!
Same here. Saw them in Long Beach Arena for their 1st album tour. Then for their 2nd album tour, they played outdoors at Anaheim Stadium after Van Halen then Black Sabbath followed after them. Whoa, what a show!
That's the first bit of Boston I've ever heard since 'More Than A Feeling' back in the 70's and wow, what a great band. That's the problem with rock band's releasing singles, you tend to just leave it at that when they have so much more to offer.
Boston was just another band when my son was listening to them...but...20 years later I fell in love with their sound...and listen to them whenever I can.
One of the best bands ever. The only band I ever saw in concert in Denver 87. Still my favorite band to this day Thank you guys for producing great music.
I remember going to see Boston one day back in the 1980s. Before the concert, I went to a taping of Wally George and then off to see Boston. The 1980s were so much fun!
It's a travesty that one of the best bands of th seventies hasn't been inducted into the RRHOF. The great music, the brilliance of Tom, and the incredible vocals of Brad Delp.
In all honesty, Boston was never a BAND in the conventional sense, there is no John/Paul/George/Ringo version of Boston. The first album was really nothing more than Tom Scholz recording all the instruments in his basement "studio" with Brad Delp handling the vocals. The "band" photo you see on the back of that first album was just the session musicians Scholz put together to re-record it for the record company (the story behind that is an amusing one, you should look up how Scholz explained what happened, it's really just typically stupid record company bureaucracy). Not sure what the requirements are for HoF consideration, but a "band" that only put out six fully original albums in 45 years doesn't have much of a musical footprint, even though their debut single "More Than A Feeling" probably deserves a wing in that Hall all by itself. Scholz probably pissed off enough record company execs with his time consuming production values that if Boston's name ever came up for consideration they'd probably ignore it.
RRHOF has always been a joke, operated by East Coast libtard Jan Wenner (Rolling Stone rag). It's anything but a "Rock and Roll" institution.
They'd have to have a double wide stage to have all current and past members stand beside each other....lol but I agree
@@richardlecco636 Boston is underrated, and technically, Tom & Brad were the only ones under contract for the first album; the others were just hired hands. It wasn't really a band at first, just Tom's after work and weekend project while not at Polaroid. Brad worked at the Mr. Coffee plant while he sang a few nights and weekends with Fran Sheehan (the original bassist). Barry Goudreau and Sib Hashian (a Vietnam vet) played in a blues band called "Mother's Milk"; Barry taught Tom the guitar and played keyboards a few times with them. In 1980, Tom was p'd off after Barry did a solo album that sounded like Boston, since Brad sang on some songs, Fran Cosmo (future Boston singer) on others, and Sib drummed. He had the record pulled and fired Barry, Sib, and Fran. This began T.S.' legal action against everyone as a "side career." If T.S. didn't crash his spaceship 40 yrs. ago, they'd be in the HOF, and be in the caliber of the Rolling Stones or U2. They'd still be the hottest ticket in town.
Never heard that story about the solo album before. I guess the REAL reason Boston won't be in the HoF is because its most active members were Tom's legal team, not the members themselves. As for not being a strong concert draw, I've seen them live in concert three times (once at a music festival) in the past 15 years, and they never failed to pack the house every time. Make of that whatever you like.
Saw Boston open for Foghat in 1976 in the Music Hall in Boston, after the first album came out. Both bands just blew the roof off the building, fantastic concert.
My first concert poster lol
Not the same without, Brad. The band is tight, but oh do they miss him. RIP, Brad.
I can remember my mom hating my super loud stereo and the rock music I used to listen to. That was until a day I came home from work early. She had Foreplay- long Time, on the stereo at volume 10 , she was rocking out chopping vegetables for dinner.
I meet Brad several times throughout his days with Beatlejuice and RTZ era and I can say truly he was the nicest guy to meet and hang out with. He is dearly missed.RIP my friend
I met Brad 28 June 1995 at their concert in Pelham Alabama... Spoke with him for about 30 minutes... The most genuine person I've ever known... I miss him too... I wish I could go back in time and tell him to never give up!
Will we ever know the real story betweem Tom and Brad? I dont think we will....
I have heard that about Brad I can't tell you how many times it has to be true.
you people are aware of WHY Brad Delp killed himself, right?
He was a peeping tom, who got caught.
look it up...
@@SmackWaterMack001 There's a lot more to this story that we'll never know about, not even from the Boston Herald defamation trial that T.S. lost, since many events from the court papers don't even add up...
10 years old when they hit the air waves. It has never aged.... amazing how songs are tied to mental pictures and memories. Should top in ten albums but as 1 and 1A any where in that top 10..
Boston is the most awesome band from my younger days, their music made for lots of good memories.
I think the sound engineers did a great job. This sounds spectacular! What's weird, is that back in 1978, we (me and my high school classmates had a band) were trying to get the sound down for "More than a feeling" and we brought in a six foot tall pretty blonde who played the twelve string guitar. She looked a lot like that pretty blonde performing with Boston. I know it's not the same person, but anyway, we finally hit the sound! Trivia: That tall blonde girl we brought in was the grand daughter of the guy who started up the "Stater Brothers" line of grocery stores...if you live in SoCal then it's a big deal. If not? Well there's more trivia...our Keyboardist, James Raymond, turned out to be the son of David Crosby and now tours with him and his band (not CSN&Y)...we didn't know it at the time, we just knew he was adopted. Boy, could James play, though! He made our band sound waaay better than we all really were. That blonde could play, tho.
I've seen a lot of concerts at Pine Knob. I wished I'd been here for this one. I believe that that is Fran Cosmo on vocals. He's sang on the Walk On album as well as backups on others. And maybe even lead on others. I know there's been some comments here that he can't hit those high notes. Let me tell you something, he can hit those notes. He is marking his vocal performance. Boston, went on tour, has very energetic music with a lot of those high notes. If you want to be able to sing night after night you're going to have to hold back a little bit. By the way, even the song bird himself Bradley Delp didn't hit all those high notes live especially towards the end of his career. The truth of the matter is, most of those notes were in the stratosphere. You rarely ever hear anyone saying notes that high live. And when they do they're usually pretty young and they're not touring extensively. There are of course exceptions to this. But for the most part nobody hits those super high notes live. You need to have incredible vocal control and good support to get that high. A lot of rock vocalists don't have that kind of training to sustain those high notes and do it night after night.
Boston sits at the pinnacle of the evolution of Rock n' Roll. They are in a class by themselves. The Hall of Fame is not worthy of this band.
@Randall Denison Boston's last album was called Corporate America. It talked about the evils of how they walk over the average guy for the sake of profits! Boston is not as conservative as you like to think they are. Could be either right or left of center, but nowhere near the Rush Limbaugh/Donald Trump type.
Fuck the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
@Randall Denison Wrong!!!! What a crappy thing to say....
Guess there is no category for the first album to have quality production.
@@gcb345 Actually, their last album released in 2013. The 2002 Corporate America title-track was about the Enron scandal. Brad was, and T.S. & Gary Pihl are vegetarians. One of Brad's last charity concerts (out of several) was for the family of a slain police officer in his hometown. The band did open the One Fund Boston concert to aid victims the Marathon Bombings. The last two I mentioned are solely conservative values today.
No other band had a set of string players like this band truly a band no other ever reached as far a rocking sound
Agree on the unique sound but no other band had a member who could invent the tools to create the sound. How many rock bands are led by a person with a Masters Degree in Engineering from MIT? The band was solely Tom's vision and he had the skills to build what was needed to fulfill that vision.
Linkin Park Metallica System of a Down Pear Jam Nirvana Tool Scorpions Eagles and many more ...........................
@@tomthemusicandoutdoorsguy3376 Queen had an astronomer ... and a dentist.
SelectCircle Yup! And Brian May uses a guitar he made himself which gives him a unique tone. Brains are useful in the music business.
@@tomthemusicandoutdoorsguy3376 If I could grant ONE rocker with renewed youth and another lifetime to live out - it'd be Brian May.
Cool to see Gary Phil still jamming! First saw him with Sammy Hagar on the Three Lock Box tour!
Awesome is Awesome..... good music...good times....these are the tools to smooth out those rough times.....THANK YOU❤❤❤
And Thank You to...Mr ..TOM... POLAROID...BOSTON...SCHOLZ...FOR GIVING US THE MOST MEMORABLE AND PHENOMENAL MUSIC OF ALL TIME...MUCH LOVE...!!!!!!
Wrote this song as my favorite back in my ‘81 high school yearbook! Great band that still sounds awesome live!
Yep. This band's sound hooked us full on and was totally unique to anything before and after. Still have the original album I got as soon as it could be found in between sold out stock.
Boston one of the all time great bands. So much energy and great sound mixing, acoustic,electric guitars, pounding bass guitar and drums....Wow the vocals of the late great Brad Delp.....
I saw them during this tour in Fort Wayne IN and they were AMAZING; arguably even better than than originally.
God damn the memories boston made to all our high days sincere thank you all
Brad Delp is badly missed.....
In the studio? Yes
Definitely. Bradley and Robin Williams' deaths have been the two that still tear me up. I hope both are receiving all of the love and vibes from us left behind. Both were a special part of my 70's formative years and I love you both.
Big Time!!
no one mentions Sib!!
Agreed RIP BRAD DELP !
2020. Where did the time go? Boston is absolutely the best, miss Brad Delp but give kudos to this singer!
The Boston debut album defined college for me. Windows open, music across campus, no earbuds.
The guy on the hall with the Pioneer turntable, Marantz tuner, & Bose 901s cranked BOC, Kansas, Frampton, Skynard, Bruce, MJ, or EWF. College campuses are pretty quiet today. Too bad.
I was a teenager when this was released, us young kids used to chit-chat about who was great in concert. Boston was not on our list back then. But this concert puts them on my Top 10.
We thought it was Pink Floyd, King Crimson, Genesis, Yes, Hendrix. But those pop tunes have taken on a new appreciation in modern times.
I made a delivery of building materials to Brad's house in NH many years ago. I didn't know it was him until after I left. He was really nice to deal with. I could tell that he was a genuine good person.
The real deal,
This song just epitomises the 70's. Sensational
Thanks for putting the videos back up Matt
Tracy Ferrie never gets enough credit for his outstanding bass line.....great bass player!
Tom actually wrote and performed the bass, so that's where the credit should go. Tracy does a great job playing it, for sure
Tracy has the look of a young Paul Stanley!
I saw the original Boston at a concert in september 1979 in Copenhagen. One of the greatest concerts ever.
Stellar. Just simply LOVE IT! Thanks
I agree with Akira. I guess it took nearly 40 years to induct RUSH. Come on. Boston pushed all bounds. They, Kansas, and ELP all deserve to be in the hall. Tom Sholtz is a literal genius in every sense of the word.
Peter rimel Bad Company, Jethro Tull too
One of the best bands of all time!!
This is Boston one of the best things to happen to music.👍😀😃
I was at this show. Just a few rows directly behind your location. COOL*****
I saw them in I think 78 or so. From an audio standpoint, the best concert I ever went too. We were in the back row and baking some major weed and were just in awe!
They where spot on back then. Saw them in Evansville and thought it sounded just like the album. Could have been the weed also.