I've never known of more deserving human being than Tom Scholz for any fame or fortune he's acquired through the years he's not only a musical genius engineer producer song writer inventor and musician but he's also one of the most humble down to earth generous humans on the planet, he gives and has given so much of what he's earned over the years to those in need. It's no wonder he and Brad remained close over the years. Thank you "Tom Scholz" for all the lives you made better being you🙏🤘🏻
@@kingofallwhites Tom Scholz made a lot of money outside Boston that Brad had no part in, including the Rockman line. And Scholz wrote most of the songs which means he earns the most money from the catalog. And he was the producer also and funded all the demos. That’s the way it works. Early on they split the touring money evenly, even for the guys that didn’t contribute much to the first record. And I’m guessing he’s had wise investments also. Tom was an MIT grad and an engineer at Polaroid. Brad worked at the Mr. Coffee factory before Boston. Who do you think is going to have the high net worth?
I'm a child of the '70's. Born in 58, graduated HS in 76. When their first album came out we had never heard anything like it. Because there hadn't been anything like it.
G.W. I graduated in '78.... We are some definitely lucky bastards.... As I tell younger kids, I may be old, but I got to see some COOL bands BACK IN THE DAY.... ❤️
Exactly! That's what I watch these videos for, to watch the musicians hands and feet to see how they did certain things. Nonetheless, fabulous band with a genius leader.
@@davidpope9931 I can see he is playing it. I just wanted to see his physical musicianship on display. If I just wanted to see him while hearing his music, I would look at his picture while playing one of his albums.
First time I saw Boston, they had a HUGE pipe organ on stage. During a solo Tom donned a cape and a Phantom of the Opera mask and was tearing that organ up with one hand while playing his Gibson with the other. I don’t think I have ever been so impressed by a musician since. It was incredible to watch.
When did you see them? I saw that same show at the Gorge at George, Washington in about 95-96. While he's doing that, the sun is setting behind him over the Columbia River Gorge. Best concert ever, hands down!
i never payed much attention to rush personally but geddy lee was the only other person i heard of doing something similar… playing bass and keybords at the same time. i’m surprised you don’t see a lot more of the engineer musician types making equipment to suit some specific thing they want to accomplish. i think he and wendy carlos needed their own show.
@@treacherousviper Music like this is gone forever. Replaced by synthesizers and auto tune. The reason for this is because people now days are looking for a paycheck. Back in the days of Boston they were all musicians first with a passion for music and getting paid was secondary.
@@treacherousviper Geddy Lee played pedal bass with his feet, keyboards with his hands, tossed in some riffs on his bass guitar AND sang all at the same time. Neil Peart was only playing percussion, but he was playing the equivalent of 3-4 drum kits at one time and managing every hit with incredible precision. Alex Lifeson was playing just a guitar... just one guitar... but made it sound like several people playing multiple guitars. It's still hard to believe the music they made with only three members, and how well they could do it performing live as well.
Why isnt Boston in the Hall of Fame for all Tom has done for Rock and Roll? Shame on the selection committee. They have no clue what talent is. Tom is a GENIUS. RIP Brad.
The RnR HOF is basically a sham. Unless Jan Wener likes you, your not getting in. There's too many examples to list and too many that don't belong in the Rock and Roll HOF.
@@fmtfniuprog8029 Not really don't get me wrong both were awesome playes but different but Jon was more classical driven and run his hammond through both Leslies and Marshal guitard amps jon was the first to do that
@@christopherharris3229 they dont need to be compared. Jon is a rock keyboard icon without a doubt. Tom started Boston band, when Deep Purple already toured the whole world, and split up.
I saw Boston at the Gorge at George, Washington about 95-96. They played for about two hours, no opening act. Somewhere in the middle, TS comes out in this long green and black cape and starts playing Phantom of the freaking Opera on this huge pipe organ of a thing while the sun is setting behind him over the Columbia River gorge. It just doesn't get any better than that. Absolutely the best concert I ever saw, hands down.
As quoted in GuitarPlayer Magazine; “I had the organ set up right next to my 12-track Scully recorder, which had a massive flywheel spinning inside it,” says Scholz. “As I was tracking that solo-which, to this day, I still find to be pretty tricky to play-I reached into the tape machine with my free hand, and, with just the right touch, applied pressure to the flywheel, slowing the tape down during my last note. That resulted in the organ’s pitch rising when the tape was played back at normal speed. That wheel had some nasty spokes on it, too. There was real danger involved.” In this video you can see that he is playing an emulator of some sort with a pitch-bend wheel.
Nope. Just saw them live a couple nights ago. On his Hammond there's a pot with a wheel on it (lying flat like a mini dinner plate) that he spun vigorously for pitch up and down.
Thanks for the information! Well I'm a professional musician and I play the Hammond organ (not a Hammond tech though by any means). Anyway, here is what I know from many sources: Tom Scholz didn't have the money to buy a full sized Hammond for the 1976 album. He used a smaller "spinet" model: the M-3, which sounds fantastic: he definitely modded the heck out of it. Now he clearly uses a full sized Hammond (console model) live and of course he does the pitch bending a different, more reliable way. Always loved his DIY approach to music gear. His tone both on the organ and the guitar are still gold standards IMHO!
There are a couple close up vids on TH-cam showing him using the homemade mod whee (check out "Tom Scholz Organ Solo Red Rocks 2008" and "Boston - Ft. Lauderdale WALK ON w/ Organ Solo Tom Scholz 6-5-2014"). He also still uses the wheel break effect here and there. At the show the other night, I recorded him doing Foreplay/Longtime mainly because I wanted to hear how he was doing it now. I've been playing that song in various bands since I was a kid and still use it as a warmup. I'll try to get it uploaded soon.
check out "BOSTON Live 2015 Bethlehem Sands Foreplay / Long Time Tom Scholz" At the :35 second mark you can EASILY see the mod wheel to the left of the middle keyboard.
That quote does not refer to the Smokin' solo, though! It concerns the organ solo in Hitch a Ride, which is ferocious and, if you listen to the live versions, no-one, even Scholz himself, can pull it off live.
Of all the different members to play in Boston Tom was an absolute genius. Not just because of his M.I.T education it was his God given talents. There would never have been a Boston without Tom Scholz.
Such an INCREDIBLY gifted group of musicians, held back by a bunch of Corporate music moguls. Yet Boston still produced some of the most iconic rock music ever recorded. Just imagine what they could have accomplished if they had the support and backing of equally visionary record company executives. Boston's music is legendary - but it could have been even more EPIC if their label had really embraced the genius of Tom Scholz and the band he put together.
The “Official” Don’t Look Back, VEVO, video has Tom wearing a white shirt with sleeves and a big grin! A “One in a Million” success and an MIT, Electrical Engineer, that could play keyboards, guitar, and out do 99% of the recording engineers in the US.
Don't shoot me, but Prince was just a step behind Sholtz. Prince was no engineer and developer as Sholtz was, but Prince also recorded his own stuff before going to record company. Both of them had tracks basically ready for mass production and distribution.
Saw Boston in Sept or Oct of 76 as they were becoming a giant hit. Bucknell U. sitting on the gym floor, smoking bones and just seeing history unfold. On one song TS and the drummer switched instruments which was so cool. Not many bands were doing stuff like that back then.
Sweet! I heard he can also play the guitar pretty well also! Joking- Mr. Scholz is one of my heroes. His example made me want to go back to school, back when I was a longhaired drug user. I earned my MBA and tried to become a good person and member of Greenpeace because of Tom Scholz. Peace
@@mdvener I don’t own either, but Tom mentioned it was an M3 on the record. Possible he mic’d it or modified it to run through the Leslie. He did stuff like that… lol
@@BillVincent very well could be. My Dad had a m3 when I was growing up and it had internal speakers. They both had a unique sound, but that Leslie put it over the top.
Boston was cursed by a first album so damn good it couldn't be followed with something as good or better. Nobody could live up to that mark, not even Boston.
@@demonicsweaters Scholz might have been better off holding back 1 or 2 of the better tunes for a second album (assuming they could come up with reasonable material to fill the gap).
In another video on TH-cam, he goes back to the basement of the house where he made his first album. It took him SIX YEARS to make it! He fiddled with electronics and made much of his own gear. He submitted his tapes and got rejected repeatedly, until finally one exec showed some interest, and even then it was touch and go as the exec was leaving. Tom said that was going to be the final attempt, and if it didn't work, it was over. Can you IMAGINE!
As a long time keyboardist, Tom Scholz, Ray Manzarek, and Geddy Lee are my freaking mentors! Incredible plays! For Scholz: It took me forever to be able to get the triplets of Foreplay steady. It was at that moment I fell in love.
I saw Boston on their first tour in Shreveport with Sammy Hagar as the lead in band. I’ll never forget that show! I’ve been a Boston fan ever since.👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
I learned how to play this when my band told me they wanted to play “Smoking”. I had configured my Ensoniq SQ-1 keyboard to split the keys for the Hammond and the other bells-like sound during the quiet part. It went great and I melted playing it emotionally! That was 30 years ago and I wish I was still playing. 😊
The secret of Tom Scholz incredible sound was his Portable Electric Jobsite & Garage Heater, 0.75kW/0.9kW/1.5kW, 120V AC, 1-phase, 5-15P that you can see at 0:28 / 2:20
I studied that organ part a lot thinking good lord what is that, and how did he think of that. I like it very much but its all Toms he owns that part and its more then amazing piece of work.
In the entertainment industry people use the word "genious" very often, well, perhaps in modern times there are few people that deserve that adjective... Tom Sholz is really a genius in my opinion. He is not just a top engineer, his music own classical music notes in many ways!
There will never be another band like Black Sabbath,Judas Priest,Iron Maiden (the 3 godfathers of metal),Boston, or Rush. You have to also include Pat Benatar as well,not only for her awesome voice but Neil's amazingly multitalented guitar playing. Pat really helped to put women in rock on the map along with Heart,another kissass band. Eric Clapton,old slowhand, is one of the best guitarists as well.
Great picks! I will throw Kansas in there. Carry on Wayward Son is in my top 5 rock songs. Their ballad Dust In The Wind is another timeless masterpiece.
On their first (and best) album, Tom plays everything but the drums (played by Jim Masdea...and not Sib Hashian)...and he wrote the entire album, recorded it and even built the studio and effects pedals...so yeah...he's quite a handful!
@@BOC4ALL yes that is correct. But it is true that Sib learned Jim’s parts from the demos and was copying Jim. Masdea “wrote” most of the original drum parts.
Masdea only played drum on the demos except one song of the actual album. Besides Scholz, who played most of the instruments on nearly all of the tracks, and Delp, other musicians appear on the album. Drummer Jim Masdea worked extensively with Scholz during the writing, arranging, and demo process and plays drums on one song on the final album, "Rock & Roll Band". Sib Hashian plays drums on the rest of the tracks. Guitarist Barry Goudreau and bassist Fran Sheehan, who joined the band after most of the tracks had been recorded, contribute some overdubs to "Foreplay/Long Time" and appear in the final track on the album, "Let Me Take You Home Tonight", which was recorded separately from the rest of the album.
One thing to keep in mind is that Tom Scholz was a classically keyboardist first and a guitarist second. In fact, before Boston took off, he used to play keyboards for a band in the Boston area, not guitar.
My favorite song from my favorite album...I learned to play this album from cover to cover over and over again as I would take the different guitars apart as much as I could... but I had no idea that Tom Scholz played and created nearly the whole thing. This video just blew my mind! AMAZING!!!!!!! EV
I remember reading something about animal rights and vegan on vinyl liner notes on one or more of their albums. motivated me to do the same. is he still?
The tone generator in a real Hammond has more moving parts than your car. Also running in oil. As such they don't like to run cold. If it's to cold, maybe below say 55F, they wont start at all.
The Boston album may be one of the best pure rock albums of all time. Rock n' roll at its finest.
Damn straight!
Boston left their mark on music history forever. There will never be a band the same as them.
I've never known of more deserving human being than Tom Scholz for any fame or fortune he's acquired through the years he's not only a musical genius engineer producer song writer inventor and musician but he's also one of the most humble down to earth generous humans on the planet, he gives and has given so much of what he's earned over the years to those in need. It's no wonder he and Brad remained close over the years. Thank you "Tom Scholz" for all the lives you made better being you🙏🤘🏻
And also an asshole
I don’t know if the net worth’s are accurate as depicted online. If they are he grossly underpaid Brad Delp.
Tom caused Brad to commit suicide. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brad_Delp
@@RefereeRichardLannon he committed suicide because he hid a camera in his fiancé’s sister’s room & got caught.
@@kingofallwhites Tom Scholz made a lot of money outside Boston that Brad had no part in, including the Rockman line. And Scholz wrote most of the songs which means he earns the most money from the catalog. And he was the producer also and funded all the demos. That’s the way it works. Early on they split the touring money evenly, even for the guys that didn’t contribute much to the first record. And I’m guessing he’s had wise investments also. Tom was an MIT grad and an engineer at Polaroid. Brad worked at the Mr. Coffee factory before Boston. Who do you think is going to have the high net worth?
Tom Scholz is a legendary genius. R.I.P. Brad Delp.
I agree. Great music. Great new sound inventions too. I think his technical contributions are more significant than the music which is awesome.
Rip Sib Hashian drummer also
Shorts and a knee brace. The man IS rock and roll!
I'm a child of the '70's. Born in 58, graduated HS in 76. When their first album came out we had never heard anything like it. Because there hadn't been anything like it.
G.W. I graduated in '78.... We are some definitely lucky bastards.... As I tell younger kids, I may be old, but I got to see some COOL bands BACK IN THE DAY.... ❤️
Let me guess, you were the one blasting it out of your Camaro's
8 track player in front of Dairy Queen...
@@tommccormack6341 No. '66 Chevelle at the Shakeburger. That was probably my buddy Fudd in the Camero
Hey, Tom is about to play a solo. Get ready to film every angle except the ones that would show what his fingers are doing on the keys. Go Go Go!
Exactly! That's what I watch these videos for, to watch the musicians hands and feet to see how they did certain things. Nonetheless, fabulous band with a genius leader.
Make sure you get plenty of footage of his impassive face
Great musians. TOM is as always awesome but sadly dressing as crap like the 70s
So...you don't think he's playing it...? Sorry you can't figure it out for yourself.........are you a musician or just a complainer?
@@davidpope9931 I can see he is playing it. I just wanted to see his physical musicianship on display. If I just wanted to see him while hearing his music, I would look at his picture while playing one of his albums.
Made so many inventions and yet still underated the guy is a wizard
I don't underrate him, do you?
First time I saw Boston, they had a HUGE pipe organ on stage. During a solo Tom donned a cape and a Phantom of the Opera mask and was tearing that organ up with one hand while playing his Gibson with the other. I don’t think I have ever been so impressed by a musician since. It was incredible to watch.
When did you see them? I saw that same show at the Gorge at George, Washington in about 95-96. While he's doing that, the sun is setting behind him over the Columbia River Gorge. Best concert ever, hands down!
@@brettt777 I was about the same year but I saw them in Portland OR at the Rose Garden. Phenominal!
i never payed much attention to rush personally but geddy lee was the only other person i heard of doing something similar… playing bass and keybords at the same time.
i’m surprised you don’t see a lot more of the engineer musician types making equipment to suit some specific thing they want to accomplish. i think he and wendy carlos needed their own show.
@@treacherousviper Music like this is gone forever. Replaced by synthesizers and auto tune. The reason for this is because people now days are looking for a paycheck. Back in the days of Boston they were all musicians first with a passion for music and getting paid was secondary.
@@treacherousviper Geddy Lee played pedal bass with his feet, keyboards with his hands, tossed in some riffs on his bass guitar AND sang all at the same time. Neil Peart was only playing percussion, but he was playing the equivalent of 3-4 drum kits at one time and managing every hit with incredible precision. Alex Lifeson was playing just a guitar... just one guitar... but made it sound like several people playing multiple guitars. It's still hard to believe the music they made with only three members, and how well they could do it performing live as well.
Why isnt Boston in the Hall of Fame for all Tom has done for Rock and Roll? Shame on the selection committee. They have no clue what talent is. Tom is a GENIUS. RIP Brad.
The RnR HOF is basically a sham. Unless Jan Wener likes you, your not getting in. There's too many examples to list and too many that don't belong in the Rock and Roll HOF.
The Rock Hall is an insult to the many who deserve to be in it and those that don’t but are.
Tom Scholz kicks ass on the organ
Tom Scholz and John Lord, very similar to organ playing
@@fmtfniuprog8029 Not really don't get me wrong both were awesome playes but different but Jon was more classical driven and run his hammond through both Leslies and Marshal guitard amps jon was the first to do that
Tom Scholz is nowhere near the Hammond guru that Jon Lord was. 🙄
@@christopherharris3229 they dont need to be compared. Jon is a rock keyboard icon without a doubt. Tom started Boston band, when Deep Purple already toured the whole world, and split up.
got to see them in concert after the 2nd album....great show
If I had been blindfolded while listening to that organ solo I would have thought it was played by Keith Emerson. Fabulous.
I saw Boston at the Gorge at George, Washington about 95-96. They played for about two hours, no opening act. Somewhere in the middle, TS comes out in this long green and black cape and starts playing Phantom of the freaking Opera on this huge pipe organ of a thing while the sun is setting behind him over the Columbia River gorge. It just doesn't get any better than that. Absolutely the best concert I ever saw, hands down.
As quoted in GuitarPlayer Magazine; “I had the organ set up right next to my 12-track Scully recorder, which had a massive flywheel spinning inside it,” says Scholz. “As I was tracking that solo-which, to this day, I still find to be pretty tricky to play-I reached into the tape machine with my free hand, and, with just the right touch, applied pressure to the flywheel, slowing the tape down during my last note. That resulted in the organ’s pitch rising when the tape was played back at normal speed. That wheel had some nasty spokes on it, too. There was real danger involved.”
In this video you can see that he is playing an emulator of some sort with a pitch-bend wheel.
Nope. Just saw them live a couple nights ago. On his Hammond there's a pot with a wheel on it (lying flat like a mini dinner plate) that he spun vigorously for pitch up and down.
Thanks for the information!
Well I'm a professional musician and I play the Hammond organ (not a Hammond tech though by any means). Anyway, here is what I know from many sources: Tom Scholz didn't have the money to buy a full sized Hammond for the 1976 album. He used a smaller "spinet" model: the M-3, which sounds fantastic: he definitely modded the heck out of it. Now he clearly uses a full sized Hammond (console model) live and of course he does the pitch bending a different, more reliable way. Always loved his DIY approach to music gear. His tone both on the organ and the guitar are still gold standards IMHO!
There are a couple close up vids on TH-cam showing him using the homemade mod whee (check out "Tom Scholz Organ Solo Red Rocks 2008" and "Boston - Ft. Lauderdale WALK ON w/ Organ Solo Tom Scholz 6-5-2014"). He also still uses the wheel break effect here and there. At the show the other night, I recorded him doing Foreplay/Longtime mainly because I wanted to hear how he was doing it now. I've been playing that song in various bands since I was a kid and still use it as a warmup. I'll try to get it uploaded soon.
check out "BOSTON Live 2015 Bethlehem Sands Foreplay / Long Time Tom Scholz" At the :35 second mark you can EASILY see the mod wheel to the left of the middle keyboard.
That quote does not refer to the Smokin' solo, though! It concerns the organ solo in Hitch a Ride, which is ferocious and, if you listen to the live versions, no-one, even Scholz himself, can pull it off live.
You are the best! Tom Sholtz, you are an incredible musician. Thanks for all your rockin' hits!
And the organ reigns supreme!
Last I saw Boston was in 1978.
Freshman at Purdue.
They were awesome!
a hammond should sound just like that !! you must have tears in your eyes., and ripples in your belly...!!!
Nothing like the sound of a Hammond B3 played through a Leslie
He's the 'mad scientist' of Rock.
I remember Omaha in 76 great concert. He was playing this and his organ pipes just came up
Smokin' is my all time favorite Boston tune.
Tom Scholtz is a musical polymath
He's good at math too.
Quiet......genious at work...
Smokin'!
Of all the different members to play in Boston Tom was an absolute genius. Not just because of his M.I.T education it was his God given talents. There would never have been a Boston without Tom Scholz.
Such an INCREDIBLY gifted group of musicians, held back by a bunch of Corporate music moguls. Yet Boston still produced some of the most iconic rock music ever recorded. Just imagine what they could have accomplished if they had the support and backing of equally visionary record company executives. Boston's music is legendary - but it could have been even more EPIC if their label had really embraced the genius of Tom Scholz and the band he put together.
I was able to see Boston when they first hit with their album, what a great concert.
Tom and Each Boston member are Legendary!!!!!!!
Is there a picture in existence with Tom Sholtz wearing sleeves?
Back in the 70’s he wore a metallic jump suit at their concerts. But I haven’t seen him in anything with sleeves since!
The “Official” Don’t Look Back, VEVO, video has Tom wearing a white shirt with sleeves and a big grin! A “One in a Million” success and an MIT, Electrical Engineer, that could play keyboards, guitar, and out do 99% of the recording engineers in the US.
Hahahahahah
Don't shoot me, but Prince was just a step behind Sholtz. Prince was no engineer and developer as Sholtz was, but Prince also recorded his own stuff before going to record company. Both of them had tracks basically ready for mass production and distribution.
Stunning sound and performance...¡¡¡ YEAH...
Best rock song ever!
Saw Boston in Sept or Oct of 76 as they were becoming a giant hit. Bucknell U. sitting on the gym floor, smoking bones and just seeing history unfold. On one song TS and the drummer switched instruments which was so cool. Not many bands were doing stuff like that back then.
Tom is on another level.
Unbelievable talent!!!!
Foreplay Long time B3 is from another planet. Thank you Tom, Boston, never gets old always raises goosebumps 45 years later..
isn't it the keyboard solo from Smokin'?
It wasn't a B3. It was an M3.
I remember Tom said in 1975 that more than a feeling was written 10 years before Boston released the first album, way ahead of his time.
Sweet! I heard he can also play the guitar pretty well also! Joking- Mr. Scholz is one of my heroes. His example made me want to go back to school, back when I was a longhaired drug user. I earned my MBA and tried to become a good person and member of Greenpeace because of Tom Scholz. Peace
This man is utterly amazing!
The Hammond B3 and a Leslie speaker, was a rockers dream come true.
It was an M3, not a B3.
@@BillVincent hammond m3 has an internal speaker, the b3 used a Leslie speaker.
@@mdvener I don’t own either, but Tom mentioned it was an M3 on the record. Possible he mic’d it or modified it to run through the Leslie. He did stuff like that… lol
@@BillVincent very well could be. My Dad had a m3 when I was growing up and it had internal speakers. They both had a unique sound, but that Leslie put it over the top.
My favorite keyboard solo!
Woweeeee!!!!! 👍🏼 👍🏼 👍🏼 👍🏼 Fantastic!!!!!!
Boston was cursed by a first album so damn good it couldn't be followed with something as good or better. Nobody could live up to that mark, not even Boston.
it's definitely one of the greatest albums ever made
@@demonicsweaters Scholz might have been better off holding back 1 or 2 of the better tunes for a second album (assuming they could come up with reasonable material to fill the gap).
In another video on TH-cam, he goes back to the basement of the house where he made his first album. It took him SIX YEARS to make it! He fiddled with electronics and made much of his own gear. He submitted his tapes and got rejected repeatedly, until finally one exec showed some interest, and even then it was touch and go as the exec was leaving. Tom said that was going to be the final attempt, and if it didn't work, it was over. Can you IMAGINE!
What/where/when was this show? i must find more from it. The sound quality is absolutely top!
Rylee Strange smokin 2008 that what you type in the TH-cam search bar.
Dreams really can come true on social media
I love his shirt!
As a long time keyboardist, Tom Scholz, Ray Manzarek, and Geddy Lee are my freaking mentors!
Incredible plays!
For Scholz: It took me forever to be able to get the triplets of Foreplay steady. It was at that moment I fell in love.
Lord Scholtz!!
I saw them in Los Angeles a long time ago. They were awesome
Its been such a long time
I saw Boston on their first tour in Shreveport with Sammy Hagar as the lead in band. I’ll never forget that show! I’ve been a Boston fan ever since.👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Man he can play the keys ......
larz hillbot and a guitar
@@JacksonDang04 and bass... and drums
@@aaronsibley Well except drums. Tom did everything on the Boston album, except for vocals and drums. Not so sure about the other albums however.
Tom is just a musical genius , can do it all
EVERY band needs a virtuoso on a B3!
Love that organ solo
I learned how to play this when my band told me they wanted to play “Smoking”. I had configured my Ensoniq SQ-1 keyboard to split the keys for the Hammond and the other bells-like sound during the quiet part. It went great and I melted playing it emotionally! That was 30 years ago and I wish I was still playing. 😊
mind blowing song, nails it live strait up wizard
How cool is to see a rock star that looks like he just arrived from a pickup game of basketball?
Third Stage is their best album
I saw them in 03 and Tom played Bach's Toccata. It was too cool.
Apparently not just a guitar genius, but a multi-talented genius! How genius is that? This solo is Effing Brilliant! Love it! :)
The secret of Tom Scholz incredible sound was his Portable Electric Jobsite & Garage Heater, 0.75kW/0.9kW/1.5kW, 120V AC, 1-phase, 5-15P that you can see at 0:28 / 2:20
Definitely the 5-15P plug made all the difference
Guys a musical Genius
Grandioso 🔥❤️
I studied that organ part a lot thinking good lord what is that, and how did he think of that. I like it very much but its all Toms he owns that part and its more then amazing piece of work.
In the entertainment industry people use the word "genious" very often, well, perhaps in modern times there are few people that deserve that adjective...
Tom Sholz is really a genius in my opinion.
He is not just a top engineer, his music own classical music notes in many ways!
There will never be another band like Black Sabbath,Judas Priest,Iron Maiden (the 3 godfathers of metal),Boston, or Rush. You have to also include Pat Benatar as well,not only for her awesome voice but Neil's amazingly multitalented guitar playing. Pat really helped to put women in rock on the map along with Heart,another kissass band. Eric Clapton,old slowhand, is one of the best guitarists as well.
Great picks!
I will throw Kansas in there. Carry on Wayward Son is in my top 5 rock songs. Their ballad Dust In The Wind is another timeless masterpiece.
Definitely one of the greatest bands to come out of the 79’S,EVEN IF IT WAS JUST TOMAT FIRST.1
total nerd!! one of my favorite musicians
That was smokin'
That was "Smokin"!
On their first (and best) album, Tom plays everything but the drums (played by Jim Masdea...and not Sib Hashian)...and he wrote the entire album, recorded it and even built the studio and effects pedals...so yeah...he's quite a handful!
Jim Masdea only played drums on Rock n Roll band, Sib Hashian played the rest.
Tom is a genius in every sense of the word, and a very generous human being, he's given away so much of his money to help others in need!!!
@@BOC4ALL yes that is correct. But it is true that Sib learned Jim’s parts from the demos and was copying Jim. Masdea “wrote” most of the original drum parts.
Masdea only played drum on the demos except one song of the actual album. Besides Scholz, who played most of the instruments on nearly all of the tracks, and Delp, other musicians appear on the album. Drummer Jim Masdea worked extensively with Scholz during the writing, arranging, and demo process and plays drums on one song on the final album, "Rock & Roll Band". Sib Hashian plays drums on the rest of the tracks. Guitarist Barry Goudreau and bassist Fran Sheehan, who joined the band after most of the tracks had been recorded, contribute some overdubs to "Foreplay/Long Time" and appear in the final track on the album, "Let Me Take You Home Tonight", which was recorded separately from the rest of the album.
very nice
Nice.....
Tom Scholz plays the Hammond Cheese like a GOD! 😎
I still have yet to see Scholz playing bass.
One thing to keep in mind is that Tom Scholz was a classically keyboardist first and a guitarist second. In fact, before Boston took off, he used to play keyboards for a band in the Boston area, not guitar.
that’s because he wrote all the music himself in his basement!
For those who dont know, Tom literally was "Boston", its his, he built it, its still his, everyone else in that band, was a "hired gun"..
Tom Scholz isn't even in this concert...he's inside that organ and the grin on his face proves it.
Tom looks like he just got finished mowing the lawn and showed up at the gig.
she is chared evey momemt.
if you look up 'musical genius' in the dictionary, there should be a picture of Scholz.
My favorite song from my favorite album...I learned to play this album from cover to cover over and over again as I would take the different guitars apart as much as I could...
but I had no idea that Tom Scholz played and created nearly the whole thing. This video just blew my mind! AMAZING!!!!!!!
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He did better in his basement than most do in multi million dollar studios
KIller tambourine playing!!
Was that Burton Cummings up there as well? What event was this? They were definitely rockin’ out!!😎
His shirt should say....That's OK....I am the band...
Does anyone have a link to the entire concert?!
The B3. Organ's electric guitar.
Looks like Tommy on the other keyboards is that the same guy? Great songs and video.
I remember reading something about animal rights and vegan on vinyl liner notes on one or more of their albums. motivated me to do the same. is he still?
Nice
so fuckin' epic!
Where is his leslie? I can hear it and I have seen a label on one of the racks saying "leslie mic" where is it tho?
Why the space heater he couldn't be cold lol
Dear Hene Knodel....you made a mistake, Tom is playin no Hammondpart he is playin a Hammerpart! Kind regards from Germanistan my dear
Grabbing a beer, want one? Gonna pee too.
Looks like an electric heater. Are they playing outside?
WHEN? WHERE? why no post that info?
This sounds like the studio version synced to live video but not a live music performance. Is this correct?
100% live!
@@strattt10 I still don't belive it. Lol. Wow...totally amazing!
Why does he have a portable heater on to the right of the organ?
The tone generator in a real Hammond has more moving parts than your car. Also running in oil. As such they don't like to run cold. If it's to cold, maybe below say 55F, they wont start at all.
I was wondering this myself.. I've never seen one used on stage like this even near a b3