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Actually, the band is so great that Massachusetts named a city after them.
Brad Delp- criminally underrated singer. No one can hit it like Brad. What a set of pipes
Underrated? To anyone pay attention in the 70s, 80s, 90s, he is a revered legend.
Brad Delp had a genuine four octave vocal range. These are some of the most soaring notes in rock history.
Brad Delp's got a great voice but he looked like Bugs Bunny with those two front teeth while singing it.😂
@@LewDanLascivious8276🥕
@@LewDanLascivious8276 Are you sure you're not thinking of Freddie Mercury????
@@RMBlake007 Him too.😂
@@LewDanLascivious8276 😆
You young folk just remember that grandpa lived with the greatest rock and roll music of all time. 🎸
The difference between then and now is talent, not computers.
"Legend has it Brad Delp is still holding the note" Why yes, Yes he is.
Every song on Boston's debut album is at least as good as "More Than A Feeling". It's one of the rarest of rare albums where every song is legendary and there are no clunkers on it. Every song on Boston's debut album still gets played often on Classic Rock FM radio stations.
I thought smokin' was kind of a clunker, and hitch a ride is the best song on the album followed by foreplay / long time. That's just my opinion.
It is quite possibly the best debut album of any musical act ever. Not a clunker on the entire album.
Most of that album is so good that arguing over what's the best is minutiae. I give it to More Than a Feeling but that album is so consistently awesome that there's no point in arguing over what's the best. It's so good as a whole that it's one of the few cases where "it's just an opinion" works in my book with no judgment. I put this stuff over Queen even though that seems to be considered heretical.
Also, to MMBxMOB: I'm amused by the fact that you straight-up called out that it's quite the move to name yourself after a major city and it's a little unbelievable that they not only represent but go beyond.
Yup it’s the most perfect debut LP in RnR history!
@@wendymotogirl Smokin smokes! EVERY song is a gem in what is a fucking masterpiece
Been listening to this for 47 years and it NEVER GETS OLD
Still brings a tear to me eye to this day.
Tom Scholz was the genius behind Boston. He was an MIT graduate and he built a studio in his apartment and designed and built the effects that you hear on their records. Scholz played every instrument except drums on the album. He got Delp to sing and a drummer. What you’re hearing in this video is the studio version on top of the video. The other musicians were recruited so that they could play concerts.
Jim Masdea was, I believe, the first drummer.
Wow, great info, thank you. This was my era but I didn't know this about Tom Scholz, too busy playin Frisbee and goin to the beach evidently..😅
Everyone I hear review this song now days talks about the harmonies being so good but don't realize on the album it is all Brad Delp. It you have not seen there is a video interview with Tom on UA-cam you should watch
And he was a narcissist. He's the reason they disassembled
Tom played all the instruments except drums in the studio. When signed by Epic, and the album become a rabid hit, they needed other musicians to play live, so they hired Barry (guitar) Fran (Bass) and Sib (Drums) to fill out the live band. Tom Scholz and Brad Delp were the only ones signed to record deal. Tom wrote and performed it all, except vocals , in which Brad did, including all backup, lead, and harmonies. Tom was a master wizard in the studio…
One of my favorite radio interviews of all time: DJ interviewing Brad Delp.
DJ - “When did you know that you had made it?”
Delp - “We had been on the road for a while, promoting the album, and we didn’t really know what had been happening. After a few months, I called my agent and said ‘I’ve been thinking of buying a house - can I do that?’, and he said ‘How many do you want?’ That’s when we knew.”
I knew Brad...one night I was in HoJos and he came in..
The guy I was with was a dress-up punk rock guy, and said something to me about the hippie at the door... so I called Brad over and had him show his Rolex to my pretentious friend.. he sat had breakfast with us, paid the bill and died a few weeks later
This is the type of music that should end wars and bring peace to the world, lol
Your reaction is what listeners did in ‘76. People were blown away by this record.
Isn't this one of the most beautiful songs you've ever heard in your life? It takes me to a place so far behind, yet still so near... and I can't touch it. I can't have it back. I still cry bittersweet tears to this sometimes. Phenomenal!
Brad Delp was amazing. Such a huge loss to all of us when he ended his own life. If his vocals don't give you goosebumps, you may not have a heart beating in your chest.
I am not a religious man but I will give that a huge amen.
Boston is actually one of the few PERFECT albums.
Do yourself a favor, do a full album review!!!!!
Trust me.
Tom Sholz played all instruments, Brad Delp is the lead vocalist/guitars/keyboards, Sib Hashian-drums, Barry Goodreux-guitars/vocals, and Fran Sheehan is the bass player. I love how Fran is in his own little world just vibing and bobbing his head to the song while he plays. You can tell he's having a blast playing. They all were!! This song will live on for Eternity!! Rest easy now, Brad, you did great. Rest In Peace!
Im 69 was raised in the seventies and I listen to the song I still get goosebumps.
The biggest selling debut album in history!!! Everytime I remember this song it takes me back to when I first heard it in the 70s. Nothing being produced now can come close to this....and NO autotune. Yeah!
It’s just unbelievable that Brad’s high note transitions to a wailing guitar, and YOU CANT FREAKING TELL WHERE THE TRANSITION ICCURRS
Tom wrote all the music, all the lyrics, played all of the instruments, even created new technology for the amps and basically hired band members to play and sing his music. He could do it all in the studio to produce albums, but the music became big and there was a demand for tours, so he had to get a band. Brad Delp was a phenomenal singer. Boston is my all time favorite band.
Bro
Please understand when this album came out in 1976 you couldn’t go anywhere without hearing someone playing the album. This entire album is pure fire 🔥. Tom the guitar player wearing the silver outfit in the video was the force behind the instrumental sounds and Brads voice brought it all together
You need to react to this entire album you will download it in its entirety
Keep up the good work
Until Fleetwood Mac Rumors in 1977/1978 was heard everywhere (along with the soundtrack to Saturday Night Fever and Grease). It takes me back to when I was a teenager.
The debut album was created by Tom Sholz playing all of the instruments except drums and vocals. He did it all in his basement by overdubbing with professional tape decks. He actually fooled the record label into thinking there was a band. The other band members you see in the video were added later so that they could play live.
Thanks for the info!!👍
@@splenderella9 I just recently learned that the caveman playing drums is Sid Hashian, and is Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson's current father-in-law. Mind blown...
@twincams350 this is Boston urban legend BS. Tom does not play all of the instrument tracks on this record except drums nor did Tom write all the songs on this record. All of Brads vocals were recorded at Capital Studios Studio C in CA. Let Me Take You Home was recorded at The Record Plant LA by the band as pictured on the back of the record. Barry plays electric rhythm guitar on Foreplay, Long Time and Let Me Take You Home. Barry plays lead guitar on Long Time, and he plays lead and slide guitars on Let Me Take You Home. Fran plays bass on Foreplay and Brad plays 12 string acoustic guitar on Let Me Take You Home.
Producer John Boylan's interview in Mix Magazine is a good source. The legal documents for the law suits between Tom and Barry are a good source, and the liner notes from the 2006 Scholz remaster of the debut Boston record are good sources.
@@neechee5150 , I don't have easy access to the sources you mentioned, and perhaps that is by design? Numerous sources on the web, including wikipedia and an actual videotaped interview with Tom Sholz in his actual basement studio back up what I've written. Wikipedia is a well-vetted source, and includes references to corroborate everything in it. In cases where more sources are needed, they actually state that as a disclaimer (but no such disclaimer is given for their Boston entry).
Craziest part was that not only did Tom write the songs and record pretty much all the instruments....but he was an engineer and built most of the equipment/gear he recorded it with. shit is crazy
BOSTON:BOSTON is a must own, and is widely considered among the greatest debut albums in history!
"Legend has it they still holding that note." 😂😂😂❤ When I saw that you were reacting to this song, I *knew* you were going to stop multiple times and run it back to hear it again. I'm so glad I was right. You represent ALL OF US who listened to it for the first time. Loved your reaction!
Edited to add a Boston suggestion you asked for: Honestly? Their whole first album. You won't be disappointed. 😊
Legit one of the greatest debut albums in music history. The entire album is absolute perfection.
The 'band ' was formed after the album was released. The album was recorded in a basement and when it was successful a band had to be formed in order to tour.
The entire album is a Rock-n-Roll MASTERPIECE imo. Whenever I hear Boston I'm reminded how fortunate I was to grow up in the 70's. Such a great decade of music! I need to upload more Boston to my channel.
R.I.P. Brad Delp and Sib Hashian
Agree
Great reaction. Just wanted to let you know this official video from Boston cuts out significant portions from the album version of the song. Do yourself a favor and listen to the full version from the album. I'll never understand why Boston released this very edited version as the official video for this legendary masterpiece of a song. BTW, it is so great when Brad Delp's voice raises into the Stratosphere and then morphs into an amazing guitar solo and you can almost mistake Brad's voice for the guitar because they blend so perfectly.
yes it's tragic so many people hear this version first with an entire verse cut out . . .While this is still is such an incredible display of their talent, the original studio version is so much more epic.
I agree with you guys. This is the first time I have seen this video--I didn't even know it Existed! So, I'm watching this video (AS it is bringing back some great memories) when it hit me, "Wait! did they just skip an entire verse from this song!" Would they have done this to Mozart, Bach, or Beethoven? Of course NOT! Taking away any minute note from this song is BLASPHEMY!!!
They did the same thing to Bob seger's night moves, which was a terrible shame. That should be illegal. 🙂
@@chrishayes1934 Have you heard the terrible edited version of night moves? That's even more egregious.
Yeah it's definitely better to just listen to that whole first album in this case. And it is regarded as one of the greatest debut albums in rock history, kind of like the first Van Halen album.
The thing is, Tom did most of the instruments IN STUDIO, but when live, they had to hire in "extras" to play some of the parts, so it would be accurate to only credit the core members. So, you see why they could call themselves Boston ... they represented in the best way !!!
Tom Scholz was a genius and Brad Delp's vocals were amazing. Boston was magic.
I was born in '90. I grew up listening to this song since my earliest memories. I knew BOSTON existed before I knew Los Angeles existed. Lol. This is my all-time favorite song. My six year old loves it, and we still jam it in the car to this day. Don't worry. Boston reps Boston well. 😊 I've loved, not just their title tracks, but also the rest of their music as well for as far back as I can remember! This band shaped my childhood right up there with Journey!
Boston, has arguably, the greatest debut album of all time. That entire Album is off the hook.
When Boston first came out, we all got hooked, wanting more, but they made us wait forever for a 2nd album
Which turned out to be Album 1, Part 2
We all got hooked, as a kid you couldn't escape it on the FM radio, and it was always welcome, never got tired of this song
There was only a two-year gap between the first two albums. Imagine being a TOOL fan waiting for their next album LOL!
@@PongGod I've been a Tool fan since Opiate, each in between took longer, then 13 years, I'd all but given up with Perfect Circle and Puscifer
@@m.ericwatson968 13 year gap before Fear Inoculum to come out, which is what first got me hooked on them. So I wasn't one of the poor souls waiting that long, but I'd have to think it was worth the wait. Absolutely fantastic album.
So sad... what Brad brought and could've brought to this world is astounding. RIP Brad Delp... one of a kind. He's up there with Freddie giving the heavens a show.
This is the epitome of a song that never gets old no matter how many times you play it
After hearing this song for a million times times I forget how STUNNING this is for the first time listener! REALLLY enjoying your reactions!❤😂
Every song on that first album killer. The 70s were the BEST.
The sixties were dang good too 😅
Everything Boston did was fantastic. Another great one showcasing Brad Delp's amazing vocals was A Man I'll Never Be.
BRO...I'm 51, born and raised in Oklahoma. My brother was 7 years older (RIP). He introduced me to this great music back in the day. I grew up on this greatness. Seeing your reaction brother does my heart good.
One of the greatest rock songs of all time!!!!!
True that!!!
Boston in 1976. Barry Goudreau, Tom Scholz, Sib Hashian, Brad Delp, Fran Sheehan.
Tom Scholz recorded most of this album by himself playing all the instruments and Brad Delp did the vocals. When they toured they used different road musicians so they could put on concerts.
goudreau, the 2nd guitarist, was in a competitor band to Scholz band and then came over to be in boston
@@ZFlyingVLover Tom auditioned for Barry's band back in 69/70. Barry introduced Brad to Tom in 69/70, and Brad, Barry, Jim Masdea and Tom played what would become the songs as we hear on the record live in clubs and they did demos of these songs for years before this record was recorded. Barry plays guitar on three tracks on this record. Barry plays electric rhythm guitar on Foreplay, Long Time and Let Me Take You Home and Barry plays lead guitar on Long Time and lead and slide guitars on Let Me Take You Home. Tom had to be more clear, more upfront and obfuscate less when it came to release the 2006 remaster of this record. After the lawsuits between Barry and Tom occurred, Tom had be much more careful when he put it in print and published how this record came to be and who did what on it.
Boston today is less a band and more a studio project that tours w/ session players, all directed by Tom Scholz (guitar)... Tragically, both original singer Brad Delp and drummer Sib Hashian (who played on the first 2 Boston albums) have passed away... Delp recorded a 3rd Boston album '3rd stage' in 1986 before leaving the band. He took his own life in 2007... Sib Hashian died in 2017.
Tom Scholz was a genius student at M.I.T. around 1969 when he started work on music, playing guitar and writing songs in his basement studio that he built in the early 70's. He worked w/ Brad Delp (vocals) who also played guitar and future Boston guitarist Barry Goudreau to record his music... Scholz played guitar, bass and keyboards... When he didn't get the sound he wanted, he used his engineering skills to make the sounds happen w/ the electronics. However, the music industry rejected the Boston demos in 1973.
In 1975, there was label interest, but Scholz did not have an actual band... So, he and Brad Delp got Sib Hashian (drums), Frank Sheehan (bass) and Barry Goudreau (guitar) to showcase the songs in a live setting and got a deal... Scholz insisted he finish the record in his studio and played most of the instruments on the first Boston album (Sib Hashian played drums and Brad Delp did lead vocals and some guitar).
In 1976, the debut album by Boston was released and became a massive hit on radio - it would sell 17 million copies in the US to date and became a classic record... the band went on tour and were a sensation.
With over 10 million copies of the first Boston album sold, the pressure was on to deliver a 2nd record, and the band delivered "Don't look back" in 1978... It was another hit and sold 3 million copies. However, Tom Scholz was unhappy w/ the record and felt it sold less because it was "rushed"... He insisted on taking his time for the next Boston album.
Years passed and Boston were still in limbo... Goudreau, Hashian and Sheehan ended up quitting the band as Scholz switched labels and finally delivered the album '3rd stage' in 1986... it sold another 3 million copies, and Boston toured w/ new members...
Brad Delp ended up leaving the band for personal reasons by 1990. Boston was also involved in a lawsuit w/ their former label in the 80's that was resolved by 1990 in Scholz's favor.
Scholz recruited new musicians and singers for the 'Walk on' album in 1994, but even w/ Brad Delp contributing some vocals to the record, it was a commercial disappointment... Tom Scholz carried on recording new Boston albums w/ various musicians, released years apart (the next album 'Corporate America' came out in 2002)... There was talk about Brad Delp rejoining Boston (he would perform w/ them on tour from time to time) but he ended up committing suicide in 2007.
Bradley Delp is the greatest Rock singer of all time. "A man ill never be" is a great song to hear him. Mickey Thomas is another incredible singer that you may like, hes in the band Starship! Great song from starship is "I didn't mean to stay all night". Thank you for everything!!
When it was released, Boston was the best selling debut album ever!
Tom Scholz was an MIT musical genius. He made the siren affects on the guitar in this song.
It's fun to watch people's first reaction to Boston. Every song on that album is classic. Whenever I'm in the car and it comes on the radio I always turn it up to 10
It took him five years because he wrote the entire album and played every instrument except drums, and recorded every track himself on every song. Brad was brought in to do the vocals. And even invented the guitar pedal that gives Boston its distinct sound.
Scholz wrote every song on the first album all by himself. He also played every instrument of every song on the album, the only exception is the drums, which the record company made him redo. He also built his entire studio by himself, including inventing new audio processing equipment which he sold as a guitar pedal for decades. When the album hit the charts, there was no Chicago, just Scholz and Delp, they needed to hire a band before they could tour.
"Legend has it they still holding that note" ... best quote ever lol
Bostons founding musicians was a graduate of MIT!
No auto tune hear ladies and gentlemen ! ✌️🙂
Song /album was recorded in Toms basement and they only needed those 3 men listed to pull off this masterpiece 😉
My dude's reaction at 14:47 is literally all of us at this masterpiece.
The other guys you see were just brought in to perform live. Tom is the one who wrote and orchestrated the first album in his home studio. He is an MIT engineering graduate specializing in electronics. He built his own effects gear including The Rockman, a guitar amp simulator resembling a Walkman. He founded Scholz Research and Development to built it and other electronic gear. He basically is Boston. He just couldn't sing and play drums the way he envisioned his music to sound. Without his genius there would be no Boston.
PS. You need to do Foreplay next.
Yeah dude, he DID hit that super high note.
You will love literally every single song on that album.
Their masterpiece from this album is Foreplay/Long Time.
True. MTAF is my favorite emotionally but F/LT is 1st artistically & compositionally.
F/LT is a Gumbo of many music styles, classical, jazz, rock, country(hand claps), Metal, R&B, Disco...yes Disco!
FM radio started to become big, and college radio is where I first heard of Boston in the fall of 1976, attending a mid-west co-ed school...
after Tom turned his finished master in to Columbia Records, the suits needed a band for a tour, hence who you see here...."no static at all"⭐
It was also when we started having quadraphonic broadcasts. Many of the surrounding type effects were for that purpose. It’s part of why bohemian rhapsody was so popular. It moved around your car.
I don’t know the technology, I just remember the experience and when it all started.
Barry Goudreau was the other guitarist and Fran Sheehan was the bassist. And Brad Delp was a hell of a singer his voice still makes this grown man weep to this day may he R.I.P.
For a long long time this was the best selling debut album in history, still might be not sure.
Literally every single song on this album was charted somewhere, crazy genius dude, actually developed new boxes for guitar effects that are still used today!! Lots of legal/showbiz stuff because of how giant this album was. Easily one of the best ones ever, EVERY song.. I’m tellin ya..
Not #1 anymore, Guns N' Roses Appetite For Destruction. But Boston's is still the greatest for me!
Such an iconic group of my childhood!
What surprises me is it's not the #1 song ever. This is the most perfect song.
Tom Scholz played pretty much everything on the album, but Brad Delp is the lead vocalist/guitars/keyboards, Sib Hashian-drums, Barry Goodreux-guitars/vocals, and Fran Sheehan is the bass player in the band in this video plus on Don't Look Back!
EVERYONE I have watched react to Boston reacts the same way. They start out listening with just a little bit of interest and then "BAM!" Brad Delp's voice and the band's unique sound just blows them away. Love it! All the songs on this debut album were incredible. More Boston, please!
Original "touring" members of Boston in 1976. Barry Goudreau (guitar), Tom Scholz (guitar and many, many other instruments), Sib Hashian (drummer, replaced 1st drummer, Jim Masdea), Brad Delp (lead vocals, guitar and keyboards), and Fran Sheehan (Bass).
Our music in the 70s and 80s was the best. They still play it on the radio
Boston’s third stage album is the most perfect album…the music on that album is timeless…my favorite album by Boston 1986 era…so many great memories
The whole first album is truly classic. Listen to the whole 1st album and get ready to be blown away! The 2nd album is also very good.
I came here just to see your reaction to Brad Delps vocals, in particular his high notes.
Was not disappointed.
Your reaction was 1000% the proper reaction on a 1st time listen and it never gets old 30 years later.
His voice BLENDS PERFECTLY with the guitars where you can't tell if it's him or the guitar!
Check out *RICK BEATO* channel review of this song, he singles out the TRACKS and you can hear how PURE and PERFECT Brad's voice is.
As good as MANY other vocalists are I've never heard them match an instrument like Delp does.
30 years later? I was a teenager when I listened to this song, I’m 67 now, I think it’s close to 50 now. Still a great song. I love this whole album, it takes me back to my youth days. Especially when I close my eyes and reminisce I feel totally like I’m back in time with my old friends.
Back when you reacted to Journey, you asked the MOB who else in Rock had a great voice? I suggested Boston. Some of the best rock vocals ever. Really nice drums too, love the triple-crash cymbals in the middle, and again near the end. This is a great all around band. "More Than A Feeling" is my favorite of their songs. Boston has a lot of other great songs. "Foreplay/Longtime" comes to mind. Also "Peace Of Mind". Boston is a great example of mid-70's "Semi-Progressive Rock", music that's skillful, intelligent, excessible, and popular.
I’d add Lou Gramm’s voice too. Perry, Delp, Gramm.
It's been a long time is by Boston
Best time, to me anyways, to listen to this song is just as you are off work as the sunsets with the city night life set to wake up. Best time to play this song, it's a mood setting song.
"Legend has it, they're still holding that note," 🤣
He played everything on the Album, the band you see is the touring band and member that put some parts to some songs on the second album. Tom wrote everything, they did it live and they did it good. I saw them on the reunion tour in 86' and 87'. Great memories. Thamks
He didn't play the drums
@joeheffernan5268 False. Tom did not play all of the instrument tracks on this record. Tom did not play a single drum track on this record and the record is so much better for that fact. Sib plays drums on all of the tracks except one. Barry plays guitar on three tracks. Fran plays bass on two tracks and Brad plays acoustic 12 string guitar on one track. The band as you seen them on the back of this record recorded the Song Let Me Take You Home before this record was finished and then released.
It was 1976, I had a Chevy pickup truck a tacoed up cowboy hat and a 8 track player and I was listening to Boston
You have to do more Boston reactions. Iconic band. Genius musicians and Tom is an MIT graduate.
We used to call Boston's first 2 albums, bostons GREATEST HITS volume 1 and 2.
The other original guys in the band were Barry Goodreau (rhythm & lead guitars) Fran Sheehan (Bass Guitar) Tom Sholtz formed the band and invented & built his own guitar foot pedals, giving Boston a guitar sound that was truly original. Tom was an M.I.T. grad and was responsible for they're unique sound.If you look at the album cover quickly, it looks like a spaceship. Look Closer, It is an upside down guitar with the Boston skyline under the dome on top. Keep listening to their music, you'll never hear another band that sounds like them. From the original, proprietary guitar sound to the otherworldly vocals of them late great Brad Delp, they were truly unique. Also, when you think of how many albums were sold, think of when it was released (1976), much smaller population in the world then, compared to now. Also, there wasn't any social media or computers to promote your music, just hearing it on the radio and going to your local record store to buy it, (there was no "on line" back then).
This album DROPPED like an ATOMIC BOMB on the scene.
It took 15+ years till Guns n Roses debut for another album to do the same in the industry.
Mind you there are many greats along the way like Thriller, Purple Rain, Pyromania, etc.. but Appetite For Destruction was just insane.
Great Musicians vocals!@@ I was a kid when they came out...i am 70!😂❤❤
Thank you for the instant respect when Brad started his siren song
The three names you mention were involved in the recording of the album. The guys you see on stage were the touring band. Also note that the late Sib Hashian on drums was Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson's father-in-law.
Tom Scholtz (tall, skinny guitarist in the video) played and recorded all of this except vocals and drums himself in his basement studio over five years. Much of it on equipment he invented himself to get just the right sound.
Brought in drummer Sib Hashian and singer Brad Delp to complete it. Released the record which took off immediately. Brought in second guitar and bass player so they could tour-why you see five guys playing live but only three credited on the studio recording.
On the original recording, Tom Sholz played everything himself in his home studio. He wrote and played all the instruments and Brad Delp sang the vocals. When they got a contract, Tom Sholz got together a band to play live.
I was 16 when my girlfriend bought me the Boston album. Slammed it on the turntable and cranked it up. First track - More Than A Feeling, followed by Peace of Mind then the epic Foreplay/Long Time. Blew. My. Freaking. Mind. (And still does). I must have played that trio of songs at least a dozen times before my mother cracked it and shut me down for the night. That first hearing of this amazing album is etched deep into my DNA. Glad to see people still having the same reaction nearly 5 decades later!
I wore my LP completely out.
Remember this was way before autotune.
Love your reaction.
Many consider the album Boston from the group with the same name to be the best debut rock album ever. I’m one of them. 😂😂😂
This song always puts me in a great mood. The stereo gets turned to maximum and i dance and sing along. Not many songs have the ability to do that to you.
One of the best rock songs ever recorded!!👍 I could listen to it forever!!😆
Boston only has the biggest debut album of all time.
Lots of great bands took the names of cities or states. Boston, Chicago, Alabama, Kansas, Berlin, Nazareth, Miami Sound Machine, The Dubliners, Orleans, Atlanta...
They are among rock royalty.
Now get in your car hit the highway and blast this song! Such a great feeling! Been doing it since my teenage years in the 80s’ this song is timeless!
The album, as recorded in the studio, was mostly by Tom Scholz, Brad Delp, and Sib Hashian. Fran Sheehan and Barry Goudreau participated in a few songs on the album. For most of the album, Tom Scholz played every instrument, except drums, and Brad Delp sang ALL the vocals. Almost all of the album was recorded in Scholz's basement. Their story is incredible.
Brian May is known for being an astrophysicist, Tom Scholz is also highly educated in the scientific world. He designed guitar amplifiers that can make so many interesting guitar sounds that many other guitar players use it. One of the features is being able to sustain a note or chord forever. I remembered that when at the end you said, legend has it, they're still holding that note.
Music producer and musician Rick Beato made a video where he picks apart every track on this song in his What Makes This Song Great series.
Brad Delp could hit notes only dogs could hear. Those high notes were legendary & said to have broke glass too nearby.
The first album cover is an upside down acoustic guitar space ship and on the top is the city of Boston under a glass bubble. The Boston logo behind is from a later album.
Find the full version… this guy had a ridiculous range! One of my all time fave tracks…
The reason that it took 5 years to write and record this song is because Tom designed and built all of the specialized equipment and sound effects devices that were used and Tom is also a perfectionist.
They were the touring band you see. In studio, those three did everything.