My wife's name is Amanda. I still remember the first time I played this song for her when we were dating, it was a very emotional moment for her. We celebrate 20 years in February.
His voice is very ethereal is the way I think of it. It's almost like it's emanating out of the distance. What always amazes me as I've listened to every Boston song hundreds if not more times is that it is almost impossible to tell when his voice tales off and the guitar kicks in. Since I was little Boston music has been a constant, back when I was in high school and college driving home from school during breaks I'd just play the first three albums back to back and just contemplate stuff. I was lucky enough to see them in concert in the early 1990s on the side of a ski hill and they sound as good in concert as they do on the recordings. Boston one of those unique bands that sort of stands alone like a Journey, Fleetwood Mac and a few others. Can't really compare them or slot them in a certain style or genre.
This song was from their 3rd album (out of 6) and was actually one of their last radio hits. Tom Scholtz was Boston. He wrote the songs and played most of the instruments on the records as he created that Boston sound. He created most of the first album (sans vocals) in his basement more than a year before it was released. Once he felt the album was ready, he started shopping it around to record companies. It's hard to believe, but several big record companies passed on the record, and Boston, before the album found its way to Epic Records. The executives at Epic could not believe their luck that this album was still available. They jumped on it and released it with only a few tweaks and changes from the original. There was a ten-year gap between the first and third albums.
You need to check out Bostons PEACE OF MIND. It's epic. Very upbeat with a great message. Scholtz was the brains behind the band. Delp was the voice. Billy Boy
Tom Sholz was an MIT engineer who designed a lot of the electronic recording gear and effects that became the signature Boston sound with all of the multi-tracked guitars. He was a perfectionist who would take years to record an Album. This song (Amanda) took SIX Years to finish. ☮💜🎶 Side note, I'm a musician and the one band my college girlfriend hated was Boston... and this song came out... her name was Amanda. I would sing this song to her and it made it even worse. 🤣
You sound like my fella! He does stuff to get a rise out of me! 😂. It keeps things spicy. I have found out that if I pretend I'm getting spicy with him that he stops quicker so I feign annoyance to keep my fella entertained and retain my sanity!
Amanda was the first Boston song I heard . I was 11 years old, (I'm 49 now lol) hanging out with my older cousin. I was immediately hooked. Their music Is incredible. The guitars, the harmonies, everything is top notch.
Tom is still alive. He and Brad had a rocky relationship. Tom was very focused and demanding with the sound he wanted for the band. Love Boston, they were the first Rock Band I got into as a young boy.
Boston's guitar work doesn't get enough elite status praise they deserve. I rank their ForeplayLong Time guitar performance as the best of all time in a song.
9:39 "Don't Look Back", is another iconic song by Boston. Also, "Amanda" is the song that I strategically played to get down with my first girl ever. I also learned and played the intro guitar to "More Than a Feeling", and it all worked like a charm. Until...I found out that she actually just liked ME and that she didn't actually give a f about the song or me playing guitar. At first it was such a "cool, I know the formula!!!" moment as a teenager (yeah, I'm old), to later finding out that second part ("No, dummy, she just liked YOU"), which was so surprising to me, but also so, so, so, so much cooler.
BP I appreciate your understanding and broadness that you have shown in your reactions. I enjoy watching them. Keep doing what your doing. Nevermind the haters. 👍
Tom Scholz taught himself to play guitar and when he became proficient and went on to build his own studio in his basement. Boston's 1st album was recorded in that home studio. He also invented the Rockman headphone amp, which gives Boston's guitars that one-of-a-kind sound. Scholz has an engineering degree from MIT and currently hold 36 patents. He also hand-build most all of Boston's amps and electronics.
Tom Sholz, M.I.T grad, genius, started Boston. Master guitarist, built his own amps to create his very own unique sound. He wrote most if not all of their songs. He still plays to this day and is still badass. He’s been said to be a hard guy to work with because he’s a perfectionist and expects perfection from everyone.
Hey BP, there’s a lot to unpack with Boston. If I remember correctly it was like 10 years between their last album and Third Stage. They became basically a studio band from this point on so you probably won’t find much concert stuff out there. Anyway, it would be worth watching a biography of the band or Tom. Tom Scholtz was the primary guitarist in Boston. He was an MIT engineering student and created a pedal for their specific guitar sound. If you’ve ever heard of the portable guitar headset called the “Rockman”, he invented it. You could plug a guitar into it and use headphones. He created it based off his pedal in the 80’s if I remember correctly. I’m assuming he patented it because it was forever before another company even came out with something sounding similar. I think there is a documentary on Boston/Scholtz that I’ve seen that was really good.
It was a long time, so 10 years is believable. I remember the liner notes telling about how they picked up a recording from years ago (in the making of this album) and the tape was stuck to the reels. The liner notes to Third Stage always fascinated me as a kid, before I went to college and became an engineer.
"Cool the Engines" is probably my favorite track off of Third Stage. This album came out while I was in Army basic training and CD's were relatively new on the scene. We got a one hour pass to visit the PX on base and I saw this CD on the shelf. I immediately scooped it up and it became my soundtrack for the winter of 1986-87. Fond memories. edit- I was fortunate enough to see Boston in concert late spring of 1987. Their sound on stage was pristine. I sat in the 4th row center and was legit mesmerized the entire show.
Tom Shcolz was the founder of Boston and created most of their music. He was an MIT educated engineer that used his genius to create new music devices to enhance the music that todays tech is based on. He created the entire first album alone in his basement. There was no band until people wanted them to tour and he had to start recruiting people capable of singing his music. Brad Delp was a phenom singer. All at a time with no voice enhancement tech.
This song was from their third album. Tom is an MIT engineer and understands the waveforms and how they sound. He designs various foot pedals for guitars that are still being used.
Cant’cha Say You Believe In Me- Boston. BP this is off Third Stage which is the same album as Amanda. Great love tune and would love to see you react to this great tune! Thanks for your reaction to Amanda.
Before Boston, Tom Scholz went to MIT and got a master's in engineering and worked for Polaroid. From there, he developed the Rockman, a guitar effects device that allowed him to create the "Boston Sound". Many other artists in the 80s used this device as well, from Def Leppard to Megadeth. On most of Boston's recordings, Tom played every single instrument in the studio, and all of the vocal harmonies are overdubs of multiple takes of Brad's voice, so as far as studio albums were concerned the band really was a duo.
The Boston sound" comes from the fact that Tom Scholz (guitarist, song writer, and MIT-grad) literally designed and built the box his guitar goes through to produce that unmistakable sound. No one can reproduce it because there are only two of those boxes in existence and he has both of them. Amanda is the opening track to their third album. Their fourth album is called Walk On and has a particularly good medley that you should hit (Walkin' at Night-Walk On-Get Organized-Walk On (Some More)). Besides that, I think they peaked with their first two albums.
DONNIE IRIS - " Ah! Leah! (Official Video) " 1981 Classic Rock Gems this was huge in the 1980's right from the Amazing Rockin' Intro to Donnie's super Vocals 🎙️ 🎸 highly recommend this song.
I loved his voice, one big regret I have is not seeing them in concert before he passed away. In his suicide note part of it read "I am a lonely soul", he suffered from depression. No other voice like Brad Delp.
There are many "lonely souls" out here, myself included. I just refuse to give in to the despair. I wish he had made a different decision. It amazes me that he couldn't feel the love we had for him. I guess that's part of the mental illness of depression.
@@Hornsfan64 Thank you for the kind words. Thankfully, unlike Brad, I am not "clinically" depressed. I am mentally strong and not suicidal. I just wish I was healthier and able to do things other people take for granted. I am quite skilled at living within my abilities and finding the small joys that I can, given my physical limitations. Have a wonderful day!
Every time I open my you tube notifications there you are shocking me with yet ANOTHER song that I grew up listening to. I keep wanting to say "hey check out this song." But then tell myself nahh, he's heard that for sure. Then there you are with that song. 😮. These classics truly touched something in your soul. Those feelings are still there, the reflection has changed a bit, but I still feel this deeply. I'm sorry, I can't even finish this😢
In 1973 country legend Don Williams also recorded a song titled "Amanda". It's a self deprecating song about a man that feels his wife deserved better than him, a lowly country singer. What makes me laugh is in the song they're in their 30s and he's singing about how old they've become. 😄
Tom’s guitar sound was so great he came out with a guitar box called The Rockman, where you could plug your guitar into it. It could be used to sent the signal to an amp or use the headphones it came with. It sells for several hundred dollars now. This was one of their later albums, but it was about 7 years between this and their last as they were more a studio band than live band. Tom was very particular on the mix of instruments and voicing…prob because of MIT lol. He’s also still alive at 77.
Brad Delp (RIP) had an amazing, outstanding voice, and he multi-tracked harmonies with himself which just sound fantastic - you get that "hair standing up" feeling when you hear him sing. And Tom Schotz does similar stuff with layering the guitar parts - often layers of both acoustic and electric and multiple tracks of each. That's the "Boston sound" and the two of them just made magic.
Tom basically was Boston, Brad Delp sang the songs and took them to outer space but Tom practically recorded and played everything in his own studio. It took him an average of 8 years to release an album but was always worth the wait
One of my favorite songs. Brad and Tom were pure magic and I love all of Boston. Great reaction and you should see them sing this live it’s really good. Great reaction as always friend. ❤✌
Sometimes the Universe just speaks, I was dating a girl called Amanda when this came out, just out of high school, of course they nailed it and I was already a big fan of Boston, of course Amanda as well,, ahh mis spent youth, spent on down by the river wet and tanned, dang she was hawt! Reminds me of another great song! I remember us riding in my car Her body tanned and wet, down at the reservoir At night on them banks I'd lie awake And pull her close just to feel each breath she'd take Now those memories come back to haunt me They haunt me like a curse Is a dream a lie if it don't come true Or is it something worse That sends me down to the river Though I know the river is dry That sends me down to the river tonight Down to the river! Into the River we dived. If ya know ya know, both great songs and lyrics! Bostons Brad Delp what a voice!
The musicianship & the vocals/harmonies in Boston was the best,. At that time no other band could compare & yes it's a crime their not in the R&R Hall of Fame.
I need to make a playlist of songs with girl's names. Off the top of my head, besides this one, Barry Manilow's "Mandy", Derek & the Dominoes "Layla", Fleetwood Mac's "Sara", Jefferson Starship's "Jane". There's probably lots more.
To me, there are indications in the lyrics that a man was trying to build up courage to propose marriage to the woman he loves. He wants to surprise her but is worried about the time being right, if she would accept, etc. Could be wrong, but still makes my heart pitter patter. Definitely a power ballad that's always had its spot on my playlist. ❤
My (now ex) wife and I chose our daughter's first name from this song. At the time, she was the only Amanda we were aware of. When my daughter was old enough for 1st grade, she had two classmates named Amanda, and their parents had chosen their names exactly the same way.
Saw Boston in ~1995 in Orlando and it was a fabulous show. Saw them again in 2015 and it was "almost" as good and better at the same time. Fill-in vocalist for the high notes didn't go over well, but hearing them again was magic.
3rd Stage by Boston, Raised on Radio by Journey, and 5150 by Van Halen were the TOP 3 albums for the year 1986 and NONE of them had a VIDEO on MTV, showing the power of radio 5 years later after the eruption of music videos on MTV, usually dominating the charts. I started listening to Kasey Kasems TOP 40 before the advent of MTV, and never had MTV until I got my first apartment in 1991 at age 22. I really started listening to radio when I was 11 in 1979. I loved 3rd Stage by Boston, not ONE BAD TRACK on the whole album, there are days when it was on loop for me first on cassette and later on CD, could listen to it all day long.
Black Pegasus. These Rocker Bands Show The Extremity of Their Songs talent When They Slow Things Down To Do Love Ballads Journey, Foreigner STYX. All Showcased Their Best Vocals & Instrunentals
"Hollyanne" was the track that did it for me on this LP. Turn that song up to dangerous volume of Spinal Tap 11 and the fullness of how this band produced their sound and how Brad Delp would just let his pipes go in directions that only he could go in... one couldn't help but get lost in it. Brad Delp's voice was simply one of the greatest.
BP ... I'd love to see/hear your reaction to another group from the 70's who had lots of great songs, but they were never recognized as a great group because they didn't write any of their own songs. They were called 3 Dog Night. A few songs you might like are Shambala, Never been to Spain, Joy to the World, Eli's Coming, and one my favorites Pieces of April. Give them a listen, I think you might like some of their music. And now I'm going to listen to Pieces of April since I haven't heard it in awhile.
Tom Scholz did not pass away. He is 77 years old now. This is one of my favorite ballads of all time. And the very last line of the song chokes me up every time I hear it, cause it's a reminder to me to tell my wife of 38+ years how much I love her. "I don't wanna wait my whole life through, to say I'm in love with you"
I was in a band with my buddies who I worked with at Sears. I was lead singer and was learning bass. This is one of our songs I sang. Boston is amazing, Tom was a genius for sure. Brad Delp was one of the best singers around IMHO. Too bad we lost him too soon, a real kick in the nuts to hear he was gone.
please do Firehouse Love of life time another power ballad we lost the lead singer CJ snare this year on April 5th Rip CJ snare they have so many great love songs don't treat me bad when i look into your eyes reach for sky
Tom Scholz (guitar) is basically the mastermind of Boston... the band leader, songwriter, composer, co-producer, etc. But their success would not have been possible without Brad Delp (lead vocals)... The original band quit after the 2nd Boston album "Don't look back" in 1978 because Scholz took way too long (8 years) to release the 3rd album 'Third Stage' in 1986. It sold very well (4x platinum) and 'Amanda' was a massive hit... but it was still not as big as the 1976 self-titled debut, which sold 10+ million copies (17x platinum in the US to date) Brad Delp left the band after '3rd stage'... and Tom Scholz carried on w/ Boston using new members . Tragically, Brad Delp took his own life in 2007. Tom Scholz has been touring as Boston and says he's working on a new album.
You make me feel really lucky that my parents and grandparents listened to such a wide variety of music. I in turn subjected my children to a wide variety of music. I think all music is to be enjoyed and appreciated.
BOSTON - "" Don't Look Back "" AUDIO VERSION is 6 minutes long and it's the Full Length Song another one one of their biggest Rockin' hit songs of the 1970s 🎸
I heard this on the radio an no one believed me that Boston had a new (mega hit) single since they hadn't released an album in over 10yrs. Power balance of all power balads
Great 12 string guitar sound. The early 70's had so many gems. Rare Earth's "I'm losing you" on Ed Sullivan . On of the best voices in rock. In the video 20 dancers on stage with the band and no variation in the color of skin. In 1983 David Bowie asks MTV why so few Black artists on the channel ?
Yo los llegue ver live en Orlando fl .solo 1 ves fueron a fl .los vi creo que fue cuando sacaron ese LP 3 stage 👍 y fue tremendo concierto que muchos lo diffrutaron porque boston tiene un Organo como lo de la iglesia que tienen esas pipas y cuando suenan es unico es mui fasil de saber que es boston cuando tocan una canción de ellos una buena banda 👍
"More Than a Feeling" opened Boston's debut album, so it was the world's first introduction to their sound, and it blew everybody away. Hard to get any better than that - but that whole album was a masterpiece. And did you ever notice that the UFOs on the cover of it were actually guitars? Same with this cover; take a closer look at it! And I get what you're saying about not appreciating the music; people don't always understand all that went into it. I'm amazed at church how many people are yakking through the preludes and postludes the organist plays; at my church, those are amazing, complex classical pieces that took a lot of practicing on his part to be playing so flawlessly...and people are just ignoring it and talking like it's piped-in music at a cocktail party. Is it because we have become so accustomed to having recorded music playing in the background everyplace we go these days? Why are people so disrespectful of live musicians?
Boston is one of my favorite bands Brad's voice is just so awesome and Amanda is one of my favorites . Another great group too listen too is April Wine they have a great song called Just Between You And Me I would love if you played it they do it live
Literally every song they made was a masterpiece. It is absolutely a crime they are not in the Hall of Fame.
What? They aren't in the Hall of Fame? That, my friend, is a travesty, a crime!,
Foreigner just got in for Gods sake !!!
It is a crime...
The rock hall of fame should be embarrassed that Boston isn’t in…pathetic !,
The Rock and Roll hall of fame is a joke.
You can’t imagine how big this song and this album was in the mid-80’s. Boston ruled with this album.
I was born in ‘92. I wish I was around. The 80s would have been my time! I’m jealous!
I remember when this tour hit Boston, they sold out like 10 shows (and i didnt go to any...oops)
Try "Cool the Engines".
I saw them on this tour in 1987 in Indy. The arena is now a parking lot, sadly.
@@mavfin8720I saw them in '78, I think it was '78, at Market Square.
Boston is more than a feeling
Good one!
My wife's name is Amanda. I still remember the first time I played this song for her when we were dating, it was a very emotional moment for her. We celebrate 20 years in February.
Wow, finally a reactor discovering that Boston has more music besides More Than a Feeling. Bravó, mate!
This! I can only hope you listen to more from this album and Walk On
His voice is very ethereal is the way I think of it. It's almost like it's emanating out of the distance. What always amazes me as I've listened to every Boston song hundreds if not more times is that it is almost impossible to tell when his voice tales off and the guitar kicks in. Since I was little Boston music has been a constant, back when I was in high school and college driving home from school during breaks I'd just play the first three albums back to back and just contemplate stuff. I was lucky enough to see them in concert in the early 1990s on the side of a ski hill and they sound as good in concert as they do on the recordings. Boston one of those unique bands that sort of stands alone like a Journey, Fleetwood Mac and a few others. Can't really compare them or slot them in a certain style or genre.
This song was from their 3rd album (out of 6) and was actually one of their last radio hits. Tom Scholtz was Boston. He wrote the songs and played most of the instruments on the records as he created that Boston sound. He created most of the first album (sans vocals) in his basement more than a year before it was released. Once he felt the album was ready, he started shopping it around to record companies. It's hard to believe, but several big record companies passed on the record, and Boston, before the album found its way to Epic Records. The executives at Epic could not believe their luck that this album was still available. They jumped on it and released it with only a few tweaks and changes from the original. There was a ten-year gap between the first and third albums.
Tom was incredible for sure but I don't feel they would have been such a success without the harmonic voice of Brad Delp.
@@caryriggs6000 Oh no doubt. Tom's production and playing, along with Brad's vocals, together gave Boston its distinctive sound.
Brad sings like an angel. I could listen to Brad and Boston all day. Just another band outta Boston. Nah. I dont think so!!! ❤🎶😎
Great song, thanks for the reaction! "Rock and Roll Band" is another great Boston song.
I saw them in Concert in 1978. One of my first concerts.
You need to check out Bostons PEACE OF MIND. It's epic. Very upbeat with a great message. Scholtz was the brains behind the band. Delp was the voice. Billy Boy
Tom Sholz was an MIT engineer who designed a lot of the electronic recording gear and effects that became the signature Boston sound with all of the multi-tracked guitars. He was a perfectionist who would take years to record an Album. This song (Amanda) took SIX Years to finish. ☮💜🎶 Side note, I'm a musician and the one band my college girlfriend hated was Boston... and this song came out... her name was Amanda. I would sing this song to her and it made it even worse. 🤣
A girlfriend who hated Boston? She needed to go .....
@JamesDatWork EX 😝
You sound like my fella! He does stuff to get a rise out of me! 😂. It keeps things spicy. I have found out that if I pretend I'm getting spicy with him that he stops quicker so I feign annoyance to keep my fella entertained and retain my sanity!
Amanda was the first Boston song I heard . I was 11 years old, (I'm 49 now lol) hanging out with my older cousin. I was immediately hooked. Their music Is incredible. The guitars, the harmonies, everything is top notch.
Tom is still alive. He and Brad had a rocky relationship. Tom was very focused and demanding with the sound he wanted for the band. Love Boston, they were the first Rock Band I got into as a young boy.
Boston's guitar work doesn't get enough elite status praise they deserve. I rank their ForeplayLong Time guitar performance as the best of all time in a song.
9:39 "Don't Look Back", is another iconic song by Boston. Also, "Amanda" is the song that I strategically played to get down with my first girl ever. I also learned and played the intro guitar to "More Than a Feeling", and it all worked like a charm. Until...I found out that she actually just liked ME and that she didn't actually give a f about the song or me playing guitar. At first it was such a "cool, I know the formula!!!" moment as a teenager (yeah, I'm old), to later finding out that second part ("No, dummy, she just liked YOU"), which was so surprising to me, but also so, so, so, so much cooler.
Brad Delp had the voice of an angel. One of my all time favorite songs is by Boston, Man I’ll never be! I cry every time I listen
Boston is one of my at least top-five if not top three bands of all time.
So sad how he went out!!! What a voice and a king of lyrics!! Rip!!
BP I appreciate your understanding and broadness that you have shown in your reactions. I enjoy watching them. Keep doing what your doing. Nevermind the haters. 👍
Boston
Rock and Roll Band
Smoking
Hitch a Ride
Yep, smoking is smokin’ lol
One of the best concerts I’ve ever experienced. Love, love Boston. Music was unique. Recommend Peace of Mind.
Styx - Come Sail Away
The album version… not the radio edit!!
Tom Scholz taught himself to play guitar and when he became proficient and went on to build his own studio in his basement. Boston's 1st album was recorded in that home studio. He also invented the Rockman headphone amp, which gives Boston's guitars that one-of-a-kind sound. Scholz has an engineering degree from MIT and currently hold 36 patents. He also hand-build most all of Boston's amps and electronics.
I think one of the most under rated or less covered songs of theirs that blows me away is Holly-Ann.
The voice of an angel...
His vocals are so clean
Tom Sholz, M.I.T grad, genius, started Boston. Master guitarist, built his own amps to create his very own unique sound. He wrote most if not all of their songs. He still plays to this day and is still badass. He’s been said to be a hard guy to work with because he’s a perfectionist and expects perfection from everyone.
Love Boston. A man ill never be is my favorite
We named our daughter after this song. Way back in 1986. Great reaction as always.
Hey BP, there’s a lot to unpack with Boston. If I remember correctly it was like 10 years between their last album and Third Stage. They became basically a studio band from this point on so you probably won’t find much concert stuff out there.
Anyway, it would be worth watching a biography of the band or Tom. Tom Scholtz was the primary guitarist in Boston. He was an MIT engineering student and created a pedal for their specific guitar sound. If you’ve ever heard of the portable guitar headset called the “Rockman”, he invented it. You could plug a guitar into it and use headphones. He created it based off his pedal in the 80’s if I remember correctly. I’m assuming he patented it because it was forever before another company even came out with something sounding similar. I think there is a documentary on Boston/Scholtz that I’ve seen that was really good.
It was a long time, so 10 years is believable. I remember the liner notes telling about how they picked up a recording from years ago (in the making of this album) and the tape was stuck to the reels. The liner notes to Third Stage always fascinated me as a kid, before I went to college and became an engineer.
11:19 This is basically the bridge of the song, yet it comes after the final chorus. Such an interesting structure.
LOVE BOSTON!! One of my fav bands of ALL TIME!!! ENJOY, BP!! ❤❤❤
"Cool the Engines" is probably my favorite track off of Third Stage. This album came out while I was in Army basic training and CD's were relatively new on the scene. We got a one hour pass to visit the PX on base and I saw this CD on the shelf. I immediately scooped it up and it became my soundtrack for the winter of 1986-87. Fond memories.
edit- I was fortunate enough to see Boston in concert late spring of 1987. Their sound on stage was pristine. I sat in the 4th row center and was legit mesmerized the entire show.
Lots of baby girls born in the 80’s were named Amanda because of this song!
A teacher friend I worked with said she was named Amanda by her dad because of this song.
Tom Shcolz was the founder of Boston and created most of their music. He was an MIT educated engineer that used his genius to create new music devices to enhance the music that todays tech is based on. He created the entire first album alone in his basement. There was no band until people wanted them to tour and he had to start recruiting people capable of singing his music. Brad Delp was a phenom singer. All at a time with no voice enhancement tech.
Youth is not about appreciation, it is about experimentation, innovation, and pushing the limits. Old age is for appreciation and reflection. ;)
This song is one of the reasons I named my daughter Amanda.
Not the reason I named mine that but it is her ringtone lol
BP -- dude..."Cool the Engines."
This song was from their third album.
Tom is an MIT engineer and understands the waveforms and how they sound. He designs various foot pedals for guitars that are still being used.
Cant’cha Say You Believe In Me- Boston. BP this is off Third Stage which is the same album as Amanda. Great love tune and would love to see you react to this great tune! Thanks for your reaction to Amanda.
Good song
Before Boston, Tom Scholz went to MIT and got a master's in engineering and worked for Polaroid. From there, he developed the Rockman, a guitar effects device that allowed him to create the "Boston Sound". Many other artists in the 80s used this device as well, from Def Leppard to Megadeth. On most of Boston's recordings, Tom played every single instrument in the studio, and all of the vocal harmonies are overdubs of multiple takes of Brad's voice, so as far as studio albums were concerned the band really was a duo.
The Boston sound" comes from the fact that Tom Scholz (guitarist, song writer, and MIT-grad) literally designed and built the box his guitar goes through to produce that unmistakable sound. No one can reproduce it because there are only two of those boxes in existence and he has both of them.
Amanda is the opening track to their third album.
Their fourth album is called Walk On and has a particularly good medley that you should hit (Walkin' at Night-Walk On-Get Organized-Walk On (Some More)).
Besides that, I think they peaked with their first two albums.
LOVE BOSTON! Totally on my playlist ❤
DONNIE IRIS - " Ah! Leah! (Official Video) " 1981 Classic Rock Gems this was huge in the 1980's right from the Amazing Rockin' Intro to Donnie's super Vocals 🎙️ 🎸 highly recommend this song.
Boston are so very unique! It is a crime they did not make The Rock n Roll Hall of Fame. I could listen to them all day long. Love your reaction!
I loved his voice, one big regret I have is not seeing them in concert before he passed away. In his suicide note part of it read "I am a lonely soul", he suffered from depression. No other voice like Brad Delp.
There are many "lonely souls" out here, myself included. I just refuse to give in to the despair. I wish he had made a different decision. It amazes me that he couldn't feel the love we had for him. I guess that's part of the mental illness of depression.
@@markh.7650 I don’t know you, but I’m thinking about you. The world is a better place because of you. Never forget that!!
Markh7650.sending light love and peace .we are all important to the world.
@@Hornsfan64 Thank you for the kind words. Thankfully, unlike Brad, I am not "clinically" depressed. I am mentally strong and not suicidal. I just wish I was healthier and able to do things other people take for granted. I am quite skilled at living within my abilities and finding the small joys that I can, given my physical limitations. Have a wonderful day!
One of the best bands for harmonies!
Every time I open my you tube notifications there you are shocking me with yet ANOTHER song that I grew up listening to. I keep wanting to say "hey check out this song." But then tell myself nahh, he's heard that for sure. Then there you are with that song. 😮. These classics truly touched something in your soul. Those feelings are still there, the reflection has changed a bit, but I still feel this deeply. I'm sorry, I can't even finish this😢
In 1973 country legend Don Williams also recorded a song titled "Amanda". It's a self deprecating song about a man that feels his wife deserved better than him, a lowly country singer. What makes me laugh is in the song they're in their 30s and he's singing about how old they've become. 😄
Tom’s guitar sound was so great he came out with a guitar box called The Rockman, where you could plug your guitar into it. It could be used to sent the signal to an amp or use the headphones it came with. It sells for several hundred dollars now. This was one of their later albums, but it was about 7 years between this and their last as they were more a studio band than live band. Tom was very particular on the mix of instruments and voicing…prob because of MIT lol. He’s also still alive at 77.
Brad Delp (RIP) had an amazing, outstanding voice, and he multi-tracked harmonies with himself which just sound fantastic - you get that "hair standing up" feeling when you hear him sing. And Tom Schotz does similar stuff with layering the guitar parts - often layers of both acoustic and electric and multiple tracks of each. That's the "Boston sound" and the two of them just made magic.
Tom basically was Boston, Brad Delp sang the songs and took them to outer space but Tom practically recorded and played everything in his own studio. It took him an average of 8 years to release an album but was always worth the wait
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Love Boston
I even forgot about this Beaut.
FINALLY! Someone reacted to Amanda!
One of my favorite songs. Brad and Tom were pure magic and I love all of Boston. Great reaction and you should see them sing this live it’s really good. Great reaction as always friend. ❤✌
Sometimes the Universe just speaks, I was dating a girl called Amanda when this came out, just out of high school, of course they nailed it and I was already a big fan of Boston, of course Amanda as well,, ahh mis spent youth, spent on down by the river wet and tanned, dang she was hawt! Reminds me of another great song!
I remember us riding in my car
Her body tanned and wet, down at the reservoir
At night on them banks I'd lie awake
And pull her close just to feel each breath she'd take
Now those memories come back to haunt me
They haunt me like a curse
Is a dream a lie if it don't come true
Or is it something worse
That sends me down to the river
Though I know the river is dry
That sends me down to the river tonight
Down to the river!
Into the River we dived.
If ya know ya know, both great songs and lyrics!
Bostons Brad Delp what a voice!
The musicianship & the vocals/harmonies in Boston was the best,. At that time no other band could compare & yes it's a crime their not in the R&R Hall of Fame.
I need to make a playlist of songs with girl's names. Off the top of my head, besides this one, Barry Manilow's "Mandy", Derek & the Dominoes "Layla", Fleetwood Mac's "Sara", Jefferson Starship's "Jane". There's probably lots more.
Boston es genial !!! Y está producción está adelantada a su época en todo sentido, 1976 y suena muy actual !!!
To me, there are indications in the lyrics that a man was trying to build up courage to propose marriage to the woman he loves. He wants to surprise her but is worried about the time being right, if she would accept, etc. Could be wrong, but still makes my heart pitter patter. Definitely a power ballad that's always had its spot on my playlist. ❤
My (now ex) wife and I chose our daughter's first name from this song. At the time, she was the only Amanda we were aware of. When my daughter was old enough for 1st grade, she had two classmates named Amanda, and their parents had chosen their names exactly the same way.
Every Boston song is my favorite!
Saw Boston in ~1995 in Orlando and it was a fabulous show. Saw them again in 2015 and it was "almost" as good and better at the same time. Fill-in vocalist for the high notes didn't go over well, but hearing them again was magic.
❤❤RIP Brad Delp. ❤❤
The entire album rocks. Its gorgeous. Put in on and I remember being a teenager in Alaska again, cruising the snowy roads with my sweet bf.
3rd Stage by Boston, Raised on Radio by Journey, and 5150 by Van Halen were the TOP 3 albums for the year 1986 and NONE of them had a VIDEO on MTV, showing the power of radio 5 years later after the eruption of music videos on MTV, usually dominating the charts.
I started listening to Kasey Kasems TOP 40 before the advent of MTV, and never had MTV until I got my first apartment in 1991 at age 22. I really started listening to radio when I was 11 in 1979.
I loved 3rd Stage by Boston, not ONE BAD TRACK on the whole album, there are days when it was on loop for me first on cassette and later on CD, could listen to it all day long.
Those were the days with bad company, Molly hatchet, CCR, Stephen wolf etc.
Black Pegasus. These Rocker Bands Show The Extremity of Their Songs talent When They Slow Things Down To Do Love Ballads Journey, Foreigner STYX. All Showcased Their Best Vocals & Instrunentals
"Hollyanne" was the track that did it for me on this LP. Turn that song up to dangerous volume of Spinal Tap 11 and the fullness of how this band produced their sound and how Brad Delp would just let his pipes go in directions that only he could go in... one couldn't help but get lost in it. Brad Delp's voice was simply one of the greatest.
BP ... I'd love to see/hear your reaction to another group from the 70's who had lots of great songs, but they were never recognized as a great group because they didn't write any of their own songs. They were called 3 Dog Night. A few songs you might like are Shambala, Never been to Spain, Joy to the World, Eli's Coming, and one my favorites Pieces of April. Give them a listen, I think you might like some of their music. And now I'm going to listen to Pieces of April since I haven't heard it in awhile.
I agree! Three Dog Night is a awesome band!
Just an old fashioned love song....
And Joy to the World was written by Hoyt Axton.
omg this song was so amazing live, too.
Tom Scholz did not pass away. He is 77 years old now. This is one of my favorite ballads of all time. And the very last line of the song chokes me up every time I hear it, cause it's a reminder to me to tell my wife of 38+ years how much I love her. "I don't wanna wait my whole life through, to say I'm in love with you"
No but Brad Delp, the man with the voice, did.
I was in a band with my buddies who I worked with at Sears. I was lead singer and was learning bass. This is one of our songs I sang. Boston is amazing, Tom was a genius for sure. Brad Delp was one of the best singers around IMHO. Too bad we lost him too soon, a real kick in the nuts to hear he was gone.
Oh this song is the,reason why me and many other early 80s babies are named Amanda. Love it.
please do Firehouse Love of life time another power ballad we lost the lead singer CJ snare this year on April 5th Rip CJ snare they have so many great love songs don't treat me bad when i look into your eyes reach for sky
Definitely another great song!!❤❤
I was listening to that I LOVE that song!!!!
No bad Boston sings! My personal favorite is Let Me Take You Home Tonight!🎤🎸🎼💋💋💋🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
The ultimate line “ tomorrow may be too late” 😂😂😂…Boston is awesome !! I am hoping they tour one more time because they are fantastic in concert !!,
I love this song. I call his voice hypnotic melodic. It's absolutely beautiful.
In the 80s the album cover was super sci-fi, even if they don't sound it at all. :D Oh Asia: Only time will tell, Don't cry, In the heat of the moment
Tom Scholz (guitar) is basically the mastermind of Boston... the band leader, songwriter, composer, co-producer, etc. But their success would not have been possible without Brad Delp (lead vocals)... The original band quit after the 2nd Boston album "Don't look back" in 1978 because Scholz took way too long (8 years) to release the 3rd album 'Third Stage' in 1986. It sold very well (4x platinum) and 'Amanda' was a massive hit... but it was still not as big as the 1976 self-titled debut, which sold 10+ million copies (17x platinum in the US to date)
Brad Delp left the band after '3rd stage'... and Tom Scholz carried on w/ Boston using new members .
Tragically, Brad Delp took his own life in 2007.
Tom Scholz has been touring as Boston and says he's working on a new album.
Tom wrote practically all of their songs and most of the early songs he recorded almost if not all of the instruments as well. Tom is still alive
This was a comeback album of sorts as there had been no Boston album in 8 years. This was a great time. So many great albums came out in ‘86.
Love this band....Love their Music
Brad was an awesome singer! ❤
Bob Ross was the man! RIP remember, we don’t make mistakes just have a little accidents.
You make me feel really lucky that my parents and grandparents listened to such a wide variety of music. I in turn subjected my children to a wide variety of music. I think all music is to be enjoyed and appreciated.
I think alot of the appreciation for art, or other forms of music, comes with age. Your mind naturally expands and becomes more open to new things.
This whole album is on my top 10 list, it was the first CD I ever bought, just a masterpiece!
BOSTON - "" Don't Look Back "" AUDIO VERSION is 6 minutes long and it's the Full Length Song another one one of their biggest Rockin' hit songs of the 1970s 🎸
A really great group ❤.
I heard this on the radio an no one believed me that Boston had a new (mega hit) single since they hadn't released an album in over 10yrs. Power balance of all power balads
Great 12 string guitar sound. The early 70's had so many gems. Rare Earth's "I'm losing you" on Ed Sullivan . On of the best voices in rock. In the video 20 dancers on stage with the band and no variation in the color of skin. In 1983 David Bowie asks MTV why so few Black artists on the channel ?
Yo los llegue ver live en Orlando fl .solo 1 ves fueron a fl .los vi creo que fue cuando sacaron ese LP 3 stage 👍 y fue tremendo concierto que muchos lo diffrutaron porque boston tiene un Organo como lo de la iglesia que tienen esas pipas y cuando suenan es unico es mui fasil de saber que es boston cuando tocan una canción de ellos una buena banda 👍
Waylon Jennings also sings a song Amanda. It's great! I love Boston too!! ❤
The legendary Brad Delp (RIP) on vocals… Great reaction and review
"More Than a Feeling" opened Boston's debut album, so it was the world's first introduction to their sound, and it blew everybody away. Hard to get any better than that - but that whole album was a masterpiece. And did you ever notice that the UFOs on the cover of it were actually guitars? Same with this cover; take a closer look at it! And I get what you're saying about not appreciating the music; people don't always understand all that went into it. I'm amazed at church how many people are yakking through the preludes and postludes the organist plays; at my church, those are amazing, complex classical pieces that took a lot of practicing on his part to be playing so flawlessly...and people are just ignoring it and talking like it's piped-in music at a cocktail party. Is it because we have become so accustomed to having recorded music playing in the background everyplace we go these days? Why are people so disrespectful of live musicians?
Boston = great music!!🔥🔥
Thanks for bringing back the memory. I haven't listened to this one in at least 20 years.
Boston is one of my favorite bands Brad's voice is just so awesome and Amanda is one of my favorites . Another great group too listen too is April Wine they have a great song called Just Between You And Me I would love if you played it they do it live