What Makes This Song Great? "More Than a Feeling" BOSTON
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- Опубліковано 10 лип 2019
- In this episode of "What Makes This Song Great?" we again explore the music of the band BOSTON.
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Who else got chills listening to Brad's isolated vocal?
GOAT
@@patrickinthesmokys5165 I did, but It also made me very sad.
I was born and raised in Boston in the 70s. We Boston kids were really proud to have a hometown band break out and get that big. I saw them only once at the original Boston Garden.
Porcelain1, I always get goosebumps from hearing Brad Delp singing, if you haven't heard his Beatle juice band there is some videos out there, Google Brad Delp singing oh darling and you'll see what I'm talking about. He was the best singer I've ever seen, I got to see his Beatle juice band and I was blown away by how much he sounds like Paul McCartney and his voice is next level smoothness to it. RIP Brad Delp
Absolutely!!!
I most certainly did in 1976 and still do in 2021.
This band was so good they named a city after them!
LOF....ingL!!!!! Damn straight Jon!!
Oh yeah, there was another band they named a whole STATE after, KANSAS! (I like the band Boston better though) 😆
😂😆 Lol.
@@troxem2638 Yeah, Massachusetts was just too long of a name! Lol.
@@qkcmnt1242 LOL. Yea, No way to shorten it like T-Rex did with "Tyrannosaurus Rex" either.
No ProTools, no plug ins, no copy and paste, no samples, no loops, one of the finest compositions ever.
TRUTH!! When artistry and production mattered more than just cranking out crappy pop music to the masses.
I never get tired of listening to this song. Even as a young black man in the 70s, I liked it the first time I heard it. A great song is like a great meal. It's great because it is just that, regardless of who created it. Superbly done, Boston !
Great analogy!
1976, 16 years old and driving a '70 Chevelle with my best friend. We heard Black Sabbath was coming to town and we got tickets right away. Then we heard the lead-in band was "Boston". We looked at each other and said "Who?". Off to the record store to buy their album on cassette, slipped it in, and our minds were blown away. We ended up wanting to see Boston much more than Black Sabbath. They did not disappoint. Delp hit everything (blew some speakers in the auditorium), Scholz put on a magical show. I'll never forget it. It was my first live concert, and to this day remains the best.
16 driving a 66 Mustang Fastback with a cool FM converter and a power booster/EQ from J.C. Whitney :-) I never got to see Black Sabbath live.
The sound and songs that last! I was also 16 in 1976 and had 1970 Chevelle SS, wish I still had it, one of my sister's took it for a ride and totalled it that was in 1985, I came back from the Active duty oprnrf the garage...never found out which one it was.
Funny, I was16-17 and had a 70 chevelle ss 396..saw Boston no opening band,kick ass!!!!
@Harley-Dwayne HEY EVERYBODY, CHECK IT OUT!!!! IT'S HARLEY - DWAYNE !!!!!
@@brentmillsop6355 Who let the little turd drive it ?
I have probably heard “More Than A Feeling” a minimum of 8 bazillion times over the last 45+ years. And it has never, ever sounded old, tired or boring.
True...!
That’s exactly right 😎
Saw a UA-cam video by Rick Beato (look it up) in which he dissects Boston’s recording and plays the lead singer singing without music in the background.
The purity of the singer’s voice was unearthly! Wow! Talk about being “blessed with talent!” I’ve always though the singing was enhanced thru some sort of sonic tricks but I learned the truth and I was shocked and so impressed at the singing ability of Boston band members.
The feeling is the same about Foreplay/Long Time. That keyboard intro is killer and the bass solo is about the most tremendous ever recorded. Never realized until this episode how talented Boston truly is. Fantastic!
@@PR-BEACHBOY Isn't this that video?
One of the greatest debut albums in rock history
8:20 I cannot believe that after listening to this song 1 million times I never picked up that he was singing with the guitars
We dissected this song in my advanced Pro Tools class and got nowhere near this level of detail. I don't think everyone appreciates how much we're getting for free on UA-cam here. Thanks Mr Beato for your awesome videos.
Don - I am not a musician. Does the Pro Tools do that automatically - do you need a special recording of the song? I understand the tracks, but I didn't know it would be so readily available to be played that way. Thanks.
@@mdarrenu great question. You actually need a special file format specifically for ProTools in order to isolate tracks like he does in these videos. You can't get that kind of separation just from the stereo mix on your CD recording. Usually studio engineers have a vault of these and they'll trade copies of them with other engineers kind of like how kids trade Pokemon cards.
@@donhoffman4 Thanks Don. I would think these copies are controlled very well, but I guess if you are in the biz you can get copies apparently. I figured it was a different master file. I just wouldn't think you get copies of these unless you own the rights. Thanks again.
Don, absolutely agree on your statement!👍 This is gold for those like us that appreciate the real good music: no copies and paste, just beautiful hard work and talent. Unbeatable Classics!
@@donhoffman4 - I'm impressed with your communication skills!! You've got excellent 'verbage'!! Thank you for that insight into the situation and I didn't even need to read it twice to understand!!! That's unusual these days. :-)
That Tom Scholz wrote the song lyrics and melody, played nearly all the instruments (except the drums), mixed and remixed everything to perfection in the state of the art studio he designed and built in his basement where he crafted that first album; all while working his day job as an engineer at Polaroid. Genius absolutely is the perfect description of that man.
This song tears my heart to shreds and lifts my soul into the stratosphere simultaneously. How does music do this to our emotions? This song is magical. Perhaps my favorite of all time.
I feel the same, this song was, is, will always be my number one song. ❤
Perfectly said, couldn’t agree more.
MUSIC= MAGIC.......besides my daughter , it's the best thing ever in my life
And Boston is an amazing part of this gift for me
I'm 60 and I remember loving it the very first time I heard it. It's definitely in my top five all time favourites. Sublime.
definitely my favorite of all time! Chills every time
Brad Delp- criminally underrated singer. THE song of my childhood listening to it on the beach. What a time to be alive
No one sounded like him no one he was one of the greatest
Beato said it: Superhuman.
Speakers were also pounding out his brilliance at our beach . What a talent .
Every time I hear this song I'm 16 years old for 4:46. That was a long time ago. More Than A Feeling is a masterpiece.
Preach it, sistah! My surfing days back in Carolina Beach in the later 70s…..Brad Delp was one of the greatest rock singers of the era. A sad ending for such a gifted brother! RIP, Brad..🙏
Rick is a curator of rock n roll. Maybe one of the most important people in music today. He’s fighting like hell to keep it relevant.
Curator is the perfect word...he is a museum of musicality.
Kids today grew up so starved of real music and with what they did get in 'MPx' formats, it's no wonder they have so little music appreciation.
@@ChrisCooney236 Sadly very few have a clue
You tell them, I stutter.
absolutely
Back in the 70's my uncle was a serious audiphile. I will never forget the day I heard this song for the first time. I rode my bike over and was going to cut his lawn and I went in first, he said hey, listen to this. He just got the album and placed it on the platter. All high end equipment. Yamaha turntable, Kenwood amp. Cerwin Vega towers, just magic. I sat there listening to this album from start to finish. It was a religious moment in my life.
I used to babysit for a family that owned the Radio Shack system that was rebranded Japanese components of the day, with four of the big 3-way speakers that had a 15” bass driver and a full width treble horn across the top. They also had an impressive collection of rock and pop albums. I only got a chance to really experience the power of it once or twice, but I DID hear this song on it once.😑😎
I was that way with Paul Simons “Kodachrome”. Heard it very loudly on a very fine system at the age of 13. It was if I was seeing God.
Boy. I'm so glad you appreciate this song. It was something that played when I worked at caldors. I bought that Boston album, and I didn't have much money. And I was on my own trying to make a life for myself. But I bought that album and gave it to my cousin for Christmas gift. He was so thrilled! He probably was 12 or 13. Someday I'm going to have that album!
Did you ever cut the grass that day? I probably wouldn't have. Just stay in the house listening to that album over and over and over again. I'll cut the grass tomorrow.
That’s one thing I miss maybe I’m just not seeing it now but back then the stereo equipment itself in your home was such a big deal. Everybody was all about buying the best speakers, the best amps the best turntables man I miss that.
It's almost unfathomable that one man could write and play this music and create ground breaking electronics to get a unique sound! What an absolute Renaissance man!
Sholz is a Renaissance Man indeed. He fits every definition of the term.
And yet only 6 albums in 45 years ….sigh
Scholz is a friggin Genius and I am absolutely dumb founded that so many of these ridiculous mediocre bands are getting in the rock and roll hall of fame, but NO BOSTON OR TOTO. 2 OF THE GREATEST GUITAR PLAYERS OF OUR TIME... Tom Scholz & Steve Lukather.... how political is the rock and roll hall o fame....
Tom Scholz is a very smart man indeed. I reckon his intelligence exceeds that us of us mere mortals. Absolute genius, like no other. One of the smartest people alive
He was also a perfectionist@@ericcire7709
An engineer from MIT 'tinkers' in his basement with musical instruments and audio gear while his hobby is playing the guitar, and has the ability to invent sound equipment that he 'needs' to create the sounds that he imagines, working in his basement with arguably one of the most incredible rock and roll singers of all time ( still unknown at that time)...what a story...and the best part is the result can be listened to nearly 45 years after it was created and STILL illicit wonder and amazement. Thanks Rick, your exuberance is as much fun to experience as some of these great songs you disect!
Completely agree!
Man, you said it perfectly. Almost perfectly actually...Brad Delp IS the greatest rock and roll singer ever.
werd
You shouldn't be surprised, since this is what motivated geniuses do.
@Backlineguy - Tom graduated from MIT but was actually working at Kodak when he wrote this music. Also, if I recall correctly, they created a 12 track demo of the first album in his basement and the quality was so high that the record company wanted to release the demo but Tom insisted on doing it properly in a professional studio. In that case, I'd be very interested in hearing the 12 track demo just to see how it compares.
Was working in a record store in 1976. (As I had been for 3 years at the time).
16 yeas old on a Tuesday.
This album came in on light release. 24 LP's maybe 12 8 tracks. Never heard of these guys..never heard of this album
Me and a buddy listened to it once. Locked the front doors and went to the back to smoke a joint. Came back out, cranked the record stores substantial B&O setup and opened up the front doors.
Sold out in 5 minutes. Ordered 1000 more LP on the spot, from the label, at substantial markup for next day delivery.
Next day. Chaos.
Small town 'murica.
August. 1976
(Yes, I know, release date is Wednesday....but back then....stores got them on Tuesdays)
That's a cool story man.
That's awesome.
I love this story so much! What are some other records you remember being sold out that quickly?
you just jogged my memory of when I was 14 or 15 years old ,born in63 so that would have made me about 14 years old . I went to my favorite neighborhood convenience store and I always looked forward to checking out their minimal vinyl record collection that they were selling . ["brand new of course"], and there it was , the most beautiful thing I ever seen in my life ! A copy of Boston's title album , but wait ! It was the limited edition with their spaceship picture embedded right into the vinyl ! I couldn't believe what I was seeing , [your probably wondering how a 14 year old would know such amazing music ?] My sister is 4 years older than me so when she wasn't home , I would sneak in her room and listen to all her albums and her tuner which blasted out the best rock music on the radio during that time. I ended up buying that album but much to my dismay , the music sounded really awful because the ink on the vinyl was in the grooves and produced constant scratching noises that was not possible to to accept ! But I bought it for the artwork ! I kept that record with me for years and years but when I seperated from my common in law partner , she took it from me the day i couldn't be there to watch her pack her belongings , damn common in laws !!!
I absolutely believe this. That must have been a great night.
Goosebumps every time when Delp hits the final high note.
Boston is quite possibly one of the best bands in the history of rock n roll. In my opinion they absolutely are!!
I worked as a stagehand for a bit for some extra $. Brad Delp was the only person from the shows that I worked that personally thanked us for our hard work. Very much appreciated, Brad, RIP!
Joe …What a great memory!!
I will dare say this is the most perfectly recorded, produced and performed song ever. Sonically genius.
Absolutely
Timeless, beautiful, brilliant
Yup!
The whole album was.
Agree 100%
This has to be the greatest rock song ever.
Been saying it for years. This breakdown only justifies my opinion.
I do think it is the greatest rock and roll song of all time, and here is why. It is perfect, and it took Tom Schultz, a genius engineer to make it over five years. He had gone to MIT for his education, then went to work for Kodak as an engineer. Aside from work he spent five years of refining and recording all the parts in his tiny little studio in the basement of a home until he had the recording he wanted. It was not done in a regular studio. He did it. After he brought the recording to the band, I think they added one other thing. And of course, Brad Delp's voice was exactly what it needed. I don't know of any other song that took five years day in and day out to become perfect. It was perfect.
It is
it is up there, I mean theres alot of great rock songs lol but its truly just beautiful. Simple idea and message, but complex and intelligent.
I have my favorites but this has always been my number one from when I was a child, my oldest brother got the album when it came out. It has everything, just a wonderful melody, great guitars, great beat, wistful lyrics, awesome singer, highs and lows, almost ballad to rocking, it's like a roller coaster and an experience to listen to it. I've related this multiple times to people over the years and it is very interesting to hear the dissection of this great song.
Brad Delp was superhuman. All that tone and expression with breath support, full-voice to falsetto and back, all natural. I seem to remember hearing or reading that Tom Scholz wasn't ready to record until he found Brad Delp. I think he finally found someone who could sing the melodies he was hearing in his head. It's great to hear these individual tracks!
That's why we old farts are so put off by what passes for music today - we were spoiled by this level of passion and attention to detail.
i have some morning symphonies on the toilet that are recordable by today's standards.
@@TheLinuxYes not to mention the autotune (aka flush)
Agreed!!
Yep! I’m 13 and literally can’t STAND modern music. I only listen to classic rock now. I’ve even met David Sikes! (Former bassist for Boston)
couldn't agree more
You know what I like about this guy, I don't think he realizes how great he is. I have never watched and heard anyone break down a song like he does. He forces me to hear, feel and take on a new appreciation of songs I've heard for years. In my opinion when it comes too UA-cam, you have Rick Beatos channel, then everything else. Thank you sir.
Don't you wish those giving Grammys to people who don't do music with feelings should earn the awards,,Rick is amazing
Absolutely right Tayo.... NOBODY does it better than Mr Rick Beato!!!!!!!!! Would love to see him and Tom Scholz work together. 2 incredible brains such as theirs would probably blow ALL of our minds!!!!!!!!! LOL I can just hear our tiny little brains popping left and right trying to listen to what they would come up with.
You are so right.
I totally agree with you. I first discovered Rick from his music theory videos, which I love. Then when he started the "What Makes This Song Great?" I realized there was a whole 'nother dimension to his expertise.
I watched this video again and shared it on a car website I am a moderator on. Boston is magical and Rick, you show how it's done!
Brad was the finest voice of his time. The generations will not give him his due. What an American treasure.
Robert plant .Freddie Mercery Steve Perry weren't o shabby
Yes, I agree Brad should have been there up with Robert Plant & Freddie Mercury. It is so wrong.
I'm left in awe after watching this. A tall young dude withan education entered his basement full of his own gadgets in the mid 70s, dragging along a guy with an amazing voice, and left with this masterpiece.
Tom Shultz is an MIT graduate engineer.
Ha ha I thought Tom went to MIT!
Someone needs to make a video - "What Makes Rick Beato So Great?"
He really makes me appreciate what goes into songwriting and how talented these musicians really are!
ABSOLUTELY! ... A true musical virtuoso .. He can DO IT ALL ... and LOVES it all ... and SING too! ... A great personality.
PASSION
@Sigkim I couldn't have said it any better myself.
HAHA. Definitely!
Q: What makes this series great?
A: 50% a knowledgeable perspective on amazing music, 50% Rick’s enthusiasm
And Rick being able to play from the heart.
Oh yeah!!!
I'm going to go with 49% / 51%He's like a little kid.
Jill St. Clair Spot on with that comment Jill! Rick reacts like the rest of us which makes it all the more refreshing.
I love it when Rick sings!
1981. Fall. Freshman at Valparaiso University. Engineering. Bought this album for $5. You crank this as loud as you can and get lost. Absolutely lost. Exhausted from the first song just playing air guitar and making excruciating faces "hitting" those high notes and you try to get on with the next song. Since 1981, I have NEVER known an album that compared or even got close. Damn Rick, how'd you get thru this video without looking like a fool just trying to imitate them? I have SO many memories to this day...42 years later. Excuse while I insert my hearing aids (honest).
Rick, You have an enthusiasm that can only usually be found with a very drunk person or a small kid. It’s priceless.
Keep lovin life brother.
Brad had a freakish voice it sounded processed because it was so perfect but that's just him singing. Unreal vocal strength. He made Boston's albums so successful and listenable. I don't think you can have a discussion about Boston and not dwell on Brads talent. Miss him.
Think about it, in 1976 we had Brad Delp/Boston AND ELVIS. We were spoiled rotten and didnt even realize it.
@@armymomheatherc My dad was a big Elvis fan, but my mom never thought he was anything special, I kinda ended up middling on him--but when my dad introduced me to Carl Perkins and his version of Blue Suede Shoes, I was hooked for life.
A Man I'll Never Be is incredible. Stands the test of time. As relevant today as well as back when I was 10
Can you imagine having Rick as your music appreciation teacher in high school? I would have lived for going to that class every day!
Seriously, man. This is what music appreciation is all about!
Second to none! O what a class!
He has 2.5 million students
@William Thomas -- I would get in trouble for being too early to class.
His enthusiasm is infectious..! I'm way out of depth..but always end up smiling...a truly gifted musician and teacher
That first Boston album is such a Hi-Fi freaks wet dream. I always considered it to be one of the greatest pieces of studio sound-engineering ever made. I heard that, from start to finish, it took something like 6 years. And Tom would make harmony and double tracking, even the drums, on old tape-machines. A process that would take minutes or hours today, took him months. But he had a clear vision of what he wanted and stuck to it until it was reality. Just awe-inspiring. Still today, it sounds fantastic and holds up well.
I love Boston, and this is why. That music is amazing because of the drive and passion it takes to do something like that. He's one of my Guitar Heroes. Gotta get me a Rockman one of these days
I remember that it was such a big deal at the time that the 2nd Boston album Don't Look Back took 2 years to release in the days bands would release full records every 6 months or so....
You can really appreciate how immaculate this song is if you try to listen to a band, even Boston themselves, play this live. It's like taking a Polaroid picture of the Mona Lisa and putting it on newsprint. It doesn't feel right without the double-tracking and studio magic.
Couldn't agree more. Also, considering the technology available in that era, just adds to the impressiveness of the outcome. Their production integrity was 10-15 years ahead of it's time with very few exceptions.
Lars Erik Vestergaard ...amen.
Rick, "What Makes this Song Great?" is that I have listened to this song for decades and after your breakdown, I love the song more. The details you pointed out gave me goosebumps multiple times and simply cemented why ever time I hear that song I have to listen to it possibly, play air guitar or air drums. Quite frequently it is both. Thank you for your continued dedication to this series.
ME TOO !!!!
I felt exactly the same when I watched this. Boston has been my all-time favorite since the day I first heard that first album. I still listen to them several times a week And I've read and listened to the story of how the band and the album came to be a dozen times. But hearing the genius of the song broken down like that gives me a whole new appreciation for Tom, Brad and Boston.
I’m 18 currently and have become a massive Boston fan a little over a year ago, Hearing brads voice brought tears to my eyes… he sounds like an angel a sound that cannot be replaced.
I was 18 when this song was released. I'm so happy it's resonating with younger people now.
Congrats!! Good for you!!👏👏👏👏👍👋
Was a Boston fan when I was 18, but that was another day, some time ago. Boston was mother's milk to my ears. And I always loved Gibson bands.
Agree
I've listened to More Than a Feeling and Foreplay/Longtime, Amanda and Don't Look Back for many years before I really payed more attention to Boston, I became a fan in 2020 pretty much during the lockdown I listened to them more and fell in love, it's sad I'll never get to see them in concert.
This man's love for his craft is contagious - he commands respect through the sheer fun he's having!
I scrolled down here to write just what you've already brought up...I watch Rick, and he reminds me of when I fist heard these great songs...big ol grin plastered on my face!
It doesnt matter wich song i choose of his, even at playing bass for 48 years, i always seem to learn 12 things about music from him! It may be how guitar parts are meshing, or vocals, drums, its wonderful that he always points out something i didnt consider:)
Hes a great teacher, and i dont kno if he knows it !! ... he also seems like the kinda cool cat id like to go out and have a beer or three n just hang out n bullshit!
He sure loves what hr does, and it shows, and it makes him really good at it!!
Keep up the GREAT work Rick Beatto!!
this video was fuckin awesome
Francesco Peri , couldn't have said it better.
he commands respect through his mastery of his subject matter.
44 years later, this song is still incredible
44 years WTF
It’s been 44 years! Man, I’m old.
Yes time has past the brilliance of Tom Shulz he must be ET in nature could explain the album covers of mother ships and the song cool the engines ! Music of this nature is not of earth alex collier took his favored muzic to the Andromedans they listen to it on their ships Jerry Raffody songs
It always will be....it’s more than a song, it’s a feeling
Never get tired of it
1976, both Boston and Kansas released monumental albums the same year.
Boston's first, Kansas' Leftoverture - I could listen to endlessly!
Alas, neither are in the rock ‘n’ roll Hall of Fame…
Kansas was crazy good. The drummer jeesh....
We thought that’s how music was meant to be back then. More heartbreaking, we thought such technical brilliance and musical talent would continue flowing forward.
Yet in his poetic truth, Frost revealed: “Nothing gold can stay.“
@@hollywoodjaded Well said; totally agree.
I've seen a few people break down this song, but this was a real treat! Gave me a greater appreciation for this amazing song.
Hearing Brad Delp's vocals - "nude" - gave me major chills. Man do I miss that guy. One of my all time favorite singers - timeless.
Definitely
The man had the voice of an angel.
Could listen to him all day.
just amazing. his voice is genuinely beautiful.
A voice I never tire of. One of the greats. Just in case you didn’t know check out Brads work in the band RTZ. Absolutely excellent !!
A kind and down to earth human being. I’d see him at the grocery store and Walmart. As a kid his daughter was the first girlfriend. I know he didn’t know who I was years later when I waved and he’d kindly wave back.
It took Tom five flipping years to write this song. It is in my top ten greatest rock songs of all time. It might be number one, just for its universal appeal to people of all stripes. What a legendary piece of music.
Rick, if you were around in the 70’s to teach University Music Theory I would’ve understood things much better than I did. I love the way you “teach.”
I was 17 when this song was released and I continue to believe it is the best song ever. I could listen to it a hundred times a day and never tire of it. Amazing music. I love Boston. ❤️
Boston is great but not my all-time favorite band. This song, though, is my all-time favorite. I can honestly say that this is the best rock and roll song of all-time!
I was about 12! More than a feeling!
Rick Beato is a treasure. Usually, when you’re shown the behind the scenes stuff it kind of kills the magic a little bit. Rick shows us the alchemy that creates the magic with a result that only intensifies the love we have for the tunes. Every single time I watch one of these videos he shows me details in the songs that are never unheard. The music industry should be begging him to create these videos.
Totally agree. I have always shunned music theory folks because... good music is feeling and expression... not weird chords and analysis. Guess we were wrong!
Where did he get the individual tracks? Amazing analysis!
@@dalefried9361 he uses protools to isolate the tracks.
@@dalefried9361 He has somehow acquired the original multitracks, split individually. There's no other way to break up individual tracks.
@@ravenfn831 If music is like a language, then classical music theory is like studying a dead language, like Latin or ancient Greek. You need to know the basics of the language at first, but you can never speak it fluently until you hear a native speaker - the passion and energy and emotion behind it is what gives it it's authenticity, it's soul. It's the same with music - theory is necessary to understand the bare bones of what you're hearing, but it needs to be taught WHILE HEARING GREAT MUSIC, not separate from it. Otherwise you lose the soul of it, the passion, the whole point of music in the first place. That's why Rick is such a great ambassador for this music, he obviously loves it right down to it's core, through and through. I have a wonderful memory of Every great song I ever heard for the first time in my life, and that's not because of their impeccable theory. Keep making these videos, Rick, you're doing all of us a great service! As well as being entertaining as hell! :)
One of my favorite songs of all time! As I was watching your video my 22yr old daughter walked in, and even with isolated parts playing I asked her what song it was was. She sang along (when there were no vocals!) and when the light bulb came on and she emphatically said “Boston!” Proud dad moment; I did something right! Great video!
You should be proud Tim.
Parenting done right!
You did good, Dad.
My 20yr old son is the same way. Amazed one of his HS teacher( their fav group ) by singing along when they had it on in class. Then requested, Peace of Mind, lol.
Boston's debut album may be the most heavily produced album that WASN'T overproduced. Every layer has a purpose. Some of them are so deep in the mix as to be almost subliminal (like Delp's vocals leading into the chorus), but they all add to the song; they never detract or distract, and they're never added just "because we can." I wonder where and how Scholz learned these techniques. I'm going to remember them and see if I can't use some of them in my own meager efforts.
Yeah it’s all subtle and makes the sections richer, what’s why it works so well.
Scholz didn't learn these techniques- He figured them out on his own, like any good engineer does.
And yet ironically he is totally underrated and Gen Z doesn't know who he is. Very smart man, Albert Einstein smart!
When you're blown away by a song, you're a fan. When you can pick the song apart and know exactly what the band is doing and you're still blown away, you're Rick Beato!
I am watching a guy at my age, eyes shining with joy, playing air drums to famous songs...
And it's wonderful.
We love you, Rick! My sons (23 and 19) are massively enjoying your channel. ❤️
Passion has no expiration date, and isn't solely the domain of the young! (Thank goodness too --as I'm eyeing the start of my 5th decade!)
With you here. Living every lip pursing power chord.
@@porcupine-hugger3552 "You're still a young man, babe. (Tower of Power)
Phloom XL I’m past my six decade, sort of like a Rick I’m sure.......
Boston’s debut album from 1976 will be heard 100 years from now and I think people will still appreciate it like we did way back when.
True. Just like Zeppelin and Beethoven...
Exactly Deniz. It's been 43 yrs and never gets old.
The aliens will like it, too, when they finally show up. Maybe they'll hear it and think twice about destroying us. : )
And I always thought the voice overlay you talk about at 8:10 was a guitar, not a voice. Incredible! The genius of that is astounding. I just happened to stumble upon this video. My best friend for almost 50 years passed away last week. We used to listen to Boston constantly and damn near lost our hearing from blasting it with 100 Watt speakers from our cars when we were in high school in the late 70's (graduated in 1980). So watching this video on Boston brought back some great memories! Thank you!!
Damn.. got chills on the vocal solo. Always loved the vocals, but have never heard the vocals isolated before. Even more beautiful and impressive. RIP Brad
30 years ago I read an interview with Tom Sholz where he said, “I had no idea how big a hit the album had become. We went on tour and as the weeks went by, the venues got bigger and bigger. I called my agent and asked if I had enough money to cover the mortgage and he goes, “No, you should be asking how many houses can you afford to pay cash for.””
In the same article he apologized for the second album. He said “I spent years writing and producing the first album. The record label put a lot of pressure to cut the second album and I didn’t have enough material. That’s why side two is a little short.”
To Tom’s genius, he did something that every band dreams of - controlling the entire recording process and handing the record company a master tape that could not be improved upon, changed or messed with except possibly by angels.
I’ve listened to this song, as most of us have, a million times.....and I STILL get goosebumps at multiple spots in the song.
Hey Tom...I'm with you bubba!!! The WHOLE ALBUM does that to me...
Epic band...epic music
Me too!
Exactly 🙌🏻
I was 16 years old and this was the first album I bought with my own money. I listened to it many times everyday for months and months. Even my dad who is a Frank Sinatra fan appreciated it and let me play it very loud. To this day More Than a Feeling is my favourite song and all my friends and family know that. My day is better every time I hear it, I have given instructions to play it at full volume at my funeral.
I was 15 years old when I first heard this song on the radio and it totally blew me away! Goose bumps for days!
What I absolutely love about what you do Rick, is that you take a song like more than a feeling which I innately knew there was greatness to this song and you extrapolate in 40 years or so later explain why I knew it was great and it validates what I always thought. Thank you for that.
As a sidenote, my copy had a label on it that said you have never heard anything like this before you have to check this out this new band from Boston Boston, and that label was exactly 100% correct
I never noticed that clean electric before... Tom Scholz truly is a genius at writing, arranging, recording and performing.
Sounds like there’s a mild slow Phaser on it. Not exactly “clean”
A rare interview of Scholz is out on YT,type in Tom Scholz Interview,it is a foreign language but all the interviewed speak in English-great breakdown by Scholz of More Than a Feeling and the 1st album.Mary Ann,you learn was his beautiful cousin who he had a childhood crush on.Never knew that fact and I have been a life long fan since 1976.
Yeah he's also a supergenius inventor.
@@ColeWheeler4Lyfe That could be a Filter Sweep... a commonly used effect in the 1970's (listen to "Turn To Stone" by Electric Light Orchestra for example). Tom was truly an engineering genius.
@@celticwarrior4christ Yeah, I happened to stumble upon that Japanese interview a few months ago... interesting story about Mary Ann! And cool to discover how he recorded the album. I was 10 in 1976, so those songs are seared into my DNA. I took Brad's death very hard. Cheers.
Brad Delp was an absolute vocal god!!! Without him, this song would not be the classic that it is.
Yeah, I rated the prechorus as one of the strongest vocal performances I'd ever heard and finding out that the vocal actually continues and doubles the guitar part afterwards blew my mind.
@@casanovafunkenstein5090 Absolutely!!! I have played back that part over and over and gives me goosebumps all the time. Amazing vocalist at his peak best!
And a great person.BeetleJuice?Beatles cover band. :-)
This is my fav of your vids, Rick. Not only is this one of my fav songs (Tom Scholz is truly truly a genius) but your pure love and appreciation are infectious.
いつの間にか、もう40年近く聴いております🎶🎸🤗
"I closed my EYYYYEEEES and I slipped aaaaWWWWAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY!!!" might be one of the most iconic lines ever sung in ROCK HISTORY. Delps voice is a musical instrument. Simply amazing, eternally classic.
And no better song to slip away with. AMEN!
ABSOLUTELY!!!!!!!!!!! (And yes, I was yelling. :-D )
How many times playing this song did we do just that. I swear to god I’d be in my truck in high school in 91 playing this song all the time in the parking lot with my eyes closed and taking it all in!
Ahhh .. except she's the one who slipped away. Totally changes the subtle dynamic of his reminiscence of lost love.. "Dream of a girl I used to know. I closed my eyes and she slipped away... She slipped awaaaaaay"
Yes, fully agree. The harmony with the guitar was incredible. I cried the day Brad took his own life. He was truly amazing and irreplaceable.
Always loved Brad Delp's vocals but man, hearing them isolated takes it to a new level! Unreal!!
DanP, agreed. I’ve loved this song literally since it was brand new and never ever picked up on these nuanced parts. Like Rick said in the video, they play tricks on your ears because they’re doubled and/or harmonized with guitars in an almost seamless sonic weave. Now that I know they’re there, I can’t unhear them and that’s more than OK with me. Brad Delp was without a doubt one of the greatest Rock vocalists ever. I’m so glad I got to see him perform live with Boston. He was perfectly in pitch and my appreciation for his vocals definitely deepened after seeing this video.
DanP right? hearing that first " slips awayyyyyyyyy" soloed is insane. esp. when the vibrato kicks in, it's almost like it's about to crack. Unbelievable chills. And then the higher one is one of the best things ever recorded.
Yeah, indeed. And WAAAY before autotune ruined that art.
Tazmanian Ninja ugh. I know man, it's so overused. I almost get physically ill whenever I hear it now. That's how sick of it I am. Only one band used it Tastefully in my opinion, O.L.D.
Album:. Formula
It may have been a vocoder or weird effect, but has a similar sound. anyway. cheers!
There is a Vocals Only version of this song on UA-cam
RIP Brad. You songs are timeless.
この曲は私も大好きな曲のひとつです。
Rickさんの解説で、この曲がこんなに奥深いとは知りませんでしたが、改めてちゃんと聞き直したくなりました。
解説ありがとうございました👍
What makes it great? Everything. The melody, Tom Scholz’ epic guitar tone, Brad Delp’s incredible voice, the production, the guitar solo, everything.
Agreed
Outstanding my most favorite rock band song so much craft from TOM.
Sholtz was a genius, but Delp’s undeniable talent sells the whole package and wraps it with a bow.
Totally agree. As much as I am a guitar-player, I've spent my whole life wishing I could sang half as well as the late, great Brad Delp. Incredible.
I think Sholtz played all the instruments on the album as well. The band was just for touring.
I agree. I believe Sholtz genius could make any band with moderate talent sound like Gods. But Boston wouldn't sound like Boston without Brad Delp, and I doubt no one on Earth could have fit that music better. It was a perfect storm of exactly the right people coming together at exactly the right time.
Agreed. I saw Boston in 87 and the one thing that stuck from the concert was Delp.
Tom Sholtz absolutely is a genius. And the smartest thing he ever did was get Brad Delp to sing for Boston.
I was born 2 years after this song came out and loved it the first time I heard it many years ago. Never get tired of hearing it. I still squeal in excitement whenever I hear it played anywhere, anytime. After watching this brilliant video, I fell in love with the song even more. It's one of a kind!
I have loved this song since its release in 1976 but never could quite explain why I loved it so much and why I never grow tired of it, despite hearing it probably thousands of times by now. Your breakdown and detailed explanation explains why it always remains fresh to my ears. I'm absolutely blown away by the insane power and range of Brad's voice. I always assumed he had some "help," but that's all him! Absolutely otherwordly.
When that first Boston album came out, it was on another level of sound, polish and harmony for hard rock. It sounded, and still sounds, incredible.
I was in my early 20s when the boys from Beantown released their first vinyl. Everyone I knew was buying that album. After watching Rick’s breakdown of “MTAF”, I was stunned to say the least. Engineered in the basement? Delp’s voice was angelic; Too bad he passed in 2007. Didn’t even make it to his 56th birthday. : (
I so agree with you
@@jasmanh15 the whole album was pretty much made in that same basement
How many people viscerally responded to this tune without knowing why. Rick breaks down the beauty, complexity and power, and reveals the hidden genius.
YUP those first couple notes and my heart skips a beat or 2 everytime !
Absolutely right!💖
21m 30s is that feeling
Well it was 1977 and I was 17. I had never heard of the word "visceral", but had someone shown me the dictionary definition of the word I'd probably have said "THAT".
Amazing
I was born in 85 and remember my dads 8 track of this album. Still remains one of my favs. While my friends were into grunge music i was jammin to classic rock of the 70s!
You were wiser than your friends!
I was 10 when this masterpiece of a song came out. My older brothers played it all the time and I can remember it was the first time I ever got massive goosebumps from music. It never gets old!!! Great video, Rick. 🙏🏼
I got chills down my spine when i heard Brads voice track is singled out...
Yep
Yup
Always did on this song. More so soloed. Same on certain Robin Zander stuff.
Same here...especially those crazy high notes at the end
@@puksb Yeah, love Robin Zander's voice too.
I didn't think I could love this song any more than I already did. Boy was I ever wrong. The complexity of what they recorded blows my mind...I've literally listened to this song thousands of times and didn't know even close to half of what he explained. Thank you so much for this
I know - it's amazing at all the little things you consciously don't notice without breaking it out like Rick did. But you do know that the song sounds amazingly perfect.
What makes every Boston song great? Originality, passion, and great musicianship.
Rick, I'm not a musician, but I've been listening to this song for 50 years, and I *knew* there was some sonic magic going on, there. Thank you for walking me through it...
"This is why you can listen to this song for 40 years and keep hearing new things."
Yeah. I'm only 30 years in, heh
right?
Tom knew exactly what he was doing when he wrote this song. He could see the long time line. He knew that one day off in the future, when people heard this song they would "lose themselves in this familiar song, close their eyes and slip away." Genius.
Too bad he’s an arrogant egomaniac though. I love this song tremendously. No love here for its author, though.
What keeps it near and dear to my heart is Mr. Delp’s beautiful otherworldly vocals.
RICK - You outdid yourself with this breakdown of BOSTON'S "More Than a Feeling!" I've heard this song countless times and yet, I STILL get goosebumps and get jacked hearing it and watching your video over and over! - A big THANK YOU my friend!!!
OMG Rick, you know every note and every instrument in this whole song, fair dinkum you could remix the whole song by yourself - truly incredible talent mate.
@murray ball thank you for spelling fair dinkum. Cool expression I heard a lot when traveling in Australia.
@@mztokyo7630 it is an older Aussie term but conveys admiration or disbelief - and applicable in this instance!
Yay, a fellow Aussie who appreciates Rick's videos! This one's a cracker! 🎉
My grandmother was a friend of Brad Delp's - he grew up in the house across the street from her. They even worked at the same company for a time where she said he worked in the stockroom, I think. When the first Boston album was released he gave her a copy. I guess she didn't care much for the music because she gave the record to me after a bit. It was one of the first rock records I ever owned. Brad was such a humble, unassuming guy that it never occurred to him to sign the cover - he was just sharing something with a friend. So somewhere, packed away in my stuff is an old tattered copy of the debut album that was hand carried and given as a gift by Brad Delp personally, and if this record ever ended up in a yard sale, nobody would ever know! 😢
That album is worth more than money because it was a piece of the genius Brad Delp
Really Cool
Was your grandmother’s name Marianne?
You need to contact the American pickers and tell them, the album should be saved and documented, too cool.... and Tom Shultz
That album needs preserved. What a masterpiece
I’ve probably listened to this song over a thousand times in my lifetime yet never recognized many of the brilliant individual elements laid bare in this fantastic video. Thanks for explaining this masterpiece, Rick!
Feel exactly the same!
I love it
that's "what makes Rick so Great".
Me too!!!😍
Absolutely!! My respect for Boston has gone off the chart with this one video. The vocals, I could just listen to that.
Brad Delp is the most underrated singer of all time- man he had a set of pipes RIP
Agree
Yes, he was!
I hear some say Freddie Mercury was the best R&R singer of all time.
I disagree. Brad Delp is better, imo, & has to be considered among the best, if not the best.
@@Oldtymehockey67 Completely agree!
Just a magnificently sung and arranged song, with excellent artistry from everyone.
I personally believe "More Than A Feeling" is the greatest rock song ever recorded. And somehow you have made me fall in love with it all over again Rick.
Thank you for such a fantastic breakdown!
I was a kid when i heard this song for the first time and it brought a tear to my eye. This is the first time a young black kid fell in love with rock songs like this. Truly truly an epic song!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I agree. I mentioned this in the comments. I think this is the greatest Rock and Roll song ever recorded. I never grow tired of it.
My daughter and I discussed that while watching except we said it may be the most "perfect" rock song.
@@andrethomas7096 This was the first record I ever bought as a tender young teen because it gave me a lump in my throat when I heard it. Now, 40-some-odd years later, I have it on my iPhone and during my daily hour commute it invariably manages to come up on the "shuffle". It still gives me a lump in my throat. And it's fun as hell to play "air drums" on the steering wheel! Other drivers probably think I'm nuts flailing my arms about, but it makes the drive go by so fast.
I've always thought that this song and ABBA's "Dancing Queen" are the most perfect pop songs since 1970.
Straight CHIILLS when you soloed the vocal. Wow. Another incredible video. I wish this video never ended
I have the files for this song so you can solo the parts for yourself. Let me know.
I know, right?
@@mooghead Oh yes please
Rob Main I would also LOVE to have those files
The demos to this (and other) Boston song(s) are really incredible too. Brad was just super-human...but with the grace of a soul-singer.
I have to admit I had reservations about hearing one of the greatest songs I've ever heard with a special place in my memory when it was released, deconstructed. However the excitement and love in which Rick does it brings a smile to my face, and helps me understand the complexity of talent and Ingenuity it takes to make a recording like this. Arguably and quite possibly the greatest album ever put on tape. Thank you Rick
I remember the first time I heard this wonderful song back in the day. Something happened that rarely happens in my life--I fell in love with it the first time I heard it. And it still gives me goosebumps.
Hey Rick. This song was already a 10. Thanks for making it an 11.
One of the very best WMTSG in my opinion. Brilliant deconstruction of this unbelievable song!
Agreed, what a fun ride.
Brad Delp's voice is so strong, soulful and beautiful. What range. More than a Feeling takes me back to my sophomore year in college every time I hear it.
As a teenager when this came out I could never figure out how or if the vocals were being sustained by the guitar or if the guitar was being sustained by the vocals (how? thats crazy...and amazing). I still have the same thoughts when I hear it today. This song has wrapped itself into my imagination like no other ever has. Even now while listening to the individual tracks I am awestruck by Brad Delp's unbelievable and stunningly great vocals. This breakdown is fantastic, thank you!
A magnificent powerful voice that NEVER got the recognition in the rock world. Delp is breathtaking. Rick is so reactive with joy!
True. Actually, after watching the video, and before reading this comment, I tried doing a random Google search on "all-time best rock voices" to see whether or not Delp showed up on many lists. Sadly, I didn't find him on any of the few I looked at. Not sure why he's overlooked as such.
In my opinion Boston is the best debut album off all time. So many amazing tracks perfectly performed and assembled.
Boston is one of the best albums of all time period. Literally no bad songs off it. So good.
@@briangoodspeed8807 Seriously, Avril Lavigne? I realize it is a matter of taste, but her music to me is so simple compared to these songs, and it leans hard on computer fills that take alot away from the real quality of the underlying recording. I mean maybe her lyrics touched you, but the song writing is not nearly intricate enough to compare to this IMHO. Now Led Zepplin is complicated, but to me is not nearly as melodically pleasing. And it is not that I am stuck in the past. I adore many modern tracks like Avicii, The Killers and Catfish and the Bottlemen, but hnoestly I don't hear what you do in Lavigne's music.
One,thing i would it is a gret song ever,,,,
My favorite track of this LP is Smokin. The solos that each guitar player does is kicked up a notch because of the tempo. Brilliant!
It really is. Still listen to it today its a rockin' album.
I lived 'That 70s Show'. As a high school sophomore my young life was energized by Boston and their musical mastery. There's never ever been a band like this one of a kind brilliance. Im 60, and this remains the best rock song Ive ever heard.
Better late than never…
48 years and still incredible. Thank you for the dissection and bringing to light the genius.
There's no eargasm like Brad Delp's isolated vocals.
Sorry to be “that guy” but, if your nips dont cut diamonds after hearing the vox on this....you’re deaf.
Man, you said it...
Great comment!
Agreed
@@someguyfrommaine my nips couldve cut through diamonds after listening to brad Delps isolated vocals
Imagine buying this album when it came out. You put the needle on the vinyl, and this song blasts through your speakers. It's like nothing else you've ever heard in your life...
It was 😇
it was the best Album I ever bought
You have no idea.
Bought this record sevral times, cause I wore out the grooves in the vynl
Thank God for digital.
I remember hearing it on the radio all the time. I loved it from the first minute I heard it, and I was only 10 years old.
Exactly what happened with me and my friends as teenagers in 1976. As we were all music students, we knew immediately that we were hearing something very special.
Brad Delphs vocals were incredible ...great beeakdown Rick of an icinic rock song from my teenage yearsand now in my 60s never get tired of hearing ....
I have listened to this song over and over again for decades. After watching this Rick B analysis I will never hear the song the same way again. There is always a new respect and appreciation for a sing that Ruck deconstructs meticulously.