Sholtz worked at Polaroid with one of my ex husbands, who was a LOT older than me. He hated Tom because his name was also Tom and he saw Sholtz as "competition" in the engineering field. My ex went on to do top secret government work. Before he went insane, that is. I think he died in a mental ward. Don't really care. I survived. This Marianne just walked away.
They are pretty much iconic, they have literally timeless compositions, and other bands of that era just simply don't hold a candle to the calculated , masterfully written , brilliant pieces that Boston put out, Boston were way ahead of their time, and many levels up from the competition, IMHO
I was a contractor back in the day and I did some work in Tom Scholtz House in Massachusetts. I've been a musician and a big Boston fan since way back then and I was pretty stoked to be doing some work in Tom Scholtz House. I had heard the first Boston album was recorded in Tom's Basement. The place was empty so I had to go down and take a look. The area he recorded that album, was anything but acoustically friendly. Ceilings of different heights, Cubbies, corners, stairwell fireplace, water heater and furnace.. the reason I share this story is because a lot of musicians recording at home are worried about their room acoustics and expensive acoustical treatments. If Tom Schultz can record such a great record in such a awful space, then you can too.
I got too hang with Dave Stefanelli a few times in the late 90s through a mutual friend, cool guy, purple heart recipient. Your right a little creativity and you can craft bad reflective space into good. Me I hate headphones and in ears, I need to hear the space. I built a booth to mic up my 4x12, and do vocals. Now I can track guitars and listen through monitors. chances are he used carpets and baffles.
Back in the 70s, just about every teen girl and guy walked around wearing the Boston rock band T-shirts. Those shirts sold like candy. Sure miss those days.
I have been playing Boston in my truck for over 50 years... wearing out several cassettes and then many CDs .. I drift back to those great days in the late 70s with Tom's masterful rock music ....
Listened to these guys Every Friken Day… back in the day… & at 65 years young, STILL listening to these guys All The Friken Time… shout out to my fellow classmates of 1976 Fremd High School, Palatine Illinois … Rock On
I don't remember cassettes in '76, or even a way to play them. By chance are you recalling 8-track tapes? Those were the predominant methods of portable music then.
@@maldad9073 No, sir, we did indeed have cassettes and portable cassette players in the 1970's. I listened to my music on one during a 3-week cross country vacation my parents took us on. That was in 1977, and I'd already had it for a couple years.
@@maldad9073 Got a Pioneer sterio for Christmas in 1977 with a cassette deck. Dealer told my mom 8 track was being phased out. I think cassette got started in the early 70's.
@@maldad9073 Cassette tapes came out in the 60’s. My Mimi bought a little Panasonic player and it came with a free copy of Steve Miller Band Number 5. Been rockin’ ever since.
When I was an undergraduate, Boston came to my school as a new band, More Than a Feeling was hitting it big. They didn’t play in the big venue, as they could never half fill it. Instead they played in the new state of the art auditorium. It held as most, 3,000 students. The night they played, they had just found out their album went gold that day. They performed the most energized concert I’ve ever seen. They played about four hours with very little material, nonetheless they rocked non stop. In the almost 40 years later, the concert has never been beat…the energy. Sadly, six years later, when I was in graduate school, they came to play. The venue was almost ten times the size. They had lost their energy and was a band playing on auto pilot. The students loved them, their energy could infuse any of it to the band. Yet to this day, they still remain one of my favorite bands. I never grow tired about the time I saw them.
As a young adult I would party to their album almost every day. I caught them as they were starting to loose popularity. One of the worse concerts I’d ever seen. No energy… just played their hits and bolted. Plus the month before I had seen Queen live. Just no comparison!!
Tom played every insterment. on that 1st record( a well kept secret). i personaly have worn out sevral copies of the first 2 records. not to mention cds .still sounds fantastic. my favorite band. thanks Tom.
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Boston is one of my all-time favorites! As a kid born in 71, I grew up listening to them. Their sound is ingrained in my brain. I play Boston every day while driving for my work. Will never get tired of them. Along with Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, AC-DC, and C.C.R.
I agree with you 💯%! Only difference between us is that I was born in 69. I've actually been fortunate to be able to see Pink Floyd and AC/DC in concert-not together of course (saw AC/DC 4 or 5 times. every concert was in St Louis, MO). I've seen Rush, Iron Maiden, Motley Crue (4 or 5xs), Nazareth, Ted Nugent, Guns n Roses, Aerosmith, I could go on and on but that's all I'm listing for now 😁 CCRs "It Came Out of the Sky" & "Put a Candle in the Window" are 2 of their GREATEST that rarely get or got played on the radio, had to use the ole 8tracks, albums, or cassettes to hear them as a teenager 😉 Also saw Black Flag, Dead Kennedies, Suicidal Tendencies & several other under ground punk bands in the 80s. The Ramones are 1 of my fave bands but wasn't lucky enough to ever get to see them live, damnit 😢
I came across this Channel, PURELY BY”FLUKE”!! Once I watched this clip…I IMMEDIATELY SUBSCRIBED!! 🎉 As a former “late 1970’s-mid 1980’s teenager”, “THIS”, is just “one genre of music” (from “my generation” 😂), that ALWAYS makes me “smile”, “dance” and “sing-along”!!💫Thanks for creating the channel for “US”!! 💓 Catherine, Florida ✌🏻❤️👊🏻 “Peace, Love and Respect”!!
Actually, Scholz was trained in classical piano growing up. That's where the keyboard skills came from, as in "Foreplay ." So he must have had some musical interest before college.
Yeah, it doesn't sound especially reasonable that you wake up one day as an adult and say to yourself, "self, I really like the story that 'Lola' tells, so I think I'll become a musician now." 🤨
Thank you. I really hate this myth of a random guy picking up an instrument out of boredom and becoming a genius composer and performer in two weeks...
@@deedeechur Tom Scholz is definitely an absolute genius, but it shows how important it is for parents to expose their children to opportunities while young. It gives a solid foundation to build upon when the time comes. I recently read that Ann and Nancy Wilson were exposed to singing and music at a young age and provided guitars. Look how that worked out.
@@jeanclaude7018 -- The best example might be Mozart, who was brought up with music. Eddie Van Halen's dad was a professional musician. Eddie was given piano lessons as a kid. Surprisingly, he didn't learn how to read music and played everything by ear, and won several national piano contests against other kids. His brother was similarly good. 5/27/24, 5:36 p.m.
I will never forget hearing Boston on the radio for the first time. I had recently put together a decent HiFi system with and when "More than a Feelin'" came on the radio, I was blown away. I immediately said: "This is what rock bands have been trying to sound like for years!" Boston just had ALL the tones nailed down and balanced to perfection. We take it for granted now.
They definitely don't make things like they used to that's for sure.... Everything today is garbage especially after listening to the first Boston album...
"More Than A Feeling" by Boston is a pure masterpiece of music. As a teenager in the 80's, I would crank this song-up, roll down my windows on a hot summer's night, and jam to this song with a car full of my buddies!! I literally wore-out 3 Boston cassettes from playing them too much. My God, I do miss those days.😢
Look back at some of the other music during those years. Fleetwood Mac, The Eagles, Bee Gees, and some HUGE one hit wonders ( who were never heard from again) were just some of the competition.
Without Brad Delps incredible voice and Sibs drumming the Boston of my memories is no more. RIP Brad and Sib. The rock hall needs to induct Boston NOW !
Back in the mid 70’s if you had a killer home or car stereo and you put your Boston album or cassette tape on it was like nothing you’ve ever heard before..the guitar effects and powerful recording were incredible..so loud so clear they changed the way artist recorded after that 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
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I grew up listening to Country music. In the Marine Corps, I bought a cassette player and on a whim, the first Boston album. I was playing loud i. Our Quonset hut when our resident Golden Gloves boxer strolled by. He stopped and looked at me, "There's hope for you yet." He said.
@@adamheskett6245 I wasn't into Rush back then my friend was. I only like them much later when my son was a huge fan of there's. I took both of my sons to see Rush both of them had really long hair, we let them sit with some Rush fans, they were so nice to my boys and respectful to them, and they thoroughly enjoyed the fact that the younger generation was into old rock and roll. My only regret was not seeing them in concert when I had the chance.
@@Moondoggy1941 nice! I did see them once in the mid nineties/ Rush. Maybe 1998? It was a concert venue next to a wedding venue in Dallas Texas. I was attending the wedding venue drinking Dom Pérignon by the case (rich father of the bride - I was making like $20 an hour lol) butlers with Hors d'oeuvres walking around and sombich if Rush wasn’t just cranking it out on the other side of the trees. Saw Blue Oyster Cult in Craig Colorado at widdle the wood chainsaw wood carving competition at the city park in about 2008? Bro we were able to bring our own coolers in and be about 10 ft from stage if we wanted. GODZILLA!!!!!!!!
@@adamheskett6245 When I was in my 20's my friends got into the Doors like crazy, no one was playing them on the radio, only Jim Ladd (The Last DJ) would play them at the 10 PM hour, so my friend and I would split a 6 pack and listen to the radio very night in my car. Good times.
I learned how to play a guitar on a tennis racket , as we too poor for a guitar, to the tunes of BOSTON. When I finally got a guitar at 14 I could play MORE THAN A FEELING 😊
I used to make a ton of money turning Regular Walkmans into Rockmans, so you could play along to a cassette tape or record. Then Walkmans were replaced with cds and MP3’s and no one cared about either. It was good while it lasted though.
A band and music that will live on -- Their songs have not faded nor aged -- I enjoy Boston's music as much now as I did when they released their first album.
He was a basketball wizard at Ottawa Hills HS.... He recorded ALL the guitars and keys on that first album himself, then hired the rest of the band to showcase them
Saw them in 08. Amazing. I missed Brad live but they were still amazing. Thank you Tom for a lifetime of tunes. And rest in peace Brad. Your surely missed.
Went to a Boston concert with my Fiance. Asked my brother suggested he ask our neighbor. He did and they were married for 42 and 1/2 years when she passed. Thank you Tom Schultz.👍🏼💕🌹
I was driving home from work and More Than Feelin' came on the radio. I took the next exit off the freeway and went into a record store and bought the album inmediately. God whatta band, just the best!!!🌟⚡🌟
I got turned on to Boston a week after their debut album. And when they came to Detroit Michigan play a concert for the very first time I was there. I was amazed by their sound and how well they played. Great memories of a great great band Boston. At first record they put out was definitely amazing and still holds up to today standards. SMOKIN.🎉
I was 8 when they debuted and can literally say it changed my life. I was too young to have developed an ear for guitar rock yet, but hearing the Boston sound literally everywhere I went during that time turned me into a guitar fan.
He actually started working on the album in 1969. I'm pretty sure he recorded just about all of the sound for the album but recruited Brad Delp to do the vocals. Basically, the album came before there was a band. At least that's how I remember it. Very interesting story
Love love! Love Boston! One of the best bands ever. And yes I know there are other greats out there like Queen, the Beatles and u 2... Love these bands as well!
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I went to a "Boston" concert in '79' their performance was powerful and to this day stays in my memories and forever in my soul. I was 19 and I can still hear the music. I have their 1st album. WOW!!
@@usa91787 Not so. The band, minus Scholz recorded "Let Me Take You Home Tonight" in Los Angeles with producer John Boylan, as a distraction for the benefit of Epic Records executives. Barry Goudreau and Fran Sheehan played on a couple tracks and Jim Masdea and Sib Hashian played drums.
Everyone mentioned her came on AFTER Scholz invented and mixed in the studio. He found a drummer and singer to do the 1st tracks , but he had already found the sound he wanted long before he found anyone else to call it a band.
And Tom wouldn't let them do his recordings in a studio. He said that his basement recordings sounded just fine! And they sure did! I can remember what I was doing and where I was when hearing them for the first time in 1976. Immediately the next day, I went out and bought their tape! I still don't think they could have achieved such success without the voice and tone of the late Brad Delp! Brad, like Steve Perry, had a voice that was one of a kind!
However, the best recorded Boston guitar sounds are found on the debut Boston record which did not have a single note played through a Rockman or a Rockman prototype
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When I was in my middle age youth years up, Boston blew me away with their unusual musics sounds and long hard expressive vocals. And in my early teens with first ‘real’ love and everything. It was Boston and foreigner being played side by side. Now much older, the men shall always be remembered as the “boy’s band that hit the big league, and blew them all away”.
He was a genius and the music still sounds brand new today
Yes it does. He was ahead of his time
I would argue that BOSTON is TIMELESS.
@@aptorres01 50 years later, you are right
Was??
He's still alive.
Sholtz worked at Polaroid with one of my ex husbands, who was a LOT older than me. He hated Tom because his name was also Tom and he saw Sholtz as "competition" in the engineering field. My ex went on to do top secret government work. Before he went insane, that is. I think he died in a mental ward. Don't really care. I survived. This Marianne just walked away.
Their first album is one of the best albums ever produced end to end in a year where there were many great albums.
You could play that album on the cheapest stereo and it still sounded great!!!
First concert..1976 largo md.
Just outside DC
I was going to try and say that but you did it better than I could. Not a bad song on the album
The first two albums were great. So was their third but they made their fans wait too long. "Outta sight, outta mind"
Every song on that album made it to radio at some point
Always the cleanest sounding recordings I've always noticed.
I was fortunate enough to grow up with this music
Me too. And to think ON 78s!! Let's see who knows what I mean. 🤘
Every song on Boston's first album was a hit. Love that band. Tom Schultz was a genius.
Scholz is still a genius.
I cant believe there not.SMH.
I love Tom Schultz and miss Brad Delp.
Best person to ever come out of Toledo Ohio!! Well Ottawa Hills but still Toledo lol
A genius and a dick
Boston SHOULD be in the Rock n Roll HOF.
They're not?????
Ridiculous!
They are pretty much iconic, they have literally timeless compositions, and other bands of that era just simply don't hold a candle to the calculated , masterfully written , brilliant pieces that Boston put out, Boston were way ahead of their time, and many levels up from the competition, IMHO
Not.....That is insane.
The R&R HOF is a joke
We all know they were awesome - that’s enough for me.
@Prometheuspredator yeah, they haven't done nearly as much for Rock & Roll (nor had as much lasting influence) as Missy freaking Elliot! LMFAO
My first concert in '70.
I'm so glad because their sound is SO unique.
It ABSOLUTELY BLEW ME AWAY!!!
Boston hands down one of the best rock bands of the 70s. Their music is timeless.
I was a contractor back in the day and I did some work in Tom Scholtz House in Massachusetts. I've been a musician and a big Boston fan since way back then and I was pretty stoked to be doing some work in Tom Scholtz House. I had heard the first Boston album was recorded in Tom's Basement. The place was empty so I had to go down and take a look. The area he recorded that album, was anything but acoustically friendly. Ceilings of different heights, Cubbies, corners, stairwell fireplace, water heater and furnace.. the reason I share this story is because a lot of musicians recording at home are worried about their room acoustics and expensive acoustical treatments. If Tom Schultz can record such a great record in such a awful space, then you can too.
Hey, thanks for the story! Much appreciation.
Always interesting to hear stories like this. Thanks!
Such a cool story. thank you.
I got too hang with Dave Stefanelli a few times in the late 90s through a mutual friend, cool guy, purple heart recipient. Your right a little creativity and you can craft bad reflective space into good. Me I hate headphones and in ears, I need to hear the space. I built a booth to mic up my 4x12, and do vocals. Now I can track guitars and listen through monitors. chances are he used carpets and baffles.
Excellent story! But his last name is Scholz.
Back in the 70s, just about every teen girl and guy walked around wearing the Boston rock band T-shirts. Those shirts sold like candy. Sure miss those days.
I have a Boston T shirt now! Yes you can still get them!
Absolutely, I wore one ..
There was always a few of them hanging at the end display at the tape and record store.
So true! I’m almost sixty and when I was a teenager my friends older attractive sister always played this on her record player. Great album cover!
Wore my Boston T-shirt into pieces😂❤
I have been playing Boston in my truck for over 50 years... wearing out several cassettes and then many CDs .. I drift back to those great days in the late 70s with Tom's masterful rock music ....
Listened to these guys Every Friken Day… back in the day… & at 65 years young, STILL listening to these guys All The Friken Time… shout out to my fellow classmates of 1976 Fremd High School, Palatine Illinois … Rock On
Geezer rock
ATHF
My dad worked with him at Polaroid in Waltham , Ma.
Tom gave everyone he worked with a cassette of the first album.
Thats WAY COOL!!!
I don't remember cassettes in '76, or even a way to play them. By chance are you recalling 8-track tapes? Those were the predominant methods of portable music then.
@@maldad9073 No, sir, we did indeed have cassettes and portable cassette players in the 1970's. I listened to my music on one during a 3-week cross country vacation my parents took us on. That was in 1977, and I'd already had it for a couple years.
@@maldad9073 Got a Pioneer sterio for Christmas in 1977 with a cassette deck. Dealer told my mom 8 track was being phased out. I think cassette got started in the early 70's.
@@maldad9073 Cassette tapes came out in the 60’s. My Mimi bought a little Panasonic player and it came with a free copy of Steve Miller Band Number 5. Been rockin’ ever since.
My grandfather played guitar on boston's album. Little fun fact.
Really, one of my best friends father worked with Tom at Polaroid.
😎🎸
whooooooo??????????who-was your grandpap??
Paul Melancon
What album?
When I was an undergraduate, Boston came to my school as a new band, More Than a Feeling was hitting it big. They didn’t play in the big venue, as they could never half fill it. Instead they played in the new state of the art auditorium. It held as most, 3,000 students. The night they played, they had just found out their album went gold that day. They performed the most energized concert I’ve ever seen. They played about four hours with very little material, nonetheless they rocked non stop. In the almost 40 years later, the concert has never been beat…the energy. Sadly, six years later, when I was in graduate school, they came to play. The venue was almost ten times the size. They had lost their energy and was a band playing on auto pilot. The students loved them, their energy could infuse any of it to the band. Yet to this day, they still remain one of my favorite bands. I never grow tired about the time I saw them.
As a young adult I would party to their album almost every day. I caught them as they were starting to loose popularity. One of the worse concerts I’d ever seen. No energy… just played their hits and bolted. Plus the month before I had seen Queen live. Just no comparison!!
Tom played every insterment. on that 1st record( a well kept secret). i personaly have worn out sevral copies of the first 2 records. not to mention cds .still sounds fantastic. my favorite band. thanks Tom.
Boston a awesome group I remember in 1978, when I was 12.The year I got my first stereo.
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they were the best of the best groups, that ever exsisted.brad delp,will never be,forgotten.
Ahem Brother
Ahem-ahem.....Amen brother!!😂😂😂😂
Forgotten? Who is he?
RIP Brad!!!
@@WagnerPD The lead singer.
Boston is one of my all-time favorites!
As a kid born in 71, I grew up listening to them. Their sound is ingrained in my brain. I play Boston every day while driving for my work. Will never get tired of them. Along with Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, AC-DC, and C.C.R.
I agree with you 💯%! Only difference between us is that I was born in 69. I've actually been fortunate to be able to see Pink Floyd and AC/DC in concert-not together of course (saw AC/DC 4 or 5 times. every concert was in St Louis, MO). I've seen Rush, Iron Maiden, Motley Crue (4 or 5xs), Nazareth, Ted Nugent, Guns n Roses, Aerosmith, I could go on and on but that's all I'm listing for now 😁
CCRs "It Came Out of the Sky" & "Put a Candle in the Window" are 2 of their GREATEST that rarely get or got played on the radio, had to use the ole 8tracks, albums, or cassettes to hear them as a teenager 😉
Also saw Black Flag, Dead Kennedies, Suicidal Tendencies & several other under ground punk bands in the 80s. The Ramones are 1 of my fave bands but wasn't lucky enough to ever get to see them live, damnit 😢
Great taste you have. Thank you, Boston.
Oddly enough, anon changes his mind 1 week after this posting.
Dad?
I was a teenager whem his music came out. Because of the band Boston, I was sold on rock and roll forever. Thank you forever Tom S.
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Actually, Scholz was trained in classical piano growing up. That's where the keyboard skills came from, as in "Foreplay ."
So he must have had some musical interest before college.
Yeah, it doesn't sound especially reasonable that you wake up one day as an adult and say to yourself, "self, I really like the story that 'Lola' tells, so I think I'll become a musician now." 🤨
Thank you. I really hate this myth of a random guy picking up an instrument out of boredom and becoming a genius composer and performer in two weeks...
@@deedeechur Tom Scholz is definitely an absolute genius, but it shows how important it is for parents to expose their children to opportunities while young. It gives a solid foundation to build upon when the time comes.
I recently read that Ann and Nancy Wilson were exposed to singing and music at a young age and provided guitars. Look how that worked out.
His father was a musician, who tried to dissuade him from a music career. When Boston hit, Pops finally decided his son was doing okay.
@@jeanclaude7018 -- The best example might be Mozart, who was brought up with music.
Eddie Van Halen's dad was a professional musician. Eddie was given piano lessons as a kid. Surprisingly, he didn't learn how to read music and played everything by ear, and won several national piano contests against other kids. His brother was similarly good.
5/27/24, 5:36 p.m.
I will never forget hearing Boston on the radio for the first time. I had recently put together a decent HiFi system with and when "More than a Feelin'" came on the radio, I was blown away. I immediately said: "This is what rock bands have been trying to sound like for years!" Boston just had ALL the tones nailed down and balanced to perfection. We take it for granted now.
They definitely don't make things like they used to that's for sure.... Everything today is garbage especially after listening to the first Boston album...
I think I went to a Boston concert in Cincinnati
@@robertstates6538 , you don't know where you was?
@@RadRogue1 not until I was 40 👁️
Wow 😊
I used to listen to Bostons first album over and over in the 70's and just as fresh today as it was then!
I miss Brads voice so much! Induct them hall of fame. Cmon man! So many hits!
"More Than A Feeling" by Boston is a pure masterpiece of music. As a teenager in the 80's, I would crank this song-up, roll down my windows on a hot summer's night, and jam to this song with a car full of my buddies!! I literally wore-out 3 Boston cassettes from playing them too much. My God, I do miss those days.😢
I remember where i was the first time I heard that song, I immediately fell in love with it. Went to the record store the next day and bought the 45!
More Than A Feeling
...and yes, it is about as close to perfection as rock and roll gets ❤
God bless our 80’s and being lucky enough to have had this killer music
It's also a really fun song to play on both acoustic and electric guitar - of course I had to learn the iconic More than a Feeling solo...🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸
@@chrisbenson6683 Everyone who loves this song should check out the Rick Beato channel and the "What Makes This Song Great" series, over 100 songs.
I'm in my 70s now and I still remember how much I enjoyed them I still listen to the wonderful music Boston will never die !!!!!!❤
❤❤❤
Amazing acomplishment at a young age definitely a talented individual.
Nice to see something about Boston for once. One of the most successful but seemingly most forgotten about bands ever.
It was a great record. Should have won a Grammy.
Look back at some of the other music during those years. Fleetwood Mac, The Eagles, Bee Gees, and some HUGE one hit wonders ( who were never heard from again) were just some of the competition.
They lost to the Starland Vocal Band and Afternoon Delight! I have not watched the Grammy's since.
@mrmanmac6055 What a horrible song that is! A close second would be 'Total eclipse of the heart' I dry heave when I hear those two songs😂
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Take peprobismol and ex lax.
It's Scholz, not Schultz.
Thank you !
Thank you. And you should've told him Tom didn't "discover" music in college but studied it as a child ffs. I can't stand these poser channels.
welcome to the 21 Century
He said Scholz
@@HansRichter-lh9gt He clearly says "Schultz" twice.
I f**king L♡VE Boston!! I still listen to them regularly & can't find a word that truly expresses how I feel when I hear their music.
Without Brad Delps incredible voice and Sibs drumming the Boston of my memories is no more. RIP Brad and Sib. The rock hall needs to induct Boston NOW !
Back in the mid 70’s if you had a killer home or car stereo and you put your Boston album or cassette tape on it was like nothing you’ve ever heard before..the guitar effects and powerful recording were incredible..so loud so clear they changed the way artist recorded after that 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
I saw Boston at the Music Hall in Boston Massachusetts in the 70’s. It was the best sounding concert I have ever been to. They were an amazing band.
Indeed!
however let’s NOT forget the Absolute STUNNING VOICE.
Saw Boston in concert when "More Than A Feeling" came out, and they were fantastic
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Boston is so amazing. RIP Brad Delp, one of the greatest singers of all time!
I grew up listening to Country music. In the Marine Corps, I bought a cassette player and on a whim, the first Boston album. I was playing loud i. Our Quonset hut when our resident Golden Gloves boxer strolled by. He stopped and looked at me, "There's hope for you yet." He said.
❤Fabulous genius!!!! Grew up with his music. LOVE❤❤❤❤❤
I always loved Boston. One of the coolest bands of the 70's. Their music is timeless.♥️♥️
The first album I ever purchased, I saw them in concert twice. Boston and Styx were some of the best.
THAT'S a great combo! 🤘
Where does Rush fall in this list?
@@adamheskett6245 I wasn't into Rush back then my friend was. I only like them much later when my son was a huge fan of there's. I took both of my sons to see Rush both of them had really long hair, we let them sit with some Rush fans, they were so nice to my boys and respectful to them, and they thoroughly enjoyed the fact that the younger generation was into old rock and roll. My only regret was not seeing them in concert when I had the chance.
@@Moondoggy1941 nice! I did see them once in the mid nineties/ Rush. Maybe 1998? It was a concert venue next to a wedding venue in Dallas Texas.
I was attending the wedding venue drinking Dom Pérignon by the case (rich father of the bride - I was making like $20 an hour lol) butlers with Hors d'oeuvres walking around and sombich if Rush wasn’t just cranking it out on the other side of the trees.
Saw Blue Oyster Cult in Craig Colorado at widdle the wood chainsaw wood carving competition at the city park in about 2008? Bro we were able to bring our own coolers in and be about 10 ft from stage if we wanted. GODZILLA!!!!!!!!
@@adamheskett6245 When I was in my 20's my friends got into the Doors like crazy, no one was playing them on the radio, only Jim Ladd (The Last DJ) would play them at the 10 PM hour, so my friend and I would split a 6 pack and listen to the radio very night in my car. Good times.
They had a sound all there own to this day! So awesome!
Boston music for me is forever summer cruising beaches. Fishing. Picnics. It feels good.
Wow- wow! One of the band i heard during my teens.❤❤❤❤❤❤
most under rated man in Rock n roll..
Huh'...¿☆? 🤔
Agree
Funny how every single music related video
Proclaims the subject as most underrated.
Lots of idiots out there making that claim
@@daveg4236 I spoke not as a consumer but as a musician who has paid my dues to my craft..I don't hide behind key boards and criticize..
Paid your dues? Hahaha. To make dumb comments. Yeah okay
Since 1976, when “More than a feeling” came out it has stood the test of time (48 years) and remains my #1 favorite song of all time!
Boston is an amazing group!!! Like ELO, Boston has carved a place in my life, heart, and soul. I am grateful for them and their amazing music
My BAND!!! My heart is joyful whenever I listen to them. I need their music like I need the air that I breathe. 🥰
Who else used to air guitar to Boston back in early 80's ?
70's maybe.
I had a Rockman and played note for note
Actually still have it...
Want to buy it for the going rate?
Soloist
I learned how to play a guitar on a tennis racket , as we too poor for a guitar, to the tunes of BOSTON. When I finally got a guitar at 14 I could play MORE THAN A FEELING 😊
He invented the Rockman. It has that sound, but it allowed an easy way to play along with tapes and records.
Still got the rockman
I used to make a ton of money turning Regular Walkmans into Rockmans, so you could play along to a cassette tape or record.
Then Walkmans were replaced with cds and MP3’s and no one cared about either. It was good while it lasted though.
Still got my Rockman, works and sounds great (it's been re-capped/refurbished)
The "edge" was my fave setting
Still have my XL-100.
Now I know why I like Boston so much
Their 1st album that we heard on the radio is the demo. It was perfectly produced when they submitted it to the label.
Brad Delp is what made Boston so special..
Delp was very instrumental...but put on a set of earphones and listen to the guitar outro on Hitch a Ride.....amazing.
Delp and Scholz were both absolutely stellar and the band needed both of them to be what it was.
@bobgasm1471 Barry is on those solos too.
@@bobgasm1471 That outro solo is hands down my favorite solo ever recorded. So technical and fast but more than that so very melodic and mesmerizing.
Brad thru his life down the shitter......😢
Tom is a Genius...R.I.P. Brad Delp..the greatest Lead Singer in Rock n Roll History
Boston is one of my favorite bands. That twin guitar sound on the leads is legendary.
A band and music that will live on -- Their songs have not faded nor aged -- I enjoy Boston's music as much now as I did when they released their first album.
They created that unique layered guitar sound that no other band had at that time.
Nor since.
Not like this.
And . . . . Analog !
Surprisingly it was Scholz.
They are a great band!!, love their songs! ❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉
He was a basketball wizard at Ottawa Hills HS....
He recorded ALL the guitars and keys on that first album himself, then hired the rest of the band to showcase them
One of my top bands..love when they come on the radio. Nothing compares!
Absolutely one of the greatest most influential perfect bands ever formed
The end
One of The Greatest ❤ !
Saw them in 08. Amazing. I missed Brad live but they were still amazing. Thank you Tom for a lifetime of tunes. And rest in peace Brad. Your surely missed.
Went to a Boston concert with my Fiance. Asked my brother suggested he ask our neighbor. He did and they were married for 42 and 1/2 years when she passed. Thank you Tom Schultz.👍🏼💕🌹
Fantastic band!
I was driving home from work and More Than Feelin' came on the radio. I took the next exit off the freeway and went into a record store and bought the album inmediately. God whatta band, just the best!!!🌟⚡🌟
I got turned on to Boston a week after their debut album. And when they came to Detroit Michigan play a concert for the very first time I was there. I was amazed by their sound and how well they played. Great memories of a great great band Boston. At first record they put out was definitely amazing and still holds up to today standards. SMOKIN.🎉
I was 8 when they debuted and can literally say it changed my life. I was too young to have developed an ear for guitar rock yet, but hearing the Boston sound literally everywhere I went during that time turned me into a guitar fan.
Transported me back to high school! Good times 🎉
First concert of my life! It was AWESOME! I was 14 years old. Now I'm 58. Still as awesome today as it was back then. ❤
I love Boston and Tom's creative music! Their first is also my favorite.
I bought a Rockman to practice playing with in the early 80s. loved it!
Definitely one of the greats and a personal favorite of mine
I've been listening to "Long Time" since it came out, and it's a song that'll never burn out.
Perfect use of controlled feedback and a pick slide !
I had all their albums as a kid, I still enjoy them today, I love Boston ❤️
He actually started working on the album in 1969. I'm pretty sure he recorded just about all of the sound for the album but recruited Brad Delp to do the vocals. Basically, the album came before there was a band. At least that's how I remember it. Very interesting story
Love love! Love Boston! One of the best bands ever. And yes I know there are other greats out there like Queen, the Beatles and u 2... Love these bands as well!
Please don't mention queen and u2 in the same sentence as these guys they are not even close 😮😮😮
The drummer looks like Gabe Kaplin from welcome back kotter
Looks actually more like one of the sweathogs😂
Brilliant. I miss hearing them.
Hello 👋 karen
How're you doing.
Thanks for this comment, I'm nothing without fans like you who appreciate my musical craftiness
It's nice meeting you here.
I went to a "Boston" concert in '79' their performance was powerful and to this day stays in my memories and forever in my soul. I was 19 and I can still hear the music. I have their 1st album. WOW!!
Never again will we be so blessed to have another band like Boston! Tom gave us ALL something to enjoy & love within music
More of a recording project than a band, Scholz performed most of the instruments himself.
All of them in the recording.
@@usa91787 Not so. The band, minus Scholz recorded "Let Me Take You Home Tonight" in Los Angeles with producer John Boylan, as a distraction for the benefit of Epic Records executives. Barry Goudreau and Fran Sheehan played on a couple tracks and Jim Masdea and Sib Hashian played drums.
Barry Goudreau did the lead guitar in "Long Time" and a few other spots that sound like that style, confirmed by Scholz. Sib and Jim played drums.
Everyone mentioned her came on AFTER Scholz invented and mixed in the studio. He found a drummer and singer to do the 1st tracks , but he had already found the sound he wanted long before he found anyone else to call it a band.
@@kellykilts6297 Her?
One of the best rock bands around to this day! Seeing them in concert was one of my all time favorite experiences.....genius! ❤❤❤
Absolutely one of the best! Still listen to this band all the time! 👍👍👍👍👍
It's Tom SCHOLZ...not Tom Schultz.
Yes, I knew. And Boston is one of my favorite bands. RIP Brad. Cheers
And Tom wouldn't let them do his recordings in a studio. He said that his basement recordings sounded just fine! And they sure did! I can remember what I was doing and where I was when hearing them for the first time in 1976. Immediately the next day, I went out and bought their tape! I still don't think they could have achieved such success without the voice and tone of the late Brad Delp! Brad, like Steve Perry, had a voice that was one of a kind!
Boston is still my all time favorite band. That first album still sounds like magic.
I have an original Rock man soloist that I bought in 1980 there was nothing like it at the time. He was a legend in the field of electronics.
Absolute favorite growing up.
GAWD !!
I MISS THOSE DAYS !!🥺
I have always loved boston's music
Their one of the greatest bands of all time hands down
Their music still holds up today in 2024
If any other guitar players out there have plugged into one of Tom's Rockman Chorus/Delay effects boxes you know how genius he is!🎸🎸💯
However, the best recorded Boston guitar sounds are found on the debut Boston record which did not have a single note played through a Rockman or a Rockman prototype
Awesome! Always loved their music but never knew this bit of history behind it!
BOSTON and FOREIGNER are two of my favorite bands ever!
Hello 👋 Margaret
How're you doing.
Thanks for this comment, I'm nothing without fans like you who appreciate my musical craftiness
It's nice meeting you here.
I first heard Boston back in the 70s. Still mesmerized today! My future grandchildren will know Boston. Trust me.
He also invented static free amps. Has a factory producing them
And the rock man ! He should be set for life.
And the infamous "space" pedal that nobody could replicate
And the Power Soak!
I've always liked them since I first heard them in the 70's. Always interesting to find out more about the singers and the bands.
When I was in my middle age youth years up, Boston blew me away with their unusual musics sounds and long hard expressive vocals. And in my early teens with first ‘real’ love and everything. It was Boston and foreigner being played side by side.
Now much older, the men shall always be remembered as the “boy’s band that hit the big league, and blew them all away”.
As soon as I hear the first few notes of Boston’s “More than a feeling” my volume is turned up to full blast ! Gotta hear those guitar riffs !
My all time favorite band. Got me playing. I'm still playing and touring today at 67.
BARRY GOUDREAU!!!!