THEY MADE THIS MASTERPIECE IN A BASEMENT?! First Time Hearing Boston - Foreplay/Longtime Reaction!
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- Get ready to be blown away as we react to Boston's "Foreplay/Longtime" for the very first time! Rumor has it this masterpiece was created in a basement, and we're eager to find out if this legendary track lives up to its fascinating backstory.
🎸 About Boston: Boston, known for their polished rock sound and harmonious vocals, revolutionized rock music with their innovative recording techniques. "Foreplay/Longtime" is one of their most iconic tracks, showcasing the band's exceptional musicianship and production skills.
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Boston had one of the best debut albums in history. The 1970's had so many great rock bands. I call it the decade of rock bands. You'll never run out of great songs from the 70's and 80's.
I agree wholeheartedly. I, personally call the 70s the decade of album rock, where most, if not all songs on the album were hits or potential hits. ✌️☮️🎸🎵🎶🔥
So true!
It's THE best debut album.
Was in high school in the 70s
Me too!@@70srocknroll class of '79, how about you?
A couple of things ... Tom Sholtz has an electrical engineering degree from MIT ... he refused to use synthesizers ...he developed a line of electronic equipment used throughout the music industry. Amazing talent not only by him, but the rest of the band as well. I was hooked on Boston as soon as their debut album was released.
One would assume it was electrical, but he actually received two mechanical engineering degrees from MIT.
Scholz
...I think Tom is worth 300 million, an unbelievable talent, he came out of nowhere with 2 phenomenal albums...and a third 10 years on
Tom Scholz earned both a BS and an MS in Mechanical Engineering from MIT. He was also classically trained on a piano as a child. Oh…he’s originally from Ohio.
@@kirkbolas4985 unedited infos.
RIP Brad Delp, one of the best vocalist ever.
Every song is fire on this album. One of the biggest selling debut albums ever.
Everybody, I know owns this album.
Best. Album. Ever.
Did you guys happen to notice that the "spaceship" on the cover is actually an "upside down guitar?" 😃
Next up for Boston I hope is their song "Smokin"". It's straight fire!! 🔥
Bass Guitar specifically
"Smokin" is one of my favorites.
@@spydude38
I love them all.
No evidence of that. But it is sorta vague.. lol!
I suppose they could be 6 string basses, (which nobody was using at that time) but actually, the guitars are six-string, not 4.
Evidenced by the fact there's 6 tuning pegs.
That said, there are only 4 string emanating from the bridge!
Whacky. 😄
@@brucefelger4015
Wow! Did not notice that until now! 😂
No synthesizers were ever used in their music! All sound effects were actually played on guitars through a device that Tom invented. He was very proud of that!
Yeah,it was called the Rockman😊
And well he should be. The production quality on this debut is perfection. Only 8 tunes, but every one is absolutely in the pocket.
made in his basement when they came out with this sound people big musicians were beating down his door to find out how he was doing it and wanting him to sell it to them @@dizastro5437
Pure talent, no autotune shit or compuer hacks all recorded on tape in a basement BEAT THAT 2000's music🤟🤟🤟🤟🤟🤟🏅🇦🇺
I appreciate the intent of your statement but it's a bit misleading... the Rockman itself is actually a digital synthesizer of sorts, but it was the first one for guitars. Also, there is an organ prominently featured throughout this piece - so it's not 100% guitars. Tom Scholz practically invented 80's guitar sound - Def Leppard used Rockman effects heavily on their Hysteria album - but it doesn't make a guitar sound like an organ.
60s 70s 80s Will, always be The Greatest !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
That whole album was recorded and produced in his basement. The record company wanted him to re-record it in the studio but Tom told them no, he wanted it released as is, and that's what we all got, which is amazing!
@Eric_Day84 That is urban legend. First off no tracks from the demo that went to Epic and producer John Boylan were used on this record. This was confirmed by Tom when he was interviewed by people who would know if he was telling the truth or not.
All of Brads vocals were recorded by producer John Boylan at Capital Studios Studio C. The entire song Let Me Take You Home which was written by Brad was recorded by producer John Boylan at The Record Plant LA. The record was mixed at Westlake Studios by producer John Boylan, engineer Warren Dewey and Tom.
Boylan had to do a lot more work on Tom's tracks to get them ready for the record to be mixed than Tom has talked about.
Scholz is an amazing talent.
All the vocals and drums were done in the studio. The drums in the demo tracks were done by somebody else, then Sib re did them instudio
@@kenday5735 Ok which studio were the drum tracks for the record recorded if it was not Toms home studio? It is well known and well documented that Boylan recorded all of Brads vocals sans Brads vocals for Let Me Take You Home at Capital Studios.
Wrong. these are the demos recorded in the basement... czcams.com/video/koaL_kd_ObY/video.html&ab_channel=mrjonesy2112
This is the best Debut album of all time. Every song on this album is worthy of listening to. Tom Schultz the lead gutarist, organ player and acoustic guitar. Made this whole album in his basement an absolute genius.
@petercocolla2759 This whole record was NOT made in Toms basement studio. All of Brads vocals were recorded by Boylan at Capital Studios Studio C. In addition, the entire song Let Me Take You Home was recorded by the band as pictured on the back of the record by Boylan at The Record Plant LA.
Meant the Instrumental part of it.
Not true. The songs on the album were recorded in a full studio. Listen to the demos which WERE recorded in his basement and you can clearly hear the difference. czcams.com/video/koaL_kd_ObY/video.html&ab_channel=mrjonesy2112
@@neechee5150 True!
@petercocolla2759 Barry plays all electric rhythm guitar parts on Foreplay, Long Time and Let Me Take You Home. Barry also plays all of the lead guitar solos on Long Time and he plays lead and slide guitar on Let Me Take You Home. This is documented in the legal documents involved in the law suit between Tom and Barry and in the post litigation liner notes of the 2006 Scholz remaster of the debut Boston record.
In a world being torn apart by unrealistic expectations between men, and women, the song "The Man I'll Never Be" is a Masterpiece track by Boston, which showcases Brad's uniquely
powerful voice in a power ballad that stands the test of time, and demands to be heard by everyone. RIP Brad Delp, who was stated by many to be the kindest man they ever met. Sadly
He took His own life, and I can only imagine that the "emotions" that can't be satisfied, sung by Him in this track, were part of the reason why. Certainly requires an introspective listen.
Brad Delp's work on this album is one of the great vocal performances in Rock history. It's so effortless and blends sooo well that you miss all the background vocals and his ability to double lead guitar parts in instrumental sections.
Every comment mentions gr8 details...and I'd like to add that in the late 70s, this debut album hit the airwaves like dynamite. No internet, no videos.... just people passing the word along. Muscle cars... Fitness gyms, weekend parties pizza n beer . And Boston!!!
That was a great time to be young and alive.
This album is widely considered to be one of the greatest debut albums in rock music history. Everything on it is fire. And I really like the sequencing on it. It wouldn't be too late for you guys to work your way through it because you started with the first song on the album and then you skipped forward a few songs. You can go back and pick up where you left off with the second song, Peace of Mind, and then skip this one when you get to it and finish the album out. I have seen a lot of reactors do this and it's always highly engaging.
I was lucky enough to see Boston on this tour in 1977 and they were fantastic. It really was an absolutely incredible show. And the singing was just as solid as on the album, everything was. It was in a medium-sized indoor venue and the ticket price was $7.50 including all taxes and fees, lol.
All concerts were affordable in the 70s. No Ticketmaster, scalpers, etc back then. Great times.
My first concert was the Doobie Brothers in 74 and I paid $10.00 later that summer went to Grand Funk Railroad and had to pay a scalper $15.00 and I thought I had been robbed,can you imagine that with what you pay for concerts nowadays,unreal.
Saw Boston in ‘77 too! Fantastic concert.
Was in high school when this came out. We used to play this in the first farm tractor we had with enclosed cab. Wore a 8 track of this out. It’s still an incredible song. Thanks for playing and glad you guys enjoyed it
You too had an 8 track in my car we jammed
Me too was in Highschool 1968 Ford Fairlane 500 amfm 8 track wore this debut out
I wore out Two 8-Tracks of this one!
Tom Scholz is a classically trained pianist, multi-instrumentalist, has a masters degree from MIT, is an inventor. He invented the pedals that created the spaceship sounds that you hear and is famous for the Rockman line of guitar pedals and other gear.
The original Rockman was basically a walkman like guitar amp you could plug in headphones or into your stereo. As you mentioned he followed that up with a line of effect pedals and equipment he developed.
I still have my Rockman in a drawer upstairs. Gotta pull it out and rock out once again!
@@genegiusti6239 The Rockman is a guitar pre-amp with onboard effects processing that could be used in front of the guitar amp, as a preamp/DI direct into the console or as a pre-amp with a headphone jack that allowed the Rockman to be used as practice amp. Tom was never big into pedals and the vast majority of the Rockman line were the Rockmodules some of which were able to interface with each other via MIDI and the all of the Rockman models . The only effect pedals that Tom brought to market was a distortion pedal and a pedal that made an electric guitar sound more like an acoustic guitar.
Brad Delp on lead and background vocals! God mode
Something About You, Smokin', Rock and Roll Band (as well as the rest of the songs on their debut album) should one of the next.
Definition of Classic Rock imo.
*Hitch a Ride* is my favorite.
It has one of the most expressive and uplifting lead guitar solos in music history.
The 70s was the best time for experimental rock. Modern rock started around 1965, rapidly began to show its mature form around '67, and then the whole next decade was an exploration of what you could do.
A beautiful era.
THE BEST ERA!!!
@@gregorysimmers That's how I feel about it, but people born afterward might not understand it or see it the same way.
Like, I understand that kids who have been exposed only to modern music may not understand the idea of "melody," which to me is unfathomable.
Every single song on this album was a major hit 🥰
Brad Delp, may he rest in peace, is one of the best vocalists ever. Ever!
Rock n roll band next please!! This whole album is a BANGER❤❤❤
I consider this one of the few perfect albums. There's not a single bad song on the whole album.
Meatloaf Bat out of Hell is another album that every single track is great.
I agree and I personally would add Bon Jovi's "Slippery When Wet" album as well. I was a college freshman when it came out.
This world lost a damned good voice with Brad Delp. This album is just insanely good, and their second album is just as good. If you ever want to do a full album you definitely couldn't go wrong with this one.
Very true
Boston had such a unique sound because Tom Scholz not only wrote arranged and played most of the instrumental tracks, but also designed and built the effects equipment on this album. And this album was recorded in the basement of Tom's apartment. Back in the day and up to today people in search of a record deal will do what the label says. The label wanted to record at their studio in L.A. Tom refused. He wanted to do it in the basement. The rep started lo leave tom's apartment but stopped at the door and said "O.k. you record the tracks here. We'll mix them in L.A." Tom paused for a few seconds in shock. And then the rep said "And we'll split the producers fee."
That basement is 6 blocks away from where I currently live!
That iconic space ship/ guitar is tattooed on my right shoulder with the words "its been such a long time"
And my dads intials
Tribute to my father who gave me so many gifts , one of the most meaningful being ROCK N ROLL , with boston being the best part of that gift
he passed away in a similiar manner to the singer of Boston , brad delp
Way way too young
(Never the "right time" , i know, but 48 was TOO SOON)
To my dad- JPD❤ forever
One of the best debut albums ever! I LOVE THE RIFF GUITARS AND DELP'S VOICE! IT'S A UNIQUE SOUND! GREAT REACTION, GUYS! GRETTINGS FROM SPAIN!
If you look at the album cover upside down you see something different!
Boston's debut album is one of the rarest of rare albums which contains no clunkers. There is another band from Boston called "The Cars" who released their debut album two years after Boston's masterpiece was released. The Cars music is completely different than Boston's music, but The Cars debut album also a masterpiece which contains no clunkers. Two debut albums from two bands from Boston which were released two years apart and have no clunker songs on them. Amazing!
Now that you reacted to Boston’ Masterpiece, time to react to their counterpart Kansas’ Masterpiece “Carry On My Wayward Son” Both Epic Masterpieces
Boston’s Debut Album is arguably in the top 10 Debut Album’s of All Time
I became a teen in the late 70's right at the peak of a fantastic time for rock bands & tunes like this and into the 80's. This entire album is 🔥 from start to finish.
Bro. Gimme a Boston album and I'll show you flawless. Or Pink Floyd. All without auto tune!
This album cover is so iconic. The upsidedown guitars as space ships with the boston skyline in the dome of the ship is legendary, especially in the 70s. Amazing🔥👍🏼
Lead vocalist Brad Delp had one of the best voices in rock.
I was ten years old when my older brother, who was 12 introduced me to Boston. This is my favorite groove by this wonderful band. A year later my brother introduced me to Van Halen. What a time to be a kid. Love your channel.
Rock on!
When this album came out, it knocked everybody on their backside. It was so good. There’s not a bad song on this album. Their first album.
Tom was an electronics expert and designed many things for sound effects ..He recorded and mixed and mastered the album by himself
@VIDSTORAGE It is documented in the liner notes of every copy of this record that this record was mixed at Westlake Studios, and producer John Boylan made it clear that he , engineer Warren Dewey and Tom mixed this record with assistance from Steve Hodge. Toms 12 track studio simply could not handle the mixing duties for this record.
This record was mastered buy Wally Traugott at Capital Studios. Tom had nothing to do with the mastering of the debut record.
All of Brads vocals were recorded by producer John Boylan at Capital Studios Studio C and the entire song Let Me Take You Home which was written by Brad was recorded at The Record Plant LA by producer John Boylan and the band as pictured on the back of the album cover played all of the tracks on that song.
@@neechee5150 I usually check things out before I make comments but I'm just on the surface going by old times when it was all about Tom and his basement studio and how much he recorded and played most of it all and layering the music down on the different tracks all by his self and not much help from the band or none at all as if he was a one man band in his studio ..He did not do the final mixing for the album ,right but overall those tapes were his baby that he created and then Brad as you stated went to Capitols and finished it up on the vocals ..Yes as you stated it had to be mixed and finalized at Capitol . Thanks
@@neechee5150 OK except for the one song Let Me Take You Home Tonight was not made in Toms studio ..GOT IT
Please remember the label gave him a producer and engineer to get the music into a finished state in a modern well equipped studio. They did an amazing job stunning .
Tom Schultz is the lead guitarist and he also does the keyboards. Brad Delp is the lead singer. He was one of the best in the 70’s
The guitar sound and work is unparalleled. Check out their song 'Smokin' and/or Peace of Mind.
You can never go wrong with Boston, especially their debut album, which is a masterpiece.
All the songs are worth a listen. My personal favorite is "Peace of Mind".
Brad Delp did all the lead and backing vocals on this whole album. Incredible.
This song is a masterpiece!!!!
The incredibly underrated voice of the late Brad Delp. One of the best rock voices EVER!
Tom Sholtz was the true musical genius of the 1970's, a real Mozart-level talent in my lifetime. He teamed up with an amazing vocalist, Brad Delp, to make the best debut album of the era. It was a massive accomplishment.
Tom sent his demo to Eddie Kramer to produce, Eddie said “Tom, it’s done. I can’t add anything. Release it”
One of, if not, the BEST songs EVER!!! Boston does not have a bad tune... enjoy
First album I listen to when I was in college in 1978 until now the greatest band ever
Tom Sholz is a perfectionist with the first album i truly believe he achieved it
The most killer track, and most overshadowed, is the single Smokin. It lives up to its title. It is very impressive and the guitar work is epic. It is a fantastic starter to this group. Hard to believe this group only did 3 albums. Their final one, released in '86, yielded their only #1 single - a ballad - titled Amanda. This debut also includes the showcase Piece of Mind and More Than A Feeling
Brad Delp sang ALL vocals, lead, backing, and harmony by himself. A lot of tape splicing in their music. 🙂
Hey Phil and Sam, the next Boston song you should definitely check out is the title track of their 2nd album, "Don't Look Back"
This album stands the test of time as the all-time best debut rock albums ever.
Brad Delp’s vocals are often imitated but never equalled. Boston used hand claps better than any band I’ve ever heard. Pure fire, song after song. One of the best selling debut albums EVER. The whole album deserves a track by track reaction. The essence of 1970’s rock. 🔥🔥
This was a favorite at the disco. Dozens of people high clapping at the clapping part. Miss those days.
It’s hard to beat Tom Scholz and Brad Delp. Tom Scholz was a musical genius who graduated from MIT. He actually invented the siren box that plugs into his guitar that’s why the guitar sounds so different than anyone else. Tom actually played all the instruments on this album in his basement in the beginning. And that is Brad Delp absolutely killing the vocals like The Prodigy he was.
@clasmaster1471 What is the so called siren box you refer to? Tom modified an echoplex tape echo machine and called it his "hyperspace pedal"
Best debut album ever. It’s an album of all hits. Not a stinker on the entire LP. Last saw them in early 2000s before Brad and Sib passed away. Great show, great music. Transported back in time to 1976. 70s and 80s, best decade in music history
I was 11 or 12 when this came out, them along with Van Halen paved the road to ALL the music I listen to, to this day!!!
They are my favorite rock band..Peace of Mind and Amanda , Don't Look Back and More Than a Feeling and Foreplay / Longtime are my favorite songs..RIP Brad Delp.
i wore out two copies of this album on 8 track in my '72 Dodge Charger.... great memories. Yes, I am that old.....
I was 5 years old when this came out in 1976. I used to sit in front of my mom's stereo for hours listening and absorbing every bit of this album!!! Needless to say, I'm a lifelong fan!!!😁🤘❤️🎼
NO keyboards! Only a Hammond organ... They are proud of that fact.
There really is no sound like a Hammond organ and a Leslie speaker. There are some good synth keyboards but a Hammond is just glorious.
Tom uses a Clavinet which is viewed as a keyboard
This album was a breath of fresh air to my 18 year old ears 😮
Brad Delp had one of the best voices in rock history. What an unbelievable range and tone he had. The music they made way back then never gets old.
Boston is GREAT guitar rock,,,,,,💥💥💥👍😎
Dude looked like he really enjoyed it,,,,,🤘🤘🤘🤪
My favorite 2 songs from a great album...I especially love the transition between. I saw Boston in concert in 1986...they didn't disappoint!
Wow CAN'T believe this is first time HEARING🎉 I grew up to THEM....✌❤
Hard to believe that this is half a century old and still attracting new fans.
Junior High/High School times! GREAT MEMORIES!!❤
I absolutely Love Boston...Fine Choice.
Guys! , do next from them, these other's super bangers hits : "Don't look back", "I need your love", "Amanda" , "Livin' for you", "Smokin", & "A man i'll never be"
RIP Brad Delp. Boston was amazing... Thank you Ton Scholtz.
When this came out I would listen to the entire album on headphones every night.
Best debut album EVER!!! 💿💿 Not one single bad song!!🎶🎼🎵🎹🎤🎧🎸🥁🔥🤘🤘🤘
I was 8 years old when this was released. If you woulda been there back then, you woulda lost your fuckin mind, this was so far ahead of it's time
One of the best albums of 76.❤👍🎸
He made the songs, got a singer, recorded them. Then he looked for band members to tour. 👍👍
You can't imagine how lucky I was to have grown up with this music. I was in my early 20's when this came out along with other great 70's music.
I'm way late here, but Tom Shotz built his own amplifiers, his own studio recording equipment, and effects pedals, including the one of one hyperspace pedal that makes all the space noises. He was an electronic engineer for Polaroid. He wrote the songs and played every instrument except the drums and had his friend Brad Delp sing - recording all but one track on the album in his basement studio. The band was just a touring band. He was hyper sensitive to others banking off of his work so much, that the record company tried to force him to use a producer and he fired him immediately after the producer suggested they split production royalties. He was told by every record company he approached that rock was dead and it would go nowhere because it was 1976 and Disco was all the craze, not rock. It's still considered the greatest debut album in history. Then, after making it big, he started his own music effects company called Rockman, which he sold in the past few years. He gave most of his money away to charity. When I saw them, live, in the 1990's, every amp on stage was hand built by Tom.
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Boston so great and the talent off the charts and not even considered for the RR hall of fame
It doesn’t get much better than this
Great reaction. Boston don't miss, they released one hit after another But with Tom Sholtz's musical genius and Brad Delp's vocals how could they miss...really the whole band deserves their fair praises as well. (If you hadn't noticed I'm a fan) Here's another song from the same album, if interested. "Boston - Peace Of Mind (Official Audio)" (channel: Boston)
If you look closely, those aren't spaceships on the album cover. They're guitars upside-down with flames coming out of them, reminiscent of spaceships. It's such a cool album cover❤.
This album is in my personal top 5 debut albums in history. Literally every song is a classic on this album.🔥
Real music..
i still listen to this album like it was just released!
Boston is feel-good music! 🎶
WELCOME to pure Rock N Roll talent!!❤❤ Drop the mic ....
Some guitar pedal tones come preset, one is, of course called "Boston!". Crank it UP!
Lots of people don't seem to understand that the first Boston album was, like the first Village People album which came out at the same time, not done by what would become the groups. The first album was written, produced and had most of the instruments played by the group's founder Syd.
What you might appreciate, if you didn't know is that the artwork on the album cover. The spaceship is actually an upside down guitar with the Boston skyline in the spot where the hole would be on the front.
Boston in Arena Rock stadiums....folks, just doesn't get any better.
Tom is a musical genius. He recorded the whole album in his basement. With recording equipment he built himself. He is a graduate of M.I.T. He has invented equipment used in the music industry all over the world now. You really should listen to his story right here on CZcams. It's amazing and he is an amazing musician.
Those spaceships on the album cover are actually guitars. Thanks for the reaction.
I was a freshman in high school when this album was released in 1976 and I remember spending every day after school listening to it on repeat to learn all the rhythm and lead guitar 🎸 parts to the entire album.
I once saw a video of a kid doing all of the parts of this song by himself. Every single instrument. I think it was called "Jon's One Man Band Foreplay/Longtime". It was identical, pretty much. Even the guy he got to sing the lead was amazing. Highly recommend.
Best debut album ever!❤
In My fifties now and anytime Boston comes on up goes The volume
Hitch a Ride may change your life...please make that the next one!
I remember the first time hearing this album. A friend came over to my house with the album he got for Xmas. He said we HAD to listen to it.
I put it on my dads stereo system with headphones for each of us. The looks we have each other were of shock and awe. I had never heard anything like it before, and have been a fan since that night in 77.
1 of the very few reaction couple that get's it all right good job