Boston WSG Cheap Trick Tuesday June 24th 2014 Pine Know DTE Music Theater Clarkston (Detroit) Michigan FOREPLAY / LONG TIME (It's Been Such a Long Time.)
Those of us who were born in the late 50's and who were also music lovers just, as an accident of birth, fell into the sweet spot of music creation. What a blessing! Folk who were born forty years earlier or later simply can't conceive of the gift we were granted.
1957 NorCal here. 1975 graduate and lived 1.5hrs from Oakland & SF. The music of the 70's my children and now my grand kids love the music! Honest to God truth. Boston, Skynyrd, Allman Brothers, Journey, Santana, Outlaws, AC/DC, Frampton, I'm trying to remember the bands we went to see. Days on the Green @ Oakland Coliseum, Winterland, Cow Palace and The Fillmore. Back then Bill Graham presents were epic concerts. Days on the Green was 4-5 big name bands for $20!!!! The stage was set up in centerfield near the fence and allowed everyone to enjoy the concert on the outfield grass. It was awesome, shows started around noon and ended often when they wanted to!! There's so much I'm missing feel free to share! BTW, I stayed to the end of this video as I too enjoy big titties & tittie sweat! Thank you Lord. Stay safe.
I disagree 50%. I was born in 1956. Not only did my father's generation invent what was admittedly perfected by our generation, but our women are not even in the same league as luminaries such as Sister Rosetta Tharpe, as this video would attest. The millennial generation has about 6 Bonnie Raitts, leaving ours choking in the dust.
@@urex1717 Nah, i don't pay attention to caberet canaries. What has Grace Slick actually contributed? Take away Chrissie Hynde and Bonnie Raitt, and we have nothing.
@@barneyronnie It was mainly due to the one incident. He was too embarrassed to face his fiancee. Her sister told Brad that he had a week to tell her (his fiancee) what happened (with regard to the hidden camera in her sister's bedroom).Rather than have to face her and tell her what happened, he killed himself.
@@ZenyattaFan1 Thanks. I remember hearing something like that ... what a terrible loss. Those guys were awesome, and their music is associated with some of the best times in my life. Peace✌
So TRUE, Tom Scholz should be inducted into the RRHOF all on his own. And that isn't even taking into consideration his Engineering skills, amazing for sure. Talk about taking an idea Les Paul invented and using it to the fullest.
Seekin Findin. First off Tom did not play a single drum track on the debut Boston record. Sib plays every drum track except one. Jim Masdea lays drums on Rock and Roll Band. Second, Barry plays electric rhythm guitar on Foreplay and Long Time. Barry also plays the lead guitar solo on Long Time as well. Barry plays electric rhythm guitar on Let me Take You Home as well as lead and slide guitar. Fran plays bass on Foreplay and Let Me Take You Home. Brads vocals were recorded by producer John Boylan at Capital Studios Studio C, and all of Let Me Take You Home was recorded at The Record Plant in LA. The record was mixed at Westlake Studios in LA. This record was not created by one man and it was not all recorded and produced in a home basement studio.
@@neechee5150 Cripes... Seekin's point just flew right over your head, didn't it? Tom WAS/IS the heart of Boston and without him they simply wouldn't exist. I loved everyone's performances on the various Boston albums, but the vast majority of it would have been similar regardless who performed it. Why? Because Tom IS in fact Boston. Evidently you're the only one who didn't get the memo. P.S. I've been performing on stage solo and in bands for 39 years. Of course it takes a band to make band music. But if it's not obvious to you who is responsible for 90-99% of Boston's music I dunno what to say. Feel free to geek out on your knowledge of who played/sang what on TOM'S albums, but it won't change the fact that Tom was the indispensable part of the "band".
In the 70s I went to a Boston concert in England and it was the best one I ever saw. I've seen Queen, Van Halen, Heart, Thin Lizzie , Badfinger, Saxon, The Yardbirds and loads of other fantastic bands but Boston simply blew me away. It was just like listening to the album, but much much more. A never-to-be-forgotten experience, amazing!
Lucky me ... I saw Boston and Journey together on their initial tours . Man , the 70's were awesome ! Concert tickets were 5 - 7 dollars , shirts and tour books were about the same . 20 bucks and you had enough to go to the show and White Castle ... Good times !
Boston's sound when their first album came out was like nothing I had ever heard before. The guitars sooungeded like they were singing to me. Incredible.
Rest in Peace Sib Hassien!😥 Boston is one of the greatest R&R bands of all time and I don't think they receive the recognition they deserve. This live show was fantastic and brought back some great memories.
Remember when Jethro Tull won the best Metal Band over Metallica at the Grammy Awards several years ago ? The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame is worthless just like music award shows, they haven't got a clue and I don't watch any of that crap..
when I lived in revere,mass. I went to a small club on revere beach called " the tank"... I went in the men's room and I noticed a guy with long salt and pepper hair ..and he looked really familiar....so on a whim I asked him if he ever played in a band??? he turned to me with a chuckle and said " yes,,I'm bradley delp and I sang in the band boston". I almost crapped myself because he's probably one of my all time favorite singers....so we chatted a minute and he assumed I wanted an autograph like every other.person out there...but because I grew up in the business, my pop was a rock singer,,it was drilled into my head if you ever meet anyone famous,,don't hammer them for an autograph...so he asked me if I wanted one and I said no,,and he was a little shocked by this..I said if it's ok to ask of you....would you sing that high note at the end of long time.....he smiled and did it...spot on..he was like is that it?? I said that's better than an autograph....and he continued to look at me not quite knowing what to think....I said thank you..that was was awesome I think you're still great.....he was a total nice guy.....I'm sure he won't remember because it was in 1994 but I know I'll never forget it...
Yes, please never forget. Brad left us in 2007. I got a high-five from him at a Boston show in the mid-'90s after the Walk On album came out - that was good enough for me. :-)
@@androidpowerload9746 I didn't know that ....so sad....I saw boston on YT and they had some chick in the band who sang and played guitar...tom.scholz didn't even play guitar...he played the organ...they did fourplay/long time and Tom scholz played the acoustic breaks in long time...the guy who sang lead didn't even do that high scream toward the end of long time....very disappointing..
@@androidpowerload9746 on their first tour, Brad invited me to the pit after the show. After talking for quite some time, he introduced me to Tom. 4 years later I met Tom again when I got a Power Soak (he took it out of the box and personally handed it to me, and spent considerable time explaining how to use it). I had moved to Boston partly because Brad and Tom influenced me. The rest is history (upon request, as I do not like to self promote).
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Boston ..dont look back...first album i bought with my own money mowing lawns...what a great summer...my whole life ahead of me all i wanted is to be 16 so i could get a van and cruise.....im 55 never got the van but i still have that album....
Too much irony, the self-titled first album was one of my first, (More Than a Feeling etc) along with Queen News of the World (We Will Rock You) and Fleetwood Mac Rumours, but same deal for me, I had newspaper routes, dog walking, snow shoveling door-to-door, babysitting, anything to make a buck and buy my first moped at 14. I'm now almost 58 and my 15 yr old son only likes rock from the 70's/80's, metal, new wave and old school rap, period! I raised him right!
I can't believe it took me 40 years too finally see them in concert. A few years ago at Wells Fargo with Kansas and BOC. Boston and Kansas rocked it! Box's sound mix sucked. 2 out of 3 ain't bad
Seen them live many times through the years. Was blessed to have lived my 20's in both the 70's and 80's! Best music ever and Boston is one of my top ten favorites!! Love! 🌹
I was in the Marines .. in boot camp Oct 7 1976 to January 31st 1977. When I got out at Parris Island, I was leaving the island to go home and it was the days of the boom boxes. A guy on the bus had Boston More than a Feeling playing on the boom box. My first exposure to Boston. The "feeling" at the time was me riding in the bus with the window open, feeling the fresh air on my face.. a taste of freedom. I taught myself the guitar later that year and learned the entire album. I LOVE Boston.
@@williamjordan8603 wow it's amazing that you knew that as I thought only a small handful of people remembered that little bit of Rock & Roll history. Now can you name the two who were in the studio recording the Boston album, it's an easy one ?
@@bobderanged4672 The only two logical choices are Tom and Brad. I hope I'm not wrong. I hate being wrong on rock trivia, but always eager to learn new info.
@@TS-gn2wy yes you are correct but you know how many people don't get that right. Your logic serves you well of course logic dictates that it was Tom & Brad and that was the beginning of something great.
The first album came out in August '76. The bicentennial had just happened and America was feeling pretty good. I was about to turn 15. Boston was a huge hit because they sounded like no one else. Such a fat, satisfying sound, amazing vocals, and ripping guitar. Everybody was loving it. Saw them in '79. What a show! Tom was a total freak. I mean that in a good way.
A great performance as is usual for Tom & company. I could listen to Long Time indefinitely because it such a perfect rock anthem with so many moving parts that gel for the perfect whole. Tommy's vocals are right there with Brads and that's saying a lot. Gary always nails the guitar parts while adding just the right measure of something a little different. I love the way Tom changes ever so slightly his Foreplay parts making them true but fresh. Whatever one thinks about Boston in this latter day incarnation, you have got to give credit to Tom and band for keeping the faith while performing it like he just unleashed it for the world for the first time. What can I say? This song and Boston simply rock!
Let us not forget, the original members who are still alive are now in their 70's. The music business is for the young...lol Give Tom credit for still being willing to work this hard. You know it's his love of the music!!
My First concert circa 1976 in Binghamton, NY - was 12 years old. I got home and told my mom I wanted to play guitar - here I am 44 years later, playing every day. Thanks TS for the inspiration (on the Long TIme track on the 3rd break when the electric guitar comes in - that blew me away & was the single reason I wanted to play electric as opposed to acoustic - the electric sounded so much better than the first 2 acoustic breaks - probably the single defining song in my life)
IMO Boston should be in the Hall of Fame by now, as their talent is top notch, and their concerts are amazing. Seen them 7 times, and each one was epic, with their guitar rifts and harmony with each other. One of the USA's best bands of all time
You just cant beat the 60's 70's and early 80's ROCK N ROLL God Blessed us all back then with Music that really had their Heart's Poured into it !!!!!!!! Miss being a Sound Engineer from those day's it was a Memorable Experience Tour Bus Runs and Early Rise for Set-Up and Sound Checks and late to Bed with a Good Joint and the Echo of the Tour Bus Engine purring me to sleep !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I can still close my Eye's and Hear It, and Feel It, I can still remember Cruisin Hollywood Blvd and Sunset Strip going up and down the Blvd. when I wasn't on Tour, I had the Top Down Jammin And Cruisin nothing else like it, The Good Ole Day's WHEN MUSIC WAS A WAY OF LIFE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I think the best of all was being able to go on Tour Overseas and out of the USA, seeing other cultures of Life and There People such a Blessing to be able to reminisce on all of it, is just knowing what I did and It made a lot of People Happy !! and got to know them and can still call them My Friend's I still to this Day call some of them and write them God Bless all of Them and to many I can't R.I.P.
I saw Boston in '92, so I was lucky enough to see them WITH Brad and I gotta say, I think these singers are doing a GREAT job. I miss Brad, for sure, but dude, I'm not sure how much more this singer needs to sound like Brad.
Wow, what a band. So many great hits and a sound all their own. The soundtrack to my teens and still influencing my music 40 years later. Rock on brothers!
no … that iconic sound was driven just as much by Delp's vocals as it was Scholtz arangements . All these other guys Sholtz has had since just cant fill the void.
Ramjet3 - Yeah, I agree! Probably all these other guys are ALLOWED to do is try to copy Brad, Tom is a control freak. He is the "star." Maybe the pandemic will humble some of these "stars" with big ego's. Like it or not, some of them are jerks!
Anyone else here go to Boston’s first Los Angeles concert at the smaller venue the Santa Monica Civic Center and had Yesterday & Today (Y&T) opened for them? What an awesome show plus we were friends of David ,Leonard, Joey and Phil of Y&T so was great to see our buddies play with them.
My first concert was Boston, Philadelphia, PA, The Spectrum, 1977. I couldn't believe Brad Delp actually hit those high notes. I was with a large friend who bullied his way to the front of the stage and I just followed him, while apologizing to everyone he shoved out of the way. I got within 4 feet of Brad as he hit those high notes and heard it raw. I remember his spit hitting my face as I looked up in awe and that gold microphone. It was glorious.
I remember being in Denmark back in 1977 and Foreplay/Longtime were on a jukebox in a bar. Never heard of them until then. Played it time and time again. Fell in love with Boston - whatever the lineup. Went back to Denmark soon after and remembering listening to Don’t Look Back played on Radio Luxembourg by the late Tommy Vance - ah the memories
Saw the original line up with Brad Delp over 25 years ago in California. I am so glad I can say that I saw that show. One of the greatest bands in rock, of any generation.
Tom was absolutely the mastermind behind the structure of these great tunes, and that is a huge part of it. That said, Brad Delp was one of the great voices in Rock IMO. After listening to later iterations of this band, it seem obvious to me that Boston was never able to capture that "Magical" sound they once had. But yeah, the story of how Boston came to be is a really cool one!
Me too, Shoreline Amphitheater in Mountain View. 1995-ish? Great show! The organ lifted up from the stage and the light scaffolds flew like the spaceship from the album covers!
The original recording on the record featured Marshall Tube amps being driven hard enough to get power tube saturation and clipping through the use of a large theater lighting variable resistor which eventually was refined and became the Power Soak.
I got to see Boston one time. 1979 (Don't Look Back) they were awesome. There was this blonde haired kid that opened for them. He was dressed all in red. His name was Sammy Hagar. After he rocked the house, Boston came out and kicked some R&R butt for two solid hours.
I loved Boston from the first time I heard this and More Than A Feeling...damn they were good and just love their straight ahead Rock. The key is sustainment, and even though they stubbed their toes a few times, in the end they were still a premier Rock band. Boston's Greatest Hits is one of the best albums ever. Rock on, Boston.
I never get tired of hearing them from the 1st time in 1976 as a teenager, to now 41 years later. That's got to be absolutely gratifying to know that people still want to hear your music after 41 plus years of it first being played. Long live Boston one of Americas best ever rock bands. Thanks for sharing. Best Wishes n Blessings. Keith Noneya
I was fortunate enough to see Boston at Buffalo Memorial Auditorium October 31st, 1987. Ticket was a mere $16.50 Brad is one of the great Rock vocalists of all time. I forget this dude's name, he does a respectable job with the vocals but he doesn't dare attempt those high notes! It's good to hear this incarnation of the band keeping Boston's music alive for younger generations to appreciate. Music like this isn't made anymore.
I am 42 and raised on these guys. Became a touring metal drummer and love air drumming them iron maiden and Zeppelin. These bands where fundamental to what I would become as a drummer. Have never seen them live but this was the next best thing
brad delp was one of the greatest rock singers of all time,how beastie boys get into rrhof f blows my mind 1 hit wonders and boston with tons of number 1 hits
Saw Boston third stage tour. I was 13. I was hooked on concerts ever since and they blew the doors off the place. RIP Brad Delp. Fair winds and following seas
I remember going to see Boston one day back in the 1980s. Before the concert, I went to a taping of Wally George and then off to see Boston. The 1980s were so much fun!
I can remember my mom hating my super loud stereo and the rock music I used to listen to. That was until a day I came home from work early. She had Foreplay- long Time, on the stereo at volume 10 , she was rocking out chopping vegetables for dinner.
Boston one of the all time great bands. So much energy and great sound mixing, acoustic,electric guitars, pounding bass guitar and drums....Wow the vocals of the late great Brad Delp.....
Saw Boston open for Foghat in 1976 in the Music Hall in Boston, after the first album came out. Both bands just blew the roof off the building, fantastic concert.
10 years old when they hit the air waves. It has never aged.... amazing how songs are tied to mental pictures and memories. Should top in ten albums but as 1 and 1A any where in that top 10..
It's a travesty that one of the best bands of th seventies hasn't been inducted into the RRHOF. The great music, the brilliance of Tom, and the incredible vocals of Brad Delp.
In all honesty, Boston was never a BAND in the conventional sense, there is no John/Paul/George/Ringo version of Boston. The first album was really nothing more than Tom Scholz recording all the instruments in his basement "studio" with Brad Delp handling the vocals. The "band" photo you see on the back of that first album was just the session musicians Scholz put together to re-record it for the record company (the story behind that is an amusing one, you should look up how Scholz explained what happened, it's really just typically stupid record company bureaucracy). Not sure what the requirements are for HoF consideration, but a "band" that only put out six fully original albums in 45 years doesn't have much of a musical footprint, even though their debut single "More Than A Feeling" probably deserves a wing in that Hall all by itself. Scholz probably pissed off enough record company execs with his time consuming production values that if Boston's name ever came up for consideration they'd probably ignore it.
@@richardlecco636 Boston is underrated, and technically, Tom & Brad were the only ones under contract for the first album; the others were just hired hands. It wasn't really a band at first, just Tom's after work and weekend project while not at Polaroid. Brad worked at the Mr. Coffee plant while he sang a few nights and weekends with Fran Sheehan (the original bassist). Barry Goudreau and Sib Hashian (a Vietnam vet) played in a blues band called "Mother's Milk"; Barry taught Tom the guitar and played keyboards a few times with them. In 1980, Tom was p'd off after Barry did a solo album that sounded like Boston, since Brad sang on some songs, Fran Cosmo (future Boston singer) on others, and Sib drummed. He had the record pulled and fired Barry, Sib, and Fran. This began T.S.' legal action against everyone as a "side career." If T.S. didn't crash his spaceship 40 yrs. ago, they'd be in the HOF, and be in the caliber of the Rolling Stones or U2. They'd still be the hottest ticket in town.
Never heard that story about the solo album before. I guess the REAL reason Boston won't be in the HoF is because its most active members were Tom's legal team, not the members themselves. As for not being a strong concert draw, I've seen them live in concert three times (once at a music festival) in the past 15 years, and they never failed to pack the house every time. Make of that whatever you like.
I think the sound engineers did a great job. This sounds spectacular! What's weird, is that back in 1978, we (me and my high school classmates had a band) were trying to get the sound down for "More than a feeling" and we brought in a six foot tall pretty blonde who played the twelve string guitar. She looked a lot like that pretty blonde performing with Boston. I know it's not the same person, but anyway, we finally hit the sound! Trivia: That tall blonde girl we brought in was the grand daughter of the guy who started up the "Stater Brothers" line of grocery stores...if you live in SoCal then it's a big deal. If not? Well there's more trivia...our Keyboardist, James Raymond, turned out to be the son of David Crosby and now tours with him and his band (not CSN&Y)...we didn't know it at the time, we just knew he was adopted. Boy, could James play, though! He made our band sound waaay better than we all really were. That blonde could play, tho.
Several years ago my ex father in law asked me who the greatest rock band was. I told him Boston. He said they are really good BUT they are only a studio band with their super clean instrumental sounds. I wish he was still alive so he could see this live performance. It would raise his eyebrow and he would probably take a shot of liquor and smile.
I meet Brad several times throughout his days with Beatlejuice and RTZ era and I can say truly he was the nicest guy to meet and hang out with. He is dearly missed.RIP my friend
I met Brad 28 June 1995 at their concert in Pelham Alabama... Spoke with him for about 30 minutes... The most genuine person I've ever known... I miss him too... I wish I could go back in time and tell him to never give up!
@@SmackWaterJack001 There's a lot more to this story that we'll never know about, not even from the Boston Herald defamation trial that T.S. lost, since many events from the court papers don't even add up...
That's the first bit of Boston I've ever heard since 'More Than A Feeling' back in the 70's and wow, what a great band. That's the problem with rock band's releasing singles, you tend to just leave it at that when they have so much more to offer.
What a timeless classic. Brings me back to the 7th grade when I’d go to bed with Boston in my 8 track player. It just never gets old. Tom Schulz is one of the greatest innovators of rock music.
Really good. Scholz did a great job getting this music done right. Got some great people. And just like the album, "no such thing as too many guitars!"
Definitely. Bradley and Robin Williams' deaths have been the two that still tear me up. I hope both are receiving all of the love and vibes from us left behind. Both were a special part of my 70's formative years and I love you both.
One of the best bands ever. The only band I ever saw in concert in Denver 87. Still my favorite band to this day Thank you guys for producing great music.
Wow, that was awesome, they sounded just like the first time I heard them play. Wicked job guys, I loved it. I grew up with Boston, what a band, they made some great albums and sound the same in concert.
@Randall Denison Boston's last album was called Corporate America. It talked about the evils of how they walk over the average guy for the sake of profits! Boston is not as conservative as you like to think they are. Could be either right or left of center, but nowhere near the Rush Limbaugh/Donald Trump type.
@@gcb345 Actually, their last album released in 2013. The 2002 Corporate America title-track was about the Enron scandal. Brad was, and T.S. & Gary Pihl are vegetarians. One of Brad's last charity concerts (out of several) was for the family of a slain police officer in his hometown. The band did open the One Fund Boston concert to aid victims the Marathon Bombings. The last two I mentioned are solely conservative values today.
I made a delivery of building materials to Brad's house in NH many years ago. I didn't know it was him until after I left. He was really nice to deal with. I could tell that he was a genuine good person.
Awesome! I so wish the blonde haired guitarist & singer David Victor was still doing concerts with Boston, he adds so much energy & showmanship to the bands stage presence. David does shows with his band Bostyx with the advert 'Formerly with Boston' I wish it was 'Tours with Boston'
Yep. This band's sound hooked us full on and was totally unique to anything before and after. Still have the original album I got as soon as it could be found in between sold out stock.
I’ve been listening to these songs since i was a little, little kid. First album came out around the time I was born. Dangit, i can still get emotional listening to em. The rock power, the positive themes, the dynamic musical changes, and hooks all still get me. I think what really separates Boston from other bands is how down-to-earth and real they always were. They never seemed like overblown characters or too-cool cats. Just normal dudes who find real joy in pumping out music for people’s enjoyment. Brad Delp’s voice always has and will blow my mind. I’m glad they’ve found a singer that not only replicates the notes but carries that same quality of joy and expression. Brad is still missed. When I was a kid, i heard an interview on the radio with Tom and i was just kind of blown away by how boring, nerdy, and normal he sounded. He’d calmly and clearly explain how a new pedal he invented worked. Then he’d demonstrate it and it sounded like a guitar exploding into magical fireworks. He’s a rock n roll wizard! All that to say, i’ve outgrown alot of rock and other music from my childhood but I can’t get enough youtube clips of this great band.
8:40 You have to love it when the band looks like they are having the time of their lives! And I'm sure they were. I miss Brad Delp, but the singer here looks like he's doing them proud. I've been a Boston fan since the 70's and will never stop listening!
YES, but, I will continue to listen to the Old & Great Boston Records. No need to have this new copycat. I can tell blindfolded that this is not the real Boston. Remember, I saw them live when they were at the top. We also miss Sib Hashian's great drumming. We will be playing the Ol' Boston records into Infinity. Let's take all the old Great Boston tracks into & Remaster them all into Blu Ray in to HD Master Audio music for the Ages to enjoy forever! Its worth it just for the much wider Bandwith. After all, this would be 256 X better then what is on a CD! A much denser recording for all to Enjoy! (Update your Surround Sound System to 11.2, and FEEL the POWER)! It will have been worth it when you hear it like this!
