I met Brad Delp a few times. He used to come into where I worked. He was a very humble, down to earth person to talk to. I used to go see his Beatles Tribute band, as well. They were very good.
This was their debut album, and it changed everything. The lead guitarist recorded this in his basement. The hottest selling debut album of all-time was recorded in a basement by an MIT-grad who created his own sound system from scratch. Nothing like this existed.
This! People may not think about it this way, but he was 'Prince' before there was 'Prince'...Tom Scholz was responsible for the whole Boston sound, unmatched by anything today. Glad I grew up with music in the 70s, 80s, and (part of the) 90s!
I've been listening to this song for well over four decades now. The track really showcases the sound of the band showing off that textured guitar tone and those liquid harmonies! Wow! Welcome to 1976. What a year. I was going into the fourth grade. Paul McCartney sang the song the AM pop radio over played that summer. "The Bad News Bears" ruled at the box office, at least in the mind of a kid, and Evel Knievel left retirement to jump seven buses.
The summer of 76, a bicentennial year. Boston's debut album dropped August 25 1976, it is known as a rock and roll landmark. Tom Scholz, founder, had studied classical piano early in life and later became involved in the Boston music scene in the late 1960's. IMO the making of Boston's debut album should be made into a movie. I was fifteen when the album dropped with its iconic guitar spaceship album cover. Scholz, on top of being a guitar and engineering wizard, was also an album cover art idea genius, this with his guitar spaceship concept that became the debut album cover. Epic records, (CBS), wanted the band to record in Los Angeles with a record producer, but Scholz was unwilling and wanted to record the album in his basement studio in Watertown Massachusetts. In a very elaborate ruse, Scholz was able to trick the label into thinking the band (Boston) was recording on the West coast, when in reality, nearly all of the recording (90%) was being tracked solely by Scholz at his Massachusetts home. Scholz, a graduate of MIT, with a masters, and having classical and current rock influences, invented new cutting-edge electronic recording effects. Later, Scholz would found Scholz Research and Development, Inc. A mad genius at work in his basement.
Classic feel good music of the 70's. It is still a great album ...and thanks to rock'in bands like Boston (and many others) air guitar was huge back then.
OMG, your emotions takes 40+ years off of me! I had exactly the same response when I first heard this album. I think we wore the vinyl out, playing it so much…
My favorite Boston song! They were before my time but good music is good music no matter when it comes along and from the moment I heard Piece of mind I loved it! Great reaction!
So, did you notice how they recorded real stereo back in the day and you had dueling guitars playing back and forth from R to L in your headphones. This song is genius. There is nothing like this being recorded today
Love me some Boston. Try one that doesn't seem to get requested too often called Feelin Satisfied. Great tune with a great hook in the chorus. Sure you'd enjoy it. Love your reactions. Peace!
"Party" by Boston, another underrated banger. Also their epic Walk On Quadrilogy: "Walkin' at Night," "Walk On," "Get Organ-ized/Get Reorgan-ized," and "Walk On (Some More.)" It's supposed to be just one song, just in four parts. HIGHLY underrated.
You have such an amazing voice. Did you ever consider doing a love ballad? I think something along those lines would bring out what you are really capable of.
Good music has no bounties, I still have the 78 Album, has a few scratches, well used because I played this all the time....... Still to this day! On the old Turn Table
you know tou was my first reactionest to watch and your my fav of favs, why you ask cause you just dont sit there for one ,you let that music pick ypu up and take you away and i love it and your not aferaid to just yell out whatevers on your mind,and your pointy tounge.lol your just a really cool babe,and i got a big crush on you lol to bad im really old school almost 60 ,dam why is youth wasted on the young.lol
I listened to this a lot as kid in the 70s, but Was in high school back in the 80's when I first got my drivers license and can not tell you how many times I almost drove off the road playing Air Guitar to this song while cruising to a stereo with volume cranked to full, As a Generation, we were really into blowing speakers, as we transitioned out old 8-tracks for cassette tapes, still using the same speakers until they blew. Lucky that music kinda puts you in that Dynamic Frame of Mind where your awareness picks up on all things, as I never drove off the road in any of my Air Guitar Solos. Come to think of it, I still have this on 8-Track Tape somewhere!
@@leonh.kalayjian6556 Smoking was my least favorite of Boston songs and generally would skip it. And "almost drove off the road is just a Metaphor for how good the music was." I know everyone loves to blame someone else for anything thy can. No, it was not me, IF I would have ever ran anyone off the road, It would have been cause I just did not like them and wanted them dead. Luckily, I had a general like for people back then. Funny how we loose that innocence.
The band that you see in the videos did not record the original album. Here's who did: Melody Tom Sholz Lyrics Tom Sholz Arrangement Tom Sholz Lead Guitar Tom Sholz Rhythm Guitar Tom Sholz Bass Guitar Tom Sholz Organ Tom Sholz Acoustic Guitar Tom Sholz Percussion Jim Masdea Vocals Brad Delp All recorded in Tom Sholz's basement. No synthesizers or computers. The best-selling debut album for decades.
Just found you, new sub. Is an amazing song. Keep in mind this is from 1976.... 1976. Epic in every way. Check out that entire album, not a bad song on it.
This ALBUM was released as the BEST selling ALBUM of all TIME...really....one SINGER BRAD DELP...HE WAS THE HARMONIES & LEAD.FUN FACT...ONE MAN TOM SCHULTZ PRODUCED THIS IN HIS BASEMENT.
Pick ANY song on this album that you have not already heard and react to it; they're all AWESOME! (And I don't mean that in the over-used sense of "awesome;" I mean it in the truly superlative sense of AWESOME!)
One Man Tom Scholz, quit Polaroid to make this album by himself in His basement, then Destiny brought Him Brad Delp and the boys, the rest is History. "Hitch A Ride" next. Your Welcome
